Progenitor Pathogenized Object [Pestilence Compendium] (1)

Beneath the Epidemic Prevention Office.

Zhou Zhi clapped his hands and walked toward Hua Qianqiu.

"What an excellent teammate you are, Senior Hua Qianqiu."

Watching Hua Qianqiu cleanly dispatch Xi He and put away his Six Pestilence Blades, Zhou Zhi could not help but sigh.

Hua Qianqiu shook his head. "If we are talking solely about pestilence combat, I am not skilled at it. At the very least, it is my weakest subject."

Zhou Zhi felt as though he had said those exact words before.

He stepped over the corpses on the ground and headed deeper in with Hua Qianqiu.

The distance flickered between light and darkness.

The air grew unpleasant, carrying an obscure and indescribable sensation.

Zhou Zhi trailed half a step behind Hua Qianqiu. "Hua Qianqiu, these ancient Plague Exterminators have endured a thousand years of erosion and survived the Great Calamity. Every one of them has become vicious and hateful."

"Chen Junsheng, whom I encountered at the Palace, and the Teeth Brothers just now were particularly representative examples."

"My question is, Senior Hua, you are also an ancient Plague Exterminator. Why is your temperament so mild, without the slightest trace of the aggression brought by erosion? Or have you simply concealed it too well, so well that even I failed to notice?"

Zhou Zhi moved slightly closer to Hua Qianqiu.

Hua Qianqiu did not seem inclined to hide it. "Because... I do not truly count as an ancient Plague Exterminator."

"So-called ancient Plague Exterminators are like ordinary food. If it is not put in a refrigerator, bacteria will grow and it will spoil."

"Using various methods to preserve it—that is the essence of the ancient era."

"Using resin amber to preserve the body, freezing cells through cryogenic methods, employing internal-organ preservation techniques to return from death... These