"She’s back, she’s back, Doctor Ye is back!" The moment Ye Qiu’s figure appeared at the entrance of the base, Zhao Guang loudly spread the news.
"Doctor Ye, are you alright?" The Guard Team asked with concern. Although Ye Qiu was not the commander of the base, her research had changed the lives of all survivors, and her prestige was no less than that of Commander Duan and Ye Dong.
"I’m fine." Ye Qiu smiled lightly, pointing at Wei Yang, "Thankfully, he saved me."
"Thank you, young man." Zhao Guang and Wei Yang shook hands, with a sincere look, "You are a great benefactor to our base."
"You’re too kind." Wei Yang smiled, somewhat embarrassed, then glanced unnaturally at Ye Qiu.
"Where are Commander Duan and Commander Ye?"
Speaking of which, from a distance, they saw a tall and beautiful woman running over, but perhaps because she had been stressed these days, her face was tired.
"Sister!" Ye Dong threw herself into Ye Qiu’s arms, finally bursting into tears after being tense for many days.
"It’s alright, it’s alright, I’m fine." Ye Qiu gently patted Ye Dong’s back, softly comforting her.
"Doctor Ye." Duan Kai followed closely, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Ye Qiu was unharmed.
"Let’s go back first, I have something to tell you."
"Sister, how did you escape from that zombie’s clutches?" Once they returned to the lab, Ye Dong finally calmed down and couldn’t wait to ask about what had happened.
Besides Wei Yang’s family, only Ye Qiu, Ye Dong, and Duan Kai were present. Ye Qiu didn’t intend to hide anything, pointing at Wei Yang, saying, "He was the one who captured me, that zombie."
Ye Dong and Duan Kai stared dumbfounded at the somewhat embarrassed Wei Yang, not believing their ears. Were they hallucinating, or was Ye Qiu speaking nonsense?
This person is clearly just a normal human being! How could he be a zombie?
Seeing their disbelief, Wei Yang, at Ye Qiu’s gesture, reverted to his red eyes and his aura surged. If the black-eyed young man was a bright and handsome boy before, now he was a dangerously potent Zombie King.
The impression left by the Zombie King that day was so profound that when he revealed his true identity, Duan Kai and Ye Dong tensed up defensively, Ye Dong even shielded Ye Qiu behind her.
"It’s okay, it’s okay, Yang Yang means no harm." Wang Shufen hurriedly said, pulling her son back to his seat.
"What is this?" Duan Kai’s breathing grew rapid as he watched Wei Yang revert back to a harmless, sunny normal person.
"It’s nothing serious, the virus from the apocalypse had long infiltrated everyone’s bodies. Ordinary people don’t turn into zombies or display superpowers because the virus achieves a bizarre harmony in their bodies. The superpower users and the zombies are a result of the virus colliding with the body’s immune system, causing mutations. But in the end, the thing forming these differences is the same."
"So can the zombies outside also turn into normal people like him?" Ye Dong asked incredulously.
"No." Ye Qiu shook her head, "For most zombies, their brains and cognition have been completely invaded. Changing the viral factors inside them would likely only cause their death or push them into a more aggressive mutation. I can’t guarantee there are second cases like Wei Yang, but they are definitely not many."
"So is he now a zombie or a person?" Ye Dong asked, stunned. After speaking, she felt it slightly rude, and apologized to Wei Yang and his family.
"It’s okay, this boy was just too reckless back then." Wang Shufen didn’t mind at all, "He was indeed a bit abnormal then, but we were lucky to have met Ye Qiu, he’s fine now and won’t pose any threat to anyone."
"That’s correct." Ye Qiu nodded, "You don’t need to worry about him posing any threat to the base. In fact, since the apocalypse, Wei Yang has always lived with his parents. If he truly lacked rationale, Aunt Wang and Uncle Qiang wouldn’t be standing here today."
"I naturally believe what you say, but what about that day when he led the zombies in causing a zombie surge?" Duan Kai asked with furrowed brows and concern.
Ye Qiu sighed deeply, her expression grave: "This is the other matter I wanted to discuss with you. I suspect that nature intentionally wants to exterminate us humans, and not just us, but including zombies, mutant animals, etc. It aims for us to annihilate each other, which is its ultimate goal."
Hearing Ye Qiu’s speculation, the shock in Ye Dong and Duan Kai’s hearts was even greater than when they heard that Wei Yang was the Zombie King. If that were truly the case, did their current struggle even have any meaning?
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"I don’t know yet, but I think the key to solving this lies in the mutant plants. I need to do some research first."
"I’ll notify the superpower users at the base to bring you as many Mutated Vines as possible," Duan Kai said, then brought up another matter, "That woman named Li Lewei who planned to attack you that day was killed by this young man Wei, but she had a companion. Do you want to meet him?"
Ye Qiu frowned, "A remnant of Ying Yiming from Jiang Province Base?"
"Disable his superpowers and throw him out," Ye Qiu said without any trace of mercy.
For Luo Yong, Ye Qiu’s disdain for him came second only to Li Lewei. Although in her previous life, both she and Ye Dong died at the hands of Li Lewei, Luo Yong had been an accomplice to her. This man was quite pathetic, throughout it all, he was just Li Lewei’s sycophant, unable to win the heart of his beloved and even helped her chase a love rival, especially since this rival was his superior.
But however pitiful he might be, it was his own willing choice and not a justification for his malevolent actions.
"Would you like to see those two mutant animals?"
"They’re still alive?"
"Yes, but they’ve also continuously resisted subjugation."
"Shall we go see them? Considering they were once defeated by you!" Ye Qiu said to Wei Yang.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from Hu Province Base at Jiang Province Base, after Ying Yiming returned, he discovered that not only had there been no progress at the base, but everyone was vying for power and influence. Having seen the order and research results at Hu Province Base, he finally decided to initiate a coup.
The world has changed, and the old leaders’ decisions no longer fit this age. Let him be the one to make a change!