Chapter 2 Night Visit
Her long fingers rested on the edge of the drawstring.
Yan Chuanbai looked over.
A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes. He was about to wave him away when he suddenly met Qi He's nonchalant expression. He paused, curiosity and amusement taking over.
"What deal?"
Qi He was still stroking the straps in an ambiguous manner, his mind still on the material of the straps. His eyes casually passed over Yan Chuanbai's slender waist... and the Beretta 92FS under his hand.
His eyes moved greedily.
Then he restrained himself and took it back before the other party noticed.
"I need a set of equipment."
Yan Chuanbai was a little surprised and narrowed his eyes. "Equipment?"
Qi He, "Self-protection."
Before Yan Chuanbai could refuse, he spoke with a loving look, "Otherwise, will you protect me?"
"..." Yan Chuanbai seemed to be disgusted, "Okay." At the end, he looked at him scrutinizingly, as if he was amused, "Since it's a deal, what can you give?"
Qi He was silent for two seconds, then gently pressed his collar, "Of course, body..."
Yan Chuanbai's eyebrows twitched.
He thought this person had changed, but it turns out he is still so shameless.
【■■■The key plot ends■■■】
【The plot has been approved, please wait for the next release. 】
Qi He felt relieved, and clenched his fist around his collar. His expression suddenly became serious, "...do it."
Yan Chuanbai: “?”
Yan Chuanbai didn't hear clearly, "What?"
Qi He said in a smooth tone, "I said, of course we'll do it ourselves. We'll split the captured crystal cores 30% to 70%." He added, "You get 30% and I get 70%. Even the smallest flaws can be dealt with with a knife."
Yan Chuanbai: ...
After a while, he took a deep breath and said, "Okay."
He didn't even care about that little bit of crystal core; his focus was elsewhere.
It was not convenient to stay here any longer, so Qi He packed up and prepared to leave with Yan Chuanbai. He turned around and took a knife with him, and collected some useful things.
The system flashes: [Don't do unnecessary things. ]
It refers to the matter of him asking Yan Chuanbai for equipment.
Qi He collected the things without changing his expression. "How can it be called redundant? I am only doing my duty and serving the plot."
The system listened: […How did you say that?]
"To complete the story, I must first ensure my survival. If I don't have a special skill or enough crystal cores, Yan Chuanbai will probably go his separate ways after sending me to the base."
【You can be as persistent as the original owner. 】
Qi He asked lightly, "How did the original owner die?"
[……] The value of being useless is too high, it’s useless to death.
The system was unwilling to accept this: [How did you know that Yan Chuanbai would go his separate ways after sending you to the base?]
Qi He suddenly turned around and called out, "Yan Chuanbai."
Yan Chuanbai was standing by the window looking downstairs. He turned around and asked, "What's going on?"
Qi He pursed his lips and lowered his eyes slightly, "After you send me to the base, will you come to see me again?"
Yan Chuanbai sneered, "I've sent you to the base this time, and I've repaid Uncle Qi and Aunt Wen's kindness. From now on, we owe each other nothing and go our separate ways."
Qi He immediately turned back and said to the system: Look.
system:【……】
On the other end, Yan Chuanbai frowned.
He looked at Qi He's back as he turned away quickly. The latter did not reply, but just stood in front of the table, motionless.
He looked very hurt.
Yan Chuanbai looked at it for two seconds and then made another "tsk" sound.
He jokingly said: "It's the end of the world now, so we should be less sympathetic." Especially for a selfish person like Qi He, who was probably just regretting that he would no longer be able to profit from him.
Once the person is sent to the base, his life or death has nothing to do with me.
…
He glanced sideways, "Put it away and leave."
Qi He had just finished fooling the system and was in a good mood. "Okay."
-
His clothes were wet, so before leaving, Qi He changed into a white T-shirt.
The two hurried downstairs.
We didn't encounter any fresh zombies along the way, and I don't know if Yan Chuanbai took care of them when he came up.
After leaving the residential building, an off-road vehicle was parked on the side of the road.
A young man with dyed yellow hair was leaning against the door, holding a rifle and on guard. When he saw Yan Chuanbai coming down, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Brother Yan!"
Qi He took a look and said: It turns out there are other people traveling with me.
Huangmao glanced sideways and saw him. In front of the dilapidated building, the face was so clean and elegant that it didn't seem like it was from the end of the world. He was stunned for a moment, "Brother Yan, is this the person you want to pick up?"
Yan Chuanbai obviously didn't want to talk more, "Yeah."
After saying that, he walked over and opened the car door, "Get in."
The car door slammed shut!
Huang Mao glanced at the car door, then at Qi He, as if he was a little confused about the situation. He said "Oh" twice and greeted Qi He.
"Get in the car."
"Okay." Qi He followed and sat in the back seat.
After getting on the bus, he realized there were four of us on the trip, including him.
The yellow-haired man was driving, and the passenger seat was occupied by a girl with medium-length hair tied in a ponytail and a bit of baby fat on her cheeks. Qi He and Yan Chuanbai sat in the back seat, with an empty seat between them.
The yellow-haired man is named Zhou Ziqian. He was in the same army as Yan Chuanbai and dyed his hair after retiring from the army.
The girl's name is Meng Yan. She followed the two of them after being left behind by her former teammates.
At this moment, Meng Yan was leaning against the back of her chair, turning around and looking at me with a pair of sharp eyes. "Oh... So Brother Yan made a special detour to H City just to pick you up. What's your name?"
Qi He was very calm, "Qi He."
"Are you also a mutant?"
The person who could make Yan Chuanbai come to pick him up specially must be a very important person or a powerful person with superpowers.
Qi He paused, "Not yet, I'm slow to warm up."
Meng Yan, “…”
Suddenly, a sneer came from the side.
Yan Chuanbai leaned against the car window, glancing sideways. Thinking of the hand that had rested on his belt just now in the house, that "physical...action," a mocking expression crossed his face. "Slow to warm up?"
"I think you're quite irritable."
Qi He stopped him helplessly, "You are still outside, don't talk nonsense."
The people in the front row suddenly pricked up their ears:?
“…”
Yan Chuanbai had seen his ability to make things worse with just a few words, so he was too lazy to say anything more to him.
My hand clapped somewhere, and "bang!" The empty seat in the middle suddenly opened, revealing a secret compartment underneath: spare weapons and equipment were neatly arranged.
"Choose."
Qi He was immediately attracted and stopped talking dirty.
There were three or four types of guns, presumably designed to suit different combat situations. He glanced at them and, without hesitation, chose a Beretta M92F: double-stack magazine, high accuracy, strong adaptability—and, most importantly, lightweight and compact.
The thin muscles he had trained in the original world were "repaired" by the plot after he came here, and he could not carry a heavy gun.
Yan Chuanbai took a look and was not too surprised.
After Qi He picked out the gun, he put on the tactical sling.
A black drawstring held up his loose white T-shirt, faintly highlighting his figure. His shoulders swayed, his waist was thin, and his skin was pale. Against the backdrop of Yan Chuanbai next to him, he inexplicably looked a bit thin.
Yan Chuanbai's mouth twitched as he looked at the equipment in his hand. "They won't die with regrets, will they?"
Qi He assured him, "I will make sure they die a deserved death."
Meng Yan kept turning her head as she listened, "...you might mean 'a worthy death'."
Zhou Ziqian gripped the steering wheel tightly and couldn't help but say, "You speak as if they are destined to have a bad end."
“…”
Yan Chuanbai felt annoyed by what he heard and waved his hand to end the topic.
-
On the way, Zhou Ziqian briefly explained the situation.
There are currently three major human bases in the country.
The headquarters base is in the north and is directly managed by the military. The remaining bases I and II accept most ordinary citizens and are managed by powerful psychics.
"Brother Yan was originally going to the headquarters base, but he said he would pick you up halfway, so we will go to the nearest base I first."
Qi He nodded, "Thank you for asking you to take a detour."
Zhou Ziqian immediately said, "No need to bother, this is what I deserve!"
"..." Qi He leaned closer to Yan Chuanbai and lowered his voice, "Did he retire from the army because he offended someone with his words?" Even the nice words he said sounded like thorns.
As the distance between them shortened, shoulders touched arms.
Yan Chuanbai took a look and pushed him away, "Nowhere near as good as you."
Talking is like laying mines.
Qi He was just asking casually; he had no intention of delving into other people's pasts. After sitting up straight, he looked out the window at the road scene moving backwards. The city in the distance lay desolate and rusty, the road surface collapsed, and the guardrails were damaged.
"System, what's the plot of Base I?"
[Advanced screenings are not supported.]
"..." Qi He said patiently, "When will the next key plot be?"
Next time.
Qi He said woodenly, "Does that mean I have to improvise every time?" After a moment, he felt relieved and said, "Fortunately, I always perform well. You tied me up, and you really tied up a treasure."
A sharp electric current flashed through my mind, as if I had received a great stimulation.
…
They drove on the highway all the way.
Probably in a hurry, he ignored the sporadic zombies he encountered on the road and drove past them at full speed.
It was almost evening when they found a place to stay in a nearby city.
This is a suburb.
It was probably a recently developed property, with rows of single-family villas spaced widely apart. There weren't many residents, so the zombie population wasn't as dense as in the city.
They parked the car in front of a house's gate, took the food and equipment and walked in.
"You guys wait here, I'll go in and take a look."
After Yan Chuanbai finished speaking, he walked straight into the house.
Zhou Ziqian looked around and said, "The yard is quite big, I'll go to the back and take a look. You two can take care of each other."
As he said this, he picked up his gun and went to the back to scout the environment.
For a moment, only Qi He and Meng Yan were left in the front yard.
Meng Yan explained, "They came from the military and have this kind of professional habits."
Qi He, "Like this."
After these two sentences, the air became quiet again.
Qi He was adapting to his new environment. He hadn't noticed it when he first arrived, but when he encountered zombies on the road just now, the real decaying existence was more shocking than what he had seen in the game.
It seemed to remind him that this was a game that could not be rewound.
After a moment of silence, Qi He withdrew his thoughts.
Only then did I realize that during the few minutes of silence, Meng Yan seemed a little embarrassed, wanting to talk but not wanting to disturb her.
He thought for two seconds and then brought up the topic again, "Are you also a mutant?"
Meng Yan relaxed slightly, "Yes, wood-related ability."
As she spoke, she moved her fingers, and the grass in the yard surged, and all nodded towards Qi He.
“They’re saying, hello~”
"..." Qi He nodded politely, "Hello everyone."
He recalled Meng Yan's words about being abandoned by her former teammates. "Since you have superpowers, why were you abandoned?"
Speaking of this, Meng Yan's face turned red with anger. "I didn't have superpowers back then. We encountered a zombie horde, and to save resources, they abandoned me and drove away! Luckily, Brother Yan and the others passed by and saved me. When I was on the verge of death, I was stimulated and my superpowers were stimulated."
Qi He comforted her, "It can be considered a blessing in disguise."
Meng Yan felt more relieved and reciprocated his kindness by comforting him, "You will have it too! Next time you're in danger, try calling out a more powerful superpower. That's how I called it out."
...Can superpowers be called out?
Qi He was skeptical, "Why did you yell?"
Meng Yan: "At that time, the zombies surrounded us and we were at the end of our rope. At the critical moment, I shouted: "Fuck!"
Qi He, “…”
The endless stream of complaints made the air quiet again.
Fortunately, Yan Chuanbai and the others came back soon.
"There are no zombies here. It's safe for now."
Yan Chuanbai stood at the door and reminded, "Remember to lock the doors and windows at night. If there is any unusual noise, don't open the door easily - unless someone is calling for help. Also, the rooms are far apart and the sound insulation is very good. If you encounter danger, shout for help louder."
Meng Yan nodded rapidly, "Yeah!"
Qi He followed suit, "Yeah."
Yan Chuanbai glanced at him. Then he walked past a few people and headed towards the gate. "I'll reinforce the defenses."
The two people beside him took two steps back as usual, and Qi He was even pulled by Meng Yan.
He raised his eyebrows and looked forward.
Yan Chuanbai raised a hand, and the temperature around him suddenly dropped. It was sunset, and the afterglow shone obliquely into the courtyard. He lowered his brows, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.
Click…click…click…
A circle of ice wall three or four meters high formed out of thin air, wrapping the yard tightly.
Yan Chuanbai's special ability is ice-related.
Qi He was watching thoughtfully when he suddenly heard Zhou Ziqian's whisper behind him, "Brother Yan's ability is at least S-level, so we'd rather take a detour than not follow him. Because there's no absolutely safe route, following Brother Yan's route is the safest."
Qi He gave him an approving look and said, "You are wise."
As the protagonist, he always survives to the end.
Zhou Ziqian was proud, "Of course, my IQ is really impressive~"
Not only that, it is also pure natural and pollution-free...
Qi He skipped this overly subjective topic and looked at the basically formed ice wall.
"Is it safe now?"
Zhou Ziqian nodded. "Basically. In the early stages of the infection, the zombies we encountered along the way were all low-level, only able to walk and not climb walls. However, in the past few days, their movement speed seems to have increased, which shows that zombies can also evolve."
This is true. Qi He sighed: When it evolves to the later stage, the intelligence and quotient will be extraordinary.
"Okay, go in."
Yan Chuanbai had already withdrawn his hand and walked over.
The topic was interrupted and the four of them entered the villa together.
-
As you enter the door, you can see that the villa is designed to be hollow.
The second floor is a circular corridor, with four rooms occupying each side, so they are indeed quite far apart.
They each chose a room.
When Qi He reached the second floor stairs and was about to go to his bedroom, Meng Yan called him, "Qi He, if there's any danger at night, you can call me!"
Qi He put on the gun bag on his waist and felt the need to clarify, "It's okay, actually I'm quite..."
"Hey!" Zhou Ziqian suddenly bumped into Meng Yan and whispered, "Qi He and Brother Yan are here."
After he said that, he suddenly felt that his emotional intelligence and EQ were really high.
Meng Yan seemed to understand, "Oh!"
Qi He was interrupted, "..."
As he was speaking, there was a sound of someone leaning against the door from the other end.
Yan Chuanbai had already put down his backpack and came out. He leaned against the door and looked at the three people who had not yet entered the house with an inexplicable expression.
"Why are you still here?"
The remaining two people scattered.
Qi He straightened his clothes and walked over, "They have a lot to say to me."
He was answered with a cold laugh and the sound of a door slamming mercilessly. Bang!
…
Qi He returned to his room and locked the doors and windows.
He glanced through the window. Night had already fallen outside, and a layer of ice wall blocked the view outside, with dense vegetation.
【What is the host looking at? 】
A sudden voice sounded.
Qi He said, "Outside."
The system, still brooding over the damage he had done, sneered at his words: "There's no point in looking at it again. This is the world before the end of the world. It's so cruel."
Qi He's eyes moved slightly, "I'm looking at that layer of ice wall. Can I use it to take a bath after it melts?"
He also has an occupational disease, wanting to use everything he sees for himself.
system:【……】
Qi He shook his head and sighed, "After all, Yan Chuanbai hates me so much, he probably won't go out of his way to get ice for me to take a bath. But what can I do? I really want it."
The system took the initiative to talk to me once, but I was unhappy all night. I hid back in the little genius's watch and didn't respond anymore.
We have to get up early and travel the next day.
After Qi He finished the dry food Zhou Ziqian had distributed, he lay down on the bed and prepared to sleep. He took off his tactical sling, but still placed the gun next to his pillow where it was convenient.
It is quiet at night, and the windows block out the sounds from the outside world.
Qi He closed his eyes and gradually fell into a light sleep...
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking windows.
He opened his eyes instantly, his hand simultaneously reaching for the gun beside his pillow. Looking up, he saw a zombie breaking through the window under the moonlight, shattering glass all over the floor.
The speed was so fast that it looked like wing membranes under the outstretched arms...?
Click.
It only takes a second to load and raise the gun.
Qi He didn't even blink. At the moment he aimed at the zombie's forehead, he suddenly thought of something and paused. Then he flipped to the side with a "thump".
…
Twenty minutes later.
There were two knocks on Yan Chuanbai's door.
Yan Chuanbai suddenly opened his eyes from a light sleep, his vision clear. He casually reached for the gun on the bedside table, frowned, and looked towards the door. "Who?"
A gentle and calm voice came: "Me."
His frown deepened.
Then he stood up, his hand pausing for a moment on the doorknob before pressing it with a click. At the same time, the muzzle of his gun warily pointed outside through the palm-wide crack in the door.
In the end times, we must not underestimate the evil of human nature.
Behind the muzzle of the gun, Qi He's handsome face was revealed.
Her clean, gentle face was non-aggressive, her dark hair casually draped over her brows, and her eyes blinked at him. Her gaze was downward, and she didn't hold a gun.
Yan Chuanbai's shoulders relaxed a little, but he was still on guard. "...What are you doing?"
Qi He sighed, "Yan Chuanbai, I can't sleep."
Yan Chuanbai's eyelids twitched.
This person's words always bounce back and forth between "full of hints" and "just a misunderstanding." Now he comes knocking on his door in the middle of the night, saying he can't sleep—
Yan Chuanbai twitched his lips in mockery, "You can't sleep, it's my fault..."
Suddenly, he paused.
His eyelids fluttered open, and he looked towards the corridor outside the door. There came another faint breath, "Who!"
"That's right."
Qi He leaned slightly sideways as Yan Chuanbai pushed the door open and explained, "I caught a flying zombie."
The door opened and the scene in the corridor came into view.
I saw a zombie tied up on the corridor railing, its jaw removed, and drooling at Qi He.
Qi He seemed unaware and gestured to the others, "Do you think it would be better for us to study it first, or store it somewhere temporarily?"
Yan Chuanbai, “…”
The author has something to say:
Zombie: Ta-ta-ta…
Qi He (dongdong): You have an Ele.me order delivered.
Yan Chuanbai: It turns out that "Ele.me" refers to the order itself. I've learned something new.
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