Liang Zhiyu did not stay in Jingzhou Base. He could not display his talents here. His initial target was the snowfield base near the glacier. He left Jingzhou Base when Fu Chen was brought back by the psychic.

Cheng Rui led the mutants to the City of Death. They killed many zombies and encountered several high-level zombies and giant monsters. Fortunately, Cheng Rui could control the fire power that the mutants were afraid of, and the flames that rose into the sky burned the City of Death.

Cheng Rui returned to Yaoyang Base with nothing. Without resting, he escorted Li Jin's parents to Jingzhou Base.

Logically speaking, Li Jin is from Yaoyang Base and should not stay in Jingzhou Base. He himself wants to stay in Jingzhou Base because Jingzhou Base has the best resources among all the major bases and can conduct experiments on zombies openly.

Cheng Rui went to see Fu Chen. He had been seriously injured and fell into a coma and had not woken up since then. The doctors didn't know the reason and could only give him nutrient solution to maintain his life. Whether he woke up or not depended on himself.

The apocalyptic environment is becoming more and more serious. Everyone in the Thunder Squad has their own responsibilities, and they still have a lot to do.

Before Cheng Rui left Jingzhou to return to Yaoyang, Colonel Xiao invited him to a gathering at the Xiao family. Since the other party was his elder, Cheng Rui could not refuse, and he also wanted to find out more about the City of Death from Xiao Yang.

As soon as Cheng Rui got out of the car and entered the Xiao family villa, Xiao's mother quickly stood up and greeted him, "Mr. Cheng."

"Aunt, you can just call me Xiao Cheng." Cheng Rui looked around and did not see Xiao Yang.

"Come and sit over here." Xiao's mother led him to sit on the sofa, poured him some tea and said, "Yangyang is upstairs. I asked you to come here today because I want to ask you for a favor."

Father Xiao came down from the building and called out, "Cheng Rui, you're here."

Cheng Rui stood up: "Colonel."

Father Xiao waved his hand and said, "Please sit down. You're welcome." He sat next to his wife and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Yang has been staying in the room since he came back from the City of Death, drinking all day and all night."

"No matter how we ask him, he won't tell us the reason. If this continues, I'm afraid he will collapse."

Father Xiao looked very disappointed and said coldly, "I beat him, but he just didn't say a word. We really couldn't do anything about it. You are his friend, so I want to ask if you know the reason?"

Cheng Rui's eyes were deep, he pursed his lips and said, "Uncle and aunt, I'll go see him."

Of course he knew why Xiao Yang became decadent. When he suddenly learned that Qing Qing's life or death was unknown, he felt as if his heart was hollowed out and it hurt so much.

Xiao Yang was young and hot-headed after all. He watched the girl he liked being arrested, thinking she was dead. If he could not see Qingqing alive after losing his beloved, he would probably be immersed in pain for the rest of his life.

Cheng Rui looked at Xiao's father with a worried look on his face and Xiao's mother wiping away her tears, then stood up and strode upstairs.

The curtains in the bedroom were drawn tightly, not letting in any light. As soon as I opened the door and walked in, I smelled a pungent odor of alcohol. The unpleasant smell made me feel uncomfortable.

Cheng Rui frowned, opened the door to ventilate, looked around and saw Xiao Yang lying on the ground in the corner of the room. He was wearing home clothes, surrounded by many overturned wine bottles, and lying there in a daze, like a dead person.

It is unknown how long this situation lasted. No wonder Xiao's father and mother were in tears. Who wouldn't be heartbroken to see their son become so useless?

Cheng Rui grew up in an orphanage, was later adopted by a foster mother, and then sent to a training camp. He has never experienced parental love, and he felt sorry for the elderly Xiao father and mother, who had gray hair and looked worried.

He walked over and opened the curtains to let the light in.

The strong light was blinding. Xiao Yang turned over in his sleep and said impatiently, "Who allowed you to come in? Close the curtains for me."

Xiao Yang didn't open his eyes, thinking it was a servant at home, "Get out of here!"

Cheng Rui grabbed his collar, threw him onto the sofa, and said coldly: "Open your eyes and see who I am."

Xiao Yang heard a familiar yet strange voice, opened his eyes and looked at the person, "...Cheng Rui."

His head ached unbearably, and he shouted angrily, "What are you doing here! Go! Hurry up and leave! Mind your own business!"

Cheng Rui punched him in the face and grabbed his collar: "Xiao Yang, get up quickly."

Xiao Yang woke up from the pain of being beaten, regained some of his sanity, stretched out his hand and pushed Cheng Rui away, "None of your business! Get out of here!"

Cheng Rui punched him in the face again, "Look at what you look like now. Your parents are worried about you, do you know that?"

Xiao Yang felt the pain on his face and felt a twisted sense of satisfaction. He said self-deprecatingly, "Hit me, hit me like this, just beat me to death."

Cheng Rui stopped punching and looked down at him coldly: "If you want to die, then go and die quickly. Who are you pretending to be for?"

"It would be better if you died, so your parents wouldn't have to worry about you."

Xiao Yang covered his face and cried like a child, choking with sobs: "I don't want to either... Brother Cheng, Qingqing is dead, I am a waste, I couldn't save her, and watched her being taken away by zombies..."

He grabbed his hair like a madman and yelled, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"

Cheng Rui pursed his thin lips into a straight line as he looked at Xiao Yang who was filled with regret and pain. He seemed to have fallen into the bottom of an abyss and could never climb out.

"If I hadn't secretly brought her into the car, she wouldn't have..." Xiao Yang fell to the ground and knelt, unable to stand up due to the pain all over his body. "Just beat me to death, it's me who hurt her."

Cheng Rui picked him up and threw him onto the sofa, looking at him coldly, "Qingqing is not dead."

"Impossible." Xiao Yang didn't believe it. "Liang Zhiyu saw her rush into the fire with his own eyes."

Cheng Rui's eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "Fu Chen is still alive, how could she die? Don't forget that she has space."

A glimmer of hope ignited in Xiao Yang's eyes, "Is she really still alive?"

Cheng Rui didn't give a definite answer, he also hoped Qingqing was alive.

"You don't have to feel guilty and think that you killed her. Even if you hadn't knocked Qingqing unconscious at the Yaoyang base, she would have sneaked into the car by herself."

Xiao Yang was a little surprised that Cheng Rui actually knew that he was the one who made Qing Qing faint, and yet Cheng Rui was still willing to let them leave the Yaoyang Base. He thought he had done it perfectly, but it turned out that Cheng Rui saw everything, and he was willing to let go.

Cheng Rui was silent for a moment, then said, "Qingqing should have recovered her memory."

There were many things he didn't say, and it was precisely because he felt guilty and blamed himself that he was willing to let her go.

Xiao Yang looked at Cheng Rui in astonishment. If Qing Qing remembered, how could she still smile to everyone in the team, as if she had never been treated indifferently.

Cheng Rui would not lie to him, Qingqing really recovered her memory, and the thought of this made him even more painful.

Qingqing was so kind, but he couldn't save her.

Cheng Rui patted his shoulder and said, "You are a man, so don't be a waste anymore. Both the Xiao family and the Jingzhou base need you."

Xiao Yang: "I..."

"Don't say you can't do it." Cheng Rui said sternly, "Recently, the Zombie King has been launching zombie hordes more and more frequently. Before Fu Chen wakes up, you have to take on the responsibility of the Jingzhou base."

"Only when you have power in your hands can you protect the people you want to protect. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xiao Yang looked up at Cheng Rui's cold face. After not seeing him for several months, Cheng Rui's aura was stronger and more oppressive than before.

Cheng Rui was right. He couldn't continue to be decadent. If Qingqing was not dead, he would send someone out to find her.

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In the dense forests and wild woods, a village is built on the top of the mountain, with wooden houses and vines, which looks like a paradise.

The mutated animals were larger than normal animals. Several monkeys climbed the vines and jumped onto the wooden house, then hooked down, making howling sounds.

The girl lying in the basket opened her eyes and threw out a few bananas. The little monkeys caught the bananas and couldn't wait to peel them open and eat them in big mouthfuls.

Many animals came in from outside the house, rabbits, birds, deer, mice, wolves...all kinds of them. There were also many under the trees outside the house, waiting for the girl's instructions harmoniously and obediently.

The monkey reported that there was an intruder outside the forest. It was a mutant crocodile. The giant blood crocodile was rampaging in the forest and killing many animals.

After leaving the City of Death, Bai Qingqing drove for several days and arrived at the forest on the southwest border. As she had expected, the forest was full of mutated animals. The intelligence of these mutated animals did not change, but they became even more ferocious and terrifying after the mutation.

As soon as she arrived in the forest, she was attacked by a group of monkeys, all of which were level three mutant monkeys. She quickly controlled them and beat them up until they became obedient.

The forest was full of dangers. It took her several months to tame all the mutant animals and plants. She then gave them some sweet treats, such as the spiritual fruits grown in the space. Whoever had food was the owner, and most of the mutant animals followed her obediently.

Now she is the king of the forest, owning a large territory of her own. She will know in a few minutes if zombies and mutants invade.

The zombies were killed and their crystal cores dug out, and the mutants were driven away. Of course, most of the mutants did not dare to enter the forest easily. The forest was full of mutant plants and animals, and once humans entered, there would be almost no corpses left.

After a few months, her ability to control plants and animals has been upgraded to the fifth level. If she wants to upgrade further, she must obtain higher-level crystal cores.

Some advanced and independent mutant animals in the forest disobey her and either hide or are eliminated by her, and the same goes for foreign mutant animals.

The monkey came hurriedly to report that it seemed that the mutant blood crocodile was indeed very ferocious and she had to step in.

Bai Qingqing put down her phone and stretched. After fishing for a while, she thought it was time to practice how to hunt mutant animals and upgrade to become stronger.

With the help of the power of wisteria, she flew in the forest and soon sensed the direction of the blood crocodile. A few minutes later, she stood on a big tree and looked at the giant crocodile on the ground.

The blood crocodile is huge and red all over. It is ten times the size of an ordinary crocodile and has sharp fangs. If you are bitten by it, you will be cruelly split into two halves. If you are hit by its tail, you will be killed.

The other side of the forest was close to the river and the sea. She knew that there were many mutant animals in the sea, so it was normal for the blood crocodile to come here to hunt.

Bai Qingqing used the identification skill to check and found out that it was a fourth-level mutant blood crocodile with thick skin and tough flesh, making it difficult to deal with.

The blood crocodile detected her presence and rushed towards the tree where she was standing.

Bai Qingqing thought something was wrong and immediately caught Zi Teng and flew to another tree. Sure enough, the big tree that the two of them had to hold together suddenly collapsed with a loud bang, which showed how ferocious this blood crocodile was.

"Roar!" The blood crocodile roared and rushed towards the big tree where she was standing again.

Bai Qingqing swung out a purple vine and tried to stab it, but the skin was too thick and the vine couldn't penetrate. Instead, it angered it even more and it roared and bit towards her.