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Underground Base
"Doctor, Liu Yue seems a bit strange. I'm a little worried... Has he remembered something..."
Listening to Liu Xinxuan, W's expression remained calm as he picked up the steaming cup of tea and took a light sip, saying, "The tea is good."
"…"
Liu Xinxuan froze for a second, about to say something when she heard a sigh from across the room. Looking up, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Those eyes were pitch black, like a wormhole, unfathomable and capable of drawing you in, dismantling you from within.
"If you don't behave, I'll detonate the bomb. Do I need to teach you? When did you become so foolish, hmm?"
Although W's tone was affectionate, as if a senior was scolding a naive junior, Liu Xinxuan understood clearly.
"Foolish..."
Though she had only interacted with W for a short time, she knew that despite his age, time had not dulled his edges; rather, it had made his temperament even more unpredictable. He especially despised foolish people. Whenever he made such an assessment of someone, it indicated he harbored murderous intent towards them.
She still remembered the last time an orc who had undergone hundreds of attempts to successfully merge with black bear genes was thrown into battle against another orc that had failed to merge with a Serpent Man simply because he didn't fully understand W's words and asked again.
Although the failed specimen lacked self-awareness and was half-human, half-beast, it possessed immense strength and acted purely on instinct. After a prolonged struggle, that person was left covered in wounds, some deep enough to see bone, barely surviving.
As for W, he merely glanced at the situation without any concern and tossed the orc to another failed specimen. After three rounds of this, the orc finally lost the ability to resist and was torn to shreds without a trace left behind.
"I understand now; I won't make the same mistake again!"
She hurriedly knelt down and lowered her head in apology, but her eyes betrayed her unwillingness and humiliation.
Time passed without notice until Doctor W finished his cup of tea, brewed another pot, and only after finishing it did he calmly say, "You can go."
Liu Xinxuan hurriedly stepped back and closed the door.
Once turned away, a sinister expression instantly appeared on her face.
"Old man, one day I will make you kneel before me, leaving you with nothing but a corpse! And Liu You'er, everything I have suffered is because of you!"
Her face twisted with rage, filled with murderous intent. Her pride, which had always been held high, had been trampled upon since she arrived here. She was fed up with this feeling of being stepped on; anyone who humiliated her or stood in her way would have to die!
At that moment, Liu Yue was holding the fruits he had brought back from the forest. As he turned the corner, he witnessed this scene and quickly retreated, peeking out again to see Liu Xinxuan close her eyes and return to normal.
"Sister?"
Liu Yue frowned as a scene suddenly flashed in his mind.
He remembered going back to find his sister and using binoculars to spot a zombie at the supermarket entrance that looked just like her. In a panic, he went downstairs and encountered five or six zombies, barely managing to escape...
Wait, he had been scratched then; why hadn't he turned?
There was no time to think further as footsteps approached. He quickly adjusted his expression, pretending to have just arrived.
"Yueyue? Didn't you go deal with that mutated Pine Tree? Why are you back so soon?"
His gaze fell downwards and saw the fruits in his hands, his smile brightening.
"Look! I found a few evolved fruit trees in the forest. They aren't anything special, but the fruits turned out pretty well, so I brought some for you to try. Just look at how long it's been since you replenished your Vitamin C!"
Liu Xinxuan looked at the fruits, her eyes flickering. She picked up a pear and took a bite. "So sweet!" Then she smiled gently and began asking Liu Yue what had happened in the past few days.
Liu Yue animatedly recounted the amusing incidents that occurred during her battle with Pine Tree, a typical case of sharing good news while omitting the bad.
The two stood shoulder to shoulder, and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious. Liu Xinxuan's face was slightly flushed, her gaze gentle.
After Liu Yue escorted Liu Xinxuan back to her room, she returned to her own, her expression icy and completely different from before, frowning as she recalled that ferocious visage.
Forgetting her own taboos, she ate the fruit she disliked the most.
The sense of incongruity grew stronger; compared to that, the familiarity of Liu You'er felt deeper... What exactly went wrong...
---
W looked at the screen, took a sip of tea, and suddenly, the red light on the door labeled Green Light flared brightly. He paused for a moment, smiled, and after some operations on the computer keyboard, a cold face appeared on the screen.
"Long time no see~"
W felt pleased to see the man on the screen, but the other side remained indifferent.
"I won't agree to you, nor will I let you harm her."
W's gaze turned cold as he replied, "You are my son; inheriting my legacy is only natural. In this situation, only by combining the excellent genes of humans and animals can we change humanity's position in the food chain. Do you want to be like that fool and continue researching vaccines? Then protect a bunch of weaklings?"
After a moment of silence on the other end, he adjusted his glasses and said, "The foolish one is you."
"Me?!"
W was infuriated and slammed his teacup down on the table. "You're just as foolish as your mother; have you been brainwashed by that guy? How can he compare to me! Always second best, you still..."
"My mother's choice was right; you can't compare to him."
W narrowed his eyes dangerously and said, "But he still died at my hands, didn't he?"
On the other side, Ant Face remained expressionless, but in an unseen place, he retracted his fingers and said, "There’s also your mother."
Upon hearing this, W fell silent for a while before stiffly responding, "She went back on her own; I didn’t mean to..."
By the end of his sentence, he had lost all strength, instantly feeling dejected. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fiercely at the person on the screen as if venting his anger, "I wonder what her expression will be when she finds out I'm your father, hmm?"
"Smack."
The video was turned off, returning to its previous state.
W looked at the black screen with a dark gaze but then smiled to himself and muttered, "My son is just like me—so stubborn, hmph."
B City Base
"Ding~ Zhao Ling requests entry; may I ask if it is approved?"
Chuze stared at the screen, filled with an unprecedented confusion. He slightly regained his focus upon hearing the electronic female voice.
"Mm."
"Smack~"
The heavy metal electronic door opened. Zhao Ling, clad in silver armor with her hair tied up high and a sharp gaze, exuded an aura of two meters. She had long shed her youthful innocence and now carried the weight of experience.
Seeing Chuze, her expression softened slightly as she directly sat down in the swivel chair opposite him and said wearily, "So Grandpa had to deal with so many things before; it’s exhausting..."
Chuze glanced at her. Having adjusted his emotions, he remained silent. Ever since she began handling matters at the base and going out to clear the surrounding area, she returned to complain once or twice every month; he had gotten used to it.
"You... miss her a lot, don't you?"
Chuze's expression darkened, and he ignored her, starting to analyze the latest vaccine data.
Zhao Ling was not offended and continued, "Just give me three more months. After three months, I will definitely let you go. Just... give me a little more time; I still can't handle so much..."
"No need."
"Huh?"
"I believe in her, and right now, all I can do is research the vaccine."
Zhao Ling looked at Chuze's expressionless face and understood that he had more feelings than anyone else; he just wasn't good at expressing them and kept everything bottled up inside.
She had accidentally discovered him in a standalone building and felt a bit curious. When she entered, she found him silently sitting in a room, lost in thought, his gaze filled with longing.
That was when she first realized that this person she thought was indifferent and rational was actually more emotional than anyone else. With his abilities, he could have left to find her; he could have ignored the lives of those in the base, yet he still stayed here, keeping his promise and doing the only thing he could for her.
As for her grandfather, although the antidote had been developed, he still didn't make it. Her hopes were completely shattered, and his hopes of leaving were also thoroughly crushed.
Watching this person who comforted herself in reverse, her eyes turned red, as if she could see the struggling soul beneath the surface.
"Don't push yourself too hard..."
After saying this, she stood up and left without saying another word, just like when she arrived.
The sooner she could take on the burden alone, the sooner she could help him end his suffering.
Chuze watched her hurriedly leave and then turned his gaze back to the screen; the data was a complete mess and utterly useless.
“Alright, we have reached the territory of W~”
Liu You'er looked at Xuan Mo, who was smiling yet had a gaze full of indifference, then shifted her attention back to the endless desert before them.
“This is it?”
Xuan Mo nodded and said, “The W Territory is vast. We are only on the outskirts. There are all kinds of monsters in this desert; those outside are nothing compared to this.”
“Oh, you mean this Hydra?”
At that moment, a Hydra over ten meters tall appeared before them, flicking its tongue. Its body was so wide that it would take more than ten people to wrap around it. Its shape resembled that of a cobra, with elongated pupils. One head was red, another was yellow, and the middle one was brownish-yellow.
“Wow~ this is just the very edge.”
“Hiss~”
At the same time, the snake seemed to sense its underestimation and quickly lunged at them.
“Bang!”
Yellow sand filled the air, engulfing the figures of the two.
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