【Oh my gosh, it's so good to be a citizen of Huaguo! Huaguo notified everyone early on to train and hoard supplies in advance, unlike our country, which even banned that video!】
【So, that video was real! Then why did our country deny it!】
【I just thought, what kind of special effects artist could create such realistic effects, but it's actually real!】
【No more supplies? That's bad, we are just ordinary people, we still want to live, quick, everyone go and grab supplies!】
【You're saying this now, have you already prepared everything? Tell me your address!】
【I'm at the supermarket now, it's already empty!!】
【Let's go to the government and ask them to release the supplies. The government shouldn't be controlled by the Four Great Families!】
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The internet was in chaos. The official channels of Shen'en Country immediately issued denials and controlled public opinion, but they couldn't stop the people's anger.
Border.
The sky gradually darkened.
Xià Zhèngyǔ controlled an electric ball and cast it at a zombie. The zombie's mottled body instantly turned dark upon being electrocuted. Nán Cháoyán controlled vines to extract the crystal core.
"Not good! I'm already sweating? I need to practice more!" Nán Cháoyán laughed freely, sitting up with great effort.
The sound of zombies chewing grew louder. The corpses, stripped of their crystal cores, were completely devoured by other zombies.
Xià Zhèngyǔ wiped sweat from his face and handed her a bottle of water, "How is it? How many more do you need?"
Nán Cháoyán closed her eyes, her consciousness entering her space. She found that the eight crystal cores she had dealt with today had disappeared, and a section of the Black Land also seemed to have been used.
"Indeed, it works! But the white crystal cores are not very effective."
"Really! That's great. It doesn't matter, many people in this batch have awakened various Supernatural Abilities. I'll pick a few people to help us at the border then." Xià Zhèngyǔ was so excited that he directly grabbed her hand.
Nán Cháoyán showed no reaction, but Xià Zhèngyǔ's face turned red when his hand touched her soft, delicate fingers.
Under the cover of night, Nán Cháoyán's eyes flickered slightly. She saw it but didn't say anything.
For a moment, Xià Zhèngyǔ felt the atmosphere was intimate, but the person beside him remained unmoved.
"Um, do you like anyone?" Xià Zhèngyǔ asked tentatively.
"No, but I liked you when I was little." Nán Cháoyán looked at the hazy moonlight, the low growls of zombies filling her ears.
"So, you don't like me now?"
"Don't you think this isn't a suitable place to talk about these things?" Nán Cháoyán frowned.
"Where is it unsuitable? Listen, someone is entertaining us!" Xià Zhèngyǔ teased.
"Get lost! Can we go now?" Nán Cháoyán stood up.
"Pull me up, my legs are weak!"
"Shameless!" A pair of red eyes shone exceptionally brightly in the dark. Nán Cháoyán stared intently at him, and Xià Zhèngyǔ froze.
"Red eyes! The crystal core must be colored. I want it." Nán Cháoyán excitedly grabbed him.
"Are you sure? We don't have much strength left?" Xià Zhèngyǔ braced himself on his legs.
Nán Cháoyán's eyes lit up, and another pair of red eyes appeared in the darkness!
"I want to do it myself!"
"No! What if you get pulled down?" Xià Zhèngyǔ quickly pulled her back, afraid she would do something reckless.
"I've adjusted myself, you don't need to worry. If it doesn't work, I'll enter my space immediately."
A small green head emerged from Nán Cháoyán's palm, and vines quickly extended, wrapping around the red-eyed zombie's leg. With a forceful pull, the vines directly bound the zombie's leg.
The zombie roared and struggled. The vines were initially tight only around its leg, but as it struggled more, they tightened further, gradually binding its entire body.
Sweat beaded on Nán Cháoyán's forehead. As the zombie thrashed with all its might, it further entangled itself. Nán Cháoyán gave a powerful heave, pulling it onto the city wall. She took out a knife from her space, severed its neck, and threw the body down.
The zombies below the city wall heard the commotion and attacked en masse, tearing at the corpse.
Nán Cháoyán collapsed on the ground.
Xià Zhèngyǔ, understanding her desire for rapid growth, helped her extract the crystal core. After cleaning it with water, two streams of pale yellow light swirled within the crystal.
He placed the crystal into Nán Cháoyán's hand and also wiped the sweat from her face.
"Thank you!"
"Don't talk if you're tired. I'll carry you back." Xià Zhèngyǔ squatted down.
"No need, let me lie here for a while. I want to check my space." Nán Cháoyán entered her space with the crystal.
As soon as she entered, she was thrown out. "Ouch!" Nán Cháoyán fell directly into Xià Zhèngyǔ's arms.
"Hi, long time no see!" Nán Cháoyán gave an awkward smile.
"Heh, turning around is another face!"
Xià Zhèngyǔ directly hugged her and started walking down.
"Thanks a lot!"
Xià Zhèngyǔ's expression darkened, "Do you really have to use supernatural abilities?"
Nán Cháoyán chuckled, "In my Previous Life, your soldiers killed zombies with guns, but many soldiers were infected and mutated during the attack. I remember when Shen'en Country sent its expansion army to our nation, they looked at us like fools.
They treated our country as a rich source for obtaining crystal cores, making Huaguo practically a semi-colony of another nation again. Firearms are certainly useful in the Apocalypse, they protect the entire city, but ordinary people can only carve out a path to survival with supernatural abilities.
Later, the zombies' skin becomes tough, and only the power of supernatural abilities can harm them."
Xià Zhèngyǔ was silent, "I'm sorry."
"You didn't experience it, so there's no need to say sorry. I think I can walk now, put me down!"
As soon as Nán Cháoyán landed, her legs gave out, and she almost fell again. Xià Zhèngyǔ seized the opportunity and gently supported her, "I understand you, I understand your determination to grow even if it means risking your life, but it must be within your limits."
"Don't worry! I can do it!" Nán Cháoyán forced a smile and forced herself to stand.
There was only one bed and a table in the border room. Nán Cháoyán sat on the bed, shifting uncomfortably.
Xià Zhèngyǔ placed the food on the table, "Dinner is ready!"
"How is the country doing recently? The safe zone is built, when are you planning to gather people?" Nán Cháoyán asked after taking a few bites, finding the surroundings too quiet.
"We are only now transporting all the supplies to the safe zone. We are slowly instilling the possibilities of the future into the public's minds, and the public has already developed some vigilance.
We will wait until after the heavy rain you mentioned to gather all ordinary people and ability users. The preventive medicine doesn't have much effect on the human body. If we could produce more gene modification potions, then the human body wouldn't be infected by the virus.
The research institute has conducted the latest research on zombies and us ability users. Zombies are bodies modified by a virus, and so are ability users. One loses consciousness and dies, while the other has immense strength and strange abilities. Drinking the gene agent will prevent them from turning into zombies under normal circumstances, even if they haven't awakened, unless they are bitten by a zombie," Xià Zhèngyǔ swallowed his food and replied seriously.
"I need crystal cores. We'll continue tomorrow."
"So cold-blooded?" Xià Zhèngyǔ's eyes flickered, filled with a smile.
"Your face must be very popular in the army, right?" Nán Cháoyán raised an eyebrow.
Xià Zhèngyǔ's cheeks turned red, he was exposed! "Ahem, I've discovered you're very good at pinpointing people's weaknesses."
"Is this how you usually are, liking to tease and be teased?"
"My teammates will come to assist us tomorrow, you'll know then!" Xià Zhèngyǔ smiled mysteriously.