Chapter 26 Speed-Type Zombies [Updated Early on the 24th] Taking in Ordinary People...

"Holy crap, these people are ruthless!" Tian Qiao felt a chill run down his spine, and he shivered. "Why feed ordinary people to zombies? Are zombies their parents?"

Cheng Zhiyu was speechless. Tian Qiao scratched his head and said, "I know. They take ordinary people out with them. If they encounter danger, they push the ordinary people out first. The zombies will be attracted by the smell of the ordinary people's flesh and blood, and they will definitely stop chasing them."

Cheng Zhiyu nodded: "That's why, despite their poor strength, they rarely have any superhumans die."

Tian Qiao found it terrifying. Ordinary people and them were all human beings. The apocalypse had only been going on for a few months at most, and it had already changed some people beyond recognition.

Seeing his expression, Cheng Zhiyu comforted him, "Don't think too much about it. Someone like Li Renyi probably wasn't a good person before the apocalypse either. It's just that without the law in the apocalypse, his true nature was completely exposed."

“Exactly, he must have been a treacherous villain before the apocalypse!” Tian Qiao’s mood improved slightly after saying this, and she followed Cheng Zhiyu and Li Renyi.

Li Renyi was a bad person before the apocalypse, so it's easier to accept than if he were a completely twisted human nature during the apocalypse.

Although they knew very well that the coming of the apocalypse could truly distort human nature.

"So what do we do now? Should we go and tell those ordinary people what Li Renyi did and get them to follow us?" Tian Qiao said.

Cheng Zhiyu shook his head: "To put it bluntly, these are all just our guesses. Why should they believe us? No matter what, we can at least be safe here."

Tian Qiao felt a little discouraged upon hearing this. That's true. Ordinary people are too slow to survive in the apocalypse. They can't tell what's real and what's fake, so they can only live cautiously.

Even if they knew the truth, they might have to convince themselves and numbly believe that these superhumans wouldn't be so heartless. What other options do they have?

"What can we do? We can't just watch them do evil, can we?" Tian Qiao said, feeling distressed.

Cheng Zhiyu narrowed his eyes: "There's always a way. At worst, we can deal with Li Renyi."

Tian Qiao's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she gave a thumbs up: "Chengzi, it has to be you! You got straight to the heart of the problem."

Cheng Zhiyu patted his shoulder: "Alright, don't think too much about it. Go back quickly, lest Li Renyi notice something is wrong."

Tian Qiao nodded: "I'll go and infiltrate Li Renyi's circle right now. If I find anything, I'll come find you!"

Perhaps Li Renyi was confident enough in his supernatural abilities that he didn't send anyone to monitor Tian Qiao, and no one paid any attention when Tian Qiao came to find him.

"Wait, go out and act it out for a bit," Cheng Zhiyu instructed, still worried.

Tian Qiao gave an OK sign, and seemed a little excited. He loves playing ungrateful villains, hehe.

So, when someone saw Tian Qiao slam the door and come out, her face still full of anger, she said, "I give up! I even kindly brought you food, but if it weren't for the fact that we grew up together, I wouldn't even bother with you!"

Liu Qiang walked over and put his arm around Tian Qiao's shoulder like a good buddy: "Brother, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

Tian Qiao pretended to be angry and shook off Liu Qiang's arm: "Don't even mention it, I'm really fed up! ... He babbled on and on about how I got so much stuff. I'm an ability user, isn't this only natural?! We still have to fight zombies, unlike him!"

Liu Qiang laughed heartily: "That's right, not to be rude, but why bother with someone so ungrateful?"

Tian Qiao didn't speak, so Liu Qiang continued, "Do you want me to teach him a lesson?"

Tian Qiao scoffed, "Forget it. You probably can't beat him."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiang's expression instantly turned somewhat unpleasant. What difference was there between this and saying he was incompetent? "I'm at least a superhuman, he's just an ordinary person..."

"Alright, enough with the nonsense," Tian Qiao snapped. "Let me tell you, we may have our squabbles, but he's still my childhood friend. I'm the one who should discipline him, not you!"

After saying that, Tian Qiao turned and left.

Liu Qiang's face instantly turned ugly. He glared fiercely at Tian Qiao, then turned his head to look in the direction of the elevator, and smiled. It's okay, it won't be long.

The news of Tian Qiao and Cheng Zhiyu's falling out quickly reached Li Renyi's ears. He was not surprised by this; even brothers can turn against each other, let alone them.

——

Sister Hong looked at Cheng Zhiyu with concern: "Xiao Cheng, you and your friend..."

Cheng Zhiyu frowned, his expression one of annoyance: "Don't mention him. I never thought he was this kind of person. In just half a day, he's been assimilated by those people and thinks he's superior..."

He spoke with a slightly mocking expression.

Sister Hong sighed: "Xiao Cheng, maybe you can't blame your friend."

Cheng Zhiyu glanced at Sister Hong, his eyes flickering. Sister Hong seemed to know something.

"Anyway, you'd better not argue with him, sigh..." Sister Hong seemed a little helpless, and then reminded her, "The ability users are going on missions recently, so it's best if you don't go with them."

Cheng Zhiyu's expression softened: "Thank you, Sister Hong, I understand."

Hongjie didn't speak, but lowered her head and touched Yan Yan's head, her expression full of worry. Yan Yan looked up, met Hongjie's eyes, and whispered, "Mom..."

Hongjie shook her head: "Mom is fine."

If it were anyone else, she could easily stand by and do nothing. After all, her heart had hardened enough since the apocalypse. But how could she let such a sincere young man like Xiao Cheng remain so naive and unrepentant...

But what could she do? How could she let her daughter take such a risk...?

Sister Hong closed her eyes, hugged Yan Yan, and stopped talking.

A commotion came from outside. Cheng Zhiyu got up and opened the elevator door. He saw the red-faced girl he had seen before chasing a girl in her twenties. The girl's hair was messy and her face was so dirty that her features were unrecognizable.

"I told you, stop bothering me!" the girl exclaimed in despair.

Although the people around were curious, they didn't dare to look too closely, after all, the red-faced person was a superhuman and notoriously vicious.

Blushing, she said, "I've already told you... if you don't follow me, sooner or later..."

He lowered his voice and said, "You really think you can get to the bread base safely? Let me tell you, don't be so naive."

The girl trembled, glared at him with a flushed face, and said the same thing again: "I told you, don't bother me!"

The man with the red face gritted his back teeth, and the skin on his cheeks twitched a few times, making him look particularly frightening.

The girl lowered her head and walked away quickly, but he didn't chase after her. He glared fiercely at the people around him who were looking over: "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Everyone shuddered and quickly looked away.

Redface walked away, and Old Knife, who had just witnessed the scene, sneered, "Big Romantic, you're back? If you ask me, we're both superhumans now, what are we afraid of? If the soft approach doesn't work, just use the hard one."

Upon hearing this, the red-faced man glared at Old Knife: "I'm warning you, don't do anything to her, or... you'll regret it."

Old Dao raised his hand: "Alright, alright, I was just saying it offhand, look at you."

The woman with the red face said, "I want her to be willing. Before, everyone avoided me, and some even cursed at me. Only she is different..."

Old Dao didn't understand. Was it really necessary? She was just a woman. Even if they had known each other before, they were just acquaintances, not his actual wife.

Old Dao suddenly smiled and patted the red-faced man's shoulder: "Don't worry, buddy, I'm helping you so that she'll do it willingly..."

The red-faced man looked at Lao Dao with a bad expression. Lao Dao chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless. You'll be thanking me later."

The red-faced man wanted to say something, but Old Dao had already walked away humming a song. He could only frown and shut up. After thinking about it, he realized that he was a loner and had the best relationship with Old Dao among all the superhumans. He also understood Old Dao and figured that the other party wouldn't dare to do anything, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

Seeing that nothing had happened, Cheng Zhiyu looked away, lowered his head and gently flicked Xiao Hei's ear, which twitched and was quite bouncy.

Unable to bear it any longer, Xiao Hei turned his head and glared angrily. The latter smiled and withdrew his hand: "How boring! Who told you to ignore me?"

Even if you're not in the right, you can still be very assertive.

Xiao Hei was so amused by his laughter that it put its paw on Cheng Zhiyu's hand: Can't I even talk to you?

Cheng Zhiyu's heart softened at his actions, and he lowered his head to kiss Xiao Hei's ear: "Xiao Hei is so good."

Xiao Hei: Here we go again... never mind.

After bothering Xiao Hei for a while, Cheng Zhiyu felt much better. He closed his eyes and thought about what to do next.

This group probably won't stay quiet for long.

——

Upstairs, Tian Qiao was just about to go back to her room when she ran into Li Renyi.

Tian Qiao felt utterly disgusted, but put on a respectful expression: "Boss."

Li Renyi was in a good mood after hearing what happened downstairs: "Xiao Tian, ​​I heard about your argument with your friend. Sigh, you can't be blamed for this. That's how it is for people with superpowers. The day you became a person with superpowers, you were already different from ordinary people... Even friends can't help but lose their composure."

Tian Qiao resisted the urge to roll her eyes, afraid of revealing her emotions, and lowered her head to hide it: "I didn't expect him to be like this, even though we used to be so close."

“Sigh, that’s human nature.” Li Renyi patted Tian Qiao’s shoulder, looking like he was particularly knowledgeable about human nature. “Blame fate for making one of you a superhuman while the other is just an ordinary person.”

Tian Qiao couldn't take it anymore: "Boss, I want to go back to my room and calm down."

Li Renyi looked understanding: "Go ahead. If there's anything you can't figure out, you can come and find me."

After Tian Qiao returned to her room, Li Renyi frowned slightly, feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He shook his head; his special ability had never malfunctioned before, so what could be wrong? He figured he was probably overthinking it.

Moreover, no matter what, Cheng Zhiyu cannot be allowed to live. He seems to be a troublemaker, and although he doesn't have any special abilities, he is quite skilled.

Sigh, why doesn't he have any superpowers? What a pity.

——

Cheng Zhiyu was resting with his eyes closed when a commotion suddenly came from outside: "Come on, everyone, come out for a moment, we have something to discuss."

Cheng Zhiyu opened his eyes, and Sister Hong, who was standing next to him, quickly helped Yan Yan up and reminded him, "Let's go over there quickly, or we'll get scolded."

Cheng Zhiyu nodded, tucked Xiao Hei into his arms, zipped up his clothes, and followed him over.

Several superhumans were standing at the top of the stairs, including Li Renyi. They were standing so high that ordinary people had to look up to see them.

"Everyone's here, right?" The superhuman who spoke glanced around and then said, "Let me tell you, everyone has had a couple of peaceful days recently, but this temporary peace hides endless dangers. The zombies outside are left unattended, and they will only gather more and more, eventually endangering everyone's safety."

"So, the boss will lead us out to clear out the zombies. We need to select a few people to go with us and do the follow-up cleanup work."

After he finished speaking, the ordinary people standing downstairs looked at each other with panic in their eyes. They all knew that every time they took people out, someone would not come back. They were afraid and kept praying that they would not be the ones to be mentioned.

They didn't say who they were taking to the scene, only that a superhuman would come to select people later. The ordinary people scattered in fear. These superhumans had repeatedly exaggerated the horror of the zombies, making them willingly attach themselves to them. Now that they were being selected to go out, how could they not be afraid?

Cheng Zhiyu understood immediately. Sure enough, a moment later, a superhuman came over and said to him, "Get ready and wait at the door."

Cheng Zhiyu was also running out of patience, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

Just as the superhuman was about to leave, Sister Hong suddenly said, "Wait, I...we want to go too."

Cheng Zhiyu frowned: "Sister Hong..."

Hong Jie didn't look at him, but looked at the superhuman and said, "Can we go together? We want to go too."

This was the first time the superhuman had ever heard anyone make such a request, so he shrugged indifferently: "Sure, I'll come with him later."

After the superhuman left, Cheng Zhiyu looked at Sister Hong with confusion: "Sister Hong, it's dangerous to go outside with them, you..."

Sister Hong sighed and patted Yan Yan's little braids, saying, "Yan Yan likes you very much. She wants to go with you, and... even if she stays here, is it safe enough?"

Cheng Zhiyu was speechless. Given Li Renyi's nature, there was no way for ordinary people to be safe here.

He thought for a moment, then, under the guise of taking something out of his backpack, he took out two small yellow fruits from his spatial storage and handed them to Sister Hong, whispering, "If you encounter danger, eat these and just run. The zombies won't notice you for five minutes."

“This…” Sister Hong’s eyes widened, and she quickly refused, “How can we accept something so precious? Take it back quickly.”

"Compared to human life, nothing is precious," Cheng Zhiyu said. "Sister Hong, please keep it. Consider it a gift for Yan Yan."

Hongjie opened her mouth, but in the end, she couldn't say no. If it were just herself, she could of course refuse, but when it came to Yanyan, she couldn't say no.

She carefully put the fruit away and whispered, "Thank you, Xiao Cheng."

Cheng Zhiyu smiled. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it. If you just keep something that can save your life, it won't be able to play its role.

Perhaps hearing that Cheng Zhiyu was going out with them, Tian Qiao rushed over. Cheng Zhiyu gave her a wink, and the latter quickly composed herself and said to Li Renyi, "Boss, when you go out on a mission, can you take me with you? I've been here for two days, and I feel like I'm growing mold."

Li Renyi, of course, wouldn't let him come along. He smiled and said, "You've just joined the team, so take a rest. Besides, we need someone with superpowers to stay here. You can stay here for now, and I'll take you next time."

Tian Qiao wanted to say something, but seeing Cheng Zhiyu looking over, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, I'll stay then."

Li Renyi was satisfied with his obedience and said to the superhuman beside him, "Alright, mark the people, let's go."

Cheng Zhiyu noticed that there were about ten ordinary people who went with him. Besides him, Sister Hong and Yan Yan, there was the girl who was chased by the red-faced girl that day, and Shunzi. He didn't know the others very well. They all looked scared, especially Shunzi, who was even a little unsteady on his feet.

Seeing him swaying and staggering, Li Renyi frowned. A superhuman next to him kicked Shunzi, yelling, "Stand up straight! You're such a coward, swaying like that!"

Shunzi seemed completely oblivious to the humiliation, and cried bitterly, "Gentlemen, I'm a coward, I'm useless, I'll only drag you down if I go... Besides, I went with you last time, so please don't make me go again, okay?"

He was lucky that he didn't encounter many zombies last time, but this time it might be different. He felt that if he went with them this time, he might not come back.

"Enough with the nonsense! If everyone were like you, we superhumans would do the tasks, and you could just enjoy yourselves!" The superhuman, too lazy to waste words, conjured up a ball of fire: "If you keep wasting time with your nonsense, you'll regret it!"

Shunzi was so frightened that he wet himself and dared not say another word.

Li Renyi said insincerely, "Speak nicely to this brother. You just have too quick a temper."

With no hope of staying, the ordinary people followed the superhumans with numb expressions. Their faces were sallow and their eyes were lifeless, making them look no different from refugees.

Forget about doing tasks, I barely have the strength to walk.

They walked for a while and were quite a distance from the villa when one of the superhumans said to Li Renyi, "Boss, it's just ahead."

Li Renyi: "Let's go, let's go over there."

The superhuman said, "...Boss, let them go, why follow them?"

Li Renyi gave him a look, and the latter immediately fell silent.

He would be at ease if it were any other ordinary person, but Cheng Zhiyu seemed quite skilled, and he would only feel at ease if he saw him being bitten to death by a zombie.

After walking a little further, Cheng Zhiyu, with his sharp ears and eyes, clearly heard the roars of the zombies, and sure enough, he soon saw a horde of zombies in the distance.

Judging by the number of zombies, there were nearly a hundred of them. Not only were ordinary people afraid, but even these superhumans swallowed hard and asked cautiously, "Boss, should we go further?"

Li Renyi was also a little scared. His superpower wasn't combat-related; in fact, against zombies, his superpower would only make him a sitting duck.

He gave a wink to a few superhumans, who instantly understood and said to a dozen or so ordinary people, "You guys, go and take a look ahead."

"M-Sirs, there are zombies all ahead! Aren't we just going to our deaths?"

"Yes, gentlemen, aren't we here to help with logistics?"

"Waaah... My lord! Please spare me, I don't want to die!"

"Please, please let me go."

These people knelt down trembling with fear, but Li Renyi's expression remained unchanged. From the day he became a superhuman, ordinary people were no longer his kind in his eyes.

Who would have a soft spot for pigs and sheep destined for the dinner table? The apocalypse turned them into superhumans, while the ordinary people who needed their protection were destined to be discarded as defective products.

He didn't do anything wrong; he just accelerated the process of elimination.

They paved the way for him, this superhuman, so their deaths were worthy of their names.

Cheng Zhiyu scoffed: "Finally, you've stopped pretending. So this is your real purpose for taking in ordinary people, isn't it? To make them cannon fodder when zombies appear."

Li Renyi slowly took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled the smoke: "Don't put it so harshly. You are contributing to the future of superhumans. You can say you died a worthy death."

When ordinary people heard these callous words, they were first incredulous, then they questioned frantically, "We are human beings too! What you are doing is no different from that of animals!"

“We may not have any superpowers, but we work hard every day doing all the dirty and tiring jobs. You only give us so little in terms of supplies, and we don’t dare to say anything. We just want to survive, why is it so hard! How can you be so cruel!”

"You'll get your comeuppance!... I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

Li Renyi frowned and looked at a superhuman beside him. The superhuman received the signal and was about to reach out and push these people into the zombie horde.

The zombies smelled the scent of fresh flesh and blood and were slowly moving towards this place. If we dragged it out any longer, they wouldn't be able to escape either.

However, before the other party could make a move, Cheng Zhiyu was faster. He reached out and grabbed the other party's arm. The other party tried to struggle, but was surprised to find that although Cheng Zhiyu looked much thinner than him, he was incredibly strong. His entire arm ached from being grabbed, and his face instantly turned a purplish-red.

Enraged, the other party immediately stretched out his other hand, and a ball of fire was about to hit Cheng Zhiyu. The little black fur in his arms stood up, and before the ball of fire could get close to Cheng Zhiyu, it was extinguished by water, leaving only a wisp of smoke.

The fire-type ability user was shocked by this scene and exclaimed, "Didn't you say you didn't have any abilities?"

Cheng Zhiyu didn't speak; it was Xiao Hei who had just made the move.

"You..." The fire-type ability user turned his head and glanced at Li Renyi, whose brows were furrowed. Seeing that he was unhappy and wanted to prove himself, he attacked again.

This time, instead of a pool of water, he was met with a barrage of lightning. The fire-type ability user screamed in agony, his face turning black and his hair being electrocuted into a tinfoil-like perm.

This time, not only were the others shocked, but Cheng Zhiyu was also somewhat surprised. He was certain that it was Xiao Hei who had made the move, but wasn't Xiao Hei a water-based ability user? How come he also had a lightning-based ability?

However, now is not the time to ask that question. Cheng Zhiyu calmly looked at the superhumans around him, who were staring at him with terrified expressions. They clearly thought he was the one who had made the move.

"You... how could this be? You're clearly an ordinary person!" Li Renyi's kind mask was completely torn off, and his expression turned ferocious: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, aren't you an ordinary person?"

After he finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to have a split personality, and showed a kind expression, looking into Cheng Zhiyu's eyes: "Xiao Cheng, everything just now was a misunderstanding. How could I let you face the zombies alone?"

As he spoke, Li Renyi looked at Cheng Zhiyu expectantly, waiting for his transformation, and then saw the other man raise a gentle smile.

Cheng Zhiyu was good-looking, and his warm smile made people easily lower their guard. When Li Renyi saw him like this, he thought that his superpower had worked. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the other party suddenly freeze and kick him directly in the chest.

Li Renyi was clearly caught off guard by his sudden action and was kicked to the ground. He had never been treated like this since the apocalypse. He had become accustomed to being fawned over, and now his face instantly burned with uncontrollable rage.

At the same time, he felt a bit panicked. What was going on? Had his superpower stopped working? He had just used his superpower, and Cheng Zhiyu should have shown him goodwill, so why did she kick him without hesitation?

The moment the idea came to mind, Li Renyi instinctively denied it. Impossible. His superpower couldn't possibly malfunction. Not only was it impossible, but it was also unacceptable. He couldn't imagine the consequences if his superpower did malfunction.

Without giving him a chance to think, he immediately shouted to the other ability users around him, "What are you all standing there for? Get up there now!"

The other ability users were all about to make a move, but the fire-type ability user who had just been struck by lightning instinctively said, "Why should I listen to you?"

This time, not only Li Renyi was shocked, but Cheng Zhiyu was also somewhat surprised that a superhuman would refuse Li Renyi's request.

He looked at the tin foil burns caused by the electric shock on the fire-type ability user and had an idea.

Is it because of Xiao Hei?

The fire-type ability user's words filled Li Renyi with panic once again. What was going on? This had never happened before. Could it be that his ability was truly malfunctioning?

The fire-type ability user noticed the strange looks he was getting from the others and scratched his head, "Am I wrong? Why should I listen to him?"

As he spoke, he frowned, perhaps recalling what he had done before, and immediately looked incredulous: "Was I possessed before? How could I do such a thing with you?"

Even if I don't consider myself a good person, I wouldn't do something like using ordinary people as food for zombies, right?

Cheng Zhiyu said from the side, "Li Renyi's ability is to control people with superpowers. You are being controlled by him."

Upon hearing this, the fire-type ability user immediately looked at Li Renyi, his anger barely concealed.

Li Renyi forced himself to remain calm and said to the other stunned ability users, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get going!"

Cheng Zhiyu raised an eyebrow and gently patted Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei didn't need to remind him at all. He gave each of them an electric shock, and in an instant, these superhumans were all stunned on the spot. They slowly came back to their senses, and then a chorus of curses rose and fell.

Cheng Zhiyu looked at the approaching zombies and took out a small black kitchen knife: "Stop cursing, let's deal with the zombies first."

The superhumans exchanged glances. Although they had been controlled by Li Renyi in their previous actions, it didn't mean they were all good people.

But now, they had no choice but to unite and deal with the zombies. After cursing Li Renyi, they rushed forward.

Although these superhumans were all incredibly weak, there was strength in numbers, and Cheng Zhiyu didn't want to exhaust himself fighting zombies all by himself.

He looked at the ordinary people standing there dumbfounded and frowned slightly: "What are you all standing there for? Take action too."

Even if these ordinary people took action, they couldn't help much. However, they had always imagined zombies to be too terrifying, so much so that they were like frightened birds whenever zombies were mentioned.

In this apocalyptic world, this is clearly not acceptable. In any case, one should have the ability to protect oneself; otherwise, even if Li Renyi is eliminated this time, there will be another Li Renyi.

"But, but we are ordinary people, where would we get our superpowers?" someone asked fearfully.

"Yeah, aren't there people with superpowers here?" someone muttered.

Cheng Zhiyu said calmly, "If you think you can always find kind-hearted people with superpowers who are willing to protect you, then you can continue and see how long you can live."

Xiao Hei: Cheng Zhiyu is just too kind-hearted. He said all this entirely for the sake of these ordinary people.

He wasn't deliberately trying to make things difficult; he was just stating the facts.

Some ordinary people felt dissatisfied, thinking that the words were too harsh, and at the same time they were afraid because they knew that what Cheng Zhiyu said was true.

Of course, some people, upon hearing Cheng Zhiyu's words, mustered their courage, picked up any sharp objects they could find that could be used as weapons, and threw them at the zombies.

Hong Jie was one of them. She looked extremely thin, having only eaten a little bit of food for a long time, making her appear somewhat malnourished. Yet, she unleashed astonishing strength, hacking at zombies with all her might.

Cheng Zhiyu warned, "You need to cut off the zombies' heads."

Hongjie's hands were starting to give way, and Yanyan shouted loudly, "Mom, let me help you!"

The next moment, Yan Yan picked up a thing bigger than her head and smashed it into the zombie's head. No matter how hard the zombie's head was, it was no match for a rock, and the head was immediately smashed open.

Cheng Zhiyu raised an eyebrow. Could a little girl have such strength?

Little Black flicked its tail: "Power-type ability user."

Cheng Zhiyu understood. No wonder Sister Hong and Yan Yan, who were among the first to join the team, had managed to survive until now.

As for Sister Hong deliberately concealing the fact that Yan Yan is a superhuman, it's clear that the other party guessed that something was wrong with Li Renyi.

"Damn it, it's just a zombie? I've had enough! I'm not afraid of a woman, so why should I be? I'm going to fight this monstrosity!"

"I've had enough. I'm going to fight to the death!

Some ordinary people, perhaps spurred on by Sister Hong, started fighting zombies on their own initiative.

These ordinary zombies were slow-moving and, apart from being difficult to kill, were not particularly scary. In addition, there were superhumans around, so Cheng Zhiyu let them take action.

Only by overcoming their fear will they stop cowering and at least be able to protect themselves when encountering ordinary zombies, instead of just waiting to die because of fear.

Cheng Zhiyu didn't want to risk having these people inexplicably bitten to death by zombies after finally rescuing them from Li Renyi.

Of course, there were also those who remained rooted to the spot, too afraid to step forward. Cheng Zhiyu didn't care; let them do whatever they wanted. He couldn't help everyone.

By the way, speaking of Li Renyi...

"Trying to run away?" Before Cheng Zhiyu could do anything, a voice came from not far away. Sure enough, they saw Li Renyi trying to sneak away while they weren't paying attention.

Unfortunately, the moment he made a move, he was spotted by a superhuman who had been watching the area. This person hated Li Renyi so much that he was unlikely to let him go.

He used his supernatural power to strike Li Renyi's leg directly. The man screamed in pain, his face turned pale, and he curled up on the ground covered in cold sweat.

The superhuman sneered. He had just broken free of control when he remembered that he had joined the team with his brother, and that Li Renyi had controlled him and... fed his brother to the zombies.

He couldn't imagine how desperate his brother must have felt the moment his skin was pierced by the zombie, and all of this was because of Li Renyi.

Li Renyi had no intention of taking them to the bread base. Where would he go to the base? It would be much more satisfying to control the superhumans here and rule as king.

However, he won't get his way. Not to mention anyone else, he won't let Li Renyi off the hook.

These were all ordinary zombies, and they were dealt with quickly. Some people looked at the zombies that were no longer moving in front of them, then looked at their own hands, and the "weapons" they had picked up instantly fell to the ground: "I...I really killed a zombie! I killed a zombie!...Haha, this zombie wasn't that powerful after all!"

"Yeah, so what if there are zombies? We ordinary people can still kill them!"

"Yes, look at Mr. Cheng, I wish I were as capable as him."

"They are people with superpowers."

"Mr. Cheng is just as powerful even without superpowers."

In the crowd, a girl stared at the zombie lying on the ground, her fingers trembling slightly. She... she really killed the zombie...

Tears welled up in her eyes. Since joining the team, Red Face had recognized her. They had met a few times before the apocalypse. As a superhuman, Red Face had taken good care of her. She was grateful, but also uneasy.

Sure enough, not long after, the red-faced man confessed his feelings to her. She couldn't accept it and rejected him. The red-faced man continued to take care of her, but she didn't dare to accept it. She knew what accepting it would mean.

She thought that she could survive in the team on her own, even if she received very little food. As long as she could survive, that would be enough. When she arrived at the bread base, she might be able to survive little by little through her own labor.

The bread base recruits ordinary people because there are many things that ordinary people need to do, things that people with superpowers don't have time to do.

But she quickly despaired. The woman with the red face told her that Li Renyi had no intention of taking them to the bread base. He added, "Do you know how those ordinary people died? You don't really think they died in an accident during the mission, do you? I'm not afraid to tell you, those superhumans who were taken out were used to delay the zombie attacks. Once they encountered too many zombies to deal with, they would push the ordinary people out. The zombies would only be busy biting the ordinary people, so they wouldn't bother chasing the superhumans."

These things are kept completely secret by ordinary people; even if they speculate wildly, no one really knows the truth.

Let alone ordinary people, even new superhumans who have just joined the team may not know this. For example, Lao Dao complained when he first arrived, wondering why Li Renyi would take in ordinary people.

They thought Li Renyi meant well, but the truth was far more cruel.

After hearing what the red-faced man said, the girl's first reaction was disbelief. But she unconsciously began to observe and found that it was really as the red-faced man said. Almost every time they went on a mission, the superhumans would specifically choose a few ordinary people, and in most cases, these ordinary people would not come back.

She learned the truth and was initially terrified, but she calmed down and blushed, thinking that saying this would make him agree to be with her.

Unexpectedly, she didn't want to live without dignity. She thought of her parents, who had been bitten to death by zombies after the apocalypse, and she suddenly felt less afraid. Maybe it wouldn't be bad to reunite with her parents.

But just now, as the zombie was about to bite her, she saw the ordinary people around her fighting back. For some reason, she instinctively fought back as well. When she came to her senses, in her memory, the terrifying and invincible zombie had been killed by her, really... dead.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she cried out in catharsis. No one laughed at her, because everyone was in the same boat now.

Just then, Cheng Zhiyu's smile froze as he heard a strange noise.

Xiao Hei: "Level 1 Zombie!"

Cheng Zhiyu's pupils constricted as he watched as a fallen zombie suddenly stood up without warning and lunged at the nearest girl.

Before he could remind him, an unexpected person appeared. The red-faced man quickly stood behind the girl, trying to activate his superpower. But this was no ordinary zombie; the other was much faster than him. Before the red-faced man could react, he felt a pain in his body. Looking down, he saw that a piece of his body had been hollowed out by the superpowered zombie.

"Chen Wen!" The girl turned her head when she heard the noise and saw this scene. She immediately exclaimed the name in surprise, her face turning red.

Red Face's real name is Chen Wen, but because of the birthmark on his face, he got this nickname. Many people call him that, and even he himself has almost forgotten what his original name was.

"Lin Jing, kill me." Chen Wen said calmly, without resentment, even with a sense of relief.

The zombies behind him had already withdrawn their hands but were about to continue their attack.

Cheng Zhiyu conjured a crossbow and shot it at the zombie, but the zombie was incredibly fast and dodged the crossbow.

He frowned slightly: "It's a speed-type."

This zombie was incredibly fast; almost instantly, it was about to bite Lin Jing again.

Chen Wen, who was already somewhat zombified, shoved Lin Jing aside and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

Everyone instinctively dodged, and then a huge explosion rang out. When everyone came to their senses, they realized that Chen Wen had self-destructed.

The higher the level of the superhuman, the greater the power of the self-destruction. Chen Wen had already turned into a zombie and knew that he would become a zombie sooner or later, so he chose to self-destruct and perish together with that superhuman zombie.

Lin Jing stood there dumbfounded, never expecting Chen Wen to make such a decision at the last minute.

As the smoke from the explosion dissipated, everyone was still reeling from the shock. But Cheng Zhiyu spotted a shadow, and his pupils constricted: "Be careful, that zombie isn't dead!"

The opponent was a speed-type, and it managed to dodge the explosion even while Cheng Wen was holding it.

While his speed-based attacks weren't as powerful as other superpowered zombies, his speed made him difficult to deal with.

Xiao Hei: "Do you need my help?"

Cheng Zhiyu gripped the kitchen knife and closed his eyes: "Not for now."

He silently recited the mental cultivation technique Xiao Hei had given him, and then entered a mysterious state. In his eyes, the speed-type zombies suddenly moved much slower.

Then, those who were frantically dealing with the speed-type zombies discovered that Cheng Zhiyu's speed had also increased significantly. His speed was almost the same as that of the speed-type zombies, and in everyone's eyes, he was just a blurry afterimage.

"Wait, isn't he a lightning type? How can he be so fast?"

"No, he's a water elementalist!"

"Holy crap! Who was it that said he was just a normal person in the first place?"

“He said it himself, and... even without his powers, we still can’t beat him.”

The superhumans couldn't help but reflect: Could it be... that they were too weak?

Xiao Hei: It's obviously obvious, and you're only just realizing it?

Despite their murmurs, the group watched the two figures, remaining wary of a speed-type zombie's sneak attack while anxiously praying that Cheng Zhiyu could defeat the zombie.

If Cheng Zhiyu can't solve this, then all they'll do is send themselves to their deaths.

Just as everyone held their breath, the next moment, two figures stopped, and then they saw Cheng Zhiyu, with some sweat on his forehead, calmly put away the kitchen knife.

The speed-type zombie slowly collapsed to the ground and remained motionless.