"...Ahem, Chaozi, why don't you go first? I've never tried this before and I don't know how to proceed."

Ruan Ning herself has a mild fear of heights, and she was terrified by this method of jumping off a building without any protective measures except the rope. If there hadn't been a third-level zombie at the door, she would have backed out by now.

Hearing this, Jiang Jingchao glanced at the girl next to him. Her lips were tightly pursed, and there was a hint of uneasiness in her clear eyes with distinct black and white. It seemed that she really didn't dare to go down first.

In Jiang Jingchao's eyes before the end of the world, Ruan Ning was a girl who couldn't be lifted or carried, was delicate and weak, timid but well protected. Back then, a prank by Gu Ge could scare her, even though they had been at peace with each other and had no connection with each other except that time, every time she saw any of them, she would avoid them as if they were the plague god.

To be honest, the fact that Ruan Ning did not cry or make a fuss when she encountered zombies in the past month and even killed zombies with them was enough for Jiang Jingchao to overturn his previous impression of her and start to look at her with new eyes.

Although Jiang Jingchao usually doesn't like to talk, he can see that Brother Gu now pays much more attention to this girl than before. At least Brother Gu took the initiative to take her to the imperial capital in S City, which surprised him and Lin Yang.

Jiang Jingchao nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll go down first and show you. Watch carefully, and when you come down later, don't be in a hurry, just hold on to the rope and come down slowly. Your safety is the most important."

The thick rope that Ruan Ning took out from the space was not long enough and was still a little short of the ground.

However, this rope was not something she collected. It was placed here by other members of the Dawn Team in City B. Otherwise, how could such a thing exist in her space? She never thought that one day she would face a situation where she would have to jump off a building.

Because the rope was not long enough, people had to slide down from it, then step onto the air conditioner next to the first floor and jump down from there to land.

What seemed like an extremely risky move to Ruan Ning was done neatly and efficiently by Jiang Jingchao, who reached the first floor smoothly in less than half a minute.

It doesn't look that difficult...

Ruan Ning stared at Jiang Jingchao's every move from above, and when he landed safely, the tension in his heart was slightly reduced.

When Jiang Jingchao threw the rope downstairs, he had already observed the surrounding environment. There was an open space under the building, without any plants, and there was no chance of being attacked, so it was very safe.

Jiang Jingchao looked around and after finding that everything was OK, he waved to the people above to come down.

Ruan Ning stood on the third-floor window sill, holding the rope, and took a deep breath.

Someone else has demonstrated it before, and if she continues to hesitate and waste time, she will have no way to justify herself.

The others present gave themselves the chance to escape first. The longer they stayed here, the more danger they would face.

Therefore, no matter how scared Ruan Ning was, he would not hold everyone back. The door of the dormitory looked weak, and the banging noises were getting louder and louder. If they continued to bang like this, and the third-level zombies ran in, the people who were still in the dormitory would be in danger.

Isn't it just the third floor? Why hesitate? If others can go down, she can too!

Ruan Ning hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, and jumped without caring about anything else.

The thick rope was strong and not easy to break, but it hurt her hands when it rubbed against her. She held the rope tightly and stepped on the wall carefully, moving step by step. Before she was halfway down, Ruan Ning's palms were completely red, her arms were sore, and she almost lost her grip on the rope.

"Ruan Ning, watch your step." Jiang Jingchao suddenly said to her from below.

"ah?"

Ruan Ning probably forgot to check the almanac before going out today, so everything went wrong. When Jiang Jingchao in front climbed down, nothing happened, it was very smooth, and she had just reached the second floor and was about to go to the air conditioner on the first floor, when a slippery, cold, and thorny vine suddenly stretched out from the window of the dormitory on the left side of the second floor, and when she was not paying attention, it wrapped around her ankle.

If Jiang Jingchao hadn't reminded her in time, Ruan Ning would probably have had to wait until her ankle was completely entangled before she realized the existence of the vine.

Ruan Ning noticed this scene and panicked. She quickly took out a knife from the space and tried to cut off the vines on her feet. She had seen with her own eyes how strong this thing's blood-sucking ability was. She had seen the strange boy in the corridor who was entangled by vines and bitten by zombies and had no power to struggle. She also remembered the many dried corpses neatly piled up in the stairwell who had died at some unknown time.

Ruan Ning didn't want to be one of those who died tragically.

However, Ruan Ning was in mid-air, so it was difficult for her to move. In addition, she had little strength, so it was difficult for her to cut the vines that were pulling at her ankles and hold on to the ropes. In the end, with her unremitting efforts, she got rid of the vines that were wrapped around her ankles, but because of the large amplitude of the movement, her hand holding the rope slipped and she fell straight down.

"ah!"

Ruan Ning's mind went blank, and he could only protect his head reflexively. He no longer dared to think about whether he would break his leg or his arm.

Why is there so much stuff in her space, but not a life-saving thing like a life-saving mat? !

Even though she knew that the chance of dying from falling from the second floor was very low, and even if she was unlucky and broke a leg or an arm, she could heal herself quickly with her healing abilities.

But, Ruan Ning is still afraid of pain, okay? !

Jiang Jingchao had been standing downstairs watching. From the moment the person above was attacked by the vines, he couldn't help but worry for her, fearing that she would not be able to get rid of the vines and be sucked dry of blood by them, or that some other accident would happen. How would he explain to his brother Gu who was helping him find his relatives in the other building?

Now I saw that she didn't hold on firmly and fell from the second floor without any protective measures. I ran over to catch her without thinking.

However, someone was one step faster than him. With lightning speed, he rushed to catch Ruan Ning who accidentally fell from the sky before he, who was just downstairs in the dormitory building, could catch him.

Jiang Jingchao was startled by this guy who suddenly jumped out from nowhere and rescued the person. He certainly would not hand Ruan Ning to a "stranger", even if he just ran over to save someone.

However, all these thoughts died down when Jiang Jingchao saw the face of the man who was one step ahead of him.

Here, Ruan Ning, who had already sensed that he was going to be doomed, waited for a long time but did not feel any pain. Instead, he fell into a warm and thick embrace.

Jiang Jingchao must have caught her downstairs in advance, right? He was the only one downstairs at the time, and Ruan Ning couldn't think of anyone else even if she racked her brains.

But then again, why does the smell on Jiang Jingchao's clothes smell so similar to the smell on Gu Yichen's body?

When Ruan Ning was taken to the factory in the safe zone of City S to kill zombies, she was injured and was forcibly carried by Gu Yicheng like a princess. She still has a deep impression of this.

"Ningning, are you okay? Are you injured?"

When Ruan Ning was struggling to get out of the man's arms, a slightly anxious voice sounded from above.

Ruan Ning's feeling was absolutely correct.

The person who caught her in time was Gu Yicheng, whom she thought could not be here.

Ruan Ning was slightly startled when she heard the familiar voice. She raised her head and looked at the person who had just saved her. She was stunned for a moment and murmured, "Brother?"

"It's me. I'm here." Gu Yicheng looked at the girl's palms that were rubbed by the rope, and her slender ankles that were left with purple marks from the vines. He hid the anger that was rising in his heart very well, and a hint of worry appeared between his brows.

Ruan Ning was frightened by the sudden fall from the sky, and she is still in shock. For some reason, when she heard this familiar and gentle voice, she felt her heart sour and tears were about to come out.

It's like a child who suddenly falls down while walking on the road. When there is no one around, he can get up by himself even if he is hurt, dust himself off and continue walking. But once someone he knows comes to comfort him, the feeling of grievance that bursts out from the bottom of his heart in an instant cannot be stopped.

Gu Yicheng looked at her aggrieved look from the side, feeling inexplicably anxious and a little annoyed, "Does the wound hurt?"

"It hurts... but I was so scared when I fell from up there just now. Luckily you are here, brother." She took a step closer and hugged the man in front of her. Her voice was gentle, soft, and contained a hint of grievance, which broke people's hearts.

When Gu Yicheng was hugged by Ruan Ning, his body stiffened for a moment. After a pause, he reached out and patted her shoulder, saying in a soothing tone: "It's okay, it's okay, it's safe now. I won't let this happen again."

While Ruan Ning was in an unstable mood, Xie Fei and Li Bao on the third floor also slid down the rope one after another.

When they came down from the building, they were also attacked by the vines on the second-floor windows. However, with Ruan Ning's experience, they were prepared. When they encountered such a situation again, they handled it much calmer. Although the process was a bit thrilling, both of them landed safely without any injuries or fright.

As for Lin Yang and the other two who were left behind by Gu Yicheng while he was rescuing people, they had already trotted downstairs right after the sudden situation occurred.

Everyone is here.

Ruan Ning did this because she was emotional, seeking comfort from an adult, something only a child would do. In fact, she was still very thin-skinned. After feeling aggrieved for a while, she felt that everyone was looking at her, and that the situation and the person in front of her were not right. She quickly let go of his hand, lowered her head, took a few steps back, and reached out to wipe away the tears that welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Although the tears were wiped away, there were several black marks on the face. Like a naughty little cat.

The dormitory they came down from had been unoccupied for some time, and no one had cleaned it. A thick layer of dust had accumulated on the windowsill. The dirt on Ruan Ning's hands was from that time.

After all this ordeal, her originally fair face was now dirty, and she had completely transformed from a fairy into the same dirty and dusty face as Jiang Jingyang and Xi Chen next to her.

Lin Yang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Gu, how did you get here just now?" He was standing next to Brother Gu at that time. In the blink of an eye, Brother Gu disappeared, and then he appeared downstairs of the dormitory building.

After hearing Lin Yang's question, Ruan Ning finally remembered the unscientific nature of Gu Yicheng saving her. Yes, how did the male protagonist suddenly appear here? ? !

When the space power is upgraded to level 6, it can teleport. This is one of the reasons why the attack power of the space power will increase greatly after reaching level 6.

But the hero is still far from the sixth level, it is impossible for him to have this ability so quickly.

"I'm not sure either. I just saw Ning Ning falling from up there, and I got anxious. I don't know how I came downstairs suddenly." Gu Yicheng remembered that the place where he saw Ruan Ning fall on the road was at least ten or twenty meters away from here.

Could it be related to his other supernatural power?

Those who have survived the apocalypse for two years in their previous lives know that, apart from being able to act as a walking safe house, the attack capabilities of space psychics are no different from those of ordinary people. They are like water psychics and healing psychics, and they are all beings that need to be protected in the team.

So after Gu Yicheng was reborn, he was both interested and uninterested in this extra ability. He was interested because the space ability was convenient for storing supplies, but he was uninterested because the space he had was enough for them at the moment, and he also had space for Ruan Ning. His desire to improve this space ability was far less strong than his desire to improve the lightning ability.

However, after what happened today, Gu Yicheng felt that perhaps everyone in his previous life, including him, was wrong about the idea of ​​space powers.

This ability might be very useful.