In fact, even if it was really aliens causing trouble, Hong Tao didn't think they were any cuter than zombies, in fact, they were even scarier. Any aliens who could reach Earth and secretly interfere with global radio signals must have a technological level far superior to humans. If they wanted to kill humans, it would be as easy as humans stepping on ants.

Who would care about the life or death of a few ants when walking outside? If a group of alien children came, pouring hot water on ant nests and playing games of burning ant nests was something he did when he was a child. It wouldn't be surprising if they treated Earth as a giant ant nest and poured water on it.

"But what about the military? If you can easily kill zombies, there's no reason why the military can't defeat them!" Zhang Tao still couldn't accept the current situation. Because if that was the case, he would be helpless and unable to see any hope of survival.

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"Zhang's point is valid. I have a military background, and with enough ammunition, we wouldn't need many people. A battalion of soldiers would be enough to clear those things out of the city without using heavy weapons, just light infantry!" Zhang Tao's statement immediately gained support from Sun Jianshe. His words were more convincing, after all, he was an experienced soldier.

"Well... this matter needs further discussion... Have you thought about which areas would be most severely affected if the mutations suddenly occurred? I think it would be the military camps. Oh, by the way, you may not be clear about the characteristics of this disease. Let me explain briefly. It is currently unknown what kind of disease it belongs to, but it is certain that the human body has already died, and only the brain and nervous system have been parasitized by some unknown virus or other organism. They don't eat or drink, and their energy intake is similar to plants, relying on solar energy and some kind of reaction. They have no intelligence, only instincts. Their vision regresses, but their hearing and sense of smell are very sensitive. They can hear or smell humans from tens of meters away through walls, and in open areas, they can expand their range to hundreds of meters. There are not many ways to kill them, only by destroying the brain or severing the spinal cord. But be careful not to get scratched or bitten, once infected, the speed of infection should be very fast, there is no time for rescue. In fact, even if there is time for rescue, we don't know what they are, and we can't find any medication for treatment... If my observations and conclusions are correct, the chances of survival for the remaining soldiers in a camp where a few people have mutated would be very low. And it happened in the middle of the night, most people were in a state of sleep and had no idea what was happening, they were already scratched or bitten."

Hong Tao had also considered the issue of the military. Considering the characteristics of the zombies and putting himself in their shoes, if he lived in a military camp with several people or even a dozen people in one room, the chances of escape would be almost zero.

Just one Early Summer was not something he could easily handle. Even if he had guns at hand, it would be useless. The more people there were, the higher the conversion rate of zombies.

"But not every military camp would have mutations, right? What kind of virus is so powerful? Even if it spreads through the air, it would take some time to spread. There should still be areas that haven't been infected!"

In fact, not only Zhang Tao and Sun Jianshe were unwilling to face reality, even Linna, who could see everything optimistically, was also unwilling. She raised another question, which was about the speed of transmission. If Hong Tao's speculation was correct, the virus would have to spread at almost the speed of light, instantly spreading to the whole world, which was obviously unlikely.

"Your question sounds reasonable. I was also confused at first. But then I figured it out. In fact, as long as one prerequisite is met, it is possible for the whole world to be infected!"

Actually, Hong Tao didn't want to believe his own inference either. Who would want to be accompanied by a large group of zombies? But whether he liked it or not was meaningless. All judgments had to be deduced based on existing evidence, without any personal emotions.

"It... the incubation period, right?" Liu Quanyou had been quietly listening and suddenly interjected.

"Hehehe, Leader Liu, you have a high level of leadership! That's right, it's the incubation period. Many infectious diseases have an incubation period, and the longer the incubation period, the larger the area of spread. With the current range and speed of human activity, as long as the incubation period is long enough, global infection is not difficult. Let's not talk about other things, just talk about various logistics and express delivery. From America to Asia, Europe, and Africa, it takes a week at the slowest and one or two days at the fastest. There is no place in the world without human activity, except for the deep ocean. The Arctic and Antarctic, the top of Mount Everest, all have human footprints. I really can't think of any place that is not infected. Even long-distance fleets and nuclear submarines would be infected as long as the incubation period is long enough, for example, several months or more than half a year. This epidemic has been going on for two years. If the virus is related to the epidemic, its incubation period is likely to be more than two years, which is unimaginable!"

Hong Tao had already thought about the questions raised by these people, and even more thoroughly than they did. The answers had long been there. They couldn't say it was 100% reliable, but based on the current phenomena, they couldn't find a more reasonable explanation.

Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent again. No one questioned this conclusion anymore. It was reasonable and well-founded. Whether they understood it or not, unless they could come up with another more reasonable explanation, they had to accept it.

"Lao Liu, do you think our Dan Dan...?" But after accepting it, the troubles came quickly. Zhou Jinlan was the first to challenge, grabbing Liu Quanyou's arm, tears filling her eyes, hoping her husband could firmly say that it wouldn't happen."Dandan is our only daughter, she just graduated from college and went on a trip to the south with her classmates. Master Hong, do you think she..." At this point, Liu Quanyou had also transformed from a director to a commoner, unable to maintain his leadership demeanor, and took the lead in asking Hong Tao.

"And my grandson, he lives with my son near the North Fifth Ring Road, and I haven't been able to contact them these past few days... He just turned 10 this year!"

"Brother, my parents live in Tongzhou District, can I go and check on them?" As soon as Liu Quanyou and his wife started, the crowd immediately became lively. Sun Jianshe was the second to follow up, and Zhang Tao was not far behind, his reason was even more compelling, filial piety is the most important virtue after all.

"...Her sister turned into a zombie in my yard and almost bit her. Jiao Qiao's wife, child, and parents all suffered... We currently don't have the ability to conduct large-scale rescues, I hope everyone can understand!"

This scene was also something Hong Tao had anticipated. Who doesn't have family? Who would willingly abandon their family without trying to save them? But it was truly impossible to save them. Apart from the distance, the population in those large residential areas was too dense, numbering in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions. He wasn't a real warrior, even with an automatic rifle, he couldn't fight his way in and out.

"Wow... sob... Mom..." As soon as the refusal was uttered, Zhou Jinlan immediately burst into tears. Zhang Tao was even more dramatic, sitting on the ground, almost slapping his thigh. Sun Jianshe was holding back his tears, but a man's tears are precious and should not be shed lightly, only when he is truly heartbroken. The pain of losing a grandchild made him weep uncontrollably, his body trembling.

"What about you?" Hong Tao was most annoyed by crying, but he couldn't stop this kind of crying. He turned his head, only to see Linna smoking with a serious expression.

"Me? My family is in Shandong, there's no chance to save them even if I wanted to..." This woman was quite open-minded, knowing that she couldn't go back, she didn't insist.

"What about your...?" In fact, what Hong Tao was asking about was not her parents, but her godfather.

"Him? I don't even know where his home is..." Linna glanced at Hong Tao and shrugged.

"Alright, San, you stay here and watch, I'll go back to taking care of our uncle..." Listening to the crowd sighing and crying, Hong Tao's head was about to explode. It was better to avoid them if he couldn't deal with them.

"Jiao Brother, what is Hong Brother doing?" Linna didn't want to stand there listening to the wailing either. She wanted to follow Hong Tao to the riverside, but she wasn't sure if she should.

"He's cremating his uncle. We came here to see if his uncle was still alive... Sigh, after all the hardships and killing hundreds of zombies to get in, it still ended in tragedy. You guys should just cry a little and be done with it. Look, Hong Brother's own uncle, who he grew up with, had his head smashed by him. My wife was actually an accident, she was chasing me and fell off the balcony because she was too impulsive. But he found his uncle turned into a zombie and killed him without a second word. It's not good for everyone if you piss him off!"

Jiao San stood in front of Linna and didn't let her follow, while briefly explaining to the other four how ruthless Hong Tao could be. His only goal was to keep them quiet for a while, so they wouldn't attract zombies from afar with their loud crying.