Jiang Chen didn't want to have too many memories of what happened in the sewer that day.
All he remembered was that he vomited, a lot. Yao Yao has been comforting him, patting his back, and helping him take off the soiled clothes. Even though she felt very uncomfortable, after all, she had survived in the apocalypse for so long, and she was no longer unfamiliar with death.
Later, Jiang Chen shot out the gas tank in the house with a gun.
Looking at the filth shrouded in firelight, he didn't say another word.
Holding the trembling Yao Yao, Jiang Chen stepped over the corpses and stayed away from this heinous place.
Sun Jiao's wound had stopped bleeding, and when Jiang Chen came back, she had even recovered to the point where she could walk around. Three bullets hit her in the abdomen and one in the shoulder. When Jiang Chen heard Sun Jiao say that she had taken out the bullet by herself, Jiang Chen had no other thoughts except surprise.
This strong woman always does things that are beyond his common sense.
That night, Jiang Chen got drunk when he returned to the villa. He drank almost all the beer stored in the villa. Sun Jiao lay down early because of her injury. Yao Yao had been taking care of him, helping him change into clean clothes, and then helped him to bed.
Yao Yao is very sensible, although she is also in pain. Seeing such a tragic situation made her mentally strong and almost collapsed. But she understood that it was Jiang Chen who needed more care at the moment.
That kind man looked like he had just come out of a shelter.
Yao Yao recalled that the first time she saw the pile of dead people, she almost fainted immediately. But when she discovered that death was a common thing even in the survivor base, she gradually became numb.
Goodwill is a luxury, wanton squandering is a waste.
This is the end of the world, very silly, but also kind of cute...
She had heard about cannibals. They hid in the shadows and lurked in dirty sewers, worshiping almost perverted heretical beliefs and eating the flesh and blood of their fellow humans without hesitation. They are enemies of almost every human organization. Even the anti-human mutant groups despise them. Even the Sixth District, which flaunts freedom, explicitly prohibits them from approaching.
After putting a wet towel with clear water on Jiang Chen's forehead, Yao Yao glanced at Jiang Chen's face with some distress, then silently turned around and left the room, gently closing the door.
"Is he asleep?"
Yao Yao was slightly stunned. At this moment, Sun Jiao had woken up for some reason. She was wearing thin underwear and leaning against the door with a complicated expression.
"Well... aren't you asleep?" Yao Yao asked in confusion.
"Well, I can't sleep... Forget it, since he's already asleep, let's talk to him tomorrow." After saying that, Sun Jiao smiled bitterly, scratched her head with long hair, and turned around to go back to the room. .
"You, are your injuries better?" Yao Yao looked at the bandage wrapped around Sun Jiao's waist and summoned up the courage to ask in a low voice.
"It's nothing serious, except for my recovery ability, I'm quite confident." Sun Jiao forced a smile a little weakly, and waved her hand to indicate that Yao Yao didn't care.
"correct... "
"Huh?" Yao Yao was about to turn around when she heard Sun Jiao calling her and turned around again in confusion.
"... Thanks."
Yao Yao couldn't see Sun Jiao's expression in the shadow. After she finished speaking, she returned to the house.
Yao Yao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.
To be honest, she was not good at dealing with this domineering "mistress".
But now it seems that she is actually quite a good person.
-
-
Early next morning.
After rubbing his sleepy eyes, Jiang Chen sat up from the soft bed. The sunlight outside the window was a bit dazzling, making him squint his eyes.
Has the radiation cloud finally dispersed? It seems that the weather is getting hotter. After all, it is actually midsummer.
The door was slowly opened, and Yao Yao's petite body rushed into the house.
"Well, wash your face." Yao Yao whispered, placing the basin on the bedside table.
Looking at that cute pretty face, Jiang Chen's somewhat stiff face couldn't help but reveal a comfortable smile. Jiang Chen stretched out his hand and rubbed the fluffy hair and said.
"No, I can just come. Speaking of which, what time is it now?"
"It's nine o'clock... I'll do it." Yao Yao gently wrung out the towel and wiped Jiang Chen's face.
Because it was very comfortable, Jiang Chen no longer insisted and let Yao Yao's little hands hold the towel and rub it on his face.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Much better, Yao Yao is really good." Although the muscles in the back of his head and all over his body are still a little sore, they no longer affect normal activities.
"Hey hehe." As if because of the compliment, Yao Yao had a soft smile on his face.
"Are you feeling better?" As if she noticed the movement, Sun Jiao also came to the house and stood at the door looking at Jiang Chen worriedly.
"I'm much better, but you... don't the injuries on your body matter?"
"My words are fine... There are some things I have to explain to you." Sun Jiao suddenly put on a serious expression, which made Jiang Chen couldn't help but show a serious look on his face.
Although Sun Jiao is usually very "naughty", she is never careless when it comes to matters that need to be taken seriously.
However, in this increasingly tense atmosphere, Sun Jiao suddenly smiled and turned around under Jiang Chen's surprised gaze.
"Let's have breakfast first."
-
-
The breakfast is very rich, of course, this is based on the specifications of the end of the world.
Slices of bread and tomato sauce.
For some reason, Jiang Chen felt nauseated when he saw ketchup.
Sun Jiao glanced at Jiang Chen who was rubbing his belly with some worry, sighed, and took the bottle of ketchup out of the dining table.
She was obviously a foodie, but at this moment, Sun Jiao suddenly lost her appetite.
This was not because of the cannibals. This was not the first time Sun Jiao had witnessed a hell similar to the cannibals. What worries her is Jiang Chen. Strictly speaking, this is the first time he has seen the cruel side of the apocalypse.
And she knew very well that this was just the tip of the iceberg.
"I... have to go out for a while. It may take a month to come back. There is not much food left."
If you stay here for too long, you'll probably collapse mentally first.
Jiang Chen made a random excuse because explaining time travel was too troublesome.
"Well, leave early and come back early." Sun Jiao opened her mouth, and finally said this softly.
"Let's have breakfast together." Jiang Chen smiled weakly. He knew that he must look ugly at the moment, but he couldn't show any strength.
This is both physical and mental weakness.
At the dinner table, Sun Jiao was carefully tasting the bread while explaining to Jiang Chen what happened to his body yesterday.
In theory, genetic medicines only slightly modify the genotype of newly generated cells in the human body, so that the human body's muscle strength, bone density, nerve firing and other items related to survivability can be strengthened to a certain extent. If you open Jiang Chen's E now, you can see the changes in Jiang Chen's physical fitness in the past three days.
***
Username: Jiang Chen
body condition:
[
Muscle Strength: 24
Bone Strength: 25
Reflex nerves: 28
Brain cell activity: 14
...
]
***
The three basic abilities have almost doubled. Based on the physical fitness of modern people, it seems that it is not an exaggeration to call Jiang Chen a superman.
"Yesterday... because of the stimulation of anger, you entered a state of madness." Thinking that Jiang Chen was angry for herself, Sun Jiao's cheeks turned slightly red, but she quickly continued calmly, "Normally speaking , the genetic medicine will only modify three basic abilities, but because it involves DNA modification, it is possible to produce some unpredictable mutations... It is said that someone grew two heads after being injected."
"My God, what you injected me with was such a dangerous thing." Jiang Chen was so frightened that he dropped his bread on the table.
"The probability is very small and can be ignored." Sun Jiao blushed and scratched her head in embarrassment. However, she did not intend to admit her mistake and chose to change the topic.
"However, there are also some people who have acquired more useful abilities because of benign mutations... For example, the ability I acquired is called tenacity." Sun Jiao stood up and unzipped her top.
"Ahem, are you... huh?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but panic for a moment because of Sun Jiao's movements, but when he saw that slender waist, he was stunned by the even more shocking reality. , "You, your scar?"
There were only three faint white spots left on the wheat-colored skin, which were new skin that had just grown out. If it's exposed to the sun for a few more days, I'm afraid not even a trace will be visible.
"Tenacity, to put it bluntly, means that when you are injured that is not immediate, you can accelerate the metabolism of cells and heal the wound in a short time. After using this ability, the body will be very weak. Frequent use will still make the wound heal. There is a risk of sudden death.”
sudden death...
This word made Jiang Chen swallow unnaturally.
"Your ability is the same. You need to remember that it is better to do less of this kind of behavior that overdraws your vitality. According to the name on E, it should be called madness, right?"
"That's right." Jiang Chen nodded. He had already checked his E yesterday. In the lower right corner of the body status bar, there was something like [Special Project: Madness] written on it.
"According to clinical responses, after a person who has acquired this ability is severely emotionally stimulated, all body cells will experience abnormal metabolic phenomena. The macroscopic manifestation is that the strength is increased and the reaction is faster. The specific effects vary from person to person. , you can call up the record of the use of this ability on your body, which will help you understand intuitively."
Jiang Chen was stunned. He didn't know that E had this function. Under Sun Jiao's guidance, he retrieved the text of the usage record.
[
Hidden genetic code:
Madness: Muscle strength +20, reflex nerves +19, brain cell activity +17. Special effect: Killing intuition, that is, you can detect the position of the heart with just any one of the five senses.
Maximum duration: half an hour
]
Going crazy actually increases the activity of brain cells? Be smart? This gave Jiang Chen an incredible feeling.
"I have to remind you that it's better to use this ability less." Sun Jiao noticed the expression on Jiang Chen's face and couldn't help but sigh.
"Why?"
"Did you forget to use the aftereffects of playing ability?"
Jiang Chen thought of that day. He seemed to have fainted and it took him a long time to wake up in Yao Yao's arms.
"That's fine as long as it's in a safe environment, but in battle, there are often variables that no one can predict. Once you use madness, if you can't kill your opponent until the end, then the end that awaits you will be There’s only one left.”
After hearing Sun Jiao's explanation, Jiang Chen couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. If Yao Yao hadn't rushed over in time yesterday, I'm afraid he would have become a headless corpse now... maybe even the body would not be left behind.
It’s scary to think about it.
"But you don't have to be nervous. This kind of ability can often be controlled. By activating the ability with special drugs, and then terminating the ability with special drugs, this will make the use of your abilities much more efficient. After a period of time, It is not impossible to control the activation and termination of abilities through training. For example, I no longer need auxiliary drugs." After speaking, Sun Jiao handed two plastic tubes to Jiang Chen's hands, "Put them in This is installed in the empty slot of E. Remember the corresponding color and don’t install it backwards. If you need to start the mad transformation, you only need to press a button, and the medicine will naturally be injected into your body through the nano-needle of E. However, I My advice is still... don't rely too much on this ability."
"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded cautiously.
Breakfast was over and Jiang Chen packed his backpack. Although the backpack feels a little loose, it is very heavy. After all, it contains several kilograms of gold.
Both women came to the living room to say goodbye to Jiang Chen. Although Jiang Chen repeatedly said that he would come back soon, Sun Jiao and Yao Yao insisted on doing this for him.
Embracing Sun Jiao's hot body, Sun Jiao took the initiative to offer her passionate kiss. The fiery and moist flavor never gets boring no matter how many times you taste it.
"The food is all put in the freezer, and there is enough for the two of you for half a year. Remember to eat fresh vegetables first, and eat less canned food..."
"I know, honey, can you say something romantic at this time?" Sun Jiao rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen as usual, but the twinkling in her beautiful eyes was full of attachment.
After letting go of Sun Jiao who was full of love, Jiang Chen hugged Yao Yao again.
"Please pay attention to your health. When I come back, it will be great if I can see a cute Yao Yao."
"Um!"
Yao Yao nodded vigorously. Feeling the touch of Yao Yao's little chin coming from his shoulder, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile slightly and put Yao Yao down.
"One, I must come back." Yao Yao bit his lips and looked into Jiang Chen's eyes with big pleading eyes.
Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, and then used a gentle smile to resolve Yao Yao's worries.
"of course."
Reaching out and stroking Yao Yao's hair, Jiang Chen was about to turn around and set off.
However, there was a weak resistance from his waist. Jiang Chen looked at Yao Yao's hands still holding his with some confusion. He was about to ask her if there was anything else...
The lips were blocked.
With a light fragrance, a kind of vanilla flavor...
Yao Yao stood up on tiptoes and kissed Jiang Chen's lips like a dragonfly, then ran away with a blushing face.
Touching his lips blankly, Jiang Chen noticed Sun Jiao's murderous gaze.
"This, you can't blame me for this."
Seeing Jiang Chen's confused explanation, Sun Jiao sighed, hugged Jiang Chen again, and leaned close to his ear.
"No need to say anything, come back soon."
"Um."
Jiang Chen opened his mouth, but in the end he only left this simple response.
Looking at Jiang Chen's leaving figure, Sun Jiao had a complicated look on her face.
Women are very sensitive creatures.
She could vaguely guess that Jiang Chen came from a country similar to that before the war. Only where there is order can things like gold have value. As far as she knows, there is no place in this world that has the ability to use gold as currency.
Will he ever return to this world
she does not know.
If it were in the past, she might have chosen to keep him tied to her side. This is also what most people do with their favorite things in the apocalypse. But she didn't do that.
From the very beginning, she could see the fearless look in his eyes. Even though he was tied tightly to a chair by her and had a gun pointed at his head, although he was scared, he was not afraid.
All the accomplices are lies, and the so-called organization is also fabricated. Sun Jiao doesn't understand, what is the trump card he relies on
It’s not the fearlessness of being daring, but the fearlessness of being confident. She even had a feeling that if he wanted to leave in the Sixth Street, no one in the world would be able to keep him. Moreover, walking will be easier than on your own.
She even had the idea of hiding the gold to control Jiang Chen, but in the end she gave up the idea.
She chose to believe.
He will definitely not leave me behind, he will come back... Sun Jiao believed this in her heart.
Although she could discover Jiang Chen's secret just by following him secretly, but for some reason, Sun Jiao no longer had the desire to do so.
Surprisingly, this was the first time since she entered the apocalypse that she had any feelings of belief.
-
-
Although Yao Yao didn't know Jiang Chen's secret, she was smart and sensitive and still saw a hint of hesitation in Jiang Chen's eyes. She didn't know why this hesitation came from, maybe it was the fierce battle with the Gray Goo mercenary group, maybe it was because of the mental pollution in the cannibal camp...
She read the hesitation in Jiang Chen's eyes. Perhaps it was because of this hesitation that he temporarily terminated the bank vault plan and chose to leave for a while.
This choice made Yao Yao feel a little lucky. Although it was very hazy, she had a vague premonition. If Jiang Chen had obtained the tons of gold in the bank vault at this moment, he might not come back here for a very long time.
If Jiang Chen disappears, she will feel very painful. She doesn't want this...
So, at the last moment, Yao Yao chose to completely obey his own will and kissed Jiang Chen on the lips.
For the same reason, Sun Jiao did not stop her. Even though Sun Jiao is very possessive.
At least, it must make him feel some concern. The heavier the concern, the better...
In this way, he should not leave without coming back. ;