It has to be said that overthinking is a disease.

If Yu Ling had actually done that, lying down amidst the zombie fragments scattered on the ground, even a fool would have guessed that she was faking her death.

Yu Ling, unaware of what Jiang Xue was thinking, assumed that her dawdling and inaction meant she disliked her severe injuries and felt that having her around was a burden. She quickly said:

"I'm really fine. If it's inconvenient for you to take me with you, then you can go on your own. Don't worry about me. Just take the USB drive and go quickly."

Go away, and once you're gone, don't even think about stabbing me again!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xue finally came to her senses. After a moment of contemplation, she made a decision. She got up, found the USB drive, put it in her pocket, and prepared to leave.

But Yu Ling grabbed Jiang Xue's clothes: "Wait..."

"Is there anything else?"

Jiang Xue turned around and asked.

Yu Ling lowered her head, looking pitiful.

Jiang Xue looked at her with some impatience, and heard her say:

"I... I just want you to stop holding a grudge against me... You can say whatever you want about Xiaoqing (as long as it's not me), Xiaoqing just really enjoys researching these viruses, but I don't want to harm anyone... I know I don't deserve to say this. But..."

Yu Ling continued her tea-related conversation.

"I remember you said you wanted to save the world, not waste your time here."

"Huh? I..."

Yu Ling was startled, as if she had thought of something, and quickly lowered her head to hide her inner panic.

"Are you... going to take me with you?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xue didn't say anything more and turned to walk out.

As she left the laboratory, she paused.

"I'll go find some bandages to bandage you up so your blood doesn't stain my clothes."

"Okay, go ahead."

As Yu Ling watched Jiang Xue's retreating figure, she breathed a sigh of relief, but inwardly she couldn't help but criticize the original owner of this body.

What kind of things is she doing? She's making up such embarrassing lies.

Yu Ling clenched her fist, gritted her teeth, and secretly vowed in her heart that this vicious persona would be ruined sooner or later. Why go against the world?

The original mortal didn't care about the sin of destroying the world; he couldn't bear the consequences.

When Jiang Xue returned to the lab, Yu Ling had already cleaned herself of all the grime with disinfectant and even washed her wounds with alcohol. The intense discomfort was indescribable.

Fortunately, this pain was nothing to Yu Ling. With no audience around, Yu Ling's expression didn't even change.

With Jiang Xue's help, Yu Ling quickly bandaged her wound, put on the white coat that the original owner had spared, and got up to leave. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Xue staring at her coldly.

"Uh... what's wrong?"

Could it be that Jiang Xue felt the original owner was too heinous and changed her mind, no longer wanting to spare her life?

"You're already like this, why are you still trying to be brave? Do you think cleaning it up like that will help your injuries heal?"

Jiang Xue squatted down with her back to Yu Ling.

"Get on, I'll carry you."

Yu Ling hesitated for a moment, after all, this gesture was too intimate.

"This...it's best not to trouble yourself, I can walk by myself."

"Shut up! Didn't you hear me?"

Jiang Xue's tone was unfriendly.

"If you keep babbling, I'll throw you out to feed the zombies."

Yu Ling had no choice but to obediently lean on Jiang Xue's shoulder.

After all, she herself didn't have any ill intentions towards Jiang Xue. Besides, the original owner's body... she was really afraid she would break it apart from all the stress.

Jiang Xue carried her on her back and slowly walked outside. Yu Ling rested her face on Jiang Xue's shoulder, closed her eyes, and thought to herself, "System, come out."

[Here I am! Host!]

The system silenced itself as soon as it entered this world. It was terrified that it had accidentally selected a post-apocalyptic mission. It cried its eyes out in the space, fearing that the host would be eaten by zombies as soon as it was transferred.

Fortunately, its host was highly skilled in martial arts, and the way he tore apart zombies with his bare hands was incredibly cool.

[Host, we earned a lot of survival points in the last world! Let me show you!]

The semi-transparent light curtain unfolded again.

Name: Yu Ling

Gender: Female (variable)

age:? ? ?

Race: Demon

Level: Beginner Survivor

Main quest: Survive!

Side quests: None

System Level: Level 1

Skill slots: Empty

System Backpack: Empty

System Shop: Now Open

Survival Points: 3150 (32*100-50)

[Host, host, we've struck it rich! How about we go shopping in the mall?]

The system chewed on its handkerchief. This host is amazing! The rewards from just the first mission are almost equal to the total rewards from the previous host's ten missions!

"What's the rush? Don't you know what time it is? Jiang Xue has only been fooled by me for the time being. It doesn't mean she won't find out later that I actually know nothing about scientific research."

Yu Ling replied in her heart,

"Please warn me of my surroundings. If there is any danger, remember to call me. I'm too exhausted after I've pushed my body to its limits. I need to sleep for a while."

【Alright, host, don't worry!】

Yu Ling fell into a deep sleep on Jiang Xue's back.

Hearing the long, steady breathing behind her, even the usually cold-faced Jiang Xue felt a sense of helplessness. How could she fall asleep like that? Goodness, she's really carefree.

—Leaving aside how Jiang Xue led the group through numerous obstacles, and how she "borrowed" an SUV from the helpful zombie on the roadside through friendly negotiation, stuffed the sleeping Yu Ling into the back seat, and drove as fast as she could, finally leaving City A, where the laboratory was located, before dark and returning to City H, where the base was located.

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