Seeing Li Xiao's unmoved attitude, the others laughed and teased, "Girl, we really want you to join, we're not kidding." "That's right, it's not safe for you to be alone, we can all protect you." Li Xiao's face grew increasingly grim as she watched this group of drama queens put on their act.

The woman in the dress kept giggling, "Little sister, look how good our companions are, they'll protect you well~" She was really doing it on purpose, emphasizing the words "protect well," as if afraid others wouldn't understand what she meant.

She relied on her looks to depend on men, but he didn't. He even looked at her with disgusting eyes, speculating about her with malicious intent.

"Shut your mouth! It's none of your business!" Li Xiao snapped.

As soon as the words fell, the person on the other end looked displeased. There was no need to pretend anymore; the disguise was torn away, revealing the filthy darkness within.

Not everyone lives a life of hard work and struggle; many people sell their bodies and souls to survive.

Some not only betray themselves, but even worse, they betray others in order to survive.

There are peaceful times, let alone the apocalypse.

With the rule of law crumbling, who can stop it?

In this dark and gloomy situation, how many people are still persevering?

The ugliness and distortion of human nature cannot be redeemed by one or two people. All one can do is ensure one's own safety and refrain from aiding and abetting evil.

"Looks like you're going to have to suffer the consequences instead of being polite," a woman's angry voice rang out.

A group of people quickly came over and tried to surround her. Seeing that the situation was not going well for her, Li Xiao took a few steps back and turned to run away.

Suddenly, an earthen wall appeared in front of her, blocking her way. The wall wasn't high, only about 2 meters.

She stopped in her tracks, opened her eyes wide, and turned her head...

What she saw were six grinning faces, mocking her mercilessly.

She stood with her back to the earthen wall, and you could see the surprise in her wide eyes.

When she saw the man with the buzz cut tossing the clay ball up and down with his hand, she couldn't help but feel flustered.

What's this?

Is this the superpower mentioned in the novel? Is it the ability to control the earth?

A series of greetings flashed through my mind.

"Don't be stubborn and refuse to listen to reason. You'd better come over here obediently. We're doing you a favor by letting you join us. Don't push your luck." The man with the buzz cut said sternly with a dark face.

The men around him all had malicious expressions, with lewd looks on their faces.

The two women, one kept humming and laughing, the other tilted her head back and pouted.

Just as Li Xiao took a step back, about to turn around and climb over the earthen wall, the man with the buzz cut noticed her movement and shot a dirt spike at her...

Li Xiao couldn't dodge in time, and the dirt spike pierced her shoulder. Pain spread instantly, and bright red blood immediately stained her clothes.

She let out a muffled groan, trying to suppress the pain.

Not daring to linger, I prepared to run over the earthen wall and go around it.

One after another, earthen spikes flew towards them, and they could only dodge left and right, using their axes to block them, but several still managed to pierce their bodies.

When the other accomplices surrounded him, Li Xiao fiercely swung his axe and chopped at one of them in the arm.

She pulled hard, and the man used the force to throw her against the wall, causing it to collapse and create a gap.

Is this wall really that flimsy?

Li Xiao swung his axe, hacking at the left and right sides, making them afraid to come forward.

Seeing that someone was blocking her way, the man with the buzz cut stopped firing the earth spikes, giving her a chance to turn around and leave.

When the man with the buzz cut tried to throw the earth spike again, it wouldn't come together.

Seeing this opportunity, Li Xiao lay down on the gap she had just created and flipped over in a few quick movements. As soon as she landed, ignoring the pain, she took off running.

The people behind her saw her run away and quickly chased after her.

Clutching the wound on her shoulder, she ran desperately towards the residential area. With a group of people hot on her heels, she could only run for her life.

The blood flowed more and more, soaking a large area of ​​her clothes on her chest.

There was a residential building ahead. I ran into one of the units and rushed upstairs. I saw a room with the door open, ran inside, and locked the door from the inside.

A wave of dizziness made her unable to stand, and she knelt on the ground. After catching her breath, she struggled to her feet and staggered into the RV. She took out the first-aid kit, placed it on the table, and sat down abruptly.

Enduring the pain, she slowly took off her clothes. The wound on her shoulder was the most severe, followed by two minor wounds on her back and an abrasion on her arm. She gritted her teeth and first disinfected the wound with alcohol.

"Ouch!!" That fucking hurts!

Her hands trembled uncontrollably as she shoved a towel haphazardly into her mouth and began wiping the wound with her shaking hands. She wasn't sure if any dirt or debris was left inside; she needed to clean it out first.

Her vision went black for a moment, and the pain almost made her faint.

Her eyes were filled with tears from the pain, but she tried hard to keep them open.

Cold sweat dripped down her back, telling the story of her pain.

She hadn't expected to suffer such a huge setback this time.

It was the first time she had ever seen someone use superpowers, and it caught her completely off guard.

After applying the medicine and bandaging the wound, she was exhausted and sweating profusely. The wound on her back was difficult to clean, but thankfully it wasn't serious; it was just a broken skin.

I dampened a towel with disinfectant and wiped my arm in front of the mirror, working slowly, but I finally got it done. The cuts on my arm were easy to clean; I just applied some medicine and wrapped it with gauze.

I was panting and sweating profusely after finishing all that.

After swallowing two anti-inflammatory pills, I felt dizzy and collapsed on the sofa, where I passed out.

After what seemed like an eternity, my stomach started growling...

I opened my eyes groggily, and it took me a while to realize that I was injured and was now inside a motorhome.

My shoulder still hurts, I feel weak all over, and my throat is burning.

It's so hot, my whole body is so hot!

She felt dizzy and knew she must have a fever, but she was too weak to get up. She reached for the first-aid kit, which contained fever reducers.

It took me a long time to reach the box after stretching my arm out, and it took several tries to finally grab it. With the force of the pull, the box slid to the ground.

I rummaged around inside for a while, leaning to one side, before finally finding the fever reducer.

I swallowed two pills and was already panting heavily. I didn't expect the fever to be so severe.

I was thinking about having a warm cup of tea, and suddenly I had a hot strawberry coconut milk tea in my hand.

I slurped some into my mouth, and it instantly soothed my long-parched throat, making my body feel much lighter.

After drinking a cup of tea, he fell into a deep sleep again.

The persistent high fever did not subside, and heavy breathing filled the entire carriage.

Her face was burning red, her eyes were tightly closed, her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and her red lips were dry and cracked.

She persevered, pursing her lips to fight the high fever.

She didn't know when it was, but she slowly woke up.

Opening my tightly closed eyelids, it was as if light shone through them, shimmering and sparkling, much like the warm sunlight shining on a misty lake, the smoke curling and ripples ethereal, beautiful yet hazy.

Her eyes blinked gently, like ripples spreading across a lake in the light morning mist, hazy and dreamlike.