A large number of armored vehicles entered Area 11.
Chu Xinxin and her group were among the last to arrive.
The low-level zombies in Area 11 have either been killed by the superhumans ahead or entered the Valley of Death.
"The level 3 zombie that escaped from Base S entered the City of Death."
"It's a bearded superhuman," said one of the superhumans.
Area 11 is now practically a town of superhumans. They cleared out all the zombies from a commercial district and built a protective wall around it, thus temporarily gaining a place to live.
“We could still see one or two of those level-two zombies a few days ago, but now they’ve all gone to the Valley of Death.”
"I have a bad feeling about this. I feel like these zombies are hiding some kind of conspiracy."
"If you remove the word 'feel,' everyone knows there's something fishy about it, but nobody wants to be the first to stick their neck out."
In an underground bar that had been discovered by people with superpowers, everyone was talking about the strange things that had happened in the past two days.
Chu Xinxin gathered information while leaning against an inconspicuous corner.
"System, if I approach the Valley of Death, are you confident you can unlock the secret of that passage?"
Almost all the zombies in District 11 have entered the Valley of Death.
There is a zombie in the Valley of Death whose intelligence is no less than that of a normal human.
There, lies the city of the dead, the birthplace of zombies...
These events combined made Chu Xinxin feel increasingly uneasy.
Too fast! The zombie virus is evolving too fast!
Humans can't crack it as fast as they can.
The system replied: "Sister, you have to give it a try."
As Chu Xinxin continued to ask questions, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew in.
New guests have arrived.
Chu Xinxin looked over subconsciously.
The person was wearing a long trench coat, with the collar open, and only a white shirt underneath.
He wore black casual trousers with a pair of black Doc Martens boots.
In temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, they set an example by demonstrating what it means to prioritize style over warmth.
Someone shouted, "General!"
It is Si Beiting.
"Give me a drink!"
Si Beiting tossed a gold coin to the bartender, and a glass of whiskey was served to him.
The group of people who had been talking so loudly just moments before gathered around: "General, did you make any progress?"
Everyone in the bar perked up their ears.
I heard that Squad 01 has already hunted down two level-two zombies.
"No." Si Beiting wasn't annoyed by being disturbed, but his face remained expressionless.
The air pressure around him seemed no different from the chilly wine in his hand.
"General, please tell us the truth. We all saw you heading towards the Valley of Death today."
“I admit that…” Si Beiting took a small sip of his drink, “because we plan to go in the day after tomorrow.”
"You...you want to go into the Valley of Death?!"
“Yeah, wanna join us?” Si Beiting looked at them with amusement. “I bet that level 3 zombie is injured and is hiding inside healing. Now is the best time to attack.”
"But there are still many low-level zombies inside."
"Whatever you want, I'm just guessing."
Si Beiting finished his drink and left.
Just as I reached the door, Jiang Mo came in.
Upon seeing it was him, Jiang Mo couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"Xin Xin, guess who I just saw at the door!" Jiang Mo's gossip instincts were kicking in.
"who?"
"Your rumored boyfriend!"
Jiang Mo looked disgusted: "Damn, he's such a show-off. Wearing so little in this cold weather, so you like this kind of pretentious show-off..."
"Ahem, excuse me, am I the 'King of Pretentiousness' you're talking about?"
Chu Xinxin and Jiang Mo froze and turned around at the same time. Si Beiting was watching them with a smile.
"Um, I suddenly remembered that I left the gas on at home, so I'll head out first."
Jiang Mo disappeared the moment she finished speaking.
Chu Xinxin: ...You don't have a single gas in your house!
"Tell me honestly, how did you end up here?" Si Beiting stepped forward and cornered the people.
The gazes in the bar also subtly drifted to this corner.
Si Beiting opened his trench coat with both hands, wrapped Chu Xinxin in his arms, and turned back to warn those who were peeking.
Oh, everyone's eyes were even more eager now.
......
Si Beiting brought Chu Xinxin back to his camp, which stunned the members of Squad 01.
"Professor Chu!" David dropped the compressed biscuits in his hand. "What are you doing here?"
Alice looked distressed: "I remember now, there's a pharmacy downstairs, I'll go see if they have any unexpired eye drops."
"You mean, Professor Chu came here... to chase after her husband from afar?" Ryan came over to join in the fun.
Lyle looked distressed. "Mad, Professor Chu, please take a look at me."
Chu Xinxin nodded politely to them, then followed Si Beiting into their temporary meeting room.
"You all come over here too," Si Beiting ordered, glaring at them.
Meeting room.
Si Beiting's first words made Chu Xinxin's heart skip a beat.
"The Valley of Death... I went in to check it out a few days ago."
Si Beiting arrived earlier and knew more about the Valley of Death than others.
In fact, Death Valley is the complete opposite of Area 11.
The closer you get, the warmer it gets.
Zombies are more likely to evolve in that kind of environment...
“I didn’t go deep inside; I just looked around the entrance for a while and then returned,” Si Beiting said gravely. “The situation is more serious than I thought.”
The outer perimeter of the Valley of Death is vibrant with spring, but inside, it is like a purgatory.
Zombies were biting and devouring each other, leaving behind severed limbs, blood, and brain matter everywhere.
Deep within the Valley of Death, shadowy figures loomed. Si Beiting wanted to venture a little further in, but he sensed that he was being watched.
That gaze followed him like a shadow, but Si Beiting couldn't find the person. He could only vaguely sense that the gaze was still far away from him.
Si Beiting made a decisive decision and immediately returned.
How did you get into the Valley of Death?
Chu Xinxin vaguely remembered him saying that no matter what kind of creature went in, it would go berserk and crash into the wall halfway through.
“There’s something wrong with the magnetic field.” Si Beiting handed a stone to Chu Xinxin. “Alice discovered it; this kind of meteorite can interfere with the magnetic field there.”
“There are tens of thousands of zombies inside, and you only have twenty-odd people. How can you fight against them?” Chu Xinxin stared intently at Si Beiting. “This matter needs to be discussed by all the bases.”
"There's no time left."
Si Beiting shook his head: "Level 3 zombies are very difficult to deal with. If all zombies complete their evolution, humans will be powerless to resist."
"Professor Chu, zombie evolution takes time. If it drags on any longer, perhaps the zombie king we've been predicting will be born."
David placed the report on their tracking of the Level 3 zombie in front of Chu Xinxin.
"The level 3 zombies kept evolving as they escaped from the base and traveled all the way to the Valley of Death."
The report shows that at first, level 3 zombies could only cross half a district a day, but eventually they were able to cross two districts a day.
"Low-level zombies are devouring each other, giving birth to higher-level zombies for their king to eat."
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