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Dr. Kane was the first to react.
"The captain has turned into a necromancy! Fire! Break his limbs!"
Dr. Kane shouted.
The other soldiers then realized what was happening and, together with Hongren, began firing at the mutated corpses.
They continued firing until the magazine was empty.
And the captain on the ground... well, he's already turned into pieces.
Although this monster is immortal and its flesh is still writhing, it won't be in any immediate danger.
After all, it's quite difficult to kill someone from a lump of mud.
Dr. Kai En also re-evaluated Hong Ren, and he did not expect that an ordinary driver would have such courage and reaction speed.
“Hiroto Saka, right?” Dr. Kane glanced at the name card on Hiroto’s chest and learned the young man’s name.
"Thank you, we all have to thank you. Your timely response saved us all."
After finishing his speech, the doctor slumped weakly into his seat.
"But even so, we're finished..."
"Doctor, why do you say that? Shouldn't we be trying to save ourselves now?"
Hongren asked, puzzled.
The doctor looked around at all the survivors and then shook his head helplessly.
"It's no use... That divine seal has gone out of control. Within its radiation range, we have no chance of survival."
"Didn't you hear it...? You all should have heard it, right? The divine seal is calling us... calling us to unite as one."
After saying that, the doctor started muttering to himself as if he had gone mad.
They talked about things like "unification" and "reunification."
As the doctor went into a frenzy, the other crew members also vaguely heard whispers in their minds.
Some of the more timid crew members immediately began to scream in fear.
"It's the devil...it's the devil!"
"He's in my head, he's in my head!"
Even in Hongren's mind, a faint whisper appeared.
It was a gentle voice, as if calling his name.
"Hongren...Hongren..."
But Hiroto immediately shook his head, trying to drive the whispers in his mind away.
He succeeded; the whispers ceased.
Then, he decisively picked up his rifle and knocked Dr. Kane unconscious with the butt of the rifle.
The cowardly crew member who started yelling was also elbowed to sleep by the other soldiers.
Hongren looked at the soldier and thought, "How cooperative!"
Then, Hiroto began searching through the doctor's belongings and found an identity card.
Dr. Kane must know something to say such a thing.
This identity card might allow us to uncover the truth by accessing the data on the Ishimura.
However, this kind of thing could be considered a rebellion...
So Hongren looked around and saw all the survivors.
"Everyone... heard the strange noises, right?"
These haggard survivors, terrified by the mutated corpses outside the driver's compartment, nodded silently.
"I understand... If anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility."
After learning that everyone was under mental influence, Hongren no longer hesitated and used Dr. Kane's identity card to access the ship's secret database.
At this moment, Hiroto finally learned what was being transported on the Ishimura and where those mutated corpses came from.
All of this is related to the divine seal, and even the voice calling my name in my mind right now is because of the divine seal.
Chapter 124 Side Story: The Möbius Ring!
Ultimately, the root of everything is the energy problem.
As the Earth develops, it has entered a state of energy depletion.
In the 21st century, on Earth, humanity discovered a massive black divine seal.
During the research on it, a zombie outbreak occurred, but it was eventually suppressed.
The divine seal is clearly a product of an advanced civilization.
Of course, some people also call it the work of God.
Although the divine seal has its dangers, it can provide an infinite amount of energy.
For humans, especially politicians, the allure of unlimited energy is immense.
Therefore, humanity even attempted to replicate the divine seal in hopes of obtaining more infinite energy.
The red divine seal is a replica.
Then, over two hundred years, humanity waged numerous wars, large and small, over resources, surrounding the divine seal and other technological revolutions brought about by technological development.
During the war, the mining and destruction of planets, as well as the research on divine seals, led to the emergence of necromancy infections on some of the colony planets.
This time, due to the Seal, a zombie infection occurred on Planet 7, which ultimately led to the fall of the Ishimura.
Hongren learned all of this through the secret files on the Shicun ship.
There is also some information about the divine seal.
It mentions that the Divine Seal has a mental control ability over humans. If the radiation from the Divine Seal cannot be isolated for a long time, humans will gradually become non-self beings and become corpse variants.
Clearly, all the survivors on the Ishimura are now being affected by the divine seal.
If we don't escape quickly... I'm afraid everyone here will turn into a zombie.
Although the Ishimura had already sent a distress signal to Earth.
But when will the rescue team arrive?
Moreover, those undead creatures are unkillable; could the rescue team end up getting hurt instead?
Therefore, we need to save ourselves.
We must save ourselves!
Although the Ishimura was attacked by the zombies, these monsters were still mortal beings who could kill ordinary people, but could they possibly pierce the Ishimura's alloy deck?
This stuff is made of materials that can be used for space travel.
Okay...maybe it is possible, but it will take time.
Therefore, Hiroto seized control of the Ishimura.
He needs to save himself, and lead the survivors to save themselves!
Weapons are scarce now, and parts of the Ishimura have been destroyed and are teeming with zombies, but there are still some areas that can be controlled from the main console.
Using the monitor, the macroman opened and closed the doors between the areas to isolate the zombie variants as much as possible, and then created a relatively safe passage to the escape pod.
Of course, it's impossible to completely isolate all corpse variants; we can only minimize their number.
Moreover, these mutated corpses are also destroying the Ishimura, so time is of the essence.
Finally, Hiroto instructed the soldiers to lead the survivors to the escape pods.
He himself stayed behind to guide them through the monitors and control the gates to prevent the undead from getting close to the survivor troops.
Dr. Kane woke up before the other survivors left.
The doctor was in a daze, but he already knew what Hiroto wanted to do.
Staying in the cockpit would be tantamount to suicide, because if he stayed, he would be giving up his chance to reach the escape pod.
After that, it would be almost impossible for Hiroto to go to the escape pod alone.
Moreover, once the mutated corpses completely destroy the Ishimura, the Ishimura will lose its energy supply, and Hiroto will be torn apart by the surging monsters.
"It's alright, you can go now. I'll stay here and show you the way!"
But Hongren still resolutely decided to stay.
In the end, Dr. Kane simply said to Hongren, "The source of everything is energy, because of the Divine Seal..."
What happened next was pretty simple.
Most of the survivors perished, but some managed to enter the escape pods and escape the Ishimura.
Hiroto was also trapped alone on the Ishimura.
In Hongren's mind, the gentle voice calling him grew more and more urgent.
He looked at his trembling hands and wondered if he was about to become a necromancy.
He looked at the escape pod that had already sailed away, feeling a deep sense of joy.
"That's great, at least someone is still alive..."
"Now, it's my turn!"
Hiroto controlled the Ishimura and steered it toward the sun before the transmission system was completely destroyed by the zombies.
Because Hongren wanted to destroy the divine seal.
Yes, humanity needs the infinite energy of the divine seal.
However, this dangerous thing can also put countless people in dangerous situations.
Planet 7 is a case in point; countless humans were turned into necromancy, turning that planet into a dead star and a hellish place.
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