Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

It is currently the fourth day of this operation. The temporary four-person team, located far away in the ninth district, has been pursued for several hours by members of the Ghost Gang and extremist members of the Immortal Cult.

Moreover, during the retreat towards the tenth block, they encountered a group of infected people whose origins were unknown.

These infected individuals were in an extremely frenzied state, exhibiting a much stronger aggression than any of the infected individuals seen before. Their faces were festering and grotesque, and their muscles and limbs were completely deformed, leaving them with almost no characteristics of normal humans.

God knows what they went through.

The four worked together, but all of them sustained injuries of varying degrees. They ran out of medical supplies and were eventually cornered by the three parties in an abandoned office building, where they even got separated from each other.

The situation was chaotic, and Jiang Yao was nearly hit by a burst of bullets. Fortunately, Ling Ye reacted quickly and pulled him into the safety passage.

Liang Tianci was a step too slow. Seeing that a large number of infected people were chasing after him from the other side of the corridor, he desperately grabbed Jiang Ling as a sack, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and ran in the opposite direction.

"Splitting up will make you a smaller target! Don't worry, Lingye should be able to protect your brother. Once it's safe, you can use the mirror to pass the message over!"

"Okay!" Jiang Ling wasn't one to be coy, and readily agreed. "But you'd better put me down, okay? I can run faster than you!"

"Shouldn't I shield you? If your tiny frame gets shot right through, wouldn't your captain twist my head off when we get back? My captain'd even have to kick me!"

"Bullshit! My physical strength is incredibly high; speed is just my least noteworthy advantage!"

"I admit you're strong, but you... damn it!"

In the blink of an eye, Liang Tianci carried Jiang Ling and rushed into the office next door.

In the distance, separated by a glass door, flames erupted from the hands of Ghost Gang members as rockets hurtled towards them, instantly collapsing half of the corridor.

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Jiang Ling crawled out of the ruins covered in dust and dirt, feeling as if her body had fallen apart. Her ears were ringing badly, and it felt like there was something heavy pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe.

She struggled to finally push the heavy object away, and when she belatedly realized what had happened, she found her hand covered in blood.

"...Mr. Liang?!"

It turned out to be Liang Tianci, who had shielded her with his body during the explosion. His back was now a bloody mess, and his neck had been cut by flying metal fragments. He was barely breathing and looked like he was on the verge of death.

Jiang Ling hurriedly searched her pockets and found the last dose of treatment medicine, so she quickly injected it into him.

"Mr. Liang, you absolutely must hold on! If you die, it'll be hard for the three of us to explain. After all, you're the only member of Lang Tao Sha on this mission, which sounds like we're ostracizing you, and that really affects the unity between the two teams, hahaha...uh!"

Her words came to an abrupt halt as she administered the injection while simultaneously reflecting on her actions.

What the hell?! Why would I burst out laughing in such a serious situation?!

"Mr. Liang, please wake up. I can't move you like this. We need to hurry and meet up with my brother and Wild King, hehehehehehehe..."

Something's wrong, what are they laughing at?!

The medication began to take effect, and Liang Tianci gradually regained consciousness from the excruciating pain.

He barely opened his eyes, only to find Jiang Ling holding an empty syringe, her hair disheveled, laughing and chuckling at him. The scene was extremely bizarre, making him almost think he had entered a hallucination after death.

"Are you alright?"

"You're awake, Mr. Liang? That's wonderful, hahaha... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, I'm just really happy, I can't control myself, hahaha..."

It’s over.

It seems to be the Joy Virus.

This extraordinary woman is extremely agile; if she were to be infected, she would definitely be infected with the Joy Virus first, but no one expected it to take effect so suddenly.

Liang Tianci's wounds hadn't fully healed yet, but he couldn't worry about that now. After all, pursuers and infected people could come at any time, and the most urgent thing was to get Jiang Ling to Jiang Yao's side as soon as possible. Only her brother could control his sister.

"Don't be so happy, grandma!" he yelled, grabbing her shoulders. "Where's the mirror? Summon the mirror, we're going to find your brother!"

Jiang Ling's eyes lit up: "Brother? I'm finally going to see my brother!"

A huge, shimmering mirror appeared beside her in an instant. She grabbed Liang Tianci's head with both hands and leaped into the mirror as if she were pulling up a stalk of grass from dry land.

Liang Tianci, who nearly lost his head, exclaimed: "...Aren't you fucking too cruel?!"

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Even the usually composed Jiang Yao was now extremely anxious: "Why hasn't Lingling come to find me yet? Has she run into some trouble?"

"Theoretically, we've attracted more pursuers, so Lingling and Liang Tianci should be under less pressure. Perhaps Liang Tianci is cautious and thinks it's not safe for us, so she's advised not to teleport over for now." Ling Ye thought for a moment, then whispered, "Of course, if you want to find her, you can teleport over now."

Jiang Yao was stunned and before he could answer, the air nearby rippled, and as the twin mirrors appeared, Jiang Ling and Liang Tianci were thrown off the mirror.

"...Lingling?"

Just as Jiang Yao was about to help her up, Jiang Ling suddenly jumped up and hugged his neck tightly.

"Hahaha, it's my brother!" she exclaimed joyfully, repeating with a laugh, "I've finally found you! We'll never be apart again, okay? I'll never be apart from you again!!!"

Liang Tianci explained from the side, "It has nothing to do with me. I just fainted, and she was like this when she woke up. It's probably because the Joy Virus has reached its critical point—did she remember something particularly happy?"

Is this something to be happy about...?

For some reason, Jiang Yao suddenly felt a pang of sorrow in his heart, and his voice choked with emotion.

"Lingling, be good." He hugged her and comforted her softly, "Brother is here. No one can separate us. Brother will always be with you."

The four of them hid in the corner tea room, trying to calm Jiang Ling down, who was overly agitated. Unfortunately, they didn't have any energy potions and couldn't restore her senses for the time being.

Ling Ye was constantly tormented by a persistent high fever and heart pain. He had been forcing himself to stay awake the whole way, and his level of consciousness was likely to drop below the critical point soon.

Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from afar, he closed his eyes and took a few moments to catch his breath before beginning to reload his gun with a cold expression.

"...Hmm?" Liang Tianci glanced at his watch casually, then suddenly noticed something and his spirits lifted. "The map can show the teammates' locations now? The captain and the others are already near the office building!"