funbook-pk Chapter 267 Once Targeted by Zombies, She Can't Escape
Chapter 267 Once Targeted by Zombies, She Can't Escape
Academician Rong looks very kind and approachable, but he is actually cunning and treacherous. He and Lu Beichuan slipped away through the back door as soon as they realized things were going wrong.
Zhou Ziming had only been to the research institute a few times and was not familiar with its specific layout, so the location he described to the zombies was incomplete. The zombies searched the research institute from top to bottom but still couldn't find the old fox.
Time was of the essence. Other humans near the research institute noticed the change and scattered in surprise. The military quickly dispatched personnel to support the institute.
Although there were many zombies, the ones present were the same ones from underground in Gong County. They were of low intelligence and varying strengths. Meng Xiaoyou did not want to cause too many casualties, so she notified all the zombies to retreat before human reinforcements arrived.
The retreat was simple. You could disbelieve that Qin Shi Huang had been resurrected, but you couldn't disbelieve the digging ability of the little vines. They had already dug out a network of tunnels underground. They controlled the vines to pull every zombie on the scene back into the tunnels, so that they could go back the way they came.
They sped along at breakneck speed, zipping through the underground. By the time the human superhumans arrived nearby, half of the research institute's grounds had collapsed, leaving it in complete disarray.
What's even more chilling is the presence of numerous zombie remains and human corpses, along with half-dead humans helplessly reaching out their hands, pleading for help...
The rescue team was shocked: "Quickly, find those healing ability users, there are still survivors here."
One after another, living people were dug out of the rubble. The rescue team became more and more alarmed as they dug, because these people had obvious needle marks on their bodies, and some of them still had some missing organs. They were clinging to life and living on with their own strength.
All signs point to the fact that the research institute is conducting human experiments.
They found many familiar faces among them, including former teammates who had gone missing during a zombie extermination operation and were thought to be dead. They never expected that they would be subjected to inhuman torture in the research institute.
And... the first sixth-tier healing ability user at the human base... was also killed.
The rescue team leader's expression was somber: "Notify the supervisory department to find those researchers, Academician Rong, and Lu Beichuan, and investigate the matter thoroughly."
Human experimentation—what a terrifying and cruel nightmare! How could these people dare to do it?
However, the evidence was right in front of them, leaving them no choice but to believe it.
The peaceful life at Zhongyu Base was completely disrupted in one day. The Aristocratic Association, mercenary groups, and official troops were all alarmed, and Lieutenant Zhou was urgently ordered to search for Academician Rong's whereabouts.
However, someone reported that Academician Rong had been found, but... their Lieutenant Zhou was missing.
Everyone: "???"
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An hour later, Zhou Ziming, who had been singled out by humans, was hanging from a vine, looking puzzled. "I said, I'm not a zombie, so why did I have to run?"
Luo Qingxue leaned against the tree trunk and asked, "You're running away, why are you dragging me along?"
Zhou Ziming: "We are normal human beings, so even if they find out, it won't matter."
The two humans exchanged a glance, then realized something was wrong. Why were they running after them?
Ji Luolan raised an eyebrow and glanced at the two of them: "Shut up."
Two humans: "..."
There was nothing they could do. Luo Qingxue was afraid of zombies, and Zhou Ziming was afraid of... well, anyway, they all shut up and hid in a corner among a bunch of zombies, trying their best to minimize their presence.
Having not been to the underground area for some time, the zombies had tidied it up nicely. Apart from the lack of sunlight, the area was quite clean. The earthen walls, which were prone to crumbling, were covered with vines, and the ground was made of wooden planks. Looking around, there were rows of vine walls and vine beds. The zombies lined up one by one, finding their spots and lying down according to the numbers on the walls.
When Meng Xiaoyou first came in, she thought she had accidentally entered one of those large ancient tombs. It felt cool and reassuring.
She asked the little vines to build her a bed, used the vines to create a private room, told everyone she wanted some peace and quiet, and then hid inside, releasing Pei Sinian from the space.
The base's experimental table was quite advanced, with a special white porcelain surface. Originally, there were all sorts of messy supports, but Mushroom had thrown them away, leaving only the bare experimental table, cold iron chains, and a zombie lying on a flat board.
Meng Xiaoyou stood in front of Pei Sinian with her hands on her hips, sizing him up.
The zombie's strong wrists were bound to his sides, and the chains binding him were made of pure iron, silver-white, with a metallic sheen, which looked like silver bracelets against his skin.
His usually neat white shirt was somewhat disheveled, and as he lay down, his loose hair fell naturally, with a few strands draped over his full forehead. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, a pair of narrow, world-weary eyes were lowered, their pupils light gray, indifferent and silent. Occasionally, he would move his eyes and glance at Meng Xiaoyou, observing her expression without making a sound.
This was Pei Sinian's first official revelation of his identity, and Meng Xiaoyou believed it would be their first meeting afterward.
He still remembers that impulsive time when he tried to use extreme measures to tell her that he could control zombies and wasn't human. She "ran away," and he filled in the blanks with his imagination. When he finally found her, he discovered that this blockhead had no idea that he was a zombie at all.
The journey from the villa to City B was filled with gloomy emotions that left him physically and mentally exhausted. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, he planned to continue to conceal his identity until he had completely gained control of Meng Xiaoyou.
He needed to be fully prepared. It would be best if she could accept him; if not, he would build a dark room or a gilded cage in advance, plant mushrooms inside, and tie her to his waistband 24 hours a day, so that no matter how much she struggled or begged, he would not soften his heart.
Once prey is targeted by zombies, there's no escape.
And after that?
Plans can never keep up with changes. All his scheming, ruthlessness, paranoia, and other repressed and unhealthy emotions were completely extinguished after Meng Xiaoyou was scratched by a zombie.
He feared she would turn into a zombie, yet he also despicably hoped she could become one of his kind, so that she would have no right to despise him.
Pei Sinian's heart was in turmoil, struggling with all sorts of emotions. He chose to confess everything, but she didn't believe him.
She finally came to believe it, but fate played a cruel trick, and the one who was "bound" became herself...
A dark room? Building a house underground, how dark!
Bound and imprisoned, locked on the experimental table and unable to move... Hmm, how can that not be considered an alternative way of achieving a goal?
Pei Sinian lay numbly on the lab table, his body cold, his voice icy:
"I'll say it again, I'm a zombie."
"Oh!" Meng Xiaoyou stood alone in front of him, hands on her hips, looking down at him with disdain. Her red lips turned down, and her delicate face feigned nobility, arrogance, and indifference. "You're quite proud of yourself. You're a zombie, so what? Does that matter? Should I give you an award?"