"Water God, do you know who they are? Don't think you can protect them just because they're ordinary people now and you're trying to stop them from being bullied. Why didn't you do anything when they were abusing their power in the military?"

"Yes! We are now fighting for the people and eliminating evil!"

"No! Water God, don't listen to their nonsense, we are not like that!" The ordinary people behind Wu Wei hurriedly defended themselves.

"Water God, let's stop arguing. I'll just ask you one question: are you really going to help these villains? They've blown up the military headquarters themselves, why are you still working for them?"

“I’m not working for them, I just want to help…” Wu Wei instinctively retorted, but stopped halfway through her sentence.

"Why are you helping them? Do you still think the military can regain power? Impossible. Don't you know? The zombie horde has already reached the outer city walls. The outer city is even more chaotic than the inner city."

Those rioters are storming the inner city gates. Imagine if the people from the outer city were to break in, wouldn't this place be even more like hell than it is now? Who would you help then? Would you even be able to help everyone?

Wu Wei glanced around with a desolate look in her eyes. The order she had worked so hard to maintain had collapsed in an instant. What she had tried so hard to maintain was disregarded by others, who trampled on it and then mocked her, asking what she had done for it.

Yes, what was her motivation?

She joined Team A, risking her life to protect the women struggling to survive in the apocalypse, finding them shelter and jobs to support themselves. However, apart from a few who agreed with her, the others not only didn't understand but also felt that she was in their way.

For example, Yu Meng was the one who caused their previous predicament at Dongning City Hospital. She wanted to use her life to curry favor with Wu Ran so that she could be with him.

She felt it was a living hell, a loss of dignity and bottom line, but Yu Meng felt it was just a shortcut to a happy life.

"Water, Water God, don't listen to them! The military will definitely be rebuilt. You'll be rich and powerful then. Please save us! My father is a general under the commander."

"Yes, yes, we'll definitely thank you handsomely then. What do you want...?"

The group of people protecting her behind her were still relentlessly promising her benefits.

But Wu Wei was heartbroken. Look, what was she persisting in? Even the people she was protecting didn't know why she was doing this.

"You all better watch yourselves."

Wu Wei threw down a sentence, turned around, and chased after Chen Ke without looking back.

"Pah! That bitch acts like a savior, but she just stands by and watches people die!"

"Wu Wei, you'll die a horrible death!"

"I'm going to get my dad to kill you!"

The group was shocked and furious that Wu Wei would actually abandon them and leave. They cursed and swore incessantly.

Wu Wei remained calm, but she quickened her pace to catch up with Chen Ke.

At the junction of the inner and outer city walls, the high city walls are even higher than the outer city's defenses against zombies.

The piercing alarm continued to sound, and warnings kept coming from the loudspeaker:

Residents outside the city are to leave the city gate immediately. Anyone who approaches will be shot.

"howl!"

"······howl!"

The two cries grew closer, and Chen Ke looked in the direction of the sound.

Two male zombies were standing on a rooftop not far from the city wall.

Chen Ke leaped over, carrying the little zombie.

The two male zombies opposite him took a step back uneasyly, but their eyes twitched, clearly excited to see the little zombie.

"Hehehe." The little zombie kicked its leg and tried to run towards the two male zombies, but Chen Ke gently pulled its collar and it obediently froze.

"Howl!" Two zombies suddenly bared their teeth and threatened Chen Ke from behind.

"What, what's going on?" Wu Wei, who had just arrived, looked wary.

"They are the little zombie's parents."

"What?" Wu Wei was shocked, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

Chen Ke turned to look at her. "Is there something you can't understand?"

Chen Ke looked at her with such calmness that it seemed like the most normal thing in the world, making Wu Wei wonder if she was making a big fuss over nothing.

"Go ahead." Chen Ke released the little zombie, which rushed off.

Watching the three departing figures, Chen Ke felt a little regretful. The system's modification time for level three zombies hadn't cooled down yet, otherwise he could have modified another one.

"Are we just going to let them leave like this?" Three level-three zombies could pose a huge threat to the base, and the city is already surrounded by a horde of zombies. It's possible that these two level-three zombies were the ones who came.

"Wu Wei, do you know why Dr. L formed Team A?"

"...Is it to kill all the zombies and save humanity?"

"If we simply kill all the zombies, it would be easy; we could just drop a nuclear bomb on a city that has become a zombie apocalypse. However, the radiation pollution would make a large part of the Earth uninhabitable for a long time, so this proposal was rejected."

However, Dr. L's teacher found a way to eliminate zombies without nuclear bombs, and that is your Team A. He discovered that when the energies contained in the bodies of the Five Elements Evolvers collide, a huge energy will be released, which will explode in the air and burn everything.

The higher your ability level, the greater the energy you can unleash, and the more zombies you can destroy. This way, by sacrificing just five of you, humanity can eliminate all the zombies without harm.

Hearing that all her efforts were for the purpose of sacrificing herself to save others one day, it would be impossible for Wu Wei not to be moved at all. If they had explained their purpose to her from the beginning, she would have been willing, but she didn't want to be kept in the dark.

Looking at the crowds trying to rush into the inner city, Chen Ke continued, "Are you willing to sacrifice yourself to save those people?"

Wu Wei stared blankly as the people in the outer city were working together to ram the inner city gate with giant logs. Even though the outer city wall was about to be breached by zombies, they didn't think about how to eliminate the zombies. They only thought about going to the inner city to enjoy one last round, and they wanted to drag the people in the inner city down with them even if they died!

"I... I don't want to, but I also don't want everyone to turn into zombies one day..." Wu Wei closed her eyes in extreme pain.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

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Inside Dr. L's laboratory, Wu Ran rushed in with a pained expression, shouting, "Doctor, Doctor!"

Xiao Wu appeared, "The professor is conducting an experiment, what do you have—"

"Doing experiments, doing experiments, what the hell is he doing at a time like this! Tell him to get out here!" Wu Ran slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

Previously, Chen Ke had smashed him face-first into the ground, leaving his face not only bloodied and mangled, but also breaking two of his sternums. Now, Wu Ran felt both hatred and fear whenever he thought of Chen Ke.

"Damn it, let's see how many more levels my superpower will go up before I kill you! I'll let you gloat for a few days first! Why isn't Dr. L out yet? Xiao Wu, tell him that if this experiment continues, he'll be dead!"