Chapter 1 Want a Partner, Not...

In the abandoned city, buildings are dilapidated, streets are littered with rubble and ruins, buried under yellow earth and green fields. The air is filled with the smell of decay and new life. Vehicles drive by, kicking up clouds of yellow sand. The once smooth roads are now full of potholes. The world suddenly falls silent.

This is the first year of the end times.

In July 2030, an unexpected meteor shower struck Earth. At the same time, Earth's magnetic field underwent tremendous changes, temperatures plummeted, organisms mutated, and countless rotting corpses littered human cities.

This celestial event is known as the "Day of Calamity".

In May 2031, although it wasn't yet summer, the weather was already unbearably hot. Just a few steps would cause large beads of sweat to fall. The sun in the sky wasn't dazzling; it even had a hazy, orange-yellow hue, but the temperature was abnormally high.

Today is the day the Sunny Side goes out for a search mission once a week.

As one of the top three reconnaissance teams in the Huaxia base, their captain's strength ranks among the top three of all ability users. The main reason is that the captain possesses the extremely rare dual-elemental ability of ice and lightning, a rare breed that is less than one in a thousand ability users.

With the arrival of the Day of Calamity, plants and animals mutated and evolved, and superhumans also emerged among humans.

Mutated creatures are called aliens. They possess inhuman abilities, and ordinary weapons cannot harm them. Only those with superpowers can fight against them.

The first step in the apocalyptic plan is to find survivors and gather resources.

In less than six months, the Huaxia base was basically stabilized. At the same time, two independent bases were successfully built, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Huaxia base.

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"Our destination this time is Xinghai City, which is directly north of the base. The total distance is 3,570 kilometers. Madrid, please be careful with your speed."

The attendant had a stern expression, unfolded a map in his hand, and issued instructions expressionlessly while looking at the route on it.

Madrid is the dedicated driver for the Sunrise Squad. His special ability is speed, which allows him to attach himself to vehicles. This is extremely effective for escaping when necessary, but it consumes a great deal of mental energy.

Their vehicle was a modified Hummer. After being incorporated into the Huaxia base, the windows were replaced with bulletproof ones, and even the engine was upgraded to a super fuel-efficient one. After all, in this day and age, gasoline is more expensive than gold.

Sui Cheng is 26 years old this year, 185 cm tall, with broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs. He is handsome and stands out in the crowd. His specially made combat uniform has a black bodysuit underneath, which clings to his upper body and outlines his perfect muscle contours, especially his pectoral muscles. Everyone who sees them will say "big".

Their team consisted of six people, each equipped with a specially made gun, a military knife, and a supply bag. They carried these items themselves, while some important items were left with Lin Zhi, who possessed spatial abilities.

Space-type abilities are extremely rare, and the space they use is not very large, with the largest not exceeding ten square meters. This is based on statistics from the ability users of the three bases.

"This mission is because someone said a high-level mutant has appeared in Xinghai City, and our main task is to eliminate that mutant."

"clear!"

Once they had completely left the controlled area of ​​the Huaxia base, the world before them seemed to have completely changed.

The protective wall of the Huaxia base is twenty meters high, and you can't see outside at all from inside. Only by leaving that city can you see this post-apocalyptic world clearly.

It's like an iron bucket, protecting humanity inside.

They drove non-stop for more than 30 hours and finally saw the words at the Xinghai City highway entrance.

Lin Zhi stretched her limbs, feeling her bones cracking all over. Looking at the words "Xinghai City," she said, "This is probably the farthest we've gone in the six months since we formed this team."

Sui Cheng put the map away and said, "No, I am originally from Xinghai City."

During the period when the Calamity Day broke out, Xinghai City fell quickly. He took his family and other superhumans, found some living supplies, and left for the base. This was his first time back.

Sitting next to him, Chen Jiang, a water-elemental ability user, said casually, "It's good to have locals around, then we don't need to look for directions everywhere."

He didn't just say that casually. After all, in the first few months of their mission, they were often chased by aliens for most of the city because they got lost.

According to the information obtained by the accomplice, the advanced mutant was entrenched near an office building; it was a plant-type mutant.

These mutants are actually quite difficult to deal with because their vines and roots can hide in all sorts of places and interfere with them at times. Furthermore, these advanced mutants possess a degree of intelligence and will even go out of their way to inform others.

They carried a potion that could suppress plants. When applied to the body, this potion would make ordinary plant-type aliens uncomfortable and afraid to approach.

They hurried towards the city.

Sui Cheng remembered that the two largest commercial districts in Xinghai City were Yinshi Plaza and Tianhu City. Tianhu City was where he used to work and was also the closest, so they drove straight to Tianhu City.

Before they even got very close, Tan Qingjia, who possessed psychic abilities, sensed the alien's approach. After giving a general location, Sui Cheng and Chen Jiang simultaneously attacked and dealt with it.

A vine froze into an ice block and fell to the ground.

Sui Cheng frowned and said, "It seems that the advanced mutant has already discovered us."

Zhang Meng asked, "Shall we go straight in?"

"Let's get on." The passenger nodded in agreement, and the car sped up considerably the next second.

They finally found the location of the alien species when they arrived at the office building covered with branches and leaves.

It was a green plant placed in the reception hall of the office building. Before it mutated, it was probably only about a meter tall, but now it was at least four or five meters tall. Its branches and leaves completely blocked the entrance. Sui Cheng glanced to the side and saw an abandoned coffee shop there. He remembered that he used to frequent that coffee shop.

Before he could think further, the alien species launched an attack on them, making no attempt to conceal its true form. It didn't seem like a highly intelligent alien species, and it was much easier to deal with than they had imagined.

Sui Cheng sensed something was wrong and asked Tan Qingjia to check the surrounding area.

Tan Qingjia released her spiritual energy, and there were many strange creatures around, but none of them were very strong.

She told the results to the passenger.

The alien species was easily dealt with.

Zhang Meng, a power-type ability user, said sternly, "This mutant's strength is off; it's too weak, no different from an ordinary mutant. It's not the one we're looking for."

"Hmm." Sui Cheng responded in a deep voice, then began to observe his surroundings, his gaze falling once again on the coffee shop.

"Chen Jiang and I will go over there together. Zhang Meng, you two go over there. If you encounter any problems, give the signal."

"OK."

Aside from those traveling with him, Chen Jiang and Zhang Meng were the two strongest members of the team, and there was no objection to this team division.

Suicheng knew the area well and quickly found the café's entrance. He remembered that there was a flower bed outside the café, planted with various flowers and plants, as well as ivy that had fallen from the wall.

But now the place is empty, even the ivy is gone.

"Wait, there's a smell of blood." Sui Cheng raised his hand to stop Chen Jiang, who was walking inside. He looked around, an ice spike forming in his hand, and carefully stepped forward.

Chen Jiang followed cautiously behind him.

Following the direction of the bloody smell, I saw a pair of legs at the corner of the stairs behind the coffee shop; someone must have been leaning against there.

He unconsciously slowed his pace, and only when he got closer could he see the person clearly.

A very tall man, his black hair hanging down quietly, obscuring his eyebrows and eyes, his fair face smeared with blood, his handsome thin lips pursed restlessly, half of his shirt stained with blood, and blood still flowing from the wound on his chest.

She's the type he'd like.

But the injuries were too severe, and he couldn't be saved.

The attendant quickly gave the man a death sentence. Even if he were saved, the man wouldn't survive and it would be a waste of medical resources. It was better not to save him. At most, the attendant would be kind enough to wait until the man died and then come back to collect his body and bury him on the spot.

"Cough cough cough." The man coughed painfully as he was about to turn and leave.

Sui Cheng felt his trouser leg being pulled. He turned around and met a pair of deep eyes, which had a hint of dark green in the dim light.

"Hey handsome, want a girlfriend? If so, help me out."

Chen Jiang stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. He grabbed the nearby cabinet, staring at the man on the floor in utter shock, completely bewildered: What was he saying? His girlfriend? Did he even know what he was saying?!

The passenger thought he must have misheard, but the man seemed to know what he was thinking and repeated, "Saving me is not a loss for me, I'll be your girlfriend."

(Character introduction:)

Sui Cheng, male, 26 years old, 185 cm tall, 85 kg, born on December 12, 2004, possesses dual ice and lightning elemental abilities.

Law Enforcer: Non-human, 195cm tall, disguised age 25 (actual age unknown), ability to devour, disguised ability is plant-based, weight 95kg.