Chapter 84

Wen Xin was driving faster, so he stopped the car halfway, hid it behind a rock, and then ran on foot with the group.

When the big man and his men were chasing him, he just happened to follow the mountain path on the side and hid in the bushes not far away without leaving any trace.

Wen Xin had no idea what had happened, nor the identities and relationships between the two children and the group of unknown militants.

He leaned against a tree, held his breath and waited quietly.

It was not until the big man caught the thin girl and showed undisguised murderous intent on his face that Wen Xin shot her.

The sound of a gunshot caused the big man's companions to panic. They raised their guns and fired wildly at the source of the sound.

"Who is it? Who! Come out!"

The bullets hit the tree trunks, soil and rocks like dense raindrops, causing dead leaves to fly, mud to fly everywhere, and bark to explode.

Wen Xin quickly retracted his head and held the two balls with one arm to prevent them from showing their heads and being hit.

His heartbeat was rising and falling violently, overlapping with the sound of the gunshot, hitting his chest again and again.

Unlike the physiological reaction in the face of crisis, Wen Xin's brain was unusually calm at this moment, and he patiently counted the gunshots.

Considering combat flexibility, most assault rifles have a magazine capacity of only 30 rounds.

28, 29...30!

There was a subtle jam in the gunshot.

Wen Xin was like a cheetah waiting for an opportunity. He quickly raised his gun, aimed at the head of the unidentified militant, and fired a quick and decisive shot.

Bang!

Blood spurted from the militant's forehead, and he fell heavily to the ground before he could even see the attacker's face clearly.

The other man was only hit in the shoulder and was terrified when he saw his companion fall.

Wen Xin raised his gun again and killed him before he could even scream.

There were more people coming to catch the two children than just these two. Soon, more noise came from the front.

The younger girl couldn't stand the shock and was stunned by the sudden scene. The boy's situation was not much better than her.

The latter trembled and staggered to his feet, staggered two steps, fell unsteadily to the ground, got up again, rushed over and hugged his sister tightly in his arms, his face pale.

Do you want to just pick up these two kids and leave?

Wen Xin looked back quickly in less than half a second and remembered that there seemed to be other children in the car where the two children were detained.

"A-Lu, San-San, help me disguise myself as a mutant and attack."

A deafening roar came from deep in the jungle, and the other militants who were rushing towards the scene following the sound of gunfire froze immediately.

Mutant?

How come there are mutants here? !

The horror of mutants is more deeply ingrained in people's bones than zombies.

The Scaled Viper is an S-rank mutant that can manifest coercion.

The unstoppable pressure descended upon everyone like a heavy hammer, causing the pursuers to feel a sweetness in their throats and an indescribable fear crawling across their cheeks.

Through the overgrown weeds and vines, they vaguely saw a huge figure slowly walking behind the shade of the trees, with blood gushing out, indicating that the two people from before had unfortunately met with misfortune.

The fear in the hearts of several people instantly reached its peak!

"Fuck, run! This kind of pressure is from a mutant of at least A-level!"

The militants ran back in panic.

One of the two people killed by Wen Xin happened to be the driver of a truck. In order to save time in escaping, the others rushed towards the first truck without looking back.

The truck started and sped along the road at a rapid speed, leaving behind a trail of panicked car exhaust.

The little panda managed to keep its puffy body puffed up, but when it saw that everyone had run away, it shrank back to its original shape.

Wen Xin came to the two children, squatted down, met their fearful and numb eyes, and asked in a soft voice, "Are you okay?"

The two children clenched their teeth and said nothing.

Wen Xin guessed that they were probably too frightened and hadn't recovered yet, so he said to the two kids, "You guys help me watch them for a while, I'll go up to check the situation in the car."

The scale viper jumped onto Wen Xin's shoulder and said, "I'll go with you."

The little panda had no experience raising children. He bit the tip of his paw hesitantly and said eagerly, "Then you should come back soon."

"I'll be back soon."

Wen Xin took out a few fruit candies from his pocket, gave one to the panda, rubbed Tuanzi's head, and placed the remaining two in front of the children.

The little panda was instantly happy, he unwrapped the candy wrapper and ate it happily: "It's orange flavored!"

The boy raised his eyes slightly, first looking at Wen Xin's back as he stood up and left, then glanced at the little panda in front of him.

Realizing that he seemed unable to escape, a gleam of indifference flashed across his dull eyes, and without even glancing at the ground, he lowered his head again.

When Wen Xin was climbing up the hill, the scale viper asked: "Those guys don't seem to be good people. Why don't you kill them all together?"

"If they are killed, who will inform their managers?"

The scale viper seemed to understand.

Wen Xin came to the truck and lifted the canvas. As expected, he saw four other unconscious children and some miscellaneous items in the car.

The children were all very thin and dirty, and the oldest one looked no more than ten years old.

Wen Xin was able to pick up the two younger children with one hand.

Looking down from his angle, he could clearly see the children's ribs. They were so thin that it seemed as if they were covered with only a thin layer of skin.

Even though he knew that this was the norm in the apocalypse, Wen Xin couldn't help but frown and let out a heavy sigh.

The scale viper seemed to know what he was thinking: "You can't save everyone."

Wen Xin shook his head, said nothing more, and reached out to push the oldest child.

The child woke up.

When he saw the strange young man appearing before him, he was like a frightened bird. He shrank into the corner of the carriage in an instant, trembling and unable to speak.

"Listen to me, kid."

Wen Xin slowed down his voice, and every word he spoke was gentle and powerful: "The people holding you have escaped. They will be back in half a day at most. If you want to be rescued, then you need to obey my command from now on."

The older child couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, his eyes full of panic, staring at him intently.

Wen Xin looked at him calmly and gently, for one second, two seconds, three seconds...

There was an indescribable purity in the young man's eyes, like a pool of clear hot spring water, wrapping people in warmth and soothing both the body and mind.

After about two or three minutes, the older child finally calmed down his fear under such attention.

It has been half a year since the end of the world. Children who have survived to this day are not too naive even if they are ignorant.

She nodded hesitantly, her voice hoarse: "Okay..."

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The boy waiting there didn't know why Wen Xin suddenly appeared.

He didn't think Wen Xin came specifically to rescue them. He was more inclined to believe that the other party saw the supplies escorted by the militants and wanted to rob them, so rescuing them was just an opportunity.

This means that after Wen Xin has looted all the supplies, they will most likely be killed or thrown away as a nuisance.

The latter are the luckiest ones, at least they have a chance to survive, however slim.

The boy held his sister tightly in his arms, waiting for his tragic fate.

But he didn't expect to see Wen Xin coming back with his family.

The boy couldn't hide his emotions very well, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The children seemed to have been fed drugs, and the two younger ones were severely affected. They did not wake up even when Wen Xin held them all the way.

Wensin placed the child next to the boy and took off their shoes. Then he said to the boy, his sister, and the remaining two children, "Come with me."

The children were confused and felt anxious.

But now, they can only obey Wen Xin's orders, because the young man is the only backbone here, and the other party has a gun on his shoulder.

Until Wen Xin brought them to the two bodies, asked them to take off their shoes, and soak their hands, clothes and shoes with blood.

What is this for?

The children opened their eyes wide, looked at each other in panic, and did as they were told. Holding their bloody shoes, they followed Wen Xin back to the truck.

Wen Xin asked them to use bloodstains to create the illusion that he fled in panic and was dragged away by the mutant.

It turned out that this was the reason why Wen Xin made them run back and forth for no apparent reason.

The Scaled Viper muttered, "Is it really that troublesome?"

Wen Xin shook his head and said, "There are a lot of supplies on the truck. It would take at least a small or medium-sized force to afford it. There's no guarantee that they won't pursue it to the end."

Then he asked the children, "Which of you was abducted? Is there anyone at home?"

In order to prevent them from having the strength to escape, the militants did not give them any water or food along the way, so the children's movements were weak.

But when they heard this question, they seemed to suddenly come to life, and their dry eyes suddenly turned red.

A child pursed his lips and said, "There's not many people at home."

The oldest child said anxiously, "Me! My father and grandmother are still at home. They captured me. Can you send me back? Please!"

The boy held the girl without saying a word, but the same desire rose in the eyes of the two children.

"I will send you back." Wen Xin comforted slowly, "But you have to be more careful and not let anyone see the problem. Otherwise, those people will probably trace it back to your family."

Upon hearing this, the oldest child trembled with fear and quickly spread the blood on the ground, leaving several long bloody handprints on the car.

The two siblings remained silent and quickened their movements.

After they were done, Wen Xin took the children back, took out a dagger, dug out the bullets from the bodies, and sprinkled them with attractants.

In spring, everything comes back to life, and the mountains and forests are filled with wild animals and wandering zombies. In less than two hours, they will be destroyed.

Wen Xin reviewed the chaotic scene that had been carefully arranged, and was not completely sure that he could hide the truth from those people, so he quickly left with the children.

Having blood on a child's clothes not only smells bad, but there is also the risk of attracting zombies.

Wen Xin took out his clothes and asked them to change into them. Fortunately, the little fox stuffed several pieces of clothes into his pockets when he went out.

The clothes were a little big, and some of the children looked like they were covered with bed sheets.

They rolled up their sleeves and squeezed awkwardly into the back seat of the car. Because there was not enough space, they had to sit together while hugging each other.

The oldest child asked hesitantly, "Who are you?"

Wen Xin was looking at a paper map. Noticing their uneasiness, he responded, "A stranger."

"Why... did you save us? We don't seem to know you."

"I saved you when I saw you. There's no need to ask why." He said with a smile, "What a coincidence. I don't know you either. We can be friends if we are destined to be friends."

Another child muttered, "You're so weird."

Wen Xin chuckled.

The boy was still silent, listening to them talking but not saying anything. At this moment, the belly of the sister curled up in his arms made a rumbling sound.

"Brother." The younger sister said weakly and sadly, "I'm so hungry."

Before he could finish his words, several bags of bread were thrown to him from the front driver's seat.

No more, no less, exactly six.

The children, who had been hungry for who knows how long, had green light in their eyes and were suddenly as excited as little wolves preparing to fight for food.

Wen Xin reminded: "Everyone has a share, don't take other people's food, whoever does I will throw out of the car."

His tone was calm, but it reminded the children of the two corpses, and they all shuddered.

The oldest child pursed his lips, picked up the bread one by one and shared it with the others.

"Excuse me, do you have any water?" she pleaded weakly, "We haven't had any water for a day, can we..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bottle of water was handed over to him, as if someone had expected it.

The older child was stunned for a moment and whispered thank you.

After eating and drinking their fill, the frightened children gradually relaxed and closed their eyes sleepily.

When they woke up, Wen Xin had already driven the car to their destination, a small shelter.

The older girl looked at the familiar scene outside the car window in disbelief. She kept turning her head to look at the young man: "You sent me back? You really sent me back!"

As she spoke, her panicked heart fell back to earth, her voice became tearful, and she kept repeating in disbelief, "How could you really send me back instead of selling me off? How could it be possible..."

Wen Xin also knew that a few words would not make these frightened children fully trust his words.

He didn't say much, let the two kids stay in the car, and got out with the kids.

The older girl's relatives have been looking for her for a long time.

Seeing their own flesh and blood again, they were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes. They held Wen Xin's hands and thanked him non-stop, and even stuffed steamed buns into his mouth: "Thank you, thank you so much! The child's mother is gone. If anything happens to our daughter again, I, I...!"

Wen Xin rejected the steamed bun and pulled out another homeless child from behind him: "This child was kidnapped together with your daughter. There is no one left at home and he has nowhere to go. Can you let him live with you?"

As he spoke, he took out a box of medicine and said, "Sell this box of medicine. The food you get in exchange should be enough for you to eat for a year. After a year, the child should be able to take care of himself."

The child was caught off guard and was pushed out by Wen Xin in a daze.

The hand that was pushing his back seemed to become exceptionally broad, thick and powerful in an instant.

The child had a strong desire to survive, and he spoke up to ask, "Yes, please adopt me for a while. I won't cause any trouble, I'm very capable, I can cook, chop wood, and wash clothes. I used to do all the housework!"

The older girl's family was already grateful to Wen Xin, and when they saw that he had taken out the medicine, their hearts started beating like drums.

Anyone who has lived to this day knows how precious medicine is during this period.

There is no reason for them not to accept it.

All six children were abducted, but only the eldest girl clearly stated that she had a home to return to.

The two youngest children could not even speak clearly. Their dark eyes were filled with sadness. They stammered, "Mom, no, don't want us..."

Wen Xin touched their dirty hair, which was short and looked like weeds gnawed by dogs, and could not help but close his eyes.

He asked the older girl's parents, "Is there anyone around here who has lost a child and has a slightly better character?"

The girl's father recalled carefully and mentioned several people.

He looked at the two children and seemed to be considering taking them in, but in the end he turned his eyes away.

Wen Xin understood, and the child's father also knew, that the family could only take in one child at most, and any more would be a considerable burden.

Nowadays, zombies are rampant, and no one can guarantee to survive to the end, nor can they provide more protection.

All Wen Xin could do was to try his best to place these children well.

He did not send the two children away directly, but stayed here for a day to observe and prevent the armed elements from coming to attack.

Fortunately, the people introduced by the girl's parents had personalities that were neither very good nor bad.

The militants disappeared without a trace, as if they had never thought that the children could actually run back home. In short, they did not come to cause trouble.

Wen Xin has the last two children, the taciturn brother and sister.

It was not until midnight that day that they finally seemed to let down their guard against Wen Xin and vaguely pointed to a general place.

Before leaving, the four children all chased after them.

The older girl asked excitedly, "Who are you? I haven't yet repaid you for sending me back. Where can I find you in the future?"

"Why would you repay me? Just take care of your family." Wen Xin smiled and waved his hand, "See you again if we're lucky."

But the older girl had heard the two balls calling the young man's name.

Warm and spicy.

A red sun rose in the sky, shining on the young man. She looked at Wen Xin's back as he turned and left, and whispered, "Your name is Wen Xin."

Her father told her that one should be grateful and repay the kindness received.

She will remember this name firmly until the day they meet again.

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The two siblings huddled in the car. The sister moved her lips and asked her brother softly, "Do you really want him to take us back?"

The boy said hoarsely, "He looks like a good man and can be trusted. He is the only one willing to help us get home."

"But grandpa won't let us bring outsiders back..." my sister murmured anxiously.

The boy already had a clear sense of right and wrong: "He saved us, he is a benefactor, not an outsider."

"Besides, we are lucky enough to become the subjects of the Sea God because of our pure hearts. If we don't even know how to repay the favor, we will surely be rejected by the Sea God."

My sister blinked: "You want to give him the blue pearl?"

The boy nodded.

"Each person only has one pill. After eating it, your strength will increase, your skin will improve, and your body will become stronger... Well, I'll give mine to him too. He's a pretty nice guy."

The younger sister was a little worried again: "But the Sea God's followers will kill all those who have evil intentions."

The boy knew.

When he saw his sister being captured, he was so furious that he thought about revealing the location of Poseidon so that the militants would be torn to pieces by his followers.

But Wen Xin is different.

The boy paused and said, "We will not let him get close to us, and we will catch the pearls and give them to him when we get home... As long as he doesn't have any bad intentions and doesn't force his way into the forbidden area, there will be no danger."

【Author’s words】

Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated me with nutrient solution during 2023-05-30 23:58:39~2023-05-31 23:58:30~

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