After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

Completely bewildered, Leng Ran installed listening devices in several corners of the camp, then hid in the shadows to eavesdrop on the conversations of the people in the camp.

From their conversation, Leng Ran learned that the regimental commander's grandfather had fallen seriously ill and had been taken to Zone B for treatment by Jun Han. Jun Han, on the other hand, had been recognized by the Shen family of the Eighth Military Region, and his true identity was the second young master of the Shen family, Shen Jun Han.

Leng Ran used the latest model of computer provided by the Illuminati to make a phone call.

Black Jack, who was leisurely vacationing at home, saw a familiar contact number calling and his hands trembled as he answered the phone.

"Brother Mo...it's been a long time since we last contacted each other." Black Jack smiled ingratiatingly. Leng Ran deserved half the credit for their family's successful collaboration with the sponsor.

The sponsors said that it was Leng Ran who repeatedly recommended the Black family to them, which led them to decisively sign a contract with the Black family and help them regain their status as one of the four major families.

Of course, in exchange, Leng Ran's true whereabouts must not be revealed, and his disappearance must be denied.

The second young master of the Shen family had come to see him several times, but he had always brushed him off without revealing his coldness.

"Same place, come pick me up." A cold, indifferent voice came through the phone, and then the call ended.

Blackjack dared not delay and immediately set off to pick up Leng Ran. As Leng Ran grew up, she became increasingly cold and aloof.

Twenty minutes later, Leng Ran boarded the hovercar as she had hoped.

"Central Hospital in Zone B, please use the underground encrypted passage. Thank you." Leng Ran then closed her eyes for a short rest.

Blackjack felt the air around him grow colder and dared not speak again to disturb Leng Ran.

He suddenly started to miss his younger brother.

After the hovercar stopped, Blackjack was about to speak up to warn Leng Ran when he suddenly opened his eyes, his bright eyes flashing with sharpness.

"Wait for me to come back." Leng Ran set off, and after entering the Central Hospital, he stole a white coat from the changing room, put it on, and also took a mask. He then entered the archives room openly.

In the archives, a young doctor was organizing patient files when he saw a stranger enter and asked, "Who are you? I've never seen you before."

"Hello, hello, I'm Dr. Gendry, who just joined the company today." Leng Ran smiled brightly and extended her hand to show friendliness. "My mentor asked me to pick up a patient's file. His name is Xue Lang, and he wants me to study his condition together."

"Where's your employee ID?" Seeing Leng Ran's enthusiastic attitude, the other person lowered their guard slightly.

"Hey, I just arrived today, and my supervisor hasn't given me my employee badge yet. You've reminded me, bro." Leng Ran pretended to be annoyed and scratched his head.

"It's alright, it's my fault for being too suspicious. My name is Jimmy, I'm in cardiology," said the young doctor Jimmy, turning around to rummage through the shelf for a while before pulling out a file: "Here you go, it's Xue Lang's, go on."

"Thanks, Jimmy." After thanking him coldly, he hid a listening device between his fingers, gently patted Jimmy's shoulder, and then left.

Without the assistance of the High Priestess and training instructor, and without hacking into the surveillance system, Leng Ran needed to know when she would be discovered.

The only person she has communicated with so far is Jimmy. A miniature earpiece is installed in Leng Ran's cochlea, allowing her to monitor Jimmy's movements at any time.

Leng Ran flipped through the file: Xue Lang, male, stage III hemospasm, ward number 563.

Blood scaly disease? Leng Ran had read about it in an encyclopedia; it was somewhat similar to the zombie virus infection in the apocalypse.

In the fight against mutated beasts, if a person is bitten, there is a chance that they will be infected with the virus inside the mutated beast, causing a rejection reaction and resulting in mutation. Primitive beasts do not cause this effect.

The patient's body will gradually grow scales and gradually lose human consciousness, turning into a "zombie"-like creature.

However, with the development of technology, serum has long been developed. As long as serum is injected in time after being bitten, the virus can be eliminated and hemorrhagic scabiecosis will not occur.

Grandpa Guild Leader hasn't been on a hunting mission for years... How could he have been attacked by a monster? And how could he have not used the serum?

Leng Ran went straight to Xue Lang's ward, disguised herself as a doctor, pushed open the door, and saw a scene that made her extremely heartbroken.

The kind and gentle regimental commander of yesteryear now has purple skin covered in dense fish scales. He is half-dead and confined to a hospital bed, surrounded by chains that restrict his movement, and his body is covered with various tubes, relying on various medications to sustain his life.

Leng Ran felt a little reluctant to get any closer. The old man who used to comb his hair so meticulously was now appearing in this state, which he probably didn't want Ali to see.

Stage 95 of Blood Scaly Disease: Over 70% of his body has become mutated, and his periods of lucidity are very short. The only thing that can be done now is to slow the rate of mutation down to 95%. Once that's reached, he will permanently lose his human consciousness and become a complete zombie.

Xue Lang smelled the scent of a living person and suddenly opened his pale red eyes. He tried to turn his neck to look in Leng Ran's direction, but was held in place by the sturdy iron chains.

He glanced around but didn't find any surveillance equipment. However, out of caution, he still checked with a scanner before he felt relieved.

"Grandpa Commander, Ali is back." Leng Ran felt extremely sad, as if a stone was pressing down on her. She took off her mask and walked closer, leaning against Xue Lang's bedside so that he could see her.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the pale red in the eyes of the person on the bed gradually faded, and their vision cleared.

“Ah Li…” Xue Lang’s hoarse voice came through, “It’s good that you’re back. Everyone has been worried about you these past few years. If you have time, go back and visit, especially Xiao Han… cough cough.”

"Grandpa Commander, what happened? How did you become like this?" Leng Ran quickly poured a glass of water and wanted to feed it to Xue Lang, but Xue Lang stopped her.

“No need, Ali, my body no longer needs food or water.” Xue Lang said with a sorrowful expression. “This is all… the sins I committed, and now… it’s time to pay for them. Remember, always… stay away from the Illuminati.”

“Ah Li, I was once forced to cooperate with them and become their supplier. Six years ago, I accidentally discovered that they... were actually using orphans from Wuming Star to conduct human... experiments, and I... indirectly became an accomplice.” Xue Lang spoke with difficulty, his eyes welling up with tears.

"Grandpa Commander, Ali knows you're a good person! It's all the Illuminati's fault, there's no need to say anything more!" Leng Ran said with heartache as she looked at the struggling Xue Lang.

"I no longer wish to harm those innocent people. I want to... tear up the treaty. And all of this is predicated on drinking the holy water, which now seems to be... the blood of a mutated beast." Xue Lang insisted on continuing, his eyes deep, as if he could see through time and space.

"Ah Li, don't... be sad for me. I... have already... carried too many sins." Xue Lang recalled the past, vaguely remembering that charming and lovely girl.

"Ah Li, if you can leave Wuming Star, please visit Xie Aiying of Nan Shuxing for me and tell her that the cherry blossoms that year... were actually very beautiful. If there is an afterlife... I will definitely protect her by her side."

"Grandpa Commander." Tears welled up in Leng Ran's eyes.

Xue Lang's eyes were also blurry with tears: "Ali, Grandpa begs you, do it... give me... a quick death, I want... to die... as a human being."

Leng Ran understood Xue Lang's feelings. Many people in the apocalypse felt the same way, including Leng Ran herself. If infected, they would choose to commit suicide and die proudly as humans, rather than live on as zombies.

Even so, Leng Ran still found it hard to do it at times like this. He loosened his grip on the fake death potion and touched his dagger, while the potion was automatically stored in a slot inside his sleeve.

At that moment, a cold and familiar voice came through the listening device—it was Jun Han! He had sensed that someone was impersonating a doctor to find Xue Lang, and had arrived with his men.

Leng Ran knew it was time.

"Grandpa Commander, Ali understands."

"Good child, thank you, Ali." Xue Lang smiled with relief.