"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Before Eve could say anything, Fan Ming shouted, "Seven—he's a superpower!"
Ling Ning had only shouted those words out in desperation, but when Fan Ming contradicted her, she felt a little unconvinced: "What do you know? His current situation is indeed quite similar to when we evolved our superpowers!" She turned around for confirmation, "Isn't it, Eve?"
How could Eve know? She deliberately kept silent and glanced at Ling Ning.
As expected, Ling Ning got anxious and started pouring out the beans to prove himself: "Really?! When I was evolving, I had a terrible fever. My friends almost thought I was going to die!"
But the fever came and went quickly. Before Ling Ning even took any medicine, the fever subsided.
According to Ling Ning, other people with special abilities she knew had also had fevers, and the duration of the illness might be related to the strength of the ability - her night vision ability was relatively useless, so her body did not react much, but one person she knew who had a strong special ability had a fever for two whole days.
"What I'm trying to say," Ling Ning continued, "is perhaps Qi isn't sick, but rather his ability is causing some changes in his body."
If it's the latter, then Eve may have no need to worry at all.
Fan Ming muttered: "I don't think it's likely..."
Ling Ning glared at him and turned to Eve: "What do you think?"
Eve was silent.
She herself was not a person with special abilities, so she could not make a judgment on Ling Ning's statement, but Ling Ning's words made her think of another possibility.
——Could Qi’s fever be some kind of manifestation of her increased magical power?
As Eve's follower, Qi is closely connected to her to some extent. Since Eve herself feels that her magic power has increased significantly, perhaps Qi has also been affected.
He is now in a coma, probably because he didn't absorb enough magic power.
In this case, Eve thought slowly, maybe she should absorb as many nuclear crystals as possible to accumulate magic power for Qi... ?
An idea slowly formed in her mind. She paused and turned to walk towards Qi.
The other two were stunned for a moment, and Fan Ming asked hesitantly: "...Eve, what are you going to do?"
Eve ignored him and went straight to Qi's side, bending down to check his condition - his temperature was still high and he was unconscious, but he responded subconsciously when Eve called him in a low voice.
Eve pondered for a moment and turned to the two men.
"Let's go our separate ways here," she said suddenly.
Judging from their expressions, they seemed to have not yet fully reacted. Fan Ming said, "Huh?" and Ling Ning subconsciously said, "What did you say?"
"Now that you've got the medicine, you've achieved your goal," Eve said briskly, "but I plan to continue inside. We're going in different directions, so let's part ways amicably."
She felt in her pocket and threw a small nuclear crystal to Fan Ming: "Here, your reward."
After saying that, he bent down and lifted one of Qi's arms, lifted him up with difficulty, and prepared to walk towards the security door.
"Wait, wait!" Fan Ming said hurriedly, "Are you serious?!"
If the two of them left, Eve would be alone, dragging along a feverish Qi. How would she survive in a zombie-infested mall?!
He blocked the way in front of the security door. Eve was forced to stop and raised her eyebrows. Although she didn't show it on her face, her voice contained a hint of impatience: "Get out of the way."
"You are going to die!" Fan Ming refused to give in.
"Fan Ming is right," Ling Ning also came forward, "and I didn't say I wanted to go back, so don't make the decision for me."
Ling Ning also has his own considerations.
Although Eve looks weak, judging from the fact that she was able to break into the drugstore alone and remain unscathed, perhaps her strength is above seven.
What's her ability level? Ling Ning secretly guessed, B... No, maybe A?
Following such a big boss, she would get benefits much faster than working hard as a mercenary.
"I want to follow you," Ling Ning became more determined. "If you want to go in, then I will go too."
Fan Ming: "Me too!"
Eve: “.”
In the words of their world, was she being scammed?
"No," she smiled, but her eyes showed obvious rejection, "It won't do me any good to have you follow me."
Ling Ning gritted his teeth.
"You can't read, can you?" she asked. "If we weren't here, you wouldn't be able to read the signs in the mall, right?"
Eve also realized this and frowned slightly.
Seeing that there was a good chance, Fan Ming quickly struck while the iron was hot: "I can also help you recite the seventh!"
"And my night vision ability can help me avoid contact with zombies as much as possible..."
Eve raised a hand, interrupting them.
"Okay," she glanced at the two of them with a half-smile, "I can take you with me, but there's one condition—you must obey my instructions unconditionally. Can you do that?"
The two nodded rapidly.
"Carry Seven on your back," Eve said.
Fan Ming was the strongest of the three, so the responsibility of carrying the human stretcher naturally fell on him. Ling Ning helped him secure the semi-conscious Qi on his back. When he looked up, he found that Eve was standing at the entrance of the emergency passage with one hand on the door handle.
"Wait," Fan Ming asked in surprise, "Open the door now?"
Just facing zombies directly? Is it so unrestrained and exciting?
"?" Eve tilted her head. "Is there a problem?"
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"Oh," she noticed the shock on their faces and seemed to have just realized something. She curled her eyes and said, "Come to think of it... I don't think I've shown it to you yet."
"What?" Ling Ning couldn't help but ask.
"My special ability."
Eve looked at the two of them, her green eyes filled with a meaningful smile.
***
On the second floor of the mall, three figures were walking slowly forward.
"Strange," Eve said, looking at the empty corridor, confused, "Where did all the zombies go?"
"Forget it," Fan Ming held her back. "Isn't it just good that there are no zombies? Let's go!"
Just now, Eve said she wanted to show them her superpowers, but she insisted on finding a zombie first. No matter how he and Ling Ning tried to persuade her, it was useless. They could only follow her in fear.
Ling Ning also said: "This is a rare opportunity, let's go to the West District quickly."
According to Fan Ming, there are only two places in the East District where supplies can be found: the pharmacy and the underground supermarket. The pharmacy has been completely cleared out by Eve, and there are too many zombies lurking in the underground supermarket, so they dare not go there again.
Eve didn't say anything, but her refusal was obvious.
Fan Ming sighed and was about to persuade him again, but a slight voice came from behind him. He subconsciously wanted to turn around, but because of Qi on his back, he was half a beat slower.
At this moment, a rough roar exploded beside my ears——
"roar--!"
"Fan Ming!" Ling Ning looked behind him and screamed in horror, "It's a zombie!"
She didn't need to say more - accompanied by a pungent fishy smell, a heavy figure suddenly pounced on Fan Ming. He and Qi both fell to the ground. Before they could get up, a pair of iron-like hands had already clamped around their necks.
An adult male zombie lay on Fan Ming, raised its long and narrow fangs, and tried desperately to bite him.
Ling Ning screamed, "Fan Ming!"
Fan Ming: “…Uh!”
He bent his knees and pressed hard against the zombie's chest, barely able to pull his neck away from the stinking mouth. However, the zombie was as strong as an ox, and he was pulled back after struggling a few centimeters.
Ling Ning picked up a sharp iron rod from the ground: "Wait a minute, I'll..."
Her voice suddenly stopped.
At some point, Eve came over and stopped half a meter away from the zombie.
"Eve?!" Ling Ning was stunned, "Come back!" It's too dangerous!
But Eve turned her head and shook her head at her.
"I'm very fast," she said, "so watch carefully."
Ling Ning: "What...?!"
The next second, before she could stop it, Eve did something unexpected—she put her hand on the zombie's head.
Ling Ning: “!”
She didn't care about anything else at the moment, rushed over and pushed Eve away, and both of them rolled to the ground.
"Are you crazy?!" Ling Ning scrambled to his feet and yelled at Eve, "Are you trying to kill yourself?!"
Eve: "No, you..."
"Get out of the way!" Ling Ning interrupted her rudely, "I'll deal with this zombie!"
Without waiting for Eve to speak again, Ling Ning took a deep breath, clenched the iron rod in his hand, and turned around, only to see that the zombie that had been showing its fangs and claws just now had let go of Fan Ming, put its hands on its knees, and knelt down obediently.
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On the side, Fan Ming maintained a posture of resistance, looking confused.
Ling Ning: “……?”
"Well, let me finish what I'm saying," Eve patted her knees and stood up, saying helplessly, "Look, this is my ability."
Facing the bewildered gazes of the other two, she slowly finished her words: "—I can control zombies."
***
"Eve..." Fan Ming waited for a few seconds. Seeing that Eve didn't seem to want to explain, he hesitated and asked, "Are you serious?"
Eve looked at him with a smile.
"You think I'm lying?" she asked.
Fan Ming said awkwardly: "No...no..."
This can't be blamed on him! After all, Fan Ming has never heard of anyone being able to control zombies!
But the zombie was now squatting obediently at their feet, looking harmless. Fan Ming couldn't help but think of how Eve had emphasized before that her ability was to control zombies.
Could it be...that she was not lying?
Fan Ming was still hesitant when he heard Ling Ning say, "Is this your ability?" He paused, "...very powerful."
Fan Ming was surprised: "You believe her?!"
Ling Ning hesitated and said nothing.
In fact... after she lay down that night, she fell asleep at first, but was then awakened by a rustling sound. When she opened her eyes, she found Eve standing at the safety exit, talking to a zombie behind the door.
Ling Ning subconsciously controlled her breathing, but Eve's voice was too soft and she couldn't hear anything.
Later, Ling Ning couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up again, Eve had come back with a bunch of medicine, and Ling Ning's attention was attracted to her.
Now that Eve has taken the initiative to reveal her special abilities, Ling Ning finally realizes that what she saw that night was not an illusion - Eve can really talk to zombies and even control them!
"You..." Ling Ning was different from Fan Ming. She was a psychic and had seen countless strange and bizarre superpowers. Naturally, she was very receptive to Eve's ability. She looked at Eve excitedly and took a deep breath. "Could it be... that's why you came to this mall too?"
it?
A hint of surprise flashed across Eve's eyes. She turned and glanced at Fan Ming, who also looked puzzled. Then he asked, "Who is it?"
Hearing this, Ling Ning was stunned for a moment.
"It's said there's a Level 3 zombie lurking in this mall," she asked in surprise, "Aren't you here to tame it?"
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