End of the World Cycle

It took only about ten minutes of eating strawberries for Xie Qin to roughly understand the progress of the official base's communication recovery. It could not be restored in a short time. All the data was disordered. The research had to start from scratch. It would conservatively take about three months. Xie Qin could not wait.

Judging from the current speed and scale of animal mutation, within ten days at most, the mutation of all animals and plants in the world, including zombies, will reach a fever pitch.

Low-level zombies and animals and plants will be treated as food for higher-level species. Higher-level mutant species will continue to evolve, and after passing the stage of the survival of the fittest, they will enter a new ecological balance.

Humans are obviously excluded from this evolution. Except for a small number of people with special powers who will have opportunities, a large number of humans may fall to the bottom of the food chain in this world.

Thinking of this, Xie Qin's heart shrank, and his mind was filled with the last scene of the world he saw when he turned into a soul. The huge world was full of birds, beasts, and plants of various shapes and colors. The humanoid things that survived were the zombies that were immortal and non-reproductive.

Xie Qin crushed the strawberry in her hand unconsciously, and the red juice flowed down her thumb and tiger's mouth to her arm. In the eyes of Qin Zhang who was standing by, the sharp contrast between the snow-white arm and the red juice made her lower abdomen tighten inexplicably.

"Qinqin? What's wrong?"

Xie Qin came to her senses and realized that she had crushed the strawberry. She threw it into the plate and wanted to find a tissue to wipe her hands, but found none on the table. Qin Zhang, who was standing next to her, was probably possessed. He pulled Xie Qin's hand and put Xie Qin's thumb into his mouth.

It was soft and sweet. She felt a little rash for doing this, but all that feeling disappeared the moment she held Xie Qin's finger in her mouth.

Xie Qin stared at Qin Zhang with eyes wide open in confusion, and the next second, a slap with 50% of Xie Qin's strength hit Qin Zhang's face directly.

"Damn, are you sick?"

"Hmm... I'm sorry. I don't know I..." Qin Zhang didn't know how to explain. Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, his right teeth seemed to be loose, and the right side of his face was visibly swollen. He was sure that if it weren't for his strong physique, his head would have been knocked off.

Then Xie Qin impatiently withdrew his hand, trotted upstairs to the bathroom in Qin Zhang's room and washed his hands.

Xie Qin frowned and looked at herself in the mirror, very impatient. What kind of weird male protagonist is this? She was planning to get along with him and see if she could complete some tasks, but Xie Qin was undoubtedly disgusted by Qin Zhang's behavior. Being intimate with her without permission was what Xie Qin hated the most.

[Master~ Complete the first stage of negative contact with Qin Zhang, reward experience points 3000, a sniper rifle. ]

Xie Qin was feeling annoyed when Xiao Bao's voice rang in her mind. Watching the progress bar move forward a little bit, Xie Qin felt less angry.

Since he decided to get along with Qin Zhang, Xie Qin would still be a little tolerant of him. After calming down, Xie Qin went downstairs.

Qin Zhang was still sitting at the dining table at a loss, his body as strong as a wall huddled on the stool with his head lowered, looking particularly pitiful.

She clasped her hands on the dining table, rubbing her fingers constantly, biting her lips and looking very nervous. When she heard Xie Qin coming downstairs, she looked up at Xie Qin in panic. Xie Qin was stunned instantly!

This 2-meter-tall man actually...actually cried!!!

Qin Zhang is good-looking, with deep facial features that make him look like a mixed-race, but not really, a typical handsome guy from Xinjiang. Plus, he has a muscular body, which makes him look very strong.

Although one side of her face was swollen from being slapped by Xie Qin, her majestic facial features and her majestic figure, looking at her with tearful eyes at this moment, although it was incongruous, made people feel a little... a little distressed?

This thought flashed through Xie Qin's mind, and she really felt that a man's tears were the most powerful weapon to seduce a woman.

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Qin walked over, his tone much gentler.

"I'm sorry, can you please stop hating me? I didn't mean it, I just... I just like you too much." More than two years ago, they spent a few days together in the mountains.

Xie Qin saved him and helped him break through his superpowers. On the way back and including the few days at the base, he clearly felt that Xie Qin liked him, loved him very much, and was very dependent on him.

But after so much time had passed, Xie Qin's eyes were full of alienation. You know, at that time, Xie Qin was held in his arms to absorb the lightning power, and the two were very close. Although his behavior was inappropriate, in his eyes, Xie Qin was his fiancée. Even if he had flirted with Xie Qin, he did not deserve such a harsh slap.

Sitting there, he felt more and more aggrieved and his eyes began to feel sore. He saw the disgust in Xie Qin's eyes and his face was cold. He felt scared, afraid that Xie Qin no longer liked him and didn't want him.

He suddenly felt panic and helpless again. If Xie Qin really didn't want him, he would have no way to deal with it.

Xie Qin raised his hand and hooked his index finger at Qin Zhang while standing on the stairs.

"come over."

Qin Zhang did not hesitate and strode up to Xie Qin. Xie Qin was standing on the third step, just as tall as Qin Zhang.

"Come closer to me."

Qin Zhang hesitated for a moment, but still moved his face closer, only to the side that was not hit. He did not intend to resist, but his voice was trembling.

"Can you... be gentler? It's very inconvenient to implant teeth in the base now..."

Xie Qin burst out laughing. It seemed that this man thought he was going to slap him. He raised his hand with evil humor, and Qin Zhang closed his eyes reflexively.

The next moment, I felt soft fingers wiping away the tear that had squeezed out from the corner of my eye because I closed my eyes.

Qin Zhang looked at Xie Qin cautiously, only to find that Xie Qin was looking at him with a smile, without a trace of anger on her face, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

"Does it hurt?" Xie Qin glanced at his swollen face.

"No! It doesn't hurt!" Qin Zhang answered affirmatively.

Seeing Qin Zhang so closely reminded Xie Qin of the little things he had experienced with Qin Zhang more than two years ago. Although he had been there to absorb the lightning power, he did not seem to be averse to contact with Qin Zhang. He searched for some tasks in his mind and found some daily side quests, such as a three-minute hug.

Xie Qin, who had just come down from upstairs, spoke again.

"Carry me up and let me sleep for a while. I haven't rested enough." Xie Qin stretched out his hand to Qin Zhang. Qin Zhang, who was still depressed in the last second, had a pair of eyes that lit up extremely in the next second.

The big hand went straight through Xie Qin's armpit, lifted Xie Qin up like a child, and let her sit on his arms. Xie Qin was startled by the weightlessness of her body, and after she fell into Qin Zhang's arms, she hugged Qin Zhang's neck tightly.

The fresh fragrance of the young girl rushed into his nostrils. It would be a lie to say that he was not distracted, especially when his eyes saw her soft and elastic butt sitting on his arm. He was afraid that Xie Qin would fall, so he supported Xie Qin's waist and back with his other big hand. The height difference between them was too big, and at first glance it really looked like an adult holding a child.

Qin Zhang walked steadily but slowly. It took him more than three minutes to walk up more than ten steps and a corridor more than four meters long.

By the time Xie Qin sat on the bed, the mission had been completed, with 500 experience points and a small pistol.

"I plan to go to the Apocalypse Base."

"The Apocalypse Base is under strict control now. Although you can enter with your ID card, you cannot stay overnight."

"Huh? What's going on?"

"For communication reasons, to avoid confusion caused by information asymmetry, the four major bases have strictly controlled entry and exit."

"One day is enough." Xie Qin nodded. He began to plan the time in his mind. It would take more than ten hours to drive to the Apocalypse Base, assuming the road conditions were good and there were no accidents.

If we leave now, we should be able to arrive tomorrow morning. Xiang Sixing knows the specific work location, so it won't be difficult to find it. One day is enough.

After thinking it over, Xie Qin got out of bed. Qin Zhang looked at him with a puzzled look on his face.

Don't you want to sleep?

The next moment, Xie Qin had entered the bathroom and started to change clothes. Seeing Xie Qin coming out in sportswear, Qin Zhang felt like there was a ball of cotton in his throat, but he still made a sound.

"Are you leaving?"

"Didn't I tell you? I'm going to the Apocalypse Base."

"I'll go ask for leave. I'll go with you." He finally met Xie Qin, and he didn't want to let her go so easily. He hasn't had a vacation in more than two years. Even though mutant animals have been wreaking havoc recently, it hasn't reached the point where he has to take a vacation. It should be no problem to apply for about three days of vacation.

Xie Qin glanced at Qin Zhang, thinking that it would be a waste to use the free labor and he could also complete some side quests along the way. Then he nodded. After getting Xie Qin's consent, Qin Zhang ran out and went down to the training base on the fourth underground floor to ask for leave.