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Xu Qin looked at the ground again, and under the powerful firepower of the submachine gun, he finally saw a tiny bit of residue.
The so-called bugs seem to be... cockroaches?
He paused for a moment, frowned slightly, and said, "If you can avoid shooting, try not to shoot, so as not to attract monsters and zombies."
And it's such a waste to use bullets to kill a few cockroaches.
He didn't say the latter sentence.
Xu Qin continued to pick up his Coke.
Sang Luo was in high spirits after watching such a good show. She looked Ji Congwu up and down and said slowly, "Are you afraid of insects?"
Ji Congwu suppressed the murderous intent welling up in his heart and said with a smile, "A Luo, don't you believe that I did this for you?"
"Oh." Sang Luo fixed his eyes on his face and concluded, "It seems that you are not afraid of insects, but just a single fear of cockroaches."
The faint smile on Ji Congwu's face disappeared in an instant, and his expression became gloomy.
All the gentleness and carefreeness disappeared in an instant, and there was anger of being exposed in his eyes.
But it was only for a moment.
Those real emotions were controlled and concealed by the villain, as if nothing had happened.
"I thought I could hide it from A Luo."
He glanced indifferently at the piece of flesh that had been cut off from the back of his hand, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again:
"I was bitten by a cockroach as a child, so it's probably scarred. I overreacted just now."
Sang Luo frowned imperceptibly.
Ji Congwu's generous admission made her feel bored.
She turned and continued to scan the shelves.
Ji Congwu took a step forward to catch up, and glanced coldly at the back of his hand again. The cut was not deep enough.
His fingers fumbled for the dagger.
Eventually recovered.
——If it is cut down now, it cannot regenerate.
However, although there was nothing unusual on his face, his thoughts uncontrollably recalled a forgotten past.
Ji Congwu had indeed been bitten by cockroaches, not just one, but a group of them.
Not just once, but countless times.
His abnormal parents beat him when they were happy and when they were unhappy.
It is also a miracle that under such abuse, Xiao Ji was still able to survive tenaciously.
The wounds on his body never healed, with new and old ones alternating.
That pair of beasts—Xiao Ji had never described his parents in this way in his mind at that time. No one taught him, but he learned it all by himself—naturally, it was impossible for them to beat him and then spend money to treat him.
The house was also a mess, with junk and garbage piled up in piles.
This kind of environment naturally attracts certain animals.
Because there is a cat next door, there are not many mice, but the most common animals in the house are cockroaches.
It's big and ferocious.
Sometimes they would just throw Ji Congwu, who was beaten so hard that he had no strength to stand up, into the trash.
Those cockroaches living in the dark will be scared to death at first, but after a while, they will discover the different deliciousness.
They brought Xiao Ji the biggest nightmare he had ever had.
He wasn't even afraid of the beasts.
Through day after day of abuse, he learned a lot of things without any guidance.
This child has shown extraordinary intelligence since he was young. He can learn anything he wants to remember just by looking at it.
He looked forward to growing up quickly and becoming stronger.
This way, he will have the opportunity to plan for himself.
He succeeded.
However, the shadows brought by some nightmares can never be eliminated.
Physical pain can be concealed by even more painful means.
There is nothing we can do about the psychological shadow.
Ji never allowed himself to be influenced by his childhood. He used all kinds of cruel methods to free himself from those influences little by little.
The effect is good.
Only cockroaches.
No matter what method he used, he couldn't eliminate it.
As long as you don't touch it, you can control it just by seeing it.
If exposed skin touches...
Ji Congwu's reaction just now was already under control.
Sang Luo still saw through it.
He thought Sang Luo would hold on to it, but unexpectedly she just brushed it off lightly.
Ji Congwu narrowed his eyes and looked at Sang Luo's slender and graceful back.
The dark red at the edge of the pupil is faintly visible.
Next, he had to be alert at all times, as she would probably throw one or two cockroaches at him at any time.
In the end, they only found three unopened cans of Coke in the convenience store. Then Xu Qin searched the store next door for some useful hardware. There was nothing else of value on this street.
The armored vehicle turned the corner and drove into the next street, where it encountered two small, swaying monsters.
After they saw the huge armored vehicle and confirmed that it was food that they could not eat, they did not rush forward like other monsters. Instead, they turned around and ran away, disappearing in a few seconds.
Pretty smart.
Soon, they came across another supermarket. Through the door, they could see monsters and zombies inside.
They heard the noise on the street and rushed out.
The number is not that large.
Xu Qin calculated that three people could be a strong match.
He stopped the car and said, "This supermarket is big, there must be food inside."
He first used an armored vehicle to knock away some of the monsters and zombies that were rushing towards him, then retreated, led the rest to follow, and knocked them down again.
In short, after he used the armored vehicle to perform a series of operations, he almost crushed all the zombies running out of the supermarket.
Then he turned on the rotating steel drills assembled on both sides of the armored vehicle, and swept across the monster with a buzzing sound.
Ninety percent clean.
The rest can be shot accurately.
With the special forces' superb and fierce sweep, the three successfully entered the supermarket, and Xu Qin even backed the armored vehicle to the door of the supermarket.
——If there are monsters running over from outside, we can still block them for a while.
Although the supermarket only has one floor, it is spacious enough.
From some tags hanging from the ceiling that have not fallen down yet, it can be seen that this supermarket even has frozen and fresh food sections.
However, due to the constant visits of monsters and zombies, the air inside was filled with an unpleasant smell.
The things in the frozen and fresh food sections had already rotted and started to stink.
There are several areas that have been made into monster nests, in which lie monster eggs or newly born baby monsters.
If he hadn't been trapped in the field, Xu Qin would have packed up all the eggs and little monsters and taken them back to the base for research.
Now clean it all up.
There were still some monsters that hadn't escaped that launched attacks, but they were all easily dealt with.
The strength of these monsters is only around level one. Even if they don't have special powers, it is not difficult for special forces with a lot of combat experience to deal with them.
But every monster in the research institute is at least level three.
If the powerful monsters were not in the research institute, even if Xu Qin escaped from the institute, he would have become a meal for the monsters.
Xu Qin was pleasantly surprised to find an unopened bag of rice.
When he turned around to share his joy, he found that Sang Luo and Ji Congwu, who were behind him just now, were no longer there. Their backs disappeared in the middle of a row of shelves.
Xu Qin: “…”
He silently carried the rice into the armored vehicle's open rear door facing the supermarket.
Although the shelves in the big supermarket were in a mess, there were still quite a few things left.
This time, Ji Congwu just walked silently behind Sang Luo, with no intention of taking anything.
Sang Luo found an unopened bottle of Nutri-Express and checked the production date, which was not expired.
Then he handed it to Ji Congwu.
A flash of surprise passed through Ji Congwu's eyes.
Sang Luo actually took the initiative to give him something.
For some reason, he felt a little better and took the Nutri-Express.
Even though he didn't want to drink, he still gave her some face.
As soon as he unscrewed the bottle cap, Sang Luo reached out, took the Nutri-Express from his hand, lowered his head to sniff the bottle, and then started drinking.
Ji Congwu: "..."
He glanced at the bottle cap in his hand and smiled.jpg
Sang Luo drank about one third of it and immediately handed it to Ji Congwu.
Ji Congwu took it, paused, and put the cap on the bottle.
Sang Luo squinted at him and said disdainfully, "Why are you following me? Go find something to eat too."
Ji Congwu stroked the bottle with his fingertips and smiled faintly, "Didn't A'Luo ask me to protect you? Only by staying by your side can I ensure your safety."
"We've killed all the monsters and zombies here," Sang Luo waved his hand. "Hurry up and don't let Comrade Xu Qin do it alone."
Ji never met her impatient gaze, thought about it, and then went to the other side of the shelf.
Seeing that he was obedient, Sang Luo narrowed his amber eyes and stared at Ji Congwu's back until he disappeared on the shelf on the other side.
She slowly walked through the shelves, looking for food that caught her eye.
She actually found it.
Two Snickers bars lying alone.
This stuff tastes good and has plenty of energy.
It’s a pity that no chocolate was found - this high-calorie and portable food was one of the most popular foods at the beginning of the apocalypse.
Sang Luo opened the package of Snickers and ate one. Then she pressed her flat belly and felt happier.
Xu Qin came over with a bag of things, and he stuffed everything edible into the bag.
"I just found a bag of rice." Xu Qin was not surprised to see that she had empty hands - she didn't look like she was going to search for anything.
"Very good." Sang Luo praised.
Her gaze lingered on the beads of sweat rolling down his temples. After a moment's thought, she took out the remaining Snickers bar and handed it to him: "Replenish your energy."
"No, I'm not hungry." Xu Qin was stunned. This was indeed much better than bread. "You can keep it."
Ji Congwu also walked over empty-handed, his eyes falling on the Snickers in Sang Luo's hand. Obviously, he saw Sang Luo giving the Snickers to Xu Qin.
"Aluo, I also need to replenish my energy," he said.
Xu Qin thought that Ji Congwu was injured and had only drunk a bottle of water that morning, so he was about to open his pocket to let Ji Congwu choose.
Sang Luo reached out and patted Ji Congwu on the shoulder: "I know you are not hungry."
After saying that, she stopped looking at him and turned forward.
Ji never took his eyes off her and met Xu Qin's.
Xu Qin was stared at by his bottomless deep pupils, his eyebrows jumped, and just as he was about to say something, Ji Congwu went to the other side opposite to Sang Luo.
“…” He stood there, raised his arm to wipe the sweat dripping from his chin, thinking that he should be able to gain a lot of useful things today.
Just then.
A sudden "Huh" suddenly came from the direction where Sang Luo disappeared, followed by the zombie's rough roar, and then the loud noise of shelves falling to the ground.
Just as Xu Qin was about to rush forward, he suddenly felt something strange above his head. The warning string in his mind jumped violently, and he dodged to the side without thinking.
At the same time, the fishy wind brushed past his hand and hit the place where he had just stood.
The hard floor tiles suddenly shattered into spider-web cracks, and the attacker also appeared.
A lizard-like monster, about two meters long.
Its thick limbs clung to the metal beam, and the color of its body kept changing.
Until it becomes the same color as the beam and blends in with the back.
It is almost invisible to the naked eye!
This color-changing monster has obviously been waiting for a long time. It uses its own characteristics to hide quietly, looking for the most suitable opportunity to take action.
It chose Xu Qin. When Xu Qin turned his attention to Sang Luo, who was supposed to have encountered zombies, the color-changing monster immediately seized the opportunity.
Fortunately, Xu Qin had experienced many life-and-death battles, and his body could sense danger better than his mind, allowing him to avoid this fatal blow.
The monster attacked with its tongue, and while breaking the floor tiles, the mucus dripping from its tongue spilled onto the food wrapper nearby, making a corrosive sizzling sound.
——Most monsters are either highly poisonous, have hard shells that are difficult to break, or have highly corrosive mucus on their bodies.
Xu Qin raised his gun and shot without any hesitation.
The color-changing monster was very agile, and upon realizing that its attack had missed its prey, it instantly blended into the background, appearing to be no different from having vanished.
Xu Qin approached Sang Luo while vigilantly observing the top of his head and the surroundings.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sang Luo squatting on the ground unharmed.
She found a monster with human limbs lying at her feet. It was obviously a parasitic species that was parasitized by the monster.
The parasitic species' face still vaguely showed human features, its eyes, which were almost squeezed together, were wide open, and its neck was twisted in a strange posture.
Xu Qin realized in an instant that it was Sang Luo who was ambushed by the parasitic species and then broke its neck.
After a parasitic monster infects a human body, its strength will generally increase when combined with its own strength.
But there is always a trade-off. As strength increases, the body fused with humans will also become a weakness.
For example, if they are attacked at vital points such as the neck, heart, and brain, they can easily die.
Through the parasitic species' falling posture and the surrounding situation, Xu Qin instantly restored the battle situation in his mind -
Sang Luo suddenly came face to face with the silent parasitic species.
Before the parasite could react, Sang Luo moved as fast as lightning, stretched out his hands, grabbed the opponent's neck, and twisted it open with a snap.
The whole process takes about one second.
Then he calmly took a few steps back, leaving enough space for the parasitic species to fall.
At this moment, Sang Luo was wiping his hands carefully with a pack of wet wipes he had just looted. Xu Qin stepped forward and said, "Attention! I just encountered a monster that blends in with the background. It looks like a mutant chameleon."
He said this, looking up.
Sang Luo was still squatting, and the parasitic species had not yet completely died.
Its eyes kept rolling up in a human-like manner, its limbs were twisting as if trying to climb, and its mutated lips were wriggling.
Sang Luo suddenly stood up, grabbed Xu Qin's gun belt and pulled him to the side. A small hand gun appeared in his palm, and he fired several shots into the air in front of him.
The ejected shells made a crisp sound as they landed on the ground, and dark blood dripped out from the air.
The "air" suddenly twisted, and the color-changing monster hanging in the air took shape.
It hung on the beam by its tail, its body drooping silently.
Xu Qin felt a chill on his back, and he calculated his position just now -
The color-changing monster just hung quietly behind his head.
Perhaps because it was afraid of alerting him like before, it didn't even open its mouth, just waiting for the right moment to bite off his head.
By then, even if he reacted, it would be too late.
Because it hung quietly, showing no sign of wanting to attack, Xu Qin's body, which was sensitive to danger, did not issue an immediate warning.
If it weren't for Sang Luo...
With a bang, the color-changing monster fell heavily to the ground, its body twitching, and soon it became motionless.
——Sang Luo fired several shots that pierced its brain.
After making sure the monster was dead, Xu Qin didn't shoot again. He humbly asked, "How do you know the monster's location?"
From Sang Luo's reaction just now, it was obvious that he knew exactly where the monster was, so he fired so confidently and accurately.
"It's all thanks to it." Sang Luo glanced at the parasitic species on the ground.
Xu Qin, who had already thought Sang Luo was extremely powerful, silently restrained himself and asked in confusion: "It?"
"It just kept looking upwards. It was almost dead, but it was still working so hard. Its mouth was moving all the time. It looked like it was sending a message," Sang Luo said with reason and evidence. "It's not difficult to guess."
Xu Qin: “……?”
Just because of the parasitic species's strange reaction beforehand, he was able to determine the exact location of another color-changing monster in mid-air?
This ability of comprehension is comparable to being able to read monsters' expressions.
Xu Qin said "Oh" seriously.
Sang Luo narrowed his eyes again and said with a smile, "You can also think that I have a sharp eye and can see it at a glance."
Xu Qin: “…”
At this time, there was also movement from Ji Congwu's side, and Xu Qin hurriedly asked: "Are you okay?"
As he said this, he was about to go over.
After taking two steps, I saw Ji Congwu coming here.
He had a pair of black leather gloves on his hands - obviously he had found them just now.
At this moment, he was wiping something with a towel.
When he got closer, he threw down the bloody towel and found two rainbow-colored glass beads, smaller than ping-pong balls, in his palm.
Even though the light in the supermarket was a little dim, it was difficult to conceal the brilliance of the two beads.
"A Luo, do you like it?" He asked Sang Luo with a smile, with a faint trace of blood on his cheek.
Ji Congwu watched her gaze fall on her palm, and after a while, she picked up one and played with it.
The snow-white fingers are made more slender and beautiful by the glittering beads.
There is no plastic feeling on the surface of the beads. Sang Luo pinched them and felt a warm feeling. They were soft and chewy.
"Where did it come from?" she asked casually.
Even Xu Qin could see that Sang Luo must like glass beads very much, and Ji Congwu naturally could see it as well.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his voice was gentle and pleasant: "It's better for Luo not to know. I'm afraid that if you know, you won't want it anymore."
Xu Qin thought of the bloody towel that Ji Congwu had just thrown away to wipe the beads, and he had a vague guess in his mind.
Then Sang Luo said nonchalantly, "Tell me about it."
Ji Congwu lowered his eyes, looked at her clear eyes tenderly, and said, "Just now, a monster attacked me. I saw its beautiful eyes, so I dug them out. Sure enough, after wiping them clean, they are more gorgeous than gems."
Xu Qin's guess came true.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Ji Congwu's behavior. There were many things on monsters that could be sold, and it was normal to kill monsters and take their body parts.
But Sang Luo is a girl, and no matter how beautiful this pair of rainbow glass beads is, they are the eyes of a monster, and she will definitely not like them.
Most likely you'll feel nauseous.
Just as the thought flashed through his mind, Sang Luo raised his eyes and said, "It's rare for a monster to have such beautiful eyes. Go look for more and dig up a few more."
Xu Qin: “…”
I was overthinking it.
Ji Congwu: “…………”
He also made a mistake.
No matter how great the individual differences between men are, there are still commonalities at certain moments.
For example, now, the villain thinks the same as Xu Qin.
Sang Luo will definitely feel disgusted.
If she was unhappy, he would be in a good mood.
Unexpectedly, Sang Luo's reaction was completely different from the two men's reactions.
Others: Monster eyes? Disgusting! ! !
Sang Luo: Monster eyes? Give me a dozen more!!!
"Go quickly." She urged.
Ji Congwu looked at Sang Luo deeply, not wanting to see her again for the time being, and turned around.
Sang Luo behind him: "Give me that one too."
Holding two colorful glass beads in her hands, Xu Qin watched her fingers playing with them nimbly.
They seemed to be alive and spinning in her palm, shining brightly and looking very beautiful.
Xu Qin couldn't help but say: "They are the eyes of a monster, don't you think..."
He was thinking of a suitable word to describe it.
"Don't you think they're beautiful?" Sang Luo chuckled. "If they were smaller, they could be made into earrings..."
Xu Qin felt that he didn't need to add anything else, but it somehow said another sentence: "It can be made into a hairband and tied in your hair."
"Comrade Xu Qin." Sang Luo's beautiful eyes shone like stars as he looked at the handsome special forces soldier opposite him. "You are absolutely right."
Xu Qin's old face turned red under her burning gaze.
His eyes involuntarily swept across her long, satin-like hair draped behind her.
——Sang Luo was in a bad mood when he got up. He didn’t take care of his hair and let it hang down behind him casually.
When his mind was inexplicably empty, Sang Luo stuffed two rainbow glass beads into his hands and said, "You have such a skillful hand. I'll leave this little thing to you."
Xu Qin: “…”
I was careless!
He had made many strange things in his life, but he had never made a hairband for women!
Facing the girl's sparkling eyes, Xu Qin touched his nose and said, "...I'll try my best."
The two of them didn't try to lower their voices, and their voices clearly entered Ji Congwu's ears.
He leaned against a row of shelves, tapping his slender, leather-covered fingers.
The thin eyelids drooped gently, hiding the dangerous dark red in the eyes.
This Xu Qin is a bit of a nuisance.
Xu Qin put the two rainbow glass beads into his pocket, took out the knife on his body and walked towards the color-changing monster.
Sang Luo covered his lips and yawned: "You want to peel the skin?"
"Yeah." Xu Qin nodded.
"This skin is useless," said Sang Luo. "It won't change color even if you peel it off."
Xu Qin: "I know."
"This monster must be new. It's not very powerful, but its camouflage is terrifyingly strong," he explained. "I'll take the belt back to base for research. If they can develop a tool that allows humans to effectively camouflage, that would be great."
Sang Luo didn't say anything, and Xu Qin started peeling.
Although it was his first time skinning this kind of monster, he was very skilled and obviously familiar with skinning.
No matter what type of monster, skinning is just a few steps. Find the right position and point, and peel it off quickly and easily without damaging it.
He suddenly heard Sang Luo ask, "Do you like the base very much?"
Xu Qin replied: "The base is humanity's last hope."
Sang Luo: "What if the base is destroyed?"
Xu Qin paused, then said firmly, "No."
"Why."
"There are many people with special abilities in the base. Commander-in-Chief Bian, Minister Lei, and Coach Cheng are all top-tier experts. With them leading the way, the base won't be destroyed so easily."
"Comrade Xu Qin is probably too optimistic."
"It's not optimism." Xu Qin smiled at her, "It's confidence."
He said seriously, "If we don't have confidence in the base, how can humanity have hope for the future?"
Sang Luo chuckled with an ambiguous tone.
Xu Qin didn't care and continued to peel the skin.
Perhaps because she was bored, Sang Luo rarely remembered some of the plots that the system had instilled in her.
According to the plot development in the book, the first safe base in the north will encounter a special zombie tide and be completely destroyed in the eighth month after the end of the world.
The top brass of the base, the two responsible persons, fought to the last moment, trying their best to delay the escape time for the survivors.
Then, the male protagonist Luo Fan followed them by accident, and was finally protected by them and survived by chance.
He also activated the protagonist's halo, integrating the special abilities of Lei Shen and Bian Linan.
He suddenly possessed four kinds of supernatural powers: lightning, ice, space, and fire.
When I woke up again, three years had passed.
The world has changed a lot.
At this point, the whole story officially begins, and the male protagonist starts to counterattack from an ordinary and selfish loser and grows towards the direction of a savior.
…
The tide of zombies encountered when entering Fengcheng were obviously gathered together and heading to the base.
But what does the base have to do with her?
Sang Luo put aside his boring sudden recollection, stretched, and decided to go back to the car to sleep.
At this moment, a sudden and rapid baby cry was heard.
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