What do the last days represent?

Zombie? Confusion? Big fish eat little fish? The darkness of human nature? Or hold on to your own light in the midst of filth?

Receiving the system's order mission from the end times, Ren Jia once again embarked on a journey.

The dry air was full of bitterness and despair, standing on the roof of the city's landmark Yongxin Building, looking at the wind and sand that permeated the entire city, Ren Jia jumped directly from the roof with his backpack on his back.

The bracelet with the rope stuck on her allowed her to descend from the top of the 45th floor at a constant speed, avoiding the zombies walking back and forth around her when she landed, she jumped on the roof of the car in a few jumps, and disappeared into the steel jungle of the city under the terrifying eyes of the people hiding around her.

The object of her mission this time is the world-renowned virologist Qi Ning, and what she has to do is to protect this scholar until the virus vaccine is successfully developed.

In order to find the virologist, after arriving in this world, she spent a week preparing before finally figuring out his location.

At this time, it was already the fourth month after the outbreak of the end times.

The museum, two hundred kilometers southeast of her, is where this savior of the end times is temporarily hiding.

Zombies mutated by viruses are too common in the world Ren Jia is familiar with, and she has already experienced more world collapse and reconstruction processes in the Wu Luo group, and the world full of zombies, abilities, mutated animals and plants is more like experiencing huge growing pains than the entire world is about to die of life.

If Qi Ning had been able to develop a vaccine earlier, perhaps this painful process would not have lasted too long.

The survival of human beings is to fight against the world, and when they are completely defeated in this struggle, the vitality of this world will cease to exist.

The zombie tide that is bursting out now is a warning from the world to mankind, and for the sake of long-term survival in the future, every order must be rewritten.

Driving the car that was temporarily picked up on the road, Ren Jia flicked his tail and parked the car directly on the first basement floor of the museum.

The elevator has long been unusable, so she took the Tang knife produced by modern industry and found it all the way from the first floor.

1528 follows his master in a museum that is too quiet, and it is obviously too quiet to be compared to the world outside that is full of zombie howls.

It didn't dare to disturb its master, Jiajia was not in a very good state, it was still this kind of dangerous world at this time, 1528 only hoped that he would not cause an extra burden.

In the quiet museum, there was only the sound of wind from the broken windows, Ren Jia walked a few steps, the Tang knife knocked on the display case and made a distinct sound, and said calmly around the corner, "I have no malice, can the muzzle of the gun be removed?" ”

There was no movement in the direction of what she was talking about, as the most likely candidate to develop a virus vaccine, Qi Ning had countless people around her to protect her, although Ren Jia was curious why she was still doing this task, but since she was the tasker, she would inevitably go to the trouble for the task.

"Ten seconds, if your gun is still aimed at me, I'm afraid I'm going to judge you as an enemy." The blade of the Tang knife that had been bladed grinded against the glass and made a screeching sound, Ren Jia's voice was not loud, but it was extremely worrying in the quiet museum, "I have always been not too soft on the enemy, please be aware." ”

Five seconds later, a man's clear and steady voice came from around the corner, "Please report your name and personal information, we need to verify your identity and confirm that you are not a threat." ”

"Rong Rui'an, twenty years old, ID card information ......" Ren Jia reported the fake information that 1528 had already prepared, as a tasker who must guard Qi Ning's side in the future, she must have a recognized real identity, at least 1528 is no problem in this regard.

"Identity checked," the voice spoke again after a minute, "then Miss Rong, allow me to take the liberty of asking, why are you here?" ”

Compared to those who were frightened or in a hurry, the little girl in front of her was obviously prepared, and knew who was staying in this building, as the key object of being guarded by the army, Dr. Qi's safety was the first priority, and every risk factor must be stifled.

"I was entrusted by Mr. Qi Kaiwen to protect Dr. Qi Ning, and this is his handwritten letter and power of attorney." Ren Jia threw the sealed Wen Jiàn clip far away, and two soldiers in army field uniforms walked out of the corner to pick up the materials and hand them to their superiors, still confronting her with vigilance.

"In addition to this information, does my grandfather have anything else you want to convey to me?" The male voice that spoke this time was low and soft, probably the main Qi Ning she needed to protect.

Ren Jia smiled and replied, "Mr. Qi Kaiwen asked me to tell Dr. Qi Ning that his craftsmanship is very bad, so he is not looking forward to the next tea party." ”

The discussion around the corner lasted for a minute, and in Ren Jia's quiet waiting, a young man in a gray one-piece combat uniform walked out and shook hands with her with a gentle smile, "Hello, I'm Gu Tianlu who is in charge of protecting Dr. Qi this time, these are my teammates, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Hello, I'm Rong Rui'an." Ren Jia has always admired people who are loyal to their duties, so the two sides can be regarded as having a very happy conversation.

But after not seeing Qi Ning, the target of the mission for a long time, Ren Jia asked directly, "Captain Gu, can I meet with Dr. Qi?" ”

Gu Tianlu's expression was a little subtle, and there was some tangled meaning in his eyes, and in Ren Jia's expectant eyes, he finally nodded.

Following the team to the corner and entering the half-hidden door, Ren Jia finally met Qi Ning, a virologist known as the hope of the end times.

In the dim dark tone outside the window, a young man in a black trench coat was thin, and his face calmly looked at her as she entered.

Ren Jia approached as usual, smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello Dr. Qi, I am entrusted by Mr. Qi Kaiwen to protect your safety, and I hope that the cooperation will be pleasant." ”

Looking at the young girl in front of him from top to bottom, Qi Ning's response was only a smile.

Even if this smile arc is perfect, it can't hide the weakness in the owner's eyes.

For this task object that she met for the first time, Ren Jia felt a crisis, which came from Qi Ning's cold heart and cold face, to be more precise, a man who was ruthless from the inside out but was the savior of the end times, which could cause the crisis of her mission failure.

"I hope we can have a good time working together in the future." Withdrawing the hand that no one shook back, looking at the indifference in the depths of the other party's eyes, Ren Jia repeated his goal with a smile.

The eyes of Captain Gu and the team members next to him were the same as just now, and in everyone's expectations, Ren Jia joined the team as a new member and joined the journey to the security base in City D with them.

There is the best equipment that has been prepared for a long time, and we are looking forward to the arrival of Qi Ning, a virologist, and the hope of the end times is beckoning from afar.

The journey from R City was not easy, Gu Tianlu was undoubtedly an excellent soldier, on the way, he would do his best to save some ordinary people, and the other team members were also trying their best to help, compared to them, Qi Ning, a scholar who would always stand aside and watch calmly, undoubtedly seemed a little unsociable.

But at least he has never said anything cold, which is somewhat comforting to Ren Jia, a person is not too much of a problem, provided that he will not affect others with his own attitude of survival.

You must know that the negative impact of indifference and malice in the last days is even worse, and warmth and kindness are always precious and cannot be found.

Although Ren Jia also helped, she would never leave Qi Ning too far, compared to Captain Gu, who was free to move, she was like being bound to this indifferent person.

Finally out of R City, looking at the bleak and desolate city at night, Ren Jia brushed away the hair that was blown in front of his eyes, and the zombies walking in a waddling and twisted posture not far away were wandering in their direction, as if they were looking forward to a delicious dinner, but unfortunately they could only disappear in the exhaust fumes of the vehicle.

"Dinner." Ren Jia handed the purified water and bread in his backpack to Qi Ning, he looked at her calmly, and then went over to eat quietly.

Captain Gu looked at the relationship between the two from the rearview mirror, and after making sure that there was no problem, he began to seize the time to rest, their journey to D City almost spanned most of the country, in the current state of traffic paralysis, in the face of the unknown journey, it is the best policy to seize the time to recuperate.

Ren Jia ate something and immediately rested, five hours later, she had to change shifts to drive, except for Qi Ning, everyone in the team had their own responsibilities and positions, and she was no exception.

In the early morning of the next day, they arrived in a new city, and the team of thirty people and five off-road vehicles could carry limited water and water except for heavy ammunition, and it was inevitable to resupply the city with abundant supplies on the way.

Leaving a team of ten people to protect Qi Ning, the deputy captain took people to the city to replenish supplies, Ren Jia looked at Qi Ning, who was sitting quietly in the car and half out of the window, and exchanged a look with 1528.

Unlike in the past, this was a very quiet task object, and Qi Ning rarely spoke, so Ren Jia didn't have much clue about the task at present except for getting information from his eyes and behavior.

It's just certain that he's a very cold person.

Whether it was the ordinary people they came into contact with along the way who were shrouded in the panic of the apocalypse, or the monsters that had long been zombied, or the soldiers around him who protected him, his reaction to these things in the outside world was too cold and ruthless, and what Ren Jia saw from this person's eyes was barren.

The eyes are known as the window of the human soul, through a person's eyes, you can feel its hidden feelings, especially when people's hearts have a pursuit, the fighting spirit and desire contained in the eyes will make it more shiny and bright.

Different from the eyes of other people who have pursuits and expectations, Qi Ning's eyes are empty, there is no enthusiasm for life and the world, there is no persistence in ideals and beliefs, and there is no greed for desire-hope and ambition, there, there is nothing.

"Dr. Qi," Ren Jia looked at the ordinary people who were looking here not far away, and said calmly, "Can I ask you a question?" ”

Qi Ning looked up at the young girl who had joined halfway and was said to protect him, and said softly, "Excuse me." ”

Qi Ning, who was in a gentle and polite posture of listening, may not really want to listen to her, it is purely because his cultivation does not allow him to be too rude.

"Have you really thought about developing a vaccine for the virus?" The content contained in Ren Jiawen's voice was too sharp, and even Qi Ning, whose eyes had not moved, finally put a serious look on her at this moment.

"You're the first person to ask me this question," Qi Ning showed his perfectly curled fake smile again, and in Ren Jia's unflinching gaze, he spoke softly, "As a reward, I tell you the truth." ”

"The answer is, no."

The wind blowing in the yellow sand was dry and cold, like Qi Ning's tail note disappearing from his lips.

Ren Jia looked at Qi Ning, who seemed to be more popular than his first acquaintance, and turned around in silence.

Just now, she saw undisguised cruel malice in the man's eyes, probably thinking that his answer was a kind of harm to her.

Perhaps, the biggest obstacle to this mission is the task object itself.

The team that collected supplies didn't come back until noon, looking at Gu Tianlu's hearty smile, Ren Jia guessed that he probably saved a lot of people in the city.

Compared to this kind of soldier who has firm beliefs and does not hesitate to resolutely carry it out, Qi Ning, who is known as the savior of the end times, may be more like a demon king.

"The city has suffered a lot of damage after the outbreak of the end times, so there are very few people in the city now." Gu Tianlu handed over a bottle of water, Ren Jia casually took it and handed it in the direction of Qi Ning, in exchange for a slight smile from him, Gu Tianlu reluctantly suppressed his surprise and continued, "I heard that there is a very powerful lost leader near here, and it is very likely that he has successfully evolved, so to be on the safe side, we had better leave as much as possible." ”

"I'm okay with that." Ren Jia put the compressed biscuits in his backpack, took the Tang knife and went to the driver's seat, leaving the opportunity to rest for Gu Tianlu and them.

After sorting out the supplies, the convoy quickly hit the road, just as Gu Tianlu feared, half an hour later, they encountered the lost leader who led the zombie herd to hunt on the intercity highway.

The higher intercity highway is on both sides of the steep slope, they can only break through by the zombies blocking the road, in the nervous eyes of everyone, the loss of the leader on the high ground let out a long roar, and in an instant countless zombies came towards Ren Jia and them.

"Plan C Execution! Protect the Doctor! Gu Tianlu led the soldiers to surround the off-road vehicle where Qi Ning was, Ren Jia took the automatic rifle gun in his hand, raised his hand to try the feel, and aimed at the lost leader through the scope, the other party was more powerful than she imagined, and the action of staggering the bullets was extremely fast and effective.

Although there are some regrets, this gap in strength obviously cannot be made up by thermal weapons, the reaction speed of the other party and ordinary zombies is completely heaven and earth, Ren Jia shifted the target, and accurately harvested the zombies in front of him.

In the chaotic sound of bullets, there were still many zombies breaking through the fire defense line, Ren Jia took out the Tang knife in his backpack, said hello to Gu Tianlu, and walked in the direction of the most zombies in the staggered fire cross net of the soldiers.

With limited ammunition supplies, it was impossible for her to let herself rely on these soldiers, even if they were willing to give up their lives to protect Qi Ning, it didn't mean that the final result would be as people wanted.

Tang Dao accurately hit the zombie's Achilles heel in the head and cervical vertebrae, and the zombie that fell like a harvested straw made Gu Tianlu gasp, after the outbreak of the end times, he had never seen such a neat killing method.

Even if the zombies are no longer real human beings, they were once human beings, and in the short time since the outbreak of the end times, the heavy casualties of the army and ordinary people are not because of low combat effectiveness, but because they cannot attack those who were once compatriots without scruples.

The empathy in human nature determines that they will subconsciously substitute themselves into a certain role, even the most ruthless warrior Gu Tianlu has ever seen, in the face of the steady stream of zombies, he will shake himself at some point.

But the girl named Rong Rui'an is completely different, her slaughter of zombies shows more of the beauty of skill, you can't feel the smoke and fire of war from this person's expression and fighting posture, as if she is just pruning the trees in the garden, and her posture couldn't be calmer.

"Interesting." Qi Ning, who was sitting in the car, did not have the slightest nervousness of zombie pressure, he looked at the girl who fought against the zombies in order to protect him, and focused more on her skills.

In the chaotic zombie horde, she can always find the best way forward, and there will be no more than four enemies who can stand in front of her at a time, and she will not hesitate to hit the attack on the Achilles heel cervical vertebrae, without superfluous movements and scruples, and it is completely the most perfect warrior posture in the ideal.

Just as Ren Jia was getting closer and closer to the zombie leader, a loud bang suddenly erupted behind the high ground, and the huge icicles that swept like a flying dragon quickly suppressed the top of the zombie's head that was about to flee in place, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, the subsequent wooden spikes penetrated the zombie's cervical vertebrae, making him fall down.

Ren Jia's posture of vigilance quickly retreated, and at the moment when there were unknown visitors, Qi Ning's safety was the most important.

Appearing on the high ground was a long-haired woman dressed in black, in the restlessness of the zombies around her, her fingertips slightly raised her fingertips and burst out with trembling ice energy, countless ice picks instantly smashed the zombies gathered in a ball, slowly harvesting the remaining enemies in the screams of the rest of the zombies.

The crisis that was close at hand was resolved, and many soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, exchanging a wary look with Gu Tianlu, and Ren Jia retreated to Qi Ning's car in a protective posture.

Gu Tianlu has always been responsible for diplomatic involvement, he took two steps forward and said in a loud voice, "Thank you for your help, can you tell me your name?" ”

The woman who strolled leisurely did not answer, and it was not until she was only ten meters away from the convoy that she could stop and said calmly, "Yu Qiwen." ”

Gu Tianlu undoubtedly had the means to check the true personal information in his hands, and after talking with the members of the team for a while, he had already brought some kindness when he spoke again, "Hello Miss Yu, thank you for your help this time, I will remember to come to your father in person to thank you when I return to D City." ”

"You're going back to D-City too?" The female named Yu Qiwen has a sweet voice, and compared to the dusty appearance of their group, she is both clean and calm.

"Yes, we have to get back to the D-City base by the end of the month." Although Gu Tianlu hoped to go with the other party, he would not take the initiative to invite, Rong Rui'an's temporary addition was already an accident, and adding additional people would undoubtedly make the potential risk of the task greater, and the gains might outweigh the losses.

"If you don't mind, can we go along?" Yu Qiwen's decision was not surprising, and when Gu Tianlu was about to speak, she continued, "I still have two teammates, so I won't cause you extra trouble." ”

Gu Tianlu was embarrassed in his heart, no matter how the other party saved them just now, whether it was out of kindness or other objective reality, he had no reason to refuse.

Ten minutes later, a modified extremely sturdy off-road vehicle came from behind the convoy and stopped next to them in a half-circle.

Two men got out of the car, one with a cigarette and sunglasses, with a lazy smell all over his body, and the other with an expressionless face and a dignified posture, as if nothing could shake him.

Gu Tianlu's expression changed slightly when he saw one of them, and in the sight of Ren Jia and Qi Ning, he saluted the expressionless man, "Colonel Tang." ”

Tang Yi nodded as a return gift, still looking like he cherished words like gold, and threw the car keys to Yu Qiwen not far away, "Thank you." ”

Yu Qiwen took the key and walked towards the off-road vehicle, the lazy man next to her leaned over and laughed in a low voice, in exchange for Yu Qiwen's cold treatment, his boring commotion and some unkempt hair, and when he saw Ren Jia, his eyes lit up and said hello, "Hi, beauty." ”

Ren Jia smiled politely and withdrew his gaze, looking at the new member who was obviously going to join their team, Gu Tianlu's boss.

After Tang Yi thoroughly understood the truth that there was suddenly an extra woman in the team, he looked at Ren Jia expressionlessly for a minute, and finally sat in the car where Qi Ning was, looking at the two people in the back seat of the car who did not plan to change positions, Ren Jia sat in the co-pilot, and Gu Tianlu reluctantly sat in the driver's seat.

"Here you go." Ren Jia handed the bulk chocolate in the backpack to Gu Tianlu, and he also took one himself, Gu Tianlu was extremely nervous the whole time against the zombie leader just now, and then things took turns one after another, once he relaxed, he was obviously a little out of strength, if he didn't want to have a car accident, it was a good idea to eat some chocolate.

Gu Tianlu ate a few pills in a row before feeling that his brain was too tight gradually relaxed, gave Ren Jia a smile, and they set off directly for the next city.

Tang Yi, who was in the back seat of the car with his eyes closed, turned a blind eye to the movements of the two, but Qi Ning picked and found a milk chocolate in his mouth, and smiled at Ren Jia.

So, Ren Jia knows a little more about this savior of the end times, and likes sweets?