As the thunder struck, flames shot up into the sky in an instant, the surrounding branches were shattered, wood chips and sparks flew everywhere, and some lower-level zombies and mutant creatures were shattered like branches amid screams.

Most of the zombies blocking the way disappeared, and many mutant beasts also realized that the people in front of them were not easy to deal with, so they retreated wisely.

However, the thunder and lightning did not stop, and lightning followed one after another, illuminating the entire forest, like a gorgeous and terrifying light show.

Those who stayed behind were all level 3 zombies like Sui Yi and the others, also wearing hospital gowns and also products of the laboratory. However, their attitude towards Su Qian'an was completely different. They looked at Su Qian'an as if they were looking at a plate of delicious food, with greed in their eyes.

They dodged the lightning with nimble movements and stared at the person in Lu Huaishan's arms.

They could sense that the king was very weak, and that they could replace him by eating him.

Thinking of this, their eyes became more fanatical when they looked at Su Qian'an, and sticky saliva began to flow out of their mouths, dripping onto the ground to form disgusting stains.

They wanted to eat the weak king immediately, but they dared not step into the open space.

As long as they come out...

Lu Huaishan looked at this scene with a frown on his face. He changed the position of the person in his arms, adjusted the coat on him, and wrapped him tightly.

"Hold on tight, baby."

Su Qian was almost losing consciousness from the pain. He heard his voice in a daze and subconsciously tightened his hands around his neck. He wrapped his legs tightly around his strong waist and murmured softly.

"Lu Huaishan, I'm in so much pain."

When Lu Huaishan heard him calling his name, he was stunned for a moment. A strange feeling surged in his heart. Without time to think about it, he patted him on the back and coaxed him in a low voice.

"I know. I'll take you away from here right away. Be good. It won't hurt soon."

"Gu Xuan, give me a knife."

Lu Huaishan held Su Qian'an in one hand, and a Tang sword appeared out of thin air in his free right hand. The sword was shining with dazzling golden light, the blade was extremely sharp, and the blade was shining with cold light.

Lu Huaishan held the knife in his hand and made a few random movements to try out the feel of it.

The other hand was tightly holding Su Qian'an, his body was tense, his face was cold, his eyes were like blades, staring at the zombies blocking the way ahead, exuding an invisible deterrent force.

Since they won't cooperate, we have no choice but to force our way in.

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps behind him.

"Wait, you can't get out like this."

Lu Huaishan turned his head and looked at the person who came with caution.

The person who spoke was a man who looked to be in his thirties. He was thin and wore a white coat. He was out of breath and looked to be in poor physical condition. He had an ordinary appearance, but his eyes were very bright and beautiful. It was these eyes that made him stand out among the ordinary faces.

Lu Huaishan stared at those eyes and was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have seen these eyes somewhere before...

"you are?"

The man pointed to the research institute behind him and spoke while breathing heavily.

"My name is Ye Han, and I'm a researcher at the institute. Are you from outside? What's the situation outside?"

As he spoke, his expression became excited and he reached out to try to grab Lu Huaishan's arm.

Lu Huaishan hugged Su Qian'an and dodged sideways. At the same time, Xiao Sui's Tang sword was against his hand, blocking his movement.

Last name Ye? Lu Huaishan avoided him and glanced at Song Ci.

Song Ci nodded slightly at him, then shook his head, then looked at the man who claimed to be Ye Han thoughtfully without saying a word.

What does it mean? Yes or no, Lu Huaishan was a little confused by his action.

Ye Han took his hand back and smiled awkwardly, "Ah, sorry, I was too excited. No human has come in here for a long time."

After saying that, it seemed as if she just noticed that Lu Huaishan was holding someone in his arms.

"Is your companion injured? There is medicine in the institute. I will take you there to get it."

"No, he's fine."

Forget it, let’s just worry about whether to take him out or not.

Lu Huaishan noticed that the person in his arms had softened, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

When they turned around, they found that zombies had gathered in the forest again without them knowing when. The mutant beasts that had been scared away by the lightning before also reappeared, staring at them hungrily together with the zombies.

The number is more than double that of before, almost all the zombies and mutant beasts in the forest have come.

Song Ci raised his hand and patted Lu Huaishan's shoulder, and squeezed his shoulder slightly.

"Come in first. An An needs a place to rest. You have just used up a lot of your superpowers. There are so many zombies outside. Are you sure you can get them out without any injuries?"

Lu Huaishan glanced at him, then glanced at Ye Han who was silent behind him, slapped his hand away, and walked towards the research institute carrying the unconscious Su Qian'an.

Seeing this, Ye Han led the way in front. At this time, he was no longer as excited as before. He seemed to have calmed down. His expression was faint and he walked calmly.

They followed Ye Han to an office where various experimental data were scattered on the table and on the floor, making it a mess.

There was a camp bed in the office and a lot of bottles and jars were placed against the wall.

Ye Han poured them each a glass of water and asked as he handed it to Lu Huaishan.

"Do you want me to check him out?"

Lu Huaishan took the water and put it aside without drinking it. "Thank you, he's fine, he just fell asleep because he was tired. Let's take a rest and then leave." He paused and said, "You come too."

Ye Han looked at him in surprise. "You want to take me with you? I don't have any special abilities and I will only hold you back. Forget it."

"It's okay, as long as you can keep up with us."

Lu Huaishan kicked Gu Xuan, who had been distracted since he entered the office.

"Come back to your senses. You and Song Ci will take him with you then."

Gu Xuan seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He suddenly looked at Lu Huaishan, took a deep breath, and nodded.

"understood."

Then he turned around, pointed at the photo frame on the table, and looked at Ye Han with a smile.

"Teacher Ye, can I call you that? Is that your family? Would it be convenient for me to take a look?"

Ye Han was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little surprised that he would ask this question, but he still picked up the photo frame and handed it to him, with nostalgia and sadness on his face.

"Of course, this is my love and child, but they have been missing for a long time, and I don't know how they are now."

"How did they disappear? I seem to have seen the people above. What are their names?"

Gu Xuan took the photo frame. It was a little old, but very clean. It was obvious that someone had often picked it up and wiped it repeatedly. Looking at the happy family of three on it, he touched Lu Huaishan beside him imperceptibly.

Lu Huaishan looked at the mother and child above, and his arms around Su Qian'an tightened slightly.

What’s going on? Did I run into my father-in-law when I went out?

Ye Han excitedly grabbed Gu Xuan's hand and asked, "Really? Have you seen them? Male or female? Where did you see them? When?"

Gu Xuan patted the back of his hand soothingly, acting like a caring brother, and lied without changing his expression.

"That was a few years ago. I just thought they looked familiar. What were their names?"

Ye Han looked at him expectantly, his body trembling with nervousness.

"My lover's name is Su Xing, and my child's name is Su Qian'an. Are they the ones you saw? How are they doing? Do they look okay? Is An'an in good health?"

"It was them. I even chatted with them because they were good-looking. That's when I got to know their names. But I didn't have much contact with them afterwards. They seemed to be doing pretty well."

"That's good, as long as you are doing well."

Seeing that he didn't seem to have any intention of looking for them, Gu Xuan looked into his eyes and asked with pretended curiosity.

"How did they disappear? Of course it's inconvenient to talk about it, so forget it."

Ye Han let go of Gu Xuan's hand, took the photo album from his hand, and stroked the frame, as if he was stroking someone through the frame. His eyes were moist and full of love.

When Gu Xuan thought he wouldn't say anything, he heard him sigh and look out the window.

"They weren't actually missing. They ran away from home with my twin brother. An An was in very poor health when he was born, and the doctor diagnosed that he wouldn't live long."

"My wife refused to accept this fact. At that time, the hospital had just discovered a new substance. She wanted to use it to save An An, but this new substance had not been tested on humans, so no one knew what would happen if it was used."

"Even if it succeeds by chance, the rest of my life might be tortured by side effects. I don't want my child to live a life of pain."

"We also disagreed on this matter and argued endlessly. After another argument, they took An An away. I love An An very much, but also..."

"Huh, really?"

He was interrupted by a chuckle, which was tinged with sarcasm.

"Baby, you..."

Lu Huaishan felt the person in his arms move, and he lowered his head to meet a pair of extremely cold eyes. Before he could check the condition of the person in his arms, he felt a sharp pain in his neck the next second, his eyes went black, and he fainted.

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