BC Chapter 59

After Zhou Yuanyuan was also tested, the three realized that they couldn’t use this point to determine whether the two were infected with the virus. Because Zhou Yuanyuan didn’t have any special reaction to normal human flesh either.

So, the three switched to other methods. Jiang Juncheng reached out and pushed on the wall in the living room area of the basement, and the wall actually slid sideways, revealing a square hole behind it extending downwards.

Behind her, Zhou Yuanyuan and Lu Ziming looked at the stairs at the entrance, not knowing what expression to use to express their emotions at this moment. They could only follow Jiang Juncheng into the exposed stairwell with curiosity, looking left and right as they walked. They saw that the walls on both sides of this space were paved with gray marble with natural patterns, and the stairs under their feet were covered with red carpet. After walking down for a while and turning the corner of the stairs, the view in front of them suddenly opened up.

If the two weren’t clear about the situation outside, they would have thought they had entered a gym.

Revealed in front of the two was a wide space, the same size as the floor above, but the difference was that this floor was not divided into other spaces like the previous floor, but was completely open. There were two square load-bearing stone pillars in the middle, and various fitness equipment were neatly arranged on both sides.

But if it was just this, Lu Ziming and Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn’t be too surprised. But now their gazes were fixed on the wall on the left side, unable to move away, not because of the decoration, but because the entire wall was covered with weapons.

Daggers, handguns, rifles, grenades, smoke grenades, flashbangs, each occupied a space. Roughly looking over, it was similar to a small armory.

“This…” Lu Ziming really wanted to ask Jiang Juncheng what she was doing. Obviously, it couldn’t have been done in a day or two to collect all these things. In other words, Jiang Juncheng already had these collections before the virus outbreak. She did know that rich people were mostly capricious because they had the capital. But she never expected it to be this kind of capriciousness.

“Oh, those? Well…because I’m interested in mechanics, so I also study these. Of course, it’s not just these. I’m also interested in warplanes that fly in the sky, land overlord tanks, sea overlord frigates, patrol ships, and aircraft carriers.” Jiang Juncheng explained casually.

“Just paper and wooden models can’t satisfy my curiosity anymore, so I got some back. If we are surrounded by those zombies outside, we can choose to use these to break through. But if it’s for ordinary rescue or one-way clearing, these are not suitable because the sound is too loud and will attract more zombies. That’s why I researched those small hand crossbows. After the successful rescue of you, I am even more convinced of my idea—hand crossbows are more useful than these guns.” Jiang Juncheng walked to a treadmill on the inner side, pulled the connection cord and plugged it into the socket, turned on the treadmill, and waved to the two of them, saying, “Come here, let’s test it.”

After listening to Jiang Juncheng’s words, Lu Ziming and Zhou Yuanyuan instantly and tacitly unified their thoughts—sure enough, the thinking of rich people is completely different from that of ordinary people like them. Just because of interest, they can build their own underground fortress and weapon collection, which is not just ordinary capriciousness. But these thoughts aside, after seeing Jiang Juncheng waving, the two still obediently walked over. After all, although this girl’s hobbies are a bit crazy, she is still kind and simple. Not only were their lives saved by her, but even in their possible state of virus infection, she didn’t dislike them. Instead, she wholeheartedly helped them get rid of this psychological self-doubt.

“You should have also noticed the main physical changes after those ordinary people infected with the virus turned into zombies, right? An enthusiastic appetite for the flesh and blood of the living, pain seemingly completely suppressed, and superhuman strength and speed.” Through these days of observation and research on zombies, Jiang Juncheng has come to the same conclusion as Lu Ziming and Zhou Yuanyuan. “Especially when I rescued you before, I encountered those agile zombies that seemed like cheetahs. You seem to call them superspeed zombies? I think that is an absolute speed variant evolved from ordinary zombies. And since there are speed variants in the case of re-mutation, I suspect that there will also be power variants. But we haven’t seen that kind of power zombie so far, which means that the mutation conditions of that kind of zombie must be more demanding than superspeed zombies. But after all, so many days have passed since the virus outbreak, I guess there must be that kind of larger power zombie appearing in densely populated areas in the city or on the edge of the city. The reason why I chose to test your appetite first is precisely because before mutating into zombies after being infected with the virus, they will definitely first have a desire for the flesh and blood of the living, and then there will be changes in physical function, such as immense strength or increased speed.”

“So you want us to try if our body speed is abnormal now?” Zhou Yuanyuan took over Jiang Juncheng’s words, looked at the treadmill and asked.

“That’s right. Which of you goes first?” Jiang Juncheng nodded, bent over to turn on the treadmill, and asked.

“I’ll go first this time. I don’t usually exercise much at school, and my body’s tolerance is just like an ordinary person’s jogging, and it’s good if I can last for twenty or thirty minutes. Even if I’ve been running around for my life recently, I estimate that I only have the strength to jog for half an hour.” Zhou Yuanyuan stepped forward and volunteered.

“Then, in order to test quickly, I will adjust you to the normal speed of an ordinary person. It is normal to persist for fifteen minutes, and it is abnormal if it exceeds that. I will cover the electronic screen of the treadmill. Signal to me if you can’t hold on, and I will slow down the machine. Try to feel the feeling of your body, and don’t restrain yourself. Run freely as if there are zombies chasing behind you.”

“Okay.” Zhou Yuanyuan stepped onto the treadmill, took a long breath, squatted down and tightened her shoelaces. After standing up, she nodded to Jiang Juncheng and said, “Start.”

According to the agreed pace, Jiang Juncheng pressed the start button and then pressed the acceleration button a few times. After adjusting the speed, she reached out and blocked the timing area of the screen.

After Zhou Yuanyuan started running on the treadmill, she didn’t feel as nervous as before she started. Instead, she ran more and more happily, as if her heart was open and very comfortable.