Thinking, the little spoon’s cute voice sounded, “Host, do you want to know what Su Ye is doing? Little Spoon can help you monitor him~”
Qiao Ci’s eyes were vacant, feigning ignorance, “Who is Su Ye?”
Well, she was still badly hurt, even suffering from amnesia. Little Spoon wisely shut up.
*
Su Ye walked through the zombie horde as if entering an unrestricted zone. The surrounding zombies seemed to not notice the anomaly beside them, not attacking him.
“Boss, hurry and take a look. Isn’t that person wearing clean clothes and gold-rimmed glasses a survivor?” A man on a tall building, holding binoculars, wiped his eyes in disbelief.
Xu Wei took the binoculars to confirm, his expression filled with excitement. “That’s right, he’s not a zombie! But why aren’t the zombies attacking him?”
An Ran, who had accompanied Xu Wei out to find supplies, lowered her gaze slightly. Could that person also be one of her kind?
“Really? Let me see~” She snatched the binoculars from Xu Wei and looked at the man calmly and composedly weaving through the zombie horde, her eyes lighting up.
A sentence suddenly popped into her mind: A distinguished gentleman in a chaotic world.
Delicate features, an abstinent expression, and a perfectly proportioned body.
However, An Ran couldn’t sense any aura of her own kind from him.
Seeing An Ran’s infatuated expression, Xu Wei felt a pang of jealousy. They had just confirmed their relationship, and she was already acting like a fangirl in front of him?
Thinking of her usual understanding and lively personality, and her ability to control most zombies, Xu Wei suppressed his discomfort.
He subtly took the binoculars from An Ran’s hand and analyzed, “This person must possess an ability or potion that makes zombies ignore him.”
Prevented from looking at the handsome man, An Ran pouted a little, unhappy.
Hearing his words, she said enthusiastically, “We can recruit him. If he has a way to let us move freely among the zombies, then our Lone Wolf Base will definitely become the foremost safe base in the apocalypse.”
Xu Wei had the same intention.
The group disregarded the supplies in the opposite mall and took turns observing Su Ye. They saw him go into the mall to get some things, observe the zombies up close for a while, and then return to the residential building next to the mall.
Not long after Su Ye returned, his door was knocked.
With an expression of impatience, Su Ye remained still.
After a moment, a sweet female voice came from outside, “Hello, we are from the Lone Wolf Base. May we open the door to talk?”
Su Ye had already figured out that they had seen him walking among the zombies.
If he didn’t open the door, they wouldn’t give up.
To gain some peace, he had no choice but to open the door.
The first to enter was a sweet-looking woman. Seeing the familiar amazement in her eyes, Su Ye felt intensely annoyed.
Immediately after, two men entered.
One of them, a stern and cold man, extended his hand to him, “Hello, I am from the Lone Wolf Base. My name is Xu Wei.”
Since he was already exposed, Su Ye was too lazy to pretend. He replied with a cold expression, “What is it?”
“The apocalypse has arrived, and all survivors are in dire straits. I, Xu Wei, am determined to establish the largest safe base in the apocalypse, providing a haven for all survivors,” Xu Wei said earnestly to Su Ye, continuing,
“We saw you walking freely among the zombies just now. I won’t mention the specific reason for now. I am now representing the Lone Wolf Base to sincerely invite you to join us. Are you willing?”
Not mention the specific reason for now?
Was this a threat?
As expected, he lived up to his name; he was hypocritical to the core.
“Alright, I hope the Lone Wolf Base can protect me,” Su Ye agreed readily.
This place was too well-known and no longer safe. Moreover, Xu Wei would not allow him to refuse, so it was better to take control himself.
Unexpectedly convincing Su Ye so quickly, Xu Wei was overjoyed. He truly believed he was the chosen one, and this apocalypse was his opportunity. With An Ran, who could control zombies, and Su Ye, who could assimilate with zombies, uniting humanity was just around the corner.
Su Ye simply packed a few things, not even taking the food from the storage room, and left with the group.
Sitting in the back seat of the off-road vehicle, Su Ye responded to An Ran’s continuous attempts at small talk and flirtatious advances with brief replies.
Seeing that he didn’t want to communicate much with her, An Ran felt awkward. After ending the conversation, she looked at the scenery outside the car window.
Suddenly, she pointed outside, exclaiming in surprise, “Pigs, live pigs! There are two live pigs by the river.”
By the river, live pigs.
Su Ye’s sensitive ears caught these two words.
He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction An Ran was pointing. Indeed, along the long riverbank, there were two live pigs, one large and one small, nibbling on grass.
At this moment, a flawed lie kept echoing in his ears: He saw a pig by the river in the suburbs wanting to take a bath, so he helped it clean thoroughly…
Xu Wei stopped the car and, along with another person, went to capture the two pigs. Looking at An Ran, who was standing in front of the car and about to drool, he couldn’t help but smile indulgently. She had lost her sense of taste yet was still so greedy; she was truly adorable.
Then his gaze shifted to inside the car, and his smile gradually stiffened, “Where did Su Ye go?!”
*
Despite being in the apocalypse, Qiao Ci lived the life of a pampered young lady under her father’s doting care, although she was strictly forbidden from venturing out much.
However, Qiao Ci couldn’t stay idle and always went out with Yu Hao and the others to collect supplies, much to her father’s displeasure.
One day, on their way back after searching for supplies, Qiao Ci and her group encountered a group of fierce-looking people forming a circle on the grass by the roadside. Inside the circle, the terrified cries of women could occasionally be heard.
Two men were tied up on the periphery, like lambs awaiting slaughter.
Little Spoon asked doubtfully, “Isn’t that…”
As if realizing something, it immediately fell silent.
Yu Hao also saw them and cursed, “These beasts in the apocalypse only bully the weak and prey on the good.”
Seeing Qiao Ci in the passenger seat looking over there, Yu Hao slowed down the car and continued, “But this is the apocalypse; it amplifies the evil in people’s hearts. If it were normal times, it would be one thing, but now that we are full of supplies, we should prioritize transporting them back to the base.”
Qiao Ci remained noncommittal and did not ask him to stop. The coldness in her eyes surprised even Yu Hao.
Hearing the car, the two bound men quickly cried out for help.
“Help us, please help us.”
“It’s a vehicle from the construction base, stop quickly, stop, help us.”
“Don’t go, help us.”
“Qiao…唔—”
One of the bound men, who also appeared to have a tall build, had just spoken when he was kicked down by a fierce-looking man who cursed, “You damn brat, what are you looking at! Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you! You must be thirsty after basking in the sun for so long. Grandpa will give you some water now, haha~”
Saying that, he was about to untie his trousers.
Qiao Ci’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Stop!”
Although Yu Hao did not agree, he still stopped the car and turned off the engine.
Qiao Ci opened the car door and casually sent an ice blade towards the dog who was about to relieve himself after unbuckling his trousers.
A pig-like scream rang out. The man with a face full of fat clutched his lower abdomen in agony, rolling on the ground.
“You all wait for me here. You can also leave first,” Qiao Ci said, then strode towards the group of people.