Chapter 190: Where is it?

The report that had been stepped in the mud is somewhat damaged, with many dirty footprints printed on it.

It moves on its own, without wind.

Under telekinetic control, the thin report floats in midair and slowly unfolds.

"According to the investigation, an unexplained phenomenon has appeared inside Dan Hua Elementary School in Baiyang Town."

"Possibly unknown (struck through) supernatural incident?"

"November 17, 7 people missing."

"November 18, 14 people missing."

"November 19, 28 people missing."

"November 21, 112 people missing."

"After repeated investigations and searches, at the evening of November 21, corpses were discovered appearing..."

The handwritten writing becomes somewhat shaky at this point, and the final conclusion is hastily and messily written.

"After repeated verification, the corpses appeared in our stomachs!"

The final exclamation mark in the report almost tore the paper, enough to imagine the drafter's inner shock.

Missing? Corpses appearing in the stomach?

Lin An furrowed his brows slightly.

The entire report's description lacks logic, completely inconsistent with the normal expression level of military personnel.

Missing persons can be understood, but in the follow-up investigation, corpses were found in the stomach.

This passage is problematic.

After all, Lin An couldn't imagine what kind of investigation would...

Dissect the stomach to conduct the investigation?

Or perhaps some survivors, when vomiting, discovered flesh chunks in the vomit?

The report contains no description of any supernatural phenomenon; even at the outset it can be seen that the investigators did not classify it as supernatural, but used the term "unknown."

It should be that later developments caused him to change his mind, forcing him to use a word that should not appear in military documents.

Lin An pondered for a moment and then gave up investigating.

Does the Dan Hua Elementary School in town have a problem?

Then just stay away from it.

After the military later detected abnormalities and withdrew from the town, but did not go far, this indicates the danger is confined to the town.

Lin An has always kept his distance from supernatural incidents.

Such things are often unsolvable.

Force, intellect, and logic are meaningless before such existence.

"Team Leader Lin?"

"What are you looking at?"

Zhang Tie looked at him with a suspicious expression.

Lin An waved his hand, casually tossed the report into his ring, and then walked ahead.

"Nothing much; once we get those two armored vehicles moving, we'll set off immediately."

"Mo Ling."

"Get ready to finish work."

Lin An had previously contacted Mo Ling, signaling that she could prepare to stop her skill.

"Received."

"But I seem to have discovered something..."

Amid the corpse horde, Mo Ling frowned, carefully observing the zombie before her.

It was a zombie with a big belly, incessantly gnawing at its own hands.

It's strange; zombies crave flesh but never themselves.

"Munch-munch"

The chewing sound was like savoring a delicacy, as if gnawing on chicken feet.

The pale white finger bones were connected by the last bits of muscle; sometimes eating too fast would even puncture its own mouth.

If one ignores those details, the zombie before them looks exactly like a gluttonous pregnant woman.

But the problem is, the big-bellied zombie is clearly male.

Although the facial features have rotted and deformed, the balding head and scraggly beard prove it.

Mo Ling, somewhat curious, drew a short knife from her waist and then sliced open the man's belly.

With ease, the distended, round belly skin was as thin as paper.

"Whoosh-"

Brownish blood water quickly flowed out from the breach.

"Plop."

A headless infant fell to the ground, its tiny hands clenched.

Inside the armored vehicle, Zhang Tie eagerly fumbled with the interior equipment.

For some reason, the two armored vehicles contained no corpses nor any stains.

They looked brand‑new, as if just rolled off the production line.

The troops stationed here seemed to have merely parked the armored vehicles and then forgotten them.

"Team Leader Lin! Check out this two‑stroke diesel engine and the twin heavy machine gun—damn, it's awesome!"

Xiong Hanzi shouted excitedly, then stepped on the pedal of the crossbar and sped out.

Fortunately, the modern armored vehicle's internal controls have been simplified considerably; otherwise, on first contact, only Lin An could drive it and the rest of the squad couldn't move it at all.

Sufficient horsepower, like a low‑growling beast.

The vehicle body jolted violently, eliciting startled cries from the Awakened Ones inside.

The 17‑modified troop‑carrier armored vehicle has a much more spacious interior than the old version.

External armor sufficient to withstand machine‑gun fire, and the four narrow observation windows on the roof are also covered with double‑layer bulletproof glass.

Brown camouflage paint, and the firing position on top can accommodate two standing machine‑gunners.

Lin An sat upright inside the vehicle, turning over the headless infant corpse in his hands.

Drip‑tap

Yellowish‑blood dripped down.

A strong fishy stench rose from the corpse in his hand, causing the others inside the vehicle to turn pale.

Although the armored vehicle isn't as comfortable as a tour bus, considering they would use these two armored vehicles as the vanguard, Lin An still decided to let the Awakened Ones board.

The Judgment Eye had already been activated, but the information it gave made him somewhat incredulous.

Nothing special about it; it is indeed a normal human infant.

Moreover, its development had reached the eighth month.

But precisely because there was nothing special, it was hard to believe.

He lifted his gaze to Mo Ling, who was resting with eyes closed, his face grim:

"Are you sure it was dug out of a male zombie's belly?"

Mo Ling heard the voice, slightly lifted his head, eyebrows drooping, looking somewhat fatigued.

She slowly nodded and added:

"And it's also a middle‑aged man."

"I also found many zombies in the corpse horde with their bellies cut open."

"There were males and females."

"I suspect this thing crawled out on its own."

After speaking, Mo Ling closed his eyes to rest; he judged that the headless infant in the belly would crawl out by itself, rather than being torn open by external force.

This was based solely on her observation of the dissected wound.

The wound turned inside out, and much of the fat at its edges had been scraped away.

Unfathomable.

The infant corpse Lin An held in his hand had already surpassed her comprehension.

After hearing her description, several Awakened Ones at the base couldn't help but retch dryly.

Lin An frowned slightly; he also could not comprehend this thing.

Headless, capable of crawling out on its own, an infant, disregarding the birthing subject.

Each factor defies cognition.

If it were merely a zombie infant, he could still understand it.

In his past life he had also seen many zombie infants, most of which occurred when a pregnant mother near term was infected with the virus.

Consequently, when delivery arrived, these infants would burst out of the abdomen.

If the pregnant woman had not yet turned into a zombie, or if her head had been severed before zombification,

then the not‑yet‑zombified corpse would become food for the zombie infant.

Lin An had personally witnessed a zombie infant inside a pregnant woman's womb, starting to eat from the stomach, consuming the organs, then emerging from the chest cavity.

At the time, many of the survivors present were frightened to the point of mental breakdown.

It cannot be researched; the information is too scarce.

Unless we go to an deserted school to take a look.

Feeling heavy‑hearted, he expressionlessly tossed the headless infant corpse out of the vehicle.

Although the corpse shows no abnormality, it is undoubtedly a product of some supernatural incident.

Lacking logic, unable to be self‑consistent, and violating common sense are the three hallmarks of a supernatural incident.

We also don't know what exactly happened in Baiyang Town.

Inexplicably, he always felt that within the town, inside that elementary school building he had never even looked at, lay a secret that made his heart pound.

Although curious, Lin An does not intend to get involved in such matters.

Curiosity killed the cat; the unknown things he has encountered lately are already enough.

Suppressing his chaotic thoughts, Lin An again took out the map he had found in the camp from his ring.

Unlike civilian maps, this military map marks many special locations.

This trip to the garrison point has not gone smoothly; weapons and equipment are barely sufficient for two hundred‑person squads.

Heavy weapons, tanks, and self‑propelled artillery are nowhere to be seen.

If it weren't for the two armored vehicles, he would even think the weapons and supplies here are inferior to looting a police station.

His fingertip traced the map and stopped at a red dot.

「【Wangjiang Fourth Military Region, 306 Army】」

Not far away is a black dot, with only a few tiny characters simply marked on it.

「【Equipment Testing Ground】」

On the road, a puddle of flesh crushed by wheels writhed slowly.

After just a few seconds.

The rotten flesh swelled up like an inflating balloon, turning into a petite girl.

The newly grown hands and feet seemed somewhat unaccustomed; she, wearing a blue jacket, staggered along the direction of the wheel.

Then.

Running.