Covering the same five - kilometer distance, driving was much faster than walking. Lin Qingqing returned to the farmhouse courtyard where they had stayed overnight.
There were a lot of zombies here. Besides the more than two hundred zombies lured out from the hot - spring villa by Zhou Mang, nearly a hundred were transformed from the residents of Furong Community who had come to stay.
Only a few people had survived that night, and most of them had died here.
She had two purposes for coming here. One was to clear the zombies, and the other was to check if the group of people who had been with Zhou Mang were all dead.
"This one isn't, and this one... isn't either!"
Since the residents of Furong Community had turned into zombies not long ago, their previous appearances could still be vaguely recognized through their clothes and features.
Lin Qingqing cleared the zombies one by one, but unfortunately, she didn't see those who had chased her that day.
Except for Zhou Mang, who died in the backyard, their bodies were not among the corpses either.
"They actually all survived?"
Lin Qingqing was a bit puzzled. She clearly remembered what those people looked like and couldn't have made a mistake.
"Or were they all taken away by Captain Xiao?"
But this didn't make sense either. Captain Xiao had clearly known that it was all the doing of Zhou Mang and his group that night. Moreover, with so many people dead, it was impossible for him to take such a group of dangerous people back to the base.
"Could there be something I don't know about?"
She hadn't had the chance to see the final outcome that night. However, she believed that with Captain Xiao's strength, their team must have survived until the end.
She just didn't know if Zhou Mang's accomplices had chosen to surrender to Captain Xiao or had fled far away.
"I must remind Captain Xiao to be careful if I meet him next time!"
Lin Qingqing recalled the faces of those people again and firmly memorized them all.
As usual, after burning the last zombie, she extinguished the fire and then drove away from here.Since she planned to survive alone, it didn't matter where she went. Lin Qingqing drove around at random. Whenever she saw zombies, she would clear and burn them. At night, she would find a place to sleep. If she really couldn't find a place to stay overnight, spending the night in the car was quite comfortable too.
Just like this, five more days passed, and finally, she saw living people again.
...
Today was exactly the sixtieth day since the end of the world. At dawn, there was still a thick fog in the air. Normally, no one would choose to go out at this time. But today was different. On the wide road, a jeep was desperately chasing the off - road vehicle in front. At a turning, the jeep driver suddenly accelerated, rushed forward, and with a "bang", hit the rear of the off - road vehicle.
"Si Yu, have you had enough?"
At this time, the off - road vehicle in front stopped. The driver stuck his head out. His small, wretched eyes widened round, and even his mustache was raised in anger.
"Let my sister go!"
The one driving the jeep was a young man, about 1.8 meters tall. Bulging muscles could be seen under his half - rolled shirt sleeves.
"Your sister came with me voluntarily. Besides, I paid the reward!" The wretched - eyed man wasn't afraid of the young man at all.
"Si Qing, get out of there!"
The young man ignored the small - eyed man and shouted loudly at the back seat of the off - road vehicle.
The girl in the back seat was startled when called by name. She quickly got out of the car and, standing by the car door somewhat at a loss, said, "Brother... I'm just going to do a mission with Brother Chu!"
"Is that the kind of mission you can do?"
Seeing his sister get out of the car obediently, the young man's voice volume dropped unconsciously.
"I'm just going to help. Besides..."
Seeing her brother glare at her, the girl quickly swallowed the words "the reward is generous"."That's right. How could we let Sister Si Qing be in the front line? If it weren't for the fact that this mission requires two water - type superpower users, I wouldn't have the heart to let Sister Si Qing get tired," said the wretched - eyed man in the off - road vehicle with an obsequious smile.
"If there's no danger, then how did Xiao Xin die?"
The young man snorted coldly. He glanced at his sister, wishing he could grab her right away and give her a beating.
"That... was an accident!"
The wretched - eyed man's eyes flickered. Xiao Xin was a water - type superpower user he had recruited last time. He had originally thought that with the other three people, they would be able to kill that zombie, but who would have thought that the zombie was so difficult to deal with.
"Brother, I'll be very careful!"
The girl raised her hand to promise. The reward Chu Wei offered this time was really hard to refuse, and all she needed to do was stand by and use her superpower. She didn't even need to kill the zombie herself.
"That's a second - order zombie!"
The young man was so angry that he jumped up and down seeing his sister still unwilling to give up.
"So what if it's a second - order? We're not rookies. Can't four grown men take down a second - order zombie?"
The wretched - eyed man showed his dissatisfaction. He had been preparing to kill this second - order zombie for a long time and had adjusted the personnel configuration several times.
Last time, there was only Xiao Xin as the water - type superpower user. This time, he brought two water - type superpower users. He was certain that they could take down that second - order fire - type zombie.
Getting the crystal nucleus of a second - order zombie could be exchanged for a second - order potion, and with the second - order potion, he could upgrade his superpower to the second order.
Just thinking that he was about to become a second - order superpower user, the wretched - eyed man gritted his teeth and said, "I'll add ten more crystal nuclei!"
"No way! Find someone else!" The young man refused without hesitation.
"Brother..."
"Shut up!"The girl pouted unhappily after being shouted at by her brother, but she didn't dare to talk back.
"You, what on earth do you want to agree to let Si Qing go?"
The wretched - eyed man was extremely angry. It had been so hard for him to persuade the naive Si Qing, and he had gotten up before dawn for fear that Si Yu would object. But still, this narrow - minded man had found out. He absolutely couldn't give up on Si Qing, so he could only bite the bullet and negotiate terms with Si Yu.
"No conditions will work!"
"You..."
Seeing that the other party was unmoved, the wretched - eyed man was also enraged.
"Si Yu, your sister agreed herself, and I've already given the deposit. Do you want to break the contract? Do you know the consequences of breaking the contract?"
"Brother!"
Si Qing panicked when she heard what the wretched - eyed man said.
When collaborating, a contract was required, and those who broke the contract would be fined a large number of crystal nuclei. This was the rule set by Brother Kun, the leader of their base. Whoever didn't follow his rules would be fined, and if they couldn't pay, they would be kicked out.
"I'll pay the fine. Don't you come looking for my sister!"
"Si Yu, don't go too far!"
The wretched - eyed man was furious. Whether the fine was paid or not had nothing to do with him. What he wanted was Si Qing."As long as I'm here, no one is taking my sister away today!" Si Yu stepped forward and yanked Si Qing behind him.
At this moment, the wretched - eyed man also got out of the car, holding a long dagger in his hand, looking like he was about to fight to take the girl away.
Just as it seemed the two sides were about to start a fight, a cold female voice suddenly came from not far away: "Why fight? Everything can be discussed properly."
"Who?"
"Who's there?"
The wretched - eyed man and the young man asked in unison. They never expected there to be someone else in this desolate place.