"I want to practice abs too."
Xiang Jintian's expression contorted slightly as he asked, "What do you want abs for?"
"Hmm... your abs feel so good."
Xiang Jintian: "...You can touch them anytime, you don't have to work so hard."
Xu Qian's eyebrows arched slightly as she asked with a smile, "Really?"
"Mmm..."
As soon as he spoke, Xu Qian quickly reached out and finely caressed his abdominal and chest muscles. She had been too preoccupied earlier...
She hadn't had time to feel them properly.
After a moment of touching, the man's large palm suddenly gripped her wrist.
"Qianqian, that's enough."
If she kept touching, he was afraid...
Xu Qian's eyes flickered as she glanced at his increasingly flushed profile, then withdrew her wrist.
"Fine, next time."
"Mmm..."
E Province.
E Province is a small coastal city. Driving in, the scenery along the way was all sea views, with only two main roads in and out.
The map indicated the base's location was inside a fried chicken shop in the city.
Xu Qian couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. The experimental bases they had visited before were either at the bottom of cliffs or on islands,
or in more secluded locations like under parks or on mountains. It was rare to find one within the city.
The two of them got out of the car about 100 meters from the fried chicken shop and walked towards it.
The sky was darkening slightly, a time that was most suitable for concealment.
[Open map.]
Soon, the map in her mind displayed nearby zombies and living people.
Except for the area around the fried chicken shop where there were many people, most other places were deserted.
Xu Qian relaxed a little, fearing they might have set a trap.
The fried chicken shop wasn't large, with two glass doors and a giant orange sign that read: Huahua Fried Chicken.
Many zombies were loitering inside the shop. As soon as they smelled living people, they immediately rushed to the glass doors, banging and licking them forcefully.
Terrifying faces filled the glass doors.
The zombies were all emaciated, their bodies covered in dried black blood.
They looked like they hadn't eaten humans in a long time.
Xu Qian's thoughts stirred, and a bass knife appeared in her hand.
She didn't intend to use her abilities; she hadn't used them much lately.
Following Xiang Jintian's systematic military training, her overall strength had improved considerably compared to before.
Relying on abilities and the system for everything wasn't a sustainable solution.
The two exchanged a look and pulled open the glass doors.
Countless zombies lunged out, baring their fangs and claws.
Xu Qian's eyes narrowed; these zombies were all orange-eyed Level 3 zombies!
The girl reacted quickly, swinging her right arm. With one strike, she decapitated several zombies with almost no effort.
She weaved through the Level 3 zombies with ease.
Xiang Jintian was even more ferocious. The zombies couldn't even get close to him before their cores were extracted.
He plunged his dagger into their heads, twisted it slightly, and pried out the core.
Before long, all the zombies in the shop were dealt with.
The ground was covered with zombie corpses, and on the dining tables, piles of bones were stacked. The flesh had long gone, leaving only stark white bones.
The stench of decay and corpse odor filled their nostrils.
Unfazed, the two stepped over the corpses and headed towards the kitchen.
Upon opening the door, the smell of food hit them.
A swarm of flies buzzed around the rotten chicken meat.
Much of the remaining food had already turned into black masses.
The kitchen and dining area were not large, and they could see everything at a glance.
The living person's location indicated on the living map overlapped with theirs, suggesting the base was underground.
The two began searching everywhere for an entrance. Although the place was small, it was cluttered with many items, making their search arduous.
Suddenly, there was a scraping sound.
It was the sound of a table being moved.
Xu Qian's eyes lit up; the sound was very, very close.