Yu An gave a sullen reply.
The city is extremely dangerous; this city, known as the zombie city, has never had a survivor escape.
Even Xie Chiyuan was not so arrogant as to be certain that he would be safe and sound.
Moreover, he also brought Yu An with him.
Xie Chiyuan wasn't afraid of zombies or mutants. Yu An was different; he wanted to make sure he could get Yu An out safely.
The group worked on it until 2:43 PM.
The magician, who had been drawing fire from a distance, gradually fell silent.
Xie Chiyuan didn't rush to contact him immediately, but instead went in to find a temporary place to stay. They were unfamiliar with the situation in the city, so it was essential to observe it first.
S City's reputation as a zombie city is no exaggeration.
Yu An felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the zombies everywhere. He murmured, "Why are there so many people here? Didn't they escape when the zombie outbreak occurred?"
Flame knew a little about the inside story, and she sneered, "When the outbreak first occurred in S City, the higher-ups didn't take it seriously and tried to suppress the matter."
"By the time you realize you can't suppress it anymore, it's too late."
The blood on the city buildings dried, leaving behind patches of bloodstains. Some corpses, half-eaten and unable to turn into zombies, lay scattered about.
Tormented by the sun and rain, the highly decomposed corpse was covered with maggots.
Yu An clutched her stomach, feeling nauseous.
Xie Chiyuan avoided the zombies, trying his best to find cover to conceal himself. However, cover could not provide all-around protection.
Not long after they entered, they discovered a zombie girl clutching a doll.
The zombie girl stared at their figures, tilting her head slightly. She had delicate features and her face was relatively free of bloodstains; with that head tilt, she looked rather cute.
Yu An's eyes met hers, and her heart leaped into her throat.
Seeing that the zombie girl only tilted her head and didn't rush forward to attack, he thought there was room for negotiation. So, he cautiously began to speak—
"Hey, we're just passing by, we're leaving now, please don't make a sound."
As Yu An finished speaking, the girl who had tilted her head seemed to grin.
Just when Yu An thought a miracle had occurred and he could communicate with the girl, Xie Chiyuan grabbed him and flung him in another direction.
Watch out behind you!
Xie Chiyuan shouted sharply, and at the same time plunged his dagger into the head of the zombie that was lunging at him.
Behind them, several zombies that had been lurking for an unknown amount of time were slowly approaching. The zombie girl's grin was clearly directed at her companions, not at them.
Yu An showed no panic after being shaken off.
He was well-trained and steadied himself immediately, then took out his weapon to help Xie Chiyuan deal with the situation.
With swift, deadly movements, the zombies were blown off one by one.
Although Yu An hated headshots, after many days of training, he didn't hold back at all when he did it.
Xie Chiyuan was searching for a new hiding place as quickly as possible.
He didn't use a gun, and his actions were clean and efficient. Before the zombies attracted more of his companions, he led Yu An into a residential building.
Needless to say, there are definitely hordes of zombies inside the apartment building, but the complex has a gate.
As long as there's a door to prevent more zombies from surging in, Xie Chiyuan can close the door and catch the zombies inside.
A bone blade, and the entire neighborhood of zombies.
This wasn't the first time Yu An had seen Xie Chiyuan kill zombies, but watching Xie Chiyuan kill zombies like he was cutting down Muggles still made him tremble.
Time passed by, bit by bit.
Xie Chiyuan pried open a door lock and let Yu An in: "Hide here for a while, I need to contact the magician."
Yu An went inside and killed the zombie couple who came towards him.
The house contained a family of three, and a baby zombie had long since died in the bathtub.
They settled down here temporarily, while Xie Chiyuan waited for the magician's call or text message.
Before entering the city, they agreed that once the magician escaped danger, he would immediately call or text Xie Chiyuan to report his location.
But so far, the magician has not sent any message.
Yu An looked at Xie Chiyuan's phone and frowned, guessing, "Was the Magician arrested? I remember they haven't made a sound for a long time, so they should have escaped by now."
Xie Chiyuan did not call directly.
If the magician is hiding, the ringing of the phone will instantly reveal his location.
After much deliberation, Xie Chiyuan sent only a text message. The text message notification tone was only one sound, much shorter than a phone ringtone.
If the magician is lucky enough to have silenced his phone, the danger is even less.
After sending the text message, Xie Chiyuan put down his phone and began studying the map.
City S belongs to the East District, and the East District and the West District don't have much interaction now. Therefore, Xie Chiyuan had never been to this place before.
He recalled all the routes he had just taken and the road signs along the way to confirm his current location.
Yu An sat beside him, looking worried: "Xie Chiyuan, there are just too many zombies in the city. If we go out, we'll be discovered and chased. How are we supposed to find Xia Tianwu then?"
"And me too."
Suddenly, Flame spoke up. She was sitting on a chair not far from Yu An and said calmly, "Xia Tianwu spends most of his time with my sister. I can sense where my sister is."
The flames and the connection with his sister instantly gave Yu An hope.
Yu An stared at the flames with shining eyes and asked, "Can you sense it now? If you can pinpoint Xia Tianwu's exact location, we can go there directly."
The flame grunted in response and then closed its eyes.
She and her sister share the same blood, but their abilities are different. Her power is fire, while her sister's power is greater and stronger.
There are several ways to cultivate mutants, the most advanced of which is to add "divinely created" blood and bones in the early stages of cultivation.
This bloodline, of unknown origin, is extremely rare. She was lucky enough to be allocated a few drops. However, before she could grow up, she unexpectedly split off into a younger sister, a sister even stronger than herself.
Even though her younger sister was better than her, they were still failures in the eyes of the laboratory.
The blond, blue-eyed researcher nearly went mad upon seeing her and her sister. Especially after testing their abilities, his eyes turned bloodshot as he roared, "Shove them both back into the incubation medium! I used my last few drops... this time!"
"I want to replicate God's creation once again; I want God's creation to reappear!"
"Destroy the failed products immediately!"
The researchers hated the flames. If it weren't for other researchers who didn't want their research results to be wasted, the flames would never have lived to reach maturity.
Thinking of the past, Flame felt a chill in his heart.
She closed her eyes and focused intently on sensing her sister's presence.
at the same time.
Somewhere in S City, Xia Tianwu stood on a balcony near a window, looking down at the scene below. Zombies were roaming the streets, some were cannibalizing each other, and others were systematically heading to a certain location at set times.
Xia Tian had no idea where they were going; they were following the call of a high-level zombie in the city who possessed consciousness and supernatural abilities.
"Owner."
Someone walked up behind him. It was a girl with a graceful figure but an indifferent expression. She lowered her head slightly, did not look at Xia Tianwu, and only reported to him: "Dr. Qiu's experiment has failed again. A10's immortality ability cannot be copied into other mutants."
"We're conducting too many experiments right now," Dr. Qiu said, "we can't continue doing this so frequently."
"Otherwise, the A10 will not be able to hold up."
Xia Tian smiled dismissively and said softly, "A10 can also be immortal; he can't die."
Watching the commotion in the city, Xia Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he were plotting something.
After a long pause, he asked, "Have the identities of the people who came into the city been verified?"
The girl's expression seemed to stiffen for a moment. After a pause, she replied, "The people who came in were surrounded by the zombie king and their whereabouts are currently unknown."
"Zombie King?"
Xia Tian scoffed: "A slightly evolved zombie dares to call itself the Zombie King?"
Compared to the mutants in his possession, compared to his trump card A10, compared to the experiments he was conducting, a zombie with consciousness and superpowers was simply too low-level to even register in his eyes.
"Ignore him. There are very few fools coming to their deaths in S City anymore. Let him do whatever he wants."
His most important task now is to prepare the experiments in advance.
The current experimental team was all handpicked by him, not the Sheng'er Laboratory that Zhai Man from the East District wanted to use. The Sheng'er Laboratory didn't listen to his control, and if they kicked him out after getting A10, he would suffer a huge loss.
Xia Tian should not be Zhai Man's collaborator, but rather his subordinate.
Xia Tianwu didn't take the minor commotion in the city to heart. He always valued his safety, and even if Xie Chiyuan suddenly arrived, he was prepared to deal with it.
Back then, A10 was able to hold off Xie Chiyuan for so long by using her powers remotely. What if A10 had woken up herself?
A10's abilities are not as good as those of the top-ranked mutants, but A10 is immortal. He is indestructible and can grind Xie Chiyuan to death.
Especially since this is a deserted city that no one cares about, once Xie Chiyuan enters, Xia Tianwu will absolutely not let him leave again.
In the residential area.
Flame opened her eyes, her forehead beaded with sweat. Meeting Yu An and Xie Chiyuan's gazes, she gave a weak smile: "Found it."
Upon hearing this, Yu An immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
We finally found it.
With the approximate location indicated by the flames, Yu An even considered rushing there immediately. He looked up at Xie Chiyuan, who was making the decision.
Xie Chiyuan rubbed his head, pondered for a few seconds, and then said, "We'll wait until night to act. It's too conspicuous during the day; we'll be discovered as soon as we take a few steps."
The zombies in the city, for reasons unknown, refused to move even though there was no food left in the area.
Yu An thought about the scene of encountering zombies just a few steps outside and nodded in agreement.
The three of them waited together for nightfall.
During this time, Yu An also went to the upstairs bathroom and let all three cubs out.
"Sixth son, eighth son, ninth son."