Chapter 109 – Isolation
Tu Ran opened the pass that Li Wenchuan had sent her.
The soldier carefully checked if the date was today and scrutinized whether Tu Ran’s appearance matched the photo. Once everything was confirmed, he let her in.
“Stay safe,” the soldier said kindly.
Tu Ran nodded.
When she reached the bottom of Building B, deafening gunfire erupted from inside, accompanied by screams.
Tu Ran hurriedly rushed into the corridor to investigate and saw two guards from the Executive Department carrying a stretcher toward her.
A corpse lay on the stretcher.
It was a male, his eyes wide open, with no visible pupils, only a terrifying white.
His neck was wrapped in a white bandage, with black veins intertwining and spreading out from underneath.
Bulging blue veins had already crawled up his cheeks, enveloping his entire face like a spider web.
There were three or four black bullet holes on his forehead, currently oozing blood.
Blood was seeping onto the snow-white stretcher and dripping onto the floor.
The stretcher passed by Tu Ran.
Blood splattered onto her boots.
Tu Ran looked down; the blood on the ground was startling.
It wasn’t just one trail but countless ones.
They crisscrossed on the snow-white floor.
Footprints stained the blood, resembling clusters of blood-red plum blossoms.
It wasn’t just this one person who had mutated, but many people.
Tu Ran lifted her foot and walked toward the elevator, which was stopped on the tenth floor.
She turned and headed for the staircase.
Quickly reaching the fourth floor, Tu Ran stepped into the hallway, where blood-smeared walls greeted her.
The blood had dried and turned black, with several bloody handprints standing out starkly.
“Sister Ran!”
Ding Naiqing called out from behind.
His voice was very tired.
Tu Ran turned around and saw Ding Naiqing walking over, holding a gun.
The dark circles under his eyes were very obvious.
“Go rest, I’ll take over from here,” Tu Ran said.
“Okay,” Ding Naiqing didn’t argue.
He was really exhausted.
“Sister Ran, on this floor, we have two pioneers, six guards, and four doctors. A patrol squad also makes regular rounds. If you have any questions, you can ask them.”
Ding Naiqing explained the current situation to Tu Ran wearily. “I’m responsible for these five wards. One mutated, one was bitten to death, leaving only one person.”
Tu Ran looked through the glass window of the ward door and saw someone lying in bed, covered with a blanket.
Ding Naiqing walked to another ward and said, “This ward had one mutation. It bit the doctor who was bandaging its wound to death, so now we only have three doctors on this floor.”
“I’ve reported the situation here to the higher-ups, but the medical department is short-staffed and can’t spare any more doctors.”
Ding Naiqing pointed to another room. “The two doctors live in that room. They regularly bandage the wounds of the people in the wards. We need to ensure their safety.”
Tu Ran listened carefully and nodded but had a question. “Where is the other pioneer? And what about the six guards? There are only three here.”
“They’re also resting in turns. Look, at the room at the end of the hallway,” Ding Naiqing pointed. “The other pioneer is in ward 401. That ward has a patient with a head injury whose vital signs are unstable and can’t be left without a doctor. The pioneer has to check in on him from time to time.”
“So I have to take care of that ward too?” Tu Ran asked.
