588: A legend of destiny? Brothers and sisters facing their destiny

Bang, bang, bang—

Just as the Suzaku War General thought she had victory in her grasp, several soldiers in the front row suddenly cried out and fell.

When medics swiftly moved forward to carry the injured soldiers away for treatment, they discovered they had sustained gunshot wounds.

“Be careful, those guys aren’t just simple madmen; they possess intelligence.”

“Some of the prison guards who turned crazy are hiding among the laughing lunatics, firing cold shots.”

“…”

After all, they were a group of professionally trained special forces soldiers.

After the initial panic, the soldiers immediately set up defenses, sought cover, and began to counterattack.

Soon, they once again suppressed the crowd of lunatics, regaining the upper hand.

But just then, a sudden change occurred!!!

The soldiers who had been carried off earlier were lying on stretchers, their faces contorted in pain, receiving urgent treatment from the military doctors.

But the next second, they suddenly began to tremble all over, as if having an epileptic fit.

Then, the pain on their faces slowly disappeared, replaced by… maniacal laughter!!!

Immediately after, they pulled out their pistols and began to indiscriminately shoot at their bewildered comrades around them.

Even more shockingly, some laughed wildly as they pulled out several grenades, pulled the pins, held them in their mouths, and lunged at the soldiers who hadn't reacted yet.

Boom—

With a massive explosion.

The laughing soldiers, in their self-detonation, turned into scattered chunks of flesh and blood, splattering onto the shocked faces of nearby soldiers, or the shrapnel from the grenade explosions embedded itself in the soldiers’ bodies… “Hahahahaha…”

In a short while, more infected soldiers began to laugh maniacally, then continued to attack their comrades around them.

Because the incident happened so suddenly, and those attacking them were their comrades with whom they had fought side-by-side just yesterday.

In their panic, ordinary soldiers could not instantly bring themselves to kill the opponents, leading to a rapid increase in the number of infected laughing soldiers in a short period.

The entire military camp was filled with chaotic gunfire.

Fortunately, the Suzaku War General noticed the disturbance immediately.

She decisively led several trusted martial artists, taking strong action to kill all the laughing soldiers, whose numbers were not yet very large.

Then she ordered the establishment of a blockade, sealing off the passages in and out of the prison, abandoning the idea of actively entering the prison to rescue survivors… “According to the post-incident interrogation of the soldiers on site…”

“We have basically determined that the bodily fluids of those lunatics are infectious, which is why the initially injured soldiers became infected.”

“It’s highly likely that the lunatics smeared their own blood on the bullets…”

“…”

The Suzaku War General’s face was solemn as she fully recounted the battle situation that had occurred not long ago.

A disease that infects people and turns them into lunatics?

And it's infectious?

Does such an unbelievable virus truly exist in this world?!

Su Fan frowned deeply.

From initial disbelief to his current state of utter confusion, it only took him two and a half seconds.

He had thought that after learning the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles under his master’s guidance, there would be no difficult or complicated diseases in the world that could stump him.

But listening to the Suzaku War General’s account, Su Fan was left with nothing but incredulity; he had never even heard of such a disease.

This was the first time since he began his practice that he felt utterly helpless… “Then now… what happened to the prisoners inside the prison?”

“They died.”

“You mean… they all died?”

“Yes, they all died. After Tilanqiao Prison was sealed off, the lunatics inside, seeing they couldn’t get out, began to indulge their desires, finding amusement in mutual slaughter…”

“…”

Hearing this, Su Fan was stunned.

Even though it was broad daylight, he still felt a chill.

There were at least several thousand, nearly ten thousand, prisoners in the prison, and they all… died???

No wonder the authorities were in a panic, choosing to fully suppress the news.

If such a horrifying event were exposed to the public, it would undoubtedly cause a nationwide sensation in a short time, leading to widespread panic… Lunatics gathered in the prison square, laughing wildly as they held a grand corpse party, engaging in various forms of self-mutilation and abuse… These were merely small glimpses of the revelry in the square.

But whether they were the abusive “thugs” or the tormented “victims.”

Without exception, all of their faces bore a joyful, satisfied, maniacal grin.

The Suzaku War General, who witnessed everything firsthand, had her worldview almost completely overturned, at one point wondering if she was still dreaming?!

Because everything she saw was a scene that would only appear in hell… The Suzaku War General’s description made Su Fan feel a chill down his spine.

Those lunatics seemed to have completely lost their humanity???

If it were to spread in the city, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Of course, what Su Fan was more concerned about at the moment was… could this virus infect martial artists?

Or even infect himself???

The destruction that ordinary people could cause was ultimately limited; flesh and blood bodies were always like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of modern weapons.

But if a powerful martial artist were infected and turned into a lunatic who killed or infected others everywhere… the destruction caused would undoubtedly be catastrophic.

For example, if he, to speak a bit arrogantly… if he truly went completely mad, there would be very few people in this world who could harm him.

“Do you know the source of the virus?”

“Are there truly no survivors inside the prison?”

“…”

Su Fan felt a bit heavy-hearted.

According to the Suzaku War General’s previous statement… his aunt was likely in grave danger, and before her death, she probably also endured unimaginable torment… “There are too many casualties.”

“Many are even reduced to mere limbs, making it impossible to confirm their identities, requiring specific time for investigation!”

“The higher-ups, to avoid causing panic, have decided to fully suppress relevant information. They are also releasing a large amount of celebrity scandals to divert public attention.”

“As for the [mastermind] behind this incident, it’s still unclear; [Kunlun] has already urgently formed an investigation team…”

“…”

By the end of her words, the Suzaku War General’s eyes flickered, clearly holding something back.

And that was indeed the case.

According to the latest intelligence she had gathered… this disaster was likely related to the legend of the [Person of Destiny], and was the doing of one of the Persons of Destiny…