Everyone was desperately running inside, but Old Master Song's step back undoubtedly brought him closer to danger.
He was prepared to use his own body to shield his family from disaster.
Everyone felt a familiar surge of supernatural power behind them. When they turned around, they saw Old Master Song lagging behind, looking at Song Yuanqing and Ye Zhi with a face full of reluctance.
"Dad! Dad!" Song Yuanqing felt a sharp pain in her heart and her eyes were about to burst when she saw her father's gaze. She pushed Ye Zhi to Ye Jingyu's side, broke free from Ye Jingyu's arm around her shoulder, and wanted to turn back to pull the old man Song.
Ye Jingyu forcefully stopped Song Yuanqing's movements, pushing her even further forward before turning back to pull Old Master Song away.
"Uncle!" Ye Yubai understood what Grandpa Song was doing and reached out to pull him.
"Brother Song!" Lu Ke was the furthest away from Old Master Song. He kept squeezing out as much of his supernatural power as possible, trying to save Old Master Song's life.
[Grandpa? What are you doing? The protective shield is very powerful!] Ye Zhi was very puzzled. Why was her grandfather acting like he was going to his death?
The protective shields that the three people threw down activated at the same time, with three transparent shields surrounding the entire villa area and blocking the heat wave that was heading towards the villa.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at this amazing scene, as the white heat wave was blocked outside the glass enclosure.
All that could be seen above and in front of the glass dome was the heat wave. The surroundings were already somewhat dim, but now they were even darker, as the heat wave blocked out the light.
Everyone inside was unharmed. Once their eyes adjusted to the darkness, the heatwave had long since dissipated. Looking out from inside, the scene outside the glass enclosure was utterly desolate.
The grayish-white ashes washed by water, the soil scattered on the ground, and the branches that were not completely burned. Further away, there were charred remains from lightning strikes. The air still carried the smell of burnt trees and the scent of rain after a severe drought, as the yellow earth was baked and washed by water.
The huge commotion caused by the Ye family villa has sparked speculation among the residents of the surrounding villas, but none of them dare to investigate.
They'd seen it on the internet and on TV before—zombies! Zombies have appeared!
One by one, residents locked their doors and windows, drew their curtains, and dared not make any noise that might attract the zombies.
In the villa closest to the Ye family villa, a woman quietly drew back the curtains, holding binoculars and watching the activity in the villa across the street. She waved to her husband, "Come quick, they... they might still be alive!"
The man sitting on the sofa suddenly stood up and guessed, "What! Could they be the superhumans they talk about on TV!"
The woman didn't respond to him. Instead, she handed him the binoculars, saying, "Why don't you see for yourself? I think so."
The man looked through the binoculars and saw lightning, water columns, and wildly growing trees. He was speechless with horror for a long time, then his face lit up with ecstasy.
Chen Jin'an nudged Zhang He impatiently with his elbow, "Have you noticed? There are more and more zombies outside now. Should we go and stay with them?"
"Go, go and find all the valuables in the house now. We'll visit them first thing tomorrow morning!" Zhang He was confident of victory; no one dislikes money.
"Let's take some over first." Chen Jin'an's face was full of reluctance. That was money she had saved up for a long time. "They are so powerful, they will definitely accept us. I had observed before that an old man and a young man had moved into their house."
"Okay, when we move in, we'll stay in their second-floor room with good natural light from the balcony."
Chen Jin'an and Zhang He only recently moved into this villa. They were residents of a demolished house and rented the villa with their compensation money.
The two had been living here for three months. Chen Jin'an had been secretly observing the lives of the wealthy people living here with binoculars, trying to learn the essence of their manners and gestures. However, he did not expect to discover the scene of the family across the street receiving goods every day.
She recalled the truckloads of supplies that family had brought over the past few months. Although she couldn't see the situation inside the villa clearly, she could see the vehicles coming and going very clearly.
“They had plenty of food, and they also bought a motorhome and all kinds of clothes, so we didn’t need to bring any of those things when we moved in, since we’d already paid them.”
As Chen Jin'an searched for valuables, he spoke to Zhang He.
"Alright, give them this necklace. It's worth a million, that's enough."
She took a necklace out of the jewelry box and tried it on, then pouted and posed for Zhang He, "Honey, do I look good?"
The necklace accentuated her fair and slender neck, making her even more beautiful. Zhang He swallowed hard, then wrapped his arms around Chen Jin'an's waist. "My wife is stunningly beautiful. The night is long, why don't we..."
"You rascal, how annoying!"
Meanwhile, the group inside the villa were already exhausted.
Grandpa Song used his last mental ability to retrieve the protective bracelet that had been thrown on the ground.
After returning to their rooms, Grandpa Song and the others fell into a deep sleep without even washing up.
Ye Jingyu and Song Yuanqing forced themselves to stay awake, washing Ye Zhi, changing her diapers, and feeding her. In the end, all three of them fell asleep as soon as they touched the bed.
The group slept until noon, when they were woken up by the doorbell. Ye Jingyu comforted the mother and daughter who had been woken up, then got up to go to the monitoring room to check on the situation.
When he arrived at the monitoring room, Grandpa Song and Lu Ke were already sitting inside discussing something.
"They look like a couple, carrying gift boxes. Are they here to visit us?"
"Ignore it." Old Master Song zoomed in on the video images of the two.
“Look at that man, he’s grinning lewdly, and the woman’s eyes are full of ambition. Let’s just pretend we don’t know anything, turn off the doorbell, and ignore them. They’ll leave on their own.”
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