Following the complex parkour route provided by the system, Yu Ling carried Zhao Minghao and gradually moved away from the main force of the base.

Upon arriving at the destination, they came to the door of a disused elevator, entered the command, and entered the secret base belonging to the laboratory through a hidden entrance in the original owner's memories.

The huge workbench was filled with many complex and sophisticated instruments, and glass cabinets held test tubes containing extracted virus samples. Next to it, rows of experimental cabinets contained many of the original owner's experimental subjects, including zombies and humans.

Following the steps she remembered, Yu Ling was trying to restart the devices, communicating with the system in her mind about the possibility of inheriting the original owner's skills.

The other person was forgotten by Yu Ling in a corner...

In fact, Zhao Minghao had already been jolted awake by the bumpy ride, but his superpower core was temporarily frozen by Yu Ling, leaving him powerless to resist, so he simply pretended to be unconscious.

Seeing that Yu Ling had led him into a spacious laboratory filled with the smell of disinfectant and formaldehyde, and was fiddling with the equipment by herself without paying any attention to him, Zhao Minghao rubbed his eyes and pretended to wake up.

Yu Ling didn't expose the clumsy disguise. After sorting the equipment, she was disposing of some dangerous items to render them harmless when she noticed him sitting silently in the corner. She casually asked:

"What are you thinking about? Curious why I didn't kill you?"

Considering that Jiang Xue had treated her fairly well and hadn't really treated her like a criminal, Yu Ling only planned to intercept him and lock him up in the lab for the time being, without intending to harm Zhao Minghao.

Well, one more person knowing the original owner's identity won't make a difference, and one less won't make a difference either. The most important thing right now is to improve my own strength.

There's also a zombie king outside, eyeing him with predatory intent.

What exactly is your purpose?

Zhao Minghao couldn't understand why Yu Ling, who had hidden her strength to infiltrate the base, would run away after gaining their trust.

Putting down the test tube in her hand, Yu Ling slowly walked to Zhao Minghao's side, squatted down, and curiously looked at Zhao Minghao up close.

A refined face, a calm demeanor... wait, those gold-rimmed glasses are still on his face, not thrown away on the roadside.

Hmm... no matter how you look at him, he's an intellectual.

How come this brain is as stupid as the system?

"Purpose? I said the purpose is to save the world, do you believe me?"

Yu Ling said jokingly.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Don't make jokes."

Zhao Minghao turned his head away, his face gradually turning red, as he felt Yu Ling's aggressive gaze fixed on him, and said awkwardly.

But when he came to his senses again, the wicked woman had already gotten up and left, showing no intention of continuing to fob him off.

"Just find somewhere to stay. I have some things to take care of. I'll take you back in a few days."

After saying that, Yu Ling continued to process the "criminal evidence" left behind by the original owner, trying to prevent others from finding any fault with her.

Especially human experimental materials, they should all be buried.

Don't humans believe in the importance of being buried in peace?

Seeing that Yu Ling had no intention of letting him go, Zhao Minghao stayed by her side and watched her do her job.

As he continued, he couldn't help but think that the woman's focused work style was quite charming.

Yu Ling let him follow her, not caring that he would see her destroying the evidence.

She came up with another clever way to fool people.

Under Yu Ling's leniency, Zhao Minghao also learned about the evil deeds committed by the original owner.

[Host, once you've dealt with Subject 3, our work will be complete.]

The system and Yu Ling agreed that while dealing with the original owner's mess, Yu Ling would also take the opportunity to hone her experimental skills as a virologist, hoping to actually develop an antidote for the zombie virus.

The antidote would eliminate all threats in the world, thus restoring modern peace to this place.

That way, there's no need to struggle to survive anymore.

Yu Ling checked the system shop when she had a spare moment and found that the antidote was the most expensive one, costing survival points.

I can't afford it, I simply can't afford it!

As for other goods, they are nothing more than ordinary items that are useful in the apocalypse, such as superpowers, food, and medicine.

In short: it's not very useful to me.

She could manage her superpowers using zombie crystal cores, and she had no shortage of food and drink. As for medicine, she didn't need treatment for minor illnesses, and she couldn't cure serious ones. Buying medicine for someone else? Absolutely not!

Therefore, Yu Ling could only rely on herself.

Another day where I feel like the system is useless!

Relying on her past experience of infiltrating a cultivator sect and learning how to refine fasting pills, combined with the original owner's skills, Yu Ling successfully developed her first creation: nutrient solution.

It can replace food to supplement the human body's nutritional needs for the whole day, is easy to carry, and can quickly replenish energy.

Just as Yu Ling and Zhao Minghao were detached from the team and leisurely working in the laboratory, surviving on nutrient solutions, the base's troops encountered a major problem behind their backs.

Their target—a large shopping mall. Surprisingly, an intelligent zombie had appeared there.

Under its command, the high-level zombies cooperated to use traps and schemes to harm many of the main force and infect many A-level ability users.

The base suffered heavy losses, with many superhumans dying or fleeing in the war. The remaining people held onto the last remaining container truck, serving as the last line of defense.

The team was in disarray, and even the disappearances of Yu Ling and Zhao Minghao seemed insignificant.

The horde of zombies relentlessly rammed into the last remaining container truck, their deafening roars seeming to tear all the humans inside to shreds.

A ranged ability user stood in the sunroof of a double-decker container truck, holding a mortar in his hand. Looking down from the high roof, the zombies swarmed in like ants.

\"Bang!\"

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