Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziqi's ever-smiling eyes deepened, and he let out a mocking laugh: "I don't need your reminder. I know very well that I won't die so hastily—at least, not before you."
"I don't know how long 'things' like you have existed, but I'm a grown man. Why should I act like a primary school student, risking sudden death to insist on keeping watch at night?"
"Heh... Please have some respect for my intelligence."
Zhou Ziqi paused in his speech, his upturned phoenix eyes half-closed, looking down at Ruan Qing'an's tightly furrowed brows, even when she was asleep. He subconsciously leaned down, reached out to smooth them, and then tucked the stray hairs from her face behind her ear, his movements careful and gentle.
His eyes were smiling: "You're such a worry, Xiao Ruan."
"Take your hand away."
As Shiyi crossed his arms, the tips of the budding vines swayed at Zhou Ziqi's feet, seemingly conveying their master's displeasure—if it weren't for the symbiosis, they would probably have already pierced Zhou Ziqi's heart.
Seeing this, Zhou Ziqi withdrew his hand and casually said, "You can guard this place, Xiao Ruan. At least there won't be any other trouble."
Eleven responded indifferently with a "Hmm".
Seeing that he was just sitting on the edge of the bed, Zhou Ziqi was not annoyed. His smile deepened: "By the way, don't do anything unnecessary—I also added something else to the virus inhibitor."
"The concentration of zombie virus in your body is very high. Remember to stay away from Xiao Ruan. Otherwise, the virus inhibitor I injected will turn into a deadly poison because the toxins in it, which were originally intended to devour other viruses, will be activated by the high concentration of zombie virus."
"—Xiao Ruan will die right away, and so will you."
Zhou Ziqi spoke in a soft, gentle voice, exuding a gentle and graceful charm, yet the words he uttered sent chills down one's spine.
After saying that, Zhou Ziqi left the infirmary.
Eleven's hand froze on the edge of the bed. After a long while, she finally laughed out loud: "You really are ruthless. If you can't have it, you'd rather destroy it?"
A twisted possessiveness will never give others the opportunity to take advantage of it.
This love is a twisted, filthy, and vile curse that will only drag both the lover and the beloved into the abyss.
Meanwhile, in the corridor not far from the infirmary, Zhou Ziqi had only walked about ten meters when his tall and straight figure finally bent down. He subconsciously grabbed the wall for support, and his whole body swayed slightly uncontrollably. He pressed his throbbing temples, his face pale.
Just then, a researcher carrying an instrument jogged over from the corner of the corridor. When he saw Zhou Ziqi, he stopped in his tracks in fright.
"Zhou Zhou Zhou—Mr. Zhou?!"
"Um?"
Zhou Ziqi snapped out of his daze and straightened up. He put his hands in the pockets of his white lab coat, and apart from his pale face, there was nothing else that seemed amiss: "What's wrong?"
"Does this need to be taken to the infirmary, Mr. Zhou?"
He glanced at it and shook his head: "No need, the virus inhibitor has been successfully developed, we don't need this as a backup."
The researcher was shocked and couldn't help but say, "What?! My God, as expected of Mr. Zhou, you actually managed to develop an inhibitor of the zombie virus in just one hour. Although I was your research assistant at the time, I really couldn't help at all."
The researcher's praise was genuine; in this respect, Zhou Ziqi was undoubtedly a genius, as if he were born for research.
Even... in utility calculations, he surpasses the computer's computational abilities.
After praising him, the researcher realized, "Mr. Zhou... how is your health? Even as a superhuman, you probably couldn't withstand such a massive amount of computation and such an intense workload in such a short time."
"It's alright, it's not a big problem."
Zhou Ziqi pinched the bridge of his nose and replied.
Ruan Qing'an's condition was too special. Her excessively strong abilities and extremely weak body meant that she had very few injections available. He barely managed to complete one dose by the time Ruan Qing'an was on her deathbed.
But... even when his body and mind could no longer hold on, Zhou Ziqi couldn't guarantee that it would be effective, so he added a backup plan so that even if he failed, he could still save his Xiao Ruan.
Looking at the hesitant researcher in front of him, Zhou Ziqi said, "Keep an eye on the data from the infirmary. If you have any problems, come to me immediately."
"Understood, Mr. Zhou!"
The researcher immediately replied, preparing to put the instrument back in the institute. When he saw Zhou Ziqi with him, he followed half a step behind the man, and it was even obvious that Zhou Ziqi's pace had slowed down.
Upon returning to the research institute, the researcher immediately received Zhou Ziqi's orders to go to the infirmary to collect data and monitor Ruan Qing'an's physical condition at all times. They even arranged a shift schedule to maintain 24-hour monitoring—it's hard to say that this wasn't to keep an eye on Shiyi.
...
As night fell, the entire Third Human Base was plunged into deep darkness. The outer area was deathly silent, while the middle area still had a few lights faintly remaining. Only the research institute in the central area was brightly lit, operating all night long.
Meanwhile, in a secluded alley in the city center, Jia Lan carefully slipped out of the villa, afraid of attracting attention from those outside.
She looked far more disheveled than before she left the base. Shiyi had indeed spared her life, but he had pierced Jia Lan's arm. And because she was far from the base and there were no healing-type ability users, the arm was now completely useless.
As night fell, Jia Lan rubbed his empty sleeve and sighed, "Damn it... he's like a monster. Where did Ruan Qing'an dig this monster out of?"
She lived in constant fear, afraid that Zhou Ziqi might kill her if he remembered her. She could only hide in the villa and had no news of Xu Wenshan and Lu Ting, so she dared not show her face.
Only today, when Jia Lan heard that Ruan Qing'an had returned with that monster-like man, and Zhou Ziqi didn't have time to deal with her, did she dare to sneak out.
After confirming that there were no patrolling superhuman teams, she climbed over the wall into Xu Wenshan's villa backyard, but because of her severed arm, she tripped and fell.
Who is it?
"I am Lao Xu, and I am Jia Lan!"
Jia Lan responded softly, ran through the gate of the small back garden into the villa, and the next moment—her pupils suddenly contracted!
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