Gu An straightened his clothes and sat upright in the living room, waiting for the crowd to arrive.

After exchanging excited greetings for quite a while, everyone finally shifted their focus back to the zombie king they were about to face.

“A-Ruan has already told me most of the details. Qingfeng and Mingyue, tell me more about it. What are its characteristics?”

Qingfeng quickly stood up and said, "That day, Zhang Yang, Mingyue, and I were on patrol as usual when we were attracted by a low roar. We went over to check and found zombies that were completely different from the ones we had seen before."

It was surrounded by the remains of ordinary zombies. Upon closer inspection, it became clear that this was the very creature the girl with the fallen power had mentioned, known as the Zombie King. Its eyes could change color, its body was extremely agile, and it even possessed some of the superpowers we have—it could breathe fire!

Qingfeng recounted what he had seen in detail, and as soon as he finished, he heard the other members behind him gasp in shock.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Jiang Yan's voice was the loudest.

Everyone looked over, and Duan Yu stepped forward and explained, "A few days ago, news came from the base that all the zombies disappeared in a short period of time. They were all running in one direction. At first, they didn't know what was going on, but now it seems that this guy attracted them."

Jiang Yan continued, "That's right. Xiaoyu and I thought about it for a long time. We're a team, so information sharing is a must. We were planning to tell you in advance, but Qingfeng said so. It seems that the bases in the vicinity have all received the news."

Gu An nodded after listening to what the others said, and already had a preliminary idea in mind.

He slowly rose to his feet, his calm gaze sweeping over everyone present, and said softly, "The appearance of the Zombie King has two meanings for us. On the one hand, we humans are on high alert, and there will be a fierce battle in the future; on the other hand, it means that zombies will eventually disappear completely after the Zombie King's fall, and we humans will move towards the final light."

His words were like a boulder, pressing firmly on everyone's hearts, yet also like a pair of giant hands lifting the stone, bringing relief to everyone.

"Boss, do you mean the Zombie King is the final key to defeating the zombies? Isn't the key someone among us humans who doesn't have superpowers or isn't infected?"

Qingfeng remembered that Jiang Ruan had said something similar at the beginning, but now it seemed different. If the zombie king was dealt with in such a good way, it would be very beneficial for all of them.

"That is indeed a good solution, but the current situation is not as optimistic as we had hoped. The early appearance of the Zombie King can only mean that someone is manipulating everything in the dark. Someone has already developed a mutation potion, which will be the key to our victory over the Zombie King."

Gu An spoke patiently, but then he remembered that Jiang Ruan had mentioned that her former father, Zheng Ye, was at the resettlement center, leading those biological experts to research the mutation potion, which must have been his masterpiece.

Jiang Ruan understood what he meant, so she immediately said, "That's right, that's exactly it. The resettlement center will be key, and we must go there as quickly as possible to find out the situation."

"So what you mean is?"

Gu An looked at Jiang Ruan with a questioning gaze, feeling that the two of them were probably thinking the same thing.

Jiang Ruan didn't say anything, but simply nodded slightly and said firmly, "I think we shouldn't delay. It would be best if we went there now and wiped it out before it gets too powerful, or if there are other ways."

Jiang Ruan was referring to a method that Gu An could use to control him. If he could truly control the zombies, it would mean that he could put all of them into Qingfeng's cage space, connect the cage space to the spiritual spring, and use the purification function to achieve his goal.

Gu An nodded, agreeing with Jiang Ruan's words, and immediately gathered people to deal with the zombie king.

On the eve of their departure, An Xia went to Jiang Nan's side and told her about Xiao Ran's situation: "Ruan Ruan, I just went to see Xiao Ran. I found that the scars on his face seem to have healed a lot, but he is still not awake. I don't know why."

Jiang Ruan did not overlook the worry on An Xia's face. She never doubted whether An Xia had feelings for him, but she knew that An Xia was worried about him out of guilt.

"It's alright. The wounds on his face have healed, which means the toxins in his body have been mostly cleared. He'll wake up soon, but he'll need someone to take good care of him. I'm at ease letting my mother take good care of him. As for you, Anxia, ​​we're going to find the Zombie King together. Are you still willing to go?"

Anxia nodded and said, "Of course we'll go. His injuries are important, but compared to the vast number of people we need to rescue, the latter is more important. Don't worry, Ruanruan, I will definitely put the big picture first."

Jiang Ruan didn't say anything more, but simply nodded and patted An Xia on the shoulder.

After a while, Gu An had almost finished packing up, and everyone followed him to the accommodation.

The group drove, so it was no use. After a long time, they arrived near the resettlement area, where they found it heavily guarded and filled with zombies standing upright everywhere.

Seeing this scene, Anxia couldn't help but feel a chill. "The number of zombies is truly unbeatable!" she couldn't help but complain.

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "This is nothing. Back then, when we were saving Qingfeng from over a hundred zombies, that was truly spectacular. It's just that you hadn't fully recovered at the time and didn't go out with us, so you couldn't see it."

An Xia couldn't help but purse her lips, but her heart sank. She knew that Jiang Ruan had come here to save her. She had seen all of Jiang Ruan's sacrifices for her, and as her best friend, she felt that her life had been worthwhile.

So he glanced gratefully at Jiang Ruan, only to see her gazing deeply into Gu An's eyes: "Never mind Jiang Ruan, I won't bother her."

She gave a bitter smile, letting the bitterness surge in her heart, because she thought of that man.

She wondered if the man who had ruined her life and tried to hurt and kill her was still alive.

She patted her face and muttered to herself, "What's wrong with me? Why did I suddenly think of them? What does it matter to me if someone like him dies?"

After figuring it out, Anxia raised her head and began to stare intently at the zombies in front of her, trying to find a breakthrough with everyone and rush straight through.

Little did they expect that Jiang Ruan and her group had another plan behind their ambush...