The Absolute Favorite in the Apocalyptic Rebirth

The sound of gunshots in the distance not only attracted the attention of Lou Dian and his group but also stirred up the survivors resting nearby.

Even though it was the apocalypse, the Chinese people still held a natural respect for soldiers. Even if the soldiers did nothing but stand there, it was like taking a reassurance pill, and they couldn't help but feel at ease.

As Lou Dian got up, Lou Ling also quickly jumped up, holding her Tang sword and following him. During the journey, everyone slept in their clothes, so getting up and sleeping was very convenient and casual.

The others were not asleep either. They all opened their eyes when they heard the gunshots. Lou Dian asked the others to stay inside while he went up to the top floor. Standing at the highest point of the building, he looked into the distance. The sun beat down on him fiercely. His black clothes absorbed the heat of the sun even more. Under the sunlight, his dark hair reflected a dark red color.

Lou Dian's clothes were mainly dark colors. Dark colors were resistant to dirt. Although they absorbed more heat in summer, it was undeniable that Lou Ling sometimes preferred dark colors when choosing clothes. At least after rolling on the ground and dusting herself off, she wouldn't feel that the clothes were too dirty to bear – at least visually, she felt better.

Lou Dian stood on a high place, his mental power spreading far away. He soon discovered several mental barriers. Unfortunately, those mental barriers were too low. Although there was a third-tier mental ability user, it was still not enough to see, and they couldn't detect his mental probing.

After scanning the scene, his mental power finally settled on a person, and then he slightly hooked the corner of his lips.

Lou Ling, who was also looking into the distance, suddenly caught a glimpse of the upturned corner of his lips, which seemed to be very happy. Her heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Although it was a visual enjoyment, she felt that he must be thinking of something perverted again. He must have thought of something pleasant that made him enjoy himself.

Lou Ling's guess was right because after Lou Dian withdrew his gaze, he jumped off the railing of the top floor, put his arm around her waist, and whispered in her ear, "The army has encountered zombie rats. In about twenty minutes, the zombie rats will arrive here."

Lou Ling gasped, "Aren't rats nocturnal animals? Also, how many zombie rats are there? How many people are in the army?"

"They're all zombified, day and night are the same." He said amusingly, and still had the leisure to pinch her face, "I don't know where the army touched, but all the zombie rats in the city have been dispatched. It seems that there are about three hundred people in the army."

How many zombie rats would there be in a city? Although this city was only a medium-sized city, in China, medium-sized cities were not small. After hearing this, Lou Ling's face sank, and she immediately said, "Let's go!" Even if there were people in the army, there were only three hundred people, what could they do? Maybe the army was in danger.

Lou Dian nodded happily. He was a considerate good man. What she said was what she said.

Lou Ling didn't bother to care what he was thinking, so she hurriedly pulled him down and said to the people in the room, "Let's get out of here quickly, the zombie rat swarm is coming."

Upon hearing this, everyone panicked. Thinking of rats, their scalps tingled. Rats had strong vitality, were numerous, and reproduced quickly. They were highly adaptable, ate almost anything, could live anywhere, could dig holes, climb trees, climb mountains, wade, destroy everything that could be destroyed, spread the plague, and so on. They were truly vicious, and it was no wonder that everyone shouted to beat street rats.

Before the apocalypse, rats were already so annoying. After the apocalypse, the power of the zombified zombie rat swarm was even greater. If they were not careful and bitten by them, the ability users would be fine. As long as the injury was not serious, they had a certain immunity and would not be zombified. But ordinary people were not necessarily so lucky.

Therefore, after hearing Lou Ling's words, everyone immediately picked up their backpacks, rushed out the door, and got into the car regardless of whether the car was uncomfortably hot.

The people resting nearby had a premonition when they heard the gunshots. Seeing them get on the road despite the scorching sun at noon, they hurriedly asked what was going on.

"The zombie rat swarm is coming!" Xi Mufeng quickly replied.

This kind of thing naturally reminded everyone. It was up to them whether they believed it or not. Except for a few people who were skeptical and hesitant to leave, thinking that it would be okay with the army there, everyone else believed it. At this time, it was better to believe it than not, so they rushed out, ignored the heat in the car, and drove directly out of the city.

Sure enough, not long after they set off, a dozen military trucks quickly passed by where they were. On the trucks were armed soldiers and some ability users, shooting and using their abilities at the zombie rats that were rushing towards them from behind. Although their marksmanship was excellent, with one shot to the head, they couldn't stand the number of zombie rats. They were so dense that they made one's hair stand on end.

Although those survivors reacted quickly, they were caught up by the zombie rats not long after they left. Seeing the zombie rats digging holes from the ground to the front, digging the road into potholes, the car almost overturned, and they had to stop. The ability users also used their abilities to kill the zombie rats, while the ordinary people hid in the car, locked the doors tightly, and made the car airtight. The scene was chaotic.

Lou Dian and the others also quickly got out of the car, locked Grandpa Mo and the two children in the car, and then everyone guarded the car and began to kill the zombie rats.

"Pay attention to your feet, they will come out from under the ground." Lou Dian reminded.

At this time, it was the time for the earth-type and metal-type ability users to play their roles. The earth-type ability users could strengthen the soil, erect earth walls to trap and kill the zombie rats, while the metal-type ability users could strengthen the metal and put it under their feet to protect themselves from being bitten by the zombie rats that emerged from the ground.

As expected, rats were extremely difficult to deal with. They were hard to guard against. Although everyone was reminded, many people were still bitten by zombie rats that emerged from the ground.

Xi Mufeng and Chen Kaiwei threw their abilities at the zombie rats. The lightning net and ice cones were both very lethal. Wei Xian was a space ability user. His ability was too weak compared to theirs, so he and Huang Zhiling used knives to kill the zombie rats, being extremely careful not to be bitten by the zombie rats. Lin Baobao stood directly on the roof of the car, cooperating with Xi Mufeng and Chen Kaiwei. She threw a ball of highly concentrated water to where there were many zombie rats. After the water exploded, Xi Mufeng threw a lightning net down, electrocuting many zombie rats. Chen Kaiwei could also take the opportunity to condense the water into ice, freezing the limbs of the zombie rats, and then let Wei Xian and Huang Zhiling use knives to kill them.

They were used to interacting and cooperating, which was the most effective way to kill zombie rats and could save a lot of energy and strength. This was also what Lou Dian had pointed out before. Compared to ability users fighting alone, fighting in cooperation with others could increase combat effectiveness by more than a star and a half. Seeing this, many ability users around them also learned to cooperate with other ability users.

Lou Dian still held the Tang sword in his hand. He did not use his abilities, but his speed was extremely fast. The zombie rats centered on him fell in pieces. Lou Ling followed him, and her combat effectiveness was also good. Before she became an ability user, her martial arts had been trained by Lou Dian every day, and it was extremely powerful. Now that she had become an ability user, her physique was better than before, and both her speed and reaction had increased a lot compared to before.

The army had arrived, the road was blocked, and there were zombie rats behind them, so they could only stop fighting. Fortunately, they had already left the city. It was not that all the zombie rats in the city had come out. Although the number was still terrifying, it had been reduced by nearly 70%, about more than 10,000. As long as they worked hard, they could still kill them all.

The battle lasted for two hours. After two hours, the zombie rats were finally wiped out, but the scene was a mess.

Many survivors were injured or dead. The ordinary people were fine. They hid in the car. As long as the car was not bitten, they would be fine.

The army came over and checked the dead or injured. They comforted the injured ability users, "Dr. Feng from the research institute has confirmed that the ability users' bodies can resist the zombie virus. As long as they are not dead, they will be fine. Thank you for today!"

The army not only came to thank them, but also gave them some supplies as compensation, which made the injured ability users look much better. Besides, there were many people in the army, and they couldn't afford to offend them, so they could only hold their noses and admit that they were unlucky.

The army's explanation to everyone was that they had entered the city to collect supplies, but accidentally broke into the territory of the zombie rats and alarmed them. The territory of zombie beasts and zombies was clearly defined. Under normal circumstances, as long as they were careful, they would not alarm both of them. Moreover, although the zombie rats had been zombified, some of their habits had not changed. For example, they hid in the darkest places of the city and would not easily come out in full force if they were not disturbed. As for why the army would alarm them, although it felt strange, since they had given an official answer, the others did not ask further.

Lou Dian's eyes moved to a few people in the army, his eyes flickering slightly. He quickly understood that this time, alarming the zombie rats was probably not an accident. It must be that there was something in this city that attracted the army – or rather, the people from the capital research institute, so they sent the army to get it.

After the battle, Lou Ling and the others were exhausted. Everyone was holding a bottle of water and desperately pouring it into their mouths to replenish the water lost after exercising, especially under the scorching sun, the water loss was even more serious.

While they were drinking water and resting, the army had already brought food over to express their gratitude. They also noticed the corpses of the zombie rats nearby, which were more numerous than in other places. Their eyes changed when they looked at this group of people. It was a look of looking at the strong, and they also gave them more respect.

Xi Mufeng came forward to negotiate with the captain of the army. He smiled and took the food from the army. During the conversation, he learned that he was from the capital. Xi Mufeng said happily, "That's great, our goal this time is to return to the capital too!"

The army had collected the supplies and was about to return. Hearing their words, Captain Bai Cheng, after asking if these survivors were all going to the capital, said, "In that case, your convoy can go to the capital with us. We can look after each other on the road."

This was already an unwritten rule. If the army encountered survivors while collecting supplies outside, they could bring the survivors back. It had only been a year since the apocalypse began, and the government often sent the army out to look for survivors. If they encountered survivors, they had a responsibility to take them to the nearest safe base.

After the negotiation, it was time to clean up the battlefield. Everyone piled the corpses of the zombie rats together, then asked the earth-type ability users to dig a pit in the open space, let the wind-type ability users use the wind to pile the corpses of the zombie rats into the pit, and then let the fire-type ability users burn their corpses.

The smell of burning zombie rat corpses was very unpleasant. A second-tier wind-type ability user controlled the wind direction and dispersed the smell to an uninhabited place.

These ability users all followed the army. Their abilities were all above the second tier. At present, when most ability users were at the first tier, the second tier was considered a high tier. Their powerful strength gave these survivors a lot of pressure. However, Lin Baobao felt that these ability users were too arrogant. When everyone was tired to death, they had quickly tidied up their appearance and walked over slowly. When they used their abilities, they even had to flick their clothes. There was even a woman in a white suit who was spotlessly clean and made people look up to her.

In the apocalypse, wearing black was not obvious, but wearing white and standing among a group of soldiers in green uniforms was very eye-catching, causing everyone to look at the woman in the white suit who was being escorted by the soldiers. The woman didn't care about the eyes of others. She held a newly developed zombie tracker in her hand and was checking the situation.

"Lou Dian?"

A surprised voice sounded. Xi Mufeng and the others who were resting looked over and saw that the second-tier wind-type ability user from before was looking over with a surprised face. His hands were in his trouser pockets, his tall figure like a clothes hanger. He could wear any simple clothes with taste. He had handsome features, sword eyebrows, and starry eyes. His eyes seemed to be able to discharge electricity, seducing people. The corner of his lips held a bad smile, as if he wanted to seduce women to commit crimes.

This was a typical example of a charming bad boy, very attractive to women. Many women present couldn't help but peek at him. Coupled with his identity as a second-tier ability user, it made women even crazier for him.

Lou Dian's dark eyes were calm, even icy cold the moment the man spoke. Only Lou Ling, who was opposite him, could see it clearly. When he looked up, his eyes had returned to normal. He followed the sound and looked up, then raised his eyebrows.

A handsome man, a delicate man, two different types of men were extremely attractive to the eye, a type that could not be compared.

The second-tier wind-type ability user strode over, his face beaming with the joy of seeing a friend, and he opened his arms as if to hug his long-lost friend. However, before he could reach him, Lou Dian unexpectedly kicked him away. His tall body flew high and fell to the ground with a bang.

It must have hurt.

Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Lou Dian to make a move, and to do it so ruthlessly. They didn't look like friends at all, but rather enemies.

"Feng, Shao, Huang!" Lou Dian said his name word by word, his gentle and clean voice betraying no emotion.

Feng Shaohuang was in so much pain that all the joy of seeing his friend was gone. Just as he jumped up to curse, he heard that gentle and clean voice say, "Young Master Feng, we haven't seen each other for so long, you haven't made any progress! Also, I said I don't like to be too close to people. Don't do it again next time, or this kind of thing will happen again."

One sentence made Feng Shaohuang speechless because he also remembered Lou Dian's eccentricities from his school days. He immediately got up cursing and swearing, "Bah, what kind of time is it now, and you're still holding on to your damn insistence to die! Lou Dian, do you still recognize me as an old friend?!"

Lou Dian glanced at him indifferently, then smiled, "How it was before, is how it should be now."

Feng Shaohuang snorted, his face ugly as he turned and left.

When Lou Ling was pulled into the car by Lou Dian, she couldn't help but scrutinize his face. Her wrist was also pinched by him, which hurt. After enduring it for a while, she felt that she couldn't bear the pain anymore, so she punched him – her fist was naturally wrapped in his hand with his quick reaction. His originally dark eyes finally reflected her figure.

"It hurts, let go!" Lou Ling said angrily. Although she didn't know why he was being perverted again, she didn't want to suffer.

Lou Dian lowered his head and saw the bruise on her wrist. His eyes immediately filled with heartache. He lowered his head and gently touched the skin with his lips, then took out a bottle of ointment for stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis and applied it to her.

Lou Ling obediently let him apply the medicine. She had delicate features, and when she didn't speak, she was as gentle and lovely as the little sister next door, extremely well-behaved. Lou Dian couldn't help but love her in his heart. He held her in his arms like a treasure, his lips rubbing against her ear, and whispered, "When we get to the capital, let's be together."

Lou Ling was stunned for a moment. When she understood what he meant, her face instantly flushed red.

The author has something to say:

Today's goal:

Lou Ling's goal: … (Don't know what to do, no more goals)

Lou Dian's goal: To be together forever! (Smiling faintly)

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