Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 211 Deceiving Xiao Wu
Crack!

Another bolt of purple lightning flashed and struck a zombie about ten meters ahead.

With a ripping sound, the shriveled zombie, whose clothes were no longer recognizable as their original color, twitched a few times and then slammed its charred black head to the ground with a thud.

The jet-black head shattered into several pieces.

"See, I told you you could do it."

Qiqi stood behind Gigi, encouraging her friend, "Don't be afraid. Dad said that of all the superpowers, yours is the most powerful."

Gigi, whose whole body was tense, looked at the zombie that she had killed with her two lightning bolts, and listened to her boss's encouragement. Her tense and straight body relaxed a little.

"Lin Zhe, continue!"

Jiang Minglang and Qiao Fei stood on either side of the two children. Ahead, on the desolate path, a dozen or so zombies staggered along.

This area is still within Pingcheng territory. Originally, they planned to take the highway to Connecticut, then switch to the national highway, then go east halfway around and then north.

But soon after arriving in Pingcheng, they saw several figures moving on the small road below from the highway.

Judging from their clumsy gait, these zombies' bodies were clearly not fully thawed, but even so, their bodies had evolved compared to the previous zombies.

After all, when they were frozen, they couldn't move at all.

Most importantly, the zombies in Pingcheng had long since disappeared after their initial clearing and the subsequent killings by the survivors during their search.

So these people are either from Connecticut, or from Ningcheng further south, or even from Bcheng, Wucheng, or Sucheng further south.

Wow, they really ran a long way.

This also shows that, two years and three months after the apocalypse, the zombies that are still alive have become even more difficult to kill, not only because of their intelligence, but also because their bodies and minds have evolved.

Each of Gigi's lightning bolts was quite powerful; if it struck an ordinary person, half the power would be enough to electrocute them. But this zombie needed two bolts in a row to barely char its head.

The mummified body was surprisingly unharmed.

We should be thankful that these zombies, which are almost turning into creatures of steel, are still mindless; otherwise, even if their numbers are small, they would still be a major threat to humanity.

Crackle
After electrocuting two more zombies, Gigi felt increasingly adept at it, but her powers were almost depleted, and she was starting to feel a bit fatigued.

"Xiao Wu, let's go."

After Gigi electrocuted two more people, Qiao Fei took her to the back car to rest, while Qiqi and Xiao Wu continued to clean up the next one.

The corpses of the zombies that had already been electrocuted hadn't been cleared away yet, especially Xiao Wu's fire. He couldn't bear to waste it on the dead corpses; he had to kill the ones that were still moving first.

Xiao Wu, who had always been able to burn anything successfully, didn't turn the zombie in front of him into a pile of ashes the first time he breathed fire. Instead, it stubbornly burned for a minute before collapsing and breaking into pieces.

Xiao Wu looked down at the fragments that hadn't turned to ash, and its dog face immediately became very serious.

Jiang Qi was also stunned, but after recovering, he took the opportunity to teach Xiao Wu the words his father had used to teach him, "Look, your fire used to be very powerful, but now it seems to have regressed, doesn't it? Sigh, Xiao Wu, we always stay in the White Fruit Garden and don't go out to train. We're falling behind the times. But it's okay, it's not too late to work hard now. You need to fight more and breathe more fire, so you can advance like your mother. The fire you breathe after that will definitely be more powerful than it is now."

"Woof! Pfft! Pfft!"

As soon as Qiqi finished speaking, Xiao Wu shouted and then leaped forward, dodging and weaving as he breathed fire at the zombies that were walking stiffly toward him.

Each zombie had a fireball on its body, which it would then ignite and charge straight at the next one. In the blink of an eye, all ten zombies had turned into fire zombies.

After burning for a short while, they fell to the ground one after another with a thud, scattering black fragments everywhere.

Qiao Fei was dumbfounded and couldn't help but give Jiang Minglang a thumbs up on the other side, "Your son is amazing, that little brain of his is so good at fooling Xiao Wu."

Jiang Minglang's lips twitched. That was exactly what he had told Qiqi before this mission.

Because going out with him isn't as comfortable as going out with his mother, and it's still cold, washing up and eating aren't very convenient, so Qiqi was initially reluctant to go out with him.

He used these words to persuade him, although they differed slightly from his original words, but the general meaning was the same.

"Boss, the guards have been notified."

Just then, Lao Sheng came running up from behind like the wind. He had gone back to Pingjiang Bridge to inform Wei Lichuan about the zombies.

Previously, the focus was on cleaning up the urban areas, while the surrounding suburbs and rural areas were largely ignored.

It seems we can't ignore it now.

Before the temperature fully rises, we need to send more people to search and clean up the area thoroughly.

"Qiqi, bring Xiaowu into the car."

Looking at the pieces of the fallen zombie, Lao Sheng clicked his tongue and said, "Ren Bin, you're not even as good as a dog."

When they first discovered the zombies, Lao Sheng came over and grabbed a knife to slash at them. He used all his strength, but he only managed to break the skin on the zombie's neck.

Ren Bin tried to burn him, but he didn't die.

Honestly, his popularity is nowhere near as high as a dog's.

After dealing with the horde of zombies, the two vehicles turned around and returned to the highway, continuing their planned route towards Connecticut.

One advantage of temperatures below -10 degrees Celsius is that most animals are still huddled in their nests and haven't come out. There are hardly any birds in the sky.

So, after discussing it with Commander Ouyang, they immediately decided to set off now.

Look, it's completely different from when they passed through here last year.

Although we couldn't see any animals on either side of the highway at that time, the feeling of being stared at by countless eyes was extremely obvious. After several battles, we finally arrived in Ningcheng.

But now, it's quiet all around. You can't even hear a person breathing, let alone stare at you.

It was as if they were the only people left in this world, and the silence was unsettling.

Qiqi is feeling very uneasy right now.

He sat by the window, staring out with wide eyes, his face filled with curiosity and shock.

A city that has been deserted for more than two years is beyond desolate and lifeless; the entire city has been completely transformed. Some high-rise buildings have collapsed, some walls have changed color, some areas are devoid of any greenery, and others are covered with strangely shaped trees and plants. As they passed by, the tree trunks seemed to move slightly, and branches flew over. Before they could get close to the car, Ren Bin threw a fireball at them.

The branches retreated and dodged, and even the entire trunk of the tree seemed to back away.

"Dad, that tree."

"That's a mutated tree. Dad doesn't know the exact species, but any tree that actively attacks people needs to be eliminated. Ren Bin, be careful."

"Yes, boss."

The car stopped, and Ren Bin and Lao Sheng got out.

As if sensing the approaching danger, the large tree with strange purple leaves frantically swung its branches, whipping them towards the two as they drew near.

Lao Sheng was responsible for getting close to attract the attention of the tree branches, while Ren Bin threw fireballs at the tree from the other side.

Before long, the strange tree, swaying in the wind, burst into flames.

Qiqi's eyes were opened to a whole new world.

If it hadn't come out, he wouldn't have known that the mutated trees that had emerged could actually attack people on their own. It's truly unbelievable.

People turned into zombies will attack people, animals that go berserk will attack people, and some animals that don't go berserk will also attack people. Now, mutated trees that have inexplicably grown are also attacking people.

Ugh.
The ten-year-old boy couldn't help but sigh as he thought about this, "It's so hard to be a person."

The adults in the car all turned to look at him, amused.

Jiang Minglang was his father, and he knew what he was thinking. Taking this opportunity, he gave him another lecture, "So before the environment gets worse and worse, he has to work hard to improve his combat skills, to the point that no matter how the plants and animals change, you can suppress them. Do you understand?"

"I see, you just want to retire early so I can take over your job later."

"puff!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Laughter echoed from the seven-seater van.

Jiang Minglang couldn't help but laugh. He asked, "Then can you get Dad to retire earlier?"

"I will try my best."

After dealing with one mutated tree, we didn't encounter any more mutated trees heading east, but we did run into two more groups of zombies, seven or eight in each group, which wasn't a large number.

Having rested enough, Gigi got out of the car and continued to use his lightning to kill zombies. When his superpower was mostly depleted, Gigi had Xiao Wu burn it.

Through repeated practice, Gigi's use of lightning became increasingly skillful.

Two hours later, the car turned off the national highway and onto a rough and uneven road. Fortunately, Zhang Shaoda was driving, and he was able to fill in every pothole, big or small, instantly.

This way, the ride won't be too bumpy, and you won't need to reduce your speed.

Qiqi concluded, "Taking Uncle Dazi with you when you go out is like having a smooth, wide road with you."

Zhang Shaoda raised an eyebrow. "Qiqi, isn't your uncle the most useful?"

"Yes, that's the most useful."

These words almost came out of his mouth, and the praise was a bit perfunctory. The main reason was that the little guy still remembered the lantern that was taken from him on the fifteenth of the month. He said he would return it to him after playing with it, but the little guy burned it.

He was too embarrassed to say anything to him; how could an adult manage to cause fire while playing with a lantern?

Thank goodness he's already married, otherwise who would want him? How childish!

"Dr. Xi, Dr. Xia, there's a doctor surnamed Su outside looking for you. Sister Lizhi is here too."

Bai Li was called over by Xi Shuang to help her cultivate a few newly grown herb seedlings. Just as she finished and was about to tidy up, Liu Er, who was in charge of guarding the gate today, walked into the clinic.

"Do you know him? He said he's from the greenhouse area."

Yunxi Village is the most popular place, and people often come to claim kinship out of nowhere. Some of them really know each other, but they have gone through many twists and turns and have never been in contact before the apocalypse. They just happen to run into each other at the homes of some relatives or have mutual relatives and have eaten together.

In short, there are all sorts of people from different places.

However, most of the villagers in Yunxi Village are self-aware enough to know that they cannot make decisions on their own, and now is not the time to be polite or save face, so they all refuse anyone who comes to them.

After that, the guards at the gate basically stopped notifying people.

Of course, those were ordinary villagers; Xi Shuang and Xia Min were different.

Also, Liu Er noticed that the middle-aged man who came today seemed different from the others; he even said that the man was a doctor.

Recently, Xi Shuang and Xia Min have occasionally left the village, sometimes to provide free medical consultations, and sometimes to discuss certain cases with doctors.

This is no secret; many of them know it.

However, since Old Master Huo arrived, the two of them have gone out less often.

Regardless, if a doctor comes to your door, there might really be something wrong.

"Dr. Su? Su Yanxia?"

"Yes, he said his name is Su Yanxia."

Bai Li was washing her hands when she heard this and looked at Xia Min, "Where are you from?"

"Li Nan's colleague is an obstetrician and gynecologist. Before the apocalypse, he was the director of the Women and Children's Hospital in Jiangcheng. I told him last time that I would go and be his assistant once the base leader ordered the city hospital to be activated."

After Xia Min finished speaking, Xi Shuang stood up and looked at her, saying, "Let's go take a look."

Su Yanxia made a good impression on both of them. Although it was unlikely that they would come to discuss professional issues such as medical skills, since she was already there, there was no harm in meeting her.

After all, if Sister Li really has any problems later, she might need his help.

When the two arrived at the door, Su Yanxia was standing about five meters away from the gate with her head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Hearing the noise, she quickly looked up and saw the two figures. She hurried forward to greet them, "Dr. Xi, Dr. Xia."

"I already told you, just call us by our names."

Xia Min interrupted Su Yanxia and asked directly without beating around the bush, "Dr. Su, is there something you need from us?"

"I"

After uttering a single word, Su Yanxia's face flushed red, as if she found it difficult to say what was to come.

Xia Min and Xi Shuang exchanged a glance.

Aside from close friends and discussions of professional knowledge, Xi Shuang is not good at communicating with people about trivial matters.

Therefore, this situation can only be handled entirely by Xia Min.

Xia Min was actually a little unhappy at this moment. Although she intended to become Su Yanxia's apprentice, she hadn't done so yet. Moreover, even if she had, she would have prepared a respectable apprenticeship gift.

In short, Su Yanxia will not suffer any losses.

But he's not familiar with them now.

She needed their help even though she wasn't familiar with them. In her opinion, things that were hard to say out loud must be complicated.

Can they help with this?

Thinking this to herself, she didn't ask any more questions. Just like Xi Shuang, she quietly looked at Su Yanxia, ​​waiting for him to speak.

"I'm so sorry, we've only met twice. Logically, I shouldn't be coming to you when I'm in trouble, but I'm really desperate. I have no choice but to swallow my pride and ask if you need a doctor here? Could you take my family in?"

Want to visit Yunxi Village?
Xia Min seized on the key words in his words, "Desperate? Aren't Kunzi and the others very good to you doctors? How could you be desperate? Did something happen? Have you looked for Kunzi or Li Nan?"

A series of questions made Su Yanxia shake her head with a wry smile.

"I went to see Brother Kun, and he called the person involved over. But that person is a brother who fought alongside him before the apocalypse. He's two-faced. It seems like the matter has been resolved, but in reality, he's retaliating even more severely behind the scenes."

good night!