My name is Levi, and I work in anime.

The large population meant that Li Wei and his group were prepared to face a zombie horde before they arrived. Chiba City was already exciting enough, so what about Tokyo?

However, after actually arriving in Tokyo, I found that it was completely different from what I had imagined.

When we first entered the outer area, it was just as I had imagined: swarms of wandering zombies everywhere, and it took a lot of effort to get through. But the scene was completely different once we entered the city.

There were only a few scattered zombies on the streets, and the scene of mutated zombies roaming everywhere and Lickers being treated worse than dogs did not happen at all.

Does this mean that the situation in Chiba City is actually rare, and that slow evolution is the norm?

Is this the hardest level I've encountered right after leaving the beginner village?

And I don’t know if it was just my imagination, but the roads were not only very clear, there was no expired food in the supermarkets, and even the gas station machines were working perfectly and there was no power outage. If you wanted to refuel, you could just pour the fuel into the pump. It was almost like a brainless American TV show.

That doesn't make sense. It's impossible that someone knew in advance that they were coming, so they cleared out all the zombies along the way, and even repaired the gas station and restocked the supermarket overnight, right?

"Captain, the vehicle is ready."

Putting the oil gun back on the stand, Hiratsuka Shizuka subconsciously wanted to light a cigarette, but then realized how stupid her actions were and pretended nothing had happened.

Their chosen mode of transportation was an off-road vehicle modified by the engineering department. It was entirely bright red, with such powerful engines that the engineers began to question their existence. It was equipped with a heavy machine gun and bulletproof steel plates, and all the tires and windows were reinforced. The overall weight reached more than three tons.

Before it was delivered, a group of people were kowtowing to it, saying that doing so would please the spirit of the machine.

"It's so quiet here. There aren't any zombie hordes on the streets. It's so different from Chiba City," said Minami Rika, rubbing her aching back.

Even though three people shared the firepower with her last night, as the main damage dealer and someone who had provoked her, she was still given special attention until she was crying and calling for Li Wei while clutching the bedsheets.

A beautiful woman, a dog, and a lover/slave combination? This time, it's all done in one go.

"Ah, maybe the zombies have all gone to other areas?" Hiratsuka Shizuka wasn't entirely sure. "Anyway, everyone has a lot of confidence in us, so let's all keep up the good work."

It was a very ordinary conversation, and no one could have missed the point, but Li Wei felt inexplicably uneasy.

It wouldn't be surprising if a powerful black zombie suddenly appeared from somewhere else and blasted him to smithereens with several gun barrels protruding from his body.

"Saeko, did you feel it too?"

Li Wei, holding the map in his hand, looked at the purple-haired, big-breasted killer beside him and asked this question.

"Yeah, it's like someone's inviting us." Saeko, now in battle mode, had a flushed face and seemed a little annoyed.

The scene she had imagined—cutting everything in her way to pieces with her sword—did not happen. It was as if she had punched a piece of cotton, a feeling that greatly displeased her.

In any other situation, she would have already fought Li Wei to the death, and then let the boy vent his frustrations.

"We're just one step away from our goal. Even if we know there are problems, we have to keep going." Li Wei pointed to the mark on the map: "We're only ten kilometers away from the research institute. Everyone, get some rest and we'll set off immediately."

Scattered zombies appeared on the road from time to time, but they only glanced at the car from afar before disappearing from sight, giving it no chance to be killed.

Clearly, this is a scout-like entity among social beings. If what was just speculation before is now almost certain, there's definitely something wrong this time.

"Are you nervous?" Holding Saeko's hand, Levi gazed at the murderous girl who was always fighting alongside him.

It seems like I haven't made any promises to her yet, but Saeko has never complained.

Once this is over and we return to the main world, I'll buy Saeko a ring to wear.

“With Avi around, none of this matters.” The killer seemed very happy: “Once everything is over, I want to have a child with you and learn the Busujima-style swordsmanship from me.”

"That's great." Li Wei's serious mood immediately eased a lot.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't flash your lights in front of us, okay?" The older, marriage-hungry female teacher said with a hint of envy, "This is a battlefield, a battlefield, you can't say things like 'I'll go back to my hometown to get married after the war'."

This makes it sound like she wasn't the one who made the promise earlier.

"Then, Hiratsuka-nee, after this battle, will you come back and marry me?"

"What are you saying? You can't joke about adults!"

"Oh, then I won't marry you."

"You dare! Believe me or not, I'll drive the car back to the gas station right now and detonate it, so we'll be together forever, one inside the other?"

There's no way to put it this way; either way, it's wrong.

……

So, in front of the Tokyo Umbrella Corporation headquarters building, a group of five people stood hesitating.

Unlike the Chiba City headquarters, this place was much cleaner and tidier, with spotless floors as if someone had been cleaning it all along, and not a trace of blood or zombies could be seen.

It seemed so abnormal in the apocalyptic environment.

"Here's what we'll do: you guys wait for me outside, I'll go in and check things out by myself."

No matter what problems arise, even if the legendary "Her Majesty the Queen" is entrenched in the midst of it, Li Wei is confident he can break through.

But if you bring along a few other girls, that's a different story.

Hiratsuka Shizuka: "What nonsense are you talking about? We're already at the door, are you going to just leave us there?"

Saeko: "Besides, if there really is a trap, it's obvious that they'd all be caught in one fell swoop. Staying outside might not be safe."

Nan Lixiang: "That's right. The three of us aren't going to suddenly grow to 3.5 meters tall and unleash our light beams. If a zombie horde comes, we'll probably die even faster."

“Li Wei, splitting up when facing danger is a big no-no. In horror movies, if that happens, it means the main characters will be defeated one by one.” She said this very seriously: “No matter what, we will always be with you.”

That's not entirely unreasonable.

In the end, Li Wei adopted the opinions of the four women and decided to go together.

Before this, the boy vaguely sensed that something seemed wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

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Chapter 46 Successfully Infiltrated

Contrary to expectations that the Umbrella Corporation headquarters building would automatically and completely close upon entry, with countless mutated zombies emerging from various secret passages to shred Li Wei and his group of five into minced meat, the interior of the building was equally clean and tidy, with an intoxicating aroma permeating the air, as if someone were specifically maintaining it.

This isn't the scent of a perfume commonly used by women, but rather a more traditional aromatherapy product; the lingering fragrance of this is what is meant by Xun Ling.

Not only that, even the power supply equipment was intact, the elevator was working normally, and various books and sundries were displayed on both sides of the walkway, all of which were popular items.

"This copy of the Analects seems to be from the Southern Song Dynasty." I randomly picked up a book from the bookshelf, intending to just browse around and maybe find something useful, but the contents surprised me greatly.

The bookshelves are filled with authentic ancient and modern Chinese and foreign classics, including, but not limited to, Buddhist scriptures written on banana leaves in the third century BC, the Tao Te Ching written on bamboo slips during the Western Han Dynasty, the Quran which is at least a thousand years old, the very elegant Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Jin Ping Mei from the Ming Dynasty, as well as various other antiques and equipment, all of which are of interest to Li Wei.

The decorative paintings on the wall don't look like textiles either; this Mona Lisa would be irresistible to any ordinary office worker.

To put it bluntly, if these items were given to Rin Tohsaka as holy relics, they would be enough for her to fight in at least a three-digit Holy Grail War.

How did these things end up here? It's as if someone knew they would come sooner or later and specifically asked mutated zombies from all over the world to collect all the things they liked and send them over so they could choose whatever they wanted when they arrived.

And the others around him were also drawn to these things.

"Is this a genuine Muramasa?" A bloodthirsty glint flashed in the killer girl's hand as she brandished the longsword. "I thought this thing was long gone, but I didn't expect to find it here."

"The prototype of the first heavy machine gun built by Dr. Maxim in 1884, shouldn't it be in a museum?"

Squatting on the ground, examining the weapons in front of her, Nanri Kaori, a weapons collector, exclaimed with fervor: "This is... a complete set of Colt family pistols, and a complete set of Brownings! I've spent so long trying to find genuine items from the last century!"

"Hiratsuka-nee, what do you think?" The boy looked at the female teacher he trusted very much.

"I don't know, it feels like something specially prepared for us." Hiratsuka Shizuka casually tore open a small bag of snacks and chewed on it, appearing quite calm: "Touma, do you think this is a case of 'courtesy before force'?"

"Li Wei, since this is a gift that was specially prepared, you might as well accept it. Besides, if you leave it here, it will just disappear."

“You’re right.” Li Wei patted her head. “I wonder what kind of character this ‘Queen’ is. She might be terrifying, like she’s going to eat three girls in one meal.”

"Is Li Wei trying to scare me? He's really up to no good."

"Logically speaking, mutated zombies would specialize in certain characteristics, such as strength or speed. What would Her Majesty the Queen specialize in?"

“Since she is the Queen, she must be specialized in every aspect, otherwise how could she be the Queen?” The girl held the boy’s hand: “Besides, maybe she has already infiltrated our ranks, but because her presence is so low, no one has noticed her.”

"Don't say such scary things." The dark-skinned mature woman lit a cigarette: "I've seen movies like this. There are six people going up a mountain, but there are seven people coming down, but no one noticed."

"That's really disgusting. How could something like that happen? It's just a movie. Let's go first, we can get our things later."

Li Wei held the girl's soft hand, and the warmth from her palm made him feel very safe, so he didn't let go for a moment.

It's like we've known each other since kindergarten, a sense of security that comes from knowing each other inside and out, and a firm belief that she would never hurt me.

This feeling has only occurred with the Two Elements.

Following the route map pasted on the wall, the group of five took the elevator into the underground laboratory. The area was deserted, and even the offices they passed were not messy, as if everyone was just going home after get off work.

Passing through several rooms, they found no valuable clues. Most of the rooms contained research notes that were incomprehensible, written in a wild and unorthodox style. Even Li Wei, who had studied calligraphy, struggled to read them, which made one marvel at his medical background.

The key point is that they can understand this kind of cryptic writing style even internally, which is already considered part of the field of cryptography, right?

"It's empty, there's nothing here. Could it be that we don't actually have what we're looking for?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said impatiently. "Maybe, just as we guessed, the zombies have all moved to other areas, and this is just an empty shell."

"Don't deceive yourself. Since we're already here, let's go through everything." Li Wei sighed.

He now misses the researcher named Beifeng a little.

Although the person is a bit abnormal, has a strange sex drive, is a bit cuckolded, has a wide range of sexual partners, and writes things that are a bit psychologically impactful, at least they are relatively easy to find.

Unlike now, when it's so difficult to find a note to look at?

"Li Wei, these computers are all working great~" The girl casually pressed the power button, and the monitor immediately lit up: "After all, this is headquarters, so paperless office work is much more efficient."

“That makes sense!” Li Wei’s eyes lit up.

Oh right, I was so focused on reading the paper notes that I completely forgot about the most important thing: my computer.

The boy found a computer that looked to be in the most unusual location, turned it on skillfully, and prepared to operate it.

Great, the computers in this world are exactly the same as those on my side, both made by Microsoft, and there are no issues or discomforts in using them.

The computer's internal layout was very clean; even the browser history was empty, making it impossible to find anything suitable.

"Li Wei, I found these things." The girl handed over a few USB drives.

"You've been a great help," the boy said sincerely.

Previously, we only considered the combat capabilities of the accompanying personnel, but forgot to provide assistance during the search. Fortunately, she was still there, otherwise we might have really returned empty-handed.

After inserting the USB drive into the computer and opening a few documents, the boy finally found what he needed.

[On [Date], my cousin Beifeng was complaining to me again that the new puppy keeps biting him. I've told him before that I should try to influence him with love, experience his needs, and be tolerant, but why doesn't he understand?]

Li Wei: "...!?!?"

Chapter 47 The Sad Wind's Cousin

After examining those few closely, I discovered that they all belonged to the same person—Marcus.

Based on the information we just saw, he and the Chiba City researcher, Beifeng, are cousins. This small glimpse of information is already quite astonishing; the breadth of his sexuality might even surpass that of his cousin.

"How about we look at something else first?" Li Wei pretended to pull out the USB drive to avoid hurting the girls' eyes.

It's truly unexpected that such a small company like Umbrella Corporation could gather such a pair of brilliant minds. Has this world already been corrupted by some incarnation of Slaanesh?

"Why look at other things first? Isn't that normal?" Hiratsuka Shizuka grabbed Li Wei's hand. "Is there some unspeakable secret?"

Nanri Kaori: "We know each other inside and out, it's wrong of you to keep things from me, young man~"

"That's what I mean, Li Wei, don't underestimate us. We've all forged an iron will in the apocalypse."

Saeko didn't say anything, she just held Li Wei's hand, looking like she was saying the same thing now.

Okay, since all four of you want to watch, then let's watch it.

[On [Date], the milk still hadn't arrived. Unfortunately, I can't live without milk, so I had no choice but to sneak into the lab's animal center under cover of darkness and grab a cow to drink the milk. Perhaps it's because Japanese cattle are a different breed than American ones, but the taste seemed a little richer.]

On [Date], the department responsible for germ cell cloning contacted us for help, saying that their animals had a minor problem and were frightened, refusing to mate no matter how they were comforted, making it impossible to extract fresh pig fluid for research. So they asked us for help.

This isn't something I'm particularly good at, but since they've come to my door, I felt bad refusing, so I had no choice but to go for it.

The process went very smoothly, and all the required amount was extracted. They praised me highly. The only slightly strange thing was how I managed to extract the pig's [beep] fluid without using any professional equipment.

Are there any equipment needed to retrieve this?

On [Date], the milk supply resumed, but it never felt as rich and creamy as the milk I had that night, so I secretly went out and had some again that evening.

On [Date], I secretly went to drink milk in the evening.

On [Date], I secretly went to drink milk again that evening.

On [Date], I secretly went to drink milk again in the evening.

[On [Date], Marcus, oh Marcus, how could you be so depraved? It's just a little milk! Will you die if you don't drink it? Drinking it every night has caused sleep problems and hair loss. I've been ruined by milk, and I've become so haggard. From today onwards, I will quit milk!]