I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1381 - 1376 Instinctive Jealousy

Chapter 1381: Chapter 1376 Instinctive Jealousy

Throughout the journey, the accompanying Order Guard increasingly gave Gong Xiao the impression of a guiding robot. They remained silent the whole way, and Gong Xiao simply followed, unable to get any response to her questions unless it was a necessary matter, at which point the Guard would utter a few words. Each time, however, the sound emitted did not exceed two syllables.

Gong Xiao couldn’t count how many times she "brushed past" individuals working within the huge square devices. Finally, they reached the end of this space and arrived at a silver door opposite to them. As before, a red light scanned over the face of the Order Guard, and the door swiftly opened. When the light fell upon Gong Xiao, it similarly flashed brightly.

"This place is huge. Will I ever have the chance to go out?" she asked, standing beside the Order Guard. She hadn’t expected any response to her question, but surprisingly, this time, the Order Guard replied.

"Once you’re in here, no one can get out."

The tone was as indifferent as ever, but Gong Xiao was unexpectedly taken aback. The Guard had actually answered her question, and what’s more, had said so many words at once!

What a surprise! Such a big surprise!

"You actually responded, which is quite surprising. But why can’t we leave? Does this mean I will be here forever?" Gong Xiao said, astonished, and then threw out another question.

However, this time, the Order Guard did not respond. She led Gong Xiao through the door, and inside was a different scene.

No longer like the prior space with its bare ceilings and huge square machinery standing on the ground.

Gong Xiao noticed very few people moving around here, and they were all women. Many spaces in front of the devices were vacant, suggesting by the black panels that many people had been here before her arrival. It was very likely that the controllers of this place had sent all the men elsewhere to avoid meeting with her.

Moreover, in the previous space, the personnel working within the square devices seemed to be all male, with hardly any females to be seen.

This area lacked the giant black square devices, but elongated oval-shaped machinery connected the ground to the ceiling. Next to each device dangled a circular glass container filled with a luminescent green liquid of unknown origin.

The female staff, holding research reports or some unknown devices, were all stunned upon seeing Gong Xiao. They froze like their souls had been temporarily snatched away by some force, only to regain their senses after a while.

Gong Xiao observed that many women wore incredulous expressions, while others had faces filled with jealousy and envy. She even felt intense murderous intent emanating from somewhere.

Thinking of her current status as an ordinary person, she quickly adopted a pitiful appearance and consciously drew closer to the Order Guard nearby.

"Um... is this where the clones are made? It doesn’t feel like it," she whispered to the Order Guard.

But to her disappointment, she did not receive a reply to her question.

After their brief daze, the female staff quickly snapped out of it and, noticing the Order Guard beside Gong Xiao, quickly lowered their heads and resumed their work. They realized that in the presence of those monsters, they mustn’t be beguiled by Gong Xiao’s face!

Otherwise, they might have to pay with their lives!

Seeing that the women’s attention had shifted away from her, Gong Xiao couldn’t help but "let out a sigh of relief."

She surveyed the unfamiliar equipment around her and thought, "What exactly are these used for?"

Her mind was flooded with inquiries from her peers, but Gong Xiao remained silent like the Order Guard next to her, not saying a word until Tang Ye began to inquire. Only then did she reply, "Not quite sure, need to observe more."

However, the Order Guard did not take her to see much. Soon enough, Gong Xiao followed the Guard to their final destination: an office where a woman was busy working on a computer.

As the door opened, the woman immediately stood up from her chair and looked at the Order Guard, "Finally here, huh? Hand it over to me."

The Order Guard, showing no sign of reply, simply turned her head towards Gong Xiao, the meaning of the gesture, clear. But in that instant, the woman quickly shifted her gaze to Gong Xiao, and upon seeing her, was momentarily stunned, disbelief evident in her eyes.

The feeling of having one’s standards of human beauty completely rewritten was something only those who had seen Gong Xiao could understand. Although this woman had been informed to prepare herself to be astounded by Gong Xiao, the moment she laid eyes on her, jealousy began to uncontrollably brew in her heart.

How could such a person exist in this world? And how has she survived up to now?

In these end times, beautiful things simply cannot last long. The fates of all those pretty boys and girls she knew were dire, a testament to the saying, "Beauty draws bad luck."

The ones who have survived up to this moment are mostly those enslaved or Order Guards in their birth containers!

Yet, the jealousy vanished as quickly as it had come. A woman has an inexplicable pursuit of beauty, an obsession to which she is not immune. The beauty on others instinctively invokes some jealousy in her but thinking of the ordeal Gong Xiao is about to face – more horrific than death itself – any jealousy dissolves.

Rather than possessing supreme beauty, she would prefer to live on comfortably in this place, with ample food each day. The price she pays? Just some inhumane deeds. But in these end times, human rights are non-existent. If not for herself, who else would she consider?

She took a few deep breaths, nodded at the Order Guard next to Gong Xiao, knowing full well what these Order Guards were – simply killing machines – and was not bothered to speak further with them.

The Order Guard did not linger and left the place without looking back.

The woman sat down again, manipulated the mouse to operate the computer for a while, and then stood up to face Gong Xiao.

Meanwhile, Gong Xiao had been sizing up the woman. She appeared to be in her thirties, but as a Level 5 New Human, she had likely lived through ten years, and by now people were aware that New Humans had extended lifespans.

According to scientists who researched this field, Level 8 New Humans have lifespans of around 270 years. This woman must be at least forty by now.

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