Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

Chapter 201: The Final Chapter (Part 2)
At the same time, Jiang Shi'an's knife pierced Jiang Yuan's chest, and Jiang Yuan's knife also pierced Jiang Shi'an's body. In less than a second, life and death were decided.

Jiang Yuan fell down with his eyes open, pressing the button with his last bit of strength.

"The exit shut down the self-destruct program, hahaha." His face was covered in blood, and his laughter gradually weakened. "In the end, I didn't lose either."

"She used that crystal core. Guess what will happen if they can't find the antidote?"

You'd better hurry, or it will be too late.

Jiang Shi'an's expression changed drastically, and he grabbed Jiang Yuan's collar, demanding, "What did you use?!"

"Go open the door and let them leave, then you'll never find the antidote again. You won't have time to open the door before you find it."

Jiang Yuan breathed his last with a smile.

Jiang Shi'an's expression was one of unprecedented disarray. He stood up and went to Song Jinhe's side.

"Let's go to the lab."

The antidote can only be found in a laboratory.

When Jiang Yuan's men saw that their leader was dead and the underground city was about to be destroyed, they realized there was no point in continuing the fight, so those who could still move fled towards the exit.

However, all exits are closed.

Jiang Yuan wasn't trying to scare them.

These people have no authority to break the blockade. The hatches are built with the strongest materials, making them both fireproof and waterproof. Each exit has three doors.

But at this moment, the once invincible fortress also blocked all their paths to survival.

Song Jinhe's teammates didn't say anything, and Su Lan and the others didn't try to stop Jiang Shi'an either.

There's no way to stop them, so we might as well go with them. The laboratory is definitely the most secure place in the entire underground city. Even if we're trapped in the underground ruins, we won't die in a short time. We still have a chance.

“Dr. Jiang, you are the only person here with the authority to open the door.”

The foreigner who hadn't made a move earlier rushed forward and said in broken Chinese,

"There are still many ordinary people in the underground city, including the elderly, women, and children! If you don't open the door, everyone will die!"

Jiang Shi'an didn't stop walking, and led Song Jinhe by the wrist towards the laboratory.

All passageways were closed, meaning the same applied to the laboratories.

This is a dual authentication method using facial recognition and iris recognition. His and Jiang Yuan's shared father's will, left when he passed away, preserved his access rights.

Without the corresponding password, Jiang Yuan also lacked the authority to delete his data.

"Wait a minute." Song Jinhe grabbed Jiang Shi'an's hand. "Can you turn off the self-destruct program?"

She had already sensed the location of the central control room.

“I’m not sure.” Jiang Shi’an frowned. “Stopping the self-destruct program requires a higher-level password. If we enter the wrong one, we won’t have time to return to the lab to find the antidote.”

Some medications must be stored in specific environments; once the power is cut off and the environment changes, the medication becomes ineffective.

"Give it a try." Song Jinhe gripped his hand tightly.

My teammates are all injured, and we'll all be trapped underground with no idea when we can get out. This isn't the best solution.

Moreover, with the underground city destroyed, they will never be able to find these devices again in the apocalypse.

Jiang Shi'an knew, of course, that the best solution was to stop the self-destruct process.

He simply didn't dare to gamble.

Therefore, the first step is to find an antidote.

Looking into Song Jinhe's determined eyes, he finally replied, "Okay."

The other teammates went to wait on the road leading to the laboratory, while Song Jinhe and Jiang Shi'an went to the control room as quickly as possible.

1 minute and 20 seconds remaining.

They still need to take the elevator down and walk several dozen meters.

There were 50 seconds left when we entered the control room.

With each tick of the countdown, my heart skipped a beat.

Jiang Shi'an had already tried once while standing in front of the host, but it didn't work.

He took a deep breath, recalling all the details and formulas that were important to his father in the past.
40 seconds

35 seconds

30 seconds

Time passed slowly, and Song Jinhe stood aside, waiting quietly.

At this moment, she felt unusually at peace.

In any case, everyone she cares about is still alive, and Jiang Shi'an is right beside her.

20 seconds

Jiang Shi'an reached out and entered the password again.

It was his father's favorite formula, and also, the day he met his mother.

The red exclamation mark on the screen turned into green letters indicating that the certification had been passed.

The countdown stopped.

The self-destruct sequence was aborted, and the panicked crowd in the residence shouted with joy.

The living plant still stood there, while the surviving gifted individuals huddled on the edge, trembling with fear.

In the laboratory.

Jiang Shi'an searched through all the information without stopping, only to discover that there was no ready-made antidote, only a semi-finished product. The remaining half required trial and error.

Jiang Yuan had made several preparations from the very beginning.

Jiang Shi'an gripped the documents with extreme force, his knuckles turning a chilling white.

He had never been so out of control in the lab before. Trial and error was a long process, and the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for Song Jinhe.

Her talent is already showing signs of getting out of control.

That crystal core was something Jiang Yuan created all by himself; the other researchers had no idea about the core issues.

Everyone settled down in the underground city; they were all wounded and couldn't leave even if they wanted to.

The exit remains closed, in order to settle scores with Jiang Yuan's forces.

The underground city does indeed have many ordinary people at the bottom of society, doing the hardest work and knowing nothing about what happens at the higher levels.
There are also many talented individuals who attach themselves to the dungeon in order to obtain resources for survival.

They can't kill everyone; that would be a stupid thing to do. Apart from Jiang Yuan's direct forces, they might as well take over the rest.

"You haven't rested for two days and two nights." Song Jinhe stroked Jiang Shi'an's cheek, looking at the bloodshot eyes.
"I'm fine, there's really no need to rush."

“Tell me the truth.” Jiang Shi’an looked at her helplessly. “I know better than you what the problems Jiang Yuan left behind represent. Your talent could get out of control at any time, exceeding the limits of your heart.”

Song Jinhe coughed lightly, feeling guilty. "It's really alright."

"By the way, I've made contact with Luo Zhou and told Gu Huai about our situation."

The issue of the two bases will probably take a long time to resolve and won't be settled for at least a year or two.

The issue of supplies is no longer a problem; the underground city has a planting system and a state-of-the-art water treatment system.

The reason why the upper levels of underground cities can firmly control so many people is because of advanced equipment and systems.

If problems arise at the Luozhou base, this place can serve as a fallback plan.

However, the two bases cannot be integrated in the short term. As for the future, we'll talk about that later.

Jiang Shi'an looked at Song Jinhe and said seriously, "I will make the antidote soon."

So we must wait for him.

"Ok, I know."

Tomorrow is the date I remember her dying, but will this time be different?

“I saw you looking at the date displayed on the system yesterday,” Jiang Shi’an said in a very soft voice.

Song Jinhe's eyes widened slightly; no wonder he had acted so strangely just now.

They may have discovered something.

"I can wait."

Song Jinhe smiled and walked out of the laboratory.

She went to see several of her injured teammates. Apart from Qi Sixing, the others had all recovered and were walking briskly again.

She could still eat and drink heartily by Qi Sixing's side, who could only eat bland food.

"Have some decency, you don't actually need to stay by my side."

"Don't move, or the wound will reopen."

Song Jinhe did not go in.

I said I didn't care, but the date just happened to be so coincidental, and it just so happens to be a heart problem, so the negative effects are really stacked up.
I'm still a little worried.

She went to the arena again, but the entrances and exits were blocked. The pitcher plant had evolved into the strongest guardian, crawling darkly and twisting outside the glass.

She has been sleeping in the lab for the past few days, watching the clock tick by until 5 a.m.

His talent suddenly went out of control; his heart began to pound violently, as if it were about to burst, and even breathing became increasingly difficult.

The room suddenly lit up, the overhead light was severely blurred and diffused, and in a daze she heard someone calling her name.

An unprecedented will to survive erupted at this moment.

She's lived this long, not to die at the same time.

This isn't the first time her talent has gone out of control; it's okay, she kept telling herself.

My fingers instinctively gripped a piece of white sleeve, and I felt a cold liquid fall onto the back of my hand, followed by the needle piercing my skin.

Those few seconds seemed to stretch on endlessly.

In the room, Jiang Shi'an was unusually silent, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the monitor, not daring to look away for a moment.

Cheng Yan, who was assisting, stood aside, and the only sound in the air was the monitor.

Until the displayed heart rate gradually returns to the normal range.

Song Jinhe hadn't slept well for several nights in a row, and the moment she felt her body come back to life, she gradually fell asleep.

I slept so soundly that I lost track of time; I didn't even notice the passage of time.

When she regained consciousness, it felt like more than ten hours had passed. She slowly opened her eyes.

The lights were a bit too bright; it took me a while to get used to them.

Song Jinhe propped herself up on the bed and immediately saw Jiang Shi'an standing beside her.

She didn't want to disturb Jiang Shi'an, but he was already awake when she touched him.

Jiang Shi'an gripped her hand tightly, pulled her into his arms, and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Thank goodness you're alright."

Song Jinhe's lips curled slightly, and she said in a somewhat hoarse voice,
"Luckily, you found the right medicine."

—The Finale
I stayed up all night to finish writing it! There will be an extra chapter later~