In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Time: 10:00 on the fourth day after the red rain begins.

The fire in Vault 034 burned for a full three hours.

But the mark it left on the hearts of 1.2 billion Chinese people will probably not fade for at least 30 years.

The effect is immediate.

In the following 48 hours, everyone who had been secretly hiding their pets reported it, and no one dared to conceal their fever or cough anymore.

Some people even cried out and rushed to the supervisory team to request isolation after discovering that their fingers had been cut by paper.

Fear becomes the best glue for order.

Kunlun No. 1 Base, two underground floors, is a top-level isolation observation area.

"Buzz!"

Behind the thick bulletproof glass, a blinding arc of electricity flashed.

"Increase the voltage to 80,000 volts."

Li Guodong looked at the data panel in his hand and gave the order expressionlessly, "He hasn't reached his limit yet."

Inside the observation room, Ye Xiao was shirtless, his limbs bound by specially made insulating alloy locks.

This was precisely the training plan that Su Ran had designed for him.

Eighty thousand volts of high voltage instantly coursed through his entire body, causing his muscles to twitch violently and his skin to glow with an eerie dark red sheen, like flowing magma.

But he didn't call out.

He didn't even utter a sound.

He just bit down hard on the rubber stick stuffed in his mouth, his eyes, the whites of his eyes slowly fading and gradually being filled with scarlet, staring fiercely at Li Guodong behind the glass.

"Body resistivity is surging, cell activity... My God, cell activity has increased by 300%!"

The old professor in charge of taking notes was trembling with excitement. "Director Li, this kid's body is a bottomless pit! The electricity didn't harm him; instead, it's recharging him!"

"Power outage."

Su Ran, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Why? The data is climbing." Li Guodong frowned.

"If you keep charging it, that alloy chain will melt."

Su Ran pointed to Ye Xiao's wrist, "When he breaks the chain and rushes out, no one on this floor, except Bai Lu, can stop him. Do you want to rebuild the wall again?"

Li Guodong glanced at the chains, which were already red-hot from the intense heat, his eye twitched, and he immediately waved his hand: "Stop! Cool them down!"

"laugh!"

The liquid nitrogen spray instantly covered the observation room.

Ye Xiao let out a low, beast-like pant, the red light in his eyes gradually faded, and he returned to being the fierce young man he once was.

He spat out the rubber stick from his mouth and gave Su Ran the middle finger.

"Still has the energy to give the middle finger; looks like he's not tired enough."

Su Ran remained unmoved and turned to look at the one-way glass on the other side.

That was Bai Lu's room.

Sudden change in painting style.

No tests, no straitjackets.

The S-class psychic who could build tanks by hand was sitting cross-legged on the carpet with a pile of Lego bricks in front of him.

She did not make a move.

Hundreds of building blocks seemed to come alive, automatically flying and assembling in the air. In less than a minute, a complex castle model was completed.

"His mental state is stable, and he has not shown any aggressive tendencies."

Li Guodong rubbed his temples, feeling a throbbing pain in his head. "Su Ran, these are two 'divine weapons,' but they're also two ticking time bombs. As for the remaining fifteen..."

At this point, Li Guodong paused and switched the camera.

In the A-zone special training camp.

The remaining fifteen "seeds" on which high hopes were placed are currently in a peaceful and prosperous state.

"We have been closely monitoring the situation since the red rain began."

Su Ran tapped her finger on the names "Pei Miaomiao", "Mo Yun", and "Russell".

"His vital signs are stable, he eats well, sleeps soundly, and hasn't even caught a cold. His overall health indicators are slightly better than average, but only slightly."

Li Guodong asked, "Is it simply not the right time?"

"It's not that the time wasn't right, it's that I'm just too lucky."

Su Ran chuckled and casually tossed the list onto the control panel. "Ye Xiao and Bai Lu are special cases; they both have innate self-awakening abilities, while most others need to be in dire circumstances to awaken them."

"These people nowadays... are top students, artists, and athletes."

Su Ran pointed to the public rest area in the corner of the monitor screen, "Drinking coffee, reading books, and being served by dedicated staff. This isn't the apocalypse; it's a vacation in the Kunlun Mountains."

"Subconsciously, they still consider themselves the elite of civilized society, waiting for the state to provide them with guns, food, and protection."

"With this kind of mentality, as long as they're not pushed into the jaws of a zombie, they'll still think life is good."

Su Ran looked at the stable physiological data with a slightly cold gaze.

"If we don't teach these hothouse flowers a lesson, they'll probably only ever be ordinary people in their lives."

"you mean?"

Li Guodong's heart skipped a beat.

"Old Li, let's come up with a special training plan."

Su Ran's voice was soft, but carried a bloody undertone, "Integrate these seventeen people into the first echelon of the cleanup force."

"Once the base gates open, send them straight to the front lines to fight zombies."

Li Guodong's expression changed: "Su Ran, isn't this a bit too hasty?"

"What? You can't bear to part with it?"

Su Ran spoke up, "The country spends a lot of money to support them, not to treat them as mascots."

"Tell them that anyone who doesn't want to train can quit. But those who quit must leave Area A and go to Area D to work as porters, and they are responsible for their own lives."

Li Guodong is an excellent commander, but he has not yet fully adapted to the "personnel costs" of the post-apocalyptic world.

"But apart from Ye Xiao and Bai Lu, the others are just ordinary people now. They're not even considered ordinary soldiers! If they really encounter a zombie horde, or even without a zombie horde, even a single first-tier mutated dog could tear them to shreds!" Li Guodong said.

In his view, these people were the sparks of hope, and it was a great loss that they were blown out by the wind before they could be ignited.

"We can provide some covert protection, but going to the front lines to fight zombies is essential."

Su Ran turned around, her eyes devoid of any warmth. "If you still can't survive this, it only proves that my 'list' also has a margin for error."

"Survival of the fittest."

Li Guodong remained silent for a long time.

He looked at the young, even somewhat immature, faces in the surveillance footage.

He knew that if he nodded, some of these people might turn into a pile of rotten flesh in three days.

But in chaotic times, there is no way out without ruthlessness.

"Okay, I'll go sign the transfer order."

Li Guodong spoke, his voice hoarse but firm, "Equipment allocation is according to special forces standards. You will now be assigned to a special operations squad for special training."