I'm a zombie, what's the point of awakening the yellow-haired system?

Lin Xiaomo sat down beside him, holding her chin with both hands and looking into the distance: "Brother Zhang Chen, do you know? Before the end of the world, I liked looking at the stars the most. Now the sky is always gloomy, and I can't see them anymore."

Zhang Chen took a sip of the noodle soup. The warm feeling flowed into his stomach and actually relaxed his tense nerves a little.

"You are special." he said suddenly.

"Ok?"

"When ordinary people see a superpower like me, they either fear me or try to curry favor with me." Zhang Chen said calmly, "But you are different. The way you look at people is pure."

Lin Xiaomo smiled and said, "Because in my eyes, you are a person first, and then a superpower."

Zhang Chen was stunned. Over the years, he had gotten used to being a perfect fighting machine and being looked at with awe by others.

"Oh, right!" Lin Xiaomo suddenly remembered something and took out a small notebook from her pocket. "I observed something suspicious today. Every morning at three o'clock, a transport truck would drive out of the laboratory's underground garage and head west."

Zhang Chen immediately put down the instant noodles: "West? Isn't it full of water?"

"Yes, so I find it very strange." Lin Xiaomo pointed to the records in the notebook, "Also, the car will come back every four hours. According to the current water level, it is impossible to reach anywhere in such a short time. Unless..."

"Unless the destination is underwater." Zhang Chen's eyes became sharp. "You are right. This is most likely the transportation route to the underwater base."

He looked at Lin Xiaomo who was taking notes seriously, and felt a little strange. This seemingly weak girl had such sharp observation skills.

"You..." He hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaomo looked up, her big eyes full of confusion.

"Nothing," Zhang Chen looked away, "Your discovery is very important."

Lin Xiaomo smiled happily: "Of course! I'm very good!"

Under the moonlight, her smile was bright and charming, reminding Zhang Chen of a time long ago. At that time, he was not a cold fighting machine, but would fight to protect other people's smiles.

"Brother Zhang Chen," Lin Xiaomo suddenly said seriously, "I know what you are worried about. But please let me help you with this mission. I won't hold you back."

Zhang Chen looked at her determined eyes and didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he nodded gently: "Okay."

At this moment, he suddenly realized that perhaps it was this kind of warmth that could melt the ice in his heart and allow him to regain the feeling of being a "human".

In the distance, the lights in the laboratory flickered, as if foreshadowing something. But with Lin Xiaomo's company, the long surveillance was no longer so unbearable.

Zhang Chen finished his instant noodles in silence. This was the first time in ten years that he felt the taste of food was so warm.

Chapter 703 Zhao Xiaoyu

In the office of the highest level of the Southern Base, Zhao Minghe was processing documents. Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from far away.

"Commander Zhao!" A guard rushed in, "The young lady...she..."

"What's wrong with Xiaoyu?" Zhao Minghe stood up suddenly, and the documents were scattered all over the floor.

"In... in the lab..."

Zhao Minghe didn't bother to put on his coat and rushed to the laboratory. Along the way, his mind was filled with his daughter's voice and smile. Eighteen-year-old Zhao Xiaoyu was his only comfort after the end of the world. Her long smooth hair, gentle smile, and the coquettish tone when she called him "Dad"...

The door of the laboratory was open, and a pungent smell of medicine hit me in the face.

"Xiaoyu!" Zhao Minghe rushed in, but was struck by lightning when he saw the scene in front of him.

His most beloved daughter was lying on the operating table, her body cold. Her once lively eyes had lost their luster, and her delicate features were covered by a layer of transparent wax.

"Ah!!!" Zhao Minghe let out a heart-wrenching howl and rushed forward to hug his daughter's body.

"Who... who did this!" he roared, "Who dares to touch my daughter!"

"Commander Zhao..." Dr. Chen came out from the shadows with a "sad" expression on his face, "It was Zhang Chen... He broke into the laboratory and injured Xiaoyu. We... We have tried our best to rescue him..."

"Zhang Chen?" Zhao Minghe's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. "Impossible! He left a long time ago!"

"Here, take a look..." Dr. Chen handed over a surveillance video. The video did show someone breaking into the laboratory, and that figure was very familiar to Zhao Minghe.

"Why did he do this..." Zhao Minghe murmured to himself, tears rolling down his cheeks.

Dr. Chen sighed and said, "He probably wants to retaliate against us for taking in refugees from the northern border. You know, he has always been resentful of the southern camp..."

"Enough!" Zhao Minghe stood up suddenly, "Pass my order, search the whole city for Zhang Chen! I want him dead!"

Dr. Chen lowered his head slightly, but a barely perceptible sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Xiaoyu..." Zhao Minghe hugged his daughter's cold body and recalled every detail of her life.

That day was her eighteenth birthday, and she begged her father to take her to see the sea: "Dad, when the end of the world is over, can we go to see the sea together?"

"Okay, Dad promises you."

"It's a deal then!" She kissed him on the cheek happily, "I love daddy the most!"

But now...all of this has become a dream that can never come true.

"Zhang Chen!" Zhao Minghe's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "I want you to be buried with Xiaoyu!"

But in the secret room of the laboratory, the truth is quite different. Zhao Xiaoyu actually discovered Dr. Chen's secret. She saw the supernatural beings who were made into specimens. Just when she was about to tell her father, Dr. Chen got ahead of her...

"What a clever girl," Dr. Chen said, looking at the "artwork" on the operating table. "It's a pity that being too smart is a sin."

He gently stroked Zhao Xiaoyu's waxed face: "But don't worry, you will become my most perfect collection. As for your father..."

He turned and looked out the window. The alarm of the southern base had already resounded throughout the city. "Let him continue to eliminate dissidents for me."

At the same time, Zhang Chen and Lin Xiaomo’s hiding place.

"Oh no!" Lin Xiaomo rushed into the tent. "The Southern Base has issued a wanted order, saying that you... you killed Commander Zhao's daughter!"

Zhang Chen's eyes became even colder: "Crazy Chen, you finally revealed your true colors..."

Late at night, Zhao Minghe came to the laboratory alone, wanting to see his daughter one last time. However, the scene before him chilled him to the bone.

Dr. Chen was injecting a new "artwork" with drugs. It was a young girl, about the same age as Xiaoyu. She was still breathing weakly, but could not move, and her eyes were full of fear.

"Tsk tsk," Dr. Chen stroked the girl's hair, "Your bone structure is perfect. You will be an excellent specimen."

"Crazy Chen!" Zhao Minghe couldn't bear it any longer and rushed in.

Dr. Chen turned around, still with that elegant smile on his face: "Oh? Commander Zhao, you've come just in time. Would you like to admire my collection?"

He pressed the switch on the wall, and the lights in the secret room came on one by one. Hundreds of human specimens were neatly arranged, each one lifelike, as if they were just sleeping.

"You..." Zhao Minghe saw Zhao Xiaoyu in the most conspicuous position, "It turned out to be you!"

"Of course it's me." Dr. Chen took off his glasses gracefully. "Do you really think I would let a little girl who discovered the secret live?"

Zhao Minghe was furious and punched Dr. Chen, but his fist suddenly stopped in mid-air and he froze in place.

"How..." He was horrified to find that he could not move.

"I forgot to tell you," Dr. Chen shook the syringe in his hand, "My special paralysis toxin has entered your body through the air."

Only then did Zhao Minghe notice the faint sweet fragrance in the laboratory.

"You...you already..."

"Yes," Dr. Chen walked up to him, "You were poisoned from the moment you walked in."

The door of the laboratory suddenly opened and a dozen fully armed guards rushed in.

"Commander!" The leading guard raised his gun.

"Don't move!" Dr. Chen raised the remote control in his hand, "Unless you want to see the entire base infected by the virus."

The guards looked at each other, not daring to act rashly.

"Very good," Dr. Chen snapped his fingers, "Now, put your weapons down."

The sweet fragrance in the air became stronger and stronger, and the guards fell one after another. Only a few were still struggling to hold on.

"You have a good physique," Dr. Chen observed with interest, "It seems that we can do more in-depth research."

"Madman..." Zhao Minghe said with difficulty, "What on earth do you want to do?"

Dr. Chen squatted down and looked him in the eye: "What for? Of course it's for scientific research. There are so many wonderful people with special abilities in this world. Wouldn't it be a pity if we don't study them carefully?"

He stood up and walked towards the operating table: "You know what? Everyone has a different expression before death. Some are afraid, some are angry, some are unwilling... But after my treatment, they all become so peaceful. Isn't this a kind of art?"

"You...you are a devil!"

"Devil?" Dr. Chen smiled. "I prefer to call myself an artist. Come, let me show you my most proud work."

He pressed another switch, and a wall slowly spun, revealing a secret room behind. There were dozens of special specimens, all of them were superpowers. Their bodies were perfectly preserved, and one could even see the energy flowing in their bodies.

Chapter 704: Well acted.

"These are all SSS-level psychics," Dr. Chen introduced proudly, "Unfortunately Zhang Chen has been unwilling to cooperate. But it doesn't matter, I have plenty of patience."

Zhao Minghe finally understood everything: "The superpower person from Northern Frontier... is it you too..."

"Smart." Dr. Chen applauded, "But it's too late."

He picked up a new syringe, "Don't worry, it won't hurt. When you wake up, you'll be my newest collection."

Just then, a rapid alarm sounded.

"Report! Traces of Zhang Chen were found in Area B!"

Dr. Chen's eyes lit up. "You've arrived just in time. Commander Zhao, let's pause for a moment. I'll go meet our old friend."

He turned and left the laboratory, leaving Zhao Minghe and the fallen guards behind. The sweet fragrance in the air gradually dissipated, but the effect of the toxin continued.

Zhao Minghe looked at the ceiling, tears of regret in his eyes. After all, he was too naive to think he could control this madman. Now, not only did he kill his daughter, but he also pushed the entire southern base into the abyss.

"Zhang Chen..." he muttered in his heart, "Kill this devil..."

In the heavy rain, Zhang Chen led Lin Xiaomo through the ruins quickly. Behind them, the footsteps of the pursuers were getting closer and closer.

"Surround the front!" A fire-type mutant jumped down from the roof and a blazing fireball came whistling towards him.

Zhang Chen pushed Lin Xiaomo away and released an ice shield at the same time. The fireball hit the ice surface, exploding into a cloud of water mist.

"It's an SSS-level ice-type mutant!" someone shouted.

More superpowers surrounded them from all directions. Lightning, flames, and metal blades intertwined in the rain to form a deadly web.

At this moment, the communicator suddenly rang: "Report to the leader! A severe snowstorm has occurred in the northern border!"

Zhang Chen dodged the attack while answering the call: "What's going on?"

"All the greenhouses have collapsed! Three months' worth of vegetable reserves are ruined!"

Zhang Chen's pupils suddenly contracted. The 100,000 residents of Northern Xinjiang depended on these vegetables for survival.

"Damn it!" He punched the wall. This blizzard came at a very bad time.

"Brother Zhang Chen, be careful!" Lin Xiaomo screamed.

A metal spear flew past his cheek, leaving a trail of blood.

"Catch him! Dr. Chen said he wants him alive!" The pursuers were getting closer and closer.

Zhang Chen gritted his teeth. He couldn't fight here. There were still 100,000 people waiting for him in the northern border. But how easy would it be to break through?

"Lin Xiaomo," he said in a deep voice, "I will create chaos later, and you can take the opportunity to escape."

"No!" Lin Xiaomo grabbed his hand, "I can't leave you!"

"Be obedient!" Zhang Chen said sternly, "Northern Xinjiang needs me!"

Before he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck the two of them. Zhang Chen instinctively stood in front of Lin Xiaomo, and the lightning struck his shoulder, and the smell of burnt flesh and blood filled the air.

"Brother Zhang Chen!"

"I'm fine." He forced himself to stand up straight, "Go!"

Lin Xiaomo bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes: "Promise me that you must stay alive!"

Zhang Chen did not answer, but suddenly released all his supernatural powers. The biting cold instantly enveloped the area of ​​100 meters, and the pursuit soldiers' movements were slowed down.

"Come on!"

Lin Xiaomo turned and ran into the alley, her vision blurred by tears. Behind her came the sound of fierce fighting and Zhang Chen's suppressed groan.

Zhang Chen was alone facing the siege of dozens of superpowers, and the situation was getting worse. The wound on his shoulder was burning, and the energy in his body was also rapidly depleting.

"boom!"

A bullet hit his thigh and Zhang Chen knelt on one knee.