Chapter Eighty-Eight p2
The basement door was locked. Yu Zhao used a lightning bolt, turning the door into charcoal, and also alarming the creatures inside.
“Woof, woof, woof!“
The puppy’s bark surprised Bo Chi: “There’s actually a dog inside? It’s not a zombie dog, is it?“
Yu Zhao grabbed her arm: “I’ll go in and take a look, you stay here.“
Before Bo Chi could answer, Yu Zhao stepped in, a faint purple electric light suddenly appearing on her body.
The puppy’s nest was in the corner. As Yu Zhao approached, the white dog’s barking gradually weakened, its body lying on the ground, its tail drooping, trembling in fear.
Yu Zhao dispelled her ability, grabbed the puppy by the scruff of its neck, looked it up and down, turned around, and handed it to Bo Chi: “It’s not a zombie dog, and I don’t see any wounds or rainwater on it.“
Bo Chi took the puppy, saw that it was as thin as a rake, took out some raw meat from the space, and tentatively fed it to the puppy.
The puppy immediately opened its mouth, ate the meat with a woof, woof, and then quickly became close to Bo Chi, rubbing against her palm and barking.
Bo Chi thought for a while, lifted the puppy, and asked Yu Zhao: “Do you like it?“
Yu Zhao lowered her gaze, looked at the puppy’s wet eyes, then looked at Bo Chi’s sparkling eyes, and inexplicably found a sense of familiarity between the two.
After coughing lightly, Yu Zhao said seriously: “I like it.“
Bo Chi nodded with satisfaction: “Okay, then let’s keep it! Let me see… its fur is so white, spotless, and it looks so cute, why don’t we call it… Gou Dan!“
Yu Zhao: “?”
Bo Chi called it Gou Dan twice, then frowned and changed her words: “No, this name doesn’t have any meaning. We have to choose a name that’s both easy to understand and has a grand ideal!“
She pondered for a while, her eyes lighting up: “I’ve got it, let’s call it Bao Fu! No one can resist getting rich!“
Yu Zhao: “…”
Bo Chi happily teased Bao Fu, and finding that Yu Zhao didn’t react, she nudged her with her elbow, and said happily: “What do you think?“
Yu Zhao was strangely silent for two seconds, and then said seriously: “I think you’re right, the name Bao Fu… is very meaningful.“
Bo Chi was satisfied, and hugged the puppy affectionately.
Yu Zhao came to the car, found the wiring, connected it casually, and easily drove the car out of the basement.
The basement of this residential area seemed to be modeled after a private garage, with a convenient passage for entry and exit. Yu Zhao drove around from the driveway and returned downstairs, just in time to see the short-haired girl and a group of people walking downstairs, their faces full of happy expressions.
Yu Zhao got out of the car, casually leaned against it, and beckoned to them.
The short-haired girl and her group hurriedly approached.
“What’s your name?” Yu Zhao asked first.
The short-haired girl introduced herself and the others: “My name is Duan Ting, his name is…“
Yu Zhao didn’t remember the names of the others, and said faintly: “My name is Yu Zhao, and the girl just now is Bo Chi. You are the captain of your team now, and your main responsibility is to manage your team, and don’t cause trouble for us after we go out.“
Duan Ting nodded repeatedly, and said firmly: “Don’t worry, we escaped from the city all the way here, we know what to do.“
Yu Zhao’s expression softened a bit, and she stood up straight and said: “I’ll give you this car. When Bo Chi and I come out later, remember to follow us.“
Duan Ting responded with an “okay”.
Yu Zhao watched from the side for a while, and after confirming that they could drive, she turned around and prepared to leave.
However, after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something, narrowed her eyes, turned around, and said: “We are purely in a mutually beneficial relationship, so…“
Duan Ting subconsciously continued: “So?“
Yu Zhao smiled slightly, raised her hand, and a lightning ball quickly condensed in her palm.
This lightning ball was dangerous and deadly. Duan Ting and the others instinctively took a few steps back, their eyes filled with fear.
Yu Zhao’s face was full of smiles, her voice gentle, completely different from the violence in the lightning ball: “So you’d better stay away from Bo Chi, she’s my… good friend, I don’t want to see you get too close to her, thank you.“
Duan Ting and the others didn’t think much about her words, and nodded frantically when she threatened them.
After Yu Zhao put away the lightning ball, put her hands in her pockets, and left lazily, Duan Ting wiped the sweat on her forehead with lingering fear, and said with a mixture of envy and admiration: “Such a strong aura, does level two ability have such a terrifying deterrent effect? Could she have already reached level three?“
The more Duan Ting thought about it, the more scared she became. She didn’t dare to speculate further, and turned around and got into the car.
As soon as she entered, she heard her friends discussing in strange tones: “What did that big shot mean? She seemed to have paused in the middle of her sentence, right?“
“With such a strong aura, I thought she was going to do something to us, but as a result, she just fiercely told us not to snatch her good friend?“
“Whoa, would you have such a strong possessiveness towards your good friend?“
“Seriously, how is that possible, unless that person is my girlfriend.“
“Emmm.“
“Ew.“
“Wow.“
“I understand.“
This small team, after solving the problem of food and clothing, chatted with interest.
And Yu Zhao returned to Bo Chi’s side, looked around with her, and successfully found a second car.
After driving the car out of the basement in the same way, they continued towards the Zombie King.
The Zombie King at this time was only a level three zombie, not very prominent among the zombie group, but Bo Chi and Huang Ya both knew that this was just a method for the Zombie King to hide his identity. He was afraid that there would be a ‘king’ like him among humans, afraid that he would be killed by humans using human wave tactics in the early stages, so he deliberately suppressed his strength and kept a low profile.
Before the female lead was reborn, Huang Ya and the others established a base in the apocalypse. Just as they were finally able to stabilize, the Zombie King appeared in their sight. The cautious and steady Zombie King had already reached level nine at that time, while the strongest human, Yu Zhao, had only just reached level eight.
They missed the best opportunity to kill the Zombie King. Even without the original owner taking action, the female lead’s ending was conceivable.
Now that she had been reborn, the female lead was obviously thinking about this matter, and went to snipe the Zombie King early.
But…
This big sister clearly forgot one thing.
The Zombie King was indeed weak, but they, the humans, weren’t strong either!
Even Yu Zhao, who had the best talent, had only just broken through to level three not long ago. The female lead, who had less talent, must still be hovering around level two – this could be seen from the fact that the Zombie King hadn’t died yet.
Bo Chi originally didn’t plan to kill the Zombie King. She wasn’t sure if Yu Zhao could beat him. She wanted Yu Zhao to develop peacefully for a while, because Yu Zhao’s lightning ability was the nemesis of zombies. Later, she could directly summon lightning from the sky and kill a large area of zombies with one strike – if it weren’t for the licking dog being too love-struck, and often using the time to absorb crystal nuclei to chase after the original owner, she wouldn’t have fallen behind the Zombie King, and died tragically.
Plans couldn’t keep up with changes, and they came early in the end.
When they saw the outline of the pharmaceutical factory in the wilderness, Bo Chi and Yu Zhao stopped the car and looked from afar.
“Hiss.” Duan Ting clicked her tongue: “What are those dense things? They’re not zombies, are they?“
Bo Chi: “Congratulations, you guessed right.“
Duan Ting’s expression changed, and she said with a trembling voice: “Sister Bo, we’re not as powerful as Sister Yu. She can go in and come out unscathed, but if we, this group of level one ability users, go in, there won’t even be any bones left!“
Bo Chi looked around, as if looking for something, and said casually: “What are you thinking about?“
Duan Ting heard her implication, and her face immediately lit up with hope, her eyes full of anticipation, and she watched as Bo Chi continued: “Don’t worry, if Yu Zhao and I go in, there won’t be any bones left either.“
Duan Ting: “???”
Not finding Huang Ya, Bo Chi figured that she should be near the pharmaceutical factory, after all, that was where the most zombies were. If Huang Ya couldn’t snipe the Zombie King for a while, she would definitely kill other zombies to increase her strength.
But if they were too close to the pharmaceutical factory… wouldn’t it be a bit dangerous?
Bo Chi had a space, so she wasn’t worried about herself, she was only worried about Yu Zhao.
Yu Zhao seemed to sense something, lowered her head, and after meeting Bo Chi’s gaze, she inexplicably understood her thoughts, curled her lips, and said: “I’ll just look outside, I won’t go in. Don’t worry, trust me.“
Trust was trust, but Bo Chi insisted on going with her.
Yu Zhao hesitated for a while, and finally, considering that she had a space, she reluctantly agreed.
After putting the puppy in the car, Bo Chi and Yu Zhao set off hand in hand.
And behind them…
“They completely forgot about us.” Duan Ting’s expression was complicated: “She was clearly talking to us just now, but after glancing at Yu Zhao, she only remembered to settle the dog down.“
“Does this mean that we’re not even as good as a dog?“
“The dog can still get close to Miss Bo, do you dare to go up and talk to Miss Bo under Big Boss Yu’s death stare?“
“Okay, I admit I don’t dare.“
“They went in, what are we doing staying outside?“
“Feeding mosquitoes.“
“Damn it, it’s the apocalypse, why are mosquitoes still alive???“
“That’s a good question, but I don’t know the answer either.“
“Stop slacking off, come on, let’s have a small gamble.“
“Gamble on what?“
Duan Ting showed a mischievous expression: “Let’s gamble on when those two big shots will officially get together!“
“Oh, that’s not difficult, judging from their atmosphere, they’ll definitely confess within a month.“
“How can matters of the heart be so simple? I bet within two months.“
“Although they have a good relationship, I think it will still take a while, so I bet three months.“
Duan Ting: “I bet three days.“
The others: “Huh??“
Meeting the three people’s gazes, Duan Ting said frankly: “The two of them eat together, bathe together, and even sleep together, they’re only a layer of window paper away! Although Big Boss Yu is a bit fierce, but they kindly gave us food, we have to be their wingmen!“
“It’s okay if she doesn’t dare to say it,” Duan Ting chuckled, “I’ll say it for her!“
The author has something to say:
- My opinion of the four-person team before today.
Yu Zhao: A bunch of newbies, a bunch of newbies keeping watch, a bunch of newbies who eat a lot and only keep watch.
- My opinion of them after today.
Yu Zhao: Good brothers! Eat more! I still have more here!