Chapter 48 Schizophrenia
Let's first check if Ding Manman and Qu Yanbai are injured. Qin Muxue checked them and found that they only had some minor abrasions and frostbite.
Wu You hugged Qu Yanbai and refused to let go, "Brother Qu, Sister Manman, luckily you are safe and sound..."
There were corpses all over the ground around them, the number of them was staggering.
There were more corpses in the mud and water that Qin Muxue brought out with her supernatural powers. These creatures were used as nutrients by the vines, and the remaining bones were scattered on the land. That's why so many mushrooms grew in this area. The remains were the best fertilizer.
Qin Muxue thought of those little wild boars. They were lucky. Originally, the vines wanted to raise the wild boars until they were bigger before devouring them, but who knew that they would be taken away by Qin Muxue and her friends. Now they have no worries about food and drink in the space, and they can be considered to be completely kept in captivity.
The strange smell emanating from the surroundings was nauseating, and the eerie look of the woods, with only dim light shining on their bodies, made it feel extremely weird.
As Ding Manman and Qu Yanbai breathed in the air, they felt like vomiting. The rotten smell they inhaled into their nostrils was unforgettable for them.
Qu Yanbai also entered the dream at the beginning. In Taoyuan Village, he trained with Qin Muxue and Ding Manman. After the training, when he returned home and saw Grandma Qu, he knew it was an illusion. Grandma Qu was one of his weaknesses and also his original intention to protect. This mutant plant actually used this to seduce him, which made him very angry.
But when he woke up, he found that Ding Manman in front of him was about to step into the swamp. He anxiously hugged her and used his supernatural power to weave this plant ball to wrap them up. Unexpectedly, they were still pulled into the swamp by the vines. If Qin Muxue had been a step later, the two of them would probably have died in the swamp.
Qu Yanbai was still a little scared when he thought about it. "This vine actually has a hallucinogenic effect. We almost fell for it, but fortunately everyone is safe now."
Ding Manman was still trembling in his arms, and Qin Muxue didn't say anything more when he saw this.
Everything here seemed peaceful, but it actually contained a huge crisis.
Even in their previous life, Qin Muxue and Qu Yanbai had never encountered such powerful mutated plants, and they still lacked experience.
Qin Muxue couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that we still have to work hard to improve our abilities."
Shi Yan smiled, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future." He stuffed the crystal core into Qin Muxue's hand, "It's all Xiaoxue's credit, so this crystal core should belong to you."
She was a little polite and said, "That's not a good idea. If we talk about credit, you deserve the most. Besides..."
Shi Yan shook his head, "This is what you deserve."
For Shi Yan, he will not let go of any person or creature that has hurt Qin Muxue, and he has plenty of crystal cores.
Qin Muxue did not hesitate to be polite. She also lacked a crystal core. Since the other party was so kind, she simply stuffed it into her pocket. It would be a waste not to take it. She had been coveting this crystal core for a long time.
This time when they stepped into the hotel, there was nothing unusual. The hotel was very deserted, with only some tree trunks left.
Qin Muxue tried to start the snowmobile in the warehouse. Although it was not as advanced as the one she bought before, it could be used in the snow. She only needed to fill it with gas when the time came.
Ding Manman was still in shock. "At the beginning, I was clearly with you, Xiaoxue, in the dream, but later I found myself in a black ball. I was shocked." The most important thing was the corpses, which cast a huge shadow on her.
"Don't be afraid, we will be there to protect you."
Ding Manman thought of Xiaoxue who came to save her at that time, it was as if a god had come to her, "Xiaoxue, you were so handsome back then!"
Qu Yanbai was a little dissatisfied, "Hey, hey, hey, am I not handsome? I can hold you in my arms forever and not even dare to let go."
Hearing this, Ding Manman's face suddenly turned red. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The straight man Qu Yanbai continued, "That's true." He recalled the soft touch and fragrant smell of the petite girl, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He scratched his head and ran to the side to smoke.
For the first time ever, Qin Muxue did not blame Qu Yanbai. After all, he really did his best to save Manman.
In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Qin Muxue boiled some hot water, made a few cups of hot cocoa, and gave each of them a cup, "Drinking something hot will make you feel more comfortable."
She touched her empty stomach. Because she had consumed a lot of mental energy, she felt hungry again. She was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back and she urgently needed food.
Shi Yan seemed to notice her abnormality, "Are you feeling hungry?"
"I'm so hungry that I could eat a cow if it was in front of me."
Shi Yan smiled, "I'll see if there's anything I can do for you."
Shi Yan found some wagyu beef and cheese slices in the refrigerator. He remembered that Qin Muxue's favorite burger was the double cheese beef burger.
After thawing the Wagyu beef, chop it into stuffing, add some black pepper and a small amount of onion, then press the beef stuffing into a round shape like hamburger meat.
There are ready-made bread doughs, so you just need to toast some on the stove, then wash the lettuce and tomatoes picked from the greenhouse, and cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
After the beef patties are fried in butter, they are placed on the bread dough. Double layers of beef, double layers of cheese, lettuce and tomatoes are finally ready.
There is also an oven here. He used the oven to make a cake base, and then used the existing ingredients here to beat some cream and made a cookie cake.
Qin Muxue looked at all this in surprise. She never knew that Shi Yan could make so many things.
Moreover, the double cheese beef burger was her favorite type of burger. She took a bite and her mouth was full of the aroma of beef. The beef in this high-end hotel tasted really good. The corpses did not affect her appetite at all. She ate three in one breath before she stopped.
Wu You and Ding Manman were unable to eat the food. Shi Yan made some porridge for them and they were able to eat it reluctantly.
Shi Yan cut the cake into several pieces and said, "Everyone come and have a taste!"
Qu Yanbai took the cake suspiciously. He had never seen a boy cook so well before. He took a bite of the cake. It was not very sweet. The cream was mixed with cookie crumbs, and the taste was very rich. Although he usually did not like sweets, he ate several pieces in a row and couldn't help but praise, "It tastes good."
Qin Muxue also ate several pieces in a row. These foods were all made completely according to her taste.
After eating and drinking, she looked at Shi Yan who was cleaning up at the side, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"Why are you staring at me?"
She just suddenly remembered that Shi Yan didn't breathe at all when he was sleeping before, which was probably the reason why he was not confused by the fragrance.
But why was he not breathing? This was what puzzled her.
I originally wanted to ask Shi Yan what the reason was, but who knew that he would actually tell me on his own initiative.
"Are you wondering why I don't breathe when I sleep?"
"How did you know I wanted to ask this question?"
Shi Yan chuckled, then said with his hands trembling slightly: "I can tell you anything you want to know. In fact, after I dropped out of school, I was sent to a mental hospital by my family because of my poor health and mental state."
"You were locked up in a mental hospital?" Qin Muxue was a little surprised. No wonder she couldn't find his whereabouts and couldn't contact him at all. A mental hospital is not a place where people can stay.
Moreover, he clearly looked normal and didn't look like a mental patient. Even in his previous life, I had never heard that he had a mental illness.
"Yes, I was diagnosed with schizophrenia." He unbuttoned his shirt, and the cold air made his body shiver, revealing the electric shock scars on his body. "These are all left by the electric shock therapy. Isn't it scary?"
Shi Yan looks very thin, but he has obvious muscles and even abdominal muscles, but his body is covered with scars.
Qin Muxue felt mixed emotions and didn't know how to comfort her. She touched her pocket and found a piece of chocolate. "If you are in a bad mood, eat a piece of sweets and you will feel better."
"You're still the same as before."
In fact, she is no longer the same as before. She has become stronger and more independent, and looks at things around her differently. She also finds that Shi Yan, who used to depend on her for everything, is no longer the same. He has become stronger.
If Shi Yan had been healthy in his previous life, he would not have ended up like that.
Shi Yan continued, "Later, the hospital selected several patients for medical experiments, and my parents let me go for the money."
"Medical experiment? What do you mean?" Qin Muxue reacted immediately. Could it be that Shi Yan was also a test subject of the evolutionary potion?
"It's a drug that has never appeared on the market. It's being developed by a foreign pharmaceutical company. I was imprisoned in a mental hospital for a long time, and then I was locked up in a laboratory when I went to test the drug. I have never been able to get in touch with you, but it was a blessing in disguise. I got supernatural powers."
Qin Muxue completely understood why Shi Yan evolved superpowers in this life. In the previous life, the three of them were ordinary people. In this life, it was because of that potion that they were able to gain superpowers and survive the end of the world.
She knew the cruelty of medical experiments. After reading the reports on those experiments, she found that many people had died tragically in the laboratories due to side effects.
"I didn't expect you to have these experiences... Those days in the lab must have been difficult, right?"
"No." Shi Yan thought he was schizophrenic at that time. His memory was always confused and he couldn't distinguish everything that he could remember at the moment. He had to take sedatives every day. Those experimental drugs caused severe pain all over his body, which made him feel that he was alive in the world and could still feel that kind of severe pain. He became dependent on the pain.
He was also the only survivor from that batch of experiments, and he had evolved special powers.
After discovering his special ability, he began to undergo strict and cruel training. The laboratory trained him into a humanoid weapon. He has been numbly carrying out secret assassinations all along. He even arrived at the battlefield and watched countless lives turned to ashes in the gunfire.
Whenever he felt like he couldn't live anymore, he would think of Qin Muxue's smile and he would have the motivation to live on. Every day you live is for the day you will meet her.
"I have super powers, but there are also side effects. My heart doesn't beat when I sleep."
Qin Muxue could indeed understand this explanation because she was the same. The side effect was that she was always hungry. Ding Manman's side effect was drowsiness. Compared with Shi Yan's side effects, their symptoms were relatively mild.
"Sometimes I am also afraid that one day I will fall asleep and never wake up again."
Shi Yan hardly ever sleeps. That day, lying next to Qin Muxue made him feel incomparably safe, so he fell asleep unknowingly.
"By the way, welcome to our team." She extended her hand. "To survive in the apocalypse, you need all kinds of cooperation from your teammates. Based on your performance this time, you have already qualified. Now that we have you in our team, it is like adding wings to a tiger."
There is no doubt about Shi Yan's strength, he is much stronger than she imagined. If he joins the team, the strength will definitely be extraordinary.
She did not continue to ask him about his experiences, but changed the subject. If Qin Muxue still had some doubts about him before, now half of her doubts had been eliminated, and the remaining half would only be known after closer observation.
"Thank you for accepting me." Shi Yan hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out his hand. If he had no sincerity towards other people, then he had given all his sincerity to the girl in front of him.
Until he felt the residual warmth of the other's palm, he felt an unknown ecstasy in his heart, but he would never show it in front of her because he was afraid of scaring her. On the surface, he still looked calm.
The blizzard outside was gradually subsiding, and they were preparing to leave.
The sound of kicking the door outside broke the harmonious scene, and Qin Muxue frowned.
Everyone stood up. They originally thought that no one would come to this place anymore, but now there were unexpected visitors.
Seeing that the person inside did not open the door, the people outside kicked the door directly, "Damn it, there are people here, and you won't open the door for me."
The first time Qin Muxue saw this man, she knew that he was a person with wind-type abilities. His name was Xue Kai, because in his previous life, he was also in the shelter and was part of the team that went out to search.
He is not a good guy in the team either, he is a pervert who likes to torture and kill people.
At that time, because of a piece of compressed biscuit, he crushed Shi Yan's hand to death and called him a waste. If there were no one managing the shelter at that time, I'm afraid both of them would have been killed by him.
The moment Shi Yan saw that man appear, a gloomy light appeared in his eyes.
After searching for a long time, he finally found it without any effort. The person he was looking for actually appeared here. Well, he was too lazy to look for him anymore.
Xue Kai and another wretched-looking man broke in. Qin Muxue didn't recognize the wretched man, but he looked back and forth between the two girls, then said contemptuously, "Old rules, the girl is mine and the boy is yours!"
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