Chapter 84 Fungal Remains Frenzy 45 Prove You Are You.
The furnace base was originally a steel plant. To avoid the noise pollution from the factory running day and night, the site was originally in a remote area. It was only in the last two or three years that it developed into a large base and gradually expanded outwards, connecting with the original urban area. Overall, the surrounding environment is still relatively quiet.
The quarantine facility was originally built as a refuge for citizens in the core area. It was initially located underground, but the space was limited and could not accommodate more and more people. So, with the help of military equipment, the person in charge of the quarantine facility managed to take back the half-fallen Shiqing City, built city walls, and turned it into the current quarantine facility base.
As for the person in charge of accomplishing this great feat, it was the former mayor of Shiqing City, a woman named Jiang Li. She was not old, just over forty, but she had a ruthless and decisive approach. She also developed the quarantine facility into a first-class base, becoming the last glory of the human government as it struggled to survive.
Jin Jian told Nanmen Jue all of this in the car. As the second-in-command of Ouroboros, Cheng Xiuye knew about this information from the beginning and shared it with the people inside after he connected it with the current world.
Although their behavior is unpleasant, Ouroboros will spare no expense when it comes to survival; otherwise, since none of us are masochists, why would we join a guild and become slaves?
Nanmen Jue stroked his chin thoughtfully.
A purely ruthless and insane guild is not a threat, but a guild that is not so insane but just a little cruel in its methods is not so easy to deal with.
Seeing her troubled expression, Jin Jian cautiously asked, "Do you really want to deal with the ouroboros?"
Nanmen Jue snapped out of his reverie. "Since you're going to follow me, you don't need to be so apprehensive. It's making me uncomfortable."
Upon hearing this, Jin Jian relaxed a little. After these days of interaction, this seasoned veteran could naturally tell that Nanmen Jue was the kind of person who said what she meant. She said not to be timid, so it was best not to be timid.
However, what she said next really surprised Kim Geon.
"I have no way out now, but you still have a chance to quit if you want."
Jin Jian, a man known for his extreme driving, nearly destroyed the steering wheel under his grip. "I didn't..."
"I'm not doubting you, don't be nervous." Nanmen Jue glanced at him.
Jin Jian could no longer help but be trembling with fear.
“Of all the people from ouroboros who came in this time, everyone except you and Cheng Xiuye is already dead. As long as you kill Cheng Xiuye, no one will know that you once came to see me.” Nanmen Jue looked ahead. “You’ve been the assistant to the second-in-command, and you’re quite capable yourself. I’m sure someone else could have done just as well.”
Sensing the sincerity in his words, Jin Jian fell into a subtle silence.
It wasn't a test or a warning; Nanmen Jue was genuinely thinking of him.
"No need to answer in a hurry, you can think about it," Nanmen Jue said. "Anyway, you're bound to me in this world, so don't worry, at least I won't abandon you in this world."
Jin Jian suddenly said, "If I become your undercover agent, will you take care of me from now on?"
Nanmen Jue raised an eyebrow in surprise, not expecting this person to suddenly become so impolite. "Of course."
"That's enough for me." Jin Jian smiled, his facial muscles twitching nervously, his eyes hardening. "That's just how Ouroboros are. What difference would it make if we replaced them? Don't even think about it. At least you won't push your men out to take the fall."
Knowing that he was referring to the fact that those Ouroboros had been turned into puppets, Nanmen Jue fell silent.
Jin Jian glanced at her and said, “Mr. Nanmen, you are extraordinary. Not only do you have the strength to rival the four major guilds, but your temperament is also out of place in this world. I had this feeling when I first met you. If you want to completely get rid of your previous life, you have to choose someone like you who is different from all other reincarnators.”
"There's no difference. Others are mountains of knives, and I am a sea of fire," Nanmen Jue said. "When my enemies are grinding you into the ground, don't say I forced you onto my ship."
Jin Jian smiled again, this time very sincerely, "You don't have the heart to harm others, but you can't stop the heart that wants to harm you. It's not your fault that someone wants to harm you."
Nanmen Jue fell silent again. Who doesn't like to hear nice words? Jin Jian's flattery really made her feel a little good.
She smiled noncommittally, thinking to herself that these reincarnators had experienced many life and death cycles, and their minds were all incredibly wild. Even if the main god had thrown such a huge accusation at her, it didn't mean that everyone would blindly believe it.
With the help of Jin Jian, Nanmen Jue's post-apocalyptic living standards improved significantly, and on the third day, they approached the quarantine base.
During the break, Jin Jian noticed Nanmen Jue glancing in the direction they had come from, and he immediately became alert. "Is something wrong?"
"You're really perceptive," Nanmen Jue said with a laugh, then added casually, "Someone's been following us for about half a day."
Jin Jian's eyes changed immediately, but he kept his facial muscles under control. This was an experience he had accumulated from surviving in the jungle. If he wanted to survive, he must not let his pursuers know that he had been discovered.
"Who is it...can you be sure?"
Seeing that he was nervous but not too uneasy, Nanmen Jue gave him an approving look. After all, the person following them at this moment was very likely Cheng Xiuye, who really wanted to kill them.
“It wasn’t Cheng Xiuye; I didn’t sense anything particularly powerful,” Nanmen Jue said. “I suspect it was a sentry from the quarantine facility.”
"The sentries at the quarantine facility?" Jin Jian was taken aback. "Did they deploy their defenses that far away?"
I've been following them for half a day now, so I've been with them at least across a city.
“But it is indeed possible, if they have enough manpower,” Jin Jian said after thinking for a moment.
“There is another possibility,” Nanmenjue said.
"What?"
“They know who I am and want to make sure I get to the quarantine facility, or don’t get to the quarantine facility.”
Jin Jian's expression remained unchanged, but his face had turned slightly pale. "You mean, there are other reincarnators..."
Jin Jian was unaware that Nanmen Jue had gone to the quarantine facility because of a letter from the White-Clad Saint, nor did he know that Hao Hong, out of his desire to protect her, had already spoken with Jiang Li at the quarantine facility. Upon hearing this, his first reaction was that other reincarnators had come to cause trouble.
After all, the reward for killing Nanmen Jue was too tempting; a large sum of money will surely attract reckless men.
"I don't know yet." Nanmen Jue smiled. She couldn't immediately draw a conclusion about something that was uncertain.
The two continued their journey in silence, and the tail behind them caught up as expected. At Nanmen Jue's signal, Jin Jian continued at the original pace. When they could see the walls of the quarantine camp, Nanmen Jue suddenly spoke.
"Turn the corner, but don't go in yet."
Jin Jian responded and turned the steering wheel. Just as the car changed direction, a large group of low-level parasites blocked the road, forming another dense wall. He felt a tightness in his chest.
"this……?"
"Hit it," Nanmen Jue said.
"We can't ram through it!" Jin Jian said, both amused and exasperated. "We'll get trapped and surrounded!"
Nanmen Jue shouted, "Then surround them!"
Jin Jian shuddered. He suddenly drew courage from Nanmen Jue's resolute tone. Thinking of how this young master had always managed to turn danger into safety despite his seemingly crazy actions, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and slammed the accelerator to the floor.
With a whoosh, their ordinary sedan charged headlong into the horde of zombies, quickly reaching the outermost layer. The car crashed into a solid wall of flesh, shattering the windshield. The ferocious parasites swarmed in, attempting to break through this fragile defense and open the delivery can.
Jin Jian looked miserable. "Sir, is this what you wanted to see?"
The scalpel slid from her palm. Nanmen Jue stared at the parasite trying to break through the window without saying a word. Just as the parasite's hand reached in, she severed it with a single stroke.
"Wait a moment, they should be here soon," she said calmly.
Jin Jian also pulled out a dagger and began clearing the surroundings, but the two did not get out of the car.
Although they looked unwell, the low-level zombie horde posed little threat to the two of them, so Jin Jian remained calm and waited to see if Nanmen Jue could achieve her goal.
He had already guessed that Nanmen Jue was leading the people following behind out.
Sure enough, a short while later, gunshots rang out, and screams echoed from the groans of the scattered corpses.
"Hold on, people inside!"
Jin Jian smiled and said, "It seems you made the right bet."
The people who came were there to rescue them, so they probably meant them no harm.
Nanmen Jue merely twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression remaining unchanged.
Two reincarnators, one with a purple name and the other with a gold name, sat in the car, shamelessly waiting for others to rescue them. When the gunfire finally subsided and the parasites around them were mostly cleared out, the two remained seated inside until heavily armed soldiers, completely covered up, came forward.
"You can get down now." The leading soldier's tone wasn't very friendly. He probably had never seen such a fool willingly run into a horde of zombies, almost putting them in danger as well.
The two people in the car exchanged a glance, smiled secretly, and then got out of the car, pretending to be very honest.
These were indeed soldiers from the quarantine facility, originally responsible for guarding this area. However, they received orders from their superiors to safely escort a vehicle that was coming today back to the base. Military orders are paramount, which is why they ended up behind Nanmenjue.
The lieutenant explained his identity and purpose, but Nanmenjue still had questions.
"If you're here to protect us as we enter the city, why didn't you stop us and put us in your car from the start? Wouldn't that have been safer?"
The lieutenant paused for a moment, then said, "The orders say that we should not appear in front of you unless you encounter danger."
Jin Jian glanced at Nanmen Jue in surprise. If Nanmen Jue hadn't decisively rushed into the group of parasites, these people would never have shown up on their own, and they would have entered the quarantine facility without knowing anything.
Was this a coincidence, or did Nanmen Jue guess something?
Nanmen Jue didn't explain, but simply said "I see" meaningfully, and then obediently got into the lieutenant's car, which they drove into the quarantine base.
After several rounds of screening, Nanmen Jue, who was confirmed not to be infected with the virus, was brought directly to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li has a tall and slender figure, and looks slightly plump. His eyes are deep and cold, making him look more like a general with troops than a mayor.
With just one glance, Nanmen Jue could imagine how this person could develop the quarantine facility into the world's largest survivor base.
“Nanmen Jue?” Jiang Li’s tone was also crisp and decisive, lacking the veiled manner of politicians. “Hao Hong spoke to me. You’re Nanmen Yu’s younger brother? How can you prove it?”
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