Chapter 221 As expected, cunning
The entrance to the cave gradually became clearer ahead. It was a cave entrance that was tens of meters high, and you could see all kinds of stalactites hanging inside even from a distance.
"There seems to be someone inside the cave," someone exclaimed in surprise.
Meng Shiwan stared intently and indeed saw what appeared to be figures moving inside the cave, though she couldn't make them out clearly through the rain.
Wu Mingsheng felt a glimmer of hope: "Is it possible that some of the superhumans who came before also saw through the zombie king's illusion and didn't die?"
This possibility is very high.
As long as the Zombie King doesn't make a move, once their powers are exhausted and they stand in the zombie horde waiting to die, the illusion will shatter the moment the zombies engulf them.
In short, while the zombie horde looks terrifying, it is actually harmless. The real threat comes from the zombie king hidden within the horde.
Whether those who enter can survive depends mainly on whether the zombie king makes a move.
They rushed into the cave and were pleasantly surprised to see the person inside.
Before they could speak, Wu Ming interrupted, "Li Yang? You're still alive? Where are the others? Why are you the only one I see?"
Everyone looked at Wu Ming with puzzlement, somewhat confused.
Because the list of people working here, including the list of superhumans who came in before, does not include anyone named Li Yang.
Li Yang appeared quite anxious. "They're all dead, only I'm left. I don't know what happened, but when the zombie horde reached me, it all vanished at once, which is how I managed to survive until now..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wu Ming and Meng Shiwan attacked Li Yang simultaneously.
Unleashing their supernatural abilities to the fullest extent, every attack is a killing blow.
Wu Ming's wind blade slashed towards his head, while Meng Shiwan's lightning-based ability narrowed its range and struck down on his head.
Just as their attacks were about to strike Li Yang, he vanished into thin air, as if he had never existed.
Wu Ming cursed under his breath, "As expected, cunning."
The others then came to their senses.
"Is that the Zombie King?"
"If we had believed it, wouldn't the zombie king have disguised himself as someone we knew, infiltrated our group, and wiped us all out?"
"When did zombies become so smart? Everyone be careful, watch out for people you know, and don't let the zombie king sneak into our group."
The current situation is that they are in the open, while the zombie king is in the shadows, which makes things very difficult.
Furthermore, the zombie king's illusions greatly aid his concealment and hiding, making it difficult to catch him.
With no immediate clues, everyone stayed put and rested.
Inside the cave, where acid rain couldn't get in, they were finally able to take off their uncomfortable acid rain-proof armor, eat something, and catch their breath.
After Meng Shiwan used her water-based supernatural abilities to cleanse herself of the acid rain, she lost her metallic form and sat down on a large rock nearby.
The metal shorts collided with the stone, making a tinkling sound.
She took out a boxed lunch from her spatial storage, opened it, and popped it into her mouth.
The rich aroma of stir-fried dishes filled the air. Everyone sniffed hard and looked in the direction of the smell. They saw Meng Shiwan sitting on a large rock, eating a lunchbox shaped like a plate containing three dishes and a soup.
Braised prawns, fried eggs with chives, and a stir-fried bok choy, with a small box of pork rib and mushroom soup on the side, all served with rice—they couldn't believe how delicious it was.
Most importantly, it even came with a serving of diced fruit.
It's the end of the world! Even in the end times, are people still eating so lavishly?
This group of people are capable and powerful, and they usually live a pretty good life, often able to eat meat, eggs, frozen seafood, and rice.
But chives, bok choy, and fruit are now rare finds everywhere.
These things are hard to grow and even harder to store. When the apocalypse comes, everyone will be busy hoarding more important supplies. Who will spend time and effort figuring out how to store these perishable vegetables and fruits?
While spatial ability users can preserve food for a long time, spatial ability users are so rare that their spaces are used for more important purposes, and they certainly wouldn't use them to store food.
This has led to fresh fruits and vegetables becoming a rarity.
They didn't notice it when they ate it every day, but now that they haven't eaten it for a long time, they crave fruits and vegetables more than meat.
They all stared at Meng Shiwan's boxed lunch and swallowed hard.
The compressed biscuits, instant noodles, and bread in their hands suddenly lost their appeal; compared to Meng Shiwan's food, they tasted utterly bland.
Ye Sangyu leaned closer, swallowing hard. "Sister, I didn't see your backpack. Where did you get this lunchbox? It's still steaming hot."
She was genuinely craving it, but she was also genuinely curious.
Ye Sangyu guessed that Meng Shiwan might have spatial abilities, which she found absurd.
Looking back now, she saw Meng Shiwan use lightning-type, ice-type, healing-type, metal-type, and wind-type abilities.
She just saw Meng Shiwan clean up the acid rain, and it seemed like she even used water-based abilities. Now, is she going to use spatial abilities too?
How can one person possess so many superpowers?
This is terrifying.
Ye Sangyu stood to the side watching longingly. Meng Shiwan had a good impression of her, so she took out a boxed lunch from her spatial storage and handed it to her.
Ye Sangyu was flattered and quickly accepted the gift, exclaiming in astonishment, "Sister, you really have spatial abilities? How did you awaken so many abilities all at once? You're a genius among geniuses!"
This wasn't the first time Meng Shiwan had witnessed such shock; she was almost numb to it.
Meng Shiwan urged her, "Eat quickly, we still need to find the Zombie King after we've eaten our fill."
"Okay, sure."
Ye Sangyu quickly opened her lunchbox; her dishes were quite different from Meng Shiwan's.
Braised chicken legs, pork stew with green beans, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, served with seaweed and vegetable soup, and rice with a few pieces of cantaloupe on the side.
When the rich aroma of food wafted into Ye Sangyu's head, she almost fainted from the fragrance.
"How long has it been? I haven't had such a sumptuous meal in so long. I'm so happy. Sister, you're so kind."
She sat next to Meng Shiwan, showing off a bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, her eyes crinkling with happiness as she slowly savored it.
As for the others, they were now swallowing hard. They could smell that not only were the ingredients good, but the chef's skills were also excellent, which was why the food smelled so good.
Some people were itching to try and ask Meng Shiwan if she could sell them a copy.
Taking advantage of his good relationship with Meng Shiwan, Wu Ming leaned in and asked, "Is it good? What does it taste like? Did Lu Yu cook it? It smells so good!"
His desire to eat couldn't be clearer.
Meng Shiwan replied casually, "A box of a thousand crystal cores, want some?"
Wu Ming: ...
Got it. The fact that they were secretly reselling the ability-enhancing fluid behind Meng Shiwan's back hasn't been forgotten yet.
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