Is this what a zombie is?

83. Favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships

It's daytime now, but the sky is still as dark as ink.

Above the sky, thick, dark clouds pressed down on the city like lead blocks. Countless streaks of silver lightning flashed wildly deep within the clouds, yet not a sound of thunder could be heard, creating an oppressive atmosphere that made it hard to breathe.

An unprecedented typhoon is brewing and gradually sweeping towards the city.

The base's alloy gate slowly opened, and Nangong Erya walked out into the strong wind. Her pink tracksuit fluttered in the wind, outlining her explosive body curves.

The foundation provided her with a private car, and standing next to the car was none other than Attorney Luo.

"Do you even know where this is? How dare you show your face here?"

Attorney Luo smiled gently and said, "Of course I know this is the place. Don't be nervous. I'm here to guide you. Although your foundation's intelligence can pinpoint the general area, finding his real hiding place in a short time is like finding a needle in a haystack."

"Having me lead the way will at least buy you some time. After all, time is the most precious thing for you right now, isn't it?"

Nangong Erya gave him a deep look and asked in return, "Why should I believe you?"

"Because my informant is Cat Master, the Nine-Lives Cat!"

Nangong Erya opened the car door. "Get in."

The atmosphere inside the carriage was somewhat awkward.

Nangong Erya kept his eyes straight ahead, his hands firmly gripping the steering wheel, but he pressed the accelerator harder and harder, and the scenery outside the car window had turned into a blurry band of light rushing past.

"Are you interested in joining the foundation?" Nangong Erya extended an olive branch. "You are a rare talent. I can recommend you to the higher-ups. Chairman Wang should like you very much."

Upon hearing this, Attorney Luo chuckled and frankly stated.

"If it were before, I would have gladly accepted it, after all, it's a secure job within the system. But now... I can only apologize, I've gotten used to the freedom of the system."

"Without so many rules to bind me, without so many vested interests to hinder me, I have only a pure pursuit—the pursuit of justice in my heart."

His words caused Nangong Erya to furrow her brow almost imperceptibly.

"In that case, I wish you good luck. I hope we won't be enemies next time we meet."

Attorney Luo seemed oblivious to her change in expression, gazing out the car window at the dark sky.

"At this critical juncture, a typhoon struck, dark clouds covered the sun, and no sunlight could be seen. For Li Lianying, this could be described as having the advantage of both timing and location."

Nangong Erya turned her head to the side, a smile of extreme confidence, even arrogant sneer, curling at the corner of her lips.

"Even if he has the advantage of timing, location, and popular support, what can he do?"

"Before the Southern Bright Fire of the Vermilion Bird, all conspiracies, tricks, demons and monsters will only be burned to ashes."

……

At the same time, deep underground in Dog Head Ridge, inside that cold side hall.

Inside the Faraday cage, the branding redness on Jiang Chen's body faded slowly at a visible rate.

The moisture rising from the top of my head and my pores, along with the protein-scented aroma in the air, gradually dissipated.

"call--"

Jiang Chen exhaled a long breath of stale air. The zombie bacteria that had invaded his internal organs and tried to take root in his body had been completely eliminated by him through electrolysis and purification from a physical perspective using his internal circulation.

Jiang Chen stood up, walked to the cage, and tried again to break or forcibly bend the arm-thick metal bars.

This time, it remained completely still, and no one knew what kind of metal this deep-sea ice iron was.

The Faraday cage, forged from this material, not only countered his lightning magic, but its physical strength also far exceeded expectations. No matter how hard he tried, he could not budge it an inch.

It's not that he's not strong enough, it's that this metal is just too hard.

Having confirmed this, Jiang Chen released his grip and sat down cross-legged again with a clean and decisive motion.

He slowly closed his eyes.

Since external forces are ineffective, the only option is to... seek a solution from within.

His consciousness pierced through layers of misty thoughts, finally sinking into the deepest part of his mind, that strange and empty space.

There, two cyclones of gray gas floated silently, one in front of the other.

One was completely solidified, while the other was incomplete; this was the Resurrection Incense.

With Leifa completely sealed away, he decided to take a gamble and use this power that he did not yet fully understand.

Just like when he was tempering his body and building circuits, Jiang Chen wanted to use the power of the Soul-Returning Incense to deduce and find a way to break free from the predicament from among thousands of possibilities.

Jiang Chen hadn't figured out the mechanism of the Soul-Returning Incense yet, so after trying for more than ten minutes, there was still no reaction.

No matter how the incomplete vortex of the resurrection incense swirled, the complete one remained as steady as Mount Tai, without making a sound.

So we still need to find the pattern. So what is the pattern?

The sound of the bell is an important factor in activating the Resurrection Incense.

So Jiang Chen tried to simulate the sound of a bell in his mind.

when--

A dull chime echoed in his mind.

The complete vortex of the resurrection incense was indeed activated; although it only rotated a little, it eventually began to rotate.

As the cyclone spun, Jiang Chen once again felt that sensation of his consciousness being pulled away.

This time, however, it wasn't the kind of consciousness leaving the body or the soul leaving the body; instead, I found myself in a strange space.

This is a spacious underground cavity. The walls around it are not made of rock, but of pieces of reddish-brown material that are neither gold nor stone nor jade, and look like chunks of meat.

They seemed to be alive, still wriggling, and surrounded Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had no chance of escaping and was soon enveloped by the bloody chunks of flesh. Then, these chunks of flesh were forced into his body through his eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and even through every pore of his body.

The other party not only wanted to take over his body, but also to devour his consciousness. Jiang Chen's mental ocean was quickly polluted and turned into a crimson sea of ​​flesh and blood.

Even the thunder in the sky, which symbolizes the visualization, was now tainted with blood, and streaks of blood-red lightning twisted and turned.

Jiang Chen could sense that the entity that had invaded his body and was trying to devour his consciousness was an ancient and malevolent one.

Trapped, Jiang Chen was powerless to resist and could only passively allow himself to be possessed by the other party until his consciousness completely disappeared.

"No--!"

Jiang Chen's consciousness was thrown back to reality by a tremendous repulsive force.

"puff!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, a tearing pain shooting through his head, causing him to let out a muffled groan. He instantly lost all strength and collapsed weakly at the bottom of the cold iron cage, gasping for breath.

Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.