The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

“Marshal Lei retired two years ago. The current head of the base is General Lei Hongming.”

Lou Ling was a little surprised. Major General Lei… no, he had become a General. Although it was the apocalypse now, and the government's control and influence weren't as strong as before, the state apparatus still existed. Moreover, the government army was not to be underestimated. Compared to private armed forces, they were not inferior. Many bases supported by the government army could attract a large number of survivors. This was also a unique national sentiment of China, different from those overseas countries.

“Then congratulations to him!” Lou Ling smiled, then looked at You Jun inquisitively. “Isn't County C good? Why do you want to go to Liuchuan County?” Could the situation be so bad that Lei Hongming couldn't even keep his people?

You Jun slowly revealed a wry smile, then glanced at Qiang Ge and the others walking in front, and whispered, “Last year, the situation was indeed a bit bad. The base encountered several zombie tides. No matter how capable General Lei is, there's nothing he can do about some of the powerful ability users in the base.” Then he smiled again. “I have always admired General Lei's character.”

Hearing the hidden meaning in his words, Lou Ling also looked at the few people in front, and then connected with what You Jun had revealed earlier, understanding somewhat.

County C base had encountered several zombie tides last year, and the base was severely damaged. It was Lei Hongming who led the people to hold on. However, some people took advantage of these zombie tides and wanted to seize the power in Lei Hongming's hands and control the base. The Lei family's strength was greatly reduced during the several zombie tides, and some people, seeing an opportunity, began to plot. You Jun and the others leaving the base at this time was also deliberately arranged. Several other groups of people left with them. The large number of departures was meant to create the illusion that Lei Hongming had been abandoned by everyone, and at the same time, force him to hand over the power of the base obediently.

As for the person in charge of Liuchuan County, he was also in cahoots with these people and was naturally happy to cooperate, wanting to teach the Lei family a lesson. However, they probably didn't expect to encounter a terrifying zombie siege just after leaving the base, and they didn't know that it was commanded by an intelligent zombie. They were so scared that they didn't dare to move forward. Having an excuse to go back, they naturally chose to return to County C base.

After thinking about it, Lou Ling couldn't help but give him a cold look and said, “Truly capable. At a time like this, you’re still thinking about your own plans…”

You Jun's face stiffened slightly. How could he not know that she was secretly accusing him of cooperating with those people's ambitions? He forced a smile and said, “I had no choice. My girlfriend…” He didn't finish his sentence, his face revealing a gloomy expression, and then some indignation.

Lou Ling didn't speak, but her heart felt heavy. No wonder people said that the monsters of the apocalypse weren't scary, but the human heart was. How many people didn't die at the hands of zombies in the end, but died under the schemes of their own kind?

The group set off in the morning. After walking for three hours, everyone was a little tired, but no one called for a stop. Two more hours, and they would reach County C base. After experiencing several zombie attacks on the road, everyone wanted to return to the safety of the base in one go, lest they be in fear outside, worried about being attacked by those formidable third or fourth-tier zombies at any time.

This also made Lou Ling realize that this group of people was actually a group of cannon fodder, or perhaps not even cannon fodder, not taken seriously at all. Among these people, except for a few, everyone else was like You Jun, forced to leave County C base because of their family or friends.

These people were all low-tier ability users. The journey had almost scared them out of their wits. They didn't dare to relax at all. Perhaps the only ones who were relaxed were the Lou siblings.

However, no matter how careful everyone was, an accident still happened. A scream rang out. The already frightened people looked over and saw a person lying by the roadside, half of his body falling into the ditch by the road. When his companion wanted to run over, a huge leaf slapped over, and the leaf's edge cut a bone-deep wound on his arm.

“Come back!” Lou Ling pulled him back, drew the stick from her waist, and the stick lengthened. She hooked the person lying by the roadside, wrapped him up, and pulled him back.

When the person's body was pulled up, everyone saw that his lower body had been wrapped by a brightly colored flower bud, and the bud had sharp teeth like a shark, piercing into the person's body. Blood flowed down the bright color of the petals.

“It's a mutated pitcher plant!” You Jun exclaimed.

Just after he exclaimed, a patch of pitcher plants appeared in the ditch below. In addition to pitcher plants, there were also Venus flytraps, all mutated, revealing sharp fangs at them. Everyone was so scared that they were frozen, watching the pitcher plants and Venus flytraps pounce at them with bared fangs and claws.

“Run!”

Lou Ling was half-dead with anger at these people's ability to react. Were they just going to stand there and wait to be eaten? In a fit of pique, she directly hit Lai Xiaoyu, who was closest to the pitcher plants, with her long stick. The pitcher plants lunged straight at Lai Xiaoyu and the others. The three men who had surrounded Lai Xiaoyu earlier had already abandoned her and run away. Only she stood there dumbfounded, about to be bitten by a pitcher plant. She was knocked away by the stick that came thrusting sideways, her body thrown far away, out of the pitcher plant's hunting range.

After finally getting all the stunned people out of the pitcher plants' hunting range, it was Lou Ling's turn to show her power, beating them to death with her stick. The person who had half his body swallowed by the pitcher plant was already beyond saving. Only a man who had a close relationship with him silently shed tears for him, picked up his weapon, and desperately hacked at the pitcher plants.

The advantage of the long stick was revealed. Without close contact, she could easily trample them until they were barely breathing.

“Brother, cover me.” Lou Ling called out, then ran over with shining eyes, picked up a half-dead pitcher plant, and began to use her ability to ripen it and collect its seeds.

The others were still immersed in the previous danger. Although it was Lou Ling who did all the work, they were still startled, and their scalps tingled at these man-eating mutant plants. At this moment, seeing Lou Ling affectionately ripening and collecting seeds, they all looked at her with strange eyes, wondering if she wanted to use the pitcher plant seeds as combat weapons.

Lai Xiaoyu climbed up from the ground in a sorry state, her face and body covered in mud, completely losing her glamorous appearance from this morning, looking extremely pathetic. At this moment, she was also in shock, her chest heaving violently, her snow-white breasts trembling. If it were normal times, it would definitely be very attractive, but now no one was in the mood to appreciate it.

Although she was saved by Lou Ling, being flung away by her stick made her lose face, causing her to grit her teeth. She stared at Lou Ling resentfully and hatefully, seeing her lively appearance, not at all like someone who had been… last night. And the reason she didn't escape immediately earlier was also because of the lingering aftereffects from last night. Thinking of this, she felt a bit indignant.

If Lou Ling knew her thoughts, she would definitely want to stuff mutant seeds into her brain. Last night, she didn't do anything bad, but had a fight with Lou Dian. Although she was mostly suppressed in the end, because she was unwilling to admit defeat, the commotion was a bit loud, and she didn't expect to be misunderstood in that way.

Finally, after collecting the pitcher plant, Lou Ling smiled and wrapped it in a cloth bag, deciding to try its power when she encountered zombies. A pitcher plant swallowing a zombie in one bite, the scene would probably be very impressive.

She thought it would be impressive, but the others didn't think so. They all looked at her with an expression of keeping their distance. Even Lai Xiaoyu only dared to think about it in her heart and didn't dare to act coquettishly and pretentiously like she did this morning.

After the pitcher plant incident, everyone realized that even the familiar roads were not safe. Who knew if man-eating flowers would pop out of some ditch? They became much more vigilant.

In this atmosphere, they finally arrived at County C base.

Returning to this base after three years, Lou Ling couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. The city not far from the base was where she had lived for twenty years. Although things had changed, she still felt some attachment. Looking around, she found that the walls of the base were riddled with holes, with many traces left by abilities, as well as human blood and black zombie blood intertwined, giving it a sense of desolation.

After layers of inspection, they finally entered the base.

As soon as they entered the base, they were stopped.

The person who stopped them was a middle-aged man with a beer belly. In the apocalypse, a person who could still eat himself into a fat man would undoubtedly be envied, jealous, and hated by all, attracting hatred wherever he went. At least Lou Ling noticed that many people passing by were both in awe and resentful of him, avoiding him from afar.

You Jun and the others' faces also changed when they saw him, especially the three third-tier ability users, who smiled ingratiatingly, rubbing their hands and greeting, “Brother Liu, why are you here? So glad to see you…” Their fawning appearance was completely different from their arrogance in front of others.

Brother Liu, with his beer belly, looked at them with displeasure and said, “Didn't you go to Liuchuan County? Why are you back? And you, how dare you run away? Be careful, I'll kill you!” He pointed his chubby finger at Lai Xiaoyu.

Lai Xiaoyu smiled coquettishly and leaned over. “Oh, Brother Liu, I didn't run away. I just listened to Brother Quan and went to Liuchuan County to have a look.”

Amidst Lai Xiaoyu's sweet talk, Brother Liu's anger was finally appeased. He put his arm around her waist and scolded the others a few more words, implying, "I knew you would come back. Hurry up and admit your guilt," with contempt in his tone. As he was scolding, his gaze suddenly fixed on Lou Ling and Lou Dian. His eyes lit up, and he looked at them lecherously.

Qiang Ge and the others saw his expression and knew that he was having those thoughts. They cried out in their hearts, "Oh no!" Everyone knew that Brother Liu was indiscriminate in his tastes, enjoying both men and women, young and old, and had ruined countless young girls and boys. Lou Dian, with his delicate and elegant appearance, was a rare sight in the apocalypse, exactly the type Brother Liu liked. Although Lou Ling was slightly less so, she was also pretty and pleasant, with a smiling and innocent appearance, extremely rare in the apocalypse, and could easily attract people's favor.

However, they had already witnessed the ferocity of the Lou siblings on the road. If Brother Liu, who was relying on another's power, forced himself on them at this time, he would only suffer. It didn't matter if Lou Ling and Lou Dian taught Brother Liu a lesson, but they were afraid that they would be implicated as innocent bystanders.

“Brother Liu, this…” Qiang Ge was about to stop him, but was interrupted.

“Take these two to my office!”

Brother Liu waved his hand casually, and two ability users came out, about to grab the two…

Author's Notes:

Today's Goal:

Lou Ling's goal: Cripple any creature that dares to covet her man!

Lou Dian's goal: Kill anyone who doesn't know what's good for them!

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