Chapter 33

Since we are going to City Z, we must make full preparations.

Today, the city of Z is almost lost, and only the official rescue team is still working hard to search for survivors.

After analyzing the city's routes, everyone felt that the possibility of a collision between the two vehicles was low, so they did not place their hopes on being rescued.

After lunch, the man with the crew cut took Wen Li and another member to search the town.

Only a small part of the luggage in the SUV was recovered, most of it was damaged in the bumpy ride.

Dirty clothes can be washed and worn again, but food that has been exposed and stained with zombies' blood is obviously not edible.

Fortunately, the two barrels of drinking water were placed in the trunk and were not wasted.

In addition to searching for available supplies, they also had to find some tools to easily carry away these precious water resources.

Maybe if you're lucky, you can find a car.

Wen Xin was also assigned a task, and went with Xu Qiang to survey the scene that was previously surrounded by zombies.

When he took the notebook and pen handed to him, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

When Wen Xin saw Xu Qiang take out a number of standard transparent bottles from his bag, he felt a little strange.

Under what circumstances would you bring sterile bottles for experiments?

Xu Qiang noticed his confusion and said with a smile: "Do you think it's weird for us to carry these things with us?"

As he spoke, he had already taken out his knife and started cutting off small pieces of flesh from various parts of the giant zombie. He then packaged them into sterile bottles and labeled them.

Xu Qiang explained: "There is a biological research department in the base, which is dedicated to studying zombie viruses to see if it is possible to develop a zombie vaccine."

"Research and development hit a bottleneck not long ago, so the people in the biological research department asked us to pay more attention to our surroundings when we go out. If we find any special zombies, we can collect some samples and bring them back. Maybe they will be helpful for research."

Is there hope for a vaccine against the zombie virus?

Upon hearing this, Wen Xin couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and the depression in his heart also dissipated a little.

Xu Qiang took out a tape measure and roughly measured the height of the giant zombie, as well as the degree of mutation of various parts.

After the test, he rubbed his face vigorously, looking worried: "But who knew I would really encounter such a monster."

"Look at the strength and hardness of his muscles. I don't know if a Gatling gun can handle it."

Wen Xin recorded the data and couldn't help asking, "Haven't you encountered zombies like this before?"

Xu Qiang sighed and said, "Of course not. No matter how powerful the zombies were, they were transformed from humans. Humans are no taller than 3 meters, so it is impossible for them to exceed this limit."

Wen Xin said nothing.

He looked at the giant zombie on the ground and estimated that it was at least 4 meters tall.

“…So I was talking about before, before!”

Xu Qiang took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "If zombies can mutate genetically, or upgrade and evolve, that would be really fucked up."

The source of the zombie virus has not yet been figured out, and now the virus is being upgraded. What's the difference between this and pushing people to a dead end?

Whenever this happens, Xu Qiang wishes he could format all the viruses with one click, just like a computer.

But the reality is not a computer after all. What is formatted are not only zombies, but also human lives.

Wen Xin's mood became heavy.

He suddenly remembered something important.

"Have you found out why we were exposed?"

In Wen Xin's opinion, the giant zombie had been lurking here for a long time and needed someone to control it at close range.

Unfortunately, the situation last night was too chaotic and he didn't have time to pay attention to whether there were any suspicious people around.

If we follow the direction of their exposed whereabouts, we might be able to find some clues.

Xu Qiang frowned.

This issue has always been a concern for them. After all, no one wants to believe that they will be betrayed by their own people.

Finally, he answered hesitantly: "We only reported our whereabouts three times when we came here. The last time was an emergency contact to change the route. At that time, we borrowed a radio transmitter from a radio station."

"We cannot rule out the possibility of being monitored, but the possibility is very small. The situation was so urgent at the time that we had to spend every second to say a few more words during the contact. We didn't even have hope that the message could be passed on smoothly."

After Wen Xin finished recording the data, he gently patted Xu Qiang, who had a gloomy expression.

When he turned around, he saw that Canary was a little absent-minded, so he handed the notebook and pen to Xu Qiang and walked towards the boy.

"Bad mood?"

The boy came back to his senses and met the young man's slightly curved smiling eyes.

Canary was a little surprised.

When it comes to parting with the little fox and the scaled tree viper, Wen Xin was no less painful than them.

But the other person's mood seemed to recover so quickly.

Seeing that the boy didn't answer, Wen Xin took the initiative to ask, "Are you thinking about Xiao Qi and the others?"

The canary nodded subconsciously and couldn't help asking, "Do you miss them?"

Unexpectedly, the young man admitted it generously: "Of course I do. How could I not want to?"

So I was really forcing myself to smile...

The boy's face tensed instantly, and a trace of bitterness flashed across his eyes.

He didn't know how to tell the other party that he was leaving soon.

After being together for so long, the other members, including him, already knew that Wen Xin liked to be lively.

Otherwise, they would not have picked them up and brought them home without hesitation even though they knew they were dangerous.

And now, this lively home is gradually becoming desolate and deserted. How cruel is this for Wen Xin?

Looking at the young man's face full of confusion and hesitation, Wen Xin just chuckled.

"What are you worried about?"

Wen Xin said pointedly, "Are you worried that after you leave, I won't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, I'll fall when I walk, I'll hurt my feet when I move things, and I'll cry secretly under my quilt at night?"

Canary was really worried about not having enough to eat and not having enough clothes to wear.

For mutants, as long as they can eat enough, they will have the energy to sustain life and can continue to survive.

But after hearing the latter part, he felt something was wrong.

He had been here for so long, but he had never seen Wen Xin cry.

Even during the devilish training, when Wen Xin was forced by the coach to press his legs, with his hands on the ground and his muscles tensed, and he raised his head and groaned in pain, his eyes never turned red once.

This is clearly a self-deprecating statement.

There was indeed a hint of sarcasm in Wen Xin's tone, but more of it was a bright and cheerful smile.

Seeing the boy hesitate for a moment, he thought it was funny and pointed his finger at the boy's forehead: "What do you think of me?"

"A priceless artifact in a museum, or a fragile glass vase?"

The canary groaned and covered her forehead.

He didn't dare to say it, he felt it was not an exaggeration to regard the other party as both of these.

Wen Xin is guaranteed to be angry.

"Ah Jiu." Suddenly, the young man changed the subject, "Do you dislike Xiao Qi?"

This question really touched Canary's heart.

His expression froze immediately, and after a long time, he slowly pursed his lips.

Then he shook his head firmly.

"I don't hate Xiao Qi." The boy raised his clear eyes and said frankly, "If it weren't for it, I would have died a long time ago."

When he was in the base at the beginning, the little fox was the only mutant who protected him, allowing him to survive to this day despite his lack of special abilities.

He couldn't wait to pamper such a good little fox, so how could he blame it?

Xu Qiang left without knowing when, probably because he saw the two of them talking and was too embarrassed to eavesdrop.

Wen Xin sat on the stone pier beside him with the young man.

Even though Canary was going to leave, he didn't want her to leave with a knot in her heart.

"So what were you thinking about this morning?" Wen Xin asked him, "I saw you staring at the things Xiao Qi left behind."

What Xiaoqi left behind was the large tuft of hair that the canary had plucked from the little fox's chest.

Later, the purple squirrel saw this and, fearing that the hair would fall apart, he helped him and Wen Xin tie it up with a thin rope.

But I felt it was not beautiful, so I filled it with some cotton that I had pulled out of the quilt and added some materials I had collected temporarily to make it look like a little fox.

It's a soft ball that looks cute when held in your hand.

In response to Wen Xin's question, Canary's first reaction was to keep silent.

Because throughout the entire morning, he had only one thought in his mind, and this thought touched upon a long-standing knot in his heart, which he considered to be the worst part of himself.

The iron shell that seals the heart is not so easy to soften.

It's not easy to say what's stuck in your heart.

But this wasn't the first day Wen Xin softened him.

This wasn't the first time Wen Xin had taken the trouble to have a long conversation with him.

Under the young man's encouraging gaze, the canary's tense cheeks gradually relaxed.

He opened his mouth tremblingly, and just this one action took him five full minutes.

Wen Xin still looked at him encouragingly, as always, without changing a single moment.

So Canary was finally able to speak out his embarrassment once again, just like he had let down his guard in front of the young man many times before.

The canary said, "How could I be so weak?"

It was not a question, nor was it a rhetorical question. Instead, it was a statement of a fact that made him feel unwilling.

Canary's hands on her knees clenched into fists little by little.

Without Wen Xin asking any more questions, he took the initiative to continue talking.

"If I'm strong enough, I won't have to rely on others when zombies come. I can handle it myself."

"If I were strong enough, I wouldn't be completely unable to react when Xiao Qi went berserk and be caught so easily."

He turned his head and met the young man's gaze: "Wen Xin, I once saw this sentence in a book."

"'If you fall every time a storm comes, it must be because you are not strong enough.'"

Wen Xin has always known how strong Canary's obsession with becoming stronger is.

Only this time, in addition to stubbornness and confusion, there was also something called hope in those eyes.

It was as if the young man who had been lost in the wind and sand for a long time finally found the direction to move forward.

Now, all the boy needs is a push, and he will be able to muster up the courage to move forward firmly despite the overwhelming sandstorm.

Seeing such a canary, how could Wen Xin not be moved?

He wanted to reach out and touch the boy's hair, and in fact he did so.

Wen Xin: "Have you found a way to become stronger?"

Afraid of disturbing the boy's courage, he lowered his voice.

But Canary was still shocked and turned her head away, losing sight of the young man.

Has he found a way to become stronger?

Of course.

It can even be said that he found it a long time ago.

That's the path that all mutants must take, evolution.

But he had only heard about it before and had never truly experienced the improvement that evolution might bring.

Until this morning, Canary had a premonition.

The premonition was faint, not strong.

But it was like a meteorite with a fierce burning surface crashing into the small pond. The moment it burst out with a temperature of thousands of degrees Celsius, it also set off a thousand layers of huge waves in his heart!

He can really become stronger, not just the current B-level, he can be promoted to A-level, or even the lofty S-level!

He really can!

Even though the canary had seen the little fox go crazy with her own eyes, she knew that the process of evolving into a complete form was a life-and-death struggle, and she knew that she might lose herself and perish at the hands of the mutant's violent nature.

He couldn't stop his wildly accelerating heartbeat.

…

The canary wiggled its lips.

Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, but I have to leave."

Canary gathered all her strength and asked in a hoarse voice, "Wen Xin, if...if I told you that I would leave in three days at most, would you be afraid?"

Before asking this question, Canary thought Wen Xin would remain silent and simply say that she was afraid.

Or maybe he would be like the Scaled Adder when it left, with the corners of his mouth straightened and a sad expression on his face.

That would make him hesitate and waver.

But what Canary didn't expect was that when the young man in front of him heard that he was leaving, his brows suddenly relaxed, and his eyes were full of relief and happiness.

"If that's the case, I'll be more looking forward to seeing you than being afraid of parting."

Under Canary's stunned gaze, Wen Xin stretched out his hand.

Just like what he had done to the boy by the flower bed, holding his cheek with his palms, allowing him to look up at the sky with a clear conscience.

"Do you remember what I said before?"

It was as if a warm current flowed through Canary's chest, forcing him to calm his rapid breathing before he could regain his composure and speak: "Remember."

The young man stretched out his hand and pointed at the endless sky: "You said I would stand at such a high place, looking down at countless people."

As soon as he finished speaking, he laughed.

The moment he smiled, a shocking sharpness appeared on his youthful face.

Canary turned around and spoke to Wen Xin word by word.

"Wen Xin, wait for me to come back, I will definitely take you to see the scenery from a high place."

"When that time comes, countless people will look up to me, and they will also look up to you."

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After a while, the crew-haired guy and his friends came back.

After their unremitting efforts in searching, they actually found a pedal tricycle in the backyard of a house.

Everyone worked together to load the remaining supplies onto the car and headed towards City Z.

There was no danger along the way, and even the person behind the scenes hiding in the dark did not show up.

Xu Qiang said that the person behind the scene must have been scared away. After all, anyone would be scared away if they saw zombies all over the mountains being cleared away by an unknown force in one night.

Wen Li laughed at him and asked why he didn't run away. Xu Qiang just threw up his hands and said, "You didn't think of it, which is the same as not seeing it."

The scene was spectacular just to think about. If he really saw it, he would write down everything he said and take it back to brag about it to his companions in the base.

Wen Xin also regretted that he fainted too early, otherwise he would have liked to remember the heroic image of the green ball in battle.

That's a snake, a gigantic snake. It's so green in the tropical rainforest and you can hardly see it in the city!

Wen Xin thought about it and laughed at himself.

They traveled day and night, hurriedly, and in less than two days, they arrived at the edge of City Z.

Their purpose was to find a car, not to enter City Z and confront piles of zombies. When they arrived at the place, they ran directly to the gas station on the side of the road without hesitation.

The gas station was in a mess.

None of the light objects, such as poles and signboards, were standing still. They were leaning here and there, and I don’t know what kind of damage they had gone through.

The dark brown liquid splashed all around, appearing in patches on the white walls, the ground, and the pillars.

The air was filled with an indescribable smell, a strong smell of gasoline and a strong smell of blood.

Not to mention the zombies that had squeezed into the car, whose ferocious claws kept slapping the window glass, leaving black and purple bloody handprints, and they were baring their fangs and claws at them, roaring one after another.

But even with such a bloody and horrifying scene, Xu Qiang and his friends almost cried for joy.

Just because they found a car that could drive.

Although one of the rearview mirrors was missing, two of the front and rear headlights were broken, the hood was dented, and the oil was drained...but there was no problem with the engine and chassis!

Everyone present was very content.

As for the car, as long as it can run, it's fine. The conditions are harsh, so don't expect too much.

Now that the problem of having no car has been solved, the only problem left is that the car has no gas.

But in the eyes of Xu Qiang and others, this is not a big deal at all.

There are so many cars in the gas station, and if you go there one by one, you can always get enough gas to last.

As for the problem that mixing fuel will damage the fuel system.

——People are about to die, why bother about the life of the car?

Just do it.

The group rolled up their sleeves, and while being wary of zombie attacks, they took out the spoons they found in the town.

With the spirit of plucking feathers from a passing goose, he cleared out all the gasoline in other cars.

By the time they finally collected enough gasoline, it was getting dark.

The crimson sunset gradually fades from deep to shallow, connecting with the mountains in the distance.

The man with the crew cut looked at the time and thought it was a bit late to leave, so he decided to let everyone rest for a night in the employee office in the gas station.

It was also at this time that Canary proposed to leave.

Wen Xin had expected this and said goodbye to him calmly.

Watching the young man's back disappear into the twilight, he closed his eyes and was about to turn around when he suddenly heard a clear bird call.

“Chirp.”

Wen Xin looked towards the source of the sound.

A little golden bird poked its head out from the corner.

Seeing that Wen Xin did not reject it, it immediately flapped its wings, flew over lightly and gracefully, and landed steadily on his shoulder.

The moment Xiaoniao's eyes met Wen Xin's, she seemed a little embarrassed.

But it still stretched its neck and rubbed the young man's cheek.

Without much thought, Wen Xin guessed that this was the true form that Ah Jiu had never shown him.

His eyes softened instantly, and he stretched out his fingers and gently stroked the bird's head.

The little bird was also pleased and raised its little head.

Finally, it raised one wing.

There is a row of yellowish-brown feathers under the wings, which are obviously different from other parts.

The little bird carefully combed the hair with its beak, pulled out a strand and placed it on Wen Xin's palm.

Wen Xin seemed to have sensed something, picked up the feather in his palm, and said solemnly: "I will keep it well."

“Chiu!”

The little bird rubbed against him happily, then flapped its wings and flew away into the sky.

at the same time.

The black group was sitting on top of the car, seemingly resting with his eyes closed. When he heard the noise coming from behind him, he opened his eyelids and took a look.

Lan Tuan raised his head slightly, and his voice was still slow: "Truth?"

The black group did not answer.

So the blue team spoke again, with a tone that even carried a bit of aggressive questioning: "Evolved Perfect Body, sticking to your own self, is that true?"

【Author’s words】

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