CHAPTER 694: 【688】QUEEN OF THE APOCALYPSE 24 (1 MORE)

At the same time, two people were still in the forest. Zhu Li had disappeared; Little White fell into a coma, leaving only Rong Hua. He not only had to protect Little White but also had to fight against the surrounding mutated flora and fauna. Despite being physically exhausted and depleted of spiritual power, he didn’t abandon his teammate until Little White awoke, at which point Rong Hua collapsed from exhaustion.

With no distractions, Little White’s strength returned. Even carrying Rong Hua didn’t affect his abilities, and eventually, the two of them left the forest and found a village at the base of the mountain to take refuge temporarily.

The things in the forest were inedible, and the food in the village had long since spoiled. Little White searched for a long time before he managed to find some potatoes and sweet potatoes for Rong Hua, which seemed to have regenerated post-apocalypse, though it was unclear if they were safe to eat.

There was a well in the village, so they fetched some water to wash the pots and pans, and gathered some firewood to start a fire with matches.

They first boiled some water to give Rong Hua so that his strength could gradually restore. Once the potatoes and sweet potatoes were steamed in plain water, they were ready.

Little White woke him up, and the aroma of the food instantly revitalized Rong Hua. After surveying his surroundings and realizing the environment they were in, he looked at the food in his hands, bewildered, "You cooked this?"

Little White nodded, "It looks edible." Yes, it indeed looked edible, but whether it was actually safe to eat was another matter.

Smelling the fragrant sweet potato, Rong Hua swallowed hard. Not to mention that Little White thought it was edible, he also felt it was edible.

After the mutation, plants could undergo massive changes. These, however, still looked the same as before and should not pose any problem.

So, he took a bite. The taste was indeed very sweet and soft. He nodded vigorously at Little White, "It’s really edible, do you want to try some?"

When Rong Hua handed over a bitten sweet potato to Little White, the latter turned his face away in disgust.

Rong Hua slapped his forehead, "Sorry, sorry, I forgot, you don’t eat these things."

"Zhu Li, was, kidnapped?" Reminded by Little White, the carefree Rong Hua suddenly remembered why he switched from good food to sweet potatoes.

"Yes, yes, Zhu Li was swept away by a gust of wind. Little White, do you know who it was?"

Underneath his sunglasses, Little White’s eyes, which once were turbid and ashen, had become clear and distinctly black and white, radiating a severe chill.

He certainly knew who those people were.

Because he was diagnosed with ALS, his family had abandoned him, and his cruel brother even used his body for inhumane experiments.

As a result, he became the first mutated person. Even before the apocalypse virus arrived, he was already a zombie. His insanity had led him to bite people at the research center, causing Hua Country to fall ill even before the extreme heat and cold arrived.

But even he hadn’t anticipated that following the extreme heat and cold, the world would be completely overtaken by this virus.

What puzzled him even more was how his brother had found him and even discovered his weakness, subsequently taking control as his strength surged.

Their family was well-known for its pharmaceutical company in Hua Country, and his brother was a madman in academia. Years ago, he had found a strange meteorite and from it, he discovered the elixir of eternal life for humans. He was his younger brother, and he wanted him to live on, so he used him for experiments.

But he hadn’t expected the experiment to fail and the world to become even crazier as a result.

He hadn’t foreseen that after the apocalypse, his zombie brother, far from being dead, would be possessed by an otherworldly soul. By feeding on the blood of Superpower Users, he became a candidate for transforming into a new type of Superpower Body. Whether you call him the Zombie King or a hybrid of Superpower User and Zombie, he was no longer a normal human.

He thought he was free and could find a quiet place to peacefully live out the rest of his life with the dream lover of his previous life.

Unexpectedly, he was able to find him—not only that, but he also took away the person he valued most.

He knew why he did it, he couldn’t control himself anymore. Having that meteorite didn’t allow him to fully control it, and they wanted to continue researching on him. So, he resorted to such despicable means, using her to threaten him.

He was not truly Lan Yu. Lan Yu had perished completely with the freezing apocalypse. The one who woke up reborn came from the future, from another dimension.

Though he had the memories of Lan Yu, he didn’t wish to be that pitiful child controlled by others all his life. This world was obviously not one for ordinary humans. After alternating periods of extreme cold and extreme heat, the world had changed; it became fantastical, but also bloodier and more real.

Lan Yu and Sima Yi were half-brothers sharing the same father. Lan Yu took his mother’s surname. Sima Yi was the sole heir of the Sima Family, blessed as he was.

Even after the apocalypse, he was able to use his powerful Wind Power to create Hurricane Castle, showing just how formidable this madman had been before the apocalypse.

His Zhu Li was innocent, and he shouldn’t have involved her. Therefore, for this confrontation, he had to go in person.

With that meteorite, finding the only place that could disturb him wasn’t difficult.

But before that, he needed to consume enough blood. Rong Hua was one of his own, so he couldn’t harm him. He had no choice but to find those who were heedless enough to serve as his source.

Thus, that night, after Rong Hua fell asleep, he went back into the forest. He specifically targeted those Superpower Users who had been hunted by Mutated Animals, sucking their blood dry just after they died.

A few years ago, this forest might have just been a grove, but with the expansion of mutated flora, it had spread to the outskirts of the city. The thriving grove seemed full of vitality, little knowing that every step here was a test of life and death.

Some Superpower Users, desperate to increase their powers, ventured here, risking it all. Otherwise, how could he have such opportunities to consume more blood?

Indeed, not only he needed it—the mutated flora and fauna also needed these human Superpower Users as fertilizer, as food. But his strength far surpassed theirs, so they could only consume the bodies he left behind.

He stayed in this forest for three days, sucking up enough nourishment before he finally went to look for Sima Yi.

He left a note for Rong Hua, telling him to find a safe place outside the forest to hide. He would bring Zhu Li to meet up with him.

When Rong Hua woke up and saw the note, he reproached himself for sleeping too deeply while simultaneously worrying about their safety. Yet, he dared not wander off, fearing any mishaps on his part might hinder them. After much deliberation, he ultimately decided to stay put and wait for their return.

Little White traveled south for about one hundred miles and on a mountain, found the source of the disturbance...