Hearing Xu Ruina's words, Zhang Chen subconsciously clenched the ring on his left hand.
He knew Xu Ruina's words were not an exaggeration.
Since the Progress faction had the ability to summon Reincarnators to this world, they wouldn't have no countermeasures.
Weren't they afraid of the usurper?
Reincarnators were too powerful, eventually killing the natives, taking their place, becoming the new humans, and surviving in the apocalypse...
Humans were selfish.
Before doing anything, they always considered their own survival as the primary interest.
If these natives had survived in the apocalypse for so many years and couldn't even understand such a simple principle, still hoping for peaceful coexistence with Reincarnators and building a better tomorrow, they probably deserved to go extinct.
If nothing else.
Currently, Reincarnators were competitors, each being both hunter and prey.
Moreover, Reincarnators all had their own lives, but were forcefully dragged into the apocalypse, living in fear, fighting monsters, suffering from lack of food and warmth here.
If they knew all this was the work of the natives, wouldn't they bear grudges?
So, it was only reasonable for the natives to have a backup plan.
"So... I also need to prepare in advance to guard against the natives... or rather, humans?"
Zhang Chen said.
"That's right, they will definitely come to capture Xiaobai, it's only a matter of time."
"And with the current technological means of the Progress faction, replicating thousands upon thousands of Xiaobai is not difficult at all."
As Xu Ruina said this, her gaze shifted to the clones patrolling in the yard outside the window.
Indeed, these Progress faction members could create clones and directly infect them to become Cleaners.
They could also directly turn cultivated clones into advanced infected.
This indicated that their gene technology had indeed developed to a masterful level.
As long as they found a sample, they could quickly decipher Xiaobai's gene sequence data and then replicate countless Xiaobais.
After that, through consciousness transfer.
A group of natives with the same powerful physical fitness as Xiaobai, and capable of using a large amount of advanced weapons and equipment from the Progress faction...
Whether they could defeat the final mutated monsters was unclear, but they could definitely crush Reincarnators who had lost their abilities.
"You're right, but aren't you also one of the natives?"
"By telling me these things, aren't you essentially betraying the organization or faction you belong to?"
Zhang Chen asked with slight surprise.
"My faction?"
Xu Ruina smiled self-mockingly, then raised her paw and vigorously splashed the water.
Looking fierce yet adorable, the splashes vibrated intensely in front of her chest.
"Look at me now, can I still be considered human?"
She excitedly took a few steps forward, gently placed her paw on Zhang Chen's hand, holding it tightly, and questioned him sternly:
"Feel me, do I still have a heartbeat? Can I still be considered a human?"
"And why are there so many clones of me in the laboratory?"
"Even if 90% of Raven's researchers died, there would still be a hundred thousand people!"
"Why pick me out of a hundred thousand? I don't think I have such an honor!"
"Now I even suspect all of this was a setup by them!"
"The original formula of the serum I injected was sent from Raven headquarters. If I hadn't improved it..."
"I would be a mindless walking dead now!"
"I want to find Tang Houde, I want to know why he did this?! I must make him change me back!"
Xu Ruina's expression was filled with extreme grief and pain, but not a single tear could fall from her eyes.
That was a physiological reaction of living beings. For her, she could feel it, but her body felt like it belonged to someone else.
Indeed, infected individuals had no physiological reactions.
This point... Zhang Chen had inadvertently tested it just now...
"Mhm, I will help you find Tang Houde and make him change you back to your original state!"
Zhang Chen embraced Xu Ruina tightly with a look of pity, gently stroking her smooth back.
Xu Ruina did not generate body heat, but under the effect of the warm water, her body gradually warmed up.
Holding her felt warm, like a living person.
Xu Ruina gently rested her head on Zhang Chen's shoulder, her hands hanging down, letting Zhang Chen hold her tightly.
After a moment, she slowly raised her head.
Her pretty face, pointed chin, and originally pale lips had become rosy under the effect of the warm water.
Her beautiful eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight.
She silently gazed at Zhang Chen, who was also looking down at her.
The distance between their faces was less than ten centimeters.
But Zhang Chen felt a powerful attraction pulling at his lips...
He couldn't help but lean down and kiss her fiercely.
Xu Ruina closed her eyes and immediately responded with passion.
The two embraced in the water, trying to feel each other's warmth and scent...
Suddenly, a rapid knocking sound came.
"Master, the weather outside has changed. It looks like a blizzard is coming!"
"Got it!" Zhang Chen replied.
"Blizzard?"
Xu Ruina was startled and took a half-step back, separating from the embrace.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Zhang Chen asked.
"The climate in the apocalypse is unpredictable. What Shirley just said is a blizzard, not a rainstorm..."
"And regardless of which it is, your manor probably doesn't have the ability to resist ice and snow corrosion, let alone temperatures as low as nearly minus 50 degrees Celsius!"
"We need to take shelter in nearby buildings, preferably those with basements, the deeper the better!"
Xu Ruina analyzed calmly.
"Mhm, you're right!"
Zhang Chen's emotions gradually settled down.
After calming down, they looked at each other's naked bodies and felt a bit awkward.
Once passion cooled down, it required a trigger and atmosphere to reignite.
Clearly, with a blizzard imminent, such a trigger could not be created.
Zhang Chen dried Xu Ruina with a bath towel and personally helped her put on a qipao.
He also changed into a clean set of clothes.
At this moment, he noticed.
On the distant horizon, a mass of dark red clouds had appeared.
At the same time, the surrounding air seemed to be rapidly dropping...
At this moment, a prompt slowly appeared:
[Bio-energy Blizzard, will blow sharp winds like knives, temperature minus 53 degrees Celsius. Time until blizzard arrives: 17 minutes and 26 seconds...]
Minus 53 degrees Celsius?
Zhang Chen's face was filled with astonishment.
He looked at the lush green grass by the lake, and the sparkling lake water.
But it was summer!