Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Mutation

He doesn't love me.

Jiang Xi hugged the quilt tightly.

Sleeping is the most effective way to heal. Many troubles in life can often disappear after a good night’s sleep.

But when Jiang Qian woke up today, the throbbing pain that had lingered in her heart last night, making it difficult for her to breathe, could not be dispelled, making it hard for her to breathe.

Just like every day when she woke up, no matter what time it was, Lu Suye was not there and there was no one by her side.

Just like how she feels now as she lies on this bed,

He just... came to sleep with her.

Using the shower head, she washed away the remaining traces of love on her body. Jiang Qian was overwhelmed by the almost uncontrollable anxiety and sadness.

She originally thought that there was a bond of love between her and Lu Suye.

Obviously, love must come first, and only when you like each other can you go further.

But in fact, men don’t need these “useless things”.

It is enough for them to get the original pleasure; everything else is just a means to this ultimate goal.

Obviously, I seem to be doing a good job in pleasing and satisfying him?

Jiang Qian gritted her teeth and tried to convince herself that her ability to live a life in the apocalypse that was practically impossible for ordinary people was due to this very ability...

Yes, this is also a kind of ability, she is capable.

But the next second, tears burst out from between her fingers as she covered her face.

She brainwashes herself by using self-objectification, filters out negative emotions, and forces herself to act as if she knows nothing. She doesn't have to worry about anything, and just continues to live this kind of life. She can live well, always well.

However, decisions that were not made from the heart would eventually be suppressed by the rebellious spirit on the other side of the spring, which would loudly question her in her ears.

Why?

Oh, what a damn place.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Jiang Xi turned off the faucet in the sink.

"I might as well have just fallen under that bridge and drowned."

The bridge she drove over was not shown on the map of this world.

Now Jiang Qian knew that it was most likely the time-space portal that brought her here.

Jiang Xi felt an itchy and tingling sensation at her feet. She looked down and saw a soft and furry thing rubbing against her feet.

“Meow meow meow—!”

Jiang Yongzhuang looked up at her with his kitten-like face and called out eagerly.

Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her arm to pick it up. She always felt that it could understand what she was saying.

Of course, I also understood her "outrageous remarks" just now.

"I was just kidding," Jiang Qian kissed Jiang Yongzhuang's little head hard, "Don't worry."

How could she bear to die with her kitten?

They are the best in the world!

After going downstairs, Jiang Xi was eating breakfast at the dining table, while Jiang Yongzhuang was eating in front of his cat's bowl.

Every day, if Jiang Xi wants to eat something, she just needs to call the nearby guild restaurant and they will send someone to deliver it to her door. And if she throws the garbage in the villa at the door, someone will come to collect it, so she doesn’t need to go out at all.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon.

Aside from the food delivery guy, there was still no sign of any visitors today.

Jiang Xi couldn't help but think of what Lu Suye said when he was giving her a bath yesterday.

Is she really going to be grounded for a month?

The answer is no. When she went out, especially when she left the Paradise Guild villa area, no one stopped her.

However, she no longer had the top "bodyguard" that frightened all the members of the Paradise Guild and the psychics.

Jiang Qian didn't dare to walk around for too long alone. She would feel nervous even if she accidentally made eye contact with a strange man in the guild area.

Once bitten by a snake, she became afraid of ropes for ten years. She quickly returned home.

After the recording incident broke out, there were always men in the Paradise Guild area who cast vague glances at her, so she decisively designated the Paradise Guild area as a place where no one could wander around alone.

But no one in the Anle District knew her, and she had no way of hearing that tempting recording, so she naturally thought that place was safe...

As a result, the bloody lesson taught her that no place is safe as long as there are men.

She should just stay at home and not go out.

Now, without Lu Suye saying anything more, she didn't dare to run around.

With cats by my side, time flies by quickly. The sun sets and the moon rises, and a day passes.

At night, Jiang Qian was lying in bed anxiously waiting for Lu Suye to come back. After the conversation last night, she unexpectedly learned the cruel "truth" of why she came here. Lu Suye was just obsessed with her body and he did not love her.

So, how should she face him?

Should he argue with him and completely piss him off? Or should he just accept it and calmly accept it all, and then they both get what they want?

Before she could figure it out, a deep sleepiness turned the calendar page.

The sunlight was blinding, and Jiang Yongzhuang jumped on her in two or three steps.

“Meow~ meow~!”

Get up quickly, the sun is shining on your butt.

Jiang Xi opened her eyes and saw that the suspender nightgown was worn neatly on her.

Lu Suye didn’t come back yesterday.

Managing such a large guild, he has countless things to do.

Jiang Xi closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

Three days passed.

Is this man dead?

She couldn't help but wonder, since no one in the villa area would stop her, she could also go directly to the Municipal Guild Hall to find this man.

She knows the way.

But she never wanted to set foot in that place again.

Holding the internal phone Lu Suye gave her, Jiang Qian suddenly realized that he had never given her his contact information...

But right now, Jiang Ying does have someone she can contact.

-

When Wang Mingming arrived, it was already three hours later.

"Ma'am, what do you want from me?"

Although the president later arranged "personal" bodyguards for Jiang Xi, and Jiang Xi could talk to them directly if she had any problems, and he basically didn't need them anymore, the original order was still effective.

He would come if Jiang Xi called him.

"Little..." Jiang Qian swallowed the first word she said, "What has President Lu been busy with recently?"

Um.

Um? ?

The familiar yet unfamiliar name uttered by Jiang Ying almost confused Wang Mingming.

President Lu?

He felt it was a bit strange and didn't know what happened between the president and his wife that led to their address becoming like this. However, his years of work experience taught him not to interfere in his boss's emotional affairs without any sense of boundaries. He just needed to do his job well.

So he answered Jiang Xi honestly.

The guild has indeed encountered some very difficult problems recently, and the president has been staying in the meeting room to discuss solutions with the veteran managers.

Turns out he's really busy with guild matters...

Hearing this answer, Jiang Xi felt relieved but also a little worried.

She asked tentatively, "Is it related to that corpse cave?"

When Lu Suye carried her back that day, she vaguely heard the members of the nearby combat team discussing.

Combined with the conversation between Lu Suye's brothers at the dinner table after she left when they came to her house, she concluded that the Paradise Guild had been trying to find a way to deal with it, and if it couldn't be dealt with, things would become very troublesome.

"Yes." Seeing that Jiang Xi knew about it, Wang Mingming stopped hiding it and admitted it openly.

The reason why Jiang Xi knew this must be because the president told her.

But Wang Mingming's definitive answer once again made Jiang Qian's heart flutter. Lu Suye had clearly told her that the problem had been resolved when he was helping her take a bath that day...

Or is there a new trouble now?

It could even be so troublesome that he wouldn't be able to go home for three days and three nights. How troublesome would that be!

Endless confusion enveloped Jiang Qian.

The good thing about Wang Mingming is that he either doesn't say anything or he covers every detail.

Wang Mingming replaced the guild's internal jargon and technical terms to avoid Jiang Qian being completely confused, and spoke concisely and to the point.

Even though they had used the most rigorous assessment method previously and classified the danger level of the corpse cave as S-level, a series of subsequent signs all indicated that they had underestimated the corpse cave, especially in terms of how to deal with it.

Currently, the Bliss Guild's best solution for dealing with corpse caves lies with Guild Master Lu Suye—in other words, his supernatural power, the "Eternal Flame." This flame can instantly consume everything he desires, leaving nothing behind. Once all preparations are complete and the Eternal Flame ignites, the success rate for dealing with corpse caves reaches over 95%.

Afterward, the walls of the corpse cave erupted with Origin Gold, the most important mineral energy source for psychics. It was also the most fundamental resource for crafting spiritual power enhancement and recovery supplements, and was very easy to mine. As for other methods of dealing with the corpse cave, such as trapping, encircling, tearing apart, and burying... or even attacks from other psychics, while effective, they were not as effective as the Eternal Flame, had a low success rate, and the amount of ore released was also very small.

Even if we take a step back, based on past experience, the methods He Yongqiang could use to deal with an S-level corpse hole in its embryonic stage would be sufficient. However, this corpse hole was the 20% of uncertainty beyond the 80% of known information. The result was what they saw now: the corpse hole embryo, which had not been completely eliminated in one go, lingered on with its last breath, completing a level "leap" that no one wanted to see.

——It has changed.

That very night.

"Can't we deal with it after the mutation?" Jiang Qian only had a vague idea. She didn't understand at all what the second mutation of the corpse cave meant.

"..." After a moment of silence, Wang Mingming spoke again with difficulty, "It can be handled."

But having said that, Jiang Xi saw that he seemed to sigh faintly.

Because this is limited to non-special circumstances.

If it was just a common mutation, it would be easy to deal with. It would just require more manpower and effort, and it could be handled. It would consume about 10 times more resources and mental energy than the original corpse cave.

But if it was a "special mutation" known to all bases, one that would probably be the end of you if you encountered it once in your lifetime...

There was no need for Wang Mingming to explain further. From his tone and expression, and from the fact that Lu Suye hadn't returned for three days and three nights, and that the elders of the entire Bliss Guild had held so many meetings all night long to discuss a solution but still hadn't reached a conclusion, Jiang Qian could guess that.

This is the dilemma they are facing now.

Second "special mutation".

"You know Wen Hai, right?" Wang Mingming didn't want to scare Jiang Qian, but if he wanted to continue discussing this topic, he couldn't avoid this person.

When Jiang Xi heard the name, her expression became obviously unnatural. She didn't know why Wang Mingming mentioned this scum.

But in order to learn the latest secret information, she nodded.

Wen Hai's former guild, the "Han Kuang" guild, was once the largest guild in western Melijia. It boasted the largest base in the region, conservatively estimated to be at least 15 times larger than that of Paradise Valley. At its peak, the guild boasted a staff of 1,000 psychics. The number of refugees in the base's human survivor shelters was nearly equivalent to that of a small city.

Yet, such a superbase had sprung up like mushrooms in the corpse cave of the "Special Mutation," attracting a thick fog like white smoke, carrying the most terrifying thing in the world towards them. When the overwhelming "hurricane" passed through, there would be no living thing left on the devastated land.

This strange cloud of white smoke is also known as the "White Mist Poison Cloud". It is the well-deserved nightmare of all human bases today, the killer of the destruction of large guilds, and the most terrifying disaster in the second zombie virus mutation era.

Basically, most people who can see the eye of this rapidly moving white fog and cloud will be swept away on the spot, without even a bone left.

However, there were also people with special supernatural powers and mental powers who were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of its true appearance before hiding in a safe refuge area. It was said that it was a humanoid zombie in the center of an enormous corpse mass.

So, they also call it the Zombie King.

Even if we don't want to admit it, the changes happening every day in this world are a constant reminder. The zombie virus is evolving far faster than humans. The third zombie virus mutation is in full swing, even the lifeless rocks have become its sustenance. And where is the superpowered savior among humans?

Judging from the current response experience alone, the "White Mist Poison Cloud" is invincible. It can be predicted in advance, but it cannot be stopped, let alone eliminated. It is like a typhoon that lands from the sea and sweeps across the inland.

The only thing they can do is hide.

This was also the detail of the countermeasures that the elders of the Paradise Guild were urgently discussing all night. With great power comes great responsibility. They had to save as many people as possible, ensuring that the Paradise Valley base survived this catastrophe and preventing it from becoming a silent valley.

Wang Mingming talked incessantly, telling everything he knew, without noticing that Jiang Qian, who was sitting opposite him, was becoming increasingly pale.

Knowing it in advance is priceless.

"If only the boss was here, he could have just burned this **** corpse cave to ash and see if it could still jump up! What a pity."

Wang Mingming felt very regretful. Why didn't he have a time machine? He wanted to go back to that time.

Brother Qiang, who was left behind to deal with the corpse cave, was strong and capable of doing the job, and there were no mistakes or omissions in the process. All operations were perfectly executed according to the plan, but his ability was limited after all, and coupled with bad luck, he happened to encounter the 20% uncertainty factor.

If it were Lu Suye...that cunning corpse cave wouldn't even have a chance to survive.

Otherwise, how could their guild be so powerful?

"Do you know?" Only by attending the veteran management meetings in person and spending several days and nights with them can you realize how exciting these insider information are.

Wang Mingming was already immersed in his own world, hallucinating from working overtime. He complained to the "culprit" who was also in the valley at the time and who had "transferred" Lu Suye away.

"In fact, the possibility of a second special mutation in the corpse cave is extremely small! It will take hundreds of thousands of corpse caves to undergo a second mutation before a special mutation occurs, triggering the white mist poison cloud!"

Thinking of the guild elders' estimates of the future and the possibility that those psychics were arguing fiercely when he left, Wang Mingming couldn't help but feel sad.

"We haven't heard of it in a long time. The last time was the demise of Han Kuang! I didn't expect that this time it would be our own base's turn. It seems that this disaster is also destined. I wonder if we can survive this time..."

There was silence all around when he stopped talking.

Only then did Wang Mingming realize that the woman sitting opposite him seemed to have not spoken a word for a long time.

He was the one saying all the things, and he seemed to be saying too much. It was a bit too scary.

Don't leave any psychological trauma on the president's wife before the disaster strikes.

"But ma'am, don't worry," Wang Mingming immediately began to take remedial measures. "In situations like this, the guild will do its utmost to prioritize the safety of talented individuals, and you will also be closely protected. There will absolutely be no problems!"

He comforted Jiang Qian and told her not to worry. She was the president's woman and the most important person in the Paradise Guild. She would definitely survive this white mist poisonous cloud.

After all, didn’t dozens of people survive a fog disaster as severe as the one that hit Han Kuang?

"Yes!" Just mentioning Jiang Xi was not enough, Wang Mingming emphasized, "And Xiaomi!"

The president's wife's favorite little cat will be fine too.

When he said this to the kitten at Jiang Xi's feet, Jiang Yongzhuang was opening his eyes wide, tilting his head, and looking like he was thinking hard.

but--

fail!

Hmm, I don’t understand.

My cat's brain is too small to digest this.

There is only the owner and the bird inside.

It rubbed against Jiang Xi's legs, then jumped onto her legs with nimble and agile movements.

-

Wang Mingming left, but Jiang Xi just sat there.

Like a stone statue of a goddess in an ancient temple, motionless.

Jiang Yongzhuang didn't know where the cat had gone to play again. It liked the villa's garden very much recently.

Because when Jiang Xi was free, she planted a lot of flowers and plants in the loose soil. Now many of them have sprouted tender green buds, and Jiang Yongzhuang always wants to take a bite of them.

While the owner is away.

The sun sets and the moon rises, and the sky is full of stars.

The living room was dark without any lights on.

When Lu Suye came back, the first thing he saw was Jiang Xi lying on the table with her eyes closed.

He picked her up,

"Why are you sleeping here?"

This posture can easily cause a stiff neck.

Her body was moved in her sleep and Jiang Xi opened her eyes in a daze.

"Lu Suye." Jiang Qian murmured, thinking she was dreaming.

Lu Suye: "I haven't been home these days because of something. Are you okay?"

As her senses gradually recovered, Jiang Qian frowned.

A sour smell hits me in the face.

The smell of a stinky man who hasn't showered for a few days!!

It stinks.

-bedroom-

"Wait for me, I'll be quick."

Lu Suye went into the bathroom.

Jiang Xi sat on the bed, listening to the sound of water.

My mind is blank.