Meanwhile.
Pei Qianxing brought two ability users and blended into the crowd outside the city, constantly watching the situation at the entrance.
“Captain, given the current situation, it’s going to be very difficult for us to get into the city. What should we do?” one of the ability users said anxiously.
“Don’t panic. Let’s wait a little longer.” Pei Qianxing kept his eyes fixed on the city gate and answered calmly.
“But…” the other ability user immediately spoke up as well.
They were anxious.
Unlike Pei Qianxing, they both had wives and children inside the city.
Judging by the time, Yuan Shaohua must have returned to Yuan Long’s side by now. If Yuan Shaohua complained to Yuan Long, their families would be finished!
Pei Qianxing had his own thoughts about the situation, but there was nothing he could say to his two companions, who were so anxious that they were practically on the verge of losing their minds.
All he could do was interrupt their worries.
“I’ll think of something.”
The moment he finished speaking, a huge, oppressive black cloud drifted across the distant sky.
It was like a massive mountain, giving people the suffocating sensation of being crushed beneath its weight.
It moved extremely quickly, growing closer and larger by the second.
Many of the people outside the city were drawn to the strange sight and stood up to take a few looks.
However, there had been plenty of strange weather in the post-apocalyptic world. People were merely curious and didn’t pay it much attention.
Pei Qianxing was different.
The moment he saw that dark cloud, a terrible premonition churned inside him.
It was a feeling of fear mixed with oppression, as though that dark cloud were Pandora’s box. Once it was opened, disaster and misfortune would be released.
At that moment, something changed at the city gate.
Several people in uniforms came out.
Pei Qianxing had sharp eyes and immediately recognized them as Yuan Long’s personal guards.
Those men headed straight for Lei Shi’s group, as though they had already received some information.
They walked over and spoke with Lei Shi for a few moments.
Then Lei Shi bent down and helped the blood-covered Jia Lunxu to his feet before following the men into the city.
“This is bad.”
The two ability users recognized the personal guards at the same time.
Yuan Shaohua had been close to Lei Shi and the others all along. Now that Yuan Long’s personal guards had come to take Lei Shi and Jia Lunxu away, there was no way they could conceal the fact that they had abandoned Yuan Shaohua.
“It’s over, it’s over. What are we going to do? My son is only seven…” One of them anxiously paced in circles, his pleading gaze never leaving Pei Qianxing.
Compared with Yuan Long’s actions, however, Pei Qianxing was more concerned about that strange dark cloud.
He didn’t know what it would bring, nor could he predict it.
He sighed softly and said to his two companions, “I know a sealed-off route into the city. We might be able to find a way through there. We can only take a chance. Let’s get into the city first and figure out the rest afterward.”
The two nodded in agreement and demanded that they leave immediately.
In truth, they couldn’t say they had no resentment toward Pei Qianxing.
If they hadn’t listened to him and abandoned Yuan Shaohua back then, perhaps… perhaps they would already have made it into the city.
But that resentment and speculation could only be buried deep in their hearts for now.
Things had already come to this point, and they still had to rely on Pei Qianxing to help them rescue their families.
Inside the base.
Chu Tian and Xiao Ziran split up, each going to find Cai Yuanhan and Yuan Long.
There were still nearly a million people living in J City.
They couldn’t simply stand by and watch all those people die without even knowing what was happening.
Besides, their own team consisted of only a little over twenty people. They were far too weak.
Even if they fled now, how far could they get?
What if they encountered a zombie horde?
What were their chances of survival?
So rather than doing that, it would be better to try to spread the warning and mobilize everyone to fight.
Perhaps more people would have a chance of surviving that way.
Cai Yuanhan’s Residence
Cai Yuanhan was surprised when Chu Tian returned.
However, Chu Tian didn’t waste time with pleasantries or formalities. He went straight to the point.
“Commander Cai, forgive me for disturbing you so late, but the situation is urgent. You know that I’m a psychic-type ability user. I can sense that large numbers of zombies and mutated beasts are rushing toward J City. We’re in danger. If you don’t believe me, please send people outside the city to investigate immediately. An operation on this scale will definitely disturb some birds and animals. There will be traces to follow.”
Cai Yuanhan was stunned for several seconds before his expression immediately became serious.
He had originally assumed that Chu Tian had come alone to pledge allegiance to him.
Who could have imagined that the moment he opened his mouth, he would drop such a bombshell?
Naturally, Cai Yuanhan couldn’t possibly believe Chu Tian based on a few words alone.
However, he was accustomed to putting on an act, so he continued to look as though he completely trusted Chu Tian.
“What exactly is happening? Why would this happen? Roughly how many are there?”
As he asked these questions, he secretly glanced at one of the people beside him.
That person received the signal, gave a slight nod, and quietly slipped out through the corner.
The tiny movement didn’t escape Chu Tian’s eyes.
He continued pretending that he hadn’t noticed anything, but inwardly, he felt that Cai Yuanhan was far too narrow-minded.
Even if Cai Yuanhan had openly sent someone to investigate, Chu Tian would have considered it perfectly reasonable.
Who would simply believe the word of someone they’d known for less than a day?
But Cai Yuanhan insisted on handling something that should have been perfectly aboveboard in secret.
It was simply too petty and lacked the bearing of a great leader.
Cai Yuanhan’s behavior left Chu Tian deeply doubtful about any cooperation that might follow.
But there was nothing he could do.
Right now, he could only do everything possible to unite every force that could be united and fight for a chance at survival for humanity.
So Chu Tian carefully described everything he had sensed.
Of course, he didn’t mention the bombing of S City.
That was something Quan Xiaoyu had “seen,” not something Chu Tian had “seen.”
Instead, he only vaguely mentioned that he felt the source of this strange phenomenon was coming from the direction of S City.
Chu Tian had originally thought that once he finished explaining everything, he would be able to leave.
He assumed Cai Yuanhan would immediately investigate the matter and summon his advisers to discuss countermeasures.
Chu Tian didn’t mention the possibility of joining forces with Yuan Long’s faction.
He believed that any intelligent person in a position of power would make that decision without hesitation once they understood the situation.
After all, compared with the lives and deaths of a million people across the entire city, their political struggles and petty disputes meant nothing.
If everyone in the city died, their fighting would be meaningless anyway.
However, what disappointed Chu Tian was that things didn’t develop as he had expected.
Although Cai Yuanhan appeared to take the matter seriously, he was somewhat slow and unhurried.
Instead, he began discussing the J City base’s current defensive structure with Chu Tian, as well as the ability users currently in J City.
He also took the opportunity to ask about the structure of Chu Tian’s own team.
It seemed that he had great confidence in J City’s defenses, so he wasn’t in a hurry to take any other action.
Chu Tian, however, felt that time was precious and couldn’t afford to waste it with him.
He could only respond perfunctorily along the way, his anxious expression completely undisguised. He simply wanted to end the conversation and leave as quickly as possible.
Cai Yuanhan dragged things out until the people he had sent to investigate returned before finally allowing Chu Tian to leave.
Two hours had passed.
Chu Tian no longer cared about being rude. He left the Cai residence without even looking back and hurried toward their temporary residence.
Things had not gone well on his side.
In Cai Yuanhan’s eyes, Chu Tian’s description wasn’t enough to make him understand the seriousness of the situation.
He still believed that J City’s current fortified defenses were sufficient to withstand this zombie horde.
Therefore, he still couldn’t let go of his struggle against Yuan Long.
All Chu Tian could do now was hope that things had gone more smoothly on the doctor’s side.
He hoped Yuan Long would take the matter seriously enough to facilitate cooperation among the different factions and actively organize J City’s overall defense.
If Yuan Long had the same attitude as Cai Yuanhan, then they would have no choice but to resort to their worst option.
They would lead their own team out of the city and flee first, fighting for a chance at survival for themselves.
When Chu Tian returned to their temporary residence, he noticed a figure standing at the intersection.
The moment the figure saw him, it ran toward him from a distance.
It was Quan Xiaoyu.
Chu Tian had been gone for quite a while, and Quan Xiaoyu had been worried about him, so he had come out alone and waited for him at the intersection.
During that time, a gigantic dark cloud had already spread across the sky above J City, casting everything beneath it in an oppressive darkness filled with killing intent.
The mutations had already begun.
The fear and worry weighing on Quan Xiaoyu made him extremely uncomfortable.
The dragon pattern on his neck had burned several more times during this period, but none had been as intense as the first episode.
Now, when he saw Chu Tian returning from a distance, Quan Xiaoyu finally seemed to find the pillar he had been waiting for.
He immediately ran toward him and threw himself into Chu Tian’s arms.
Chu Tian caught the person who came flying at him and hugged him tightly.
Only then did he realize that Quan Xiaoyu’s entire body was cold.
“You’ve been waiting outside for a long time?”
Chu Tian raised his head and glanced at the sky.
He had noticed that strange dark cloud long ago as well.
The weather hadn’t been particularly cold, but shortly after the cloud arrived, the temperature had plummeted.
Quan Xiaoyu wasn’t wearing much, and his entire body was now icy cold.
Quan Xiaoyu sniffled and shook his head, answering honestly,
“I don’t know.”
He really hadn’t kept track of the time.
He had simply stood at the intersection, thinking about Chu Tian while watching the dark cloud.
Then he saw Chu Tian return.
Chu Tian kissed his cheek without saying much.
He simply held him even tighter and led him inside while asking,
“Has the doctor come back?”
Quan Xiaoyu nodded.
“He came back a long time ago.”
It was precisely because the doctor had already been back for quite some time and Chu Tian still hadn’t appeared that Quan Xiaoyu had hurried outside to wander around and wait for him, standing there like a stone statue waiting for her husband to return.
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《The Ghost Boyfriend Who Fell from the Sky》
A windfall of an inheritance.
But besides money, did a ghost come crashing down with it?!
What followed
was one bizarre and mysterious incident after another,
one terrifying experience after another,
and one hidden story after another,
completely shattering Qi Siyuan’s previously smooth and uneventful life.
WhAt?!
That still isn’t enough?
That dead ghost even says he wants to sleep with him?!