When Bai Qingqing saw the strange pimples on Yang Li's face that looked like plant spores, her blood ran cold.
-That woman's variant.
"Get out of the way! Or I'll shoot you too!"
Soldiers will never allow infected people who are a threat to humans to enter the base. Even if that person is still a human now, there is no telling when he or she will become a monster.
After the mutant incident broke out in the town, a safe zone was transformed into a monster paradise in just a few days. Human corpses and limbs were everywhere, and rotten zombies destroyed everything.
Mutants are scarier than zombies. Ordinary zombies will only bite humans aimlessly, but mutants have superpowers and bloodthirsty instincts. Their explosive attack power makes it difficult for superpowers of the same level to deal with them.
Moreover, mutants will infect companions during the incubation period, and the moment of outbreak is completely uncontrollable.
The human survivor base is right in front of them. Zhou Hang and his girlfriend went through untold hardships to get to this hopeful place, but they were turned away.
The hopes of six months were shattered in an instant, and despair and sadness enveloped him and his girlfriend.
He must go in! They are human beings, not infected people, not monsters, they are human companions, and they want to go home!
The soldiers, wearing military combat protective clothing, surrounded her with their guns raised, pointing the black muzzles at Yang Li's head.
Zhou Hang protected his girlfriend behind him. The sadness in his eyes turned into hatred. He shouted angrily: "I said, she is not infected. Look carefully!"
No one believed it, and no one dared to believe it.
Wang Feifei and her long-haired boyfriend looked scared and stayed away from Zhou Hang and Yang Li. Their hearts were filled with panic and resentment, and they prayed that they were not infected.
Bai Qingqing was pushed back by the crowd. The couple whose faces were filled with hope yesterday had to face death today. The environment of the end of the world was so cold and cruel.
The soldiers only trusted the testing instruments, and no matter how Zhou Hang explained, it was useless.
"Get out of the way! I'll give you three seconds. If you don't, we'll deal with you together!"
Bai Qingqing held Cheng Rui's hand tightly, and couldn't help revealing a trace of sadness in her eyes, for the couple and for the survival of mankind.
Cheng Rui lowered his eyes to look at her, then held her in his arms and comforted her silently.
Yang Li's eyes were empty and hopeless. Facing the surrounding gunshots, she felt a pain in her heart and suffocated.
“Don’t kill him!” she begged, tears streaming down her face. “I’m the only one infected, just kill me, please.”
Zhou Hang turned around with red eyes and said to her: "Don't talk nonsense! I said I would take you into the base!"
He promised her that no matter how the world changed, he would give her a future and a home.
Some people in the crowd sighed, some blamed him for being emotional and that it would harm everyone, and shouted at the soldiers to quickly deal with the infected and those who disobeyed orders.
"Zhou Hang, I, I..." Yang Lihun was shaking all over, a strange roar came from her throat, and she suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Zhou Hang noticed Yang Li's unusual change, and anxiously supported her and asked, "Lili, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Bai Qingqing whispered with mixed feelings: "She's starting to change."
Cheng Rui was no stranger to mutants, he looked at that side with indifference, the guards at the city gate were of high rank, it was easy for them to deal with a level 2 mutant.
The soldiers immediately shot at Yang Li, and Zhou Hang instantly used his sand-based supernatural power to block the bullets, protecting him and Yang Li.
"Disperse!" the soldier ordered the people in line.
Bai Qingqing and Cheng Rui followed the crowd and reached the edge of the iron cage passage. The soldiers kept shooting at Zhou Hang and Yang Li, but all the bullets were blocked and could not penetrate.
"Ugh!" Zhou Hang suddenly covered his neck and made a sound of pain.
The sand wall scattered on the ground, and an extremely horrifying scene appeared in front of people. Yang Li's eyes turned pale and her whole face turned purple and terrifying. She trapped Zhou Hang with her limbs and bit his neck from behind, tearing him like a wild beast.
Zhou Hang did not resist subconsciously, but stroked her head with a desperate and sad expression.
The soldiers surrounded them and tried to strangle the two men. Zhou Hang yelled and rushed in one direction quickly, carrying the most important woman in his life.
Bai Qingqing's heart was beating violently. She stared at that place closely, unable to tell what she was thinking.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" people screamed in fear.
The commander shouted, "Quick! Don't let them get away! Chase them!"
No one expected that Zhou Hang, who had been expecting to enter the base with all his might, would choose to desperately flee outside the base with his future wife when he was bitten by his girlfriend and faced death.
If you stay, you won't be able to enter the survivor base, and if you escape, you will become a mutant.
In the end, they choose to die or survive like their peers.
This happens almost every day at the base's checkpoint. People queuing to enter the base become panicked, but the inspection personnel have become numb and urge people to go through the inspection again.
Before Cheng Rui separated from Bai Qingqing, he reminded her, "Wait for me at the door after you go in."
He still remembered how Bai Tiantian was running around and was sold to an auction house.
Bai Qingqing nodded: "I know."
The inspection process was quick and was completed in half an hour. The two entered the base as night fell.
After entering the Yaoyang Base, no matter what your identity is, you must first live in the quarantine area and stay in quarantine for two days before going anywhere else. Ordinary people and those with special abilities are still separated.
The Psychics can be used by the base, and usually go out to hunt zombies and search for supplies. The areas they live in are better than those of ordinary people.
Bai Qingqing and Cheng Rui were assigned a good house, and they moved in that night.
The room was very simple, with only a table besides the bed. The two of them slept there all night. The next day, Cheng Rui went out for half a day, and when he came back, he asked her to go with him on a bus to another place.
The son of Cheng Rui's adoptive mother is a senior executive of the Yaoyang Base and is currently a third-level mutant. He lives in a small villa, a large house of several hundred square meters.
Bai Qingqing moved in with Cheng Rui and met Cheng Rui's stepbrother Cheng Yan at night.
"Hello, I'm Cheng Yan, Cheng Rui's brother." The man was tall and looked to be around thirty years old, with the aura of a superior.
Bai Qingqing pretended to be timid: "Hello, I'm Bai Qingqing."
Cheng Yan said seriously: "You and Cheng Rui will live here from now on. If you need anything, just tell the nanny."
"Okay." Bai Qingqing smiled politely.
Cheng Rui asked her to go back to her room to rest first, and went to the study: "Brother."
The two brothers had a good relationship since childhood. Cheng Yan was a few years older than Cheng Rui and took good care of him. Later, he left home and hadn't seen him for several years.
Cheng Yan is one of the leaders of the base. He learned from Cheng Rui how he arrived at Yaoyang Base and how he got separated from his teammates when entering the base. "Don't worry, I will send someone out to look for them."
Cheng Rui agreed to let his elder brother stay at Yaoyang Base and lead the base with him, and they discussed matters related to the base in the study for a while.
After finishing the work topic, Cheng Yan thought of the girl he brought back and asked, "Do you like that girl?"
Cheng Rui admitted: "Yes, brother."
Cheng Yan's first impression of Bai Qingqing was that she was a delicate and timid beauty who would definitely attract competition among men if she were released.
"Then you have to hide well." Cheng Yan said directly: "The end of the world is different from the past. Bai Qingqing is too beautiful. There will be many people who want to snatch her away."
Cheng Rui pursed his lips and said, "Brother, she and I are just friends."
Cheng Yan's face darkened instantly, wondering if his brother was not up to the task: "You haven't dealt with her yet?"
Cheng Rui obviously didn't want to talk more, and said, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, brother, I'll go see what to eat."
Cheng Yan stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You have to work hard, don't be unable to handle a little girl."
Most of these men who have served in the army have a ruffian nature. They will go straight for any girl they like without using any crooked ways to pursue her.
On New Year's Eve, the base was a little more lively than usual. The lights in the Psychic area were turned on at night, and everyone gathered at home to have a meal.
As one of the leaders of the Yaoyang base, Cheng Yan's living and food standards are much higher than those of ordinary people. The chef in his family is a famous chef before the apocalypse.
Dinner was placed on the table, and Cheng Rui, Cheng Yan, Cheng Yan's woman, and Bai Qingqing sat down.
Bai Qingqing had a small appetite, and even though the food was even more delicious than what she had in the car before, she didn't eat much.
Cheng Rui sat next to her and used a serving chopstick to pick up a lot of dishes for her. In the eyes of his eldest brother, a faint light flickered in his black eyes.
The meal was quickly finished. There was no entertainment program. Bai Qingqing went back to her room to wash up and lazily soaked in the bathtub. She rubbed the foam while her mind was wandering.
The team has been separated for several days. Why haven't my brother and the team members arrived at the Yaoyang Base yet? Bai Tiantian is the heroine of Tiandao, and they are also the protagonists, so nothing should happen.
The system hasn't sent any notification that the side quest has failed, so the professor and his wife should be fine.
Bai Qingqing could see that Cheng Rui had some hidden feelings towards her, and secretly hoped that Fu Chen would hurry to Yaoyang Base. She didn't want to be trapped by him after conquering the second character.
However, Yaoyang Base is indeed one of the major survivor bases, with all kinds of equipment, and the life of the psychics is no different from before the end of the world.
Bai Qingqing soaked for a while, dried herself, changed into pajamas and went out. It was still early and she couldn't sleep, so she went out to get some water to drink.
A slender figure stood on the balcony. Cheng Rui, wearing black home clothes, stood there with a cigarette in his hand, his handsome and cold brows slightly drooped.
He has beautiful muscular lines, and his clothes are slightly tight on him. His rough and strong beauty is fully displayed on his body, and he is full of masculine hormones.
Bai Qingqing was holding the water, not knowing whether to say hello to him.
Cheng Rui heard footsteps and turned sideways, seeing her standing in the living room. He put out his cigarette and walked over.
There was no light in the living room, and the light in the room was dim. She was wearing slippers, revealing her white and tender feet. When he approached, her pink toes curled slightly.
Cheng Rui glanced at her restless toes and asked in a deep voice, "Are you still awake?"
"Yeah." Bai Qingqing clenched the glass and responded softly.