On Zhang Mu's way back to the warehouse, he saw the group of people who had abandoned Wang Liang being pounced on and eaten by zombies that suddenly jumped out from the end of the alley. Only one or two of them who were lucky and smart enough escaped in a panic.

He was too late to save her, nor was he willing to do so.

There were only one or two survivors among a dozen people, and Zhang Mu felt a little disdainful.

These people are really stupid. If they had listened to Wang Liang and killed those zombies together, their lives would not be much easier if they followed him now.

An awakened evolver with superpowers whose ambitions did not expand due to his increased power, and whose personality was still very calm, actually did not cherish it well.

Moreover, from the moment they abandon their companions, they should be mentally prepared to be abandoned themselves.

Although most people in the apocalypse did this, Zhang Mu could not accept this approach. Merchants also have principles in pursuing profits. Therefore, in the future, no matter how dangerous or weak he was, he basically walked alone between major cities, silently completing his most basic task as an agent merchant in the era.

Because he felt that he could no longer trust his fellow humans, and was no better than those simple-minded low-level monsters. If it were them, they would have told him clearly that they wanted to kill him and eat him. The sad thing was that under the smiling faces that his fellow humans showed him, he didn't know what kind of heart they were hiding, and it was normal for them to stab him with a knife while smiling.

When Zhang Mu returned to the warehouse, it was already lunchtime.

When he knocked on the aluminum door, Yuan Rui excitedly opened the door and pulled Zhang Mu in. She was very happy when she saw Zhang Mu, but then she looked at him with resentment and said, "Uncle, why did you leave without saying anything? I thought you left and would not come back. If you hadn't come back, I would have wanted to look for you just now."

As she spoke, Yuan Rui's tone became tearful.

Seeing that the dam was about to release the flood, Zhang Mu first took out the black worm and dangled it in front of her to act cute. After she stopped crying, he quickly apologized, "I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I went out for a walk. I happened to see some humans looking for food, so I stayed with them for a while. If I had to leave, I would definitely let you know before I left."

At this time, Obsidian's heart was broken.

It was a monster, no, a black worm, a first-level mutant beast, but it was actually used as a toy by its owner to please girls.

The look it gave Zhang Mu was full of resentment, but Zhang Mu pretended not to see it. However, he secretly threatened the Obsidian Worm in his heart, asking it to cooperate, and even threw out a powerful weapon, a Yuan Crystal.

"One isn't enough. Two."

Zhang Mu grinned through gritted teeth and said, "Deal."

I haven't learned anything else, but I learned this so quickly.

After getting Zhang Mu's promise, the little beetle, which had been influenced by Zhang Mu's spirit, began to swing its body with all its heart and soul, based on the good professional ethics of collecting money and helping people get rid of disasters.

A fat little beetle flew in front of Yuan Rui, swaying and dancing in what it thought was its most moving dance moves, flapping its little wings and twisting its butt vigorously.

Seeing how hard the Obsidian Bug was working, Yuan Rui finally burst into laughter.

Seeing this, Zhang Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and silently gave the Obsidian Bug a thumbs up.

These two Yuan Crystals are worth it!

Yuan Rui was still choking up as she said, "Uncle, you just said you met other people. How are they? Aren't there monsters outside? How dare they come out? Is it because there are people as powerful as you?"

Zhang Mu touched his nose and said with a smile, "How could there be someone as strong as me? I guess there were fewer monsters, and these people were so hungry that they came out to look for food. As for people, we did see a dozen of them, and one of them was an evolver like you and me, but he was still not strong enough to protect himself. In the end, only two or three of them were left alive."

"Uncle, why don't you save them?"

"I'm not a god. I don't have that much power to save so many people." Zhang Mu shrugged and said. He lied subconsciously. He actually had the ability, but he really didn't want to save these people. He was originally casual, but for some reason he didn't tell the truth in front of Yuan Rui.

Yuan Rui said "oh" and said nothing more. Zhang Mu knew that this little girl was very kind, but he had to teach her the cruelty of the reality of the end times, so he told her everything that had just happened, of course concealing the part about his conversation with Wang Liang.

“They

How can these people do this! Even if you don’t help others, you shouldn’t kick them when they are down.”

After hearing what Zhang Mu said, Yuan Rui said angrily.

"People are all selfish. They will do anything to survive. So, you have to be at least a little bit defensive. That way, you don't have to feel sorry for those people. There are basically few good people out there."

"Well, they are all bad guys. Then am I lucky to meet a good person like you, uncle?" Yuan Rui suddenly said to Zhang Mu playfully, blinking her big eyes.

Zhang Mu coughed awkwardly twice, his expression became serious, and he looked at Yuan Rui and said, "I plan to leave Luoyang early tomorrow morning. I have something to do. What do you think? Stay here, or go together? I mean, I'll leave enough food and water for you. You stay here first. The place I'm going to must be very dangerous. You might die."

Zhang Mu naturally knew that although the debugging period would end tomorrow night and these mega evolved zombies would return to normal levels, at the same time, they would be freed from the rule that prevented them from actively foraging for food. Then the residential area would no longer be safe and everyone would have to start living in even greater fear.

Zhang Mu was not afraid of these weakened zombies, but if these zombies gathered together and surrounded this area, it would be too troublesome to get out. It would be better to take advantage of the opportunity now that he had opened a hole here and go to a sparsely populated area. Although the chance of encountering mutant beasts was a bit higher, it was generally safer this way.

As for the low-level zombies in Luoyang City, they can only be handed over to Wang Liang or the evolvers who awaken their superpowers later. Although the second-level Yuan Crystal is valuable, it is not a big killer like the last time. With Zhang Mu's own strength, he may not get much benefit even if he spends a day.

The important thing is to reach the next branch of the Era Store within a month.

It seemed that the news was too sudden. Yuan Rui froze in place for a moment. It took her a long time to react. She asked in an uncertain tone, "Uncle, you want to leave? Why? Isn't it safe here?"

"I want to find out who is behind this."

Zhang Mu said this in a heavy tone.

Although some truths were concealed, this was indeed the most fundamental reason for Zhang Mu's efforts.

So, he is now waiting for Yuan Rui's answer.

(End of this chapter)