213: He was so reluctant to part with her.

Seeing Ye Rui's tearful and sorrowful appearance, crystal-clear tears couldn't help but well up in the corners of Mo Li's eyes.

He really couldn't bear to leave her.

At this moment, he gradually felt a sense of numbness spreading throughout his body; his throat was dry, his teeth were itchy, and he particularly wanted to bite something.

If one looked closely, they would see many bloodshot veins appearing in the depths of his eyes.

Mo Li understood that he didn't have much time left while still conscious.

So he called out to Madam Gu, "Auntie!"

Hearing this, Madam Gu immediately walked over. "Xiao Li, Auntie is here."

Looking at Madam Gu's slightly weathered face, Mo Li sighed, "Auntie, you must take good care of your health in the future. In the future... Xiao Li won't be able to come see you anymore."

"Xiao Li, my poor child, how could you be bitten by a zombie? Why did it have to be you who was bitten by a zombie!" Madam Gu cried out in pain.

Mo Li gave a helpless smile. "Perhaps, this is just fate. Sigh... Auntie, don't cry anymore, watch your health!"

Madam Gu nodded repeatedly and said through her sobs, "Child, do you have any other unfulfilled wishes? Say them, and as long as I can do it, I will do it for you."

Hearing this, Mo Li looked at Ye Rui, who couldn't stop crying, and said, "Auntie, after I die, don't target Ye Rui and the others. What happened to me isn't their fault, okay?"

Madam Gu was stunned for a moment but agreed reluctantly.

She truly felt that Ai Yue and the others were jinxes; nothing good ever happened when they were involved.

If she hadn't secretly tried to set up her son with Cheng Siyu, he would surely have been led around in circles by Ai Yue.

Now her nephew had even lost his life because he got too close to them.

It was clear that one should not get close to Ai Yue and her group!

Seeing Madam Gu nod in agreement, Mo Li finally felt at ease. He didn't want the two women he loved most to hurt each other after he was gone!

Mo Li felt his consciousness becoming more and more blurred. His eyes slowly turned blood-red, and everything he saw was a bloody blur.

He felt an unbearable thirst in his mouth, a desire to tear and bite, and his limbs wanted to struggle uncontrollably.

Seeing Mo Li like this, everyone knew he was about to lose consciousness and turn into a zombie, and their eyes were filled with sorrow.

At this time, Ye Rui still held Mo Li's hand tightly, watching his zombification in utter despair.

Even though Mo Li wanted to pounce forward and tear apart anyone he saw, with the tiny bit of consciousness he had left, he did not harm Ye Rui, who was holding him tightly.

Seeing this, Ai Yue sighed deeply in her heart and pulled Ye Rui away with force.

As Ye Rui's hand let go, Mo Li's consciousness was completely lost, and he turned into a heartless zombie.

Having turned into a zombie, Mo Li struggled violently and roared continuously, with strings of slime flowing from his mouth, looking utterly disgusting.

No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from the ropes tied to his hands and feet.

Ye Rui was heartbroken and kept calling out "Big Brother Mo Li," but the only response she got was the roaring of the zombie Mo Li at her.

Madam Gu fell to the ground in grief. Seeing Ye Rui, Ai Yue, and the others, she couldn't help but feel a surge of hatred.

She suddenly stood up from the ground, rushed in front of Ye Rui, and slapped her directly, cursing, "You little bitch! If it weren't for saving you, how could my Mo Li have been bitten by a zombie?"

She pointed at the zombified Mo Li and said angrily, "The one who should have become like this is you! It's you, you shameless bitch!"

Seeing her sister, whom she protected like the palm of her hand, being hit and cursed at, a flash of killing intent crossed Ai Yue's eyes, and she was about to teach Madam Gu a lesson.

But she was held back by Ye Rui.

Ye Rui said with a sorrowful expression, "She's not wrong. If it weren't for me, Big Brother Mo Li wouldn't have been bitten by a zombie. The person lying there should have been me. It's only right for her to slap me and curse at me."

Ye Rui's heart was as cold as dead ashes.

"Rui Rui!" Ai Yue frowned deeply.

"Yes, exactly, it's your fault, it's all your fault! And you, Ai Yue, if you hadn't insisted on going out in the middle of the night to kill zombies and collect crystal cores, how could my Mo Li have turned out like this? It's all of you, you all killed him!

You all get out! Get out right now, and never let me see you again, otherwise I will never let you off like I did today! Get out!" Madam Gu screamed hysterically.

Ai Yue's expression was cold, and her hands were itching for action, but she was held back firmly by Ye Rui.

Ye Rui said with a sob, "Sister, let's go."

Ai Yue touched Ye Rui's hair affectionately. "Okay, we'll leave right now. Let's get out of here!"

Ye Rui took one last look at the roaring Mo Li, bit her lip hard, and tears fell like broken strings of pearls.

Finally, hardening her heart, she left without looking back.

With this departure, she would never see Mo Li again... Ai Yue and the others quickly left the area, and Gu Xiheng did not see them off.

Deep in his heart, he blamed the Ai sisters.

He was angry at them—one insisted on killing zombies when they were most active, and the other caused Mo Li's death because he tried to protect her.

Cheng Siyu and Gu Xitian had remained silent, watching coldly from the side.

They felt no ripples in their hearts regarding Mo Li's death.

If it had been before, they would also have been sad and distressed over Mo Li's death.

But ever since Mo Li had constantly opposed them, both openly and secretly, and always scolded them to their faces because of Ai Yue, they had come to hate him as well.

Now that Mo Li was dead, the fact that they didn't set off a string of firecrackers to celebrate was already a rare show of kindness from them.

Seeing Mo Li roaring continuously while tied to the bed, Gu Xitian curled her lip and secretly pulled Cheng Siyu to slip out.

She didn't want to stay here and look at a zombie.

After such a thing happened, Ai Yue couldn't stay here to kill zombies anymore. At Gong Qiuqiu's suggestion, they decided to follow him to the Songzhou Safety Tower.

Along the way, Ye Rui lost her former liveliness and agility, always being a step slow in everything she did. If Ai Yue hadn't been protecting her by her side, she would have been bitten and eaten by zombies long ago.

Li Shilan felt sorry for her and stayed by her side, telling interesting stories to cheer her up.

Ye Rui also understood that her state was worrying her family. She wanted to return to her normal state, but she always felt powerless.

Ai Yue told her not to force herself; if she wanted to be sad or just give up for a while, Ai Yue would give her time and told her not to be too hard on herself.

The road ahead was not peaceful either; the number of people turning into zombies and Alien Insects was increasing.

Moreover, they had basically all leveled up by one; the most common zombies were already rarely seen.

This was not a good sign.

Ai Yue's furrowed brow had not relaxed once.

The happiest person on this journey was the lighthearted Gong Qiumu. Thinking about going home, he was overjoyed. "Big Brother, how much longer until we get home? After being out for so many days and experiencing so many things, it feels like a lifetime ago."

"Oh, really? It's a miracle we can return alive this time. After this, can you stop running around in the future?" Gong Qiuqiu poked Gong Qiumu's forehead and said crossly.