The End of the Paleozoic Era Chapter 2016 Decision?

"We have to leave... but we can't leave..."

"But don't worry, we will find a way soon..."

Surrounded by fluorescent plant-like creatures...the exhibition hall still stands in its original location.

The people in the exhibition hall are in a bad mood now because they have just learned a piece of news.

That is... they can't leave here.

The notice said it was due to a 'technical failure' and was currently under repair, which caused dissatisfaction among many tourists, who were all very excited.

And the owner of the exhibition hall that had just passed by...his mood was even worse than that of the tourists.

Because they know the specific details here.

"This plague...can't be allowed to spread to Ersh."

This is... the general manager's office. The owner of the exhibition hall and a large group of staff, as well as Lin and Bilu are all here.

Their expressions were all very ugly, because they had just learned a lot of things, mainly about...

The 'Cold Plague' thing.

Lin is now looking at a three-dimensional picture on the wall, which shows detailed information...information about the plague.

Corpse bacteria, this is the temporary name given to the microorganisms with transformation ability.

Depending on the individual, it takes several days and nights to transform the Ershi people into "corpses".

From the moment they invaded the body of Ershi people, they have been working non-stop... that is to remove the water in the cells. These corpse bacteria will establish a "pipeline" in the body of Ershi people that goes directly to the surface of the skin. The "pipeline" will continuously extract the water from the body of Ershi people and discharge it out of the body.

The corpse bacteria will also quickly devour each cell. They will squeeze out almost all the water in the cells and store the remaining...part.

Initially they will break down the digestive organs, muscles of the hands and feet, etc., and then slowly extend upwards to the brain.

During the process, Ershimin's body will shrink rapidly, but he will not die yet.

Once they have completely broken down the brain, they begin breaking down the bones, using the materials they gained from breaking down the cells.

The corpse-clan bacteria mixed cellular materials with their own bodies..., breaking down bones while also forming new bones, and finally using these new bones to completely replace the original bones of the Ershi people.

At the same time, the corpse bacteria will also mix some special substances into the skin and the small amount of meat that has completely dried and remains.

This will make the Ershi people's bodies tougher, at least they won't become brittle in the extreme environment of the cold land...

At this time, the Ershi people had almost become a complete clan of corpses.

Sometimes, the Ershi people infected by the corpse bacteria will not shrink. Instead, they will produce new bones that are exactly the same size as the original ones. This is why we can sometimes see corpses that are almost the same size as adult Ershi people.

But...what exactly is the corpse bacteria?

In its current state, Lin has no way of doing a detailed examination...she can only observe and study it generally.

They are actually like micro-machines, with no water in their bodies and a bug-like shape. They have many legs, which allows them to move quickly and capture cells.

The corpse bacteria have a miniature 'decomposition factory' inside them that perfectly removes water from the cells and leaves behind useful materials.

This is a really interesting creature, but where do they come from?

Lin was mainly concerned about this point. After the Ershi people were completely transformed into the corpse clan, there was no corpse clan bacteria on their bodies.

Because these bacteria form their new skeleton, and at the same time form a brand new... but simple brain inside its brain.

This brain is somewhat like a mechanical computing system that can control the entire skeleton, but it has almost no intelligence.

The corpses also have... a digestive system.

Lin discovered that they could eat the Ershi people and also obtain nutrients from some local minerals.

For now, that’s all Lin knew.

Where did the corpse bacteria come from? Are they local species? Or something else? Why did they infect the Ershi people in particular?

If it were the original species, it would be almost impossible for it to have the ability to target the Ershi people, and the Ershi people have not been in the cold land for long.

So, these creatures must be very special species.

They specifically infected the Ershi people and transformed them into zombies.

They have even destroyed all the research stations... and the research group's base.

Not long ago, the exhibition hall team and Lin and Bilu had visited every research base here.

There was almost nothing left in these bases, and there were no civilians inside. They were either empty or covered with scars and scattered items, leaving countless signs of attacks.

The only gain from these bases was some research reports on the zombies.

That's why Lin can now see the detailed process of the corpse clan's transformation.

There are also some reports that mention... about dream energy.

Dream energy is mainly produced when the corpse clan decomposes the brains of the Ershi people, and the reason for its production is still unknown.

The corpse clan will use these energies to interfere with the Ershi people. There have been several system errors before, and Bilu's mental abnormality was caused by dream energy.

But... in general, the zombies have no direct connection with dream energy, and they are not dream creatures.

Because the base here is completely destroyed, the exhibition hall is currently unable to contact the research team, and they cannot return to Ersh.

It's not just because the current teleporter can't be activated... because it can only teleport between two locations, but now it can't get the signal from the other location.

So... it can't move.

Another point is that traces of the zombies were found around the exhibition hall.

What the boss is very worried about is that if he moves back to Ersh now, will he bring the corpse bacteria back there?

If this happened on Ersh, it would be very troublesome.

"What should we do now? The people outside are becoming increasingly uneasy!"

At this time, an employee ran in from the entrance and asked, "Is there still no way we can move?"

"It's not repaired yet," the boss said, "and we can't just go back like that."

"Everyone," the boss continued, "Obviously, a serious situation has occurred in this world, but this is also a good thing. Let's... deal with this situation."

"What? What do you mean we come to deal with it? But we have nothing now!"

The Ershi people around were all surprised, and the boss said: "This is exactly what our research team has to do, to protect our race."

"These creatures pose a great threat to us. We must defeat them. Even if that is impossible, we must trap them here!"

"We have to do this for our homeland!"

When the Ershi people around heard what the boss said, they seemed to agree with him a little.