The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

Lin Baobao stood in Wang Shangjiang's tent, her image similarly disheveled. Her clothes were stained with sweat and blood, just like every other superhuman who had returned from the arduous battle inside the laboratory.

“Why are you back at this hour? Did something happen?” Wang Shangjiang’s deputy officer asked.

“I was hiding in a lounge on the upper floor of the laboratory. I was injured and passed out. I didn't wake up until dark and saw firelight outside the base, so I came out,” Lin Baobao replied, clutching her arm.

The deputy officer had already noticed the problem with her arm. He walked over to examine it and saw that it was dislocated. He reached out and helped her pop it back into place.

Lin Baobao was drenched in cold sweat from the pain, but she still thanked him gratefully. Then she reported her experience. There was nothing special about it. After entering the laboratory, she encountered interference from the psychic zombies and then got separated from her companions. Later, she went to the upper floor of the laboratory to check and encountered several powerful zombies. She hid in a lounge and passed out from her injuries.

Seeing that she was swaying and about to faint, the deputy officer, who was not an unkind person, called a soldier to take her to the tent where the injured superhumans were being treated by a medic. He had only called her over to inquire about the situation. After asking and finding nothing suspicious, he dismissed her.

Lin Baobao glanced towards the research institute in the darkness, then lowered her eyelids.

Hearing that Lin Baobao was back, He Yan, as the captain, took a few teammates to the tent to visit her.

As soon as they arrived at the tent, they saw Lin Baobao with a cold face, staring at a young man with spiky hair. Both of their expressions were unpleasant, and they looked at each other with disgust. He Yan naturally recognized this young man as Liu Ji, the superhuman from the west district of the research institute. Thinking of Dr. Feng, he couldn't help but curl his lip.

“Lin Baobao, are you alright?” He Yan walked over and asked.

Lin Baobao shook her head and said, “If I could leave this place and not have to see this annoying person, I think I would be better. Captain He, do you have a place to rest?”

Before He Yan could answer, Liu Ji on the other side had already exploded, “Stinky woman, don't think I didn't smell the stench on you. It's a really disgusting smell that makes me want to kill you!”

“Likewise!” Lin Baobao said with a fake smile, “A guy like you who spouts shit from his mouth also makes people want to kill him. Be careful not to get killed one day. Don't doubt it, it must be because you're too annoying.” After saying that, she ignored Liu Ji's expression of wanting to kill her and left with the person supporting her.

A male superhuman held Liu Ji down to prevent him from getting too agitated. He said, “Why are you arguing with a woman? Women are fragile and troublesome creatures. Who knows if they can survive in the apocalypse? One less woman means less fun for us men. We should protect them well!” He patted his shoulder and persuaded him, but his words were full of impropriety.

Liu Ji sneered and suddenly said, “I really smelled a disgusting smell on her! She must have gotten it on her an hour ago. What could it be… …”

He Yan valued Lin Baobao very much. Perhaps he had valued her for her abilities in the past, but now he valued her because she was on good terms with Lou Zhan and the others. He also hoped to maintain a friendly relationship with Lou Zhan and the others through Lin Baobao.

He Yan allocated a small tent for Lin Baobao to rest in. As soon as Lin Baobao sat down, clutching her chest, she heard a voice outside. It was Lou Ling. A smile appeared on her face.

“Ling Ling? Come in!”

Lou Ling lifted the curtain and came in. Lin Baobao specifically looked around but didn't see a certain follower. She was immediately very happy and joked, “How could His Highness bear to let you come alone?”

“What do you need him for when we women are talking?” Lou Ling curled her lips and said, then sat down and asked, “Are you hurt?”

“Yes, a little.” She noticed that Lou Ling’s face was also pale. “Are you hurt too?”

“Yes, I was injured in the basement of the laboratory.”

As she spoke, Lou Ling took out a lunch box from her backpack and handed it to Lin Baobao. She whispered, “This is what I asked from my brother for you to eat. You're injured, you need to eat better.”

Lin Baobao couldn't help but bite her lip and smile. If her body wasn't so dirty right now, she would have wanted to pounce on her and give her a big hug. She believed that even if she hadn't been injured, Lou Ling would have said that she had worked hard and needed to eat better. With the fragrant rice, she directly put away the dry food.

After eating, Lin Baobao took out the set of clean clothes from her backpack and changed into them. Then, she rolled up the dirty and torn clothes, packed them in a plastic bag, and chatted with Lou Ling in a low voice about what had happened to her in the laboratory.

“Ling Ling, I met my brother,” Lin Baobao said in a low voice.

Lou Ling was a little surprised, “Isn’t your brother at the base?” She had heard that he was an ordinary person, so he lived with Father Lin and the others in the ordinary people’s residential area. Lin Baobao had given them some crystal nuclei when she went to see them last time, so they wouldn't starve to death. However, if they wanted any enjoyment, that was impossible.

“Not that one! It’s my stepfather’s son!” Lin Baobao was a little speechless, but she had to clarify the matter of her brothers.

Lin Baobao had three younger brothers in total: one born to her father and stepmother, one born to her mother and stepfather, and one born to her stepfather’s ex-wife. Only the younger brother born to her stepfather’s ex-wife was not related to her by blood. However, because her mother had become his stepmother, he was also classified as her younger brother. The younger brother Lin Baobao had met was the one born to her stepfather’s ex-wife.

After her parents divorced, Lin Baobao became an unwanted burden to both sides. Later, she was sent to her grandparents’ house. Lin Baobao came to the capital originally to look for her grandparents, but when she arrived, she found out that when the apocalypse came, the elderly couldn't withstand it and became the first batch of zombies. Even their house was taken away by the base.

Lin Baobao was not close to either her father or mother’s side. However, compared to Father Lin, who was strictly controlled by Mrs. Lin, Mother Lin’s side still had some conscience. Every year during Lin Baobao’s summer vacation, they would take her home for a few days to reunite as mother and daughter. Therefore, Lin Baobao maintained a good relationship with her two younger brothers on her mother’s side. Before the apocalypse, Lin Baobao heard that her stepfather and mother had taken her brother to the Maldives for a trip. It was obvious that something bad had happened to them. However, she did not expect to meet her stepbrother here.

“Ling Ling, I know he’s strange, but… …” Lin Baobao gritted her teeth and whispered, “He’s not a zombie. He bleeds when he’s injured. He’s a perfectly normal person. It’s just that his body seems to have been injected with some kind of potion by those lunatics, which is why he’s become a little strange. For the sake of playing together in the past, I can’t let anyone find out about him, otherwise, he’ll be sent to the research institute… …”

Lou Ling immediately thought of the strange young man that Qin Wei and the others had mentioned. It was probably him.

“Then what are you going to do? Leave him alone outside and never enter the base?” Lou Ling asked.

Lin Baobao frowned and her fingers traced random patterns on the mat. She slowly said, “He seems to be able to shield himself from zombies. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t enter the base. As long as he doesn’t appear in front of people and doesn’t let anyone discover his abnormality, he’ll be safe. It’s just that he… … his brain seems to be broken. If he hadn’t remembered me, I might have been attacked by him too. After I return to the base, I’ll take some time out every few days to teach him properly. We’ll talk about the rest later.”

It was rare to see her in such a troubled state. Lou Ling couldn’t help much either. She only said, “Anyway, you have to be careful yourself. Don’t get hurt.”

Lin Baobao breathed a sigh of relief. The only person she could tell this to was Lou Ling. After telling her this secret, her mood became much lighter. Then, the topic changed to what had happened in the basement of the laboratory building. Lin Baobao sneered, “I heard that Qin Peng from the Qin family didn’t come out. If he’s dead, the Qin family is no longer a threat.”

Lou Ling tried her best to put on an innocent expression, indicating that it had nothing to do with them. In fact, after thinking about it, she knew that Lou Dian had deliberately chosen that path at that time. His purpose was to take the opportunity to get rid of Qin Peng and the others. It was a pity that he had gone through so much trouble to come up with such an idea. With his ability, even if he directly killed Qin Peng and the others, it would be more than enough. Going through so much trouble was just to maintain a good and kind image in front of her.

Every time Lou Ling saw him putting on that harmless look of a refined and noble young master, she really wanted to say, “Actually, you’re already rotten to the core. There’s no use pretending anymore.”

After chatting for a while, Lou Ling was finally taken away by Lou Dian, who had come looking for her.

After returning to their tent, Lou Ling told Lou Dian what Lin Baobao had told her. After hearing this, Lou Dian rubbed her head and said, “She’s not even sure if that person is dangerous and she wants to protect him. Aren’t you afraid of being implicated?” So, it was better to stay away from such a dangerous person.

He silently said in his heart, trying to subtly ruin Lin Baobao’s impression in her heart. Unfortunately, a certain someone was slow-witted and didn’t feel that his words had a hidden meaning at all. She said, “That’s her brother! If you were like that, I would do the same!” As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes at him and smiled. Her smile was very bright and cheerful, as if it was a matter of course.

Lou Dian stared at her without blinking until she looked at him with a puzzled face. He immediately turned his face away and silently wiped his face.

How should he describe this feeling? It could be summarized like this: Damn it, I clearly wanted to make her worry, but I was moved by an idiot!

For the next two days of waiting, no one came out of the research institute. It was considered confirmation that those people would not be coming back. When the time was up, Wang Shangjiang ordered them to break camp and leave, no longer waiting.

However, Qin Wei and the others couldn’t accept this result. They personally went to plead with Wang Shangjiang to send people to search the laboratory building again.

Wang Shangjiang’s eyes were very sharp. He said, “Just for the sake of a few people, you want to sacrifice the lives of others? You should also know what the situation is like on the first floor of the laboratory building. Going in again is no different from courting death. I’m also very sad about Major General Qin, but being sad won’t help. Mr. Qin, you should look at the bigger picture.”

After rejecting Qin Wei’s unreasonable request, Wang Shangjiang asked his deputy to announce their departure back to the base.

Qin Wei’s face was very unsightly. He originally wanted to go back himself, but Feng Shaohuang stopped him from doing such a suicidal thing.

Feng Shaohuang sneered, “Do you think you can do anything with your own strength? Or do you want all of us to accompany you to our deaths? We don’t want to believe what happened to Big Brother Qin either. It’s better to return to the base and make full preparations before sending more people to investigate. It’s better than us barging in rashly now.”

Qin Wei was finally persuaded. Qin Peng was very important to the Qin family, but he didn’t want to die either. This was the best course of action.

The author has something to say:

Today’s goal:

Lou Ling’s goal: Work hard to become stronger and protect the people she wants to protect!

Lou Dian’s goal: Continue to work hard and make his sister only have eyes for him!

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