The slightly messy scratches on the book cover lent a bizarre aura to this series of events.
Don't believe me?
Who shouldn't I believe?
Was it Wang Xiaoxin, or Andrea's second personality?
After much thought, Lin Yuan couldn't figure it out, so he put the diary away for future research.
Wang Xiaoxin was still in the White Eagle Federation; he couldn't go anywhere even if he thought of something.
"Ziqi, feel this stone coffin."
Lin Yuan hadn't told her about Andrea's situation yet, so she naturally didn't know what this thing was for.
The place where the bed used to be in the room was now a stone coffin, containing withered and blackened bloodstains. Jiang Zi felt it; it had no effect anymore, no different from ordinary stone.
"Brother Lin Yuan, I don't feel anything. Is this thing special?"
It had already become ineffective?
Such a large meteorite failing, it seemed that both Andreas had spared no expense for this "soul transfer."
No, he still didn't know the name of the other personality.
"I'll tell you after I finish reading this."
Picking up the box of white chocolates placed aside, just as she had said in the letter left at her stronghold in the mountains, Andrea had left a letter here. It was on ordinary letter paper, but it had a very, very thin layer of plastic film, for what purpose was unclear.
"Dear..."
"Dear Lin, if you are reading this letter, please remember what I have to tell you. When I returned from the Eternal Life Cult's stronghold, everyone was gone. When she and I parted that day, she was still in a coma, so I don't know if she returned here again, nor do I know if she successfully defeated my second personality. I will investigate.
I also have some information to tell you: all the Eternal Life Cult's strongholds in China are empty, and my subordinates have not received orders to continue establishing strongholds in China.
However, be aware that my father is currently in the Siberian Brown Bear Federation searching for something, an inheritance from the former Red Alliance. He might enter China, so you need to be vigilant. Also, Edgar must have left some contingencies before his death, which you also need to be aware of.
Lastly, if you find any more Eternal Life Cult strongholds, be sure to collect the meteorites inside. They might be of great use to you.
And finally, if you are not seeing this letter, or if you are seeing it much later, and I am not by your side then, please recite a prayer from the Bible for me.
I will listen carefully in heaven.
— Your loving Andrea."
Andrea had said that her faith was in God, just like her "mother," she was a devout follower of Jesus Christ.
Then the one who believed in the ancient Egyptian gods must be his "father," along with the extremely mysterious "Horus."
However, much of the Eternal Life Cult's background was derived from ancient Egyptian mythology.
Tsk, the leaders of the higher echelons have different beliefs. It seems this Eternal Life Cult is very complex.
Just as he was about to put the paper into his mission bag, he accidentally tore the plastic film with a little force. The entire paper burst into flames without wind and turned into ash within a second.
Looking at the black ash that had already fluttered to the ground, Lin Yuan couldn't help but give a wry smile, "Andrea, you've really given me a tough time."
Jiang Ziqi, who was watching from the side, was also dumbfounded. She never expected to see a movie scene here!
It was like a scene from a super spy meeting, where the paper turned to ash after the information was exchanged.
"Brother Lin Yuan?! Sister Xiaoxin can do that?!"
This was really cool!
"That's not your Sister Xiaoxin." Lin Yuan explained Andrea's situation to Jiang Ziqi.
By the end, Jiang Ziqi was petrified. Lin Yuan could guess her expression even through his mask.
It must have been a vacant, dazed look with her mouth agape, her eyes unfocused, and her mind stopped working.
"I can't believe we lived with a fake Wang Xiaoxin for so long, and Brother Lin Yuan, you were her comrade-in-arms for so long!"
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm considered lucky. The Andrea I met was this friendly personality. If I had met her second personality, I would have already been..."
"Warning! Lethal spore concentration rising to 26%."
An alarm sounded in his earpiece. The lethal spore concentration had increased. The concentration just moments ago was only 19%!
"No time to explain, evacuate immediately!"
"Okay!" Jiang Ziqi also knew the seriousness of the situation. Such a large change in concentration likely meant the zombie horde was on the move.
The two wasted no more time, quickly descending the stairs and returning the way they came.
"Brother Lin Yuan, the road ahead is blocked!"
"Charge straight through!"
Lin Yuan removed an iron door from a nearby shop, preparing for a direct confrontation.
The zombies blocking the road ahead were all ordinary zombies, and their numbers were small. The zombie horde hadn't found them yet; these were just moving there naturally.
But time was running out. It was better to charge through than to slowly lure them.
Holding the iron door, Lin Yuan felt as if he had returned to the time when he first charged forward with a homemade wooden shield.
He even felt a bit nostalgic.
The zombies blocking their path were overjoyed to see food being delivered to them and opened their arms to give Lin Yuan a hug.
He was waiting for it!
Lin Yuan accelerated, just about to execute a shield bash, when he saw countless tentacles shoot out from the side.
"Holy crap! Ziqi, you're stealing aggro with your ultimate!"
"Oh, Captain, we should hurry and evacuate!"
"Alright, alright."
There was no argument with that. They needed to escape the encirclement as quickly as possible.
The zombie horde must have discovered them and was in the process of surrounding them.
"Smoke bombs!"
Jiang Ziqi immediately threw smoke bombs in three directions.
Within seconds, the smoke had blocked the streets from which the zombie horde was advancing.
Lin Yuan also threw smoke bombs behind him while running, one every block or so.
The two managed to escape the city before the zombie horde could fully encircle them and entered the forest.
The zombie horde immediately stopped, only roaring wildly in place, losing direction, and eventually retreating back into the city.
The two small targets in full enclosed combat suits were already difficult to track, let alone in the forest.
"Fortunately, zombies don't only eat humans, otherwise they might have pursued us relentlessly," Lin Yuan and Jiang Ziqi hid behind a hillside.
"Not necessarily. When I was assisting with experiments on the aircraft carrier, Researcher Li mentioned that in a while, the zombie horde might start moving in a coordinated manner to hunt down the safe zones," Jiang Ziqi was not as optimistic as Lin Yuan. She had learned a lot on the aircraft carrier.
Hunt down the safe zones?
There was such a thing?
Lin Yuan's first reaction to hearing this was that the apocalypse was ending, and the world was about to return to normal.
Who gave them the courage? Liang Jingru?
Or the ridiculous mushrooms on them?
Haven't they seen saturation bombing from rocket launchers?
The safe zones were now so poor that they only had weapons and ammunition left. When they brought out those retired old weapons and ammunition, placed them on the city walls, and created an automated system, pressing a button would result in tens of thousands of guns firing simultaneously.
This was just the basic level, not to mention other weapons.
Even a million zombies couldn't breach it.
Unlike Lin Yuan's confidence, Jiang Ziqi's face was full of worry.
"Alright, these are not issues we can consider. We just need to take them seriously tactically. Let's go back to the transit supply station to rendezvous with Xu Qing and the others, and then report the mission situation to Minister Ying."
"Okay." Glancing back at the city center, she followed Lin Yuan's footsteps.
Now, the central urban area of Yuzhou was filled with the roars of zombies. People hiding underground and on rooftops put on headphones, pretending not to hear these sounds.
Survival must continue, and external factors should not affect one's mood.