Yin Feng succinctly instructed Yu An: "In the simulation training field, besides the mission objectives, we must do our utmost to protect all the people who can be saved."
This is a simulated training ground. Once they leave the island to carry out their mission, the people they will encounter most often on the road are ordinary civilians.
Yu An nodded and hugged Chongchong.
Chongchong buried her face in Yu An's neck and whispered to him, "There are several strange uncles and aunts in the building. They are eating people."
Upon hearing that there were only a few, Yu An's eyes immediately lit up.
The next second, he and Yin Feng retreated into Building 6 at the same time.
The moment she entered the building, Chongchong suddenly looked up at Yin Feng.
The three of them went into the building together. Yin Feng planned to take Chongchong over, but Chongchong refused him.
Yu An held Chongchong in one arm and a gun in the other. He asked Chongchong, "Chongchong, which house do you live in?"
"602".
As soon as Chongchong finished speaking, Yu An and Yin Feng were both stunned. Yin Feng reacted and asked, "Chongchong, do you have a mom and dad at home?"
Chongchong paused for a moment before nodding.
The family of three in apartment 602 was their target for protection. They were both pleased to have found their target so easily, especially since they had stumbled upon this seemingly insignificant individual.
The zombies surrounding the community ran in with them. The situation was urgent. Yu An didn't say much; he just wanted to get into the house as quickly as possible.
Chongchong is right, there aren't many zombies in Building 6.
Yin Feng had originally blocked the stairwell with something, but he quickly realized that the zombies coming in would bend down to avoid the obstacle.
This also means that the zombies that appear here are all evolved zombies with crystal cores.
They went up six floors in a row. Since Chongchong knew the password, Yu An and Yin Feng were able to enter 602, which had been closed before no one had opened the door no matter how much they knocked.
There is only Bug Mom in 602.
Insect Mom was a woman who looked honest and dull, and she let Yu An and Yin Feng into the house.
When talking about Chongchong's dad, Chongchong's mom said, "He went to work. He's an electrician. A customer's circuit burned out, so they asked him to take a look."
Insect Mom doesn't like to talk, and after saying only a few words, she hid in the bedroom.
Yu An and Yin Feng exchanged a glance, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.
Chongchong's mother refused to have any further contact with them, and only Chongchong clung to Yu'an.
In search of clues, Yu An began to talk to Chongchong in detail: "Chongchong, have you always lived here with your mom and dad?"
Chongchong looked at Yu An, then at Yin Feng.
He has two answers, which one should he choose?
Yin Feng received a look from Chongchong and stood up tactfully: "I'll go to the bedroom to check on Chongchong's mom again. You two can chat here."
"good."
As soon as Yin Feng left, Chongchong hugged Yu An's neck and clung to him. He said softly, "Brother, what are you doing here?"
Yu An: "..."
Yu An found these words rather strange.
What Chongchong means is, did she not expect him to be here?
Looking at Chongchong's innocent little face, Yu An thought he might be overthinking things. He softened his voice and replied, "I'm here to protect her."
"Can you protect only me?"
The chubby little arms of the insect hung heavily on him.
Yu An said helplessly, "My brother has to protect our parents and other people who haven't turned into zombies."
"Why?"
Chongchong asked, puzzled, "Brother, why do you need to protect so many people?"
Yu An pinched his chubby cheeks and said, "Because your brother has to work for the army so he can earn a salary."
"Chongchong has money, Chongchong will give it to you."
Little Chongchong's innocent words are very heartwarming: "Brother will only protect Chongchong, and Chongchong can give her money to brother to spend in the future."
Yu An chuckled.
How could an adult spend a child's money?
Yu An took over, but after a long time, Chongchong couldn't say anything useful. He just said that he liked his brother very much and wanted his brother to live with him forever.
Nothing came out, so Yu An and Yin Feng could only observe downwards through the window.
Time passed little by little.
Song Jun and his teammates didn't come over; 602 was filled with more and more zombies.
They were trapped.
"Wait until the training session ends," Yin Feng suggested. "According to the normal procedure, the training session will end tomorrow morning. Then we can all go back."
This training ground was strange in every way. If it were in the past, Yin Feng would have chosen to risk going out.
If that doesn't work.
Yu An nodded, agreeing to the decision.
Yin Feng had several wounds on his arm; they weren't bite marks, but rather accidental cuts.
Yu An personally disinfected and bandaged him, then went to the kitchen to stew some food. He couldn't cook; whatever he made, he would just stew it in a small pot.
After the stew was cooked, Yu An fed some to Chongchong.
The zombie at the head of the group seemed to have gotten tired, because it had finally quieted down.
Yu An peered out the window, a little worried about Song Jun and the others.
"Brother, go to sleep."
After changing into her pajamas, Chongchong came over and hugged Yu An's leg.
Seeing this, Yu An picked him up and took him to his small room: "Okay, go to sleep."
Neither Yu An nor Yin Feng slept well that night.
The zombies in the old city are strange. What's most terrifying about these zombies is that they have brains and can think.
The doorbell for apartment 602 was deliberately rung several times, and what was seen through the peephole was not a human, but a zombie.
I tossed and turned all night.
The next morning, Yu An and Yin Feng stared intently at the clock.
But when the clock struck ten, they were still at the training ground.
"We've set a question." Yin Feng's face was grim. He confirmed, "We don't know how long we'll have to stay here."
"It won't be long."
Yu An was very confident: "Xie Chiyuan will definitely come to pick us up!"
His trust in Xie Chiyuan surprised even Yin Feng.
After a long pause, Yin Feng finally spoke, "Yu An, are you and Xie Chiyuan together?"
Yu An shook her head and honestly replied, "No, we're not together."
Upon hearing this, Yin Feng's usually cool face broke into a slight smile: "I thought..."
He thought that Yu An was really his sister-in-law.
He looked Yu An up and down, and a thought suddenly struck him: "Yu An is actually quite good-looking, young and handsome, and has talent in training."
"If you really want to find a partner, you can consider people your own age."
Yu An: "..."
Yu An looked bewildered: "Huh?"
Yin Feng met his clear eyes and temporarily suppressed his thoughts of stealing his brother's girlfriend.
He felt that someone as obedient and strong as Yu An fit his criteria for choosing a partner, but it was too early to think about that; his immediate priority was to find a way to get out of the country.
Just as Yin Feng was considering his criteria for choosing a partner, on the other side, his nemesis Xie Chiyuan had just found a way in.
The mutant worm modified the training grounds and set up a mode where all zombies would evolve. Once started, this mode would not exit unless the worm died.
The worm variant is from the northern region.
Since this involved the two districts, Yin Qin personally intervened. Xie Chiyuan was not present at this meeting, but he stood in the conference room carrying a bone blade.
The person in charge of the North District turned green when he saw him.
During a series of "friendly" talks, a very small child was brought out from the North District.
"His name is Duoduo, and he can enter the worm's program."
In other words, he can find worms.
Duoduo is also a viral aberration, and from the same batch as the worm. He's not as strong as the worm; he's the burden that Saint Er Lab offered as a buy-one-get-one-free deal.
Xie Chiyuan's lips twitched when he saw Duo Duo, who was at most three and a half years old.
"Can we really find worms?"
Yes, yes.
Duo Duo, despite being a worthless little deformity, was very good at reading people's expressions. He mustered up his courage, grabbed one of Xie Chiyuan's fingers, and informed him, "We're here, it's about to be released."
"Um."
As Duo Duo disappeared, Xie Chiyuan couldn't help but ask, "Are all of you mutants children?"
Duo Duo nodded cautiously.
He explained to Xie Chiyuan, "Chongchong said that we come out to work. If we don't work, we'll starve to death in the lab."
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
Xie Chiyuan's eyes were filled with complex emotions. This was the first time he had ever had his fingers shaken by the little deformed boy, and the first time he had ever heard that the little deformed boy was out working.