Meanwhile, the bound search team members all opened their eyes in unison, crimson spreading through them.
"Roar—"
Ferocious roars erupted from their throats, veins bulging across their faces. Their teeth sharpened, and with a violent shudder, the iron chains snapped with a clatter as they rose from the ground.
Clearly, they had long since been infected by the Mutant Virus.
Sun Yuhang and the others frowned at the sight.
"This is all a trap. Vampires have already spread into Dragon Country."
"Then... what do we do?"
Chen Ming was undoubtedly the most panicked. The Mutant Virus was highly infectious, and it was currently spreading through his body.
He watched as his crimson blood rapidly turned murky, while intense pain surged through him.
"I'm mutating!"
Cheng Luoyi reacted swiftly, drawing the longsword from her back and driving it fiercely into his wounded shoulder.
"Pfft!"
The sharp blade plunged into his flesh, nearly piercing straight through him. Black blood sprayed from the wound.
"Aah—"
Chen Ming immediately cried out in agony, baring his teeth from the pain.
Cheng Luoyi said,
"The Mutant Virus is nothing serious. Just drain out the poisoned blood."
...Chen Ming's face darkened as he clenched his teeth, cold sweat continuously beading on his forehead. She made it sound easy. He had not awakened any ability to enjoy pain, so the agony of bloodletting was difficult to endure.
Sun Yuhang stepped in to help as well.
"Uncle Chen, let me give you a hand."
With a wave of his hand, he activated the Blood Control Technique. An even larger mass of poisoned blood sprayed from the wound like a small fountain, quickly draining away.
Waves of dizziness washed over Chen Ming, and he nearly fainted. His body had become extremely weak.
"Thanks so much..."
However, the virus-infected search team