Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 248 Tuogu
It wasn't that she was heartless and wanted to abandon her son; she was simply desperate.

The woman turned her head blankly to look outside. Those people must be coming soon. She hadn't even gone to seek revenge on them after escaping, but they, upon learning that she was still alive, turned around and wanted to kill her.

No, it's also possible that they'll sell her again.

Encountering the apocalypse in a foreign land, one would expect these people to band together for warmth and stand united against the enemy. However, after learning that she possessed dual superpowers, instead of the surprise and appreciation from her companions, she was sold into a laboratory by them.

Recalling the time she was imprisoned, the woman's light blue eyes suddenly turned red, and then two blue veins appeared on her neck. She quickly grabbed a towel that was next to her and stuffed it into her mouth and bit down.

The baby in her arms seemed to sense her mother's pain. She stopped sucking and looked up blankly with tearful eyes.

The woman closed her eyes, enduring the pain and trying her best not to make a sound.

How to do?
The pain became more and more frequent and intense. She even had a premonition that one day the pain would cause her heart to stop beating and she would die completely.

What will happen to the children then?
After an unknown amount of time, the woman opened her eyes, her body still soaking wet.

His pale blue eyes were dull and lifeless at this moment, like a stagnant pool.

The woman only lowered her head when the little one in her arms stirred.

Whether it's an innate ability to sense danger or not, the little guy has been excessively well-behaved since birth. He has never cried, except for the moment just now when she wanted to abandon him.

but
The woman's eyes were filled with sorrow and despair. She had to entrust her son to a reliable person while she was still alive.

"Aunt Ying, if you were to encounter that woman and that cat one day, what would you do?"

After walking around the villa complex, they found only one house in the corner with signs of human and animal visits; the rest remained exactly as their team had left it, completely deserted.

As they were leaving, Qiqi asked Liu Ying a question.

“If she is a normal survivor, of course we will register her and arrange accommodation for her. However, if she is a foreigner as you said, then we have to report it to the management office, and it would be best if they made the arrangements.”

Liu Ying is quite averse to trouble. When she encounters special personnel, her usual approach is to hand them over to the management office and not get involved herself.

At the very beginning of the apocalypse, she encountered foreigners stranded in the country seeking refuge from the military or government, but at that time, everything was in chaos, and there was no one who could shelter them.

Now that she has lived in Shenzhen for a long time, she hasn't seen any foreigners in a long time.

The thought had only been in Liu Ying's mind for two days when she wanted to curse Ancheng, wondering if it was some kind of evil place, because she had been stopped by a foreigner.

A look of amazement flashed in Liu Ying's eyes as she saw the woman in black blocking her way.

beautiful!

With her sculpted features, light blue eyes, and a curvaceous figure that even a black outfit couldn't hide, she possessed striking good looks.

What a beauty!

Even though she was a woman, Liu Ying couldn't help but think of those two words.

After admiring the woman's beauty and figure, Liu Ying glanced at the child in her arms and the black cat following at her feet, then asked coldly, "What do you want?"

She held two green ivy vines in her palms; the vines, over a meter long, spun and danced, yet seemed dangerous, as if they could attack at any moment.

The woman didn't even glance at Green Ivy, but stared at Liu Ying. Her pale blue eyes were like two whirlpools, which startled Liu Ying so much that she took several steps back.

What do you mean?
Can't she understand what I'm saying? Or do her eyes possess a bewitching power?
I've never heard of such a superpower before. Is it something new?

Thinking of this, Liu Ying instantly became alert.

However, just to be on the safe side, she asked again, "What do you want?"

Having studied abroad, she speaks English quite fluently. So surely she'll understand this time.

To her surprise, the woman replied in Chinese, "I've seen you several times."

She seemed to have not spoken in a long time; her voice was quite hoarse. Although her speech was a bit awkward, it was still understandable.

Wait, I've seen her several times? When did I see her?

Liu Ying asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

I've seen her several times, so I came over to stop her?

So what exactly do they want to do?

She was straightforward: "It's not that foreigners like you can't stay here, but you have to register. Here, I'll take you to the entrance; there are people from our management office there who will take care of you."

She assumed that the woman was stopping her because she wanted to stay there and didn't want to be evicted.

That's overthinking it. As long as she behaves herself, they won't do anything to her.

What's more, she also had a child with her.

Liu Ying glanced again at the baby she had tied to her chest with a strap. So small, is it about six months old?

The little guy's head was facing Liu Ying, and his brown, curly hair made him look like a little teddy bear.

This reminded her of the strollers she often saw before the apocalypse, which didn't contain babies, but rather teddy bears.

Her brother would always ask her, puzzled, "Is the pressure of life too great these days? Young people would rather raise dogs than have children?"

Without even thinking, she replied, "I wouldn't raise a child either. Isn't it better to be alone? Why be so foolish as to raise a child?"

I heard it's very tiring.

"No!"

Upon hearing that Liu Ying was going to take her to the management office, the woman resolutely shook her head, then said, word by word, "I-don't-want-to-stay, I..."

As she spoke, she looked down at the baby in her arms, her eyes filled with longing and reluctance, and whispered, "It's him, he stayed!"

Liu Ying: ? ? ?
What do you mean? You're telling me to keep the child, but not you?
You want us to raise your children?

Hey, that's wishful thinking.

Liu Ying laughed in exasperation. She didn't want to argue with this woman anymore, so she turned and left.

However, the woman reappeared in front of her in a flash, along with the cat, moving at an astonishing speed.

Damn it, speed is a killer!
The vine in Liu Ying's hand grew even longer in a flash. She looked coldly at the woman and said, "If you stop me again, I won't be polite."

She didn't directly intervene only because of the baby in her arms, but that doesn't mean she can keep tolerating it. If she continues to obstruct, even if the child is drawn, it won't concern her.

"Please, please, take my son into the city!"

The woman bowed to Liu Ying as she spoke, and when she spoke again, her speech was much more fluent, "I was captured and locked up in a lab for a long time. They gave me a lot of injections, so... I'm dying."

Because she was entrusting her son to the other party, she chose to tell them everything.

At first, Liu Ying was completely confused, but she gradually understood through the explanation that she had been captured by a group of people who were trying to study superpowers and used for human experiments. At the time, she was pregnant, but those people didn't care at all and just drew blood and gave her injections as needed.

During that time, she was so tormented that she was in a daze, and at one point she even thought that she had lost the baby in her womb.

But perhaps it was just good luck that the baby survived. She didn't know which month it was, but just when she was in despair and contemplating suicide, she suddenly felt fetal movement. Before that, there had been no movement at all, making her think that even if the baby hadn't been miscarried, it was very likely stillborn.

After all, she had been through so much that she was skin and bones; how could she possibly keep the baby?

But it was saved.

It's amazing.

That one fetal movement instantly cleared her confused and desperate mind. Her child was still alive, he was not dead, so she had to live too.

However, if she wanted her child to live, she had to escape before giving birth.

As her belly grew larger and she felt she was about to give birth, her cat happened to find her there. Later, with the help of the black cat, and because those people thought she was about to give birth, they lowered their guard against her, and she successfully escaped from there while heavily pregnant.

Because she was running so fast, her water broke along the way, and she gave birth to her son in a farmhouse.

Whether the little guy was born with a sense of crisis or because of a problem caused by her body, he didn't make a sound when he was born.

After giving birth, she intended to continue her escape, but after resting for a few days, she realized something was wrong. It wasn't until she saw another experimental subject driving by on the highway that she became aware that something was wrong with the laboratory.

She didn't go back, but continued walking from north to south.

She thought she would never see those who had betrayed her again, but unexpectedly, after learning that she had escaped, they tracked her all the way here in a special way.

Since I'm not going to live much longer anyway, I might as well take revenge before I die.

After she finished speaking, she bowed to Liu Ying again and pleaded, "My son is very well-behaved. Please, find him a family that can adopt him."

Adopt a baby?

In the apocalypse?
Are you kidding me?

Liu Ying said coldly, "You'd better take care of your own child. Let me tell you again, foreigners like you can enter Pengcheng by registering at the management office. If you have any health problems, you can go to the hospital for a checkup. In short, as long as you behave yourself, your personal safety can be guaranteed once you're in Pengcheng. As for the group of people you mentioned who came after you..."

Liu Ying chuckled as she spoke, "Let them try and see if they can get into Pengcheng to arrest you?"

Ankar was taken aback. Go to the hospital for a checkup?

I have to say, she was smitten at that moment.

Originally, I wanted to entrust my child to someone else, but what they said wasn't unreasonable. In the apocalypse, who would be so bored as to adopt a baby?
Unless it's the government or the military, but even then they can only put them in orphanages.

"Meow!"

Suddenly, the black cat at his feet meowed restlessly, startling Ankar, who turned to look north.

It was them; they were actually almost here.

Torn between revenge and advancing into Pengcheng, Ankar wavered. Finally, she gritted her teeth, untied the straps binding her, put the child on the ground, and ran off in a flash.

"Please, take care of this for me first, I'll try my best to come back."

As soon as those words were spoken, the person vanished without a trace, and the cat disappeared as well.

Liu Ying stood there, stunned, staring wide-eyed at the little child on the ground who was crying loudly with his mouth open.

How the hell could they do this?

I wanted to turn around and leave, but my feet felt like they were rooted to the ground and I couldn't lift them.

Hearing the child crying, she scratched her head in frustration. What kind of mess is this?
"Stop crying, or I'll throw you away."

Liu Ying walked over and squatted down in front of the child. Before she could even pick him up, she started to intimidate and threaten him.

Whether it was her words that had an effect, or whether the child could foresee that his mother had already run far away and that even if he cried his heart out, she would not be able to hear him anymore.

So the child stopped crying, and looked at Liu Ying with his big, light blue eyes, tears welling up in them, and his lips pursed.

Her already beautiful eyes appeared even clearer and brighter after being washed by tears, like a clear spring, instantly captivating Liu Ying.

Tsk, those foreign kids are just so good-looking.

Liu Ying picked the child up from the ground. She didn't admit that she was attracted by his appearance. His mother had said she would come back, so she was just taking him in temporarily.

Well, let's leave it to the management office. Kids are the most troublesome thing; she won't raise them.

Liu Ying hurriedly carried the child toward where her brother and Batong were.

When she arrived, everyone was stunned when they saw what she was holding in her arms.

Liu Xu was the first to jump up and say, "Liu Yingtao, what are you trying to do? You adopted Cheng Le and Si Hang before, and at least they could take care of themselves. But now you've got a little brat who can't even poop and pee? Does this little thing have superpowers? Even if it does, it won't work. Who would raise such a tiny baby?"

Liu Xu assumed that these were children Liu Ying wanted to adopt, since Cheng Le and Si Hang, along with the other three, had left their squad yesterday to report to military academy. She had also said that they needed to find a few more children as reserves.

So, her so-called reserves have no age limit?

"Sister Ying, where did you come from? We've searched Ancheng almost twice already, and there are only a few households with children, but we haven't seen any this small."

"Yeah, where did this come from?"

The group of people were talking all at once, which made Liu Ying's face turn dark.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Stop talking nonsense! All of you, head north along this road. There's a bunch of nasty foreigners out there. Go and take them out. Hurry up!"

Upon hearing the order, everyone immediately began to prepare.

Liu Xu asked curiously, "Where did this foreigner come from? How did you know?"

Liu Ying gestured with her chin towards the child she was holding. "He came after his mother. I helped her hand the child over to the management office."

"And what about his mother?"

"They've gone to get revenge. Her name is Ankar. She's dressed in all black, has blue eyes, and is with a black cat. Be careful when they go by, especially the cat. Don't hurt it; Kiki knows it."

Liu Ying gave some more instructions, and the group of more than a dozen people, led by Liu Xu, sped away.

Once the car was out of sight, Liu Ying turned and headed towards Pengcheng.

Hopefully, we'll make it in time. That woman Ankar is incredibly fast; she might already be with her enemy.

She actually dislikes people who lack self-awareness, knowing they are no match for someone but still insisting on going head-to-head.

If you have no ties, you can just let it go; at worst, you'll both perish.

The problem now is, you have a child who is less than a year old. What will happen to the child if you die?
Entrusting your orphanage to someone else?

Don't be ridiculous. If she says she's at ease letting someone else raise her child, then she doesn't deserve to be a mother.

Of course, it's also possible that her apparent reluctance was fake, and that she actually wanted to leave the child with someone else so she could run away.

The thought of this possibility made Liu Ying instantly feel uneasy.

good night!