"Why would I leave the three of you behind to fight alone? Wouldn't it be safer with more people?"

"Because he thinks we're a burden! He's a power evolver, it would be much easier for him to escape those zombies and flee alone!" Chen Jiabao suddenly said indignantly.

“Jiabao is right. He thought the three of us were a burden the whole way. If it weren’t for the fact that we could wash his clothes, pour him water, find him food and take care of him, he would have abandoned us long ago.”

Recalling Chen Ke's foolish attempt to please others in everything he did, Wu Ran raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Is that so? That's a bit different from the Chen Ke I remember."

"Of course, he doesn't get along with his friends the same way we do. When he was born, his father and I were so poor that we couldn't even afford to eat, so we had to entrust him to an orphanage. Later, when our financial situation improved, we brought him back. But he resented us for it. No matter how good we were to him, his heart was like a stone that couldn't be warmed."

Perhaps because he grew up in an orphanage, he's selfish and jealous. He wants to possess everything in the house, and when he sees his younger brother excelling, he doesn't try to improve himself but is only jealous. He doesn't remember when we're kind to him, but he'll hold a grudge for the slightest mistake. Has he ever shown this side of himself to you?

"I've never seen it before."

"Is he always so docile and good-natured in front of you, agreeing to everything you say?" He Meihong could tell from Wu Ran's somewhat surprised expression that he believed her eighty percent.

He continued, "He was such a good actor. As his parents, we know it's wrong to say such things about our son, but we can't keep you in the dark. Besides, if I tell you his true colors, you won't be too saddened by his death. He didn't deserve it."

"How do you know he's dead? Didn't they say he escaped?"

He Meihong gave an awkward smile, "Well, well, you think about it, there are so many zombies in Dongning City, and we haven't seen him since we came to the base, so he's probably in grave danger."

"Earth God, Dr. L is waiting for you," the sergeant whispered a reminder.

Wu Ran nodded to indicate that he understood, and said regretfully to the three of them, "I thought I would see him again, but I didn't expect that his fate is unknown." It was a real pity. He thought he could get revenge for that punch and then play a good trick on Chen Ke.

"Who says otherwise? If he hadn't run away alone and had escaped with us, he might be in the safe zone by now."

"That's settled then, I'm leaving now." Without Chen Ke, Wu Ran didn't want to waste any more time chatting with this family. He wondered what he looked like, still trying to curry favor with them.

After Wu Ran finished speaking, he turned and left. He Meihong saw him off attentively, "God of Earth, take care. We'll come to visit you again when we have the chance. Although Chen Ke is no longer here, our Jia Bao is even more outstanding than him. She will definitely become a new friend of God of Earth. Goodbye, God of Earth, take care."

Wu Ran didn't say another word to He Meihong until he got into his car and drove away, but He Meihong was all smiles.

“I didn’t expect Chen Ke to be of any use. He left us such a good resource. Look at how respectfully the sergeant treats Wu Ran. This guy must have a very high status in the safe zone. Jia Bao, you should try to befriend him. If Chen Ke can become his good brother, you definitely can too, and you can definitely do better than him.”

"Mom, there's no need to make friends. Your son is very capable now. Didn't you see how the commander's eyes lit up when he saw those weapons? Once they discover how powerful my abilities are, they'll become more and more dependent on me. At that time, what Earth God? Hehe, they'll only be able to bow and scrape when they see me!" Chen Jiabao said arrogantly.

"Yes, I can't stand the way you fawn over others; it's embarrassing for my son!"

He Meihong wasn't angry at Chen Shiren's words. Instead, she looked at Chen Jiabao with even more pride and satisfaction. "Our Jiabao is amazing. Unlike that good-for-nothing, who awakened a superpower, a strength-type one at that, which is utterly useless! We suffered so much following him, but in the end, he did come in somewhat useful. Otherwise, I would have regretted giving birth to him for the rest of my life!"

"Alright, he's dead, why bring it up again? From now on, the two of us old folks can just enjoy our retirement in the safe zone with Jiabao."

"That's right, let's go, Jiabao. Mom will make you something delicious first. What do you eat on the way?"

The three of them entered the villa, chatting and laughing.

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After driving Liu Mei away, Chen Ke immediately created 1,000 zombies and gave his zombie underlings their first task: to find all the humans in the city.

Watching his zombie minions stagger and scatter through the streets, Chen Ke headed straight for the south of Dongning City. His speed was so great that only a blur could be seen. This was even with Chen Ke slowing down; if he ran at full speed, it would be comparable to the speed of light.

Theoretically, if Chen Ke could really exceed the speed of light, he would have the ability to tear through space, which would be a true supernatural power.

Night has fallen.

In a residential building near the south of Dongning City, Lei Bo, the captain of Team A, closed his eyes to rest, while his wife watched the fire and kept watch at night.

Seeing her husband's exhausted appearance, Yang Xue felt a pang of sympathy.

Before the apocalypse, the husband was just an ordinary employee, but after the apocalypse, he awakened a unique lightning ability. He not only joined the A Team, the most valued and powerful team in the government, but also became the captain of the A Team.

Although Team A doesn't have to carry out government missions like other teams, improving their superpowers is still no easy task.

The ability to level up is currently mainly achieved by absorbing the energy of zombie crystal cores. Before reaching level seven, Team A relied entirely on level one zombie crystal cores provided by the government. However, after level seven, the effect of level one crystal cores is not significant. If they want to speed up the process, they must absorb level two zombie crystal cores.

Level 1 zombies are everywhere, but Level 2 zombies are rare. Once the members of Team A reach Level 7, they will go out on their own to find Level 2 zombies to obtain crystal cores.

Moreover, level two zombies are far more dangerous than level one zombies. Even a level seven superpowered being could easily get injured, and once injured, it would mean death.

They were lucky this time, obtaining two level-two zombie crystal cores. However, the husband was almost injured. They managed to escape to Dongning City with great difficulty, planning to rest well in the south of the city for one night before crossing the inner city to return to the safe zone the next day.

After sitting for a while, Yang Xue stood up and walked to the window. The full moon outside was bright and clear, and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. She thought that tomorrow would be another sunny day.

It has rarely rained since the apocalypse. If this continues, even if we are not eaten by zombies, we will die of thirst.

Yang Xue was gazing at the moon in a daze when suddenly a dark shadow leaped high from the top of a tall building in the distance, its figure flashing past the bright moon as if it had flown right in front of it.

Yes, someone is flying?

Yang Xue rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and when she opened them again, the figure had disappeared into the night after a few leaps on the rooftop.