CH 63

[Tongtong, after entering this world, Shishi randomly stimulated a supernatural ability for you. Now you’re also an ability user.] Shishi said.

[What kind of ability do I have then?] Wan Tong became interested.

[Immortality… ability.] Shi Shi replied.

[…] So, besides being unable to die, she’s still weak. Why couldn’t she have a power like space manipulation or lightning?

[Tongtong’s ability is actually quite good.] Shishi seemed to be comforting her.

[Then, will I be infected with the zombie virus?]

[No, you won’t.]

Wan Tong felt relieved.

After driving for who knows how long, they finally shook off the zombies. Wan Tong looked at the young boy in the passenger seat and met his uneasy gaze.

“Auntie, I can kill zombies,” the boy said.

The boy appeared to be around ten years old, with messy black short hair that was dirty and a face with black and white streaks, making it hard to see his original appearance. His clothes were also dirty and turned into a dark mess.

After he muttered a sentence with a hoarse voice, he kept staring at Wan Tong with his clear black and white eyes, as if he was afraid she would leave him behind.

However, what Wan Tong cared about was…

“Auntie?” Wan Tong thought for a moment. The original owner was only twenty years old and still in college!

The boy blinked his big eyes and his voice softened a bit. “Sister, you’re a great driver.”

Wan Tong knew he was deliberately trying to please her, and she silently smiled. In the post-apocalyptic world, children were especially good at reading people’s moods.

In the morning, the original owner had escaped death and lost contact with the main force, and then encountered another group of survivors, including this boy. So, he must have seen her being stabbed, right?

Wan Tong looked down at her chest, where the knife wound was still there, with blood stains scattered, but her injury had already healed without leaving a trace of scars.

“Kid, are you an ability user?” She suddenly looked at the young boy.

If she remembered correctly, this boy wasn’t near her just now, but somehow he suddenly appeared next to the car.

The boy’s eyes flickered noticeably, and he glanced at the direction of her heart before nodding slightly. “I’m an ability user of invisibility.”

“Have you ever killed anyone?” Wan Tong asked again.

The boy shook his head, “I’ve killed zombies.”

Wan Tong nodded, “Then let’s stick together in the days to come.”

Hearing her words, the boy breathed a sigh of relief.

He had run out of energy and needed to find a temporary refuge. He knew this Sister wasn’t a bad person.

What he didn’t know was that Wan Tong was even more anxious. If she had to stay alone in the apocalypse, she might be scared to death. Having a little boy accompany her wasn’t a bad idea.

So the two poor little souls huddled together with their own thoughts.

“What’s your name?”

“I’m Mo Xing, Xing as in stars.” Perhaps feeling more relaxed, Mo Xing sounded a bit childish, and unknowingly touched Wan Tong’s soft spot.

She silently repeated the name in her heart and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn’t recall any relevant information.

“Xingxing, where do you want to go?” Wan Tong asked again.

Her mind was in a mess now. After Shishi’s upgrade, there were some benefits. It could access the top ten rules for surviving in the apocalypse, and slowly recited them to her.

They were currently staying in the coastal city of S City. The original owner used to study here before the apocalypse, and Huo Yiming worked here to accompany her.

The boy looked at the square outside the car window piled with corpses and said, “I don’t know where to go, but I saw them all heading north. B City has the largest safe base.”

Wan Tong also had information about the safe base in her mind. In the plot, Huo Yiming eventually went to the B City base, but for now, he wanted to visit his hometown in T City.

As for her, she just wanted to find Huo Yiming as soon as possible. It was not easy for a beautiful woman to survive with a cute child in the apocalypse.

“Then let’s go to B City too. But it’s getting dark soon, let’s find a place to rest in this city first,” Wan Tong said, her gaze constantly scanning outside the car, trying to find a place to rest.

S City seemed to be deserted now. She drove along the road and didn’t see anyone except for scattered zombies.

[Shishi, do you know where Huo Yiming is?]

[He’s still in S City, and Qiu Jiji already knows that you’re not dead.]

The corners of Wan Tong’s mouth twitched slightly as she couldn’t quite understand why Qiu Jiji was given the additional task of “killing white moonlight”.

Huo Yiming had always been devoted to the original owner, and white moonlight naturally referred to no one else but her.

Based on what happened over the past month, Qiu Jiji was ruthless and capable of killing without hesitation. This wasn’t a time of peace, so Wan Tong reminded herself silently that she needed to be ruthless when necessary.

The car turned onto a street, and when it passed by a grocery store, Wan Tong stopped the car, eyeing the snacks that were scattered on the floor.

She exchanged a glance with Mo Xing for a few seconds. “Dare to go?”

Mo Xing licked his chapped lips and nodded silently.

There was no one in the alley, no zombies either. Wan Tong and Mo Xing successfully scavenged the snacks, and most importantly, they also found a few bottles of water.

Wan Tong turned her head to look at a hotel diagonally across the street, feeling a sense of familiarity.

This hotel had been cleared by Huo Yiming and his people before, and the group had stayed here for several days. Unexpectedly, she had circled back to this place.

Wan Tong tightened her grip on the watermelon knife she had picked up and decided to stay at the hotel tonight.

She stayed at the same room as before, but this time Wan Tong stayed together with Mo Xing.

Currently, the entire country’s infrastructure had been mostly destroyed, with water, electricity, and internet all cut off. Due to the hot weather, the room was particularly stuffy. After locking the door, Wan Tong opened the window to let in some fresh air.

Mo Xing, being young, quickly fell asleep after lying down on the bed.

The room was unbearably hot, and Wan Tong’s body was drenched in sweat. She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and sweatpants, which were now stained with blood, making her feel disgusted.

She opened the cabinet and indeed found the clothes she had left behind because she couldn’t take them with her last time.

Since she threw it away before, it meant that the clothes were not suitable for wearing in the apocalypse. However, she had no other choice now, so she picked out a set of clothes and went into the bathroom.

She used a towel dipped in mineral water to wipe her body, and then quickly changed into a black tank top and blue denim jeans.

She looked at her face in the mirror and murmured, “Still the same face…”

In the end, she didn’t wipe off the stains on her face, because this face was too gorgeous.

Although this face was similar to her previous faces in several other worlds, her features were much more three-dimensional. Even though she wasn’t wearing any makeup and had some dirt on her face, she was still stunningly beautiful.

Before leaving the bathroom, she saw scattered shower products and towels on the floor, and suddenly two intertwined figures flashed through her mind…

Back then, she was with Huo Yiming in this very place, and they had a close call of the gun shooting off.

Wan Tong averted her gaze and quickly walked out of the bathroom.

She was exhausted as well. She checked the room’s door, locked the windows, and then leaned against the headboard, closing her eyes.

Although she intended to find Huo Yiming, she was actually quite afraid of him in her heart.

In her memories, Huo Yiming’s father had passed away early, and he was raised by his grandparents. As for his mother, she had already married into a wealthy family.

The original owner was introverted, but Huo Yiming was a madman who did whatever he wanted and was never restrained. But only in front of her, he would bend his waist.

The original owner liked his personality.

Before the apocalypse, Qiu Jiji had hired a man who relentlessly pursued the original owner, and deliberately let Huo Yiming see it several times.

The original owner was tired of explaining, so she stopped saying anything and let him misunderstand. In the end, she was so angry that she broke up with him.

Naturally, Huo Yiming did not agree, but their relationship had fallen into an irreconcilable state.

After the apocalypse, the original owner happened to be asked out by the “male third party”, so the two of them escaped together. Although the “male third party” had ulterior motives towards the original owner, he was too timid and hid behind her several times to escape from zombie attacks, so he didn’t dare to make a move on her.

Later, Huo Yiming found them together and thought they had become a couple, so he became furious and killed the “male third party” in front of her in the blink of an eye. Then, Huo Yiming took her back to his team.

One was angry, and the other was frightened, so their relationship remained tense.

The gun that was almost shot in the room was also due to Huo Yiming being annoyed by the original owner.

Wan Tong was awakened by hunger. The room was dark, with only a faint beam of light from a flashlight.

Seeing that she woke up, Mo Xing quickly came over with his backpack, his big eyes shining brightly. “Sister, would you like to eat something first?”

He used to be in a small team with many people, where most of the supplies had to be turned in, and he had to be wary of others trying to deceive him or snatch his things. He hadn’t slept well…

But this Sister in front of him seemed a bit foolish, so he didn’t worry about being deceived by her.

Wan Tong took a pack of snacks and the remaining half bottle of water, and looked down at the children’s watch hanging on her wrist that she had picked up before.

It was already eight o’clock in the evening. She has slept for more than three hours and feels a headache, with her whole body sweaty, which made her very uncomfortable.

Before the apocalypse, she was pampered and spoiled, and even after the apocalypse, she had Huo Yiming protecting her, so she had never really suffered. The suffering she experienced today is more than what she had experienced in the past twenty years.

After filling her stomach, she gently opened the window a bit, letting in the cool breeze.

She looked towards the street and saw several moving figures with slow movements, presumably zombies.

There seemed to be people living in the surrounding buildings too, occasionally seeing flickering starlight.

Wan Tong pulled the blackout cloth back and sat back on the bed.

At this moment, several figures quickly passed by on the street in front of the hotel.

Qiu Jiji tried her best to keep up with Huo Yiming’s footsteps, silently cursing in her heart.

When they passed by the hotel, Huo Yiming looked up and seemed to want to go in, but Qiu Jiji stopped him. “Brother Huo, let’s go back quickly. We’ve been searching all day, and we don’t know if the other members of the team are in danger.”

“Boss, Wantong went missing in Nanshi District, it’s impossible for her to come over to this side.” Liu Ting, who was beside Huo Yiming, pushed his glasses and said softly.

Behind Qiu Jiji, there was a man standing. He spoke impatiently, “Didn’t someone say they saw her leave with a small team? Maybe she has already left S City. People like her…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Huo Yiming gave him a dark look.

The man immediately shut his mouth, and Qiu Jiji timely spoke up, “I’m worried that Wantong might be in danger now. She’s just a young girl, even if she joined a new team, it’s hard for her to protect herself…”

“Stop babbling. I think we should go back for now. The zombies are active at night, and it’s difficult to find people.” Liu Ting said, “The highways are all congested now, so the chances of her leaving S City are slim. As long as she’s still alive, we will eventually find her. And Boss, you need to bandage your wound as soon as possible.”

Qiu Jiji was interrupted, and she was a little annoyed, but she didn’t show it. She looked at Huo Yiming’s bloody arm and echoed, “Yes, Brother Huo, you’ll lose too much blood like this, and it will be dangerous later…”

Huo Yiming pursed his pale lips and nodded, although he tried to support himself, his steps were already unsteady.

The group continued to move forward and soon got into an off-road vehicle.

In the hotel, Wan Tong vaguely heard the sound of a car and looked out through the window, but only saw the shadow of an off-road vehicle leaving at the end of the driveway.

She didn’t pay much attention to it, just glanced in the direction where she had parked her car, saw that the car was still there, and felt relieved.

Wan Tong spent a week getting used to the post-apocalyptic days, and she found that Mo Xing, this kid, was good at hiding.

He probably regrets meeting her now, because he had to take her to hide many times later.

Wan Tong knows the method of practicing supernatural abilities, but she herself doesn’t have much to practice, so she guides Mo Xing to practice whenever she can. Maybe it’s because he frequently uses his supernatural ability, his ability is improving quite fast.

The crystal nucleus in the zombie’s skull is helpful for upgrading supernatural abilities, but both she and Mo Xing are weak and have limited ability to kill zombies, so they have limited access to crystal nuclei.

It’s strange to say that S City is not that big, but it’s been several days and she hasn’t been able to run into Huo Yiming.

Occasionally, Shishi detected the dynamics of Qiu Jiji’s system, but when she rushed over, she found no one.

What surprised her is that a survivor base has been established in S City, and the news of it is being broadcasted, attracting many survivors to rush there.

Although the base was spontaneously established by survivors, it did not appear in the plot, so Wan Tong speculates whether it is Huo Yiming.

In any case, Wan Tong plans to take Mo Xing with her to go there.

On the night before departure, the two stayed in a small warehouse in a restaurant, but Mo Xing fell ill at this time with a high fever and became unconscious. Wan Tong was anxious, and leaving him behind was not an option.

But now most of the pharmacies have been emptied, where can she go to find medicine for him?

When she was in a panic, she suddenly thought that the rented house where Huo Yiming used to live before the end of the world was very close by, just in the opposite neighborhood. If she remembered correctly, there should be antipyretic medicine there.

With a glimmer of hope, she left the restaurant.

As soon as she stepped out of the door, she encountered a zombie, a woman with a pale gray complexion, one eye missing looking like a dark hole, her mouth wide open, and red stains stuck to her teeth. One of her arms was also missing, but her steps towards her were not slow.

“Roar…”

Wan Tong didn’t back down, clenched her watermelon knife.

She bit her lip, knowing from previous experience how to quickly chop off a zombie’s head.

“Crack…” After a sound, the woman’s head rolled off, and her body fell in front of her.

Wan Tong didn’t bother to dig out the crystal nucleus, she quickly ran with the knife. It was getting dark, and there would be more zombies out at night looking for food, so she had to hurry back.

After entering the neighborhood, she identified the apartment building and started running again.

At the top floor of Building 8, Liu Ting put away his binoculars and spoke excitedly into the intercom, “Boss, Boss, Li Wantong is coming towards Building 8.”

A deep and urgent voice sounded quickly from over there, “Is it just one person?”

“Yes, she seems to be in a hurry.”

“Send Xiaoliu to deal with the two zombies on the third floor.”

“…Alright.” Weren’t we supposed to leave the zombies locked in the room alone earlier?

Anyway, without delay, Liu Ting immediately gave the order, then leaned against the window sill and continued to keep an eye on things.

He didn’t expect to encounter a pleasant surprise on this trip out today.

Originally, he thought it was impossible for Li Wantong to survive until now, but from what he just saw, she seemed to be perfectly fine.

Now the Boss can rest assured!

“Is it really Li Wantong?” At this moment, a female voice came from behind Liu Ting.

Liu Ting glanced at Qiu Jiji and casually nodded.

He wanted to say that Qiu Jiji’s appearance was actually quite good, and he had never concealed his favoritism towards her from the Boss. However, for some reason, he just didn’t like her always acting superior.

Qiu Jiji quickly took the telescope and looked outside the window for a while, then turned around and was about to leave.

But after taking a few steps, she stopped again.

Huo Yiming must be waiting for Li Wantong, and it would be useless for her to go over now.

She clenched her fists secretly, swallowed a mouthful of frustration. She thought that Li Wantong was really lucky, no wonder the system would assign such a task, with such a hindrance of a white moonlight, it would be too difficult for her to complete the other two tasks.

Wan Tong was afraid that there were zombies hidden in the apartment, so she was cautious all the way, but fortunately, it seemed that the zombies had already been cleared.

Huo Yiming lived on the fifth floor, although climbing the stairs was a bit tiring, she still ran up in two minutes.

Her heart was pounding with fear, and her calves were sore.

After entering the password, she quickly went in through the door.

It was a two-bedroom apartment, and she didn’t go to the rooms, but searched through the cabinets and drawers in the living room.

As soon as she noticed the faint footsteps, she suddenly got goosebumps and her back chilled.

As she was about to reach for a watermelon knife, a sturdy figure pressed her against the storage cabinet from behind.

Her hands were held tightly, and there was another hand covering her sight.

The person seemed to lean down, breathing on her neck. When she screamed, she felt a sharp pain on her earlobe, as if someone was biting it.

“Ah!” She cried out in pain.

The person let go of her ear, only to bite her neck.

Is it a zombie? Is it going to eat me?

But there was warmth and human breath… It seemed like a man.

She was so scared that she held her breath, blinked her eyes, and tears rolled down, but because the person’s hand was blocking them, the tears only flowed into the gaps between his fingers.

Author’s note:

It’s the Raider Qiu Jiji trying to kill white moonlight, not trying to commit suicide haha~

This is a story about a madman and a pitiful girl~

rokumi’s note : I suppose everyone had an idea what “the gun shooting off” mean, right? Well, it was in a hotel room…