After discussing the planting project at the base for a while, the two returned to the topic of superpowers.
"Although your superpower is common, if used well, it's no worse than other superpowers." Lin Xuan told Zhou Lerui as much as she knew.
"Oh? Tell me more." Zhou Lerui put down her eyeliner.
"Hmm—for example, you can find someone who knows martial arts to teach you some basic moves, and then combine them with weapons. If you have the chance, kill more zombies to train. As the saying goes, strength can overcome all skills. If you train your martial arts to a certain level, you might be stronger than other superpowers."
Lin Xuan thought for a moment and added, "If strength-based abilities are simply physical attacks, then other abilities like metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are equivalent to magical attacks. In post-apocalyptic novels, magical attacks are usually more powerful."
“Look at Peng Xiaozhe’s spatial blade. When we were fighting the gorilla, it was he who used the spatial blade to cut open the wound on the artery, which is why the gorilla died so quickly from blood loss.”
"Huh? There's such a thing? I didn't even notice." Zhou Lerui was completely stunned at the time and had no idea about these things.
Hearing this, Xia Feng turned around slightly, seemingly lost in thought. He wondered why a whole piece of flesh had suddenly disappeared near the wound.
"Yes, every superpower can be used in different ways through imagination."
Lin Xuan changed the subject mysteriously and said to Zhou Lerui, "I don't know if you've ever seen an animated film where the protagonist dominates the magical world by relying on pure physical attacks."
“I’ve seen it, I’ve seen this cartoon, I think I know what you mean.” Zhou Lerui’s eyes lit up.
“I understand. When I have time, I’ll ask Sister You’an to teach me some kung fu. She used to be the national sword champion.”
"Sister You'an?" Lin Xuan remembered that the tall, thin, cool guy was named Shen You'an.
"Yes, she's a girl. You wouldn't believe it, would you? Let me tell you, she's super cool, and her martial arts skills are amazing. She's protected me many times when I was in danger. I'm almost smitten by her." Zhou Lerui said with a lovesick expression.
Lin Xuan recalled that tall, slender figure; he was indeed cool. She was also tempted to learn some martial arts from him. Who wouldn't love a handsome older sister?
The minibus behind suddenly stalled and stopped halfway down the road.
Over the walkie-talkie, Zhou Xinran told Xia Feng to stop the car.
They parked their car in front of a deserted little gas station on the side of the national highway.
Not far behind the small gas station was a small town, which was very desolate and deserted.
Zhou Xinran wanted to get out of the car to fix it and collect some gasoline.
Ignoring the stalled car, the group went into the small gas station to check on it.
The small gas station was completely abandoned, overgrown with mutated weeds.
Several men went over and fiddled with the refueling machine, but they couldn't get a single drop of fuel out.
Xia Feng, eager to try out the oil gun, was promptly shoved in the kidneys by Lin Xuan.
Is her brother up to something again? She's got a phobia of gas pumps now and will never allow the same thing to happen twice.
Although Xia Feng was truly aware of the situation this time, he didn't dare to make a move when he saw Lin Xuan's dark face.
Forget it, they have enough oil now. If they do it again, Zhou Lao Er will probably figure out that he was the one who caused the collapse at the service station.
He didn't want to listen to his rambling.
Next to the gas station was a small supermarket, which had clearly been ransacked, with only dilapidated shelves and scattered food packaging remaining.
Everyone was tired, so they decided to sit down and rest, and have a meal while they were at it.
In Peng Ze's space, all that was left to eat was some flour and seasonings, so Lin Xuan gave him some of the instant noodles that had been distributed at the service area.
However, this is still not enough to eat; they also have several other superhumans.
Zhou Xinran remembered the mutated beast meat that Zhou Li had given him to eat.
Gritting his teeth, he asked Peng Ze to bring out the carcass of a mutated deer that he had killed earlier at the service area.
The mutated deer carcass was initially stored in Peng Ze's spatial storage to save trouble, with the intention of disposing of it later. However, everyone forgot about it afterwards.
The mutated deer lay in Pengze's space for four or five days. Fortunately, although the space did not preserve freshness, the rate of decay was slower than outside, and the body did not rot.
Xia Feng then used his supernatural abilities to synthesize several convenient daggers, and the men together skinned and butchered the mutated deer.
The mutated deer's internal organs had turned a strange purple color, so they were all discarded. The mutated deer's hide was too tough, so it was also discarded.
Only the red meat that hadn't changed color was cut off from the body.
Peng Ze took out a large frying pan from his spatial storage, and Peng Yu started slicing and grilling the mutated venison.
They also have ready-made mixed seasonings for beach barbecues.
After the meat is roasted, sprinkle the mixed seasonings on top, and it looks much better than the dark, charred roasted meat that Zhou Li gave to Zhou Xinran back then.
Zhou Xinran cut off a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and took a bite.
It certainly can't compare to normal meat; the fishy smell is a bit stronger, but it's not so bad that it's unpalatable.
Peng Yu grilled some more meat, and everyone shared some. Even Zhou Lerui, the young lady, ate a small piece for the first time ever.
She naturally disliked the taste of the meat, but her brother tricked her, saying that the meat could replenish the energy of superhumans, and that eating it would make her less hungry.
It has to be said that Zhou Xinran's words, meant to fool his sister, actually turned out to be the truth by accident.
Lin Xuan almost spat it out after taking a small bite of the meat.
The mutated beast meat was still as unpalatable as ever; she had truly had enough of it in her past life.
This time, Xia Feng resolutely forbade her from eating instant noodles casually and made her some fried dough sticks as a special treat.
As usual, one card was given to each of the annoying Zhou siblings and the boy with the star-shaped hair.
Young Master Zhou ate his instant noodle soup and fried dough rolls with relish, making it impossible for anyone to guess that he used to be a rich kid.
The mutated beast meat contained high levels of energy, and for the first time after awakening their abilities, several superhumans felt full.
Everyone was happy that the food crisis was resolved.
It was getting dark, so the group decided to sleep there for the night and set off again the next morning.
A thick fog suddenly descended at night, making it even darker than usual, with visibility reduced to almost zero.
A brazier was set up at the door, and as usual, four men took turns keeping watch at night.
Peng Yu sat on the folding chair, staring blankly at the brazier in front of him.
He and Cao Zhiyong were on duty for the first half of the night.
For some reason, I had a feeling that this thick fog had an ominous air about it.
The flames crackled in the charcoal brazier, and Cao Zhiyong dozed off in his chair.
Suddenly, Peng Ze walked out of the house, looking dazed.
"Xiao Ze, where are you going?" Peng Yu asked when he saw him come out.
When Peng Ze saw his brother, he paused for a moment before answering, "Pee."
"Just pee there, don't go too far," Peng Yu said, pointing to a corner on one side of the small supermarket.
Peng Ze nodded and went over.
Peng Yu kept a close eye on his younger brother, fearing something might happen to him.
"Captain Peng, did you hear anything?" Cao Zhiyong suddenly asked.
"Huh? What's that sound?" Peng Yu turned around.
“Listen carefully, it sounds a bit like a bell.” Cao Zhiyong sat up straight.
Peng Yu also concentrated, but he didn't hear anything.
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