Apocalypse: No rebirth! Time to upgrade the sewers!

Plant-based abilities in games are just as overpowered in real life.

He retrieved all the thorny vines with satisfaction.

It's time to check your current panel.

"Tie..."

A shout interrupted him.

"Brother Song... Brother Song!"

Song Qing turned around.

Zhao Xiaoxiao, Li Ze, and Wang Kai were seen running out of the side door of the warehouse.

When they saw the scorched earth before them, which looked as if it had been plowed by artillery fire and was still emitting black smoke, the three of them were dumbfounded.

They stood there, unable to utter a single word.

That vine monster that had terrified them for days...

That's it...gone?

All that remained was a scorched, deep pit.

How exactly did they do that?

The three of them were completely blank.

Gu Ya followed behind them, and when she saw Song Qing standing unharmed on the edge of that scorched earth, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

But then, an even stronger emotion surged up.

She watched the man's retreating figure.

This man once again redefined her understanding of power.

Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other two finally snapped out of their daze and ran to Song Qing.

"Brother Song! Are you...are you alright?" Zhao Xiaoxiao looked Song Qing up and down.

"We...we just heard something like thunder outside, and we thought..." Fatty Wang Kai stammered, pointing to the still-smoking crater, "That...that old man..."

"Resolved"

Song Qing's answer was very, very calm.

Is it resolved?

That monster that could instantly kill their companions was... taken care of by him alone?

The three of them looked at each other and saw the same thing in each other's reactions.

Shock, and a touch of heartfelt...awe.

Gu Ya also came over. She didn't say anything, but just looked at Song Qing with concern.

Song Qing didn't care about their reactions; all he wanted to do was pack the medicine quickly and return to the shelter.

"Is all the medicine packed?"

Gu Ya nodded

"Everything is installed as you instructed."

Song Qing nodded and walked towards the warehouse.

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other two were stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

They no longer see Song Qing as an ordinary person.

Song Qing ignored the three people's shock.

As Song Qing walked, she silently called out to him in her heart.

"System, view your personal panel."

He was still excited about killing the mutated thorn vine and wanted to see his specific improvement, but Zhao Xiaoxiao and the others interrupted him.

A blue light screen, visible only to him, instantly unfolded before his eyes.

Name: Song Qing

Age: 25

[Special Abilities: [Red] Gluttony ~ [White] Night Vision ~ [Green] Claws ~ [Blue] Spikes ~ [Purple] Invisibility ~ [Blue] Thorny Vines]

[Physical Fitness: 22]

[Agility: 23]

【Strength: 22】

【Spirit: 18】

Points: 65

Looking at the panel, Song Qing was in a very good mood.

After absorbing the thorn vine, the strength attribute successfully broke through the 20-point mark, reaching 22 points.

This all-around improvement made him feel incredibly good about becoming stronger.

He has accumulated 65 points, which is enough for him to do a lot of things.

The newly acquired ability, [Thorn Vine], was rated blue by the system, instead of the purple he had expected, which was a bit of a surprise.

But that's not important.

The power of an ability depends on how it is used.

The thorn vine's ability to control flesh and blood and replenish its physical and mental strength makes it seem tailor-made for protracted battles and surprise attacks.

If developed properly, the potential of this capability is extremely high.

Song Qing closed the system panel with satisfaction.

He walked up to the large cardboard boxes and looked at Gu Ya beside him.

"Did you forget to bring any medication?"

Gu Ya thought about it carefully for a moment, then shook her head.

"Don't worry, Song Qing, these are enough. They are all the most commonly used and the most crucial ones."

"Um"

Song Qing nodded.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Zhao Xiaoxiao, Li Ze, and Wang Kai.

He reached out his hand

next second.

The large box vanished into thin air.

Several medicine boxes, weighing a total of over 100 kilograms, vanished right before the eyes of the three of them.

Silence fell in the warehouse once again.

If they could explain Song Qing's previous ability to conjure a cardboard box out of thin air as magic, they could at least use magic as an explanation.

The sight of a hundred-pound object disappearing into thin air is simply incomprehensible.

Zhao Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down before speaking.

"Brother Song, you and Sister Gu Ya...would you like to come with us to the official shelter in S City?"

Li Ze and Wang Kai, who were next to her, also realized what was happening and quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, Brother Song! Let's go together! It's safer with more people!"

"The shelters in City S are definitely safe; there's military presence there!"

In their view, Song Qing was so powerful that if they could travel with him, their safety on the road would be absolutely guaranteed.

Go to the official shelter?

What a joke.

Song Qing had absolutely no interest in it.

Why would someone abandon their own infinitely upgradable shelter to squeeze into a group of survivors and play collective survival?

He has no interest in that.

No.

Song Qing shook her head and refused outright.

"We have our own base, and we can be self-sufficient."

Zhao Xiaoxiao's face was full of disappointment.

"Well... okay then."

Zhao Xiaoxiao said again

"Brother Song, Sister Gu Ya, please be careful on your way."

"Um."

Song Qing responded with a sound of agreement and didn't say anything more.

He and Gu Ya have already received the medicine, so there's no need to waste any more time.

"We're leaving."

After saying that, he led Gu Ya straight to the side door of the warehouse.

The two left the hospital and walked back onto the empty streets.

The crunching sound of their feet on the snow.

Gu Ya followed beside Song Qing

She would steal a glance at Song Qing beside her every now and then.

Just then, Gu Ya suddenly stopped.

"Song Qing, wait a moment."

Song Qing stopped and looked at Gu Ya with a puzzled expression.

Before he could even ask a question.

Gu Ya squatted down.

Song Qing followed her gaze and found that she was staring intently at her right calf.

Because of the battle with the mutated thorny vines, his pants were covered in dust and dirt.

Gu Ya reached out and gently touched her left calf with her fingertips.

When I pulled my hand back, there was a congealed, blackened bloodstain on my fingertips.

Because it was covered by stains, no one noticed it before.

That was a wound pierced by thorny vines.

Gu Ya's expression changed instantly.

As an experienced surgeon, she was more aware than anyone of the potential dangers of this type of wound.

"No! You'll get infected!"

She stood up abruptly, her voice urgent.

"Let me disinfect it for you!"

Song Qing looked down at her calves.

It was still a little painful, but for him, whose physical condition was already as high as 22 points, the pain was almost negligible.

He could even feel the wound slowly healing itself.

"It's alright now."

His answer was as calm and concise as ever.

This minor injury is nothing to worry about.

However, Gu Ya did not listen to him this time.

"I said no!"

Her voice suddenly rose, her clear, cold tone carrying a hint of anger and worry that she herself was unaware of.

"What if you get tetanus? Are you crazy?"

Gu Ya said anxiously

Song Qing was somewhat surprised by her sudden and intense reaction.

He looked at the woman in front of him, whose face was flushed with anxiety.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Gu Ya did not give him another chance.

Gu Ya had just put some emergency medicine in her backpack in the warehouse, and now was the perfect time to use it.

She took a first-aid kit out of her bag.

Open the first-aid kit: iodine solution, sterile gauze, antibiotic ointment...

Gu Ya said.

"Tear your pants open."

Song Qing looked at Gu Ya, feeling both amused and exasperated.

He pointed to the bottle of iodine in Gu Ya's hand.

"Take a look at the iodine solution."

Gu Ya looked down and saw that the iodine in the bottle had frozen solid.