Free Ride Part 4

"Maybe the corrupteds ate them completely?" one of the soldiers speculated.

"No way," another soldier replied. 

"Corrupteds don't normally do that. They just kill their prey and let the miasma turn the corpse into more of them. That's the reason why they are so troublesome in the first place." He added. 

"That was before, right?" the first soldier who suggested that corrupted ate the victim responded. "I mean, we've heard a lot of rumors about these bastards being more aggressive. Maybe they've evolved, or the corruption process has sped up." 

Even now, the corrupted existence remained a mystery, so his words resonated deeply with the other soldiers in a bad way.

"Evolved? Please don't say something so terrifying. If these things evolve any further, humanity is doomed," another soldier chimed in, his voice tinged with unease. 

Just the thought of it was enough to unsettle him.