Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 230 The Puppies' Belonging
Bai Li never expected that her son would be so capable.

The moment the heavy rain began, she was still on the roof. Although there was thunder and lightning, and shadows occasionally streaked across the sky, the white orchard remained within her 'sight' because the pothos vines completely covered the roof.

So there's nothing to worry about.

Moreover, the roof has a lightning rod, so there's no fear of being struck by lightning.

So she simply moved a chair and sat down. First, she 'looked' at the frenzied animals entangled in the ivy on the far east side of the wall. The soldiers took the opportunity to take them down one by one with each shot, making it very easy.

Then they looked towards Yunxi Village.

Two families were of particular interest to her: Professor Leng and Old Man Huo.

As soon as the rumble of thunder sounded, she had already covered the walls of their two courtyards with ivy. Now, at the gates of their courtyards, stood two fully armed girls: Leng Hanyu and Huo Siyun.

It's quite a coincidence that both girls have water-related superpowers.

Now, the two of them stand at the door, just like Qiqi, as if a barrier has been erected in front of them, keeping them completely dry.

However, unlike Qiqi, the barrier moved with her even while she was running, preventing her from getting wet. They could only stand there, trying to keep the rain from splashing on them.

This trick was taught to him by Qiqi after a month of patient and tireless instruction (actually, he had no other choice).

Seeing that both Mr. Huo and Professor Leng's families were safe and sound, Bai Li turned her attention to Yunxi Village. There she saw her beloved son bustling about like a spinning top, going from house to house cleaning up the cats, dogs, and some livestock that had gone mad in the thunderstorm.

Despite his young age, he moved swiftly and decisively, without any hesitation. His speed was no slower than Xi Yu's group, and because of his special ability to freeze animals, he handled them even better than they did.

Even if he is suddenly attacked by an animal without paying attention, he can react quickly and safely dodge it, and then subdue the animal with his own hands.

Bai Li's eyes lit up as she looked at it.

Although she had always known that Jiang Minglang had never relaxed his training of his son and had taken him out several times, this was the first time she had seen him in real combat.

It gives me a feeling of "my son has grown up."

Following Qiqi through the homes of pet owners in Yunxi Village, Bai Li noticed that, apart from the elderly, children, and ordinary people, most villagers stayed indoors. Those with supernatural abilities, however, were all guarding their front doors with their preferred weapons.

They not only guard their own homes, but also rush to help their neighbors in case of any problems.

Even her good-for-nothing cousin Bai Wei is the same. Although he is not a superhuman, he has been training with Jiang Minglang and the others for more than a year. His physique, skills and reaction ability are incomparable to what they used to be.

Naturally, he is now more than capable of protecting himself under these circumstances.

Therefore, although this thunderstorm was more intense and powerful than usual, no screams were heard from anyone in the village except for the animal cries and roars.

Bai Li sighed almost imperceptibly.

To be honest, she hadn't expected Yunxi Village to end up like this. After all, at the beginning of the apocalypse, she hadn't even considered including it in their responsibilities as husband and wife.

At that time, all she wanted was for her family to be safe and sound.

Thanks to everyone's calm response, the damage to Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan during this two-hour thunderstorm was almost zero, except for the crops that had not yet grown in the fields.

It's a pity about those semi-ripe wheat and dryland rice.

After the temperature rose, under the guidance of Professor Leng and Teacher Kang, everyone tilled and irrigated the land, and half of the seeds planted came from new varieties cultivated by Professor Leng.

After more than a month of hard work, all of it has been wasted in a single thunderstorm.

Of course, everyone understands that there's nothing that can be done about such natural disasters.

Yet I still felt incredibly heartbroken.

In the thunderstorm, the Pingjiang Bridge to the south appeared remarkably calm compared to the expressway entrance to the north.

Even though there were occasionally one or two deafening roars from the tiger, the soldiers guarding this place were not afraid, because they had heard it many times when the thunder started, and they knew that it was the white tiger suppressing its subordinates.

So they were not afraid at all, and even felt inexplicably at ease.

Who would have thought that one day I would be soothed by a tiger?

Compared to the peace and stability on their side, the area around the North Expressway entrance and the western wall of the greenhouse area appeared exceptionally bloody.

When the heavy rain came, there were still about 80 or 90 survivors at the highway exit who had not registered. After a quick check by the medical staff, and finding no obvious serious injuries, they temporarily arranged for them all to enter the city.

However, once inside, they were only temporarily settled in the tent area that was originally used by the lightly injured to recuperate.

Even so, these people all breathed a long sigh of relief.

As long as I can get in, that's fine. Getting in is better than staying outside.

After all, before they came in, they could clearly see a large number of frenzied animals and countless birds surging in from behind and to the left and right.

What followed was a continuous barrage of gunfire and various supernatural attacks. For a moment, the air was filled with the sounds of thunder, gunfire, animal roars, and screams, making one's ears ring and head spin.

Some, slightly injured and with weak willpower, clutched their heads and screamed uncontrollably. Others even had bloodshot eyes, looking just like crazed animals.

Fortunately, the survivors with special abilities were singled out and instructed to knock out anyone who noticed anything amiss.

So throughout the thunderstorm, although there were occasional minor disturbances in the tent area where the raindrops were pounding loudly, everything was within a controllable range and remained relatively normal.

The rain poured down, and the blood was washed away wave after wave on the dark, shiny asphalt outside the city. Only when the thunder subsided and the raindrops became smaller did the thick, nauseating smell of blood slowly dissipate in the wind and rain.

Bao Xiaolin, who had been nervously staring at the window, relaxed her tense nerves the moment the heavy rain subsided, and her body immediately went limp, collapsing onto the floor and falling into a deep sleep.

Half an hour earlier, even though she had eaten something to replenish her strength, Yueyue still couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the bed because of the blood loss she had suffered earlier and the long journey she had taken at such a young age.

The tabby cat, Fantong, squeezed next to her, and both closed their eyes.

The wind continued to blow, and the raindrops kept pattering against the window, but the mother, daughter, and cat inside didn't care about anything else; all they wanted was to have a good, deep sleep.

The mutated pothos plants on the four walls of Yunxi Village took advantage of the heavy rain to "eat" their fill.

Rabbits, mice, snakes, and various mutated insects, which used to avoid these pothos plants and linger in the outer edges where they couldn't detect them, were now mindlessly crashing into the walls after going out of control today. For these mutated pothos plants, it was truly impossible for them not to 'eat' them.

Although they are not affected by the heavy rain, after they have eaten their fill, they inevitably extend their branches and leaves, which grow fuller and more vigorous, making the white-based green ivy flowers on them bloom even more brightly and dazzlingly.

So when everyone came out to clear the water from the road and the broken leaves and tree trunks after the rain stopped, they found that their ivy wall had become taller and denser, and even the flowers were more and bigger.

After watching silently for a while, everyone turned around and walked away quietly.

Yunxi Village was not greatly affected by the thunderstorm, which is probably mainly due to these mutated green ivy plants.

It seems I'll have to find more food for them in the future.

After visiting Yunxi Village and Baiguoyuan, Qiao Fei wanted to go home to see Liuli and her puppies.

To my surprise, as soon as I arrived at my doorstep, I saw a little mud-covered child squatting under the eaves of my own house.

"Qiqi?"

Qiao Fei looked at the little guy, who seemed to have no strength left to even speak, with amusement. He bent down and flicked the little guy's forehead, and laughed, "Tired? But you did a great job today. When your dad comes back, tell him what reward you want."

Qiqi stared blankly ahead with unfocused eyes, her lips moving as she weakly hummed, "Uncle Qiao, it's a man's, give me a reward."

Qiao Fei:
He laughed in exasperation, "You little rascal, what have you got your eye on in my house this time?"

Qiqi rolled its eyes, moving from empty space to the face of the person in front of it, and uttered two words, "You little bastard!"

After saying that, he immediately emphasized, "Give me both of them!"

Although it was Liuli's puppies, without her Xiao Wu, what would have happened?

So clever Qiqi naturally took ownership of one of the puppies. However, the two puppies were different colors, and he wanted both of them.

However, he also knew in his heart that the possibility was slim.

That's why I had a sudden inspiration and took the opportunity to make my demands.

Qiao Fei raised his hand and smacked him on the head. "You little rascal, what are you thinking about? You've already seen it, haven't you? Liuli gave birth to twins?"

After saying that, Qiao Fei stood up and couldn't wait to walk into the yard. However, just as he lifted his right leg, he suddenly felt a weight on it. Looking down, he saw that Qiqi, that little rascal, had suddenly pounced on him and hugged his waist, her two legs climbing onto his right leg like she was climbing a tree.

"I can't walk anymore, take me inside."

Qiqi was really tired. He had been running and using his powers non-stop. He didn't feel it when he was busy, but as soon as he stopped, he felt that his legs were so heavy that he couldn't lift them. As a result, he could only move to the door of Uncle Qiao's house and couldn't walk into the yard.

I'm so tired, really, I've never been this tired before.

He used to partner with Gigi, and Xiao Wu would assist him.

But neither of them were here today, and he worked tirelessly all by himself until, by the end, his legs were almost no longer his own.

Qiao Fei bent down and picked him up, saying, "If those animals you froze can wake up and return to normal, then your hard work today won't have been in vain. However, Uncle Qiao can give you any other reward, but that would be too much for the puppy. You little rascal, you know how long Uncle Qiao has been waiting for Liuli's puppy. Can you bear to let my hopes be dashed?"

Qiqi nodded, "Heartless." It's not like my hopes were dashed, what does your failure have to do with me?

Qiao Fei:
That brat!
He wanted to throw him to the ground, but Qiqi realized this first and quickly hugged his neck tightly, refusing to let go.

"Jiang Qi."

"How about this, Uncle Qiao? Let's play rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins gets both puppies, okay?"

"Not so good. You just said that Liuli gave birth to two in total, right? I'm definitely going to keep one. You have Xiao Wu, so you can't keep the other one either, Uncle Wei."

"Why don't you just not tell Uncle Wei?"

Qiqi got a little angry. "My Xiaowu is the puppy's dad. Why can't a dad raise his own puppies? Tell me why."

Qiao Fei:
He thought for a moment and answered him very seriously, "Xiao Wu, as a dog, can't raise its own puppies, and you're still a minor, so you can't either. Okay, that's the point, no questions asked, and no arguments allowed."

What kind of little brat is this, asking so many questions?
He pushed open the door and carried Qiqi inside with one arm.

Song Huanyan was cleaning up the water in the yard. Actually, she had just heard the noise at the door, but she didn't go to open the door because she was afraid of disturbing Liuli.

She never expected that Qiqi would come in with Qiao Fei, and even more unexpectedly, Qiqi would get covered in mud. This was the most disheveled she had ever seen the little guy since she met him.

She didn't ask Qiqi why things had turned out this way. There was no need to ask; the little guy was probably helping to settle and deal with the rampaging animals in the village.

Looking at his pale face, I felt a pang of heartache.

Song Huanyan stepped forward to take Qiqi, but Qiao Fei dodged her, saying, "He's dirty, don't get it on you."

Song Huanyan was unhappy. "What's the big deal? If the clothes get dirty, just wash them. Give me Qiqi, and I'll take him home."

My clothes are all wet, I need to take a shower and change quickly.

Qiqi hurriedly said, "Aunt Huanyan, you don't need to see me off. Let Uncle Qiao take me. I just came in to see Xiao Wu and the two puppies. I'll be home soon."

He was too embarrassed to let Aunt Huanyan carry him because he was really too dirty. When he ran, he would inevitably step in puddles. In order to save time, he didn't have time to control the water from splashing on himself. After all, he was also trying to keep the rain from falling on his head.

However, this also served as a reminder to him that his next training goal was to control all the water around him and prevent it from getting on his body.

Liuli was still asleep in the doghouse. The two puppies woke up once in between and were moved from under Xiaowu's belly to Liuli's arms. They found their food with their eyes closed, sucked hard for a while, and probably got what they wanted, so they stopped whimpering. After eating, they obediently fell asleep again.

When Qiqi and Qiaofei went in, Xiaowu looked up at its little master, its amber eyes sparkling with joy. Then it used its head to pull the two puppies out from under Liuli's belly and pushed them out for Qiqi to see.

Qiao Fei put Qiqi down, and the two of them squatted in front of Xiao Wu, their eyes shining as they looked at the two fleshy balls, one red and one brown.

Oh my, even though its eyes aren't open yet, why does it look so cute?
Qiao Fei, this straight-laced guy, finally understood at this moment why Jiang Qi, that little rascal, wanted to take both puppies with him.

He wanted both of them and didn't want to give one to either of them.

good night!