Mrs. Xu was surprised for a long while before she said, "You, you are..."
"Oh, it's superpowers. Some people become monsters, and some people gain superpowers. I'm one of them." Lin Tantan explained simply. This family took her in, and it was just a piece of cake for her. It wasn't a big deal.
Old Mrs. Xu murmured, "So I wasn't mistaken just now. You really did throw two green ropes over here."
Lin Tantan was wondering why these people were not surprised by her special ability. It turned out that the old lady thought she was dazzled and saw it wrong.
"Then, my husband's illness will be cured?" Old Mrs. Xu asked again.
"It's just temporary relief. If you want to recover, you'll need to continue treatment for a while," Lin Tantan said. She'd treated many patients with intractable illnesses before, and they'd generally be back to full health after just one or two treatments. Of course, her fees were high. Right now, she was a low-level specialist, and chronic bronchitis like this would take at least several months to treat.
"Sister, can you teach me? Then I can cure grandpa." Xu's granddaughter said crisply.
Seeing that the child was fair-skinned and polite, Lin Tantan liked her and said to her, "I can't teach you. Whether you can gain abilities or not doesn't depend on me. God has the final say."
Then a few people pulled Lin aside to talk about superpowers. Naturally, she couldn't act as if she knew everything, so she mostly answered that she didn't know or was not sure.
After a hearty meal, Lin Tantan returned to her room and absorbed the gold crystal core, sending out a golden thorn that was like a nail that drove into the wall. Lin Tantan got out of bed and walked to the wall. With a light touch of her hand, the golden thorn turned into golden mist and turned back into energy and returned to her body. She looked carefully at the small hole in the wall, estimating it to be about two centimeters, and felt relieved.
Even if she is killed tomorrow, she will fight her way out.
It’s a pity that there are no more crystal cores, I have to find a way to get some.
She closed her eyes, trying to block out the noise made by the zombies outside and forced herself to fall asleep.
…
Some people choose to recharge their energy at night, while others choose to act in the dark.
Ye Xiao's team was clearly such a force. Through the surveillance cameras in the city, they discovered that the zombies were growing stronger and more numerous every moment. Every minute of delay would make their rescue more difficult.
Similarly, because they have hacked into the surveillance system, they have countless more pairs of eyes in the city, which greatly facilitates their actions.
The time came to two hours ago.
Their first target was the two scientists, not only because they were the most important, but also because their laboratories were close to the suburbs and closest to the team at that time.
It was a new type of office building, only six stories high, with an overall elliptical ring structure. Both its shape and building materials were very technological and sturdy enough. There were many rooms of different sizes on each floor.
Next to this office building was a newly constructed, impressive commercial complex. Not far from these two buildings were clusters of developments, some already occupied, with a few lights glimmering in the night, while others were still under construction. Further out, the land was mostly bare ground and low-rise residential areas.
It was almost dark at this time. Ye Xiao took in all this with a telescope, squinting his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something, while paying attention to his surroundings. Whenever he saw a zombie approaching, he would raise his gun and kill it.
At the back, in an abandoned factory building, a tall and strong man and another slender man with feminine features were fiddling with packages of something, as if they were installing bombs.
"It's done." The two came out.
"Let's go." The group of three retreated quietly. Not long after, loud noises suddenly came from the factory, including the sound of cars and noisy voices, as if there was a train station in the small house.
The sound was transmitted layer by layer through a number of loudspeakers. As it was getting dark, the restless zombies were attracted by the sound and rushed towards the source of the sound. Many zombies also came out of the high-tech office building.
The three of them went all the way back to the third floor of a half-built building. There was a rough wall here, with red bricks and cement everywhere, and a pile of debris on the ground. The good thing was that the entire floor could be seen at a glance, and there was no need to worry about zombies hiding in the corners and not being able to be discovered.
The other five were here. Bai Cheng was sitting with someone typing away on a laptop, talking to a screen. Seeing them return, Bai Cheng looked up and said, "Everyone who can leave the building has left, but there are still quite a few left. I'll tell you where they are later. Professor Zheng and Professor Wu are in the underground laboratory right now. There are quite a few zombies surrounding the entrance, and there are also quite a few zombies in their laboratory. You need to hurry."
Ye Xiao nodded: "Xiaotian, Meimei, Xu Li, are you ready?" He called out their names directly.
Xiaotian is the man who keeps typing on his notebook. His name is Jiang Xiaotian. He is a young man with an ordinary face. You can't even find him in a crowd. But he is a master hacker. He can handle anything that has something to do with this aspect. The surveillance system in Yang City was hacked by him.
He closed the notebook in his hand and stood up: "Okay, you can go now."
Mei Mei was the hot-tempered one. His full name was Mei Bosheng, but he clearly didn't like his rather flowery and awkward name, so he gave himself this nickname. He patted the gun in his hand and chuckled, "I've been ready for a long time."
Xu Li was a very shy young man with a soft face and personality. He looked no more robust than Cheng Qinan, who had joined the team midway, but he was the most lethal member of this small group, second only to Ye Xiao. He was different from the others. Although he had a gun on his waist, he didn't hold a gun in his hand. Instead, he held a long sword with a simple scabbard.
Ye Xiao looked at the tall and strong man who had just returned with him and said, "Da Zhong, I'll leave this place to you."
Da Zhong is the most rugged-looking guy in the team, a genuine Northeastern man. He usually looks silent and honest, doesn't talk much, and has a good temper. But he is very fierce in battle. His full name is Zhong Xiong, and he lives up to his name.
Mei Bosheng, Xu Li, Zhong Xiong, and Ye Xiao, the team leader, made up a seven-man squad. They were now the firepower of the eight-man squad. The others weren't weak, just not as skilled in combat. Ye Xiao wanted to take the first two, so he naturally had to leave one behind, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.
Zhong Xiong smiled innocently and said, "Don't worry, boss." Bai Cheng also said, "Don't worry about us, just be careful."
Ye Xiao nodded and ran towards the office building with the three of them.
It was already completely dark, with only a few automatic sensor lights in the office building occasionally lighting up, but they were all wearing night vision goggles, and with Bai Cheng's instructions from behind in their headphones, they quickly killed all the zombies they encountered along the way in the office building and came underground.
In fact, there is often no need for other people to take action. Ye Xiao just waves his hand, and with a sound of wind, a zombie falls down.
Mei Bosheng was filled with envy and whispered to Jiang Xiaotian beside him, "This superpower is really useful. When can we have this power too?"
He was responsible for protecting Jiang Xiaotian and had to stay with him all the time. Jiang Xiaotian was holding his computer, full of fantasies: "Could superpowers be a super powerful processor?" Anyway, he didn't like fighting and killing, he just wanted a super computer.
Mei Bosheng rolled his eyes. He couldn't get along with this guy, so he turned to Xu Li, who was guarding the rear, "Xu Li..." Through his night vision goggles, he saw him swiftly strike out from behind, his longsword slashing and slashing to kill a zombie that suddenly appeared from behind, like a swordsman from ancient times. Afterward, he turned around and asked softly, "Did you call me?"
Looks stupid.
Mei Bosheng rolled his eyes again. This guy was like a bug with super powers.
Ye Xiao suddenly said: "Focus!"
Everyone was solemn.
They came to the entrance of the underground laboratory, and there were indeed many zombies here. Ye Xiao and Xu Li went up together, but the distance was too close and it was not suitable for them to shoot, otherwise they would be shot in the head one by one, and the zombies would be splashed all over the face and body. One used the wind blade and the other swung the sword, and they took care of them all in a few minutes. Mei Baisheng pulled Jiang Xiaotian to hide aside and paddle.
After all the zombies lay down, Jiang Xiaotian came on stage. He took out a lot of stuff from his bag, connected them to the electronic door at the entrance, fiddled with the computer for a while, and within two minutes, the door opened with a drip.
As soon as the door opened, a fishy wind blew towards his face. Ye Xiao picked up Jiang Xiaotian and threw him to Mei Baisheng. He raised his hand and blew away the zombie that was scratching the door, then stepped in with Xu Li.
Ten minutes later, all the zombies in the underground were eliminated and lying all over the ground. They also found their target in the innermost warehouse. There were five or six staff members hiding with the two scientists.
When these people saw Ye Xiao and others, they were as excited as if they had seen a savior.
The older Professor Zheng held Ye Xiao's hand tightly. "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much! Where are we going next?"
"We have other tasks to do, so we won't leave for now. This laboratory is quite safe. We will clean up the zombies in the building later and settle down here for the time being." Ye Xiao had it all thought out.
Professor Zheng was stunned: "Well, well, I can't bear to part with my experimental equipment. Xiao Wu." He called his young colleague, but saw that he had already put on gloves and was extracting samples from the zombie corpse.
This research enthusiast was actually itching to do something, so he exchanged a few words with Ye Xiao and then left. Ye Xiao also knew these two professors. Professor Zheng was in life sciences, and the younger Professor Wu seemed to be quite accomplished in drug research. The higher-ups valued these two people and hoped they could develop a vaccine for the current situation.
After that, he went out and brought the four people outside over.
When the group got together, the first thing they did was to close several exits of the office building and then start clearing out the zombies.
Fortunately, it was New Year's Day and there were not many people in the building. They didn't care about those who were locked in the rooms. They didn't have the energy for it at the moment. They just cleared all the zombies in all open areas such as the corridors, hallways, toilets, and leisure areas, and they were busy until late at night.
At the same time, all the survivors in the building were rescued, a total of more than 20 people.
These people were arranged into some rooms on the second floor.
The eight of them also found a place to rest. This place must have been a small foreign trade company before. It was very nicely decorated. There were two sets of sofas for meetings, and a rest room with a shower and a bed. Some people slept on beds, some on sofas, and some on carpets. They each found a position they liked. Those who were more lazy and casual, like Mei Baisheng and Zhong Xiong, fell asleep in a second after lying down, snoring like they were competing.
Those who are more particular will take turns taking a bath.
"Ah Xiao, come and take a look." Bai Cheng spread out his notebook on the coffee table and called Ye Xiao over.
Ye Xiao sat over and put the bag in his hand on the coffee table. Inside was all the food he had just collected from other places. Most of them were fast food like instant noodles, and there was nothing good in it.
Bai Cheng was watching a surveillance camera. The image was a little blurry at night, but the streetlights were still on, so it wasn't completely obscured. At that moment, the screen showed zombies surrounding a villa.
"This is the Jingfeng Villa District. If I'm not mistaken, this is where Mr. Xu lives."
Ye Xiao frowned slightly: "There are quite a few zombies."
"Didn't Mr. Xu say before that there were quite a few people in his house? He probably went there after smelling human odor. The problem now is, I don't know how long this wall can hold up."
Bai Cheng switched several scenes, some long shots and some close shots. Zombies surrounded the area in every direction. The iron gate of the villa was also shaking due to the impact, which made people worry about the people in the villa.
Ye Xiao asked: "Can we still contact someone?"
"I just contacted them. Currently, there are seven elderly people, four children, two middle-aged women, and a female college student in the villa, including the Xu family. There are fourteen people in total."
Ye Xiao frowned even more tightly, not because there were too many people, but because such a combination sounded worrying.
Bai Cheng said, "Mr. Xu is in good spirits. He said that the female college student also has superpowers, which seem to be more inclined towards healing, and she is also quite skilled."
Ye Xiao was a bit surprised to hear about his superpower. His ability had suddenly appeared when the plane was about to crash that afternoon, without any warning. Until now, they hadn't encountered anyone else with similar abilities, not even in their own team, nor in the people they had just rescued from the building. Honestly, he was still figuring out how to use this ability, and so far, he was just using it instinctively.
Therefore, when he finally heard that there was someone in a similar situation, he couldn't help but feel a little moved, and he thought that if there was a chance, they could communicate with each other.
Before they met, he had already made a note of that "female college student" in his mind.
He asked, "What's it like to get to Jingfeng from here?"
Bai Cheng pointed to an electronic map with the route marked. It was not very far, but not close either, about twenty kilometers. The places with surveillance cameras along the way were also marked. By clicking on those small icons, the surveillance images could be retrieved. Some places were very quiet, some were roaming with many zombies, some were staging tragedies, and some were blocked by cars.
Ye Xiao took the notebook and looked through it carefully. Bai Cheng opened a few boxes of instant noodles and brewed them with the freshly boiled water in the kettle beside him. "Xiaotian and I are looking for the most suitable route. You should rest for a while. We will definitely be able to work out a plan before dawn."
"It will be too late if we wait until daybreak."
Ye Xiao switched back to the scene of the villa and pointed out a few zombies that looked like they wanted to climb.
These things evolved very quickly. When they were cleaning the floor just now, they encountered several zombies that could go up and down the stairs. The zombies they had seen before would fall if they encountered a small step.
Ye Xiao had no doubt that if these zombies were given a few more hours, they would be able to learn to climb walls.
At this moment, suddenly a zombie climbed up by stepping on the shoulders of other zombies, grabbed the railing and climbed over the wall, fell heavily to the ground, but quickly got up and headed towards the villa.
Ye Xiao sat up straight abruptly, his hands gripping the notebook clenched tightly. He immediately picked up the phone to call Old Man Xu, even though he knew it would probably be useless. How could a room full of people, young and old, be a match for such a nimble zombie?
Seeing this, Bai Cheng stopped fiddling with the instant noodles and asked, "What's wrong?" He glanced at the screen and his expression became serious. "Oh no!"
However, before Ye Xiao made the call, the surveillance footage showed that a window on the first floor diagonally opposite, which was exactly the direction the zombie was moving in, suddenly opened and a long stick-shaped object flew out.
Originally, due to poor lighting, the surveillance screen was all grayish-white, but one end of the object clearly shone with a light golden light, vaguely showing the shape of an axe, which instantly swept across the zombie's head and nailed into the wall.
It is solid and penetrates three inches into the wall.
Even though there was no sound from the surveillance camera, they seemed to hear a muffled bang.
The zombie that had finally climbed over the wall seemed to be fixed in place. After a moment, the part of its head above the nose moved away from its original position little by little, like a pot lid leaving the pot, and fell to the ground. The zombie that had lost half of its head just fell straight down.
Ye Xiao: “…”
Bai Cheng: “…”
A teammate who happened to pass by behind them said: "Damn it!"
The next moment, a figure that looked like a young girl was seen on the surveillance screen, leaning on the windowsill and jumping out of the window neatly.
His posture was very relaxed and graceful, except that he may not have predicted the height well when landing, so he turned a little.
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