Chapter 739: Meeting Qin Jin
"I don't care whether you can understand me or not. If we delay any longer, he will die." Wu Yue had to speak very loudly to ensure that his voice would not be drowned out by the heavy rain.
The man didn't seem to understand what Wu Yue meant at first, until Wu Yue pointed his hand at Qin Nian and repeated that he was going to die, then he stopped in a daze.
As Lu Weiyi said, if they return to the ground, the zombies will capture their energy. If they continue to hide underground, Qin Nian cannot withstand the long period of time without air. It is not a long-term solution, especially since the child has already lost consciousness due to the fever. If they delay too long, the consequences are unimaginable.
Seeing that he didn't move, Wu Yue thought he understood, so he turned around and pulled Lu Weiyi to go to a building not far away.
When Lu Weiyi turned around, the man's hand suddenly reached out to grab Qin Nian again. Lu Weiyi dodged and stepped back. He noticed something was grabbed by the man and reached out to pull it reflexively. The necklace hanging on Qin Nian's neck broke during the struggle between the two.
Lu Weiyi held the pendant in his hand, and the chain fell into the man's hand.
He didn't want to waste any more time, so he controlled his mental power and suddenly probed into the man's brain, constructing a picture of him sweating profusely. As another consciousness probed in, Lu Weiyi withdrew silently, and the man became quiet, making him easier to recognize. Fortunately, Wu Yue was in a hurry at the moment and didn't notice it at all. Lu Weiyi took the opportunity to pull Wu Yue away.
"How long will it take him to catch up?" The two entered a rooftop covered with green plants. After Wu Yue drove away the small animals that had made their home there, they finally had some time to catch their breath.
"Not sure, his level is not low. It just depends on whether he is willing to sink." Lu Weiyi said as he took out hot water from the space and hurriedly made medicine for Qin Nian.
"How do you calculate the dosage?" Wu Yue also picked up the small flashlight that was close to Wei Yi to check, not knowing whether he should calculate it according to age or pick up the child to shake his weight.
"Increase the dosage a bit." Lu Weiyi felt that the child was about to have a fever.
"Yes, yes, these are medicines from a few years ago, and we don't know how effective they are," Wu Yue muttered to himself. He helped pry open Qin Nian's mouth and coaxed her in a low voice, "Niannian, take your medicine."
Perhaps because he had been thirsty for a long time, Qin Nian just frowned when he noticed the bitter taste, but he drank it obediently.
After settling the child, there was still no sign of anyone catching up outside, so Wu Yue went out for a walk and came back after a while to tell Lu Weiyi that there was a basement here.
"There is a room inside the garage where the security guard used to live. It's not big, but the ventilation is pretty good. We can move down there and maybe we can hide there safely for a while," said Wu Yue.
"Okay." Lu Weiyi was very anxious at the moment. He didn't know when Wu Yue would discover the man's identity. He was also afraid that if he didn't tell anyone, they would get hurt accidentally and he would regret it later.
Looking at the man's situation, even if he has turned into a zombie, he was able to keep a child by his side for so long without taking action. Maybe he still retains some information. He doesn't want to confront him head-on at this time. No matter who is in his hands, it is not the result they want to see.
Even the basement of the building was occupied, and it was simply an animal paradise. Lu Weiyi shone the torch inside, and immediately pairs of flashing eyes appeared, looking extremely scary. There were squeaking figures running across the ground, and rustling noises. Just by imagining it, one could tell what was going on inside.
Lu Weiyi turned his head to look at Wu Yue and saw that he also had a frightened look on his face. "I didn't use a flashlight when I came here just now, so I didn't see anything. I only saw mutant rats and the like on the ground, not many..."
It was obvious that he was eaten by bats. Thinking that he might have been walking underneath and there were a row of bats hanging upside down above his head, staring at him as if they were prey, Wu Yue realized it belatedly and broke out in a cold sweat.
"This thing... eats meat, right?" As soon as Lu Weiyi finished speaking, he saw the mutant bats that were close at hand attacking them. From a close distance, they could see the other party's rat-like head and a pair of even sharper fangs.
Just looking at their appearance, you can tell that one bite is a piece of meat, and when their wings are spread out, they are nearly one meter long, making them look extremely aggressive.
Lu Weiyi had no time to waste as he was holding a child whose life or death was unknown in his arms. He swept his mental power around and identified the leader. The moment his mental power controlled the other party, the little green branch directly dragged it over.
Lu Weiyi felt that as long as he controlled the leader, he should be able to control the other party. However, he forgot that this was a group of bats and did not have human thinking.
Wu Yue saw that the huge bat had no intention of attacking them, but was dragged in front of the two of them by Lu Weiyi.
The leading bat flapped its wings and climbed up. The huge wind force blew away several mutant bats nearby. At the same time, it used its long legs to close the distance between the two and bit Lu Weiyi's face.
"What are you doing?" Wu Yue asked in disbelief, slashing at the bat's wings with the long knife in his hand.
Lu Weiyi supported the mental barrier and condensed a ball of energy like he did when he attacked the zombie before, and rushed towards the mutant bat. The mutant bat was attacked and flew backwards, but it quickly stabilized its body with the flapping of its wings and attacked the two again.
"I want to kidnap it and control other bats," Lu Weiyi replied embarrassedly.
"Ancestor, they might want you to kill this one and let other bats take over," Wu Yue said, his hands moving constantly, waving at the mutant bats that surrounded the two of them, "Let's go underground."
They had to find a place to stay, and that was the best option right now.
"Okay." The leading mutant bat attacked Lu Weiyi again. This time, he condensed countless fist-sized energy balls and attacked the mutant bats from all directions at the same time.
The weak part of the wings was hit by the energy ball and was damaged instantly. Other parts also suffered varying degrees of damage, which made the mutant bat scream loudly, but it did not approach the two people again. However, the attacks of other bats became more and more intense.
After seeing this effective scene, Lu Weiyi caught a glimpse of the earthen knife condensed by supernatural powers in Wu Yue's hand. An idea flashed in his mind and he thought of a stronger means of attack.
The ground beneath their feet kept dropping, and a circle of earth spikes suddenly sprouted out from the surrounding land, which penetrated some of the bats that were attacking the two people while also protecting the two people in the middle, building a shield. Through the gaps, they could see that the mutated bats outside were still flying towards them continuously, dark and overwhelming.
The two have been experiencing such scenes of being attacked by any animals every day recently. It is impossible for them to waste their special powers to kill all the creatures. Each time they try to escape. Seeing such a surging number of animals again makes Wu Yue more nervous.
However, when he turned around, he saw Lu Weiyi, who was holding Qin Nian, directing the little green branches to pass through the gap and quietly tie up the injured bats fluttering on the ground.
"What are you doing?"
"I don't know if bat meat tastes good, I brought some local specialties for everyone," Lu Weiyi said seriously, "We didn't bring any gifts for everyone when we came out."
Wu Yue: “…”
He felt that people might not need such a gift.
Lu Weiyi's carefree attitude instantly made Wu Yue's worries disappear, and they soon arrived at the security room where he had scouted the route.
The area of no more than ten square meters could only accommodate a single bed, a table and a chair. It was so crowded that two grown men couldn't even turn around. However, outside was the place where the mutant bats were, so they didn't dare to make too much noise.
Wu Yue reinforced the walls with countless layers and completely blocked the door, leaving only a small window with layers of metal mesh installed on it to ensure ventilation. Only then did he have time to check on Qin Nian's condition.
"How is it? Any reaction?" The air had a smell that seemed to have been stagnant for a long time, which made adults feel uncomfortable, let alone children.
Lu Weiyi lifted the small quilt wrapped around him a little, reached inside the quilt, and found himself wet all over.
"I'm starting to sweat." The child looked extremely uncomfortable with his flushed cheeks and pouty lips.
"Is the gas available? I'll boil some hot water for him," Wu Yue said anxiously, seeing that his lips were dry.
Lu Weiyi directly took out some hot water from the space, and the two of them carefully fed the child some water. The child opened his eyes dazedly, opened his mouth and started coughing.
The silence around made the sound of the child's cough particularly obvious, and soon, the sound of banging could be heard from outside.
"The bats were startled," said Lu Weiyi.
"It's okay, I've been reinforcing it. Let's rest here first." Wu Yue said in a low voice and looked at Qin Nian, "Niannian, do you still remember Uncle Wu?"
Qin Nian's eyes were blurry, as if he was not awake at all, but his mental power stretched out cautiously like a trembling tentacle, and gently touched the mental power emitted by Lu Weiyi to explore the environment. As if he felt familiar, the little tentacle rubbed it, and the child's mouth cracked into a smile, and he fell asleep again.
"He should be fine. He is a natural psychic, and psychics always have good physical fitness." Seeing that Wu Yue felt a little regretful, Lu Weiyi exposed him bluntly, "Even if he is awake, he will not remember anything at his age. Let's look for him ourselves when the rain stops. The child is fine, and they will definitely be fine too."
Wu Yue nodded and asked Lu Weiyi to take care of the people while he was on guard against any collision outside.
Only then did Lu Weiyi have time to sit down quietly and think about what had happened.
Previously at the Nanzuo base, zombies exploded after absorbing excessive energy, which made Lu Weiyi realize that zombies cannot be upgraded unconditionally, and that their different levels should also have requirements for the zombies themselves.
Then the SSS-level zombie just now definitely would not have been upgraded in a short period of time.
Lu Weiyi thought of many things that he had ignored before.
The zombie in Su Yan's mouth that could only take out the crystal cores and eat them directly was a zombie that always lingered in Qingyuan City, and Zhuang Mingxu said - the place where he was sitting was where their company was located!
Knowing that this matter could not be delayed too long, Lu Weiyi still conveyed everything he saw to Zhuang Mingxu even though he knew that he might not be able to accept it.
"I met Qin Jin!"
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