Chapter 9: When the nest is destroyed, no egg will remain intact
"At first, the virus only makes the infected person incredibly strong. While hearing is restored, vision, taste, and mobility are greatly reduced. Furthermore, since they can no longer metabolize, they must feed on living people to survive. If they don't eat humans, their bodies will rot and dry out over a decade, which wouldn't be a big deal. But they can upgrade."
The system's teaching staff swung. "Seven days later, the zombies will experience their first upgrade. Their vision will return, and their movements will become more agile than at the beginning. This is the first stage of human evolution."
The teaching staff swung again. "A month later, intelligent zombies will gradually appear among the zombie hordes. However, their intelligence will be only that of an elementary school student, and their strength will be much greater than that of ordinary zombies. However, if they encounter a powerful mutant, they can still be defeated. For ordinary people, it depends on their luck."
Ye Yiyi frowned at this, but the system hadn't finished speaking yet.
"After three months, the zombies will all become significantly stronger. Unless they're truly out of resources, they'll all have the intelligence of an elementary school student. A few zombies should have reached the intelligence of a middle school or high school student. At this time, plants and animals around the world will begin to mutate. It's hard to say for those with special abilities, but ordinary people will undoubtedly die if they face them."
Seeing the system's sudden cold gaze and tone, Ye Yiyi felt a moment of panic in her heart, but the system changed its tone again.
"But it's only going to be a few cases, not a large-scale outbreak, so there's no need to worry. But the zombie evolution definitely won't stop here. After a year, all zombies will be much stronger, and by then, some will have reached the point where they can reproduce."
"Why are you so surprised? Zombies are also transformed from humans. The virus takes over their nerves, and after integration, they gradually reveal human knowledge from before. In other words, they become more and more like humans. However, there is one thing they still have to eat humans. Their own metabolism is based on humans as stepping stones, not to mention their ability to reproduce offspring."
When Ye Yiyi heard the system say that zombies can give birth to offspring, she asked with trembling lips.
"Is this world so intolerant of humans?"
After hearing this, the system thought for a moment and dragged out another picture. It was a picture of large-scale exploitation of forests, smoke from various chemical plants, and tens of thousands of images that destroyed the ecological balance. Finally, it froze on the picture of pollution being dumped into the sea.
"Isn't it humanity itself that's destroying its own path? We understand that the development of the times requires technology, but have you ever considered that excessive pollution of the environment will also affect the habitat? The final step, dumping harmful nuclear waste into the ocean, is what's going to happen."
Ye Yiyi opened her mouth several times before finally saying, "This country didn't do this."
The system didn't say anything about this. "So the zombie virus didn't originate from this country. That country has already fallen."
Ye Yiyi pursed her lips and didn't say anything. Seeing this, the system sighed.
"In fact, in my previous life, if Yang Luoliu hadn't turned evil and caused the world to collapse, allowing me to get permission to restart the world, the end result would have been a complete victory for the zombies, who would have kept humans as food reserves."
Now Ye Yiyi was no longer calm.
"Why, why is this happening? Can't humans win?"
"We won, but it was humanity itself that destroyed our hopes."
Looking at Ye Yiyi's stunned expression, the system said quietly, "What's more terrifying than zombies is the human heart. Friends who were fighting each other one second ago will stab each other the next. In fact, the fall of strong people like Yang Luoliu is not an isolated case, and it is all caused by humans themselves. Humans are really a strange species. There are heroes who die for justice, and there are also those who are willing to kill their closest friends, comrades, and relatives for their own benefit. And usually these people win."
After saying that, the system flashed in front of Ye Yiyi, its dark blue eyes extremely cold.
"Don't you know that 'when the nest is destroyed, all the eggs will be broken'?"
Ye Yiyi suddenly didn't dare to meet such eyes, and subconsciously moved her head away in panic. Seeing this, the system went back again.
"If humanity doesn't unite, it won't matter how many times it reopens."
After saying that, Ye Yiyi seemed really scared and put on a cute expression again.
"But don't worry, host. Under the rules, I am invincible, and they can do whatever they want. I was the one who dragged you into this, so I will definitely protect you well. Once you complete your mission, I will send you back to your own world. Your world will always be safe, and what happens in this world will have nothing to do with you at that time."
Looking at the words spoken by the system, he asked with trembling lips, "Don't you want humans to win?"
As if the system was troubled by Ye Yiyi's question, it took a long time for it to speak.
"Host, if I hadn't been bound to you, I wouldn't have any extra emotions. The rules engraved by the Lord God in my mind make me feel that this world, whether it's zombies or humans, makes no difference to me."
Seeing that Ye Yiyi seemed to be frightened, the system did not speak, because what it said was true.
I thought Ye Yiyi needed some time to digest it, but after a long silence, Ye Yiyi spoke.
"You hit me too hard this morning. I still can't feel my feet."
Others thought that Ye Yiyi's injury would heal soon after a short rest, but only Ye Yiyi knew that she still had no feeling in her leg.
The system felt relieved to see that Ye Yiyi didn't pester it with questions. Then it realized that the system was rarely guilty. The weapons in its space, even the most ordinary baseball bat, were extremely lethal.
The system did not bother with this and placed a bottle of potion in Ye Yiyi's hand.
"You'll be completely healed in an hour after applying this bottle."
Ye Yiyi took it and applied a layer of cream. She found that her foot finally had some feeling. She then applied a few more layers. When she felt that her ankle was almost able to walk, she stopped applying it.
After all, it would be very strange if everything would be healed after a good night's sleep.
Ye Yiyi, lying on the bed, fell asleep unknowingly.
On the other side, Yang Luoliu, who couldn't rest, sighed and wanted to come to Ye Yiyi to chat, but after asking twice at the door, he found that Ye Yiyi did not agree, so he sighed and went back.
However, Ye Yiyi did not agree. Instead, the system walked through the door and came to Yang Luoliu. Because it was bound to Ye Yiyi, the system could not stay too far away from Ye Yiyi without her consent. It took so long for it to carefully look at Yang Luoliu.
After scanning Yang Luoliu, he found that she had an extremely strong physical physique and sighed.
"It's a pity I can't bind you."
After saying that, he didn't stay in her room for long and went back to Ye Yiyi. The little squirrel sat on Ye Yiyi's pillow, looking at the sleeping Ye Yiyi, not knowing what he was thinking.
It was unknown when Ye Yiyi opened her eyes again, as it was pitch black all around her.
"System, are you there? What time is it now?"
A nasal voice rang out in the darkness for only a moment before a violent crash was heard downstairs.
This time Ye Yiyi woke up immediately, quickly lifted the quilt and went out. Fortunately, she did not turn off the lights downstairs when she went upstairs.
When Ye Yiyi opened the door, her eyes met another pair of clear eyes in the darkness.
Obviously she must have heard the sound just now.
After that voice was heard, there was no more sound. Yang Luoliu and Ye Yiyi looked at each other and went downstairs carefully.
Because the sound was so close, both of them thought the door was kicked open.
I finally breathed a sigh of relief after Yang Luoliu came down. Although there was still a pool of blood at the entrance, the door was intact.
Then he looked at Ye Yiyi who was holding the stairs behind him.
"Come down if you're okay. Can you walk on your own?"
Perhaps she was forcibly awakened from her sleep by the sound. Yang Luoliu's voice was hoarse and deep, but not unpleasant, and even had a hint of sexiness.
Ye Yiyi smiled and nodded. "I can do it myself."
Seeing her like this, Yang Luoliu had no intention of going forward to support her. After all, the source of the sound was nearby, so he had to go and check it out anyway.
When Yang Luoliu lifted a corner of the curtain, she found that it was already dark, probably around six o'clock.
It gets dark early in winter, and there are no street lights on the road. Yang Luoliu could only vaguely make out the sound of a car crashing into the outermost guardrail of the house.
After making sure there was no danger, Yang Luoliu lowered the curtains. After all, she saw many zombies coming this way.
Looking at Ye Yiyi who had already walked downstairs, he briefly explained what he had just seen. The two nodded and said nothing more.
"Are you hungry? Let me cook?"
Yang Luoliu felt a little embarrassed when she heard Ye Yiyi say this. She knew how bad the food she cooked was. Seeing that Ye Yiyi was not forcing herself, she did not force her.
I have to say that the food Ye Yiyi cooked was really delicious. Plus, they hadn’t eaten enough at noon, so the two of them finished the three dishes and one soup in one go.
After Yang Luoliu washed the dishes consciously, she looked at Ye Yiyi who was sitting on the sofa.
"What are your plans?"
Ye Yiyi, who was asked, had not thought of an answer yet. She even said that her original purpose was the person in front of her. In order not to change the established route and cause any changes in the world that were out of control, Ye Yiyi naturally would not have any plans to act on her own.
So Ye Yiyi just shook her head after coming back to her senses. "Sister, what are your plans?"
Yang Luoliu sat next to Ye Yiyi.
"The outside world is too dangerous. We still have food here, so we're relatively safe. Let's wait a month to see if the government takes any action. If so, we'll follow their instructions."
Ye Yiyi nodded to show that she understood. Then she thought of something and stood up and took Yang Luoliu to a wall.
A door was pushed open with Yang Luoliu looking confused, and her eyes widened as she looked at the dazzling array of things inside.
"I'm a homebody who doesn't like to go out to buy things, so when I go to a place, I'll stock up on food for about half a year. I only go out to buy more when I'm really out of food. This should be enough for us to eat for about four months. However, due to limited space, most of the food we buy is instant noodles, self-heating hot pot, and the like."
After Ye Yiyi finished speaking, Yang Luoliu nodded. He didn't think there was anything wrong with her words. After taking a look, he closed the door.
After returning to the living room, the two went back to their room as they had nothing to do.
Perhaps after a good sleep and a good meal, Ye Yiyi's mind became much clearer. She looked at the system floating in the air and spoke.
"You said she caused the world to collapse out of resentment so you could restart it. What kind of resentment is so great?"
The system didn't know why she asked that, and after a long pause, it slowly spoke. "It's all in the past. You don't need to know so much. Just focus on the present."
The system was afraid that she would keep asking, so it simply changed the subject.
"In seven days, she'll develop her special abilities, and her body temperature will rise to over 60 degrees Celsius. Of course, as a girl of destiny, she won't die, but she will be in pain for a long time. If you want to pretend you didn't see it, then stay in the room and don't leave."
Ye Yiyi didn't say anything about this. Seeing that the system didn't want to talk, Ye Yiyi didn't ask any further questions.
The time that followed was actually no different from the time before the apocalypse. If it weren't for the occasional growls of zombies outside, both of them felt that it would be nice to continue living like this.
Seven days passed in a flash, and as soon as Ye Yiyi opened her eyes, the system floated in front of her.
"She's already developing her superpowers. If you don't want to join in the fun, stay in your room and don't go over there."
Ye Yiyi looked at the system in front of her without saying anything. Instead, she opened the door and went downstairs to put all the mineral water into the refrigerator. After doing this, she went upstairs.
He went to the bathroom and filled the bathtub with cold water before walking towards Yang Luoliu's room.
Fortunately, Yang Luoliu did not lock the door and Ye Yiyi opened it with a light push.
Yang Luoliu, lying on the bed, frowned slightly and blushed. She kicked off all the bedding because it was too hot.
The pair of straight long legs were hanging out outside the quilt. Since she didn't have pajamas, Yang Luoliu wore a pair of black briefs.
When Ye Yiyi opened the door, she didn't expect to see such an erotic scene, and her face suddenly turned red. She turned around and looked at the system beside her and asked it to get out.
But before Ye Yiyi could speak, the system spoke.
"First of all, I don't have a gender, and secondly, I can wait outside if it's safe for you, but there are too many uncertainties for her right now, so I can't leave."
Ye Yiyi thought of the scene when she activated her lightning power in her previous life, and did not let the system go out, but still asked it to turn its back and not look.
Seeing this, the system didn't say anything, but turned around obediently.
Looking at the erotic scene in front of her, Ye Yiyi could only keep hinting in her heart.
"They are all girls, all girls, it's nothing."
After saying this, Ye Yiyi finally pulled Yang Luoliu up. Perhaps he was really suffering from the fever, and Yang Luoliu did not respond no matter how Ye Yiyi tormented him.
It took a lot of effort to finally move the person into the bathtub. Ye Yiyi was sweating profusely in the weather which was almost winter.
Looking at his thin arms and legs, he was determined to improve his physical condition even if he didn't develop any superpowers.
After putting the person into the bathtub, Ye Yiyi was not idle either. After positioning the person so that he would not slip into the bathtub, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and then got up and went to her closet.
Wait, Yang Luoliu must have nothing to wear. Looking at a pile of pajamas with cute little flowers, Ye Yiyi picked up a set of clothes that she had never worn before.
But when putting her underwear in, Ye Yiyi's face turned strangely red. She thought about the body soaking in the bathtub and randomly pulled out a pair of underwear that she had never worn. As for the top, it was obviously not the same size, so Ye Yiyi didn't take it.
After putting the clothes on the clean table, she sat next to Yang Luoliu. Her body was so hot that the ice-cold water became warm in an instant for Ye Yiyi.
Seeing that Yang Luoliu's brows, which had just calmed down after entering the water, were now frowning again, Ye Yiyi asked the system.
"What's her temperature now?"
Ye Yiyi did not take the thermometer. After all, the system around her was many times more reliable than a thermometer.
"Forty-five degrees and rising."
There is no need to explain what forty-five degrees means, and it is showing an upward trend. If this wasn't a different world, Ye Yiyi would have thought that the person in front of her was going to be burned silly.
"You watch her." After saying that, he quickly went downstairs to get the ice water that had been prepared two days ago and put it in the bathtub.
After adding more than ten bottles of ice water, Yang Luoliu's body temperature barely dropped to 40 degrees.
Seeing Yang Luoliu's brows relax slightly, Ye Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief. In this situation, Ye Yiyi had no choice.
Knowing that her life is not in any danger, I can only endure the discomfort. This is all I can do.
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