Chapter 129 Chapter 129 Delusion
Su Qing's eyes fell on Qin Yu's hand. His voice was filled with urgency. "Go and treat the wound quickly." He then took out some anti-inflammatory medicine and placed it directly against Qin Yu's lips. "Anti-inflammatory medicine. Open your mouth."
Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, looked down at the white pill close to him, and subconsciously opened his mouth slightly.
Su Qing put the pill into his mouth, then quickly took out a bottle of water from his backpack, unscrewed it and handed it to him, "Drink some water."
Qin Yu reached out to take it, but she dodged him, "Your hand is still injured, just drink it like this."
He took a sip from the bottle in Su Qing's hand, his Adam's apple rolling as the liquid flowed down his throat, swallowing the pill along with it. He whispered, "Thank you."
There seemed to still be the warmth left on his lips by Su Qing's fingertips. Qin Yu pursed his lips and his Adam's apple rolled again. This time it was not because of swallowing, but because he was trying to suppress some surging emotions. He lowered his eyes to hide the strangeness in his eyes.
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Su Qing stayed at the capital base for a week to recuperate. During this time, Qin Yu led the team back to the forest they had been in before. The zombie swarm had disappeared, leaving only a pile of corpses on the mountaintop...
After searching for a while, he found the remaining people hiding in the mountains and brought them all back to the Xinjing base.
Su Qing's leg injury had healed by this time, and the two of them continued to run around repairing the power grid.
After more than fifty days, all the main lines were finally connected.
Three years after the end of the world, electricity and communications began to gradually recover in various parts of China.
With the Internet, several military satellites were reconnected, and the military's intelligent military equipment was put to use again. Weapons experts upgraded and modified some intelligent machines based on the current situation. With Su Qing's refresh function, the strength of Chinese humans has been greatly enhanced.
After finishing his business outside, Su Qing stepped into his home again after being away from the Dawn Base for more than two months.
Fang Qing came over early in the morning after receiving the news and cleaned the house in advance. She stood in the yard with Fuguier. When she saw Su Qing coming in, she smiled and said, "Welcome home."
Under the bamboo pavilion, Fang Qing prepared a few side dishes. The two people and the dog sat around the table, eating and chatting... Su Fuguier was mainly responsible for eating, while Fang Qing was responsible for reporting to Su Qing on the recent work of the base.
"I don't think I'll need to go out much from now on. I'll stay at the base and expand the construction."
Lu Chen had told her before that it was their and the military's responsibility to charge into battle and defend the country, and that she didn't need to be at the forefront of everything. Support from the rear was the top priority.
Su Qing agreed with this. The task assigned to her by the system was to build a doomsday safe zone for the survivors. Having enough food, warm clothes and a place to live were the first elements of survival.
"The top position of the base leader has been left vacant for you. I finally have you back." Fang Qing raised her glass happily.
Su Qing waved her hands after hearing this, "Don't! Ever since Lu Chen returned to the capital, everyone has assumed you are the leader of the base. You should sit firmly in the top position. I am not interested at all."
The wine glasses clinked together, making a dinging sound. Su Qing tilted her head back and drank the clear wine in one gulp. She looked at Fang Qing with a glint in her eyes, "You know, I'll leave here sooner or later."
Fang Qing raised her glass and drank it in one gulp. She looked a little sad. "I actually thought about trying to persuade you. Once this place returns to its former state, you'll have control of the Dawn Base. Power, wealth, and status will all be easy to come by. If you stay, you'll have great things to do. But I can't be so selfish..."
The corners of her eyes tinged with red, revealing an indescribable sadness. "How sad it must be to be alone in this strange world, without even a blood connection... After all, this isn't home..."
Hearing Fang Qing mention her family, Su Qing suddenly found it difficult to control her emotions. Tears welled up in her eyes and silently slid down her cheeks. She raised her hand to wipe them away, but the more she wiped, the more tears came.
She hasn't dared to think about this for a long time...
"Although I don't have any blood relatives here... you are like family to me." She no longer had the carefree attitude she once had. Even though she had been deliberately keeping a distance from everyone, she could not resist the quiet erosion of her defenses by time.
It's not just the reluctance of the other party and the others, but also those inappropriate emotions that are like vines growing secretly in spring, entwining and spreading in unknown corners, and are difficult to remove.
Fugui, sprawled on the ground, looked at the two in confusion. Why were they suddenly crying while chatting? He stood up with a jerk, scratching at this and nudging that with his mouth, frantically running around.
Su Qing stopped crying, hugged Fuguier's big dog head, and comforted him: "We are fine, don't worry."
The two chatted for a long time afterwards, until the moon was high in the sky and they could no longer resist the drunkenness, so they dispersed.
After sending Fang Qing to the guest room to rest, Su Qing simply washed up and returned to the bedroom, lying on the bed and closing his eyes.
After a moment, she opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze with drunken eyes.
"Xiao Qing, since you are leaving, do whatever you want to do and don't leave any regrets."
The last words Fang Qing said before entering the room kept echoing in her mind. This voice was like a spell, nourishing the delusion that had just emerged in her heart.
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This was a rare period of leisure time. Su Qing strolled around the base every day to see where improvements were needed, and made adjustments casually, adding residences, improving the models of the planting and breeding areas, and increasing output.
The breeding area has been expanded, and the animals that were originally crowded together can now take a leisurely walk in their own enclosures. Soothing light music is played in the area regularly every day, and their happy mood has increased their output several times.
What makes her most proud is the newly built soilless cultivation greenhouse. Rows of tubes filled with nutrient solution are full of lush vegetables. The seeds here are analyzed and improved by experts from the Capital Academy of Agricultural Sciences based on the crop seeds produced by the Shuguang Base. She is responsible for the experimental planting of the first batch. After collecting all the data, if there are no problems, they will be distributed to various bases for cultivation to solve the problem of vegetable supply.
Because several complete production lines were collected during the power grid repair, Su Qing gathered professionals in the base to squat in front of the dusty production lines to study for several days. Finally, they were able to operate. Then she built several factories and put the production lines into use.
As night fell, Su Qing stood on the observation deck of the central park and looked down. The lights in the base automatically lit up one by one. The animals in the breeding area slowly strolled into the houses. The aroma of milk from baked pastries wafted from the food factory. The rich flavor was like an invisible silk thread, floating slowly in the air and penetrating into the nostrils of everyone around.
People walked slowly and leisurely on the street, children were laughing and playing in the park, and the old man was sitting on a bench by the roadside, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, watching quietly with a kind smile on his face.
Everything is so warm and cozy.
But it wasn't long before dark clouds covered the moon and stormy weather was about to come, breaking this beautiful scene. People who were away from home hurried back home. The current climate was either scorching hot or heavy rain, and everyone had become accustomed to it.
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The H City Base is located in the center of the Chinese map. It is the third largest official base today. They are located in the hinterland with easy access to all directions and are often attacked by migrating zombie groups.
As night fell, raindrops as big as beans hit the ground without warning, and in an instant, heavy rain poured down.
A shrill alarm suddenly sounded, and the sharp sound pierced through the rain and echoed throughout the base.
"Alert! A small group of zombies has been spotted in the southwest! Repeat! A small group of zombies has been spotted in the southwest! All combat units, quickly take position!"
The rapid sound mixed with the crackling noise of electricity was repeated over and over again above the base. After a while, rows of fully armed combat personnel ran out from all corners and quickly headed to the defense location to assemble.
The city gate to the south of the base was wide open, and more than a dozen armored vehicles roared out, their wheels splashing high water as they rolled over the flooded ground. They lined up in a row and parked steadily on the open space dozens of meters away from the city wall, forming an indestructible line of defense.
On the city wall, H City's highest commander, Lin Haifeng, was observing the zombies with a telescope. His eyes, pressed against the lens, narrowed slightly as he saw those moving black spots not far away spreading at an alarming speed, rushing towards the city wall in an overwhelming manner.
"Fuck it!" He cursed subconsciously, then roared into the intercom, "Everyone, get ready. Once the zombies enter the effective range, open fire immediately!"
The battle between the two sides lasted only a moment, with roars and gunfire echoing all around. After the armored vehicles bombarded the battlefield, there was a few seconds of silence on the battlefield. The next moment, hundreds of twisted figures ran out from the darkness.
Their skin was gray with an unnatural bluish-purple hue, their limbs were mutilated, and their movements were swift and ferocious.
"Open fire!" Lin Haifeng shouted the order again.
In an instant, gunshots rang out.
Bullets cut through the rain and shot densely at the zombie horde. The zombies in front were knocked down one after another. The zombies behind continued to move forward by stepping on the corpses of their own kind, and their roars became more and more shrill.
"Release the mechanical dogs! Everyone, concentrate your firepower and don't let them get close!"
The intelligent armed special forces operated mechanical dogs to quickly join the battlefield. Dozens of mechanical dogs carried heavy weapons on their backs and fired at the front. After the bullets hit the zombies, they exploded instantly, and limbs and flesh flew everywhere. The dense gunfire made it difficult for the zombie group to advance, and the situation became an overwhelming blow.
"Okay, okay! These things are so damn satisfying." Lin Haifeng laughed at the guard beside him.
"Luckily, the capital's military headquarters sent us a batch of mechanical dogs a few days ago." The guard breathed a sigh of relief. "Having them charge forward will greatly reduce casualties."
However... before they could be happy for long, there was a sudden commotion among the zombies.
Two tall figures emerged from the darkness like black lightning. They crossed each other and rushed to the front at an extremely fast speed. Before everyone could react, several mechanical dogs exploded into sparks with the sound of metal tearing.
The mechanical dog next to it had just turned its weapon when a hand pierced its chest directly. It immediately lost power and collapsed to the ground. A figure on the other side kicked the mechanical dog's head hard. The alloy shell dented and cracked under the huge force, revealing the circuit inside. Sparks flashed and it turned into scrap metal.
The searchlight shone over them, and only then did people see clearly that the two men had normal faces, like humans...
"Are they human?" the guard exclaimed in surprise. How could humans be mixed in with the zombies?
"Can you fucking penetrate aluminum alloy with one hand?" Lin Haifeng said solemnly.
Yes, the material of the mechanical dog is so strong that ordinary bullets can't penetrate it...
"Then...then they..." are zombies? But why don't their faces look corrupted at all...
No matter what it is, since they are standing in the zombie camp, they are enemies. At Lin Haifeng's command, the guns of the people around them were pointed at the two of them, and dense bullets whizzed towards them.
What happened next shocked everyone.
I saw the two figures dodging everywhere at an extremely fast speed. After a wave of bullets were fired, they were not hurt at all.
"Chief! Look!" The guard suddenly pointed to a place in a trembling voice.
Lin Haifeng looked in the direction his finger pointed, and then his pupils contracted deeply.
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