Xu Qian glanced at them, and they immediately averted their gazes. As soon as she turned away, they resumed their scrutiny.
"That's enough, you two. This is Su Chen, sent by the person in charge to protect me. Get along with him."
The two exchanged a look and responded with a simultaneous "Oh."
They had thought Sister Qian was cheating.
Xu Qian shook her head inwardly, her thoughts surprisingly unified: it was a shame they weren't together.
Teams had already been dispatched to the reported bases, and they were now proceeding through the routes, cooperating to eliminate enemies at each base.
Xu Qian checked the live map. The nearest base was Peace Base.
By the time the group arrived at Peace Base, other teams were already engaged in rescue efforts.
Peace Base was primarily composed of healers or doctors, lacking significant combat power.
It was the people from Hope Base who charged forward to fight the enemies, while the doctors from Peace Base occasionally dragged the injured inside for treatment.
Xu Qian scanned the area, but did not see Quan Yan.
"You all go down and help. I'm going to find an acquaintance."
"Okay."
Following the route from last time, Xu Qian ascended to the second-floor office. She heard a faint groan from within.
Her brow furrowed, and she knocked on the door.
"Quan Yan, what's wrong?"
The voice from inside gradually weakened. Quan Yan leaned against the wall, gritting his teeth and suppressing any sound.
Xu Qian opened the live map to check. The green figure inside was flashing.
Green, red, green, red.
Xu Qian's expression changed slightly. She took out a small clamp from her spatial storage and nudged the keyhole.
The door clicked open.
The office was in disarray. A man was slumped against the wall, his body convulsing, his eyes rolling back.
It was clearly a sign of mutation.
Xu Qian's brow furrowed deeply. She stepped forward and used a rope to bind his hands and feet.
He was completely devoid of consciousness.
"System, is there any way to keep him in this state?"
She had the system's maintenance exception to become half-human, half-zombie. Quan Yan was an ordinary person, and the system would absolutely not save him.
If she could maintain his state and store him in her spatial storage, he might still be saved when Tang Zhiyuan developed a vaccine in the future.
After all, in her past life, Quan Yan was one of the few people who had treated her unconditionally well. She couldn't just watch him turn into a zombie.
"Ding, there is an experimental pod in the spatial storage. The host can place Quan Yan inside, then store him in the spatial storage. This will allow him to maintain his zombie transformation state."
With a thought, an experimental pod appeared before Xu Qian.
After she became a zombie, her strength increased considerably.
Xu Qian supported him by his neck with one hand and his bent knees with the other, lifting him directly into the pod.
Once the experimental pod door closed, it would automatically release a paralyzing gas.
The man's convulsing body gradually stopped, and he closed his eyes peacefully.
If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of his chest, Xu Qian would have thought he was dead.
Xu Qian sighed inwardly and waved her hand, retracting the pod into her spatial storage.
"Ding, storage fee deducted: 5000 points. Duration: 1 month."
Xu Qian: ...
She knew the system wouldn't be so kind for no reason. It was waiting for her here.
When Xu Qian emerged, the zombie horde outside had already been cleared. The healers were treating the injured.
She clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Everyone, get organized. We're moving to Hope Base immediately."
Suddenly, a little boy rushed over and asked, "How is Director Quan?"
Xu Qian glanced at them and said indifferently, "Since you all know Quan Yan was bitten, you should know the outcome."
Everyone froze, their eyes turning red, unable to believe that their gentle and kind director had actually turned into a zombie.
They cried out in a flurry of words:
"You killed the director?"
"Where is his body?"
Someone like Xu Qian would certainly not spare the life of a zombie.