However, the four of them had just gone through a major battle, and their physical strength was severely depleted. Their opponents had the advantage in numbers, making this fight exceptionally difficult. As a result, Quan Xiaoyu’s hidden fire-type ability was exposed.
They ultimately won the fight, leaving only a few battered survivors from the other group fleeing in disarray. But the four of them had all sustained injuries as well. Li Nan’s healing ability was no longer something he could keep hidden, and it was thus exposed right before Chu Tian and Bai Mingxi’s eyes.
When they were about to leave, Quan Xiaoyu was still feeling heartbroken that they couldn’t take all the supplies they had desperately fought to obtain. After all, there was absolutely no way he could expose his spatial ability, and the vehicle’s cargo capacity was limited.
Just as he was lamenting this, Bai Mingxi showed off his own ability, sweeping away all the supplies in an instant. He then looked at the other three people smugly.
Chu Tian looked at him and helplessly shook his head, but said nothing more.
From that point onward, trust among the four was reestablished and became even more unbreakable.
From then on, the only secret among the four of them that remained was Quan Xiaoyu’s special spatial ability, which they guarded faithfully.
Over the past two months, construction of the community had gradually taken shape. Under Xiao Ziran’s powerful leadership, Zheng Ge’s former underlings had also submitted to him. Anyone who attempted to provoke them was dealt with by the Doctor. His methods could only be described with one word: perverted.
The group had long since been disciplined into complete obedience. Over the past two months, they had genuinely worked together with one heart to build a home.
During this time, several groups of people had gradually arrived from outside—some seeking help, others asking to join. Xiao Ziran accepted them all.
Every day, he organized everyone to kill zombies, gather supplies, and guard their home, making the community appear prosperous and full of vitality.
But only Quan Xiaoyu knew that none of this was a long-term solution.
In the third month of the apocalypse, which was less than a month away, the government and military would carry out indiscriminate, devastating bombardment of S City in an attempt to control the number of zombies.
This was the reason Quan Xiaoyu had never intended to settle down here, but only planned to use this place as a temporary stopover!
At the same time, this would be a suicide-style bombing operation. Since satellites and communication equipment had completely failed, any aircraft that took off would lose contact and could only operate mechanically. Once the pilots took off, it would be extremely difficult for them to return.
Quan Xiaoyu had no idea which idiot had come up with such a plan, but S City would indeed suffer devastating destruction. Any survivors who had not yet left S City by that time would probably have no chance of survival.
This was an extremely failed bombing operation. Not only did the number of zombies fail to decrease because of it, but the radiation produced on the surface after the bombardment would cause those zombies to evolve rapidly, making humanity’s disaster even worse once again.
As that moment drew closer and closer, Quan Xiaoyu became increasingly worried. He couldn’t save too many people, but he still hoped to save the people in this villa community who had fought alongside him for two months.
Chu Tian and Bai Mingxi were no problem. They were not locals to begin with and had always been looking for an opportunity to return north in search of their families. Moreover, relying on the understanding and trust they had developed over the past two months, if Quan Xiaoyu said they should leave, they would definitely leave without a second word.
For nearly a month, they had used Bai Mingxi’s spatial ability, along with Chu Tian and Quan Xiaoyu’s powerful combat abilities, to gather a great deal of supplies. Vehicles, gasoline, food, clothing, medicine—they lacked nothing.
The difficulty now was figuring out how to persuade Xiao Ziran.
Think about it. If you were living in a world overrun by zombies and found a safe, comfortable place, then spent two months working hard to build it up, while also gaining a few companions.
At that moment, someone told you that this place was unsafe, without being able to provide any specific reason, and then asked you to leave and embark on an uncertain journey northward to a place where you had no idea what the actual situation was, supposedly in search of a chance at survival.
Would you be willing to leave?
Inside the vehicle, Bai Mingxi spoke excitedly, while of the other three, only Li Nan responded to him.
“What’s wrong with you? You’ve been preoccupied these past few days. I’ve seen you absent-minded several times.” Chu Tian and Quan Xiaoyu sat side by side in the back seat. Seeing Quan Xiaoyu staring blankly out the window, he patted him on the head and asked.
Ever since everyone had become familiar with one another, their way of speaking had become much more casual. Quan Xiaoyu also spoke more than before, using complete sentences instead of the few-word combinations he had used when they first met.
“Chu Tian, if I wanted to leave and go north, would you come with me?” Quan Xiaoyu turned his head and asked.
“Of course.” Chu Tian said, “Xiao Bai and I are originally from B City. We’ve always been looking for an opportunity to return. In fact, I was just thinking about how to persuade you to leave. I didn’t expect you to ask me first.” He smiled, looking extremely pleased.
Sure enough, persuading Chu Tian and Bai Mingxi to leave was very easy.
Quan Xiaoyu sighed and asked again, “What if I asked the Doctor to take everyone and leave as well? To go north.”
Chu Tian looked at him in surprise, then his expression gradually became serious. He knew that Quan Xiaoyu possessed some sort of “precognitive” ability.
For example, two months earlier, during that heavy rain, Quan Xiaoyu had felt that something was wrong with it. Sure enough, the zombies outside had evolved and become even more vicious and agile.
Of the several people in the villa community who had been caught in the rain, only one awakened a water-type ability. Everyone else turned into zombies and was subsequently ordered to be shot by the Doctor.
Xiao Ziran’s plant-type ability had also risen to Level Three at that time. He had already been frighteningly powerful with an innate Level Two ability, and after successfully advancing, the Doctor could only become even more terrifying.
Later, during multiple battles, Quan Xiaoyu had also issued warnings in advance, several times beating even Chu Tian, a genuine psychic-type ability user, to the punch.
Therefore, Chu Tian had always felt that Quan Xiaoyu possessed another ability—”prophecy.”
Quan Xiaoyu, however, had no idea about this enormous misunderstanding. His knowledge of major events came from memories of his previous life, while his ability to sense danger in advance came from the extraordinary sensitivity granted to him by the mysterious power of his spatial ability.
“I just feel that something major is about to happen, and we absolutely have to leave.” Unable to explain anything about “prophecy,” Quan Xiaoyu attributed everything to intuition.
“I believe that what you’re saying is true, and I believe your premonitions will come true. But how are you going to make the Doctor believe you? Intuition? That’s far too unconvincing.” Chu Tian replied seriously.
“That’s exactly what worries me most.” Quan Xiaoyu rubbed his brow forcefully, feeling somewhat helpless about the situation.
“You can’t explain the reason, can you?”
Quan Xiaoyu nodded helplessly.
Chu Tian revealed an expression that said he had expected as much. He also felt that this matter was rather troublesome.
This place had been built by Xiao Ziran single-handedly. After working hard to develop it up to this point, it had finally begun to look like a proper community. Moreover, it had recently gained a small reputation, attracting many survivors to come and seek refuge. Its prospects appeared prosperous and promising.
Without a sufficiently legitimate and compelling reason, even Chu Tian had no confidence that he could persuade the Doctor.
Even if the Doctor agreed and was willing to leave—
What about the people under him? They had finally survived the early stages of the apocalypse. Just as life was gradually getting better, someone suddenly told them to leave?
“You’ll have to let me think about it.” Now Chu Tian was the one who became troubled. Quan Xiaoyu had told him about this, which was essentially throwing the problem into his lap. Over the past two months, he had already become accustomed to helping Quan Xiaoyu deal with similar matters.
Bai Mingxi and Li Nan, sitting in the front seats, heard their conversation. The two exchanged a glance, then stuck out their tongues at each other. Matters requiring brainpower could be left to the two people in the back! As for the two of them, they only needed to handle the execution!
The vehicle stopped in front of Xiao Ziran’s villa. Everyone got out of the car. After Chu Tian gave the people behind him a few instructions, he entered the villa together with Quan Xiaoyu.
Bai Mingxi and Li Nan stayed behind to help the others unload the supplies they had brought back.
It had been a great haul today, and they had not encountered any particularly dangerous situations. Everyone had returned safe and sound, so naturally, everyone was especially happy.
Xiao Ziran was currently giving instructions to the others. He had promoted several minor leaders and assigned them to oversee different matters.
The balding man, Lin Ziqiang, had nearly recovered from his injuries. After all, he had once been the boss of a large company and had management experience, so Xiao Ziran had sent him to become the supervisor of the supplies department. Nowadays, within this villa community, he could be considered a proper Minister of Internal Affairs.
As soon as Quan Xiaoyu and Chu Tian entered through the door, he came over with a beaming smile, nodding and bowing as he said, “Young Master Tian, Young Master Yu, you’re back? How was today’s haul?”
Chu Tian replied cheerfully, “A great haul! Manager Lin, go take a look outside.”
Lin Ziqiang immediately beamed with delight. After laughing a few times, he hurriedly went outside.
Speaking of which, Chu Tian and Quan Xiaoyu were not Xiao Ziran’s subordinates. They were more like temporary allies.
Chu Tian and Quan Xiaoyu were both capable and powerful fighters. They were also willing to put in the effort whenever there was work to be done, so Xiao Ziran was still very welcoming toward them.
Therefore, the people under him also treated the two with respect and did not dare neglect them in the slightest.
“Brother Ziran, if you’re not busy, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.” As soon as he entered, Chu Tian got straight to the point. Xiao Ziran actually disliked people who beat around the bush, so Chu Tian had no intention of playing games with him.
Inside the living room, which had been converted into an office, the Doctor put down the document he was writing and raised his head.
“Oh? What is it? Is it something urgent?”
“Xiaoyu and I discussed it, and we’ve decided to leave in a few days and head north to B City,” Chu Tian said.
Xiao Ziran was stunned for a moment, but he did not react excessively. He had long anticipated that they would leave; he simply had not expected them to leave so urgently or so soon.
“You two—did you come here just to tell me this?” If that were all, Chu Tian’s expression probably would not have been so solemn.
They should know that if they simply wanted to leave, he absolutely would not stop them. He would even provide vehicles and supplies for them. After all, they were only his temporary allies, not his subordinates. Besides, their cooperation over the past two months had been very pleasant.
“Yes, but not entirely.” When Chu Tian answered, he glanced at Quan Xiaoyu.
Quan Xiaoyu thought for a moment before speaking to Xiao Ziran.
“Doctor, I hope you can take everyone and leave as well. Preferably head north and leave S City.”