"The ability to extract life essence from dead corpses?"

The abilities of awakened people are all kinds of strange, and the most popular ones are naturally the combat-type abilities. But in addition, there are also many life-type awakened people.

Some people, after awakening, can catalyze the growth of plants. This is also a very valuable ability in the current era of scarcity of land.

There was only one crystal left. Xiao Chen thought about it and decided to absorb it.

Although it can be used as food rations for Mu Xiaowan, they are still in the quarantine area and there are two infected people wandering around, so it is more important to improve his combat effectiveness.

The last piece was slightly larger than the other crystals. Xiao Chen remembered that it was extracted from the "scar-faced" man.

"Um?"

Xiao Chen could clearly feel that this crystal provided him with much more force than the previous one.

"It seems that this thing is related to the strength of the deceased."

The stronger the person is, the stronger the energy provided by the crystals refined after death.

The last doubt now is whether this refining ability is only effective on people killed by oneself, or whether it works on all dead bodies.

But right now, there is no chance to verify it.

Just as Xiao Chen was stunned, a creepy breathing sound suddenly came from outside.

The sound seemed to come from a broken bellows, and at the same time, a strong bloody stench also poured into the hut through the window.

Xiao Chen and Mu Xiaowan stood up at the same time.

Infected!

"Shh."

Xiao Chen made a silent gesture to Mu Xiaowan.

Although his force power has been partially enhanced, he is still not strong enough to deal with the infected transformed by the awakened ones.

Although Mu Xiaowan and Xiao Chen were already quiet enough, the sound was getting closer and closer to them, and their breathing became more intense.

"The taste of blood."

As if a terrible sound came from the chest, Xiao Chen and Mu Xiaowan looked towards the door at the same time.

This infected person has already arrived at their doorstep.

"Dong dong."

It seemed like someone was knocking on the small wooden door outside.

For a moment, their hearts were in their throats. Looking at Mu Xiaowan, whose eyes became increasingly scarlet, Xiao Chen also pulled out the dagger from the side of his boot.

A few seconds seemed like centuries. The heavy footsteps suddenly sped up and fled into the distance from their door.

It wasn't until the sound became smaller and smaller that the two of them resumed their breathing rate at the same time.

Before Xiao Chen and Mu Xiaowan could relax, a man's voice came from outside the door again.

"It has been here before, but now it has escaped to who knows where."

Xiao Chen recognized this voice. It was the person who reminded him not to go out at night. He was from the Jiangcheng Law Enforcement Bureau.

Today, in addition to the police, every major city has people who deal with infected people and alien beast incidents. Most of them are awakened people and serve in the law enforcement bureau.

"It has been fatally injured. It shouldn't be able to escape far. Just look around here."

Another woman's voice sounded.

"Okay, let me see if anything is okay with this family first."

When Xiao Chen heard these words, his pupils shrank slightly and he glanced at the white cloth beside him.

Although he was fighting back in self-defense, killing someone was not a trivial matter, and the needles and blood-stained bowls in the room were things that could not be seen.

Then, he rushed to the door almost instantly, opened the door at once, and walked out first.

"It, is the infected person gone?"

Seeing the frightened young man in front of them, both of them were stunned for a moment at the door.

"Is it you?"

Liu Zhenhai remembered the young man in front of him. He looked into the house and saw a thin little girl leaning against the door, her body trembling and her eyes blank.

The room was pitch dark, and there was no one else around.

"Well, you're scared, don't worry, with us here, you will be fine."

Liu Zhenhai smiled and stretched out his hand to touch Mu Xiaowan's head, but Mu Xiaowan seemed to be afraid of strangers, so she immediately retracted and closed the door, leaving only a small gap, observing the two people at the door.

Liu Zhenhai and Chu Hongxiu beside her were both amused by her actions.

"Xiaowan, don't be afraid, these two are big shots from the Law Enforcement Bureau. They will protect us."

Liu Zhenhai seemed to be very impressed by this sentence. Knowing that both of them were safe, he nodded and said.

"Young man, you've done a great job. Don't make a sound even if you're afraid. Are you the only two in this room? Where are the adults in your family?"

Xiao Chen's eyes showed a little sadness. Seeing his and Mu Xiaowan's expressions, Liu Zhenhai and Chu Hongxiu beside him looked at each other and understood the situation.

There are many orphans like this in the slums.

Although the slum is close to the city wall, it leads directly to the wilderness after all. Occasionally, people want to go to the wilderness to do some work, but are eventually killed by mutant beasts in the wilderness. It is too common.

Liu Zhenhai patted Xiao Chen's shoulder, and at this moment, a voice came from the intercom.

"Captain, I've looked around and found no trace of infected person No. 2. It seems to have escaped."

Um?

Liu Zhenhai and Chu Hongxiu frowned at the same time.

The infected person just now was just a mutated first-level awakener, and could be said to be a relatively weak infected person.

Being attacked by them and seriously injured, it stands to reason that he would not be able to escape far.

At this moment, Xiao Chen also raised his head and looked into the distance. From the sound of footsteps, he probably knew the direction in which the infected person had fled. At this moment, he made a surprising discovery.

Two to three hundred meters away, a strong green light appeared in an abandoned church that once stood in a slum.

This color is exactly the same as the light group that appeared after Scarface died.

Liu Zhenhai and the others, like Mu Xiaowan before, did not see such an obvious light group at all.

"Where will it be?"

Liu Zhenhai frowned. There were two infected people in total. If one of them was killed, they wouldn't need to split up and things would be much easier to handle.

Can it still be allowed to run away?

Xiao Chen looked at the green mass, feeling a little moved in his heart.

The scar-faced man is not an awakened person, but has some force power. He is a thug who is stronger than ordinary people. The crystals provided are enough to increase his force power.

If it is the life crystal produced after the infected person dies...

Not to mention, if Xiao Chen can become an awakener, then he will have the capital to move to a safer city with Mu Xiaowan.

"Sir, I know where it went."

Xiao Chen's voice surprised Liu Zhenhai.

"Did you see it?"

"Well, I was scared just now, so when it escaped, I looked through the window. I can take you there."

Liu Zhenhai and Chu Hongxiu looked at each other, both surprised.

You know, when ordinary people face an infected person and are so close to each other, it would be good if they can control their screams and stay calm.

And the young man in front of him actually dared to observe its movements, which can be described as more than just courageous.

But right now, killing the seriously injured infected person is the top priority.

"Okay, then you lead the way and don't leave me more than three meters away. If you are not found, I will send you back."

Chu Hongxiu frowned slightly beside her.

"Liu Captain, isn't it too dangerous to bring a child?"

Liu Zhenhai waved his hand.

"It's okay. There is no trace of the other infected person yet. The danger level of this one is still under control. Let's go."

Chu Hongxiu nodded.

"By the way, my name is Liu Zhenhai, captain of the Jiangcheng Law Enforcement Bureau, and this is deputy captain Chu Hongxiu."

Liu Zhenhai smiled heartily and patted Xiao Chen on the shoulder.

"My name is Xiao Chen."
Chapter completed!