"General Gu... please don't think of me like that." Tears welled up in Lin Zhenzhen's eyes.
Gu Bosheng saw her hand, which had been gripping his sleeve, gradually loosen and then fall back, hanging helplessly at her sides.
A mocking laugh echoed through the air.
"What, you guys want to stay here forever?"
Gu Zhongsheng slowly materialized, pulling down the black cloth strip and arrogantly glaring at the person opposite him with his golden eyes.
Lin Zhenzhen immediately stepped in front of Gu Bosheng, and the coldness in her eyes made Gu Zhongsheng feel a little uneasy.
He reached out and peeled off the bionic skin from Lin Zhenzhen's face: "It's so ugly, this is much more pleasing to the eye."
Lin Zhenzhen rubbed her reddened cheeks and glared at him fiercely.
Gu Zhongsheng frowned: "Why the expression? What did I do to offend you?"
"You deliberately framed the general, making him a wanted criminal."
Gu Zhongsheng snorted, as if mocking her ignorance.
"I saved his life. Guess what would have happened to him if he had been sent to the security headquarters?"
Gu Zhongsheng leaned down, his golden pupils staring straight into Lin Zhenzhen's eyes.
"Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts)? Electrocution? Or..."
Gu Bosheng suddenly interrupted him, saying, "That's enough."
Gu Zhongsheng glanced at him, then lazily straightened up.
He casually remarked, "If we don't leave now, their reinforcements will arrive, and then things will get very troublesome."
Lin Zhenzhen lowered her eyes and put her hand on Gu Bosheng's shoulder again: "General, let me help you walk."
"Hiss." Gu Zhongsheng made another strange sound.
He stepped forward, pried Lin Zhenzhen's hand away, and put Gu Bosheng's arm on his shoulder.
"If you can't move your legs either, then I'll have to carry you out."
Gu Bosheng didn't say anything, withdrew his arm, and walked out of the makeshift hospital on his own.
Ji Xueyi and his two companions have disappeared without a trace, and the heavy off-road vehicle they used to come in is also gone.
Instead, there were two motorcycles, which at first glance looked brand new, with golden diamond-shaped lion totems printed on the sides of the motorcycles, which should belong to some human war zone.
Gu Zhongsheng straddled one of the motorcycles and turned to Lin Zhenzhen, saying, "Get on."
Lin Zhenzhen asked warily, "Why are you getting in the car?"
Gu Zhongsheng tilted his head to look at her, a half-smile on his face: "If you don't want to take a car, do you want to walk through the West Derata Forest?"
Lin Zhenzhen turned her head to look at Gu Bosheng beside her and continued to ask, "Where are you taking us?"
Gu Zhongsheng put his hands on his chest, deliberately grinned, and showed his fangs to scare her: "Of course I'm going to take you back, skin you alive, and then eat you slowly."
Lin Zhenzhen paused for a moment.
Thinking about it carefully, she and Gu Bosheng, a combination of a mutant and a wanted criminal with virtually no combat power, would be walking into a trap if they left the Delata Forest.
Staying in zombie territory became the safest option.
Moreover, it seems unlikely that Gu Zhongsheng will harm them.
Having figured this out, Lin Zhenzhen walked to another motorcycle, turned the key on it decisively, and started the engine.
As she moved, she turned her head and said, "General Gu, you are too weak right now, please ride in my car."
Gu Bosheng gave a soft "hmm" and then sat down in the back seat.
Gu Zhongsheng's face immediately turned sour, and he sneered, "Do whatever you want."
He ignored the two men, and the black motorcycle vanished without a trace in a flash.
Lin Zhenzhen followed, but after chasing for a while, she still couldn't see Gu Zhongsheng's shadow.
She was at a fork in the road, torn between going left or right.
Gu Bosheng suddenly spoke up from behind: "Left, then go straight."
Lin Zhenzhen did as instructed, and soon she saw fresh gear tracks on the ground.
"General, have you been here before?"
“No,” Gu Bosheng said softly, “but I can recognize his scent.”
Lin Zhenzhen understood that zombies' sense of smell was indeed very sensitive, and to some extent, smell was even the zombie's primary sense.
Lin Zhenzhen's gaze swept across the rearview mirror and she immediately saw Gu Bosheng's pale, almost bluish lips.
"The ground ahead is a bit uneven, General, why don't you grab my clothes?"
Hearing her say that, Gu Zhongsheng's gaze, which had been fixed on Lin Zhenzhen's neck, slowly moved to her waist.
After a few seconds, he gave a soft "hmm".
Gu Bosheng didn't grab Lin Zhenzhen's clothes, but instead gently placed his hand on them.
Lin Zhenzhen instantly felt a chill emanating from her waist.
Gu Bosheng's hands were chilled to the bone.
And so, following his directions, Lin Zhenzhen continued on her way.
They also encountered many zombies along the way.
They were in small groups, some still wearing clothes, just like the high-level zombies Lin Zhenzhen had seen at the Gu residence last time.
As their motorcycles passed by, the higher the rank of the zombie, the more respectful it became. The ferocious-looking heads were now lowered and obedient, which looked incredibly eerie.
As the two crossed a certain boundary, the sky suddenly became exceptionally dark, forcing Lin Zhenzhen to turn on the car lights.
"I never imagined it would get to this point."
Lin Zhenzhen tilted her head: "What's wrong?"
Gu Bosheng looked up and said, "Stop the car, we've arrived."
Lin Zhenzhen slowly brought the car to a stop, frowning as she asked, "What is this...?"
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Amidst the dense, lush forest stands a giant cedar tree that pierces the sky.
Lin Zhenzhen looked up, and all she could see were black tree trunks; the higher places were all swallowed up by the misty clouds.
The tree trunk is straight and thick, like the hand of a giant, cutting through the sky and stretching straight into the ground.
She suddenly realized that the reason why the visibility in this area was so low was because the canopy of this giant sequoia was blocking it.
Lin Zhenzhen couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement. The projected radius of the tree canopy reached more than ten kilometers, which was a bit outrageous.
Most people would experience megalophobia if they suddenly saw such a huge object.
However, because she had seen the true form of the Wunianmu tree before, Lin Zhenzhen's discomfort was not too strong.
She shook her head and saw a figure standing under the tree.
"Is this the mutated giant sequoia that suddenly appeared in the West Dharata Forest?"
"Appeared suddenly?" Gu Zhongsheng recalled for a moment, "It seems so, I don't know when it grew out."
Gu Bosheng said in a deep voice, "In just one month, it has grown to more than twice the size described in the report. At this rate of growth, its root system will soon affect the surrounding residents."
Gu Zhongsheng seemed to have heard a joke; he leaned against the tree trunk with a mocking expression.
"General Gu, instead of worrying about others, you should think about yourself first."
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