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According to big data analysis, the incubation period can be as long as seventy to eighty days. During this period, there are no symptoms, but the person is still infectious. Although the incubation period is much less severe than the mutated form, it is still quite frightening.

This period is also when the human body fights the virus. If it wins, it produces antibodies; if it loses, it will quickly develop symptoms and mutate.

Li Mu then focused on learning about antibodies. After antibodies are produced, normal contact, even scratches or minor bites, can trigger immunity.

Only those who are physically weak, or who have been severely eaten by zombies and have too weak a resistance, will have a much higher chance of mutating into zombies.

Finally, the official reminder is that everyone, whether at home or at work, should live and work separately.

If the household consists of a young couple, each spouse should have their own room, and the door should be locked when they are resting. If there are elderly people or children in the household, they should also have their own room, and the door should be locked.

To prevent one person from mutating and the whole family from suffering.

In case of emergency, call the police immediately.

……

The release of this statement to fellow citizens caused an uproar, especially since the probability of developing antibodies was not high, plunging many into despair.

Li Mu realized something even more terrifying: the virus's incubation period was as long as seventy or eighty days before it would quickly cause symptoms, produce antibodies, or mutate.

This means that the two people he encountered yesterday at the entrance of the residential area and today at the wholesale market, who had turned into zombies, had already been infected seventy or eighty days ago.

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that during the incubation period, although not as long as that of mutated zombies, they were still infectious, which clearly indicates what.

Li Mu alone encountered two of them, and the number of people in Xia City who have undergone mutations is far more than just these two; there are likely many more.

How many places did these people visit and how many people did they meet in the two or three months before they fell ill? And how many places did the people they came into contact with also visit and meet?

Furthermore, since water and air are also transmission mediums, how many people in the entire Xia City are still uninfected?

Perhaps the difference between everyone is just the timing of the onset of the disease, whether they develop antibodies or mutate into zombies.

Li Mu himself wasn't afraid; the system hadn't sent him to become a zombie. But it was a different story for others. The survival rate of less than one in ten would be the straw that broke the camel's back for many.

Those with families are better off; the more people there are, the greater the chance of someone in the family surviving.

For those who are all alone, with no ties and no hope, and a survival rate of less than one in ten, they may sometimes do some crazy things.

Li Mu could only be thankful that the army had entered the city, imposed martial law, and placed the city under military control.

Even if extreme thoughts arise, one can remain calm when facing the cold muzzle of a gun. But in a truly reckless and insane state, a gun is not a mere stick.

……

That night, the internet went wild, with countless people going hysterical and falling into despair. Li Mu watched coldly from the sidelines, realizing that under such circumstances, the power of an individual was limited.

The next morning, Li Mu got up early as usual, washed up, and set up his binoculars to look around.

Within a radius of several kilometers, seven or eight military vehicles and armored vehicles were parked. The roads were deserted, with only military vehicles, police cars, and supply trucks passing by. At each intersection, armed soldiers stood guard.

The gates of all the residential compounds were sealed off, but the security guards were still diligently guarding the gates to prevent anyone from sneaking out.

The neighborhood is quite lively. Young people get up late, while the elderly get up very early, and there are people taking walks everywhere.

Having endured enough hardship, they appeared more composed compared to younger people. Furthermore, with the previous panic buying, which elderly person didn't participate? Every household stockpiled food.

As the saying goes, "With grain at home, one has nothing to fear."

The most panicked are young people who get up late, don't know how to cook, don't have much food stored at home, and often work overtime.

Li Mu ran seven or eight laps along the pebble path in the neighborhood, then stood on the stake for a while before going home.

Throughout the morning, police cars were constantly on the road with their sirens blaring. With the military's cooperation, the pressure on the police was actually reduced quite a bit.

Around 11 a.m., someone knocked on the door. Li Mu looked through the peephole and saw that it was community staff and volunteers.

After opening the door, I registered the family's situation and joined a group chat. Any future shortages of supplies or notifications will be communicated through this group.

Finally, he repeatedly reminded them that if there were outsiders or friends staying at their home, they should never stay in the same room; they should stay separately.

During breaks, everyone should lock their doors and windows to prevent accidents. In case of emergency, call the police immediately.

After completing the registration and giving a few more instructions, the group hurriedly moved on to the next place.

He closed the door, sighed, and wondered how long the current situation could last.

……

In the afternoon, two police cars and a military vehicle drove into the residential area, followed by a special vehicle that resembled a prison van but was more sturdy and sealed. Then, something like a hospital trolley was pushed down from below and pushed into the building by two fully armed soldiers.

A dozen minutes later, a man lay flat on a metal trolley, his limbs firmly locked to it, and was escorted by seven or eight fully armed soldiers into a small vehicle resembling a prison van.

Then came a burst of sobbing. Several family members followed behind, wanting to go over, but were stopped by community workers and police, who gave them a lot of comforting.

The group quickly got into the car and disappeared into the residential area. Only the family remained, gazing in the direction the car had vanished, weeping uncontrollably.

Li Mu knew that the man would probably be dealt with soon. He had seen it clearly through the binoculars earlier: the man's skin had turned bluish-gray, his face was contorted, and his open eyes were becoming increasingly cloudy, vaguely revealing a hint of struggle and madness.

He looked exactly like the middle-aged man at the entrance of the community the day before yesterday, before he mutated.

If they really become zombies, the only options besides keeping some for research are to get rid of them as soon as possible.

However, for a family, this could mean the sky has fallen. This man might be the pillar of the family, their sole breadwinner.

Alas! In the face of such a cruel reality, any pity is pale and meaningless. Preserving humanity's vitality as much as possible and allowing more people to survive may be humanity's greatest goal for the foreseeable future.

Everything else must give way to this!

Chapter 489 Restoration of Militia Organization

The situation took an unexpected turn. In the evening, the police came again. This person was in a similar situation to the one taken away in the afternoon and was also taken away.

With two people taken away in quick succession, the atmosphere in the neighborhood immediately became tense. In this kind of game of chance, no one knows if they will be next.

Everyone was discussing it in the group chat, feeling desperate and pessimistic. Unexpectedly, the police came twice more that night. The first time was around 11 p.m., and the situation was the same as the previous two times. They were locked tightly in a small cart and hurriedly taken away.

One time, around three o'clock in the morning, Li Mu vaguely heard the sound of police sirens, followed a few minutes later by gunshots. Looking through his binoculars, he saw several fully armed soldiers carrying a cloth bag out of the building.

Clearly, the gunshots and police sirens woke up many people in the neighborhood, and the group chat became extremely active.

A neighbor living next door revealed that one of their neighbors had mutated into a zombie. Fortunately, they listened to the official advice and moved out separately, locking their doors from the inside; otherwise, the consequences would have been unpredictable.

The family initially didn't want to call the police, hoping the person could survive and develop antibodies. Unfortunately, the person had already mutated and started frantically banging on the door; the roars of the zombie could be heard from several neighboring households.

The family was terrified and had no choice but to call the police immediately.

However, the zombies were too resilient. When the police arrived, a team of seven or eight soldiers fired hundreds of bullets at the zombies, riddling them with bullets, before finally managing to kill them.

People in the group sighed, imagining the less than one in ten chance of survival. Many even empathized, wondering if they would be next. The group fell silent for a moment.

Li Mu glanced at the messages in the group chat for a while, shook his head with a wry smile, turned off the light, and went back to sleep.

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The next day, after getting up, Li Mu went downstairs for a run. There were fewer people strolling downstairs, and compared to the relaxed atmosphere of the past, there was a sense of solemnity. Some elderly people gathered together and whispered among themselves, sighing from time to time.

Just then, a police car followed by a military vehicle drove into the residential area. Compared to yesterday when two police cars escorted the way, there was one less. It's unclear whether this was due to the severity of the situation and a shortage of personnel.

Soon, two police officers and a community worker, along with seven or eight soldiers, hurriedly entered a residential building.

The crowd watched silently, exchanging glances, and knew which family had encountered trouble again.

A few minutes later, a burst of gunfire rang out from upstairs. A dozen minutes later, several soldiers carried down a tightly wrapped cloth bag.

Clearly, the zombies upstairs have been dealt with.

……

The crowd looked around in horror, the atmosphere growing increasingly tense. Many sighed and hurried home.

Clearly, today will not be peaceful.

Li Mu spent the entire morning at home, reading books, surfing the internet, and keeping up with the situation. He watched videos and read articles created by netizens about how to deal with zombies and how to analyze their weaknesses.

While some of these claims are pure nonsense, such as the suggestion that after catching a zombie, you should dig it out to see if there are any crystal cores in its brain that can make you stronger and evolve.

Looking at the comments section, although most of them are jokes, some seem to have believed it and are eager to try it out.

It's not all nonsense. Some professional organizations have published more professional research data, such as the fact that zombies have a very peculiar state and no obvious weaknesses.

In some movies, TV shows, and novels, the brain is the zombie's greatest weakness. Injuries to other parts of the body are not a problem, but damage to the brain is what truly eliminates a zombie.

In fact, according to laboratory research, zombies do not have obvious weaknesses. Even if their brains are damaged, they can still move, but they will behave more chaotically.

In the laboratory, they removed the zombies' brains. The zombies did not die, but instead became even more disordered and chaotic. The influence of human daily behavior and subconsciousness on them had completely disappeared.

For example, they can't walk anymore. Some will wriggle on the ground like worms, some will crawl on the ground like reptiles, and some will walk on all fours like cats and dogs.

Of course, there are also some that walk on two legs, but like babies, they stumble and fall.

But zombies also have another powerful ability: adaptability.

At first, it wriggles like a worm, moving very slowly. But once the body adapts to this way, the speed increases, as if it has truly become a worm.

The same applies to those that first start crawling on the ground. They begin very slowly, but after a while, they become incredibly fast and agile. Some even crawl as fast as spiders, using both hands and feet.

Like cats and dogs that walk on all fours, they can adapt to this lifestyle very quickly and can run very fast on all fours in just a few days.

Even those who walk on two legs like humans start out like babies, learning to walk slowly, but adapting after a few days. Although their joints are somewhat stiff and they seem inflexible, zombies are incredibly strong and can run incredibly fast in a straight line.

In summary, the brain is not a necessity for zombies; they have other central nervous systems to control their behavior.

The heart is not a weakness either; humans use their hearts to transport nutrients through blood, but zombies do not.

In the laboratory, the zombies whose hearts had been removed, although they appeared somewhat listless for a short time, quickly recovered and were not much different from other zombies.