The mastermind behind this started by creating a strange story

But before he could get a response, the shadows appeared in his sight at an extremely fast speed, enough to be seen clearly.

"People? They run so fast."

"Isn't it enough to go to the Olympics so soon? When did people like this become so common?"

"No, it doesn't look like a human, it looks a bit like... a monster zombie?"

"Hmm? Resident Evil?"

The zombies were moving extremely fast. Their skinny legs, which were just skin and bones, could burst out with speeds no less than Bolt's. When the people around the city could see them clearly, the zombies had already run right in front of them.

"Ahhh! Run away!"

“Someone’s dead!!”

When blood spurted out and severed limbs fell before their eyes, these people realized that this was not an acting scene but a real reality that could kill people.

The visual impact of the tearing of people was far more shocking than a gunfight. Those who were lucky enough to escape the disaster ran towards the city desperately, or drove their cars to escape from the city.

But the cars driving out of the city were chased by the extremely fast zombies, and as expected, they were all killed.

The zombies seemed to be consciously expelling the people outside the city and driving them into the city. Anyone who tried to escape from the city would be caught up and killed by them.

In just a moment, the news of the zombies was leaked by the fugitives and spread throughout the city at an exponential rate.

Within an hour, the entire city of Chita learned that a group of zombies had appeared outside the city, and anyone who tried to escape would be killed by the zombies!

Chapter 296 Heading to Chita

"Look, first-hand information about zombies!"

"This is a high-definition photo I took at the risk of my life. It is absolutely authentic!"

"It's just hype, are you sure it's not some game CG?"

"It doesn't look fake, and there's no sign of modification in the video."

"Fuck, I'm from Chita, we're really under lockdown here, the government has also issued a notice, no one is allowed to leave the city without permission, if something unexpected happens, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself, I'm afraid something really happened!"

"The incident in 2007 can no longer be concealed. I was a participant and it is true."

"Tell us the details upstairs."

In just half a day, the Chita zombie incident had leaked to major forums and websites. This kind of soft science fiction film and television event has become a reality and always arouses people's inner fantasies.

Not to mention the protagonist or something, there must be an awakening of everyone's superpowers, otherwise how can humans fight against the spreading zombies.

However, this is ultimately just the fantasy of netizens who are chatting and bragging. In reality, there is no such thing as everyone awakening to superpowers, and humans will not be so miserable under the zombies.

Not to mention anything else, a thermobaric bomb will not be able to withstand it, no matter how powerful the zombies are.

You should know that Russia is an avid fan of thermobaric bombs. It is true that since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia's development in various fields has been subject to many restrictions, but in terms of thermobaric bombs, it has always been at the world's leading level.

However, Lucia's country did not deliberately prevent the exposure of zombies. After all, the world has already changed, and zombies can just mix in with some spies from other countries.

They, the Russians, were so calm that when other countries were showing off their extraordinary presence, they said nothing and no one knew how many spies had lurked in.

This is just the right way to confuse other countries and conceal their true intentions.

The sacred light is much more noble than any other supernatural power.

While the whole country of Lucia was in turmoil, there was another religious holy place - the beautiful and holy island of Valaam. At this moment, Melina was following Emperor Lucia to worship in the church there.

The monastery of Valaam located on this island is one of the most revered monasteries in Lucia. According to local legend, it was here that the Holy Apostle Andrew of the Messiah destroyed the polytheistic temple and built a cross.

Therefore, this land promised by God is very likely to have hidden divine power.

"How is it, Sister Melina."

Emperor Lucia, who was well-dressed and surrounded by bodyguards, had a kind face. She didn't look like a majestic emperor at all. You should know that this emperor was regarded as an idol by countless young people. People jokingly called him the Transformer of the fighting nation, and beauties claimed that he satisfied all the fantasies of the opposite sex.

Being questioned in this way by the most legendary figure in Lucia's recent history, Melina said it was impossible not to be nervous, but she did make a different discovery.

In this "holy land of heaven", she vaguely sensed a hint of holiness, but the sense was not very real, like an illusion.

"I did sense a hint of something unusually sacred, but it may be because I am too weak to sense a clear direction."

Melina, standing in front of the emperor, was a little reserved, but still spoke affirmatively.

"Really?" The emperor smiled kindly, "It's good to have a discovery. This proves that our efforts are not in vain. And you don't have to be too restrained. I won't eat people."

"Sorry, I was just too nervous."

Looking at Melina apologizing to him, the emperor felt more and more satisfied. She was humble but not arrogant. She possessed divine power but did not look down on ordinary people.

It’s a pity that he is not a Mao Bear, and he will leave sooner or later.

But... doesn't he have to decide when these Romanians leave? After all, these people need the power of Lucia, and he, the ruler of Lucia, naturally has the right to decide.

Having said that, we cannot detain the other party blatantly. We must use a conciliatory policy to subtly deepen the other party's identification with Lucia.

Of course, the best way would be for Russia to directly turn Romania into a vassal state. After all, the current ruler of Romania is not even a pure human being. As helpers, it would not be excessive for them to take care of Romania after liberating it.

Melina naturally didn't know that the emperor in front of her had thought so much in such a short period of time. She still felt a little apologetic for her lack of ability.

"Emperor, may I leave for a moment to discuss this with Arthur?"

Although Arthur was also on the island, he was not in the church, but wandering in the forest on the island.

In his words, he needs to feel nature and enhance his fighting power so as to achieve the state of harmony between man and nature.

Although in Melina's opinion, Arthur just wanted to slack off.

"Sure, I won't restrict your freedom, so you don't need to ask me for everything."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but etiquette cannot be forgotten."

After saying this, Melina walked out of the church and sensed Arthur's location through the holy light.

Not in the middle of the island, but by the river? How did he get there?

Melina, somewhat confused, followed her perception and walked towards the river. The river was not far away, even less than a kilometer away from the church.

The church is surrounded by a fresh and crisp lawn avenue. The green lawn exudes the unique fragrance of green grass in the breeze.

This unique scenery deserves the title of "Pearl of Lake Ladoga" and "Magical Archipelago".

There are also some tourists who come here for the island’s fame, or local believers who come here to worship. They are also part of the unique landscape of this island.

"Arthur! Arthur!"

Melina saw Arthur sitting not far away from her, but she didn't know what he was doing with his head down, and he didn't respond when she called him.

Curious Melina tiptoed over and walked behind Arthur without disturbing him. She took another peek and suddenly felt speechless.

"Hey!"

"!!!"

Arthur was so frightened that he shuddered and almost dropped the phone in his hand, but he caught it quickly and looked behind him with some embarrassment.

What he saw was Melina's speechless gaze. Melina said faintly: "Is this what you call feeling the nature, achieving harmony between man and nature by playing with your phone?"

"…Let me explain."

Arthur spoke weakly. Although he was taller, he always seemed shorter than Melina.

"I'm listening. Please start your argument."

"I...well, I was playing with my phone." Arthur was about to explain, but after opening his mouth, he admitted that he was playing with his phone.

"But I wasn't playing all the time, I was following the news, following Lucia's news."

As he spoke, Arthur raised his phone to show Melina the page he had been browsing. The page was an ordinary forum, but the content discussed was not ordinary. It was about the Chita zombies.

"I think this is by no means a simple zombie crisis. There is definitely a deep dark conspiracy brewing here!"

"And I, the Paladin, will never allow this darkness to continue to spread, so I will go to Chita to find out the real reason for this crisis."

Chapter 297 Closing the City

Why is this happening?

Sitting in the helicopter heading to Chita, Melina was a little confused.

Obviously, the most important task now is to stay in the religious holy places and look for the sacred powers buried in history, but now he suddenly goes to Chita City where a zombie crisis has broken out.

And Arthur was surprisingly excited, as if he couldn't wait to see real zombies.

The development of things seemed a little beyond Melina's expectations, so she stopped thinking.

A few hours ago, when Arthur said righteously that he was going to Chita City, Melina was a little overwhelmed. After all, zombies should have nothing to do with them.

No matter how you look at it, they shouldn't be the ones to deal with the zombies.

Besides, Lucia’s army is not just for show. After all, it is one of the four permanent members of the UN. Wouldn’t it be easy for them to solve the problem of a city suddenly experiencing a zombie crisis?

Where are they needed?

But Arthur didn't seem to think so. He stubbornly believed that this zombie crisis was by no means as simple as it seemed, and that their divine power would definitely be needed.

Then he went to explain to Emperor Lucia that he was going to support the city of Chita.

Originally, Melina thought that the emperor would definitely refute. No matter what, it was more important to go to the new religious holy land. It seemed a bit... inconsiderate to suddenly solve the zombie crisis?

But what was unexpected was that the emperor actually agreed to Arthur's request. When he learned that Arthur wanted to go to support as soon as possible, he immediately dispatched a helicopter. There was nothing wrong with what he did.

After a series of smooth combos, they were already on their way to Chita.

Am I the one with the problem? Melina stopped thinking.

On Valaam Island, Emperor Lucia watched the helicopter disappear into the sky and then turned and left.

The secretary following behind the emperor opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know where to start, so he gave up.

"You want to ask me why I agreed to Arthur's request."

"After all, given their importance, we must not let them fall into danger. The most important thing now is to continue searching for the hidden divine power."

As if he could see what the secretary behind him was thinking, the emperor glanced at him, turned around and explained as he walked.

"Because compared to the illusory divine power, the importance of these two people is ranked first."

"As for the zombies, there is no need to take them seriously. The zombie crisis in movies and TV shows is exaggerated. In reality, it doesn't take much power to eliminate the so-called zombies. We don't even need to send many troops."

"Although the research time is short, we have confirmed that the only way zombies can be infected is through physical contact. There is no airborne or waterborne transmission, and at most one corpse can be transformed."

"The key is that there are still requirements for the conversion of this main body contact. The conversion of small animals cannot be successful at all. If there are too many infections, the infection ability will disappear. The most important thing is that the only place where zombies appear is Chita."

"Although we don't know why the zombie crisis broke out in Chita, overall, the threat of this zombie crisis is not great at all. Therefore, how to profit from it is the top priority."

"And the biggest benefit is the bond those two have with Lucia. This incident is just an opportunity for them to work with our soldiers to solve a zombie crisis that looks very threatening. This is enough for them to deepen their connection with Lucia."

"I originally thought that if they didn't bring it up, I would bring it up myself. I didn't even ask anyone to block the discussion on the Internet."

“And when their connection with Lucia deepens, it won’t be so easy to get away.”

"After all, humans are not emotionless machines..."

While Empress Lucia was talking here, the helicopter heading to Chita could already see the outline of the city.

After a moment, even the zombies surrounding the city on the ground could see its general shape.

"Melina, Melina, look at the zombies. They are completely different from the ones in the game. So disgusting and so real."

In the same helicopter, Arthur shook Melina, who had stopped thinking, with one hand, and pointed at the densely packed zombies below and spoke excitedly.

Under Arthur's shaking, Melina, who had stopped thinking, gradually came back to thinking, and looked at Arthur speechlessly like a little child.

"I say..." Melina pushed away the hand that was shaking her body and looked down from the helicopter window. "Why are you so excited? Shouldn't you be cautious in facing the upcoming danger?"

But one thing is true, these zombies are quite disgusting.

"I sharpened my weapons this morning just for situations like this."

"...Your great sword doesn't need sharpening, and I've never seen you sharpen any weapon."

"Fighting against darkness is the meaning of a Paladin. And how can darkness run rampant in broad daylight? Besides, holy light is incompatible with darkness, both literally and figuratively!"

"Stop, stop, stop! Stop talking. My head hurts."

Melina reached out to cover Arthur's chattering mouth. She felt very tired. She really couldn't deal with someone with Arthur's personality.

She had thought that Arthur had changed, but it turned out that she was just overthinking.