◎There will always be someone else◎
The operation of that machine is not complicated.
It seemed that from the very beginning, it had never considered guarding against other people entering.
After carefully studying the operation and the symbols above, Shangguan Yu decisively pressed a button, and the door of the transparent elevator opened with a swipe.
The speed was frightening.
"Why don't we try it first?" Shangguan Huai suggested after swallowing.
Shangguan Yu took out a piece of paper from his bag and put it in. Worried that it had a weight check, he asked Yan Jue to put a few metal blocks in.
The elevator descended and finally stopped after a while. Shangguan Yu roughly calculated the speed and time and looked at the others: "The depth is at least three hundred meters."
But the elevator never came up again after it went down. After waiting for a while, Rong Xiao simply and roughly used his supernatural power to move it back.
Everything inside was normal, without any strange changes.
"Let's go in and try now?" Shangguan Yu looked at the others and asked, ignoring Rong Xiao.
She is different from normal people. Her combat power and defense are almost maxed out, which is different from other people.
"Let's go." Yan Jue held the door open and motioned everyone to go in.
Outside the elevator, Huo Xu folded his arms and asked concernedly, "Is there really no need to go to more places?"
"No need, Rong Xiao is worth two of them." Shangguan Huai emphasized with a smile.
Shangguan Yu immediately corrected his statement: "One is worth N."
It seems... that's the truth, and there's no way to refute it!
There are eight superpowers alone, how many people can be killed in seconds with this?
"If anything unusual happens, evacuate first and leave us alone," Rong Xiao emphasized before the elevator closed. "Whatever the problem, we'll find a way to solve it."
The others didn't react much, as if they didn't quite accept the order.
Huo Xu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I will keep an eye on them."
Even when the elevator door is closed, you can still see what's going on inside through the glass door.
Everyone slowly moved closer, as if wanting to see them more clearly, but the elevator started moving quickly.
The four people standing upright inside suddenly descended and disappeared from sight.
"Wow!!" The descent speed was faster than that of an ordinary elevator. Rong Xiao excitedly raised his arms and cheered in the elevator.
Shangguan Huai was frightened by the speed and froze, grabbing Shangguan Yu's arm and trembling.
Finally, the elevator slowed down, and just as it was about to reach the bottom, it fell heavily onto the ground with a bang.
Shangguan Huai and Shangguan Yu rolled on the ground, while Rong Xiao and Yan Jue just shook a little and held onto the wall without much reaction.
The room was also spacious, but empty all around, with only a three-meter-high round platform similar to an operating table in a corner, which required climbing up the stairs.
"It doesn't look like there's any danger here... eh?" Shangguan Huai stepped out and suddenly found that the visual sharing connection was broken.
Shangguan Yu instinctively thought of something and quickly tried to spread his metal wings, but no matter how he drove them, his supernatural power failed again.
"My ability isn't completely ineffective," Rong Xiao tried, his eyes suddenly glancing at the piece of paper in the elevator. "It's just that after I got off, there was a little...poor contact?"
No wonder the elevator suddenly lost control at the last minute. Fortunately, the height when it lost control was not very high, and Rong Xiao slowed down in advance, so no casualties were caused.
Yan Jue also tried to control the metal in the elevator. The metal shook and rolled out of the elevator, but it was not as easy to control as before.
"It's ineffective but not completely ineffective. It can be used occasionally, but it will soon be disturbed." Yan Jue looked at the operating table not far away, suddenly thought of something, and walked straight over.
The operating table is a circular platform with a diameter of about 5 meters. There is a dark screen on it and several buttons next to it, but there are no labels to indicate their uses.
Yan Jue walked forward and casually touched the screen, and suddenly a light curtain appeared in the air.
The feeling of the light curtain reminded them of the situation when they received the task on the bracelet.
There was nothing on the screen that they expected, just a stick figure that was made to show a suggestion.
It stood upright and said in a mechanical voice: "Hello, how can I help you?"
Shangguan Yu also stepped onto the platform and asked before Yan Jue could answer, "How can you help?"
"Anything." The stickman answered decisively.
While they were studying the circular platform, Rong Xiao walked around the area and finally returned to the platform. "The signal here is very strong, extremely strong."
As she spoke, she raised the object in her hand with force and showed the values on the detector to Yan Jue and Shangguan Yu on the platform.
"It seems that this is the destination."
"Then let's just blow this place up?" Yan Jue suddenly pulled out two grenades from his pocket, frightening Shangguan Yu so much that he almost fell down the stairs. "We have the tools ready anyway."
Shangguan Yu held onto the stairs, panting and asking, "When did you bring this thing with you without saying a word!!!"
If the thing accidentally falls and hits the firing pin, then everyone is finished!
"Oh, Lingxi gave it to me," Yan Jue shook it like he was playing with a toy, "She said your team got it in the bubble mission before, and she asked me to bring it with me just in case to help Xiaoxiao in a critical moment."
"Hold it tight!" Shangguan Yu was horrified.
The stickman in the light curtain didn't speak for a long time, as if he was reading their message. After a while, a serious mechanical voice sounded.
“Do not damage any equipment, or you will suffer the consequences.”
"It can actually understand it!" Shangguan Huai joined in the fun.
"What if we destroy it?" Shangguan Yu began to set a trap for it.
"The bubble game will be affected, and you will no longer be able to obtain the corresponding rewards and requirements." The stickman explained calmly.
Rong Xiao and the others were no longer interested in these things. Tian Yiwen had said in a meeting before that the rewards in the missions were just bait to keep the living people in the desire to obtain what they needed. Sooner or later, as the game became more and more difficult, they would not be able to leave the bubble alive.
The existence or non-existence of bubbles has no necessary meaning to them.
If there were no viruses and no zombies, everyone would be more free to choose how to survive.
"Okay, got it, let's blow it up." Yan Jue took out a grenade and just as he pulled it open, the stickman spoke again.
"If severe damage is detected, the self-destruct system will be activated."
Shangguan Yu was stunned: "There is such a good thing!"
Stickman:?
This group of people were like bandits who came to destroy everything. No threats or conditions were useful. Their purpose in appearing here was to completely destroy the falling object.
I didn't expect it to have a self-destruct system, that's awesome! !
For others, hearing that there will be no rewards if the bubble mission is destroyed may make them hesitate.
But the people who came were none other than a group of brave people who came together to find out about this matter.
"Everyone, please make way." Yan Jue waved his hand.
After everyone had retreated to a similar area, he simply pulled out a grenade and threw it under the console.
There was a loud explosion, and a hole appeared under the console. It seemed to be connected to a deeper place below. It was pitch black and there was no light at all.
Rong Xiao took the detector up and tried it, and the signal was actually stronger.
"Throw the next one down!" Rong Xiao pointed at the hole and gestured excitedly.
"Warning—warning—stop the vandalism!"
Yan Jue treated it as a fart, tore one off and threw it down. There was another loud bang, and most of the half-destroyed control panel went down, leaving only the light screen in the air to issue a reminder.
The voice became more serious and low, as if it was meant to scare them.
“Crack!”
Rong Xiao suddenly felt his hand lighten, and the black bracelet that he had been wearing for who knows how long suddenly popped open.
Not only her, but others as well.
Everyone quickly tore off the bracelet and threw it into the hole, and a self-destruction countdown popped up on the light screen.
"Run, run! It's going to self-destruct and explode in an hour!!"
Shangguan Huai opened the elevator and signaled everyone to get in quickly, but the elevator seemed to be locked and remained motionless.
"You guys go in," Yan Jue pushed Shangguan Huai and Shangguan Yu in, "Xiaoxiao..."
"I understand." Even without saying anything, Rong Xiao understood his intention.
The supernatural powers here appear and disappear at times, so he and Rong Xiao can use their supernatural powers at the same time to magically move the elevator upwards, which can be considered a kind of guarantee.
If they also enter the elevator, it will cause double interference. Not only will they be affected by unknown factors that cause the supernatural powers to have "poor contact", but the supernatural powers will also be used on themselves, causing instability and the elevator may fall at any time.
In order to save time and send Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Huai up as quickly as possible to notify others to leave, Rong Xiao and Yan Jue both agreed that this method was feasible.
"Don't stop after you go up. Take everyone out immediately. Xiaoxiao and I will handle the rest." After Yan Jue gave the instructions, he ignored Shangguan Huai who was clapping in the elevator and directly used his metal ability to control the elevator to rise. The speed was not as fast as before, but at least it was useful.
Rong Xiao was also using her control ability to raise the elevator, but the signal here seemed to have a great impact on the ability. She and Yan Jue had to spend more energy than usual to barely raise the elevator.
After making sure the elevator had reached the upper floor, Rong Xiao gave them enough time to get out and then slowly put the elevator back up.
"Warning, warning, self-destruct system activated!"
The stickman was still issuing warnings in a mechanical voice. Rong Xiao walked forward and took a closer look. He actually found an exposed magnetic card board on the operating table. That thing looked very similar to the thing used to store data in Tian Yiwen's laboratory.
Rong Xiao pulled it off without hesitation and put it in the space, intending to take it back for Tian Yiwen to study.
"How do we get up there?" Looking at the elevator that couldn't move, an answer emerged in Yan Jue's mind.
"Actually, it wouldn't take me long to climb up the 300-meter cable." Rong Xiao rolled up his sleeves and pointed at the cable. "Can you do it?"
How could Yan Jue admit that he couldn't do it? He glanced at the exit that seemed to have no end in sight and smiled calmly: "Of course, let's try."
"While going up, I will try to move the elevator further up," Rong Xiao had already thought of a series of plans in his mind, "When my superpowers recover, we will try in the elevator again."
"Let's go, hurry up."
The two of them entered the elevator first, lifted the top cover and climbed directly out.
"Xiaoxiao, be careful...?"
Rong Xiao was leading the way. Before Yan Jue could say a word, she had already climbed to a position more than ten meters away, and the elevator began to move slowly.
In order to avoid being embarrassed by falling too far, Yan Jue followed closely behind, and the elevator moved slowly below.
After climbing for about dozens of meters, the elevator suddenly fell down with a bang, and was stabilized again by supernatural power the moment it touched the ground.
Yan Jue looked down and saw that the elevator was tilted at the bottom like a flattened can. Fortunately, they were not in the elevator.
Yan Jue had long ago discovered that while his special abilities could be used on himself, they were difficult to use on others. For example, Shangguan Huai's healing ability could only heal others, but not himself; Yan Jing could transform himself into someone else's appearance, but not transform someone else's appearance into his own...
Unless what they control has a stable foundation, that instability will be reduced to almost unnoticeable.
If the movement operation is not supported, there will be certain risks for the control abilities of Yan Jue and Rong Xiao.
As long as they are on the controlled object, a kind of instability like rejection will appear.
Especially...now their abilities are being interfered with in some way.
Rong Xiao was very fast. She was originally physically stronger than most people. After a period of uninterrupted training, she climbed up the cable like taking off from flat ground, and in no time she had covered two-thirds of the distance.
Finally entering the normal range of superpowers, Rong Xiao tried to make sure that the superpowers were fine, and immediately controlled the elevator to go up quickly.
Push Yan Jue down from the rope and reach the finish line smoothly.
Rong Xiao pushed open the elevator door. The people outside had already evacuated successfully, and only she and Yan Jue were left in the huge space.
"The countdown is running out. If we go through the corridor, I'm afraid we won't have enough time." Yan Jue raised his head and stared motionlessly at the ceiling in the middle, as if the answer he wanted was there.
"Then let's carve a path for ourselves." Rong Xiao knew her intention even without being told. He raised his hand and pointed upwards. "As long as we keep going up, we'll eventually reach the ground, right?"
"Xiaoxiao really understands me." Yan Jue smiled.
After reaching an agreement, Rong Xiao suddenly released his supernatural power and attacked the space above with all his strength.
A pile of scrap blocks fell down, but there was a hole high up!
Yan Jue also understood, and rolled up the metal that could be gathered together into a huge metal ball. The space there was enough for them to get out.
"Xiaoxiao, can you move this ball directly to a higher place?" Yan Jue gave a wicked smile.
The emergency situation made Rong Xiao more focused. She had never teleported such a large object before and was not sure if she could succeed...
But she couldn't fail.
The huge metal ball disappeared in a flash, and a second later there was a rumbling sound like an earthquake.
A pile of debris fell down, and a longer and larger gap appeared.
"This distance is safe for those still on the road, but we can't go any higher," Rong Xiao temporarily stopped the sabotage operation. "Wait until everyone else is out safely, then we can directly dig through the exit."
"If you calculate the time, it should be soon."
"We encountered many dangers and troubles when we got here, which delayed us a lot of time. But if we try our best to get out, we should be able to reduce the time to less than 40 minutes." Rong Xiao has always been very confident about numbers and estimates, but this time there can't be any mistakes, which puts a lot of pressure on her.
Yan Jue looked at the watch on his wrist. Apart from the occasional sound of falling debris, the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.
"There are still 20 minutes left on the countdown," Yan Jue reminded after a while, "The others should have left by now. I've already made all the necessary arrangements outside before I came in."
Suddenly, vision felt invaded again, and many more images appeared in their eyes.
The people in the picture include Shangguan Huai, Shangguan Yu and Wei Feng. Everyone successfully reached the exit, and other psychics transferred them safely to the other side.
Rong Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and flexed his wrist: "Now you can operate with confidence!"
"Time is running out." Yan Jue gave Rong Xiao the performance space after giving him the reminder.
Rong Xiao used the same method as before and drilled through several more layers, but the size and weight of the iron ball seemed to push her ability to teleport objects to the limit. After failing twice in a row, Rong Xiao decisively switched back to object manipulation.
She threw the huge ball like a shot put, and in less than ten minutes, she had gouged a hole that reached the top of the falling object.
A patch of sunlight streamed in from the cave entrance, but because they were too deep down, they couldn't feel much warmth.
The dazzling sun was like a lamp on the dark sea, and Rong Xiao and the others had to fly towards the only hope like moths.
"Xiaoxiao, I'll move you, and you move me." Yan Jue looked at the sunlight and immediately came up with a solution. "Using my supernatural power on others will help us get out more stably and quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scrap metal on the ground suddenly pieced together automatically, forming a shape like petals that gently lifted Rong Xiao up.
Rong Xiao doesn't need any extra medium, she can directly control Yan Jue's movements.
The distance to the exit was neither far nor near, and the size of the cave entrance was just enough for both of them to pass through.
After a while of silence, the growls of zombies were heard. It seemed that the loud noise here attracted all the zombies that had not been eliminated to this area.
Yan Jue nodded to Rong Xiao in confirmation, and the two of them used their special powers to lift each other up and floated quickly towards the direction of the sunlight.
The exchange of powers was as stable as expected, but when crossing the floors, you would occasionally encounter zombies that suddenly appeared and pounced on you.
Rong Xiao was well prepared. As they floated up, various waste rocks and metals also floated up, and they smashed the zombies that tried to launch a sneak attack directly into the abyss.
"45 seconds." Rong Xiao looked at the time and reminded.
Yan Jue's calm smile eased the oppressive feeling of time pressure: "It's urgent, no problem."
Under the sunlight, three figures flew out from the gap in the falling objects at the same time.
Yan Jue flew faster and was thrown directly to the other side by Rong Xiao.
Rong Xiao didn't dare stop, not caring how much was left or how far the explosion would spread...
Most people have already evacuated. Apart from the corpses of the zombies killed before, only Bei Ran and Shangguan Yu are still on the other side.
Before they went in, Rong Xiao gave Bei Ran a special task, asking him to use his earth-based abilities to bury the falling objects and the zombies they lured out.
Unexpectedly, there were not many zombies left inside. Even though he did not receive the corresponding signal, Bei Ran still stayed on the other side, wanting to wait until the last moment.
Shangguan Yu didn't leave either. He thought that his wings might be able to help Beiran evacuate quickly, so he offered to stay.
In the shared vision, Long Qingyu and Long Qingyu had already organized others to leave the nearby area and stay as far away from the falling objects as possible.
Every hand holding a weapon had a smooth and clean wrist, without the black bracelet.
"Five...four...three..." Rong Xiao began the countdown.
Just as she counted down to one, her body's sense of crisis suddenly erupted. The huge explosion and temperature instantly made the surroundings as hot as hell.
In a flash, Beiran used all his strength to make all the land on the ground cover the explosion point. The entire ground was like a huge palm, desperately squeezing the gap between it and the falling object.
Shangguan Yu spread his metal wings, hooked Beiran's arm, lifted him directly into the air, and retreated in the opposite direction without stopping for a second.
Beiran used his earth-based abilities to delay for a while, but the explosion was too violent, and soon the scorching flames burst out again, spraying into the air like a huge sun.
The surrounding high-rise buildings began to collapse, and the ground below was also severely affected.
Shangguan Yu seemed to have entered a state of extreme numbness. He had no time to think about anything else. He could only fly and move forward. He could not slow down, let alone stop.
"Damn it, I knew this would be the result."
Su Ming suddenly appeared out of nowhere and gestured confidently for Rong Xiao to take him along.
Floating in the air, Su Ming struck a handsome pose and released a protective shield to block them so that the collapsing ruins would not hit his own people.
However, the impact of the explosion was greater than expected. While flying, Shangguan Yu suddenly felt something was wrong. The metal wings on his body suddenly disappeared and he fell directly downwards.
Yan Jue finally reached out and grabbed him. Shangguan Yu did not fall down, but Rong Xiao suddenly jumped down from the metal petals.
"Why is the superpower gone?" Shangguan Yu's hands were shaking. He was still holding Bei Ran's arm tightly, his eyes were red.
This height was nothing to Rong Xiao, but she stood still after landing smoothly, while the others she controlled continued to float farther away like cannonballs.
Rong Xiao seemed to be intending to push them to the limit of his control.
"Xiaoxiao!" Yan Jue wanted to break free from her control, and instantly felt that the force on his body became even stronger.
The figure standing in front seemed to want to turn around and look at him for a moment, then turned his face to the side and turned back cruelly.
Rong Xiao looked at the oncoming explosion and the collapsing buildings, sighed softly, and closed his eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, a provocative smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "I hope... my hair won't catch fire. I really don't want to be bald."
A familiar feeling began to overflow from the body. Rong Xiao's hands and feet seemed to be instantly infused with new strength, and his heart beat extremely fast.
To prevent the damage from the explosion from spreading further, she didn't just need to block the explosion on the surface, but—
A bubble-like, white and pure barrier suddenly appeared in front of her. The barrier quickly spread, with only half of it in the air and the remaining half buried in the ground.
Soon, a huge circular barrier appeared like a complete ball, covering the entire area with the falling object as the center.
All explosions, whether on the ground or underground, were trapped within the barrier.
The world outside the barrier is peaceful and tranquil, but inside the barrier there are fires, falling and collapse, like a crystal ball showing hell.
The explosions and collapses continued for a long time.
But the power of the explosion did not overflow, but was continuously digested within the barrier.
Rong Xiao stood at the edge of the barrier, watching the flames gradually die out. He looked up and found that the hexagonal body that was always rotating in the sky had disappeared without a trace.
Everything inside the barrier seems to have no connection with the outside world.
Rong Xiao exhaled softly and whispered in the direction of the falling object: "I won."
There were hurried footsteps behind him. Rong Xiao turned around and saw Yan Jue coming back.
She was standing there unharmed, but a huge bubble appeared in front of her.
Yan Jue didn't ask anything. He walked up to her and hugged her gently, rubbing his chin against her hair repeatedly: "You can go home now."
"Well, let's go home." Rong Xiao stretched out his hand and took the initiative to hold his palm tightly.
The falling objects exploded and the hexagon fell.
After this series of operations were completed, everyone found that all their superpowers were gone.
Not only did the superpowers disappear, but the zombies that had been howling and screaming about wanting to eat people suddenly fell down and didn't move.
Without the interference of signals, the world seems to have returned to the past, but it cannot truly return to the past.
On the way back to the safe zone, there were more corpses on the roadside. Most of them were zombies that had lost control and turned back into ordinary corpses.
Tian Yichuan sat in the car, rubbing his palms and sighing, "If I still had my supernatural powers, I could help cremate the body."
In cases like this, the remaining bodies must be cremated and cleaned up as much as possible.
Shangguan Yu had been exhausted before, but now he had finally recovered and had the strength to choke people: "If the superpowers come back, it means that all the zombies can stand up again, are you willing to do that?"
"Forget it then," Tian Yichuan quickly heard the insult in the words and said angrily, "If you lost your superpowers, you'd just be an ordinary bean sprout."
"Hehe, at least I still have a brain. I'm afraid some people lose their brains even after losing their superpowers. How pitiful."
"Shangguan! Don't be so arrogant!"
There was a sudden fight in the car, and everyone couldn't help laughing as they listened. Soon, Tian Yichuang's target of attack spread to other people around.
Following the three huge black cars were a dense crowd of small cars of all kinds.
There were also people riding motorcycles, carrying their companions following closely behind.
The long convoy all set off in the same direction, and everyone's final destination was the same.
In the safe zone.
When everyone first discovered that their superpowers had disappeared, there was a huge commotion.
When Tian Yiwen received the news, she was stunned at first, then she guessed what had happened and burst into tears uncontrollably.
She went back to the lab overnight and did a test.
The awakening of superpowers by superpowers is also related to the virus. Without signals to stimulate the virus to become active, the superpowers will return to the same hibernation state.
This means that Rong Xiao and his team's mission has been successful.
No one will ever see a huge hexagon floating in the sky again, nor will they be suddenly put into a bubble to perform a mission when they are out.
Soon an emergency notice was posted on the advertising screen in the safe zone, asking everyone to hand in the black wristbands they had taken off to the same place for unified collection and destruction.
The news that Rong Xiao and his team had successfully completed their mission also spread through the advertising screen. The closer it got to the time of their return, the more people were waiting near the gate of the safe zone.
No one knows whether anyone will show up at the gate at that time.
Everyone seemed to have tacitly agreed not to think about the worst outcome. Every pair of eyes was waiting with hope for the door to open and to see their family and friends come back.
The guards on the high ground kept their eyes on the road outside.
“We’ve seen the convoy!!!” Excited shouts came from the loudspeakers high up.
The people guarding the gate were very excited and began to gather near the entrance, all looking forward to it.
The convoy was getting closer and closer, and the guards on the high ground rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
They actually saw a convoy.
A long, snake-like convoy.
Not only were there three modified trucks driving out, but there were also dozens of private cars following closely behind.
Some people even opened the skylight and leaned out to get some fresh air.
There were no zombie growls or zombie chases, everything was so peaceful as if they were just returning from a journey.
Although there was no signal to control the virus, everyone was still as careful as possible after entering the safe zone and checked everyone one by one as before.
When Rong Xiao walked through the familiar little door, everyone waiting inside rushed over to hug her, whether they knew her or not.
Everyone welcomed her back with smiles, as if they were friends who had known each other for a long time.
After passing through the crowd of strangers, Rong Xiao's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Tian Yiwen and Yan Hehan seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, and both of their eyes were red.
Tian Yiwen no longer cared and let her tears flow, but Yan Hehan was still trying to pretend nothing happened.
"Auntie Tian, I'm back!" Rong Xiao opened his arms, rushed forward happily, and gave Tian Yuwen a big hug.
The next second, she took out the magnetic card board she had found from the space and handed it over, saying it was a gift for Tian Yiwen, which made her laugh.
"Dad!" Yan Jing's voice was not much smaller, and he rushed forward like a rocket.
Yan Hehan smiled and welcomed his son's hug, but his eyes were constantly searching for another person who had not appeared yet.
Yan Jue walked out slowly from the crowd in the opposite direction, as if he was not waiting to surprise anyone, his movements were calm and elegant.
Before he could see the surrounding situation clearly, Yan Hehan pulled Yan Jing forward and hugged Yan Jue tightly.
Yan Hehan lowered his head, resting it on their shoulders. His voice was laughing, but it trembled from time to time: "It's good that you are all back, it's good that you are all back."
Everyone who came back seemed to be greeted by someone, whether they were family, friends or strangers.
Phosphorus walked in blankly, having already hugged many strangers.
But for some reason, when I realized that no one I knew came to greet me, I suddenly felt an indescribable sense of loss in my heart.
"Phosphorescence is back too!" Tian Yiwen, who had just finished celebrating with Rong Xiao, quickly smiled and waved him over. "I'm glad you're all right. Everyone's safe."
Phosphorus was forced to hug Tian Yiwen and Yan Hehan. For some reason, he should have felt unfamiliar with these people.
At that moment, the gap of being without family and friends seemed to be filled in an instant, and it was no longer as painful as before.
A lot of new people suddenly poured into the safe zone, and this night was destined to be a sleepless night.
Rong Xiao originally wanted to stay and help, but Tian Yiwen forced her and everyone else to go home and rest.
On the way home, Rong Xiao bought some food. He was holding a bowl and sipping noodles at the window when suddenly beautiful fireworks rose from the dark sky.
I remember that the fireworks in the sky were very beautiful on the night we left, but no one dared to set them off in the safe zone for fear of attracting all the zombies nearby.
Today's fireworks were clearer. Rong Xiao identified the location and found that they were probably set off near the gate of the safe zone.
Beautiful fireworks of various colors exploded in the air and lasted for almost half an hour before it quieted down.
Smelling the faint scent, Rong Xiao suddenly had a special feeling in his heart.
"bell……"
The phone suddenly rang, and the urgent voice interrupted Rong Xiao's thoughts.
"Hello?"
"Xiaoxiao," it was Yan Jue's voice, but his tone seemed depressed, "I'm moving."
"Where are you moving to?" Rong Xiao suddenly became anxious, thinking of the Shangguan brothers and Ling Xuting who had left before.
They moved to a place far away, so would it be difficult for her to see Yan Jue in the future?
"Can you come see me now?"
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
Rong Xiao didn't have time to pack his things, so he changed his shoes and rushed to where Yan Jue lived.
When he arrived, his daily necessities had already been packed in the house, and Yan Jue was carrying a bag, seemingly ready to leave at any time.
"Where are you going? Didn't you say you would stay with me forever?" Rong Xiao's voice was humming, with a little moisture in his eyes. "Let's not do anything dangerous anymore. Let's try something we've never tried before, okay?"
Yan Jue smiled and touched her head, then took Rong Xiao's hand and left without saying anything.
After crossing two streets, Yan Jue brought her to a residential area that looked very upscale, got into the elevator, and went straight to the top floor.
"What are you doing here?" Rong Xiao asked in confusion.
"We're here." Yan Jue smiled and placed his finger on the electronic door lock. With a click, the door opened.
Rong Xiao didn't know what he meant, nor did he understand why Yan Jue brought him here.
It was not until he went in first that Yan Jue pulled him to a huge balcony.
This house is bigger than where he and Rong Xiao live. There is a staircase next to the balcony that leads directly to the rooftop, where some newly sprouted flowers and plants are planted.
Yan Jue pushed Rong Xiao to sit on the chair on the rooftop: "I moved here."
"Huh?" Rong Xiao was stunned. After digesting his words for a while, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you were going somewhere very far away, like Shangguan and Captain Ling..."
"That's quite far, much farther from where you live," Yan Jue sat down next to her and gently hugged her shoulders. "It's big here, you can plant flowers and watch the stars... Do you want to come live with us?"
Rong Xiao uttered an "Ah" and asked tentatively, "Do you mean... you want to get married?"
marry? !
Yan Jue felt like something exploded in his head. How could Rong Xiao be more daring than him?!
"Then...if...it's possible..." Yan Jue seemed to have prepared everything long ago, and suddenly took out a box from his pocket: "I even have the ring ready. Of course, if you think it's too urgent and want to think about it again, I can give you some time."
Rong Xiao lowered her head to look at the ring, not at him. She smiled happily as she took the ring out and put it on her own hand: "Wow, I remember it was supposed to be worn on this finger, right?"
"Xiaoxiao...are you serious?" Yan Jue suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked for confirmation again.
"Yes," Rong Xiao replied confidently, "I've read all the books you gave me. Although it takes time to understand some feelings, but... I understand. I really understand."
Yan Jue was so excited that he couldn't speak. He hugged her so tightly that it almost made Rong Xiao breathless.
"Now that the Light of the Apocalypse Project has come to an end, let's do something different in the future, okay? If it doesn't work in the safe zone, then we'll go out." Rong Xiao hugged him back and shared with him the plan he had just thought of.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll accompany you wherever you want to go."
"Really?"
"If I lie to you, I'm a puppy." Yan Jue followed her words without hesitation.
“Woof woof woof!”
“…”
The dog's barking was so coincidental that Yan Jue's eyelids twitched, and he loosened his arms and snapped his fingers.
A round, fat little body was squirming around on the ground, spinning happily under their feet.
"What is this!" Rong Xiao widened his eyes and his first reaction was shock.
Yan Jue picked up the little thing and showed her its face. "It's a puppy. Didn't you want to get one before? Before I left, I asked around for a long time and finally found a family whose dog had given birth to puppies. It was recently weaned, so I took it home tonight."
"A puppy that moves," Rong Xiao excitedly took the puppy and gently and carefully stroked its fur. "It's warm and can bark. It's completely different from a toy puppy."
The puppy seemed to like Rong Xiao very much. It found a comfortable position on her legs, lay down obediently, and arched its head under her palm.
The sky is particularly beautiful tonight, and the stars are like gems on black velvet.
Yan Jue gently hugged Rong Xiao, her head resting on his shoulder, and her palm gently stroked the sleeping puppy on her lap.
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