The Commander-in-Chief is a Mutant

“We’ll wait here.”

The girl left them with those words, and in the next moment, Yang Wen and Du Qi only felt a gust of wind before the girl beside them vanished.

“Huh? Didn’t you say we’d use a grenade?” Du Qi was stunned.

A sudden, indescribable silence fell.

Two seconds later, a youthful voice came from within the vast, dark expanse.

“Hey? Where are you? Are you still alive?”

Hearing no reply, Du Qi asked mechanically.

Yang Wen was silent for a moment, then shook his head and looked at Du Qi, “See? What did I say about an ominous feeling!?”

‘Ping Chengcheng will definitely be fine!’

‘Although I don’t know why I think this, the girl will be fine.’

“I’m fine, you guys can come in, there are no surveillance cameras inside,” Ping Chengcheng’s clear voice came through.

Yang Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking a deep breath, he and Du Qi, who was holding the flashlight, stepped inside.

After checking the walls, Yang Wen discovered a red switch for the power system, wondering if it still worked.

Click~

Bzzzt……

The entire floor was suddenly illuminated by a powerful light.

This abrupt brightness made Ping Chengcheng squint.

She was standing in a corner, restraining a scrawny zombie with both hands.

Its lips were deathly pale, and its strength was considerable, but the girl’s strength was greater.

A lump full of white particles had fallen from its mouth—this was the zombie’s weapon.

Yang Wen and Du Qi watched this zombie with trepidation, while also looking at the girl with curiosity.

‘Aren’t you afraid of getting infected?’

Ping Chengcheng said with a deadpan expression, “If you know it’s a zombie virus, hurry up and bring the rope!”

“Oh, right!”

Yang Wen quickly nodded, immediately went to grab a bundle of hemp rope, and tied up the zombie in a few swift motions, while Du Qi pried its mouth open.

Ping Chengcheng and the two men began to inspect the supplies here in an orderly fashion.

The interior space was vast, about half the size of a football field.

The entrance was a loading and unloading area.

The three continued deeper, entering the storage area.

Dozens of tall warehouses and supplies were stacked deep within, and the data on the floor recorded the internal inventory.

Ping Chengcheng glanced over it; there were about three hundred thousand tons, and even many rare seeds!

‘If we take this back, we’ll never lack for food again.’

Yang Wen slapped his forehead, his mouth agape; this was truly a massive amount, more than he could have ever imagined!

After confirming the contents of the repository, the group didn’t linger.

They immediately left the stairwell and boarded the helicopter.

The zombie was tied securely to a seat in the back of the cabin, and Ping Chengcheng sat calmly beside it.

This operation went off without a hitch; even the extra M82 they brought wasn’t needed.

The journey back was much faster than the trip there.

In less than an hour, they arrived above the S City base.

Many survivors looked up at the helicopter, all guessing what kind of operation the base was undertaking.

In all this time, it was the first time they had seen the base deploy a reconnaissance helicopter.

By the time it landed, the helipad was already surrounded by people.

The girl saw Song Ning, who offered her a smile in return.

The crimson-eyed girl didn’t look at her, but simply nodded.

Song Ning felt a warmth in her heart upon seeing the girl’s smile, but then, why was she bringing a zombie back?

As they watched the girl force a zombie across the helipad, the surrounding crowd erupted.

“Why did she bring a zombie!?”

Naturally, there were also those who looked on with surprise.

It was a zombie in military attire; other than that, it looked no different from a common zombie.

Among the crowd was a man in a white coat.

Lu Linyuan was also present.

The moment he saw Ping Chengcheng, he moved to approach her, but…

“This zombie?”

He stood less than two meters from Ping Chengcheng.

The zombie, whose arm was pinned by her, roared at him, and the foul stench made him frown.

‘This is a Special Infected… a Special Infected? How can that be?’

“‘It can use a rope, and its movements are very precise,” Ping Chengcheng continued.

“What!? It can use a rope!?”

A familiar voice rang out, and a white-haired man quickly approached.

Lao Gao, the head of the Research Department, was a true mad scientist.

It was a surprise to see him here by Ping Chengcheng’s helicopter instead of being engrossed in his research today.

“Yes, it’s true,” the girl nodded.

Yang Wen and Du Qi, having finished their report about the helicopter, also came forward to testify.

“It really can use a rope.”

Lao Gao, utterly shocked, said, “This… this is real! A miracle! It’s truly a miracle!”

He looked at Lu Linyuan, who also nodded.

This was an incredible contribution!

And to think the one who brought it back was so… unassuming!

Lu Linyuan saw that Lao Gao was so excited he was momentarily speechless.

Lao Gao continued, “The scientific community has been studying the nervous systems of zombies, or variant zombies. This will absolutely accelerate our research by a huge leap!”

“Perhaps…”

Lu Linyuan now understood the importance of this zombie.

So, without hesitation, he nodded inwardly.

“Young lady, you truly never cease to amaze us…”

“I can give you a separate reward. Let’s go first, there are too many people here.”

Although Lu Linyuan’s voice wasn’t loud, it was still heard by many people.

“A reward?”

“A separate reward? From the base’s General Commander? What kind of good thing would that be?” Many people couldn’t help but gasp.

Full of…

Full of admiration and a hint of jealousy, they watched Ping Chengcheng receive a reward again.

Ping Chengcheng found her temporary official post, a researcher.

Her direct superiors were Lu Linyuan and his wife.

Ping Chengcheng glanced at Xiao Lie, who was waiting for her in the distance, feeling a little hesitant.

‘Go home first, I’ll be back soon!’ Song Ning waved to the girl, a fond smile on her face.

The girl nodded and gave her a smile in return.

Then, she followed Lu Linyuan out of the crowd and walked into the heavily guarded Command Tower.

Ping Chengcheng had a strange feeling.

‘Why did he bring me here?’

They entered the elevator and went straight to the top floor, where no one else was present.

Lu Linyuan crossed his arms and walked in front of the girl.

Ping Chengcheng finally couldn’t help but ask.

“Uncle… Lu Linyuan… why did we come here?”

Lu Linyuan walked to a transparent floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire base.

This glass window, made of tempered glass, was thirty meters high.

At this moment, many people were tirelessly working on its construction.

“I have a question for you,” Lu Linyuan’s voice was cold, with a hint of chill.

Ping Chengcheng’s brow furrowed slightly.

‘What does this mean?’

“You, are not an ordinary person.”

?

“What do you mean?”

Lu Linyuan chuckled, “I mean, are you a variant?”

“Huh?”

“I am not a variant.”

Lu Linyuan shook his head, “No need to pretend. It’s useless. Can’t you smell the scent on your body?”

“No… Uncle Ping Yan… what are you investigating? What’s the problem?”

(TL note: Chengcheng under extreme stress is feeling conflicted in this situation and it results to her calling Lu Linyuan by the name of her previous male version revealing her inner turmoil.)

‘Still pretending? It’s pointless, we’re both variants, it’s impossible to completely hide it from each other.’

‘Fine, if Ping Chengcheng has some secret she can’t tell, then I won’t force it.’

“Alright, fine, I won’t pretend anymore. I am a variant.”

‘If so, then why did you admit you are a variant and also eat human flesh?’

‘How could a variant coexist with the S City base, and also be the general commander?’

‘Could it be that no one suspects?’