TL: Moonlit
Wen Qingling’s car parked far away, and he despised the evolving zombie dog beast. He looked at the scattered rotting flesh and bloodstains, wishing to slap it and make it completely quiet.
As soon as Wen Qingling and Xiao Hen got out of the car, they heard Xiong Shu’s miserable scream. A corpse wolf had its head bitten off by the evolving corpse dog-beast, whose massive body formed a U-shape as it tore apart another approaching corpse wolf with its claws.
The claw tore through Xiong Shu’s body, causing him to scream in pain. The torn corpse wolf was his summoned corpse wolf, closely connected to his supernatural abilities. The corpse wolf was not completely dead yet, struggling on the ground trying to get up but failing.
Enduring the intense pain, Xiong Shu quickly withdrew his supernatural abilities, abandoning the corpse wolf. However, the backlash of the abilities still made him bleed from his nose and mouth, and his body was in excruciating pain, on the verge of bursting.
The remaining foreign corpse wolf, no longer under Xiong Shu’s control, succumbed to the dominance of the evolving corpse dog-beast and no longer fought desperately. It turned around and fled.
The soldiers sent by Wen Qingling to Xiang County Base were not present. The people here fighting the corpse beasts were all from Xiang County Base.
Several members with guns had opened fire, but none of their shots hit the vital points. The evolving corpse dog-beast continued to leap around. Chang Boheng once again threw his metal spear, but the evolving corpse dog-beast skillfully evaded it. The moment the evolving corpse dog-beast landed, Fang Shenlong immediately activated the earth restraint, entangling the limbs of the evolving corpse dog-beast. Bullets flew towards it, finally hitting its head, but unfortunately not in a vital spot. The evolving corpse dog-beast did not fall; instead, it became even more frenzied and roared as it pounced on Fang Shenlong. An earth shield instantly appeared between Fang Shenlong and the evolving corpse dog-beast, but it shattered, and Fang Shenlong was sent flying by the impact.
The evolving corpse dog-beast leaped towards Fang Shenlong, and two metal spears were thrown successively. The evolving corpse dog-beast shook its head, evading the first spear but failing to dodge the second. One of the long metal spears pierced into the evolving corpse dog-beast’s head, and its massive body collapsed.
The ferocious corpse dog pack scattered in all directions.
Chang Boheng was panting heavily as he looked at the chaotic battlefield. There were the remains of survivors who had been eaten, corpses that had been bitten but not eaten, and injured people, all staring at their blackened wounds in terror…
Seeing the fleeing corpse dog pack, Chang Boheng couldn’t help but curse. There used to be so many pet cats and dogs, but now there were just as many corpse cats and corpse dogs, each one more vicious than zombies when attacking humans.
The only thing worth celebrating was that the city did not allow the keeping of lions, tigers, and other wild beasts. Otherwise, if the fallen city were to be overrun by corpse lions and corpse tigers, there would be no place left for humans to live.
Wen Qingling and Xiao Hen approached, and the injured survivors became excited. “Lord Wen, Doctor Wen, please save us! We have all been infected, and we’ve given all our crystal nuclei.”
Chang Boheng wiped his face and faced Wen Qingling. He was about to say something when Xiong Shu, who had been hiding all this time, rushed over like a gust of wind. “Boss, our leader is in bad shape. Can you, can you treat him?”
Wen Qingling looked over and saw a bloodied, bald man sitting on the ground, looking at him with red eyes, full of grievance, as if he were a 200-pound chubby baby. Wen Qingling felt a bit uncomfortable even though he pretended to be fragile. He looked more like a gangster boss ready for a brawl.
Wen Qingling averted his gaze. “He won’t die. No need for treatment.”
The younger brothers looked sympathetically at their big, burly boss.
Xiong Shu’s attempt at pretending to be weak failed. He wiped the blood from his face and climbed up from the ground, feeling deeply wronged. “Boss, I suffered from a backlash of my abilities, and all the corpse wolves are gone.”
Xiao Hen stood in front of the sticky, burly man, preventing him from rushing forward and clinging to Wen Qingling. “He’s not your dad. Don’t come to him for every little thing. It’s time for you to grow up.”
Xiong Shu: “…”
Everyone around: “…”
Someone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Xiong Shu stopped pretending to be weak and tried to act normal. He wanted to glare at Xiao Hen but didn’t dare to. The power dynamics were clear—Xiao Hen could easily crush him with just a flick of his finger. So he obediently stood aside with his subordinates, not daring to cause any more trouble.
Miao Bo helped Fang Shenlong walk over. Fang Shenlong seemed to be seriously injured, every step causing him immense pain. “Lord Wen, can you help treat his injuries? I know the consultation fee.”Seeing the former leader of the major base in such a state was truly lamentable. Fang Shenlong had lost his pride and confidence along with the destruction of Ling City Base. He became silent and gloomy.
Looking at Fang Shenlong in this state, Xiao Hen’s mood was also complicated. Overall, Ling City Base was still relatively good, and Fang Shenlong held a high position in the hearts of the survivors. However, it was unclear why he had become so crazed in the end, wanting to bury the entire base with him, chilling the hearts of all his subordinates and rendering all his efforts in vain.
Wen Qingling was unaware of what had happened at that time. The present Fang Shenlong appeared to be depressed, and if it weren’t for his concern for Miao Bo’s survival, he might have resorted to extreme measures.
Fang Shenlong had both strength and individual capabilities; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to establish Lingcheng Base. Wen Qingling looked at Fang Shenlong and Miao Bo, a duo with one being a force and the other providing wisdom. They were a very good team.
Wen Qingling looked at Fang Shenlong’s severed arm. “Isn’t it inconvenient with only one hand?”
Fang Shenlong gritted his teeth but remained silent. He didn’t look at Wen Qingling or Xiao Hen, afraid of revealing his hatred.
Miao Bo knew that Wen Qingling’s strength was extraordinary, and upon hearing his words, he immediately looked at him with anticipation. “Lord Wen, can you heal Fang Shenlong’s hand?”
Wen Qingling nodded. “I can, but it will require a significant amount of abilities.”
Miao Bo became excited immediately. Fang Shenlong looked up abruptly, his emotions fluctuating wildly. However, when he saw Xiao Hen standing beside Wen Qingling, he lowered his eyes again, extinguishing the sudden spark of hope.
As long as Xiao Hen was present, Wen Qingling wouldn’t help him.
Miao Bo refused to give up as long as there was a glimmer of hope. “Lord Wen, as long as you can heal Fang Shenlong’s hand, our lives will belong to you. Please help Fang Shenlong?”
Wen Qingling looked at him. “You can only represent yourself. Can you represent Fang Shenlong?”
Miao Bo hurriedly looked at Fang Shenlong, hoping for a response, urging him to speak up and submit, so that he could become a whole person in the future. But Fang Shenlong remained silent, keeping his head lowered.
“Say something!” Miao Bo was anxious and wanted to kick someone.
Fang Shenlong tightened the hand resting on Miao Bo’s shoulder. After a brief struggle in his mind, he finally looked up at Wen Qingling. “I’m willing to serve you with my life.”
“Your lives are useless to me, but you have other uses.” Wen Qingling conjured a half-human-sized energy sphere in his hand and threw it toward Fang Shenlong. Fang Shenlong’s body and right arm were enveloped by the energy sphere. “Behave and wait patiently until your hand grows back.”
Wen Qingling no longer paid attention to Fang Shenlong and swept a glance at the injured on the ground. “These injuries were caused by the corpse dogs?”
The injured individuals were filled with hope, nodding incessantly. It was fortunate that they were only injured by corpse dogs. If they were bitten by an evolved corpse dog beast, they would have lost their lives, just like Xiong Shu’s corpse wolf.
Chang Boheng understood the rules. “Please save their lives, City Lord. The price is not a problem.”
Wen Qingling said, “The civilized city has developed an antidote for the zombie virus and zombie virus vaccines. I came here this time to test the medicine. Ten doses of the antidote and ten doses of the vaccine will be provided free of charge to those who volunteer for the trial.”
The whole place was shocked!
And then…
“I, I, I! I volunteer for the drug trial!”
“I volunteer too!”
“Count me in!”
Whether injured or not, everyone was fighting to become a test subject for the drug trial.“Enough with the noise! Let the City Lord finish speaking!” Chang Boheng had to raise his voice to stop the noisy crowd.
All eyes were fixed on Wen Qingling. He continued, “The antidote and vaccine have been developed but haven’t been tested yet. The test subjects will be the first to use them and may have to bear certain risks.”
“I’m not afraid of risks, let me do it!”
“We’re not afraid of risks either. Whatever comes from Lord Wen’s hands can’t possibly have any problems. I want to be a vaccine test subject.”
Chang Boheng raised his hand to silence them and asked Wen Qingling, “Are there any requirements for the test subjects?”
Wen Qingling replied, “For the antidote, it must be administered to infected individuals. There are no requirements for the vaccine.”
Chang Boheng suggested, “Why don’t we return to the base first and select the test subjects in front of everyone? If we distribute the slots here, it wouldn’t be fair to others. What do you think?”
Wen Qingling nodded, “That’s a good idea.”
The hope in the injured individuals’ eyes instantly dimmed. With over ten thousand people in the base and only twenty doses of the medicine, the chances of them being selected were extremely small.
Chang Boheng noticed their worries and said, “City Lord, these seven individuals are more seriously injured…”
Wen Qingling extended his hand, and Xiao Hen handed him the box containing the antidote.
Wen Qingling opened the box, revealing ten vials of pale red antidote neatly arranged. He took out seven and handed them to Chang Boheng, who carefully accepted them and distributed one to each of the seven injured individuals.
The seven of them were excited and cautiously opened the lids, eagerly consuming the medicine.
Wen Qingling said, “Return the empty vials. Don’t damage them.”
Resources were extremely scarce, and even a single vial couldn’t be wasted. They would be cleaned and disinfected for reuse.
Chang Boheng collected the empty vials and returned them to Wen Qingling. Wen Qingling put them back in the box, then turned to look at Fang Shenlong. The treatment wasn’t finished yet, but the wounds on his body had already healed, and all the energy orbs had gathered at the site of his severed arm.
Both Fang Shenlong and Miao Bo were stunned by the sudden appearance of the medicine. After three years in the apocalypse, the antidote and vaccine had finally been developed.
“Let’s go back to the base.”
The medicine would take time to take effect. The injured were helped onto the vehicles, with Miao Bo assisting Fang Shenlong.
Chang Boheng had already notified the others, and everyone in the base gathered together to share this good news and witness the results of the drug trial.
“What do you want Fang Shenlong and Miao Bo to do?” Xiao Hen had an intuition that Wen Qingling was up to something.
When they arrived, it was Wen Qingling driving, but now it was Xiao Hen’s turn. Wen Qingling naturally sat in the passenger seat. “Didn’t you want to give humans a chance to get close to me? I think it makes sense. After all, there will be many ‘new humans’ in the civilized city in the future. Since we are all humans, I can’t just watch humanity go extinct. I want to give them a chance to get close to me and to the civilized city.”
Xiao Hen was relieved and instinctively felt that something was off. “How do you plan to give them a chance?”
Wen Qingling replied, “Let Fang Shenlong and Miao Bo take over Xu County Base. From now on, Xu County Base will receive the same treatment as Xiang County Base. When suitable candidates are found, we will rebuild Yue County Base. The three counties closest to the civilized city will become human gathering places.”
Xiao Hen: “…”
Xiao Hen: “You…”
Wen Qingling was daring and decisive, immediately taking action once he had an idea. He truly had his own style.
Wen Qingling asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xiao Hen shook his head and smiled, “Nothing. You can do whatever you want, and I’ll help you.”
Xiao Hen once again felt fortunate that he had made the right choice. Wen Qingling, the little zombie, was indeed the kindest person. He hadn’t misjudged him.