He Dashan lay on the ground and howled miserably.

His upper body was covered in blood, and his eyes were also fascinated by blood, and he couldn't see clearly.

Chen Po took a few steps forward, grabbed He Dashan's left ear, picked up his whole person from the ground, and roared in a rapid and trembling voice: "Get out of here yourself?" Or will I beat you to death right now? ”

Her tone is terrifying. Hoarse, muffled, as if the beast had caught the food and was about to bite before it let out a low roar.

He Dashan suddenly felt that the wound was not so painful. In the face of the fierce Chen Po, she didn't have the slightest ability to resist. Although there are many things in this matter that make no sense and are weird, He Dashan also understands the truth that heroes don't suffer immediate losses. He stopped calling, nodded his head again and again, grabbed the coat that had fallen on the ground with one hand, covered the wound on his face with the other, his face was pale, he opened the door without saying a word, and stumbled out.

Behind him, Chen Po slammed the door as fast as she could. Then, the whole person leaned back there, his face full of pain, and the pale wrinkles were tangled together, and he gasped for breath.

I'm so hungry!

The moment He Dashan's face was beaten by himself and blood flowed, Chen Po suddenly had the idea of wanting to eat He Dashan.

The three kilograms of pork bought at the evening market are simply not enough to eat. The empty stomach pouch began to release an extremely strong hunger signal.

Chen Po felt more and more unable to control her behavior.

The remnants of her brain told her that she couldn't do it.

He Dashan is not a pig after all.

Of course, it's okay to teach him a lesson. But if you kill him and eat him, things will get out of hand.

The unbearable torture of hunger made Chen Po's face show a hideous and fierce expression. She tilted her head back, her hands clutching at her throat and chest. Sharp nails cut through the skin, and dense and neat blood marks appeared. This is a physiological convulsion caused by excessive hunger. Po Chen felt like she was going crazy. She saw the blood on her hand and put her finger in her mouth without thinking.

She couldn't take care of that much anymore. As long as it is blood, as long as it is food, in Chen Po's opinion, it is a good thing that can relieve pain. She now regrets why she let He Dashan go. He was strong and as big as an ox, enough to have a good meal for himself.

In just a few minutes, Chen Po's thinking and consciousness have undergone a complete change.

That little bit of blood on his hands was not enough. The empty stomach was stimulated and squirmed violently. Chen Po's dark and red eyes flashed with pain. She had completely lost her mind, and the tip of her tongue was no longer satisfied with sucking on a small amount of residual blood. The upper and lower jaws were driven by the subconscious to bite hard, and the moment the hard teeth touched the skin on the surface of the fingers, Chen Po's brain suddenly woke up, and it was too late to stop this behavior.

I only heard a crisp sound of "click", and Chen Po bit off the middle finger of her left hand.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the severed finger area, and Chen Po's brain was numb. The smell of blood quickly turns into a sweet taste in the mouth, and although the fingers are not as delicious as raw pork, it is also a good choice for filling the stomach in a hungry state. The only drawback...... This middle finger is mine.

Why did you let He Dashan go?

He's my food.

Po Chen sat paralyzed on the ground for a long time, keeping her fingers in her mouth without the slightest change. As she regained consciousness, she remembered something that had happened. The tip of her tongue licked the bitten finger, and every time she touched the jagged edge of the broken bone, Chen Po would have an indescribable fear and despair.

Me, what the hell is wrong with me?

She held the ground with one hand and struggled to get to her feet. The kind of power that almost killed He Dashan before had been drained from his body at this moment.

Chen Po didn't want to do anything now, and her mind was numb. Looking down at the severed finger that had stopped bleeding, she staggered and slowly walked into the bedroom, where she lay on the bed, covered with the quilt, and buried her face deep in the pillow.

……

When he got up in the morning and went to work in the hospital, Liu Tianming was thinking about a problem.

What is Aler?

The mystery man's explanation should be clear enough———— it was a unit of weights and measures.

Recently, Liu Tianming no longer lives in the hospital dormitory, and rarely eats in the hospital canteen. He felt like a monster who was afraid of light and lived alone, and had to avoid the crowd as much as possible.

The small pot of rice noodles at the entrance of the hospital tastes very good. Every morning passed by and it was overcrowded. Liu Tianming lined up patiently, but his eyes were on the people around him who were already eating rice noodles.

Foods such as rice noodles and noodles in snack bars are counted in "bowls". So, will "Aler" also belong to the same unit of measurement? Perhaps, just the name and name are different, and the basic concept will not make any difference.

A bowl of rice noodles for eight yuan can feed an adult without feeling hungry from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. After this time, the food has been completely digested in the body. At this time, it is necessary to continue eating.

The mysterious man said that preying on a normal form of infected body is equivalent to obtaining the nourishment of an alel.

Liu Tianming has a deep understanding of this.

He clearly remembered that the sudden increase in his running speed was the change after sucking out Xiao Wu's blood in the chicken farm. In other words, he got the first Alel nutrients from Xiao Wu.

After eating rice noodles in three bites and wiping a handful of hot sweat on his forehead, Liu Tianming took out the medicine bottle from his jacket pocket, shook out a large handful of amoxicillin capsules, and swallowed the pills slowly with the residual soup in the bowl.

He didn't ask the mystery man about antibiotics on the computer.

Liu Tianming has a feeling that there must be some kind of connection between antibiotics and the virus that infects them.

I don't eat much sugar anymore. The demand for food is not much different from that of normal people, at most the amount of food is larger.

At least, he didn't eat raw meat directly like Xiao Wu and Chen Po.

Sighing softly, Liu Tianming stood up and walked towards the gate of the hospital in the distance.

He didn't know what the future would become. Last night's conversation with the mysterious man made Liu Tianming even more worried.

Mosul in Iraq, Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan, Kinshasa in Congo, and Paulistana in Brazil have all been infected in normal form...... These are the exact words of the mysterious man.

After the conversation ended last night, Liu Tianming checked the information and found that there were common points in these places.

War, or regional tension, social security is extremely unstable.

The mystery man also mentions other places: the Himalayas, the Mongolian Altai Mountains, and the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains.

These places are inaccessible, and even if some kind of monster appears, it will not be known to the outside world.

What's even more terrifying is the mysterious man's reply to Liu Tianming's request to see the pictures of normal infected bodies. It's just an understatement of "you'll see", which is full of too many unknowable and inexplicable factors.

Liu Tianming couldn't help but shudder.

He felt that he was in every possibility of becoming someone else's prey.

Yes, there can't be just one infected.

Although the mysterious man did not mention this matter, Liu Tianming had already guessed from his own experience that the existence of different infected individuals could not always be companions. Nutrients need to be obtained through predation, which means that you are a hunter or a prey in the eyes of others.

It takes three alel nutrients for the nascent larvae to evolve into the first stage. So, does that mean I have to suck up the blood of two more normal-form infected people?

……

Today is Wednesday and there are fewer patients than usual. He followed the director around the ward, had a basic understanding of the situation of the inpatients, and after completing the supplement of the medical records, Liu Tianming was fine.

He looked at the time on his phone, 10:38 a.m.

Liu Tianming was eager to go to the underground morgue to have a look.

It is basically certain that Chen Po is also infected.

If Po Chen's situation is not as serious as Xiao Wu's, and she still maintains her sanity, maybe she can learn some useful information from it.

Thinking of this, he casually made an excuse and walked out of the room.

Liu Tianming did not choose to take the elevator. Although the morgue is located on the fourth basement level and can only be reached by dedicated hospital access, it is inevitable that you will encounter other people. He entered the dark staircase and descended into the deepest depths of the gloom.

Walking around the corner, the window of the morgue office is still open. Po Chen sat behind her desk in a white coat. She calmly looked at Liu Tianming, who had just walked into the room, without any movement, no difference from usual.

She raised her head and asked lightly, "Doctor Liu, is there something wrong?" ”

Liu Tianming was a little speechless for a while. He really didn't know how to open up the conversation in this situation. Standing awkwardly for a moment, he pulled a wooden stool from the side and sat down across the desk.

Chen ...... Dr. Chan. ”

Liu Tianming subconsciously wanted to call out the word "Chen Po" like everyone else, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not appropriate, so he changed the most commonly used name in the hospital. He forced out a smile and said seriously, "I want to talk to you." ”

Chen Po's eyes that were wrapped in dense wrinkles released a trace of essence, and then dimmed, and her flat expression did not change in the slightest: "What do you want to talk about?" ”

Liu Tianming thought of many kinds of opening statements, but none of them fit the current situation. After thinking seriously for nearly half a minute, Liu Tianming was very serious and cautious and said, "Last night, I saw you buying meat in the vegetable market. ”

A sharp cold light flashed in the depths of Po Chen's eyes. Under the table, which Liu Tianming couldn't see, Chen Po slowly opened her hands and took an attack posture.