Old Donny was observing the surrounding environment anxiously along the way, very afraid that a group of fast-moving zombie monsters would suddenly rush out from all directions, stop his car and kill him just like he had just seen.
However, the return journey made him feel relieved. The journey of several hours was safe and sound. When he was still a few hundred meters away from the Arkansas stronghold, he suddenly received an order from Professor Mallock.
"Mr. Donnie, please stay where you are and do not move forward. Our staff will disinfect you."
Hearing this, Old Donny suddenly felt a little scared. He was afraid that he would be eliminated like a virus like in some movies. So he was silent for a few seconds, and asked in a somewhat dry voice:
"Mr. Mallock, have any other team members returned?"
Professor Mallock's voice remained calm as he said seriously:
"Not yet. You are the first one to come back."
Old Downey was silent. He was not a talkative person. He looked up and looked out the window. Seven or eight researchers in closed protective clothing had walked to his car. Holding a spray system that looked like a sprinkler in their hands, they began to use various disinfection methods to disinfect the entire exterior of the car.
A few minutes later, the workers dealt with Downey himself and the fungal zombies he placed in the car.
Finally, Downey was locked in a sealed room for isolated observation, and the samples of fungal zombies he brought back were sent to Professor Malloch's temporary laboratory for preliminary research.
I ate, drank, defecated, urinated, and slept, and was asked some questions about Texas.
After being detained for about a week and undergoing several blood draws and tests, Old Donnie was finally released.
It is estimated that the emergence of the fungal virus has hit Dr. Melfa hard. Leon tried to persuade him, but the doctor insisted that the details of the fungal virus must be understood as soon as possible in order to help the progress of the research on the virus serum.
"When the time comes, we will start a new research project to study this new type of fungal virus."
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However, as an excellent researcher, Dr. Melfa quickly calmed down and said to Leon with the report:
In the end, the two had a quarrel, neither of them could convince the other, and pushed the issue to Leon.
If things continue to develop in this way, the successful development of zombie virus serum and virus antibodies will be a long way off.
"By then, you will have weakened the power of the Salvation Army and also have bargaining chips for negotiation with them."
After careful consideration, Lyon finally decided to send both Abraham's team and Jasmine's team near Arkansas to the front-line stronghold.
Jesus looked up at the man sitting on the throne. This was his second time being in close contact with Negan. In the past, even when Negan was inspecting his base, he would stay away from him to avoid attracting the attention of this smart man.
Dwight lowered his head, behaved very submissively, and said:
"After so many sacrifices, are we just going to pretend nothing happened?"
No one dared to disobey the command of the Supreme Leader of the Human Union, and Lyon's plan was very feasible. After they discussed the details and assigned their respective tasks, they began to implement the plan.
"However, their main transmission route is still through airborne transmission and contact transmission, and the possibility of infection to ordinary people is not very high."
However, his reason was not recognized by Sean.
"The Salvation Army isn't just a bunch of good guys. Weren't all the men in the seaside hotel killed by them?"
Hearing the number of these soldiers, Negan let down his guard. In his opinion, no matter how powerful the military soldiers were, a team of fifty people would not pose any threat to him.
"A report is just a report after all. Moreover, Professor Mallock only collected samples from zombie corpses. They cannot be used as the most authentic basis. We need to study the various capabilities of these fungal viruses when they are alive."
Lyon somewhat understood Dr. Melfa's idea. Viral serum and viral antibodies were not easy research projects. Dr. Melfa had been working hard on this research over the years.
"No problem. Researching the zombie virus is related to the safety of all of us humans. I will do my best to assist you."
"Yes, great Negan."
Daryl, wearing a neat military uniform, sat majestically in the seat that originally belonged to Gedgory, looking coldly at the trembling old man in front of him.
However, this team is not some CRM deserters, but an elite force led by Daryl.
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Of course, the Human Union did not break its promise. Not only did the three survivors receive a reward of 30,000 contribution points, but even the injection of the mysterious potion that Old Donny was most concerned about would be arranged after the President's consent.
A week later, at the Melfa Research Center, after obtaining the preliminary research data from Professor Mallock, Lyon immediately talked with Hathaway and Dr. Melfa.
There was indeed an army that occupied the mountaintop village and was equipped with many advanced weapons.
A few days later, Negan, who was staying in his palace, suddenly heard an interesting news.
Negan touched the stubble on his chin, put Lucille on the ground, and asked with interest:
"What kind of soldiers? How many of them are there?"
Rick's ideas are very humane, although a little stupid and hypocritical. But if he is just an ordinary team member or an ordinary resident, no one wants his leader to be a selfish person with no bottom line.
"However, the group of deserters did not kill anyone. They just stole some of our food and occupied the place where we lived."
Back in Ohio, after formally meeting the leaders of several survivor camps found by Jesus, Rick decided to talk to the Saviors first.
"If I find out again next time, I will burn the other side of your face in front of her."
"Rick, your decision is wrong."
"The people in the mountaintop village didn't dare to resist when they saw their tanks, and now they have been occupied by them."
"The situation is still optimistic."
But today, he took the initiative to come to the door and reported the news, which really aroused Negan's interest.
Dr. Melfa frowned, picked up the report, and remained silent for a long time.
"How about this? We will transport some more professional scientific research equipment to Arkansas and build a cutting-edge scientific research center there, which I will personally lead."
"Go back and find out if they have any other companions. We will not go to the Hilltop Village to collect tribute this month. It is best not to let them know about our Savior Army."
"Although the coexistence of fungal viruses and zombie viruses has made the world more complicated, no one can tell whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."
Leon found the conflicting ideas between the two very interesting.
"If you go and negotiate with them first, we will lose the opportunity to strike first."
Jesus pretended to recall and spoke the words he had prepared long ago.
"Leave this problem to me and Hathaway. In about half a month, we should be able to manufacture a device that can detect the concentration of fungal viruses in the air."
"Only in this way can we reduce unnecessary accidents."
Otherwise, even if a serum to fight the zombie virus is developed, it cannot be determined whether it will be effective against the latest changes in the virus.
At the same time, he also issued a mission to Jasmine's team. After the expedition team arrived, they would take people to the Wisson Virus Research Institute on the Mexican border and transport the various research equipment there back to the temporary research center in Arkansas.
"We must have the most accurate intelligence so that we can make appropriate countermeasures in a timely manner."
But in just less than four years, the zombie virus serum has undergone several mutations, and now, a fungal virus has appeared and mixed with the zombie virus, which really caught people off guard.
"Watch carefully and tell me everything you see, okay?"
"The mountaintop stronghold was occupied by a group of soldiers?"
"As long as we take good precautions and create equipment that can measure the concentration of this fungal virus in the air, we can prevent ordinary survivors from being infected by it to a large extent."
The three of them discussed for a while, but in the end they still couldn't convince Dr. Melfa, who was old-fashioned.
"If we had fought again afterwards, they would have inflicted more losses on our soldiers."
Dr. Melfa hesitated. She thought for several seconds before saying to Leon and Hathaway:
"We can't confirm yet whether live fungal viruses are more infectious, so we can't take the risk of bringing them back from Arkansas."
Dwight shuddered upon hearing this, as if he remembered the pain of having half of his face burned off. He said with a trembling voice:
After thinking for more than ten seconds, Nigan opened his mouth and ordered:
Although Rick felt that what Sean said made sense, his sense of responsibility as a good person forced him to think that he must give the Saviors a chance to resolve the issue peacefully.
Hearing that the fungal virus was not as infectious as he had imagined, Leon secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded to Dr. Melfa and said:
However, his decision was opposed by Sean.
Hathaway took the report and quickly entered scholar mode, explaining the information about the fungal virus to Leon in a serious manner.
"People died at the Hilltop Village, the university camp, and the miners' camp."
"You can use this as a good opportunity to set up a scam. I will have someone send you a batch of super anesthetic smoke so that you can capture a group of Savior Army soldiers alive."
"Yes."
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Just like the front and back of a mirror, both types of people have their own advantages and disadvantages, but as a leader of a force, Leon thought about it and said to Rick:
"Since the Savior Army is equipped with iron armor and has a large number of people, I will send thirty main battle tanks and twenty other land combat vehicles, a mobile force of about three hundred people, to support you."
The sharp look in his eyes made Gedgori, who wanted to say something, tremble all over and could not utter a word.
Rick, however, feels that he did nothing wrong. Although the Saviors have done a lot of wrong things, many things were forced upon them in order to survive. There are very few pure good people in this world.
After he was released, he learned that of the ten survivors who went to Texas with him, only he and the two middle-aged couple managed to return alive.
"Not bad. According to Professor Mallock's research, the infectivity of this fungal virus is stronger than that of the ordinary zombie virus."
Moreover, the Savior Army has thousands of people, and it is impossible that all of them are bad people. Once the two sides really start a war, many innocent people will be forced to die in vain.
Hathaway thought for a moment and said to Dr. Melfa:
"Doctor, should we also need living samples?"
Seeing Dwight's meek and obedient appearance, Negan couldn't help but reveal a smug smile on his face and said:
"I know that you are secretly meeting with Shirley, but Shirley is my wife now."
So, under Lyon's operation, an expedition team of more than 300 people, escorting a large amount of supplies, began to travel from Georgia to Arkansas.
Logically speaking, Sean's thoughts are more in line with the concepts of modern survivors. Everything is based on oneself, and you can do anything as long as it is beneficial to yourself.
Jesus nodded, bowed respectfully, and left.
With these elite members of the Sting Squad around, he doesn't need to worry too much about combat matters.
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"I don't know where these deserters came from. There aren't many of them, only about fifty, but their equipment and weapons are very good, including a tank and several armored vehicles."
"As you command, great Negan."
"As long as the density of fungi in the air does not exceed a certain limit, or if we are scratched or bitten by these fungal monsters, ordinary people like us will not be infected by these fungal viruses."
Inside the mountaintop village.
After he left, Negan immediately called his other men, found a man with a burn scar on his face, patted him on the face, and said:
"Dwight, follow Jesus quietly and go to the vicinity of the Hilltop Village to observe their situation and see if there is really a pair of soldiers occupying the Hilltop Village."
In fact, the information Jesus told Negan was basically not a lie.
With the support of the President, Rick was full of motivation. He told Sean, Jesus and others the battle plan he got from Leon.
"As for whether or not to completely destroy the Salvation Army, it depends on whether their leader knows what's best for them."
"Didn't the survivor named Jesus pretend that he was an undercover agent of the Hilltop?"
In order to ensure that the intelligence was not leaked and to make the performance more realistic, everyone in the mountaintop village, except Jesus, thought that this army was really bad guys, and no one dared to really resist them.
Daryl followed the plan discussed with Rick, tied up the other soldiers in the team, and robbed most of the food and shelter in the Hilltop Village, but he did not kill them all. Instead, he gave the villagers some rations and tents for the army.
As for the so-called leader of the mountaintop, Gedgory, when Daryl learned about what this old man had done from Jesus, he instinctively thought that this guy was just a coward. He only assigned him a utility room in the mansion to store cleaning tools and ignored him.
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