Even though these Chilami were just larvae, an ordinary person would almost certainly perish if they became their host.
At this moment, several infected students also targeted Su Ming and his two companions, charging toward them.
Su Ming noticed right away and quickly shouted to Chen Tong and the others.
"Run!"
Chen Tong and Mink hurriedly followed Su Ming to the right.
Unfortunately, they didn't get far before they saw two female bodies unsteadily standing up off the ground nearby, causing all three to abruptly stop.
"This way!"
Su Ming immediately turned his head to survey the surroundings and then led them toward the school courtyard, which was more spacious and relatively easier to dodge in.
However, as they ran, Su Ming suddenly realized that Mink wasn't keeping up and immediately turned back to look at him.
"What are you doing?"
Mink was pressing something on his mobile phone while responding.
"Calling the guard squad, of course."
"Big brother, the whole city's alarm is sounding, don't they already know? Stop calling, they should be on their way here."
Su Ming reminded helplessly.
"Okay."
Mink quickly put away his phone and responded.
At that moment, at the school gates, three armored transport vehicles rushed in and suddenly screeched to a halt.
Clang~
The vehicle door opened, and a tall man about 1.9 meters, with a muscular body wearing a grey metal exoskeleton called "Iron Shell" and carrying a Shock Gun, leaped down first, followed by several guards clad in combat uniforms getting out of the vehicles.
"Aow~"
Just then, a humanoid Parasite charged towards them, screaming.
Captain Daniel, leading the group, immediately lifted his Shock Gun and fired a shot!
Boom~
The head of the charging humanoid Parasite was instantly blown half apart, and it fell to the ground following the sound. Daniel walked past the fallen Parasite and casually fired another shot into its heart.
Under the cover of night, the shrill sound of gunfire was strikingly prominent in the chaotic scene. Clearly frightened, people started looking toward the source of the sound.
"The guards are here!"
Some students, terrified to the extreme, shouted with immense relief.
Elsewhere, hearing the gunfire, Mink allowed his tense heart to relax slightly.
"They've finally arrived."
"Yeah, let's move toward the sound of the gunfire!"
Su Ming said calmly.
"Alright!"
Chen Tong and Mink immediately nodded in agreement.
At that moment, the guards who had stormed into the school raised their firearms and started shooting fiercely at the Parasite-infected students and rats!
Bang bang~
The hit humanoid Parasites were blasted apart, dropping one by one.
Although Chilami weren't particularly afraid of physical damage, it did not mean that firearms and physical attacks had no effect on them. When they suffered significant injuries, their life vitality also decreased. If their life vitality fell below fifty percent, they would enter a state of death dormancy.
In this state, the Chilami would slowly die. However, if they received new cellular energy during this state or merged with their kind, their vitality would increase. Once their vitality exceeded fifty percent, the Chilami would revive and regain mobility.
Thus, often after fighting with Chilami, special teams were required for cleanup and follow-up.
Qian Feng, the Chief of Security, was initially overjoyed to see the guards arrive, but then his brow furrowed again—the number of people seemed too small, didn't it? However, he refrained from complaining since these might just be the advance forces.
He immediately rushed over to inquire with Captain Daniel who was leading the team.
"Captain, you've finally arrived. There are too many Chilami larvae appearing in the school. Where should we evacuate to?"
"There's nowhere to evacuate right now; not just the school but everywhere is under attack. First, organize everyone to evacuate to open areas!"
Captain Daniel spoke with a very grave face.
"They're already evacuating to the playground, but, sir, we still have many students trapped in the dormitory building."
"We can't save them now, I need to ensure the safety of the majority."
"Ah!"
Captain Qian Feng reluctantly accepted the reality, indeed, they were unable to spare any help right now.
"Ah~"
Just then, a scream suddenly erupted.
Captain Daniel and Qian Feng were startled and turned their heads to look!
They saw a soldier in combat gear, tackled and neck bitten off by a Parasite Dog, with black veins protruding all over its body, hardened skin, and blood-red eyes.
"Damn it!"
Daniel raised his firearm and fired a shot at the Parasite Dog.
The Parasite Dog swiftly dodged, landing and changing direction to rush toward Daniel.
Qian Feng raised his flamethrower and sprayed at it, but the Parasite Dog's body oozed out black cellular material, forcefully crossing through the spewed flames to approach rapidly.
Luckily, at that moment, Daniel fired a shot that hit the Parasite Dog, causing it to fall to the ground.
Qian Feng quickly burnt it with the flamethrower.
Soon, the Parasite Dog was dealt with, but before they could catch their breath, a series of screams continued to arise.
Qian Feng and the others felt their hearts tighten, and they looked around, only to witness a despairing sight.
They saw groups of Parasite Rats surrounding the shot bodies. Their bodies permeated with massive amounts of black mutant cells rushed into the corpses.
Instantly, those bodies rose one by one, their bodies further transformed. Protruding black veins gleamed with a faint black luster, like special patterns, and their dark red eyes became fiercer.
Then, these Parasites burst out with even greater speed and strength, fiercely charging at the security guards, officers, and students.
Within moments, the casualties skyrocketed, and three guards were killed.
Just then, Su Ming and his two friends ran over from a distance, only to be stunned by the guards struggling desperately.
At that moment, Mink asked in confusion,
"Su Ming, why do I feel like even the guards aren't safe?"
"Do I even need to say it? I can see that."
Su Ming also showed a helpless face; there were too few guards.
"Run, they're coming toward us!"
Chen Tong suddenly shouted as his face changed dramatically.
Su Ming and Mink startled and looked, only to see several Parasite Rats and Parasite Men rushing toward them.
"Run back!"
Su Ming and his friends quickly turned and ran back.
The Parasite Rats and Parasite Men chased them relentlessly from behind.
As Su Ming ran, he felt his body gasping heavily, his heart almost jumping out of his throat, with his speed slowing down.
He desperately tried to run faster, but his body began to fail.
Soon, Su Ming fell behind Mink and Chen Tong.
Chen Tong turned his head, saw Su Ming falling behind, and immediately shouted annoyed,
"Hurry up and keep up."
"I wish I could, but I really can't run any longer. Go on without me!"
Su Ming also felt utterly helpless; he was tired, hungry, and drained.
"Shut up! Your lack of exercise is going to get us killed!"
Chen Tong then slowed down as well and grabbed Su Ming to continue running forward.
However, just then, two infected students suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.
The three of them immediately stopped; they turned their heads and looked around, only to see numerous infected students surrounding them.
"It's over, we're surrounded."
Mink said somewhat hopelessly.