Chapter 1179: The Reason to Follow

The determination in the eyes of the high-level infected before him filled Ning Chen with helplessness; so what was the situation now? Had they successfully turned an infected?

Ning Chen did not say yes or no, but instead pondered whether what the infected had said was truly real.

Seeing Ning Chen's silent demeanor, the high-level infected assumed Ning Chen was unwilling and hurriedly said, "I am sincere! Take me with you; I will not cause trouble for you, and I can also tell you some things you wish to know."

This was indeed a great temptation; if he could reveal everything he knew, then they would likely have a better chance of victory.

"Regardless, let us leave this place first," Xiao Han suggested, looking at the increasing number of infected outside.

Ning Chen nodded, glanced at the high-level infected, and said calmly, "Lead the way."

The high-level infected hurriedly nodded and led the two of them out through a hidden back door.

Basically, all the infected nearby had been drawn to the main gate, so for a few people to come out was quite easy.

Following the high-level infected's guidance, they found the RV in almost no time.

Seeing Ning Chen and Xiao Han return, everyone was very happy, but when they saw the high-level infected, each one immediately showed caution.

Lin Yi kept glancing at the high-level infected: "Brother Ning, how did it follow us? Did you succeed?"

Seeing the high-level infected, Lin Yi's first reaction was: Could it be that they failed?

But looking at Brother Ning's expression, it didn't seem like that.

Ning Chen said nothing; instead, he sat on the sofa and looked at the high-level infected.

At this moment, the high-level infected's brain finally worked once; he immediately sat opposite Ning Chen.

His legs were pressed together, his hands were placed neatly on his thighs, his back was straight, looking very much like someone in a job interview.

Seeing this, the others also sat down beside Ning Chen and on the surrounding chairs.

Everyone looked at Ning Chen and then at the high-level infected, completely puzzled.

"First, state your name."

Ning Chen looked at the high-level infected and spoke first; they could not go on without ever calling him by his name.

"My name is Xu Chenchen."

"Hmm, what is your reason for wanting to join us?"

"I want to survive."

Xu Chenchen's words silenced the few humans present; by common sense, Xu Chenchen was no longer human now, or rather, could no longer be called a "living person."

"I, I'll interrupt slightly, does this still count as being alive?" Lin Yi weakly raised his hand and asked weakly.

Xu Chenchen: "..."

Stung suddenly, Xu Chenchen opened his mouth but ultimately did not know what to say.

What is wrong with this person! Why are they backstabbing me? Baby is unhappy; baby wants to cry.

Xu Chenchen's resentful little gaze made Lin Yi chuckle: "Brother, you are alive; you must be alive."

The topic continued; Xu Chenchen looked at Ning Chen, blinked hard, and seemed to try to express his sincerity: "Perhaps saying 'alive' is not quite accurate; I want to survive in this world. Today I saw your abilities; I think you are the big shots, so I want to follow you."

It could be said that Xu Chenchen's words were truly very sincere, because what he said sounded like unadorned plain truth to anyone who heard it.

Perhaps because turning into an infected made one's brain slower, the Xu Chenchen before them showed not a shred of shyness about laying out his thoughts completely; instead, he was very open and straightforward.

Sincerity is always the strongest ultimate move.

Ning Chen fully felt this; it could be said he had never been so speechless in front of a person.

"Following us is too unstable; to put it bluntly, you are a fence-sitter; wherever the wind blows, you lean that way. If you meet someone stronger in the future, you will discard us without hesitation, won't you?"

Ning Chen shifted his train of thought; for such a straightforward, blunt person, there was no need to be tactful; sometimes, if you speak tactfully, they might not understand at all.

After Ning Chen said this, Xu Chenchen thought about it; it seemed, indeed, that was the case.

But this was his first choice.

When the virus first broke out and he became a high-level infected, he had absolutely no choice but to stay with the infected, since human panic and fear toward them had reached its peak.

But after Ning Chen and the others appeared, Xu Chenchen discovered that some people in this group were not afraid of him, and those who were afraid became calm not long after.

Moreover, although he was a high-level infected, his strength was ridiculously low; apart from changing his appearance and having a little fire-starting ability, he was far inferior to other high-level infected.

His status among all the infected was lower than that of every high-level infected; even many mid-level infected refused to obey his orders.

In fact, although Xu Chenchen reacted a bit slowly, there were some things he did know.

For example, how could those two guys possibly cooperate with humans? And since he was so weak, those two could wipe him out at any time.

But past experiences made Xu Chenchen choose to ignore this; he chose to borrow the power of these few people to eliminate those two who had always oppressed him.

Thinking of this, Xu Chenchen lowered his head; he was truly very aggrieved.

"I, I really do want to follow you; I promise I won't betray you, is that not enough? I really don't want to go back; if I kill them, the King will surely know. My abilities are already weak; if I go back, I'm afraid even the mid-level infected will be enough to give me a hard time."