Chapter 39 Ning City Surrounding Area

With a screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground, both cars came to a sudden stop.

A dozen meters ahead, the highway looked as if it had been cleaved open, with the collapsed road surface forming a grotesque chasm.

Twisted, wrecked cars were piled up like mountains, and the road was completely cut off.

"Nan Nan, I need your help!" Before Chi Yanzhou could finish speaking, Lu Nange had already raised her hand and waved.

The two cars vanished into thin air and were stored in her system inventory.

"Go!" Chi Yanzhou shouted in a low voice, and the group quickly climbed over the guardrail and jumped off the roadbed.

In stark contrast to the scorching heat of the asphalt road, the moment you step into the woods, a cool, damp atmosphere envelops you.

The woods were filled with the smell of damp, decaying leaves.

The boys tacitly formed a protective circle, surrounding Lu Nange, Gu Wan, and Lu Beiye in the middle.

The woods were eerily quiet.

The usual chirping of cicadas and birds has all disappeared, leaving only the rustling sound of leaves rubbing against each other.

Everyone instinctively held their breath and quickened their pace; the crunching sound of their shoes crushing dry branches was particularly jarring in the silence.

It took half an hour of frantic walking, keeping my nerves on edge, to get around that section of road.

Lu Nange raised her hand and waved it lightly, and two cars appeared out of thin air on the highway.

Everyone quickly got into the car, the engine roared, and they continued speeding towards Ning City.

Ning City is located at a high altitude, so the closer you get to the city, the better the supplies at the service areas along the way are preserved.

Although the area had already been ransacked by survivors, the amount of things that could be taken away was ultimately limited.

This is why Chi Yanzhou and his group did not choose to return by the same route, but instead detoured to Ning City.

They planned to stay in Ningcheng for a while, stock up on supplies in Lu Nange's space, and then set off back to Beijing.

***

As soon as the car came to a stop at the last service area near Ning City,

The roars of zombies surged in from all directions.

After the black rain, the zombies moved much faster.

The contorted limbs were running at incredible angles.

His face, riddled with cratered ulcers and covered in blackish-red rotting flesh, had murky eyes fixed intently on their vehicle.

Chi Yanzhou pushed open the door and leaped out, his hands slightly raised, his dark eyes narrowing slightly.

"boom--!"

In an instant, the Razer exploded from his center.

The zombies were instantly charred black, while the monsters behind them convulsed and collapsed, the air filled with the stench of burning flesh.

As the lightning dissipated, Chi Yanzhou swayed slightly and braced himself against the hood of the car with one hand.

"Young Master!" Chi Yi rushed forward in one stride.

Chi Yanzhou waved his hand, his forehead damp with cold sweat.

"Brother Yan, get in the car and rest for a bit. Leave the sweeping to us!"

During this period of scavenging for supplies, the pampered young ladies and gentlemen have all developed some skills.

Their plundering methods are astonishing; anyone who sees them would have to praise their excellence.

After all, wherever they swept through, even the rats would turn and run away.

Inside the service area, Lu Nange was engrossed in collecting gas cylinders from various small shops.

After learning a skill from Chi Yi, she is now a professional at dismantling gas cylinders.

When the group came out, the service area had already been completely looted.

In the empty shops, even the sound of footsteps echoed eerily.

"Look at this tempered glass..." Ji Xian squatted at the entrance of the service area, tapping lightly on the glass curtain wall with his fingers.

He Zhuo, Ji Xian, and Gu Qi huddled together to figure out how to disassemble it.

Gu Wan was still wandering around, tapping here and there, afraid that some fish might have slipped through the net.

Beside the car, Lu Xici and Lu Beiye sat on chairs, watching Lu Nange holding a Tang sword and nibbling at the brains of a zombie.

The sound of the knife tip slicing through rotten flesh was sickening, but she was having a great time doing it.

He Zhuo stopped taking apart the glass, pinched his nose and leaned closer: "Nan Nan, what kind of swordsmanship are you practicing?"

"Clang—"

Lu Nange used her Tang sword to cut out a grayish-white crystal core: "In post-apocalyptic novels, zombies have crystal cores in their brains. I checked, and it turns out, there really is one!"

The crystal core, covered in brain matter, almost hit He Zhuo's face.

He Zhuo took two steps back, his face turning pale, and he gagged.

***

Lu Nange took out a red plastic bucket from her system backpack and threw it on the ground with a "thud".

The red plastic bucket contained rainwater that she had collected in large containers on the rooftop during the heavy rain period.

As soon as he put on his rubber gloves, Lu Beiye came over.

"Sister, let's pick them up together!"

The siblings squatted in front of the pile of zombies, picking up the crystal cores one by one into the bucket, just like gathering ears of wheat during harvest season.

"Does Aye want it?" Lu Nange shook the crystal core covered in brain matter in her hand.

The little boy shook his head, a smile on his chubby face: "Sister, this won't work for me."

He looked up towards the RV: "But Brother Yanzhou can."

Splash—

As the water rinsed over them, a dozen or so crystal nuclei jingled at the bottom of the bucket.

"Want to try holding it in your palm?" She handed the bucket to Chi Yanzhou, who had just gotten out of the car.

Lu Nange thought to herself: [Let's test it on the male lead first. Even if we all die, the male lead won't, right?]

Chi Yanzhou closed his eyes, his long eyelashes casting shadows on his pale face.

The moment the palms came together, the grayish-white crystals turned into fine sand and flowed through the gaps between the fingers.

"Yan-ge, how are you?" He Zhuo's head suddenly popped out from between the two of them.

Chi Yanzhou lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, a flash of lightning seeming to flicker in his eyes: "Your superpower has recovered by thirty percent."

"The novel is absolutely right!" Lu Nange shoved the red bucket into his arms: "It's all yours."

"Thank you, Nan Nan!"

A tall, long-legged boy was holding a red plastic bucket that seemed completely out of place with his appearance, and leaned against the car door.