Chapter 121 Raising Little Zombies in the End of the World 5 Temporary Extension of Life
Zhuo Lin usually acted superior, and had never spoken to others in such a humble manner. At this moment, his tone was earnest, almost begging.
Chen Qian stood expressionless, his eyes chillingly calm. "I can, but I have no obligation."
"Chen Qian!" He Ruize roared, as if he was about to pounce. The team members beside him quickly stopped him, and he actually fell to his knees with a plop: "Chen Qian, please save my brother. I have offended you many times before. I apologize to you, please save him."
Zhuo Lin also quickly said: "As long as you save him, I will agree to anything you want."
Shen Qian lowered his eyes, frowning slightly: "...I can only save his life temporarily."
"That's enough." Zhuo Lin agreed without hesitation.
"I need silver needles for Chinese medicine acupuncture. Please help me find them as soon as possible." Shen Qian said.
After the order was given, the team members quickly found the sterilized silver needles, which were from a first aid kit found in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. They had never been used because no one knew how to use them.
Shen Qian walked forward, squatted beside He Ruibei, and felt his pulse, which was cold and weak. The fluctuations of his supernatural powers were already disordered, and the zombie virus was devouring his life at an alarming rate.
She opened the silver needle bag, took out a silver needle, and with very skillful techniques inserted the silver needles into the Fengchi, Quchi, Yangxi, Hegu, Jianyu and other acupoints to block the spread of the virus first.
Everyone was stunned. A few years after the end of the world, many people had awakened their special powers and had become accustomed to using them to solve problems. They even relied on their special powers when they were injured. No one had expected that there were still people using this almost lost traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture technique in the end of the world.
Others just watched Shen Qian's smooth movements and felt inexplicably powerful. Only Zhuo Lin, a fifth-level psychic, could see clearly that every time Shen Qian moved the needle, he called upon the purification ability in his body.
Level 2!
Not only did Chen Qian advance to the next level, he also advanced to the second level, which was something no one expected!
Zhuo Lin saw it clearly and confirmed that Shen Qian had already reached the second level. He was completely stunned.
Moreover, with Shen Qian's acupuncture techniques, assisted by the second-level purification ability, the therapeutic effect achieved is even better than that of a third-level healing ability user.
Shen Qian was right, she could indeed save He Ruibei.
At this time, Shen Qian had almost used up all the silver needles. He Ruibei's entire arm seemed to be surrounded by a dense silver net. His breathing was fluctuating and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, but his condition did not get worse.
Sweat also seeped out of Shen Qian's forehead. She exhaled and inserted the last silver needle into the acupoint below his heart.
"It's done." Shen Qian stood up, feeling a little weak from exhaustion.
Zhuo Lin quickly asked: "Is He Ruibei okay?"
Shen Qian shook his head: "I said, I can only save him temporarily. At this moment, I have temporarily blocked the spread of the poison, but he can only last for seven days at most."
"Seven days?" He Ruize's voice was hoarse. "What should I do with my brother after seven days?"
"Within seven days, you should find a higher-level purification expert to help him. My ability can only go so far."
Zhuo Lin frowned, he understood that what Shen Qian said was the truth. Three years into the apocalypse, no one had been able to successfully rescue people infected with the zombie virus. Being able to temporarily extend He Ruibei's life, Shen Qian had already created a miracle.
Higher-level purification ability users, preferably those with dual purification and treatment abilities, would be able to precisely control the zombie virus in their bodies like Chen Qian. The possibility of this... is basically zero.
At this time, He Ruize also understood that his brother's fate in seven days would most likely not be saved. He burst into tears and hugged his brother in his arms. The team members surrounded him and everyone was very sad.
He Ruibei regained consciousness at this time. He also heard what Shen Qian said just now. In fact, the moment he was injured, he understood his fate, but he did not expect that the captain and Shen Qian would buy him another seven days of life.
"Brother, it's okay. Don't go on any missions for the next seven days. Just stay with me."
"Okay... okay, I'll accompany you. I'll accompany you well!"
Everyone carried He Ruibei into the car.
All the major survival bases in City S have strict entry and exit checks. It is absolutely impossible for wounded people infected with the zombie virus like this to sneak in. After discussion, everyone sent the two brothers to a nearby resettlement point.
"I know that resettlement site. It can accept the wounded as long as you pay them. But... if the wounded go crazy or show signs of becoming a zombie, they will be executed immediately." A team member introduced.
He Ruibei nodded and looked at his brother: "If I have a tantrum, I don't want anyone else to kill me with your own hands. Do you agree?"
He Ruize's eyes were red again, but he also knew that this was the best ending, so he nodded in the end.
After settling the two brothers, the action team's convoy returned to the survival base.
"Chen Qian, I owe you a favor for what happened today." Zhuo Lin stopped Chen Qian who was about to leave.
Shen Qian said, "You are willing to let me stay in the Dawn Action Team after arriving in S City. I owe you a favor, and now I will repay it."
Zhuo Lin didn't know why he felt a little lost after hearing what Shen Qian said. He suddenly didn't want to completely end things between them. He thought of something and blurted out, "Aren't you looking for your son? How old is he? Have you found him?"
"He's seven years old and hasn't been found yet."
"If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know."
Chen Qian originally didn't want to have too much contact with Zhuo Lin. After all, he was the male protagonist in the book, and getting close to him was definitely not a good thing.
But what she wanted to do was still difficult to accomplish alone: "I want to go to a few places. If possible, could you please arrange more missions for that area?"
At this time, Shen Qian had already suspected that his son was not in another survival base, and he might be in a danger zone.
But where could she find him in such a big city? The only clue was to look near her ex-husband's several residences. Maybe they were still staying in their original place.
Zhuo Lin handed her the map, and Shen Qian drew a few marks on it.
"Okay, I'll try to arrange it."
"Thank you very much, Captain."
After Shen Qian finished speaking, he turned around and left as usual.
Zhuo Lin staring at Shen Qian's back happened to be seen by Lin Wan and Xu Yingshuang.
"See, no matter what I say, there is something unclear between Shen Qian and the captain."
Lin Wan felt lost, she clearly felt that Zhuo Lin was somewhat interested in her, he always looked at her with an inquiring gaze, she knew from experience that it was the look a man showed when he was interested in a woman.
But why is Captain Zhuo also interested in Shen Qian?
It's even possible that he gave her a high-level crystal core!
Xu Yingshuang was still chattering beside her, and Lin Wan felt increasingly annoyed. She couldn't help but retort, "Even if Captain Zhuo gave her the crystal core, so what? Shen Qian has proven her ability today. She was able to save her injured teammates with only her purification ability, so why can't you?"
Xu Yingshuang was so frustrated that she couldn't even speak clearly: "I... is that something an ordinary person can save?"
"She can, which means the crystal core should be hers. Don't mention this matter in the team from now on. Shen Qian saved the team member's life. If you mention it again, others will feel uncomfortable and may even kick you out of the action team. I don't want to be implicated by you."
Lin Wan rarely spoke to Xu Yingshuang in such a tone, and she was so angry that her face turned green.
Shen Qian returned home and thought about everything that happened today and still felt it was a little unreal.
How could a zombie that could explode a 4th-level purification crystal core be seriously injured and alone, and be met by her by chance?
Is it really her luck?
Or was it someone who arranged this with ulterior motives?
As soon as this thought came into Shen Qian's mind, he immediately rejected it. This was the end of the world, and who would be so kind as to leave such a good thing for themselves?
After thinking about it, Shen Qian could only come to the conclusion that he was just too lucky and had gotten a great bargain.
She originally wanted to try out her newly upgraded supernatural power, but unfortunately, she had not spared any strength when He Ruibei treated her before, and she had just upgraded, so the purification power stored in her body was almost exhausted.
It was not impossible for her to call it now, but her physical fatigue was very obvious, so she had to give up.
In the next two days, Zhuo Lin indeed arranged the tasks in the area she had circled according to Shen Qian's requirements.
Shen Qian discovered that perhaps because she had previously given acupuncture to temporarily extend He Ruibei's life, the members of the Dawn Action Team were more polite to her today than before.
Sitting in the car, still no one took the initiative to talk to Shen Qian, but at least he couldn't hear those cold words anymore.
Shen Qian didn't take it to heart. He just wanted to find out if there was any trace of his son.
The area we visited today was once a historical and cultural district. Now it is in ruins, with broken walls and ruins everywhere. I heard that the army had fought a fierce battle with a large group of zombies here not long ago.
When he came here, Shen Qian felt a chill in his heart. This place was already so dilapidated that even if his son was hiding in a dangerous area, he would not hide here.
There should be no room for living people here anymore.
However, since he was already here, Shen Qian decided to go in and take a look before giving up completely.
According to memory, the original owner had been here before. This was where the original owner's ex-husband's parents lived. They were retired teachers from a university. The original owner's ex-mother-in-law even came from a literary family and was a lady from a prominent family.
The action team is here today to carry out follow-up cleanup operations.
"You should pay attention. Earlier, the troops encountered high-level psychic mutant zombies here. If you encounter them, don't force them. Use the pager to call the team members. I will arrange for people to provide quick support."
When Zhuo Lin said this, he gave Shen Qian a meaningful look.
It seemed to remind her that what happened yesterday had better not happen again.
After the team was disbanded, the members each took their weapons and headed for the areas that needed to be explored, while Shen Qian followed her memory and went directly to the home of the original owner's ex-husband.
Not far away she saw the goose yellow European-style building.
In the original owner's memory, she liked this small villa full of traces of time, and she also liked the gray and white carved iron railings that decorated the windowsill.
At this time - the wall paint of this building was peeling off, and the building was dead silent. I didn't know whether the residents inside had moved away or were gone.
The small garden downstairs was originally planted with various green plants, including the lilac flowers that the original owner loved very much. Now it was completely deserted, leaving only a rusty iron swing hanging crookedly in the open space. Occasionally, it creaked in the wind, which made Shen Qian feel creepy.
There are still some risks in entering a residential building alone. Shen Qian pushed open the iron door and went upstairs carefully.
When she reached the fifth floor she remembered and saw that the door was half-open, Shen Qian knew there was no hope, but she still went into the house to check without giving up.
The room was filled with a pungent smell of dust, the floor was cracked, and the furniture was covered with thick dust.
The photo frame that was originally hanging on the wall fell to the ground, and glass shards were scattered all over the floor, but strangely, the photo in the frame disappeared.
Shen Qian checked every room and made sure that there was no one here and no one had been here for a long time, so he retreated out of the door.
After checking, Shen Qian determined that his son did not seem to be here and had never been here.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't disappointed at all. Shen Qian still sincerely hoped to find the boy and know his current situation.
I don’t know if she can find him after checking the remaining places.
As soon as he walked out of the old house, Shen Qian raised his eyes vigilantly and looked around. The feeling of being secretly spied on by someone yesterday appeared again!
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