NOVEL NEXT Chapter 81 - 80 Qiqi
Chapter 81: Chapter 80 Qiqi
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Su City University Training Field
At this moment, thousands of survivors had gathered, sitting or lying down, creating a dark mass.
The atmosphere of the training field was heavy, with screams and groans occasionally exacerbating the oppressive air.
Several doctors from the city hospital and the school doctor from Su City University were shuttling among the crowd. They were so busy that they hardly touched the ground, their white lab coats stained with blood, now the beacon of hope in the eyes of the remaining citizens.
Around the perimeter of the training field, dozens of men in black suits patrolled back and forth, protecting against any sudden attacks and ensuring the citizens’ safety.
Luo Feng stood calmly at the edge of the training field, looking at the shimmering artificial lake, on the verge of erupting.
The usually resplendent Luo Feng was uncharacteristically disheveled, his clean white lab coat stained with mud, his narrow-framed gold-rimmed glasses reduced to a single lens, and his hair a mess.
Gazing at the lake, he spoke calmly, “How many people have we managed to save now?”
The suited man beside him glanced at a document and hurriedly replied, “Reporting to Director Luo, based on the latest count three minutes ago, there are currently 6,433 citizens placed at Su City University, and about every half hour, a rescue team arrives to bring more citizens for shelter.”
“Hmm, when will the Abnormal Administration Bureau take over?” Luo Feng’s voice was calm yet unsettlingly not.
The man in the suit looked at his wristwatch, “About 13 minutes.”
“Hmm, go tell the brothers to get ready. As soon as the rescue team from the Abnormal Administration Bureau comes back for rest and a change of shift, immediately set off in the assigned groups for the rescue.”
“Yes,” the man in the black suit bowed slightly and was about to leave.
Just then, a disturbance suddenly arose in the training field. A beefy man in a suit, with an anxious expression, ran over, “Director Luo, Director Luo, you have to come see my Night Wolf.”
“Don’t worry, just tell me slowly.” Luo Feng soothed him for a moment and followed the beefy man in the suit toward the training field.
“It’s just that… ah, my Night Wolf, it… Director Luo, you’d better see for yourself.” The beefy man in the suit opened his mouth but couldn’t find the right words, his dark face turning a deep red.
Inside the training field, several men in black were restraining the Night Wolf, while the Beast Doctor and two nurses stood beside them, looking helpless.
The Night Wolf, strapped down, struggled furiously against the restraining hands. Its originally silver-grey eyes flickered with an ominous red glint. Its muscles swelled and contracted, bulging with vein-like protrusions, and several pus-filled bumps appeared on its robust body, which trembled uncontrollably, as if something were trying to break free.
It bared its teeth, the crimson of its wolf eyes filled with madness, and thick drool dripped from its gaping maw.
Seeing this, an image flashed before Luo Feng’s eyes—the sight of a sinister spider lunging at him with bared fangs.
These symptoms manifesting in the Night Wolf matched those of the spider found in the sewer.
A deep unease suddenly rose in his heart as the current situation was already incredibly chaotic. If these symptoms were contagious…
At that thought, a chill ran through Luo Feng.
“Night Wolf!” The beefy suited man watched his partner and hurried forward, intending to embrace the wolf’s head and soothe it as he had done in the past.
“Zhou Li! Stop!” Luo Feng shouted forcefully, his gaze fixed on the changes in the Night Wolf.
Zhou Li, the beefy man in the suit, stiffened, standing still on the spot, his worried expression impossible to hide.
Luo Feng looked at Zhou Li and sighed softly, “Let it go.”
“To where?” Zhou Li asked subconsciously, then realizing what was implied, his face filled with urgency, “Director Luo, Director Luo, we can’t just let it go like this, it must be saved, I can’t lose it… please.”
Zhou Li’s dark face flushed red. Normally reticent, he became almost incoherent, his voice tinged with a sob as he bowed deeply to Luo Feng.
The already agitated Luo Feng suddenly snapped, scolding loudly, “Zhou Li, remember who you are! Look up and look at these people on the training field.” Luo Feng grabbed Zhou Li’s collar, forcing him to look at the wailing people, “You better look carefully!”
Zhou Li stood there like a puppet being manipulated by Luo Feng, his eyes showing hints of confusion and pain.
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Luo Feng’s heart softened, and he couldn’t help but sigh lightly, “Ah, if you can’t bring yourself to do it…”
Director Luo, let me take it there myself,” Zhou Li pressed down the pain in his heart, his eyes red-rimmed, his voice trembling.
Luo Feng patted his shoulder, turned to leave, and then paused midstep to say calmly, “When Chen Zhenglong comes back, tell him that all the pets injured by that kind of unseen spider must be isolated for observation.”
“Yes, Director Luo, you…”
“I’m going to kill more riffraff,” Luo Feng said calmly, his tone tinged with a touch of madness, the corners of his lips slightly upturned, without a hint of warmth.
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“Qiqi, help me get the unfinished mat on the table.”
In a small courtyard in Dragon City County of Su City, a slightly plump middle-aged woman finished feeding the cats and dogs and stretched a big yawn.
Having just rested for a while, she felt restless and uncomfortable not doing something with her hands.
“Coming, Mom,” came a languid, mature-sounding voice from upstairs, tugging at the heartstrings.
In the small room, the little white cat stopped its paws, put the mobile phone around its neck, stood up, and shook its fur.
Then, stepping with graceful strides, it went to Shao Yuying’s room, found the mat, picked it up with its mouth, and wobbled its way into the yard.
But, because the mat was rather large, it kept stepping on it, struggling to lift its little head to raise the mat, stubbornly maintaining its elegant cat walk.
Its demeanor was impeccably dignified.
Shao Yuying, sitting in the yard, took the mat from the mouth of the white cat and stroked it a couple of times.
The white cat affectionately rubbed Shao Yuying’s rough palm with its head, then ran to one side, took off the mobile phone around its neck, skillfully unlocked it, and began to tap and swipe on the phone screen with its little paws.
Shao Yuying put on her reading glasses, glanced at the white cat discontentedly, and said, “Qiqi, don’t play with the phone all the time, it’s bad for your eyes. That brat Zifeng doesn’t teach you any good. Speaking of which, I get angry, it’s been so long and if I don’t call him, that brat never thinks to call me proactively…”
Her hands moved quickly on the knitting, and her mouth was just as busy, prattling on endlessly.
The little cat looked up in dissatisfaction, “Mom, didn’t Zifeng call you a while ago? You were too busy and hung up on him,” it replied.
Shao Yuying was taken aback and scratched her head with the needle in her hand, “Really? That doesn’t count, I don’t remember it, so it didn’t happen. I’m telling you, don’t always side with him, that boy is wild, and I’m telling you…”
The white cat rolled its eyes, yet there was a smile in its gaze.
It enjoyed this kind of family atmosphere.
The warm sunlight shone into the courtyard, a middle-aged woman busied herself and chattered away, the white cat lay on the mat nearby playing with the phone, occasionally responding to the woman, while a dozen kittens and puppies lay nearby, quiet and oblivious, creating a harmonious scene.
Qiqi idly swiped on the phone, when suddenly a local news alert caught its attention, “An anomaly has occurred in Su City, and contact with the outside world has been lost. Please refrain from going there rashly. Our local Abnormal Administration Bureau has already sent people to investigate.”
Thud.
The phone slipped from Qiqi’s cat paw.
Its pupils dilated, it zoned out for a moment, then as if remembering something, its paws held the phone, swiping frantically to find Shao Zifeng’s phone number.
Just as it was about to make the call, it suddenly remembered that Mom was still nearby. Lifting its little head, it sneaked a glance at Shao Yuying, dragged the mat a bit further away, then dialed.
“I’m sorry, the number you have dialed…”
Qiqi felt a bit of panic inside, hung the phone back around its neck, and looked anxiously in the direction of Su City.