A cute, timid mushroom mistakenly takes the zombie king for her boyfriend and sticks close to him.

To be honest, Zhou Ziming and Lu Beichuan didn't have much of a grudge.

It was just that he was unlucky back then, when he and his teammates were shooting at zombies, and he was accidentally injured by his teammate's lack of sportsmanship.

He was just accidentally injured and sent to the research institute for treatment, where he happened to run into the suave Lu Beichuan, who said there was no more anesthesia and that a man should just tough it out.

Wasn't it just that he was steaming buns to prove himself, and when he was on the verge of death and in a daze, he heard someone next to Lu Beichuan say, "Isn't there anesthesia? Why don't you give it to him?"

Lu Beichuan smiled and said, "The inventory is running low. We need to keep it for experiments. He's tough and can handle it."

Zhou Ziming at the time: "???"

Depend on!

Do you know that people can die without anesthesia?

As a soldier, he can sacrifice himself for others and tell him the truth, but he will not accept being lied to!

This matter could be big or small, but it didn't stop Zhou Ziming from labeling Lu Beichuan as a "despicable person."

The despicable man was unaware that Zhou Ziming was cursing him in his heart. His gaze swept through the crowd and fell upon someone in the crowd, causing a turmoil in his heart. However, he was always good at hiding his emotions and quickly concealed them.

Pei Sinian seemed to sense something and glanced at him.

I vaguely felt that this person looked familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere before...

However, Mr. Zombie calmly withdrew his gaze.

Whether he's seen it or not is irrelevant to him; they're just a bunch of unclean and stupid food.

He always viewed things from the zombie's perspective, unable to see humans other than the little fool with normal eyes.

Little did he know that his casual glance would send chills down his spine.

Lu Beichuan was filled with doubt and surprise, but he smiled slightly at everyone and said, "The dean asked me to personally take you to the research institute. Follow me."

As the group passed through the door, the alarm suddenly went off on the people in their hands, startling the ordinary people who were entering, who thought they had been bitten by zombies.

Lu Beichuan acted as if he hadn't heard, and gestured for everyone to get into the car.

The Zhongyu base is able to accommodate so many people, which naturally means it has its own foundation. Once you enter, it's no different from a first-tier city. On the existing basis, measures have been arranged to deal with zombies at any time.

Meng Xiaoyou and the others got back into the car and looked at the bustling streets, feeling a strange sense of peace.

This place, on the surface, looks really good!

It took a full hour and a half to get from the base gate to the research institute. The group followed them to the institute's lobby, where they could see researchers in white coats bustling about.

The research institute mentioned here does not refer to a hospital; there are several other hospitals at the Zhongyu Base.

They were brought here for two reasons: first, because Su Lanyue and her group had special identities; and second, because they wanted to see if they could collect some samples from the wounds left by the mutated plants for research.

They need to take blood from the wound.

Upon hearing this, Meng Xiaoyou was utterly shocked, her fingers gripping Pei Sinian's clothes until they turned white.

He protested in a low voice: "Their poisoning is more severe than mine, so if we draw their blood, we can't draw mine."

The young woman who was drawing their blood held a notebook and had a serious face. When she heard this, she was about to say, "Everyone has to be drawn, why are you being given special treatment?" But when she turned her head and saw the young woman's nervous face, with her eyes and nose almost scrunched up, she suddenly felt a pang of tenderness and said, "Then... I'll draw theirs."

Oh dear, who let such a cute little guy out? Aren't you afraid he'll be stolen?

However, when the young lady saw the icy, world-weary face next to Meng Xiaoyou, she instantly changed her mind.

Damn it, someone's guarding it, we can't steal it!

Relieved that she didn't have to have her blood drawn, Meng Xiaoyou politely thanked the young lady, "Thank you, you're so kind. They're seriously poisoned; I suspect the poison has reached their brains. You can just have your blood drawn without worry."

Su Lanyue and the others: "...?"

The young woman took out a needle and smiled, saying, "What's coming next is a bit bloody, you can play with it for a while."

Mushroom nodded solemnly, as if she couldn't bear to watch what was about to happen, and buried her head in Pei Sinian's arms, her shoulders trembling slightly, as if she was trying hard to suppress something.

Pei Sinian hesitated, patting his hand on the ground. "Shall we...go somewhere else?"

"Ha...ha...no need."

The mushroom-faced girl buried her face in his chest and silently moved away, taking small steps to his back. She secretly lifted one of his arms and, through the gap, watched the young lady draw blood from each of the people.

The scene was indeed very bloody. In order to conduct research, they would draw several tubes of blood at a time. The needles were thin and long, and it looked painful when they pierced the skin.

Hmph, they're all those who bullied Mushroom before, none of them will be spared.

Meng Xiaoyou hid behind him and chuckled, but suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked up a beat late and met Pei Sinian's eyes.

It turned out that her shield had turned to the side at some point and was looking at him with those gray eyes.

His eyes are long and narrow, with sharp lines at the inner and outer corners, and light-colored pupils, rarely revealing any emotion.

Mushroom wondered if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that there was something hidden deep in his calm eyes that Mushroom couldn't understand.

Of course I'm hiding something; if I don't, I'll make her angry.

From Pei Sinian's perspective, the little fool at this moment was like a cat caught doing something wrong. The fur on its back and tail stood up, its clear black and white eyes were wide open, and its eyelashes fluttered and trembled, making the zombies itch.

God knows how much effort he put in to suppress the restlessness in his heart; even his cold, hard corpse seemed to be completely charmed by her appearance.

Pei Sinian once again empathized with Tang Shengnan's feelings at that time; the humans he raised were indeed very popular with both zombies and humans.

However, Mr. Zombie discovered a serious problem: Little Fool's methods of revenge seemed to be all petty and insignificant.

This won't do; we'll suffer for it in the future.

Now is not the place to teach a fool. He kept this in mind and, under Meng Xiaoyou's nervous and guilty gaze, turned back as if nothing had happened, pretending not to see her gloating little face.

Mushroom scratched its face awkwardly, no longer in the mood to chuckle, and stared down at its toes, trying to find a hole in the ground.

Finally, after completing this process, Lu Beichuan managed to summon a level four healing-type ability user.

"The teacher is busy and can't find the time, so let me help everyone detoxify."

The newcomer was petite and sweet-looking. She winked at everyone and gave a playful smile. When her gaze fell on Su Lanyue, she looked slightly annoyed. "Sister Su, how come you came back with all these injuries?"

As he spoke, he inadvertently glanced at Meng Xiaoyou.