68: High Voltage Zombie

In the hallway of the Archives Building, a figure swayed and moved forward step by step in a strange posture.

It was wearing a light blue anti-static work suit, its eyes were hollow, and its skin was covered with Texture like tree roots.

Students with extensive knowledge should know that this kind of Texture is called lightning strike patterns.

This zombie was either struck by lightning or foolishly bit into a high-voltage wire.

Tian Ming came out of the archives room, and Shen Yuan was clutching his hand tightly, her palm drenched in sweat. The tsundere girl was very timid and dared not stay alone.

"Your hand is so wet. Are you kidney deficient?" Tian Ming asked with a smile.

"You're the one who's deficient!"

When the two arrived in the hallway and saw the zombie, a look of surprise appeared on Shen Yuan's face.

"Dr. Qiao, Dr. Qiao."

Tian Ming turned his head and asked, "What, you know him?"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Yuan's hair stood on end, each strand rising as if she had touched a static electricity ball.

Something was wrong; this zombie could use high-voltage electricity. Tian Ming's mind stirred, and a thin film of metal ions instantly enveloped both of them.

The moment the metal shield formed!

Crack! A spark of electricity flashed between their palms, directly knocking Shen Yuan unconscious.

Tian Ming was also badly shocked, but he reacted quickly, embracing Shen Yuan. The little girl's heart rate was tachycardic, and Tian Ming was a bit flustered, but Shen Yuan was still breathing, so the problem shouldn't be serious.

He took a deep breath, and the surrounding air was directly confined by him, while Dr. Qiao, who had transformed into a high-voltage zombie, was also immobilized.

Several nano-blades formed in the air and attacked the high-voltage zombie. The blades pierced through but did not cut it into pieces.

This high-voltage zombie had extremely strong regenerative abilities, and the cuts on its body healed quickly.

Roar!

The zombie roared, seemingly in defiance. As the zombie roared, a powerful electric field formed around it, and the light bulbs in the hallway flickered under the influence of the electric field, making the scene both eerie and terrifying.

"Roar, roar your mother!"

Tian Ming was enraged. He clenched his hand in mid-air, causing a violent fluctuation in the air. A large amount of water molecules gathered, directly enveloping the zombie.

The metal handrails in the hallway directly decomposed into metal ions and mixed into the water sphere. Pure water does not conduct electricity, but water mixed with metal ions has a skyrocketing conductivity.

With a crackling flash of sparks and lightning, the high-voltage zombie received all the electric charge it had released.

It proves that if you poison a venomous snake with its own venom, the snake will die from its own venom. And if you electrocute a high-voltage zombie with the electricity it emits, the zombie still can't stand it. This is the power of knowledge.

As Tian Ming manipulated it, metal powder directly formed a hollow metal shielding net around the water sphere, and two high-strength fibers quickly wrapped around it, binding the high-voltage zombie tightly.

After resolving all of this, Tian Ming looked at the unconscious Shen Yuan and quickly carried her into the archives room. How should one rescue someone in such a situation?

Tian Ming immediately leaned over Shen Yuan's chest. Her heart rate was still very fast, thumping non-stop.

"That's right, artificial respiration!" This term appeared in Tian Ming's mind.

No matter if it works or not, just do it! Tian Ming immediately pinched Shen Yi's nose, took a deep breath, and blew into her mouth.

"Ooh!..." Shen Yuan's body trembled.

Tian Ming was overjoyed and quickly placed his hand on Shen Yuan's chest.

Her heart rate was still fast, but Shen Yuan had already woken up. In the dim archives room, Shen Yuan's eyes held a hint of confusion, and her beautiful big eyes stared at Tian Ming.

"Oh my god!..." Shen Yuan suddenly sat up.

"What did you do to me?"

Tian Ming said joyfully, "You're finally awake! Thankfully, the heavens are watching over us; you're fine, hahahaha... Artificial respiration really works."

"Hmph, pooh... Ptooey ptooey...!"

"What? Am I that dirty?" Tian Ming said unhappily.

Shen Yuan was both embarrassed and angry, scolding, "Are you an idiot? You only do artificial respiration for CPR! I was just electrocuted and fainted. What kind of artificial respiration were you doing? You just wanted to take advantage of me!"

"Ah, is that so?" Tian Ming turned his head away, a bewildered expression on his face.

This expression made Shen Yuan grit her teeth.

Unexpectedly, Tian Ming sighed slightly and said, "Alas, it seems my knowledge isn't enough; I still need to study more! Girl, next time, next time I'll definitely pay attention!"

"You, you still want a next time...!" Shen Yuan raised her hand, wanting to punch Tian Ming hard. As she thought about it, her hand froze in mid-air, and her eyes immediately turned red.

"Why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying, it just feels absurd. Idiot boss, taking my first kiss this way, you bastard!" Shen Yuan didn't know what to say, feeling both angry and helpless.

Tian Ming chuckled, "What first kiss? Didn't you just kiss me?"

"A mouth-to-mouth kiss is a first kiss."

"Alright, you didn't lose out. It's my first time too, same!" Tian Ming said.

After a while, Shen Yuan gradually calmed down. If Tian Ming hadn't reacted quickly enough to form a metal shield, she might have truly been electrocuted by the continuous current.

In any case, the boss saved her. But being given artificial respiration while unconscious felt a bit unfair; it clearly went against her wishes.

"Where is Dr. Qiao?" Shen Yuan asked.

"I tied him up. He can't be killed, and his mutation level is probably similar to Iron Dude's. I'll use a metal shield to discharge him, and then we'll take him back together later." Tian Ming stated his plan.

He could have a dozen of these high-voltage zombies, subdue them one by one, and place them on the city walls to act as prism towers.

If that didn't work, he'd set up ten or eight energy stations and have them generate electricity for him.

Tian Ming's ideas truly embodied the essence of capitalist exploitation. The more free labor without cost, the better.

When Shen Yuan heard that Tian Ming wanted to bring the zombies back, she felt her scalp tingle.

"What does a Shelter need so many zombies for?"

Tian Ming said, "Let them serve us! Zombies evolved to this extent have some intelligence. If they recognize me as their master and serve me, isn't that good? Free labor, why not use it, right?"

Shen Yuan rolled her eyes and said, "You're like a toad marrying a frog..."

Tian Ming asked in confusion, "What does that mean?"

"Ugly, but plays fancy."

...

Under the suppression of her academic background, Tian Ming was unwilling to argue with Shen Yuan. So he changed the subject and said, "Go quickly and see how your copied files are doing!"

Shen Yuan then realized and said, "Right, I need to change the storage disk."

She rushed to the computer. One storage disk was already full, so she quickly swapped it for another and continued copying.

Tian Ming sat nearby and said, "Sister Shen, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Boss, don't be so modest. Just say what's on your mind."

"Now that zombies are evolving so quickly, the risks for our Shelter's scavenging team will also be very high in the future. Can we make a fully enclosed mech suit for our scavenging team members to wear? What I want to ask is, if we don't consider the manufacturing difficulty, do you have the confidence to design something like that?"

Shen Yuan was stunned and asked, "You want to build a mech?"

"Yes, like Iron Man's."