Six days later.
The group of thirteen, led by Zhang Xing from M Base, passed through a DN-1 base once more, acquired six C-rank evolved reinforcements, and headed toward M Base.
The wilderness was fraught with danger. Even though everyone in the group was a C-rank evolved or above, their journey remained riddled with hardship.
They had not yet reached the Dragonrise River Li Qingya had specifically warned them about when one of the C-rank evolved reinforcements Zhang Xing had recruited at CF-2 Base was unexpectedly invaded by a Bloodletter Leech.
"How is he?"
Zhang Xing asked with a frown.
An evolved who specialized in medical emergency treatment was doing everything he could to save him. After mutating and evolving in the chaotic apocalypse, this mutated leech's viciousness had far exceeded all imagination.
His arm had swollen as thick as a bucket, black deathly energy seeped from his body, and he had already fallen unconscious. He had even lost control of his bowels and bladder**, while a rope was tightly bound around his arm.
"No. Conditions here are too limited. This arm can't be saved."
The emergency medic shook his head and sighed.
"He should count himself lucky. This Bloodletter Leech invaded through his arm. If it had entered anywhere else, he would have been beyond saving."
The unconscious evolved had no right to decide. After obtaining the agreement of the evolved who had come with him, Zhang Xing nodded. The medical evolved then cleanly severed the bucket-thick arm, and black, tainted blood flowed out.
The Dragonrise River was over two hundred meters wide, its waves churning as it surged toward the sea.
"Everyone, stay quiet. Hide where you are and wait until the night passes."
Zhang Xing lowered his wrist and spoke in a deep voice. The youngest-looking