"At most two days."
Xie Chiyuan hugged him tightly, tightening his arms around him: "If we work hard for two more days, we won't have to rush like this."
"I'm not afraid of hard work."
In the darkness, Yu An kissed Xie Chiyuan's chin and whispered, "I just want to bring the Zombie King back as soon as possible and hand it over to Dad for research."
If Dad's research is successful this time, he can keep Sun Mo as a friend.
Sun Mo's life was too hard. He had never wronged anyone, but it seemed that life was making things difficult for him at every turn.
Now everyone has found hope, but Sun Mo has reached the end of his road.
This made Yu An feel very uncomfortable.
Xie Chiyuan rubbed the back of Yu An's head and patiently coaxed him, "Don't worry, I'm here. I'll find the zombie king as quickly as possible and bring him back to the base."
"Um!"
Yu Anxin was obsessed with finding the Zombie King, while Qiuqiu was obsessed with searching for spiders everywhere.
He was worried that Liu Liu would turn back into a little spider, or even a degenerated little spider.
So, wherever he went, he would look for spiders, and once he found one, he would verify whether it was the little spider he knew.
The verification method is also simple. For example, ask him to spin some silk and help weave clothes.
It's early morning again.
Chiu Chiu goes to bed early and wakes up early. After packing up all his things, he went to catch spiders by himself.
Although Bazai gets along well with him, he simply can't bring himself to get up early in the morning to catch spiders with him.
The small flame of friendship between the two sometimes dims.
"Chirp chirp".
After another spider crawled across his arm, Yu An had no choice but to seriously suspend Qiu Qiu's haphazard practice of raising spiders.
“These little spiders you caught are all wild; they are not Liu Liu.”
"What if it's 66?"
Whenever he has time, he's busy outside. His little face is flushed from all the work, and he has to wipe the sweat off himself.
Yu An inspected the spiderlings he was currently raising and then replied, "None of these are it, Chirp, you can release them."
Chirp: "..."
Chiu Chiu was a little reluctant to part with it.
He clutched the box containing the spiders and asked Yu An expectantly, "Big brother, even if they aren't Liu Liu, can't I keep them?"
Humans also like to keep pets, and he keeps a spider, just like humans keep pets.
Yu An patted his head, then refused him.
"Can't."
Yu An patiently explained the reasons to him: "These little spiders can live better in the wild. Chirp, they are not easy to keep in captivity, and they are too small, they can crawl away at any time."
"If you take them to a place that is not suitable for them to live in and let them get lost, they will die."
Upon hearing this, Chiu Chiu finally gave in.
He bent down and quickly opened all the boxes. The little spiders that ran out of them scurried away without any hesitation.
One of the small spiders even crawled onto Yu An's body.
Yu An got goosebumps all over his body. He almost cried out, but luckily Qiu Qiu was quick enough to pick the little spider off and release it to the side.
After traveling for three days, they arrived at their destination.
"How desolate."
This was Yu An's first impression.
"If there aren't many people around, our workload will be easier."
With no victims and no survivors, they didn't need to worry about the aftermath; they only needed to find the zombie king in a simple and brutal way.
"Chirp chirp, blow your whistle and see if you can summon the zombie king."
Yu An instructed Qiu Qiu that they had come all this way and must not leave empty-handed.
Qiuqiu still had the whistle that Sun Mo had given her hanging around her neck. Hearing her older brother's words, Qiuqiu blew the whistle.
The whistle was blown for a while, and indeed, zombies were coming. But none of them were zombie kings.
Among the zombies that came looking for them were advanced zombies with high intelligence.
Xie Chiyuan and Yu An killed them without blinking an eye.
"Big brother, how exactly are we supposed to find it?"
Chiu Chiu was completely baffled as to how to find the Zombie King and, incidentally, Liu Liu.
He really didn't know how to find it.
Yu An wasn't in a hurry; he and Xie Chiyuan hadn't gone to the wrong place.
As long as they are on this land, he and Xie Chiyuan have the patience to complete the mission.
Xie Chiyuan and Yu An did not let all the children follow them. They were not worried about the children's strength; even if they encountered the Zombie King, they would not be at a disadvantage.
So, in order to better find their target, they simply separated the baby.
There was a signal in this area, so Yu An fully charged all of the kids' phones.
"Call immediately if anything happens."
Yu An handed them the fully charged phone and, still worried, reminded them again: "Report immediately if you encounter any suspicious people, and try not to act alone."
The zombies are all going crazy, and the zombie king is also outside, racing against time to expand his territory.
Meanwhile, the zombie king, still lingering on this desolate mountaintop, is likely preparing a powerful attack.
"Big brother, we understand! We'll set off right away!"
The kids stuffed their phones into their pockets and proudly set off in different directions.
They made a bet behind their older brother's back: whoever found it first would win. The loser would be punished!
The children all left, Xie Chiyuan also found a direction, while Yu An led Qiuqiu away.
Chiu Chiu didn't want to be treated specially. He blinked and said to his older brother, "Big brother, I can walk by myself too."
"I'm worried."
Chiu Chiu is the most likely to get into trouble, and Yu An can't rest easy if he doesn't keep him under his nose.
Hearing her older brother say that, Chiu Chiu had no choice but to obediently let him hold her hand: "Okay, I'll go with you, brother."
The two of them randomly chose a direction, and they kept walking until they felt that the road was about to end.
"Big brother."
Looking around, Chiu Chiu suddenly asked, "Does anyone live here?"
He remembered his older brother saying that even in the most remote places, there are always people living there.
"A place like this, I doubt—"
Before Yu An could finish speaking, the sound of hurried footsteps came from ahead.
Jiujiu gripped Yu An's hand tightly, her eyes fixed on the direction of the footsteps.
Someone's there!
Yu An let go of Jiu Jiu's hand and quickly walked forward.
He made very little noise, barely uttering any startling sounds.
Seeing that his older brother was making a move, Qiuqiu cautiously followed.
"who!!!"
A scream broke the silence. The strangers, who were hurrying along, were so startled by the sudden appearance of the person in front of them that they almost fell to the ground.
Yu An stood there, sizing them up. In fact, he had already looked them over once; they were all ordinary people.
Who are you?
Instead of answering their questions, Yu An posed her own.
Perhaps it was Yu An's calm and collected demeanor that intimidated these people.
After exchanging glances, the one who was leading them stammered, "We are the people who live here. Somehow, we encountered zombies."
"Lots of zombies, and some other monsters."
"We want to escape, to escape to a safe place."
There were three survivors in front of them, two men and one woman. The woman was very beautiful. The two men on either side of her were shielding her behind them in a protective gesture.
"Are the zombies and monsters you mentioned still here?"
Yu An continued, "Where are they now?"
The man hesitated for a moment before speaking: "We don't know where they are now. We've been running away, and they've been moving around."
The implication is that they know nothing.
Yu An didn't know if he believed their answer. Under their gazes, he said calmly, "Which direction did you encounter the zombies in?"
These people are willing to point out directions, even if it's just a matter of giving directions.
They pointed to the west.
Yu An picked up Qiu Qiu and was about to continue walking.
The others were taken aback by how swiftly he walked away.
"Wait, you...you're not going to save us?"
Yu An: "?"
A hint of doubt flickered in Yu An's eyes as he asked, "Why should I save you?"