Chapter 216 Upgrade!
He raised his eyes, his sharp gaze shooting towards Shen Han opposite him, his tone solemn and entrusted, "They are in your hands now. Protect them well."
Shen Han met his gaze, nodded steadily, and said succinctly, "As long as I'm alright, they'll be alright too."
Having understood Shen Han's strength and personality, and having received a promise, Feng Ye said no more.
As the group set off again, he led a team of elite superhumans, turned around without hesitation, and walked towards the back of the long column, like a silent and powerful guardian deity, standing guard at the rear.
Originally, Lu Yuyang had specially arranged for four powerful superhumans to protect Qiao Xi and his parents.
His best plan was to arrange for his parents to live near Josie as well, so that the four superhumans could look after them together, which would be more secure.
However, when two of the superhumans approached Mr. Lu and respectfully explained their purpose, Mr. Lu gave a heavy "humph," his face full of stubborn disdain: "We have so many high-level superhumans in our safe zone, with teams in front and behind us, what are we afraid of? I'm not going over there! Staying in the middle is fine!"
He couldn't bring himself to approach Josie, the one who made him angry.
Lu's mother was also worried. She was concerned about safety, and she was also afraid that if she really went to Qiao Xi's side, her hot-tempered husband would say something hurtful, making their relationship even more strained.
So she said gently to the two superhumans, "It's alright, we'll stay in the middle of the group and won't move forward. With you two looking after us, there shouldn't be any problems. Thank you for your hard work."
The two superhumans tried to persuade them several more times, but seeing their firm attitude, they thought that the middle of the group was indeed relatively safe, and with the two of them protecting them closely, there shouldn't be any major problems. So they stopped insisting and just became more vigilant.
Following the adjusted schedule, the team slowly headed towards City C.
The journey through the city went a little smoother than expected. They only encountered two small groups of zombies along the way, but with the combined efforts of many high-level ability users, they managed to get through both without any major incidents.
In the past few days, Josie has felt that the superpowers within her body are in an active and restless state, as if the accumulated power is eager to find a breakthrough.
She seemed never satisfied. Whenever the team stopped to rest, she would drag Shen Han to a deserted corner or an abandoned building, pestering him and nagging at him, using intimate contact to accelerate the energy boost.
After three days of this, when Fengye finished his shift and came back to rest, he went to look for Qiaoxi, but each time he came up empty-handed.
On the evening of the fifth day, when the group stopped to camp and rest again, Feng Ye finally found an opportunity while Shen Han was temporarily away dealing with personal matters.
He strode over to Josie, who had just finished what she was doing, bent down, and hoisted her onto his shoulder.
"Ah!" Josie exclaimed in surprise, dropping everything in her hands.
When she looked down and saw who was carrying her, she instantly relaxed. Her previous struggle turned into her actively raising her hands to hug his neck, and she said in a sweet voice, "It's you! Why didn't you say anything? You scared me just now."
Feng Ye carried her on his back and strode toward a relatively intact abandoned house not far away.
"What have you been doing these past few days?" He knew, of course, who she had been seeing, but he just wanted to hear her talk about it and wanted her to comfort him.
Josie smiled somewhat guiltily, not answering directly, but instead trying to change the subject: "Put me down first, Shen Han will be worried when he comes back and can't find me."
These words are tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
Feng Ye was extremely jealous.
Why didn't she think to tell him before?
If you had told me earlier, Shen Han wouldn't have benefited so much these past few days.
Looking at her red lips still opening and closing, trying to explain, Feng Ye didn't want to hear those annoying words anymore.
He suddenly lowered his head and precisely captured her lips, silencing all her unspoken explanations.
“Ugh…” Josie’s voice was instantly swallowed up.
Feng Ye's palm, scorching hot and with an undeniable domineering touch, caressed her delicate waist.
Josie's voice quickly changed, becoming tinged with a faint sob and an uncontrollable tremor.
Soon, from this dilapidated, drafty, abandoned house, came the voice of a woman, a voice that sounded both pain and joy, a plaintive lament, which was particularly clear in the quiet twilight.
As darkness fell completely, there were no lights inside the house, only moonlight filtering through the broken windows and casting scattered patches of light.
Josie clearly felt that the superpower within her body had reached its peak and was about to break through a certain critical point!
She seemed tireless, actively clinging to Feng Ye, demanding more, as if she wanted to completely shatter the last barrier through this extreme intimacy.
Feng Ye enjoyed her rare initiative and infatuation, and did his best to please her.
At the last moment, Josie suddenly tilted her head back, her body tense like a fully drawn bow. She clearly felt something inside her make a soft "pop" sound, as if breaking some kind of shackle!
Immediately afterwards, a massive and pure energy surged forth like a burst dam, multiplying exponentially and washing over her entire body.
"Ugh..."
Feng Ye groaned at the same time, feeling that something had changed and was impacting his senses. His scalp tingled, and the feeling was so intense and unfamiliar that he almost completely lost control!
“Xixi…”
His voice changed tone, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot, like a wild beast whose ferocity had been fully unleashed, and his movements became even wilder.
Eventually, Josie exhausted all her strength, her head lolled to the side, and she fell into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Shen Han had returned to the camp.
He even watched as Feng Ye carried Qiao Xi away and walked into that abandoned house.
He stood there, his steps hesitant for a long time, struggling internally.
For a moment, he wanted to rush forward and take Josie back.
But in the end, he forced himself to stop.
Since things are already like this, and they seem destined to coexist in this strange way around Josie, what's the point of this pointless struggle?
He will gain nothing but trouble and anger for Xixi, and may even disrupt the current fragile balance.
So he chose to remain silent and wait.
He remained near the edge of the camp, his gaze occasionally drifting towards the direction of the house.
It wasn't until late at night that Feng Ye returned carrying Qiao Xi, who was wrapped up tightly and clearly asleep.
Shen Han silently stepped forward, extended his hand, and said calmly, "Give it to me."
Feng Ye glanced at him.
If Shen Han really catches up with him tonight and tries to take it from him, he will definitely ignore him and might even resort to violence.
But thinking of the other party's concession and forbearance just now, he hesitated for a moment, and finally carefully handed the sleeping person in his arms to Chen Han's arms, and whispered, "She just fell asleep, don't wake her up."
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