Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Ji Wanwan and others brought the dried corpse back to the laboratory in the central building to conduct research, where they discovered that the person’s blood had been completely drained. In addition, traces of the zombie virus were detected in his muscle tissues.

Xu Siming deduced that it was a zombie who had drained the person’s blood, and it could very likely be a high-level zombie masquerading as an ordinary person.

The reason why the person’s eyes did not turn red and no mutation occurred was because he had died completely during the blood-sucking process before the mutation could complete.

As a student of life sciences, Ji Wanwan knew that Xu Siming’s deduction was not without basis.

It was because of this that her mood became exceptionally solemn.

If there was indeed a high-level zombie infiltrating the base, it would be troublesome. With tens of thousands of people currently in the base, performing checks on each one would be incredibly difficult and would cause panic among the survivors.

Moreover, if there truly was a high-level zombie, they had remained undetected for so long that ordinary checks would hardly be likely to find them easily.

Thinking of this, Ji Wanwan rubbed her temples with a headache.

That night, Ji Wanwan called a meeting to discuss how to deal with the situation.

Everyone offered their opinions, some suggesting deploying more personnel for widespread checks to minimize risk, while others believed in conducting a small-scale secret investigation, trying not to alarm more survivors to avoid causing panic.

After comprehensive consideration, Ji Wanwan confirmed a solution.

Since the matter had already spread widely within the base, it was impossible to avoid causing ripples completely, so Ji Wanwan planned to have blood tests for all survivors in the base.

On one hand, blood tests are the most direct way to indicate whether a person is infected with the virus; on the other hand, it was also to reassure the survivors in the base that the base was not inactive.

Considering that every person entering the base had previously undergone observation and blood tests and they had concealed their condition, it was likely that they would do so again this time.

Therefore, Ji Wanwan did not place her hopes on blood testing but rather had Wu Xun lead a few reliable and tight-lipped people to start a secret investigation from the deceased’s close associates.

After several days of investigation and the completion of blood tests for all base personnel, they still found nothing.

Just as everyone was at a loss, another disappearance occurred within the base.

Although this disappearance also occurred in the underdeveloped area, it stirred up immense turmoil, bringing up the dry corpse issue again and plunging the entire base into panic.

A few days later, the third missing person appeared.

An unprecedentedly tense atmosphere fell over the base, and even a minority of the more timid survivors began to consider whether they should leave the base to find a new place to live.

As disappearances continued to happen one after another among the base’s survivors, Ji Wanwan and others realized the severity of the situation.

If this situation could not be quelled, the base would likely fall into chaos.

In order to stabilize morale, Ji Wanwan held a speech in Central Square outside the central building, promising to find the perpetrator and return a safe living atmosphere to everyone.

But during the speech, the body of the second missing person appeared out of nowhere above the square.

"Aaahh!"

"There’s a ghost!"

"Murder!"

"Run!"

"..."

The already horrified crowd instantly fell into chaos, with everyone screaming and fleeing. In the shoving, a stampede was inevitable.

Despite many superpower users intervening, there were still many injured.

On the square, Ji Wanwan watched the tumult before her, listening to the cries around her, and suddenly felt as if the world was spinning, everything spiraling out of control.

"Wanwan!"

Beside her, Qi Hao patted her shoulder, his tone anxious, "Wanwan?"

The world before her eyes regained clarity, and Ji Wanwan snapped back to reality, turning her gaze towards the man beside her.

The man’s face was full of concern, but as their eyes met, he hesitated and pressed his lips together, "Are you tired? Shall I take you back to rest? Leave this place to me to handle?"

Ji Wanwan looked at the desiccated corpse that had suddenly appeared on the square, her eyes narrowing slightly, "No, I can’t leave."

[System, immediately sense for any abnormal energy fluctuations here.]

The square had just witnessed a disturbance, and numerous superpower users had used their powers to save people. The residual energy was extremely chaotic and abundant, making it somewhat difficult for the System to sense at this moment.

Yet it was also the best opportunity to find the culprit, and Ji Wanwan didn’t want to miss it.

The corpse had appeared out of nowhere, so the culprit controlling it must possess a Space superpower.

Whether it was Baize or not, she was determined to find this person!

As time passed, the residual energy would dissipate more and more, so Ji Wanwan had no time to delay. Difficult as it might be, she had to have the System try.

After a moment, the System responded, [Sensing the same energy system as the Host, the energy is dissipating towards the southeast direction.]

No sooner had the System spoken than Ji Wanwan vanished on the spot.

Qi Hao, who knew nothing of what had just transpired, "?"

Hadn’t she said she wasn’t leaving?

Anyway, judging from Wanwan’s expression just now, he figured she must have been scared. Let her go back and rest well; he would deal with things here.

Resolving this, Qi Hao moved towards the injured survivors on the square...

Elsewhere, guided by the System, Ji Wanwan followed the trail of energy to an undeveloped alleyway.

[The energy stops here and doesn’t continue forward; that person should be right ahead.]

The instant Ji Wanwan landed, the System gave the latest prompt.

Looking at the winding alleyway before her, Ji Wanwan twisted her fingers and, without the slightest hesitation, stepped in.

The alley was deep and convoluted, with no end in sight.

She had just turned a corner when Ji Wanwan saw a fleeting figure.

She immediately teleported in pursuit, only to see a familiar figure in front of her, his back to her.

And in front of him was a little girl.

About to call out to him, Ji Wanwan heard his irritated rebuke, "You little girl! What are you doing running into this undeveloped alley? You’re so young, what if you ran into danger! Where’s your family? Why don’t they look after you!"

The little girl pouted and burst into tears, "Wha... I ran off too fast and got separated from my mom. I didn’t mean to come here..."

The man sighed helplessly and softened his tone, "If I hadn’t seen you, you’d be lost somewhere by now! Where do you and your family live? I’ll take you back."

The little girl sobbed, "Sector C, Class Four, Number 51."

The man nodded and took the girl’s hand, "Let’s go."

As soon as he turned around, the man saw Ji Wanwan not far behind him and was taken aback. The next second, he looked surprised and delighted, "My Lord? What brings you here?"