Xiya
The sun was scorching, the dilapidated streets were scorching hot and crowded, collapsed buildings and abandoned vehicles were everywhere, and under the half-broken electric poles, there were damaged instruments on the machines, which showed that the surface temperature was over 50 degrees, and then it flashed and became completely scrapped.
It was silent all around.
Snap——
An empty can was kicked, making a harsh and obvious sound on the street.
Xiya retracted her foot and looked up in panic, only to find that the street was empty. Had she lost him?
Without thinking too much, she held the doll in her arms and moved her legs to chase forward.
When she ran to the corner, she suddenly stopped, and her skinny little fingers unconsciously grasped the hand of the doll in her arms, trying to let the doll give her some courage.
In front of him was a tall, thin woman with long hair wearing a black protective suit. Her face was covered with black paint, making it difficult to see her features. She turned her gaze from the broken-legged doll to Xiya and said, "Don't follow me anymore."
"I, I have superpowers." Xiya looked up at the woman nervously, like a naive salesman, trying hard to sell herself.
"oh."
Lin Bai responded without much interest and turned away.
Seeing her about to leave, Xiya hurriedly took two steps forward and shouted, "It's fire!" After that, she carefully lowered her voice, but it was loud enough for Lin Bai to hear clearly: "I have awakened the fire ability!"
Lin Bai stopped.
Boom——
The weather in the end times is unpredictable. The sky that was sunny a second ago has become overcast in just a few words, with thunder brewing, suggesting that heavy rain is coming.
She tilted her head and glanced at Xiya who was holding the doll: "Follow me."
Xiya's face lit up with joy and she trotted after him.
…
Xiya is seven years old this year. Her parents died early and she was raised by her grandparents. When she was six years old, the end of the world came. The death of her grandparents made her a complete orphan in the apocalypse.
But she was lucky enough to have survived the apocalypse for more than a year.
Five days ago, when she was holding her doll and following a makeshift team to look for food, she unexpectedly encountered zombies.
"It's a level two zombie! Run!"
Those people ran towards the truck quickly, and she ran fast too, because she knew that only by running fast could she survive. But in the chaos, she was pushed and fell down, and those people abandoned her without mercy.
They drove away, leaving her and her doll to face the zombies with stiff faces, white eyes, sharp teeth and claws.
The fear of facing the zombies made her stand there in a daze for a moment.
Only when the foul smell was so close did she hurriedly get up and continue running.
But how could she outrun a level 2 zombie? She fell to the ground exhausted again, hugging the doll in her arms and curling up into a ball. When the claws reached her eyes, at that moment, time seemed to stand still. She couldn't think of anything else, her mind was blank.
She would be going to see her parents soon, she thought.
But she was still unwilling in her heart, and she didn't know what was going on. With tears in her eyes, she grabbed the steel bar at hand and lifted it up tremblingly. In front of the zombies that were twice as tall as her, she looked as ridiculous as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The zombie's claws easily reached over the steel bars and reached towards her, opening its mouth to reveal its black and yellow fangs.
“Mom—” she sobbed and cried, waving the steel bar desperately.
Boom!
The zombies roared when they hit something heavy, and the sharp sound rang in their ears.
Then, the zombies' roars disappeared and it was replaced by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
She opened her eyes and saw a zombie with white pupils lying on the ground. She was shaking all over, shocked and scared. Did she kill the zombie?
Before Xiya could come to her senses, a woman wrapped tightly in black appeared. She skillfully pried open the back of the zombie's head with a dagger and took out a green object from it.
Zombie crystal core.
Only then did Xiya see that there was a short blade stuck in the back of the zombie's head.
"Thank you."
Her mother told her that she should say thank you when others help her.
"Yeah." The woman in front of him responded concisely, took the crystal core and turned away neatly.
"Where are you going?" Xiya asked loudly at the woman's back.
The woman in black did not respond to her.
But Xiya knew that this woman was very powerful and she had to follow her.
She picked up the doll with a broken leg and stumbled after the woman.
Xiya followed her for five days and almost lost her several times, but she ran very fast and was very familiar with the map of the area, so she was always able to find her.
She found that the woman in black seemed to be particularly afraid of the cold. She always had to warm herself by the fire no matter day or night. If it was a sunny day, she would go outside to bask in the sun for a long time.
It was still the same today, and she once again mustered up the courage to talk to her. She hoped that she could stay with this powerful woman.
So when she discovered that she had awakened her fire ability, she was very happy. Perhaps, the woman would need her.
…
In the dark grocery room.
Snap——
A cluster of flames emerged from a pair of small hands.
The orange flame swayed, and the two shadows, one big and one small, in the room flickered with the swaying flame.
Xiya had just awakened her special powers, and she didn't know how to use them correctly. She only knew that creating this ball of fire consumed a lot of her energy.
In less than a minute, her face and forehead were covered in sweat.
In the dim light, she saw Lin Bai frowning slightly, gritting his teeth to make the flame bigger. She concentrated hard, and the flame actually grew a circle bigger. She was immediately delighted, but at this moment, the larger flame, under the gaze of two pairs of eyes -
Whoosh, it’s gone.
“…”
Lin Bai felt that it was difficult to evaluate the child's special abilities, and she felt a little regretful.
There was a brief silence in the room.
The sound of thunder and rain rang in his ears, accompanied by other strange noises, and Lin Bai's eyes flashed.
Xiya saw Lin Bai's head move, "I--" She opened her mouth to defend herself, but suddenly saw Lin Bai reach out and cover her mouth and nose. A strange fragrance filled her nose, and her eyes went dark and she lost consciousness.
Just as Lin Bai put Xiya down, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps coming through the door.
Through the crack in the rest room door, Lin Bai saw three men of different heights coming in through the shelves.
She saw two wavy red lines on the back of their hands at a glance, indicating that they were people with blood and bones.
Blood and Bones is an extremely evil organization that commits all kinds of atrocities in the end times, including burning, killing, looting and so on. Its members are all doomsday fanatics. One of their most notorious crimes is advocating the use of humans as food reserves. There is even a rumor that the more people they eat, the faster their superpowers will awaken.
In the end times, supplies are scarce, human nature has declined, and cannibalism is no longer a new thing, but no one would publicize it as much as Xue Gu and be proud of it.
Seeing these three members of the Blood and Bones, Lin Bai confirmed that Xiya would not wake up. He gently pulled out the short blade from the side of his leg, held it in his hand, and stood quietly behind the door.
The tall, dark-skinned man pounded the shelf as soon as he entered and spat angrily, "What a horrible weather!"
The man next to him who looked like a fat winter melon glared at him: "Keep your voice down, do you want to attract zombies?!" Although he was a head shorter than the tall and strong man, his words were filled with the arrogant admonition of a superior.
The thin, yellow man with small eyes was very considerate and found a stool for Fatty Winter Melon. He agreed with Fatty Winter Melon in a flattering manner, "Yes, Brother Qian Hao. Brother Zhang is right. It's raining so hard outside, and Brother Zhang has fire abilities. If he attracts zombies, we won't be able to gain any advantage!"
Seeing that Huang Shounan, a small fry who had only been in the Blood and Bone for a few days, dared to teach him a lesson, Qian Hao's eyes flashed with anger. He suppressed his anger and said, "I know."
Fat Winter Melon sat on the stool as a matter of course and ordered the two to check nearby. Zombies like shade, and it was so sunny just now, there might be a few of them hiding in the corners.
The three of them were only paying attention to the outside and did not notice the lounge behind the shelves. This was thanks to the huge advertising poster on the door of the lounge, which seamlessly hid the door behind the shelves.
They continued talking.
Fat Winter Melon suddenly touched his ear, and Lin Bai saw the black intercom in his ear through the crack in the door. This was a wireless communication device that became popular after the end of the world and sold very well on the black market.
I don't know what was said over there, but a strange look flashed across Fat Winter Melon's face. He put down his hand and said to the other two, "There's news about the Level 3 zombies, at..." When he mentioned the location, Fat Winter Melon stretched out his palm to gesture, and then continued, "Brother Chang wants us to go over there for support."
"Level 3 zombies..." The thin yellow man swallowed his saliva, a little scared, "Are we really going?"
Fat Winter Melon kicked him and said angrily: "Where are you going? To deliver food to the zombies?" He originally came out this time to find the second-level zombie that Huang Shounan mentioned, but he had been looking for it for two or three days and there was no trace of it. He was so angry when he saw him!
"If we don't go, how are we going to explain to Mr. Butcher?" Huang Shounan was very worried.
Fat Winter Melon kicked him again: "Who said we can't go?!"
The thin yellow man was kicked twice and looked confused.
Qian Hao glanced at him, with a flash of sarcasm in his eyes: Idiot!
He looked at Fatty Winter Melon and said, "I heard the federal army is nearby. Are they also..."
"Nonsense!" Fat Winter Melon snorted coldly, interrupting him. "A third-level zombie crystal core? Anyone with a bit of strength would have an idea?" Even he couldn't help but be tempted. He'd seen someone in Blood and Bone absorb a second-level crystal core and their abilities jump directly from D to C. If he could absorb a third-level crystal core...
He might be able to jump from C-level to B-level mutant. Thinking of the treatment of B-level mutants in Xue Gu, Fat Winter Melon's blood couldn't help but burn.
But he could only think about this kind of thing himself, as he would never get the chance to get a level three crystal core.
Not only Fat Winter Melon, Qian Hao also had some ripples in his heart. He had heard rumors that the third-level zombie crystal core could awaken people's superpowers. If he awakened his superpowers, with his abilities, there was no need for him to be inferior to Zhang Dong.
"Brother Zhang, what should we do now?" Huang Shounan's words interrupted Qian Hao's thoughts.
"Of course we're going to support them!" Fat Winter Melon was afraid of the Level 3 zombies, but he had to go after receiving the news. He glanced at the rain outside and said to the two of them, "You two, go out and scout the way. If there's no problem, we'll rush over to support them. We'll go through Guomao Street."
Guomao Street is a bit far from that place, and by the time they arrive, the other teams should have arrived too.
Qian Hao saw through Zhang Dong's little thoughts, but he would not expose them. He didn't want to go even more than Zhang Dong did. Zhang Dong had superpowers, but he didn't. If he went, he would be committing suicide.
He glanced outside. Although the rain was getting lighter, it was still drizzling. He knew that Zhang Dong did it on purpose, but there was no need for him to conflict with him at this time. He pushed the bench aside, stood up, and walked out with the thin yellow man.
Of course Zhang Dong felt that Qian Hao was reluctant, but he still had to obey him. A smug look flashed in his cloudy eyes, his thick lips raised, and he stood up arrogantly.
Before the end of the world, he and Qian Hao were both members of a pyramid scheme organization. Qian Hao was his superior, and he either beat or scolded him. But after the end of the world, he awakened his superpowers, and their identities and status changed completely. By chance, they joined Blood and Bone. Because they had superpowers, they could burn, kill, and loot without fear, and were instead flattered and fawned upon by everyone.
The end of the world is so wonderful!
He opened his palm and a flame ignited, pretending to dry some parts of his body that were wet by the rain. He waited for the two men to come back in a mess in a dry state, and he could laugh at them loudly.
He walked around the store and noticed a door behind the shelf. His sporadic work experience before the end of the world told him that it should be a small warehouse or a lounge. Maybe he could find some good stuff in there. It would be even better if he could find a few cigarettes!
Cigarettes are a good thing in the end times.
He did not move the shelf rashly, but patted the door cautiously. Zombies are sensitive to sounds and the breath of living people. He patted several times but heard no movement from inside. He wanted to find some good things before the two men came back. The eager greed in his turbid eyes almost flowed out. He moved the shelf effortlessly and kicked the door open.
It is a rest room of less than six square meters.
In the dim light, he saw the red plastic-shelled tobacco packages and even half a bottle of wine on the table.
He was delighted, lit a flame in his palm for lighting, walked in with some urgency, and grabbed the tobacco box on the table.
As soon as he got the tobacco box, he felt a chill on his back. He turned around and the flame in his hand suddenly revealed a terrifying black face with no visible features, which scared him to death!
Without thinking, he threw the flame in his hand towards the person in front of him!
Halfway through throwing it, the flame went out in the air. Zhang Dong opened his eyes but could no longer speak.
A short blade pierced his temples and pierced his head through.
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