I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade-Chapter 1480 - 354: Feifei: Uncle Lin Spoils Me Just a Tiny Bit More Than You
Meanwhile, Cui Xiaofei was also walking in the southwest area. Jin Poshan’s death temporarily made him lose his aim, but under the guidance of Lin Fan and Principal Duan, his goal, like Officer Huang and the others, was to clear the remaining areas; if he encountered survivors, he would bring them back to Sunshine Shelter.
The number of surviving humans was indeed too small. There might be survivors in other areas that were cleared early, but the zombies in the last-cleared southwest area evolved quite seamlessly. Even if humans managed to survive by luck, they might not be able to avoid being hunted by the zombies here.
All they could do was take it one step at a time, cleaning and searching as much as they could.
Of course, Cui Xiaofei was not the only one in the southwest region; Poison Sting Zhong Hong, Alien Prince Zhou Yi, all gathered there, silently contributing to the apocalypse, dedicating their limited strength to the future of humanity.
The next day, at noon.
Ji Qiuyue, accompanied by Pang Yuan and Zhu Lei, arrived at Sunshine Shelter. Once there, Ji Qiuyue immediately sought Professor Xia.
"Grandpa Xia."
Professor Xia, immersed in his research as a way to numb the previous blow, heard the familiar voice and put down his tools. He turned around to see Ji Qiuyue, and a smile appeared on his kind face.
"Qiuyue, you’re back."
The researchers assisting at the lab saw it was Ji Qiuyue and were all very happy. Despite her youth, Ji Qiuyue was indeed a genius in scientific research, leading them through numerous challenges, earning their utmost respect.
"Lin Fan said there’s only the southwest area left to clean up, and it will soon be done. There’s nothing much to search for outside, so I thought I’d come back to check on you. He said Grandpa Xia encountered a difficulty, and I’m curious what kind of problem is troubling Grandpa Xia so much."
Ji Qiuyue liked challenging high-difficulty experiments. The more others believed something was impossible, the more she wanted to explore it.
"It’s good you’re back; don’t worry about experiments."
Professor Xia didn’t want Ji Qiuyue to experience a setback, firmly believing that once the belief in science collapses, it’s hard to rebuild. All collapses should be borne by him, an old man; young people should look to the future and need not suffer such hardships.
The surrounding researchers nodded fervently, affirming Professor Xia’s perspective.
"Professor Ji, really don’t delve into it; it’s not good for your mind and body."
"Yeah, ever since researching, I haven’t touched anything related to experiments. I think just cleaning equipment is quite good now."
The researchers couldn’t help but advise her.
Don’t act impulsively.
Impulsiveness is the devil; once you see the devil, turning back is truly difficult.
"Really? You were all national-level elites—what kind of experiment makes even you all find it unbelievable? I must take a good look; Grandpa Xia, please let me try."
While Ji Qiuyue spoke about asking Professor Xia to let her try, she had already moved to the experiment table, noticing the encapsulated flesh. As a mutant, she keenly sensed that the encapsulated flesh was extraordinary.
Professor Xia wanted to stop her but understood Qiuyue’s nature; once she decided on something, it’s truly hard to change her mind.
He nodded to the others, signaling them not to ask more questions.
Let her experiment if she wishes.
Hope Qiuyue’s scientific spirit remains intact and doesn’t shatter.
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Nighttime.
Three in the morning.
Lin Fan returned from the southwest area. Though he could be full of spirit even without sleep, returning home was something every living person should do. Regardless of how tired or aggrieved one felt outside, lying on the bed at home would make all fatigue and grievances seem insignificant.
If one could have family by their side, it wouldn’t even count as a speck of dust.
"Huh!"
Passing by the laboratory, he noticed the lights were on. Since Professor Xia said the situation in the apocalypse couldn’t be explained through science, he seldom stayed up late, often turning off the lights early to sleep.
Thinking about it, he curiously went over to check; upon entering the room, he recognized the figure seated at the experiment table—the back view unmistakably belonged to Professor Ji?
Unexpectedly, Professor Ji had already returned.
At this moment, Professor Ji sat at the experiment table, head lowered, holding a tool, but frozen without any movement, appearing to be in a daze.
"Professor Ji!"
Lin Fan called out softly without any response; Professor Ji remained dazed and motionless, which made Lin Fan wonder whether his voice was too low for Professor Ji to hear or whether Professor Ji was engrossed in contemplating something, effectively shutting out all external sounds, reaching a state of focus without distractions.
Lin Fan understood it was common for researchers; when faced with problems, they would immerse themselves completely, unaffected by any disturbances.
He moved behind Professor Ji and peeked quietly, trying to see what Professor Ji was investigating. But Professor Ji’s collar was a bit loose, revealing a glimpse of white which made Lin Fan hurriedly pull back his gaze, shuffling to the side.
It wasn’t intentional; he just wanted to see what was being experimented on, certainly not to spy.
A moment later.
Given that Professor Ji was a mutant with strong perception, Lin Fan couldn’t understand why she hadn’t noticed his presence, as he hadn’t kept his footsteps quiet.
"Professor Ji."
"Huh?"
Finally, Professor Ji reacted, but when she raised her head, Lin Fan was quite startled—her eyes revealed confusion, staring at Lin Fan without knowing what to say.
