Chapter 57 Hidden Powers
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Xu Zheng quickly tried to smooth things over and said to Guan Muqing and Song Yang, "Take them to load the supplies first. We have to get back to the base before dark."
The two of them then walked out the door with several space ability users, and the other two members of the other team followed.
It was already 4:30 in the afternoon, the sun was scorching, and time was running out.
Liu Tiantian walked at the end and glanced at Wen Yuan lying on the bed. Her face was still burning with pain, but the fierceness in her eyes was gone.
Wen Yuan's slap woke her up halfway, making her realize that without the protection of others, she couldn't even leave the base. She secretly made up her mind to control her temper.
Guan Muqing frowned and said impatiently, "Liu Tiantian, follow me."
"Oh." Liu Tiantian trotted out.
Now the only four people left in the room were Shen Qianxun, Xu Zheng, Wen Yuan, and Vice Dean Liu, who was sitting beside the bed with a dazed look on his face.
Having introduced himself before, Shen Qianxun knew that Xu Zheng was a wood-type mutant.
Xu Zheng glanced at Shen Qianxun and the cat at her feet, then broke the silence, "Are you alone?"
Shen Qianxun nodded, “I live nearby, and I heard that the zombies here have been cleared out, so I came here to collect some medicine.”
Xu Zheng glanced at the Tang sword and travel backpack behind her and nodded.
Looking at Wen Yuan on the bed, he looked anxious, "How is she?"
"The temperature is a little high. It might be an infection in the wound. Give him some anti-inflammatory medicine and let's observe him."
Xu Zheng murmured, "That's good, that's good."
Then he sat aside, lowered his head, and wondered what he was thinking.
Shen Qianxun was puzzled. The two of them didn't seem to have the kind of relationship she thought. After entering the building, Xu Zheng's concern for Wen Yuan was limited to verbal expressions. At most, he stood at the head of the bed and glanced at her.
Not only him, but others as well, but soon, Shen Qianxun understood.
Xu Zheng suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going out to smoke a cigarette." Then he quickly walked out.
In less than half an hour, the people who had gone out to load supplies came back one after another, and the expressions on their faces were more serious than before they left.
Guan Muqing walked to the bedside and glanced at Wen Yuan who was still in a coma with a serious expression.
Liu Tiantian put her hand on Wen Yuan's forehead, pursed her lips, and spoke with difficulty, "She has a fever." A slight inhalation sound was heard in the air.
Liu Tiantian continued, "The base has regulations that people with abnormal body temperatures need to be isolated separately. If someone is bitten by a zombie or mutant animal, they are temporarily not allowed to enter the base."
After saying that, he walked towards a man and a woman and said, "You two were rescued by Wen Yuan. Let's go back to the base first, and you two stay here to guard her." His tone left no room for refusal.
The two looked at each other, the boy remained silent, and the girl spoke fearfully, "But she is a second-level gold system. If she mutates, we will be dead."
In their previous team, there were people who turned into zombies after being bitten by mutant animals. They first had a fever and then turned into zombies a few hours later. The whole mutation process was much slower than being bitten by a zombie. However, the combat effectiveness of the mutants who turned into zombies was beyond imagination.
They had barely survived, and they didn't want to die.
The boy next to him said, "Yeah, and she's your teammate. Shouldn't one of your people stay behind to look after her?"
"Oh."
Liu Tiantian sneered, her hands on her hips. She then turned her gaze to her teammates, who all lowered their heads. Finally, she walked over to Xu Zheng and said, "Xu Zheng, aren't you and her best friends? I heard you two were from the same team. Why don't you stay?"
Xu Zheng didn't say anything, but walked to the window and sat down.
Liu Tiantian looked disdainful and turned to Guan Muqing and Song Yang and said, "You two decide how to proceed. Otherwise, no one will be able to return to the base today."
Finally, everyone turned their attention to Shen Qianxun.
Although Vice President Liu is a person with superpowers, he is now mumbling and nothing can be answered from him. They have to take him back to the base for further testing.
In the end, the only "suitable" person left was Shen Qianxun.
Shen Qianxun looked at everyone and almost laughed out of anger.
This group of people didn't think that they would be easy to deal with just because she killed the vampire bat. To put it bluntly, she was just a passerby.
Until, Guan Muqing walked up and handed a bag to her, "Miss Shen, most of the crystal cores of the vampire bats we killed today are here, can you help?"
Shen Qianxun swallowed the words in his throat, and his hand unconsciously took the bag of crystal cores, weighed it in his hand, and it was quite heavy.
She had tried it before. The crystal cores of vampire bats had sufficient energy. Although they were only level one, the number was less when converted into ordinary zombie crystal cores.
If Wen Yuan unfortunately "died", she could still obtain a second-level crystal core, which would not be a loss at all.
In addition, there is another reason. She also wants to know whether Wen Yuan will mutate. If she mutates, will she become a zombie or a vampire bat?
Shen Qianxun convinced himself in silence, "Okay~"
When everyone saw Shen Qianxun agree, their expressions relaxed a lot, and their heartache for the crystal core and their guilt towards Wen Yuan slowly dissipated.
Just as everyone packed up and prepared to leave, Xu Zheng looked at Wen Yuan on the bed and suddenly said, "I want to talk to her alone for a while."
Liu Tiantian sneered, "Why are you pretending to be affectionate here?"
Xu Zheng ignored Liu Tiantian's ridicule, strode forward and sat next to Wen Yuan.
Guan Muqing and others supported the silent Vice President Liu and walked downstairs, while Shen Qianxun took Marshmallow to the next room to count the crystal cores.
Soon, in the huge ward, the only people left were Wen Yuan lying on the bed and Xu Zheng beside the bed.
Seeing everyone leave, Xu Zheng quickly stood up, walked forward, and carefully locked the door.
The moment he turned around, his originally calm and steady face instantly became cold and distorted.
He sat back at the head of the bed, stretched out his hand, and placed it above Wen Yuan's forehead. Soon, a ball of black mist appeared under his palm.
The black fog spread rapidly, finally enveloping Wen Yuan's entire body.
The expression on Xu Zheng's face changed from expectation at the beginning, to surprise, and finally to madness.
Xu Zheng didn't withdraw his hand until a ray of golden light flashed in the black fog.
Looking at the golden needle above his palm, there was an unprecedented madness and viciousness in his eyes.
Then he leaned over to Wen Yuan's ear, his voice filled with cold mockery, "To tell you the truth, my ability is not wood-related. Also, don't you find it strange at all? I awakened my ability after your sister died, and it's also wood-related."
If conditions permit, Xu Zheng really wants to laugh out loud.
His real ability is called "plunder", which literally means that it allows him to take away other people's abilities.
But there are also conditional restrictions, that is, the ability level of the person being plundered cannot be higher than your own.
Today, however, it happened to help him verify that when the opponent was in a weak state, he could still take advantage of it.
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