Chapter 65 Chapter 65 I can be your slave, do whatever I want...
The shorter man intended to answer directly, but the taller man bumped into him, causing him to swallow his words.
He looked at the other person with a puzzled expression, seemingly not understanding what the other person meant.
The tall man gave him a few more winks, which finally made him understand.
What the two thought was a discreet act was, in the eyes of Shan Ran and the other three, as obvious and ostentatious as an advertising billboard in a large square.
Shan Ran also gave Meng Xin a wink—there's something wrong with these two.
Meng Xinye: I also feel that something is amiss, I don't know what's going on.
The shorter man quickly made a decision. Ignoring the other man's expression, he said, "I'm a student at XX University. This is Ming. He used to be a security guard at our school. We're hiding in a lab in the basement of the teaching building. There are two other companions of ours there."
What a coincidence! The school they mentioned is exactly the one that Shanran and the others are planning to go to.
Since we share the same goal, it's even more convenient.
So they picked up the two people and drove towards the school.
Along the way, Cheng Liu first gave a brief overview of the outside world while subtly questioning the two men. Although they were wary, they were no match for the interrogation experts, the Kunwu team.
They quickly obtained their information.
The short man's name was Ren Shuhan. He was a boarding student. Because he lived far from home, he had not been able to go back. There was a group of boarding students at the school who were stranded due to fever and other reasons.
Like Shan Ran in the previous life, those people wanted to wait at the school, hoping the situation would improve and it would be safer outside before leaving, but they didn't expect things to get worse and worse until the end of the world came.
Several people died during a strong wind.
When the monsters first arrived, everyone was inexperienced and dared not fight them, so they only ran away, resulting in the deaths of many people.
Without food and without timely treatment of wounds, another wave of people died.
In the end, only 7 people remained: 6 students and 1 security guard, all of whom were superhumans. They hid in an abandoned laboratory in the basement of a teaching building.
The laboratory's iron door was sealed shut, but one of them, a metal-type ability user, altered the shape of the keyhole, allowing everyone to hide inside.
The iron gate was quite sturdy and could withstand attacks from low-level monsters. As long as they didn't make a sound, the monsters outside would leave quickly.
But they needed food, so they first went to the canteen to find something to eat, and when they ran out of food in the canteen, they had to go outside to look for food.
So the group spontaneously formed a small team and took turns going out to search for supplies.
Not long ago, when a small team was out on an outing, a couple died, leaving only 5 people.
Today, three of them formed a team and went out.
"Where is the other person? Where are your companions?"
Upon hearing Cheng Liucong's question, Ren Shuhan's body trembled slightly, while Ming Ge remained calm.
“Sigh,” Ming sighed, “We were just looking for supplies in a residential building. The building was very old, the windows were all broken, there was no one there, and very few monsters, so we thought it was relatively safe and let our guard down.”
Who knew that once we entered a room and were searching the kitchen, a ferocious beast suddenly leaped out of a cupboard, pounced on our companion, and bit his neck, and then…”
At this point, Ming choked up, looking extremely sad. "It all happened so fast, we didn't even have time to react. His neck was bleeding profusely. We frantically killed the monster and went to check on him, but... but he was already dying. There was nothing we could do but watch him go..."
Ren Shuhan turned his face away, looking very uncomfortable.
The school wasn't far away, and the car drove directly to the entrance of the teaching building that Ren Shuhan had pointed out.
The entire school was badly damaged; almost no glass was intact, debris was scattered everywhere, and many classroom doors were wide open, revealing the messy scenes inside.
However, perhaps because there is really not much human presence in the school, there are not many monsters here.
Guided by the directions, Shan Ran and the others went down to the basement level.
After coming down, a foul smell hit my nose.
A stench of decay, mixed with the sour smell of spoiled and fermented food, was strong and pungent, causing Shan Ran and the others to cover their noses, while the two in front seemed used to it.
The basement was poorly ventilated, and the group ate, drank, and relieved themselves there, only occasionally coming out for some fresh air after confirming it was safe.
It's not surprising that it tastes like that.
Arriving at an iron gate, Ren Shuhan knocked on the door. "Pera, Xiao Qiu, it's me."
The iron gate opened quickly, and two equally dirty people came out.
"You're finally back!"
"Are you all alright? How was your day?"
Both of them had very short, messy hair, and were covered in dirt so that their faces were obscured. Shanran only realized it was a girl by her voice.
After asking the question, they noticed the strangers behind them.
Having not been around strangers for so long, their first reaction was to take a step back and look at the newcomer with wary eyes.
Cheng Liu didn't look as fierce as Wei Qing. He stepped forward and softened his tone, saying, "Don't be afraid. We are from the official safe zone. We received a distress signal from the radio here and came here specifically to rescue you."
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Upon hearing this, one of the girls burst into tears, crying, "You've finally come! Finally, someone cares about us! I don't want to stay here anymore, boohoo..."
Another girl looked around, peering through the group to the back, and asked in confusion, "Where's Brother Xiao Su? Why didn't he come down? What's he still doing up there?"
Ren Shuhan and Ming Ge exchanged a glance.
One person's eyes revealed guilt, while the other's eyes revealed frustration.
"Say something! Where's Brother Xiao Su?"
Amidst her companions' silence, the girl sensed something was wrong. She grabbed Ren Shuhan's arm and asked anxiously, "What happened to Brother Xiaosu? Where is he? Did something happen to him?"
As she spoke, the girl's voice grew louder and sharper.
"Xiao Qiu, listen to me... Brother Su... he was bitten in the throat by a monster, he's... he's gone."
Ouch... Xiao Qiu, hold on a little lighter.
The girl named Xiaoqiu let go, slowly took a step back, and lowered her head without saying a word.
"Xiao Qiu, don't be too sad. Su Ge in heaven wouldn't want you to be so upset," Pella comforted her from the side.
Ming also advised, "Yeah, take it easy. What kind of world is this? People are dying every day. Luckily, we ran into government officials today. Let's hurry up and leave. Finally, we can get out of this hellhole... Ah! What are you doing!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Qiu suddenly sprang to her feet, rushed forward, and grabbed his neck tightly, shouting, "Did you do something to Brother Xiao Su? He's so powerful, and you two are still alive. He couldn't have died so easily!"
Ming's superpowers were stronger, and he pulled Xiao Qiu's hand away, threw her to the ground, and cursed under his breath.
"You woman, can't you understand human language?"
Due to long-term malnutrition and a poor environment, Xiao Qiu was very thin and in poor health. After falling like that, she didn't recover for a long time.
Pera helped her up. "Xiao Qiu, don't be stubborn. Let's go out first, okay? I really can't stay here for another second."
"I don't believe that Brother Xiaosu could die so easily, I don't believe it!"
As Xiao Qiu spoke, she suddenly unleashed her supernatural abilities.
Several long, thin plants lashed at Ren Shuhan and Ming Ge's faces, then something rustled and fell to the ground.
Shanran was somewhat surprised. She pointed her flashlight at the particles on the ground to confirm that they were rice grains, and then carefully looked at the things that were whipping the two people in the air.
It's rice!
This girl's plant-based superpower is rice!
No wonder this squad was able to survive for so long in such a barren environment.
"You fucking..." Ming was in pain from the slap and instinctively went to punch the person, but suddenly a jet of water hit his eyes. The pain caused him to twist his ankle and fall to the ground.
Shan Ran stepped forward, shining her flashlight back and forth across the faces of the group, her tone leaving no room for argument, "Don't waste time, come with me first."
Having witnessed her abilities, the group dared not make a fuss. Even Ming stopped wailing and hurriedly got up to leave.
Pera tried to pull Xiao Qiu along, but couldn't budge her at all. Frustrated, she simply let go, saying, "Fine, I'm not going to bother with you anymore. Go if you want, or don't."
She then quickly walked over to Shanran's side, her tone ingratiating, "Sister, we're all ready, let's go quickly."
Shan Ran ignored Pella, walked a few steps to Xiao Qiu's side, and asked in a deep voice, "Aren't you leaving with us?"
“I’m not leaving,” Xiao Qiu shook her head. “I don’t want to go anywhere. You guys go. I want to stay with my brother Xiao Su.”
She was completely drained, sitting lifelessly on the ground like a broken rag doll.
With the person I love most gone, there's nothing left in this world worth cherishing, and life loses its meaning.
Shan Ran frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What do you want in return for coming with me?"
Upon hearing this, the rag doll on the ground stirred.
Xiao Qiu looked up, staring blankly at Shan Ran.
After a while, she seemed to remember something, and her eyes suddenly became firm as she pointed at the three people next to her.
Ming and the others' eyelids twitched ominously.
"I need to know the truth! A while ago, Xiaomeng and her boyfriend also suddenly died outside, and they died together. They and Brother Xiaosu were the strongest among us, but they all died inexplicably, and for the exact same reason!"
If they did something to kill someone, then I want them dead!
For some reason, Xiao Qiu saw hope in the face of the older sister in front of her, and the older sister's aura inexplicably gave her a sense of security!
Shanran tilted her head and thought for a moment, then agreed.
"What? I... Ah!"
Before Ren Shuhan and Ming Ge could finish speaking, they were dragged into another room by members of the Kunwu team.
With their team's interrogation skills, it didn't take long for the two to confess the truth.
The three were indeed searching for supplies in the residential building, but it was not Su Ge who was attacked by the monster after opening the cabinet door, but Ren Shuhan.
The man he was referring to, Brother Su, shoved Ren Shuhan aside and killed the beast.
Unexpectedly, several cabinets around them exploded at the same time, revealing that they were all filled with monsters.
Su was caught off guard and bitten, sustaining an injury that, while not serious, did affect his speed.
The three rushed outside, with Ming and Ren Shuhan rushing out of the house first.
Su Ge lagged a few steps behind, and just as he was about to reach the door, the door was suddenly slammed shut.
The lock on this door is broken, so they could push it open before, but now something is stuck in the lock and the door can't be opened.
Su Ge tried to break the door open several times, but to no avail. By this time, the horde of monsters was already in front of him, and he didn't have the energy to open the door anymore. He could only deal with these things first.
It was Ming who closed the door; he was so focused on locking the monsters inside that he didn't even notice that one of his companions hadn't come out yet.
Ren Shuhan didn't care about anyone else at that time; all he wanted to do was escape as quickly as possible.
As the two ran downstairs, they heard a heavy thud next to them.
Looking back, it was Su Ge who chose to jump out of the window to escape the monster.
He was still alive, covered in blood, and struggled to reach out his hand, weakly calling out, "Help...help me..."
Ren Shuhan hesitated for a moment, then Ming Ge pulled him away.
The ferocious beasts that caught up from behind instantly engulfed Su Ge's body.
A while ago, the two of them, along with Pera and Xiaomeng and her boyfriend, a total of five people went out to search for supplies, and the situation was similar.
In a critical moment, in order to buy himself time to survive, he drove Xiaomeng into a corner.
Xiaomeng's boyfriend tried to save her, but they both died.
"I didn't mean to. My mind went blank at that moment. I didn't want to close the door either. Who knew it wouldn't open? Xiao Su... he was almost dead when he fell. If we had taken him with us, all three of us would have died..."
And then there was Xiaomeng's incident. She insisted on going back to get something, and then she got caught by the monster. There was nothing we could do. We couldn't let all of us be killed because of her, could we? Her boyfriend was going to die with her, were we supposed to stop him?
Xiao Qiu listened quietly, her dirty face expressionless.
She turned to look at Shan Ran and asked in a calm voice, "Can you really kill them?"
Shan Ran raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
"I know you're interested in my abilities. If you can kill them all, I'll be your servant. I'll do whatever you want, I'll be your slave, your dog, anything! Just make them die..."
Xiao Qiu's mental state was poor due to the severe shock she experienced. Towards the end, she became somewhat incoherent.
Shanran: ...We don't need a puppy like that.
She helped Xiaoqiu up, not caring at all about the dirt on her body.
Let's go.
Shan Ran was very strong and easily lifted Xiao Qiu and carried her outside.
Xiao Qiu was confused and tried to struggle, but she couldn't break free at all.
But soon she stopped moving.
Because she saw the other three people also being carried upstairs and thrown at the entrance of the teaching building.
The commotion caused by Shan Ran and his companions had already attracted a number of ferocious beasts.
Upon seeing someone appear, the monsters became restless and rushed towards this direction.
Shan Ran first used her water-based supernatural powers to give Xiao Qiu a quick rinse before putting her in the car.
The monsters arrived quickly. Shan Ran's attack was too fierce, and the monsters, knowing how to avoid danger, decided to move to another, easier-to-attack area.
Therefore, most of the pressure fell on Doflamingo and his group.
"Help! Aren't you government officials? How can you just stand by and watch someone die?!"
"I was wrong! I'm so sorry, Brother Su, please let me go!"
"Last time, Ming forced me to leave, and I couldn't save Xiaomeng and the other girl. Besides, I didn't lay a hand on them today! Xiaoqiu! Aren't I your best friend? I didn't participate! Please beg them, please!"
The three men initially begged for mercy, then turned to cursing, and finally wailed.
The wails gradually weakened until finally no sound came out at all.
Meng Xin naturally supported all of Shan Ran's decisions.
The members of the Kunwu team had no objections. Their leader had repeatedly instructed them to listen to Shan Ran in everything, so naturally they had no objections.
Besides, they didn't like Ming and Ren Shuhan much when they first met. Looking back now, Ming was winking at Ren Shuhan, trying to get him to keep quiet about the school's existence.
Knowing that he had killed a couple and now had killed Su Ge, Ming Ge was afraid that Xiao Qiu would find out and cause trouble. So he thought it best to hide their existence and let them die, which would save him a lot of trouble in the future.
What he didn't know was that even if he didn't say anything, Shan Ran and the others would still find their way to the school.
Such a vicious and insidious person who uses his teammates as stepping stones, along with his two accomplices, should die outside and never enter the safe zone.
The dust settled, the vehicle started, and preparations were made for the return trip.
Xiao Qiu turned around and stared intently in the direction of the school until it was no longer visible before turning her gaze away.
Then she closed her eyes and fainted.
When Xiao Qiu woke up, she was already lying in a hospital bed.
Two girls, one older and one younger, were sitting next to me.
The older one, seeing that Xiao Qiu was awake, smiled and said, "It's good that you're awake. My name is Mo Yunyun, and this is my younger sister, Mo Qiqi. From now on, we will take care of your life and work in the safe zone."
When Shanran brought Xiaoqiu to the plant group in the safe zone, she saw the two sisters she had rescued in the urban village.
She didn't recognize them at first; the sisters looked completely different from how they used to be, especially the younger sister, Mo Qiqi, who had grown taller.
The plant group in the safe zone is primarily tasked with planting on contaminated land.
Green plants always bring hope, no matter the time.
Some plants are valued for their ornamental qualities, while others are edible.
Lu Wenrou specially set up such a group, gathering some superhumans who could only make plants but had very low attack power in one place, and allocated a piece of land for them to grow.
Making branches and flowers is relatively easy, but making a whole plant is quite difficult. Small ones can be made in two or three days, while large ones can take ten days to half a month to produce.
Since it's a plant that grows out of thin air and can take root in polluted soil, the process of producing fruit is bound to be more difficult.
The two sisters kept Shan Ran's words in mind and went there immediately after hearing about the existence of the safe zone, volunteering their services.
The younger sister was assigned to the plant group, while the older sister became the group assistant, responsible for recording data and handling some trivial matters.
They had heard about Shan Ran's deeds on the forum long ago and had been looking forward to seeing their savior again.
Shan Ran kept a low profile in the safe zone, so the two had no idea she was there. Upon seeing her today, they were both incredibly excited and ran over.
So Shanran entrusted Xiaoqiu to them with peace of mind.
"Don't worry, Professor Shan, my sister and I will take good care of her."
"Rice has superpowers? That's really rare. Professor Shan, you're amazing. You managed to find such a good superpowered person for our safe zone after just one trip."
"Shandong University, we've been following your news on the forum every day, and we've saved every photo and video. We never expected to see you again so soon!"
"Sir, we are both members of your fan club. Have you visited that fan club?"
"grown ups......."
The two girls were overjoyed, chattering excitedly around Shanran, praising her until her lips curled into a smile.
Shanran rubbed her temples, helplessly stopping the two sisters; otherwise, at this rate, they could boast for a whole day and night without stopping.
"Also, don't call me 'sir' anymore, and don't use any class-based titles."
"Yes, Boss Shan!"
"Yes, ma'am! Sister Shan!"
Yamaran:..........
After Xiao Qiu woke up, Shan Ran came to see her again.
"Sister Shan, thank you for avenging me. From now on, my life belongs to you. I will do whatever you ask."
Xiao Qiu was lying in bed when she saw Shan Ran, and her first words were to express her loyalty.
Shan Ran comforted her, "Don't rush. Take care of your health first. Since you know I'm doing this for your special ability, take good care of yourself so you can be of the greatest use. We all need your... special ability."
Xiao Qiu nodded. Her eyes, which had been lifeless since her boyfriend's death, finally lit up a little after hearing Shan Ran's words.
Her family is gone, and only Brother Su is the best to her in the world. Knowing that her superpower is not very aggressive, he never lets her go out to find supplies.
In that cramped and dimly lit basement room, the two leaned against each other, relying on one another. They were each other's most important person and their only ray of hope.
Now the only light is gone.
However, someone told her that they really needed her special abilities. Although she had long since given up on living, she would still try to live on to repay the debt of gratitude and to meet the needs of her benefactor.
Before she knew it, Xiao Qiu's face was covered in tears.
Shanran handed over a tissue and patted the other person's fluffy short hair reassuringly.
The basement was in terrible condition, and their hair was full of bugs, so they all cut their hair short. However, their skills were poor, and the results were all uneven.
Mo Yunyun just trimmed Xiao Qiu's hair; it's shorter now, but much neater.
On the way back, Meng Xin remained in low spirits.
"What's wrong?"
Meng Xin also looked up, staring at Shan Ran, her expression complex. "I'm a little scared."
"What are you afraid of?"
Meng Xin had also held Shan Ran's hand. Her hand was very beautiful, with long finger bones and fair skin covered with a thick layer of calluses, which were from long periods of sharpening with a knife. It felt a little hard to the touch, but he loved it.
He stroked the girl's fingers as he recalled those days outside the fog of District 5.
As he finished speaking, his eyes reddened, and a few sparkles appeared in the corners of his eyes.
"Ranran, I was so worried those few days that I couldn't sleep. Sometimes I was so tired that I would fall asleep, only to wake up suddenly. I can't remember what I dreamed about, but it must have been about you. I was so panicked that I rushed outside, but you still hadn't come out. I..."
At this point, Meng Xin choked up a little, and a tear slowly slid down his cheek. He looked intently at Shan Ran, blinked, and a few more tears rolled down his cheeks.
She looked both fragile and pitiful.
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