Chapter 257 - 9.3
"Chen Ran, you still haven’t told me, why do you think Professor Ling could be the key to saving the world?"
As Jiang Jiamian expected, the protagonist group, including his mission target Ling Zhuang, arrived in K City at dusk.
But even on the way back, Xiao Jinfeng still couldn’t wrap his head around it. Why did Chen Ran believe Ling Zhuang might be humanity’s last hope?
That man was polite and gentle, sure. But he hadn’t awakened any superpowers. Along the way, he’d relied entirely on others for protection.
Xiao Jinfeng didn’t know what Chen Ran had discussed with the base leader. But after that conversation, their Gale Squad was suddenly assigned a long-haul mission to pick up Professor Ling from faraway S City and escort him to A City.
Now, in the cab of the truck, with only Chen Ran beside him, Xiao Jinfeng finally asked the question he’d been holding in all this time.
Chen Ran paused, then lowered his voice, "Ending the apocalypse doesn’t mean killing every zombie. And don’t forget, zombies used to be human. If all we do is kill, we’ll never reach the real end."
In his previous life, when the apocalypse started, humanity’s first reaction had been to fight back, brutally.
But eventually, people realized the zombies were victims of a virus.
Mindless slaughter wasn’t a solution.
And if it was a virus, then it could be cured. Maybe a vaccine could save the infected.
It was that possibility that first brought Professor Ling to prominence.