At that time, everyone was immersed in the excitement and joy of Rong Yuan having awakened his Metal Element Ability, Xu Chao was completely unaware that he had also awakened a Special Ability.

It wasn’t until their belongings started mysteriously disappearing that, in Xu Chao’s frantic search, those items suddenly appeared in front of him…

It was then that he realized he had awakened the Space Element Ability, although it was only a 100 square meter space, it was enough to surprise everyone a second time.

Ban Xiaobo even went to the Heart Talk Convenience Store and brought back a lot of food, celebrating for both Rong Yuan and Xu Chao in the villa.

Su Jin and Lu Hao agreed to Ban Xiaobo’s group’s request to follow them because Ban Xiaobo promised that 10% of the price of the cars they retrieved would be given to Su Jin and Lu Hao. Although Su Jin didn’t know how many Crystal Cores 10% amounted to, she felt Ban Xiaobo’s group was quite dependable. They didn’t use their friendship to get a free ride for the three of them, and their car had ample space for three more people, so they quickly agreed and prepared to hit the road.

Ban Xiaobo took Xu Chao and Rong Yuan and got into the car driven by Xue Wanyi while Liao Yifan and Yin Chengtian warmly greeted them. It looked like killing zombies today would be even more lively.

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Rong Yuan was also excitedly sitting in the car, looking outside. It was his first time sitting in a private car and such a cool-looking one at that. So this was how comfortable riding in a car felt.

“Wow, Banzi, did you really modify this car yourself?”

After Xu Chao got into the car, he looked around and said. As someone knowledgeable about cars, he could tell at a glance that both the interior and exterior were made of good materials.

“I’ve told you guys, these cars are the strongest I’ve ever modified in my life,” Ban Xiaobo said proudly.

Upon hearing this, Xue Wanyi in front couldn’t help but compliment Ban Xiaobo again. To know that these three cars had followed them from H City all the way to S City without a single issue was an achievement. If it were any other car, it would have needed several replacements by now.

Liao Yifan, interestedly looking at Rong Yuan who kept gazing outside, noticed he seemed to have grown taller since their last visit to the villa for the gathering, so she curiously asked, “Rong Yuan, how old are you?”

Rong Yuan, suddenly asked by a pretty sister, couldn’t help but blush, but he still politely answered, “17.”

Rong Yuan’s answer surprised everyone in the car except for Ban Xiaobo. He was 17 years old? They had initially thought he was only a few years older than Qiqi.

Only Ban Xiaobo and Xu Chao knew that Rong Yuan’s height and age did not match, entirely due to the abuse he suffered from the relatives who had adopted him as a child. When he first arrived at their place, he had a very small appetite, to the point that he couldn’t even finish a single bun, and he always had the habit of saving leftover food.

Eventually, they found out that Rong Yuan’s parents had died in an accident at a construction site when he was young. Although relatives took him in, they were only interested in the compensation money from the construction site.

Once Rong Yuan arrived at these relatives’ house, not only was he beaten and scolded every other day, but he was also only given one meal per day, so he got used to saving some of the previous meal to eat for the next one…

After hearing what Ban Xiaobo said, everyone in the car fell silent.

Liao Yifan felt that compared to Rong Yuan, she, having been an orphan from a young age, was somewhat luckier. What kind of relatives were those? They were worse than pigs and dogs!

The outrage filled Yin Chengtian and Shi Jin in the backseat; if this had been before the Apocalypse, and this incident had come to their attention, they definitely would have intervened!

Rong Yuan propped his chin with his only arm and looked out the window. Besides the bad people he had encountered before, weren’t there also the good people he met now?

If one had to go through such hardships just to meet someone who was kind to you, then he felt that the painful past he had experienced was not unreasonable…

Because Qiqi scouted ahead, Su Xiangzhe’s vehicle remained at the forefront. They noticed that there were many teams out on missions from the base today, and many intended to pair up with each other for increased safety.

“Let’s go in that direction,” Su Jin pointed in the opposite direction to where most teams were headed.

Local Tyrant Gold also mimicked Su Jin, using its tiny hand to point in the same direction, indicating its agreement.

“Is Xiao Jin worried about competing with others for kills?” Lu Hao asked with a smile.

“Yes, it’s better for teams to keep their distance from each other; otherwise, uneven distribution might lead to fatal disputes,” Su Jin replied while petting Local Tyrant Gold.

“Xiao Jin is right. Thinking back to those people we met last time still infuriates me. They attracted so many mutated zombies and even tried to steal our Crystal Cores.”

Sitting in the back, Lin Tianzhen still felt a chill recalling how close she had been to being hit by mutated zombies. If it weren’t for those people leading so many mutated zombies, Qiqi wouldn’t have gotten hurt.

“Don’t worry, mom, Qiqi will protect you all from now on.”

Mao Qiqi seemed unfazed by the previous incident. Since learning her Mental Element Ability could protect everyone, she had been very excited. Sister Xiao Jin had also told her that her Mental Element Ability could inflict damage on both people and zombies. Although she didn’t yet know how to use it to cause damage, this made her look forward to the future even more.

“In any case, let’s all be more cautious from now on. The zombies are not only increasing in number, but they are also getting stronger,” said Su Jin, looking out at the dangerous streets, where zombies filled the sides and the middle of the road, with many buildings already enveloped by mutated plants.

These vine-like mutated plants weren’t particularly frightening. If entangled, one simply needed to cut through them. However, if tangled by vines while being chased by zombies, it would be easy to get caught by the following zombies. The purpose of these mutated plants was merely to consume the leftovers of the zombies’ meals.

Hearing Su Jin’s explanation, no one dared to underestimate these seemingly harmless mutated plants anymore.

As the vehicles moved, the last car was already full of zombies trailing behind it, with mutated zombies continuously attacking the car body with their abilities.

Ban Xiaobo and his group were terrified. Why did the people in the car seem not at all tense?

Xue Wanyi even whistled while driving, and Liao Yifan seemed to be in a good mood too, looking around left and right.

At that moment, the vehicle’s intercom activated, and Su Jin’s voice came through: “Turn left at the intersection ahead. There’s an open area where we can get out and deal with it.”

Get out and deal with it?

Xu Chao thought doubtfully. Could everyone be thinking of getting out to go to the restroom?

No, no, he shook his head. Getting out in an open area wouldn’t be about going to the restroom together.

After the cars turned left and traveled a bit further, everyone indeed saw the so-called open area—it turned out to be a parking lot, with the gates wide open, and the blue steel doors swinging back and forth in the wind.

The three vehicles drove straight through the gates, followed by a large horde of zombies on all sides.

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