The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

After getting off work early, You Mu took 049 to the cafeteria.

The New Year's Day is different from usual days. The cafeteria has posted red blessing characters and hung colorful lanterns. The cafeteria, which used to be deserted except at meal times, is now very lively.

The songs commonly used during the Spring Festival before the end of the world were playing. Under the influence of the festive atmosphere, my mood could not help but be boosted by the cheerful music.

The dining table was assembled into several large tables, with the dough and prepared fillings placed on the table. No matter whether one knew how to make dumplings or not, one couldn't help but try it when seeing the ready-made ingredients.

When You Mu arrived, Du Yansheng was sitting at the table wrapping the ingots one by one. They were round and shaped like ingots, and very cute.

Li Shen had nothing to do, so he sat aside and smeared flour on Du Yansheng's face. He couldn't get his hands dirty while making dumplings, so Du Yansheng couldn't pay attention to him, so he just let him tease him.

On another table, there were side dishes. General Qi and Dean Feng were playing rock-paper-scissors and drinking. They also invited District Chief Li, who seldom visited, to join them. There were three of them at one table. The two of them exchanged glances and teamed up to get District Chief Li drunk.

In the corner, Wu Hua and 033 were also wrapping stuffing with dough. Although the wrappers were crooked, they looked happy and didn't seem to care.

Even from a distance, You Mu could still hear Wu Hua trying to save face by saying, "Once you eat it, you'll be full no matter what you look like."

033's snake tail was a bit long. Although it was confirmed that she would not attack, most people were still a bit scared when they saw her. No one dared to get close to her. The two of them were left in a small empty area.

"You Mu, the food over there is almost ready. There are both meat and vegetarian fillings. Go and try some. I made some!" Seeing the person coming, Du Yansheng pointed to the big pot on the other side that was bubbling.

The chef in an apron was using a large spoon to stir the translucent dumplings, whose fillings could be seen through. The aroma was very strong, and the hot smell of smoke attracted many people, and a large circle formed around the stove, waiting to eat.

Special festivals and ingredients can always arouse people's appetite and joy to the greatest extent.

"Hey, Xiao Mu is here, come here, come here, have a drink!" General Qi drank a little too much and was a little tipsy. When he saw You Mu coming over, he insisted on pulling him to have a drink.

After a few sips of wine and a plate of dumplings, when the party was at its most lively, the base commander and several district chiefs came over to take a look.

After a brief greeting and a few bites of food and wine in the joyful atmosphere, the base commander did not stay for long as he was in a hurry, and immediately rushed to the next area with the people around him.

The sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside gradually became louder. Some were deafening even through the walls, while others had long tails and sounded like the screams of mice.

In fact, similar materials are usually used by weapon manufacturing centers. The fact that they can be used to make fireworks is also a luxury during the festival.

In the sky, fireworks exploded one after another, and a grand celebration began in the night sky. Amid the sound, various colors of light continued to shine into the room through the window.

Facing the fireworks in the sky, clusters of snow began to fall again. Light and weightless, they fell quietly, as if adding a touch of lively color to this festive occasion.

There was a big temperature difference between indoors and outdoors, but it had been a long time since we had seen fireworks. After eating and drinking, the members of the institute went out in groups of three or four, looking up at the fireworks, each with their own emotions.

It snowed and the air became even colder, but the cold outside could not resist the heat of the fireworks exploding in my heart.

That is the tenacious life, with a temperature that is constantly growing.

Those who survived may be alone, or they may be lucky enough to be accompanied by relatives and friends. They escaped the invasion of the virus, struggled on this wasteland, and used their weak strength to continuously create a space suitable for survival.

Seven years have passed, and they have survived seven years in the apocalypse. No matter how hard it was before, they finally survived.

Tonight, under the fireworks, they will usher in the eighth year of the apocalypse.

"I hope I can live forever." In the crowd, amid the deafening sound of firecrackers, someone prayed quietly.

Then, there are more wishes made to the fireworks.

"I hope I can have enough food and warm clothes every day, like now..."

"May everything go well in the future..."

"God, may I be blessed with a good fortune, a famous sword to protect my life, and a golden body to protect me!"

"I want to dream about my family again, just once, and I want to tell them that I am living well now..."

……

"I think Youmu and I are together, always together."

At some point, 049 from the crowd took You Mu to the rooftop.

The view here is better and the fireworks are closer. 049 feels that the wish he made should be the first to be fulfilled.

The wind blew the broken snow onto his neck, making him feel a little cold. You Mu leaned towards 049 and looked up at the face that flickered under the fireworks.

Looking into the other person's eyes through the refraction and reflection of light, that is my own appearance.

Reaching out and pulling down 049's head, You Mu tilted his head and kissed him.

A huge blue firework exploded above their heads, illuminating each other with dazzling light. Amid the deafening sound and the noisy voices downstairs, 049 successfully captured You Mu's answer.

The lips opened slightly, moving up and down, and traced out two characters:

"Will do."

The pink fireworks exploding in the sky ushered in a new round of seasons.

Spring brings everything back to life, and the virus becomes more active again. During this year, many naturally occurring mutant species have appeared in the outside world.

The institute's storage capacity doubled from the initial four, and the original storage structure was no longer suitable. The renovation and expansion of the institute consumed a lot of energy.

You Mu's research has reached 80% progress. It is not easy for the two of them to make so much progress in a short period of time.

It’s just that the virus is still evolving, and they need to constantly compare the current virus debugging direction in order to catch up with or surpass the speed of virus change.

In autumn, the season of harvest, although there are not many fruits to harvest outside, the research institute has received good news.

The first generation of antiviral vaccines has been produced. After preliminary testing by You Mu and Du Yansheng, the first generation of vaccines has the ability to slow down or even suppress the virus.

However, the current vaccines are not perfect and vary greatly from person to person. Vaccinated individuals need to have stronger physical fitness and endurance in order to resist the battle between the virus and the vaccine in the body.

Although it has obvious flaws, the production of the first generation of vaccines does give the people at the base great hope.

The world returning to its original state seemed to be just around the corner.

In the following years, the second, third, and even fourth generation of vaccines were produced iteratively, and people's situation changed from passive to active.

The virus may still be scattered somewhere, but the zombies will eventually be killed off.

When humans are no longer afraid of virus attacks, viruses may no longer be called "viruses".

Although there are still debates and objections about the issue of human race, the classification of people with special abilities, experimental subjects, mutant species, or the same or different species, people can always find a model suitable for survival to explain and regulate.

To some extent, the current development of the base is evolving towards the direction of 'new humans'.

This coincides with the blueprint of the creator, but is also completely different.

You Mu is looking forward to seeing how far humans can develop in the end times after constantly exploring a suitable way to survive.

Go back to the past, or even beyond the past.

It’s a pity that he can’t witness the grand scene in the future.

You Mu's health was not good, which was obvious to everyone in the institute. For this reason, Dean Feng also forced You Mu to rest regularly and sent someone to supervise him, for fear that You Mu would forget to rest and waste his health.

But no one expected that more than ten years would pass in the blink of an eye, and everything around seemed to be still the same.

But some lives are like a flash in the pan.

At the age of 37, You Mu was working in the laboratory as usual, but he fainted after a dry cough and spitting blood.

The first one to discover the situation was 049. He was terrified and picked the person up from the ground. His heart trembled violently when he saw the bloodstains on the ground.

I habitually used my energy liquid, but found that it had little effect.

049 was panicked, tears welling up in his eyes. He anxiously hugged You Mu and went to rescue the people in the research institute for the first time.

As everyone was worried, You Mu was sent to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.

But the result was another heavy blow.

You Mu won't live much longer.