BC Chapter 131

Lu Ziming’s rationality was entirely honed through repeated training and continuous refinement after starting work.

Just like when she pressed the button to destroy Longtai’s underground research base, her thoughts didn’t waver in the slightest. Once she had weighed the consequences, she wouldn’t change her decision for any variable. Although this approach sometimes seemed a bit inhumane, afterward, those involved often realized that what she did was actually the most appropriate course of action. It’s just that her decisive handling of matters wasn’t acceptable to everyone at the time.

For example, Zhou Yuanyuan, who was still at the age of fantasizing and dreaming.

Her idea was good, and she was impulsive in her actions, so it could be said that she took the lead in going downstairs to rescue people. She wasn’t the kind of ungrateful person, so because she remembered Dai Qianya’s gentle and considerate warmth towards her earlier, she was determined to go downstairs to save her regardless of everything.

Of course, after witnessing the chaotic battle just now, some regret welled up in her heart—because of her rash decision, everyone was burdened with her to bear the risks together, and she realized that this was wrong.

But fortunately, the final result was good. At the moment when she carried Jin Shengzhe on her back and rescued Dai Qianya and the others, her heart was warmed by the warmth of saving people, filled to the brim, and very satisfied. So even though she was walking in the dark with the crowd, and hadn’t completely escaped the dangerous zone, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned.

However, all of these wonderful feelings only lasted for less than ten minutes before they were shattered in He Linglong’s hands.

Before she turned around, Dai Qianya hadn’t started to show any abnormal behavior, but after she turned around, she saw the mutated Dai Qianya being killed…

This kind of instantaneous impact was undoubtedly great for her, who hadn’t experienced anything major yet.

She immediately froze there, her head buzzing non-stop, her eyelashes trembling slightly, an unbelievable expression on her face, forgetting to even blink.

And He Linglong, without any burden in her heart, was just methodically cutting off a piece of Dai Qianya’s clothes according to how she treated fallen comrades, bandaging the wound on her neck, and then carrying the dead Dai Qianya on her back.

Throughout the entire process, there were no emotional fluctuations, as if this was already a common occurrence. When she passed by Zhou Yuanyuan with Dai Qianya’s body on her back, she calmly instructed her.

“Go.”

A simple word, echoing in Zhou Yuanyuan’s ears, was like a thunderclap, instantly awakening her from her daze. She followed the crowd like she had lost her soul, her steps heavy, step by step.

A jumble of thoughts suddenly Influenceed out in her mind…

Were the people saved?

Yes, they were saved… but it seemed like they only delayed the other party’s death. Or perhaps, even the time remained unchanged, after all, the time from being bitten to mutating was fixed.

The person she wanted to save still died, and died in front of her, at the hands of her own people. So what was the point of what she did?

Were there many things in life like this, where her own insignificant power was destined to be unable to change the outcome, so what was the point of struggling so hard and trying so hard?

“At least, they and he have survived now.” He Linglong, who had slowed down and came to Zhou Yuanyuan’s side again, seemed to have heard Zhou Yuanyuan’s inner voice, and spoke to herself, while speaking, she glanced at the women rushing ahead and Jin Shengzhe on Zhou Yuanyuan’s back.

Having experienced many things, He Linglong had already guessed her thoughts after seeing Zhou Yuanyuan’s series of performances just now.

She originally thought of not saying too much and letting her slowly digest it on her own. After all, everyone’s experiences and feelings were different. Moreover, although what she did was not wrong in fact, emotionally, the harm to Zhou Yuanyuan was no better than those cannibalistic zombies.

The idea of letting her get over this hurdle herself was actually wrong. Zhou Yuanyuan wasn’t a soldier, and didn’t need to bear this heavy burden and torment. So, realizing this, He Linglong finally changed her mind and enlightened Zhou Yuanyuan, whose thoughts had entered a dead end.

They were just strangers who met by chance, and only had brief contact because of this disaster. Even if they had feelings for each other, it wasn’t important enough to bear the weight of each other’s lives. If they could successfully save each other, it would naturally be a happy ending. But even if they faced a “failed” ending like this, there was no need to be overly critical of themselves.

After all, everyone was just ordinary people. Even if their bodies had been strengthened by a portion of the virus, what they could do was still limited.

Therefore, they still had to learn to accept the disappointments in life after working hard. Correctly recognize the difference between what they could do and what they hoped to do. Don’t underestimate yourself too much, and don’t easily elevate yourself.

“…Do you understand?” He Linglong, who had wasted so much saliva on enlightening others for the first time, turned to look at Zhou Yuanyuan beside her, who seemed to be thoughtful, knowing that she had begun to learn to turn her thinking around and try to accept various unsatisfactory results, so she no longer disturbed her thinking and quickly took two steps to catch up with the crowd ahead.

Although Zhou Yuanyuan had mixed into a poor student in school, it wasn’t because she was too stupid, but because the empty life experience made her unable to realize the importance of learning to herself. Deliberately not learning and trying to become bad were just another expression of a child crying in front of their parents.

The ultimate goal was just to gain more care and love.

So, she understood He Linglong’s words after only hearing them once. Only…

She lifted Jin Shengzhe on her back, and her fists clenched unconsciously. Even though she had rationally accepted this result, emotionally, she still felt a tightness in her chest, and tears quickly accumulated in her eyes…

However, now that they hadn’t escaped danger, it wasn’t a time to be sad.

So she could only grit her teeth, blink hard, and force the tears back.

In the night, a group of people rustled forward, no one making any more sound.