"...Mm." Mo Chen chewed the chocolate slowly, and after a brief silence, his deep voice let out a simple sound.
It sounded even more magnetic in the darkness.
"Why?" Luo Xiaole was even more confused.
Along the way, she was almost certain that Mo Chen was not the type of person to help others casually.
Even with people he knew, he would not easily act unless it was necessary.
Even if girls wanted to get close to him, he would always dodge them as if he was allergic, with a calm expression but immense disdain.
Yet this Mo Chen, not only had he meddled in her affairs several times back in the residential area.
He had even actively grabbed her wrist and pulled her to safety when they faced the horde of zombies in the supermarket.
Why?
Luo Xiaole couldn't figure it out.
"I don't think we knew each other before."
"Your memory is mistaken," Mo Chen swallowed the chocolate in his mouth.
"Huh?" Luo Xiaole was completely baffled now.
She had never had any outstanding appearance since childhood, especially her sallow and thin appearance every day, which made many people think her family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, otherwise she wouldn't have been so malnourished.
She usually stayed at home doing chores, or studied in her room.
When she went out, the most frequent activities were grocery shopping and borrowing a cart to the supermarket to carry rice and flour.
Mo Chen, someone who... would clearly be adored by many, she felt she wouldn't forget him even if she saw him.
But she had no memory of Mo Chen at all.
Could it be that Mo Chen was just passing by, saw her staggering back with a water bucket, and his great strength performed a miracle, thus he remembered her?
"Isn't this... the chocolate stick you like to eat?" Mo Chen's gaze was almost piercing a hole through Luo Xiaole, his eyes darting away, his thin lips parting slightly.
Luo Xiaole's eyes widened even further...
She did like this chocolate stick.
However, she didn't have many opportunities to eat it before the apocalypse, so she collected quite a lot of it in the supermarket after the end of the world. Seeing that Mo Chen also liked it, she had silently praised Mo Chen's "taste" for chocolate sticks!
But how did Mo Chen know she used to like this!
"...We're heading out tomorrow, rest is important." Mo Chen seemed guilty, hiding his somewhat gentle brows and eyes.
He pulled up the quilt, turned around, and melted back into the night.
...
The next morning, everyone was awakened by the noisy horn.
"The base control is now lifted. Everyone pack your belongings and leave within today." The voice from the loudspeaker was still very impolite and cold.
Since Zhou Shoushan wanted to take Luo Xiaole away.
The protective shield's usage time had also passed and was about to disappear.
Coupled with the inexplicable intrusion of zombies into the base this time, causing so much chaos.
Since they couldn't find the weapon master, they had no reason to keep others confined, it was just a waste of effort.
After paying such a high price, there were no major gains.
Cheng Miao pressed the pulsating veins on his head, feeling extremely irritated.
"Great! We can finally get out of this hellhole!" Hearing the broadcast, others were relieved.
"Yeah... we thought this would be a shelter at the time, but it turned out to be a small hell... Not only did they not give us food, but they also confiscated our food. Such a shelter is unheard of..."
"Don't talk about it. It was late at night, and we were chased here by zombies, otherwise we wouldn't have had to come in here... sigh..."
"Exactly, our abilities couldn't even be used for several days, making us worried, and we thought they were imprisoning us by suddenly sealing the base..." everyone complained, venting their anxieties of the past few days.
Then they reassembled in the playground, scrambling to leave the base.
If they had to go through another lockdown like this, they wouldn't be able to bear it, they would really starve to death.
...
"Boss... Boss..." Two soldiers ran into Cheng Ge's room in panic.
"The sentry reported that a horde of zombies is surrounding the outside of the base!" They panted.
"What!" Cheng Ge felt his head hurt even more, "Damn it, nothing good has happened lately!"
"How many zombies are there?"
"Actually, the sentry had observed zombies before, but there were only a few at that time. But for some reason, the number of zombies surrounding us is increasing..." The soldier dared not slack, and told the situation at the sentry post one by one.
"How is that possible..." Cheng Ge slammed the table fiercely, startling Zuo Ran who was massaging his legs.
"Calm down, Cheng Ge, perhaps those zombie hordes are just passing by? The base looks like it's been built very well and is solid, they shouldn't be able to break in." She was actually a little scared in her heart, but she knew she couldn't question Cheng Ge at this moment.
Cheng Ge was her only support now, and if she angered him, her fate would be terrible.
"Indeed... my senior brother and I modified the base's defense system long ago." Cheng Ge pulled Zuo Ran into his arms, "Darling, don't worry."
"With you here, why would I worry?" Zuo Ran covered her mouth and smiled, her bell-like laughter once again making Cheng Ge's heart flutter.
...
"Young Master." Special forces soldier Shui Cheng also frowned and reported to Qin Mingyang.
"The zombie horde is chasing after us again."
"It's all because of Cheng Miao's damned protective shield. They said once it's opened, you can only enter and not leave. Otherwise, we would have left long ago and wouldn't have been chased by this horde of zombies!" Qin Mingyang gritted his teeth as he looked at the ring in his hand.
For some reason, wherever he was, zombies would inexplicably gather.
So at school, they had to keep moving and changing locations.
He thought about it endlessly, unable to find a reason, but he vaguely felt that it was this ring that was attracting the zombies.
Yet he couldn't do anything with this ring, he couldn't even activate it!
He had been holding back his anger for a long time.
"Let's go, give the order, pack quickly, and leave now." A hint of gloom appeared in Qin Mingyang's eyes.
Once he left, these zombies would slowly follow his trail.
The zombie hordes outside would not attack the base.
But they would follow him and seal off all the escape routes for the people in this base heading to Luocheng Base.
After all, there was only one road to Luocheng Base.
But so what? What did the lives of these survivors have to do with him? He didn't care at all.
Suddenly, an extremely thin figure flashed in his mind.
Hmm... that little bean sprout was quite interesting. This time, she did give him a little fun.
Might as well do her a favor and let her know.
After all, if she really died, she wouldn't be useful anymore...
Good toys should always be saved for last to be played with slowly.
Qin Mingyang's lips pulled up into a sinister arc.
"Someone, go and inform Luo Xiaole on the third floor opposite, tell them that if they want to survive, they should leave the base now."
Qin Mingyang downed the remaining hot black tea in his hand.
"Yes!"
Not long after, a special forces soldier returned to report.
"Young... Young Master, there is no one on the third floor opposite anymore..."
"What!" Qin Mingyang was shocked.
They realized it already before he could warn them...
This is interesting...
...
In fact, Luo Xiaole had received a message from Zhou Shoushan early on, saying that the base would reopen today.
He hoped they could prepare early and set off with him.
He was afraid of prolonged delays.
The others, having had a good meal last night.
And having gone to bed early to rest.
Now, no one had any complaints, and everyone was full of energy!
Grabbing their luggage, they followed Luo Xiaole to the exclusive parking lot behind the base.
And met up with Zhou Shoushan.