The base chief walked up to the mutated panda and raised his hand to touch its glossy fur.

Suddenly realizing he didn't have any bamboo shoots and couldn't afford to lose money, he silently put his hand down.

Wow—what an adorable panda!

Zhang Chen stopped far away at the entrance of the villa, without going in, and looked at the mutated panda with starry eyes.

Although he seemed to be attracted by the mutated panda, his eyes still unconsciously fell on the base chief.

Sometimes, the person you miss shines brighter than anything else.

What are you doing here?!

The base commander's expression was not good.

This is his home, the place where his wife is buried. Under no circumstances should his wife be allowed to see any woman other than his daughter-in-law.

This affected their relationship. Even though she had closed her eyes forever, he would still imagine the days when she was by his side.

"I……"

Zhang Chen's face turned pale, and after a long pause, he couldn't utter another word.

She looked much thinner than before, and her face was completely pale, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.

The base commander had a cold face. Zhang Chen thought he would say something unpleasant, but he didn't.

He simply walked over, ignoring her presence, and closed the villa's door.

From the base commander's perspective, looking at his wife's face, he could be too presumptuous; his wife didn't like him acting like that.

Always maintain a gentle expression.

Zhang Chen understood that the base commander treated her like a stranger, without any special connection to her.

Countless times she wanted to give up, and countless times she used plausible reasons to bring herself back to the memory.

But this time, it seems to be the last time.

Zhang Chen placed his hand on the door, remaining quiet and simply saying something.

"Sorry to bother you, I'm leaving now, I won't come again."

Zhang Chen's voice was very soft, so soft that it was almost a breath.

But Zhang Chen knew that the powerful superhuman could hear her voice and knew what she meant by saying she wasn't coming.

She will never return to the safe base again, and she will never bother the base commander again.

This time, it's for real.

Zhang Chen smirked at the door, then turned and left.

Her back view was very resolute, unlike her usual self when she was scolded and driven away, and would look back three times.

Zhang Chen is really gone.

From day to night, and from night to day, Zhang Chen never appeared in the safe base.

It seemed that no one cared about her existence. Even Bai Xizhu didn't pay attention to Zhang Chen all the time; they were just good friends.

They are not family members.

early morning.

The base commander drove a heavy truck slowly out of the safe base.

The mutated panda was sitting in the passenger seat, and the truck was loaded with bamboo shoots that Bai Xizhu had promised to give to the mutated panda.

Hongyu was still guarding the gate. When he saw the base commander come out, he waved to him with red eyes.

He knew he looked strange, and if the base commander didn't stop, he would rush over and say something to him!

The base commander actually stopped and waited for him to speak.

Hongyu then ran to the driver's seat and looked up at the base commander.

"What's up?"

The base commander's expression was much more relaxed than before; he was no longer the stern, tough guy he always was.

At first glance, he seems rather kind and approachable.

"Sister Xiaochen... she's dead."

Hongyu twitched her nose, and tears streamed down her face.

Because Hongyu and Bai Xizhu's family had a fairly good relationship, Zhang Chen tried his best to talk and chat with the Bai family in order to please the base leader.

Over time, Hongyu and Zhang Chen, two lonely individuals, became friends and addressed each other as brother and sister.

"What?"

The base commander looked somewhat surprised.

That man was talking in front of his villa yesterday, and he's dead today?

Is it dead, or has it left us?

"Sister Xiaochen had a terminal illness and was dying. She left the safe base yesterday and died outside."

Hongyu rubbed her eyes, tears streaming down her face.

How did you know?

The base commander originally didn't want to ask about people and things other than his own family, but then he suddenly remembered that Zhang Chen had a good relationship with the Bai family and was also from the Yunhua Security Base, so asking a question wouldn't be too much.

"There's something wrong with the crystal core in her brain; the energy fluctuations are unstable. These past few days have almost cost her her life..."

Hongyu couldn't continue speaking and pulled out a square piece of paper.

The inscription above was a message to Hongyu, in which she gave him all the crystal cores she had hoarded and asked him to burn paper money for her in seven days.

Zhang Chen came from a backward mountain village, and his thinking was still stuck in the past at times.

She feared that she would become a wandering ghost after she died, so she needed someone in the mortal world to burn paper money in her memory.

This was the only thing she cared about left.

Perhaps it was because her fate as a cursed lone star was too bizarre, and she didn't want to remain a wandering soul even after death.

The crystal core in Zhang Chen's brain was particularly special. Wang Ge even told the base commander that the crystal core in Zhang Chen's brain could revive his wife.

The abnormal fluctuations in the crystal core's energy were caused by being too eager for quick success when absorbing the crystal core, wanting to become a powerful ability user as soon as possible.

Even the crystal nucleus in the brain couldn't hold on any longer.

On the verge of collapse, even the finest spiritual spring water would be of no use.

Zhang Chen passed away peacefully. No one knows where she ended her life or where she was buried.

All I know is that the seventh day after today will be her seventh-day memorial service.

Since peace has already been achieved, why is Zhang Chen still desperately trying to improve his superpowers?

She probably wanted to stand openly against the base commander, rather than having the base commander speak to her from a superior position.

It's probably just an excuse; even people without relatives or friends need to have something to do.

The note in Hongyu's hand was written in delicate handwriting, revealing that the owner of the writing was a thoughtful person.

The base commander didn't even look at it, simply uttering a single sentence.

"Nonsense."

After saying that, he drove the truck toward the Fire Phoenix Security Base.

It's as if he wouldn't have happened if he hadn't seen the final outcome.

His eyes remained expressionless, but he unconsciously floored the accelerator, and the truck sped off, crashing wildly.

The mutated panda sat silently in the passenger seat, its chubby little panda clinging tightly to the seatbelt, its expression utterly innocent.

The journey was smooth, but the small animals and plants suffered.

at the same time.

Zombie safe zone.

When it's daytime in the human safe zone, it's nighttime in the zombie safe zone, with the moon high in the sky and the stars shining brightly.

A solitary figure stands on the top floor of a building, looking down at the place where he will spend the rest of his life.

It was black, pitch black everywhere.

There wasn't a single light; zombies don't need light.