Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The speaker was furious and indignant.
The Blue Light Base’s supplies had been intercepted by the Yonghui Base several times, yet the leader wouldn’t allow them to attack Yonghui Base.
In the leader’s words, in this apocalypse, their only enemy was the zombies.
Utter nonsense! Yonghui Base’s shamelessness in directly intercepting their supplies infuriated the Blue Light Base, but the leader, Chen, was old, and no one wanted to provoke him.
Therefore, they dared not speak out.
Sometimes, some people wondered behind his back if the leader was senile. Otherwise, why would he be bullied like this and not let them fight back?
Leader Chen, his fingers interlaced, lowered his chin and glanced at the man: “Yonghui Base is indeed shameless, but those who seize supplies are in power, not ordinary people.”
Attacking was easy to say, especially since Yonghui Base was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Attacking would likely be exhausting, and attracting zombies would only create a more difficult situation.
As darkness fell, Qin Long took out a chocolate bar, put it in his mouth, and rode his motorcycle out of the base.
Right after he left, Xie Changyi also left with his men. The guards turned a blind eye, pretending not to see anything, let alone notifying Liu Guo’an.
Qin Long stopped his motorcycle at the place where he had rescued Lu Xun last time. He took off his helmet and squinted, looking around. Strangely, he didn’t see any zombies.
This was very abnormal; there had been many zombies before, eagerly moving towards the base. Moreover, he clearly sensed more zombies approaching.
How could they be gone?
Undeterred, Qin Long circled the building twice. The sound of his motorcycle was very loud in the darkness; logically, if there were zombies, they should have arrived quickly.
However, there was no reaction.
Suddenly, Qin Long heard a whooshing sound and immediately jumped off the motorcycle, rolling several times on the ground.
“Brother Long, not bad skills! But you’ve probably heard of ants killing elephants, right?” A sound of clapping accompanied the voice.
Qin Long stood up and brushed the dirt off his clothes.
“I thought you guys were planning to follow me for a bit and then go back. You finally came out?”
Xie Changyi narrowed his eyes. “Brother Long, if you change your mind now, it’s still okay. Otherwise, it’ll be too late to beg for mercy later.”
Qin Long glanced at the people beside Xie Changyi. “Gold, wood, water, fire, earth— have you gathered them all?”
“That’s right, I specially trained them for you, Brother Long. How about it? It is still not too late, Brother Long—” Xie Changyi narrowed his eyes, as if Qin Long was already his for the taking.
Actually, he had started preparing long ago, ever since Fu Ke left the D City base.
However, Xie Changyi still hoped to win Qin Long over, but Qin Long’s words today made him determined to deal with Qin Long.
Although he was still persuading Qin Long, the people behind him had already surrounded him.
Qin Long squinted at Xie Changyi: “Do you still need to ask me?” He looked closely; Xie Changyi’s position seemed somewhat peculiar.
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water.
“Heh… In that case, defense, formation!” Xie Changyi’s expression changed, and he roared.
Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. The Five Elements generate each other— this was what Xie Changyi had researched recently, the Five Elements’ mutual generation and restraint.
And the Five Elements— metal, wood, water, fire, and earth— were closely related to those with supernatural abilities. Xie Changyi had experimented; once the Five Elements were combined, they could unleash nearly twice the strength of his own.
That’s why Xie Changyi dared to ambush Qin Long.
Qin Long immediately became wary, squinting at the five people surrounding him. Behind them stood others with similar supernatural abilities, their strange stances reminding him of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Formation, even though he didn’t understand it.
With his hands outstretched, palms crackling with electricity, Qin Long looked at Xie Changyi: “If you die or get hurt, I won’t care.”
Xie Changyi smiled eerily: “You should worry about yourself first!”
….
At the Chaoyang Base, Fu Ke suddenly felt uneasy and extremely agitated. Her irritability caused the zombies in the base to become frenzied as well.
For a moment, the roars of zombies filled the base.
Skinny guy rushed over and, seeing Fu Ke, asked worriedly, “Xiao Bai, what’s wrong?”
Fu Ke shook her head: “I’m fine, I just have a strong feeling of unease… Skinny guy, for the time being, you guys shouldn’t go out. I’m worried something might happen.”
She always thought she was strong and fearless.
But this intense feeling of unease made her restless, with a strong sense of crisis.
“Okay, I’ll go tell them we won’t be going out tomorrow.” The skinny man nodded and patted Fu Ke’s head. “Xiao Bai, don’t think too much.”
Fu Ke no longer needed crystal cores, but she still needed gold. She couldn’t just keep the people in the base feeding her for nothing, so everyone needed to go out together to find gold.
These days, everyone really treated money like dirt.
Gold was practically worthless. But… Fu Ke wanted them to find gold and use it to exchange for food.
It wasn’t just anyone else making it; it was Fu Ke making it.
Fu Ke renovated her small, tiled house and put up a sign for a private restaurant. Of course, it wasn’t as nice as the sign at the D City base entrance.
She even regretted not taking the sign down earlier.
In short, Fu Ke’s cooking was indeed better than Qiu Yingying’s and the others’. After eating Fu Ke’s cooking once, Wang Zhen also actively participated in the gold-hunting operation.
His wife went into labor the night she arrived at the base and gave birth to a healthy six-pound baby girl the next morning.
In the apocalypse, having a surviving baby weighing six pounds was already considered very good.
Wang Zhen’s wife, Liu Yue, developed a high fever after giving birth, which lasted all night. She eventually awakened earth-elemental abilities, while her daughter adapted remarkably well to the apocalypse, without getting sick.
Liu Yue was still in her postpartum confinement period, so only Wang Zhen and the others went to search for gold.
Seeing Wang Zhen’s active participation, Fu Ke thoughtfully prepared chicken and duck stews for her every day, as pregnant women reportedly need to eat more of these things.
However, Liu Yue’s appetite was unbelievable; she could eat two chickens and ten eggs a day by herself. Seeing this thin and frail woman after giving birth, Feng Han and the others found it hard to believe.
Wang Zhen and his wife had been asleep, but the roars of the zombies outside were too loud, waking all of them up except for their still-sleeping daughter.
It was well known that the zombies in the base were very quiet; initially, Wang Zhen and his wife were afraid, but now they had gradually gotten used to it.
“Is that the zombies in the base making noise?” Liu Yue said anxiously. “Could something have happened? Why are they so agitated?”
Wang Zhen hesitated for a moment, tucked his wife in, and then slowly got out of bed and put on his thick coat. “I’ll go out and take a look. You go to sleep first.”
“No, don’t go. What if those zombies go crazy…” Liu Yue was worried about her husband and tried to stop him from going out.
“Don’t worry, I’m just going out to take a look. Don’t worry. As long as Miss Fu is here, those zombies won’t attack anyone.” Wang Zhen had witnessed how well Fu Ke controlled those zombies and now blindly trusted her.
Especially after seeing Fu Ke feed the zombies crystal cores.
Even so, Liu Yue was still worried. Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Wang Zhen patted Liu Yue’s hand, and she let go of him.
When she opened the door, there was the skinny man standing outside.
“I heard voices inside, so I knew you two weren’t asleep yet. I came to let you know we won’t be going out tomorrow. Stay home and spend time with your wife.”
Wang Zhen was stunned by the skinny man’s words. “What… what happened?”
The skinny man stretched. “Nothing, what could be wrong? I’m just a little tired. It’s only a day off, don’t be so worried.”
“Oh…” Wang Zhen felt a pang of disappointment. Liu Yue was currently in her postpartum period and was eating a lot. The gold he collected each day was barely enough for his family.
His daughter, like his wife, ate a lot, so Liu Yue’s breast milk wasn’t enough, and they needed to switch to formula.
Then there was hot water… everything cost money. He was happy to stay with Liu Yue, but the thought of his family possibly going hungry tomorrow made him feel sad.
The skinny man knew about Wang Zhen’s family situation but didn’t say much. He patted him on the shoulder and left.
Wang Zhen closed the door, slowly returned to the bedside, rubbed his hands together to warm them, and then got into bed.
“I’m sorry… Husband, it’s all my fault. I eat too much…” Liu Yue sensed Wang Zhen’s low spirits. She had overheard what the skinny man had said and naturally understood why Wang Zhen was so down.
“What are you saying? You’re still in your postpartum period. What if you develop health problems later if you don’t eat more?” Wang Zhen immediately put aside his worries and said seriously.
In this situation, who could he blame? Wasn’t it his fault? It was the apocalypse, and he’d gotten his wife pregnant.
After the apocalypse, he’d seen many men who didn’t value women, some even using their wives to exchange for food. Seeing Wang Zhen’s unwavering devotion and his continued kindness, just as before the apocalypse, Liu Yue couldn’t help but shed tears.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry. Crying during postpartum recovery is bad for your eyes,” Wang Zhen tenderly wiped away her tears.
“Husband, I love you,” Liu Yue hugged Wang Zhen tightly.
The group of bachelors living next to Liu Yue and Wang Zhen: …
After informing them one by one, the skinny guy went back to find Fu Ke. By this time, Fu Ke had gradually calmed down, but she was still uneasy.
“No, skinny guy, I want to go back to the D City base to take a look.” After saying this, Fu Ke felt much better. Could it really be something about D City?
“I’ll go with you.” The skinny guy quickly said.
“No, I’ll go alone, that way it’ll be faster. You stay at the base and watch over them. And keep them away from the zombies while I’m not here. And make sure Xiao Hei and Lan Zhi feed those zombies with these crystal cores on time.” Fu Ke took out a large pile of crystal cores from her space.
What was it about D City that made her uneasy?
She spread her mental energy outwards, heading straight for D City. But after looking for a long time, Fu Ke didn’t find anything unusual.
She frowned. It was even stranger that she was so uneasy but there was nothing unusual for so long.
“Okay, be careful.” Although the skinny guy already knew that Fu Ke was a level fourteen zombie, he still couldn’t help but worry about her.
“Don’t worry.” Fu Ke opened the door and went out.
A moment later, she turned back and also took out two chickens, several ducks, and other vegetables from her spatial storage: “Have Qiu Yingying and the others come over to cook.”
“Okay.” The skinny man nodded.
This time, Fu Ke was truly gone. She ran rapidly towards D City, her speed like a blur.
After Fu Ke left, the skinny man packed everything up and returned to his room, but he couldn’t fall asleep. Xiao Bai was acting so strangely today.
He tossed and turned, but the skinny man was still worried.
However, Fu Ke had instructed him to keep a close watch on the base. Gritting his teeth, the skinny man forced himself to sleep quickly.
In D City, Qin Long, surrounded and covered in wounds, glared fiercely at Xie Changyi, but his vision was blurry. What was going on? In his previous life, he had never heard of anything so powerful.
Previous life? Qin Long frowned. What previous life?
Suddenly, everything went black, and Qin Long collapsed.
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