The wind whipped up yellow sand and ravaged the ruined city. Pieces of debris fell from the broken walls and ruins from time to time, their sound mingling with the wind and sending chills down one's spine.

In the dimly lit basement, Luo Ning stood behind the door, listening warily to the sounds outside. Although she had checked the abandoned city before coming and found no trace of any alien species, she was still worried that something might happen in such terrible weather.

Especially since there is another pure human here besides her, the aliens will rush over as soon as they smell the human scent, so she must be vigilant and ready to leave at any time.

She turned to look at An Xiaoruo sleeping in the corner. The little cutie was fast asleep, her face flushed as she nestled in her sleeping bag, and she was making little noises as if she were dreaming of something delicious.

This child really trusts her. Isn't he afraid that this alien might not be able to resist eating her?

Counting the days, it's been almost two years since she found An Xiaoruo. Back then, An Xiaoruo was only five years old. Looking at the dirty little girl, she thought she could raise her one day at a time. After all, she had just turned twenty when she transmigrated, and she felt like she was still a baby herself. She had no experience in taking care of young children, and the post-apocalyptic world was so difficult, how could she properly raise a child? But she never expected that she would raise An Xiaoruo to the age of seven.

However, compared to children of the same age, seven-year-old An Xiaoruo was thin and small due to insufficient nutrition, and her hair was dry and yellow. That's why she brought An Xiaoruo to this abandoned city to see if she could find some well-preserved seeds to take back and plant. She didn't expect to encounter such a violent wind so soon after arriving.

Time passed by, and it was already 4:30 in the morning. She leaned against the wall and dozed off. She hadn't slept for three days since she hid in there.

In her dazed state, she suddenly heard heavy footsteps and the sound of animal claws scratching at the wall not far away. She immediately woke up and listened to the noise; some alien species were coming. If it were a small alien species, she could handle it, but the footsteps clearly indicated that the other party was huge, and a head-on confrontation was not a wise choice.

"Xiao Ruo, wake up." She shook An Xiao Ruo awake, then skillfully slung her backpack over her shoulder, her hand tightly gripping an iron spike that she had honed to an extremely sharp point.

An Xiaoruo, who was startled awake from her dream, was already used to all of this. She quickly climbed out of her sleeping bag and lay on Luo Ning's back, grabbing the sleeping bag to wrap herself up and reduce the leakage of her breath.

Luo Ning carried An Xiaoruo and gently opened another door to the basement. She had already checked the surroundings and planned an escape route in case of an emergency when she settled here the day before yesterday, so she quickly evacuated to the ground.

As dawn broke and the gale subsided, looking back at the building they had just left, they indeed saw the shadows of several large, five- or six-meter-tall animal-like aliens. The wind carried their unpleasant odor, mixed with the scent of human blood.

The smell of human blood made her swallow unconsciously, and a strong appetite surged through her body. Fortunately, she quickly suppressed the appetite and began to retreat.

These massive mutants are usually strong but not fast, so she was confident she could shake them off. Plus, she had the wind at her back, making it difficult for the other mutants to track her and An Xiaoruo's scent. It was truly a stroke of luck.

She patted An Xiaoruo's bottom, signaling her to hold on tight, and then ran forward like an arrow released from a bow, nimbly navigating the abandoned city, skillfully avoiding debris blown off the surrounding buildings, and in an instant, she had already covered a hundred meters.

After transmigrating into a mutant, her speed and strength far surpassed her previous self, and she also possessed rapid self-healing abilities, which many people envied. Unfortunately, this ability was accompanied by an intense craving for flesh and blood.

The alien creatures behind them also noticed them. The human scent on An Xiaoruo drove them into a frenzy as they chased after her, and the earth trembled as they ran.

However, just as she had deduced, they were not fast, so after ten minutes she had left them far behind. But she still dared not stop, worried that there were other alien species around.

Half an hour later, she stopped on an open sandy area. An Xiaoruo got off her back. The little girl took off her sleeping bag, and her brown curly hair was blown by the wind, revealing a delicate doll-like face.

"Mom, have some water." An Xiaoruo thoughtfully unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to her.

Luo Ning picked up the water bottle and drank it in big gulps. The forty-minute rapid run had exhausted a lot of her energy, and her body was burning hot. But even so, she didn't dare to drink all the water. They were currently in a semi-desert area, and it would take another two or three days to get back to their original place of residence. It would be troublesome if they didn't have water, so she had to save some for their survival later.

"Mom, please drink some more. I'll drink less later. I'm not thirsty at all if I'm not doing any work," An Xiaoruo said reassuringly, noticing Luo Ning's concerns, even though her own lips were chapped from dryness.

This child is so sensible.

Luo Ning reached out and affectionately pinched An Xiaoruo's cheek: "I've finished drinking, you should have some too."

An Xiaoruo then took the water bottle and took a sip, but only took a small sip before putting the lid back on.

Luo Ning still felt hot, and her heart was still beating very fast. She had to lower her body temperature, otherwise it would affect her abilities, and if another alien species appeared, it would be difficult for her to escape.

She took off all her outer clothes, leaving only her underwear, and tied her long hair up with a thin rope, letting the wind carry away the heat from her body.

Then she turned around and looked at the white rabbit tail at her tailbone. Even though this soft little thing had been with her for two years, she was still a little uncomfortable. So she reached out and covered her tail, as if she were still a normal human being.

While she was doing these things, An Xiaoruo used a knife to cut some tender grass nearby, wiped off the sand and dust little by little, and then handed it to Luo Ning: "Mom, have some food."

Ever since An Xiaoruo saw her tail, she has been feeding her grass. In the world of this seven-year-old girl, her mutant mother is different from other man-eating mutants.

Her mother eats grass, is cute and beautiful, loves and protects her, and is the best mother in the world.

But Luo Ning doesn't like to eat grass. Even though she is indeed a mutant infected with rabbit genes, she still wants to eat meat—fresh flesh and blood.

But in order not to scare An Xiaoruo, she still chewed and swallowed the grass one by one. Anyway, her stomach could digest it. "One grass can fuel a hundred kilometers" is a perfect description of her right now.

Two years ago, she transmigrated into a novel called "Genes of the Apocalypse". In the novel, a gene drug scientist developed a drug called Gaia No. 1 in order to help his infertile wife conceive naturally. After injecting his wife, she indeed became pregnant. However, after only seven months, his wife showed signs of premature labor and was sent to the hospital.

The day the child was born became the beginning of humanity's end.

The baby bit a nurse as soon as it was taken out of the womb. An hour later, the nurse mutated, lost consciousness, and became ferocious and violent, biting anyone she saw and devouring fresh flesh like a wild beast.

Although the authorities implemented the strictest prevention and control measures immediately, the world still spiraled out of control six months later. Not only did humans mutate, but animals did as well, and there were even instances of gene interaction between humans and animals.

Three years later, the human population had dwindled from 7.4 billion to 1 billion. Now, in the 70th year of the apocalypse, the human population is less than 10 million.

The girl currently looking for fresh flowers for her is An Xiaoruo, the female protagonist of the novel. Her parents are medical doctors who have been eaten by the alien species. She has genes in her body that her parents secretly cultivated to restrain the alien species, but the author sets that these genes will only be awakened after she falls in love with the male protagonist when she is twenty-two years old.

However, An Xiaoruo is only seven years old now, and the world will suffer for another fifteen years.

"Fifteen years." Luo Ning looked up at the sky and thought to herself, if she could find the male lead earlier, she, as his adoptive mother, wouldn't mind An Xiaoruo having a relationship too early.

Soon the sun rose in the east, and its warm sunlight shone down inch by inch, illuminating the entire earth.

The wind stopped, the sand settled, and the world became quiet again.

Luo Ning's body temperature dropped, and just as she was about to put on her clothes, she saw a person lying in the bushes not far away.

"Xiao Ruo, come here quickly!" she called out immediately, gripping the iron spikes tightly in her hand in defense. She hadn't even noticed the humanoid alien creature that had appeared here.

An Xiaoruo ran over quickly with a handful of grass in her hand. Luo Ning didn't even have time to put on her coat before carrying An Xiaoruo on her back and preparing to leave. Humanoid mutants are more bloodthirsty than animal mutants, and they appear in groups. The appearance of one here means that there are already many nearby.

However, the alien creature let out a muffled groan and then spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood tasted sweet, possessing an extreme allure for Luo Ning; this person was not a mutant but a true human.

"Xiao Ruo, stand here and don't move." Luo Ning instructed, then immediately put on her clothes, gripped the iron spikes, and walked over.

The person was half-lying on the ground. Judging from his build, he was a man. She reached out and turned him over to lie flat. Only then did she realize that he was a boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old. His eyes were closed and his breathing was weak. His thin body was covered with wounds and bloodstains. A piece of iron was stuck in his left chest, and dark red blood was constantly seeping from the wound.

Luo Ning dipped her finger in a little blood and put it in her mouth. It was fragrant and rich, better than any food she had ever eaten. Her heart started pounding again. It was definitely the same blood as An Xiaoruo's.

Two years have passed, a full two years, and she has finally met the second real human being besides An Xiaoruo.

"Xiao Ruo, quickly bring the backpack over." Luo Ning almost cried. She was so happy to have met this boy. Although she didn't know why she hadn't noticed his presence at first, the most important thing now was to save him.

An Xiaoruo brought over her backpack, and Luo Ning immediately took out the gauze, alcohol, and scissors from the bag. These items were found in the car where An Xiaoruo was found two years ago, and she has always carried them with her in case An Xiaoruo gets hurt.

“Mom, he doesn’t seem to be a mutant.” An Xiaoruo could tell too.

“Yes, he’s not a mutant, he’s human.” After she finished speaking, she carefully examined the location of the fragment, and after confirming that it was not near the boy’s heart, she decisively grabbed the fragment with her hand: “Xiao Ruo, please help hold his legs down and don’t let him move around.”

"Mmm." An Xiaoruo lay down on the boy's legs and pressed her body tightly against them.

Luo Ning also straddled the boy's abdomen, and then with a forceful pull, she pulled out the fragments. The unconscious boy opened his eyes due to the intense pain, and his body tensed up like a fish out of water.

"Bear with it, don't move around." Luo Ning held the boy down tightly, while pressing the wound with a cotton cloth to stop the bleeding.

The boy's warm blood burned her slender fingers like fire, and the air was filled with a sweet scent. She licked her lips, and her breathing became rapid. She really, really wanted to bite him.