The twenty-two of them arrived at the survivor base in City A after experiencing countless hardships, but the base had long since degenerated.
The base was not controlled by the military or government, but by the Li family, a prominent underworld family from before the apocalypse. Li Manman, the daughter of the underworld boss, is the female protagonist. She foresaw the apocalyptic scene of widespread corpses before the zombie virus broke out.
She convinced her father to store a large amount of supplies in advance and kept all the smuggled firearms and ammunition from abroad. She also recruited ten elite assassins from the dark web.
What she didn't know was that her father was the big boss supporting Zhao Shangqing's research on the virus. Otherwise, where would Zhao Shangqing have gotten so many living people for experiments on his own?
When Li's father learned of the escape of the test subjects and combined it with his daughter's dream, he agreed to recall all his forces to City A and stockpile resources.
Since their family was already in the mafia, there was no shortage of manpower. By the time the virus broke out and the country reacted, they had already acquired most of the food on the market.
Their family was coincidentally located in City A, the first city in the country to establish a base and the first to recover normal operations. They purchased a large amount of special materials to renovate their villa, waiting for the higher authorities to establish a base there.
When the higher authorities entered this place, they stepped into their trap. The assassins and gangsters attacked together, directly annihilating all of them. Then, they established the base, so all survivors heading to the base would have to listen to the Li family.
The Li family possessed absolute strength and resources, and no one in the entire base dared to challenge them. Later, some military personnel joined them sporadically, all submitting to Li Manman's charisma.
After all, the national leaders had disappeared without a trace, leaving them without leadership. The captains leading them all chose to be loyal to Li Manman.
The Li family did indeed provide a safe base for the survivors, and they wanted to end the apocalypse and save the world as soon as possible. For them, only the leadership had changed; they remained loyal to the people and the country.
After Pei An joined the base, he was assigned to the vaccine research team, while Chu Nanxing went on missions with the army, using her special abilities to save survivors and teammates multiple times.
Concurrently, Pei An worked hard to expand his range of zombie control. After the base rescued all survivors from City C, Pei An controlled the zombies to remain active within City C.
Because their vaccine was about to be successfully researched, he believed that these zombies could eventually become normal people. Soon, Li Manman discovered the abnormality of the zombies. These zombies did not actively attack people and behaved as tamely as cats within City C.
By this time, Li Manman and Feng Dan had become boyfriend and girlfriend. Feng Dan informed Li Manman about Pei An's strange behavior. Li Manman outwardly praised Pei An for doing a good job, but secretly ordered people to spread news within the base that Pei An was the zombie king.
Thus, the survivors in the base turned from respecting and admiring Pei An to despising him. They often pointed fingers at him. Some even verbally abused and beat him, calling him a bringer of disaster, claiming that it was because of Pei An, the zombie king, that their loved ones had become zombies.
At that time, Chu Nanxing was still on a mission in the distant City F. Pei An wanted to leave the base to find Chu Nanxing. These people were not worth saving, and he didn't want to be a savior.
He just wanted to stay by Chu Nanxing's side. Just then, he was surrounded by a group of the base's old, weak, women, and children.
"You're not allowed to leave. What if the zombies attack us after you leave?"
"If you research the vaccine, we'll let you go."
"That's right, that's right. It's because of you that zombies exist in the first place. This is your responsibility, otherwise, you'll have a terrible death." Kuai Shu Ge
They were all self-righteous, and even the usually upright male protagonist, Feng Dan, stepped forward to persuade him.
"Pei An, don't bother with them. They are just venting their anger on you because they lost their loved ones to the virus. They mean no harm. When heaven is about to bestow a great task on a person, they must first suffer hardships. I believe that with you, the vaccine can definitely be researched."
"Yes, yes. Captain Feng is the best. Some people are just hypocritical. They want to run away halfway through vaccine research. They truly have no conscience."
"Someone like him has made no contribution to the base, yet he is provided with good food and drink by the base every day. Have some shame."
Pei An's initial intention in researching the vaccine was for Chu Nanxing. He didn't want his sister to be so worried every day. His sister was kind at heart, and he didn't want her to be disappointed in him.
Little did he know that Chu Nanxing didn't care about the lives of others at all. She only cared about Pei An. She thought that saving the world was Pei An's wish, which was why she worked so hard to save survivors everywhere, because she wanted to be Pei An's pride.
"Shut up. Say one more word, and I'll control the zombies to attack the base."
His words made the people surrounding him retreat in fear instantly, no longer daring to speak further, but the male protagonist was not an ordinary person.
"Pei An, you clearly have the ability to save those people, yet you refuse to help them. Chu Nanxing will be disappointed in you when she finds out. I believe no one will like someone as cold-blooded as you."
This single sentence made Pei An turn back, and he rejoined the research. After the vaccine was released, it was very effective. Most of the zombies that had been staying in City C recovered within a week.
At this point, the base no longer needed Pei An, the ticking time bomb. All of them stood on the side of justice and demanded Pei An's execution. Those who are not of our kind will surely have different intentions. Even though this person saved countless of their compatriots.
A zombie king without controllable zombies was like a tiger without its claws and fangs. Li Manman's subordinates tied him up and planned to burn him to death, using him as a sacrifice to commemorate their fellow countrymen who died in the virus.
Everyone raised their torches and shouted excitedly, "Kill him! Kill him!"
Feng Dan: "Without you, Pei An, none of us can sleep peacefully, because we can't be sure when you might mutate. You are a ticking time bomb buried among humans. Don't blame me for being heartless."
Li Manman: "Pei An, you died for the peace of humanity. All of us will remember you. I hope you have a happy and healthy next life. For this life, consider it my debt, Li Manman."
"Base Leader, why are you still wasting time with him? If anyone is to blame, it's that he's the zombie king."
"That's right, that's right. The Base Leader is the most righteous and kind person. We all know that you can't bear to do it. However, this is eliminating evil for the people."
"Yes, what we are doing is correct."
"Captain Feng, hurry up and do it."
The crowd shouted in unison again, "Kill him! Kill him! Give us back our happy homes and our peace and prosperity!"
They all forgot that the stable lives they had now were all thanks to Pei An.
Pei An closed his eyes, awaiting the arrival of death. His greatest regret was that no one would see Chu Nanxing again. Chu Nanxing, driving her jeep, felt a piercing pain in her heart.
The pain was so intense she could barely breathe. Upon returning to the base and discovering Pei An's death, Chu Nanxing completely lost her mind. She controlled a giant red figure, wielding a giant sword, and unleashed endless slaughter.
But the perpetrators were too many; no matter how many she killed, they were inexhaustible. She missed her little Pei, so perhaps she should just die and accompany him.
This was an era without superpowers or spiritual energy. All her special abilities came at the cost of burning her life. By now, she could no longer hold on.
Seeing her fall, Li Manman then led her people out. After digging out her eyes, she killed her with a single blow. Perhaps Feng Dan felt some guilt in his heart, so he buried Pei An and Chu Nanxing's ashes together.
There were no more zombies in the entire Country H. Countries abroad troubled by zombies began to purchase vaccines from Country H. Li Manman made a fortune from this.
Feng Dan became the new leader of Country H, and he led all the survivors to rebuild their homes. He and his wife were known as the saviors of the apocalypse. Everyone forgot Pei An and Chu Nanxing, who truly bled and sacrificed.
Shui Wa: "The original host's wish was for Pei An to have a worry-free and safe life."
"Doesn't she want to get revenge on the male and female leads?"
"No need. Perhaps in her eyes, the male and female leads are not important. It's also possible that she looks down on your abilities, Host. Hahaha~"
"You're looking for death, get lost."
"Alright, I'm leaving now. ✧(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩"