Chapter 738 Qin Nian and the Zombies
"What did you say?" Lu Weiyi was shocked by what he said.
After the apocalypse, there was no other base close to the coast except theirs, except for some seafood merchants who would travel in groups. This time they had been out for so long and hadn't seen a single living person, so how could they possibly meet anyone in such horrible weather?
"It's true, and there are two people," Wu Yue said as he stood up and was about to go out, but was grabbed by Lu Weiyi.
"Let's observe first to make sure it's not zombies or something." Lu Weiyi used his mental power to probe out and was surprised to find that there were indeed two people coming outside in the wind and rain, and one of them was a child.
The two of them were moving very fast - towards them.
Lu Weiyi watched the man running into the yard, then he quickly jumped up, grabbed the half-collapsed section of the second floor with one hand, climbed up with the strength of his arms, and walked straight towards them on the third floor.
Lu Weiyi was sure that without the help of supernatural powers, his own skills would never be able to reach this level. He pulled away Wu Yue who wanted to go out, but as soon as he stood in front of him, the temporarily installed door was kicked in from outside.
In order to facilitate installation during temporary breaks, the doors and windows they used were all attached with frames. When the earth-type ability users reinforced the walls, they were embedded in at the same time to form a complete entrance and windows for easy entry and exit and observation.
At this time, the other party kicked the entire door frame directly and flew in. Cracks appeared on the wall that had been reinforced by Wu Yue, extending deeper.
The biting cold wind mixed with moisture directly extinguished several torches close to each other in the room, and a torch in the distance was also shaking violently.
The mental barrier blocked the door in mid-air, preventing it from hitting the two of them. Lu Weiyi took it back into the space, and the two of them had time to look at the person in front of them.
In the dim light, the man in front of him looked to be in his thirties. He was soaking wet, and his long hair covered most of his face, so his specific appearance could not be seen.
He was holding a child in his arms, with a piece of clothing covering his head, leaving his body completely uncovered. His legs were hanging limply, and he looked limp.
"Brother, what are you planning to do so late at night?" Wu Yue looked at the man in front of him warily, his muscles tensed and his supernatural powers were already controlling the land in front of him without making a sound. As long as the other party made a move, the ground beneath his feet would instantly fall.
However, when he lifted the coat wrapped around the child in his arms, revealing a young face, Wu Yue paused, and couldn't control the disbelief on his face, causing him to turn his head and look at Lu Weiyi, questioning the truth with his eyes.
Lu Weiyi nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the child in his arms—that was the face that grew up under their eyes, Qin Nian.
"Heal" the man's voice was low and hoarse, as if he had not spoken for a long time. He handed the child over with stiff and careful movements, revealing his eyes that were hidden by his hair.
A large area of gray white surrounds a small black kernel in the middle.
Those were a pair of eyes that belonged uniquely to zombies.
Wu Yue took a deep breath and clenched his fists.
Before Lu Weiyi could even test his mental power, the man in front of him caught hold of it. His eyes suddenly locked onto Lu Weiyi, his face instantly became ferocious, and he raised his hand to attack Lu Weiyi. One could see with the naked eye that the man's fingernails were growing rapidly, and they were as black as curved hooks, revealing a dangerous look.
At the same time, countless dancing flames ignited around the man, and flames the size of a child's fist circled around the man and floated up and down, ready to shoot towards the two of them at any time. The undisguised pressure emanating from him made Wu Yue clearly realize that he was no match for him.
The only way now is to outsmart it.
"Brother, calm down, we are not bad people." Wu Yue raised his hands as if he did not recognize his identity. Thinking that he rushed over so anxiously probably for the child in his arms, he pointed and said, "He doesn't look good. Is he sick or injured?"
"Sick?" The man didn't seem to understand the meaning of the word. He looked at Qin Nian in his arms and tilted his head blankly.
This thinking-like action frightened Wu Yue. He used his eyes to ask Lu Weiyi about the level of this zombie. After getting SSS's answer, he felt more and more uneasy.
"Treat" men like an unreasonable and overbearing president. If he doesn't understand the meaning of Wu Yue's words, he will just do what he wants.
He once again controlled the flames and slowly moved towards the two of them.
"Calm down, calm down, let's see what's wrong with the child first?" Wu Yue said as he reached out to take it. At the moment he was about to get close, the man's eyes suddenly became sharp, and flames around his body suddenly shot towards Wu Yue.
Lu Weiyi quickly pulled Wu Yue away and used his mental power to directly hit him, isolating the flames outside. The small green branches instantly wrapped around Qin Nian.
At the same time, Wu Yue reacted extremely quickly. The ground under the man's feet suddenly became empty and the whole person fell towards the ground.
"Aohou——" The man had no intention of hiding his identity. He looked up and let out a huge zombie roar.
It was this action of raising his head that pushed away the hair stuck to his face, revealing a face that surprised Lu Weiyi.
"Are you leaving?" Wu Yue held Qin Nian, who was tied up with the little green branches, in his arms and asked as calmly as possible.
Even though the man below was controlled and fell into the ground, he still climbed upwards with a roar. At the same time, a huge flame attacked upwards. The scorching temperature instantly turned the soil controlled by Wu Yue into a magma-like fluid.
The man who was only focused on using his supernatural powers to fight back did not see his face. When he noticed that Lu Weiyi was distracted, he pushed him and asked again, "Do you want to run or fight?"
"Let's go!" Lu Weiyi replied simply. Under the man's relentless attack, the three-story building, which had already been weathered by wind and rain, was about to collapse.
Another fierce attack came, and the road under their feet began to break. Through the mottled gaps, Lu Weiyi saw the man's hideous face again. The nails on his hands were hooked, and he jumped towards them, ready to scratch them at any time. He met Lu Weiyi's sight, making him feel that the other party could see him, but he showed no sign of recognition.
A zombie with unknown memory, with a human child?
The matter was too unbelievable, and Lu Weiyi had no idea what to do for a moment. He could only take Qin Nian away first. When the two of them fell to the ground, they were controlled by Wu Yue's supernatural power and barely stood firm.
"Let's go underground. The weather is not friendly to his superpowers," Lu Weiyi said, using his superpowers to condense a huge sphere, and threw it towards the man like a shot put.
The man was pushed back a section by the energy impact, and the rain instantly soaked his body again. Taking this opportunity, Wu Yue immediately controlled the ground and let the two of them go underground. Even after falling far away, they could still hear the angry roars of the zombies in their ears.
"Where are we going? Qin Nian has a fever, what is going on? How could he be in the hands of a zombie? Then... where are the people in our base?" Wu Yue was rarely chattering. Qin Nian's unusual appearance made the suppressed mood of the past few days reach its peak. Lu Weiyi was even more afraid to tell him who he had just seen.
"Let's hide underground for a while. The zombies are sensitive to the level of the psychics, and it will be easy for us to be tracked if we go up."
"But Qin Nian can't stay underground for a long time, especially since he is sick now."
While the two were talking, Wu Yue felt that Qin Nian's already ugly face turned blue due to lack of oxygen. He could only aimlessly choose a direction and move closer to the ground.
"Do you have any medicine for children? I can only feel that I have a fever. What other medicine do I need to take? There is not even a doctor here..."
"Wu Yue, don't panic!" Lu Weiyi put his hand on Wu Yue's shoulder, motioning him to calm down, "Let him go to the ground and breathe first."
"good!"
The two of them quickly returned to the ground. The rain fell along the mental barrier, blurring their vision and making it impossible for the two to distinguish each other. Where they were, Lu Weiyi recalled the past when Zhuang Mingxu took care of Zhuang Aiyi. He soothed Qin Nian's breathing and selected two dry clothes for him to change into.
It was only at this moment that Lu Weiyi realized that his hot and cold clothes were now warm.
"Let's lower the temperature first. If the fever continues like this, he'll go crazy," Lu Weiyi said as he searched in the pediatric medicine area. Fortunately, there were two children there. This was the area he was most familiar with. Lu Weiyi's mental power probed in a few breaths and he found the medicine he needed. "Get some cold medicine. He'll definitely catch a cold in this situation..."
As soon as he took out the medicine, his mental barrier was suddenly hit by a strong force and shattered instantly. Rain poured down on his head. At the same time, a hideous face of a zombie appeared in front of them. He roared in anger and there was no trace of his former carefree and unrestrained look.
Lu Weiyi was in a trance for a moment. He saw the man stretching his claws towards Lu Weiyi's arms. Unlike his expression, his hands moved very cautiously.
“Huawu… huaw…”
Blurred syllables leaked out of the man's mouth, and for a moment, Lu Weiyi suspected that he was saying "give it back to me".
If it were any other time, Lu Weiyi would definitely hand over the thing in his arms to test it, but this time it was a child, and it was Qin Nian whom they knew. It was very likely that he could know something about the base from him, which made him dare not gamble at all.
Holding the child in one hand, he swung the long knife in the other hand towards the outstretched arm. At the moment when it was about to touch, Lu Weiyi thought of who this person was and changed direction.
Just this moment of hesitation made the zombie who failed to catch the child change his expression. He stretched out his long nails and grabbed Lu Weiyi's chest fiercely.
With both hands occupied and the distance not too far, Lu Weiyi had no way to avoid it. He quickly built a mental barrier around his body, and Wu Yue, who was ignored by him, kicked the man in the chest and abdomen with all his strength at the moment when his claws were about to touch Lu Weiyi.
The man was kicked a few meters away from the two men. He wanted to move forward again, but he heard Wu Yue yelling, "He's dying!"
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