Chapter 334: The Siege in the Apocalypse (11)
When Gu Yan received the portrait, he saw a mouth and facial contours that looked somewhat familiar. Gu Yan immediately blocked the information about Wen Wan, but there was nothing he could do. The news had already spread throughout the entire safe zone, and everyone was discussing why this person was so powerful.
...
Wen Wan's whereabouts were quickly recorded, and she had no idea that she was already attracting too much attention.
She saved a pregnant woman and a little boy. They were just a hair's breadth away from being eaten by zombies. At the critical moment, Wen Wan appeared like a savior and controlled the zombies to leave.
The little boy looked about twelve or thirteen years old, while the pregnant woman was... about to give birth.
Wen Wan delivered the baby. She had never seen a childbirth up close in her life, and she even cut the umbilical cord herself. Holding the extremely weak little girl, she snatched her back from the brink of death. Fortunately, the system was there to guide her, otherwise, it would have been all over.
Wen Wan wrapped the child in clothes and started a fire to cook nourishing food for the pregnant woman. Her cooking skills only allowed her to boil food.
Stewed chicken, stewed vegetables...
There was also some fresh pig's blood and chicken's blood, which Wen Wan gave to the pregnant woman. The pregnant woman's name was Chen Meilan. Her husband died in the mouth of a zombie. She was eight months pregnant and had a son named Qin Sheng with her.
When Wen Wan heard this name, she didn't feel anything at first.
Suddenly, the system screamed, "[It's him.]"
"Who?" Wen Wan asked curiously. The system quickly explained, "Don't you remember? That zombie king? Isn't that his name?"
Wen Yan: "!!!"
Depend on……
Did she miss it?
"Are you serious? This is just a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid. Can he really be the final zombie king?"
System: [I'm not sure either, but if you hadn't shown up, his mother would have been gone, his sister would have been gone too, and he would probably have become a zombie as well, and it's not impossible that he would eventually become the zombie king.]
"I saved him, so he won't become a zombie. That's great."
The system became pessimistic: "Host, wake up! Think more deeply about this; it's not a good thing."
"What's the meaning?"
[He won't get bitten, won't become a zombie, won't evolve into a zombie king, and won't be the final villain. So how can the protagonist become the savior? How can he defeat the zombie king? Without a villain, is there any satisfying part? The mission just fails, right?]
Wen Yan: "..."
He writes online novels, and a novel without a villain is really not good.
"Then what should we do?"
System: [Why don't you bite him? You're a zombie too, you've got the ability.]
Wen Wan immediately refused, "No, he barely survived, and I'm going to bite him? What kind of thing would that be? I can't do it."
Chen Meilan saw Wen Wan looking dazed. "Wan, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Wen Wan looked at Chen Meilan with a complicated expression, "It's nothing."
Looking at Qin Sheng to the side, she asked, "Xiao Sheng, what do you want to do in the future?"
Qin Sheng smiled, revealing two dimples on his face. "I want to become stronger so I can protect my mother and sister."
Wen Yan: "..."
"But you don't have any special abilities, how will you protect them?"
Qin Sheng looked dejected. "I don't know why I don't have superpowers. If I had superpowers, Dad wouldn't have died."
Wen Wan couldn't answer that question. This superpower was like a lottery ticket; who had it and who didn't was completely unpredictable.
Chen Meilan patted her son's head and said, "Mom doesn't need your protection. It's Mom who's incompetent. It's Mom who should protect you."
Chen Meilan looked at her daughter in Wen Wan's arms, and her eyes instantly reddened.
She was filled with uncertainty about the future. She had no special abilities, and she didn't know how to protect her children, especially since her youngest daughter had just been born and she herself had just given birth and was extremely weak.
Wen Wan sighed. It was unrealistic to send the mother and her two children to the safe zone. They would probably die at the hands of zombies before they even reached it. She couldn't possibly send them back, since they had barely managed to escape.
At this moment, the baby, wrapped in a cotton coat, grasped one of Wen Wan's fingers and smiled at her.
Chen Meilan looked at Wen Wan and said, "It seems she likes you very much, Wan. I have something I want to ask you. Can you help me take care of my daughter and my son Xiaosheng? I know this request is shameless, but I have no choice. I am an unqualified mother. I can't protect them. From now on, they will be your son and your daughter. I will definitely repay your kindness."
Wen Wan looked at Chen Meilan: "And what about you?"
Chen Meilan looked at her two children with reluctance, "I was going to die anyway, I should have died long ago. I'm weak now, as long as they are safe, I can rest easy."
"Mom, don't talk nonsense, you'll be fine."
"Promise me, please promise me, okay?" Chen Meilan pretended to kneel on the ground, and Wen Wan quickly reached out and pulled her up. As their fingers touched, Wen Wan heard Chen Meilan's inner voice.
This young mother, barely in her thirties, was preparing to die peacefully, her only concern being her two children.
Wen Wan had no mother, but she was deeply moved by this kind of affection.
"Don't talk nonsense. This is your son and your daughter. You have to live well and raise them to adulthood."
"But……"
"No buts. I will protect you. Come with me."
Chen Meilan was in tears. "Thank you, thank you so much," she said, then broke down in sobs.
Wen Wan agreed, but it was not a simple matter. Wen Wan first found an empty convenience store. The convenience store was completely empty, and the shelves had been looted.
But that's not important. The main thing is a place to shelter from the wind and rain. After all, Chen Meilan is a pregnant woman who has just given birth. She needs to rest before she can continue her journey. Moreover, she has a baby in her arms. The newborn is the most vulnerable time and needs to be taken care of.
Fortunately, among the things she scavenged from Qiqi's house, she also had a lot of milk and formula. Otherwise, there would have been no way to help her. Chen Meilan was not producing breast milk and was obviously malnourished. The baby was also much smaller than other babies when it was born. Wen Wan was even worried that the baby would die if she exerted too much force.
Her pressure increased significantly.
She warmed up some milk for her, but then she didn't know how to feed her. In the end, Chen Meilan fed her. Chen Meilan didn't ask Wen Wan where all these things came from, and Wen Wan didn't explain them either.
Wen Wan laid out another folding bed for Chen Meilan to lie on, which was for her to sleep on. She herself had pushed over the shelf and made a makeshift bed.
It was time to cook again. Wen Wan originally wanted to continue boiling, but Qin Sheng couldn't stand it anymore and took over the cooking. Chen Meilan smiled and said, "You can leave it to Xiao Sheng. His father is a chef, and he has been in the kitchen with his father since he was a child. His cooking is very delicious."
"That's great."
Wen Wan felt that this solved her biggest worry. Although she... couldn't eat it, which was enough to make her feel sad, at least gnawing on the crystal cores gave her a sense of physical satisfaction.
They stopped there for the time being, and Wen Wan even went to get some firewood to burn.
Because of Wen Wan's presence, zombies will not approach this place, so it is safe for the time being.
"Wen, my daughter doesn't have a name yet. Can you give her one? She survived because of you," Chen Meilan said to Wen Wan as Qin Sheng went to cook.
"Okay, let me think. Let's name her Qin Le, with the nickname Lele. I hope she can be happy all her life and bring peace and joy to those around her."
"Lele, let's call her Qin Le. From now on, Qin Le will be your goddaughter."
Wen Yan: "..."
I got a daughter out of nowhere.
Okay, since she delivered the baby, I can be a good godmother to her.
Qin Sheng quickly prepared the meal, which was simple yet plentiful.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Qin Sheng asked, hoping she would try his cooking.
Wen Wan shook her head. "I'll just eat the crystal cores; they'll be good for my ability cultivation."
Chen Meilan glanced at Wen Wan, then let Qin Sheng eat, and she also ate quite a bit herself. She wasn't stupid; she knew Wen Wan had a secret, but it didn't matter. All she needed to remember was that Wen Wan was their family's savior.
I will be grateful for this for the rest of my life.
"Qin Sheng, call her godmother."
Wen Wan shook her head. "That's not a good idea. I already have a goddaughter."
Qin Sheng promptly called out, "Godmother."
Wen Yan: "..."
Well, another big one has appeared. She's a zombie, and she's already endured far too much.
After finishing the meal, Qin Sheng began to deal with the dishes and pots, showing great competence, and finally his face showed the liveliness that a child his age should have.
System: [Host, you don't want him to become the zombie king, right?]
Wen Wan: "He's very happy now. He's still a child. Why should he have to endure so much?"
But what about the mission? If we fail, we'll all die.
Wen Yan: "..."
"Don't worry, there are other ways to complete this mission. If Qin Sheng can't become the zombie king, then other zombies will evolve into zombie kings."
System: That makes sense.
[Host, there's actually another way that can guarantee success without Qin Sheng becoming a zombie king, and still ensures the creation of one.]
"What method?"
The system paused, then uttered a startling statement: "The host can become the new Zombie King."
"What?" Wen Wan was astonished, even wondering if she was hallucinating. What was the system saying? Making her the new zombie queen? Was it serious?
The system explained, "After you become the Zombie King, you will be defeated and die during your battle with the male protagonist. When the apocalypse ends, I can create a new body for you. You can then remain in this world without experiencing any pain or burden."
Wen Yan: "???"
This reason is somewhat reasonable, yet not entirely reasonable. She fled the safe zone to avoid dying, and even went through the trouble of faking her death. Now the system wants her to go and die. This is truly a benevolent system, considering the needs of its host.
"I need to think about it for a long time."
System: [No rush, host, take your time to consider it carefully. We have plenty of time.]
Wen Yan: "..."
At night, Wen Wan didn't actually need to sleep. She simply lay in bed staring blankly, while also keeping watch. After all, it wasn't safe at night. She wasn't worried about zombies, but she was worried about someone breaking in.
She took out the crystal core, intending to eat it, but then remembered what the system had said about the zombie king, and suddenly didn't want to eat it anymore. She was thinking about what it would be like if she really became the zombie king. There were countless zombie minions below, and the male and female protagonists were opposite her. It was too terrifying, too horrifying.
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