"Many residents aren't opening their doors, but I checked inside with my mind. Either no one's there, or everyone inside is safe." Jiang Long reported as he continued checking.
"What about animals?" Sister You asked.
"This house is very sturdy. There isn't even any soil in the entire residential complex—just seamless floor tiles. There aren't any ants, cockroaches, rats, or anything like that, either. Also, the roast duck jumped from the building, and the deceased picked it up immediately afterward. So apart from the first floor, none of the residents upstairs were affected." Jiang Long said.
"Great. I love houses like this... You don't need to worry about microorganisms. Plants, fungi, and protists can all be ignored, too. I've confirmed it. None of them can be infected." Sister You stated firmly.
"That's good. Then what kind of animal corpse can be infected?" Jiang Long asked.
After experimenting for a long while, Sister You said, "It seems... as long as an animal corpse still has the ability to bite or sting someone, it will transform."
Aside from the instantaneous corpse-mutation field, zombies also possessed the ability to infect through biting.
That was their only way of infecting living things. Bites alone were enough; scratches and contact with blood would not cause infection.
An animal that was bitten or stung would die and turn into a zombie in about two minutes.
However, because of the Nano-membrane, no second person had been infected by a bite yet. Things like mantis shrimp posed no threat at all.
Other than the person who had been bitten to death by a dog, everyone else had merely been frightened.
This was thanks to the advances of modern technology and the cheap, widespread availability of Nano-membranes. They had been a major factor in solving the frequent shooting incidents,