Chapter 52: Why Are You Chasing After Us?

The day after injecting the Awakener, there was a strong pathological reaction. It started with a headache, then a fever, and finally, my whole body ached so much that I was too weak to move and could only lie down.

I had never been so sick before. There were a few moments when I thought I was going to die.

Of course, I wasn’t the only one suffering. The two maids who were taking care of me were also terrified. After the incident with Miss Wei, they knew how important I was to Captain Ming, so they dared not be negligent.

While I was delirious with fever, the two maids went to call Dr. Lin several times.

Dr. Lin was almost driven crazy by those two maids, but he couldn’t refuse to treat Captain Ming’s woman. He could only be dragged to the fifth floor again and again.

On the eighth time, he finally couldn’t take it anymore and said, “I told you it’s nothing, it really is nothing! Are you the doctor or am I the doctor…”

The maid was so scared by Dr. Lin’s scolding that she couldn’t speak. After a while, she said, “Dr. Lin, it seems you’re having a nosebleed…”

Dr. Lin exclaimed, “Ah,” and wiped his nose with his hand. Sure enough, it was covered in blood. Seeing this, he looked panicked and quickly wiped his nosebleed, explaining, “I’ve just been feeling unwell lately. Don’t think too much about it. I have something to do. I, I’ll just leave now…”

Then, he fled from the small hall like he was escaping.

Looking at Dr. Lin’s fleeing figure, the maid was a little confused, but when she returned to the room and saw Miss Yao lying in bed with a fever, she suddenly realized.

In the cozy bedroom, the stunningly beautiful woman tossed and turned in bed due to extreme pain. Her cheeks were flushed, her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and she would occasionally clutch the sheets and moan in pain…

This scene would probably make any man have a nosebleed, oh no, forget men, even a woman like her would have the urge to have a nosebleed.

“…”

The maid who was wiping the sweat off my forehead raised her head, “What did Dr. Lin say?”

The maid standing at the door thought for a moment, “Dr. Lin said it’s nothing, no need to call him again.”

…

Beizhou, foot of Cangping Mountain.

On the snowy plain, countless emerald green vines suddenly broke through the thick snow, bursting from the ground and attacking the invaders with incredible speed.

Looking at the countless vines about to wrap around him, Ji Mingchen didn’t flinch. He raised his hand slightly, and the vines around him instantly ignited.

As if sensing the burning pain, the vines made strange, sharp hissing sounds and tried to retreat back into the snow.

Seeing them retreating, Ji Mingchen quickly grabbed the thickest vine and pulled it out of the snow.

The commotion startled Di Dahu beside him. He quickly pointed his machine gun at the white mist, and Mei Yasha frowned and stepped forward.

When the white mist dissipated, a giant emerald green “mantis” appeared. The mantis was several times larger than a human, with blood-red eyes and six legs all growing freely retractable thorny vines.

This bizarre mutated plant-animal was not as terrifying as the zombies, but it was rare and huge, making it quite creepy.

Seeing that the mutated vine mantis had been knocked unconscious, Mei Yasha stepped forward and sprayed it with freezing spray, then collected it into her space.

Ji Mingchen’s frost-covered eyelashes drooped slightly. He casually removed his white gloves, seemingly pleased with today’s harvest, and a smile curved his lips, “Let’s go.”

After getting into the off-road vehicle, Ji Mingchen leaned back lazily in the back seat. He tilted his head and stretched his hand out of the car window to catch the snowflakes outside.

It had been snowing heavily in Beizhou today. Looking at the familiar snow, he thought of Wen Yao.

In the past, he would always find an opportunity to see her, but now it seemed unnecessary…

Just as he closed his eyes and prepared to take a nap, Di Dahu, who was driving, suddenly said, “There’s a car on the bridge over the river ahead.”

Then he turned and asked Ji Mingchen, “People from the Beizhou District 13 base, or should we wait a while before going over?”

Ji Mingchen opened his eyes and glanced at the window. Outside, the broken blue and white ice river stretched endlessly, and a military green modified off-road vehicle was slowly driving on the only bridge over the river.

He suddenly became interested, tapped his temple with his finger, and raised an eyebrow, “No, chase after it.”

Hearing his boss’s order, Di Dahu vaguely remembered who the owner of this car was. However, in the past, the boss had always targeted these people for Wen Yao’s sake. Now that Wen Yao had been taken back to Dongzhou District by him, why was he still going after them?

Although he was puzzled, he dared not ask. He then accelerated to chase after the car.

Shen Yichuan had no mission today. Whenever he had free time, he would take some people back to this area to clean up zombies. He didn’t know what he was hoping for, perhaps a glimmer of hope, or perhaps he was clinging to the familiarity that Wen Yao had brought…

After all, there were too many traces of her left in this area of Cangping Mountain.

Today, they unfortunately encountered a wave of very powerful zombies. They escaped in their car for five hours before finally getting away. Now, everyone was exhausted.

Shen Yichuan took over Fang Lanyin’s shift and was driving with a cold expression. He looked exhausted, and as he looked at the sky that was about to darken, a hint of loss flickered in his dark, deep eyes.

The other members of the team dared not speak. The car was deathly silent.

Until Fang Lanyin, who was drowsy in the passenger seat, saw the modified off-road vehicle through the rearview mirror. She was startled awake, immediately grabbed her gun, and warned everyone vigilantly, “There’s a car chasing us behind!”

The few people in the back seat immediately reached for their guns and looked back. Seeing the distance between the two cars getting closer, someone recognized the modified off-road vehicle and said in fear, “Damn! It’s Ji Mingchen’s car!”

The people who had been like wilted eggplants instantly became alert and pointed their guns at the car behind, but since the other party hadn’t taken action first, they didn’t dare to shoot rashly.

That was Ji Mingchen! The two people beside him were incredible shots, almost never missing. When they were facing off against hundreds of them, they might not even have a chance of winning against those three. What’s more, they only had a few people today.

They didn’t know why Ji Mingchen was chasing after them. This wasn’t the border between Dongzhou District 14 and Beizhou District 13, and they weren’t here to occupy territory or search for resources. Without a clear conflict, even if they were enemies, they wouldn’t need to open fire rashly. Survival in this world was difficult, and it was better to save some energy for everyone…

The two modified off-road vehicles gradually approached. The military green one was on full alert, while the black one seemed more relaxed. Ji Mingchen rolled down the window and didn’t even grab his gun.

Shen Yichuan was already annoyed, and seeing the smiling tiger man in the car next to him made his anger rise even more. He was filled with resentment.

He hated him to his core, but he also knew that this wasn’t the perfect time to strike. He could only ask with a sullen tone, “What are you chasing after us for?”