Rebirth of the Last Days: Double Pets

President He was naturally very pleased to accept the two large bags of supplies from Bai Qi and expressed his gratitude.

He had asked Xu Binming to go back and forth greeting people for this reason—though they had no supplies, they had a large number of people.

Seeing Bai Qi and Tang Ruo preparing to leave as if they were heading to their doom, President He was alarmed and urged, “You two should stay with us and wait for the military to rescue you. You are the future pillars of the country, so the nation will certainly prioritize rescuing you.”

Xu Binming, who was sorting the supplies nearby, also spoke up, “Classmate Bai, there’s no need to rush. Our supplies are enough to last until the military arrives.”

Suyuwei, who had come over at some point, also persuaded, “Yes, Bai Yan, just stay here for now. There are many people and a lot of ability users here; it’s safer than going out alone.”

Going out alone…

Tang Ruo was embarrassed.

She hadn’t said anything, yet she felt completely ignored.

Suyuwei’s gaze was so eager that Tang Ruo, who had been overlooked, couldn’t help but imagine various scenarios of male-female interactions…

Bai Qi, not noticing Tang Ruo lost in her own thoughts, was about to refuse to stay when he saw the speed ability user had quickly returned.

At this point, President He had lost interest in continuing the conversation with Bai Qi.

The first thing the speed ability user said was that the military had only sent two military vehicles, and if they wanted to leave with them, they would have to follow on foot.

Everyone fell silent.

They had already walked from D University to the Science and Technology Museum, suffering countless casualties. Walking with the military might end the same way. Two military vehicles likely wouldn’t be able to protect so many people.

Then the speed ability user pulled out a form and said that the military wanted them to list how many ability users were here so they could arrange for reinforcements. They promised that they would try to rescue everyone within a week once the military forces arrived.

Everyone quickly reported their abilities.

The counting was fast; everyone knew who was an ability user and who wasn’t, and there were indeed not many ability users here. In less than two minutes, the counting was completed. The only ones left unregistered were Bai Qi and Tang Ruo.

Xu Binming came over to ask what abilities the two of them had.

Bai Qi expressed that he was about to leave and didn’t want to register.

However, the other party, being very principled, insisted on having them register.

“Ice ability,” Bai Qi said.

“And what about Tang Ruo?”

“No abilities,” Bai Qi replied nonchalantly.

Tang Ruo: “……”

Is it really okay to lie so blatantly like this?

Xu Binming looked at Tang Ruo with some surprise. He was amazed because Tang Ruo appeared well-maintained and clean. Although the apocalypse had only started about ten days ago, it had come so suddenly that many people were caught off guard. Like them, they had spent three days in the gymnasium, a few more days in the cafeteria, and then walked outside for over a day, making them all dirty.

Even Su Yuwei, who had water abilities and had managed to maintain some cleanliness, no longer had her former lively appearance.

Back then, everyone thought she was a beauty of her type.

Now, she was overshadowed by Tang Ruo.

But Bai Qi’s attitude was very firm. Xu Binming asked Tang Ruo again and received the same answer—she had no abilities. Only then did he record their situation in the files.

After finishing these matters, Bai Qi started preparing to leave with Tang Ruo. He was already quite frustrated, having to be persuaded every time he tried to leave. He had clearly left the supplies behind, but they still kept insisting.

When Xu Binming once again tried to persuade them to stay, Bai Qi looked at him and said, “Since that’s the case, return the items from our backpacks.”

Xu Binming hesitated for a moment. “This… Bai Qi, we have so many people here who need help. We can’t be so selfish. Many of them are your fellow students…”

Bai Qi replied, “So it’s better to reduce the number of people sharing the food now, isn’t it?”

Xu Binming protested, “But…”

Bai Qi, already impatient, shot a shard of ice from his hand. The ice crystal flew like an arrow, whizzing past Xu Binming’s ear and embedding itself in the wall behind him.

Xu Binming staggered, unsteady on his feet.

The speed of this ability was so fast, far superior to his fireballs. Someone with such power didn’t need protection from others.

Watching as the two left, Su Yuwei’s friend, Dong Qinqin, who was standing beside her, asked, “Why don’t you go after them?”

Su Yuwei replied, “He has a fiancée.”

Dong Qinqin scoffed, “So what? In the past, there might have been a gap in status between you two, but now that the apocalypse has come, money and social status don’t matter anymore. That woman doesn’t even have abilities, while you’re a water ability user. Just that alone makes you a hundred times better than her. Let me tell you, if they stay here for a month, Bai Yan will definitely get annoyed with that woman.”

In the apocalypse, ordinary people without abilities are seen as a burden by those with abilities.

Hearing her friend’s words, Su Yuwei’s eyes brightened, seeing a glimmer of hope for her own feelings.

But she still found it hard to believe. “Bai Yan takes such good care of her.”

In the apocalypse, one’s well-being can be directly assessed by their level of cleanliness.

When she saw Tang Ruo coming down from the stairs, Su Yuwei already felt a pang of jealousy.

Today, Tang Ruo was wearing a puff-sleeve shirt with three-quarter sleeves, paired with skinny jeans and coffee-colored sheepskin ankle boots. If it weren’t for the knowledge that the apocalypse had begun, one might think she was just heading out for school.

Before the apocalypse, Su Yuwei had always been the object of others’ envy because of her looks and academic achievements. Even after the apocalypse began, she felt that fate had not been unfair to her, granting her water abilities. However, today, she found herself envious of someone else for the first time.

Dong Qinqin said, “That’s why I told you to go after them. If it were you, you’d definitely be better off.”

However, at this moment, Bai Qi had already taken Tang Ruo out through the side door.

Although the apocalypse had begun, it had only been nine days, and many people, especially those fresh out of their ivory towers like students, hadn’t yet changed their long-held views. While Su Yuwei understood this, she couldn’t bring herself to abandon her pride and chase after Bai Qi.

She wanted to wait until Bai Qi regretted his decision and came back to seek her out.

As they watched the two leave, some students below began to whisper among themselves.

“Do you think they have something like a spatial bag? Otherwise, with so many zombies around for so long, how have they managed to survive?”

“Hmph, didn’t you see that Bai Yan has ice abilities? With food and water, living here for so many days isn’t unusual.”

“Indeed, Bai Yan is impressive. Did you see that ice crystal he used earlier? It was really powerful…”