Chapter 66

In the laboratory, several guards who had received the news shouted anxiously, startling everyone, who then turned to look at Dr. Manhattan.

Dr. Manhattan did not raise his head but glared with red eyes and shouted, "No nonsense, start the injection of the evolution serum immediately!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the prepared evolution serum was immediately injected into Colonel Hoover's body through a syringe, entering his entire body via the spine.

Colonel Hoover instantly curled up in agony, his entire body turning bright red like a cooked shrimp, with prominent muscles and extreme pain.

Under the intense injection of the evolution serum, Colonel Hoover almost immediately showed a reaction.

Dr. Manhattan stared intently at Colonel Hoover, wanting to continue observing to see how the evolution serum would change inside his body.

But time was running out; the speed at which the zombie army was advancing was too fast. The first high wall defense line did not even last ten minutes, and the second line collapsed even faster, lasting only five minutes.

"Doctor, we must retreat. The vanguard of the zombies has already begun attacking the third line of defense. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."

The guards received the latest battle report, and General Soros also issued a strong order: if Dr. Manhattan did not leave, he would be forcibly taken away.

Dr. Manhattan sighed, "Damn it, Colonel, I can't help you anymore. You have to rely on yourself. Don't forget why you agreed to this experiment."

At this moment, Colonel Hoover was already delirious, his entire body in agony, with muscles like coiled dragons almost tearing through his skin, and large patches of skin beginning to bleed, a terrifying sight.

"Dr. Luoshui, the rest is up to you. Record the reaction data after the injection of the evolution serum. When I contact you next, hand it over to me."

Dr. Manhattan calmed down and turned to face Luoshui on the computer.

Luoshui did not respond; she was observing Colonel Hoover's reaction and recording data. Although she had been forced to participate in this live experiment, she had obtained many key data points, which would greatly aid the further research on the evolution serum.

Hearing Dr. Manhattan's words, Luoshui's heart sank, realizing that the forward base was indeed in a terrible crisis, with the situation deteriorating to the point where they had no choice but to abandon the base.

Thinking of this, Luoshui raised her head and said, "Don't forget your promise to me. Otherwise, believe me, even if you escape this disaster, you will only meet a dead end."

Dr. Manhattan was taken aback, not expecting that Luoshui, whom he had always manipulated, could now speak to him so firmly. He wanted to mock her, but he saw a resolute look in her eyes, one that could not be questioned.

This determination was similar to the one he had seen in Luoshui's eyes when she was determined to obtain Li Mu's ashes. His heart grew cold, knowing that the breach of the base had been discovered by Luoshui. If he could not hand over Li Mu's ashes to her, Luoshui might indeed do something that would make them regret it.

Thinking of this, Dr. Manhattan could only nod, "Don't worry, I know."

With that, Dr. Manhattan turned and left, feeling a sudden regret. He realized that Luoshui was not as easy to deceive as he had thought. If it weren't for her desires, he might not even have had the chance to speak to her.

Luoshui coldly watched Dr. Manhattan leave without saying any more threatening words, and began to record the current physical reaction data of Colonel Hoover. This data was not only important to Dr. Manhattan but also to her.

...

Li Mu slowly walked through the zombie horde. These grotesque zombies were now his loyal soldiers, following his orders to breach the high walls and heavily fortified base.

This was already the third line of defense of the forward base. Gathered in Li Mu's army were not only zombies but also many surrendered humans, trembling and frightened. However, under the coercion of the zombies, they had no choice but to continue forward. Fortunately, Li Mu did not immediately turn their guns on the forward base; he only had them call out to the guards on the walls, urging them to surrender.

This act of betrayal was indeed shameful. Being a traitor was not something to be proud of, but for the sake of survival, morality was just an illusion.

After the second line of defense, the humans had been persuaded to surrender. Now, standing before the third line of defense, they did not need the red mutant parrot to mock and ridicule them; they were smart enough to step forward and call out to the guards on the high walls, urging them to surrender.

"Drop your guns, and you will live!"

"Drop your guns, and you will live!"

These people shouted, not mentioning any unreliable promises of wealth and high positions. For the current humans, being alive was already a form of happiness.

The red mutant parrot looked at the traitors with disdain, feeling some disgust. He said to Li Mu, "Your Majesty, why keep these people? They have no integrity and might be even more disgusting than the humans in the Lost Paradise. Your Majesty, we can't fall into the same trap twice!"

Li Mu's face was expressionless, and he coldly waved his hand. The red mutant parrot immediately understood, nodding with a glint of excitement in his eyes, "I get it. Ha ha, these foolish humans, when Your Majesty wanted to be friends with them, they refused. Now they can only be slaves."

"If that's the case, Your Majesty, we should take over the entire base. Then we can have these human slaves make us some wine, roll some cigarettes, and perform some dances, living a life of debauchery. Tsk tsk, that would truly be wonderful."

Li Mu's gaze was cold, and a hint of loneliness flashed in his silver eyes. The zombies could not make him feel a sense of belonging, and humans had disappointed him too much.

Li Mu unconsciously touched the pendant around his neck, which emitted a deep blue light. The ethereal music could be heard clearly even amidst the battlefield, where blood splattered, smoke filled the air, and slaughter reigned. Li Mu seemed to instantly detach from the battlefield, bathed in the deep blue light, looking at the graceful figure in the light, his eyes softening.

The red mutant parrot looked at the battlefield where blood and flesh flew, then at Li Mu, who was immersed in the projection, and shook his head. Even with telepathy, he could not grasp Li Mu's thoughts at this moment.

Suddenly, the red mutant parrot understood why Li Mu yearned for the human world. He was a zombie but had the complex thoughts of a human. Such thoughts were incomprehensible in the world of zombies, but who in the human world would dare to understand them?

Squawk!

Suddenly, a sharp roar broke the tranquility of Li Mu's projection. He coldly raised his head and immediately saw that in the zombie horde that had completely breached the forward base, several zombies were suddenly thrown into the air and landed heavily.