The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

After packing up, everyone set off.

It was almost noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the weather was unusually hot, making people miss winter a little. Although it was hot, noon was the best time. Bats are nocturnal creatures. They rest during the day and move at night. Even if they mutate, this living habit remains unchanged.

They soon arrived at the tunnel and stopped the cars.

Li Shang followed them to take advantage of the situation, so everything followed Lou Zhan's group. Liu Xin was a big, honest guy. Although he was the boss, he always listened to Li Shang. After Li Shang analyzed the pros and cons with him, he also decided to cooperate with Lou Zhan and the others, focusing on Lou Zhan. They would discuss other matters after passing through the tunnel.

Seeing them stop, Li Shang came over and asked, "Brother Lou, Brother Yan, do you have any solutions?"

Yan Ge looked at him with a half-smile and said, "What solutions can there be? We can only force our way through."

"Force our way through?" Li Shang was startled. Remembering the mutated bats he had seen last night, which were more than twice their original size, his scalp went numb. He hurriedly said, "Judging from last night's situation, there must be a large number of these mutated bats. If we force our way through, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it. Moreover, their teeth are very sharp. If they burst our tires halfway, we won't be able to escape."

Yan Ge said nonchalantly, "So it all depends on our luck."

Li Shang knew that Yan Ge was teasing him.

Lou Zhan, who was standing at the side, suddenly asked, "How many types of ability users do you have?"

Li Shang didn't know why he asked so specifically. He glanced at Liu Xin. Although Liu Xin was a bit silly, he had some judgment. Before the apocalypse, he was just a migrant worker from the countryside to the city. He could only do manual labor and had the air of a country bumpkin. Although he gained abilities after the apocalypse and his ability level gradually increased, he still maintained the simplicity and honesty of a country person. However, although he didn't like the behavior of Li Shang and others who didn't treat the elderly and children as human beings and women as animals, everyone else did it. Even if he objected, others would only obey superficially and complain that he was not being sensible, saying that in this day and age, he still cared about so many useless mouths to feed. They said that he only talked but didn't act… In the end, he could only shut up.

After meeting Lou Zhan and his group, he could feel that their strength was very strong. Moreover, Lou Zhan's attitude towards the elderly, children, and women made Liu Xin feel that this group of people had good character. He had a good impression of them, so he had no scruples about Lou Zhan's question and directly told him the number of ability users in his team and the number of each type of ability, completely ignoring Li Shang's glare.

Li Shang wanted to keep his strength hidden, but who knew that Liu Xin, the fool, would directly reveal their trump card. He was so angry that his face turned black.

Yan Ge, Lou Zhan, and the others ignored Li Shang and discussed with Liu Xin. The plan was actually quite simple. They planned to let the metal ability users reinforce the cars to prevent the mutated bats from breaking through the cars and attacking them. Then, the fire ability users would set fire to attack in groups, and other ability users would also use their abilities.

Knowing that Liu Xin and the others had 23 ability users, almost half of their total number, Yan Ge distributed the ability users among the cars. Ordinary people just stayed in the cars obediently.

Li Shang's face darkened. His ability was mental power, and his mental power was not high. He was only at the first level now, so he had to hold up Liu Xin, a fool with strong ability but easy to control, as the boss. In fact, he was the one who made the decisions in this team. However, now, looking at Yan Ge's arrangement, the ability users in his team were completely dispersed. Originally, he wanted to let those ability users ride in the same car as him to protect him with all their might. As for the other ordinary people who couldn't lift a finger, it would be a waste of food to keep them. It would be better to feed them directly to the mutated bats.

Seeing this arrangement, Li Shang couldn't help but give Yan Ge a resentful look. Although he wanted to object, seeing Liu Xin's determination, he didn't want to confront him now. He just sneered in his heart. Yan Ge and the others wanted to be good people, and he wanted to see how many people they could protect then.

Regardless of what Li Shang thought, Yan Ge and Lou Zhan finally made the arrangements. They specifically called their team members over to discuss it again. Then, Lou Zhan asked Lou Dian, "How is the situation in the tunnel?"

"There are a lot of cars piled up. I'm afraid it's not good for driving. We need earth ability users to move them away." Lou Dian narrowed his eyes as he spoke. His mental power detected several trucks parked in the tunnel. It seemed that there should be a batch of goods inside. They could take the opportunity to collect them and give them to the Lou family as supplies.

Lou Zhan nodded and asked Yan Ge to make the arrangements. After understanding everything, he said to Lou Dian and the others, "It's going to be hard work for you later."

Lou Dian smiled gently and elegantly.

Lin Baobao, Chen Kaiwei, Yi Zheng, and the others nodded one after another.

Lou Ling, on the other hand, had a bright smile on her face and assured, "Don't worry, brother! We'll do our best! And we'll be careful!"

Seeing her smile, Lou Zhan's mood couldn't help but improve. He patted her head and said, "Yes, I believe in you. You must be careful. Your safety is the most important thing."

"Yes, sir!" Lou Ling saluted. This was a habit she had developed from the last mission.

Lou Zhan smiled, patted her head again, and left.

After everything was ready, everyone got into the cars and set off.

First, the three earth ability users in the team cleared the vehicles blocking the tunnel to both sides, opening up a road that could accommodate two or three cars side by side. These vehicles were blocked in the tunnel. They were left behind by some survivors who had passed through here. From the way the vehicles were parked or overturned, it could be seen that they had experienced a fierce battle. In the end, those survivors still died tragically here.

The first thousand meters of the tunnel had the most vehicles. The three earth ability users had a hard time clearing them, constantly holding crystal nuclei to replenish their energy. Lou Zhan also knew that earth ability users and fire ability users had to put in the most effort, so he had distributed a sum of crystal nuclei to them in advance. Because of this, the ability users on Liu Xin's side didn't have much objection and reluctantly accepted the arrangement.

After the vehicles entered the tunnel for 300 meters, they finally alarmed the mutated bats in the tunnel. The sound of flapping wings and other noises could be heard in the tunnel, making one's scalp tingle. On the roof of the car, several people stood, including Lou Dian, Lou Ling, Lin Baobao, Tan Mo, Yi Zheng, Lou Zhan, Hua Zhi, and the three fire ability users from Liu Xin's side.

Among them, Yi Zheng and Hua Zhi were both ability users on their side. They joined forces with the other three fire ability users to attack the bats in the tunnel with fire.

In addition, Lou Ling also commanded the mutated vines to attack the mutated bats with their teeth and claws. The ivy was lush and powerful. The bats that were swept by its vines were all slapped against the wall, their bodies broken and bleeding. There was another iron wire vine guarding the surroundings, protecting her and Lou Dian's safety, preventing them from being attacked by the mutated bats. If they were bitten, they would definitely suffer.

Lin Baobao and Tan Mo stood together. Lin Baobao kept throwing condensed water balls, and from time to time, there were explosions. It was as if she was using the water balls as bombs. Tan Mo, on the other hand, was not very good at dealing with such small animals. Fortunately, his body had been transformed by the research institute and fused with other genes. He could emit an aura that scared mutated beasts. Some mutated bats did not dare to approach him. Even Lin Baobao benefited from it. She only needed to kill the enemies and did not have to worry about her safety.

Lou Zhan was a metal ability user. In addition to reinforcing the car, he also had a thin steel wire in his hand. It looked inconspicuous, but it was extremely sharp. Moreover, his speed was extremely fast, and his accuracy was extremely high. Even with his eyes closed, he could still hit the target.

Their goal was to attack the bats that were flying towards them and protect the convoy. Everyone's eyes were red with killing intent. However, those vampire bats also left many wounds on their bodies.

At this moment, Lou Dian looked up. Most of the mutated bats were hiding in the gaps above or on both sides of the tunnel. Although he couldn't see them clearly because it was too dark, his mental power could capture their figures in his mind. Lou Dian glanced at Lou Ling and saw that she was capable of protecting herself, so he beckoned with his hand, and a Tang sword appeared. He leaped into the air.

"Lou Dian!"

Lou Ling exclaimed. She could only see that he had disappeared into the swarm of bats. Her heart was in her throat. However, before she could do anything, there was a loud boom from that side, and a big fire lit up. Moreover, the fire was burning on the top and both sides of the tunnel. Soon, a strong smell of roasted meat wafted over, mixing with the smell here.

The bats were frightened by the fire and flew around in panic. This also reduced the pressure on Lou Zhan's side. The people in the car sped up when they noticed this.

The cars moved forward, and the fire behind them continued to burn. The others looked at it with shock and indescribable joy. They were shocked by Lou Dian's boldness. He actually planned to kill all the bats in the tunnel. They were happy because it could reduce their casualties. How could they not be happy? At this time, no one was worried about his safety anymore.

With Lou Dian setting fire outside, and the fire under his control, most of the bats were trapped in the fire. Even those that were not trapped in the fire were panicked by the sudden heat and high temperature inside the cave, flying around in disorder. They did not attack them anymore. The people in front just kept moving forward. The tunnel was more than two thousand meters long, and with the earth ability users clearing the way, when they finally rushed out of the cave, the scorching sun shone on their bodies, and they couldn't believe that they had actually escaped safely.

Only Lou Ling and Lou Zhan were the most anxious. Lou Ling jumped out of the car and ran back. Lou Zhan was worried that she would do something stupid, so he hurriedly followed her, grabbed her shoulder, and prevented her from entering the tunnel. He said, "It's fine. Lou Dian can retreat safely."

Lou Ling nodded her head in a flurry and stood at the entrance of the tunnel, looking at the raging fire in the dark tunnel. Her heart was filled with anxiety. Even though she knew Lou Dian's ability, she couldn't help but worry emotionally. It was already considered rational of her to restrain herself from entering. In order to divert her attention, she noticed that some mutated bats were forced out of the cave by the flames, so she took the opportunity to kill them.

Seeing this, Tan Mo also ran over. He had some deterrent effect on a small number of mutated bats. Standing at the entrance of the cave, he released his aura. Those bats were afraid of his ability and did not dare to pounce on him rashly. However, there were still many mutated bats that were not afraid and directly charged out, only to be killed by the ability users guarding the entrance of the tunnel.

The others had already stopped their cars. The people in the cars didn't know what was going on at first, but after hearing from others, they knew that they were able to leave the tunnel so quickly and safely all thanks to an ability user setting fire behind them.

Li Shang and the others looked around and realized that the ability user who looked like a pretty boy was missing. They couldn't help but look into the tunnel. At this time, the tunnel was filled with raging flames, stinging their eyes, but they couldn't see anything clearly. Li Shang mobilized his mental power, wanting to see more clearly. However, after a while, Li Shang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes, and his brain seemed to buzz. He felt a pain in his entire head, then spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire body fell backward.

"Brother Li!" Two men hurriedly supported him.

Li Shang's face was livid, and he couldn't speak. He just held his head and cried out in pain.

The others were a little surprised. They didn't know why Li Shang suddenly became like this. Hua Zhu, who was also a mental power user, whispered to Yan Ge beside him, "He was hit by a mental attack." Then, he looked at the tunnel, hinting for him to take a closer look.

Yan Ge was a meticulous person, and he quickly realized that the bats in the tunnel were actually trapped at the entrance of the tunnel. They seemed to be hallucinating, flying and darting around in a chaotic manner, without any rhyme or reason. After Hua Zhu's explanation, he realized that Lou Dian wanted to eliminate these vampire bats today—who asked them to attack them last night and tire a certain little sister to death. Therefore, after everyone left the tunnel, he used his mental power to seal the tunnel, creating a mental barrier to trap these vampire bats. As for the vampire bats that were lucky enough to fly out, he had released them on purpose so as not to attract attention. The people outside were enough to deal with them.

The flames raged, and the fire gradually spread over. However, it only burned on the top and both sides of the tunnel. The vehicles abandoned in the tunnel were safe and sound.

After an unknown period of time, a figure walked out of the burning tunnel.

Lou Ling was the first to rush over. She grabbed his hand and scanned him from head to toe. After confirming that he was not injured, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she punched him angrily, but her punch was too light to be of any use.

Lou Dian's eyes were gentle, and there was a gentle and elegant smile on his face. He let her vent her dissatisfaction, then pulled her into his arms and patted her back in comfort.

The crowd surrounded them and asked questions one after another. Lou Dian just smiled. Against the backdrop of the dark red flames, it gave people a strange feeling.

The man who walked through fire, his clean and gentle smile, was enough to soothe everyone's restless hearts.

The author has something to say: Today's goal:

Lou Ling's goal: Pass through the tunnel safely!

Lou Dian's goal: Kill all the bats!

Everyone's goal: Uh… Watch the show!

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