Chapter 19 The End of the World 19

Tang Ji woke up in darkness.

His eyelids felt heavy as if they were filled with lead.

The boy's youthful face had faded in the past few years. His nose was high, his eyebrows were deep, his round eyes were slightly elongated, and the excess flesh on his cheeks had faded a lot. He was less youthful and cute, and more sharp and mature.

The boy, no, the young man straightened up, and his ink-black eyes scanned the area with his good night vision.

This is not a laboratory.

Tang Ji realized it clearly.

Since the continuous injection of zombie drugs in the past few years, the zombie virus in his body has not been completely killed, but its activity has been suppressed, causing him to even be in a deep sleep most of the time.

This is when the zombie virus in his body is very stubborn.

After ordinary zombies are injected with various drugs, it is estimated that the virus in their bodies has been completely eliminated.

After nearly half a month of sleep, after the drugs were interrupted, the violent virus in the body quickly became active, repairing the injuries inside and outside the body, showing a strong self-healing ability.

"Awake?"

A familiar voice sounded in the dark room.

The strong night vision ability allowed Tang Ji to see the person clearly.

"Sir."

The natural blood level suppression of the zombies made Liang Jue bow slightly and nodded respectfully to Tang Ji.

"Did you rescue me from the laboratory?"

Tang Ji rubbed his forehead and asked in a low voice.

"Yes."

Liang Jue naturally hid Qin Ling's figure.

To him, Qin Ling was an obstacle and a threat to them, the zombies.

As the king of zombies, Tang Ji should be cold and ruthless. He shouldn't be soft-hearted to such a small human being, even endangering his life.

Emotions are just the cheapest things in the eyes of zombies.

Zombies should not feel emotions, and should not be bound by such ridiculous emotions.

Only humans need such useless things.

"Only you?"

For some reason, Tang Ji felt a familiar and warm embrace, so nostalgic.

"Besides me, there are some zombies I summoned."

"Okay, I got it."

Tang Ji sat up from the bed, bathing in the moonlight, his black pupils were particularly deep, brewing some different emotions.

"Then, did you have any at the base..."

"...Forget it."

Tang Ji lowered his eyes and stopped talking.

"That damn group of humans is really disgusting. I wonder when you can take action to get rid of these people?"

Tang Ji frowned, not quite used to Liang Jue's malice towards humans.

"Don't worry, wait until I fully recover."

"Yes."

Liang Jue left the room, and Tang Ji stood quietly in front of the window.

Looking up at the round moon above his head, which was like a silver mirror, emitting a faint glow amidst the dots of stars.

Tang Ji stretched out a hand, blocking his eyes, blocking the not-so-bright light in his sight.

Then he opened one hand and made a grasping motion, as if to grab the moonlight and hold it tightly in his hand.

But it was in vain, the moonlight could never be captured, and the moonlight never belonged to just one person.

It was selfless and generous after all, and would never stay in the hands of just one person.

Tang Ji once thought that he had caught the moonlight, but it was just a beautiful and illusory dream after all.

He woke up from the dream several years ago, and he was intoxicated by it for several years.

...

Qin Ling sat cross-legged by the fire, the hot flames scorched the cold and humid air, dispelling the chill.

Looking up at the bright moon, Qin Ling raised his hand in front of his eyes, put his five fingers together, and held the round moon.

He once held up the moonlight and presented it to someone, full of joy, thinking that this moment would be eternal.

But in the end, this handful of moonlight was just a moon in the water, which disappeared with the wind.

The firelight was reflected in his eyes, jumping.

Temporarily freed from the heavy daily tasks, Qin Ling didn't even know what to do for a while.

Qin Ling left the base and left the team members, feeling more or less guilty.

But the base could not tolerate Qin Ling's behavior of helping zombies.

And Qin Ling felt that he could no longer face his friends in the base with the same sincere heart as before.

He was undoubtedly merciless to zombies, but Tang Ji was an accident.

He never regretted meeting that young man, but he hated the fact that they were destined to be unable to coexist.

Qin Ling added a few pieces of wood to the burning fire and found a large tree with lush branches and leaves nearby to climb up.

After finding a comfortable position, Qin Ling put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes.

He had a dreamless night.

...

The next day was a good day. Before dawn, Qin Ling had slowly woken up because of his biological clock formed in the past.

At sunrise, half of the sky was covered with a touch of red clouds, like the blushing face of a young girl.

Qin Ling propped up one leg, put one hand on his knee, and

stared quietly, enjoying this beautiful scenery.

The fire that was lit in the evening was now only a pile of burnt ashes.

Qin Ling half-closed his eyes, and suddenly, his ears moved slightly.

The sound of a small car roared into his ears.

Not knowing the details of the person who came, Qin Ling always believed that caution was the best approach.

He quickly stood up and dealt with the pile of ashes, erasing the traces he left behind.

The car braked sharply, and the tires rubbed violently on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

For a moment, the yellow sand was everywhere.

Qin Ling half-crouched on the branch of a big tree, using the dense leaves to hide his figure.

With half-squinted eyes, Qin Ling saw a large group of zombies chasing closely behind the vehicle.

The zombie in the lead had a human-like appearance. From Qin Ling's perspective, if he didn't look carefully, he might really mistake him for a normal human.

Obviously, this zombie is of a high level.

"Damn, why at this time..."

The man in the driver's seat looked panicked and slapped the steering wheel heavily.

The car broke down at this time, which was like a house leaking in the rain.

In desperation, the man picked up the gun at hand and opened the car door.

Following the man's action, everyone in the car took up their weapons and took a defensive posture.

Gritting their teeth, several people with pale faces gathered together, ready to fight to the death with the zombies in front.

The zombies were getting closer and closer.

The man was ruthless, closed his eyes and rushed forward shouting.

The remaining few people all had faces of despair and unwillingness, and they could only fight to the death when death was approaching.

The result of a group of ordinary people under the siege of high-level zombies and a group of low-level zombies can be imagined.

At the moment when the zombie's sharp black nails were about to pierce the man's neck, an icicle brushed the end of the man's hair and went straight into the zombie's brain.

The zombie with its brain pierced fell back heavily.

The man was frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He took a breath and turned his head to look back in the direction of the icicle.

Qin Ling, dressed in combat uniform, jumped down from the tree at some point. As he fell, he waved his hands neatly and condensed into ice ridges. His face was grim and his figure was upright. The

hem of his black clothes fluttered under the force of gravity, and his combat boots landed lightly on the ground, as light as a sturdy black panther.

"Don't be in a daze."

Qin Ling reminded the stunned man, his voice was clear and pure, and it seemed that there was no extra emotion mixed in.

With Qin Ling's participation, the situation was reversed in an instant.

The group of low-level zombies were pierced in the head as easily as balloons, and the human-like zombies looked at the man who dared to destroy their hunting with hatred.

The moment Qin Ling's face was seen clearly, a flash of surprise flashed across the zombie's pupils, which were darker than those of humans, and the attacking movement slowed down for a moment. At

this time, most of the people present were focused on the off-site rescue who suddenly appeared, and they were in no mood to pay attention to the zombie's expression.

Qin Ling was far away, so no one noticed the unnatural behavior of the zombie at that moment.

Qin Ling dealt with those miscellaneous fish, searched around, but found that the humanoid zombie was nowhere to be seen.

"Strange... why did it run away?"

The man who had been through the gates of hell touched the cold sweat on his head, with a puzzled look on his face.

"This sir... thank you for saving my life, what should I call you?"

The man walked to Qin Ling's side with a smile of surviving a disaster on his face.

"Qin Ling."

"No thanks, it's my job."

Qin Ling replied calmly, turned around and prepared to leave, and finally seemed to remember something, and said with his face tilted.

"The Dawn Base is about four kilometers ahead."

"Huh? How did he know we were going there?"

'Because this is the only way to Dawn. '

"Wait..."

"Just leave like that?"

Qin Ling turned around and left without any regrets after saving the people, leaving a group of people talking behind him.

Qin Ling, who was pretending to be cool (?) and ran away, found a modified motorcycle hidden in the bushes, took a step with his long legs, rode away.

...

On the other side.

An abandoned building, once the government meeting hall.

"Sir, I found the person you mentioned."

A zombie that looked like a human half-knelt in front of Tang Ji, with a respectful expression.

If Qin Ling was here at this time, he would find that this was the zombie that escaped from his hands.

"Crack--"

The young man sitting high on the chair had an unchanged expression, but his hands directly crushed the armrest of the chair, which exposed his emotions.

Tang Ji shook off the crumbs on his hands without changing his expression. With a rather stressful face, he half-closed his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes and said:

"Where?"

"About four kilometers away from the Dawn Base, under a big pear tree."

"Did you fight him?"

"Uh... I was hunting, and that guy suddenly appeared and killed all the zombies I had summoned. I knew I was no match for him, so I fled... No, I retreated strategically."

The man in front of him, who was high above him, exhaled without a trace.

His half-closed eyelids moved slightly, his expression was unclear, and his erect eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyes, shaking as his eyeballs rolled.

"I see, go down."

"Also, don't touch him."

Qiao Ce, who had finished writing the report, nodded repeatedly and retreated in a flash.

Just after leaving the meeting room, Qiao Ce, who was walking down the stairs, bumped into Liang Jue who was walking up the stairs.

Liang Jue had changed his red hair to purple hair, and with his rebellious face, he looked like a bad boy who often went to bars.

"Hey, you changed your hair color again?"

Qiao Ce waved and greeted him happily.

"Didn't you say you were going hunting today? Why are you back so soon?"

"Oh, don't mention it,"

Qiao Ce's raised mouth suddenly fell, "It's all the fault of that guy the boss asked us to find. He ruined my good deeds."

"I finally found a group of prey that suited my taste, and just when I was about to enjoy the food, that person suddenly appeared out of nowhere and killed the zombies I summoned in a few seconds,"

"I wanted to teach that guy a lesson, but when I looked closely, I realized that this was the man the boss wanted us to find... In order to report the situation in time, I retreated without thinking."

Qiao Ce would certainly not admit that he realized that it would be dangerous to fight Qin Ling, so he wisely chose to retreat strategically.

"Did you find him?"

Liang Jue raised his eyebrows and asked playfully.

"Yes, I have already told the boss about this."

Qiao Ce smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, "I don't know what the boss is thinking. For a mere human, he went through so much trouble..."

"You didn't see it. The boss crushed the chair after hearing the news about that person. Although there was no expression on his face, I swear I have never seen him so excited when he was with the boss."

Qiao Ce felt that he had found someone to complain to, and his mouth kept chattering.

"Really?"

Liang Jue still kept that smile, but his eyes were very cold.

It seems that our king still hasn't let it go...

"...So who is that human to the boss? Haven't you been with the boss for a long time? Tell me!"

Qiao Ce moved to Liang Jue and lowered his voice.

Qiao Ce appeared by Tang Ji's side only after he left the base. Few zombies knew about this matter.

And this matter became a taboo in front of Tang Ji. Even if it was mentioned, it was said in private. Qiao Ce naturally didn't know the whole story.

"Want to know?"

Liang Jue smiled.

Qiao Ce nodded solemnly.

"I won't tell you. Go ask the boss yourself."

After saying that, Liang Jue turned aside from Qiao Ce and went upstairs.

"Hey—you?!"

...

"It's not just Liang Jue, your captain is here too."

"So Tang Ji doesn't even know that the captain still loves him very much. Even if you are a zombie, he still won't hurt you and wants to protect you." "Captain Qin must

be in a difficult position now, caught between humans and zombies."

"I didn't look carefully before, but now I realize that Tang Ji seems to have grown up."

"Yeah, yeah, I noticed it too. He used to have a more delicate baby face, and was more youthful. Now he has no flesh on his face, and is not that cute, but he has become more handsome!" " He

seems to have grown a lot taller. I estimate that he should be a little taller than Captain Qin now?"

"I swear by my 5.0 vision that Tang Ji is taller than the captain now!"

"Although he is taller, he still looks too thin (love from mommy fans)"

"It seems that Tang Ji's aura changed instantly when the captain is not around. He was always obedient next to Captain Qin before, but he seems a lot stronger when he is with the zombies"

"I declare that Captain Qin is my wife and Brother Tang is my husband, and we are monogamous (doge)"

"The people above have taught you a lot about monogamy."

"Hehehe, I just said that the CP I support is real (shouts from CP fans)"

"I say, Tang Ji, you kid, don't love too much."

"Even if you mistakenly think that the person you love the most is going to put you to death, you still follow his whereabouts and silently protect him. You really make me cry."

"The case is solved, Qiao Ce, you kid is in a funny role again, right?"

"My brother Liang is speechless hahaha"

"Liang Jue: I don't want to listen to your nonsense, tell me the main point."

"I just want to ask, do you choose the appearance when evolving zombies? Although those brainless low-level zombies hurt my eyes, the high-level zombies we have seen seem to have good looks (especially mentioning my brother Tang's handsome face)"

"Hey, you have automatically changed the address from Xiao Tang to Brother Tang?"

"Of course, looking at our brother Tang's aura and handsome face, how can we have the nerve to call others Xiao Tang? Of course we should call them Brother Tang."