“Song Ning”

March 23rd, overcast and foggy. 24 degrees Celsius.

The weather was a bit strange. Although it was still a foggy day, the fog seemed to be a bit thicker today.

Zombies frequently roared out of the thick fog, only to be mercilessly crushed by the Kamaz. Before long, the entire front of the vehicle was covered in mottled black bloodstains.

S City was like a ruin. A deathly stillness permeated the city’s air, and in the thick fog, only black and white remained.

The long dragon of a convoy passed through the fog.

About two hours had passed, and they were nearing the edge of the urban area, forty kilometers from the S City base.

They needed to build an outpost here, establishing a supply route for transporting grain.

The convoy idled to a halt.

The surrounding area was shrouded in fog, and the dilapidated road surface was often littered with human remains. Just now, the girl had opened the window a crack and lightly breathed in the outside air. Before long, some strange murmurings appeared in her ears.

Ping Chengcheng had roughly figured out why there were so few zombies in the center of this urban area.

There was likely a Variant called the Imposter here, ranked 55th in the sequence. At the same time, accompanying it were a type of symbiotic worm called the Illusion Worm, a Variant ranked 60th.

But to be honest, these two weren’t very dangerous. Their hunting method was entirely based on releasing neurotoxins to lure humans, and for Chang Hong, these neurotoxins would drive them away.

As long as she was prepared and gave herself mental suggestions, there generally wouldn’t be any accidents.

“Everyone, open your Variant handbooks and look up the information on the Illusion Worm and the Imposter. We should have encountered them.” The girl opened the walkie-talkie, her delicate loli voice sounding slightly mature.

Soon, a scattered, somewhat panicked, noisy sound came from the girl’s walkie-talkie.

Wang Ji asked uneasily, “Are we sure we want to build an outpost here?”

Ping Chengcheng yawned. “What are you afraid of? As long as you don’t cause any trouble, there won’t be any problems. I’ll take care of that Variant.”

Fortunately, they had encountered these two Variants. Ping Chengcheng could say she wasn’t afraid at all.

In her previous life, she had faced these two Variants. They only said some confusing things, performed some illusion-like tricks, and plus their effects were very fake. Knowing what was going on in advance meant one wouldn’t be fooled.

“Issue an order: do not open the car doors, do not get out of the cars, do not open the windows.”

“The Illusion Worm’s toxins float in the air. If you see all sorts of ridiculous scenes in front of you, just pretend they don’t exist.”

“Those are all fake.”

Ping Chengcheng said, getting out of the passenger seat and walking into the combat preparation area.

“Sister, do you want to come with me? If we use the biohazard mode, it shouldn’t be affected.”

Song Ning hmm’d. “Okay.”

Even now, she was still uneasy. Should she ask the girl about her identity? Would Ping Chengcheng still come up with a lie to deceive her? Song Ning felt that even if the girl’s identity was really her junior from school, it wouldn’t be so simple.

“Chengcheng… Where did you go to high school? A City?” Song Ning probed, pretending to be casual. She got up from her seat and activated the low-power mode of Xiao An, then activated the biohazard mode.

The cool black helmet covered her head. Stretching her arms and feeling the power in her body, Song Ning felt slightly better.

“High school? It was indeed in A City.” Ping Chengcheng answered subconsciously, but her expression froze for a moment.

Was Song Ning suspecting something? Was she already guessing her identity?

No, she couldn’t let Song Ning know that she was Ping Yan!

Her hands didn’t stop. She picked up the two black bone blades that she hadn’t used in a long time from the armory and handed one to Song Ning.

“Ruo Lan High School?” The two came to the door at the rear of the car.

Ping Chengcheng paused for a moment, thinking. Since Song Ning had asked, she must have some suspicions. If she said no, it might make Song Ning even more suspicious. Should she use a strategy of retreating to advance?

“Yes… Why hadn’t she thought of that before? She could totally say…”

“Eh… You actually guessed it, Sister~” Ping Chengcheng giggled, her eyes blinking.

“Yes, Sister, I went to the same school as you.”

“But we’ll talk about those things later. Let’s go deal with the Variants outside first.”

Opening the hatch, Ping Chengcheng leaped out first, followed closely by Song Ning.

The thick fog made visibility very poor. After the hatch closed, a strange feeling of being watched came from all directions.

“Sister, stick close to me.”

The red light in Ping Chengcheng’s eyes glowed slightly as she observed her surroundings.

The Illusion Worm was responsible for releasing a unique neurotoxin that caused slight hallucinations, while the Imposter was responsible for hunting.

Obviously, her sense of danger wouldn’t be wrong. Ping Chengcheng felt that she was already being targeted. That Imposter was hidden in the thick fog.

The Imposter’s size wasn’t much different from a human. It had a special ability to merge into a human’s body and control that human.

But because its intelligence was very low, the person it controlled looked like a puppet. The controlled individual would be amplified and strengthened several times, disguising themselves to attack humans, which made it a very tricky trick in the short term.

The two walked very lightly through the fog.

“Chengcheng, where is it?” Song Ning asked in confusion.

Ping Chengcheng made a shushing gesture and pointed to the thick fog in the distance ahead. She could already hear the Imposter’s footsteps. It was in that location.

“Sister, wait for me. I’ll be right back.”

Ping Chengcheng took the black bone blade in her hand and flicked it.

With that said, the girl suddenly accelerated, leaving only a black afterimage in place.

She moved rapidly toward the source of the footsteps. Soon, she saw a figure through the fog.

Ping Chengcheng’s cute face was filled with an extremely strange grin. She hadn’t fought in a while, and her limbs were really starting to get soft!

“Die!”

Arriving near the figure, the bone blade carrying the wind of the knife suddenly slashed down, but in the next instant, the girl’s pupils shrank, and the downward slash suddenly stopped.

“Why is it Song Ning?”

“What’s wrong, Chengcheng?”

“Song Ning” looked at the short girl in front of her with a gentle smile. “She” reached out her hand and gently stroked the girl’s short hair. It was very gentle, very comfortable, making one want to close one’s eyes and slowly enjoy it.

“Sister?” Ping Chengcheng was stunned for a moment, but instantly reacted. ‘No, you’re not my sister!’

Without hesitation, she swung her blade down again.

But “Song Ning” dodged very deftly.

“Chengcheng, don’t be silly.”

“Look, do you like the clothes I’m wearing today?”

“Song Ning” said, turning around in place. “She” was dressed in a fluffy yellow dress today. This color generally looked a bit garish on most people, but “the girl” easily pulled it off, looking full of energy.

This was Song Ning’s favorite outfit from high school.

It was also what Ping Chengcheng liked to see Song Ning wearing in the past. Because when Song Ning wore this outfit, she would look warm and no longer have that unapproachable aura…

“Song Ning” smiled, her eyes curved, and slowly approached the girl again.

“Chengcheng, I know you’re Ping Yan.”

“You always feel like you’re useless, cowardly, right? It’s okay. You have to accept yourself~ No matter what you are, I’ll love you.”

“She” slowly approached Ping Chengcheng, but the girl, at this moment, had long since stopped in place, unmoving, staring blankly at “Song Ning.”

Ping Chengcheng knew that this “Song Ning” was fake, but…

‘Sister, will you love me?’

‘I will~’

“She” said with a smile, her clear voice so lovely.

‘Because… we’re already lovers, aren’t we? I love you, Chengcheng…’

“She” gently embraced the girl, playfully blowing air on the girl’s earlobe.