Everyone was delighted as they looked at the clear liquid and smelled the gasoline.
The off-road vehicle and the van were almost out of gas.
Aside from the half tank in their fuel tanks, they had no reserves.
Being able to replenish their gasoline this time was a tremendous stroke of good fortune.
Everyone had been worrying: once they ran out completely, how could they possibly outrun Eerie on foot?
But now they had gasoline!
For a moment, Liu Hong and the men working hard to siphon the fuel all looked excited.
"What a haul!"
"This really is a huge haul!"
Smiles spread across everyone's faces.
Liu Hong watched their surroundings warily, ready at any moment to deal with a sudden attack.
But...
The first container filled up, and no attack came.
They started filling the second, and still nothing unusual happened.
When the third container was half full...
The survivor siphoning the fuel suddenly froze.
He looked at the red liquid coming out, blinked, then rubbed his eyes.
He thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.
When he leaned closer for another look, the liquid flowing from the hose was still red.
Bright red.
Thick and sticky.
And that smell...
Why did it smell so bloody?
The others smelled the foul, bloody stench without him needing to point it out.
It smelled like rotting fish, or pig's blood left sitting for half a month.
The smell burrowed into their nostrils and made their stomachs churn.
"Why... why is the stuff coming out now red?"
One survivor dabbed a little onto his finger and held it to his nose.
The next second, he bent over to one side and vomited violently.
"It's blood!"
"This is blood!"
Everyone was stunned at those words.
What shocked them even more was...
Their