Chapter 205: Apocalypse: Saving the Cold Beauty Doctor 23

Jin Chen did not rush to refute, a thought surfaced in his mind.

Zhouzhou, let's go out together tomorrow morning; I've been at this base for a while, and if there are further plans, I need to familiarize myself with the terrain.

"Okay."

Yu Rongzhou responded, her voice much softer; the warm crook of his arm shut out his inner cold, lonely world, and a sense of fatigue welled up.

Seeing he was really tired, Jin Chen chuckled, took off his coat, gently lifted him and placed him on the bed, lay beside him and patted his head, saying, "Sleep, you've had a tiring day."

"Hmm..."

He closed his eyes, turned over again, still curled up in Jin Chen's embrace, and fell asleep peacefully.

"Good night, Zhouzhou."

Jin Chen lightly kissed his cheek and turned off the bedside lamp.

——

The next morning.

Yu Rongzhou took leave from Jiang Junshen, citing the need to ease her nervous tension, and did not go to the laboratory.

With the unfathomably strong Jin Chen and the Red Blood Squad behind him, Jiang Junshen was wary and thus did not make things difficult.

Moreover, Jiang Junshen had his own plans for today.

Seven levels below the Long Jiang Base's affiliated research institute.

Various colored chemical reagents, conduits of different sizes, and reagents were bubbling; researchers in high-precision protective gear continuously poured liquid into a cold-colored conduit.

Following the conduit inward, one sees a fully sealed ice bed.

The person lying inside is Jiang Junshen's target for today.

His muscles were knotted, his stature towering beyond ordinary humans; half of his left cheek was bone, his empty eye sockets held deep-red eyeballs, his bare skin had a bluish tint, as hard as steel.

"How is the experiment progressing?"

Jiang Junshen stood beside the ice bed and asked the researcher behind him.

"Progress 90%, rejection reaction 5%, strength increased 200%, spirit increased 150%."

The researcher reported truthfully, his tone solemn.

"Young Master Jiang, to be frank, the three experiments on the Super S zombie have each shown that its cellular proliferation intensity is far higher than we imagined; we may ultimately lose control."

"No problem, just follow the progress; don't worry about the extras."

Jiang Junshen didn't take this to heart at all.

The Super S zombie experiment subject is a synthetic human fused with the strength-specialized S05 specimen and the spirit-specialized S04 specimen, possessing two perfectly matched gene sequences and powers.

Once the progress is complete, he will be the trump card of the entire Long Jiang Base, possessing abilities no zombie can match, becoming the zombie king of the apocalypse.

Jiang Junshen waved for the researcher to leave the ice room, then fixed his gaze on the Super S zombie's eerie, terrifying face, placed his hand over its chest, and a black mist flowed from his arm into him, which he absorbed.

He squinted with satisfaction, his lips unconsciously curled, his brow filled with enjoyment.

The sensation of this power coursing through his limbs was so wonderful that he felt his strength overflowing, a satisfaction unattainable no matter how many crystal cores he absorbed.

Since discovering he could absorb the power of the Super S zombie, Jiang Junshen has been dissatisfied with the status quo and no longer finds stimulation in crystal cores.

He no longer insists on obeying his father's words; even knowing he is a monster born of a poisonous mother, he doesn't care, having long grown tired of such a conventional, dull life.

His father wanted to control all zombies through research and become the lord of the apocalypse, but he is old… why couldn't the new apocalypse lord be him?

Even if Jiang Junshen could sense that gaining power meant losing something important, he no longer cared, for nothing is more desirable than power and invincibility.

Feeling that he could absorb no more power, his limbs and meridians were filled with sufficient extraordinary ability, whereupon Jiang Junshen withdrew his hand.

"Super S, I eagerly await your birth."

Jiang Junshen had no qualms about its non-human physique, obsessing over it as if it were his muse; he leaned over and pressed on its chest, feeling the vigorous beat of its specially made heart.

Beep beep beep—

The communicator in his pocket buzzed.

"Young Master Jiang! The three zombies locked in the cell suddenly broke out, Xu An was eaten to the bone… when we rushed over, only bloody traces and claw marks remained in the room."

Jiang Junshen's expression unchanged, he asked, "Have the zombies been contained?"

"They've been contained and locked up again, but Xu An…"

"It doesn't matter; clean the cell."

He hung up the communicator, showing no extra expression.

Although he still wanted to stay with the Super S zombie and enjoy the power exchange between their bodies, lingering longer would surely arouse his father's suspicion, so he had to relent.

Jiang Junshen restored his normal expression and left as if nothing had happened.

0731 scratched his head in puzzlement at the protagonist's monitor, wondering what this thing on the bed was.

【Host, Xu An was eaten by the zombies, and also, Jiang Junshen has been secretly raising an ugly monster, which he calls Super S.】

Jin Chen was strolling with Yu Rongzhou through the Long Jiang Base residential area when he raised his eyebrows at the words.

【Keep an eye on Jiang Junshen.】

【Got it!】

"Familiarizing myself with the terrain—why come here?"

Yu Rongzhou and Jin Chen walked hand in hand down the street; most here sought the base's refuge but could not afford crystal cores or supplies.

They couldn't afford housing, stringing together a few wooden frames with snake-skin bags on the street, a single sheet inside making a home.

Those with better conditions let the working members of the household go to work for the base, exchange supplies, and move into wooden houses.

As far as the eye could see, all were mired in hardship yet still full of hope.

"Just look around."

Jin Chen stopped, gesturing for Yu Rongzhou to look at the nearby wooden house, saying, "Zhouzhou, look over there."

In front of that wooden house stood a mother and daughter sharing a loaf of bread; the mother wore a ragged sweat shirt, her arms covered in scars, her head bound with a kerchief, appearing to be a member who had helped build the base's houses.

She was exhausted to the point of her face turning pale; perhaps the supplies they obtained today included a loaf of bread, which was a very good meal for the mother and daughter today.

Clearly, it was a scene full of hardship and helplessness.

But the mother and the little girl were smiling happily; there was hope in their eyes, because life was gradually getting better. No matter what suffering they had endured before, they still held hope and bit by bit went to rescue their broken life.

The little girl had cute twin buns; it seemed she noticed the two brothers looking her way, she broke into a radiant smile and waved at them.

Yu Rongzhou tilted their head, looking at her smile for a long while, and slowly curled their lips.