Upon hearing this, Eve's expression changed slightly and she quickly turned her head: "Seven."

After the cooperation failed, did Wen Yuqian intend to break off relations directly?

Qi nodded, picked up Eve, and rushed to the corridor - they had to leave immediately before other psychics arrived.

But the pursuers were already in the corridor.

Several people with special abilities were blocking the doorway. When they saw them, their eyes lit up like wild dogs that had found a bone. "There they are!"

"Hurry up! Don't let them get away!" The yellow-haired man in the lead shouted, "Mr. Wen said that whoever can get their heads will be rewarded..."

Before the word "reward" came out, a black light flashed in the air. The yellow-haired man's expression remained terrified for a moment, but his head rolled out like a ball, and his body tilted and fell down with a muffled sound.

The few people who were ready to make a move couldn't help but pause.

Qi put away his shadow tail. Eve patted his arm gently, as if rewarding a hound that had caught its prey, and said with a slightly parted red lip: "Come on, all of you."

Several zombies quickly passed the two people and rushed towards the psychics.

Taking advantage of the moment when they were attacked, Qi made a move to leave, but was stopped by Eve.

Eve nodded her chin towards the opposite side: "It's too late, they are all here."

The corridor is one-way and there is only one exit, otherwise you can only go back.

Now they were standing in the middle, and new people with special abilities were pouring into the exit at the end. Apparently, after hearing the broadcast, these people were rushing here.

Eve roughly counted and found that there were more than twenty people at present, but the levels of these psychics varied, and there might be masters like Chang Qingfeng mixed in.

It's definitely not possible to force your way in.

She pondered for a moment and said to Qi, "Go underground."

Although Qi didn't understand Eve's decision, he still followed his master's orders like a most loyal knight, picked up Eve and ran towards the stairs.

"They ran away!"

"Don't be afraid! There's a dead end down there, hurry up and catch up!"

The psychics shouted and wanted to move forward, but Eve left all the zombies there before leaving. More than a dozen zombies blocked the corridor, and the psychics were stopped for a moment.

As soon as they reached the ground, Eve jumped out of Qi's arms. She raised her head, as if trying to figure out something in the air. Qi stood closely beside her, his dark eyes reflecting Eve's image.

Eve was silent for two seconds, then suddenly said, "Break that door open."

She pointed to a door on the right side of the corridor.

Without saying a word, Qi Er's two shadow tails grabbed the door handle and with just a little force, the heavy iron door was pulled down easily like a small piece of iron.

The door opened, revealing the scene inside the house.

Several large iron cages stood in a row, crammed with zombies. There was almost no place for them to stand, making the entire iron cage look like a storage box that was about to jump out. Many zombies' bodies leaned out from the railings and were forced to freeze in the air.

Without Eve saying a word, she smashed the lock of the iron cage in two or three strokes.

Eve bit her finger and dripped blood on their brows.

The zombies swarmed out like a huge gray wave, but when they touched Eve and Qi, they automatically retreated to the sides. Eve looked at their heads bowed respectfully and ordered, "Go up."

The zombies roared loudly and ran upstairs at the same time. The whole corridor was filled with their roars and the sound of their stomping on the floor. After a while, a few screams were heard.

Eve knew—this was a collision between a mutant and a zombie.

Question 7: "What now?"

He noticed that although Eve released the zombies, her expression was not very good.

"Eve?"

Qi was about to ask when a broadcast interrupted him.

"Don't be scared by those zombies," Wen Yuqian said, seeming to be able to grasp the situation in the corridor. "Twelve cadres have joined the battle. The invaders can't hold out for long. Attack!"

Was it an illusion? Qi only felt that the roar of the superpower outside was a little louder, almost drowning out the sound of the zombies.

Even though the Twelve Cadres have lost several, their joining still injects a shot in the arm for the psychics.

Qi finally understood the reason for Eve's worry - compared to those unorganized zombies of varying classes, the mutants were obviously stronger in terms of both ability and discipline.

Even though they now have some breathing room thanks to the zombies, the psychics will not let them relax for too long.

What Qi didn't know was that Wen Yuqian not only sent that broadcast, he also tried to seduce Eve.

I don’t know what method he used, but Wen Yuqian’s voice echoed in Eve’s ears. Looking at Qi’s expression, it was obvious that this was a message for her alone.

Wen Yuqian said, "Eve, don't be too extreme. You still have a chance to regret it."

Eve glanced at Qi before thinking in her head, "What does that mean?"

"You are a rare talent for the Queen Bee," Wen Yuqian said, still using the same rhetoric. "Cooperate with us, and I will make them stop right now."

"What if not?" Eve asked, "Are you planning to let your army of mutants kill us?"

Wen Yuqian evaded the question and said, "This is a last resort."

Eve couldn't help but laugh.

What a “last resort”.

She then asked, "What about Qi? Isn't his ability also very special?"

Wen Yuqian didn't understand what Eve meant by her question, so he said cautiously, "Of course he can't compare to you, and the Queen Bee won't tolerate betrayers."

Eve said, "So you're going to kill him?"

"That's up to you," Wen Yuqian said tactfully. "Qi's life depends entirely on your choice. If he cooperates with us, he will survive. But if the deal fails..."

"He and I must both die," Eve finished for him.

Wen Yuqian did not answer, but his silence already made his response clear.

Eve sighed.

"After all, your attitude towards him hasn't changed."

Wen Yuqian: “?”

Eve turned her gaze to Qi. While she was negotiating with Wen Yuqian, he used his shadow tail to drag several large pieces of furniture and blocked the door as a roadblock.

“Bang!” “Bang!”

Outside the house, the psychic seemed to have killed the zombies and began to bang on the door.

"Eve," Qi pulled Eve behind him and said hurriedly, "Stay here and don't leave Shadow Tail's range."

He put his whole body in front of Eve, and his broad shoulders gave her a great sense of support.

Eve couldn't help but laugh.

"Seven, let me ask you a question."

Perhaps it was because Eve's tone was wrong, Qi was stunned for a moment and looked back at her.

"Wen Yuqian just told me," Ignoring Qi's suddenly pale face, Eve said slowly, "If I hand you over, they will let me go."

From the corner of her eye, she could see Seven's muscles tense.

"If we don't," Seven said slowly, "Queen Bee will kill us both."

Eve nodded.

Seven was silent.

The only sound in the entire room was the psychic's constant banging on the door, which struck at the two people's hearts again and again.

After a long while, he let out a breath.

Qi raised his hand, hesitated, and touched Eve's face.

"Do you remember our agreement?"

His fingers were cold, yet they conveyed an indescribable heat through Eve's skin.

Eve lowered her eyes: "...Remember."

"Eve," Seven said word by word, "I will keep my promise."

——Protect her until the end of her life.

His palm was pressed tightly against Eve, who suddenly shrank slightly as if burned.

Qi lowered his head and left a light kiss between her eyebrows.

Eve raised her head and looked at him quietly.

"Is that your answer?"

Seven's eyes flickered.

"Go on living." Even though he seemed to have a lot to say, he only said this in a hoarse voice.

Just when Qi was about to let go, Eve suddenly held him back.

She placed her hand on Qi's chest. Qi was a little confused, but then he heard Eve say, "Don't move."

Seven stopped moving, and Eve lifted up his clothes, revealing the witch's heart underneath.

In an instant, a flaming red light illuminated the entire room.

"Seven," Eve asked, "Do you believe me?"

"There is a way to save us both," she said, "but I would need to drain all the magic from the Witch's Heart, and you might be at risk in the process."

Qi's body relies on the Witch's Heart to function. If he has almost recovered, this action will actually have no effect on Qi, but he is afraid that he has not yet obtained enough magic power to repair his body.

If that were the case, rashly removing the Witch's Heart would instantly turn Qi back into an irrational zombie.

"Do you want to try it?" Eve put her hand on the Witch's Heart.

She knew how much Seven hated his former zombie self, and she thought he would hesitate, but as soon as Eve finished speaking, Seven turned around and held her hand.

"It's okay," he said. "You don't have to think too much."

"This body continues to function because of you."

So... his life doesn't really matter, as long as he can protect Eve - that's enough.

Eve's fingers resting on his palm trembled slightly.

She turned away as if to avoid Qi's burning gaze, took a deep breath, and then said:

"Lie down."

Qi didn't immediately follow her instructions. He raised his eyes slightly and his gaze stayed on Eve.

"Eve," he whispered, "I don't mind you taking risks with my body, but..."

"Did you tell me the truth?"

Eve's fingers froze.

She looked away like a frightened deer, but she said, "What do you mean?"

Qi's tone was calm: "You know."

Eve said nothing, her lips pursed into a line of rejection.

She pushed Qi roughly: "Stop talking nonsense, we don't have time."

Seeing this, Qi sighed slightly and lay down. His soft black hair bloomed around him like some kind of silk flower. He lowered his eyes and saw Eve's red hair entangled with his own, as if mixed with bright blood.

"Okay," he said softly as if compromising, "I'll do as you say."

But Eve had already torn open Qi's clothes, and her hands were tightly pressed against the Witch's Heart. Qi could feel a warm current continuously flowing out of his body along the Witch's Heart - that was Eve's magic power.

As the magic power was drawn in more and more, Qi gradually felt that the place where his skin touched Eve's was getting hotter and hotter, as if a branding iron was hanging over his body. He couldn't help but groan, which attracted the latter's attention: "It's okay, it will be fine soon."

Eve hadn't lied to him.

The moment she finished speaking, Qi's eyes suddenly turned white, as if someone had taken away all the scenes in his vision and covered it with a layer of white gauze. Qi could not see anything, only the heat in his chest became more and more intense.

He felt inexplicably panicked and tried to stand up, but Eve held him down.

"...Seven." Along with Eve's voice, dots of fluorescent red gradually lit up in the white vision and continued to grow. The girl sat among the clusters of fireflies, and her whole body seemed to be glowing.

"This time, it's your turn to come to me."

She leaned down and gently kissed Qi on the lips.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

The fireflies suddenly exploded like fireworks. The powerful magic, accompanied by the airflow, instantly shattered Qi's vision. He opened his eyes with difficulty, but could only vaguely see Eve's figure in the knife-like wind.

She fell to the ground, and her red hair began to fade away. In just a moment, it turned into gray snow on the ground.

——This was the last scene Qi saw.

The next moment, his entire body flew into the air, and the airflow caused by the magic explosion pushed Qi out forcefully. In the whistling wind, he finally fainted.

In the third year of the apocalypse, the Queen Bee base was accidentally blown up, and thousands of zombies imprisoned in the underground laboratory escaped, and the Black City fell in an instant.

Soon, people discovered that Queen Bee and the Wen's Pharmaceutical Group behind it were secretly researching the zombie virus. Some people questioned that these studies (including human experiments) were the cause of the zombie outbreak. For a time, Queen Bee was boycotted by people with special abilities all over the world and quickly collapsed after three months.

The largest survivor city, Black City, was reduced to ruins amidst riots and fires, no longer possessing its former glory.

But a year later, people discovered that zombies never moved around the ruins of Black City, forming a vacuum zone of one kilometer. People came to Black City with half belief and half doubt, and rebuilt the city inhabited by humans.

Because zombies never invade, the new city prospers quickly and becomes the largest safe haven in the apocalypse again. The survivors give it a new name - Ark.

For several years, zombies have never appeared in the Ark, with only one exception.

——It is reported that some people claimed to have seen Wen Yuqian, the founder of Queen Bee, around the Ark, but witnesses said that although the other party had tried to enter the Ark, he was torn to pieces by a group of crazy zombies before he got close to the city gate. The zombies did not stay after killing the other party, but left quickly and disappeared in the distance opposite to the Ark.

The witness said: "Their behavior was very strange and very purposeful. There were many people around, but they targeted Wen Yuqian alone, as if..." He considered the words, "as if they were seeking revenge."

But since that commotion, the Ark has been safe and sound for three years.

Three years later, it welcomed a new mysterious traveler.

The passenger was a tall man with a resolute and handsome face and cool lines. Only his long black silk hair was loosely tied behind his head, adding a touch of gentleness to his appearance.

He went straight to a place in the city center. In the Ark City where every inch of land is valuable, only the central square had a large piece of land available.

It is said that on the day when Black City fell, a ball of fire was burning on the open ground. Even water could not put it out. The fire burned for nine days and nine nights before it was extinguished.

People believed that this was a symbol of the Ark's protection, so they deliberately put up chains around it to prevent people from entering.

Late at night, the man came to the square, half-knelt down, and two thick and long shadow tails floated behind him, and began to turn over the soil.

He was digging very quickly, and the hole was getting deeper and deeper. A pit about two meters deep appeared on the spot, but he still didn't seem to intend to stop.

After several hours, the man finally stopped.

Shadowtail dived into the pit, and after a moment, a sleeping girl slowly emerged from the soil.

Even under the dim sky, the girl's fair skin still glowed like porcelain, her facial features were delicate, and her thick red hair was tangled around her like seaweed.

The girl was falling into a deep sleep.

The man's thin lips moved, and his black eyes suddenly showed huge waves. He gently picked up the girl, his movements were gentle as if he was treating a rare treasure.

"...Eve?" he said in a hoarse voice.

The girl was silent.

A sound between a hoarse voice and a whimper rolled out of the man's throat. He took a deep breath, folded his arms tightly, and pressed his trembling lips against her cold forehead.

"Please," he whispered, "Eve, wake up."

A magical scene happened.

The moment he touched Eve, a dazzling red light suddenly burst out from her chest, almost surrounding her entire body. Wherever the red light passed, her pale skin began to become moisturized.

In the light, Eve slowly opened her eyes.

"...Seven." She looked at the man with a fluttering expression and twitched the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Congratulations, you found me."

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Sprinkle flowers!!! ????ヽ(°▽°)ノ??It’s finished!!!

Thank you for your companionship along the way!!!

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