A few people did not dare to delay further, following Zhang Bo's figure towards the direction where the red light was on.
Xu An did not hesitate, directly took off her clothes and threw them aside.
"It must be Yu Qin who tampered with our clothes!"
"But how did this doctor know?"
"And how did Yu Qin manage to smear something on us? I watched Yu Qin's every move, and I can confirm she didn't do anything suspicious."
As the three walked, they discussed, the most puzzling thing being Yu Qin's whereabouts.
Xu An, in her heart, asked Ze Yuan, "Where is Yu Qin? What's going on with us?"
Ze Yuan, with a gloating expression, replied, "Didn't you notice that the group of zombies attacking you are the same ones who surrounded you yesterday morning?"
"You mean, Yu Qin is also involved in this zombie mutation plan?"
Xu An's gaze grew colder. If before she could spare Yu Qin's life out of consideration for Lin Zhuoran, now it was impossible.
As soon as they saw the vehicles, everyone began to feel fortunate, believing they had narrowly escaped death.
Only behind Xu An, a considerable number of zombies were still relentlessly pursuing.
"Xu An, what's on you that these zombies are still chasing you?"
Xu An's face was covered in dark lines. Who knew what tricks Yu Qin had played on her to make these zombies pursue her so relentlessly.
But their current situation was clearly not suitable for arguing about this matter.
"Doctor, we still have detection equipment in the car. If these zombies keep chasing us, we'll be caught."
He also vaguely realized that although Xu An was a woman, she had taken on a leadership role in the current team.
If they were to abandon Xu An now, it was likely that Lin Zhuoran and the others would leave with Xu An without looking back.
He pondered the troublesome "Da Ren Liu" (打人柳 - likely a specific type of mutated plant or enemy) in his mind, and he couldn't fall out with this group yet.
It had to be said that Zhang Bo was a very intelligent person. He didn't speak, but merely turned his head to look at Xu An, his expression troubled.
Xu An immediately understood his meaning.
However, she did have her own considerations. With Lin Zhuoran and Zhou Haimei, many of her methods were unusable. Instead, acting alone would be more convenient.
At worst, she could hide in her spatial artifact at the last moment, which was a life-saving measure.
Seeing the zombies behind them extend their sharp claws, about to grab the neck of a young team member following behind, Xu An cleaved the zombie's head in two and then turned around.
"You all go ahead, I'll take another route. We'll rendezvous at the Da Ren Liu."
"No!" Lin Zhuoran and Zhou Haimei said almost in unison.
"I can't leave you alone here!" Zhou Haimei's eyes flickered. She had descended from the lighthouse with Xu An, and she wanted to bring Xu An back with her.
Lin Zhuoran's gaze was equally firm. If Xu An hadn't stepped forward to save her back then, how could she have survived the apocalypse?
Xu An, however, smiled slyly at the two, leaning closer and whispering in a voice only they could hear.
"Don't worry, I won't die. We'll meet at the Da Ren Liu. I'm going to investigate what's going on with this batch of zombies."
"Also, Liu Tian and Wang Zhao are acting strangely. They smell of blood, and it's fresh blood. Be careful yourselves."
After hearing Xu An's assurance, their expressions slightly eased.
They knew Xu An had likely discovered something, but with such a large group, it was definitely not as convenient as her acting alone.
To avoid exposure, Lin Zhuoran and Zhou Haimei maintained their appearance of reluctance to part, but the worry in their eyes had lessened.
Thanks to the pervasive thick fog everywhere, people couldn't see the expressions in their eyes, and they truly believed Xu An was about to meet her doom.
Xu An broke free from Zhou Haimei's wrist, feigning a gesture of entrustment as she looked at Zhang Bo.
"Doctor, I entrust my two older sisters to you. I won't burden everyone. I'll run to the left later to draw away the zombies, and you drive quickly."
Zhang Bo appeared deeply moved, but his touched expression didn't reach his eyes.
"Xu An, on behalf of everyone, I thank you for your great righteousness."
Xu An: "........" This high praise, it was quite unnecessary.
With a look of disgust, she sprinted towards the agreed-upon direction.
Within a few steps, Xu An's figure disappeared into the vast, dense fog.
After Xu An left, the group of zombies miraculously turned and pursued in the direction Xu An had gone.
Looking at the scene before them, everyone harbored their own thoughts.
"Why are these zombies only chasing Xu An!"
"Yeah, yeah, luckily she left, otherwise we would all die here today."
"Exactly, what bad luck."
Only Zhou Haimei and Lin Zhuoran remained silent. Zhou Haimei, with her fiery temper, almost couldn't hold back and gripped her long saber, ready to confront the others.
Just as she was about to stand up, she felt her wrist being grasped. Looking down, she saw it was Lin Zhuoran.
"What are you doing?"
"Those people are doing it on purpose. They don't know anything. Even if you go and kill them now, what's the use? Don't act rashly and ruin An An's plan."
After Xu An left, her dissatisfaction with Lin Zhuoran erupted. She wasn't someone who liked to get along with others.
Her friendship with Xu An was purely by chance. She roughly knew about the entanglement between Xu An and Lin Zhuoran.
While looking down on Lin Zhuoran's "soft-hearted" behavior, she usually tried to avoid conflict with her.
But this time, she truly couldn't stand it anymore. She re-sheathed her long saber at her waist and snorted.
"If it weren't for Yu Qin from your team, would Xu An have to risk her life like this? I think you should wash your eyes more, don't treat everyone as a friend, and don't be blindly used by others."
Lin Zhuoran naturally understood the sarcasm in her words and became a little annoyed, questioning in a low voice.
"What do you mean by that!"
"What do I mean? That group of zombies chasing Xu An relentlessly is all because Yu Qin tampered with things."
Lin Zhuoran lowered her head and said nothing. It was true that she had asked Yu Qin to come. If not for her, Xu An and the others wouldn't have let Yu Qin get close.
But the three of them, with six eyes, had been watching Yu Qin the whole time, yet they had no idea when she had made her move.
"In short, if they want to talk, let them talk. An An told us to be careful ourselves. You shouldn't go and conflict with them."
Just as Lin Zhuoran finished speaking, Wang Zhao approached them with a smile.
"Sister Zhuoran, are you alright?"