Ji Xian pedaled his bicycle slowly along the road.

Xia Luoxue couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

But Ji Xian, who was pedaling hard on his bicycle, didn't know that the atmosphere was a bit awkward as the two of them weren't talking, so he asked, "Are you bored?"

"Huh, huh?"

Upon hearing Xia Luoxue's tone, Ji Xian knew she was daydreaming. He had even worried that she would get bored if she didn't talk.

Ji Xian said, "If you're bored, I'll sing you a song."

"Okay," Xia Luoxue replied without hesitation.

"Um, cough," Ji Xian cleared his throat, "Then I'll sing..."

"I still remember you saying home is the only castle~ Keep running along the rice paddy river~ Smile slightly, I know the dream of my childhood... Let's go home, back to the original beauty..."

After Ji Xian finished singing, Xia Luoxue remained silent, immersed in the beautiful lyrics.

Ji Xian said, "This song is Jay Chou's 'Rice Fragrance,' have you heard it?"

Xia Luoxue: "Never heard of it, it sounds nice, but I don't know if continuing to sing it will attract mutated creatures."

"Uh..." Ji Xian couldn't tell whether he was being praised for his singing or that his singing was so bad it would attract mutated creatures.

Xia Luoxue said, "Home, tell me, is the place where the two of us live together considered home?"

Ji Xian's breath hitched. The little girl was probably love-struck and had already fallen for him. Ji Xian was secretly delighted.

My legs feel stronger when I'm pedaling the bicycle. (Love-struck +1)

We finally arrived at City 1062 before dark.

Not far from the city gate, I saw more homeless people and beggars by the roadside.

Ji Xian had gradually become familiar with this world and silently took out his laser pistol.

All the homeless and beggars stepped aside.

Ji Xian arrived at the city gate without incident.

They also skillfully paid a small amount of energy points as a city entry fee.

Just then, he saw an SUV driving up.

Ji Xian immediately recognized them as members of the Sand Silk Mercenary Group.

However, there is only one SUV, and only one person in it.

Ji Xian didn't know what they had gone through to be the only one left to return.

The car was stopped by the city guards as soon as it reached the city gate.

“I am a member of the Sandworm Mercenary Group. Let me into the city.”

"No, you have symptoms of zombie disease. Did you get bitten by a zombie?" the city guard refused.

The member of the Sandworm Mercenary Group was pale and covered in cold sweat.

The city guards were able to tell instantly that he had the zombie disease, not because they were observant.

Instead, there are advanced scanning systems above the city gates. People bitten by zombies emit different heat radiation than ordinary people, which the scanning system can easily distinguish.

The member of the Sandworm Mercenary Group said again, "Let me into the city. I have the finest food and supplies, and I can exchange them for the best medicine to treat me."

The city guard sighed, "There is no cure for zombie disease. You should find a deserted place to wait for death, or if you don't want to harm people after you die, you can end your own life."

"I don't believe it. There must be a cure. That's right, gene enhancement drugs! I have top-quality food. I can exchange it for gene enhancement drugs. Gene enhancement drugs can definitely cure me!"

"Don't be silly, it's no use. Get out of here now, or I'll shoot you before you turn into a zombie!" the city guard said, raising his gun.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a while.

The member of the Sandworm Mercenary Group had tears streaming down his face: "I know I'm going to die, sob sob sob, but so what? What's the point of living in this world? At least I don't regret it now."

As he spoke, he tore open a bag of potato chips: "I have no regrets, I have no regrets. I can eat the finest food. I'm happier than you. You can only drink nutritional supplements your whole lives, hehehehe, hahaha..."

He laughed wildly, as if he had gone mad, and grabbed a handful of potato chips, stuffing them into his mouth and chewing.

"Why is there no taste... I, my sense of taste has gone awry, waaaaah..."

He knew that the zombie virus he was infected with had begun to take effect.

He would laugh one moment and cry the next.

suddenly.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out.

When Ji Xian came to his senses, he saw that the Sand Silk Mercenary had a pistol in his arms and shot himself in the head from below.

He committed suicide!

Ji Xian turned away abruptly, not daring to look anymore.

He didn't know why, but he felt really sad.

The rabbit mourns the fox's death.

He truly felt how desolate and oppressive this world was.

The refugees and beggars outside the city gates rushed onto the cart, scrambling for the supplies left behind by the Sandworm Mercenary Group.

Ji Xian didn't linger. He returned to the familiar hotel and booked two rooms.

All he wants now is to rest quietly and get a good night's sleep.

He refused Xia Luoxue's request to come into his room and sleep with him. Xia Luoxue was injured and needed to recover, so she did not insist on going into Ji Xian's room.

In this world, the beauty and happiness he feels with Xia Luoxue are entirely due to the resources he brings from the real world. In this world, beauty and happiness do not exist; instead, suffering and oppression are the true realities.

Ji Xian lay in bed, recalling the experiences of the past few days, feeling melancholy.

Xi Guang'an of the Sandworm Mercenary Group betrayed the organization for food, and later betrayed Ji Xian. He then repeatedly switched sides in order to obtain the food supplies from Ji Xian.

The members of the Sandworm Mercenary Group fought each other for food, and in the end, they even risked venturing into the zombie horde to obtain food supplies.

In Ji Xian's view, their behavior was incomprehensible.

But it actually happened.

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