Chapter 88: Words of a Stranger
The topic change was too abrupt, so Qin Shiyu had to come out to save the situation.
"By the way, Brother Mu, didn't you guys go out hunting with the Guangming Base's supply team this morning? How did you get surrounded?"
Mu Ke said calmly, "Not long after we went out, we encountered a wave of zombies and mutant animals. We had to retreat, and everyone else in the supply team with us died."
"Alas, the loss of Guangming Base this time must have been huge."
Qin Shiyu remembered that after they lured away the mutant giant spider, several lines of defense in front of the base gate were broken through one by one by the zombies.
Mu Ke: "Who would have thought that we would still choose to take a detour."
Lu Nian sighed slightly: "If...if I hadn't gone to Guangming Base...Zhiyang wouldn't have been injured..."
"Now that things have come to this, it would be better for us to leave now." Qin Shiyu said seriously.
Mu Ke: "What do you mean?"
"I'm worried that Yan Shen will come over. After all, the distance is not far. It will be beneficial for everyone to leave Guangming Base now."
As he spoke, Qin Shiyu told the others about the conversation between Zhuang Ruyue and them.
"It seems that the imperial capital is just missing a wind-powered person."
Mu Ke looked at Zhu Ci and said, "I'm afraid the real battle will only begin when all the five elements energy users have gathered."
Zhu Ci didn't say anything, but lowered his eyes and looked quietly at the young man in his arms. His broad shoulders drooped, and he looked very lonely.
"Therefore, I suggest that everyone upgrade to the second level before the imperial capital." Qin Shiyu took a pen and opened his notebook.
"Right now, only Big Brother and Sister Yin are at the second level, Brother Mu is about to reach the second level, and Brother Nian and Fu Qingbai are around the first and a half levels... From this perspective, our progress is too slow."
Mu Ke said, "I suggest that after Zhiyang recovers, we go straight through densely populated areas, hunting zombies, animals, and plants along the way to quickly improve our abilities."
Qin Shiyu glanced at everyone, and several people agreed, and it was passed unanimously.
"Okay, then we'll leave City H in three days and head towards City N."
Momo walked all day, and before nightfall, they found a hardware store as a place to rest for the night.
Behind the hardware store is an exclusive courtyard. Momo squeezed in from the alley and entered the courtyard through the back door, which was just enough for him to rest without being easily discovered.
Li Huiyin killed the mutated zombie in the hardware store in a few moves, and no longer cared about whether it was dirty or not. She personally dug out the zombie's skull and took out the golden crystal inside.
After washing it clean, she carefully wrapped it in a tissue and prepared to give it to Xu Zhiyang when he woke up.
The hardware store's rolling shutter door was down, and the small door leading to the backyard was also locked. The second floor was a bedroom with windows facing the street.
Zhu Ci was afraid that he would drop Xu Zhiyang, so he allowed Fu Qingbai to carry her down and put her on the only bed in the bedroom.
The team had a clear division of labor. Li Huiyin and Lu Nian went to the kitchen downstairs to cook dinner with the little remaining gas, and Qin Shiyu did his best to help Mu Ke clean up the room.
Apart from Xu Zhiyang, Zhu Ci's injury was the most serious. His arm was broken, his skin and flesh were swollen, and he was almost in pain and numb.
Fu Qingbai took advantage of the night and jumped out of the second-floor window, running to a small supermarket not far away without making any sound.
The supermarket had obviously been looted by many people and there was no food left.
Fu Qingbai angrily swung out the vine and crushed the cashier who had turned into a zombie at the checkout counter. When he retracted the vine, he suddenly saw a small bag of soft bread.
A hint of joy flashed in Fu Qingbai's eyes, and he quickly put the only spoils into his pocket.
They had a quick dinner, spread bedding on the cleaned floor, and went to bed fully clothed. The single bed was left for Xu Zhiyang.
During this period, everyone was almost silent, and there was no mood to talk and laugh as before.
Even the carefree Li Huiyin couldn't sleep that night, and she knew she was not the only one who couldn't sleep.
But everyone is forcing themselves to close their eyes and rest to recharge their energy.
As dawn approached, the boy on the bed's eyelashes trembled, and after a moment he slowly opened his eyes.
Xu Zhiyang covered his chest and slowly stood up. He bit his lower lip to endure the pain all over his body. He turned his head to look at the ground.
The little friends lay in a row, very neatly.
Xu Zhiyang silently curled the corners of her lips. It was good to be able to open her eyes and see her comrades again.
Enduring the pain, Xu Zhiyang quietly got out of bed and used the little recovered wood energy to heal Zhu Ci's arm.
His arm was swollen terribly. Xu Zhiyang frowned slightly, feeling very distressed.
But at the same time, I was also glad in my heart.
Fortunately, Ayang did not watch Zhu Ci fall to his death.
The moment the wood energy entered his body, Zhu Ci suddenly opened his eyes.
Xu Zhiyang endured the pain and smiled at him, her eyes shining. The moment Zhu Ci raised his hand, she dived into his arms like a little loach.
Zhu Ci gently lifted the boy down from the bed, his breathing trembling slightly.
Xu Zhiyang patted his back gently to comfort him. Using up all the wood energy could only temporarily connect the broken bones. To fully heal, he had to be treated again.
With his energy exhausted, Xu Zhiyang rubbed his aching ribs, curled his lips silently, pointed at his chest, and told Zhu Ci that he was in pain.
Zhu Ci was so heartbroken that he could only keep placing light kisses on the ends of Xu Zhiyang's eyebrows.
The boy's face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he had difficulty breathing. He could only breathe in and out slowly, otherwise the injury to his ribs would be even more unbearable.
At this time, Zhu Ci heard the sound of a car coming from the street opposite the window.
Not only him, but all the friends who were still asleep woke up. When they opened their eyes and saw Xu Zhiyang, Li Huiyin excitedly used her hands and feet to jump over four or five people and rushed over.
Fu Qingbai quickly reached out and pushed her, and glared at her silently.
Xu Zhiyang was covered in wounds and could not be touched.
The noise outside the window gradually approached, and the car stopped not far away.
Zhu Ci gently placed Xu Zhiyang on the floor, then quietly got into bed, opened the curtains and looked outside.
A rough male voice came from the poorly soundproofed window.
"Damn, it's such a huge ditch, with no end in sight, how are we going to get across?"
"There's no way to get through. The detour will take at least several days. We can't delay. Boss, give us half a month. Once we catch the boy, we'll return quickly."
"Boss, this is too difficult for us. China is so big, where can we find him? Besides, we searched all the way from City C to City H and didn't see him. He must be dead, right?"
"No, I have a feeling he won't die so soon. Didn't they say they sent people to protect him?"
"Relying on a soldier? The zombies, animals, and plants are getting more and more powerful. Besides, didn't those wise guys predict the fourth world mutation? How could that little brat possibly make it to the imperial capital alive!?"
Having said that, the man paused and chuckled obscenely a few times.
He lowered his voice and said, "Also, isn't that woman surnamed Tang waiting for that guy in City B, planning to kidnap him and threaten the colonel?"
"She's a lunatic. She doesn't dare touch the colonel, so she can only take it out on his brother. If you see her, stay away from her to avoid getting into trouble."
Several men entered the supermarket that Fu Qingbai had entered yesterday, and no further conversation could be heard.
Zhuci lowered the curtain and glanced at his companions.
Several people were confused and could only rely on Qin Shiyu, an intellectually evolved person.
Qin Shiyu did not disappoint them and nodded slightly.
Xu Zhiyang understood in an instant that Qin Shiyu had almost guessed who those people were looking for.
The higher-ups should be the government.
Smart people = intellectually evolved people.
Colonel... hehe... let's not talk about it...
The soldiers...
Xu Zhiyang tilted her head slightly and winked at Zhu Ci.
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