There is indeed no way to verify what Shen Jing said.

Whether it's the mutated lizard or the men who were strangled, it's obvious who to trust.

Mutants! Monsters! How can they be compared to humans?

Would you rather believe in monsters and simply abandon the team members so easily?

In Li Chu's view, the answer is definitely no!

She looked at Zhang Run, who had not yet expressed his opinion, and said, "I absolutely disagree with Shen Jing staying in the team."

Letting the monster go was already pushing the base's limits.

Trying to reason with mutated animals now? Ridiculous! When Shen Jing caused such a scene at the base, when did she ever try to be reasonable?

Zhang Run opened his mouth, then scratched his cheek, looking rather embarrassed.

I'm a little unaccustomed to Li Chu becoming so radical and assertive. 0-

In fact, he thought that Shen Jing's actions just now seemed to have a deeper meaning.

Are there good and bad survivors?

Are there good and bad mutant animals?

If Huang Simiao can tame mutated vines, then what about mutated animals?

He unconsciously followed this line of thought and pondered it more deeply, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

After the extreme heat occurred, the survival ability of the mutated plants and animals was significantly stronger than that of humans.

Even the forests didn't wither and turn into deserts.

Conversely, mutated plants and animals advance faster than survivors.

However, many humans had already died from the heat in the survivor base...

Before Zhang Run could explain to Li Chu, the people who had just run outside rushed back.

Zhou Lihao's car had just smashed through the horde of corpses, creating a bloody path for them, which made things easier for them.

Those people first stood at the door and looked into the lobby. After finding it safe inside, they scrambled and crawled into the house.

Before long, more and more survivors entered the lobby!

Behind them were no zombies, only the figures of many survivors who had just run away.

The group ran and shouted, seemingly unafraid of attracting zombies, "Monster! It's all dark! Quick, back inside! There's realgar inside!"

Before long, these people had gathered in the hotel lobby.

Li Chu stepped forward to communicate with them, seemingly unconcerned about the previous people's filth.

It's unclear what they said, but Li Chu anxiously instructed Zhou Lihao to bring He Qing back to the main hall.

Both of them seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally ignoring Huang Simiao, who was standing in the courtyard.

The girl who had retrieved the mutated vine looked around blankly. Seeing that Li Chu had indeed dodged her outstretched hand, she finally lowered her head and sighed in disappointment. Zhang Run came over and patted her on the shoulder, "Give them some time."

For any survivor now, cooperating with mutated plants and animals is utterly inconceivable!

But this is also a completely new idea, a very tempting possibility.

At least Zhang Run didn't object; in fact, he seemed quite eager to try.

As soon as the survivors stepped through the door, they were greeted by the familiar stench of decay.

Shen Jing frowned; these were from a leech…

She'd dealt with leeches before, and she had salt water on her hands; the survivors downstairs should be the ones panicking. But Zhang Run just took out a lot of lime, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

She stood on the second floor, showing no intention of going down to help.

"Why are there dead people here? Ahhh! It's a monster! How can it be wearing human skin..."

The voice was shrill, sounding particularly jarring in the empty lobby.

The people who entered the lobby hadn't even had time to wipe the large beads of sweat off their bodies when they were drawn by the sound. They looked up at the corner on the second floor and sure enough, they saw five corpses, one of which had its skin intact.

There are monsters outside, but I never expected there to be monsters hiding inside the lobby?

Zhang Run coughed and pointed to the lime beside him, saying, "Let's sprinkle the lime around the door and windows first. The corpses will inevitably smell of blood. Let's arrange for someone to pile them up in the room first."

Upon hearing that lime would be sprinkled, those who were initially surprised and hesitant began to react.

Many people die in the apocalypse, but who is sad for more than 3 seconds? Right now, survival is the most important thing!

There were no lights in the lobby; even with the help of the vehicle's emergency lights or flashlights, the lighting was still dim.

In this dim light, the people transporting the bodies felt uneasy, especially since one of the bodies was not human...

It's obvious that it was the one that killed the other four.

But we don't know which expert destroyed it!

Shen Jing wiped the sweat off her body; it was still hot even though it was evening.

It smells bad and is hot, so annoying.

She had hidden the crossbow long ago, but she didn't know how Gu Yan and the others were doing.

When she saw He Qing being surrounded by zombies in the car, she didn't think too much and went to save him. Then she came to the hotel to deal with the mutated animal that had bewitched people.

However, Gu Yan and the others did not come along.

Although we've formed an alliance with Zhang San, it's ultimately a relationship of mutual exploitation, so there's no need to drag him into it.

Anyway, she can handle the mutated lizard by herself.

Fortunately, the RV and SUV still provide a psychological barrier, so there is no danger in the short term.

Unless Gu Yan gets impatient.

He... will probably wait for her to go back, right?

Shen Jing paused, then suddenly became uncertain.

Although Gu Yan has regained his memories, who knows how the "God" will mess with him in order to please the audience?

There are many survivors here, as well as those who have just awakened their superpowers but don't know how to use them yet.

Seeing that they had finished spreading the lime and were about to sit down to rest, Li Chu took out compressed biscuits from his backpack and shared them with the survivors. Those who were short of water surrounded Zhang Run, asking him to share some with them.

"I'm so envious! She actually awakened a water-based ability on such a hot day!"

"What's so enviable about a grown man awakening the water element?" someone retorted sourly. "It's not even as good as Zhou Lihao's earth element. Look, he can even seal off and reinforce the gate!"

Not everyone is so tactless; they're still using the water provided by Zhang Run!

The man was glared at by the crowd and had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

Zhang Run didn't seem to mind, but his face began to turn pale. Huang Simiao couldn't stand it anymore and came over to him, saying, "If you don't replenish your crystal cores, you'll overexert your mental energy."

As she spoke, she looked around and said to the people still waiting in line for water, "Since you've come to ask Zhang Run for water, you should give him crystal cores, right?"

Upon hearing this, those who had been pretending to be confused began to look around nervously.

They are so self-righteous precisely because they believe that the law will not punish everyone.

After hearing Huang Simiao's words, Zhang Run remembered what He Qing had mentioned: a crystal core is needed to advance!

His thoughts raced through his mind, and he immediately sat down on the ground.

"Whew, I guess I'm really overexerted..."

When Huang Simiao saw this, he almost burst out laughing.

While it might be too taxing, it's not that fragile. However, Zhang Run's acting was so convincing that the people still in line behind him exchanged bewildered glances, unsure what to do.

I am definitely thirsty.

But even crystal cores are obtained through a near-death experience!