Under the scorching sun, the air was like a steamer, the ground was like a frying pan, the streets were empty, and even the zombies hid in the shadows.
The whole city was as silent as if the pause button had been pressed.
Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the ice melted and everyone in the villa woke up from their stuffy rooms one after another.
On the first floor, Ji Xian and He Zhuo were standing guard by the window.
Luo Xingyou rubbed her red eyes and walked over: "I'll watch for a while, you guys can sleep for a while?"
"We just changed shifts." He Zhuo pointed upstairs and said in a low voice, "Brother Yan and the others just went upstairs to rest."
Except for Chi Yanzhou and Chi Yi who were still catching up on sleep on the second floor, everyone else gathered in the living room.
With Gangzi standing on his shoulder, Gu Qi tiptoed upstairs and replaced the ice cubes in the ice basin in their room.
Lu Nange took out several sofas from the space, three-seater, two-seater, and single-seater.
The boys passed around cans of iced cola, and water droplets kept sliding down the aluminum cans.
Lu Beiye was holding a box of room-temperature milk, and a slight "puff" sound was heard when the straw pierced the package.
The girls just woke up and didn't want to drink iced tea, so they shared a few bottles of room temperature mineral water.
Wen Qing said softly: "I want to learn shooting... I... don't want to hold everyone back..."
Luo Xingyou, who was beside her, stretched out her hands, buried her face in Wen Qing's shoulder, and called out muffledly, "Sister Wen Qing."
Gu Wan: "Sister Wen Qing, why are you holding us back? Although you, the healing type, can't play, you are still fighting with us. Without you, how could we be injured so easily? The grass on our graves might be ten meters high..."
He Zhuo stood up suddenly, dancing with excitement: "That's right, Sister Wen Qing, if this were in a game, you would be our nurse. Without you to heal us, we would have been wiped out long ago!"
Lu Nange gently patted Wen Qing's shoulder and said, "Sister Wen Qing, knowing you, we dare to try our best without any worries."
Lu Xici: "Sister Wen Qing, you have always taken care of us..."
Wen Qing clenched his fists and interrupted Lu Xici's words: "In the beginning, I just followed you because you were strong, and I just wanted to find someone to rely on..."
She raised her head suddenly, her voice more firm than ever: "But now, we are partners and family!"
"I want to fight with you, I want to be strong, I want to protect you!"
At the stairs, Chi Yanzhou patted Chi Yiye on the shoulder.
Chi Yi strode over with understanding: "Sister Wen Qing, I will teach you."
He Zhuo immediately jumped up: "Wait!" He hooked his arm around Chi Yi's neck: "Of course we should do this together!"
Wen Qing's eyes were slightly red: "Thank you, everyone!"
Gangzi: "Beauty, quack quack!"
[I'm hungry, feed me!]
Lu Nange stuffed a first-level crystal core into its mouth.
Zhizhi immediately came over with her wavy hair, and the vines wrapped around her wrists invitingly, with the leaves rustling.
"Just now..." Lu Nange took out all the crystal cores collected last night from the space and handed them to Chi Yanzhou: "Zombies and supernatural beings have entered, we must hurry up to improve our strength. Brother Yan, can you share it?"
Chi Yanzhou took the crystal core, and Lu Nange took out the water lily from the space and continued to feed Zhizhi and Gangzi.
By the way, take out the water chestnuts washed before eating and give them to the little friends to eat.
Chi Yanzhou spread out the crystal cores on the table: "Zhizhi and Gangzi have contributed, and with them, you can divide them equally. Give me the three level three crystal cores first, Nannan, and Aye will upgrade. When you reach level three, we will hunt new ones?"
He Zhuo took a sip of Coke and said, "No problem! You guys are supposed to kill the level 3 zombies at all costs."
Gu Wan: "I have no objection. Besides, the first-level crystal core... Nannan, Yan Ge, and A Ye, why don't you share it too? You are always the ones who rush to the front to protect us?"
Lu Nange shook his head: "Let's improve our overall strength first."
The living room was silent except for the sound of water dripping from the ice basin melting.
Everyone nodded in approval of the distribution plan, except Ji Xian, who lowered his head and clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned blue.
Gu Qi nudged him with his elbow: "Old Ji?"
Ji Xian looked up suddenly, his eyes red: "I'm sorry..." His voice was extremely hoarse.
He Zhuo looked puzzled: "Ji Xian, what's wrong with you?"
"Let me finish!" Ji Xian suddenly stood up, digging his fingernails into his palms: "All along the way, I was always thinking about the things I had, but forgot the friendship we had since we were young... I was selfish, timid, and afraid of death... Seeing you getting stronger and stronger, I..." He choked: "I was jealous of you like a rat in the gutter..."
"But you never gave up on me. I was captured, and you came anyway even though you knew it was dangerous..." Ji Xian wiped his face and bent over: "Thank you..."
Gu Qi patted his shoulder: "Brothers are the ones who said this!"
Ji Xian: "Sister Wen Qing is right. We have been partners and family members along the way. I should think about how I became stronger and fought alongside you!"
He Zhuo suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Such a touching moment, shouldn't we celebrate with some wine and meat?"
"Pfft——" Gu Wan couldn't help laughing and gave a thumbs up: "He Zhuo, you are really good at ruining the atmosphere."
Lu Beiye tilted his head, lifted up a tuft of hair, and shook it with his movements: "Drinking... eating meat? - Meat?"
Lu Nange couldn't help laughing, and reached out to ruffle his messy hair: "Yes, I'll give you pig's trotters, double the amount."
The little tree man came over with a hop, and the vines swept over Lu Beiye's head in a serious manner, and the leaves made a rustling sound: "Chichichi!"
[Eat, prepare some for the baby!]
Wen Qing: "Anyone wants to eat meat? Sister Wen Qing will make it for you!"
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