Chapter 08 Civilized Sinner 8

Yan Nan woke up in the middle of the night when a soft voice suddenly sounded in front of his tent. He slowly moved over, opened the tent curtain a little and looked out.

It was pitch black outside and only the shadows of the forest could be seen.

He was about to draw the curtain again.

Suddenly, a dark shadow swooped towards him.

Yan Nan had no time to react and was caught red-handed.

"I found you, my savior..." A sweet and sticky voice rang in Yan Nan's ears. It was not difficult to hear the master's good mood from the rising tone.

Good news: The shadow is human.

Bad news: it's a woman.

——

"You just opened the tent like that, without any precautions at all?" In the dark tent, Yan Nan and the woman sat opposite each other.

Faced with this sudden question, Yan Nan just laughed dryly twice. He couldn't say that because the system didn't have any danger warnings, he didn't take it too seriously.

"Oh, you are really, you are so simple and lovable."

He didn't know how to respond to this. After thinking for a long time, he managed to regain his speech skills and said, "Thank you."

"You are welcome."

…

The tent fell silent, with only the breathing of the two people being the only sound.

This character was hardly mentioned in the original novel, so Yan Nan knew nothing about her. From the two sides he had seen during the day, her pure and innocent girlish face, and the conversation between Yuan Qing and Song Yanghui that he overheard, he could only conclude that she was a devout believer in God.

But the person who appeared in his tent at night was completely different from her daytime image. At night, she was frivolous, uninhibited, and seductive...

Is it split personality or virus mutation?

In the original setting, the virus can actually be transmitted through the air, rather than being infected by scratches as often shown in zombie movies. It's just that some people directly turn into zombies after coming into contact with the virus in the air, while some people are immune to the spread of the virus, and the remaining very small number of people will awaken powerful superpowers after coming into contact with the virus.

However, not all awakened superpowers can safely and smoothly become powerful superior people.

There is a special kind of being that gets stuck in the process of mutation, called a half-zombie.

Thinking of this, Yan Nan looked at the woman who came to him with unknown intentions. It was too dark in the tent and he could only make out a vague outline from the light coming through the gaps.

There was a faint fragrance coming from the woman who seemed to be there and not there. The smell was somewhat familiar. Yan Nan frowned and thought about it carefully, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Suddenly, the faint fragrance became extremely strong in an instant. It turned out that a woman suddenly rushed over. The tent was narrow and Yan Nan was pushed to the ground by her.

The woman held his shoulders, suppressed his torso, and lowered her ear to his chest.

"What are you doing?" Yan Nan pushed, and then found that he couldn't push it at all.

The woman's hot breath fanned his neck, and she spoke in a seductive and naughty voice, but her endless energy held Yan Nan firmly in place.

"You should continue to exercise your right to judge."

"I don't quite understand what you mean."

"How could humans create such a virus?"

"Is it you?"

"No, it was God. God ordered you to create it. God believes that the world should usher in the end of the world, and God wants to use the virus to cleanse all sins."

"What?"

“Behold, God is about to bring a flood of water upon the earth, which will destroy all flesh, all living creatures, that have the breath of life, under heaven.”*

…

“Let the unjust be unjust still, and the filthy be filthy still; and the righteous be righteous still, and the holy be holy still.”*

…

“They will fight against you, but they will not be able to defeat you, because I am with you and I will save you.”*

"You should continue to exercise your rights, Yannan."

“You are God’s representative on earth.”

"How can you compromise with them?"

The incense rushed into his brain in waves. He passed out in a state of complete unconsciousness.

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"Dr. Yan." The woman smiled considerately. "What's wrong with you? Didn't you get enough rest?"

"No." Yan Nan blinked, "What's the matter?"

"Captain Song told me to come and call you. The convoy is getting ready to set off."

"Okay, thank you."

Yan Nan had nightmares the whole night, but early in the morning he saw the culprit who caused him to sleep poorly all night. However, the woman had returned to her daytime appearance, looking unconscious, as if she didn't remember what happened at all at night.

He found it difficult to describe the feeling in his heart, and the system could not give him any answer.

He walked out and found that there were still a few tents scattered around. Young men in combat uniforms were packing up the tents, and the loading vehicle nearby was ready.

On the road outside, after Yuan Qing met Song Yanghui yesterday, the two decided to merge into one team and start acting together.

Following the signals left by Ye Tongchun along the way.

However, after a few days, there was no sign of the team ahead.

Both captains noticed something strange. On the morning of the third day, Yuan Qing and Song Yanghui looked at the map and discussed again. Finally, they decided not to be led astray by the signal lights and instead went to a nearby supply station to rest.

Yan Nan asked the system to eavesdrop on their conversation and was ready to set off as well, but who knew that he was involved in this.

A voice suddenly called him.

Yan Nan pretended to be confused and innocent and turned to look.

"Dr. Yan." Song Yanghui, who led the team, nodded to him.

"Everything went smoothly yesterday, which is great," Song Yanghui said in a businesslike manner. "Today we plan to continue driving east, passing by supply stations on the way, and will arrive at our destination in the evening."

"That's good." Yan Nan said.

Song Yanghui nodded, walked past Yan Nan and walked away calmly. When they passed by, Yan Nan smelled a strange yet familiar smell. Yan Nan tilted his head in confusion, and Song Yanghui walked away calmly. His hands drooped, and he unconsciously clenched them.

What? Yan Nan thought, is he trying hard not to punch him in the face?

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The convoy headed east, and when it reached the map mark, it saw a post-apocalyptic defensive building as expected.

Song Yanghui and several teammates got out of the car first, and he knocked on the contact bell at the door.

The dull ringing sounded into the ears of everyone in the convoy, but after a long while, there was still no response.

Yan Nan turned around and looked around, and found that everyone, who had been in a somewhat relaxed mood before, suddenly had a serious expression.

Song Yanghui still had a frosty expression on his face, but Yan Nan now realized that he was actually quite amiable when he spoke to him.

Several people, armed with weapons, opened the door and rushed in.

There was still no one inside, and after checking everywhere to make sure it was safe, everyone decided to stay here for one night to rest.

Yan Nan walked in at the end and followed the other people waiting, but something unexpected happened.

A zombie suddenly jumped out from nowhere and ran towards him.

Yan Nan’s eyes widened.

No, why are you coming for me again?

I am really just a weak researcher who is powerless!

Yan Nan's standing position was not good, he looked around hurriedly and rushed towards Song Yanghui who was closest to him.

Song Yanghui had a calm face. He raised his attacking hand halfway and hesitated. It seemed that he didn't want to care about his life or death, but he was concerned about the other people around him.

Just as he was carefully considering the pros and cons, everyone present suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

In an instant, half of the supply station was frozen by the supernatural power, including the little escaped corpse that was chasing Yan Nan.

Yan Nan was shocked by this ability and turned to look at Yuan Qing. Not only did he do this, but everyone else also looked at Yuan Qing in shock.

There was complete silence all around for a moment, and the scene was a little awkward. Yuan Qing didn't understand why he suddenly reacted so strongly.

He pretended to be calm and withdrew the hand that was casting the supernatural power. He coughed twice and walked into the room with a cold face.

Song Yanghui gently stroked the gun in his hand and watched the scene coldly. He thought secretly in his heart, this guy really couldn't forget the old friendship. If he had known earlier, he would never have been willing to kill Yan Nanxia. Humph, what a cowardly and incompetent guy.

He put down his hand and went into the room.

【System.】

【What.】

[To be honest.] Yan Nan thought about it, [I always feel that the protagonist's attitude towards me is quite strange.]

[What kind of monster!?] The system suddenly screamed.

[This is a no-CP system, Yan Nan! You must not take the wrong path, Yan Nan! ]

[That's not what I meant.] Yan Nan sighed helplessly.

【It’s OK if that’s not what you meant. It’s OK if that’s not what you meant. 】

The system's attitude when speaking is like a parent who is worried about his child falling in love too early.

[Do you still remember Yuan Qing's character setting in the original novel? ]

【Hmm?】

[Behind the extreme pursuit of justice is an inflated ego.

He has great supernatural powers, noble character, and protects the weak. He pursues justice and fairness in the chaotic end of the world.

But at the same time, he has a very clear view of the boundary between good and evil, and he is never soft-hearted towards those he deems evil.

How could such a protagonist with such an extreme personality let Yan Nan, the biggest villain in his knowledge, off again and again?]

[But Yan Nan, when we just came in, he just broke one of your hands.]

Ignoring the system's ridicule, Yan Nan continued his analysis.

[He probably trusted Yan Nan very much before, but the stronger this trust was, the faster it collapsed when the truth with clear evidence came down.]

[In the original plot, it is mentioned in passing that Yuan Qing had to work as an assistant to a researcher with a terrible reputation because his supernatural powers were slow to awaken.]

The system roughly understood what he meant: [Are you saying that this researcher is Yan Nan? ]

[Hmm, is there any researcher in the base with a worse reputation than me? ]

Now it seems that this simple past has brought immeasurable influence to Yuan Qing. That is why he now presents such an extremely awkward attitude, because his inner self-condemnation of justice and his past friendship with Yan Nan are constantly strife.

[The more he wanted to let Yan Nan go, the more his morality would urge him to do something more extreme to Yan Nan.]

【Because he urgently needs to prove his own justice through such violent actions.】

【Prove that my sense of justice has not been shaken by personal feelings.】