Chapter 15: Madness

For what happened in the sewers that day, Jiang Chen didn't want to reminisce too much.

He only remembers throwing up, throwing up a lot. Yao Yao had been comforting him, patting him on the back and helping him remove his soiled clothes. Even if she feels very uncomfortable, after all, she has survived in the last days for so long, and she is no longer very strange to death.

Later, Jiang Chen shot the gas canister in the house with a gun.

Looking at the filth shrouded in firelight, he didn't say a word more.

Holding Yao Yao, who was trembling, and stepping over a corpse, Jiang Chen stayed away from this outrageous place.

Sun Jiao's wound had stopped bleeding, and when Jiang Chen returned, she had even recovered to the point where she could walk. Three bullets hit her in the abdomen, one in the shoulder. When he heard Sun Jiao say that she had taken out the bullet by herself, Jiang Chen had no more feelings except surprise.

This strong woman always does something beyond his common sense.

That night, Jiang Chen, who returned to the villa, was drunk, and he drank almost all the beers stored in the villa. Sun Jiao was injured and lay down very early. It was always Yao Yao who took care of him, helped 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 makes her spirit that she finally got strong almost collapse. But she understands that it is Jiang Chen who needs to be taken care of more at this moment.

The kind man, it was as if he had just come out of the shelter.

Yao Yao recalls the first time she saw the pile of dead people, she fainted almost immediately. But when she realized that death was a common occurrence even in the survivor base, she gradually became numb.

Goodwill is a luxury, and wanton profligacy is a waste.

It's silly in the last days, but it's also somewhat cute

She had heard of cannibals, who hid in the shadows, in filthy sewers, worshipping almost perverted heretical beliefs and not shying away from eating the flesh and blood of their fellow citizens. They are enemies of almost every human organization, and even the anti-human mutant groups despise them, and even the Sixth Block, which flaunts freedom, has banned them from approaching.

Putting the wet towel 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.

"Did he sleep?"

Yao Yao was slightly stunned. At this moment, Sun Jiao had woken up for some reason, wearing thin underwear, and leaned against the door with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Well, didn't you sleep?" asked Yao Yao with some confusion.

"Well, I can't sleep a little, since he's already asleep, let's talk to him tomorrow. After speaking, Sun Jiao smiled bitterly, scratched her head with long hair, and turned around to return to the room.

"You, are your injuries better?" Yao Yao looked at the bandages wrapped around Sun Jiao's waist, and mustered up the courage to ask in a low voice.

"It's not a big deal, but I'm quite confident in my recovery. Sun Jiao smiled a little weakly, signaling Yao Yao to wave her hand without care.

"That's right"

"Huh?" Yao Yao was about to turn around, but when she heard Sun Jiao stop her, she couldn't help but turn around again in confusion.

"Thank you. ”

Yao Yao couldn't see Sun Jiao's expression in the shadows. She returned to the house.

Yao Yao was stunned and couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.

To be honest, she is not good at dealing with this domineering "hostess".

But now it seems that she is actually quite a good person.

Early the next morning.

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Jiang Chen sat up from the soft bed. The sunlight outside the window was a little dazzling, and he couldn't help but squint.

Has the radiation cloud finally dispersed? It seems that the weather is going to get hotter, after all, the reality is the height of summer.

The door slowly opened, and Yao Yao's petite body rushed into the room.

"Well, let's wash my face. Yao Yao whispered, placing the basin on the bedside table.

Looking at that cute face, Jiang Chen's somewhat stiff face couldn't help but show a comfortable smile. Stretching out his hand and rubbing his fluffy hair, Jiang Chen spoke.

"No, I'll do it myself. Speaking of which, what time is it?"

"It's nine o'clock, or I'll do it. Yao Yao gently wrung out the towel, and then wiped Jiang Chen's face.

Because it was very comfortable, Jiang Chen no longer insisted, and let Yao Yao's little hand hold the towel and rub it on his face.

"Are you better?"

"It's much better, Yao Yao is really well-behaved. "Although the muscles in the back of my head and my whole body are still a little sore, they no longer affect my normal activities.

"Hey, hey. As if because of the compliment, Yao Yao's face showed a soft smile.

"You, are you better?" As if noticing the movement, Sun Jiao also came to the house, standing at the door with some worry and looking at Jiang Chen.

"I'm much better, but doesn't it matter what your injuries are?"

"I'm fine, there are some things I have to tell you. Sun Jiao suddenly changed to a serious expression, which made Jiang Chen's face show a serious look.

Although Sun Jiao is usually very "naughty", she is never sloppy in things that need to be taken seriously.

However, in this atmosphere that gradually began to be tense, Sun Jiao did suddenly smile and turned around in Jiang Chen's surprised gaze.

"Let's have breakfast first. ”

The breakfast was very generous, of course, in terms of the specifications of the last days.

Slices of bread with tomato sauce.

For some reason, seeing the ketchup, Jiang Chen felt an urge to revolt.

Sun Jiao glanced at Jiang Chen, who was rubbing his lower abdomen, with some concern, sighed, and brought the bottle with tomato sauce out of the table.

is obviously a foodie, but at this moment, Sun Jiao suddenly lost her appetite.

This is not because of the cannibals, a hell with a similar level of cruelty, and Sun Jiao has not witnessed it for the first time. What worried her was Jiang Chen, strictly speaking, this was the first time he had seen the cruel side of the last days.

And she knows very well that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

"I'm going to go out later, and it could take a month to come back. The stock of food is running out. ”

If you stay here for a long time, your spirit will collapse first.

Jiang Chen casually made an excuse, because the matter of crossing was too troublesome to explain.

"Well, go early and come back early. Sun Jiao opened her mouth, and finally just said such a sentence gently.

"Let's have breakfast together. Jiang Chen smiled a little weakly, he knew that he must be ugly at the moment, but he couldn't show a little stronger.

This is both physical and mental weakness.

At the dinner table, Sun Jiao savored the bread while explaining to Jiang Chen what happened to his body yesterday.

Theoretically, genetic agents only slightly modify the genotype of newly generated cells in the human body, so that the body's muscle strength, bone density, firing nerves and other items related to survival can be strengthened to a certain extent. If you open Jiang Chen's EP now, you can see the changes in Jiang Chen's physical fitness in the past three days.

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Username: Jiang Chen

Physical Condition:

Muscle Strength: 24

Bone strength: 25

Reflex nerves: 28

Brain cell activity: 14

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The three basic abilities have almost doubled, and if the physical fitness of modern people is the benchmark, it seems that it is not an exaggeration to call Jiang Chen a superman.

"Yesterday you went berserk because of the irritation of anger. Thinking that Jiang Chen was angry at himself, Sun Jiao's cheeks flushed slightly, but she quickly continued calmly, "Normally, genetic medicine will only modify the three basic abilities, but because it involves DNA correction, it is also possible to produce some unpredictable mutations, and it is said that someone has grown two heads after injection." ”

"Oh my god, you took me to inject such a dangerous thing. Frightened, Jiang Chen's bread fell on the table.

"The probability is small and negligible. Sun Jiao's face flushed, and she scratched her head a little embarrassed, but she didn't intend to admit her mistake, but chose to divert the topic.

"However, there are also some people, because of the benign mutation that has occurred, so they have acquired more useful abilities, such as me, and the acquired ability is called tenacity. Sun Jiao stood up and unbuttoned her blouse.

"Ahem, are you here?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but be a little flustered for a moment because of Sun Jiao's movements, but when he saw the slender waist, he was stunned by the more shocking reality, "You, your scars?"

The wheat-colored skin was left with only three faint white spots, which were newly grown. If you bask in the sun for a few more days, I'm afraid you won't be able to see even a trace.

"Tenacity, to put it bluntly, means that when you are injured by a non-instant death, you can heal the wound in a short time by accelerating the metabolism of cells. After using this ability, the body will be very weak, and there is a risk of sudden death with frequent use. ”

sudden death

This word made Jiang Chen swallow and foam unnaturally.

"Your abilities are the same. You need to keep in mind that this kind of behavior of overdrawing vitality is better to do less. Judging by the name on the EP, it should be called madness, right?"

"That's right. Jiang Chen nodded, he had already checked his EP yesterday, and in the lower right corner of the physical status bar, there were words like [Special Item: Madness].

"According to the clinical response, after the person who has obtained this ability is severely stimulated, the body cells of the whole body will have abnormal metabolism. On a macro level, the strength increases and the reaction becomes faster. The exact effect varies from person to person, and you can call up a record of how this ability is used on your body to help you intuitively understand. ”

Jiang Chen was stunned, he didn't know that EP had this function. Under Sun Jiao's guidance, he called up the text of the usage record.

Hidden Genetic Code:

Frenzy: +20 Muscle Strength, +19 Reflex Nerve, +17 Brain Cell Activity. Special Effect: Killing Instinct, which allows you to perceive the location of the heart with just one of your five senses.

Limit duration: half an hour

Madness actually enhances the activity of brain cells? Becoming smarter? This made Jiang Chen feel incredible.

"I have to warn you that it's better to use this ability sparingly. Sun Jiao noticed the expression on Jiang Chen's face and couldn't help but sigh.

"Why?"

"Have you forgotten the aftermath of using your playing abilities?"

Jiang Chen remembered that day, he seemed to faint directly, and it took a long time to wake up in Yao Yao's arms.

"It's fine if it's in a safe environment, but in battle, there are often variables that no one can predict. Once you've used Frenzy and you can't finish off your opponent until the end, there's only one end left for you. ”

After hearing Sun Jiao's explanation, Jiang Chen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. If Yao Yao hadn't rushed over in time yesterday, I'm afraid that he would have become a headless corpse by now, and he might not even have a corpse left.

It's scary to think about.

"But you don't have to be nervous, these kinds of abilities are often manageable. Activating abilities with special drugs and terminating them with special medications will make your abilities much more efficient. After a period of training, it is not impossible to control the activation and termination of abilities through one's own will. For example, I don't need adjunctive medication anymore. After speaking, Sun Jiao handed over the two plastic pipes to Jiang Chen's hands, "Put this in the empty slot of the EP, remember the corresponding color, don't pretend to be the opposite." If you need to activate the madness, you only need to press a button, and the potion will naturally be injected into your body through the EP's nanoneedle. However, my advice is not to rely too much on this ability. ”

"Hmm. Jiang Chen nodded cautiously.

Breakfast was over, and Jiang Chen packed his backpack. Although the backpack felt a little baggy, it was heavy, after all, it contained several kilograms of gold.

The two girls came to the living room to bid farewell to Jiang Chen. Although Jiang Chen repeatedly said that he would come back soon, Sun Jiao and Yao Yao insisted on doing it for him.

hugged Sun Jiao's fiery delicate body, and Sun Jiao took the initiative to offer her own kiss. The fiery and moist flavor will never get tired no matter how many times you taste it.

"The food is in the freezer, and there is enough for the two of you to eat for half a year. Remember to eat fresh vegetables first, canned food or something or eat less as well."

"Got it, baby, can you say something romantic at this time. Sun Jiao glanced at Jiang Chen as always, but the beautiful eyes flashed with attachment.

After letting go of Sun Jiao, who was full of spring, Jiang Chen hugged Yao Yao again.

"Pay attention to your body, when I come back, it would be great if I could see a lovely Yao Yao. ”

"Hmm!"

Yao Yao nodded vigorously. Feeling the touch of Yao Yao's small chin dropping from his shoulder, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile slightly and put Yao Yao down.

"One, must come back. Yao Yao bit her lip and looked into Jiang Chen's eyes with pleading eyes.

Jiang Chen was stunned, and then used a gentle smile to dispel the worry in Yao Yao's heart.

"Of course. ”

Stretching out his hand and rubbing Yao Yao's hair, Jiang Chen was about to turn around and set off.

However, there was a slight resistance from his waist, and Jiang Chen looked at Yao Yao with some confusion as he still held his hands, and just wanted to ask her what else was going on

The lips are gagged.

With a touch of light fragrance, there is a hint of vanilla

Yao Yao stood on tiptoe and kissed Jiang Chen's lips like water, then blushed and ran away.

Touching his lips in a daze, Jiang Chen noticed Sun Jiao's murderous gaze.

"This, you can't blame me for this. ”

Looking at Jiang Chen's overwhelmed explanation, Sun Jiao sighed, hugged Jiang Chen again, and leaned close to his ear.

"No need to say anything, come back early. ”

"Hmm. ”

Jiang Chen opened his mouth, but in the end, he only left this simple response.

Looking at Jiang Chen's departing back, the look on Sun Jiao's face was a little complicated.

Women are very sensitive animals.

She could vaguely guess that Jiang Chen was from a country similar to before the war. Only where there is order can something like gold have value. As far as she knew, there was no place in the world that had the ability to use gold as currency.

Will he ever come back to this world?

She didn't know.

If it had been before, she might have chosen to keep him on a leash, which is what most people do about their favorite things in the last days. But she didn't.

From the very beginning, she could see the look of fearlessness in his eyes. Even though she was sturdily tied to a chair and held to the head with a gun, he was afraid, but he was not afraid.

What accomplices are all liars, and the so-called organization is also made up, Sun Jiao doesn't understand, what is the hole card he relies on?

It's not a bold fearlessness, but a fearless fearlessness. She even had a feeling that if he wanted to leave in the sixth block at that time, I was afraid that no one in this world would be able to leave him. Moreover, it will be easier to walk than yourself.

She even had the idea of hiding the gold to control Jiang Chen, but in the end she dispelled the idea.

She chose to believe.

He will definitely not leave me, and Sun Jiao, who will come back, believes it in his heart.

Although she only needs to follow secretly, she can discover Jiang Chen's secret, but for some reason, Sun Jiao doesn't have the ** to do this.

Surprisingly, this is the first time she has had any feelings like believing since she stepped into the end times.

Although Yao Yao didn't know the secret of Jiang Chen's body, she was smart and sensitive, and she still spied a trace of hesitation in Jiang Chen's eyes. She didn't know what the reason for this hesitation started, maybe it was the fierce battle with the Gray Gu Mercenary Group, or maybe it was because of the spiritual 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 plan of the bank vault and chose to leave for a while.

Such a choice made Yao Yao feel a little lucky. Although it was very hazy, she had a faint premonition. If Jiang Chen had obtained the tons of gold in the bank's vault at this moment, he might not be able to return here for a long time.

If Jiang Chen disappeared like this, she would feel very painful, she didn't want this

Therefore, at the last moment, Yao Yao chose to completely obey his heart and kissed Jiang Chen's lips.

For the same reason, Sun Jiao did not stop her. Even if Sun Jiao is very possessive.

At the very least, he has to have some worries in his heart, and the heavier this concern, the better

In this way, he should not never go back.