Chapter 20 She Was Once Human

When she heard my voice, the woman paused and lowered her head to look at the dead baby in her arms.

“Crack—”

As soon as she loosened the strength in her arms, the dead baby's head completely lost its support, broke at the neck, and rolled to the ground.

"No! Child! My child!"

The woman picked up the child's skull on the ground in a panic and tried to piece it together, but no matter how hard she tried, the head just fell off again and again.

"No! No!" The woman roared almost crazily. Jiang Wang and Song Nanxing seized the opportunity, and surrounded her from the left and right to hold her down.

However, the woman was extremely strong. She struggled and roared frantically, and seemed to be trying to break free.

At this moment, I suddenly remembered something Song Nanxing said before:

"If you encounter a mutant you can't handle, put some of your own blood on the knife."

At the same time, Jiang Wang winked at me, and I immediately understood.

I just mentioned her child and she reacted so strongly, so as long as we seize the opportunity, it’s not impossible to give it a try.

"It was you who clearly killed your child! You, a monster, killed your child! Now that he's dead, you still want to torture his corpse!" I shouted all these words out loud, emphasizing the word "monster".

Sure enough, the woman paused.

Seeing this, Song Nanxing and Jiang Wang worked together again to hold the woman down. I seized the opportunity and quickly slashed my hand towards the blade.

Blood was stained on the blade and dripped down. I saw a faint light in the cloud and thunder pattern. Ignoring the doubts in my heart, I held the knife tightly and slashed at her diagonally.

Black mucus splashed everywhere, splashing onto the faces of the three of us. This time, the woman's wound did not heal. She fell to the ground and struggled in pain. Seeing the dead baby with its head separated not far away, she used her last bit of strength to crawl over.

The woman's hand trembled as she stroked the dead baby's head. A line of blood and tears flowed down her distorted face and dripped onto the ground.

The woman picked up her child again and looked up at me.

"Kill me."

The crazy look on her face was gone. She took two steps holding her child, knelt down and kowtowed heavily to me.

"Please, kill me."

The sudden change made me freeze in place. I looked at the woman's eyes that were filled with pleading and despair, and my heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Finally, I took a deep breath and slowly raised the knife in my hand.

I could feel my hands trembling slightly. Even though this was not the first time I killed a mutated monster, this time it was heavier than ever.

I wanted to say something, but I didn't know what to say, so I suddenly swung the knife in my hand and cut it down.

The woman smiled with relief and closed her eyes.

With a dull thud, her body fell limply to the ground.

Jiang Wang and Song Nanxing walked over and looked at the woman lying on the ground, both silent.

After a long time, Jiang Wang patted my shoulder to comfort me.

Mo Junfan limped over and tidied her hair and appearance without any hesitation. Then he picked up the dead baby next to him and gently pieced the head and body together, and took out a triangular bandage from his bag to secure it.

He is an undertaker, and it is his job to see people off to their final journey so that they can leave with dignity.

"She was once a human being," said Mo Junfan.

We found a place to simply bury the woman. This was a very unnecessary thing, but no one questioned it. We all cooperated with each other tacitly to complete this unnecessary task.

After doing all this, we prepared to go back. Without a car, we could only walk back to the base.

At this moment, Mo Junfan suddenly said, "Xiao Wei is missing!"

We suddenly came to our senses and recalled carefully. It seemed that we hadn't seen An Xiaowei since a while ago. Could she still be inside the farmers' market?

I looked back at the way I came. The inside of the farmers' market was still the same as before, quiet, without any movement, and there was no sign of An Xiaowei.

Mo Junfan was a little anxious and turned around to walk into the farmers' market, but Song Nanxing suddenly blocked his way.

"Get out of the way!" Seeing him blocking him, Mo Junfan's eyes instantly turned cold.

"Will you be able to find her if you go back?" Song Nanxing still refused and questioned him coldly.

"Then I can't just abandon her!" Mo Junfan pushed Song Nanxing away and insisted on going back.

Jiang Wang and I looked at each other, not knowing what to choose for a moment.

I don’t know what Jiang Wang is thinking, but I feel very conflicted.

On the one hand, I wanted to go back and save her. After all, she was once my teammate who fought side by side with me.

On the other hand, I couldn't help but think of An Xiaowei's unusual behavior that night, and how the SUV that should have been parked at the door had mysteriously disappeared when we escaped, and An Xiaowei had also disappeared. Although there was no evidence to prove a connection between the two, it was too coincidental.

"Tsk, what a hassle." Song Nanxing clicked his tongue in anger, obviously feeling a little conflicted.

I don’t know if it’s my illusion, but since Song Nanxing appeared, An Xiaowei has been very wary of Song Nanxing, and Song Nanxing also dislikes An Xiaowei.

"Let's go back to the base first, An Xiaowei... I'll find a way." Song Nanxing caught up with Mo Junfan impatiently, trying to persuade him again.

But Mo Junfan just said coldly: "I don't believe you."

"I said, let's go back first. She won't die!" Song Nanxing was a little annoyed.

Jiang Wang glanced at me, seeming to want to say something but hesitated.

"Ask whatever you want to ask," I said.

"How much do you know about him?" Jiang Wang pointed at Song Nanxing and asked me in a low voice.

I shook my head. "I understand almost nothing, and a lot of the things he does... don't make sense."

For example, why did he give me a Miao Dao? This Miao Dao obviously has some special effects after being stained with blood. This kind of thing can almost be considered a divine weapon in the doomsday. It doesn't make sense that he gave it to me so easily.

"But he must know something," I continued.

Jiang Wang didn't ask any more questions. He just thought about it thoughtfully and then asked me an irrelevant question:

“Who do you trust more?”

I opened my mouth, but no answer came out. In the past, I would have chosen An Xiaowei without hesitation, as she always stood by me. But now, even I wasn't sure.

As if seeing my hesitation, Jiang Wang smiled knowingly, then patted my shoulder and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You and I are just ordinary people. We have already tried our best to survive in this environment."

"So what's your choice?" I asked.

Not only asking him, but also asking myself.

Jiang Wang didn't answer, but walked to Mo Junfan, hooked his shoulders, and smiled heartily.

"Brother, you can't be a hero just by thinking of yourself! Take me with you!"

He has made his choice, what about me?

——Of course together!

It's true that I'm afraid of death, but retreating is not my style.