Eleven has disappeared?!
Ruan Qing'an stood there, stunned, not quite reacting. At that moment, Zhou Ziqi reached out and pulled her downstairs, saying, "He should have told you, Ruan."
"Wh-what?"
"Shiyi's identity."
Zhou Ziqi paused, then shoved the petite girl into the car and pinched her sullen, puffy cheeks.
“When you first returned to the base, Eleven went into my lab, and I extracted a portion of the gene sequence for research purposes.”
"At the same time, I also kept a part of it for myself. After all, it was one of my research subjects, not only because of the symbiotic relationship, but also because I was very interested in this new type of life form."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an looked up at Zhou Ziqi, and he really didn't expect that in such a short time, this "frail" researcher had actually secretly held back a trick, probably waiting for Yin Shiyi.
The tall, slender man, with his long arm braced against the car door, his white research coat and broad chest almost completely blocked Ruan Qing'an's view.
When she looked up, only Zhou Ziqi's image remained in her leaden eyes, and she asked in return, "Then what did Mr. Zhou discover?"
"Eleven is the source of the zombie virus, right? I used the gene sequence I collected from him to check and found that he has similarities with zombies and superhumans who have been modified by the virus."
Zhou Ziqi said slowly and deliberately, "It's not just similar. Compared to zombies and superhumans, it's obvious that Shiyi's gene sequence is more advanced and more complete under the influence of the virus."
"It even excludes the inferior aftereffects of the zombie virus. Compared to them, those zombies and superhumans are like parts that have been cut off from a perfect, complete body."
Eleven is the source of the zombie virus.
Shiyi told Ruan Qing'an about this herself, but Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but look at Zhou Ziqi with a hint of surprise. Even she didn't expect that Zhou Ziqi could research to this extent on his own.
Zhou Ziqi was indeed a madman, but in his research career, his achievements were unparalleled, and he was an authority that no one could question.
With a smile on his lips, he continued, "That's not all, Eleven has never hidden this matter at all."
"The mutated plants he controls have developed to this level throughout the entire apocalypse, except for those in S City. But I have already modified the mutated plants in S City. I am the supreme commander."
"The only thing that can bypass my genes and control mutated plants is a higher-level entity than the gene sequence I have artificially modified, and Shiyi is the only one that fits this description."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but sigh: "Mr. Zhou, I often wonder if there's anything you haven't discovered."
"have."
"???"
"for example--"
Zhou Ziqi paused, then raised his hand and pinched Ruan Qing'an's cheek: "I will never be able to understand you until you express your feelings."
She was like a delicate rose—a rose that grew only in his palm and was carefully watered by him.
Just as the two were talking, a member of the superhuman action team suddenly ran over anxiously: "Mr. Zhou!"
"The first batch of ordinary people transported out encountered a zombie attack on the way. Although many survived under the protection of the action team, they were all scattered!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll probably have to continue transporting other ordinary people out, and those roaming zombies will continue to attack them."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ziqi pressed his long, slender fingers against his temples, looking somewhat troubled: "Those ordinary people who were scattered still need—"
"I'll go find them."
Ruan Qing'an suddenly spoke up, emerging from the gap under Zhou Ziqi's arm and pressing her hand on the hilt of her long sword: "Mr. Zhou, you have more important things to do."
"In the apocalypse, human life is indeed cheap, but ordinary people are actually useless when fighting off zombie hordes. However, if we can move them out, it would be a good thing."
“Mr. Zhou, you can continue to arrange for the action team to escort them. I will assist you from the side before the zombie horde arrives. You can rest assured about things here.”
But Zhou Ziqi's face darkened, and even his smile faded: "Xiao Ruan, stop fooling around and go back to the research institute."
This time, however, Ruan Qing'an was unusually disobedient. She tiptoed and rubbed against Zhou Ziqi's shoulder, like a cub reluctant to leave. But before the man could raise his hand, she took a few steps back.
A smile graced her delicate face: "Mr. Zhou is no longer my employer, so I can disobey him."
"I also want to... help you, because you're really tired."
When her light words drifted to his ears on the wind, Zhou Ziqi froze on the spot, watching the girl run away with the action team, and suddenly couldn't help but laugh.
How could his little Ruan be so good?
The team leader of the superhumans standing nearby said, "Mr. Zhou, please give the order."
With his inner softness suppressed, Zhou Ziqi was now as rational as a machine.
"The research institute is working at full capacity to produce virus inhibitors. The action team is to immediately escort ordinary people away. The monitoring team is to keep a close watch on the zombies' movements. Other ability users are to start building defensive fortifications."
With each command from Zhou Ziqi, the superhumans in the entire Third Human Base sprang into action. Working at high speed, in coordination with the zombies outside the base, they were filled with a sense of impending crisis.
...
Outside the Third Human Base.
The ground was covered in yellow sand, desolate and barren. The air was filled with a faint smell of blood and the stench of rotting zombies.
Hidden in a ditch, a man with a dirty face and covered in dust was hiding.
He appeared to have a leg injury; blood was seeping from his clothes, and a strong smell of blood wafted out. The man's face turned even paler.
Fearing he might attract zombies, the man cautiously raised his head and peered out from the edge of the pit, only to find an empty, lifeless void.
But at this very moment—
Unbeknownst to the man, a zombie was silently approaching from behind.
The man only snapped back to reality when the stench of decay drew near, but by the time he turned around, zombie drool was already dripping onto his face.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
The man screamed in agony.
The expected pain did not come; instead, large amounts of dirty blood fell on the man's body.
He stared blankly as he looked up, before him a sharp, gleaming blade piercing straight through the zombie's skull.
The next moment, the zombie was thrown aside, and the girl in black tight-fitting clothes held a knife in one hand, the tip of the knife pointing diagonally to the ground, looking down at him.
"The third human base, but the first batch of supplies was scattered?"
"Yes, it's me..."
"Congratulations, you're saved."
Ruan Qingan chuckled and pulled the man up: "The action team is behind us, you can just go find them."
The man nodded hurriedly, and after thanking him repeatedly, he scrambled back home.
Only after the man's figure disappeared from sight did Ruan Qing'an stand still, rest for a moment, and wipe the sweat from his forehead with his arm.
037: [Ancestor, can you still hold on?]
"It's alright, we'll save as many as we can."
Ruan Qingan said casually.
Only two hours had passed since she left the base and the aid team, but she had already traveled to countless places and saved countless people.
After a short rest, Ruan Qingan said again, "Alright, let's continue looking for the next person."
037: [Okay, keep it up, Ancestor!]
Ruan Qing'an nodded slightly, but just as she was about to turn around and go to the next place, she did not expect that the ground would shake violently again.
She paused slightly, then subconsciously looked up in the direction of the base—a base that resembled an iron fortress, a doomsday fortress—
At this moment, it seems as if they have suffered a catastrophic disaster!
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