Jiang Ziqi looked at Lin Yuan, who had fallen asleep, with a helpless expression. Captain, you really have a big heart.
After complaining about Lin Yuan, Jiang Ziqi stood in front of him, facing the horde of zombies alone.
She muttered to herself, "Actually, I sensed it two days ago. As long as the tentacles are fed, they can bring me surprises."
As she spoke, she raised her tentacles towards the charging zombie horde.
"Today, you can eat your fill!!"
As soon as her voice fell, the tentacles in her right hand rapidly expanded, then exploded into countless small tentacles, scattering like a celestial maiden showering flowers, covering the zombies rushing forward, including the special mutated ones that had died and come back to life with a second face.
Myriad tendrils pierced into the bodies of one zombie after another, rapidly absorbing the nutrients from them.
The small Jiang Ziqi stood before these mushroom-like mutant zombies, most of whom were half a head taller than her, appearing extremely frail and pitiful.
It would have been better if one ignored the tentacles frantically waving in her right hand.
(｡o∀o｡) Hey!!
The special mutant tried to struggle, but Jiang Ziqi wouldn't let it. The other tentacles had finished absorbing and concentrated their attack on this special mutant, binding its limbs tightly.
Then, she aimed at the healed break on its neck and forcefully plunged in.
Now, the aura released by Lin Yuan and Jiang Ziqi was exactly the same as what they perceived from their own kind.
The zombies lost their appetite and scattered. Now, besides Lin Yuan, only a few zombies remained around Jiang Ziqi.
As Jiang Ziqi's tentacles pierced into the mutant zombie, its struggles gradually weakened.
Until finally, the mutant zombie became like a dried-up, tattered piece of skin, hanging on Jiang Ziqi's tentacles and swaying in the wind.
All its nutrients had been sucked dry by the tentacles.
She threw the remains of the special mutant onto the ground like trash.
The tentacles had returned to their original state, only longer, and the blood-red patterns on them were deeper.
She walked up to Lin Yuan and touched his forehead, immediately retracting her hand from the heat.
"Why is it so hot?"
Lin Yuan's surface body temperature was at least 50 degrees Celsius, and faint wisps of steam could be seen.
If this continued, Lin Yuan would die of dehydration even if he didn't turn into a zombie.
She had no choice but to pick him up and look for a water source nearby.
There were no signs of human habitation for miles around. She only found a small stream flowing down the mountain.
Jiang Ziqi had no other option. She placed Lin Yuan in the stream, holding his head, and repeatedly poured water onto him.
She was initially worried about affecting Lin Yuan's wound and causing infection, but when she lifted Lin Yuan's clothes, she discovered that the wound had already healed.
There were no signs of him turning into a zombie.
This was not the time for surprise. Jiang Ziqi focused on pouring water to cool Lin Yuan down.
Finally, after half an hour, when Lin Yuan's skin was almost waterlogged, his temperature was brought down.
He also showed signs of waking up. Jiang Ziqi, not bothering with the fatigue, placed Lin Yuan under a tree and watched over him without leaving his side.
Her tentacles were ready, poised for action. If the person waking up was no longer Lin Yuan, she would personally send him on his way.
Suddenly, Jiang Ziqi seemed to feel a gaze. She turned and looked around.
A haystack on another small hillock suddenly moved, then became deathly still, as if nothing had happened.
"k, what's going on? Talk to me."
The communicator immediately went silent.
k also took out his binoculars and observed the target number 3 sitting under the tree. His eyelids twitched, but he couldn't open them.
Lin Yuan felt as if he had had a very, very long dream. He seemed to be falling, falling, constantly falling, but could never reach the bottom.
Not only that, but during the fall, he passed through lava and oceans, and heard many incomprehensible voices that could drive one mad.
Then, he fell into boundless darkness.
Until, light shone into the darkness.
"Lin Yuan ge? Lin Yuan ge!"
It was Jiang Ziqi's voice, full of liveliness.
Opening his eyes, he saw the dappled shade of trees, sunlight filtering through the forest, breaking up the light, creating a dreamlike atmosphere.
He could also hear birdsong and the chirping of cicadas. They were unaffected by the apocalypse and continued to sing their favorite songs.
"Where is this? Eden, or the River of Oblivion?" Lin Yuan murmured, extending his hand to look at it.
It was still the same as before, still human in appearance.
"Lin Yuan ge! You haven't mutated. This is still near Yue County, in the mountains."
Jiang Ziqi crouched down and examined Lin Yuan carefully. His eyes were not bloodshot, nor had they turned red; they were still clear.
However, through the perception of her tentacles, Lin Yuan's body had been polluted by a substance, and strictly speaking, he was no longer human.
But the tentacles' perception also told her that this harmful substance could be absorbed.
Bullshit, you clearly want to eat him!
Unfortunately, the tentacles couldn't hear. They only acted according to Jiang Ziqi's will, only possessing the sense of perception.
After some thought, she decided to tell Lin Yuan about it.
Lin Yuan had woken up by now. Hearing Jiang Ziqi's words, he didn't show much emotional fluctuation. Instead, he smiled and said, "Since Ziqi, you can solve it, then let's do it!"
Perhaps after "dying" once, Lin Yuan's mindset had become much better.
Jiang Ziqi didn't expect Lin Yuan to actually believe her. She had no choice but to say seriously, "Not yet. It will take at least two more days. The evolution of the tentacles is not finished yet."
"Evolution?"
"Isn't this evolution? This is a word I came up with myself and believe to be correct," Jiang Ziqi's cute face showed a large question mark.
Lin Yuan quickly waved his hands, "No, no, I'm just a little surprised. By the way, Ziqi, where are we now?"
Jiang Ziqi shrugged helplessly and said, "I was carrying you around, so I forgot where we are. I just know it should be not far from Yue County."
Well, asking was as good as not asking.
"Then how did we escape? Before I fainted, I seemed to see that the zombies had already surrounded us."
After Jiang Ziqi demonstrated the move of "Myriad Tentacles," Lin Yuan was completely dumbfounded.
He had thought he was quite capable that day, but he never expected Jiang Ziqi to be even more formidable than him!
"Regarding the Apocalypse: Everyone Around Me Are Protagonists, While I'm Just a Fool"
This is terrible!
After feeling dejected for a while, Lin Yuan re-organized his gear and asked, "We probably can't go back to Yue County. We need to find a map and see if we can detour back to the team."
"Okay! Next up, a zombie apocalypse duo adventure!!!"
Lin Yuan: "..."
Did you misunderstand what an adventure means?