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Outside the nutrition warehouse that was glowing with a faint blue light, Dr. El was holding a notebook and comparing various data.

"Dr. El, are you sure she is really infected with the zombie virus?" Captain Bai Mei looked at Ruan Jiyan's blurry figure in the blue nutrient solution and couldn't believe it.

"These are diagnoses made by the most advanced high-tech medical equipment. They can't be false." Dr. El handed the data report in his hand to Captain Baimei.

After scanning a pile of data, she fixed her eyes on the last line of the report, which had a few bold words on it: Special Mutant.

"Special... mutant?"

The machine that helped Ruan Jiyan conduct the inspection was a scientific experimental equipment that was transported from the coastal city in recent days. It was specially used to study zombie viruses. They believed that whatever they could find out about those viruses would help them develop a zombie virus vaccine faster.

So, after this machine tested the zombie that Captain Baimei brought back two days ago, the second person it tested was Ruan Jiyan.

"After two days of unremitting efforts by the research team, we finally discovered the difference between mutants and humans. Mutants, or what we call zombies, have a virus in their bodies."

"This virus is dark green and spherical in shape. It moves very quickly and has remained alive even after many drug experiments. Even though we used the flesh of completely dead zombies at the beginning, the virus was still able to survive."

"The 'human' who mutated into a zombie had his original cells absorbed by the virus and then mutated, growing and multiplying continuously, and also destroying his sensory nerves. This is why the zombies we see are tireless and have no sense of pain."

Dr. El gave some relatively easy-to-understand research conclusions, but Bai Mei didn't understand: "What does this have to do with Ruan Jiyan?"

"That's why we call her a special variant. We found that these viruses also exist in Ruan Jiyan's body. But these viruses are in a free state. They did not choose to attach to the cells in her body, but are completely free in the tissue fluid." Dr. El said and thought for a while.

"Maybe the zombie virus can't attach to the cells in her body. Of course, we prefer the latter." Dr. El took a step closer to the nutrient solution warehouse, touched his chin and said.

Ruan Jiyan felt exhausted and floated up and down in the nutrient solution chamber like a fish.

She vaguely heard two people talking inside. They said a lot, but Ruan Jiyan only heard that she was diagnosed as a special mutant.

Looking at Captain Baimei's expression, he seemed a little surprised and confused. He must want to use himself as an experiment.

No way, she would rather die than become a tool to be manipulated by others.

Ruan Jiyan closed his eyes and exhaled a few bubbles from his mouth with the oxygen mask on.

"If she really is a special mutant, it might be difficult to convince her to accept the experiment." Captain Bai Mei said as she looked at Ruan Jiyan, who closed his eyes coldly.

Since Ruan Jiyan entered the shelter and started training, Bai Mei has been leading the team. She noticed Ruan Jiyan from the beginning.

She is very capable in all aspects. She is quiet but very active. Bai Mei feels that she has seen her former self in her.

In addition to these, they both share an extremely strong self-esteem. She believes that Ruan Jiyan will never accept that she is happy to be used as a tool by others after being humiliated like an idiot.

With an eagle imprisoned by her side and its wings broken, once she gets the chance to fight back, she will mercilessly open her beak and peck hard at the person who sent her in.

"Don't worry about that, I have a way." Dr. Al didn't care about what Captain Baimei said. They needed Ruan Ji Yan's help, and he would also help Ruan Ji Yan.

"Okay, since Dr. El has an idea, I won't worry about it. The army still has things to do, so I'll leave first." Captain Baimei nodded, said goodbye to Dr. El, and left the laboratory.

Ruan Jiyan closed her eyes and thought, when she heard someone knocking on the glass of her nutrient solution tank outside.

She didn't open her eyes, just waiting for the people outside to lose patience and give up.

But even as she slowly lost her patience, the hand that was tapping on the glass did not stop for even a second.

She opened her eyes impatiently, her eyes cold.

Dr. Al was not frightened by her look. He just smiled and apologized, then pointed to the machine behind him.

Ruan Ji Yan didn't understand what he meant, she just watched his actions coldly. She was wearing an oxygen mask and from time to time she spit out a string of bubbles, gurgling. She shook her head not wanting the bubbles to block her sight.

The day before, he was still a lively and active person, practicing shooting on the training ground, but suddenly he turned into a limp little rabbit that could only lie in the nutrient solution chamber. He looked so pitiful no matter how you looked at him.

But Dr. El cannot remove the authority of the nutrient solution warehouse and release her, as that would be dangerous not only to him but also to Ruan Jiyan herself.

Before Dr. El had a chance to explain to her, he was called away by his assistant.

Seeing the pretty assistant who walked in from outside with a panic-stricken face, Dr. El guessed that the matter was urgent, so he left in a hurry without saying hello to Ruan Jiyan.

Ruan Jiyan was the only living human being in the huge laboratory. The rest were mostly experiments, machines, and subjects brought back from outside for research.

Ruan Jiyan floated to the middle of the nutrient solution tank, reached out his hand to grab the thick layer of glass, looking for something.

That day, she saw Captain Baimei and his men taking the zombie away at the door of the grocery store owner's house. They should have sent it to the laboratory. After all, Ruan Ji Yan didn't think that this crowded shelter could build two such large laboratories.

But she looked around several times and didn't see anything that looked like a zombie.

Dr. Al was probably going to use that zombie to study the virus. If that zombie died, the research project might not be able to proceed.

But if the zombie was not dead, where would it be? A monster that has lost human thinking and restraint would not be able to stay obediently in the cage they put it in.

If she and the monster were in the same space, would the monster suddenly appear and go crazy and kill her?

Ruan Jiyan is now immersed in this damn thing. Not only is his behavior restricted, but he also feels like he is losing his strength.

She was completely at the mercy of others. If any danger suddenly emerged, she would have no way to escape.

A long, long time passed, so long that Ruan Jiyan felt that perhaps they had forgotten about him here.

The lights in the laboratory will automatically turn off when people leave, and only the various storage and laboratory warehouses have electricity, ensuring that all experimental data provided to the various nutrient warehouses are recorded.

Therefore, Ruan Jiyan was in a relatively dark place, but the surrounding nutrient storages were emitting various deep lights. She was very tired. Since she entered the game again, her mind had never completely rested. Such a vague place made her unconsciously want to relax. She didn't know whether it was the effect of the drug or she subconsciously felt that she didn't have to face those monsters outside and didn't have to pay attention to the tasks assigned by the system all the time, so she became a little lax.

During the time she was in a daze, her consciousness was not very clear. She didn't know where she was or how long she had been in this place. She only vaguely felt that someone was coming and going and saying a lot of things, but she didn't remember a word of it.

Finally, when she opened her eyes again, she was no longer in the nutrient solution tank. After regaining consciousness, she found herself lying on a white bed, with a surgical lamp emitting a strong white light shining above her head.

Ruan Jiyan closed her eyes until the lamp was moved away, then she opened them again.

"You're awake!" The speaker was Dr. El's assistant, and she looked at Ruan Jiyan with some joy.

Ruan Jiyan did not respond and tried hard to stand up.

Seeing that she was struggling, the assistant came over and helped her up.

"Dr. Earl is in the observation room. Please sit here and wait for a moment. The doctor will be here soon." The assistant said with a gentle smile to her, then walked out of the laboratory.

Ruan Jiyan looked at her body. She was wearing an empty white coat. She seemed to be thinner than before, and the coat looked empty on her.

She lifted her arms and lower abdomen, and the muscle lines became softer, probably because she hadn't exercised for a long time. Then she clenched her fists, and the strength felt much weaker. It seemed that she must have stayed in the nutrient solution warehouse for a long time, so her physical fitness had a chance to decline.

It seems that Ruan Jiyan will have to spend a long time training himself before he can return to his previous state.

"You're finally awake. You've been sleeping in the nutrient chamber for a long time." Dr. Al walked into the laboratory with some data and greeted Ruan Jiyan as soon as he entered the door.

Ruan Jiyan looked at this old man with a simple and honest smile and had no good feelings for him. He just asked in a cold voice, "So, can you let me out?"

"You are wrong. I asked you to help me, not to hurt you."

"The world outside has undergone tremendous changes. Humankind is facing more and more difficulties. We must all unite to overcome difficulties and lead mankind to the dawn."

Dr. El said a lot. Ruan Jiyan pretended to pick his ears and said nonchalantly, "You don't need to tell me so much. I know who I am. Can I save all of humanity just by cooperating with you? No one is a fool. Moral kidnapping is useless to me. I have no morals."

She immediately and clearly rejected Dr. El's invitation to cooperate, which made Dr. El a little embarrassed. He thought that she just didn't like them because they brought her to the laboratory without permission. It turned out that she hated them more than he thought.

Dr. El smiled awkwardly: "Yes, it is indeed a bit exaggerated, but I have not deceived you. We are conducting research on the zombie virus, and so far, we have not found anything."

"That incredible virus has no weaknesses. It will not die if the host dies. It is not affected by drugs or the external environment. We have tried everything, but nothing works."

"What does this have to do with me?" Ruan Jiyan felt a little dizzy and didn't want to hear him say so much, so he asked directly.

"You are our greatest discovery so far."

"Me?" Ruan Jiyan snorted coldly. She didn't believe anything Dr. El said. These were just lies he made up to get her to cooperate with the research.

"You are infected. Are you aware of this?" Dr. Eyre asked her without explaining first.

Ruan Jiyan did not answer immediately. She recalled the only time she went out on a mission. A mutated zombie attacked her. It was the male captain who led them who shot and killed the zombie, so she was not bitten by the monster.

But the bullet that the captain fired hit the zombie's head, and blood spurted out and splashed into her eyes.

At that time she thought she was going to be infected, but after returning to the shelter she did not feel anything unusual for more than 20 hours, so she thought she was lucky not to be infected.

But why did Dr. Al say that he was infected? They had already noticed it.

When Captain Baimei saw me and took me for a check-up, I already knew that I was infected.

They knew the truth earlier than Nguyen Jiyan himself.

"Have you discovered that I was infected a long time ago?" Ruan Jiyan's eyes were cold.

"I'm not sure, so I brought you to the laboratory." Dr. Al didn't expect that she was more concerned about this matter, so he could only answer truthfully.

"You want to experiment on me?"

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Dr. Al did not answer, but Ruan Jiyan knew that this was his original intention.

"I won't accept it without negotiation."

"I sincerely hope to get your help. This is a huge breakthrough for me. I can guarantee that I will not hurt you at all!" Dr. El eagerly pleaded with Ruan Jiyan to agree to his request.

Ruan Jiyan stood up, took two shaky steps, and suddenly asked, "Where is the zombie that was captured alive?"

The mutant zombie that was captured alive in the supermarket had been raised for a long time. They were very careful when doing experiments, fearing that the monster would suddenly die.

However, in the end, they killed the zombie for their experimental project and dissected it thoroughly, from the inside out.

"Don't worry, you are different from it. It is a monster...but we will never harm our own kind!" Dr. Al completely lost his stable image to the outside world, and even looked a little humble.

"We are not of the same kind. Strictly speaking, the monster that was killed and I are of the same kind." Ruan Jiyan exuded a chill, and she was about to walk towards the door of the laboratory after she finished speaking.

"Wait!" Dr. Eyre called out to her.

Ruan Jiyan finally turned around to see what else he could say.

"I know one thing about you, it must be very important to you." Dr. Al suddenly became his experienced and steady look again.