Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland: The Female Protagonist Has Become a God

Base market.

Tang Chen took out his money bag, which contained only a few scattered base coins.

"We should...buy ten jin."

I haven't done any bounties for a long time because I've been taking care of Tang Pipi, and the base coins I saved up are almost gone.

Since animals that haven't mutated are extremely rare, Tang Chen went out hunting today but caught nothing. For his younger sister who was waiting to be fed at home, he had no choice but to go to the expensive butcher shop.

"Boss, give me ten pounds of meat."

The butcher stopped wiping the table, wiped the sweat from his brow with the towel hanging around his neck, and looked up at Tang Chen.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, we've sold out of meat today. If you want to buy some, you'll have to come back tomorrow morning."

"Sold out?! And it's only been less than a morning."

"Hey, business has been exceptionally good lately. Every time we open, we sell out three days' worth of food right away."

"Fine." Tang Chen left the butcher shop feeling dejected.

We can't find any mutated animals outside, and we can't buy meat at the animal base. Pipi is still waiting at home, so let's go out and look again.

Just then, a soft voice sounded behind me.

"Tang Chen".

Looking in the direction of the voice, they exclaimed, "Yu Lian? What are you doing here?"

"I've come out to buy some food." She picked up a bag of groceries and gently shook it.

"Didn't you go out to feed Pipi today?"

Tang Chen lowered his gaze and said calmly, "I couldn't find it, and I couldn't buy any meat either."

"That……"

Yu Lian wanted to say something more, but Tang Chen interrupted her directly.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I haven't prepared Pipi's food for today."

"Tang Chen, wait a minute!" Yu Lian called out to him.

She took a piece of meat out of the groceries bag and handed it to Tang Chen: "This is the meat I bought this morning. I was originally going to make barbecue for Sheng'er, but since you need it now, I'm giving it to you."

After hesitating for a moment, she took the meat. "Thank you." She then pulled out her purse from her pocket. "I'll pay for the meat..."

"no need."

Yu Lian's eyes were filled with sorrow as she looked at Tang Chen and said wistfully, "I didn't expect that you would only care about Pipi now and wouldn't even say a word to me."

Realizing her behavior was inappropriate, she said, "I'm sorry, Yu Lian."

Yu Lian shook her head: "Tang Chen, the fact that Pipi has become a zombie cannot be changed. You devote yourself to her every day and give up your own life. What difference is there between you and a walking corpse now?"

Tang Chen turned his head away indifferently and said, "This is none of your business."

Yu Lian threw down the bag of groceries she was holding, strode forward angrily, and said indignantly, "How can this not be my business? As your friend, how can I bear to see you continue to be so depressed!"

Tang Chen left without saying a word, bypassing Yu Lian.

"Tang Chen!" Yu Lian called out to his back, but he didn't turn around.

Shu Yin, who had overheard their entire conversation from the sidelines, watched Tang Chen leave with a meaningful gaze.

I was just wondering how to sneak a zombie in, and since I have one right here, I might as well make good use of it.

She lifted her leg to catch up with Tang Chen.

Shu Yin followed Tang Chen all the way until he turned into an alley. As soon as they entered, a wind blade was pressed against her neck.

"Who are you? What are you doing following me?"

Tang Chen, preoccupied with Tang Pipi, had little interaction with others and was out of touch with the outside world, so he had never heard of or recognized Shu Yin.

Shu Yin raised her hands in a gesture of surrender: "Don't be impulsive, I mean no harm. I just heard that you have a relative named Pipi who has turned into a zombie, so I wanted to help you."

"help me?"

"That's right. I'm a pharmaceutical company with various drugs under development, including one called an inhibitor. It can suppress the zombie virus and will give zombies a period of lucidity after use. Don't you want your loved ones to 'see' you again?"

Is there any chance to go back to the life I had with Pipi...?

"Bro! Happy birthday! My present is a super cute little teddy bear~ Hehe, that's me!"

"Bro! I'm going out with my friends tonight. Can you cover for me? Don't tell Mom and Dad! Otherwise I'll get yelled at again. Bro, you're the best!"

"Brother! Someone's bullying me!"

"elder brother!"

"elder brother……"

Memories of the past flooded back like a tidal wave, suffocating him and causing him excruciating pain.

He was like someone lost in a maze, unable to find the exit, and unwilling to look for a way out...

"Your friend who turned into a zombie must also be longing to reunite with you. She must be in a lot of pain right now, and she must be waiting for you to save her."

Seeing that Tang Chen was beginning to hesitate, Shu Yin pressed her advantage.

"Are you still hesitating? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Inhibitors are extremely precious, and only a few doses have been developed so far. Even if you don't want them, there will be plenty of others who will. By then, you won't be able to get them even if you want them."

His words made Tang Chen begin to waver.

"Are you telling the truth? Can suppressants really bring zombies back to their senses?"

"Of course, a second trial will take some time. If you want her to stay conscious, you need to give her inhibitors regularly."

"Then how do you prove it?"

"Proof? That's simple, come with me."

In the forest outside the base, a zombie was bound to the ground by ropes formed by the wind.

Shu Yin took out a bottle of yellow medicine and waved it in front of Tang Chen.

"Now I'm going to inject this inhibitor into its body."

He turned around, crouched down in front of the zombie to block it with his body, and secretly switched his hand to a bottle of orange potion.

After the orange potion was injected into the zombie, the roaring zombie immediately quieted down and its eyes became clear. Shu Yin stood aside so that Tang Chen could see it clearly.

"Where...am I...?" The zombie struggled to utter a few words, as if it had just learned to speak.

"Ugh... my head... hurts so much..."

"Do you believe me now?"

The moment the zombie spoke, Tang Chen seemed to see a glimmer of hope. He stepped forward and asked with a hopeful expression, "Do you remember your name? Are you human or a zombie?"

"I...of course I remember...my name is...Liu Erguo, brother...you...watch too much TV...don't you? Of course I'm...a human...where...did I come from?"

The zombie struggled to get up: "I still have to...go to work. If I'm late...I'll...get my pay docked...my perfect attendance record...is gone too..."

Shu Yin took out the bottle of yellow medicine and held it up in front of Tang Chen: "Now you should believe me, right?"

These were words a zombie wouldn't say, so Tang Chen believed Shu Yin and reached for the potion, but Shu Yin dodged him.

"I'm a businessman, and businessmen don't do charity. If you want it, just take the money."

Tang Chen took out his money pouch, hesitating slightly: "This is all I have."

Shu Yin snatched the money bag and stuffed the medicine into Tang Chen's hand.

"Although it's a little less, it's not a loss. I'll give you a discount this time because you care about your family and friends. Next time it won't be this price."

The zombie behind them began to look dull again. Shu Yin turned around, and a flash of blue light appeared in his eyes. The zombie instantly lay still on the ground.

Shu Yin watched Tang Chen leave, glanced at the zombie lying on the ground, and then stomped on its neck, breaking it. The zombie's originally bluish-gray skin turned black.

His gaze was fixed on the direction Tang Chen had left, a sinister smile playing on his lips.

The injection given to the zombie just now was the real inhibitor, which will only make the zombie regain consciousness in about three minutes.

That yellow one is much more powerful; it has the effects of both a mutation agent and a power enhancer, and can instantly turn even ordinary zombies into berserk zombies.

Enjoy!