ALL NOVEL Chapter 60 - The Army Has Arrived
Tonight’s dinner was once again held at Hu Haotian’s villa.
By now, everyone had formed the habit of eating and staying here whenever Hu Haotian called a meeting to discuss matters.
However, they wouldn’t be so stingy as to only rely on Hu Haotian’s supplies. They would also bring their own provisions, and have their wives help prepare dinner.
The main focus of Hu Haotian’s meeting was still centered around how to bypass the city center and head to the western district to meet with the military.
Pan Dawei said, “We clear the roads every day, but every time we come back after spending a night, the zombies on the road are just as many as they were the first day.”
Everyone agreed with this, and they all felt that the plan to reach the military base seemed extremely distant.
However, if they were to simply drive out and spend the night outside, they also felt that it would be far too dangerous.
After discussing for a long time, no conclusion was reached.
Bai Qi said, “If we upgrade our abilities, it might make it easier to get there.”
Hu Haotian was shocked. “What? Brother Bai, abilities can be upgraded?”
Although he knew that crystal cores could enhance abilities, he didn’t realize that abilities themselves could level up.
Bai Qi said, “Yes, I and Tian Hai have already leveled up.”
Everyone immediately began to ask questions: How did you level up? Are there any conditions? Any dangers?
Recently, the group had been drinking water provided by Tang Ruo’s space. Her water ability had become the source of their water supply. Combined with the absorption of crystal cores, they had already noticed a significant enhancement in their abilities. If they could level up further…
Bai Qi didn’t hide anything and directly had Tian Hai explain what it felt like to level up his abilities.
Tian Hai thought for a moment and said, “When the ability inside your body feels like it’s about to explode out, that’s the signal that your powers are about to level up. As long as you sit down and calmly focus on the ability inside your body, you can reach level two. Then, the overwhelming force that was about to burst out will disappear, and you’ll feel a void inside you, as if you need to absorb more energy. That’s what I did at the beginning.”
Liu Bing asked Tian Hai to demonstrate his level two ability.
Although they had recently been teaming up to fight monsters together, they had only ever seen Tian Hai use his powers as usual—throwing a lightning ball. They had never seen what his level two lightning ability looked like.
Tian Hai felt that the space here was too small, and if they destroyed something, it would be troublesome.
The group followed Tian Hai to the courtyard.
Hu Haotian pointed at the wall and said, “Xiao Tian, aim at this wall.”
Tian Hai replied, “That’s not good. If the wall breaks, we’ll have to repair it.”
Liu Bing pointed at a large banana tree and said, “Try aiming at that one.”
The roots of the banana tree had already withered, but its massive trunk remained straight. It was cylindrical and probably large enough that two people would need to hug it to get around it.
Tian Hai nodded, then began to concentrate his powers.
Suddenly, countless bolts of lightning danced around his body, and then a blue light column formed in his hands. As the light column expanded, Tian Hai swung it toward the banana tree. The tree immediately exploded and fell to the ground.
When the banana tree fell, dust and stones flew, and it was difficult to open their eyes.
The night air was cool, like water.
The courtyard fell into silence, and everyone was deeply shaken.
This is the level two lightning ability, and it’s already so powerful. Then, what about level three or level four?
Moreover, how many levels does this ability have?
If everyone possesses such power, what will the world be like in the future?
Men have passion, and they also have ambition.
For ability users, the apocalyptic world is truly a significant opportunity.
It wasn’t until Liu Bing dazedly said, “Ah Hai, so you’ve become this powerful,” that everyone snapped out of their silence.
The power of abilities, the pursuit of strength.
The expressions of the men in the convoy were somewhat fanatical.
After discovering that abilities could level up, everyone’s enthusiasm surged, one wave after another, and it was nearly overwhelming.
If it weren’t for their physical limits, they could really fight all the way to the western district base.
After a week, not only had the zombies in the high-rise areas been cleared, but the zombies in nearby places like the library and science museum had also been wiped out. In the residential areas, during the day, many people could still be seen wandering outside looking for food.
Now, it was already early October, and the daytime temperature had become cooler. But strangely, there were no signs of it getting colder at night. In fact, it seemed to be trending warmer.
At night, after dinner, Tang Ruo sat on the sofa, focusing her mental energy to form a water ball.
Tian Hai walked over in slippers and placed a plate of sliced watermelon in front of her. “This weather is getting stranger and stranger. It’s around sixteen or seventeen degrees during the day, but at night it’s twenty-five or twenty-six degrees…”
The watermelon was from Tang Ruo’s space. Every evening after dinner, the three of them would have some fruit.
It had already become a habit.
Although the land in the space was only two acres, the produce was more than enough for the three of them. However, the space was so strange that the three of them had no intention of sharing the fruit with the rest of the convoy.
Recently, Pan Dawei’s abilities had improved a lot. He could even grow a watermelon from a single seed, so as long as there were plant seeds, the convoy wouldn’t run out of fruit to eat.
Anyway, everyone had been living quite well recently. If it weren’t for the physical exhaustion during the day, some people might have even gained weight.
Tang Ruo formed a small figure with her powers and placed it on the coffee table in front of her. She casually picked up a slice of watermelon and handed it to Bai Qi beside her. “Yes, the weather is strange. In the future, will it snow during the day and be like a furnace at night?”
Bai Qi didn’t take it. Instead, he bit into the watermelon from Tang Ruo’s hand. “Yes, the weather will be like that from now on.”
Seeing Bai Qi eat the watermelon, Tang Ruo also took a bite from where he had bitten. “So, in the future, we’ll wear down jackets during the day and tank tops at night?”
Tian Hai, sitting nearby, continued eating his watermelon. “Bro Bai, Sis Tang, have you guys noticed that the mosquitoes seem to have increased lately? And they’ve gotten bigger too.” He then threw a small lightning ball and electrocuted two mosquitoes.
He had a good habit—unless Bai Qi or Tang Ruo told him a secret, he never asked and never spoke of it to others.
Just like how Bai Qi knew about the weather in the future, if Bai Qi didn’t say it, he wouldn’t ask.
Hearing Tian Hai, Tang Ruo thought for a moment. “You’re right, I’ve noticed too. That’s why I hung a mosquito net in the room.” She took out another one from the space and placed it on the coffee table. “You should hang it up too.”
There weren’t many mosquitoes in Tang Ruo’s room. Bai Qi had given Liu Bing an electric mosquito rack, which he had fixed and placed in the room overnight to kill mosquitoes. But recently, while cleaning, Tang Ruo noticed that the mosquitoes’ bodies had gotten much bigger.
The three of them now had a relationship like a family. Tian Hai wasn’t being polite. He took the mosquito net and said, “Thanks, Sis Tang, I was just thinking about this,” then went upstairs to hang it.
Bai Qi and Tang Ruo finished off the rest of the watermelon, eating one bite after another, and were about to go upstairs to sleep.
As for the intimate moments of the night, which helped deepen their bond, Bai Qi was always very proactive.
Of course, he would also sternly tell someone that he had already been very restrained with his desires.
A man who had lived without indulgence for over twenty years was unstoppable when it came to enjoying the pleasures of life.
He liked watching Tang Ruo, helpless and clinging to him, and then following his lead into oblivion…
The next day, while Tang Ruo was still asleep, the sound of gunfire echoed from outside.
Opening her eyes, Tang Ruo realized that Bai Qi was already awake. His breath, soft and clear, was right next to her ear.
“There’s gunfire outside.” And it sounded like a large-scale battle…
“Mm.” Bai Qi responded with a hum, then leaned in to kiss the corner of her mouth.
Tang Ruo tried to get out of bed to check the situation out the window, only to realize that she was still…
Ever since that morning when she had unintentionally rolled into his arms and slept there, Bai Qi had become quite enthusiastic about their intimate moments.
Even though she had cleaned up in the bathroom afterward, she still had to face the situation in such an open and honest manner when it came to sleeping.
Whenever she tried to argue with him, he would always innocently offer a bunch of excuses.
Bai Qi’s tactics were surprisingly effective, often leaving Tang Ruo blushing and flustered. In the heat of the moment, there was no way she could keep arguing, so she would just let it go and follow his lead.
As a result, this habit had become firmly established.
Outside, the sound of gunfire continued relentlessly, while inside, there was a sense of indulgence.
Tang Ruo noticed Bai Qi’s starry eyes, and seeing that another kiss was about to ignite the fire, she pushed him away. “The gunfire’s getting closer.”
Her face was flushed, radiating charm, and to Bai Qi, she appeared to be both angry and playful at the same time.
He kissed her again, and after that, they both got up and started to get dressed.
The two of them pulled the curtains open slightly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and only then did they understand why there was such a large-scale gunfire outside.
“The army has arrived.” Tang Ruo said, feeling very happy.
This way, the people in the convoy could reunite with their loved ones.
“Mm, they don’t need to go to the western district anymore.” Bai Qi held her, smiling slightly.
He had originally stopped caring whether the army really arrived, but seeing his girl so joyful, her beautiful, gentle voice filled with genuine hope, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of warmth and goodwill toward the army’s arrival.