Chapter 187: Apocalypse: Saving the Cold Beauty Doctor 05

Yu Rongzhou glanced sideways at Jin Chen.

He was somewhat surprised at this person's indulgence toward him; although it was indeed deliberate to get out of the car and draw that group's attention, Jin Chen's cooperative rapport far exceeded his expectations.

"What are you looking at, beauty?"

Jin Chen chuckled, leaned in and locked eyes with him, "Don't you think I'm incredibly handsome, bro?"

The distance between their cheeks was only a few centimeters; Yu Rongzhou's heartbeat skipped a beat, and he looked away.

"You're shamelessly thick-skinned."

He shifted back a bit, his tone inexplicably a little unnatural.

"Just take it as you praising me."

Jin Chen ruffled his hair again, the soft, comfortable feel was nice, "Keep it up."

"You... haven't wanted to ask me something?" Yu Rongzhou lifted his gaze again to look at him.

"Yes."

Jin Chen's expression suddenly turned serious, "I have a question."

Yu Rongzhou's heart sank, and killing intent surged in an instant.

"Ask."

"During the fight just now..."

Jin Chen drew out his tone, leaned in again, getting ever closer to Yu Rongzhou, not missing the dark shade in his expression, "Really, you don't think I'm handsome, bro?"

"...... What?"

Yu Rongzhou was stunned, it took a few seconds to process Jin Chen's question, and his killing intent dissipated in disarray.

"You just wanted to ask this?"

"This is very important to me." Jin Chen's expression remained serious.

"...... Handsome." Yu Rongzhou speechlessly pushed him away, yet inexplicably felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

This person is unlike anyone he's met before, quite interesting, and he doesn't want to kill him so quickly.

【Detected emotional fluctuation of the villain toward the host, triggering Heartbeat Value, Heartbeat Value 5!】

Jin Chen laughed and squeezed in to sit beside Yu Rongzhou.

【How come in this world you've become so taciturn?】

0731 poked its head out in the space, and on the all‑direction screens, every view showed zombies.

It then retracted back.

【……Host, zombies look really scary.】

【Impressive, you can still get scared while staying in the space.】

0731 felt wronged, but couldn't refute.

——

Dusk was approaching.

Driving at night was unsafe in every respect; the two vehicles behind also honked to signal, so they first stopped to rest and regroup.

【0731, check for a nearby safe, open area.】

【Not far to the east there's an independent warehouse; the host can rest there! Inside are only ten confined zombies, safer than anywhere else.】

Jin Chen: "Head east."

"Sure thing!"

Sure enough, after less than ten minutes of driving, the warehouse came into view for everyone.

The people in the escort team behind seemed to have taken a liking to this spot, ignoring the narrow road they overtook and rushed toward the warehouse.

"Damn!" Xu Yue cursed, and immediately wanted to chase after them.

"Don't rush, they want to clear the path—that's fine."

Jin Chen chuckled, his tone light.

Xu Yue caught his meaning, "Jin Team, are you saying there are zombies in this warehouse?"

"Not a few."

Jin Chen's gaze was mocking; he lowered the car window, watching Zhou Chen lead people out to open the warehouse door, the icy smile in his eyes undisguised.

Can psychic abilities still detect zombies inside the warehouse?

Yu Rongzhou also looked over, his assessment of this person's ability went up another notch.

"Ahhh——"

The person who recently opened the warehouse door to scout was grabbed by a claw, which ruthlessly tore off a piece of flesh; he screamed, and by the time he tried to pull his gun to resist, he was already in too much pain to muster strength.

He was dragged alive inside; the half‑open warehouse soon echoed with chewing and scraping sounds.

"There are zombies in there! Brother Zhou!"

Those who had escaped fled in panic, shouting Zhou Chen's name; they had no abilities and couldn't defeat these ghosts.

Zhou Chen frowned, glanced back, and indeed met Jin Chen's mocking, teasing gaze; seeing him look over, Zhou Chen even waved a greeting.

They already knew there were zombies in there! They did it on purpose!

This realization made Zhou Chen's blood surge, anger flooding in instantly; the large individual seated beside him also cursed, "These idiots!"

"Zhao Qiang, go down and help—we can't afford to lose more team members." Zhou Chen gritted his teeth.

The tall individual quickly got out of the car, raised his arm, and instantly attracted a metal spear, then charged together with the ordinary members of the escort team to kill the zombies.

Wang Li Li bit her lip, obviously also furious, "These riffraff, do they even understand the weight of Long Jiang Base!"

"It's fine, Young Master Jiang will come tomorrow to provide support."

Zhou Chen's eyes turned gloomy, "Wait for him to arrive, then dealing with these people won't be too late."

Hearing Jiang Junshen's name, Wang Li Li also felt relieved.

At that moment, Zhao Rui and Xu Yue in the RV laughed loudly.

"These bastards, I've long disliked them; saving them only to show off, they deserve to be eaten by zombies!" Zhao Rui spat.

Yu Rongzhou: "Aren't you afraid Long Jiang Base will cause you trouble?"

Xu Yue let out an "eh", "Mr. Yu, you don't know, our team has been targeted by many big and small bases since its formation, each flying the banner of recruitment, trying to control us."

Zhao Huan nodded, brushing her shoulder-length short hair.

"Yeah, later we realized, no base can be trusted; keeping the crystal cores and supplies firmly in our own hands is most important."

"Exactly! It's just Long Jiang Base—what's the worst that could happen? We'll just do it!" Zhao Rui excitedly slapped the table.

The next second, Jin Chen slapped his head.

"This RV will sooner or later be smashed to pieces by you!"

"Ow ow ow, Jin Team, I was wrong!" Zhao Rui covered his head and fled toward his sister.

After hearing what several people said, Yu Rongzhou rarely showed a hint of a smile.

He suddenly recalled, when he was expelled, Xu An's boastful words: leaving Long Jiang Base would surely mean death; no one would be foolish enough to oppose the base.

He lowered his gaze, his left hand resting on the spot on his chest bitten by a zombie, his smile growing wider and his eyes turning colder.

He hoped that when he returned, not a single person from Long Jiang Base would be missing.

Only if they all die at once would it be more interesting.

"Beauty, get out of the car."

Jin Chen put his arm around Yu Rongzhou's shoulder, gently squeezing, "What are you thinking about, so lost in thought?"

The warmth at his shoulder brought Yu Rongzhou back to himself; he lifted his gaze, meeting Jin Chen's slightly worried eyes, and shook his head.

"... Nothing."

When Jin Chen got out of the car, the zombies in the warehouse had already been cleaned up, and the escort team consequently lost a member.

Zhou Chen's face was grim; seeing Jin Chen enter, he almost spoke in a questioning tone.

"When there were zombies, you didn't come out; now that it's safe, you do."

Jin Chen nodded, righteous and confident, "Exactly, I'm not stupid—when I see a good spot, I just charge right in."

"You definitely need to check for danger."

"This is clearly just mocking them."

Zhou Chen let out a cold snort, ordering the team members, "Take out the tents; we'll rest here tonight."

Jin Chen led the people to the other side of the warehouse, while Xu Yue drove the RV in as well, stopping in the middle, perfectly separating the two squads.

Yu Rongzhou suddenly sensed a disgusting gaze.

He turned his head to look.