Pinglu City Quarantine Zone No. 3.
As a key area of concern, every move made by the spore addicts was meticulously recorded and regularly reported.
Zhang Minglu had previously brought Longhun here for an on-site inspection and concluded that those who had gone without food for extended periods had already entered the third stage of spore parasitism.
Several days later, an urgent report reached the Countermeasure Research Institute.
Violence had broken out in the quarantine zone.
The quarantine zone, converted from a stadium, was in complete chaos.
A large number of practitioners had huddled in a corner, leaving the central area clear as they watched the brawling crowd with terrified faces.
Around several dozen practitioners were attacking the quarantine zone staff.
With the spores deeply drawing out their potential, every one of them had become immensely strong and fast, knocking multiple staff members to the ground.
The person in charge immediately called for outside assistance. The armed forces deployed nearby soon arrived and swiftly suppressed the disturbance with superior firepower.
The moment Zhang Minglu received the news, he rushed over with Longhun. By the time they arrived, the suppression had already ended, and the several dozen troublemaking practitioners had all been tightly bound.
"What happened?" He immediately sought out the person in charge of the quarantine zone. "Why did they start fighting?"
All along, although those addicted to cultivation under the spores' influence had been fanatical, they had shown no tendency to hurt others.
On the contrary, due to their desire to preserve their own lives, these practitioners avoided conflict with others whenever possible, lest they put themselves in danger.
That was evident from the majority of people huddled in the stadium's corner, far from the central battlefield.
"These people cultivated themselves crazy!" the person in charge said darkly. "There