The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

The grenade explosion was quite loud, and it was amplified several times in the deathly silence of the night.

Brother Chen glanced at Ye Xiao, blinked his eyes (smoked by the smoke), and said:

"What's there to be afraid of? Places with these huge fusion monsters and groups of monsters are usually not frequented by other Night Wanderers."

He exhaled a puff of smoke, his gaze falling on the pile of mangled flesh on the road twenty meters away.

"Those heads and that thing must belong to the residents who live nearby."

Ye Xiao was very puzzled, "What exactly are these things? It's been so long, haven't these things died?"

"Ha, death?"

Brother Chen chuckled, "These things don't need to eat or drink. Their cells divide and multiply on their own. Before long, who knows what kind of weird things they'll turn into."

He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped it out.

"Especially these hybrids. The blue nightwalkers are alright, but these mutants are the most disgusting."

Ye Xiao glanced at the live stream comments and asked the question that had been being asked repeatedly.

"What caused this mutation? It's terrifying!"

Brother Chen chuckled, shook his head, and his eyes were full of mockery.

A team member walked up to Chen Ge's side. He was wearing a yellow-green windbreaker and started taking out cigarettes from his pocket, saying:

"What could it be? I heard that at most some idiot wanted to evolve humans, so he illegally set up a gene editing and IVF hospital, trying to create some kind of superhuman, but ended up with a mutant!"

Brother Chen frowned. "No, where did you hear that version? The version I heard is about an alien virus!"

"It was an alien spaceship that crashed, and the alien creatures inside carried a strange virus that infected various organisms."

Ye Xiao was a little confused. Wait, there are different versions of the rumor?

This version is so different!

Tsk!

Chen suddenly complained, "None of this matters anymore. The world is already in such a mess, and it's only going to get worse. What's the point of worrying about this? Let's think about how to survive first!"

He glanced at Ye Xiao, then his gaze swept over Zhou Qirui and Liang Kai behind Ye Xiao, and gave a mocking snort.

"I don't know how these two have survived until now. No wonder you can only stay behind high walls."

He rolled his eyes and walked into the house. "Get some rest. We'll leave as soon as it's light."

"I don't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a second longer!"

Ye Xiao and the other two followed Brother Chen into the house. As soon as they entered, Brother Chen waved to A Zhao.

"Ah Zhao, check the three of them."

Zhou Qirui and Liang Kai stood there, confused. Ye Xiao looked at A Zhao who had walked up to them and instinctively reached out to touch him.

Being injured by these ghostly things could lead to mutations, a fact Ye Xiao had already experienced firsthand.

Seeing that A Zhao seemed to be checking Ye Xiao's injuries, Liang Kai naturally knew that these people couldn't possibly be genuinely concerned about their health.

Remembering the ankle that had just been tangled, Liang Kai involuntarily took a step back, feeling a little uneasy.

Ye Xiao and Zhou Qirui have already been checked, and it's Liang Kai's turn next.

Noticing Liang Kai's somewhat uneasy mood, A Zhao's gaze became more serious. Ye Xiao met Liang Kai's somewhat fearful gaze and frowned slightly.

Ah Zhao's flashlight beam now focused on Liang Kai's right leg.

There was obvious sticky residue on the trouser leg at the ankle. Liang Kai instinctively moved his right leg back a little, and this action immediately caught A Zhao's attention.

He coldly ordered Liang Kai, "Roll up your trouser legs."

Liang Kai was filled with unease. He knew his right leg was not injured, but he didn't know what kind of standards these guys had.

At that moment, he could only nervously pull up his trouser leg.

Apart from a ring of red marks around the ankles caused by congestion and pressure from the restraints, there were no other external injuries.

Ah Zhao glanced at Liang Kai and chuckled, "You're pretty lucky, kid!"

After saying that, he waved to the three of them, indicating that they could go and rest.

The three of them entered a room with a plain hard bed, almost identical to the previous room.

Ye Xiao cautiously peeked outside from the doorway. Apart from two people remaining in the living room, everyone else had gone into other rooms.

He carefully closed the door and turned around to see Liang Kai collapsed on the bed, almost completely exhausted.

Ye Xiao tossed her backpack aside and lightly kicked him.

Liang Kai, who was lying on the bed, sat up with some confusion. Ye Xiao sat down beside him and placed his hand on Liang Kai's shoulder with a slight pressure, as if a heavy boulder was pressing down on Liang Kai's chest.

Ye Xiao narrowed his eyes as he looked at Liang Kai, his gaze piercing through the narrow gap, becoming exceptionally sharp, causing a hint of embarrassment and tension to instinctively appear on Liang Kai's face.

"You boy!"

Ye Xiao's large hand gripped Liang Kai's shoulder like a pair of pliers, and his low voice was full of warning.

"Where did that arrogant attitude you had when you were bragging in the live stream go?"

"I advise you to get used to it as soon as possible. If you stand there like an idiot again next time, you're as good as dead!"

Liang Kai frowned bitterly, not daring to refute, and could only sit on the edge of the bed with his head tucked in.

Ye Xiao, who was standing to the side, finally had some extra time to check the live stream.

The number of viewers in the live stream had noticeably decreased, with only a few thousand remaining. Clearly, many had already gone to sleep.

"Heart of Isaac" and "Pharaoh Elden" sent a lot of gifts.

But the comment "Setting sun and cold snow" stood out the most among all the comments.

While viewers in the live stream were venting their emotions because of the terrifying monster, spamming the screen with words like "disgusting."

This guy is also providing thoughtful off-site guidance; he's truly persistent.

However, Ye Xiao stroked his chin and said, "Sure enough, the risk of getting injured is very high. If those things cause you a wound, it seems like you will mutate."

He remembered that there was a category called "recipes" in the system's store, so he quickly opened the category and started searching.

Sure enough, this place not only contains the formulas and preparation methods for various medicines, but also allows you to exchange them for finished medicines.

And what Ye Xiao was looking for did indeed exist; it was called the [Mutation Inhibitor].

This thing is a green syringe; it needs to be injected intramuscularly, in cases where there is a risk of mutation due to injury from a mutant.

Furthermore, injecting a mutation inhibitor can effectively prevent mutations even before they have begun to occur.

However, this thing is really not cheap, costing 1 points per injection, and it's best to inject it within one hour of being injured.

Once a red growth appears at the wound site, it means the virus has spread completely and there is no hope of recovery.

Thinking of Afei from before, Ye Xiao couldn't help but shudder.

He glanced at the closed door and quickly whispered a warning to Zhou Qirui and Liang Kai:

"Hey, if you get hurt by those monsters, you must tell me within an hour. You can still be saved within an hour, understand?"

Upon hearing this, their eyes lit up instantly. Liang Kai nodded hurriedly, then hesitated and asked cautiously:

"What if it takes more than an hour?"

Ye Xiao silently watched Liang Kai, which made him feel uneasy all over.

But Ye Xiao just smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "It's okay, I'll definitely free you as soon as possible!"