Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Wang Yong and the others couldn't understand who knew about their murders and cannibalism and reported them, preventing them from entering the shelter.

They didn't suspect that the leader of this shelter was Linlang, whom they had previously driven away.

Although they had heard that the leader of this shelter was also named Fang Linlang, they did not think that the Fang Linlang they had driven away was the same Fang Linlang. After all, the Fang Linlang they had driven away was so incompetent and cowardly. How could she have built such a large base and managed so many people? If she had this ability, would she have been driven away by them?

So they didn't think that the reason they weren't allowed into the base was because the base leaders were the ones they had driven out. They just assumed that the base leaders and the people they had driven out shared the same name, and that they were being refused entry because their cannibalism had been exposed. So they could only run away as fast as they could, fearing that if word got out about their cannibalism, others would kill them.

At present, Wang Yong and others can only go to other bases.

Because they had little supplies, they couldn't ask the people at the Elegant Shelter to help them transport them to other bases—of course, even if they did, the people at the Elegant Shelter wouldn't take them, since they were people who killed and ate people, and even if you offered them supplies, they wouldn't take them—so they had to set off on their own.

Although Jinxiu Base has opened a passage to a nearby base, it doesn't mean there won't be zombies along the way. So, Wang Yong and his group naturally suffered some casualties on the road.

There was no other way. If they could get into the Elegant Shelter, they would have time to wait for others to go to other bases and go with them. But they couldn't get into the Elegant Shelter, and it was very dangerous to spend the night outside the Elegant Shelter. So they had no choice but to set off immediately for the next shelter.

If they set off so hastily, where would they find a large force to go to other bases? Naturally, they would have to go by themselves.

If they went there themselves, given their courage and fighting ability, it would be normal for them to suffer casualties.

Since they didn't know this was Linlang's refuge, and that their inability to enter was a result of Linlang's targeting, they didn't have any objections to the Jinxiu Refuge not allowing them in. After all, they were the ones who killed and ate people first, and the base's rule that criminals couldn't enter was aimed at all those who had committed crimes, not at them, so they had no objections.

At most, I'll have some complaints about the person who reported me.

“I suspect it was Wang Wei and his group who reported us! They also went to the shelter, I don’t know if it was this shelter, but if it was, they must have reported us, and only they know what we did.”

After all, Wang Wei and his group picked up the people they had abandoned at the original supermarket. These people would definitely tell Wang Wei and his group what they had done, and then Wang Wei and his group would naturally find out about it.

It's understandable that they would retaliate against them because they had wronged Wang Wei and others in the past.

Wang Yong agreed with his subordinates' guess. At that moment, Wang Yong and his men hated Wang Wei and his group even more, and they were all thinking that they would find a chance to cause trouble for them in the future.

It's no wonder they hate Wang Wei and his group even more, because this time they traveled a long way to other bases and were almost killed by zombies along the way. Fortunately, they encountered a passing convoy that saved them, otherwise they would definitely be dead.

Although they are now safe at the base, they haven't forgotten the fear of almost dying, and naturally want revenge on Wang Wei and his group. Even if it wasn't Wang Wei and his group who reported them, they deserve it. After all, they've probably forgotten how they felt when they locked Wang Wei and his group in that supermarket, facing the evolved zombies—the same feeling they had when surrounded by zombies.

They were so terrified when they saw they were about to die. But when Wang Wei and the others were imprisoned by them and were about to be killed by the evolved zombies, their fear was no less. Wang Wei and the others hated them to death. Even if they had reported them, wouldn't they have deserved it? What right did they have to resent Wang Wei and the others?

Leaving aside Wang Yong and the others who escaped death again and settled down temporarily, let's talk about Lin Lang's side. After the base expanded, Lin Lang and the others no longer had to worry about not being able to accommodate the survivors. In addition, the development of the base was on track, so Lin Lang had some free time. Therefore, Lin Lang began to investigate the cause of the zombies in this world, wanting to see if it was caused by the world's own mess or by higher-dimensional life.

If the apocalypse of this world was caused by higher-dimensional beings, then the original owner's death was naturally also partly their fault, and they would have to settle accounts with them—if Linlang could deal with them.

However, based on the current investigation, it seems that this disaster was caused by the planet itself, due to an accident during the research on longevity genes.

Throughout history, humanity has sought immortality. Even with the limited technology of ancient times, people still pursued this goal, let alone in today's technologically advanced world. Countless people are secretly researching the pursuit of immortality.

Countless high-ranking people who don't want to die will definitely push for such projects, just so they can live longer.

About a decade or so ago, scientists successfully extracted a key gene from a long-lived animal, hoping to see if using it on humans could also lead to longevity.

In monkey experiments, the results were excellent; monkeys injected with the gene-editing agent lived a third longer.

While immortality may not be achieved, if the average human lifespan could be increased by one-third, and given the access to better medical care for those in positions of power, living to 150 years old would not be a problem.

Seeing the positive results from the experiments on monkeys, the researchers decided to test them on humans. They couldn't achieve immortality for now, but they wanted to extend their lifespan by a third. While extending their lifespan, they could continue their research, hoping to develop a better drug that would allow them to live even longer before their own lives ended. Therefore, the higher-ups in the country where the research institution was located agreed to conduct the experiments on humans.

This experiment was not a big deal, but it soon caused problems—the gene-editing agent, which had no side effects in monkeys, caused side effects in humans.

Initially, researchers did not realize the terrifying nature of this side effect because the gene therapy initially had similar effects on humans as it did on monkeys, with nothing particularly unusual.

Something went wrong after almost everyone on the planet had been given the gene serum.

God knows how frantically people fought over this potion when it first came out. Only the most powerful and influential could obtain it, which caused public resentment. After all, ordinary people couldn't stand the thought that only the rich and powerful could live long lives while they couldn't.

But soon, someone replicated the gene-enhancing drug and, in order to seize the market, sold it to everyone in the world at a bargain price. (End of Chapter)