Zhang Qiang watched the distant figure of Xu Yuxi running away and silently laughed. This silly girl, she hasn’t changed a bit, still that lovable little disciple from his memories.
Over two hundred people, under Zhang Qiang’s command, avoided a large number of zombies and eventually passed through the whole city safely, meeting up with the drivers waiting for them. Many people, after getting on the vehicles, couldn’t quite believe it was real and hugged each other, weeping in relief. The drivers were busy distributing food and water to them.
"Thank you so much, it’s like a dream." Masashi kept bowing to them, tears of gratitude brimming in his eyes, "We finally rescued them."
"Let’s go, we should return quickly." Zhang Qiang turned his head towards the city and said somberly, "There are too many zombies in there. You need to find an opportunity to clear them out, otherwise, if some of them grow, they’ll become even more dangerous."
"Zombies growing?" Masashi looked at Zhang Qiang in shock. He never underestimated this seemingly young boy; after witnessing his abilities, he held him in the utmost respect. Hearing him say this now, Masashi understood that he was not speaking without reason.
"Yes, once zombies grow, they too will have superpowers and intelligence. When that time comes, it’ll be much harder for you to deal with them." Zhang Qiang said with a heavy expression.
"Zombies with superpowers..." Masashi’s face turned ashen. He couldn’t even begin to imagine what kind of disaster it would be if zombies had superpowers. "I will report this immediately."
After returning to the base and resting for a night, Masashi came to find them.
"I’m sorry, truly, just as you completed the mission, there’s something else we need your help with." Masashi’s face was filled with remorse.
"Since we’re here, we’ll naturally do our best to help you." Xu Yuxi didn’t mind taking on another task right away.
"It’s another rescue mission." Masashi’s brow was furrowed with anxiety, "Actually, we’ve received many distress signals, but we can’t attend to them all. We can only prioritize and rescue those most in need first."
"Understood, let’s set out, saving lives is like fighting a fire." Xu Yuxi expressed her understanding. After their international rescue team reported to R Country, R Country adhered to the agreement and provided them with subsequent research data. She believed that the experts back home were fully committed to their research. With mutual reciprocity in mind, they naturally wouldn’t shirk their responsibilities.
...
Half a month later, Masashi felt incredibly lucky. These three young people turned out to be this strong. Especially the youngest boy, he was simply a treasure. He himself was an electronic genius, often able to activate those paralyzed networks to help them complete tasks. And his superpower was even more extraordinary. He could sense many moving objects around, including zombies, as well as mutated zombie birds and animals, significantly reducing their losses.
On this day, Masashi brought everyone to a small town. After clearing out the zombies, they regrettably found that the survivors had infected themselves and committed suicide. They cleared out a residence, preparing to spend the night there.
At night, Zhou Shiqiu and Xu Yuxi lay on a bed, and Zhou Shiqiu asked Xu Yuxi, "Yuxi, have you noticed that Zhang Qiang seems to have changed?"
"Hmm, yes, he’s become really powerful. His spiritual ability is getting stronger and stronger. We were spot on, in the future, we’ll become his sidekicks." Xu Yuxi nodded.
"That’s not what I meant." Zhou Shiqiu waved his hand, "Haven’t you noticed? Sometimes his eyes, his mannerisms, are not like a high school student’s. Even if one becomes mature through an apocalyptic ordeal, it’s not like this. Could he be like you, with a different past life?"
"What?" Xu Yuxi was taken aback.