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Chapter 653 Survivors (Part 3)
Upon learning Zhou You's identity, the tall man immediately became obsequious and, disregarding the blood covering his face, volunteered to lead the way.

That's how the world works: one thing is that status and position take precedence, and the other is that might makes right. When someone is not only strong in the fist but also in status, then they should just obediently humble themselves and work hard without complaint.

Before long, the group arrived at the location.

The monsters had all retreated, leaving only limbs and bloodstains scattered on the ground.

It was clear that a fierce battle had taken place here; monsters, humans, and all sorts of things were scattered everywhere, and an extremely eerie stench permeated the air—causing several people to cover their noses.

Zhou You remained calm, as if the stench was nothing to him. He squatted down and picked up a piece of meat with his hands—the thing had clearly been chopped to pieces, yet it still seemed alive, even twitching slightly—

Just as he was about to observe more closely, he suddenly frowned.

Then, he tilted his head slightly.

The next moment, an ice shard shot out with a whistling sound and then smashed through a section of the pillar behind it!
"Mr. Zhou!"

Chen Geng immediately exclaimed in surprise—Zhou You's safety was now essentially equivalent to his own—but the other person simply waved his hand and then…

In the blink of an eye, they stepped out.

Just then, a scream suddenly came from not far away.

Ok?
Wan Ren, who had already pulled out half of his sword, was thrown back down. Zhou You spun around and delivered a flying kick, sending the disheveled figure flying.

"The third one!"

"Third Brother!"

"Brother Zhang!"

Several screams rang out, and the next moment, a giant palm, as big as a fan, came down. Judging from its powerful and heavy force, it seemed to intend to crush Zhou You into a pile of minced meat!

but.

Compared to the giant in the Blood Rain Chronicles, you are far inferior.

Wan Ren finally drew his sword, but instead of striking, he slammed the hilt of the sword into the joint of the hand—accompanied by a painful howl, the unstoppable giant hand was dragged down helplessly.

Taking advantage of this moment, Zhou You strode forward, locked the throat of the man who was nearly 2.3 meters tall, and then slammed down on him!
That guy was clearly three times bigger than Zhou You, and his inherited ability was probably for strengthening the body. Yet, in Zhou You's hands, he was like a little chick, helplessly pinned to the ground.

Finally, a truthful statement rang out.

"Duh!"

The thunderous explosion forced the others to retreat.

Zhou You didn't let go, keeping his grip on the big man's throat, then straightened up and glanced around.

"who are you?"

Those lurking in the shadows were also taken aback.

"You're not one of those monsters?"

Zhou You pursed his lips.

"If I were one of those monsters, you'd all be nothing but piles of flesh by now. And what's going on here? Why did you attack without even asking what happened?"

After a long while, a faint voice spoke.

"If you're not a monster, then release your brother first."

The speaker hadn't expected much—after all, this burly man was clearly the strongest among them, and they would have to bargain first, whether he was friend or foe—but unexpectedly, he just let go.

The burly man, whose face was already flushed from holding on, quickly got up after Zhou You let go, panting heavily.

Then Zhou You asked a second time.

Who are you? What happened here?

But then, Chen Geng suddenly spoke up.

"Wait, you're not the five Huo brothers? You're all still alive?"

The one who spoke was also taken aback.

After examining it for a while, he hesitated before speaking.

"You...you are Chen Geng?"

"it's me."

Upon hearing this, the one who had spoken finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned to Zhou You, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and then said.

"Sorry, I almost hurt my teammate just now. I'm Huo Meng, the second oldest among the brothers, and I'm also the one in charge here. You can just call me Huo Lao Er."

Zhou You gave Chen Geng a questioning look.

Chen Geng understood immediately and explained in a low voice.

"These guys are from the Ghost Head Gang in the South District. They weren't originally brothers, but they all changed their surname to Huo because they got along well. They are known as the Five Huo Brothers. Because they are very united and each of them is a successor, no one dares to mess with them."

Zhou You nodded, and then said.

"Nice to meet you. Luckily, my surname is Zhou, and you call me Zhou."

Unexpectedly, before he could even begin his introduction, the tall man he had rescued earlier suddenly interrupted.

"How dare you speak like that? This is a high-ranking official personally invited by the mayor. His rank is far higher than yours. Do you think you're worthy to call him 'brother'?"

Only then did the group notice the three men, one tall and one short, and their faces showed varying degrees of disgust. But soon, the man who called himself Huo the Second Brother composed himself, first having his brothers help up the eldest and the third brother, and then forcing a smile.

"So it's Lord Zhou. I'm truly sorry for my rudeness earlier."

Zhou You silenced the tall man with a look, and then smiled and said.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. I'm just trying to earn some money. You can just call me Mr. Zhou."

Huo Lao Er readily agreed and said with a smile.

"Then I'll take the liberty. By the way, Mr. Zhou, did you just ask us what happened here?"

Zhou You nodded.

"That's right. I heard there was a strange tide here, but I can't see any of them now. And weren't you all separated by the tide? How did you end up back here?"

The group of people exchanged glances and gave each other wry smiles.

Then, Huo Lao Er said cautiously.

"Mr. Zhou, well, let me tell you the truth."

He took a deep breath and then said.

"The vanguard, including those core members, has been completely wiped out. There are practically no survivors left."

"--What!!!!"

Before Zhou You could speak again, the tall man couldn't help but glare angrily and roar.

"You're lying! Even at the very beginning of the mutation, these people combined would have been enough to take down the hospital. How could they all have been wiped out in less than an hour???"

Huo Lao Er completely ignored this fool and instead told his brother to bring out a crystal ball, which he then gently placed on the ground.

"This is the fifth brother's ability, and I can't explain it with words. Please see for yourselves."

The crystal ball flickered a few times, revealing a scene—an exceptionally bizarre scene.

It looked like an operating room, but it was dozens of times larger than a normal operating room, with hundreds of iron rods neatly suspended from the ceiling, and human limbs hanging from them.

A tall, elderly man in a white coat is bent over the operating table in the center, seemingly performing a surgical dissection.

Judging from his face, he was a very kind old man with white hair and beard, which were neatly groomed. He wore a mask over his mouth, and his eyes were smiling, yet focused and serious.

Judging by his face alone, he looks like an extremely professional old professor.

If you only look at their faces...

Looking further down, you can see that the body has dozens of arms, some holding medical instruments, others removing parts from the limbs—all moving at extreme speed, completing a surgery in the blink of an eye.

Then, it gently lifted the 'patient' off the steel.

A strange, stitched-together monster, which I had just seen before, appeared before my eyes.

Satisfied, the old man patted the Frankenstein's monster's body and watched it stagger out of the room before opening the iron cage next to it and proposing another successor.

Having witnessed such a bizarre scene, the man lost all will to resist and could only incoherently beg for mercy.

In a blink of an eye.

A stream of hot, foul-smelling urine flowed down.

However, the old man was not angry at all; his face became even more kind, and he gently comforted her.

"What are you afraid of? The world is sick, and I just want to cure you. Don't worry, the surgery will be quick, and I can guarantee that there will be no pain. After it's over, you will be free from this damn disease and reborn."

The man kept crying and trying to say something, but the old man had already picked up a syringe and injected the medicine into his body.

A moment later, the man collapsed.

They gently placed it on the operating table, but just as the old man was about to pick up the surgical instruments again, he suddenly seemed to notice something and glanced in their direction.

Even through the crystal ball, even knowing it was a recording, everyone felt the same way about being watched.

Then, the video cuts off.

Huo Lao Er then spoke in a low voice.

"Then we were discovered. Fortunately, it seemed that surgery was the priority for this person, so they didn't bother with us. But we couldn't stay in that area anymore, so we had no choice but to find a way to escape here."

After a moment, Zhou You asked.

"Was that the hospital director just now?"

"That's right. Although this place is a small hospital, before the anomaly, this person was known for his kind and benevolent medical ethics. I never expected him to turn out like this."

"So, this place had already begun to change before we arrived?"

Huo Lao Er's face was bitter.

"As expected of Mr. Zhou, your analysis is spot on. Based on my guess, the anomaly was already nearing its end before we arrived here. The reason the hospital's exterior remained unchanged was to lure us in as guinea pigs for further modification."

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

After a moment, the fat man in the trio spoke with a grim expression.

"So what do we do now? We can't run away, and we can't possibly win with our small numbers. Are we just going to wait here to die?"

Chen Geng glanced at him sideways.

"Waiting to die would be better than being cleanly killed rather than being transformed into this kind of monster. But now you can't even die. Are you planning to commit suicide? You should know that committing suicide in a contaminated area is equivalent to handing yourself over to a monster for torture."

The fat man's face instantly turned red.

"Then what do you suggest we do? Are we really going to fight that dean to the death? This is one of the three major nodes, and the mutation is almost complete. With our small group, rushing in would be like feeding them teeth."

Ignoring the chaotic and desperate sounds, Zhou You first took out the Wine Immortal Gourd and took a swig.

As the liquor went down my throat, it replenished my energy, and the burning sensation also stimulated my brain, suppressing the increasingly intense sense of unease.

—Besides unlocking the Skin Prison Codex and the Wine Immortal Gourd, that half of his hand also gave him a chance to be liberated. But to be honest, time was limited, and even if he was liberated, it would be difficult to deal with the BOSS of such a highly polluted script.

"It was supposed to be a group fight, but now it's turned into a one-on-one battle. What's going on?"

Zhou You seemed to remember something and quickly called out to Huo Lao Er.

"Hey, does this thing have a rewind function?"

"It seems like the fifth brother can. I'll ask him if it's okay now."

After saying that, Huo Lao Er turned his head, asked the young man a question, and then nodded.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, where do you plan to go back to?"

"Keep backing up for now, and stop when I tell you to."

The young man, upon being greeted, placed his hand on the crystal ball, took a deep breath, and his face instantly turned bright red.

The scene was rapidly rewinding, and at a certain point, someone suddenly spoke.

"stop!"

The video then stopped.

Zhou You lay there in front of the crystal ball, carefully looking at the scenery inside, and then suddenly said to Huo Lao Er.

"By the way, Brother Huo..."

"No, no, Mr. Zhou, you can just call me Lao Er."

“Alright, second brother,” Zhou You said, “how long has it been since you escaped from here?”

Huo Lao Er frowned and thought for a moment.

"It was probably around 30 or 40 minutes. We were just focused on escaping, so we didn't pay much attention."

"Thirty or forty minutes? This person's surgery takes about ten minutes per session, so there's plenty of time."

Zhou You stood up and addressed the group of people who were still arguing.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

No one ignored him.

Normally, Chen Geng and his trio would never have dared to do that, but now they were in a desperate situation, and they were already arguing so heatedly that no one paid any attention to what Zhou You was saying.

"Everyone, please stop arguing and listen to me."

They still didn't ignore it.

Zhou You took a deep breath, activated the Jing Shen Bait Song Technique, and then manifested the Fighting Finger Tiger. He then slammed his fist into the ground!
In an instant, the corridor seemed to tremble three times.

Then, all the sounds vanished without a trace, and the few scoundrels turned their heads in unison, looking at Zhou You with unusual quiet.

The person continued, laughing as they spoke.

"There's no need for that, everyone. We're not in a hopeless situation yet. I have a plan that might be able to take down that dean. I just hope you can lend a hand."

"I wonder if you can agree?"

(End of this chapter)