66: Chapter 66 Reencounter with Lu Yingman

Qi Yin looked closely and smiled.

Oh, that woman squeezed in the crowd, covered in rags, isn't that her nominal "good" mother, Lu Yingman?

The direction this group is heading in looks like Central City Hospital.

Lu Yingman might have been hungry for too long, as she was walking very slowly.

The Fat Pig Man leading them couldn't wait; he went straight to the back of the line and gave her a solid kick, jabbering away in a way that looked like he was urging her to hurry up.

Qi Yin couldn't help but curl her lips. The once glamorous young lady, Mrs. Qi, probably never imagined she would have such a disheveled day.

After all, in her previous life, she had protected Lu Yingman very well.

She handled all the dirty and tiring work, while Lu Yingman only needed to wait in the back to eat.

The communicator rang.

"Professor Zhou? What's the matter?"

"Miss Qi, Bureau Chief Xiao said that if we encounter problems, we can trouble you for help, is that right?" Professor Zhou's voice sounded a bit awkward.

Qi Yin frowned. Asking her?

Xiao Sinian really doesn't treat her as an outsider.

"Please tell me, I will do my best."

"It's like this: because the previous situation was too sudden, that batch of virus samples originating from Sakura Country is still in the underground laboratory of Central City Hospital. This thing is very important to us, so..."

Qi Yin ended the communication. Watching the waves of people and zombies flooding into Central City Hospital one after another, she understood what Professor Zhou meant.

The temperature dropped again; it was now around minus fifty degrees.

The sunroom roof was covered in a thick layer of ice, and the heating equipment was almost smoking.

She put on her specially made thermal suit and walked out of the shelter. The snow had completely covered the original greenery.

Everything that met her eyes was pure white, which was very dazzling.

Qi Yin walked down the mountain alone, stepping through snow that reached above her ankles.

Although the thermal suit was just a thin layer, its insulation effect was excellent. She didn't need to dress like a penguin, which would hinder her movement.

Professor Zhou's request was urgent, so she had to get that batch of original viruses as soon as possible.

At the foot of the mountain, the off-road vehicle that had been idle for a long time was finally brought out for a spin.

The water-damaged cars and debris on the streets had not yet been cleared, which slowed her down significantly, but it was still faster than walking.

The continuous natural disasters left the authorities unable to protect themselves, and the armed forces clearing out zombies were cut off.

With the Climate Center's warning that the extreme cold would last for half a year, the last straw for maintaining order was broken.

Just yesterday, the survivors truly fell into a desperate situation of fighting on their own.

But this also had its advantages for her; at least she didn't have to spend energy hiding bodies when killing people.

The hospital building was right in front of her, but strangely, Qi Yin didn't see the zombies that had been chasing that group of survivors earlier.

She parked the car in a corner, looked around to make sure no one was there, and put it into her space.

She skillfully found the relatively hidden side entrance, but discovered that the door had long been destroyed.

The cold wind blew, and the remains of the door banged loudly, which was very grating.

"Hmm? Could someone have gotten here first?" Qi Yin frowned.

She took a deep breath, gripped the silver-glowing Tang sword in her hand, and slipped inside sideways.

Inside the underground laboratory, the mud and sand brought by the previous rainstorm made movement difficult.

The smell of formalin in the air was very pungent.

There was a sudden movement behind her, and Qi Yin immediately turned sideways.

"Who's there?"

"Hrr..."

An abnormal breathing sound suddenly rang out, and then, Qi Yin saw the ground beneath her feet shaking slightly.

It's a zombie!

A group of zombies with frost covering their pale skin sensed her presence and treated her as food.

Qi Yin's lips curled up, and the Tang sword in her hand hummed.

She gently stroked the blade: "Good baby, it's been too long since you've had a meal, today I'll let you eat your fill!"

The silver-glowing Tang sword danced in her hands. Qi Yin stepped back and then charged forward against the wind.

Every strike was precise, aiming at the fatal weaknesses of the zombies. One strike per zombie, clean and efficient.

Without their heads, the remaining limbs fell to the ground, causing vibrations one after another.

There were no Mutated Zombies in the horde, so Qi Yin found them exceptionally easy to deal with.

Another strike, another zombie fell, and a crystal core popped out from its head; she even had time to catch it.

"Ah, satisfying!"

Qi Yin twisted her neck; it had been a long time since she had exercised like this.

With only about twenty zombies, logically, using a gun could have finished them off faster.

But she hadn't gotten the samples yet and didn't want to attract a large horde of zombies.

Relying on the map Professor Zhou sent her, she finally found that mysterious, confidential sample storage room in the deepest part of the underground.

The airtight door was still tightly closed, unaffected by the flood.

Entering the password, Qi Yin successfully opened the storage room door.

Most of the sample cabinets inside were intact. Aiming for the special mark, she found the designated cold storage box.

"This is it!"

Inside the cold storage box were several sealed test tubes neatly arranged, with detailed codes and numbers pasted on them.

After confirming everything was correct, Qi Yin carefully placed the cold storage box into a special isolation box and threw it into her space.

After cleaning up, she rubbed her chin in thought.

Professor Zhou didn't say how to handle the remaining samples.

"Whatever, I'll take them all."

With a thought, the sample room that was full just a moment ago instantly became empty.

"Done!"

The mission was successfully completed, and it was time for her to evacuate.

However, just as Qi Yin was returning the way she came and was about to reach the first-floor lobby.

A burst of suppressed arguing mixed with a woman's sobbing came from the direction of the outpatient pharmacy.

Out of curiosity to watch the drama, Qi Yin instinctively hid behind the stairs and gathered her Spiritual power.

She only saw about twenty green dots and two red dots.

Among this group of people, there were Ability Users.

A group of sallow and emaciated survivors, randomly wrapped in old down jackets, were gathered at the entrance of the pharmacy.

The pharmacy door was wide open, and it was pitch black inside, obviously having been looted countless times.

Huh? Qi Yin looked closely.

That woman on the ground with messy hair, covering her face and crying, wasn't that Lu Yingman?

The down jacket on her body—no, it should be a cotton-padded jacket—was the most ragged among the group, with the cotton clumping up.

Beside Lu Yingman were a few empty plastic bags scattered around.

Qi Yin couldn't help but shake her head, "Sigh, how pitiful."

It's a pity, but not worth sympathizing with.

At this moment, that fierce-looking Fat Pig Man kicked Lu Yingman, who was on the ground, very impatiently.

He lowered his voice slightly and cursed angrily: "Cry, cry, cry, what are you crying for? You useless thing! I told you to go in and find some anti-inflammatory medicine, and you couldn't even do that? Did I raise you bunch of trash for nothing?"

Lu Yingman sobbed, her whole body shivering from the cold.

"Big Brother, inside... it's too dark inside, and there's something... moving. I'm scared..."

The Fat Pig Man spat, "Scared? If you're scared, then get out and freeze to death!"

The Fat Pig Man pointed at the pharmacy and ordered again.

"If you don't find it, Xiao Liu's leg will rot, and we'll all be finished. You! Go back in and find it for me."

"I, I'm not going..." Lu Yingman shrank back in fear.

"Sigh, boring!"

Qi Yin couldn't help but roll her eyes. It was just a scene of the weak being prey to the strong; it was quite boring.

Just as she was about to quietly bypass them from the other side, she didn't expect to accidentally trigger a branch at her feet.

"Who's there!"