Liu Yun hadn’t drunk any water since she transmigrated into this Apocalypse World and was extremely thirsty. Grabbing the bottle of mineral water, she quickly opened it and took several mouthfuls.
The cool water flowed down her throat, making her eyes unconsciously redden.
In her previous life, she had always been restricted by her illness and medicine. Somehow... This ordinary bottle of mineral water tasted better than anything she could remember.
Looking at the bottle of mineral water in her hand, she smiled and softly muttered, "This water is so sweet."
After quenching her thirst, Liu Yun set the mineral water down and opened the covers of the self-heating rice and the self-heating hotpot.
This was the first time she had eaten this kind of instant food. However, by following the instructions, Liu Yun successfully prepared everything on her first try.
While waiting for the rice and hotpot to be ready, Liu Yun opened the mission panel.
She looked at the side mission information, then frowned deeply. Staring at the blue screen, she couldn’t help asking, "System, can you help me check if there are any infected humans nearby?"
After she asked, the System’s mechanical voice replied, [Yes.]
Ding!
[Scanning in progress.]
Ten seconds later, another notification came.
Ding!
[Scan completed.]
[Detecting one infected human in the area. Location: 500 meters to the west.]
After the series of notifications, a map appeared before Liu Yun.
She looked at the blinking dot, which changed from red to green every second on the map, and asked, "System, isn’t this the man from that team?"
[Yes.]
Receiving the System’s answer, Liu Yun knew that she had no choice. If she wanted to complete the side mission before the time ran out, she could only go back and find those people.
The rewards were good, but what truly concerned Liu Yun was the penalty.
The emergence of a high-level zombie general was no joke.
Based on Liu Yun’s past experience reading fantasy novels and playing apocalypse-themed games, anything with the word "high-level" in its name was capable of destroying small survivor bases without problems.
If she had to choose between a high-level zombie general and another human survivor, she would choose the latter without hesitation.
As she thought, the aroma of hotpot and rice filled the air, mixed with a faint, rusty iron smell. Smelling the delicious fragrance, Liu Yun’s mouth instantly watered.
Liu Yun looked at the mission for another second, then she turned to the delicious hotpot.
A second later, she looked at the mission again.
"....."
After a few seconds of contemplation, she made her decision.
"Never mind. I should eat first before thinking about that side mission. I’m sure the infected person won’t die in the next twenty minutes."
Focusing her attention on the food in front of her, Liu Yun tore open the lids of the self-heating rice and self-heating hotpot.
In an instant, the rich aroma gushed out as the hot steam hit her face. Swallowing hard, Liu Yun picked up the chopsticks and began eating with relish.
Meanwhile, Gu Lingjian and his teammates were being forced to make a difficult decision.
Inside the abandoned jewelry store, Gu Lingjian and the other soldiers were trying their best to restrain Mu Nan.
Seeing that the rope tying Mu Nan was about to break, Gu Lingjian urgently ordered, "Hold him down!"
At this moment, the veins beneath Mu Nan’s skin had already begun turning black. Being pinned to the ground, his fingers twitched unnaturally as his nails grew longer and slowly darkened.
As he struggled to free himself, Mu Nan suddenly opened his mouth and roared.
"Roar!"
Fu Shuo’s eyes widened in horror when he saw Mu Nan lunge toward Chen Chuan with his mouth wide open.
"Vice-Captain! Be careful!"
Warned by Fu Shuo, Chen Chuan quickly jumped back, narrowly dodging Mu Nan’s bite. Losing his footing, Chen Chuan crashed into a broken glass display cabinet.
Crash!
The shattered glass scratched his arm, causing him to let out a painful groan. "Ugh!"
Without taking his eyes off the struggling Mu Nan, Gu Lingjian called, "Fu Shuo!"
The moment he heard his name, Fu Shuo came back to his senses and hurried over to check on Chen Chuan.
Seeing that he only had a few scratches and bruises from the impact, Fu Shuo turned to Gu Lingjian and reported, "He is fine!"
Hearing this, Gu Lingjian refocused his attention on Mu Nan. Noticing the patches of black spots spreading across Mu Nan’s body and limbs, his expression sank.
"Captain, he’s getting stronger by the second! What should we do now?!" one of the soldiers asked urgently.
Looking at him, Gu Lingjian gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Shen! Shut up and hold him down!"
Lu Shen clenched his jaw at those words. Looking at Mu Nan, who kept growling and trying to kill them, his eyes reddened.
Trying to hold back his tears, he looked at Gu Lingjian and said in a choked, pleading voice, "Captain, didn’t you say there was a woman who claimed she could save Mu Nan? Can you find her? Maybe—Maybe she really can save Mu Nan."
When his words fell, the others also looked at Gu Lingjian with hope and desperation.
Although that woman was highly suspicious, when Gu Lingjian looked at Mu Nan, he knew they had no other options. If they wanted to save Mu Nan, their only choice was to find that woman.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Lu Shen urged, "Captain! Mu Nan doesn’t have any more time to waste! If we delay any longer, he will transform completely!"
The moment Gu Lingjian heard this, his hesitation disappeared.
Clenching the rope binding Mu Nan tightly, he finally made up his mind.