Chapter 3 Countermeasures.
These days, Mo Xiu stayed in his room, not only eating and sleeping, but also continuously cultivating the supernatural abilities within his body.
Even though he had made plans not to worry about trivial matters like in his previous life, the premise for everything was still to survive.
The fundamental condition for a person to survive and thrive in the apocalypse is strength.
In her previous life, Mo Xiu never understood how this apocalypse began, even on her deathbed.
Unlike what is described in the novel, there is no so-called red rain, and no large-scale climate change.
As for whether some lousy research institute leaked such a terrible virus, they haven't received any similar information.
He killed countless zombies over the years, but none of them had a crystal core in their brains.
Only occasionally can one or two crystals of a different color be found in mutated plants; they look like irregularly shaped gemstones. They are beautiful, extremely rare, but indeed, they are good for enhancing supernatural abilities.
If we must say something, those crystal-like things do exist in the bodies of superhumans, but not every superhuman has them.
Later, a research institute announced that only those with superpowers at level four or above had a chance of possessing a crystal core.
The methods for advancing in supernatural abilities are varied. Some rely purely on innate talent for meditation, such as absorbing the essence of the sun and moon. Others advance inexplicably after consuming some strange plant. Of course, the probability of this is very small.
Combat is the way most superhumans level up. Just like constantly practicing releasing superhuman abilities, over time, the superhuman abilities within the body will become more and more freely controlled, and the recovery will be faster.
Gradually, quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and then it upgrades.
Mo Xiu didn't know the specific reason either.
He only knew that he was definitely a gifted individual because he improved his skills through meditation.
He could feel the pathways through which his superpowers circulated within his body, which was why his superpowers improved faster than others.
Mo Xiu had a premonition that his lightning and wind abilities should reach level two within the next day or two.
On the second night, Mo Xiu once again cultivated under the moonlight.
A faint halo emanated from the youth, with purple representing lightning-type abilities and cyan representing wind-type abilities.
The faint lights converged, forming a flowing circle around him.
The flow of light and shadow was slow at first, but it gradually accelerated. Then, at a certain moment, the light and shadow suddenly expanded, and a relatively strong energy burst forth from Mo Xiu's body.
From that moment on, his superpower finally advanced from level one to level two, and his attack power increased exponentially.
When she opened her eyes again, Mo Xiu spread her arms and looked at a ball of lightning that was constantly flashing with light floating above her.
He then waved his other hand, unleashing a wind blade that left a deep mark on the wall.
After testing her newly upgraded ability, Mo Xiu smiled contentedly, lay back on the bed, and fell peacefully asleep.
Mo Xiu was sleeping soundly, but the rest of the team were all suffering from insomnia.
They gathered together, their mood even more anxious than two days prior. This wasn't just because of Mo Xiu's rejection, but also because their supplies were severely depleted.
After all, they had become too dependent on Mo Xiu these past few days. They had hardly ever gone out to find food themselves; the entire team's survival depended on Mo Xiu.
Even if Mo Xiu is very capable, it would be extremely difficult for him to provide supplies for so many people on his own.
This resulted in them secretly storing some food, but in very small quantities.
Now that Mo Xiu has quit, it means they're about to go hungry.
They desperately wanted to find Mo Xiu and force this useful ox-horse to continue working. However, the thought of the move he had made using his lightning-based supernatural abilities made them hesitant to act rashly.
"Brother Xi, what should we do? You have to think of something! Isn't Mo Xiu usually the one who listens to you the most?" A boy with dyed yellow hair said anxiously.
Upon hearing what the other party said, Xi Wenlin did not make any promises as he usually would.
Given the current situation, he really wasn't sure if Mo Xiu would still be as obedient as before.
But in his heart, Mo Xiu definitely treated him differently from others. Xi Wenlin felt there might be other reasons why Mo Xiu had been so disrespectful to him on these two occasions.
After all, it's the apocalypse, and if I keep hanging on like this, I might anger Mo Xiu.
It seems the other party wants to gain some tangible benefits from me.
Xi Wenlin thought about it and realized that Mo Xiu was actually quite good-looking, sunny and handsome, and was the male god in the hearts of many people back in school.
Unfortunately, he's straight.
However, now that things have come to this point, Xi Wenlin felt he shouldn't continue being sentimental; survival was the top priority.
Thinking of this, Xi Wenlin gritted his teeth and waited until everyone else had gone back to rest, and it was late at night. Only then did he carefully tidy himself up and gently knock on Mo Xiu's door.
It was the dead of night, a time when everyone was already asleep, including Mo Xiu, who had been lying down the earliest.
However, the vigilance left over from her previous life still made Mo Xiu wake up the moment the other party knocked on the door.
Looking at the sky outside and the force of the knocking, it seemed unusual for the other person to come looking for me at this time.
Mo Xiu frowned, sat up, walked to the door and opened it, and saw Xi Wenlin standing opposite her.
For some reason, Mo Xiu found the other person's smile today rather strange.
Especially Xi Wenlin's attire: not only were the buttons of his white shirt undone all the way up to his chest, but he wasn't even wearing pants, only a pair of boxer briefs.
This was the first time Mo Xiu had ever seen her senior, who usually loved to boast about his elegance and refinement, act so flamboyantly.
"Mo Xiu, may I come in?"
Xi Wenlin blushed, thinking himself very charming, and looked at the young man opposite him. He bit his lip and said softly.
Mo Xiu was genuinely disgusted by what she saw.
He immediately said, "No." Then he slammed the door shut.
After returning to her room, Mo Xiu couldn't help but shiver even with her back to the door. She touched the goosebumps on her arm, feeling disgusted, and couldn't understand what serious illness had struck this person today.
Mo Xiu slammed the door shut with a loud bang, waking up everyone else living nearby. They opened their doors to see what was happening and were greeted by Xi Wenlin's flamboyant appearance and the unpleasant look on his face.
Given his appearance and the fact that he comes knocking on someone's door in the middle of the night, who wouldn't know what he wants to do?
Hearing the mocking laughter of some people, Xi Wenlin wished he could disappear into the ground.
He gritted his teeth and quickly left, feeling resentful towards Mo Xiu. He felt that even if he had been a bit pretentious before, Mo Xiu shouldn't have deliberately embarrassed him and made him lose face like that.
Xi Wenlin was filled with resentment and was so angry that he couldn't sleep all night.
He decided to teach Mo Xiu a lesson, and the next day he found the rest of the team early in the morning. He said he would unite everyone's strength to put pressure on Mo Xiu.
"No, what are you thinking? Mo Xiu is a lightning-type ability user. Have you forgotten that arc of lightning on the ground last time? How could we possibly be his match?" Someone couldn't help but retort after hearing Xi Wenlin's suggestion.
Xi Wenlin had been thinking all night, and now he seemed very confident. He said, "One or two of us might not be a match for him, but what about all of us?"
Xiao Wan, you said you're also a superhuman, do you really think Mo Xiu's superpower is that strong?
Xi Wenlin asked Xiao Wan, whose name was Lu Pingwan. She was a level one water-type ability user in the team. Her ability was not yet offensive, and she could produce about a small bucket of water a day.
"this……"
Lu Pingwan hesitated when she heard Xi Wenlin's question. Her superpower was indeed very weak; a small bucket of water was already her limit.
However, a middle-aged man with a somewhat sleazy appearance, who was an earth-type ability user, took the initiative to speak up: "Level one ability isn't that strong. I guess that last lightning arc was already his limit."
They were just trying to scare us; it was so sudden we didn't have time to react.
After hearing the uncle's words, everyone's minds started to work again.
Although they were still somewhat wary of Mo Xiu because of her special abilities, dealing with her was still more worthwhile than going out to find supplies and facing hordes of zombies and terrifying monsters.
They hadn't expected that after they had finished discussing everything and arrived at Mo Xiu's room, the door would open from the inside on its own.
Mo Xiu stood at the doorway, leaning against the door frame, smiling at them, holding a sturdy-looking iron rod in her hand.
Seeing this, Lu Pingwan, who had come along, quietly took a few steps back. She inexplicably felt that Mo Xiu was even more dangerous than the last time she had seen him.
"Mo Xiu, what do you mean by this?" Xi Wenlin asked, feigning composure.
"It doesn't mean anything."
Mo Xiu smiled, walked out of the room, picked up the iron bar and pointed it at the very sturdy stone tea table in the hall.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw a large ball of lightning shoot out from the top of the iron rod, shattering the stone coffee table.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them, and Mo Xiu himself was quite satisfied. He tapped the iron rod in his hand, finding that the lightning ball guided by this rod was indeed much easier to aim than one thrown directly.
After he finished doing all this, he turned to look at the crowd surrounding him and said casually, "So, what brings you here?"
Those around them, looking at the shards of stone on the ground, had completely lost the imposing aura they had just built up. They all hurriedly shook their heads.
Finally, someone pushed Xi Wenlin, the leader, forward and said, "It's not us looking for you, it's him. He says he has something to say to you!"
Xi Wenlin met Mo Xiu's ambiguous smile and felt extremely apprehensive.
All the prepared remarks he had made in his head were ruined. After struggling for a while, he finally managed to say, "No, nothing, we just wanted to ask if you were hungry."
"Oh? So you came here specifically to check if I'm hungry?"
Mo Xiu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "In that case, bring out all the food you've prepared."
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