Hearing Li Chenzhou's words, the man immediately felt uneasy. He quickly looked down at his arm and discovered a scratch on his forearm.

"This...this is from me scratching myself, not them, really, I did it myself. And it's just a small scratch, it'll be fine!"

Seeing the wound, the joy of being rescued vanished. He frantically rubbed the scratch, and when he couldn't erase it, he hurriedly explained,

"Really, really, if you don't believe me, let me go. That way, even if I turn into a zombie, it won't affect you, right? Please, let me go! Let me go... Waaah!"

By the end, the man broke down, kneeling on the ground and wailing.

Although the other four had already turned into corpses, they were all handcuffed together, and the man couldn't possibly move them all by himself. He could only beg the officers to open the handcuffs.

"See that? If any of you get bitten in the future, even by such a small wound, it means he will soon mutate!"

Li Chenzhou remained unmoved. Instead, he raised the man's arm, displayed the wound, and said,

"Or, after being bitten, you can immediately cut off the arm to avoid becoming a zombie. Although you'll be crippled, at least you'll save your life!"

Watching Li Chenzhou calmly, even coldly, point at the wound and speak, a chill ran down everyone's spines.

They suddenly felt as if Li Chenzhou was a medical lecturer, standing at the podium, speaking eloquently about a model. But the problem was, it was a living, breathing person about to become a zombie!

How could a young man in his twenties be so indifferent to life? Everyone except Duan Lei felt a chill in their hearts, including the middle-aged man who was used to seeing life and death.

However, Li Chenzhou's words made the injured man's spirits lift, as if he had grasped a lifeline. He frantically lunged at Li Chenzhou, hugging his leg and saying,

"That's right, cut off my arm, and I can live! Please, help me cut it off! I'll do anything to repay you! I swear!"

"I told you, don't make promises so easily, they'll come true."

Li Chenzhou looked down at the man, then actually took out his dagger, twirled it in his hand, and presented the handle to the man.

The man was stunned. He looked at Li Chenzhou, then at the dagger. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, reached out, grabbed the dagger, and stared at his right arm, breathing heavily.

A dozen seconds later, the man suddenly let out a狂吼 (kuáng hǒu - mad roar), gripped the dagger, and stabbed it into his right shoulder. The dagger plunged deeply into the bones of his shoulder blade, and blood spurted out.

The intense pain made the man's screams even more shrill, but he continued to stir the dagger, desperately trying to widen his wound, wanting to cut off his right arm as quickly as possible. Blood gushed out like a spring, quickly soaking his head, face, and upper body.

Watching the man who looked like a vengeful ghost, cutting himself with the dagger like a madman, many survivors couldn't bear to watch. Some even began to cry loudly.

"Heh heh! Heh heh heh heh!"

In less than twenty seconds, the man had forcibly removed his entire right arm with that small dagger. He knelt on the ground, looked at his right arm, which was still twitching slightly, and suddenly burst into inhuman laughter, muttering to himself,

"I did it, I did it, I survived, and I'll keep living, even...even if you all die, I'll still... still... live..."

His voice grew softer and softer. By the time he said the word "live," only Li Chenzhou, who was closest to him, could hear it. His body finally collapsed to the ground. On his blood-covered face, the only thing still clear was his eyes, which gradually dimmed, but still contained a trace of hope and desire...

"Roar!"

The next moment, he stood up again, turned his head to look at Li Chenzhou, and raised his single arm, still tightly gripping the dagger, trembling, in front of Li Chenzhou.

Li Chenzhou reached out his right hand, caught the dagger the moment he let go, and with a flick of his wrist, plunged the dagger into the top of his head.

The arm, less than half a meter from Li Chenzhou, immediately stopped, and the roar disappeared.

"Actually, he did the right thing, but it was too late. If a limb is scratched or bitten, it must be cut off within ten seconds to avoid mutation. After ten seconds, this is the result."

Li Chenzhou pulled out the dagger, and the man's corpse fell to the ground again. He looked at the middle-aged man and said,

"Also, a guy like that, who is not only ruthless to others but also ruthless to himself, is actually the most suitable for this world. It's just that he didn't have good luck, otherwise, he would have lived longer than most people here, even including you!"

The hall was silent. Everyone was looking at Li Chenzhou, but no one knew what to say. Even the young man who loved to ask questions was just staring blankly at Li Chenzhou.

"You... you knew cutting off his arm wouldn't work, but you still gave him the dagger. Was that necessary? You could have told him."

Finally, the middle-aged man looked at Li Chenzhou and broke the silence.

Although he already knew that the man was not a good person, even pushing his relatives out to attract zombies in order to save his own life, this tragic death was still somewhat unacceptable to him. After all, he was a police officer!

"I don't need to explain to you. He and I are in an adversarial relationship. To an enemy, no matter what I do, I won't feel like I'm going too far!"

Li Chenzhou replied,

"Moreover, I sensed a hint of killing intent in your eyes. You probably think I'm too ruthless, or that living... might not be a good thing for others. It's just that you're wary of my other companion, so you didn't secretly signal the guy on the second floor to aim his gun at me again."

Hearing Li Chenzhou's words, the middle-aged man frowned slightly. He didn't expect that this guy had seen through his previous actions so clearly. Where did this terrifying young man come from?

"But! I think it's necessary for you to understand one thing, and that is, even without my companion, trying to kill me is definitely not a good idea."

Li Chenzhou stared at the middle-aged man and continued,

"If you really make that decision, you'll not only kill yourself, but you'll also kill your team members and everyone in this hotel. Because, as long as I determine that someone is an enemy, I will never leave myself any hidden dangers."

As soon as he finished speaking, a black mist suddenly descended, enveloping the entire hotel. However, the black mist only lasted for less than a second before completely disappearing, leaving no trace.

However, before the middle-aged man could recover from this bizarre phenomenon, he suddenly realized that Li Chenzhou, who had been standing next to the corpses just a moment ago, was now standing right in front of him, looking at him with a smile...