Li Qingxiao

Hearing the woman say that, Li Mu Chuan immediately dismissed the idea.

The speed of those zombies was similar to those in World War Z, and Li Mu Chuan felt he couldn't outrun them.

"You should have come in with companions before, right? Why are you the only one left? Could it be that they deliberately hurt you and used you as bait?"

Li Mu Chuan's imagination ran wild as he glanced at the injury on her leg.

At this moment, the woman had already pulled out a medical kit from the side, uncovered the gauze on her wound, and began disinfecting and bandaging it.

It seemed this was a pre-prepared stronghold for her; otherwise, she wouldn't be so familiar with the place.

The woman was silent for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "No, it was because they wanted to seize power."

What?

Hearing this, Li Mu Chuan was also stunned.

Seize power?

"I was one of the commanders at Blackstone Base. Originally, the base's order was good. After all, everyone came from a civilized society. But as time went on, the situation at the base gradually started to go wrong.

Some people felt that at this critical juncture, with so much time having passed since the apocalypse, they wanted a state of disorder.

Coupled with the scarcity of food, some people felt that food shouldn't be distributed for free anymore; it should be exchanged. The base shouldn't support idlers."

Li Mu Chuan listened with some confusion, "And then?"

"Then various sordid things happened in the base. Food distribution was withheld, some people secretly picked out pretty women and took them away, and some women, even if they complied, were tortured to death by various cruel means.

Those who didn't comply were also taken out to search for food and then secretly ambushed and killed."

Listening to this, Li Mu Chuan's expression couldn't help but change.

"So to control Blackstone Base, they wanted to kill you?"

Li Mu Chuan suddenly understood.

The woman nodded, "For many people, having a woman in charge was already uncomfortable. Coupled with my stubborn desire to maintain order and my unwillingness to let them do as they pleased, I naturally blocked their path."

Li Mu Chuan understood; for some people, that was indeed the case.

"Then you're really quite miserable."

Li Mu Chuan shrugged. He couldn't help with this kind of thing.

Fortunately, he only needed to stay here for a little over ten days before he could leave.

The woman was a little surprised to hear this. Why did this guy look like he didn't care?

One should know that if Blackstone Base was orderly, he could also have a place to settle down, right?

If the world became so chaotic, could this guy remain unaffected?

"How long have you been here alone? It's been over a year since the zombie outbreak. Why do you look so well-fed and content?"

Looking at Li Mu Chuan, he didn't look like he had been ravaged by the apocalypse at all, but how was that possible?

Living in the city was even more difficult, constantly worrying about whether zombies would rush out.

Even living in tall buildings isn't safe, because these zombies will rush towards each other like mad, then use themselves to build a human wall, climbing alive to heights of over ten meters.

She had seen too many situations like this.

Because of this, there were almost no people left in the cities; they had all moved outside.

"I only stayed for a while," Li Mu Chuan replied vaguely when asked.

Then he quickly changed the subject, "Oh right, I didn't know what happened at the time, the zombies just suddenly broke out. Do you know the specific situation?"

Li Mu Chuan's change of subject worked. Hearing the question, the woman sighed and shook her head.

"I don't know the specific situation either. Some people say it's a toxin released by nature, some say it's a lab leak from America, but it's still unclear exactly how it happened. Communication and order were completely disrupted.

Everything happened too fast at the time, so much so that there wasn't even time to organize an effective counterattack before the world started to fall."

Li Mu Chuan nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Then he saw the other person open a box beside them.

From the box, Li Mu Chuan saw some test tubes and an instrument that looked quite precise.

This small box actually looked a bit like a workbench.

"This is?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

The woman didn't answer. Instead, she took out some plastic film from the side and began setting it up in the room.

Then, layer after layer, she wrapped a small area in the center, and then took out an alcohol spray to disinfect it.

After a series of operations were completed, the other person directly went inside, seemingly cultivating something.

This guy, why does it look like she's researching a serum?

Li Mu Chuan's eyebrows twitched as he watched, feeling that the other person should be developing a serum.

That box just now was really high-tech. After opening it, various things kept combining, giving it a bit of a Transformers transforming feel.

Li Mu Chuan glanced a few times, felt he didn't understand, and was too lazy to pay attention anymore.

Outside the window, a few zombies ran past, then disappeared without a trace.

It was only then that Li Mu Chuan realized that the zombies' calls now were completely different from when he had tested for zombies before.

So, is it because the calls are different that the zombies who hear them react differently?

Just as Li Mu Chuan was thinking, night began to quietly fall.

Li Mu Chuan, who had been hungry for three days, searched the room but didn't find any food.

This guy, the base she set up doesn't even have food?

Just as Li Mu Chuan was wondering, probably because it was dark and there was no light, the woman came out from the third layer inside the plastic film after disinfecting it several times.

"Were you researching a serum just now?"

Li Mu Chuan couldn't help but ask, looking at her appearance.

The woman nodded gently. "I was originally a biology researcher. I started researching the zombies at the very beginning of the outbreak, but so far I haven't found any leads."

"Oh, right, my name is Li Qingxiao."

Perhaps seeing that Li Mu Chuan hadn't made any other moves, which pleased Li Qingxiao, she gave Li Mu Chuan a simple self-introduction.

"Li Mu Chuan."

Seeing this, Li Mu Chuan also gave his name.

"Do you have anything to eat?" Li Mu Chuan looked around, then asked the other person.

He hadn't eaten for about three days and was truly starving. Moreover, he had exercised quite a bit these past few days.

Li Qingxiao's cheek twitched when she heard this. She hadn't even asked if he had anything to eat, and he was asking her instead.

"Look at me from head to toe, do I look like I'm carrying food?"

Li Mu Chuan glanced at her. Indeed, she didn't look like she had any food. He immediately sighed.

It was over. No food. He had been hungry for three days.

If this continued, would he really starve to death here?