Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 154: Former Neighbors

This house is quite large, with an area equivalent to three connected rooms of an ordinary family's main house, and at least forty people live in it.

Because there were so many people, only two charcoal braziers were placed, one at each end.

But for some reason, the brazier suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the wooden bed placed next to it. The red-hot charcoal in the brazier jumped and scattered onto the bed and the person who was still lying on it.

The quilt that was soaked in charcoal caught fire almost instantly, and the cotton inside was like burnt hair, emitting foul-smelling and choking smoke, and the room soon became filled with smoke. Those who were close to the window quickly opened the window that was only slightly open.

Those who were close to the door immediately jumped out of bed and ran out.

For a moment, the room was in chaos, and green smoke floated out through the doors and windows.

As soon as the chaos in this room happened, the same situation occurred in the next room.

Except for the office where Ma Ge and the people with special abilities were, and the room next to it with the door locked and no charcoal fire, there were problems with the three rooms in the middle.

The speedster who went to the middle of the village to check the situation had just arrived at the smoking yard. Before he had time to carefully examine the pile of firewood that was obviously put together by humans, he suddenly heard a faint noise.

He looked back and saw that there was a lot of green smoke rising into the air from the brigade headquarters where they were. Compared to the small amount here, it was more conspicuous.

Were they ambushed?
This was the first thought that came to the speedster's mind when he saw the accident at the base camp.

But he rejected it immediately.

Because Ma Ge was quite cautious, in addition to the six-man patrol team arranged in the village, he also arranged four people in an inconspicuous two-story building not far from the brigade headquarters to closely observe people and vehicles coming and going around the brigade headquarters.

As for this group of four, no one else knew about it except these few trusted ones.

Therefore, if someone really came to attack, even if they could dodge the patrol team composed of ordinary people, they would not be able to dodge the four-man team with two psychics.

Thinking of this, the man felt a little relieved. Although he still felt something was wrong, he quickly dealt with the pile of wood in front of him.

Whatever the situation, there is a high probability that outsiders have entered the village.

As to why it was not discovered.
This place is in the middle of the village, and the road is not straight. You can't see the end when you look west.

The speedster thought that Ma Ge and other brothers were at the team headquarters, so there was no need for him to rush back.

So after a little thought, he headed to the west end of the village.

As soon as he reached the intersection, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. It's not that he had never seen dead people before, and he didn't even know how many people had died in his hands.

What shocked him was that the other party killed so many of them silently and then hung them on the tree in a show of force.

It was such a blatant provocation, but they only noticed it now.

Because he was angry, the speedster didn't notice that there was one person still alive among the people hanging upside down.

Bai Li did not kill either of the two women, but the one who was hung up first was now dead due to cerebral congestion and cold.

The other was still alive but had fainted, and therefore missed the best time to call for help.

The speedster only took a quick glance at the upside-down corpse and didn't look at it any further. Instead, he quickly turned his head and looked around to see if there was anyone around.

After not noticing anyone, he turned his attention to the jeep parked on the road.

No one in the car?

He looked carefully again and again, then quickly walked to the front of the car, glanced at a palm-sized piece of green ivy on the roof that seemed to be thrown there casually, but didn't pay much attention to it, but looked inside through the passenger window.

But before he could see clearly what was inside, a sense of crisis surged from the soles of his feet and pulled him back quickly. Even so, his neck was still scratched by something.

His neck was broken and bleeding, but fortunately it was just a skin break and not a serious problem.

But
The speedster looked at the 'culprit' who attacked him, his eyes full of disbelief.

It turned out to be the piece of green ivy placed on the roof of the car!

The attack missed and the piece of green radish jumped back onto the roof of the car. Then it slowly grew longer under his gaze. When it was at least fifteen meters long, it suddenly broke into countless pieces of varying lengths with a click.

The crisis that made his scalp tingle came again. At this moment, the speedster gave up searching for the car and wanted to leave here immediately.

But although he was known for his speed, facing the green radishes that came like rain, he fell to the ground before he could run more than 50 meters.

Both of his legs were pierced by a piece of green radish, and there was also one stuck in his shoulder. Although it didn't go through, it had penetrated into the flesh, causing him to grit his teeth in pain.

"Get out of here, you sneaky guy, what kind of hero are you?"

This was the first time in his life that he felt so embarrassed. He thought that the person who controlled this strange green radish to attack him was nearby and did not show up in order to launch a sneak attack.

Unfortunately, after he screamed out in pain, he was destined to never know the truth, because three green radishes attacked his neck at the same time. He dodged one, but was pierced through by the other two.

Bai Li, who was taking her two children to primary school, had no idea that they had been discovered and had been under the watchful eyes of the two men.

She actually noticed that the eyes were cast on her, but after looking around, she didn't find anything, so she spread a circle of green ivy around them, intending to lie in wait and see what happened. If Jiang Minglang and the others didn't see the rising smoke, she would take the children away first.

The eastern wall is being built from south to north. With the materials and manpower, the wall can be built quickly. If there were no requirements for thickness and strength, it would probably be even faster.

So if nothing unexpected happens, with Jiang Minglang's sensitivity, he will definitely discover the smoke in the northeast corner first.

After dealing with the speedster who was approaching the car, Bai Li turned her attention back to the courtyard of the brigade headquarters, but she did not ignore the pair of eyes hiding in the dark.

Under the leadership of Brother Ma, the riot in the brigade was quickly quelled.

Everyone in the house went to the yard, and Ma Ge asked people to investigate the cause of the commotion. At the same time, his eagle eyes, as sharp as knives, looked at everyone one by one.

"I, I really don't know how the charcoal basin jumped onto the bed. I got burned. Look at my arm."

"And I also got a big burn on my leg."

"It has nothing to do with me. My quilt is burned."

In order to prevent Ma Ge from suspecting themselves, they all complained bitterly, and at the same time they were completely confused: it was a heavy charcoal basin, and it was clearly placed well on the ground, so how could it jump up and spill the burning charcoal onto the bed?

If it was man-made, there was clearly no one near the charcoal brazier at that time.

Unless they are supernatural beings.
After listening to everyone's statements, Ma Ge obviously thought of this as well.

But among the eleven people with special powers besides him, eight were his confidants, one of the other three was just a half-grown child, and one went to the second floor nearby to keep watch. Moreover, it was impossible for these two people's special powers to overturn the charcoal brazier without touching it.

He believed they couldn't.

Excluding these two, the remaining one was a water element, who was sleeping on a bed not far from him when the incident happened.

The three of them can basically be ruled out, and there is no suspicion of rioting. But if it is not them.
Ma Ge suddenly remembered something and turned his head to look to the west. The smoke that had risen into the sky was gone, which meant that the Fourth Ring Road had been dealt with. It was likely that nothing had happened over there, otherwise he would have returned by now.

So which group of six accidentally created the smoke while they were warming themselves by a fire?
They can't stand the cold for even a moment. It seems that this group of people is not good enough and needs to be trained. Or they should be replaced by new ones when they find better ones.

Until this moment, Ma Ge had not thought about the possibility of a sneak attack from outsiders. After all, there was a group of four people arranged by him on the second floor not far away, where he could see the brigade headquarters clearly. One of the speed psychics was his confidant who had followed him before the end of the world, and another strength psychic was a friend of his cousin, so he could also be trusted.

The other two are ordinary people and not a cause for concern.

However, what Ma Ge didn't know was that the four-man group had now become a two-man group, and his confidant and one of the ordinary people had turned into two cold corpses lying on the ground.

The remaining power mutants and a middle-aged man were discussing quietly while paying attention to the elementary school--
"The primary school is too close to the brigade headquarters. Sister Bai could be discovered at any time with her two children. Why don't I sneak over to find her and let her take the children away first?"

"No, Qiqi's mother came from the west with her child. There is a high probability that her car is over there, but Wang Sihuan just went there not long ago. If she goes there now, she will definitely run into him."

"How about letting Sister Bai come here first?"

"I think it's okay. Ma Wenming is very suspicious. He might guess that someone has entered the village soon. He might send people to search other places, but not here."

"Then I'll go down and go around to the elementary school and bring her over."

"Be careful, don't let them find out."

"Do not worry."

Before Ma Ge noticed something was wrong and was about to send someone out, someone from Bai Li's elementary school quietly came in.

A piece of green ivy that she had placed at the entrance of the primary school made her see a familiar face.

Li Chen?

Why is he here?

Bai Li ran into two neighbors who used to live in Sucheng today. This made her feel a little unreal. Could it be that she was in Sucheng now?
Although they were neighbors, they were not very familiar with each other before. He just saved Li Chen's life, and later they walked together for a while when leaving Su City.

There was no communication before and after.

So when he saw Li Chen coming, although Bai Li did not launch an attack, he still remained eight points vigilant and two points of murderous intent.

Li Chen walked to the door of the classroom where Bai Li was. Before he could say anything, he saw two vines whizzing out from the crack in the door, one on the left and one on the right, with their heads raised, pointing at him.

Li Chen subconsciously took two steps back and took a defensive stance. Then he thought of something and immediately stood up straight, saying in a low voice, "Sister Bai, I am Li Chen."

Ok?
Li Chen had discovered her a long time ago?

Thinking of the gaze falling on her just now, Bai Li realized that it was him.

How did he find them and where?
Thinking of He Meng who was still locked in the room at the brigade headquarters, Bai Li thought for a moment and walked over to open the door.

"Sister Bai, long time no see!"

Li Chen was genuinely happy to see Bai Li, so he didn't care about her vigilance towards him.

It is right for women to always be vigilant when they are out.

"Li Chen, why are you here? How did you find me?"

Li Chen turned around and pointed to the two-story building on the other side of the brigade headquarters. "Over there, Brother Gao is there too. Sister Bai, it's dangerous here. How about you come with me over there first?"

"Brother Gao? You're not talking about Gao Zhiyuan, are you?"

"It's him. We bumped into him by chance. There's also Junyu and He Meng, but they're in the brigade headquarters now."

"Junyu is at the brigade headquarters?"

Bai Li frowned. She only saw He Meng and didn't pay attention to the child.

But this is also possible. After all, there are too many people, and she is looking through the perspective of Green Ivy, so she can't see every face clearly.

Bai Li glanced at the two-story building and didn't want to go.

She refused directly, "No need, but are you guys in the same group with that Ma brother?"

"No, Sister Bai, I didn't want to join them. I was deceived by my friend. Later, when I wanted to leave, I happened to meet Brother Gao and his son and He Meng. Brother Ma threatened Brother Gao with He Meng and Junyu to let him join them. I wanted to take them with me if I left, so I stayed here for the time being and planned to wait for an opportunity to act."

Li Chen was afraid that Bai Li's misunderstanding of him would deepen, so he quickly explained in a low voice and swore, "I didn't participate in any of the things they did, really!"

Bai Li looked at him and said neither believed nor disagreed.

She asked, "What powers do the superpowers here have? Tell me the details."

I know that He Meng and the father and son of the Gao family were captured and I couldn't meet them. Now that I meet them, I still want to save her if I can.

Li Chen had the same idea as her, otherwise he would have secretly left the team long ago and there would be no need for him to stick around until now.

"I just killed a speedster who was on my team, so if I'm not counted, there are still ten left. No, I should say nine. Junyu also discovered a special ability, which is wood-related. But because he just appeared, he hasn't shown anything yet."

"Eight," Bai Li added, "I also killed a person with the ability of speed."

Li Chen was stunned and asked subconsciously, "You killed one? Why didn't I see it?"

He had been keeping an eye on Sister Bai ever since she appeared in his sight with her two children, but he really didn't notice when she made the move.

However, if Sister Bai is sure that the person she killed is a speedster, then it can only be Wang Sihuan.

But Wang Sihuan was not heading west.
Li Chen's eyes suddenly widened, and he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Can you control it remotely from such a long distance?"

Is Sister Bai’s wood element so powerful?

"Keep talking, quick!"

Brother Ma was cautious after all. He had already realized something was wrong and was letting some people in and some out.

"The most powerful among the eight is Brother Ma who has the earth element. There are also two fire elements, one water element, and one wood element. The remaining three all have the same strength abilities as me."

Li Chen also noticed the movement in the brigade headquarters. He quickly said a few words and then said to Bai Li, "You guys hide in there. I'll go out."

He thought about pretending that he came here to look for someone, but didn't find him, so that others would ignore this place and go somewhere else.

However, Bai Li suddenly tilted her head and smiled faintly, "It's okay, you don't have to worry about me, go and call Gao Zhiyuan now, and go back to the brigade headquarters to find Junyu and He Meng immediately."

good night!