Everyone has awakened, but I am the only mortal!

Luo Zheng's inner struggle was completely revealed by Chen Hua's simple sentence: True strength is never just about superpowers.

Moreover, are there really any people who come out of another realm without awakening superpowers?

Or is Su Bai hiding some truth all along?

In the silent darkness, Luo Zheng slowly broke the silence: "What kind of work did everyone do before the apocalypse?"

Now that we're going to the Western Regions together, it's essential to understand each other's past and background.

Old Zhou, always a talkative man, was the first to speak: "I used to run my own detective agency. Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm a master at finding clues and investigating cases!"

Luo Zheng said, "The detective agency job is very flexible, which is really good. I used to be a lawyer."

"Oh, a lawyer?" Old Zhou's eyes lit up, his tone slightly teasing. "Judging from your appearance, you must have handled quite a few cases for bad guys in the past, right?"

Luo Zheng: "..."

Old Zhou sensed the awkward atmosphere, chuckled dryly, and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Hey, don't overthink it, I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that your usual ruthless and unscrupulous behavior... no, no... you're quite mercenary... hey, no, that's not what I meant..."

Luo Zheng interrupted him, but he wasn't angry: "No need to explain anymore, I understand."

If Lao Zhou continues to explain, he might not even be able to remain a human being.

However, Luo Zheng didn't take it to heart.

In the events of the past few days, he has indeed prioritized his own interests above all else.

He didn't care about what Lao Zhou said, but he felt that Lao Zhou hadn't seen enough. He was afraid that after Lao Zhou had struggled in the apocalypse for a long time, he would become like him and have to be more realistic in order to survive.

Old Zhou chuckled twice, then said awkwardly, "Oh, sorry, sorry, I'm bad with words, I don't know how to use adjectives, so my description is inaccurate..."

Luo Zheng didn't dwell on the topic. He turned to Hei Zi and Ma Jun and asked calmly, "And you two? What were you doing before the apocalypse?"

Ma Jun always wanted to outdo the critics, so seeing this, he immediately spoke first, saying with a hint of boasting, "I'm my own boss. I own a clothing factory that specializes in taking orders for school uniforms from all kinds of schools. Business is booming."

"Oh, those are cheap, low-quality school uniforms!" Old Zhou couldn't help but tease again.

Ma Jun: "..."

Fortunately, Hei Zi spoke up in time, not giving Ma Jun a chance to refute. Hei Zi said in a calm tone: "I work in car insurance. I am mainly responsible for car insurance claims and promotion."

Immediately afterward, Zheng Yi spoke slowly, his tone still indifferent but with a touch of gentleness: "I'm a teacher, I teach physics."

In this way, only Chen Hua and Su Bai are left.

Chen Hua said in a slightly contemptuous tone, "I sell medicine."

Selling medicine?

Perhaps influenced by the father and son in the otherworld, everyone subconsciously thought of the father and son nailed to the wall when they heard the words "selling medicine," and their expressions darkened slightly, and the scene fell into a brief silence.

Chen Hua seemed to notice the strangeness in everyone's eyes and asked疑惑地问道, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with selling medicine?"

Luo Zheng said, "There's nothing wrong with it."

After saying that, he turned to look at Su Bai: "Su Bai, what about you? What did you do before the apocalypse?"

Su Bai was silent for a moment, then said, "On the day the apocalypse came, the house collapsed and I was hit on the head. When I woke up, all I remembered was that I was an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. As for everything else, I don't remember anything."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ma Jun's cold laugh rang out, his tone full of sarcasm: "What a coincidence, you just don't remember anything. Are you pretending on purpose?"

Su Bai glanced in his direction indifferently, accepting his sarcasm with composure: "It is quite a coincidence."

Ma Jun: "..."

He originally intended to mock Su Bai for lying, but Su Bai didn't expect to act unpredictably and calmly accept the retort, leaving him speechless and unsure of what to say.

Seeing this, Luo Zheng quickly tried to smooth things over and lighten the mood: "No matter what, we all survived the day the meteorite fell, and we were destined to come together and experience life and death in another world together. We can be considered to have gone through thick and thin together. In the future, as we travel together, we should take care of each other so that we can go further in the apocalypse."

Zheng Yi chimed in, "In the apocalypse, having more friends means having a better chance of survival. You may not realize it now, but you'll gradually understand once you get to the Western Regions."

As he spoke, Luo Zheng took out a packet of biscuits and a bottle of water from his pocket and handed them to Su Bai: "Su Bai, take these and hold on for now. Once we get to the Western Regions, supplies will be more plentiful."

Su Bai knew that in this apocalyptic world, water and food were more precious than human life. He didn't want to owe Luo Zheng a favor, but he also knew that he wanted to survive, so he could only accept this kindness for the time being.

Without the slightest hesitation, he reached out and took it, saying sincerely, "Thank you."

Seeing that Su Bai accepted his overtures, Luo Zheng smiled.

Regardless of the circumstances, Su Bai owes him a favor, and this will create an extra bond between them when they travel together in the future.

Before going to sleep, Old Zhou couldn't suppress his unease any longer and asked Luo Zheng, "Will there be any more monsters tonight? I don't want to go through those days in the other world again."

Luo Zheng said, "That's not necessarily true. The Western Regions used to be a large observation post with high walls and monitoring towers, so it was relatively the safest place. But the Northern Regions, which are adjacent to the Western Regions, are extremely dangerous."

How dangerous it was, Luo Zheng didn't say.

While others didn't notice, Su Bai did.

But he didn't ask any more questions, nor did he want to cause any trouble.

Mentioning the dangers of the Northern Regions, Ma Jun became even more curious and pressed further, "What about the Eastern and Southern Regions? Aren't there any other safe places?"

"When I was in the Western Regions, I only heard about the Western Regions and the Northern Regions. As for the Eastern Regions and the Southern Regions, no one ever mentioned them," Luo Zheng said slowly. "After all, the apocalypse has only been going on for seven months. We stayed in the Western Regions for less than three months before we came out. Perhaps when we go back, we will know about the Eastern Regions and the Southern Regions."

Even superhumans like Luo Zheng and Zheng Yi sometimes have their information blocked.

Everyone had originally been full of expectations for the Western Regions, thinking that they could settle down there. But after hearing what Luo Zheng said, they couldn't help but feel more confused and uneasy.

The next morning, the seven people continued their journey.

Noticing that Su Bai's stamina was gradually falling behind the others, Luo Zheng subtly slowed down the pace, even stopping occasionally to allow everyone to rest for a while, thus giving Su Bai time to catch his breath.

Compared to the previous few days, Ma Jun has also toned down his behavior considerably. He is no longer harsh or critical of Su Bai, and even though he has seen through Luo Zheng's intentions, he does not expose him.

After spending these few days together, he gradually realized that even without superpowers, Su Bai was by no means a burden.