Chapter 16

The mutant rat was strangled, and then the crystal core was dug out, washed, and piled next to Gu Qi. All this happened in just a few seconds.

How is this possible!

The young man's eyes widened. He couldn't believe it and didn't want to believe what he had witnessed.

His face, which had already turned pale due to the rapid consumption of his supernatural power, became even paler. He stopped before he could even take the next step to get into the car and escape during the chaos.

To be precise, the battle was over before he even stood up.

As for the chaos?

When the mutant rats first appeared, the crowd was undoubtedly panicked.

Everyone thought they were going to die here, and some people even couldn't help but mutter resentfully that if Gu Qi hadn't underestimated the enemy, the situation would not have turned out like this.

But before things could really get chaotic, those seemingly countless mutant rats, each the size of a basketball, were instantly dealt with.

Facing the mixed looks from the crowd, Gu Qi simply smiled and said to the young man, "Thank you for the crystal cores. I was just worried that I didn't have enough."

"Ah!" The young man couldn't help but let out an angry roar. At this moment, he didn't look like a human being, but rather like a crazy beast.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the young man let go of the zombie corpse in his hands, stood up and rushed towards Gu Qi.

The energy in his body suddenly became extremely violent, as if it would explode at any time, and his pale face turned unexpectedly rosy in an instant.

Gu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't expect that he would self-destruct.

The violent energy in the young man's body originated from the supernatural core in his head, which was his most fundamental source of energy. If he were to succeed in self-destructing, I'm afraid few people in this convoy would survive.

Obviously, he was unwilling to die alone and wanted to use self-destruction to drag others to death with him.

Will Gu Qi let him succeed?

Obviously not.

Even though she had only recovered to the peak of her Qi training, it would not be difficult for her to interrupt such a crude self-destruction of a second-level psychic.

Gu Qi raised his hand, and the violent energy in the young man's body was like a punctured balloon, which deflated in an instant and all the energy was lost.

The redness on the young man's face faded instantly, and he fell to the ground extremely weakly, his wide-open eyes filled with fear.

"How...how is it possible..."

The young man asked weakly and terrifiedly. He couldn't believe that the other party could interrupt so easily. The energy was so strong that even he was a little scared.

The most important thing is that he can no longer feel his own special abilities!

His head was aching terribly, and at that moment he seemed to hear the sound of something breaking.

The young man wanted to ask something, but in the end he died without getting any answer out of the question. His eyes were wide open, as if he was unwilling to have such an ending.

It shouldn't be like this, the young man thought before he died.

The crowd watching this series of changes

Everyone was shocked. How strong must one be to kill so many mutant rats in seconds and easily deal with the young man whose aura had become so terrifying?

Does this really exist?

Do they live in the same world as each other?

Those with special abilities feel this particularly deeply.

They are both people with superpowers, but why does it seem like the other person's superpowers are improving like a rocket, while theirs are still stuck at level 11?

Gu Qi ignored the gazes of the people around him, casually put away the pile of crystal cores from the mutant mice, and walked towards Wan Shiwen.

"For you." Gu Qi picked out some of the crystal cores and handed them to Wan Shiwen.

Most of these crystal cores are colorless, with only a few having colored crystal cores corresponding to various types of supernatural powers.

Two of the red fire crystal cores were in the pile of crystal cores that Gu Qi handed over.

"How can this be possible?" Wan Shiwen shook her head and refused, and warned: "Hurry up and keep it for yourself. Even if you don't need it, you can exchange it for supplies."

It would be a lie to say I'm not tempted. Crystal cores are hard currency nowadays. There are quite a few of them in this pile, and the quality is also very good.

Especially the two fire crystal cores. Wan Shiwen was sure that if she could absorb the two fire crystal cores, she would be close to a breakthrough.

However, no matter how moved she was, Wan Shiwen was able to control her desire.

After all, these crystal cores were obtained by Gu Qi with great effort, um... Wan Shiwen glanced at the other party's healthy and rosy complexion, and her thoughts paused slightly.

After a moment, Wan Shiwen said to herself in her heart: No matter what, even if it wasn't hard, it was achieved by the other party's own ability and has nothing to do with her.

What's more, she believed that with her own strength, a breakthrough was only a matter of time.

While Wan Shiwen was thinking about it, Gu Qi directly wrapped the crystal core with vines and stuffed it into her hand without giving her any room for refusal, saying, "Just think of it as me repaying you for saving my life."

Without waiting for Wan Shiwen to say anything, Gu Qi continued, "I know you don't expect anything in return for your kindness, but I can't get over this if I don't do something."

Facing Gu Qi's resolute attitude, Wan Shiwen asked in return: "If that's the case, you just saved me more than once, so how can I repay you?"

Gu Qisai paused in his action of taking the crystal core. Just when Wan Shiwen thought she had successfully rejected the hot crystal core, she saw the other party smiling, with an undisguised cunning look in his eyes.

"Sister Shiwen wants to repay me, that's easy. I just happen to have two things I want your help with."

Wan Shiwen: "What's the matter?"

Gu Qi did not answer, but looked around.

It was obvious that Wan Shiwen was not the only one who couldn't help but be tempted by the large number of crystal cores. The others in the team were even more envious. If they were not afraid of Gu Qi's powerful strength, they would probably have started to have some ulterior motives.

There are many people and many eyes.

Wan Shiwen understood and said, "Let's talk in my car."

*

When only Gu Qi and Wan Shiwen were left in the car, Gu Qi quietly set up a soundproof barrier that no one could notice.

After the soundproof barrier was set up, Gu Qi didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "These two matters are a bit difficult. Sister Shiwen, you can decide after listening to them."

"You say." Wan Shiwen nodded slightly, but she was thinking in her heart that as long as she was not asked to do something that violated her principles such as murder and arson, she would definitely nod and agree without hesitation.

After confirming that Wan Shiwen hadn't changed her mind and was still planning to go to Hope Base, Gu Qi said, "First, when you get to Hope Base, keep an eye on Xiang Haoyu for me. If he makes any moves, let me know. I'll give you his contact information later."

"Is that the Xiang Haoyu I met?" Wan Shiwen was a little confused. If she remembered correctly, that man seemed to be a childhood friend who had a very good relationship with Gu Qi. Why did it look like they had become enemies now?

Could it be that something happened after the two left?

"That's him." Gu Qi nodded and explained briefly, "He took advantage of my fever and joined others to leave me in front of the zombie horde."

Wan Shiwen's hand immediately touched the knife at her waist, and she gritted her teeth and said, "If I get a chance, I will definitely throw him to feed the zombies!"

Now she finally understood why Gu Qi had changed so much. Who wouldn't change if they were treated like this by someone they trusted?

Wan Shiwen had no doubts about Gu Qi's words. She believed that Gu Qi would not tell such a lie, and she also believed in her own intuition. Even though Xiang Haoyu looked very human before, there were still many monsters in human skin in the apocalypse.

Not to mention childhood sweethearts, she has also encountered blood relatives killing each other. Some people, like the woman before, tried their best to save their daughters, while others pushed their relatives to block the zombies.

Isn’t that the young man who was closer just now? He disregarded the safety of the entire convoy for his own selfish desires.

They even used the people in the convoy to feed the zombies.

When they saw the young man attracting so many mutant rats and being able to command those mutant rats, Wan Shiwen and many people in the convoy guessed this.

After thinking about this, he instantly understood why the mutant earthworm had been following them, and unusually, it would only appear from time to time to attack, instead of being like other mutant creatures that would either catch up and kill it, or give up chasing it if it couldn't catch up.

Looking at Wan Shiwen gritting her teeth, Gu Qi felt a little warm in his heart.

This is why she feels that the world is not completely hopeless, because in the apocalypse there are not only people like Xiang Haoyu and the young man just now, but also people like Wan Shiwen who will not indulge the demons in their hearts just because of the collapse of order.

"No rush." Gu Qi raised his hand and held Wan Shiwen's hand. "Sooner or later, that day will come, but there's no rush now. Sister Shiwen, don't make any move. Just keep an eye on his movements."

Xiang Haoyu was a bit weird, and she was worried that Wan Shiwen would fall into his hands after taking action.

Seeing Wan Shiwen's confusion, Gu Qi pondered for a moment and then warned, "No matter what, Sister Shiwen, don't attack him directly for now. Your own safety is more important. He's not a simple person."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Wan Shiwen thought that even someone as powerful as Gu Qi was so cautious, and that Xiang Haoyu must have something, so she nodded to indicate that she would not act rashly.

"What's the second thing?"

"Help me teach a..." Gu Qi paused, thinking for a moment before continuing, "Teach a creature whose identity is currently unknown how to cook."