The Abused Heroine Stops Pretending [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 81.2

Ye Yuanhua brought them water, and they gathered around the sofa.

“You’ve heard about the zombie horde?” Su Zhen asked.

Tang Jing nodded. “We came in with a mercenary team we’d met before.”

Ye Yuanhua added, “Feng Man.”

Su Zhen understood immediately.

With no outsiders present, Su Zhen shared his latest breakthrough. “I’ve recently developed an antidote for infected flora and fauna though I haven’t reported it to the higher-ups yet.”

Hearing him speak like this, Tang Jing knew there was more to his words.

Su Zhen didn’t beat around the bush either. “I want to use this project to leave the base.”

“Now?”

“After the zombie wave passes,” Su Zhen said.

Truth be told, ever since he discovered that the higher-ups were using the zombie virus to modify ordinary humans, he had been planning to leave. But his freedom had always been under surveillance even now, there were people watching him from outside.

These people had repeatedly tried to recruit him into their experimental project, but he had firmly refused each time. Yet, they refused to give up.

Tang Jing didn’t say much, simply nodding. “Alright.”

Tang Jing and the others didn’t linger for long, afraid that staying too long would draw unwanted attention.

Ye Yuanhua helped them find a place to stay.

Two days later, the city defense team discovered zombies appearing ten miles outside the city. As time passed, their numbers grew.

The alarm sounded, and the base entered a state of high alert. The city defense team, mercenary groups, and even ordinary volunteers united in a single front to resist the zombie horde.

Ye Yuanhua peered through his binoculars and saw a three-meter-tall zombie tiger, a carnivorous plant over ten meters tall, and humanoid zombies clearly at the emperor level among the approaching horde. His expression twisted, and he gritted his teeth before shouting, “Artillery team, stand ready!”

The zombie army surged in from all directions humans, animals, plants all advancing toward the base in an orderly, methodical manner. This was a coordinated, premeditated attack.

Tang Jing and Xu Yushu were also assigned to the front lines. As for the little zombie baby, they left him with Su Zhen, both to avoid exposing his identity and to protect Su Zhen.

Based on Su Zhen’s speculation, with the enemy at their doorstep, some would take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.

And indeed, just as he predicted, while the city defense team, mercenaries, and ordinary people in the base were fighting for the survival of themselves and human civilization, the capitalist elites at the top were only concerned with profit. At this critical moment, they sent people to kidnap Su Zhen.

The little zombie baby, sitting obediently beside Su Zhen, was mistaken by the assailants as harmless until he received Su Zhen’s command and immediately launched his attack.

“Hsss,” The little zombie baby’s knitted hat fell off, revealing his crimson pupils.

Only then did the attackers realize this was a real zombie. “Run!”

Someone raised a gun and fired.

But over the past two years, the little zombie baby had followed Tang Jing and the others across the land, battling zombies. Xu Yushu had even deliberately trained him, so his abilities were far beyond that of an ordinary high-level zombie.

He was a little zombie baby with strategy and intelligence.

Su Zhen quickly grabbed his packed bag and, under the little zombie baby’s protection, escaped from their grasp.

“Quick, after him! Don’t let Dr. Su get away!” someone shouted, realizing Su Zhen’s intentions.

Unfortunately, with the little zombie baby blocking their path, they couldn’t get close to Su Zhen.

Su Zhen sprinted toward the city defense team’s location, the route they had agreed upon beforehand.

For the past two years, Su Zhen had concealed the fact that he was an energy wielder. Now, his abilities finally came into play, allowing him to move at an accelerated speed and catch his pursuers off guard.

Tang Jing had been keeping her senses attuned to that area. When she felt the little zombie baby moving in their direction, she knew something had happened to Su Zhen. Spotting Ye Yuanhua on the city wall, she turned to Xu Yushu and said, “Senior, stay here. I’m going to rescue Brother Su.”

Xu Yushu nodded. “Be careful.”

“Got it.”

Among the group that had come to corner Su Zhen were also energy users, who quickly reacted. Su Zhen found himself trapped from both sides. The little zombie baby leaped onto his back, baring its teeth menacingly at the attackers.

“Professor Su, I never expected you to conduct experiments on your own. It seems this test subject is quite successful. How about it? Let’s work together mutual benefit, you know,” said a man in a white suit as he stepped forward from the crowd.

Su Zhen remained silent, waiting for Tang Jing’s support.

“Professor Su, we can sit down and discuss any conditions you have,” the suited man continued, trying to persuade him with honeyed words.

Once Tang Jing’s approach was within his perception, Su Zhen didn’t hesitate. “Save your crimes for the courtroom,” he said coldly. No sooner had he spoken than Tang Jing appeared beside him.

“Brother Su, let’s go.”

The little zombie baby, sensing Tang Jing’s presence, happily jumped onto her shoulder and affectionately nuzzled her cheek.

“Who are you?” The suited man narrowed his eyes dangerously.

“You won’t get the chance to find out,” Tang Jing retorted. With a swift kick, she sent two attackers flying, creating an opening in the encirclement, and immediately led Su Zhen away.

The gunfire behind them sounded off, but Tang Jing condensed her energy into a solid barrier, deflecting the bullets.

The sight left everyone stunned. The suited man roared, “After them!”

No one in the base had yet achieved energy solidification. Who was this woman who had suddenly appeared? Moreover, the little zombie’s affectionate behavior toward her made it clear that she was its caretaker.

Just then, someone whispered something into the suited man’s ear.

His eyes narrowed further. “Bring Feng Man here.”

An endless tide of zombies surged toward the city walls, and the defenders atop them were replaced in waves.

By the afternoon of the next day, Ye Yuanhua descended from the wall. Spotting Su Zhen in the rest area, he froze momentarily before his expression darkened. “They actually went through with it?”

When Su Zhen had warned him that some might seize the opportunity to cause trouble, he hadn’t believed it. But now it was clear, when faced with immense profit, people were capable of anything.

“I’ll report this to the Chairman,” Ye Yuanhua said firmly.

Su Zhen looked concerned. “You can meet with the Chairman?”

“Yes, I’ve met him twice. He told me to report any issues to him privately,” Ye Yuanhua explained.

The reason was simple: the head of the city defense bureau happened to be the brother of the man threatening Su Zhen. The Chairman was well aware of the brothers’ true nature but lacked the evidence to expose them.

Now, with the survival of the nation at stake, the brothers had finally shown their hand.

The battle raged on for ten days. The outer city fell, half the survivors perished, and the remainder retreated to the inner city.

Xu Yushu and the little zombie baby had been secretly slipping into the zombie hordes to fight, their countless kills over the days beyond reckoning.

Their efforts had significantly eased the pressure on the base.

Especially Xu Yushu, the power of a Zombie Emperor allowed her to command a million-strong army. These zombies turned against their own kind, leaving the survivors on the walls wondering if the undead were experiencing internal strife.

Ten days had passed, and the base had suffered heavy losses. With an endless stream of zombies attacking from outside, the remaining humans felt a deep sense of despair.

Many even considered abandoning their weapons, while some had already resigned themselves to death.

A lifeless silence permeated the base. The situation had grown so dire that even the Chairman emerged, wanting to witness what might be the last remnants of civilization.

But then, someone suddenly shouted, “Look over there!”

Everyone followed the gaze of the person who spoke and saw a cleared space in the center of the zombie horde, where two figures stood.

No, it should be said, two Zombie Kings.

“That person looks so familiar,” someone in the crowd muttered. It was Chen Chang, the one who had parted ways with Tang Jing and the others in the corridor back then. After a moment of recollection, he finally remembered who it was and exclaimed in shock, “It’s Senior Sister!”

“It really is Senior Sister!” Fan Xuelan beside him cried out joyfully.

The two Zombie Kings were on the verge of clashing.

Tang Jing’s eyes were locked onto Senior Sister, fearing that something might happen to her.

“Su Zhen!” A voice called from the end of the corridor, it was the man in the suit.

The crowd, initially focused on the Zombie Kings outside the city, had their attention instantly drawn to this new development.

Liu Min pressed his gun against the temple of the person in front of him and smirked. “At this point, you still don’t want to cooperate?”

“Feng Man-jie!” Tang Jing tensed when she saw who was being held hostage in his arms.

Liu Min’s face lit up with delight at the sight of her. “Lou Jing, I was just looking for you. The little zombie you brought, and that Zombie King, they’re absolutely fascinating. Why don’t we collaborate too?”

Feng Man had been tortured and was now haggard, her face covered in wounds. Yet even as Liu Min held her hostage, she remained utterly calm, a faint smile playing on her lips. “Lou Jing.”

“Let her go,” Tang Jing said darkly.

“Not a chance,” Liu Min sneered. “I haven’t gotten what I want yet.”

The chairman stepped forward to mediate, but Liu Min remained unmoved.

Su Zhen lifted a briefcase. “What you want is in here. Take it and let her go.”

“No, don’t give it to him,” Feng Man said. After days of torture, she knew exactly what Liu Min needed. If that thing fell into his hands, the survival of humanity would truly be at stake.

She turned to Tang Jing and smiled. “We still haven’t had that meal we promised each other.”

Her words carried an ominous tone. By the time Tang Jing realized what she meant and tried to rush forward, Feng Man had already grabbed Liu Min’s wrist and slammed them both into the railing. A gunshot rang out, the bullet pierced Feng Man’s temple, but in the same instant, she used the momentum of her body to drag Liu Min over the railing.

Liu Min screamed in terror before a heavy thud silenced the entire space.

A furious roar erupted from the Zombie Kings. The crowd turned to see Xu Yushu gripping the spine of one of them and snapping it without hesitation. The Zombie King crumpled to the ground, and the underlings it had brought panicked.

Xu Yushu, having overexerted her energy, swayed unsteadily before collapsing.

One month later.

The land began to heal, and the S City base flourished with renewed vitality.

The conspiracy of the Liu brothers was exposed, and their faction was completely eradicated.

Su Zhen was no longer forced to conduct experiments day and night, but he still submitted the newly developed antidote before leaving with Ye Yuanhua, Tang Jing, and the others. They drove into the vast wilderness, just as they had years ago, traveling across the land.

With the antidote, zombies across the world whether human, animal, or plant were gradually being eradicated. The survivors in the base moved out, settling in places they loved, rebuilding their lives.

Human civilization nearly faced extinction due to the zombie horde, and it was all thanks to the Zombie Empress who always stood by humanity’s side, Xu Yushu.

Tang Jing held her hand as the two sat together on the mountaintop, gazing at the slowly rising sun on the horizon, as if witnessing the birth of a new era.

“Xiao Jing, I never told you this, but I’ve liked you for a long time even before you and Zhou Tiantian got together,” Xu Yushu murmured, resting her head on Tang Jing’s shoulder. The glow of the dawn bathed her face, illuminating her blissful smile.

“Mmm, I know,” Tang Jing turned to look at her. “Luckily, it’s not too late for me to realize it now.”

The man Zhou Tiantian had followed was dead lost in the zombie horde. Without his protection, she had lost an arm. Now sitting alone in an empty house, she couldn’t help but think of that person, the one who had always shielded her and safely escorted her to the base.

“Ajing must be with the senior who loves her most now,” Zhou Tiantian sighed, looking out the window at the morning glow. “How wonderful.”

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