In the following week, the drones dispatched by the base still couldn’t find the suspicious psychic ability user. However, the mission had to continue, and supplies had to be continuously replenished.
Xu Yin and Li Nianqin were sent to clean up a supermarket on the outskirts of City B, accompanied by three others.
Upon arrival at the supermarket, they found that there weren’t many zombies inside. After discussing, Xu Yin directly used a powerful move to freeze all the zombies inside. Then, they closed the door and peacefully sorted out the supplies.
“Damn, it’s so cool to be with Boss Xu!”
“Yeah, it is!”
“We’re not afraid even if another wave of zombies comes!”
The other three excitedly went to collect supplies with sacks in hand, while Xu Yin smiled and followed Li Nianqin upstairs.
The two quickly swept through the second floor.
The weather was nice today. Xu Yin walked to the terrace on the second floor of the supermarket, leaned against the railing, and deeply breathed in the summer breeze.
If it weren’t for the apocalypse, this moment would surely be a very pleasant and peaceful afternoon.
However, the fact was that they couldn’t go out, and all they could do was huddle in the small base all day. Even when they were sent out for tasks, they had to stay hidden in the car the entire time.
They couldn’t roam the streets anymore, or walk under the sun.
It’s really not free.
Xu Yin sighed softly.
There was a breath approaching from behind, and a man’s deep voice sounded in his ear, “What’s wrong?”
Xu Yin turned around and hooked his arms around Li Nianqin’s neck.
Li Nianqin’s body tensed quietly.
Xu Yin laughed. He found that every time he made this move, this man’s reaction was always significant, and he didn’t understand why. Did he like it so much when Xu Yin hooked him like this?
Of course, Xu Yin wouldn’t say anything. It wouldn’t be fun to say certain reactions between lovers out loud.
He drew the man closer and kissed his cheek.
…
A gentle breeze passed by, rustling the leaves.
In a secluded corner on the second floor of the supermarket, Xu Yin was lifted up by Li Nianqin and pressed against the nearby wall.
Until a bewildered voice came from the stairs not far away, “Nianqin? Brother Xu?”
Only then did the two separate.
Xu Yin’s breathing was still somewhat rapid.
He gently rubbed Li Nianqin’s chin with his finger and said, “When the end of the world is over, I want to kiss you by the sea.”
Facing the more intense sea breeze.
Facing the wider world.
Li Nianqin’s eyes darkened.
He said slowly, “That day will come.”
On the way back, the two discussed the mysterious psychic ability user again.
It had been half a month since the last wave of zombies, and there had been no movement from the other side.
What was he waiting for? Or perhaps he had already left? How many people were with him?
They knew nothing.
“Maybe they realized they couldn’t break into our base and have shifted their target!” the guy driving said.
“Yeah, it’s been quiet for half a month. They might have really left!” another agreed.
Xu Yin pondered for a moment and shook his head slowly.
Before he could say anything, they suddenly received a communication from the base, urgently saying, “Where are you? Stop now, don’t approach the base yet, another wave of zombies is coming!”
The driver slammed on the brakes in fright.
Li Nianqin and Xu Yin’s faces turned serious.
Inside the base,
A wave of zombies had occurred suddenly a few minutes ago.
At this moment, outside, there was a rumbling sound like an earthquake, indicating tens of thousands of zombies. Just thinking about the scene was chilling.
This time, Xu Yin and Li Nianqin were not there. Almost all the ability users were sent to the city walls, each of them using their abilities desperately. However, there were too many zombies, really too many.
Soon, some of the ability users were exhausted and had to be helped down by their companions.
Someone cried out in panic, “Without Boss Xu and Brother Li, we can’t do it!”
“Let them come back!”
In the vast base, would it really be impossible without Xu Yin and Li Nianqin? Faced with the mysterious psychic ability user, they were so passive…
After throwing a fireball, Li Qun sighed and compromised, turning to his subordinates and saying, “Call Nianqin again…”
Just then, a figure calmly walked up to the city wall.
Seeing him, Li Qun’s face changed slightly. “What are you here for?”
Jin Lun followed behind the person and waved, smiling, “He said he has made progress in his training, so let him try.”
Li Qun didn’t expect his old friend to bring someone out at such a critical moment. He said in a deep voice, “Are you sure there won’t be a situation like last time?”
Jin Lun placed his hands behind his back. “I can’t say for sure, but I’ve also said that if he dares to use his companions as shields again, I will kill him without hesitation.”
Li Qun frowned tightly.
The young man in white slowly walked to the edge of the city wall and smiled noddingly at Li Qun, “Mr. Li, please rest assured, the situation you’re worried about will not happen again.”
Hearing the conversation and noticing Yuan Yue following the voice, many ability users’ expressions changed.
How did this guy appear again?
Last time during the zombie wave, he used Guan Qi as a shield. This time, if he fails to control the situation, he won’t use one of them as a scapegoat, will he?!
Suddenly, the people on both sides stepped back two or three steps, trying to distance themselves from him as if avoiding a virus.
Yuan Yue’s smile froze at the corner of his lips, then his expression turned cold.
With a mocking smile, he raised his head, closed his eyes, and began to focus.
The people around watched him suspiciously, and soon someone noticed… the zombies below stopped climbing the wall!
Just like the beginning of the last zombie wave, even the zombies halfway up the wall stopped and hung in the air.
“Look, the zombie wave has stopped!”
But even so, most people didn’t dare to relax. They whispered to each other.
“Don’t be happy too soon. Last time was the same. It seemed successful at first, but it ended in failure.”
“Yes, the psychic ability users on the other side are much more powerful than Yuan Yue!”
“Stay alert, this guy could collapse at any moment!”
However, as if to contradict them, the next moment, the zombies below… actually dispersed!
Starting from the zombies closest to the edge, they seemed to return to their most normal state, not knowing why they were there or what they were doing.
They stood swaying, looked up at the humans on the city wall, but the distance wasn’t enough to drive them crazy, so after just a glance, they turned and walked away.
Layer after layer of zombies dispersed at a fast pace, and soon, the massive zombie wave dissipated completely.
Those who had been criticizing Yuan Yue were stunned.
Everyone finally realized, astonished, that they had once again successfully passed through a zombie wave.
And this time, it was Yuan Yue who had resolved it.
They all looked at the young man in the center of the city wall with subtle gazes.
Yuan Yue opened his eyes, enjoying the gazes that returned to him, and smirked.
In a corner of the base, a woman who had long since lost all signs of life, blood flowing from her seven orifices, was thrown out of the back door. With a kick, she was thrown into a green belt full of weeds, and the person turned and left indifferently.
…
On the other end, the car stopped halfway, and there was a suffocating silence inside.
The rule in the base was that one must obey the commands of the leaders.
Therefore, when Li Qun sent someone to tell them to stop, they had to stop, despite their inner turmoil.
Fortunately, after a while, communication resumed, and the tone from the other side had relaxed considerably. “The zombie wave has been dealt with. You can come back now!”
The group was stunned.
The guys breathed a sigh of relief. “Is everything okay? By the way, it was resolved so quickly. Even without Brother Li and Brother Xu, we can still handle it, hahaha!”
The person paused for a moment and subtly said, “This time, thanks to Yuan Yue. That guy is quite strong after enhancing his abilities.”
Yuan Yue?
The guys were taken aback.
Xu Yin and Li Nianqin glanced at each other.
During this period, three trucks of zombies had been brought into the base, totaling over a hundred zombies. Dr. Lu and the others needed zombies for their research, but not nearly as many, so it wasn’t hard to guess that all those zombies were for Yuan Yue’s use.
And he managed to develop something in just half a month?
The two pondered.
After the call ended, there was silence in the car for a few seconds. One of the guys chuckled, “Well, as long as the zombie wave is resolved, that’s all that matters, right?”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden “bang” from the roof of the car, as if a heavy object had fallen on it!
Realizing what it might be, Xu Yin immediately said, “Don’t move!”
Li Nianqin condensed two golden blades outside the window and looked intently outside.
Then, to the confusion of the guys, a rotten hand slowly reached down from the roof and appeared outside Xu Yin’s window.
In that hand, something was held.
“It’s a zombie!”
“Damn!”
“Everyone, be quiet!” Xu Yin frowned and whispered.
Exchanging a glance with Li Nianqin, Xu Yin remained silent for a few seconds before deciding to lower the car window.
The guys widened their eyes.
The zombie didn’t jump down or show any intention of breaking into the car; it just extended its hand.
In its rotten hand was a folded white piece of paper.
Under the watchful eyes of the group, Xu Yin raised his hand and slowly took the paper.
Immediately, the hand retracted with a “bang,” and the zombie jumped four or five meters away, staggering off without looking back.
Xu Yin closed the car window, and the three guys exploded.
“What the hell was that just now?!”
“Was that zombie delivering a note?”
“Could it be a half-zombie? But that doesn’t make sense, it looks like a normal zombie now!”
There was only one possibility.
The act of delivering the note was something the zombie did after being controlled.
Xu Yin and Li Nianqin discreetly surveyed the area around the car.
Xu Yin said, “Let’s start driving, don’t stay here any longer.”
Upon hearing this, the driver guy jolted and immediately started the car.
Meanwhile, Xu Yin unfolded the small piece of paper in his hand.
After reading the contents of the note, he and Li Nianqin frowned slightly.
Half an hour after the dispersal of the zombie wave, Li Nianqin and his group returned to the base and were immediately called to the meeting room.
This time, Yuan Yue and Jin Lun sat in the main seats, while Li Qun sat on the side.
Seeing this arrangement, Xu Yin and Li Nianqin paused for a moment.
Li Qun, with a calm expression, said, “Find a seat and sit down first.”
Yuan Yue didn’t even look up, casually took a sip of tea.
Guan Qi below him also looked uncomfortable with his posture.
Jin Lun smiled and said, “Well, we are currently reviewing the recent zombie wave. Let’s hear what Yuan Yue has to say.”
Xu Yin and Li Nianqin sat down without showing any emotions.
Yuan Yue set down his teacup and calmly said, “There were too many variables in the last zombie wave, and my control ability was not very good. I didn’t notice many things. To be honest, I didn’t even realize that those zombies were being controlled by another person until Brother Xu reminded me. I’m really sorry.”
He smiled slightly, sounding very humble.
Xu Yin raised an eyebrow.
“However, thanks to Mr. Jin’s help during this period, I have been fortunate enough to undergo thorough refinement. With my abilities continuously improving, if I were to think back to that zombie wave, I can say with certainty that I am now definitely stronger than the other side!” Yuan Yue spoke with conviction, “The recent zombie wave is proof!”
“So do you have any idea who the other side is?” Li Qun asked.
“Now that my abilities are stronger than theirs, I am confident I can find out.” Yuan Yue declared confidently.
His confident words made many people slightly change their opinion of him.
However, the sound of fingers lightly tapping on the table suddenly rang out.
Xu Yin spoke up, “Regarding the identity of the other side, perhaps we don’t need to go out and look. Yuan Yue, you can try to recall carefully yourself.”
As soon as he said this, everyone in the meeting room was taken aback.
Yuan Yue narrowed his eyes at Xu Yin and asked, “What do you mean?”
Xu Yin stood up, unfolded a piece of paper, and placed it in the center of the meeting table. Li Nianqin stood beside him, his expression calm.
The paper was a bit crumpled, with a few messy words written on it.
Everyone leaned in with confusion to read, and they saw the paper read,
‘I just hope you hand over Yuan Yue.’
Seeing this line, everyone was stunned, including Yuan Yue.
“I just hope you hand over Yuan Yue?”
Who wrote this note? What does it mean?
Xu Yin said calmly, “This piece of paper was given to us by a controlled zombie on our way back to the base.”
…A controlled zombie???
Once everyone understood what he meant, their faces turned pale.
Yuan Yue was also dumbfounded.
The person who can control zombies outside the base is none other than the mysterious psychic ability user!?
Did the other side control the zombie to hand this note to Xu Yin and the others?
The other side wants Yuan Yue?
From the tone of the message, it was clear that the other side was hostile towards Yuan Yue. There seems to be a grudge between them!
Wait, many people then thought…
So, was the mysterious person repeatedly attacking their base because of Yuan Yue?!
Was all this trouble caused by Yuan Yue?!
Immediately, the meeting room exploded.
While they had witnessed Yuan Yue’s abilities firsthand when he returned, rendering them speechless, at this moment, they simply couldn’t believe it.
“So, that psychic ability user is your enemy?!”
“I knew it! Our base wouldn’t be suddenly attacked by a stranger for no reason!”
“Yuan Yue, this person is after you!!”
Yuan Yue broke out in a cold sweat, panicking, “No, it’s not me! I don’t even know who the person is!”
“You may not remember, but you do know,” Xu Yin raised his chin, gesturing towards Guan Qi, who was equally puzzled, “Do you recognize this handwriting?”
Guan Qi was stunned for a moment, then looked closely.
Finally, he saw a clue.
The handwriting was wild and messy, with a personal touch, and he had even joked about it in the past.
Guan Qi moved his lips and said, “Is this Lian Yun’s handwriting?”
As soon as this name was mentioned, Yuan Yue slumped back into his chair, his face so ugly it was indescribable.
“Lian Yun? Who is that?” Li Qun asked sharply.
Guan Qi muttered, “It turns out that Lian Yun, one of the psychics in our base, died in a mission a month ago.”
Lian Yun’s death occurred just a week before Xu Yin’s incident.
Everyone immediately turned to Xu Yin.
A person who should have been dead wrote a note and controlled a zombie to deliver it to Xu Yin?
Doesn’t that mean… he’s also someone who turned into a half-zombie?!
Xu Yin looked at Yuan Yue and said in a gentle tone, “I remember when Lian Yun had the accident on that mission, you begged him to join the team, and he took you with him. It’s said that you were with him when he had the accident. I think you should know why Lian Yun would want to find you now.”
As soon as this was said, many people immediately understood.
A person who should have been a comrade coming for revenge after death, and the target of revenge is the person who was with them when they died?
How Xu Yin became a half-zombie, the people in the meeting room were already very clear about.
They gasped in shock.
“Yuan Yue, what’s going on?”
“How did that person named Lian Yun die?”
“Why does he want us to hand you over now?”
Yuan Yue trembled, his face pale, unable to utter a word.
Guan Qi, incredulous, blurted out what everyone was thinking, “Yuan Yue, did you also cause Lian Yun’s death?!”
Yuan Yue trembled in response.
His reaction spoke volumes.
Guan Qi was utterly shocked.
He said, “If your actions before towards me and Xu Yin were mistakes, then what about Lian Yun this time? How many times have you made mistakes? Were you really careless, or were you intentionally using us as practice targets?!”
At this point, Guan Qi thought of many things and immediately said, “Wait a minute, you always tried to stick with us and join our missions, was it to secretly practice your abilities? Several times after you joined the missions, people in your team died! Were those people all sacrificed because of your practice mistakes?!”
Guan Qi hadn’t thought of this before, but now it hit him like a ton of bricks, and he was covered in goosebumps.
“No, no, it’s not like that!” Yuan Yue shook his head in denial.
But his guilty, panicked expression betrayed him, and his reaction spoke volumes.
Everyone looked at him incredulously, feeling like their worldviews were collapsing.
Guan Qi stood up, completely enraged: “There are only over forty people in our base, how many of them have died because of you?! So, shifting the targets of those zombies you killed after losing control is not just an instinct after one or two mistakes, it’s your strategy! Your strategy to enhance your own abilities! You knew that each attempt could potentially kill someone, yet you still pestered us to go out every time! You… you’re simply a demon!!”
Guan Qi wasn’t a good person himself, but he shuddered at the thought that he couldn’t resist Yuan Yue’s entanglement before. He had taken Yuan Yue on two missions, and he felt a wave of horror.
This person was more dangerous than the zombies themselves!
At this moment, Guan Qi wished he could just strangle Yuan Yue to death! This despicable person was still pretending to be innocent!
The people in the meeting room were speechless upon hearing this.
Killing the base leader and then confidently taking his place was not the most despicable thing this person had done.
Underneath his innocent and hypocritical appearance, how many lives had he actually taken?!
They let such a person stay in their base?!
Several people stood up angrily, wanting to grab him, and Li Qun did not stop them. However, suddenly, two of Jin Lun’s subordinates stood up, one on each side, guarding Yuan Yue.
Everyone was astonished.
Li Qun said coldly, “Jin Lun, what do you mean by this?”
Jin Lun remained seated at the main seat of the conference table and said leisurely, “Wait a moment, let’s all calm down. Regardless of what Yuan Yue has done before, our top priority is to deal with that psychic ability user.”
“Why not just hand over Yuan Yue?!”
“Yeah, the other side only wants Yuan Yue, they have no intention of opposing our base!”
People in the meeting room were furious.
“That person is just saying that,” Jin Lun smiled and said slowly, “who knows what he’ll do if we really hand him over?”
“You want to keep Yuan Yue here, even if it means risking the entire base,” Xu Yin flatly said.
The faces of the people in the meeting room changed again.
Jin Lun had always been guarding their entire base with Li Qun and the other two leaders, but at this moment, Jin Lun…
The middle-aged man’s sharp and cold gaze fell on Xu Yin, but the next moment, it turned into a smiling face.
“Don’t be so harsh with your words, young man. Stay calm and let’s sit down and discuss.”
A seasoned manipulator.
While he talked about discussing things, his subordinates guarded Yuan Yue closely, making sure no one could lay a hand on him.
Many people stared at him, clenching their fists.
Li Qun closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Since the apocalypse, the world had been in chaos, and everyone’s inner desires had surged forth. There were no longer rules or constraints in the world.
He had always been proud of the fact that their base was so large yet well-organized. However, today, people’s hearts had expanded.
Some people wanted more.
He should have noticed it when Jin Lun suddenly wanted to take over the surveillance of Yuan Yue that day.
With the protection of Jin Lun’s subordinates, Yuan Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his face regained some color.
However, his past actions were now exposed in the sunlight, and he felt ashamed. He didn’t dare to lift his head, only listening to Jin Lun beside him slowly saying, “The ability to control zombies with psychic abilities is extremely valuable. You can’t imagine, right? Now we have two such abilities in front of us, one outside, showing no intention of forming an alliance with our base, and the other one is here with us.”
He patted Yuan Yue’s shoulder heavily and said slowly, “We can direct him as we please.”
Yuan Yue buried his head again.
“If Yuan Yue can resolve the situation with the psychic half-zombie outside, why wouldn’t we do it? The danger would be eliminated, and Yuan Yue could continue to contribute to our base in the future.”
After saying that, Jin Lun took a sip of tea.
However, in the end, would he be working for the base or for Jin Lun personally? Who could say for sure?
Li Qun felt disappointed.
However, at this moment, when he carefully recalled the recent events in the base, he suddenly realized that the entire base might have been divided when he was not paying attention.
It was also his carelessness, but at this moment, it was probably not something he could oppose and make a definite decision about.
Li Qun could only shake his head and say, “You can’t guarantee it one hundred percent.”
“When did you become so timid, Lao Li?” Jin Lun laughed. “In fact, we already have a plan. You can listen to it. Come on, Yuan Yue, you explain.”
He patted Yuan Yue’s back heavily again.
Yuan Yue shrank back a bit and swallowed nervously.
He no longer had the calm demeanor he had at the beginning. His voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, “I… I can control about half the city’s worth of zombies now. The other side isn’t as good as me, but the difference isn’t too big. I can only focus all my energy on not letting the other side’s controlled zombies gain the upper hand. As for the person with the mental ability…”
“We were already considering sending our own people to kill him. Now that we know he’s a half-zombie, it’s an even better decision. Half-zombies have strong physical abilities and are hard to kill by zombies alone. Our own people have to do it. So, it’s like this, Yuan Yue controls the zombies, we go kill the person,” Jin Lun said. “What do you think?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire meeting room fell silent.
Except for Jin Lun’s own subordinates, no one responded to him. Everyone watched coldly from the sidelines.
Jin Lun smiled indifferently and looked at Xu Yin, “What do you think, Xu Xiaoge, not interested?”
Knowing that Xu Yin was the former leader of Base A and that the half-zombie would have handed the note to Xu Yin, Jin Lun must still see Xu Yin as his most trusted person! Yet Jin Lun was actually encouraging Xu Yin to kill the half-zombie!
Suddenly, the way everyone in the meeting room looked at Jin Lun completely changed.
The once kind old man finally exposed his most disgusting side.
Li Nianqin’s face turned cold, and Xu Yin smirked, “Not interested. Good luck to you?”
Jin Lun nodded, scanned the meeting room once again, stood up with a smile, and said, “That’s it then.”
The meeting ended, and Jin Lun and the others left with Yuan Yue. The others in the meeting room were still discussing angrily.
Xu Yin walked to the window, squinting at the sunset outside.
“Are you worried about that person named Lian Yun?” Li Nianqin asked.
Xu Yin thought for a moment, then shook his head.
Putting aside Lian Yun’s time in Base A and his death, he had only been with the original host for half a year, and their relationship wasn’t that deep. As for Xu Yin, who came later, he didn’t have much brotherly feelings towards Lian Yun either.
Lian Yun handed him the note because in the whole of Base A, he really only trusted the original host.
But Lian Yun probably didn’t expect anything else from him, and Xu Yin couldn’t do anything else either.
Let him pass on a message to Lian Yun? Where would he pass it on?
Stop Jin Lun? How could he stop him?
Now, it’s not just about Yuan Yue anymore, but about the two factions in the base, and more innocent people in the base could be affected.
So Xu Yin was just feeling a bit complicated.
At the same time, he also had to think about what preparations to make next.
Two days after the meeting ended, the news spread throughout the base, and the atmosphere became very strange.
At the same time, many people realized that the base had really split in half in a short time.
The four leaders were divided into two factions, and there were several arguments over Yuan Yue’s matter.
Under these arguments, Jin Lun’s side stopped extending olive branches and began to take action directly.
So, when many people were unaware, the day came.
Two teams quietly left the base, with a girl being nervously guarded in the middle.
In an office in the base, Yuan Yue sat nervously on a chair, and Jin Lun said casually, “Are you sure that girl is useful?”
“She is Lian Yun’s girlfriend, and Lian Yun used to love her very much. With her here, Lian Yun won’t be able to act!” Yuan Yue said confidently.
“Okay, okay,” Jin Lun patted Yuan Yue’s shoulder with a smile, “You, looking so pure and innocent, have a heart that’s truly rotten to the core, hahaha.”
Yuan Yue’s face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
