Chapter 41 Training

After leaving the Yunmingshan villa area, the group continued driving for a long time.

City G is located northwest of City S. In order to reach City G, they would have to find a way to cross most of City S.

The streets of S City were deserted, but aliens were everywhere, though not as densely packed. While first-level aliens weren't very intelligent, if the scent of their prey was beyond their range, they wouldn't pursue it, instead prioritizing finding prey nearby. So, while Qiao Yu and his group's car would attract alien attention when they passed by, as long as they drove a distance, continuing toward less populated areas before the apocalypse, the number of aliens chasing them would decrease.

Therefore, when planning the route, Qiao Yu prioritized excluding the main roads in S City and tried to choose small roads around the city.

However, theory is theory, and it is not easy to put it into practice.

Even though it wasn't a main road, the streets were littered with abandoned or wrecked vehicles. Jiang Zhan's spiritual barrier consumed so much energy that it couldn't be used for long. With Jiang Zhan's current abilities, just enough to last until they descended from Yunming Mountain was already the limit.

Therefore, it took quite a bit of effort for the group to circumvent these vehicles. It wasn't until evening that the convoy finally managed to leave City S from Shibei District.

"Squeak--" The sound of three tires rubbing against the ground was particularly harsh in the quiet street.

"We're here." Cheng Sinian parked the car and pointed with his chin at an unfinished building not far from the road. "This is the place marked on Qiao Yu's map, right?"

Qiao Yu leaned against the car window to confirm and nodded, "Yes, let's rest here today." The surroundings had begun to fog up, and it was not suitable to continue the journey.

This building was an unfinished project, located in a remote area with inconvenient transportation. Before the apocalypse, few people came here. But for the survivors after the apocalypse, such a place is the perfect rest camp.

"Brother Cheng." Lin Yingjie's voice came from the intercom, "Why did you stop? Are you staying here tonight?"

"Yes, I'm here today." Cheng Sinian replied.

"There are more than a dozen alien species following us, and there are also a few in the building." Jiang Zhan was over-exerted today. After absorbing more than a dozen crystal cores, his face still showed some fatigue, but he still habitually explored the surrounding situation, and did not forget to set up a mental barrier while speaking.

"I'll go clean it up."

Cheng Sinian took the submachine gun that he had placed next to the car seat in the morning and was about to open the car door when Jiang Zhan stopped him.

"Wait." Jiang Zhan glanced at Cheng Sinian, picked up the intercom he had thrown on the car seat, and pressed the call button. "Boss Lin, there might be aliens around. Let's go inside the building and take a look. I'll leave the rest to you."

"Okay, Mr. Jiang. Let's go to the back and take a look. Please be careful." Lin Yingjie was not surprised. When he parked the car just now, Lin Han told him that there were strange sounds around.

After receiving the reply, Jiang Zhan threw the intercom back to its original place, looked at Cheng Sinian calmly and said, "Go and bring the crystal core back."

“…” As expected of you, you are truly a born capitalist.

Cheng Sinian twitched his lips, secretly complaining in his heart, but he didn't dare say it out loud. He just asked Qiao Yu to give him another Tang sword, then he carried the gun in one hand and the sword in the other, and got out of the car to dig for crystal cores without complaint.

After Cheng Sinian left, Qiao Yu pulled Luo Zhenzhen to get out of the car, "Zhenzhen and I will go to the front to take a look. Ah Zhan, you go lie down for a while and have a good rest. We will be back soon."

Jiang Zhan's face was filled with fatigue, and Qiao Yu felt a little distressed. But they had just told Lin Yingjie that they were responsible for the building, so even if it was just for show, someone had to get out of the car and take a walk around.

"No!" Jiang Zhan's eyes, which had been slightly closed, suddenly opened, "I want to go with you."

"...A Zhan!" Qiao Yu was both angry and distressed by his stubborn expression that refused to be questioned.

"I just absorbed a lot of crystal cores and drank some fruit water. I'm much better now. I'm fine." Jiang Zhan unbuckled his seat belt. "I'll go with you."

Seeing the two of them deadlocked, Luo Zhenzhen took the initiative to say, "Sister Qiao, why don't I go by myself? You can stay with Brother Jiang in the car and rest for a while."

Jiang Zhan had already put away his mental barrier. Qiao Yu wanted to explain, but couldn't because of Lin Han's presence. So she half-crouched at the entrance of the RV and touched Jiang Zhan's face. "Are you really okay? Don't be so stubborn."

Psychic abilities are very special. Qiao Yu didn't know much about them in his previous life, but when he was killing aliens in the villa area to train his abilities, Qiao Yu clearly discovered that once Jiang Zhan's mental power was over-consumed, even if the crystal core and fruit water were used together, the recovery speed of his mental power would be slower than the recovery speed of other abilities.

Qiao Yu had always been puzzled. Jiang Zhan, whose powers were already so powerful in his previous life, had been captured by that madman. Now that he thought about it, besides her part, another part might have been related to the nature of psychic powers. He must have expended so much mental energy searching for her... that's why he was so exhausted, almost exhausted...

"It's really okay." Jiang Zhan also took the opportunity to lean over to Qiao Yu's lips and kissed her gently, "Let's go, I'll go with you."

In the end, the three of them got out of the car together.

Lin Yingjie, Lin Chi and Deng Minglang in the back were already facing more than a dozen alien species. When Qiao Yu got off the car, she observed them for a few seconds and found that Lin Yingjie and the others' abilities were indeed no different from the ordinary enhancement abilities she had seen in her previous life, except that they were much weaker. They had a hard time dealing with just a dozen alien species and even needed Cheng Sinian's help.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual, Qiao Yu did not stay any longer and walked towards the unfinished building with Jiang Zhan and Luo Zhenzhen.

Before getting off the car, Qiao Yu took out two more Tang swords from the space, took one for himself, and gave the other to Luo Zhenzhen, and signaled her with his eyes that he would use the Tang sword to kill the alien species later.

As soon as the three of them reached the door of the unfinished building, they were confronted by two alien creatures that pounced on them.

Qiao Yu pulled Jiang Zhan behind him, quickly rushed forward and chopped off the head of one of the aliens, then shouted at Luo Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, do it!"

Luo Zhenzhen had never killed an alien with a Tang sword, but she had killed many aliens before and knew that the aliens' fatal wounds were the head and neck. So, while her hands were shaking nervously, she raised the Tang sword, screamed "Ah--" and chopped at another alien.

Luo Zhenzhen didn't aim accurately with the first blow and hit the alien's skull. The alien's skull was extremely hard and could not be cut through with ordinary force.

Although Luo Zhenzhen's physical fitness had improved significantly after her transformation, she had no special training and had never wielded a xenomorph before, so she had no idea how hard their skulls were. Therefore, her first strike only slightly deflected the xenomorph's head, barely hindering its movements.

Seeing the alien's sharp claws about to touch Luo Zhenzhen's arm, Qiao Yu took two steps forward and cut off the bluish-white arm with a single stroke. However, he did not proceed to chop off the alien's head. Instead, he called out to Luo Zhenzhen suggestively, "Zhenzhen, why are you feeling weaker today?"

Luo Zhenzhen was so frightened by the fear of being on the verge of death that she instinctively took two steps back. It was not until she heard Qiao Yu's voice that she suddenly came to her senses and realized that Qiao Yu was deliberately training her fighting skills against alien species. So she made up her mind, gritted her teeth, and swept across the neck of the alien species with all her strength, finally successfully chopping off the alien species' head.

Luo Zhenzhen looked at the alien corpse lying in front of her, her legs went weak, and she fell to the ground, trying to calm her overly rapid breathing and heartbeat.

Qiao Yu walked over and wanted to touch her head, to comfort her silently, but just as his hand touched her head, Jiang Zhan pulled it back with a sullen face. Qiao Yu touched his nose and didn't dare to reach out again.

Fortunately, Zhenzhen was a strong child. She quickly stood up, holding the Tang sword. Although her voice was still a little unsteady, her tone was firm, "Let's go, continue."

Qiao Yu shook his head. "Just wait here. They'll be out soon. There's no need to waste energy looking for them."

Sure enough, as soon as Qiao Yu finished speaking, another alien creature rushed out of the building.

This time, Qiao Yu did not take action and let Luo Zhenzhen deal with it herself.

With the experience, Luo Zhenzhen was no longer as fearful as she had been at the beginning, and her knife-wielding posture became much smoother. Several more aliens appeared one after another, and Luo Zhenzhen struck while the iron was hot, taking care of them one by one.

Until Jiang Zhan said, "Okay."

The three of them dug out the crystal core and returned to the RV.