Chapter 122: 087 Invitation with Ill Intentions (Second Update) Chapter 122: 087 Invitation with Ill Intentions (Second Update) After a brief silence, Qiu Yiming suppressed his anger and continued, “I suspect someone is out to harm you. I had already sent people to investigate, but I had to leave in a hurry and don’t know if they found anything. I wanted to ask if you suspect anyone?”
Fang Yuxin instinctively thought of Fang Mengyao, but considering Fang Mengyao was currently with Qiu Yiming, it was difficult to say. So, she simply said, “I can’t think of anyone, let’s talk about it when we get back to the Safe Zone. Since you’ve sent people to check, they’ll probably find something.”
Qiu Yiming nodded, then, remembering that Fang Yuxin hadn’t directly answered his question, he asked again, “Xinxin, did you really cure people infected with the virus?”
Fang Yuxin knew very well that she absolutely could not admit to this! The military had already established a secret research group studying the Zombie Virus, and she didn’t want to become someone’s test subject!
She said, “How could that be possible? If I had that kind of ability, would I need to come out here and exhaust myself with tasks?”
Qiu Yiming felt her answer made sense, and he himself didn’t believe the rumors circulating in the Safe Zone. But he couldn’t help asking, “What exactly happened?”
Fang Yuxin had already thought of an excuse and said, “I just had them cut away the rotting parts of their wounds and used my superpower to help them heal. It was really themselves fighting off the virus.”
“I see,” Qiu Yiming suddenly realized, then he thought of another rumor circulating in the Safe Zone and asked, “Xinxin, did you also help two people awaken their superpowers?”
As far as he knew, how to awaken superpowers was also a subject the research group was studying. The appearance of superpowers had caught the attention of many in the upper echelons, and those researchers were thrilled, eager to unlock the secret of awakening superpowers so that Ordinary People could also awaken.
For this purpose, the researchers conducted many experiments and finally discovered that Ordinary People infected with the Zombie Virus had a small chance of awakening superpowers—just one in ten. The other nine out of ten would turn into zombies.
With such odds, only a madman would dare to try. Unfortunately, despite many experiments, the researchers were still unable to solve this problem.
It was obvious, if they knew that Fang Yuxin had successfully helped people awaken superpowers, those mad researchers would definitely target her!
In fact, it wasn’t just these researchers who had their eyes on Fang Yuxin.
Qiu Yiming was well aware that because the probability of awakening was so low, few among the upper echelons became superpower users—most were Ordinary People! These people were more ambitious than the average citizen and were even more eager to become superpower users. The same went for the soldiers in the army; the upper echelons would definitely hope for them to awaken as superpower users.
So, once the news spread in the Safe Zone, many eyes turned towards Fang Yuxin. When they learned she had risked her life to kill the Zombie Leader, many high-ranking officers sighed in dismay, at the same time thinking Zhou Yan was foolish for not recognizing Fang Yuxin’s value!
At that time, they all believed Fang Yuxin was undoubtedly doomed, even if they knew the news, they could only sigh. But once Fang Yuxin safely returned to the Safe Zone, her movements would be known by the base’s high-ranking officials, and inevitably, some would seek her out!
Qiu Yiming intentionally told her about this not only to find out the truth but also to prepare her early. He whispered his suspicions to Fang Yuxin and then asked, “Xinxin, researchers will definitely come looking for you once you’re back in the Safe Zone. Just tell them the truth then, I’ll protect you.”
Fang Yuxin nodded. She didn’t tell Qiu Yiming that stimulating the infected with Wood Energy could increase their chances of awakening. After all, she was a Cultivator practicing Immortal Technique and had a Pure Wood Spirit Body. The Wood Element Spiritual Energy refined by her was filled with rich vitality, something other Wood Element Superpower Users couldn’t compare to.
If she revealed this, and the research group tried and failed, they might force her to “cooperate with their research.” She didn’t want to become a tool in their hands!
Thus, she deliberately concealed this fact. Whether those researchers could figure it out or not was no longer her concern. She wasn’t Buddha, she didn’t have the lofty enlightenment to sacrifice herself for others.
The convoy was not small, and inevitably attracted zombies along the way. However, these zombies were shot and killed by the soldiers on the vehicles before they could get close, and their bodies were handled by specialists who extracted their Crystal Cores. This was done to prevent other zombies from consuming the cores and evolving.