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Ruan Jiyan put on protective clothing and lay down on the laboratory table like a lamb to be slaughtered. Looking at the dazzling light above her head, she felt extremely calm.

This time, it was not like last time. She felt a pain in her arm as the sharp and thin needle pierced into the flesh. Once again, a tube of warm blood was immediately drawn out of the small test tube.

The assistant quickly pulled out the needle and immediately pressed the dry cotton swab against her arm. The assistant said softly, "Okay, just hold it and wait for a minute and then you can take it out."

"Okay, thank you."

After drawing blood, she left the laboratory. When she walked out of the event square, she happened to see the military counting the number of people and preparing to go out on a mission.

There were fewer people going out this time, and each of them had a new type of weapon on their waist, so it looked like they were not out looking for supplies.

Chen Xi and Qi Yun were also in the team, and Ruan Jiyan walked over and stood still.

Captain Baimei saw her figure in the crowd, walked over and asked, "Now that you've finished smoking, don't you need to take a break?"

Ruan Jiyan paused and said, "No, I'm not that weak."

Captain Bai Mei didn't say anything else, just nodded: "Okay, if anything happens when you go out, remember to report to me."

"OK."

The entire team, consisting of eleven people, left the shelter in a small truck.

Captain Baimei and the deputy captain sat in the front cab, and the rest were in the rear compartment.

Chen Xi sat cross-legged, his hands scratching at the carport behind him, "Ah, has the outside world become like this now?"

This time they did not go to the city center to search for supplies, but they were still in the city. Compared with the last time, the streets were more chaotic this time, with cars colliding with each other, leaving only a narrow path that was barely passable.

The sudden drop in temperature during the polar night was not a bad situation before, but now the temperature is rising and the disgusting stench of rotting corpses can be vaguely smelled from a distance.

The surrounding buildings were in chaos, with electric poles, street lights, etc. collapsed. There was also an out-of-control car driving into the room. The whole scene was a mess and horrible.

Looking at the unfamiliar environment, several people didn't know what mission they came here to perform.

After walking for a long time, they arrived at an unoccupied small villa in the suburbs, stopped the car and walked down.

After they lined up, Captain Bai Mei explained the mission.

"Our mission this time is to observe the mutated zombies, and ideally find out the cause of the violence." Captain Bai Mei looked serious, but several team members were confused.

"Violence? In the end times, besides the zombie crisis, are there other violence and chaos?"

"This time we will be stationed in this deserted villa. Go in first and we will make arrangements for the next mission later."

Captain Bai Mei and the deputy captain beside her brought everyone in. The door was violently opened and could not be closed normally, so several people moved a solid wooden bookcase to prop up the door to prevent the zombies from entering directly.

Although the villa is not very big, it has everything it needs and there are quite a few rooms. There are six master and secondary bedrooms on the two floors, and two bathrooms and kitchens, so there is no need to worry about not having enough rooms.

This time we also brought enough food for about a month, which shows how difficult this mission is.

"Deputy Captain Zhou and I will lead our teams out to carry out observation missions. When we don't have to go out, we will work in teams of two to take turns on duty." Captain Bai Mei assigned the tasks.

Considering that it was Chen Xi's first time out and there happened to be one person alone among the eleven people, Ruan Jiyan and Qi Yun formed a team directly.

Captain Bai Mei pointed at the people and said, "These four people follow me, and the rest follow Deputy Captain Zhou."

Ruan Jiyan and Chen Xi followed Captain Bai Mei, and Qi Yun followed Deputy Captain Zhou.

So they started to form teams again to take turns on guard. Captain Bai Mei joined Ruan Jiyan and Chen Xi, and Qi Yun followed Deputy Captain Zhou.

After the arrangements were made, two people were sent to the second-floor viewing platform to stand guard. Two people were guarding the door, and the rest were busy with their own things.

Two boys were preparing food in the kitchen, two others were setting things up, and Ruan Jiyan and Captain Bai Mei were installing lighting.

Ruan Jiyan climbed the ladder and hung the solar lamp on the wall. Captain Bai Mei helped to hold the ladder and said to her: "This mission is very difficult. Not only are there zombies, but there are other difficulties that hinder us."

"What are the so-called other difficulties?" Ruan Jiyan asked while knocking the nails on the wall with a small hammer.

"The details are still unclear, but the last investigation team found that in addition to the military and zombies, there is also a group of people active outside. They have their own weapons, and they don't panic even if they encounter zombies outside."

The military of the Nanwu Vault has sent messages to other local vaults, confirming that the forces operating outside have no connection with the military of the vault.

Not only that, their subsequent activities became more frequent and more arrogant. Even when they had a head-on collision with the shelter's military, they did not hesitate to declare war on the military.

The sudden appearance of this group of people in the apocalypse puzzled and frightened the military. Since they were so bold, there must be some power behind them.

Only by investigating thoroughly can we know whether this group of people is a threat to the shelter.

They noticed the group of people, and the group of people noticed them as well.

After dinner in the evening, it was the turn of the two boys to guard the door, while Qi Yun and Deputy Captain Zhou were on duty on the balcony.

Qi Yun stood on the balcony, holding a night vision goggles in her hand, and Deputy Captain Zhou was beside her, observing the surroundings.

Captain Baimei will lead the team out for an investigation tomorrow, so their team must ensure adequate sleep.

However, Ruan Jiyan was already accustomed to short sleep time and tense nerves, and could not fall asleep so early.

She walked onto the balcony and nodded to Deputy Captain Zhou.

"Why don't you go and rest? You have to go out tomorrow." Deputy Captain Zhou asked her gently.

"I'm used to it. I'm not sleepy yet, so I thought I'd come up and get some fresh air." Ruan Ji Yan explained calmly.

Deputy Captain Zhou chuckled: "You guys stay here first, I'll go downstairs." After saying that, she walked downstairs.

Qi Yun picked up the night vision goggles, looked into the distance and said to Ruan Jiyan: "I thought there would be no chance for us to go on a mission together again. Fortunately, you are fine."

The night was dark, and a cool breeze blew away the heat of the day. After a long time, Qi Yun heard Ruan Jiyan's soft voice, "No, I will always be by your side."

After saying that, Ruan Jiyan picked up the night vision goggles left by Deputy Captain Zhou and wanted to observe the situation outside. When he looked outside carefully, he felt that something seemed to have changed in his body.

Under the night vision goggles, her two eyes felt somewhat different. Her right eye could see more clearly, but her left eye seemed to be blinded and could not see anything.

Ruan Jiyan was a little puzzled, so he put down the night vision device and looked again.

Without any instrument assistance, the left eye could see very clearly, even clearer than the clearest environmental image that Ruan Jiyan saw with a night vision device.

Previously, when the zombie was shot in the head, blood splashed directly into her left eye. She originally thought that the biggest change was that her left eye turned into a scary scarlet color. Now she discovered that her left eye can actually see the surrounding objects clearly in the dark.

Not only that, Ruan Jiyan closed her eyes and remained calm for two seconds before opening them again. She stared at a corner of the darkness and slowly realized that she also saw a group of people somewhere.

The group of people gathered around the fire, each with a gun on their waist. Several of them were looking at a bearded man with extraordinary temperament and sharp eyes.

The night vision goggles fell to the ground and hit her foot.

Qi Yun was attracted by her and asked curiously, "Ji Yan, what's wrong?"

Ruan Jiyan gently placed his hand over her left eye and was about to speak when he heard footsteps behind him.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Deputy Captain Zhou came up with a flashlight. Seeing Ruan Jiyan touching her left eye, Qi Yun looked worried.

"Ji Yan seems to be feeling a little uncomfortable."

Before Qi Yun could say anything more, Ruan Jiyan spoke first: "It's nothing, just my eyes are a little sore."

Deputy Captain Zhou understood, "Is that so? Then you should go back and rest. Qi Yun and I will guard here."

"Okay, thank you, Captain."

She lowered her head and left quickly. Before leaving, Qi Yun always felt that something was strange, as if Ruan Ji Yan was hiding something.

Ruan Jiyan went downstairs and saw a boy and a girl sitting on the sofa in the living room. They were resting together, and there were two boys guarding the door.

The two people sitting on the sofa were a brother and sister. They were there at the supermarket before. They were on duty for the next quarter of an hour, so they simply rested in the living room and waited for their turn. Ruan Jiyan took a look and walked back to the room without hesitation.

She now wanted to see something in the darkness, but all she saw was a faint light and the original appearance of the bedroom.

Ruan Jiyan was now somewhat doubtful. If the scene she had just seen was fake, why was it so clear?

Ruan Jiyan didn't want to tell anyone about this, not even Qi Yun and Chen Xi. She was not sure whether this was her ability or an illusion.

"Sister Ruan?" Chen Xi stood up in a daze and called out.

"It's me."

"Sister Ruan, can't you sleep?" Chen Xi woke up, rubbed his eyes and asked her.

"No, I just talked to Deputy Captain Zhou for a while, and then I came back to sleep because I felt a little dizzy." Ruan Jiyan lowered his voice and lay down on the bed outside.

After saying that, Chen Xi nodded, and watched Ruan Jiyan lie on the bed before falling down again in a daze.

The situation just now was somewhat accidental. Ruan Jiyan planned to have a good sleep first and try again tomorrow to see if he could see it again.

He was woken up by Captain Bai Mei early in the morning. Before dawn, Ruan Jiyan woke up all of a sudden.

She saw again the people who had suddenly appeared by the campfire last night. The man with the beard led a few people out of a place, which should be their base.

It seems that the scene she suddenly saw last night was not an illusion.

The bearded man led a few other men, each holding two guns and a knife on their waist, and walked out of the base in an imposing manner.

Where are they going? They don't look like they are going to look for zombies, but more like... to fight with people.

She stood straight behind the bedroom door, as if she had a God's perspective, watching those people walk away, and then she saw a zombie.

The zombie was wandering around, and after seeing people, it became excited and quickly flew towards the group of people.

Compared to the oncoming zombie, the few people did not show any panic at all. Instead, one could see some excitement on the bearded man's face.

Just when the zombie was about to pounce on the bearded man, he ran over at a speed that no normal human could achieve.

All of a sudden, before Ruan Ji Yan could react, the zombie's head fell to the ground, and dark red blood gushed out. The man's body was covered with the zombie's blood that had just gushed out, but he didn't look afraid of being infected at all. The smile on his face became more and more wanton, almost perverted.

The man squatted down and grabbed the zombie's head that had fallen to the ground. Ruan Jiyan's heart suddenly tightened and she had some bad thoughts.

Then the man asked the people behind him for a small sharp axe, and chopped the zombie's head with two clicks. Then he broke open the broken skull and poured out the entire milky white and slightly yellowish brain.

Ruan Ji closed her eyes subconsciously, unable to bear to look at the disgusting scene. Just looking at it made her feel disgusted. But she forgot that she saw it unintentionally from a distance, so even if she closed her eyes, it would be useless.

The man seemed unable to smell the strong stench and reached out his hand to search for something in the pool of brains.

Then, Ruan Jiyan saw an irregular thumb-sized bead of emerald green color, which was found by the man from the milky white and yellowish brain matter.

Her eyes widened and her mouth opened slightly in shock.

What is that thing and why is it in a zombie's brain?

She also saw the man put the green thing into his mouth without hesitation.

He ate it, swallowing it straight down with a handful of brains and blood.

Ruan Jiyan suddenly covered her left eye. She didn't want to watch this scene anymore. For a moment, Ruan Jiyan felt like vomiting and she quickly walked into the bathroom.

After vomiting all over, her mind became completely clear and she tried to see those people again.

Although she felt a little disgusted when she saw the bearded man swallowing something unknown, she wanted to see more now that she had come to her senses.

I want to know what the thing taken out of the zombie's head is, I want to know who those people are, and I also want to know what the function of that thing is that can make people swallow it without hesitation.

However, after she regained consciousness, she realized that she could no longer see the activities of those people with her left eye.

She scooped up a handful of water and washed her face. Then she looked up in the mirror and found that her left eye had become even redder, as if it was about to bleed.

Ruan Jiyan blinked again, and his eyes no longer felt sour or painful, but they were so red that his pupils were almost invisible.

Her subconscious reaction was to panic and try to do something to save her increasingly red eyes, but she wanted to find something to cover her left eye.

The changes in her eyes were becoming more and more obvious. If she went out like this, she would definitely scare others. Even if she didn't tell anyone, she couldn't be sure whether they would suspect that she had turned into a zombie.

Finally, Ruan Jiyan lifted her hair to the left, used it to slightly cover her left eye, then put on the hood of her thin coat. Finally, she glanced in the mirror, and made sure that her left eye could not be seen in this way, and then she felt a little relieved.

"Sister Ruan, are you in there?" Chen Xi shouted outside the bathroom.

Ruan Jiyan opened the door with a click. Chen Xi was stunned for a moment when she saw her expression, and then she was a little worried: "Sister Ruan, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, my left eye hurts a little and I can't stand the light." Ruan Jiyan explained with his head slightly lowered.

"It's okay. Wait for me. I'll ask the captain for some medicine." Chen Xi said as he was about to walk out of the house.

Ruan Jiyan quickly helped her down, "No, it doesn't hurt that much now, it's okay, don't bother."

Chen Xi's face was still filled with worry, Ruan Jiyan was almost unable to persuade her.

Captain Baimei happened to come out of her bedroom, clapped her hands and shouted, "First Squad, come out and assemble, pack your combat equipment and get ready to go."

"Okay, let's go out and gather. Don't worry, everything is really fine. I will tell you the first time anything happens, okay?" Ruan Jiyan put his hand on Chen Xi's shoulder to comfort her.

"Okay, I'll stay with you. Sister Ruan, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me."

"good."

The two of them walked out the door. Captain Bai Mei looked over here and saw Ruan Jiyan's expression was a little strange. "Jiyan, what's wrong with you?"

Ruan Jiyan shook his head, "It's okay."

Captain Bai Mei did not ask any more questions. She saw through Ruan Ji Yan's problem, but did not intend to embarrass her in front of so many people.

"Buckle your guns, take spare bullets and magazines, and get ready to go!" After saying that, he opened the door and several people followed him out of the villa.

In fact, there was no definite route for carrying out the mission here during this period of time, and Captain Baimei could only walk with four team members.

The few people walked along the road and gradually left the villa area. The suburbs here were far away from the city, so they could only wander around here and could not go too far away from the villa, otherwise it might be unsafe to go back at night.

After walking for a long time, Captain Bai Mei raised her hand and signaled everyone to take a break.

Several people sat on the ground. The sun was getting hotter and hotter. Ruan Jiyan was very tired after walking for such a long time, so he sat on the ground and fanned himself with his hands.

Captain Baimei was watching her not far away, waiting for Ruan Jiyan's eyes to meet hers before she raised her hand to signal Ruan Jiyan to come over to her.

Ruan Jiyan raised his head and took a closer look, confirming that Captain Baimei was gesturing to him, then he quickly stood up and walked towards her.

"Captain, are you calling me for something?" Ruan Jiyan asked in a faint voice.

"I want to know if there are any changes in your body?" Captain Bai Mei raised her finger and pointed at her left eye, then bent her finger and pointed at Ruan Jiyan's hat.

Ruan Jiyan knew that she would not be able to hide it from Captain Bai Mei, and she did not intend to hide it any longer, but she did not tell Captain Bai Mei everything either.

"When I woke up this morning, I found that my eyes were getting redder, and seemed to have some kind of rejection and pain reaction to the surrounding light." Ruan Jiyan put down his hat and exposed his left eye.

Ruan Jiyan tried hard to open his left eye, his long black eyelashes trembling slightly. She held his eyelids with her fingers, and Captain Bai Mei was able to see Ruan Jiyan's entire left eye clearly.

The whites of her eyes had all turned red, no longer looking normal. Her eyes were so blood red that it was impossible to tell the original color of the pupils. They looked like beads of blood, eerie yet strangely beautiful.

All of a sudden, Ruan Jiyan released her eyelids, which she had been holding open with her fingers, and a tear flowed from the corner of her eye. She curled her index finger and gently wiped it away.

"Now, I still feel a little pain if I face the light for a long time." She put on her hood without waiting for Captain Baimei to react.

Captain Baimei nodded slowly, "Don't worry, I'll contact Dr. El when I get home tonight and ask him how to alleviate this situation. You don't have to worry too much, the result will probably be out the day after tomorrow."

The result of course refers to the blood test of the tube of blood that Ruan Jiyan drew in the laboratory before leaving the shelter. They did this to finally determine whether she had a secondary mutation or was in a latent zombie infection period.

Ruan Jiyan was not worried. Captain Baimei had said that if she really mutated and the direction of the mutation was not friendly to the shelter, she had also promised to let Ruan Jiyan leave safely.

Ruan Ji Yan didn't completely trust her, but even if Captain Bai Mei couldn't fulfill his promise, she would have a way out. She just hoped that there wouldn't be a chance for both sides to fall out.

"I'm not worried, I believe in Captain Baimei." Ruan Ji said expressionlessly.

"Thank you for your trust. I won't go back on my word." Captain Bai Mei was stunned, then said firmly.