The sudden piercing pain drove Lucas crazy in an instant, making it unbearable for him.

In pain, Lucas glanced back at Taylor, and his pupils rapidly contracted.

Taylor's grayish-white zombie eyes had completely turned red at this point.

With just one glance, Lucas saw bloodlust, frenzy, and a ruthless collective emotion in those red eyes.

Not only Taylor, but the black cat, hunched in front of him, also had its two pitch-black eyes turn red, emitting an even stronger emotion than Taylor's eyes.

Swish—

Enduring the pain, Lucas swiftly drew the recurve knife from his back.

Danger!

A sense of danger, one that he hadn't experienced since his rebirth, enveloped Lucas, causing his hair to stand on end.

"Black Beauty... go... kill... those monsters..."

A voice that sounded highly similar to the one coming from a zombie's throat intermittently came out of Taylor's mouth.

Hoarse, indifferent... completely unlike a sound that a human could produce.

Just as Lucas was about to speak, he saw a black figure blink and disappear from his sight.

It was as if a bullet had been shot out of a gun.

Bang—

A muffled sound came from a distance, followed by a pitiful scream.

The black figure from earlier was the black cat!

It was swiftly moving!

Upon hearing the scream, Lucas snapped out of his daze and quickly looked in the direction of the infected creatures and insects. He instantly turned on the bus's headlights using his watch.

The headlights illuminated the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Bang, bang, bang—

A series of muffled sounds echoed among the insects and infected creatures.

The scene before Lucas at that moment truly astonished him...

Several yellow insects and infected wild boars were being swiftly torn apart by the black cat, forming a streak of black shadow!

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Countless fragments of insects and infected wild boars fell from the air.

The scene was incredibly bloody.

But it wasn't over yet!

The remaining infected creature, which resembled a tiger, began running frantically, trying to escape the fate of being torn apart.

Bang—

Before the tiger-like infected creature could run a dozen meters, Lucas saw a black shadow strike its massive head.

Its head instantly turned into a mist of blood, without even a hint of a scream.

This wasn't just any black cat; Lucas felt like it was a devil...

Just as Lucas thought the black cat was extremely abnormal, he suddenly felt a chilling sensation on his back.

Oh no!

Only then did Lucas remember that there was still a monster behind him.

Shadow!

Lucas shouted loudly and instantly released a shadow clone.

In that instant, Lucas felt that if he were to turn around, his life would be in danger. Without hesitation, he released the shadow clone.

Fortunately, he had already withdrawn the shadow clone beforehand, leaving Lucas feeling quite relieved.

After the shadow clone appeared, Lucas cautiously turned his body to look at Taylor.

"Taylor, you..."

Just as he was about to speak, Lucas swallowed his words. He wasn't even sure if the person in front of him was still human!

Taylor's appearance in Lucas's eyes had drastically changed.

The zombie eyes he had before were still completely blood-red, but now it wasn't only his eyes—half of Taylor's face and one of his hands had turned grayish-white, covered in bulging blood vessels, almost indistinguishable from a zombie's face and hand.

Strangely, Taylor's other half of the face and hand remained normal, with no changes at all.

Both the red eyes and the normal eyes were fixed on Lucas.

With just one glance, Lucas felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, shooting straight to his forehead.

"I'm leaving... Take care of... my grandpa... gasps..."

"My grandpa is in trouble... You're dead... gasps..."

Taylor suddenly spoke, and it seemed even more difficult and painful than before. Lucas could almost feel how much effort and pain it took for him to speak.

However, Lucas was not pleased.

Was he being threatened?

How could a creature that he didn't know whether it was human or a zombie be so arrogant!

"What do you mean?"

Lucas responded calmly, gripping the recurve knife tightly, while the shadow clone blocked Taylor's possible charge.

The changes in Taylor's body initially startled Lucas, raising his alertness. But once that feeling passed, Lucas calmed down.

He didn't feel afraid.

His own body had been modified by the system, and he had immunity to infection. It wouldn't be easy to harm him.

"Mata Hari, have the professor come up to the roof of the bus!"

Without waiting for Taylor to make a move, Lucas shouted towards the position of the skylight.

Even without Taylor saying anything, Lucas had no intention of letting him stay here any longer.

Lucas's intuition told him that the danger posed by the boy in front of him was greater than that of the insects and infected beings.

"Hoo..."

Lucas's sudden order for the professor to come up seemed to catch Taylor off guard. He appeared angry, his chest heaving violently, and the color of his red pupils seemed to deepen.

"You go stand at the back of the bus so as not to frighten your grandfather."

Lucas didn't care if Taylor was angry or not. He said another sentence and retracted his shadow clone.

At this moment, the professor had already stuck his head out of the skylight, and Lucas swiftly pulled him up.

"Professor, see for yourself."

After the professor stood in place, Lucas pointed behind him.

"Grandpa, I have to go... I'm sorry."

Before the professor could turn around, Taylor spoke again.

The professor was startled, finding the voice both familiar and unfamiliar. He was about to turn around when Lucas pulled him forcefully.

Just at that moment, the bus suddenly shook violently.

Bang—

A loud noise rang out.

In Lucas's line of sight, Taylor suddenly exerted force with his legs and stomped heavily on the roof of the bus, propelling himself at least twenty meters away.

After landing, Taylor didn't stop. He avoided the light from the bus headlights and swiftly disappeared into the darkness.

At the same time, Lucas released his hold on the professor and picked up the control panel to rapidly elevate the drone.

Through the camera's view, Lucas quickly found Taylor's location.

Within a few breaths, Taylor in the footage had actually charged in front of the group of hiding infected monkeys.

This scene shocked Lucas once again.

The infected monkeys were just standing there, motionless. When Taylor positioned himself in front of them, a black shadow jumped onto Taylor's shoulder, and all the infected monkeys suddenly prostrated themselves on the ground.

Their heads were all facing Taylor, as if bowing to him, with a profound sense of devotion.

What had happened to Taylor?

No, he couldn't let him go!

Filled with questions in his mind, an inexplicable thought flashed through Lucas's mind. Almost involuntarily, he picked up the sniper rifle and took a shot at Taylor.

Boom—

A loud sound echoed, followed by the sounds of distressed screams resembling monkeys from a distance.

The shot missed.

Through the scope, only one infected monkey that had stood in front of Taylor was blown away by the sniper rifle, its lower body completely gone. At the same time, at least three infected monkeys positioned themselves in front of Taylor.

Watching this scene through the scope, an unfamiliar term appeared in Lucas's mind.

"Half-infected being!"