Chapter 86 He's Bewitched Like This
Lu Yuyang's expression changed drastically. "This is the apocalypse, and you're still thinking about marriage alliances."
"Precisely because it is the apocalypse, survival is even more difficult. The Su family needs us, and we need them just as much. In the future, when the superpowered people become powerful, the first thing they will do is to overthrow us, the families that occupied resources in the early days of the apocalypse."
Lu Yuyang knew that his father's analysis of the situation was correct, and he also believed that the future would be a world controlled by people with superpowers.
However, he does not believe that a marriage between the two families can counteract this trend.
"I will not be with Su Xuewei, so you should give up on this idea as soon as possible."
"Yu Yang, this is not the time for you to be willful. This concerns whether our entire family can continue!"
"I know."
Lu Yuyang's voice echoed in the spacious conference room. He stood straight, his gaze meeting his father's angry stare with unwavering determination. "I do not agree to the marriage alliance with the Lu family, but I will upgrade my superpowers on my own and strengthen the Lu family in my own way."
"Don't even mention you, the entire Lu family only has a few superhumans. How can they possibly contend with so many superhumans?"
"If it's really as you say, Father, then how many more superhumans can we gain by marrying into the Su family?"
"You unfilial son!"
Mr. Lu slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, the solid wood conference table groaning under his weight.
"Alright, Lao Lu."
Lu's mother placed her slender yet strong hand on her husband's shoulder. When she turned to her son, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes. "Yuyang, we are just asking for your opinion. If you don't want to, your father and I won't force you."
Lu Yuyang's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, and he lowered his head. "Dad, Mom, give me time. I will grow up enough to protect you."
Lu's mother smiled gently, "Okay, you go and rest first."
"Yes, you and Dad should get some rest too."
As he turned to leave, he could still hear his father's suppressed anger and his mother's soft words of comfort.
In the days that followed, Lu Yuyang devoted almost all his time to hunting zombies.
They set off before dawn and returned to their temporary lodging late at night, covered in the stench of blood.
Absorb the crystal core to enhance your superpowers, and then integrate those superpowers.
His growth was rapid, and he could easily hunt down newly evolved zombies.
Meanwhile, in the ruins on the outskirts of the city, Josie and Xie Jue were also conducting their daily combat training.
"The two on the left are yours." Josie climbed onto the car window and nimbly leaped onto the roof of an abandoned bus in a few moves.
Xie Jue did not answer, but the boy's agile figure had already shot off like an arrow.
The short knife in his hand gleamed coldly, and with a few clean and swift slashes, the heads of two zombies rolled to the ground.
In just a few months, this once frail child has grown a full head taller, and his well-defined face carries a coldness that belies his age.
"Not bad, Xiao Jue." After surveying the situation ahead, Qiao Xi jumped off the roof of the car and patted the boy on the shoulder. "You've gotten faster again."
Xie Jue simply nodded, bent down, and skillfully dissected the zombie's head to extract the crystal core.
His movements were as precise as a machine, without a single unnecessary movement.
Only when looking at Josie would a hint of warmth flash in his dark eyes.
"That's about enough. We've been out for three days, it's time to go back. Let's train for a while longer, then we'll head into the city."
Xie Jue had long wanted to explore the city, but Josie disagreed.
They're fine against ordinary zombies as they are now, but when they encounter evolved zombies, Josie can't protect him, and he can't kill the evolved zombies either.
Xie Jue grunted in agreement, his gaze fixed on the horde of zombies roaming deep within the city.
One day, he will be able to move freely in such a zombie-infested city.
Just as the two were about to walk out of the street, they suddenly heard some noise.
Upon reaching the corner, they saw a group of superhumans who had provoked ordinary zombies but were too lazy to kill them, and were leading them in this direction.
Josie's eyes darkened. "Let's go."
Fortunately, they discovered it early. If they had advanced any further, by the time they turned back, their retreat would have been blocked by the horde of zombies.
They've run out of supplies, so they're truly at their wits' end.
“Xixi…”
Lu Yuyang's combat uniform was stained with dark brown blood, and his slender figure was stretched long by the setting sun.
He has been away from home for almost a week, but he is still full of energy.
"You guys go back first."
After explaining things to his companion, he turned a corner and headed towards Qiao Xi and Xie Jue.
"Do you want to go back?"
“Yeah, we’re getting ready to go back too,” Josie said to him.
"Perfect, let's go together."
Xie Jue glanced at Lu Yuyang but didn't say anything. He followed Qiao Xi back.
"There are fewer and fewer evolved zombies in this city." Lu Yuyang glanced at the zombies further behind him and walked at a steady pace.
"There are too many superhumans in the safe zone, and resources aren't enough to go around. I'm planning to go to a neighboring city to take a look. Do you want to come along?"
That's true. It's precisely because the superhumans are frantically hunting evolved zombies that she dared to take Xie Jue to the edge of the city.
But they were also afraid that there might be some who had slipped through the net in the city, so they dared not go deeper.
She noticed that Lu Yuyang used "you all" instead of "you," and her gaze involuntarily swept over Xie Jue beside her.
The boy's face remained expressionless, but his grip on the knife tightened slightly.
"Want to go?"
Xie Jue replied without hesitation, "Yes."
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Xi realized that Feng Ye had been gone for half a month and had not returned, so he must have gone to a more distant place.
During this period, she consumed a lot of her superpowers and had almost no replenishment, so her superpower reserves were reduced to only one-third.
Following Lu Yuyang can not only replenish energy, but also allow both Xie Jue and himself to get more training.
Lu Yuyang's presence can also ensure safety.
She considered it briefly before nodding in agreement, "Okay, when do we leave?"
"I just got back this time and I might have to take care of some things. It should be in about three or four days, is that okay?"
And so, after agreeing on a departure time, Qiao Xi and Lu Yuyang returned to the safe zone.
However, just one day before departure, something unexpected happened.
Inside the Lu family residence, Mr. Lu paced back and forth with a somber expression.
“Look… as you said, he doesn’t even come home. What’s the point of you calling Xuewei over every day? This unfilial son…”
“I don’t think we can do it your way,” he suddenly stopped and turned to his subordinate standing beside him. “Have you found out who he’s been associating with?”
“They already told me you were resting.”
Mrs. Lu put down her teacup and sighed: "She's a girl named Josh. She has no family background and isn't registered at the superpower registry. She seems to be just an ordinary person."
"Nonsense!"
Mr. Lu slammed his hand on the wooden table. "Go and bring the person here. I want to see for myself who has bewitched my son so much that he doesn't even care about the future of the family!"
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