Chapter 345 - 343: Taking on the Mantle

Chapter 345: Chapter 343: Taking on the Mantle

Cheng Cheng watched the zombies bypass her and rush toward Chen Xing. She laughed with immense arrogance, her petite face filled with hatred for Chen Xing. "My life was given to me by Dean Xu. I know how to repay my debts! Unlike all of you, who betrayed the Research Institute one after another!"

Chen Xing frowned.

’Actually, I’d long suspected that Cheng Cheng came from the Research Institute.’

’But to think she’s been loyally working for the Research Institute this whole time?’

’Is that why... she willingly stayed by the side of that good-for-nothing Blake?’

’All because of Xu Anguo’s ambition?’

"How is this a betrayal?" Chen Xing thought Cheng Cheng was too foolish. "We were all just guinea pigs in the Research Institute! I don’t want to be controlled by them, I don’t want to be their experiment, and I want to get my own memories back. Is that wrong, too?"

"Dean Xu raised us, taught us our skills, and made us into the most powerful beings! It’s one thing to be ungrateful, but you even sabotaged the Research Institute’s plans! All of you deserve to die!" Cheng Cheng was consumed by her fury.

’If the Dean hadn’t forbidden me from killing Chen Xing, I would have done it long ago.’

The light emanating from her body grew increasingly dazzling, and the water vapor in the air instantly condensed into ice.

Chen Xing knew that Cheng Cheng wouldn’t listen to another word she said. Besides, it was too late!

She instantly flashed back inside the Defense Shield, pulled Xiao Li and the other person, who were still struggling against the zombies, into her space along with the SUV. At the same time she retracted the Defense Shield, she vanished from sight.

Everything was over in just two seconds.

The ice gathering around Cheng Cheng grew larger and larger. As it exploded, it scattered like a thousand blades, slicing through everything in the vicinity.

Including the nearby zombies and the Superpower Users hiding several hundred meters away.

In an instant, it was as if the entire world had fallen silent.

For Chen Xing, it was finally quiet.

The sound of the zombies battering the Defense Shield had nearly pushed her past her breaking point.

’I don’t even know how I managed to endure it.’

Seeing no living things around, the zombies that were still approaching from a distance dazedly dispersed.

Chen Xing walked over and picked up the tag lying in a pool of blood: Number 00003.

’Could it be that Cheng Cheng knew Number 00004, Wanyan?’

’Perhaps if the two of them had a chance to meet, Cheng Cheng wouldn’t have so stubbornly followed Xu Anguo?’

She released all the little pets from her space and they began to collect the Crystal Cores.

The battle had lasted for over two hours. There had been at least ten thousand zombies, and the number of Crystal Cores from the Superpower Users was also significant.

Once everything was collected, Chen Xing recalled her pets and brought Uncle Zhong and the others out.

Looking at what was left of Cheng Cheng—nothing but a bloody mess—Chen Xing’s mood soured.

’If the Research Institute continues to exist, there will always be more guinea pigs willing to lay down their lives for them.’

’She herself would never be the one to suffer, but what about her loved ones?’

’Her younger maternal uncle, Uncle Zhong, and the people at the factory... couldn’t they all face this kind of self-destructive danger?’

’She couldn’t possibly be lucky enough to save them every time.’

She turned to look at the stunned Uncle Zhong. "Uncle Zhong, you may need to go live in the National Capital Safety Zone for a while!"

No matter what it took, she had to find Xu Anguo.

’He was her biological father, but... she could bring herself to do what needed to be done.’

Uncle Zhong was somewhat moved.

’Although he had made it very clear that what happened to Lu Wanrou and Chen Xing was all Xu Anguo’s fault.’

’But could a daughter really bring herself to strike against her own father?’

"Don’t worry about me. I’ve lived this long; there’s nothing left for me to fear!" Uncle Zhong didn’t want to be a burden to Chen Xing.

’But ever since he had appeared, he had been nothing but trouble for her.’

Chen Xing immediately got in the car and drove north through the night.

Along the way, she gave Song Yiguo a heads-up.

She asked him to take in Uncle Zhong and also to use all his power to help find Xu Anguo’s whereabouts.

Not a single clue was to be overlooked.

The next day, after nightfall, Chen Xing arrived at the Capital City.

The National Capital Safety Zone, which was originally like an open plain, now had two walls.

The walls were separated by a distance of nearly a kilometer. The survivors lived in the innermost area.

Although they lived in simple, prefabricated houses and the living conditions weren’t great, it was at least safer than being outside, and they wouldn’t starve to death.

Song Yiguo had been short on supplies lately, precisely because of these additional survivors.

The National Capital Safety Zone itself wasn’t short on supplies. The stored goods were enough to feed the people of the Duole Safety Zone for ten years without a problem.

This was also why a large amount of money was collected when the Duole Safety Zone was built.

Besides... when the three great families withdrew from the safety zone, they didn’t take their supplies with them either.

But... there were too many refugees from the outside, and most of them were people without any significant abilities, which naturally placed a burden on the safety zone.

He had to safeguard the daily lives of the people inside the Duole Safety Zone and couldn’t touch the supplies that belonged to them.

Using the remaining portion of supplies to provide for the outsiders was becoming a strain.

After talking with Song Yiguo, Chen Xing generously gave him a thousand chickens and ducks, a hundred fat pigs, and a large quantity of vegetables.

Since Song Yiguo knew she had a spatial ability, she deposited the livestock and poultry directly into the enclosures and put the vegetables in the cold storage room.

Vice General Du and the other Superpower Users’ favorability toward Chen Xing rose by several levels, nearly approaching the status Song Yiguo held in their eyes.

In the apocalypse, these things were truly priceless treasures that you couldn’t buy even if you wanted to.

Chen Xing also promised that she would continue to provide more once the animals in her space reproduced again.

Nothing was more uplifting.

"You’re saying you’re going to search for all of Xu Anguo’s Research Institutes around the world?" Song Yiguo could hardly believe it.

After all, everyone knew what the Research Institutes were like.

Xu Anguo had dared to cause such a huge commotion right under his nose in the National Capital Safety Zone; one couldn’t even begin to imagine what was inside the Research Institutes elsewhere.

Chen Xing nodded.

"Do you realize that Xu Anguo is no longer the same man he was back when he was just the Dean of the Xingguang Research Institute, controlled by the Lu Family?" Song Yiguo was a little worried.

Xu Anguo’s influence had extended even to Blake Commander’s side for many years, to say nothing of other places.

Although Chen Xing was very powerful, no one knew what Xu Anguo’s trump card was.

This was the reason for his hesitation, and also why he had delayed truly trying to exterminate the Research Institute.

’How could he not know that the Lu Family was just a scapegoat back then?’

’The deaths of his parents and his Yan Junxi were all connected to Xu Anguo.’

’The reason he killed Lu Bingtian was because Lu Bingtian had helped a tyrant do evil. He had also wanted to mislead Xu Anguo, to make Xu Anguo think he had fallen for the trick and focused all his hatred on the Lu Family.’

’He felt he still needed to become stronger before he could contend with Xu Anguo.’

’And yet, Chen Xing was going to shoulder this burden all by herself and try to destroy the Research Institute?’

Chen Xing replied, "I know!"

’Setting aside what hidden abilities Xu Anguo might have in reserve, just dealing with those guinea pigs alone wouldn’t be easy.’

’She didn’t know why she wasn’t under Xu Anguo’s control like the other guinea pigs, or if... Xu Anguo was holding back some ultimate move to use against her.’

’In any case... she was going to end this, once and for all, with a fight.’

’She couldn’t allow the people she cared about to be in danger.’

"Xu Anguo has established Research Institutes in two locations in the United States: Hulton City and Jiyuan Island!"