They stayed in R Country for a full five months. During these five months, Xu Yuxi and her team successfully rescued many people and assisted the local safety base in completing numerous dangerous missions. R Country was very grateful to them and held them in very high regard.
Time flew by, and their term for participating in the international rescue was up.
Masashi was very reluctant for them to leave. Masashi tightly shook Zhang Qiang’s hand, "I don’t know when we’ll see each other again. I’m really going to miss you all."
"In the future, when your homeland is rebuilt, invite us to admire the cherry blossoms," Zhang Qiang said with a smile.
"Definitely, definitely," Masashi nodded, "I hope that day comes soon."
"It will. By that time, Masashi, you must treat us to a big meal," Xu Yuxi joked.
"Certainly, certainly!" Masashi nodded repeatedly, "When the time comes, sneak over quietly, because I’m afraid when people here hear you’re coming, everyone will be vying to treat you, and I might not even get a chance. Your popularity is much higher than you can imagine." Masashi’s words were by no means an exaggeration. The number of people saved by Xu Yuxi’s trio was indeed a lot.
These people were always eager to repay them with everything they had. Every time the base issued something good, or when they found something good themselves, they would bring it to Xu Yuxi’s team. Xu Yuxi’s team refused, but they persisted, leaving the items and running away. Even a little boy who Xu Yuxi had saved seriously said he wanted to marry Xu Yuxi when he grew up.
Xu Yuxi and Zhou Shiqiu didn’t notice, but Zhang Qiang’s face turned dark when he heard this.
Finally, it was time to return home.
Xu Yuxi’s superpower had already reached level five, as had Zhou Shiqiu’s superpower. Zhang Qiang claimed his superpower level was five, but in reality, no one knew exactly how high it was.
This time, a plane was dispatched by their country to pick them up. They were welcoming their warriors back in triumph. The serum had been developed to the final stage, and results would be out soon.
Finally, the plane flew over the sea and reached the land. They were almost back in their homeland, and everyone on the plane felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation and peace.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuxi was savoring a cup of fruit juice. The fruit had finally been cultivated by the people at the safety base, and a regular supply of fruit and vegetables was possible again. So Xu Yuxi was enjoying the long-awaited fresh sweet fruit juice, feeling great.
Zhou Shiqiu was dozing off.
Zhang Qiang was tilting his head, looking at Xu Yuxi.
"Why are you looking at me?" Xu Yuxi asked in confusion.
"Xu Yuxi, haven’t you remembered yet?" Zhang Qiang asked.
"What?" Xu Yuxi was even more puzzled, then suddenly said, "Hey, since when did you stop calling me Sister Xu and just call me by my name?"
"You’re only realizing now, still silly as ever," Zhang Qiang smiled helplessly.
Xu Yuxi was stunned, staring intently at Zhang Qiang. This face seemed to overlap with someone in her memory.
Who could it be?
At that moment, the alarm suddenly blared.
"It’s a flock of zombie birds. So many!" Someone lying by the window looked at the large group of dark silhouettes outside and shouted in horror.
"At this altitude, how do we fight back?" Someone gritted their teeth, "How could there be so many zombie birds?"
Zhang Qiang stood up, looked out the window, his expression unchanged, only slightly furrowing his brows.