doomsday lamb

Section 1 Apology

The next day, Li Liping used her ice ability as a training target for the black corpses she encountered along the way.

In the evening, there are many shadows of people in the open space in the suburbs.

Lang Hua and Haiping set up three large pots and lit a bonfire under the pots. The firewood was found by other survivors, mostly wooden railings from somewhere before the disaster.

Boil water in an iron pot, and the water boils very quickly.

The food brought by Yang Bensheng and the others was cooking in the pot, including ham, vegetable leaves, and even round pancake-shaped instant noodles.

Thanks to the fact that the electricity is still there, most of the supplies collected in the supermarket are still fresh.

Xia Qing also participated in the material collection this time because he wanted to contribute to the team. In fact, he personally collected a separate set of materials for the four members of the Qin family. Of course, there was also a small pot collected by himself.

Of course, Lang Hua could see and guess this kind of thing, but he didn't say anything.

The orange-red flame was created by Lin Wenjin. It looks extremely hot, but its light is restrained, enough to save most of the cooking time.

As time passed, the flames licked the bottom of the pot like a dragon, and bubbles as big as bells continued to appear in the soup. The aroma of stewed meat and pasta spread crazily, and the survivors present could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Yang Xiaoxiao sat next to Lang Hua next to the pot. Her big and bright almond-shaped eyes stared straight at the prosciutto flipping up and down in the pot, looking very focused.

She recovered very quickly. Even though she was still hanging her arm with a bandage, she was actually as fine as a normal person.

After it seemed that everything was fine, the first thing that needed to be resolved was the growling stomach problem.

Yang Xiaoxiao's recovery was as expected by Lang Hua.

"Evolutionary ability" is the concentrated release of the evolutionary crystal energy in the body by an esper.

Stronger output means faster uptake.

The utilization efficiency of free black mist energy by ability users is more than three times that of ordinary evolved people. The speed of absorbing black mist crystal energy to repair limbs is also faster.

Since there was a penetrating wound on Yang Xiaoxiao's left shoulder and no muscles or bones were injured, it healed very quickly. Only the night after escaping from the group of corpses, the surface of the skin was completely scabbed.

Only in the middle of the night, the numbing and itching sensation as her flesh and blood grew was so intense that she kept her eyes open and remained motionless until dawn.

Li Liping and the others had checked Yang Xiaoxiao's wounds, so they knew what Xiao Jiujiu was feeling in her heart at the moment.

But the reason for the latter is also very clear - "I didn't recover! The trauma I suffered was even more serious!"

…

"It's time to eat!" Lin Wenjin greeted.

Yang Xiaoxiao was the first to pick up the rice bowl, stretched out her long chopsticks, and took out a few slices of the thickest ham.

Then she didn't know what she thought of, so she put down the bowl and chopsticks tremblingly, and moaned: "Oh, oh, oh, my arm hurts so much~"

But the voice was full of energy, as if he was afraid that someone in the distance wouldn't hear it.

Lang Hua sat next to him and didn't care at all, sitting upright and eating his meal.

Yang Xiaoxiao's target was probably no longer here. She was seen winking and quietly squinting her eyes to observe Xiao Heizi's reaction.

"Ah, why should a beautiful girl like me, who is all-knowing and all-powerful, have to bear this kind of sin! I am so jealous of beauty~"

"Pfft. Cough...cough cough."

Lang Hua couldn't hold it back for a moment and almost spit out his rice, but Yang Xiaoxiao gave him a hard look.

Not far away, the four members of the Qin family were sitting around eating in their own small pots.

No one else made a sound, only Qin Xiaowen pursed her lips and suppressed a smile crazily, her shoulders shaking. Xia Shuang, who was sitting opposite, looked at her helplessly.

Yang Xiaoxiao's "singing" continued: "Ah~ It hurts so much. Why, God, why do you do this to me! I am jealous..."

Duan Hei, under the prodding and hinting of his sister Duan Qing, finally hesitantly walked up to Yang Xiaoxiao and spoke in front of everyone.

He said: "Xiao...Sister Xiaoxiao."

"What? If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have something to say, let it go." Yang Xiaoxiao raised her eyelids and immediately stopped speaking, returning to her cold demeanor.

Li Liping frowned and glanced at Yang Xiaoxiao, but the latter was so distracted at the moment that she didn't even see him.

"Thank you for saving my sister..."

"Hmm. That's it?" Yang Xiaoxiao looked at him with a half-smile.

"And..." The little boy blushed.

"What more?" The other party groaned exaggeratedly in pain again, raised his bandaged left arm and put it on his chest, "Hey, if you have something to say, tell me quickly. I am an injured person and I don't have time to listen to you.

night."

"Also..." Duan Hei said hurriedly, "I didn't obey the command and accidentally injured you with my gun. I'm sorry..."

"That's it? Then it's okay." Yang Xiaoxiao seemed to be in a good mood suddenly and waved her hand casually, "As your elder and a reserve "quasi-adult", how can I care about you, a child?"

At this time, Lin Qian looked at her and couldn't help but feel a little funny - didn't this little girl just want to hear what others said? Why didn't she admit it yet?

After receiving the confirmed answer, Duan's dark face became even more flushed. The guilt that had lingered for a long time slowly dissipated, replaced by indescribable relief and excitement.

Duan Qing sat far away and breathed a sigh of relief as if he felt the same.

After all, Yang Xiaoxiao was accidentally injured by Duan Hei just to save her.

Duan Hei stood there and nodded hurriedly: "Sister Xiaoxiao, I only know you are the best. Although I saw you stealing the ham from Brother Lang's bowl that night, I definitely won't tell anyone else!

"

"Hmph, a kid can be taught. If I had known better...wait, what did you just say?

?" Yang Xiaoxiao suddenly came back to his senses, as if something knocked him in the heart.

The next moment, Lang Hua's voice came slowly to her ears:

"Xiaoxiao, brother, I probably, maybe, 80% of the time, don't treat you harshly..."

Lang Hua looked at her with a strange expression, as if he was really reflecting on what he had done.

It’s not easy to raise a baby, why are you still hungry?

"Brother Lang Hua, please listen to my explanation. I..." Something happened so suddenly that Yang Xiaoxiao couldn't react.

Duan Hei realized later that he had let something slip. He covered his mouth and turned around quickly, running away.

The "victim" Yang Xiaoxiao got up and chased the other person. As she ran, she hurriedly shouted: "Stop! That boy who slandered me!"

"Ah!" When Duan Hei saw the Lord of Misery chasing after him, he activated the effect of his ability "Feng Cheng" and ran faster.

He begged me from afar: "Sister Xiaoxiao, don't kill me to silence me! Those few times you sneaked into Brother Lang's tent and Sister Lin Qian's in the middle of the night, I never told anyone else..."

"Shut up! How could I...I, I, I?" Yang Xiaoxiao suddenly became anxious and started to speak stumblingly.

What?

Going into a tent? In the middle of the night?

After awakening the "Phantom" ability, is this how you use it?

Lang Hua and Lin Qian looked at each other, stood up silently, and each took out their own weapons and carried them behind their backs.

The latter bowed to Chen Xinyan and Qin Xiaowen and apologized: "The tutoring was not strict and I made everyone laugh."

Then she picked up the ax and chased after him.

"Damn girl, come back here!" Lin Qian shouted angrily.

"Ah! It's a long time to die!"

Lin Qian's scolding was so fierce that Yang Xiaoxiao immediately ran out like a rabbit with fried fur.

Under the blessing of "Phantom", Yang Xiaoxiao's movement speed increased dramatically, and she didn't look like an injury.

In an instant, she actually overtook Duan Hei. Duan Hei, the "pursued", slowly stopped, with question marks all over his face.

Li Liping also shook her head and sighed: "It's not okay to throw aside the education you learned when you were a child when you grow up."

"It's better to come back and eat honestly." She shook her head and added, "It's not a good habit to let the rice cool down."

Everyone saw the change in color of Li Liping's eyes, and there were inexplicable ripples swaying in the distance. Could it be that she wanted to use her "ice net" ability to "physically stop" Yang Xiaoxiao?

When she thought that Yang Xiaoxiao might knock over the ice net and bounce back, she fell to the ground. Qin Xiaowen couldn't hold it in any longer, holding her stomach and laughing. No matter how Xia Shuang beside her winked, she didn't care.

Compared to Qin Xiaowen, Chen Xinyan was much more well-behaved at this time. She just smiled slightly and looked very kind.

So at this moment, the brother and sister Lang Hua and Yang Bensheng, who were still staying at the same place, looked at each other and saw something in common in each other's eyes.

Xiaoxiao, this girl.

——I have a headache.

Chapter 2: Go and come back

It was noon, the sun was rising, and there was a group of people walking fast on a pedestrian street in Dongcheng District, District 3, Shashi.

Today's sunlight is particularly strong, even after penetrating through the thin gray-black fog, it still illuminates the walls white and shiny.

But inside a certain closed shop, it was a dark and dull scene, where you couldn't see your fingers.

"Bang." "Click!"

The group of people, led by the leader, violently broke open the rolling shutter door of the convenience store.

The gray-white tinplate is as fragile as a piece of white paper in front of the armed evolver!

A young man shouted to a few girls in the corner: "Quick! Fill your backpacks, don't fill them with water, give priority to high-calorie foods!"

People swarmed in like locusts crossing the border. In the chaos, several shelves were bumped one after another. The goods on the top shelf were swaying, and bottles and cans fell to the floor.

After a period of noise, more than 30 people poured out of the store and continued marching along the route they came from.

Among this group of people, the leader is Lang Hua.

But if you look carefully, you can see that the direction the Evolvers are heading is east, which is opposite to the secret base located to the west of Shashi.

Breaking through the zombie wave blockade and then returning the same way was a decision made by Li Liping and others after careful consideration.

After receiving the Qin family, the set goal has been achieved. After that, all you need to do is head west and reach the secret base of Fengwei Mountain to welcome a new beginning.

However, due to the considerable delay in the trip to the Armed Forces, the process of catastrophe in this world has been inexplicably accelerated, and the difficulty of the return journey for the evolvers is no longer what it used to be.

Only with a stronger team, more people will be able to reach Fengwei Mountain alive in the end...

Li Liping had to admit that even though her mood had changed drastically in recent days, she still could not become a completely different person.

The last time she escaped from the group of corpses, the miserable screams of humans coming from behind were so haunting that they almost became the shadow of a nightmare that she couldn't get rid of in her mind.

Li Liping knew that the "trip to the Armed Forces" was Lang Hua's unauthorized initiative. And if Lang Hua had not made such a decision, perhaps these people...

So every time she dreamed back at midnight, she always felt that the dead people were vividly in her mind, and their appearance was extremely clear.

She didn't want to kill anyone casually, no matter who it was, if it wasn't necessary.

And if you want to achieve this goal, you want no more people to die on the return trip, and no more people to die.

The prerequisite is force.

Not only the excellent combat power of the ability users, but also the comprehensive strength of everyone in the team

strength.

Thinking of this, Li Liping looked at the ragged and listless people behind her and couldn't help but frown.

She knew that these people were not only survivors after the disaster, but also evolved individuals who had been strengthened by the spore black mist.

The strength of the evolver comes from the black corpse crystal core that contains rich spore energy.

So their return this time was to "pick up corpses."

…

At the front of the team at the same time. After a night of training, Lang Hua's complexion looked much better.

Looking from one side, the face has rounded edges and delicate features. The light brown eyes under the sword-shaped eyebrows are bright and clear, almost shining with a dazzling light. Yang Xiaoxiao can't help but look a little stunned.

She hesitated beside Lang Hua, seeming a little absent-minded.

"What?" Lang Hua turned his head and asked with concern.

"No", the little girl hesitated, and finally asked with her fingers pinched.

"Um, did you really know that woman the day before yesterday?"

Lang Hua was surprised, not expecting that the other party would still be concerned about what happened yesterday.

Not far away, at the end of the line, was where the Qin family was. He looked at that position from afar as if he was guilty, and then turned around and replied: "Oh, you mean Miss Xiaowen. We have only met once.

.”

Yang Xiaoxiao had a clear view of all this. She immediately pursed her lips and muttered, "Just one side."

The latter smiled dryly and nodded: "Just one side."

"It was just one person, and they were so close to each other." Yang Xiaoxiao muttered.

When she heard the reply, she felt a little disappointed. To be honest, rather than being an old acquaintance, she hoped that Lang Hua was just interested in someone's temporary attraction.

"Huh, Brother Lang Hua knows so many women." The little girl snorted and looked into the distance with squinting eyes.

The person standing there was none other than Dr. Chen Xinyan, one of the "women known to Lang Hua" who was talking to Li Liping...

As a person with brain abilities, Chen Xinyan has a sensitive mind. After she felt the sight, she immediately looked over and smiled, but Yang Xiaoxiao turned her head and pouted her little mouth higher.

Qin Xiaowen seemed to be paying attention to what was going on here. When she saw this scene from a distance, she covered her mouth and started to giggle.

There was not much movement along the way. The crowd was sometimes nervous and sometimes lazy as they rushed. Hai Ping and Lan Xi stood guard at the end of the team with weapons. The four people from the Qin family walked slowly and fell in the middle and back of the crowd. In the center of the team, Yang Qinghua was standing.

I don’t know what Zhou Jin was talking about. The two of them were talking and laughing, and seemed very happy.

One day ago, when Lang Hua and other survivors were escaping from the old city, an unknown petrochemical plant in the suburbs unexpectedly experienced a violent explosion. As a result, the corpses were summoned by the fire and explosions, forming an unimaginable huge tide of corpses.

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When the explosion subsides, the huge group of corpses gathered near the factory will slowly disperse to the surrounding areas as time goes by, forming a second wave of black corpses.

Lang Hua and the others just wanted to get back to yesterday's battle to pick up the slack before the "second tide".

After that battle, not only dozens of evolvers died, but also hundreds of ordinary black corpses and special black corpses.

Low-level black corpses rarely have autonomous consciousness and will not actively devour living or dead similar species. When a black corpse dies, the spore crystal nuclei in the body will be left behind and will not escape into the air in a short period of time.

What's more, there are quite a few black corpses who died this time. Evolvers evolve by devouring crystal nuclei. These crystal nuclei are a big fortune! How can we not make people worried and fascinated?

"There are no black corpses on the left front, it's safe!"

Xiao Heizi's voice came from the intercom headset. Lang Hua glanced at the small figure in the air and replied: "Copy that, continue the investigation."

"Hey! Leave it to me, Brother Lang, just watch it!"

Through the headset, Lang Hua could imagine this guy's beaming expression at this moment.

"This little Heizi." He smiled happily, turned his head and greeted behind him, "Here, follow me!"

Because the scale and time of the second zombie wave's formation are uncertain, this trip can be described as pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth, and it also takes a lot of risks.

The only thing they have to do is "quickly"!

Before the tide of corpses comes, and before the energy of the spore crystal nuclei in the dead corpses escapes.

The situation after the operation is unpredictable. The survivor team may fight with the zombies again, and then be chased by the zombies again, or simply be scattered and lost by the zombies.

Therefore, Lang Hua asked everyone to collect the necessities for survival on the way back. There is only one chance, that is, the time when people were at the convenience store just now.

Crossing a narrow alley, Lang Hua took the lead and plunged into the northeastern neighborhood.

The journey was indeed uneventful. When they passed the intersection, Lang Hua looked at the surrounding buildings and suddenly said: "Xiaoxiao, go ahead and deal with Xiao Heizi."

"Hey, I know." The latter rolled his eyes, but his speed was not far behind others. After the "Phantom" ability was activated, his speed increased instantly, and he quickly left the others in the team behind.

After turning a corner again, Lang Hua, Yang Bensheng, Li Liping and others stopped at the same time.

Some of the survivors could not stop their pace and almost stepped on the heels of their companions in front.

Yang Qinghua even staggered and fell into Zhou Jin's arms, but was barely helped up.

"What's wrong? Why did it stop?" she asked, looking confused.

When she raised her eyes the next moment, she saw an extremely familiar battlefield of flesh and blood.

Lang Hua then looked back at her and said:

"We're here."