Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Zombies
"Drip drip drip ---" "Drip drip drip ---"
The alarm clock rang urgently, and He Junxia stopped what he was doing and put the mineral water bottle filled with crystal cores into his backpack.
Then, he broke the glass door of a roadside convenience store with a hammer, walked in and took out two large bags of instant noodles and eight bottles of canned fruit, stuffing his originally shriveled schoolbag full.
He Junxia ignored the zombies wandering on the street and began to walk back.
He hurried home before Xie Liqing got up, otherwise if she found out that he had sneaked out at night, he would inevitably be baptized by a "super storm".
Thinking of this, He Junxia quickened his pace again and threw a few small fireballs forward.
If someone was there, they would have seen that after a few small fireballs were thrown, the crowded zombies on the roadside dispersed, and after a while, they made way for a wide road for people to walk.
This is He Junxia’s newfound trick for traveling.
Ever since his superpower broke through the barrier and reached a higher level, the fireball condensed by the superpower has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
If the previous fireballs made the zombies' heads brittle, the current fireballs would turn the zombies' heads into charcoal. The power was much stronger. Even the zombies who acted on instinct were afraid of the upgraded fireballs.
It is more convenient to use fireballs to clear a path than to use human blood to attract their attention.
He Junxia returned to his community safely, but he did not go in. Instead, he continued along the street and came to a fairly spacious small leisure square.
“Da da da…”
A few dozen seconds later, a group of staggering zombies came to the square along the path the boy had taken. Their keen sense of smell and hearing were enough to make up for their lack of vision.
"Ho ho," "ho ho," "ho ho"
The swarming zombies made a loud and noisy roar.
People living near the square were unable to sleep because of the noise, and they dared not even make a sound. They could only pray silently in their hearts that these plague gods would leave quickly.
Unfortunately, their hopes were doomed to fail.
Not only did the zombies not leave, they also searched back and forth in the square in an orderly manner, as if they were looking for something, or perhaps someone.
Where is the prey?
A zombie that had been keeping its head down slowly raised its head, a hint of confusion flashing in its bloodshot eyes. There was his scent in the air.
At this moment, several orange-red fireballs fell from the sky, all heading towards the zombie's head - the brain is their most fatal weakness.
"roar---"
The zombie, realizing he was being fooled, let out a roar and instantly spat out several small orange-red fireballs from his mouth.
The fireballs collided in mid-air, and the huge energy that erupted scared the ordinary zombies in the square and made them flee in all directions. He Junxia also took this opportunity to see clearly what was following him - a red-eyed fire-type zombie with mutant powers.
There was no mention of zombies with special powers in the country's public information. It was the first time that He Junxia had seen a zombie with special powers, and this zombie's special power was the same as his, which was fire-related.
No wonder it tracks itself.
He Junxia quickly figured this out - since people with special abilities can enhance their abilities by absorbing the crystal cores in the zombies' brains, then conversely, zombies should also be able to enhance their strength by absorbing the energy in the bodies of people with special abilities.
Perhaps there is something similar to a crystal core in the brain of a psychic.
He Junxia's eyes were slightly cold.
The hospital is the place that best witnesses the warmth and coldness of human nature and the good and evil of human nature. In just six months of internship, he saw all the evil of human nature.
He Junxia had no doubt that someone would attack a psychic in order to improve their abilities. After all, sometimes dealing with a psychic of the same level was much easier than dealing with a zombie of the same level.
Of course, these are things to be considered later. The most urgent task is to see the difference between the crystal cores in the heads of mutant zombies and those in the heads of ordinary zombies.
He Junxia stared at the zombie under the tree, and the zombie also stared at the boy on the tree. Both the man and the zombie saw in each other's eyes that they were determined to get him.
Only one creature can walk out of here today.
It could only be him.
He Junxia jumped off the branch in time before the second wave of attack arrived. A huge ball of flame hit the dense treetops, and the leaves crackled and burst into dazzling and hot flames.
A ferocious fire dragon shot out from the boy's palm, and when the zombie dodged, it turned nimbly and came into close contact with the zombie's thick hair.
"Crash"
The flame condensed by the first-level mutant instantly ignited the zombie's hair, and then spread everywhere at lightning speed.
But zombies are not fools.
As a fire-type mutant, it was only panicked for a few seconds before using its supernatural power to draw away the flames on its body and fight back.
However, He Junxia already had a backup plan.
While the zombie was stunned, he took a big step forward, raised the bone-chopping knife in his hand and chopped it towards the zombie's neck, and erected a small fire wall composed of fireballs beside him to prevent the zombie from suddenly counterattacking.
"Click"
A small gap appeared on the blade, and a semicircular wound appeared on the zombie's neck. The wound was so deep that even the trachea was broken, and a mixture of red and black blood flowed out of the wound.
It’s a pity that zombies don’t need oxygen, otherwise they would be seriously injured after suffering such severe injuries.
When the attack failed, He Junxia immediately retreated. The wall of fire in front of him perfectly blocked the zombie's counterattack. The man and the zombie looked at each other vigilantly from a distance of two or three meters.
The brief test just now allowed them to understand a little about the opponent's strength.
The zombies were more fearful, but He Junxia was more eager to fight - the zombies on the opposite side had a similar level of superpowers to his own, but their refined control over superpowers was slightly inferior to his own.
It's rare to encounter a zombie whose strength is not much different from your own. If you don't use it to practice, it would be a shame to this gift that has been delivered to your door.
Then, all kinds of blinding "special effects" appeared in the square. The blazing orange-red flames illuminated half of the night, like a proudly blooming firework on the ground.
"Drip drip drip --" "Drip drip drip --"
The alarm clock rang again. He Junxia paused, and three large, bold, black words with an exclamation mark floated through his mind.
It’s over! It’s over!
Once Xie Liqing discovered that he sneaked out at night, the consequences would be disastrous. Not to mention other things, there would definitely be mistakes in his character portrayal.
After a bit of a spree, He Junxia finally remembered that she was still an intern who needed to "keep a low profile" and complete her tasks as perfectly as possible while waiting to be hired as a regular employee.
He Junxia turned his head and glanced at the time on his watch. When he looked at the zombies again, there was no longer any desire to train his own superpowers in his eyes. Only the urgency of a quick victory remained.
The zombies got angry again.
Even though it has no memories of its previous life and acts on instinct most of the time, it can still feel the contempt of the person in front of it.
This is intolerable.
It decided to use its most powerful skills to kill this ignorant prey.
However, it seemed to have forgotten one important thing - this ignorant boy was a fire-type mutant of the same level as it, and what he was least afraid of was the attack of fire-type mutants.
Before the sea of fire could trap the "prey", it changed direction under the control of the "prey" and was extinguished shortly after falling to the ground.
He Junxia gave the zombie a kind smile.
Now it's his turn to perform.
He Junxia bent down to pick up the bone-chopping knife on the ground, took two steps forward and chopped at the wound on the zombie's neck, so fast that the zombie had no time to react.
Of course, it also has no ability to react.
The special move it had used up a lot of energy before, and now it couldn't even make a small fireball.
"Click" "Click"
A few slashes of the knife struck the zombie's neck, causing it to crackle. Its head tilted to the side, as if it would lose its support and fall down in the next second.
The desire to survive makes the zombies eager to leave, but their slow limb reaction speed is no match for that of normal humans.
The zombie was caught up by He Junxia before it had run a few meters. Its dark blue head rolled to the ground and turned into charcoal under the burning fire. A small blood-red round bead flashed a dazzling light in the black charcoal ash.
He Junxia picked up the small round beads and put them in his pocket, then ran towards home with big strides.
call
Fortunately, the light was off, so he must not have woken up yet.
He Junxia quickly went upstairs from the emergency passage, opened the door carefully as usual, and walked in quietly.
However, the next second, he froze in place—Xie Liqing was sitting on the sofa looking at him.
"Xie Tengda, where have you been?"
Xie Liqing's voice was neither loud nor soft, and sounded like an ordinary greeting, but the fact that she called her son by his full name revealed that she was very angry.
Fortunately, He Junxia had already thought of ways to make up for it after being discovered, and she had similar experiences, so she knew how to ease the parents' anger as quickly as possible.
After all, his mother was also a very controlling person.
"Mom, I'm sorry."
He Junxia immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
Xie Liqing said expressionlessly, "Turn on the light."
He Junxia pressed the light button in the living room. The moment the incandescent light came on, he appeared in front of Xie Liqing in dirty clothes.
Xie Liqing was shocked.
The original intention to launch a military campaign to hold him accountable was instantly extinguished.
She asked nervously: "Where have you been? Are you hurt? Why won't you listen?"
Faced with questions one after another, He Junxia didn't know which one to answer first, while Xie Liqing had already rushed to him and stretched out her hand to check on his condition.
He Junxia quickly stepped back to prevent her from getting close.
The coat was very dirty, maybe even stained with some zombie brains. It would not be fun if Xie Liqing touched it.
He whispered, "Mom, let me change my clothes first and then explain to you later, okay?"
Xie Liqing's expression lightened up a bit: "Go quickly."
He Juanxia changed into clean clothes and came out. She sat in front of Xie Liqing and explained seriously, "Mom, I didn't go anywhere else. I just went to a nearby convenience store to get something. Don't worry, I paid for it."
Xie Liqing was furious: "Is this a matter of money? There are so many zombies out there. If anything happens to you, I don't know where to find you."
"Have you ever thought about my feelings? You are my only relative!"
Xie Liqing was so emotional that she burst into tears and turned her head away angrily, refusing to even look at her son.
"Mom, I was wrong. I will tell you first next time I go out, okay?"
Xie Liqing was furious: "Do you want to do it again?!"
He Junxia lowered her head submissively, then after a moment, with her face flushed, she mustered up the courage to say, "Mom, I'm grown up now. I'm a superpower. I can protect you. Can you please stop treating me like a child?"
The boy's eyes were full of grievance and unwillingness.
Xie Liqing opened her mouth and hesitated to speak. After a long while, she said softly, "Mom doesn't treat you like a child. It's just that it's too dangerous outside. Mom is afraid that if you go out, you won't be able to come back."
"Can you understand how your mother feels?"
If it was the real Xie Tengda, facing Xie Liqing's soft and hard tactics, he would probably have promised out of guilt that he would never sneak out again.
But He Junxia can't.
He did not intend to leave immediately after completing the task, so he wanted to change Xie Liqing's ideas as much as possible instead of blindly obeying her.
After all, strong strength is the key to survival in the apocalypse.
He Juanxia said cautiously, "But we're running out of food at home. I want to go out and find more food. Mom, I don't want you to be frugal."
"Can that little thing be as important as you?"
"I'd rather not eat or drink than let anything happen to you!"
Xie Liqing reached out and poked He Junxia on the head: "The army will come to rescue us soon. How much more food can the country need from us?"
It's hard to say.
He Junxia lowered her head and snapped her fingers, muttering softly, "Who knows when they'll come? By the time they get here, we'll have starved to death."
Xie Liqing heard her son's mumbling clearly and was speechless for a moment because she was not sure whether rescue would come.
The two of them talked back and forth for several sentences, and Xie Liqing's mouth was dry, but she still didn't get a definite promise.
She suddenly realized that her son had made up his mind to go out.
Xie Liqing asked directly,
He Junxia also nodded frankly. He said sincerely, "Mom, you know, I couldn't move or speak at that time. I was very scared and thought I was going to die. It was my supernatural power that saved me."
"I don't want to be in that helpless situation again. I don't want to have to wait for others to rescue me."
"You always say that mountains will fall if you rely on them, and water will flow if you rely on it. Only yourself can be relied upon. Have you forgotten that?"
Xie Liqing was left speechless.
She looked at the young man in front of her in surprise, as if she didn't expect him to have such good eloquence.
The air suddenly became quiet. After a long moment, Xie Liqing slowly said, "Okay, you can go out, but I have one condition. I want to go with you."
Xie Liqing thought it through.
It's hard to manage a grown-up child, but what he said makes sense. Since they're going out, they should go together, and die together.
Anyway, her son is gone, so there is no point in her living.
"good."
He Junxia answered without hesitation.
Anyway, the crystal cores he had accumulated these days were enough for him to use for a while, and he had almost killed all the zombies around the community.
I could take this opportunity to take Xie Liqing for a walk around the neighborhood so she can understand her own strength and not be so nervous in the future.
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Author's words: Magic and martial arts dual cultivation·Xia: If you also know magic, then I know a little bit of boxing and kicking
Zombie: Sudden Death
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