Chapter 63

Seeing through the one-way glass of the laboratory the frenzied appearance of the zombies and their decision not to continue attacking the laboratory after the smell of living flesh and blood disappeared, the few people felt a little relieved.

Tang Mali rubbed her injured chest and leaned against the wall and said, "I've never been beaten so badly before!"

"Mr. Tang, please keep your voice down. The five senses of those zombies with special abilities are much sharper than those before." Baichuan was not in much better condition. Beads of sweat were falling on his fair face. His usually neat and clean suit was now covered with burn marks that were neither gray nor black. There was even a hole burned on his trouser leg.

Lou Tiannan consciously went to the corner farthest from them. The energy particles in his body were causing trouble again, and the temperature around him was extremely high. However, after he leaped to a higher level, he was able to vaguely control those runaway energy particles. It would take some time to completely control these energy particles.

Lin Bai stood casually two steps away from him. The laboratory was not big and her position did not attract the attention of others.

Elena found a fast-healing potion in the laboratory and treated the wounds on several people's bodies.

Lou Tiannan was also busy. He was looking at the basic facilities of the laboratory. If the laboratory could be completely sealed and airtight, there should be oxygen supply equipment in the laboratory. Otherwise, the five of them would not be able to survive for long relying solely on the oxygen in the laboratory.

He quickly found the location of the oxygen masks among the storage instructions on the wall. There were six stored in the cabinet, each of which could guarantee a 24-hour oxygen supply for an adult.

Tang Mali held up the palm-sized oxygen mask, her eyebrows furrowed as she hesitated, "It's so small, how many minutes can it last?"

"24 hours." Lou Tiannan replied.

Bai Chuan took a second look at the oxygen mask he had just been given. He hadn't expected such a small one to be able to provide oxygen for so long. He exclaimed, "It has to be the number one research institute in the Federation!"

Tang Mary rested for a few minutes and regained some strength. She glanced through the one-way glass window at the zombies that hadn't left yet and said, "Let's think about how to get out."

Bai Chuan was also thinking of a way out. As he was thinking, he saw Lin Bai standing opposite him, and suddenly remembered the purpose of Lin Bai's visit to the research institute. Although Lin Bai said to others that she was looking for a partner, the boss must have assigned her some tasks. So he rubbed against Lin Bai and asked her in a low voice: "Lin Bai, which floor is your partner on? Have you found him?" In fact, he was asking, have you done what the boss told you to do?

Bai Chuan thought he asked quietly and obscurely, but in fact the laboratory was not large and the radio reception was very good. The other three people who were nearby heard it and subconsciously looked at Lin Bai's reaction.

Tang Mali thought Lin Bai really had a partner, and felt that Bai Chuan was bringing up something irrelevant, so she glared at him unhappily.

Lin Bai nodded calmly, looked at the pile of zombie corpses on the ground, and said calmly: "Found it, he was just beaten to death outside."

Four people: "..."

Tang Mali peeked at Lin Bai's expression and asked her hesitantly, "He was beaten to death... Why are you so calm?"

Lin Bai's mood remained unchanged. She said calmly, "Everyone has their own destiny. He died a long time ago. He is just relieved now."

The four fell silent.

They all knew that zombies were formed when living people were bitten, infected with the zombie virus, and lost their lives. Every zombie they fought was once a living person.

Including the zombies outside the laboratory now, they were all passionate researchers of the institute when they were alive. Maybe they were still researching vaccines or antidotes before they died, but now they have all become walking corpses.

Baichuan was the first to come to terms with things, because he didn't care. He'd been an orphan since childhood, and had been discriminated against and bullied for his naturally green hair. If it weren't for the Omega Protection Act, he'd be dead long ago. He grew up alone and friendless until he was seventeen or eighteen, making a living reselling toys. He'd thought that would be his life, until he met his boss—

A mysterious young girl who always wears a mask.

With her funding, he had the energy and money to make various toys. Then, with her help, he applied for patent qualifications, opened a federal store, and sold them on the market. In just one year, he transformed from the Green-haired guy in the eyes of others into Mr. Bai.

But he is an Omega, he will have a passionate period, his glands were damaged when they were just differentiated, and he can only rely on the Alpha's pheromone marking or stimulation of other parts of his body to get the satisfaction of the passionate period.

Of course, he wouldn't allow the Alpha to touch him. After being caught by his boss during a passionate moment, his boss gave him some different information and told him in a very normal tone: "Don't be like an old-fashioned person from hundreds of years ago. This is normal. Everyone has the right to be happy. You are very talented. Go make the toy you want to make. Mr. Bai is super awesome!"

Discovered. Bai Chuan's first reaction was embarrassment and shame, but his boss's words left him stunned. He still remembered his boss's eyes sparkling like stars, filled with complete trust and encouragement for him.

His heart, which had been restless for a long time, was suddenly lifted up by someone. The sourness spreading from deep in his heart told him that he was still afraid.

But he is not afraid now.

He used the information his boss gave him to not only develop toys that could help him get through his passionate period, but also became the largest adult toy manufacturer in the Federation. Just as his boss said, this was normal. Everyone has the right to be happy. When he mastered those rights, he no longer cared about the opinions of others.

He met his boss at the worst time, and his boss made him the most powerful businessman in the federation.

He didn't care if those people were zombies or something else, he only cared about whether his boss was safe.

Seeing that Lin Bai didn't seem to care much about the life or death of her so-called "partner", he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the boss probably didn't particularly need it.

Then, Baichuan sighed silently in his heart: I don’t know where the boss is. The bionic man he made is so cold. Although sometimes I feel that she is quite similar to the boss in some ways, she still doesn’t look like the boss at all. His boss is both cute and gentle. Oh, I miss him!

After a brief silence, Elena and Lou Tiannan quickly adjusted their mood.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, they who worked in the Security Bureau were the first to deal with the mutated humans. They also saw with their own eyes that their comrades and colleagues, with only wounds the size of a fingernail, quickly mutated within 24 hours and turned into zombies with white pupils and sharp fangs.

Three months of research and treatment were fruitless. The several meters high data printed out by the Federal Medical Institute made them completely understand that the moment these people were infected with the zombie virus, their throats had been strangled by the god of death. They were no longer human, and their bodies became carriers and disseminators of the zombie virus.

Any hesitation or delay will only cause more people to get hurt.

All they can do is make it less painful for those infected to end their lives.

"Are you going to collect his body?" A voice suddenly sounded in the laboratory.

Lin Bai paused and looked up at Lou Tiannan.

If it weren't for the serious expression on his face, Lin Bai would have thought he had seen something.

Lin Bai's memory chip reminded her that she had said before that she would come to the institute to collect her partner's body. At this moment, she shook her head: "No, I thought about it before I came. If she is alive, I will take her away. If she unfortunately becomes a zombie, I will let her rest in peace in the institute forever. She should be very happy with the current ending. After all, the institute is her favorite place. It's nice to be able to stay in a place she likes forever."

Her beloved partner.

Lou Tiannan came to this conclusion in silence.

She traveled thousands of miles, braving dangers and obstacles, to come to the institute from West Seventh District and even further, just to let her partner rest in peace.

Tang Mary also heard the emotion in Lin Bai's words, but she was a little confused. She was sure Vera didn't have a partner in the apocalypse. It had only been a year and a half, and not only did she have a partner, but she also had a seven-year-old child? She had originally thought Vera's partner was fake, but now from what she said, she did have feelings for her partner. Tang Mary was a little confused, but now was not the right time to ask her. Tang Mary turned her head away, suppressing the doubts in her heart.

After hearing this, Baichuan felt that he was worthy of being the boss. The bionic man he made was so intelligent. The emotional answer was really perfect.

Elena was observing Lin Bai. She was sure that Lin Bai was the person she knew, but what happened to make her become Lin Bai?

The four people had different thoughts, and the laboratory fell into a strange silence for a moment.

Bai Chuan consciously broke the silence. He looked out the one-way glass window and muttered quietly, "I remember the Federation always saying that the researchers at the Institute are more about quality than quantity. Why are there so many zombies on the 16th and 17th floors alone? A rough count on the two floors must be over 40."

His unintentional words made Elena and Lou Tiannan stunned at the same time. Elena walked to the glass window to observe the zombies in the office, and said in a serious voice: "No, that's not right, some of them are not researchers!" These zombies were of high level, and the degree of decay on their bodies was not obvious. You could vaguely see what they looked like when they were alive. She saw several unfamiliar faces.

"Not researchers? Then who are they? Survivors who came to the institute for refuge?" Tang Mary also walked to the glass window.

"They are not survivors." Lou Tiannan withdrew his gaze from the window and said in a deep voice. He had seen countless survivors in the apocalypse, and all of them were vulnerable groups. However, the size and external characteristics of those zombies told him that these zombies were definitely not vulnerable groups when they were alive.

"They're not researchers, nor are they survivors. So where did these zombies come from? They can't have been released here."

"Are there any people from Aurora? Does the white robe on that zombie look like the one Aurora wears?" Baichuan said, pointing to a tall zombie near the elevator entrance.

"Yes, it's Aurora's white robe." Elena was sure.

"Is Aurora still meddling in the research institute's affairs? Is she researching how to develop serums or how to develop superpowers?" Tang Mary didn't have a good impression of those mysterious people.

Lou Tiannan and Elena met eyes and understood the deep meaning in each other's eyes. Aurora was a church established after the end of the world, and these people were wearing Aurora's white robes, which only meant that people from Aurora had come to the institute after the end of the world.

These people are located on the key floors 16 and 17. What are they looking for?