Chapter 110: Save the Saviour (17)
“It’s getting late, let’s head back quickly. I think the thing I have in my hand is probably the key to this search mission.”
Yi Xiao nodded, then suddenly turned his head as if he had discovered something. He reached out and grabbed something, and a bright emerald green jade bracelet appeared in his hand. Ren Zhu looked at the bracelet with initial confusion, then exclaimed, ”Is this Lingling’s? But I haven’t seen her wear it before.”
Yi Xiao sensed the jade bracelet for a moment, then pursed his lips. This junk was far worse than the Qiankun Bag he refined in his previous life. Unfortunately, he didn’t have good materials now; otherwise, he could create many spatial ability things artificially. However, the natural energy balance had been disrupted by the meteorite, making plenty of methods for making storage bags using cultivation techniques useless. But now… he could go without eating, but his partner still needed to eat.
So, after a while, Ren Zhu watched helplessly as Yi Xiao used the overbearing style of a Zombie King and forcefully grabbed his left hand, then with a ‘kacha’ sound, attached the jade bracelet to his wrist.
What! the! heck! Sh*t!
Ren Zhu was practically going crazy looking at the jade bracelet on his wrist. He wasn’t a girly boy, so why was he wearing a jade bracelet!! Moreover, it’s the post-apocalypse, who still wears accessories? Isn’t it obvious that there’s something wrong with this bracelet!!
Ren Zhu was about to roar with all his might, but Yi Xiao acted faster. He gently tapped the jade bracelet, and it gradually turned transparent and then disappeared.
“Huh?” Ren Zhu was a bit surprised, thankfully his experience from his previous life helped him figure this out, “Is this a treasure that can hide its form once the master acknowledges it?”
Yi Xiao rolled his eyes in disdain. ”It can’t hold living things, can’t alter time or even duration, it’s just a storage space full of dead energy. What kind of treasure is this? It’s barely useful as a backpack.'”
Ren Zhu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, ”You’re right.” Thinking about it, it really was a bit lackluster. In other novels, there would be a spirit field, a spring, and even a small cottage. But all he had was a mobile warehouse.
However, the warehouse still contained quite a lot of good stuff. Ren Zhu closed his eyes and used his spiritual power to sense it. He found that there were mainly rice, flour, and preserved food like instant noodles that were easy to store. Besides that, there was a flashy sports car and some daily necessities. Of course, most of these daily necessities were for women.
“Hmm, I’ll just sell them cheaply to people who need them when we get back.” Ren Zhu thought to himself; he just needed food.
Seeing that his partner’s mood had improved after getting the jade bracelet, Yi Xiao felt that this trip wasn’t in vain. He then strode ahead with his aura fully released, leading the way. Even the wandering zombies within this base seemed to show some cooperation with their leader. Though they didn’t nod or bow in deference, staying still from a distance was already quite rare.
As Ren Zhu watched Yi Xiao like this, his remaining negative emotions practically dissipated. Despite Yi Xiao’s current emotionally detached and cold appearance, he couldn’t help but notice traces of his behavior and personality from his previous lives. For example, the actions he took with the bracelet just now, or his arrogant behavior in leading the way now, were totally in line with the character of a former second-generation rich kid.
When Ren Zhu and Yi Xiao returned to the central square, they saw a group of people looking somewhat dejected. Squinting his eyes, Ren Zhu realized that it seemed they had lost some members.
“Ah! Big brother, you’re back! That’s great, we were worried about you!” Xiao Gou was genuinely happy to see Ren Zhu and called out, but when Ren Zhu saw him, he couldn’t muster the same happiness, “What’s with the blood on you? And what happened to your arm, and Xiao Mao’s leg?””
Xiao Gou hesitated for a moment; he was very sensitive to the mood of their boss. He realized that Ren Zhu might not be in a good mood, and he regretted not being more perceptive. But soon, someone came to the rescue. It was Lei Long. Since Ren Zhu and Yi Xiao had voluntarily taken those three people to explore the research institute, Lei Long also learned about their situation. He volunteered to take care of Gou Jianfei and Mao Gancao. With the addition of Old Ding, Jin Pianzi, Xiao Xue, and Old Huo, their team’s strength was second only to Ren Zhu’s group.
Unfortunately, sometimes strength doesn’t just bring safety; it can also bring danger. Because they had considerable strength, Lei Long’s team was responsible for exploring the paranormal base and the adjacent medical clinic base. In theory, there shouldn’t have been any major issues. However, inside the paranormal base, they suddenly encountered a siege from nearly a hundred zombies! Among these zombies, there were at least ten second-level ones. If it weren’t for their good cooperation, Xiao Gou and Xiao Mao’s successive breakthroughs and awakening as strength and healing ability users, they probably would’ve all died there.”
However, this unfortunate incident also brought them some luck. At least, Xiai Mao and Xiao Gou, who were wounded and looked miserable, didn’t feel sad anymore. They were excited instead.
“So, you guys are showing off in front of me with the miserable faces from being beaten up and your arms and legs missing, despite being healing and strength ability users?” Teacher Ren Zhu’s tone was quite calm, but it made them shiver.
Damn it! Big brother seems so terrifying today!! I inexplicably want to stand up and run in circles! What terrible thing happened!
It wasn’t just Xiao Mao and Xiao Gou; even the other members of the team realized that Ren Zhu’s mood wasn’t great.
“So, what about the three people who were following you guys?” The one who spoke was Old Qi, the ability user who had lost an arm because of Ren Lingling and her two companions.
Ren Zhu glanced at his arm. ”Those three wanted to trap the two of us on the underground level of the research institute. I think they’re more suited to stay there, so I left them there.”
Taken at face value, this sentence might seem quite normal. However, after some onlookers carefully considered it, their gaze towards Ren Zhu turned horrified and wary. It wasn’t about just letting them stay there. It was basically letting them die directly on the underground level! Even if this person said those three attacked first, to be able to deal with three ability users so easily and then calmly say such words, it didn’t seem like he was a good person at all!
But Old Qi just broke into a big smile, ”Good job! Those three are no good, they will sooner or later harm a lot of people!”
Ren Zhu looked at Old Qi and also started to smile, “This brother is right.”
Although there were still some people in the team who were puzzled about this matter, both Ren Zhu and Old Qi said so, and those three people are dead, so no one continued to investigate the matter. After all, in this post-apocalyptic world, the law of the jungle is even more apparent.
“Hey, the zombies in this base seem to be quite formidable. Every team has people who got injured, but fortunately, only four people died. It’s already very few,” Old Jin summarized on the side. “Unfortunately, we didn’t find any important individuals or clues. Now, it’s up to you guys. Ren Big Brother, have you discovered anything?”
Ren Zhu didn’t intend to conceal the small black stone: “On the negative first floor of the research institute, I encountered a female researcher. She seemed to be holding on to her last breath, waiting for her compatriots. She gave me a small black stone and some information. There were quite a number of zombies and many second-level zombies gathering around her. Those zombies were probably drawn by that stone… If she had thrown away that small stone, as a psychic ability user, she could have survived. Unfortunately…”
Ren Zhu sighed, and the others fell silent as well. Those who willingly faced death for a goal, despite knowing they would die, always made everyone else seem insignificant. Their willingness to use their lives and beliefs to forge a path towards the light made them stand out.
“Let’s go,” Ren Zhu said, stepping forward. However, there are always those with ulterior motives and those who slow others down in a group. Soon, a middle-aged man wearing glasses stood up and said, “I’m also a researcher. Can you let me take a look at that black stone? Also, I have some doubts about what you said. Since that stone attracts the zombies so much, why aren’t there many zombies in the central square now? Could it be… the stone doesn’t attract them but instead repels them?”
The atmosphere in the group changed after the middle-aged man’s last sentence. Many who were initially uncertain about the situation now looked at Ren Zhu with suspicious and uncertain eyes. Yes, compared to the self-defense claim of those three people who acted first, the possibility of them getting their hands on a treasure and killing for it seemed more likely, didn’t it?
“Yes, this gentleman is right. Since you say the stone attracts zombies, why aren’t there any zombies rushing over now? Are you lying? That’s not right! If there really is such a treasure, you should hand it over for everyone to share! We all came to explore the base together, and anything we find should be shared by everyone, right? Especially something that can repel zombies!”
The one speaking wasn’t from their team, but rather some of the ability users saved from the previous base by Ren Zhu’s team. Apart from the intelligently endowed Zhao Daoist brothers and the two genuinely grateful ordinary people, the expressions of those saved from the previous base were quite ugly, especially the expressions of the ordinary people. Even the usually good-tempered Liu Mingqing frowned.
“You guys—”
“Don’t go too far…”
“Oh, then you can try it. Take it and be careful not to drop it.”
Compared to Xiao Gou and Xiao Mao’s hostile reactions and Zhou Yun’s anger, Ren Zhu’s voice and tone were almost amiable. He smiled while tossing a small stone to the man with glasses who spoke first and the leading big man. At the same time, Zombie King Yi withdrew his aura.
The next second, the zombies roared and surged forward like a tide!
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