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

Such a loud commotion would only be unbearable for Pei Sinian if he were deaf. Moreover, even without superpowers, Pei Sinian's zombie body still exists, so his hearing and sense of smell are still very sensitive.

He had smelled the familiar sweetness just moments before, and now the scent was growing stronger.

Besides that, there seems to be another smell... Hmm, the smell of that little tattered vine, shouldn't it be digging a hole?

A glint flashed in his indifferent eyes, and he closed them without making a sound.

Before long, a sweet aroma approached, so sweet that he wanted to open his fangs and bite, but he didn't move, carefully sensing the creature's approach.

With his eyes closed and his hearing sharp, he heard a clicking sound coming from afar, followed by a loud "Duang," and the lab table beneath him seemed to tremble.

Pei Sinian: "..." Very good, at this weight, if this continues, he won't be able to carry her anymore.

These aren't solid; they're mushrooms made of iron.

Meng Xiaoyou was like a cat that had accidentally wandered into someone else's house. She tentatively peeked out and accidentally knocked over the test tube rack on the lab table, then accidentally dented the lab table, and then accidentally bumped into Pei Sinian's leg when she went up to the lab table, with a crisp cracking sound.

The two remaining creatures in the laboratory shuddered.

Pei Sinian's eyelashes trembled slightly, his thin lips tightened, and he remained silent.

Meng Xiaoyou, having gotten into trouble, stood awkwardly beside his calves, her large, grape-like eyes brimming with tears. *Sob*

Where are the zombies I was expecting? They're so small and fragile, I broke my leg if I stepped on them.

How can I escape?

The mushroom's purple cap drooped down, obscuring the egg-shaped eye, and it nervously hopped to Pei Sinian's side, stealing a glance.

Aside from the kick from the mushroom, he seemed uninjured, except for his hands and feet, which were bound by thick chains. One end of the chain was embedded in the bottom of the lab table, where there was a sensor with a ring-like pattern in the middle, which should require a fingerprint to unlock.

Meng Xiaoyou was worried. How do I unlock this?

Before Meng Xiaoyou could think any further, the two small plants guarding the door sounded an alarm. With a heavy heart, she summoned a spatial bubble and put Pei Sinian and the experimental table inside. Without saying a word, she found a cabinet and hid under it.

At the doorway, the little vines and the little tail skillfully hid in the trash can.

Academician Rong walked in with several people, paused for a moment, took a few steps back uncertainly, and then pushed the door open and entered.

It was completely empty...

Someone asked in confusion, "Teacher, what about the zombies you mentioned?"

Academician Rong: "..."

"No...it's not good anymore."

Just then, the entire research institute shook violently, and someone panicked, shouting, "Zombies... so many zombies are rushing over..."

Academician Rong was currently in a daze, saying absentmindedly, "This isn't under the institute's jurisdiction. Aren't there troops, mercenary groups, and a few powerful families involved?"

The man gasped, "But this time the zombies are very cunning. They crawled out from underground, and they even crawled out from right outside our research institute."

In an instant, the entire research institute was in chaos. Although Academician Rong was highly respected at the base, he was actually quite old and his body could not withstand the strain. Moreover, he had no special abilities whatsoever, and facing zombies would only lead to his death.

The researchers returned to the ground as quickly as possible. Almost at the same time they went up, the basement was also severely damaged by the vines. As the vines emerged from the ground, zombies jumped down from them and began searching for people with a clear purpose.

Just kidding, their boss's father, their king, got captured. Even a zombie wouldn't tolerate that!

The zombies didn't care about anything else and smashed down every door, determined to find their king.

On the basement level, the little zombie sat on a vine, pointing and gesturing: "Over there, yes, break open that door and see if there are still people there..."

On the research institute floor, the female zombie covered her mouth and chuckled, "Oh dear, isn't this the kid from last time? What happened to him, looking like a dead man?"

Zhou Ziming covered his face with a tattered cloth as if he were burying his head in the sand, afraid that someone he knew would see him associating with zombies. He squatted down in front of Mu Qingfeng and observed him. "The dents on this person's body look like they were hit with something."

"Nonsense, of course I saw it." Ji Luolan rolled her eyes at him. "Take another look at the outline and size of that crater on his forehead. Does it look familiar?"

Zhou Ziming observed, "How familiar could it be? It's just a dent the size of a bottle cap. But a bottle can't dent a human skull, can it?"

The human skull is still quite hard.

The female zombie clicked her tongue: "Can't you tell? He smells like mushrooms; that's from being hit by mushroom stalks."

Zhou Ziming: "???"

He split open!!!

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Outside the research institute's courtyard, Tang Shengnan stood with his hands on his hips, cursing loudly, "You bastard, what are you doing floating up there? Hurry up and come help us find someone!"

Everyone and the zombies were busy, but Sheng Jingxing was performing his special skills in mid-air, floating while standing, floating while lying down, and floating upside down, but he just wasn't doing anything productive.

Even after being insulted, he grinned and said, "What are you afraid of? Don't you already know that my little brother is a zombie? He's a zombie now. If he dies at the hands of humans, I'll despise him."

When the tiger is away, the monkey reigns supreme; he shamelessly flips himself upside down and gives the middle finger.

The lame zombie's kneecaps were almost worn down. He looked up and felt that the gesture looked familiar. He felt like his exclusive patent had been stolen, and he was inexplicably annoyed. He rummaged through the trash can while giving the middle finger to the sky.

The researchers who escaped from the research institute witnessed the two zombies giving each other the middle finger. They were immediately enraged and their faces turned red. They continued to flee in a panic.

There's no way around it; researchers like them are physically weak and lack any awakened superpowers, so facing zombies means certain death.

The two zombies exchanged a glance, and the lame zombie silently picked up a trash can and smashed it against the back of the man's head. The man's eyes rolled back, and he passed out.

Tang Shengnan reminded them from the side, "We're here to find someone. Once we find them, we'll leave immediately. It wouldn't be good if the other people from the base arrived."

As she spoke, she glared at Sheng Jingxing: "Even Luo Qingxue knows to help, are you even capable?"

The male zombie raised an eyebrow: "Alright, alright, I've found it, haven't I? The higher you stand, the farther you can see."

"..." It's as if you have X-ray vision and can see what's going on inside from the outside.

Unable to rely on this zombie, Tang Shengnan and Luo Qingxue went to find it.

As she passed a room, Luo Qingxue suddenly stopped, as if frozen in place. Her eyes widened, and her voice shrill: "Teacher!!"

The zombies rummaging through the room glanced at her blankly, then, with their clumsy zombie brains, they thought... and finally, quite sensibly, made way for her.

On the experimental table, the woman was completely "naked," covered in various tubes and needle marks. Her eyes were closed, and she looked to be in her thirties or forties. There was a bloody hole in her head, where the energy core belonging to a superhuman had been removed.

In that instant, Luo Qingxue broke down.

Aren't teachers in the military saving lives?

Lu Beichuan! He lied to her.