I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 658 - 654 The Whereabouts of Old Zongzi

Losing a Super Strong is not a small matter.

First, the ability to make a Super Strong disappear without a trace is itself formidable.

Secondly, if Hou Qing holds a grudge to avenge the fall of the Blacklist.

Until Hou Qing is found, Fang Xiaocao must be very cautious.

Ying Gou obviously realized this, so he was eager to find Hou Qing.

After all, she is a Super Strong, one renowned alongside him.

Although Hou Qing is a woman, her combat power is only slightly weaker than Jiang Chen.

If she hides in the dark and waits to assassinate Fang Xiaocao, the chance of success is quite high.

After all, Fang Xiaocao cannot constantly maintain spiritual perception.

He and Taotie can’t always stay by Fang Xiaocao’s side, especially when she goes to the restroom.

The two of them, being men, certainly can’t follow her into the ladies’ room, right?

But Hou Qing has no such concerns.

Hou Qing is a woman, so entering the ladies’ room is perfectly normal for her.

Not just the restroom, many places accessible only to women would be the best spots for Hou Qing to assassinate Fang Xiaocao.

With Fang Xiaocao’s current ability, if she can detect in advance any Super Strong intent on harming her,

she might use her developed spiritual power attack methods to deal with it.

There’s even a chance she could counter-kill a weaker Super Strong.

But if it’s a close-range encounter or a sudden ambush,

then death is the only path left for Fang Xiaocao.

Because of Fang Xiaocao’s abilities, there is a fatal precondition:

the preparation time is too long.

The fastest takes at least ten seconds to prepare.

And ten seconds is ample time for a Super Strong to do a lot.

In a full-force outburst, Hou Qing could easily kill Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao realized this point, but she was not as anxious as Ying Gou.

Instead, she activated spiritual perception first to check if anyone was hiding nearby in the dark.

If there was, that person would definitely be Hou Qing.

If not, at least for now, it’s safe.

No need to worry about a sneak attack.

In Fang Xiaocao’s perception, besides corpses, there was not a single living person within a fifty-meter radius.

"Hou Qing is not nearby."

Fang Xiaocao said to the visibly more vigilant Ying Gou.

Ying Gou nodded, slightly relaxing.

With a flick of the wrist, a scalpel slid from his sleeve, grasped in reverse in his hand by Ying Gou.

"Most of you know my methods."

"I’m giving you a chance now, reveal Hou Qing’s whereabouts and you may be spared."

"If you refuse to admit, I don’t mind dissecting each of you to make human specimens."

Ying Gou’s voice was low, carrying a chilling murderous intent.

Like a fierce wind slicing through the heart of everyone, as if with a knife.

Before Ying Gou’s voice had faded, some timid individuals began to tremble.

These were people who had close contact with Ying Gou.

They had the most direct understanding of Ying Gou’s terror and cruelty.

Some who had only heard of him were also nervous.

But they weren’t as terrified as those who had firsthand experience.

After all, their understanding of Ying Gou was only from secondhand stories.

They hadn’t witnessed the horror of Ying Gou in action.

"Not talking?"

Ying Gou sneered coldly.

"I’ll count to three. If no one speaks up by then, I’ll start."

With that, Ying Gou began the countdown: "One!"

Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao feared these people might unite against them, so she immediately used spiritual power to control the experimental bodies to surround them. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Encircling those Blacklist members completely.

At the same time, Fang Xiaocao prepared the Spirit Hammer.

Suspended over the heads of these individuals.

If anyone tried to resist, Fang Xiaocao would make them experience

this heavenly hammer technique.

"Who knows, just speak up!"

"Yeah, don’t drag everyone down with you."

"Even if I have to die, I’d rather not die at Ying Gou’s hands."

Among the Blacklist members surrounded by experimental bodies, some began to discuss.

Given the choice to live, no one wants to die.

Especially not for something unrelated.

"Two!"

Ying Gou paid no mind to their feelings.

He continued to count the countdown on his own.

Ying Gou intentionally counted slowly, maximizing their sense of pressure.

The wait for death is the most terrifying.

Just as Ying Gou was about to call out three, someone suddenly shouted: "Hou Qing went after the ancient corpse in the lab."

"That ancient corpse carries the deadly bacteria newly researched by the doctor."

"Before the doctor died, he placed it on the ancient corpse and sent it into the secret passage."

"The doctor said that everyone should go down with the Blacklist."

Hearing this shout, Ying Gou and Fang Xiaocao exchanged glances.

Both showed extremely grave expressions.

"What are the transmission routes?"

Ying Gou flashed in front of the person.

Grabbing his collar, he asked sternly.

This is crucial and must be clarified.

Even if they can’t retrieve the Old Zongzi, they can prepare in advance.

"By being scratched or bitten by the ancient corpse."

The person, held tight by Ying Gou, was trembling uncontrollably.

His voice was quivering with sobs.

"Is there no infection through close body contact, droplets, etc.?"

Ying Gou furrowed his brow, continuing to press for answers.

"No, no."

"Infection only occurs through injury by the ancient corpse, contact with blood."

Hearing this answer, Fang Xiaocao and Ying Gou both breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s much better than imagined.

"What are the symptoms after infection?"

Ying Gou continued to question.

"In an extremely short time, they become like these experimental bodies."

"And they are carriers; being attacked by them will also transmit the infection."

Hearing this, Fang Xiaocao’s first thought was a biological crisis.

Those bitten or scratched by the Old Zongzi, upon infection, would be directly assimilated.

This is a bit terrifying.

It’s almost indistinguishable from the corpse toxin in most zombie movies and the zombies in zombie movies.

Once the Old Zongzi escapes from the Blacklist’s base and enters a densely populated area, the consequences are unthinkable.

Wouldn’t that become a real-life biological crisis?

"Where is the secret passage?"

At this point, Fang Xiaocao was no longer calm.

Although Fang Xiaocao is now a decisive hero in Jianghu,

she remains inherently kind.

She just no longer likes to be a pushover.

Her kindness is reserved for those truly deserving.

Not like Han Xue, Su Wanqing, those who resent seeing others well, constantly trying to harm her.

Every time she recalls the past, Fang Xiaocao is frustrated by her former self’s foolishness.

She wishes she could travel back and give her past self a couple of slaps.

Now she somewhat understands how helpless Hot Noodles was at that time.

If it had been her now, she would have quit long ago.

But Hot Noodles persisted and nurtured her to achieve what she has today before stepping back.