Chapter 68 Two off-road vehicles were moving forward with difficulty on a road full of cracks and potholes.

The two off-road vehicles struggled forward on the road full of cracks and potholes, making painful crunching sounds due to their overweight.

Xiao Yubai sat in the passenger seat, holding the handle tightly, his lips looking dull.

After several days and nights of continuous travel and zombies popping up from time to time, everyone was exhausted, except for 001 who was full of energy.

001 was lying on the roof of the SUV, his long black hair fluttering in the wind, his pair of golden eyes taking in the scene in front of him carefully.

The dust in the sky seemed to be stirred by an invisible pair of hands, rolling and tumbling, blurring the boundary between heaven and earth.

Xiao Yubai narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. Buildings of varying heights were looming under the turbid sand.

If they drove further, they would enter the territory of Li'an County. She picked up a rough map and pointed out a few roads. After passing through Li'an County, they would soon reach the Dawn Base.

Her cold, white hands occasionally stroked the tail of 001 that was hanging down and wrapped around her wrist.

His already lazy waist softened even more, completely sticking to the roof of the car. 001 opened his mouth in satisfaction, purring softly, and moved his tail softly towards her hand.

I don’t know if it was because most of the experimental subjects left that made 001 feel that Xiao Yubai would also leave her, and she felt particularly insecure.

These days, she stayed by Xiao Yubai's side all the time. No matter how hard she tried to chase her away, she couldn't leave. In the end, Xiao Yubai gave in. His golden tail snaked up and wrapped around her right arm, like a beautiful snake.

The only difference is that snakes have cold bodies, while 001's tail is warm, like a stove.

The off-road vehicle drove through the wind and sand and entered Li'an County.

The collapsed buildings were piled up in all directions, and the street lamps stood crookedly, with broken bulbs and glass shards scattered all over the ground.

They stopped at a deserted supermarket. The shelves were shaky and empty boxes were everywhere. It took them a lot of effort to collect enough food to last them a few days.

Xiao Yubai bent down and crushed the extinguished fire with his hands. There were traces of fire, which was no more than a week old.

She stretched out along the fire, leaving messy footprints and discarded garbage. There were faint traces of blood at the door, which were dark red in color, as if someone had been beaten and dragged.

Someone has stopped here and there seems to be internal fighting going on?

Xiao Yubai retracted his gaze. Under normal circumstances, only man-made disasters could cause such a situation. Zombies were simple-minded. Once they found a human, they would rush up and tear him to pieces. The ground was full of human remains.

All the zombies they encountered along the way were like this, without exception.

These days she also asked 001 to capture a few living zombies for her research.

The sharp scalpel cut through the zombie's purple skin.

The organs were twisted and deformed, and all the structures were randomly reorganized without any rules. Each one was different. Only at the position of the heart, there was a beating black and red piece of flesh. Every time it beat, it would spray out black liquid, which served as the energy for the zombies to move.

Whether you blow off its head or chop off its arms, it will heal itself after a while, whether fast or slow. Only a sharp scalpel piercing its heart will kill it.

After reaching the conclusion, hunting zombies became much easier for them.

The tail on Xiao Yubai's wrist suddenly shrank. The sharp-eyed and sharp-eared 001 seemed to have discovered something. Xiao Yubai followed her gaze and looked into the distance. Under the muddy sand, there were vaguely a few cars coming towards this side.

She narrowed her eyes, pointed to the small triangle formed by the tilted shelf and the wall, and said softly:

"Go hide there first, hide your tail, and I'll call you out when everything is fine."

"Baibai, ah, ah, hide." 001 tilted his head in confusion and argued with his mouth wide open.

Why is she hiding?

Xiao Yubai quickly took out a tube of nutrient solution from his arms and covered 001's mouth.

Perhaps the reagent she injected into her at the institute was effective. These days, 001's mind became clearer. As a result, she asked more and more questions. Although her mouth could only utter a few simple syllables, her sparkling eyes were like a hundred thousand whys, asking questions non-stop from beginning to end.

001 blinked and swallowed with his mouth puffed out.

After eating, she became particularly obedient. With Xiao Yubai's help, she curled up and crawled into the dark triangle area, holding her big tail with both hands, and the tail hook was wagging.

Several military off-road vehicles were speeding along the way. Perhaps because this was the only place to rest around, the vehicles slowed down and actually stopped in front of the supermarket.

A dozen soldiers in military uniforms came down, holding their guns and looking around. After clearing all suspicious threats, they put away their guns and smiled kindly at Xiao Yubai and others.

Xiao Yubai patted the girl's tense shoulders and glanced at the military emblem on their uniforms. They were soldiers from the Dawn Base.

It's just a good opportunity to see their personalities.

Although it was just a small team out on a mission, it couldn't explain much, but the behavior of the regular army at the base could reflect the thinking of those in power to a large extent.

If she behaves improperly, she will need to find a new base as soon as possible.

As the most successful experimental subject in the research institute, 001's combat power is almost as strong as that of high-level psychics under Xiao Yubai's recent overt and covert guidance. According to her estimation, even high-level psychics may not be able to beat her.

Now, it has been only a little over a year since the zombie virus broke out. Humanity is lacking in high-end combat capabilities, and the number of high-level psychics does not exceed a handful.

If she was mentally normal, even if she was neither human nor beast now, she would only be wooed and snatched by major bases, and no one would dare to say anything.

You can’t even save your life, as long as you can kill zombies, who cares what you look like.

Unfortunately, she is not very smart, she will not stay in this world for long, and it is impossible for her to be protected all the time. She needs to find a solid backer for her, a backer who can protect her after she becomes successful, even if it means being a knife in someone else's hand.

Most of the novel is about the hero's battles, with the focus on the Dawn Base. There is very little about the other bases, which are only mentioned when they are conquered by the hero.

She chose the Chenxi Base because its current base commander is the principal of the National Science and Technology Military Academy, who is also the principal of Ming Yuheng School.

When the zombie virus broke out, Shen Yiyu, the president of the National Science Military Academy, immediately joined forces with officers in the school to carry out rescue operations.

The cadets were divided into two campuses according to their grades. The students in that campus were rescued in time and suffered little serious damage.

The other campus implemented strict military management, and most of the instructors went to the main campus for a meeting at a long distance, so they suffered heavy losses.

Half a year later, Shen Yiyu, who had always been at the forefront, still could not receive any news from the central government, so he established this base in its name and took in the fleeing people.

She still remembers a passage in the novel that impressed her deeply.

The experimental army surrounded the base. The base commander, Shen Yiyu, led hundreds of officers and stood in the front. She detonated the nuclear explosion, which lasted for several days, and the huge flames did not go out. She blasted a bloody path for her young students and the people in the base.

The blood mist flying in the sky is their blessing to them.

May you be safe, worry-free and happy.

But in the end, no one was left alive. Her young students followed her teacher's wishes and escorted the unarmed civilians to flee in a panic. They were devoured by the emotionless killing machine.

Like their teacher, they died before the people.

At that time, the Dawn Base had the guts to poach their students and murder their own troops in the headquarters of the Morning Light Base. They were really brave.

Most people in the military academy protect their own people. Even if it is because of their former teacher-student relationship or their future relationship as colleagues, they will protect Ming Yuheng.

Of course, this information needs to be further confirmed.

The leader was a woman in her twenties wearing a military uniform. She looked around and seemed to see that Xiao Yubai was the leader of the team, so she strode towards Xiao Yubai.

She extended her hand and said in a sonorous voice, "Let me introduce myself. We are active-duty soldiers from the Dawn Base. We are here because many people from the base mysteriously disappeared in Li'an County, so we are here to investigate. I am the person in charge of this operation and also their team leader. My name is Chen Chenchen."

"This place is extremely dangerous. The cause of the deaths of many people has not yet been determined. If you do not have any necessary reasons to stay here, it is recommended that you evacuate first. If necessary, our army can escort you to the Dawn Base first."

"Hello, my name is Xiao Yubai, and I'm a researcher. The research institute where we work was attacked by zombies, so we had to wander around. We just arrived here not long ago and don't know the situation here. You don't need to tell us, we will leave as soon as we have rested." Xiao Yubai smiled at her and said half-truthfully.

"Researcher!" Chen Chenchen's eyes seemed to brighten up, and his smile became even more enthusiastic.

Their Dawn Base has a large population, and many resources must be used to support people's livelihood first. Research funds are insufficient, and materials are outdated. They have been recruiting outside for a long time, offering the highest conditions possible, but many researchers are still unwilling to come to their base.

"Dr. Xiao, you arrived here first. Have you noticed anything unusual?" Several soldiers with guns searched for a long time but still found nothing. They shook their heads at Chen Chenchen.

"Commander Chen, you're welcome. Just call me Yu Bai." Xiao Yu Bai shook his head modestly.

"We came in ten minutes earlier, and it was just as quiet as it is now. It was just too quiet, which made me feel a little weird."

Xiao Yubai told everyone what he had just discovered.

In the past few days, as soon as the zombies found their traces, they would swarm over and tear them to pieces. However, Li'an County was quiet, with nothing but the sound of the whistling wind.

Combined with what Chen Chenchen said, excluding the reason that the zombies were cleaned up by the Dawn Base, the only thing left is...

"I've basically been staying in the research institute for more than a year, and I don't know much about zombies. Tell me, under what circumstances can the zombies be made to obey orders and move freely?" Xiao Yubai realized the seriousness of the problem and asked faster.

"A high-level zombie king has appeared, and all zombies must obey his orders." Chen Chenchen waved to her teammates, and the explosive superpowers in her hands condensed. She looked around vigilantly and said in a deep voice.

001's curled up body felt a little numb. She frowned and moved. With a slight movement, the tail that was coiled in front of her knees and could hardly fit in the bag started to fall down. She fumbled for it for a long time, but it still fell outside.

"Pah," "What is that?" The slightest noise could not escape the ears of these people with special powers.

Several guns were pointed at the tail that was lying on the ground pretending to be dead.