Queen Bee Headquarters.
A young man sat behind the table, fiddling with the pen in his hand. His eyes, hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses, looked thoughtfully at the door, with a dark look in them.
After a few minutes, there was a loud bang outside the door, followed by a woman's voice: "Ouch!"
"Shut up," said another man, "hurry up."
Wen Yuqian smiled, put down his pen, and just as he looked up, there were two knocks on the door: "Mr. Wen?"
Wen Yuqian said, "Come in."
The door opened and Chang Qingfeng and Shesha walked in.
Chang Qingfeng was carrying an unconscious girl on his back. Her red hair fell messily, covering most of her face. Chang Qingfeng placed her on the desk and took two steps back: "We brought her here."
Wen Yuqian stood up and reached out to lift the girl's hair. Eve's face was revealed, and her delicate features were shining with delicate soft light under the chandelier.
Shesha said in surprise: "It's a little girl!" She is so young.
"But he possesses extremely powerful superpowers," Chang Qingfeng said, "It seems that all the people we sent were killed, and Yu Kui's team was completely wiped out."
Wen Yuqian studied Eve's face and said slowly, "Then why is she unconscious?"
"It was Yu Kui's ability," Chang Qingfeng said, "He seemed to have controlled her, but it seems he pushed her too hard and was killed."
Wen Yuqian smiled and shook his head: "Based on Yu Kui's personality... this is indeed a possibility."
He always likes to play with his prey until the very last moment, but some prey will fall off the cliff, and some... will bite back.
"Is this true?" Shesha asked curiously, "Yu Kui said this little girl can control zombies."
Chang Qingfeng shook his head: "I came too late and didn't see how she fought."
"It's okay," Wen Yuqian leaned back in his chair. "When she wakes up, we'll try again and we'll know."
His smile was gentle, but there was something dark lurking beneath that respectful face, ready to take action.
Chang Qingfeng and Shesha exchanged a glance. Shesha remained silent, but Chang Qingfeng hesitated and said, "But there is one thing that really concerns me."
Wen Yuqian propped up his head and hummed nonchalantly, "Hmm?"
Judging from Chang Qingfeng's expression, he seemed to be hesitating whether to say it out loud. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "I always feel like I've seen her somewhere."
"This girl?" Wen Yuqian glanced sideways in Eve's direction. "Where?"
Chang Qingfeng: "...Qingshan Base."
Wen Yuqian paused.
He suddenly adjusted his posture, straightened his body, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked directly at Chang Qingfeng: "Qingshan Base? When?"
Chang Qingfeng said, "To deal with the zombie riot a few months ago."
"It wasn't just the zombie riot," Wen Yuqian said slowly, "we also lost important samples during that riot."
——Subject No. 7.
Chang Qingfeng's face showed some uneasiness, and he whispered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wen."
"Forget it," Wen Yuqian shook his head. "Even you make mistakes sometimes." He changed into a comfortable sitting position on the soft chair. "And then? Under what circumstances did you meet this lovely red-haired lady?"
Chang Qingfeng hesitated again.
Wen Yuqian looked at him quietly: "Ah Qing."
His tone was gentle, but Chang Qingfeng suddenly straightened up as if stabbed by something, and said stiffly: "I... I thought she was a zombie."
"What?" Shesha was incredulous. "Boss, are you okay? You can even confuse people with zombies?!"
Wen Yuqian thought for a while and said, "If she wants to imitate it, it's not impossible." In addition, the situation was chaotic at the time, so it was understandable that Changqing Feng made a mistake.
Chang Qingfeng said: "No...it's not that simple."
He took a deep breath and looked directly into Wen Yuqian's eyes.
"She was mixed in with several other zombies at the time," he said. "I saw her being attacked by zombies, so when she later appeared among the zombies, I just thought she had been alienated and didn't think much of it."
After he finished speaking, the other two remained silent.
“Boss…” Shesha said in astonishment, “You mean… this little girl was bitten by a zombie, but she’s still a human?!”
Chang Qingfeng said cautiously: "If she is the same person I saw at Qingshan Base at that time."
"Oh my god?! How is this possible?!" Shesha screamed, "How can anyone not transform after being bitten by a zombie?! Then what about those who become zombies..."
"Shesha," Wen Yuqian suddenly said, "Shut up."
Shesha's face froze, but he said nothing.
Wen Yuqian tapped the table with his knuckles, his eyes drooping slightly behind his glasses, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he raised his head and asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
Chang Qingfeng said: "There are very few girls with red hair."
"Indeed," Wen Yuqian murmured, "I've only ever seen her."
He thought for a moment and let go: "Okay, I understand."
Wen Yuqian pressed the bell on the table, and soon two burly men came in: "Mr. Wen, any instructions?"
"Take her downstairs," Wen Yuqian nodded at Eve, "and go straight to the lab."
The two burly men nodded and lifted Eve from the table. One of them asked, "Who should I give her to then..."
"Dr. Shu."
Except for Wen Yuqian, the other four people present were all stunned.
"Well," Shesha murmured, "the little girl is in trouble."
Chang Qingfeng whispered, "Shut up."
"Is there a problem?" Wen Yuqian looked at the two big men with a smile, "Or do you need me to lead the way?"
Hearing this, the two big men's expressions froze.
"Sorry," they quickly bowed their heads, "We'll take her down now."
Two men each held Eve's arm and led her out of the room.
Wen Yuqian followed the big man with his eyes until the door closed, then he turned around and said to Chang Qingfeng: "By the way, where are the other members of your team?" He had sent two other people this time, but now only Chang Qingfeng and Shesha came back.
Chang Qingfeng's eyes flashed.
"There were five other people traveling with the little girl," he said. "Four of them are not reliable, but..." He paused before continuing, "One of the people with special abilities is very troublesome."
Wen Yuqian raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Oh?"
Chang Qingfeng is not only the number one psychic in Queen Bee, but even in the entire apocalypse, there are few people who can match his strength. To be recognized by him proves that the psychic is indeed powerful.
Wen Yuqian asked, "Who is it?"
Chang Qingfeng shook his head: "He's not from any union or organization. I've never seen him."
Wen Yuqian asked, "Did they fight?"
"No."
Wen Yuqian pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you know his special ability?"
This time, Chang Qingfeng was able to give the answer: "I saw him fighting with Jieyu. He has dual abilities - physical enhancement and shadow materialization."
"Shadow materialization?" Wen Yuqian raised an eyebrow. "Shadow-related abilities are rare."
Shesha interrupted, "Yes, there aren't many people with shadow abilities among us Queen Bee. There's only one person near the Qingshan base," she curled her lips, "but it seems his ability only allows him to travel through shadows, so he's considered an escape skill."
Such a good ability was actually used in this way. No wonder he was not promoted to the headquarters.
"Qingshan Base?" Wen Yuqian interrupted her, "Qingshan Base again?"
Shesha was stunned and said quickly: "It's possible that I remembered it wrongly, or maybe it's another base..."
"It's okay," Wen Yuqian pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Go check on this person."
Chang Qingfeng asked: "That mutant?"
"No."
Chang Qingfeng and Shesha were stunned.
"That person who can use shadows," Wen Yuqian said with a smile, picking up the pen. "Check his current situation. If he's still alive, bring him to headquarters."
He turned the pen, and the pen drew regular circles again and again, but then suddenly stopped.
Under the astonished gazes of the other two, Wen Yuqian sighed, placed his hands on the table, and a smile appeared on his face.
"A Qing, you brought me good news."
There was an unfathomable light in his eyes.
"It seems we have found the lost lamb."
***
At the same time, outside Zishui City.
"You..." A thin man lay on the ground, his face covered in blood. He raised his head in embarrassment and looked forward in horror. "I'm warning you... there will be no good consequences if you go against the Queen Bee!"
A tall and slender man walked up to Jieyu.
Three minutes ago, he easily broke the barrier trap of the Boundary Fish, and even the new barrier set up by the Boundary Fish for defense was instantly torn apart by this man within two seconds.
At this moment, he was using his ferocious black tails to tie up the boundary fish's limbs and lift him into the air.
"Where are they?" he whispered.
From Jieyu's perspective, the man's eyes were pitch black, like a dark well, but bright red spread around the edges of his eye sockets, as if blood was about to fall out in the next second.
He opened his breathtaking eyes and stared at the boundary fish quietly.
Jieyu: "I... I don't know what you're talking about... Aaaaaaa——!"
Yingwei exerted a little force and pulled off one of Jieyu's arms.
"Go on," the man, Seven, said softly, "If you're not telling the truth, I don't mind tearing off another one."
“Haha…haha…!” The sharp pain caused Jieyu to gasp in his throat. He was sweating profusely and struggling, “No! No! I said…Ahhh!!!”
His other arm was also torn off.
Qi bent down and forced Jieyu to stand up straight.
"This arm," he said slowly, "is to prevent you from lying to me. Do you understand?"
Jieyu's hair was soaked with sweat, his features twisted in pain, but he nodded hurriedly: "Understand...Understood...!"
Qi released his hand: "Go ahead."
Jieyu took a deep breath. "Ahem...we...Queen Bee sent four people this time: me, Wuying, Shesha, and Captain Chang Qingfeng. Mr. Wen asked us to take that girl away. She's yours..."
"I know," Seven interrupted him, "Go on."
Jieyu swallowed his saliva before saying, "In our team, the shadowless one who could possess a person is already dead."
As he said this, he cast a horrified glance to the right, where lay the body of a woman whose neck had been twisted by Qi just a few minutes ago.
"Shesha's ability is spatial movement," Jieyu said, "She must have left with the captain. That girl... should be with them."
Qi said nothing, and Jieyu knew he had to continue.
"They went to Queen Bee's headquarters," he paused, "Black City."
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Qi stand up.
Jieyu was surprised and asked, "What are you going to do?!"
"Are you thinking of going to Black City?" he exclaimed in astonishment. "Are you seeking death? Besides that girl, the Queen Bee will capture you as well!"
But because Qi was too powerful and they were short of manpower, Chang Qingfeng decided to evacuate.
Qi ignored him and looked around, destroying the traces he left in the battle. Jieyu was dragged behind him and struggled desperately: "Please! I've told you everything I know... Can you let me go?!"
Seven stopped.
Jieyu hurriedly said, "No, no, no... I can tell you how to get to Black City. The Queen Bee headquarters is heavily guarded. I can help you get in..."
“Swish!”
Before he could finish his words, a sharp thorn had already pierced the throat of the boundary fish.
Qi swiftly pulled out Shadow Tail, and Jieyu fell down like a rag.
"No need," Qi stared at Jieyu's twitching body and said lightly, "I already have experience."
He was about to leave when a small noise suddenly came from behind him.
Qi's eyes fixed, and she quickly turned around. The tail of her shadow shot like a sharp arrow towards a small black shadow not far away, but stopped a few centimeters away from her.
Shoufeng's breath almost froze, and he looked tremblingly at the nearby Shadow Ci: "...Seven."
Qi glanced at her, and Shadowtail meekly retracted. He turned to leave, but Shoufeng called out, "Wait!"
Qi raised his foot and walked away.
Shoufeng gritted his teeth and chased after him: "Seven! Wait for me!"
She quickly caught up with Qi and shouted, "I want to go with you too!"
Hearing this, Qicai asked, "Why?"
"They..." Shoufeng whispered, "The Queen Bee killed Fang Yong and Song Shuye. Lin Bing is now unconscious. I tried to wake him up, but it was no use..."
Half of their six-man team was wiped out in the blink of an eye.
"Eve will definitely not end well if she falls into their hands," Shoufeng wiped his face vigorously and raised his head. "I want to go with you to rescue Eve."
Qi stared at her and simply said, "You are too weak."
"But you can't find Eve by yourself. Black City is a big city. You'll need someone to help you track her down. And..." Shoufeng paused, "I'd also be a good bait."
Seven stopped.
Shoufeng could feel the other person's gaze hanging over her head. She was so nervous that she didn't even dare to breathe. After a while, the invisible pressure disappeared.
Seven: "Okay."
Shoufeng breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I saw the appearance of the other two, as well as their special abilities!"
She was about to tell Seven, but he said, "No need," and after a pause, added, "I'm familiar with their abilities."
Shoufeng was stunned and stopped involuntarily.
She looked at Qi in surprise.
Was she being overly suspicious? But there was something wrong with Qi's choice of words.
If Jieyu has already told Changqingfeng about their special abilities, shouldn't a normal person use words like "know" or "heard"?
But Qi said "familiar".
It was as if... he had been dealing with them for a long time.
Shoufeng stood still, but Qi ignored her. Seeing him walking further and further away, Shoufeng shook her head, trying to suppress the strangeness in her heart, and chased after him: "Wait!"
"Where are we going now?" she asked Qi. "Should we go to the nearby human settlement first?"
Qi shook his head.
"Go directly to Black City." He whispered.
He must rescue Eve immediately.
...We can't delay for a moment.
***
"Hey, little girl, wake up."
Dr. Shu was patting Eve's cheek. The next second, the unconscious girl suddenly raised her head, and a small blade popped out from under her tongue and stabbed into his throat!
Dr. Shu: “!”
He stepped back in a hurry, and the blade scraped the skin of his throat and neck, leaving a long scar.
Eve's sneak attack failed, and just as she was about to give chase, she was suddenly kicked hard in the abdomen: "...Ahem!"
Shesha retracted his foot and patted his chest in a terrified manner: "Oh my god, why is she hiding a weapon under her tongue?"
Eve smiled at her: "Maybe I have it somewhere else too, do you want to guess?"
Shesha smiled but said, "Thanks, but no thanks."
"Shesha!" Dr. Shu wrapped a piece of gauze around her neck and said angrily, "What are you doing? Who told you to be so cruel? What if you kick her abdominal organs?!"
Shesha muttered, "You'll break it anyway."
Dr. Shu glared: "What did you say? Speak louder!"
"Nothing, my good doctor," Shesha rolled his eyes. "Okay, she's awake now. I'll go wait outside. Call me immediately if anything goes wrong."
Shesha went out and closed the door, leaving only two people in the room.
After she left, Eve retracted her gaze, walked around the room, and suddenly froze.
"What's wrong?" Dr. Shu asked. "Are you surprised? It's rare to see such complete modern technology equipment after the apocalypse, right?"
What he said was true. Although the room was large, it seemed extremely crowded because of the numerous instruments. A huge operating table alone took up one-third of the room. Several large detectors stood against the silver wall. Various instruments and small machines were placed on the metal racks, shining coldly under the incandescent light.
But this was not what surprised Eve.
This room - was similar to the silver room she had seen in the illusion.
Eve didn't know what Yu Kui had done to her, nor did she understand why that room appeared in her memory. She had clearly never seen anything about this world, even...
Eve paused.
Even Qi, why did he appear in her memory? And why did he obviously look like he knew her?
A dull, burning pain surged through her brain, and Eve groaned softly. She wanted to hold her head, but her limbs were all fixed to the operating table and she couldn't move.
"If I were you, I wouldn't move."
Dr. Shu was fiddling with some metal instruments. He picked up a pair of sharp tweezers and slowly wiped them with alcohol cotton. "After all, resistance is pointless."
Eve glanced at him.
Dr. Shu noticed her expression and snorted, "Why? You don't believe it? Do you think you'll have an opportunity now that Shesha is gone?"
To his surprise, Eve shook her head.
She smiled and said, "How could that be? Compared to that woman, you are more dangerous, right?"
Dr. Shu couldn't help but be surprised: "Oh?"
"You don't have any special powers," Eve said calmly, her eyes sliding across his thin limbs and clean hands. "But that woman treated you with great respect, proving that your status among the Queen Bees must be quite high."
And the fact that he can establish a certain authority in a wolf-like organization like the Queen Bee is either because of Dr. Shu's extraordinary identity or because he has certain means that can make those with special abilities fear him.
Dr. Shu laughed heartily upon hearing this: "The little girl is quite perceptive!"
He picked up a scalpel, and a meaningful light reflected in his narrow eyes: "Yes, because I have these."
Eve seemed not to hear the hidden threat in his words. She tilted her head and smiled: "I guess the reason you captured me is to study my abilities, right?"
Dr. Shu's eyes flashed and he said, "Huh? But you don't intend to reveal it to us easily." After all, superpowers are her only means of protecting herself.
Unexpectedly, Eve said, "How could that be? I'd be happy to tell you." Facing Dr. Shu's surprised gaze, she smiled and said, "Just as you guessed, my ability is to control zombies."
Dr. Shu was stunned: "You...how could you...?!" Why did you just tell him directly?!
——They have captured so many people with special abilities, but this is the first time they have encountered someone like Eve who is eager to confess.
Eve said nonchalantly, "If I don't say anything, you'll have various ways to force me to answer, right?"
Her gaze rested meaningfully on the neatly arranged row of scalpels and needles on the operating table.
Dr. Shu blinked and sighed, "You little girl...are quite to my taste."
"Thank you," Eve also curled her eyes, "as long as you don't torture me, I will fully cooperate with you."
Dr. Shu simply dragged a chair and sat down opposite Eve: "Okay, if you tell me the truth, there is no need for me to torture you." After all, he didn't want to damage the precious experimental materials.
Eve readily agreed: "What do you want to ask?"
Without Dr. Shu asking, she had already said, "For example, the number of zombies I can control, their classes, and how long I can control them..."
"Wait, wait," Dr. Shu suddenly raised a hand to interrupt her, "No, no, no, that's not what I want to ask."
Eve stopped, a hint of barely visible surprise in her eyes.
"Of course," Dr. Shu said, "I'm also very interested in your abilities. After all, I've studied so many people with special abilities, but this is the first time I've seen someone who can control zombies."
"But your powers aren't what's important right now."
His smile was friendly and polite, but Eve could sense something was amiss and looked directly at Dr. Shu: "So what do you want to know?"
"Look, little girl," Dr. Shu pulled his chair closer to Eve, "according to our intelligence, you've been to the Qingshan base before, right?"
Eve remained silent, neither confirming nor denying.
Dr. Shu didn't mind and continued, "A few months ago, our people saw you at the base—Chang Qingfeng. Do you remember this person?"
Eve put on a puzzled expression and said, "Sorry, I haven't heard of that name."
Although she said this, she had already linked the name with the man with the green sword in her memory.
Dr. Shu said to himself, "It's okay, it's okay. Just listen to me."
Eve looked at him calmly.
"Here's the key," Dr. Shu raised his head, raised his lips in a forced smile, and showed her two rows of neat teeth. "When the Qingshan base rioted, Chang Qingfeng was also present, responsible for cleaning up the escaped zombies."
"If I put it that way, you might understand."
He shifted into a more comfortable sitting position.
"Among the zombies he killed, there was a short, red-haired female zombie," Dr. Shu paused, "—that was you, right?"
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