《Returning to the End of the World》


 CH 1.1

    Shen Chi carefully avoided the street corner and saw no one before walking out.


    It¡¯s only four o¡¯clock in the morning, so it¡¯s normal for everyone to be at home at the end of December.


    In December, there was still snow on the streets of Taiyuan that hadn¡¯t completely melted in the last few days. He squinted and looked up at the gray sky and smiled coldly.


    His current body did not have a keen sense of heat or cold at all. In fact, in a few years, this kind of weather would be a luxury for humans.


    December 31.


    The day of the end.


    At this time, almost everyone is still asleep.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    Shen Chi did not hesitate to smash the glass of a small clothing store down the street, and as he expected, the alarm, which was only for decoration, did not ring at all.


    During peacetime, stores with fake alarms could be found everywhere. He casually swept the rows of floor-to-ceiling glass store¡¯s interior and didn¡¯t even see a single fire extinguisher. Moreover, Shen Chi had observed that the camera hanging above is not powered at all.


    Even if the camera had captured it, who would pay attention to the theft of a clothing store after today?


    Feet in fine black boots stepped in.


    Shen Chi stopped in front of the full-length mirror of this small clothing store.


    The look in the mirror was no stranger to him. He was wearing a worn-out military jacket and a dark v-neck. He looked agile, handsome, and slender. But in reality, it seemed the whole body was low-key gorgeous, and even the accessories were incredibly sophisticated.


    The eyebrows, in particular, were familiarly handsome and elegant, but the gentleness was gone, leaving only a cold indifference and a bit of gloom.


    Anyone who had lived through fifteen years of the end of the world and three years of being sliced and studied in a research institute would never have that soft expression again.


    Putting the Qian ji xia into his backpack, Shen Chi tried hard to smile before pulling out a not-so-stiff smile.


    (T/N: Qian ji xia is a cosplay prop)


    Once again, he¡¯s still dressed as a tang with the game system and skills, but he¡¯s no longer as na?ve as he was.


    The price of trust recently was too high, and behind the seemingly beautiful pursuit, there were actually many crises and difficulties.


    So what if he had a game system, so what if he had game skills? His abilities were both a blessing and a curse. He was different from all those humans who had awakened their powers, and because of this difference, the high profile brought him endless despair.


    Therefore, this time, he just needed to live his life quietly and never give his trust easily again.


    He would never end up like that again, never!


    The person in the mirror was still smiling. His smile gradually became more natural.


    But it¡¯s just a disguise. A decade or two in the end times, as long as you¡¯re not too stupid, you will always do it.


    He hid the headdress and tied it in a simple bundle with a black loop from the sales counter. Then, he put on a knit sweater, pants, a pair of faux calf leather boots from this little clothing store, and a gray trench coat that¡¯s not too thick. After all, it¡¯s winter, so there weren¡¯t many thin clothes. But the reason Shen Chi came to this store was that there were some off-season discounts. He wrapped up some of his clothes, pants, and shoes that he could fit into his leather jacket, pants, and boots; in a thick canvas that was laid out on the counter, threw in all the leather gloves in the store, hesitated for a moment, and then opened and stuffed four or five down jackets in there. The pile of clothes was packed into a big bag, and with one hand, it was put into a game backpack that was invisible to the others.


    He didn¡¯t have a lot of compartments in his backpack for a single item of clothing, but if he were to pack a large bag, he would have a ¡°bag of clothes¡± in his backpack, occupying only one compartment.


    For this, Shen Chi was already quite familiar with it, and he had already learned to utilize the backpack to the fullest. After grabbing a few more pieces of the same large canvas, he finally took a durable-looking dark man¡¯s cowhide bag off the wall, folded the canvas, and stuffed it in.


    He stopped in front of the full-length mirror. In the dim light, the man in the mirror stood tall and beautiful. Even though he was tall, it was not really noticeable. He raised his collar. If he walked on the street, he would still have a look back, but it would not be too eye-catching.


    Silently recalling his previous life, he also passed through here. He foolishly wore that conspicuous dress in the middle of winter with a small half of his chest exposed and walked for so long around the street. How much attention had he attracted, and perhaps, since then, he had fallen into some people¡¯s eyes?


    He laughed at himself before lifting his feet and leaving.


    Then Shen Chi used the same method to break into a market. Unfortunately, the market¡¯s cameras were still in use. A white light flashed as he shattered the cameras with a pop.


    The Tang Dynasty¡¯s concealed weapons could be made in unlimited quantities. In fact, Shen Chi had the Tang Dynasty Piggy, which could make eight groups at once, and it was pretty much convenient.


    Soon, Shen Chi¡¯s backpack was filled with ¡°a bag of spices¡± and ¡°a bag of food¡±.


    There was also a box of thermos cups, and he put the only dozen boxes of water and scattered mineral water in the market, both large and small bottles, into the largest kind of storage box sold in the market. A dozen or so boxes were packed, carefully tied with plastic ropes, and then the rest of the plastic ropes were thrown into the backpack so that the boxes tied together became a single unit.


    He didn¡¯t prepare too much because it¡¯s not like you couldn¡¯t find food in the end times. And sooner or later, you would have to get used to that kind of life. On the contrary, it was easy to become dependent since all he needed was a process of transition and adaptation. But the more water, the better, especially clean water, the better, of course.


    But not for himself.


    Then there were stacks of plastic bags. There was no shortage of such things in the market. Kitchen knives are packed in a storage box. There were dozens of sets of various long and short knives, kitchen knives, and machetes scattered about. Stainless steel knives, forks, spoons, and chopsticks were also thrown in.


    Fortunately, he also found a few life jackets in the market¡¯s special supplies section.


    Finally, he broke into a children¡¯s clothing store, but he didn¡¯t know the size of the man he was now. So, he had to grab some of them, thinking that he should not be over ten by now. Shen Chi takes all the clothes and shoes of a child between the ages of about eight and thirteen or fourteen. He should be able to wear adult clothes when he gets older.


    He looked at the watch he had picked up at the market counter. It was almost six o¡¯clock.


    Even in winter, it¡¯s not too far from dawn.


    He wore the watch on his wrist, then put the box of button batteries in his backpack.


    There wasn¡¯t much cash in the counters of the three stores, but the one in the market did have quite a few coins. He unceremoniously took a few rolls of them. The coins were all rolled up for a hundred, but it was only 700 yuan, they were thrown into a cowhide bag carried on one shoulder and while doing so also rolled away a few boxes of lighters at the counter.


    In the last days, banknotes are a pile of waste paper, but coins are more useful. At least they are hard and not easily deformed, the edges are sharp. Metal is always better than paper.

 CH 1.2

    The 9o2 bus has arrived at the station.


    Shen Chi carefully looked at the platform. The place he was going was on this bus line.


    After inserting the coin, Shen Chi sat alone on the bus.


    It was the first bus, and perhaps because it was too early, the only passengers on the bus were the driver who was not fully awake and Shen Chi.


    ¡°To where?¡±


    Perhaps because there was only one passenger, the driver opened his mouth and asked for the destination, so that he wouldn¡¯t have to stop at other stations. The cold wind coming in from the door in the winter is enough for him. This bus should have been replaced a long time ago. Sitting on this bus in winter is simply suffering. The wind leaks everywhere.


    ¡°Sunshine Orphanage.¡±


    The driver was a little surprised; he has been running this line for almost ten years, although there is a stop in front of the Sunshine Orphanage, but apart from the student and teachers who ran to the so-called activities and a few scattered parents who wanted to adopt a child, very few people got off the bus at this stop. Because there were no villages or shops nearby, no one would get off at that stop unless they were going to the orphanage.


    The driver could see the young man clearly in the rearview mirror because he was not leaning against the back seat. His collar was up, but you could still see his exceptionally beautiful eyes, which were cool and clear, but bright and warm and particularly attractive.


    The driver was thinking inwardly that if his family¡¯s girl was here, I¡¯m afraid she would be screaming in a frenzy.


    Why would such a good-looking young man go to an orphanage? And it¡¯s strange going alone.


    Shen Chi didn¡¯t care about the driver¡¯s gaze. There was no malice in his eyes. Looking at the fast sliding scenery outside the window, he knew that only less than six hours were left from the nightmare of humans.


    At twelve noon, the apocalypse would come.


    The old bus jolted in silence for about forty minutes before it stopped.


    The driver spoke, ¡°Here we are.¡±


    Shen Chi got off the bus, looked at the shabby ¡°Sunshine Orphanage¡± sign, and gently exhaled a puff of white air.


    He knew that Liu Mu was here.


    Back then, he just mentioned to him that he was still washing dishes in the Sunshine Orphanage in Taiyuan when the end came. At that time, Shen Chi also laughed and said, ah, I never thought I was so close to you.


    Yes, at that time Shen Chi, still in the streets of Taiyuan, stupidly wearing that Tang man¡¯s clothes so as to be regarded as a cosplayer, let a group of girls around to take pictures.


    However, this world is not his original world, it is just a parallel world, there is no game at all. The group of girls is so excited simply because his present appearance is too outstanding and his clothes are beautiful enough.


    After tapping hard on the iron gate which looked like a prison cell, it took a long time for an old man with a white head and hazy eyes to answer the door.  He yawned impatiently, ¡°Who is it? It¡¯s early in the morning.¡±


    ¡°Hello, sir.¡± Shen Chi revealed the young and handsome face under his collar with a kind smile, ¡°This is the Sunshine Orphanage, right?¡±


    The gatekeeper was stunned, almost dazzled by the young man¡¯s smile. Such a good-looking young man he hadn¡¯t even seen on TV!


    Good-looking people always have advantages. The orphanage¡¯s gatekeeper who was woken up by the knocking was able to extinguish a lot of his anger. Seeing Shen Chi¡¯s attitude he said, ¡°Yes, this is the Sunshine Orphanage.¡±


    Shen Chi let out a sigh of relief, ¡°Finally, I¡¯ve found it.¡± Then, with a smile, he said, ¡°Sir, please let me in, it was hard for me to find out about this place, there¡¯s really something-¡°


    The gatekeeper takes a look at Shen Chi. He looked sincere and didn¡¯t look like a troublemaker, but if it was a fierce-looking man, he might not have dared to open the door. The young man looked tall and slender, but not strong and well developed. It was not good to let people stand outside in the cold, so he took out the key and opened the door.


    ¡°Seeing how young you are, what are you doing in an orphanage?¡± The old man asked as he opened the door.


    Shen Chi laughed bitterly and said: ¡°When I was young and ignorant, I did a wrong thing, and only later I found out that she ¨C she had a child, she was also too young to raise him, so she threw him in front of the orphanage ¡­¡­¡±.


    With that said, the man suddenly realized that even now, children are still abandoned here and there in front of the orphanage, and if they are not found for a while, they will probably freeze to death in this weather.


    ¡°You¡¯ll have to go to the dean, there have been a lot of children taken away over the years and I don¡¯t know if they¡¯re still around ¡­¡­.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, sir.¡± Shen Chi responded with a grateful smile.


    Although Liu Mu said that there was not a single good person in the Sunshine Orphanage, just looking at the gatekeeper, he did not seem like an evil person.


    Liu Mu¡¯s words were always cannot be trusted. At that time, there were many powerful abilities. Liu Mu had a great reputation among them, but it was not a good reputation. He¡¯s a cunning and deceitful man, simply bad to the bone. He has a radical personality and acts ruthlessly.  But the main reason is that his bloody means make people¡¯s hair stand on end. He never leaves room for anyone but, although he offended a lot of people, he was so bloodthirsty by nature that no one dared to really mess with him. What¡¯s more, he himself was very powerful and violent. If you can¡¯t kill him at the moment, he will give it back to you thousands of times.


    The people who offended him, without exception, did not end up well, so they could only bear with him and stay away from him. And let him go on being evil day by day. Seeing him do evil things, he may go to hell for the next eight or ten times.


    The number of people who hated him was almost too many to count.


    Liu Mu was such a cold devil character, but to Shen Chi, he was the only one who never betrayed and abandoned him until the end.


    At that time, Shen Chi also didn¡¯t like Liu Mu. At first, he regarded him as a friend, but Shen Chi didn¡¯t like his extreme viciousness, his wickedness, and cruelty. He thought that Liu Mu was probably a bit mentally ill, so, later on, he also avoided him. After all, at that time, Shen Chi was still surrounded by those ¡°friends¡± he thought he could trust.


    Until they sent him to the research institute.


    Only Liu Mu has been persistently trying to save him, failing once to come a second time, failing a second time to come a third time. Former Shen Chi didn¡¯t know he was saving him until that time when Liu Mu had almost rushed in front of him. Shen Chi looked at Liu Mu drenched in blood, but his eyes were persistent and unrepentant. He said silently: wait for me, I will save you out.


    At that time Dr. Yu was furious and said, ¡°This maniac! How many times has this happened ¡­¡­¡±


    Only then did Shen Chi know that not everyone in that world had abandoned him.


    Although, after another year, Liu Mu was unable to save him, he was never one to give up easily, the trouble he caused to the institute could be seen on Dr. Yu¡¯s face.


    But Shen Chi could not wait for that day after all. Fate is really ridiculous, and he was actually sent back 18 years ago, the day of the end.


    In this life, he had already seen the faces of those people. It¡¯s not that he didn¡¯t want to take revenge, but he had to take his time.


    It¡¯s going to happen.


    Shen Chi smiled faintly.

 CH 2.1

    For some reason, the gatekeeper walking next to Shen Chi suddenly felt a little cold. He wrapped his coat and muttered, ¡°This damn weather, looks like it¡¯s going to snow again.¡±


    Shen Chi looked up at the sky. Yes, today at noon, there would be a heavy snowfall which was the same everywhere.


    The gatekeeper guided Shen Chi to the meeting room. Shen Chi looked around, this dark and narrow place, no wonder it would cultivate a character like Liu Mu. Seeing Aunt filling the boiling water in the next room, the gatekeeper uncle quickly called out, ¡°Hey, Aunt Li, this young man is looking for the director!¡±


    As soon as Aunt Li looked up, she met a pair of icy cold eyes, so cold that she wanted to shiver.


    But she still habitually glanced at Shen Chi¡¯s dress.


    When Shen Chi broke into the clothing store, although it was not a famous store, it was still a middle-class brand, not to mention his appearance. Even wearing stall goods seemed to be extraordinary on him, especially those fair and slender hands. At one glance you could see that he was used to being pampered.


    Aunt Li said with a smile, ¡°The Director doesn¡¯t come to work until nine o¡¯clock. If you don¡¯t mind, can you wait here first? Ayi, it¡¯s cold. I¡¯ll go and make you a cup of tea first! ¡°


    Nine o¡¯clock. Shen Chi looked at his watch. It was almost seven o¡¯clock now, there were still two hours left.


    He frowned and decided not to wait any longer. He hurriedly called out to Aunt Li, who was about to pour water, ¡°Aunt Li, the director won¡¯t be here for another two hours, so can you let me see him first¨C¡±


    The gatekeeper uncle who was watching over there had already consciously told Aunt Li about the situation. Aunt Li looked at Shen Chi and nodded.


    ¡°I wonder what age that child should be this year, and whether there are any birthmarks or anything like that on him? There are several children who have been taken away in the past two years and I don¡¯t know if they are still around,¡± said Aunt Li.


    Shen Chi smiled shyly, ¡°There is a light green birthmark in the shape of a leaf on his arm.¡±


    Aunt Li was stunned, ¡°How could it be him?¡±


    ¡°Is he really here?¡± Shen Chi had just the right amount of surprise and eagerness on his face, ¡°Can I meet him?¡±


    Aunt Li hesitantly glanced at Shen Chi, ¡°¨Cbut, that child is already seven years old, ah?¡± This young man looks so young and is only in his early twenties, how can he have a child that old?¡±


    Shen Chi hastily nodded, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s been seven years! I was only fifteen or sixteen at that time ¡­¡­¡±


    Aunt Li was a little convinced. She nodded and said, ¡°The child is still here, but -¡°


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no trouble to see him, I¡¯ll go get him right now, but the boy has not been very good-tempered since he was a child.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± said Shen Chi sincerely, ¡°originally, it was me who wronged him.¡±


    Aunt Li thought to herself, Liu Mu, that boy what a lucky break, his biological father actually came to the door to find him! However, it¡¯s good if this kid was adopted, to know that the more children grow up the more they eat, Liu Mu had a bad temper and was not an obedient child, the director was eager to get rid of him! People who came to adopt children, the children above the age of five were not so likeable, the younger the child the easier it is to raise them as a relative, the seven years old children began to remember things, they may not be able to keep them close.


    It didn¡¯t take long for Aunt Li to return to the meeting room with a skinny boy in tow.


    In his previous life, when Shen Chi first met Liu Mu, he was already seventeen years old. Although still a young and tender green onion, but the end of the world was an era that would make people mature quickly. As a high-level ability user, if you ignore his temper, just looking at his appearance, only a few people could be compared to him. During the apocalypse, the appearance was not a priority, but growing up like Liu Mu, crowned with a demon name was not excessive.


    But at this time, Liu Mu was still just a yellow-faced little boy. He was as thin as the paper man, and it seemed like the clothes were empty ****, He was clearly seven years old. But he was much thinner than an ordinary seven-year-old child. Instead, he looked like a five or six-year-old child. A head of black long and some messy hair strands, and long bangs almost covered half of his face, even the eyes could not be seen clearly, Perhaps because he was too thin, his chin was somewhat sharp.


    With only one glance, Shen Chi confirmed that the boy was Liu Mu.


    Because the slight sneer on the corner of his lips was exactly the same as when he grew up.


    Although he was only a seven-year-old kid at that time, but if he was as na?ve and ignorant as other children, how could he have survived the end of the world alone?


    Aunt Li saw Liu Mu standing still and pulled him, ¡°Liu Mu, don¡¯t talk yet, this is your father!¡± while pointing at Shen Chi. Her tone was a little fierce. She was afraid that Shen Chi would change his mind and would not want Liu Mu. Then, their orphanage would still have to provide a meal for him.


    Shen Chi saw Liu Mu looking up and staring at himself. His dark eyes were now extremely bright, but he still did not speak.


    ¡°Ah-Mu, right?¡± Shen Chi tried to make his smile look friendly, but even he, himself, felt that his expression at that time was probably very odd.


    Liu Mu still did not speak, so Aunt Li explained somewhat awkwardly, ¡°This child, from childhood, does not like to talk ¡­¡­¡± and gloomy, looking a little oozing.


    As she said this, Liu Mu suddenly smiled; this smile could be described as very ¡°innocent and cute, pure and lovely¡±, and obediently called ¡°Dad.¡±


    Shen Chi felt a little itch in his throat, cleared his throat and said, ¡°Can you leave me alone with him for a while?¡±


    Aunt Li nodded and hurriedly said, ¡°Of course, you can talk to him, this child is a very good and obedient child in essence, except that he does not like to talk!¡± She tried hard to sell Liu Mu out. In a flash, she forgot that she had previously said the boy had a bad temper.


    ¡°I mean, can I take him out for a walk?¡± Shen Chi said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will send him back before noon, even if I want to adopt him back, I always have to come back to do the formalities¡­¡­¡±


    Aunt Li frowned and hesitantly said, ¡°This ¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Chi remained silent and stuffed all dozen or so red banknotes from the market and the small clothing store into Aunt Li¡¯s hands.


    Aunt Li looked around sneakily, quickly put all the money into her pocket, and firmly said, ¡°Go ahead! Just send him back before five o¡¯clock this afternoon, I will help you talk to the director!¡±


    Shen Chi smiled and successfully held Liu Mu¡¯s hand as he walked out.


    ¡°Ah, wait a minute.¡± Shen Chi¡¯s footsteps stopped, Liu Mu¡¯s grip on his hand suddenly tightened.


    Shen Chi suddenly felt some heartache and sighed. He just pulled out a down jacket from the backpack and put it on the thin Liu Mu. Obviously, Shen Chi took the smallest set of clothes, but because he was too thin, he wore it all empty.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I won¡¯t leave you.¡± Shen Chi looked into Liu Mu¡¯s eyes and seriously said, ¡°From today on, I will never leave you.¡±


    Liu Mu fixedly looked at him for a long time before speaking, ¡°Really?¡± with his tender voice.


    Looking at the doubt in his eyes, Shen Chi nodded, ¡°From today on, you will be called Shen Liu Mu, my son, Shen Liu Mu.¡±


    In his previous life, the only one who did not abandon him was the person in front of him, so in this life, he would not abandon him, no matter what, he would protect him well, except for the one in front of him, Shen Chi can no longer trust anyone. This person was the only one who had tried his best to save himself for his sake. In this life, he was willing to rely on him for life.


    The same day, Shen Chi took Shen Liu Mu on a direct flight to Shanghai. Almost unknowingly, Shen Chi stole the boarding pass from a pair of father and son around him.


    Shen Liu Mu widened his eyes. After seeing that Shen Chi stole the boarding pass, how elegantly and calmly he led his hand to the plane, while that father inexplicably touched all the pockets of his body. He only thought that he had lost the boarding pass and went back to look for it. At that time, Shen Chi had already boarded the plane with Shen Liu Mu.


    As long as you stayed in the apocalypse for a few years, there was no sense of guilt in doing this kind of thing. In fact, Shen Chi also felt relieved that in the waiting room there was only this pair of father and son. Since their tickets were to Shanghai, he had no choice but to go there. He just knew that it was better to be further away from Beijing at times like this.

 CH 2.2

    After the end of the world, Beijing was a besieged city that everyone frantically wanted to squeeze into, because there were a lot of food reserves. It was also the political centre of the country, with the arch of the army, undoubtedly the safest, and could ensure that you will not starve to death.


    Taiyuan was not too far from Beijing, and at that time, this place would certainly also be involved in the whirlpool. Everyone wanted to go to Beijing, and Beijing City was only this big, so on the way, the degree of difficulty and danger was far more than imagined. On the contrary, the farther away from Beijing, the better. There were relatively few experts, those who had the strength would rush to Beijing early.


    Shen Chi had the confidence to survive anywhere. He had adapted to the apocalyptic atmosphere. He knew how to survive. At this time, it is safer to stay away from some people. He was not anxious¨Cnot anxious at all to take revenge, that day was still far away, he had enough patience and perseverance.


    One day, he would also go to Beijing, but it was best to wait for a few years after the situation had stabilized, and after the circle of power in Beijing had been roughly divided and relatively balanced.


    ¡°You-¡± sitting on the plane, Shen Liu Mu only then opened his mouth.


    Shen Chi looked at him with a smile, ¡°I want you to call me dad.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu pursed his lips and went silent.


    The air hostess walked over and politely asked what they wanted to drink. Shen Liu Mu was a little frightened. His long bangs half covered his eyes. He was afraid that if they were spotted, they would be thrown off the plane.


    He began to wonder if he had made the right decision because this person around him looked so dangerous¡­


    ¡°Give me a glass of orange juice and pour him a glass of milk, thank you,¡± said Shen Chi politely. His young and handsome appearance was a bit too lethal, making that air hostess blush and give them a very meticulous service.


    After pouring the milk for Shen Liu Mu, she kindly said to him, ¡°Little friend, you can add more after drinking it.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu did not answer.


    When that air hostess walked away, he lowered his voice and said, ¡°I know you¡¯re not my father.¡±


    Shen Chi was surprised, but he looked at Shen Liu Mu.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t grow up in an orphanage, I was thrown into an orphanage when I was four.¡± Shen Liu Mu¡¯s voice was suppressed.


    It was the first time Shen Chi heard about this, but it doesn¡¯t matter, it doesn¡¯t affect anything.


    ¡°I remember my real father, he was cut into many pieces by my mother with a knife and blood flowed all over the place ¡­¡­¡±


    Uh, watching a child who was seven years old but looked only five or six years old saying those words in a flat tone, it was really a bit eerie feeling.


    ¡°So, what are you going to do with me? I¡¯m not obedient, I can¡¯t work, and I¡¯m bad-tempered,¡± he paused, pulling his sleeves to reveal his thin arms, which belonged to a child but did not look smooth and tender. Instead, the skin was somewhat rough, and even on this weak arm, there were several scars, ¡°Look, I¡¯m so thin and bad-looking, even if abducted I can not even be sold for a few dollars.¡±


    Looking at Shen Liu Mu¡¯s serious face with some apprehensions, Shen Chi sighed and tried to soften his tone, ¡°First, I am not trying to abduct you.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu was surprised.


    ¡°Liu Mu, no matter what you were like before, no matter who your father is and how your mother is, from today onwards, you will be my son, okay? I¡¯ll take care of you.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu looked at the beautiful long eyebrows and bright eyes of the man in front of him, so beautiful and gentle, his heartbeat sped up a little he didn¡¯t know why, he wondered, ¡°Why me?¡±


    ¡°Because you are Liu Mu!¡± Shen Chi smiled and stroked his head, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, I¡¯ll take you to Shanghai¡¯s Happy Valley to play, okay?¡±


    It was 10:40 when they arrived in Shanghai. Even if they wanted to play, they could only play for less than an hour.


    Take it as the last happy memory for Liu Mu.


    Shen Chi used the last bit of banknotes on his body to buy two tickets to Happy Valley, Shen Liu Mu is still a child, after all, he quickly forgot his previous suspicions when he arrived at such a place, but Shen Chi can still see the defensiveness in his eyes.


    What a clever boy! He didn¡¯t let his guard down completely.


    This is Liu mu, who in the future, can make all the bigwigs give him some face! In the orphanage, he was able to survive the end of the world at this age, still walking to that stage alone, he can only say that the former Shen Chi¡¯s those ¡°companions¡±, are inferior to him, and are far worse than him.


    ¡°Do you want it?¡± Shen Chi pointed to the teddy bear, half a person¡¯s height hanging on the wall.


    Shen Liu Mu glanced at him hesitantly before nodding his head.


    Shen Chi smiled faintly and let the boss take the air gun to shoot for toys. If it was him a long time ago, he was afraid that even the smallest doll can not be get. But he is now a Tang man, Shuzhong¡¯s Tang men, his 1Qian Ji Xia is not to be looked down upon, the concealed weapons he shot are tricky, not to mention that this is just a simple small air gun.


    (T/N: Qian ji xia


    )


    He Stuffed the teddy bear into Shen Liu Mu¡¯s arms, ¡°Take it!¡±


    Shen Liumu hugged the teddy bear that was almost as tall as he was. The way he looked at Shen Chi became slightly more intimate.


    Shen Chi was smiling at him when the sky suddenly clouded over! His smile instantly froze on his face.


    He Glanced at his wristwatch, exactly 12 o¡¯clock, here it comes!


    In a flash, the snow was falling heavily. People around them were pleasantly surprised and exclaimed, ¡°¡­¡­ Ah, it¡¯s snowing!¡±


    It hasn¡¯t snowed in Shanghai for years. ¡­¡­¡±


    ¡± Wow, such heavy snow¡­ ¡°


    ¡± mom mom, it¡¯s snowing it¡¯s snowing ¡­¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    All are sounds of surprise.


    Shen Chi raised his head to look at the almost completely darkened sky, looking calm and sad.


    Now they don¡¯t know, the next moment, it will be hell.


    Fist-sized hailstones fell from the sky.


    Shen Chi picked up Shen Liumu and rushed to the underground cinema not far away, leaving all the panic screams and chaotic footsteps behind him. His steps were steady and fast. Shen Liumu, who was in his arms, couldn¡¯t describe that degree. He only felt that it was unbelievably fast. The embrace of the person in front of him was warm and wide, and it was reassuring.


    He shrank in this brand-new down jacket and hugged the man¡¯s neck in front of him, never wanting to let go.


    His toes spun to avoid a large hailstone. Shen Chi had already seen the blood on the ground begin to spread.


    He knew that in just a few minutes, these people would rise from the ground again, but this time, they would no longer be human, but zombies.


    In this amusement park, the moment before it was a sea of joy but now reduced to hell on earth.


    The underground cinema was empty ****. Shen Chi earlier saw a temporarily closed sign at the door of this underground cinema, he selected this location before taking Shen Liu Mu in the vicinity around.


    People¡¯s mentality is always very strange. It¡¯s obviously a disaster. When they see such a sign, they will subconsciously choose other places. There are many buildings around here to hide, not just this one, so there is no one here at all.


    .


    Shen Chi selected one of the smallest screening room, closed the heavy door, and use the chain lock that he just brought along to make many turns£¬ then buckled the latch, he tried to push and only felt relieved when even a hand could not reach out in the gap of the door.


    This small screening room, because of the small space, only has this one door and no other exit, indicating that they are safe for the time being.


    At this time, Shen Chi needs a space that is not disturbed by people for Shen Liu Mu.


    He reached out and touched the forehead of the child in his arms. Sure enough, he was feverish.


    On this day, the end of the world came, and at the same time, some of the human beings began to awaken, Shen Chi guessed that with Shen Liu Mu¡¯s qualifications, he should be in the earliest group of people to awaken, as a result, he was right.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ¡­¡­ go ¡­¡­¡± When he put Shen Liumu down, he clutched Shen Chi¡¯s clothes and did not let go, Shen Chi softened his face, grabbed his hand and said, ¡°I am here, I am here with you.¡±


    In the darkness, Shen Chi held Shen Liu Mu tightly, feeling the body of the child in his arms boiling hot. Soon his head was wet with sweat.


    But he knew that Shen Liu Mu would survive. He has always been a strong child when he was alone; he has survived the most difficult moments, not to mention now, there is still himself.


    In the apocalypse, if there is still a person with whom you can depend on each other, it is already a kind of happiness.


    Liu Mu, in this life, I only have you.

 CH 3

    Bang Bang Bang!


    The sound of smashing the door sounded, and Shen Chi looked at the door indifferently,  knowing that the zombies had begun to look for food; they could smell the odour of the living. After turning into zombies, their strength and sense of smell were greatly increased. At this time ordinary people were almost completely powerless to fight back in front of them, especially in China where the use of guns was prohibited.


    He remembered that in the United States at the beginning of the apocalypse, many families equipped with guns banded together as a community, but they saved a lot of people. Meanwhile, China and India, which were large population countries, were the countries with the most casualties as well as the highest density of zombies. However, because of this density and death toll, China became the country with the highest number of ability users in the world, and it became more obvious later on. Except for the first group of awakened ability users, many of the later awakened ability users were in absolute distress. The potential is stimulated by the harsh environment, which brought not only disaster but also evolution.


    The zombies were hard to kill unless you cut off their heads, shoot them in the head or hit them right between their eyebrows, but for Shen Chi, this was not a problem, because his crossbow causes special damage to the zombies. It was completely deadly for them, just like fighting those poisonous corpses in the game. Under the game skills, zombies were not zombies, and they were not much different from ordinary monsters.


    Bang Bang Bang!


    The sound of smashing the door became more and more violent. Shen Liu Mu, who was burning and confused, shivered. Shen Chi patted his back soothingly and stood up.


    It¡¯s not a problem for this door to stop those zombies for one night. Shen Chi knew, as long as this night passed, Shen Liu Mu who had awakened the ability would be fine even if he was injured by the zombies. The ability users were different from ordinary people. Ordinary people would be infected as long as they were bitten by a zombie, but the ability users would not. Likewise, Shen Chi himself would not, his body was more special than the ability users. His recovering ability was amazing, and as long as he doesn¡¯t die, he can soon regain his health; the wounds on his body would heal instantly. The poison of the zombies were of no use to him, and even after a decade or so, he doesn¡¯t age at all.


    Ability users could also delay ageing, just like those ¡°companions¡± in his previous life, after more than a decade, they were obviously already 30 or 40 years old and still look young in their twenties, but it is different from his completely unchanged appearance.


    Shen Chi looked back and realized that there were too many flaws in his body, no wonder he aroused their suspicion, and no wonder, he made Dr Yu so fanatical, that he even paid a huge price for them to willingly betray himself (SC).


    Although the thickness of the heavy door should not be destroyed too fast, Shen Chi still went to the door to set up a Qian Ji crossbow in case of an accident, this night was too important to Shen Liu Mu, he would not allow any accident to happen. He didn¡¯t know what happened to Shen Liu Mu in his previous life, that later his personality became so radical and insidious, and he had a permanent scar on his cheek. Shen Chi still remembered that moment when he (SLM) smiled and said to himself, ¡°This is a souvenir left behind the night of my awakening.¡±


    Without him, Liu Mu could still go to that stage, but every step was dangerous, full of blood. Shen Chi did not intend to protect Liu Mu tightly, he just hoped that in this apocalypse, his suffering could be lessened, it would always be easier to walk together than being alone, Shen Chi had picked a sharp blade, waiting for Shen Liu Mu to wake up tomorrow, the first step he wanted to teach him was how to use a knife.


    In the previous life, although Shen Chi had game skills. But after more than ten years of mixing in the apocalypse, he became more or less familiar with many other skills, and he knew better than anyone about abilities. He didn¡¯t intend to give up the advantage of rebirth. From the beginning, he had to go faster than others! Of course, the same went for Shen Liu Mu.


    A withered claw reached through the crack of the door, it was the hand of a zombie. The black nails were long and sharp, and the nail crevices were filled with dark red, semi-dried blood.


    Without blinking, Shen Chi raised the knife in his hand, and directly cut off the claw. Outside the door came a sharp, piercing howl.


    Although the zombies outside could not enter, the putrid smell on the zombie¡¯s body had begun to spread. Fortunately, the temperature was now very low, so it would not be too unbearable for people. However, for Shen Chi, he had long been used to this smell. It did not take long for humans to get used to it. In the apocalypse, where one could pay attention to so much.


    Shen Chi was sitting on the seat by the door. Shen Liu Mu was curled up beside him, burning with dizzy red cheeks and hair that had long been wet. In this cold weather wearing wet clothes on his body makes it easy to get sick, so earlier Shen Chi stripped Shen Liumu naked and covered him directly with an adult down jacket.


    When he took off his clothes, he discovered that Shen Liu Mu¡¯s body was covered with large and small bruises. Only his face was smooth and white. It seemed that he didn¡¯t lie. The people in the orphanage were in fact not good to him at all.


    Bang Bang Bang!


    Shen Liu Mu was feverish for a day and a night, hazily hearing that violent smashing sound continuously. When he opened his eyes, he saw that handsome and cold face. That man with long eyebrows was looking at him with concern, and for some reason, his heart was at ease. He called out in a hoarse voice, ¡°Dad.¡±


    Shen Chi smiled and stroked his head. Shen Liumu felt his heart thumping louder than that smashing sound in his ears.


    ¡±Quickly put on your clothes.¡± Shen Chi had already prepared clothes for him. Shen Liu Mu then found himself naked, wrapped in a large down jacket, his face instantly turned red.


    Shen Chi didn¡¯t notice, ¡°Liu Mu, your hair is too long, I will help you cut it short, OK?¡±


    Shen Liumu was scrambling to put clothes on his body, when he heard the words and replied, ¡°Okey.¡±


    He got dressed and sat down on the seat, only to find the long-deformed door and the chain lock that was already about to split. He immediately froze with wide eyes.


    Shen Chi took the scissors to help Shen Liu Mu cut his hair. Clusters of black hair fell to the ground.


    ¡±¡­¡­ Dad, what¡¯s that?¡±


    ¡±Zombies.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu didn¡¯t dare to move, feeling a little dry in his mouth, ¡°What is a zombie?¡±


    Staring at the half missing horrible head and the dark nails reaching for the door, Shen Liu Mu felt his fingers shaking a little. His nose had smelled the smell that made him sick.


    Shen Chi¡¯s hand was very steady. His skill was actually impressive. In the apocalypse, such simple work like haircuts almost everyone can do.


    Shen Liumu¡¯s hair was very soft, fine and straight, not as hard and spiky as many men¡¯s hair.


    ¡±Don¡¯t be afraid, Liumu, we can get rid of these weaklings.¡±


    The zombies at this time were really weaker than later. They had not yet evolved. They were just a little stronger than humans. In terms of wisdom and speed, they were far inferior to human beings, but because of their horrible appearance, they made human beings psychologically cowardly and made human beings retreat in defeat.


    In the apocalypse, the zombies were never the most frightening; the most frightening ones were the humans.


    ¡±All right, LuiMu, come on.¡± Shen Chi patted the broken hair on Shen Liu Mu. After his hair was cut short, Shen Liu Mu showed a jade-like lovely face. Although he was still young, Shen Chi could vaguely see a familiar outline. A pair of beautiful big eyes were particularly attractive. No matter who saw such a child, they would have a little bit of fondness.


    In the orphanage, if Shen Liu Mu did not have that long and short messy hair covering half of his face, perhaps he would have been adopted a long time ago?


    ¡±Dad.¡± Shen Liu Mu raised his head and looked at Shen Chi, who handed him the knife. Shen Chi gave him a faint smile, ¡°Take it, Liu Mu.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu silently accepted the knife that was longer than half of his arm and did not panic like a normal child. Only his small face revealed a little nervousness.


    He comforted himself, it¡¯s okay, it¡¯s just some monsters, he¡¯d seen worse than this, don¡¯t back off, there¡¯s¨CDad here.


    ¡±Liu Mu, step back!¡± Shen Chi slashed down, and the chain lock that was about to break suddenly broke in half!


    The zombies rushed in!


    Only a small part of these zombies still maintain the appearance of a complete human. Most of them were either missing half of the head, with white brain matter flowing all the way, or else missing an arm which was forcibly torn. The torn gash was rotten and purulent, looking incredibly disgusting. Some were simply crawling on the ground, only half of the body remained. The ground was covered with dark red blood, Shen Liu Mu clearly saw a zombie¡¯s mouth filled with blood, and teeth stained with disgusting minced meat.


    Under the Tang man¡¯s heaven-defying bizarre heart method, there are many group attack skills, such as poisonous shrines, Tian Juedi, hidden killing intent, heavenly maiden scattering flowers, peacock plume. The zombies outside the door rushed in, Shen Chi stood calmly. Without even moving his eyebrows, in an instant, these zombies fell one after another. The gear of Tian Juedi kept turning, Shen Chi¡¯s body leaned back, the heavenly female scattered flowers bursting out Qian Ji Xia fell to the ground, and exploded!


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    Shen Liu Mu was dumbfounded. The knife in his hand almost fell to the ground.


    With the powerful group attack skills, even if there were more zombies, it¡¯s of no use. Now this kind of low-level zombie was too easy for Shen Chi to deal with. Any casual concealed weapon could kill them! Soon, only three or two of the zombies that came in were left. They were blocked by the bodies of those in front of them, but they still walked forward blindly and senselessly.


    ¡±LiuMu,¡± Shen Chi said.


    Shen Liumu looked at Shen Chi with an extra bright gaze, ¡°Dad!¡±


    ¡±I will leave this to you, you cut their heads off with the knife in your hand.¡±


    Shen Liumu was stunned.


    Shen Chi put away Qian Ji Xia, took the knife and jumped up. Snow cold knife flashed brightly, and a zombie¡¯s head rolled down.


    ¡±Don¡¯t be afraid, they are actually not that scary. They are slow. You can reach this zombie on the ground. Come on, cut off his head.¡±


    Shen Liumu stepped forward in silence. There was no need for Shen Chi to teach a second time. With a stab, he severely chopped off the head of the zombie crawling on the ground without any hesitation! Red blood spurted out, stained his shoes and clothes, and even splashed on his face, but his face was calm.


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡± It is indeed Liumu, that bloody method using LiuMu.


    A child who looked only five or six years old, carrying a knife, and his hand did not even shake. This time Shen Chi was completely convinced that he could walk through the apocalypse alone ¡­¡­


    ¡±Dad, I said it,¡± Shen Liumu felt a little timid when he saw Shen Chi¡¯s expression. He lowered his head and said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ve seen¡­ I¡¯ve seen my mother holding a knife¡ªdad, in case I¡¯m like her¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Chi¡¯s hand fell on his head and rubbed his hair fiercely, ¡°Liu Mu, no matter what you become, you will be my son in this life, understand?¡±


    It took a long time for Shen Liumu to make a vague ¡°mmm¡±, but with a little cry.


    He knew from a long time ago that maybe he was a little different from other kids. Last year he broke the head of the Xiao Shitao that was always bullying him in the orphanage. Although he himself was severely beaten by the Director afterwards, not only was he not afraid but also a little excited when he saw Xiao Shitou¡¯s head bleeding.


    He thought that maybe he liked watching people bleed as much as his mother, who cut his father into pieces? Many nights he was so frightened by this thought he couldn¡¯t sleep.


    He was afraid that his new Dad would also dislike him because of this. This Dad¡¯s chest was very broad and reassuring, moreover, his Dad smelled good, his Dad was good-looking, and his Dad was very gentle to him. Dad also gave him a big teddy bear. In the orphanage, there was only one dirty teddy bear. It seemed to be a gift from a college sister the year before, but he never had a turn to play.


    Shen Liu Mu did not want to make his Dad hate him because of this.


    Listening to Shen Chi¡¯s gentle voice, he hugged Shen Chi¡¯s leg and gradually calmed down.


    ¡±Liu Mu, watch it.¡± Shen Chi patted Shen Liu Mu¡¯s back, signalling to let go of himself. He took the knife and cut open a zombie¡¯s head at once. After searching for a while, he found a rice grain-sized, seemingly transparent water droplet-like thing.


    These primary zombies have only such rice grain size crystal nucleus. And because they were too unnoticeable, at first no one even knew about them, until later zombies began to evolve. After the evolution, the crystal nucleus in B-class zombie¡¯s head had pomegranate seed size¨Cstill not many people found about it until the emergence of C-class zombies. The grape-sized nucleus only attracted attention two years later.


    Crystal nucleus can enhance abilities, but it is difficult to preserve them. The nucleus in the heads of these zombies are equivalent to their hearts, and once they die, the nucleus will turn into water after half an hour at most.


    ¡±Dad, what is this?¡±


    ¡±Liu Mu, take it.¡± Shen Liu Mu took the crystal nucleus in a puzzled manner.


    ¡±Do you feel it, a hot air stream inside your body?¡±


    Shen Liu Mu didn¡¯t understand.


    ¡±It¡¯s probably in this place.¡± Shen Chi¡¯s long and slender finger poked Shen Liu Mu¡¯s lower abdomen, and although the seven-year-old child didn¡¯t quite understand what was going on, he was still embarrassed instinctively. He instantly blushed, ¡°Dad!¡±


    Shen Chi laughed, ¡°Kid! This is called Dantian!¡±


    [T/N: Here Shen Chi called Shen Liumu С¹í x¨«ao g¨³i, which is a term of endearment for a mischievous child]


    Shen Liu Mu stared at him without speaking.


    ¡±Feel if there is a hot air stream in your Dantian and lead it to the palm of your hand.¡±


    Shen Chi saw Shen Liu Mu¡¯s small palm suddenly covered with a layer of green shimmer, which was very beautiful, and the small crystal nucleus soon melted like water, absorbed by his palm and disappeared!


    This is a wood ability.


    In the whole world, the nature-related abilities are a valuable asset, they are the smallest in number, and the wood ability is the smallest of all of them. Shen Chi remembered that until he entered the Institute in the whole world, there was only one wood ability user that was LiuMu. This is the reason other people dare not offend Liumu completely. Wood ability represents life. No one knows whether one day they will need Liumu to save their lives.


    Liu Mu is that indifferent to life, his methods are bloody and cruel, but he is the only wood ability user in the world.


    Therefore, Shen Chi believes that there must be a soft place in the heart of such Liumu, the kind of vibrant green.


    ¡±Dad, what is this?¡± Shen Liu Mu looked at his hand in shock.


    ¡±This is a crystal nucleus, something that will make Liumu¡¯s ability more powerful.¡±


    ¡°Will it get better?¡±


    ¡±Yes.¡±


    ¡±Better than Dad?¡±


    Shen Chi froze, then smiled and stroked his head, ¡°Dad is also very good, and in the future, Liu Mu will become as good as Dad.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu gave an ¡°Oh,¡± then said firmly, ¡°I will become more powerful than Dad in the future.¡±


    Shen Chi ignored such a childish declaration, he still had many zombies to deal with, and these crystal nuclei could not be wasted.


    In fact ¨C it was a long time before he knew that he could also absorb crystal nucleus, only at that time, his own power was already very strong, and in order for them to evolve and improve themselves faster, he always gave the crystal nucleus to them to use, and the result was that.


    ¡±I will become more powerful than Dad so that I can protect him.¡±


    Shen Chi was stunned and felt something in his heart was pricked, slightly painful and itchy.

 CH 4.1

    Those days, when the apocalypse had just arrived, were the most chaotic. Human beings were caught off guard by this apocalyptic attack. There were zombies everywhere, the dark sky continued to snow and hail, and the weather was astonishingly cold.


    Shen Chi took Shen Liu Mu to live in this small theatre for a week. He would go out to hunt zombies from time to time, and after a week, the income was not bad. From Shen Liu Mu¡¯s waist hung a whip made of dried vines, which Shen Chi personally wove for him. In this amusement park, there are dead vines entangled at the top of the wall. As a wood type ability user, in fact, Shen Liu Mu¡¯s best weapon is not a knife, but such a long wood-related whip.  Of course, only as a medium. Shen Liu Mu, who had absorbed a lot of crystal nuclei, could already instantly turn this small whip of dead vine into a long whip full of sharp barbs! Shen Chi looked at the miraculous appearance of the dried wood and had to say that the nature-related abilities were even more incredible than him, a person with game skills.


    In the blink of an eye, the unremarkable dried vine whip grew green and stretched several times. If it was unexpected, the opponent would not be able to react to what was going on. This green whip was full of sharp barbs. Shen Liu Mu only needs to infuse a little energy, and those barbs will become deadly spikes. When encountering a zombie, the small stature Shen Liu Mu would quickly swing his whip on the zombie¡¯s head. With a hand pull, it will be a green flash. The zombie¡¯s head will fall off with a thud, showing how sharp those barbs are. If it happens to be a human being, as long as the whip gets wrapped around his throat, you can easily pierce the aorta and even cut off his head.


    Shen Liu Mu¡¯s talent in this field is so outstanding that he doesn¡¯t need Shen Chi to teach him at all. Shen Chi sighs that if he was in a peaceful world, Shen Liu Mu would probably be the chief/head of perverted murderers¡­


    Initially, as long as Shen Liu Mu had this method, he would have enough ability to save his life. Nevertheless, Shen Chi was still training him to use a knife and even hid a small fruit knife in Shen Liu Mu¡¯s little boots.


    In the apocalypse, the abilities are not omnipotent, unlike Shen Chi. As long as he has the Tang man¡¯s crossbow and arrow skills, he can always kill them. Tang man¡¯s output only requires the value of the divine tool. There is no doubt about the endurance, but it has the moment when the ability is exhausted. It¡¯s just like those in the game with inner strength, once the inner strength is exhausted, they are completely abolished, and the same is true for the ability.


    Therefore, using a knife is the most basic skill. At least when the body¡¯s power/ability is exhausted, it won¡¯t be as bad as to not even have the strength to truss a chicken.


    This amusement park in Shanghai has become a sea of zombies, with zombies wandering everywhere and not a living soul in sight.


    ¡±Dad, I¡¯m hungry.¡± Shen Liu Mu muttered while rubbing his stomach, not caring at all that his clothes and shoes were covered with blood.


    If it was an ordinary child, perhaps it would be impossible for him to adapt to such an environment so quickly. However, Shen Liu Mu may be frightened up to now, but he has never felt dirty, yelled, tired or shed tears.


    Shen Chi kicked the automatic beverage machine, hoping there was something good in it.


    He prepared a lot of water, but Shen Liu Mu was in the process of growth, therefore it is best not to drink the water that has been contaminated. Although as an ability user he will not be infected because of the water, but in the end, it is still not good for the body. Wood ability is a very special ability. Shen Chi heard from Liu Mu in his previous life, that because of this ability, his body was very sensitive. Food was relatively okay, but regarding water, if it¡¯s not clean, he will be very uncomfortable. It won¡¯t do anything to him, but, after all, it will still cause him pain.


    So these days, Shen Chi himself rarely drinks water, and even if he drinks, he would drink from snow, hail water and dew collected in plastic bags. Clean water was left to Shen Liu Mu.


    He wished there were more drinks in this automatic beverage machine, even having a can of coffee is also good.


    ¡±Wait a minute!¡± Shen Chi has already begun to consider leaving this amusement park. Although there were many zombies here, and it was a good place to hunt, but there was no edible prey at all. Fortunately, there were many places to sell food in this amusement park. The weather was very cold. Most of the food was not bad, and can still be imported ¨C most of it was just fast food, the nutrition was still not enough. Shen Chi began to consider whether to go to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park once. Although there were likely to be evolved beasts, it was not that dangerous for Shen Chi.


    ¡±Dad, look over there!¡± Shen Liu Mu suddenly spoke.


    Shen Chi, who bent down to put all the drinks in the beverage machine into a canvas bag, looked up. In front of him was a restaurant in the amusement park, which could be said to be the best and most expensive one in the entire amusement park. Now the transparent floor to ceiling window has been broken, with a decadent atmosphere.


    Shen Chi¡¯s heart moved. This restaurant may have some delicious things!


    ¡±Dad, I just saw a shadow!¡±


    Shen Chi frowned, ¡°Shadow?¡±


    ¡±Yes!¡± Shen Liu Mu affirmed, ¡°I can¡¯t be wrong, it must be a person running past. It seems to be a small child!¡±


    Shen Chi listened to Shen Liu Mu¡¯s old-fashioned tone and couldn¡¯t help but say with a smirk, ¡°Don¡¯t forget you¡¯re a child yourself!¡±


    Shen Liu Mu curled his mouth in disdain, puffed up his chest and said, ¡°I can already kill zombies!¡±


    Shen Chi knocked his head, ¡°Even if you can kill the zombies, you are still a child!¡±


    After saying that, he picked up Shen Liu Mu and walked towards the restaurant.


    There were several zombies wandering in the restaurant¡¯s lobby, which were easily resolved by Shen Chi. When they went upstairs, they saw a few zombie corpses on the stairs.


    ¡±There really are survivors here.¡± Shen Chi said softly.


    Shen Liu Mu tightly hugged his neck, ¡°Dad, is there someone else here?¡±


    ¡±Yeah.¡± Shen Chi regretted in his heart. Even if there was food in this restaurant, it would have already been occupied by these survivors. However, he didn¡¯t know whether they were lucky or have foresight. In such a time of disaster, hiding in a place where there is food is undoubtedly a smart choice.


    ¡±Ah!¡± A loud scream broke the silence. Shen Chi looked up and saw a young girl in school uniform staring at him with wide eyes.


    She looked no more than seventeen years old. Her face was still a little immature but bright and beautiful, her long straight hair tied in a mess behind her head. Her school uniform has long been messy. There were a few cuts in her skirt and could barely cover her underwear.


    Shen Chi was not surprised. In the apocalypse, most of the little girls like her didn¡¯t come to a good end. Not to mention women, good-looking men who do not have a certain amount of self-preservation, can only depend on others to survive. Their greatest value lies in their beautiful faces and bodies.


    Humans are such creatures. The more they are under bad circumstances, the easier it is to return to their beast-like instincts.


    Lin Xiaoyun looked at the young man in front of her, almost unable to hide her shock. At such a time, he came from outside, actually walking calmly, without the slightest look of panic on his face, wearing leather clothes, pants and boots, with leather gloves on his hands. Even apart from such terrible times, Lin Xiaoyun had never seen a more handsome and better-looking man than him. He was holding a very beautiful little boy, with a clean and fair little face, different from those dirty and crying children in this room. It¡¯s a very precocious aura. If more than a week ago, she saw such a large and a small one, she would probably scream immediately, and then look for an opportunity to see if she could take a candid photo to upload to Weibo to show off. But now, she just feels ashamed.

 CH 4.2

    She pulled hard at her skirt and said nervously, ¡°You, are you from outside?¡±


    ¡±Yes, I came from outside,¡± sighed Shen Chi. He was originally thinking about/planning on turning around and leaving so as not to get involved in the dispute, but he was a step too late.


    ¡±Outside, it¡¯s all-it¡¯s all zombies outside, how did you get here?¡±


    Shen Chi saw that she could not even speak coherently, and couldn¡¯t help but raise an eyebrow.


    ¡±Xiao Yun! Who are you talking to!¡± A rather ordinary looking youth came out of the door and Lin Xiaoyun immediately panicked a little, ¡°Brother Li! No, no, it¡¯s a guy from outside!¡±


    ¡±A man from outside?¡± The youth was suspicious. He looked at the smiling Shen Chi, and his heart just thumped.


    Those who could maintain such a posture in this environment were probably not ordinary people, ¡°Are you also a survivor in this playground?¡±


    ¡±Yes,¡± Shen Chi nodded, ¡°We father and son previously hid in that small fast-food restaurant not far away. There were fewer zombies around in the past two days, so we came out for a walk to see if we could find someone else.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu stared at Shen Chi and twitched his mouth. Dad really knows how to lie. They clearly came from the underground theatre at the other end of the playground.


    The young man was relieved. If Shen Chi was single, his vigilance might be stronger. No matter who he was, he would be more cautious of the latter than he who only had a five or six-year-old child with him. Even if he was a young and strong man, he must be less defensive. Compared with a single man, such a father and son were more reassuring.


    ¡±Come on in, it¡¯s safe here for the time being.¡± The young man said.


    Shen Chi smiled faintly. Now people are not aware of the danger of outsiders. After a while, if an outsider wants to join a group, they must first prove that they are not infected by zombies. Of course, this verification was only for ordinary people and not for ability users. At the same time, this verification was very humiliating. It requires the whole body to be stripped naked in order to prove that there were no wounds.


    However, humans are very adaptable creatures, and soon they will get used to it.


    As soon as he walked in, an unpleasant smell rushed straight to his nose.


    Shen Chi¡¯s face didn¡¯t change colour, but Shen Liu Mu frowned and hugged Shen Chi even more tightly.


    It seemed to be the banquet hall on the third floor of the restaurant. The space was relatively large. In addition to this door, the other two doors were stacked with many tables and chairs, apparently to prevent the invasion of zombies.


    Shen Chi swept his gaze through the hall. The light was dim because the electricity had already been cut off. There were about thirty people, including four pairs of father and son or mother and son. Only one family had both parents and children, and also several female students who were wearing school uniforms. To estimate visually, they were together with Lin Xiaoyun, because they wore exactly the same school uniform. Without exception, the school uniforms were all very messy. Four young women wearing waitress clothes, two successful-looking middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes, a chef with a knife,  a group of young people, plus this ¡°Brother Li¡± next to Shen Chi, altogether there were eight people and one of them holding a cigarette who could not be seen clearly in the cloud of smoke, was the leader.


    It seems that this one should be credited with keeping these people so safe during this time.


    ¡±Kaiyi, this father and son are also survivors,¡± that ¡°Brother Li,¡± came in and said loudly.


    The man extinguished his cigarette and looked at Shen Chi. The same goes for the drowsy young men around him.


    Shen Chi was very good-looking. The appearance brought from the game was perfect, no matter from which angle you look at, he was generally pleasing to the eyes. With long eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and a straight nose, he looked cold when he was not smiling. However, when he smiles, he looks very lucid and beautiful. At this time he was wearing a leather jacket and pants, which made his body look slender and perfect. Every inch of his body line was beautiful.


    Not to mention that the women¡¯s eyes lit up when he walked into the hall, even the eyes of the men were a little different.


    This past week, most of the people here were not very clean. It was good enough to survive, where could they still pay attention to personal hygiene?


    So Shen Chi and Shen Liu Mu were more eye-catching as if a crane in a flock of chickens.


    ¡±Brother Zhang, this guy looks really-¡± a youth leaned over the ear of the one in the lead and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you let the brothers ¡­¡­¡±


    ¡±Pa!¡± A big slap sounded across his face. This brother Zhang did not have any mercy, and coldly said, ¡°You are disgusting yourself, but don¡¯t think that other people are as disgusting as you! If you want to play, I don¡¯t care. The world has changed, the big fist has the final say. In any case, you can at least help to kill two zombies, but don¡¯t talk to me about such bad things in the future! ,¡± This fool does not think. A pair of father and son at this time, so calm and cleaned up can still be ordinary people?


    He was different from these people. He thought more. Since he had changes in his body, maybe there are others. Well, at least he is also a person who has read several apocalypse novels. He knows what supernatural powers/abilities are.


    Shen Chi narrowed his eyes. At the moment when he snuffed out the cigarette, through the hazy smoke, perhaps he still just felt familiar, but when the voice fell into his ears, Shen Chi recognized him.


    Zhang Kaiyi.


    Unexpectedly, at the very beginning, he was in Shanghai.


    What¡¯s more, the first person he met in this life was actually him.


    Shen Chi and Zhang Kaiyi were not that familiar. In his last life, he and his ¡°friends¡± were famous and had a lot of power in Beijing. Zhang Kaiyi was relatively late to join in. He was just an ordinary strength ability user, but because he awakened early, he was quite strong. Because strength ability wasn¡¯t rare, they never let him into their centre of the circle.


    But Shen Chi asked himself to be good to him because Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s performance was outstanding on several missions. He even suggested letting Zhang Kaiyi in. Moreover, if Shen Chi remembered correctly, he saved Zhang Kai twice. Once on a certain mission, he (ZK) offended the son of some big shot in Beijing, and he (SC) protected him. At that time this man¡¯s grateful words he still remembered ¨C ¡°Brother Shen, my life is yours!¡±


    Shen Chi saved so many people that he never took Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s words to heart.


    But the funny thing is, the day Shen Chi was taken away by the Institute, it was Zhang Kaiyi who opened the door.


    Although he knew that it was their order, this young man who claimed that ¡°my life is yours¡± opened the door for Dr Yu and the others with a cold and apathetic expression.


    Then, while watching Shen Chi being taken away, he just stood in place.


    Shen Chi showed a mocking smile, but his heart was calm.


    In fact, he was not at all surprised. In the apocalypse, there were too many cold and indifferent people. A lot of gratitude was just flowery words.


    Zhang Kaiyi was just like that.


    The author has something to say.


    Someone said Shen Chi ended up like that because he was not strong enough in his previous life.


    In fact, although he was reborn with game skills in his previous life, he was just an ordinary person who grew up in a peaceful world.


    He did not have too much wariness and yet had to handle a powerful gaming ability.


    Paying for trust and acting high profile ¨C this is what a lot of apocalyptic novels do, especially those with game skills and game systems ¡­¡­


    Of course, some people say that even if he takes revenge or makes up for Liu Mu in this life, the regrets of the previous life have already been caused. I want to say that he is reborn, and reborn to when everything hasn¡¯t happened, not some parallel world yo.


    So, there is still time. He starts from scratch. He will get back what belongs to him. Ha, although everything hasn¡¯t happened yet, he can find reasons for what he does in the apocalypse. In the end, there is no Mr Goody-goody, and no one has clean hands. However, Liu Mu, he won¡¯t let him fall into a miserable situation again.

 CH 5.1

    The fact that Zhang Kaiyi could make it so far shows that he is not a stupid person. In the apocalypse, abilities were not omnipotent. He was a strength type ability user. He was good, but not powerful enough to sweep all directions. Later, more and more powerful ability users came. Especially when the nature-type abilities were the ones who led the way, the strength-type abilities became weaker. Zhang Kaiyi, however, was able to stand firm in Beijing under such circumstances, and the fact that he was recruited by that person is itself a testament to Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s strength.


    In addition to his cold temperament and pragmatic selfishness, Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s mind and strength were considered good, and in the early days of the apocalypse, a strength-based ability user like him was very useful.


    Shen Chi decided not to clean him up so quickly. Now, at this time, the lone wolf was too eye-catching. He needed to find a proper position for the time being. For example, let Zhang Kaiyi stay in a more visible position than himself.


    ¡±Shen Chi, Shen Liu Mu.¡± Shen Chi pointed to himself, and then Shen Liu Mu in his arms, ¡°Since they are all survivors, there is no need to beat around the bush. I don¡¯t think you will be able to get out of this playground alone.¡±


    Not waiting for the evil thoughts of the young men around Zhang Kaiyi to grow, Shen Chi said bluntly.


    Zhang Kaiyi raised his eyebrows. He was right, if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he couldn¡¯t walk out of the playground by himself, how would he be here with these old and weak women and children mixed together!


    He stood up. His tall body was full of obvious explosive power. He grabbed the solid wood back of the chair next to him with one hand and broke off a piece of wood with a flick of his wrist, without using much strength at all, ¡°You¡¯ve also changed after that night?¡±


    Shen Chi raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly. Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s move was meant to intimidate.


    Shen Liu Mu pouted his lips., ¡°Humph, what is it? Dad can also do it! Just a little bit of skill and an amazing appearance¡­¡­¡¯


    ¡±My change is very special,¡± Shen Chi hugged Shen Liu Mu. He did not put him down. He looked at the hall, his eyes rested on a ceramic vase in the corner, and his hand gently raised, ¡°pa¡±, the vase instantly shattered to the ground.


    The banquet hall was silent for a while. The young man who spoke in Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s ear before covered his cheek, which was swollen by Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s beating. His face went black for a while, and he couldn¡¯t stop the fear in his heart!


    Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s face changed, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, ¡°What is this, a concealed weapon?¡±


    Shen Chi smiled and said, ¡°It seems that brother Zhang has some eyesight. I myself came from the Sichuan¡¯s Tang Sect ¨C ha, don¡¯t think this is a novel, there is indeed Sichuan¡¯s Tang sect. With the decline of ancient martial arts, we also have to hide in the city. We don¡¯t show our skills at ordinary times. However, the number of people in our sect is getting fewer and fewer. Up to now, there are only me and Liu Mu, father and son left.¡±


    That¡¯s right. After the end of the world, some of the ancient martial arts sects and families that did not usually appear in the world also began to emerge. Compared to the ability users, their power may be limited, but once one of them has awakened abilities, they would be much stronger than ordinary people¡¯s combat power. After more than a decade, almost all the ancient martial arts sects and families have stood in front of people, but there was no Sichuan¡¯s Tang Sect. In fact, the only so-called sects left were Wudang and Emei. Not that tourist destination Wudang Mountain and Emei Mountain, rather, the real hidden sects. Wudang¡¯s Taoist priests, and Emei¡¯s nuns, were quite powerful experts/masters. The rest were family systems. There was an ancient martial arts family surnamed Tang, but the Tang family specializes in palmistry. They were not that Tang family.


    ¡±Of course, I did have some changes that night.¡± Shen Chi looked at Zhang Kaiyi, ¡°Eagle Eye. To be precise, it just made my hit rate much higher than before,¡± his voice took on a hint of helplessness, ¡°I didn¡¯t have the ability to hit a hundred shots and penetrate a hundred steps like that before. The decline of our Tang Sect is because the concealed weapon crossbow technique is too difficult to practice. In modern times, computers and television are too hurtful to the eyes, and the requirements of our sect are too high, so¡­¡±


    A hundred shots and a hundred steps!


    (T/N: To shoot with great precision)


    There was already an enthusiastic smile on Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s face as he took a step forward to hold the hand that Shen Chi was not holding Shen Liu Mu with, ¡°That¡¯s great! Shen Chi, as long as we cooperate, we can definitely get out of here!¡± His gaze was bright, and he even touched Shen Liu Mu¡¯s head affectionately.


    Shen Liu Mu turned his head away in disgust.


    Almost instantly, everyone in the banquet hall called out ¡°Brother Shen¡± one after another. Their cautious faces carried the desire to live.


    ¡±Uncle, can you take us out?¡± A little boy asked timidly.


    Compared to several other children, this little boy¡¯s face was wiped clean by his mother. A pair of beautiful black grape-like eyes were shining. If it was in peacetime, I¡¯m afraid that anyone would have to pinch twice to praise him for being cute. His mother was next to him. Obviously, her messy hair was still covering half of her face, but now she pulled it back to reveal a jade white, beautiful face. Compared to those young female high school students and mediocre-looking waitresses, she was the most beautiful woman here.


    But the problem was, she seduced the wrong person.


    In his previous life, Shen Chi faced too many embraces/beauties, not only because of his strength, but his appearance alone was enough to make many women follow suit. Not to mention the mother in front of him was not very prominent and beautiful. He had seen several women who could be counted as the most beautiful women, as well as the big stars who could only be seen on TV on weekdays. In the apocalypse, the value of appearance was not as high as imagined.


    ¡±Uncle,¡± the little boy¡¯s eyes were slightly red, looking particularly lovely and pitiful.


    Shen Chi smiled mockingly. This mother was really smart. Seeing that he was carrying his child, she used her child to win sympathy. Unfortunately, after spending so many years in the apocalypse, Shen Chi had already lost this sympathy.


    No matter how pitiful the child was, there was still no ripple in his heart.


    Zhang Kaiyi just glanced at that mother, and then looked at Shen Chi, ¡°Shen Chi, let¡¯s discuss the countermeasures, here it¡¯s far from the gate of the playground ¡­¡­¡±


    ¡±Dad, I want to come down.¡± Shen Liu Mu suddenly said.


    Shen Chi put him down, patted his head and said, ¡°Be careful, don¡¯t run around.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu nodded obediently. He was smart enough to understand what Shen Chi meant, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, dad. I won¡¯t throw the whip in front of these people.¡±


    ¡±Hao Hao, hurry up and go play with the children!¡± The mother said hurriedly as she pulled over her crying child.


    Shen Liu Mu smiled innocently, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go there to play!¡±


    That little boy was obviously used to being pampered. As long as he looks like he¡¯s going to cry, anyone will satisfy his wish, but this time it didn¡¯t work, and his mother even made him play with others! What a nuisance! But there was no other way ¡­¡­ he touched his flat stomach. These days he only gets to eat a little. If not for a few pieces of chocolate still hidden in his mother¡¯s bag, he would¡¯ve starved to death. He curled his lips. As long as he went home, he would let dad beat those who bully Hao Hao to death, humph!


    The little boy reluctantly accompanied Shen Liu Mu towards the dim corner, ¡°Hey, what do you want to play?¡±


    Shen Liu Mu suddenly smiled at him. The boy didn¡¯t know why he shivered.


    ¡±Hey what! I have a name. My name is Shen Liu Mu.¡±


    The boy said naively, ¡°Oh, my name is Cao Ninghao.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu stared at him, ¡°Your eyes are so beautiful.¡±


    ¡±Huh?¡±


    ¡±When you looked at my dad, those eyes were so beautiful,¡± Shen Liu Mu repeated.


    That boy suddenly felt a chill.

 CH 5.2

    Snow cold knife reflected the boy¡¯s pale face. He was so frightened that he didn¡¯t dare to move as Shen Liu Mu held the knife and pointed it between his brows.


    ¡±You, you¡­¡± his lips trembled, his eyes turned red, and he burst into tears.


    ¡±Don¡¯t cry!¡± Shen Liu Mu said fiercely.


    The boy did not dare to cry, but the bean-sized teardrops kept rolling down.


    The knife cut into his skin, causing bright red blood to flow down. The boy was scared to death and his body couldn¡¯t help but shiver. He felt that the boy in front of him, who was not even as tall as him, was even more frightening than the devil in the storybook!


    Blood stained the knife red as Shen Liu Mu said word by word, ¡°I don¡¯t like the way you look at my father. He¡¯s my father, he¡¯s mine alone! Did you hear me clearly?¡±


    ¡±Heard, heard, clearly heard¡­¡­¡± The boy¡¯s tears and snot flowed together, but he didn¡¯t dare to move. His trembling voice was almost inaudible.


    The childish-looking Shen Liu Mu was paranoid, ¡°Your eyes are too beautiful. If you dare to look at my father again, I¡¯ll dig them out, got it?¡±


    The boy nodded frantically. Not only did it hurt like hell, but the blood flowed into his eyes. His eyes were blood-red. So horrible!


    Shen Liu Mu then put away the knife with satisfaction. Seeing that there was a handkerchief in the boy¡¯s pocket, he took it out and wiped all the blood beside the boy¡¯s eyes without leaving any trace of it. He deliberately wiped it hard, which made the boy gasp in pain.


    When he finished wiping, he raised his hand again, looked far away, turned his back to the adults and said to the boy, ¡°Squat down!¡±


    With one command, the boy squatted down quickly. He squatted too fast, but because he ate less recently and had a little hypoglycaemia, he didn¡¯t squat steadily. He sat down on the ground on his butt. Shen Liu Mu curled his mouth with disdain. His hand pressed on the boy¡¯s eyes, ignoring the way he trembled with fear. A green shimmer flashed, and the small wound that was not too deep healed in an instant.


    A stench of urine filled the air as the boy became incontinent with fear.


    Shen Liu Mu snickered and used a handkerchief to clean the rest of the blood for him, then smoothly stuffed the blood-stained handkerchief into his pocket and said with disgust, ¡°Get lost!¡±


    The boy was scared shitless and ran quickly towards his mother, crying loudly as he ran, ¡°Mom! Mom! He cut me with a knife, Hao Hao is hurt! Hao Hao is bleeding ¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Liu Mu leisurely walked back, full of grievances, ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡±


    Listening to the boy¡¯s words, the mother was shocked and rushed to hold the boy¡¯s face. She looked carefully up and down, but the boy¡¯s face was clean, not to mention bleeding all over his body, even a slight scrape was not seen!


    ¡±Hao Hao, where is it? Where did it hurt?¡±


    ¡±Eyes, it hurts next to my eyes! Mom, mom, he bullied me, he cut me with a knife and said he was going to dig my eyes wu wu ¡­¡­¡± the boy cried until he was about to choke.


    Shen Chi looked this way, Shen Liu Mu immediately pounced into his arms, ¡°Dad, I didn¡¯t.¡± His voice was muffled.


    The beautiful young mother couldn¡¯t help but be a little embarrassed and angry at her child for not living up to expectations. Now is the time to curry favour with this father and son. Hao Hao usually knows how to behave. How could he talk nonsense like that! His eyes were obviously fine, not even a little red mark could be seen!


    Shen Liu Mu in Shen Chi¡¯s warm embrace picked an angle that the adults could not see and fiercely glared at the little boy. The boy choked a little and immediately stopped crying.


    He was scared, so he only dared to throw himself into his mother¡¯s arms and shiver.


    Zhang Kaiyi looked over and said mockingly, ¡°Perhaps he has been scared these days and has hallucinations.¡±


    A mother with a child next to her seemed a bit ¡°concerned,¡± and said, ¡°Last night the boy was clamouring for his father to come and pick him up in a plane, wasn¡¯t he? It¡¯s not like he was scared silly!¡±


    Sparse laughter rang out. The mother¡¯s white face was dyed red, don¡¯t know whether she was ashamed or angry. The young people around Zhang Kaiyi looked straight ahead.


    Shen Chi glanced at Shen Liu Mu, knowing that this kid must have done something wrong, but he didn¡¯t care about such trivial matters. He picked up Shen Liu Mu without looking at that pair of mother and son and directly said to Zhang Kaiyi, ¡°That¡¯s settled, l will leave directly this afternoon. Now we don¡¯t know what is the current situation outside. I will go out first before making a decision.¡±


    Zhang Kaiyi nodded solemnly, ¡°Okay!¡±


    ¡±What about us?¡± Someone couldn¡¯t hold back, the relatively younger of the two middle-aged men in suits asked eagerly.


    Zhang Kaiyi glanced at him, ¡°If you are willing to go with us, take the sticks and go together,¡± he easily broke off over 20 wooden sticks from those stools, ¡°there are all zombies outside. No one can guarantee that we can get out of this amusement park alive!¡±


    Almost everyone in the room turned pale, go out? There were zombies roaming everywhere outside. They would definitely gather here when they smell the scent of the living!


    ¡°It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t want to leave. The food here is only enough for three days. Of course, if some people leave, you may be able to last a little longer. If you don¡¯t want to leave, just stay here and wait for the rescue. But phone signals and electricity are also cut off. I don¡¯t know when this rescue will arrive.¡± Zhang Kaiyi continued.


    Shen Chi leaned against the wall with a smile, watching Zhang Kai speak. Everyone¡¯s eyes were concentrated on him, whether hope or resentment, it was all his. Standing in the darkness holding Shen Liu Mu, Shen Chi was leisurely.


    ¡±Dad, I¡¯m hungry.¡± Shen Liu Mu said in his ear.


    Shen Chi¡¯s eyes flashed, and he said meaningfully, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Liu Mu, we¡¯ll have a good meal soon!¡±


    It was near noon, Zhang Kaiyi, and those people should also have dinner. Now that they have decided to leave in the afternoon, Zhang Kaiyi, as the leader here, must have the absolute say, so he certainly won¡¯t save this meal. Anyway, he won¡¯t be counting on this food to stay alive, will he?


    As expected, the lunch was sumptuous, and the cook made a table of dishes himself. It may seem a bit shabby in peacetime, but in the apocalypse, such fragrant four dishes and soup with rice was enough to make everyone salivate.


    On the table sat only Zhang Kaiyi, Shen Chi, Shen Liu Mu and a young man who had been following Zhang Kaiyi. Even brother Li couldn¡¯t come to the table. The cook himself held a bowl of rice and ate it nearby. Other people could only watch them while drooling.


    ¡°Eat more,¡± Shen Chi gave Shen Liu Mu some vegetables. Shen Liu Mu took a big mouthful of rice with his mouth full of oil.


    Zhang Kai said with a smile, ¡°Little brother sure can eat a lot.¡±


    ¡±Growing body.¡± Shen Chi laughed, turning a blind eye to the gazes that were staring this way.


    However, the young man beside Zhang Kai felt a little embarrassed when listening to the sounds of swallowing saliva.


    Shen Chi was very calm. He slowly ate the food bite by bite. It was nothing. Now, these people still have a bit of shame and want to save face, at most they would just stare at them like this. They couldn¡¯t bear to cry and beg. They were even more afraid of Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s strength and did not dare to act. After some days, people would become worse than dogs for a little bit of food.


    This was the end of the world.


    Sitting beside his mother, Cao Ninghao smelled the tantalizing aroma. His stomach rumbled with hunger, and he was looking straight at them.


    But suddenly, Shen Liu Mu, who was sitting on the table, raised his head and just happened to meet his gaze.


    Cao Ninghao trembled fiercely and hurriedly lowered his head, never daring to look there again.


    ¡±¡­¡­ If you dare to look at my dad again, I¡¯ll dig them ¡­¡­¡±


    That terrible voice seemed to be still in his ears. He covered his eyes and shrank into a ball.


    Translator Corner:


    Exotik: ¡­¡­.SHEN LIU MU YOU ARE STILL A MINOR!! HOW ARE YOU SO POSSESSIVE AND VIOLENT ALREADY?!?!?!

 CH 6.1

    Escape from the playground (1)


    They set off at 2 o¡¯clock in the afternoon sharp.


    Shen Chi looked at the watch on his wrist and squinted at the dark sky outside.


    After the end of the world, the weather was far much worse than during the good times. Moreover, when it is cold, it can freeze people to death, and when it is hot, it can directly heat people to death.


    The survivors huddled in the banquet hall. Because the electricity was cut off, the poorly lit place looked very shady. They had originally come out to play. Hence, some people didn¡¯t wear much. Two mothers already had blue lips because of the cold, but they still decided to stay behind. There was no other way. They didn¡¯t have much strength, and their children were small. They were afraid that they would die as soon as they walked out of the door. As long as they were touched by zombies, they would lose all hope of life.


    In addition to Zhang Kaiyi and the seven young men who decided to follow them, there was also a cook, a family of three, two middle-aged men, three waitresses and Cao Ninghao mother and son. The rest were two female students.


    Most people still wanted to fight and follow Zhang Kaiyi and Shen Chi. Maybe they can get out of here alive? Waiting here with little hope, for when they would starve or freeze to death.


    The reason why the amusement park was the most frightening in the apocalypse is because it is crowded. At the onset of the apocalypse, the crowd here was denser than anywhere else, so when the zombies appeared, this place became hell. Of course, for Shen Chi, the amusement park was simply a hunting paradise.


    However, recently he can stop. In a certain compartment of his backpack, the primary zombie crystal nuclei have accumulated to more than a thousand. Absorption of crystal nuclei is not unlimited, and the amount absorbed a day can not be too much. Otherwise, you won¡¯t be able to digest it. He and Liu Mu were already ahead of everyone. At least Shen Chi discovered that after a week his skills were about a Chi away from other people.


    ¡±I observed the route when I came, follow me.¡± Shen Chi held Shen Liu Mu and walked in the front, ¡°The distance that the eagle eye can see is relatively far, but it is better for Brother Zhang to walk with me in case there is any unexpected situation.¡±


    ¡±Okay!¡± Zhang Kai readily agreed.


    In fact, it was not an eagle eye. As long as Shen Chi opens the map, he can see the dense red dots on the map of the playground. You only need to bypass these red dots to be safe.


    ¡±Bang!¡± Zhang Kaiyi directly smashed the head of a zombie by the roadside with a stick. A few male youths clearly have killed zombies in the past few days, so they were not much afraid. The hands holding the stick were very steady. They can survive this week. It also shows that there was no coward among them. However, the two middle-aged men were obviously not used to this. They were holding a wooden stick but did not dare to hit with it. They were not as good as the three waitresses. They all seemed to be working girls from the countryside. A not so strong girl took a stick and knocked it wildly on a zombie¡¯s head, directly whacking it to death.


    ¡±It¡¯s nothing. When I help my parents with farm work at home, I am more powerful than this!¡± Although her lips were a little trembling, her eyes were fixed.


    In the family of three, the mother was holding the child; the father was holding a stick to protect them; they were supporting each other. For the sake of his wife and child, the father¡¯s outbreak of courage was really shocking.


    Compared with them, the two female students and Cao Ninghao¡¯s mother and son can only be protected by others. Shen Chi and Zhang Kaiyi are obviously not interested in them. However, they have young men to serve them, but this kind of service does not include selling their lives.


    The route that Shen Chi chose already had the least number of zombies. They passed through the haunted house in the playground. There were no sound effects as the electricity was cut off, and no staff in the *playing tricks haunted house, which still scared the children and women. Shen Liu Mu¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change at all. He even wondered, they had clearly even seen zombies, so why are they afraid of these fake things?


    (T/N: The idiom used here is ¡°dress up as God, play the devil¡± which means to deceive people, playing tricks)


    ¡±Ah¨C¡± a middle-aged man let out a scream and looked at the wound on his arm in horror.


    Zhang Kaiyi looked towards him and said coldly, ¡°Kill him!¡±


    Within half an hour, he will become a zombie, no doubt.


    ¡±No! Don¡¯t kill me! I don¡¯t want to die!¡± The middle-aged man shouted frantically, ¡°I¡¯m Mr. Wang! I¡¯m rich! I have three houses in Shanghai! And the deposit in the bank, all for you! Don¡¯t kill me, don¡¯t kill me!¡±


    Zhang Kai smiled disdainfully, ¡°At a time like this, what¡¯s the use of these things from you?¡±


    As soon as he said this, that ¡°Mr. Wang¡± was directly killed by several male youths.


    It¡¯s been a week, a week since the end of the world, and they¡¯ve seen too many humans turned into zombies by the infection. They knew that at this point in time it was only best to take his life without mercy.


    ¡±Dad, there seem to be a lot of zombies inside the house in front¡­¡­¡± Shen Liu Mu muttered leaning on Shen Chi¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡±En.¡± Needless to say, Shen Chi also found out, but Shen Liu Mu was worthy of being a wood ability user. His sensitivity to life was beyond normal. In places where the zombies were particularly dense, he would feel it.


    Shen Chi stopped and glanced at Cao Ninghao, who was sobbing, ¡°Everyone, be careful. From here onward it is best not to make any sound. Zombies are sensitive to sound and smell. Across the house, they will probably take a while to smell us, but the sound will soon be heard, and to tell you the truth, there ¨C all of them are zombies!¡± He said, pointing to a house not far away.


    At this time, a zombie staggered to his side and was cut by the cook. He cut half of his head, and the zombie fell to the ground.


    ¡±So, for everyone¡¯s safety, we have to walk through there quietly and peacefully.¡± Shen Chi said seriously, ¡°We are still far from the gate of the playground. I¡¯m taking everyone through a small gate, the parking lot is just around the corner from here. Zombies aren¡¯t interested in cars, and I think most of you still have cars! Hope is just around the corner. Whoever it is, don¡¯t blame us for coming down hard once we¡¯ve slowed everyone down.¡±


    As a result, the others all glared sternly at Cao Ninghao, who was still crying. After all, that family of three also had a small child and even a little girl at that. At this time she was obediently shrinking in the arms of her mother without making a sound.


    The group of people almost started walking on tiptoes. A zombie came over. Several people looked at it hesitantly. They didn¡¯t even dare to swing the stick. After all, wouldn¡¯t it make noise?


    At this time, Shen Chi raised his hand and a ray of white light struck the zombie, apparently between the eyebrows!


    The zombie fell down!


    On the surface Shen Chi was wearing leather clothes, pants, and gloves, in fact, this appearance was just a cover-up. From inside, he was still wearing Tang man¡¯s loose clothes. The black Qian Ji Xia hanging on his back waist. The colour was low-key and did not attract the slightest attention. Under the secret alarming feather mind trick, the ordinary ¡°astral wind dart method¡± was enough to kill these lowest class zombies.


    However, in a while, when the evolved B-class zombies appear, it will be impossible to kill a zombie with one dart.


    But at that moment, his ability to take a life with one dart made many people stare at him, including Zhang Kaiyi beside him.


    He originally thought that this Shen Chi was just a little bit capable, but now it seems that he is very powerful!


    At this thought, a certain idea turned in Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s mind, but his face remained expressionless.


    The zombies along the way were all cleaned up by Shen Chi alone. Others finally understood why he dared to walk outside and came to the restaurant where they were hiding. It seemed that zombies were not that dangerous to him! They can be resolved easily.


    Outside the recreation hall, the zombies were denser than other places.


    ¡±Ah!¡± Suddenly, that young and beautiful mother let out a shriek. She fell straight to the ground and almost sprained her ankle!


    Everyone¡¯s face turned white in an instant!


    Almost soon they saw the zombies rushing outside¨C


    ¡±Mom!¡± Cao Ninghao cried out loudly.


    ¡±Damn it!¡± Zhang Kaiyi spat fiercely at the ground, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t panic, take the stick and run!¡±


    Shen Chi, however, just raised an eyebrow and smiled mockingly.

 CH 6.2

    Escape from the playground (2)


    Perhaps others had not seen it, but he had seen it clearly, as most of his attention was on Zhang Kaiyi.


    He saw with his own eyes as Zhang Kaiyi seamlessly broke a few small stones on the stone pier beside him, and then quietly threw them on the ground.


    The woman was unlucky; it was she who stepped on it and sprained her foot.


    Zhang Kaiyi was such a selfish person. Perhaps he simply doesn¡¯t want to take a burden with him. With his intelligence, although he cannot see the scene outside, he possibly also knew that it is no better than this amusement park. This is the end of the world, there is no pure land or heaven. Therefore, he must make preparations early. If he were to bring these people out, they would want to follow him all the time, and it won¡¯t be easy to raise them. From his heart, maybe he only wants an expert like Shen Chi and some still useful young men. The old and weak women and children, he wants to leave them here.


    He himself was equally selfish and cold, but he didn¡¯t have the face to do it openly. He could only use some insidious methods to cover up and put the blame on others.


    Moreover, he may not want to see Shen Chi¡¯s ability again. In Zhang Kai¡¯s opinion, it is good that Shen Chi himself is an ability user, but for the sake of his son, he doesn¡¯t show his true ability in case something goes wrong. It¡¯s not worth the loss. Zhang Kaiyi likes an expert like Shen Chi. He has an obvious weakness. He was easy to control. The father of a child should be soft-hearted.


    Sure enough, Zhang Kaiyi was still the same Zhang Kaiyi.


    A large number of zombies rushed over, not just from the house, but also from the front road.


    ¡±Dad, that man is really bad.¡± Shen Liu Mu whispered in Shen Chi¡¯s ear.


    Shen Chi chuckled. Unexpectedly Liu Mu also saw it, so he took the opportunity to educate his son, ¡°This is the apocalypse, people¡¯s hearts are unpredictable. Liu Mu must remember, do not easily trust anyone.¡±


    ¡±En got it, Dad, I only trust Dad.¡±


    ¡±Good boy!¡±


    The white dart light flashed from time to time. Shen Chi finally took out the Qian Ji Xia. He was not the Virgin Mary, but since Zhang Kai wanted to see his ability, he would show it to him!


    Zhang Kaiyi was shocked to find that Shen Chi was gone! His figure disappeared from his side in an instant! Then, the nearby zombies suddenly fell to the ground!


    Then Shen Chi¡¯s figure appeared again as if it had never disappeared.


    The light effect of the Qian Ji Xia was too conspicuous when the natural abilities were not yet powerful. Shen Chi does not want to draw attention to himself for the time being, so he can only hide first, then come with a shot of cracking stones Ballista. The group damage skill under the heart method of the secret alarming feather technique. The damage effect was quite good.


    ¡±Go!¡± Shen Chi said hurriedly, ¡°There are too many zombies I can¡¯t help it!¡±


    Zhang Kaiyi sighed with relief and smashed the head of a zombie with one fist.


    There were too many zombies, and they all rushed towards them. Apart from Shen Liu Mu, who had seen too many these days, as well as Shen Chi and Zhang Kaiyi, others felt that they were done for.


    The ability users were not afraid of the zombie¡¯s attack. Shen Liu Mu, leaning on Shen Chi¡¯s body, watched on unfeelingly as others were swamped by the zombies, splattered their blood and ate their flesh.


    Shen Chi could not save too many people. He only saved the small waitress with steady and ruthless hands, she was not slow in running, and the silent tall cook. The rest of the people did not manage to live. When the zombies rushed out, the female students who could not do anything except for crying and screaming were the first to suffer. At this time, no one would want to save the ¡°culprit¡± Cao Ninghao mother and son. They were caught by the zombies early and lost their lives. The remaining middle-aged man ran very fast, waving his stick indiscriminately just darting around, but Shen Chi saw that there were quite a few scratch marks on his body caused by the zombies-


    Even if he doesn¡¯t die, he will soon become a zombie.


    Even those several young men were only half remained. When they gradually ran near that small door, out of the twenty-three people who were with Zhang Kaiyi, only Shen Chi, Shen Liu Mu, the cook and the three pale male youths were left. Shen Chi was surprised that the mother and daughter of that family of three also survived.


    ¡±Mr Shen.¡± The mother opened her mouth for the first time as she gently put down her daughter in her arms, ¡°I want to make a deal with you.¡±


    Shen Chi frowned and looked at this mother who had a calm appearance.


    ¡±I want to talk to you alone.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu hugged Shen Chi¡¯s neck tightly and did not let go.


    ¡°If you have anything to say, just say it here. After all, we all escaped together. ¡± Shen Chi said lightly.


    That mother sighed and patted her daughter¡¯s head, ¡°I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to make it.¡± She rolled up her sleeve, only to see several bone-deep wounds on her white arm.


    Shen Chi was silent. He can clearly see the direction of the wound. It should be to protect her daughter.


    ¡±My family owns a grain and oil store, and there are five grain and oil stores in Shanghai all run by my husband and me.¡± Her tone was elegant: ¡°At times like this everyone knows that money and everything else turns into waste paper, but grain and oil will never go out of date. The outside world and the playground are the same. I¡¯m afraid my store has long been invaded. However, we have a grain and oil warehouse in a remote location. My husband just bought the goods a few days ago. From that day on, I have kept this key carefully. I dare not say anything else. The grain and oil in that warehouse at this time can be said to be priceless.¡±


    Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Shen Chi found that she was a very smart woman.


    ¡±Mr Shen, I trust you, I know you are capable, and I am willing to trade this key for a promise.¡± She said sincerely, ¡°I won¡¯t ask you to protect my daughter for long, just send her to Room 102, Block 3, Chenghui District, near the Bund.¡±


    However, even if she was smart, Shen Chi still hates women who give him trouble.


    ¡±Here, Brother Zhang is more capable than me.¡± Shen Chi suddenly spoke.


    However, this mother looked at him stubbornly.


    Obviously, in these days, she saw the true face of Zhang Kaiyi.


    Shen Chi¡¯s eyes were more cold and calm than hers.


    Her eyes gradually turned red, and she could only say, ¡°Brother Zhang, please, I will only tell you the location of the warehouse.¡±


    Only then did Zhang Kaiyi stepped forward.


    Shen Chi looked coldly at the three youths exchanging glances with each other and smiled faintly.


    What about grain and oil? There is always one day to finish eating. Not to mention, since this is on the Bright road, it was too hot. Shen Chi didn¡¯t plan to go there.


    Zhang Kaiyi has the means and schemes, but in the end, he still has no experience of the end times. Everyone has to fall a few times to understand.


    It¡¯s a pity that he met Shen Chi in this life, and Shen Chi decided to let him fall and never get up again.


    In his last life, he opened the door to the people of the research institute. In this life, Shen Chi will always let him taste the betrayal willingly, otherwise, it would be too cheap to kill him like this.


    Holding Shen Liu Mu, he followed Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s ambitious pace with calm steps.


    The bustling Shanghai was filled with endless depression and desolation in just a week. The voices of the past have all disappeared, leaving only empty streets, broken windows and the zombies roaming in the streets.


    The more densely populated and prosperous the city, the more dangerous it is in the end times. That was the case in Shanghai. Looking at the zombies outside the car window, the atmosphere inside the car was dull. No one dared to speak.


    At this time, the scene outside completely broke their last fantasy.


    Not only the playground, but the whole world was already a real apocalyptic world.

 CH 7.1

    First murder (1)


    The central area of Shanghai was not accessible at all. It was already a sea of zombies, only the outskirts were better. Fortunately, the outskirts of Shanghai were still prosperous compared to other places, however, there were many survivors as well.


    And that¡¯s when people found out that ability users came out of nowhere. At the same time as the end of the world was approaching, a part of the human race began the first evolution. In Shanghai alone, there were six well-known ability users. Shen Chi remembered that there was a natural ability user in Beijing who came from Shanghai. He was a powerful fire ability user, but his ability was relatively weak at the beginning. It seemed that this one was also a smart person and did not come to prominence at this time. The percentage of ability users in this part of Shanghai was considered quite high, but it was also related to the high population density of Shanghai.


    Minhang¡¯s Zhang Kaiyi, Baoshan¡¯s Yuan Xinning, Jiading¡¯s Cheng Pei, Qingpu¡¯s Chen Jiahui, Songjiang¡¯s Jiang Bo, Fengxian¡¯s Gu Hao, the suburbs of Shanghai were divided into spheres of influence by these six ability users.


    Among them, Zhang Kaiyi and Chen Jiahui were strength-type ability users. This type was strong in the early stage and weak in the late stage. Yuan Xinning was the only female and speed type ability user among them. She was originally a dance teacher and had learned the Tai Chi sword, so not only she was fast but also agile. Moreover, her body was soft and her foundation was good, which was considered to be quite powerful. Jiang Bo and Gu Hao were shape-shifters. Jiang Bo could transform into a crocodile-like amphibian, with thick skin and huge force, very difficult to deal with. Gu Hao could transform his body into a giant in an instant. He could kill a zombie with just a slap.


    Among them, only Cheng Pei was very special. To some extent, his ability was similar to Shen Chi¡¯s. He was a retired national archery team athlete and had always insisted on practising archery. So when the apocalypse came, he awakened his archery ability. Not only was the hit rate amazingly high, but also an arrow was simply comparable to a small bomb. I have to say, among these six people, he was the most powerful one now.


    Shen Chi did not pay much attention to these people. Except for Cheng Pei, with this kind of ability, there was not much room for the development of the other people. When more abilities appear one after another in the later stage, their abilities would not be considered outstanding, and could only be said to be too ordinary. In the apocalypse, in addition to the natural ability users, there were some special and simply unexpected ability users that were also quite powerful. For example, Shen Chi remembered a puppeteer that had the ability to manipulate puppets. The puppets can be big or small, and they were very good in both detection and combat. The puppets she made were not inferior to the ability users, and she alone could manipulate a puppet legion. This was an extremely special ability.


    What Shen Chi had to do was to keep a low profile in the early days, and when the abilities were diversified and glorified, his skills would not be that much conspicuous when he takes them out.


    In Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s territory, Shen Chi was only his assistant. Most people away from Minhang don¡¯t know who he is. If it weren¡¯t for Zhang Kaiyi always taking him with him, and his appearance being too eye-catching, perhaps even fewer people would have noticed him.


    Pi Xiang was attractive, and he heard that Yuan Xinning of Baoshan was a little interested in him.


    As far as ability was concerned, not many people knew about him. They only knew that he is an ability user, probably an eye aspect/vision ability user. As for what Zhang Kaiyi helped him to hide, few people knew exactly.


    Shen Chi knew that Zhang Kaiyi was trying to make himself his trump card, but it was unknown whether this trump card would kill others or himself.


    ¡±Hey, where are you going?¡± A little girl covered in dirt looked at the little boy not far away with her monochromatic eyes.


    The little boy glanced at her impatiently, ¡°Don¡¯t follow me!¡±


    ¡±Oh, the little girl meekly said. She was the little girl who was protected by her mother and survived. Her mother gave a warehouse of grain and oil to Zhang Kaiyi, but Zhang Kaiyi did not keep his promise to send her to the agreed location. In fact, it could not be completely blamed on Zhang Kaiyi. The Bund, that place, was originally the most prosperous place in Shanghai. Now there were zombies everywhere. Even an ability user like Zhang Kaiyi could not enter.


    But Shen Chi visited the place that the mother said. He was not a Virgin Mary. There was no danger to go to such a place with his ability. Moreover, there were few humans in places with a high density of zombies. So he would not fall into the eyes of some people with his skills. It was just a hunt for Shen Chi to conveniently visit the place; she said.


    There was no one left in that building. Don¡¯t know if they moved away or turned into zombies. In Shen Chi¡¯s opinion, the latter was more likely.


    So, the little girl lived in Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s territory. He originally did not intend to take risk for her. Such a child could not eat much. He also just for the sake of oil and grain warehouse let her eat, so that she did not starve to death.


    However, Shen Chi quietly told the little girl this news. In the apocalypse, children could no longer be regarded as children. If they didn¡¯t grow up, they wouldn¡¯t be able to live in the apocalypse. It¡¯s better to die early to be happy.


    ¡±Thank you, Uncle Shen. Mom said that Uncle Zhang is not a good person. Jia Jia only trusts Uncle Shen.¡±


    Shen Chi did not say anything else, but Shen Liu Mu glared at her, ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone about this matter again!¡±


    ¡±I know.¡± She said solemnly.


    Shen Chi was indifferent. Even if she said it out, no one would believe it. They would just think that Shen Chi lied to her because even the most powerful at the present, Cheng Pei could not get in that place.


    From then on, the little girl Jia Jia would always follow Shen Chi or Shen Liu Mu like a shadow. Of course, she would prefer to follow Shen Chi. The child had a special intuition that on Shen Liu Mu¡¯s body there was something that made her feel uncomfortable. So, even while just following, she would follow from afar, and would not dare to approach.


    This day, Shen Chi was in a meeting, so she could only follow Shen Liu Mu.


    Because Zhang Kai ¡°valued¡± Shen Chi, no one in this area would make things difficult for Shen Liu Mu. Although he grew a little taller these days, he was still just a childish little boy shrunken in his big down jacket, so they had little defence against him.


    Jia Jia saw Shen Liu Mu turn around the corner. She took out a small palm-sized puppet figure from her pocket and put it on the ground, whispering, ¡°Go ba.¡±


    The little puppet man seemed to have a life suddenly. He crooked his legs and feet, and sprinted in the direction of Shen Liu Mu quickly, extremely flexible.


    Shen Liu Mu put on his shoe covers. The whip in his hand rolled over the wall, and his small body quietly turned into a villa.


    Here lived Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s younger sister, Zhang Yunyi. Unlike Zhang Kaiyi, who was at least passable, Zhang Yunyi was arrogant, willful, greedy and cruel. Since Zhang Kaiyi took power, *this fox exploited the tiger¡¯s might and completely removed the mask/disguise she wore in the peaceful world. No one in this part of Minhang was unaware of Miss Zhang¡¯s bad reputation.


    (T/N: to use powerful connections to intimidate people)


    She was carefully brushing her mascara. In fact, Zhang Yunyi did not look bad. She was that excellent quality *white bone spirit. Six points of appearance plus three points of makeup, she was a nine points beauty.


    (T/N: reference to journey to the west)


    ¡±Who?¡±


    When the door made a sound, she spoke without looking back.


    A whip had rolled around her throat from behind!


    Translator¡¯s Corner:


    Exotik: Shen Liu Mu¡­¡­ YOU ARE STILL JUST A CHILD QAQ!!!!! Also, the puppeteer, huh¡­?


    summer melodies: Second OP child??

 CH 7.2

    First Murder (2)


    Zhang Yunyi dropped the mascara in her hand on the dresser, and said in a shaky, fearful voice, ¡°You, who are you ¨C do you know that I¡¯m Boss Zhang¡¯s younger sister! You, you dare to do this to me ¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Liu Mu curled his mouth. His hand moved and bright red blood flowed down from Zhang Yunyi¡¯s white neck. Sitting in front of the mirror and seeing this scene clearly made her more afraid! What scared her most was that she couldn¡¯t see the person who attacked her in the mirror!


    ¡±You, what do you want! I can ¡­¡­ all ¡­¡­ ¨C give you ¡­¡­¡± Because her neck was strangled tightly, her voice was hoarse and sounded horrible in the silent space!


    ¡±What do I want?¡± Shen Liu Mu¡¯s clear voice rang out, Zhang Yunyi¡¯s eyes widened suddenly, ¡°You, you ¡­¡­¡±


    Sharp thorns pierced the side of her neck, blood spurted out and flowed down her neck, soaking the white silk nightgown as she stared, wide-eyed with grievance!


    Once a person¡¯s aorta is cut, he or she can die completely within a few minutes.


    Shen Liu Mu took a few steps back and looked expressionlessly at the softly fallen body and the large area of diffused bright red blood.


    He was almost eight years old, and this was the first time he¡¯d ever killed anyone other than a zombie. He had memorized the location of the artery several times before he came.


    He knows that his father taught him this for self-protection, but Shen Liu Mu knows that he is not a person who will not fight back when bullied. He understands that he may really have a brain problem like the old Dean of the orphanage said, but what does it matter? As long as Dad does not mind, he is not afraid!


    Zhang Yunyi should feel honoured that she was the first human to die at his hands.


    Shen Liu Mu took a few steps back. Instead of being afraid of the large bloodstains, he stayed in place as if in appreciation, even using his small leather-gloved hand to set her soft body straight, ¡°If you hadn¡¯t gone too far and messed with Dad, I wouldn¡¯t have wanted to kill you!¡±


    ¡±Stupid woman, I know that both Zhang Xin and Liu Lili were killed by you.¡± Shen Liu Mu took a snow-white handkerchief and wiped his gloves and withered vine whip carefully. He jumped out of the pool of blood and took off the shoe covers on his feet. ¡°Your heart is really cruel. You kill your own cousins. Li Yue was ruined by those gangsters on your orders. Wasn¡¯t she originally your best friend?¡±


    ¡±Women¡¯s jealousy, ah, it¡¯s really scary.¡± Shen Liu Mu tilted his head. Don¡¯t know what he was thinking, but he suddenly laughed indifferently, ¡°However, that¡¯s none of my business. It¡¯s just that a snake-hearted woman like you dared to look at my father with that kind of gaze! How dare you order dad to accompany you? You¡¯re dreaming!¡±


    His voice gradually became fierce. He didn¡¯t look like a normal child at all. He even had a slight smile. The bloodstained handkerchief floated down slowly, fell into the pool of blood, and was soon soaked.


    ¡±No one can take my dad away from me, no one, he¡¯s mine and mine alone ¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Liu Mu hung the small whip back to his waist and walked out humming. When he was about to go out, he saw a puppet sitting on the ground with its head tilted. He stopped and looked at the puppet with no expression on his face, then raised his foot and crushed it!


    Outside the house, Jia Jia, with a pale complexion, ran out quickly.


    ¡±Uncle Lin, do you eat candy?¡±


    The young man guarding outside the meeting room laughed, ¡°It¡¯s Liu Mu ah.¡± He took a piece of candy, quickly peeled it and put it in his mouth. In the apocalypse, only a child like Shen Liu Mu who was relying on a good dad would get to eat such things as candy.


    ¡±Did Uncle Lin just see someone run past here?¡±


    ¡±Oh, Xiao Jia just passed by, I called her, but she ignored me. I don¡¯t know if she is not feeling well ¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Liu Mu¡¯s eyes rolled and said with a grin: ¡°Uncle Lin, don¡¯t tell anyone that I sneaked out. Dad doesn¡¯t want me to run around all over the place.¡±


    ¡±Kid! I ate your candy, so of course, I¡¯ll keep this secret for you!¡±


    ¡±Thank you, Uncle Lin!¡±


    At the end of the meeting, Zhang Kaiyi walked to the villa with fatigue on his face. The more people there were, the bigger the place was, the more difficult it was to manage. Recently, he spent all his energy on this. But the development of his powers has been lagging behind. He had not personally led a team to clean up the zombies for some time. Humans still have a large amount of supplies left in the city. Now they need some food and daily necessities, and they must go deep into the dangerous city to find them. Recently, Shen Chi led the team.


    Pushing open the door, a bloody smell rushed straight to his nose. Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s heart shivered. He quickly ran over and pushed open the door of Zhang Yunyi¡¯s room.


    His only sister was lying in a pool of blood. Lying straight, surrounded by a pool of blood, as if a dense net of bright red silk. Zhang Yunyi¡¯s beautiful long black hair was spread out, hands folded on her chest. Her snow-white silk pyjamas were completely dyed red. She was glued in the blood. Her lips were pale, and a blood-stained handkerchief was covering her eyes. Zhang Kaiyi walked over and slowly lifted the handkerchief with trembling hands. Zhang Yunyi¡¯s eyes were wide open and seemed to be filled with endless panic.


    Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s pupils contracted. Even if he had killed so many zombies, and even killed a lot of people, for a while this bloody scene made his heart jump.


    ¡±Someone come here!¡± Zhang Kaiyi shouted and ran out, almost tripping over the mat at the door. He didn¡¯t know whether he was scared or angry, only that his chest was stuffy.


    Zhang Yunyi was not his only relative in the world, but his parents divorced a long time ago. Zhang Kaiyi and his sister basically lived with their grandparents. After the old couple passed away, their remarried parents did not care about them. Therefore, the only person Zhang Kaiyi cares about in his heart was his little sister!


    Shen Chi came out holding that spoiled brat Shen Liu Mu. Looking at Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s frightened face, he could not help but be a little surprised.


    ¡±Damn it, whoever killed my sister, I will definitely not let him go!¡± Zhang Kaiyi said fiercely.


    Shen Chi smiled lightly, ¡°When did it happen?¡±


    ¡±Look at the blood that hasn¡¯t dried yet!¡±


    ¡±At that time, we were in a meeting. We all had our own people to guard here. Outsiders could not come in easily.¡± Shen Chi reminded him, ¡°The two police dogs raised by old Wang didn¡¯t bark, but our insiders didn¡¯t attend the meeting, which you presumably know.¡±


    Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s face suddenly became incomparably ugly. This meeting was very important. Most of the people in Minhang had just met with him in the same room. Shen Chi¡¯s words make sense, but how could it be them?


    How could they betray him!


    Shen Chi smiled faintly, suddenly patted Shen Liu Mu¡¯s head, and turned to leave.


    Zhang Kaiyi was still too na?ve. In the apocalypse, betrayal has always existed. From the moment he took that grain and oil warehouse for himself, without telling anyone and only treating it as his personal granary, this distrust was getting worse every day. In the apocalypse, more and more people were getting less meat. Everyone wanted to have a back road. Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s back road was too eye-catching, but he himself was not aware of it.


    It seems that he needs to talk to Cheng Pei again.


    Turning around, he restrained his smile, ¡°Boy, the smell of blood on you hasn¡¯t dissipated yet!¡±


    Shen Liu Mu¡¯s body in his arms froze for a moment.


    Shen Chi¡¯s eyes were penetrating, and he sighed helplessly, ¡°I never thought it was really you who did it.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu looked at him and thought resentfully: Dad cheated again!


    ¡±In fact, you don¡¯t need to get your hands dirty. The Zhang family originally did not have a few good days of life. Now the more complacent they are, the more tragic the end.¡± Shen Chi suddenly said quietly.


    He didn¡¯t know why, but Shen Liu Mu felt that Shen Chi¡¯s words contained something he didn¡¯t understand, which inexplicably made his nose a little sore. He hugged Shen Chi¡¯s neck tightly¡ª


    ¡±Dad, don¡¯t be angry. If you think it¡¯s bad, I won¡¯t do it. I won¡¯t do it again.¡± His eyes were red as he said, touching Shen Chi¡¯s cheek.


    Shen Liu Mu has always known that he is a little monster. Since childhood, no one taught him how to become ¡°normal¡± in the orphanage. No matter the stick or the purposeful warmth, he could not change the blood-thirst from the bottom of his heart.


    But if it¡¯s for Dad, he can change it. He can change everything!


    The author has something to say:


    Of course, Dad won¡¯t let Liu Mu change ¡ú¡ú he just thinks that killing a woman like this dirties Xiao Liu Mu¡¯s hand.


    ¡­¡­


    However, Liu Mu is originally a *BT, you know


    PS, spoiler alert, Jia Jia is one of the main supporting characters, not the villain!


    (T/N: internet slang means pervert)


    Translator Corner:


    summer  melodies: I¡¯m so sorry I totally forgot to post Thursday¡¯s chapte

 CH 8.1

    Translated by summer melodies


    The Death Of Zhang Kaiyi


    ¡±I¡¯m not angry.¡± Shen Chi said softly, ¡°For a woman like her, death is a good ending. However, you have to promise me, Liu Mu, even in the apocalypse, you can¡¯t kill just for the sake of killing.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu seemed a little puzzled.


    Shen Chi sighed, ¡°I know you are not afraid of killing, but Liu Mu, killing is a means. You can¡¯t treat killing as a kind of inner vent!¡± He said seriously, ¡°In the apocalypse, many people deserve to die. Of course, you can kill them, but you are still so young, don¡¯t treat killing as fun.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu pursed his lips and seemed to understand somewhat. He tilted his head and said, ¡°Then dad, I promise you that from today onwards I will only kill bad guys, okay?¡±


    ¡±Bad guys?¡± Shen Chi chuckled. In the post-apocalyptic world, how many good people could survive? But looking at Shen Liu Mu¡¯s ignorant eyes, he could only stroke his head. ¡°Okay. From today onwards, Liu Mu will only kill the bad guys.¡±


    The concept of a bad person can be big or small, but Shen Chi genuinely does not want Shen Liu Mu to turn into a murderous, bloody and sinister person like he was in his previous life; such a person is feared by all, yet equally scorned by all.


    Shen Liu Mu was depressed in his heart, so he can¡¯t get rid of Ji Jia ah! She seems to have discovered his secret. If he remembers correctly, he seems to have seen that little puppet man once. It should be Ji Jia¡¯s¡­¡­


    At this time, Ji Jia had no idea that Shen Liu Mu had already planned to kill her. In fact, she was already frightened by Shen Liu Mu. As a normal seven-year-old girl, even though she was somewhat precocious, it didn¡¯t mean she had that kind of mature mind. She wasn¡¯t able to see Shen Liu Mu¡¯s bloodthirsty killing scene indifferently. Not to mention, through the little puppet¡¯s eyes, she saw the frenzy/fanaticism and obvious bloodthirst in Shen Liu Mu¡¯s eyes when he was killing.


    Too horrible!


    Hugging her knees and shrinking in the corner, she cried for the first time in so long, calling for her mother again and again, but her mother would never again be there to gently comfort her, hold her and protect her.


    ¡°Mama had died, died to save her.¡± Ji Jia wipes her tears. ¡°So Ji Jia will try to live no matter what!¡±


    That night, when Chen Chi climbed over the wall, the guards didn¡¯t notice. In the night sky, Shen Chi¡¯s flying kite glided across the air. In the game, the Tang family¡¯s martial arts may not be called the strongest, but their lightness skills can overpower all sects. It is because of the power of the flying kite. It is definitely a good tool to run or jump mountains. Of course, it is easy to fall to death when you are not skilled. Shen Chi, for example, has a buffer from manipulating the characters in the game to using his own skills. In his last life, it took him nearly a year to fully adapt to or even improve his lightness skill. After two years of having this body, only then he dared to actually use it, as there was no screen to show him the qi value at this point. This level of grasp has to be precise to ensure safety. The Tang men¡¯s lightness skill was itself too easy to fall from a high altitude. One slip would have killed him directly.


    But by this time, Shen was already too used to it.


    Falling gracefully from mid-air, double jump, landing steadily.


    Cheng Pei¡¯s eyes were full of appreciation. He was totally different from Zhang Kaiyi. Zhang Kaiyi was determined to keep a high profile, but Cheng Pei was calm and careful. Perhaps it¡¯s because of his long career as an athlete, and the fact that archery is a sport that requires patience and good mental qualities, Cheng Pei, who is over 40 years old, thinks far more than Zhang Kaiyi.


    When Zhang Kaiyi first arrived in Minhang, Shen Chi had already met Cheng Pei.


    Their meeting place was still in the Minhang area. Although there were roaming zombies on the road, Cheng Pei was bold and certainly not afraid of them. Beside him stood two tall young men, who were probably good fighters by looking at their bulging muscles.


    It was on the second floor of a small teahouse. In the open air, there were a few fairly neatly arranged fake mahogany tables and chairs.


    ¡±The plan can start now.¡± Shen Chi said this as soon as he landed.


    Cheng Pei smiled faintly, ¡°Then, tomorrow you and Xiao Liu Mu will be able to go to my Jiading.¡±


    Shen Chi glanced at him, ¡°What about after Minhang gets messy?¡±


    Cheng Pei shrugged. ¡°Take the opportunity to recruit ability users like you and strengthen myself. I have never thought of staying in Shanghai. After the end of the world, Chongming, Baoshan and a large part of Pudong New District were flooded and the sea level rose. I heard from Yuan Xinning there that if someone is bitten by an unknown fish in the sea, he will die the next day. Undoubtedly, some of us humans have begun to evolve, and so are some creatures in the sea. I¡¯m afraid that the sea will become more and more dangerous in the future, and we will have to go inland one day.¡±


    Shen Chi had to say that he was foresighted. Because it was indeed true that as humans began to evolve, so did some animals. Don¡¯t know if it was because of the unique conditions of the sea that creatures in the ocean evolved much faster than those on land. If it was not for the fact that most of them could not go ashore, I¡¯m afraid it would be no less dangerous than that of the zombies.


    When Cheng Pei said this, Shen Chi¡¯s heart was moved. If he hunted some evolved creatures in the sea, wouldn¡¯t the crystal nuclei he get to be better? After all, in this early apocalyptic era, it was not too easy to catch a mutated animal in a city like Shanghai.


    ¡±Jiang Bo from Songjiang and Gu Hao from Fengxian have bribed most of Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s men. After all, they have to borrow from Minhang every time they go ¡®hunting¡¯ in the city, which is not a very pleasant experience. You know, Zhang Kaiyi is not a generous person.¡± Shen Chi said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯ve seen it. Among Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s people, there are only two people you can recruit. One is Zhao Qing, nicknamed ¡®Cook¡¯. Although he is not an ability user, but he has good courage, and his knife skills are very accurate. Most importantly, his cooking is delicious.¡±


    Cheng Pei laughed, ¡°What else?¡±


    ¡±There¡¯s also a woman, Zhou Weiling. Originally just a working girl, but better in strength, willing to work hard, has few ideas, is obedient, and most importantly, she is about to awaken her ability.¡±


    Only then did Cheng Pei become interested. His seated body could not help but lean forward. ¡°How did you see that?¡±


    How did you see that?


    Shen Chi sighed inwardly, does feeling her *blood bar getting longer count? After having this in-game body, there was no game interface in front of his eyes, yet he still had an inexplicable feeling. For example, with the thought of opening the map in his mind, the picture on the map can appear in his mind, and when he looks at a person, he can also roughly know the level of his blood and blue bars. Although there is no specific value, there is a basic grasp.


    (T/N: HP)


    For example, if his own life value/ health points were 80,000, then the Cheng Pei in front of him was only a little over 5,000, which was already considered good, knowing that most ordinary humans only had a few hundred. That was the difference between an ability user and an ordinary human. Most ordinary zombies have only a few hundred life value/health points, a little higher than that of human beings. However, the evolved B-class zombies have nearly 10000 life value/health points. Even Cheng Pei, the most powerful in Shanghai, cannot deal with a B-rank zombie alone at this point in time. As for Zhang Kaiyi, being a strength type ability user, his life value/health points were not yet as high as Cheng Pei¡¯s. He had only just broken through about four thousand.


    The ability users can also gradually improve through the accumulation of time and combat experience. It is much slower than absorbing the crystal nuclei, but it will undoubtedly gradually become stronger. Shen Chi remembers that the last time he saw Cheng Pei, he still had less than five thousand health points. Zhou Weiling was a working girl who originally worked in Minhang, similar to the waitresses they saw in the playground at that time. She was a hard-working girl from the countryside, brave and not afraid of getting dirty. Recently Shen Chi saw that her health points had jumped from 800 to nearly 2,000, so she was probably about to break through her ability. He heard that during the last ¡°hunt¡± in the city, half of her sisters had died, so maybe she was stimulated by this incident?


    ¡±I¡¯m not really sure, I just have this hunch.¡± Shen Chi said lightly, ¡°Of course, you can also choose not to believe me.¡±


    Cheng Pei laughed heartily, ¡°how can I not believe Xiao Shen¡¯s words! But I heard that Zhang Kaiyi is also good to you-¡°


    Shen Chi laughed mockingly. ¡°Come on, treating me well? The ones he really trusts are always his buddies. Haven¡¯t you heard, Brother Cheng, that he is trying to get me to marry his infamous sister?¡±

 CH 8.2

    Translated by summer melodies


    The Death of Zhang Kaiyi


    ¡°It¡¯s really a flower in cow dung, of course, Xiao Shen you are the flower.¡± Cheng Pei jokes, ¡°So, what do you want when you come to my side?¡±


    (TN: figuratively: a beautiful or talented woman married to an ugly or untalented husband, basically beauty with a loser)


    ¡±Me?¡± Shen Chi stood up. His tone was indifferent. ¡°I don¡¯t want anything. I just want to live well with my son and let him grow up in peace.¡±


    Cheng Pei then remembered that this unfathomable man in front of him had a son who was still very young. He suddenly let go half of his worries and said seriously, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can guarantee this to you!¡±


    ¡±Thank you, Brother Cheng.¡± Shen Chi turned around and left.


    He doesn¡¯t care whether he guarantees or not. It didn¡¯t matter to him. All he needed was a new shield.


    So, the next step is to clean up Zhang Kaiyi tonight.


    As he said, most of Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s ¡°friends¡± were bribed by Jiang Bo and Gu Hao. Zhang Yunyi¡¯s death had stirred Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s fragile nerves. He suspected that those few who were not present at the meeting today would be anxious and would definitely


    jump the wall.


    (TN: The idiom is ¡°a cornered dog will jump over the wall¡± means to be driven to desperate action)


    The power that Zhang Kaiyi had worked so hard to build up would soon collapse and people would turn against him.


    Shen Chi actually did not really hate him, because Zhang Kaiyi could not be called to betray himself (SC), at most he could only be described as ungrateful and cold by nature. Then he was betrayed by those ungrateful ¡°friends¡± who he protected so closely and his relatives died horribly. It¡¯s better to die than to run away in embarrassment, which is the best retribution.


    ¡±Bang!¡± A ferocious-looking amphibian with a body three times the length of an ordinary crocodile landed on the ground. Its thick tail swept towards Zhang Kaiyi!


    A giant¡¯s cattail leaf-like hand smacked/slammed, raising a cloud of dust.


    Shen Chi stood on the top of a high building with Shen Liu Mu in his arms, watching the fierce battle below with clear eyes.


    In terms of strength, the early shapeshifters were a little less powerful than the strength-type ability users like Zhang Kaiyi, so Jiang Bo and Gu Hao occupied the worst territory, the furthest from the central city of Shanghai, and had to pass through other people¡¯s territory to get to the central city to ¡°hunt¡±, but over time they became stronger than the strength-type and agility-type.


    However, it was still early days, so Jiang Bo and Gu Hao had to gather the strength of the two to gain the upper hand against Zhang Kaiyi.


    With his body full of bulging muscles, Zhang Kaiyi grabbed Jiang Bo by the tail and ruthlessly threw him out, smashing him directly into a pile of abandoned cars with a loud bang before he himself was slapped out of the door by Gu Hao.


    He vomited a mouthful of blood to the side. Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s face was fierce and the iron rod in his hand swept viciously across Gu Hao¡¯s leg, causing Gu Hao to scream in pain. By this time, Jiang Bo had already opened his bloody mouth towards Zhang Kaiyi and bit him!


    The battles of those with abilities are often hotter than blockbuster action movies. The scenes are so big that there is not much room for ordinary people to interfere.


    However, when Shen Chi saw that Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s eyes and nose were starting to ooze blood, he knew that in this battle; it was instead the ordinary people who played a more crucial role, ba.


    Even if Zhang Kaiyi was an ability user, the premise was that he was still a human being, and what is poisonous to humans is poisonous to him.


    ¡±Guo Peng ¡­¡­ Guo Peng ¨C Guo Peng!¡± Zhang Kaiyi shouted. Each shout was higher and harsher than the other!


    ¡±How I treated you! As long as I have a bite to eat, you were not missing out! We grew up together! I treated you like a f**king brother!¡±


    Guo Peng was the only young man who could sit next to Zhang Kaiyi in the playground.


    ¡±Sun Zhiliang, Xin Haohua, Zhang Weiya! Come out here!¡±


    ¡±Get the f*ck out of here! Get the f*ck out!¡± Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s seven orifices began to bleed. He looked horrible as he punched Jiang Bo out.


    At this point, he was so mad that even Jiang Bo and Gu Hao didn¡¯t dare to approach him for a while. Zhang Kaiyi suddenly scurried into a nearby alley.


    ¡±Chase!¡± Gu Hao shouted. A group of youths rushed out from a short distance towards the alley in pursuit. By this time, Gu Hao had already changed back to his normal human form.


    Although he could turn into a giant, the normal-looking Gu Hao was even shorter and thinner than an ordinary human. He was panting, obviously exhausted. Jiang Bo, who was beside him, had also turned back into a human and put on the clothes handed to him by a beautiful woman.


    The initial weaknesses of shape-shifters¡¯ are obvious; the shape-shifting does not last long, and their battle power does not improve as much as that of the ordinary ability users.


    The faces of Gu Hao and Jiang Bo were not very good at this time. Presumably, because they did not expect Zhang Kaiyi to have such a strong fighting ability under such circumstances.


    Standing high up on the roof of a six-storey building, Shen Chi landed lightly. He silently and slowly walked in one direction.


    Zhang Kaiyi must be full of resentment at this time. Shen Chi smiled faintly, not knowing what he was smiling at.


    Look! It was obvious that he wanted to kill him at first sight, and he could have done it easily, but he just endured so much, slowly, for half a year. He could do it. He could do it slowly like this, step by step, without rushing, without being aggressive, without being impatient. He could do it now, and when he faces those few people in the future, he will surely be able to do it again too.


    It was too cheap to just let them die. It was only right to at least experience the endless anger and despair that Zhang Kaiyi was experiencing now Oh yes, he could do better next time. The current Zhang Kaiyi was not scared enough, not as scared as he was when he was taken away by Dr. Yu.


    ¡±Dad.¡± Shen Liu Mu in his arms said softly, and a little timidly for the first time.


    Shen Chi patted his back soothingly. ¡°It¡¯s okay, Liu Mu, it¡¯ll be over soon.¡±


    The alley was dark tonight, with a kind of heart-palpitating/trembling silence.


    But soon, it was broken by the sound of footsteps.


    ¡°Zhang Kaiyi.¡±


    When this light as the water voice rang out, Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s eyes suddenly brightened. He knew that Shen Chi was not here tonight. Those people had betrayed him, but Shen Chi seemed not to. Shen Chi was very powerful, if ¨C if he was willing to save himself ¨C


    Coughing heavily a few times, Zhang Kaiyi looked at the thick bloodstains on his palm. His heart was so hateful that he almost gritted his teeth into pieces.


    ¡±¡­¡­ Shen Chi! Shen Chi, you must help me-¡± but his voice stopped abruptly when he saw Shen Chi¡¯s emotionless eyes.


    ¡±You, you!¡±


    Shen Chi put down Shen Liu Mu and slowly walked over, squatting down, ¡°Are you desperate?¡±


    Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s seven orifices were gushing dark red blood, looking very scary. He already felt his internal organs hurting badly. As an ability user, he has much higher physical quality than that of ordinary people. This kind of snake venom that instantly killed normal people was in his body, and he was actually still alive, but now this kind of painful living was undoubtedly a kind of torture that makes his life worse than death.


    ¡±Is it particularly painful to stand high and then fall down?¡±


    ¡±Does it make you feel angry to be betrayed by the person you saved?¡±


    ¡±Are you desperate now that you¡¯ve been poisoned and the road ahead is dark with your pursuers behind you?¡±


    Zhang Kaiyi stared at him. Blood kept oozing out of his eyes, looking like two lines of bloody tears. His lips were as pale as snow, his whole body was already paralysed by the snake venom, and he could not go far.


    ¡±They did a good job, but, your life is mine.¡± Shen Chi said seriously, holding a knife in his leather-gloved hand and slowly, slowly stabbing it into Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s heart, ¡°Although you can¡¯t move anymore, I think you can still experience this heart-wrenching pain.¡±


    He released his hand and took two steps back, not letting the spreading blood dirty his shoes.


    ¡±Liu Mu, let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡±Okay, Dad.¡±


    Just after turning around the alley, Shen Chi suddenly turned his head. ¡°After seeing that scene just now, are you sure you still want to follow me?¡±


    A thin and small shadow poked its head out from there. It was Ji Jia, who was shaking slightly.


    Shen Liu Mu twitched his mouth.


    ¡±Uncle Shen, where are you going?¡± Ji Jia tried to summon up the courage to ask.


    Shen Chi smiled faintly, ¡°To kill.¡± Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s life was his. However, he always hated traitors the most, so those people would also have to die. He didn¡¯t care if Jiang Bo or Gu Hao or whatever sheltered them. The people he, Shen Chi, wanted to kill, of course, there was only one word, death, waiting for them.


    Ji Jia trembled, clutching the corners of her clothes with both hands.


    Shen Chi glanced at her and turned to leave.


    However, Ji Jia still followed.


    In the darkness, Shen Chi sighed helplessly.

 CH 9.1

    Translated by summer melodies


    Two Little Perverts


    Shen Chi turned to look towards Ji Jia, and his eyes suddenly froze.


    ¡°Xiao Jia, your hands!¡±


    Ji Jia panicked and hurriedly put her hand behind her back, but Shen Liu Mu took a step forward and grabbed her hand. ¡°Huh, blood? What¡¯s in your hand ¨C ¡°?


    Shen Liu Mu¡¯s strength was not small. He twisted Ji Jia¡¯s hands and two round things fell out of her hands. Even Shen Liu Mu, who was bold to a certain extent, was startled!


    Those were two gouged out eyes!


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    What the f**k is going on here, is this another little pervert?


    He knew that the Ji Jia in front of him should also be an ability user. Her life value was a cut above the ordinary person. This change began only after the death of her mother, but Shen Chi did not pay much attention to her. An ability user is an ability user, but such a small ability user can actually survive is very rare. Even if they are stronger than ordinary people, as a child, after all, their minds are much more na?ve than adults.


    But Ji Jia burst into tears, out of breath, like a normal little girl. Tears washed over her face, revealing a fair and delicate face. ¡°I hate him! I hate him for promising to my mother, but never thinking of helping me! I hate him ¨C he, he is a bad guy. He likes to take off my clothes every night. I¡¯m so scared. He still looks at me with those eyes. I, I hate his eyes¡­ ¡°


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Unexpectedly, Zhang Kaiyi is still such a paedophile bastard? Ji Jia is just seven years old!


    ¡±Mummy! Mummy, Jia Jia has become a bad child¡­¡¯¡¯ She cried, her voice breaking. The two eyes fell quietly to the dust.


    Shen Liu Mu looked at her disdainfully. ¡°What¡¯s the big deal, it¡¯s just digging eyes. What are you crying for!¡± He reached out and picked up the two eyeballs. ¡°You¡¯re just too weak! My Dad killed him before you dared to gouge his eyes out and don¡¯t you control that little puppet of some sort? If you hate him so much, you should have gouged his eyes out while he was still alive! What a loser!¡±


    Ji Jia stopped crying. She stared at him. ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡±Here you go, crybaby!¡±


    Ji Jia looked at the eyeball in her hand. ¡°Uncle Shen, is it because Jia Jia is too weak that you don¡¯t want to take Jia Jia with you?¡±


    Shen Chi was momentarily stunned by Shen Liu Mu¡¯s words, and only now did he come back to his senses. ¡°Jia Jia, you can control puppets?¡±


    ¡±En.¡± Ji Jia said weakly, ¡°My grandfather taught me to make puppets when I was little. After my mom died, I only had the little puppet with me. I don¡¯t know why, but the other day when I asked it to move, it really moved¡­¡­¡±


    It turned out that she was the puppeteer.


    Shen Chi could not help but sigh at the magic of fate.


    In his previous life, he didn¡¯t know Ji Jia, but he knew Ji Jia¡¯s story. They all called her Master Puppeteer, so he didn¡¯t know her name, only vaguely heard people mentioning that her surname was Ji.


    Ten years later, she was a famous ability user. At that time, she was only seventeen.


    It seems that because of his own appearance, her fate has taken a turn.


    It should be said that when Shen Chi heard her story, he felt pity for her, but then, he himself was even more miserable than her, which was a little saddening. The story of the puppeteer is also a story of betrayal. Her powers were special. Even in the post-apocalyptic world where there were many ability users, she was unique. He heard her lover was an ordinary person, an ordinary person who had not awakened his powers, and she protected him, loved him and trusted him with all her heart. As a result, that person betrayed her for another woman and framed this powerful ability user. However, she was luckier than him. At least she had someone she saved who was willing to avenge her. But for him, in the end, there was only one Liu Mu who still remembered him.


    Shen Chi knew that it was not impossible for an ordinary person to kill an ability user, but someone like Ji Jia, it was too difficult for that person to kill her. Unless she simply could not believe that he was going to kill her, or she was willing to be killed by him.


    For this reason, Shen Chi was a bit angry. If he had the chance in his last life, he wouldn¡¯t have given up just like that. He would have dragged those betrayers to hell with him! Unfortunately, they and Dr. Yu did not give him the slightest chance.


    ¡±Uncle Shen, Jia Jia won¡¯t give you any trouble.¡± Ji Jia gathered her courage to speak.


    Shen Chi frowned and looked at her. ¡°Why do you have to follow me?¡±


    ¡±Mom said that Uncle Shen is a good person.¡±


    Shen Chi sneered. Perhaps, in his last life, he was a good person. As a result, good people don¡¯t live long. In this life, he didn¡¯t want to be some damn good person again! ¡°I just killed someone, and you¡¯re calling me a good person?¡± He said indifferently.


    However, Ji Jia shook her head. ¡°Because he¡¯s a bad guy. How is Uncle Shen not a good guy for killing him?¡±


    Shen Chi paused, ¡°Then I¡¯ll kill a lot of people in the future!¡±


    ¡±Those killed by Uncle Shen must all be bad people! Just like that man!¡±


    Shen Chi looked into Ji Jia¡¯s simple, determined eyes and was speechless for a moment.


    Shen Liu Mu glared at Ji Jia with an unkind look in his eyes, ¡°Hey, crybaby, don¡¯t blame me for being rude if you follow my Dad again.¡±


    Ji Jia was a little scared of Shen Liu Mu but still pursed her lips stubbornly.


    ¡±You!¡± Shen Liu Mu was about to die of anger. If it wasn¡¯t for the agreement with his Dad, he would have killed her! That irksome wretch! He didn¡¯t need anyone between him and Dad!


    ¡±Uncle Shen, I know where my family¡¯s grain and oil warehouse is!¡¯¡¯


    ¡±What?¡± Shen Chi was surprised.


    Ji Jia carefully took out a key from her arms. ¡°Actually, there are two keys in total, moreover, I know where that warehouse is.¡±


    Shen Chi looked at Ji Jia with some deep thoughts in his eyes. ¡°Is this what your mother taught you?¡±


    ¡±I was the one who wanted to tell Uncle Shen.¡± Ji Jia said softly, ¡°Mom told me not to tell anyone.¡±


    Shen Chi sighed. No wonder this little girl, ah! No matter if she turned perverted or not, she was as na?ve as one could be!


    Editor¡¯s note:


    Exotik: I¡¯m not sure if I should be surprised that Ji Jia is also a pervert, cry or curse. What I do know is none here are innocent and Zhang Kaiyi deserved a much worse death. *sips jasmine tea calmly*

 CH 9.2

    Translated by summer melodies


    Two Little Perverts


    Looking at her expectant eyes, Shen Chi walked over and took the key. Ji Jia¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. There were still some tears on her dirty little face that had not been wiped away, but at this moment, she looked very beautiful because of her bright smile.


    No wonder that bastard Zhang Kaiyi had his heart set on Ji Jia. At first glance, she didn¡¯t look much special, but she was actually a very pretty little girl with a very special weak temperament that he felt sorry for.


    ¡±I took your key and also gave you a promise.¡± Shen Chi¡¯s voice was clear. ¡°I will only look after you until you can protect yourself. After that, your life is your own. Don¡¯t always count on me.¡±


    Although he really didn¡¯t have much desire for those grains and oils.


    ¡±Okay.¡± Ji Jia wiped her tears. Her voice was hoarse.


    ¡±Dad!¡± Shen Liu Mu was dissatisfied. He looked at Ji Jia with a sinister and fierce look.


    Shen Chi knocked him on the head, ¡°Liu Mu!¡±


    Shen Liu Mu immediately covered his face and cried out, ¡°Dad doesn¡¯t love me anymore! Dad actually wants to take this crybaby! I hate her, hate her, hate her!¡±


    Shen Chi didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, ¡°Stop shedding crocodile tears! There is not even a drop of tears, don¡¯t pretend!¡±


    Shen Liu Mu choked, no longer daring to howl.


    Ji Jia was afraid to stand too close to Shen Liu Mu, so she just stood far away. ¡°I, I will be good. I will not snatch Uncle Shen from you ¡­¡­¡±


    It has to be said, Ji Jia¡¯s sixth sense was very strong.


    Only then did Shen Liu Mu stop being unreasonable. ¡°Remember your words! From now on you are just my little follower. You are not allowed to pester my father!¡±


    Ji Jia was still very afraid of him, and could only say weakly, ¡°I know.¡±


    Shen Chi sighed. How come after being reborn, he inexplicably became a child collector?


    That night, after asking Cheng Pei to take care of Shen Liu Mu and Ji Jia, Shen Chi quietly sneaked into Jiang Bo¡¯s territory. Those youths were living in a villa. Because of them, Zhang Kaiyi died with resentment. Shen Chi looked at the successful man sitting on the sofa, but his expression was not very happy. Even now he has a faint blue mark under his eyes. His demeanour was dishevelled.


    Shen Chi hid in the dark corner and quietly lifted the Qian Ji Xia before him.


    Soul Snatcher/Snatching Arrow!


    As an ordinary person, it was impossible to resist a Soul Snatcher Arrow. The one sitting on the sofa died quietly on the spot.


    The second one was smoking on the balcony upstairs. Shen Chi lightly jumps up and turns it(QJX) into a blood dart.


    The third was in the room, leaning against the bedhead and lost in thoughts. This Guo Peng¡¯s body was the worst. A dart was enough to kill him.


    The fourth was in the bathroom.


    When Shen Chi opened the door of the bathroom, he was sinking in the bathtub. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he shook his head.¡± I said not to disturb- who are you!¡± He shouted sharply.


    However, no one came even after calling for a long time. This was, of course, because the only one left alive in this villa was him.


    Now Jiang Bo and Gu Hao were celebrating. Who cares about these few special ¡°meritorious officials¡±?


    ¡±Shen Chi!¡± Although the light was dim, but Sun Zhiliang recognized him at second glance, and then shivered with fear, ¡°You, what are you doing here? Zhang, Zhang Kaiyi is dead! You¨C¡°


    ¡±I¡¯m not here to avenge him.¡± Shen Chi laughed lightly.


    Sun Zhiliang breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Right, Zhang Kaiyi was not very good to you. He originally wanted you to marry Zhang Yunyi, that beautiful snake. Brother Shen, you are so powerful, why should you follow him! Zhang Kaiyi, this person ah, has no conscience ¡­¡­¡±


    ¡±No matter if he has no conscience, at least he was still good to the few of you.¡± Shen Chi looked at him and said.


    Sun Zhiliang fell silent.


    ¡±I¡¯m not here to avenge him, I just hate traitors.¡± Shen Chi¡¯s words were soft. A bright light flashed on the huge Qian Ji Xia, and bright red blood instantly dyed the water in the bathtub red.


    Tangmen¡¯s darts were inexhaustible, but the style was not that unique. Under the shocking feather trick, most were used with crossbow bolts. They were sharp and well-made. The arrowheads were engraved with Tangmen¡¯s standard veined pattern. Nothing can compare to killing with the shocking feather trick. Unlike the Tian Luo Gui internal power mechanism, most of them will be destroyed after using them. So the crossbow bolts were precious.


    Shen Chi was not afraid of telling others that he was the one who killed these betrayers.


    In this life, what he hated most were traitors.


    When Shen Chi came back in the morning and was lying beside Shen Liu Mu, the sleeping Shen Liu Mu unconsciously leaned close to him. His hands were tightly closed around Shen Chi¡¯s slightly cold neck, and he unconsciously murmured, ¡°Dad¡­¡­ Dad¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Chi¡¯s gaze was gentle as he wrapped Shen Liu Mu¡¯s small body in his arms and closed his eyes.


    When he woke up, Ji Jia was already in the courtyard, rubbing her hands. The weather was extremely cold, so cold that people seemed to be frozen. Ji Jia was wearing the same small cotton-padded jacket from before. If she hadn¡¯t awakened her powers, based on this not so thick small cotton jacket, and her fragile physique of a child, she may have already frozen to death at night.


    Shen Chi threw a down jacket at Ji Jia, in exchange for an exceedingly unpleasant glare from Shen Liu Mu. Looking at the size, it must have been prepared by his Dad for himself (LM).


    Ji Jia gratefully puts it on. Perhaps because Zhang Kaiyi was dead, but her small face was washed clean. Her fair and beautiful face was somewhat bashful, and she had a pair of clear and watery eyes. But when Shen Chi saw the puppet she put aside, he suddenly felt a little strange.


    This puppet was not very special, and, at first glance, it was just an ordinary puppet doll, the kind that little girls love to play with. However, looking carefully into the eyes of this doll, somehow there is a creepy feeling.


    Ji Jia noticed Shen Chi¡¯s line of sight and picked up the doll. ¡°I didn¡¯t sleep last night and made this doll. Uncle Shen, please ask someone to give me some wood. I originally only used small wooden sticks to make small puppet dolls, it is the first time that I made such a big one.¡± There was a blush on her face. ¡°Uncle Shen, did Jia Jia do well?¡±


    Shen Chi stared at the doll¡¯s eyes, ¡°Its eyes ¡­¡­¡±


    ¡±En, it¡¯s the bad guy¡¯s eyes.¡±


    Shen Liu Mu looked at Ji Jia in surprise, ¡°Huh, crybaby you used that guy¡¯s eyes to make the puppet¡¯s eyes?¡±


    ¡±I want to use this doll to remind myself,¡± Ji Jia¡¯s voice was soft, but her tone was firm, ¡°Jia Jia can never be this weak again. Jia Jia has to become strong. Seeing these eyes reminds me of my hatred for that bad guy, and that Jia Jia has courage!¡±


    Shen Liu Mu said disdainfully, ¡°Oh, digging the eyes of the dead is bullshit courage! If you want to dig, dig the living people¡¯s eyes ¡­¡­ then next time, what are you gonna do?¡±


    ¡±Gouge out his eyes!¡± Ji Jia smiled adorably, even showing a pointed tiny canine tooth, ¡°And then make a doll with his eyes.¡±


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    The hell with it. He found himself reborn, so his three views were not that strong. But these two children really deserve to survive the post-apocalyptic world! He has lived two lives, but he feels that his three views are broken!


    They¡¯re all f**king little perverts!


    The author has something to say.


    Jia Jia¡¯s favourite hobby: gouging out people¡¯s eyes to make a doll.


    What Liu Mu loves the most: killing, blood and admiring the corpses in the pool of blood.


    In this way, the reborn Shen Chi is undoubtedly the most normal, really ¡ú ¡ú


    This article really has no three views, high energy ahead, everyone pay attention

 CH 10.1

    Translated by summer melodies


    Little Taoist (1)


    Cheng Pei¡¯s method of controlling his subordinates was completely different from Zhang Kaiyi¡¯s. Zhang Kaiyi was originally from a poor background, but he was able to suppress the people below him because of his strong power. Cheng Pei was more powerful than him, but he liked to use a gentle way. He was not young, although the awakening of his ability made him look younger. His wife, who was actually several years younger than him, now looked several years older than him, but she had a different experience than these young people. Because she taught archery at a club, she was good at dealing with people. She was not as sharp as his arrows.


    So when Shen Chi came to Cheng Pei¡¯s territory, he was like an invisible person. No one said anything as well. They really believed in Cheng Pei. Such men are undoubtedly more difficult to buy.


    Because of Cheng Pei¡¯s orders, those people were good to Shen Chi, Shen Liu Mu and especially the shy little Ji Jia with a beautiful smile. Of course, except for Shen Chi, no one noticed that the puppet in Ji Jia¡¯s arms had a pair of eyes that belonged to a human.


    Cheng Pei did not live in the central area of Jiading. Instead, he lived in a golf club in Jiading, which was quite far from the centre of Shanghai, but much closer to Taicang. It shows Cheng Pei¡¯s determination to go north. The golf course is actually a very good place to relax- a wide, comfortable, quiet, large space with a vast view. In this city, full of zombies in the end of the world, the golf club turned into a different kind of peach blossom spring. The design of this golf course was very exquisite and detail-oriented. There were mountains and water, scattered villas, a special water storage room and an independent backup power generation room in the senior clubhouse to ensure the comfort of at least a small group of people. Even when the weather was cold enough to wither all the plants, the scenery here was still not bad.


    Shen Chi also wanted to go north. He remembered that the place where the first B-class zombie appeared was not too far from here. He didn¡¯t have much time. Early human evolution was relatively slow. Zombies were the same. Now, six months later, a very small number of zombies began to change. Ordinary zombies don¡¯t have intelligence. They only attack by instinct. They are slow and like to eat raw meat. They don¡¯t have many advantages except great strength. However, class B zombies have intelligence and their speed is not comparable to ordinary zombies. They are much better than ordinary zombies in every aspect.


    If he remembers correctly, the first B-class zombie appeared in a nearby county in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, which is known as the hometown of longevity. He heard it was related to the rich selenium elements in the local soil and water, so the soil and water there not only nourished people but also nourished zombies in the apocalypse. The first few B-class zombies all appeared in one place. Fortunately, that place was not far from Shanghai. If in peacetime, it will only take a few hours to drive there.


    However, before that, he wanted to go to the seaside once.


    ¡±Jia Jia¡¯s mother wanted to send her to a place on the Bund,¡± Shen Chi told Cheng Pei, ¡°It¡¯s full of zombies now, and she can¡¯t enter, but she also has an uncle who lives in Chongming. I want to take her there.¡±


    Cheng Pei sighed, ¡°Xiao Shen, you are too kind. Jia Jia is a good and obedient child. It¡¯s also her luck that she ran into you. Do you need me to send someone to accompany you? This journey is not expected to be peaceful.¡±


    ¡±No, brother Cheng, just give me a car. I can still protect my two children. I should be back in a week, even if I can¡¯t find that person. ¡± Shen Chi said sincerely.


    Cheng Pei nodded, ¡°That¡¯s good. We¡¯ll go north in half a month. After you come back, we will be ready to leave.¡±


    ¡±Okay.¡±


    Cheng Pei was very generous. He gave Shen Chi a Land Rover. But in this era, good cars are not good. Many people can¡¯t exchange a good car for a bag of rice. If there is no petrol, what¡¯s the use of having a car?


    After putting in enough petrol, Shen Chi drove down the road in the direction of the grain and oil warehouse pointed out by Ji Jia. He waited until the door was opened, only to find that this place was bigger than he thought!


    ¡±Huh, there seems to be a lot more stuff.¡± Ji Jia stood in the doorway, holding the puppet.


    Shen Chi looked at it. He didn¡¯t need to think about it. It must have been put by Zhang Kaiyi. It was a remote place and hard to find. It was really a good place to hide things. The game backpack can not hold so many things. In the end, he just took a large bag of rice noodles and threw them into the backpack. Then he put two very large oil and soy sauce barrels with faucets in the warehouse into the backpack. Fortunately, eggs and salted duck eggs are stackable. However, there were only 200 compartments. The eggs alone filled seven compartments, a total of 1400 eggs and 400 salted duck eggs. The things in his game backpack will never break. Unfortunately, his backpack is only this big. Instead, all the seasoning in the warehouse was swept away and wrapped into a large piece of canvas. After the end of the world, in a few years, these things were more expensive than rice and noodles! Most of the land was contaminated. The limited land was mostly used to grow things like sweet potatoes, peanuts, rice and wheat. If you can¡¯t eat enough, who still has the heart to grow other things? Of course, the seasoning was sharply reduced.


    After the end of the world, it seems that except for the very first week in the playground; they were being raised by someone. They simply did not care much about food. Shen Chi also did not make food for Liu Mu.


    In fact, at this time, he has decided to part ways with Cheng Pei as soon as possible. If things go smoothly after going to the seaside, he will not go back at all for half a month. When the day is almost over, he will drive directly to Rugao, which was the location of the B-class zombies. Getting higher-level crystal nuclei was the most important. Originally, he and Liu Mu, two people, had been using crystal nuclei in their backpacks to survive. Later, when hunting, he could only dig crystal nuclei from the zombies he secretly hunted at night. Now there is one more Ji Jia. Shen Chi felt it was not enough. The more powerful the ability user is, the more crystal nuclei they can absorb. He himself was the same. When he was someone else¡¯s subordinate, there was no way he could let go of his hand or at least find a new shield after he had stored enough goods.


    As night fell, Ji Jia shrank into the back seat of the car, her stomach rumbling with hunger.


    ¡±Come on. Get out of the car. I¡¯ll go get something to eat.¡±


    In the woods by the highway, Shen Chi saw two bright eyes flashing by.


    Whether evolved or unevolved animals, they are all edible. Shen Chi got out of the car with his two children. But before he could lift his feet, he saw several zombies with glowing green eyes wandering around the edge of the woods.


    This place has been desolate since the end of the world. The roadside of the highway, which used to be quite clean, was now overgrown with weeds. These zombies should be people who died in a car accident when the end of the world came. They were all grotesquely shaped, and quite disgusting. Shen Chi just wanted to raise his hand to clean up these zombies, but he suddenly looked into the woods.


    ¡±Hurry, on the law of imperial edict!¡± A clear voice suddenly cut through the night sky. A pure qi soars to the sky!


    The few zombies immediately slowed down. Then, they were split by several lightning bolts into a charred black colour. They fell down at once, giving off an unpleasant smell.


    A figure much shorter than expected had appeared in Shen Chi¡¯s vision-


    Huh, this looks like just a kid! And his dress gives people a very subtle sense of confusion so that one would never mistake him for a Taoist priest.


    In his previous life, Shen Chi had seen Taoist priests. The robes of Wudang Taoists were quite fresh and elegant, gracefully fluttering like an immortal. They looked very valiant and formidable, with a double-edged steel sword. The young Taoist priest in front of him had his hair tied. He was wearing a square scarf and a yellow Bagua Taoist robe. He looked like a weird Taoist priest that ran out of those old Hong Kong horror movies. However, seeing this little Taoist with a solemn face and his life value longer than ordinary people, he knew that he could not really take him as a small actor who ran on the wrong set, especially after he just showed his skills like that.

 CH 10.2

    Translated by summer melodies


    Little Taoist (2)


    But from the aspect of appearance, this little Taoist should only be about ten years old. How to say it. He had quite an immortal demeanour. Long eyebrows, sharp eyes, high nose, thin lips, a cold face. It was hard to get close to him.


    As a child, he was just not cute to a certain level at all!


    ¡±May I ask this gentleman, how far is this place from Beijing?¡±


    Shen Chi¡¯s eyes were odd: ¡°¡­¡­ Beijing?¡±


    The little Taoist with a cold face said seriously, ¡°Master said that if I walk from Maoshan to Beijing for six months, then I can certainly arrive there. But now I have not seen the Great Wall, he said yet.¡±


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    ¡±But Beijing is still a long way from here, this is Shanghai.¡± Ji Jia said timidly.


    The little Taoist was stunned, ¡°Shanghai?¡± As soon as his voice fell, he heard his stomach growl, and the sound was very clear.


    Shen Chi laughed. This little Taoist is definitely lost, ah! To walk from Maoshan for half a year to a place close to Chongming, how many kilometres is this ah? Shaking his head, he sighs at the extent of this person¡¯s poor sense of direction. However, he is still a child. It is not incomprehensible, ¡°what about your master?¡±


    ¡±Dead.¡± The little Taoist priest said quietly, ¡°It¡¯s not only my master, but everyone in my Maoshan sect has died, and now I am the only one left.¡±


    Now, even Shen Liu Mu felt that he was a little bit pitiful. However, his sympathy was probably just a little bit. After glancing at the little Taoist priest, he turned his head and pulled the corner of Shen Chi¡¯s coat. ¡°Dad, I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Shen Chi remembered the little Taoist¡¯s previous talisman, ¡°Are you hungry?¡±


    The little Taoist priest nodded.


    ¡±I can buy your talisman with food.¡± Shen Chi opened his mouth. To be honest, it was the first time that he saw an authentic Taoist talisman. Wudang Taoists are not good at talismans. They are only good at martial arts, which is not the same kind of Dao as the Maoshan sect. The power of Maoshan¡¯s little Taoist¡¯s talismans was not bad. He should be able to survive in the apocalypse and have a little fame. But Shen Chi has never heard of him. He didn¡¯t know what happened to him. Maybe he was killed early. Maybe he has been wandering in the south. As a result, Shen Chi has never heard of his reputation.


    Shen Chi admitted that he was somewhat interested in these talismans. Now, Shen Liu Mu and Ji Jia¡¯s strength was too weak, so it would be good to get some talismans for them to defend themselves.


    The little Taoist priest hesitated for a moment and quickly responded, ¡°Deal!¡±


    Shen Chi¡¯s figure disappeared into the darkness. Shen Liu Mu turned his eyes to look at the little Taoist priest, smiling in a very innocent and cute way. ¡°What is your name?¡±


    ¡±Ming Yue.¡±


    ¡±Oh.¡± Shen Liu Mu waved at him and said with a smile, ¡°Come, come and sit.¡±


    Ji Jia obediently sat next to Shen Liu Mu and looked at the little Taoist priest named Ming Yue with pity.


    Ming Yue felt a chill on his back. He looked over, but there were just two cute and very normal looking little kids, so he sat down next to Shen Liu Mu without much defensiveness.


    ¡±Taoist Master Ming Yue, do you know how expensive the food is now?¡±


    Ming Yue nodded honestly, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡±Nowadays, food is more precious than human life.¡± Shen Liu Mu sighed.


    Ming Yue felt the same way, ¡°I¡¯ve seen people killing a bus full of people for a **Shaobing before.¡±


    (T/N:


    )


    ¡±Alas.¡± Shen Liu Mu supported his chin and sighed, ¡°The world is difficult.¡±


    Ming Yue nodded, ¡°Yes, yes.¡±


    Ji Jia pursed her lips on the side and quietly tugged at Ming Yue¡¯s Taoist robe.


    Ming Yue turned around and bumped into a pair of watery black eyes. He suddenly turned back a little uncomfortably.


    Shen Liu Mu, however, glared at Ji Jia, so the little girl did not dare to remind the stupid little Taoist priest again.


    Soon Shen Chi came back. He hunted a pheasant, and because it was a mutant, it was actually much bigger than a normal pheasant. It was enough for him and the two children to eat.


    Shen Chi, who had lived in the apocalypse for many years, skilfully sets up a simple stove. He didn¡¯t use water, and just cleanly cut the pheasant open with a knife-


    This skill was called Pao Ding. Shen Chi¡¯s Tang Men account¡¯s Pao Ding and cooking were all up to the standard. After so many years of practice, this technique was already not an ordinary skill.


    In just a quarter of an hour, the air was filled with a tantalizing aroma.


    Shen Liu Mu sniffed and felt that this stupid Taoist should not have exchanged his life for the food made by Dad¡¯s hands!


    The three children¡¯s stomachs rumbled in unison, drooling and looking at Shen Chi with a worshipping gaze.


    They never knew that food could smell so good!


    Crispy chicken cutlet, stir-fried chicken gizzards, thick fresh chicken soup, shredded chicken noodles, plus two brightly coloured and tantalizing poached eggs. Not to mention the apocalypse, even in the peace era, Shen Chi¡¯s Tang Men¡¯s food was enough to make people swallow their tongues!


    The eggs were one for Shen Liu Mu and one for Ji Jia, but the little Taoist didn¡¯t get a share.


    He held a bowl of shredded chicken noodles and watched the three people eat.


    Ji Jia carefully tore open the poached egg. ¡°Uncle Shen, Jia Jia only needs to eat half of it.¡±


    ¡±That¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Chi sighed in his heart, for this little girl¡¯s thoughtfulness, ¡°You eat, uncle doesn¡¯t want to eat.¡±


    ¡±Oh.¡±


    ¡±That¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Liu Mu silently put his own poached egg into Shen Chi¡¯s bowl, insisting, ¡°If Dad doesn¡¯t eat, then I don¡¯t eat either.¡±


    Shen Chi was helpless.


    Shen Liu Mu was stubborn and did not even look at the tempting poached egg.


    ¡±That¡­¡­¡±


    Shen Chi had to split the poached egg into two halves, ¡°Forget it, you eat half and I eat half, okay?¡±


    ¡±Then Dad will eat first.¡±


    ¡±That¡­¡±


    It was a joyous and harmonious scene. The little Taoist priest that keeps making the sound of ¡°that¡±, frowned at the large empty bowl and touched his stomach with a bitter face. Why did he get hungrier after a bowl of noodles? It was so delicious. He had never eaten anything so delicious before¡­


    ¡±Where are the talismans ne?¡± Shen Chi watched as Shen Liu Mu ate the poached egg before he had time to look at Ming Yue.


    The young Taoist priest put down the bowl and solemnly bowed towards Shen Chi. ¡°Ming Yue of the Maoshan Sect owes Mr. Shen a great debt of gratitude for saving his life. There is no need to mention the matter of buying talismans with food. Ming Yue¡¯s life is all Mr. Shen¡¯s! If Mr. Shen has orders, Ming Yue will not disobey!¡±


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Save life, great kindness, your sister!


    Shen Liu Mu¡¯s eyes widened, ¡°Since when did my Dad save your life?¡±


    ¡±Aren¡¯t you the one who said that food is more valuable than human life now?¡±


    Shen Liu Mu: ¡°¡­¡­ ¡°Holy shit, this damn Taoist priest is just too cunning and sly!


    ¡±From today onwards, Ming Yue will voluntarily follow Mr. Shen.¡± The expression of the cold-faced little Taoist priest was too serious, ¡°We, Taoists, have a rule that we don¡¯t lie. Since I have said it, I will never go back on my words!¡±


    ¡­¡­ this is completely forced binding ah. I quit!


    The author has something to say.


    Well, the four protagonists group is complete now. There are four protagonists in this book.


    You are not wrong ¡­¡­ The cunning and sly cold-faced little Taoist priest Ming Yue is Jia Jia¡¯s CP.


    So, in addition to the cannon brother Shen Chi


    Love Dad, love corpses in the pool of blood Shen Liu Mu


    Loves to dig people¡¯s eyes to make dolls Jia Jia


    Good at scamming/deceiving and drawing yellow paper talisman Ming Yue


    The above are the four protagonists of this book. Will not add others.


    Shen Chi¡¯s personality in this life is destined to be unable to fit into a group ¨q(¨s3¨t)¨r

 CH 11.1

    Translated by summer melodies


    Kill (Part 1)


    ¡°You want to follow me voluntarily?¡± Shen Chi narrowed his eyes, ¡°What if I ask you to kill someone?¡±


    Ming Yue did not hesitate, ¡°Until I pay back the kindness of Sir, even if my sins are difficult to get rid of, I will not leave.¡±


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­¡± I quit. This is simply a small Taoist priest without moral values, OK!


    ¡°So, from today on, you are my boss!¡± The little Taoist took out a peach wood card from his pocket and handed it to Shen Chi respectfully. ¡°This is the highest token of the Maoshan sect. It can drive away all evils. As long as it¡¯s with you, I can¡¯t leave without permission.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Shen Chi raised his eyebrows.


    Ming Yue¡¯s long and slender fingers were on the peach wood card. Shen Chi saw the peach wood card in his hand glowed with a faint and strange red light. ¡°Ming Yue¡±, the two words faintly appeared on the peach wood card.


    ¡°This master peach wood card hides a drop of my heart¡¯s blood. It can protect Sir well. If I do not retrieve the peach wood card/tablet, I will not leave. Once the wood card/tablet is broken, it will be like a thousand arrows through my heart. The pain will be unbearable.¡±


    Shen Chi immediately moved to break the wooden card/tablet. Ming Yue¡¯s face turned white and he reflexively shouted in shock, ¡°Don¡¯t!¡±


    Just a look at his appearance, and Shen Chi knew that this little Taoist priest did not lie. Even if a person is good at disguising, his split second expression can¡¯t deceive people. So he threw the peach wood card/tablet into his backpack. In this life, he is not gonna give it back to Ming Yue.


    And the moment the peach wood card entered the backpack, the expression of Ming Yue changed on the spot¡½¡Ë¡­ He did not lie. The peach wood card contained his heart blood, but to tell the truth, he also had a way to get it back. But what is this? How could he have lost contact with the peach wood card in an instant?


    Instantly, Ming Yue felt like he had jumped into a pit he dug himself¡­¡­


    ¡°Well, now that you¡¯ve become our own people, eat ba.¡± Shen Chi pointed to a few other dishes.


    Ming Yue immediately put that hesitation to the back of his mind. For this food, even selling his life to this person in front of him is worth it ah!


    Looking at the three little heads in front of him, Shen Chi sighed. He really could not understand why after being reborn, he became a professional child collector ¡­¡­


    However, he picked up Ji Jia because he knew that this girl was talented. This Ming Yue seems to have some little intentions/thoughts, but the intentions/thoughts were not big enough to deceive him. Even if he pretends to play God, in the end, he was still a little immature and young boy.


    After dinner, the three little ones got into the car. As usual, Liu Mu sat in the passenger seat, while Ming Yue and Ji Jia sat in the back seat.


    ¡°Change that Taoist robe of yours. It¡¯s too eye-catching.¡± Shen Chi threw over a set of clothes at him.


    Ming Yue doesn¡¯t refuse. He calmly took off his clothes in front of Ji Jia until there was only a small underwear left. Ji Jia turned her head in embarrassment. After Ming Yue put on those ordinary clothes, he suddenly shed his sluggish and stupid temperament and turned into a beautiful young man with sword eyebrows and star eyes.


    Shen Liu Mu hates it when someone takes away Shen Chi¡¯s attention. Especially Ming Yue who uses his words as an excuse to follow them. But to think about it, there is already a Ji Jia. ¡°This stupid Taoist priest can just let Ji Jia look after him, so that Dad will be mine again!¡± He was actually better at disguise than Ming Yue. He has long been used to disguising himself in the orphanage. This time to think back on it, it seems that recently he was a bit arrogant. Dad was actually tolerating him, but if this continues, what if Dad started hating him and does not want him anymore, then?


    So, to Shen Chi¡¯s surprise Shen Liu Mu¡¯s attitude towards Ming Yue and Ji Jia became somehow mild, mild to the point of making Ji Jia feel creepy. She could only dare to move farther away from him, and Ming Yue, except when eating, does not like to go near Shen Chi. In fact, he has realized that he seems to have jumped into a deep hole. This guy seems to be very powerful ah. He can not jump out now. What to do¡­¡­


    So, in this delicate atmosphere, Shen Chi drove the car to Chongming Island.


    Ji Jia does have an uncle in Chongming, but this one doesn¡¯t have a good relationship with her father, therefore Shen Chi merely wanted to take a look at him. If that uncle doesn¡¯t have an accident, Ji Jia was willing to follow him, so Shen Chi was also indifferent.


    ¡°Stop the car! Stop the car!¡±


    Not far away, a young woman in a woolen skirt was standing on the side of the road shivering, with a pleading look on her delicate face, waving anxiously towards them.


    But Shen Chi did not even slow down. He directly stepped on the gas pedal and drove past.


    As soon as he left behind that woman¡¯s pretty face, several tall and strong men with iron bars in their hands emerged from the woods. One of them spit on the ground, ¡°Bad luck! It was not easy to wait for one and still let him run away!¡±


    The pitiful woman from before put on her down jacket with displeasure, ¡°Brother! It¡¯s okay. There are fewer and fewer people who fall for it in this time of the world now.¡±


    ¡°Go, follow up to see!¡±


    ¡°For what?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t see his Land Rover! He must have brought an oil barrel with him when he drove here. Now, there are very few people going to Chongming Island. Haven¡¯t you heard that there are sea monsters on the island, which have killed many people? Moreover, there is a new boss Gao, who said that he came from Guangzhou to go up north. He didn¡¯t go to elder sister Yuan and boss Chen¡¯s territory, and directly passed through Chongming. There are a group of people under him who are very harsh and unreasonable. This kid¡¯s Land Rover is very eye-catching. Going there is self destruction. We¡¯re running out of gas. Let¡¯s see if we can get some from him. ¡±


    Chongming is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River. It is said to be an island, but the water around it is mostly river water. When Shen Chi drove to the empty beach, the boundless reeds were swaying gently in the cold wind. The landscape here became more strange after the end of the world. In this cold weather, people were almost frozen to death, but the reeds that should have been withered and yellow were more luxuriant and dense than in the full moon. They presented a strange lime green, which was almost bright green. Shen Chi knew that these reeds had already mutated.


    However, the end of the world did not affect those wooden trestles. Four people got out of the car and walked towards the beach. The sky was **fish belly white.


    (T/N: Refers to the eastern sky at dawn)


    It was a good place to watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, in the end of the world, no one was interested in traveling any more. The days when the sun came out were far less than those before the end of the world. Maybe not a day in the whole month the sun will come out. The sun may not even rise for a whole month. The sky was mostly gloomy and gray, just like the depressed mood of human beings. Occasionally, there will be heavy snow and hail. It was not just zombies and dangerous evolutionary animals that take away human life, but also the extreme weather.


    This day, however, seemed to be a sunny day.


    But even if the sun rose in the sky, it seemed to be covered with a layer of gray fog. There was not much beauty.


    Walking along the wooden bridge, Shen Liu Mu and Ji Jia were still yawning. On the contrary, Ming Yue was in good spirits, but his mouth was chanting. Don¡¯t know what he was muttering.


    ¡°Here, this is for you guys.¡± Ming Yue, don¡¯t know from where, pulled out three yellow talisman paper, ¡°the wind here is a bit strange.¡±


    Shen Chi took the talisman paper, ¡°What kind of talisman?¡±


    ¡°The wind protection talisman.¡± Ming Yue spoke, ¡°Not from those zombies, but from people.¡±


    There was something in the wind. Shen Chi also perceived it. He felt that he was kinda hit by a **debuff, that is, an unfavorable state, losing only three or two drops of blood per second. This did not affect him much.


    (T/N: Originally in english)


    Shen Liu Mu beside him was very special. As a wood ability user, his own body could adjust and remove the slight toxin. Only Ji Jia was a little uncomfortable, but the eyes of the puppet in her arms were full of strange fluorescence. Soon this unfavorable state was absorbed into the puppet. What kind of vitality can the puppet have?


    Although they were not afraid of this kind of strange wind, Shen Chi still pasted this talisman on Shen Liu Mu and Ji Jia. It¡¯s always good to be careful.


    The person who put poison in the wind should also be a poison ability user. The poison ability is also a rare type. Shen Chi knows of only one poison ability user, and she has been living in Beijing all along, so this one should not be her.


    In fact, the poison ability users were slightly inferior to the natural ability users. Their ability has little effect on zombies. With regards to human beings, the resistance to various toxins of human beings who survive in the apocalypse will gradually increase. In the end they were not stronger than the natural ability users.

 CH 11.2

    Translated by summer melodies


    Edited by Exotik


    Wood ability users who can detoxify a hundred poisons were themselves the enemy of the poison ability users. In the early days, the abilities of these ability users were not very strong. Shen Liu Mu was raised with crystal nuclei every day. He should be much more powerful than the poison ability user. The amount of poison can be seen in the air.


    Gradually approaching, Shen Chi heard cries mixed with laughter from afar, and could not help but frown.


    There was no need to look. He could guess what was happening from far away. The arrival of the end of the world means the collapse of morality. After losing its binding force, it was hard to imagine what human beings could do. When survival becomes difficult, their dark side breaks out. It was especially serious in the first two years of the apocalypse.


    After walking for a short distance, there were hundreds of figures on the mudflat. In this freezing weather, young men and women were standing on the trestle bridge, laughing and whistling loudly. One young man was even carrying a guitar, singing a heavy rock song that Shen Chi had never heard before, his voice almost hoarse from shouting.


    On the mudflats were ordinary people who were shivering from the cold. Among them, there were old people, children, young men and women, who should be part of the survivors of Chongming, and now, except for crying and pleading, they could do nothing.


    Unexpectedly, there were three ability users among the young people who were partying and even pouring canned beer into their mouths.


    Shen Chi recognized them at a glance: a young man with painted black nails and more than ten holes in his ears, a young woman with long red hair, heavy makeup and smoking a cigarette, and the singer playing the guitar.


    ¡°Huh, it seems that another friend has come.¡± That black-nailed youth suddenly looked toward Shen Chi.


    Those youths who were picking out beautiful women from the mudflat stopped their movements at once.


    ¡°I hate it when someone interrupts our party,¡± the woman with red fiery lips spat out a smoke ring and said coldly, but when she saw Shen Chi, her eyes suddenly lit up. She looked up and down at Shen Chi with a coquettish gaze.


    Shen Liu Mu¡¯s small face pulled down, ¡°Jia Jia.¡±


    ¡°En?¡±


    ¡°I think her eyes are very suitable for you to make a new puppet.¡±


    Ji Jia looked at the woman and seemed to be weighing her up. ¡°She¡¯s wearing too much makeup, and it seems that she is even wearing contact lenses. It¡¯s hard for me to see!¡±


    Ming Yue glanced at these two and suddenly took several steps forward and said seriously, ¡°This gentleman, this lady! I see that your yin is very dark. There will be a blood calamity in the near future!¡±


    ¡­¡­


    ¡­¡­


    Shen Chi almost burst out laughing. Those few young men and women¡¯s expressions suddenly became a little distorted.


    Because Ming Yue was the kind of person whose expression and tone were both very serious, you can¡¯t feel that he was just joking. Although he was only a ten-year-old child, he had a powerful aura, completely unlike a child!


    ¡°You¡¯re looking for death!¡± The young man¡¯s face, who was playing the guitar, became gloomy. His hand stroked the guitar, and with a boom, the sound waves seemed to condense into substance/essence and attacked Ming Yue!


    Ming Yue formed a seal with both hands. ¡°Urgent as the law, edict!¡± A yellow talisman paper flew out and was hit by the sound wave. It only produced a crack but was not shattered.


    This skill made the surrounding area quiet for a moment.


    ¡°A blood calamity? What a joke!¡± The woman laughed mockingly. She suddenly plucked off a hair from her head and gently blew on it. That floating hair suddenly turned into a shining black, very terrible python. It fell in the mudflats with a screech. Immediately, a dozen people were swept away by the tide because they were afraid to retreat.


    The rest of those people also can not stand steadily. Looking at their pale lips and lifeless eyes, they probably have been hungry for a few days. They should have darkness in front of their eyes and little strength.


    When the python swept its long tail, those people were almost swept into the surging tide.


    Shen Chi, who was standing some distance away from them, had no time to do anything. He only heard a desperate scream, and they were already submerged in the water.


    Shen Chi¡¯s face sank, but the red woman smiled proudly. ¡°How was it handsome? I am so powerful that even in the apocalypse, I can ensure that you eat and drink hot ah!¡±


    With a scream, there was a withered vine whip around her neck. What shocked everyone was that the end of the whip was held in the hand of a little boy who looked only seven or eight years old. The whip, which was obviously not long, suddenly grew to such a length in his hand. It was unbelievable!


    ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± The little boy¡¯s face was full of hostility. ¡°If you move, I¡¯ll cut off her neck!¡±


    The guitar man¡¯s voice was sharp, ¡°don¡¯t joke, with your strength, how can.¡± his voice suddenly stopped, because the red woman¡¯s neck had begun to shed bright red blood. She couldn¡¯t spit out a word because of fear.


    Obviously, there was a seven or eight meters distance between their group and the other side. How did this whip reach her neck instantly? She couldn¡¯t understand!


    And at that moment, in their shocked eyes, they saw the little girl put the puppet in her hand on the ground, ¡°go ba.¡±


    The puppet made a creepy sound of ka ka ka, then tilted his head and went forward step by step. These young people, who a moment ago were fearlessly killing people and having a party, take a few steps back in unison.


    They just realized that this puppet seems to have a pair of very strange eyes, the dark eyes seem to be like human beings!


    ¡°Ah, it hurts!¡± The hoarse voice was full of extreme pain. The left eye of the woman who was just arrogant and proud of herself turned into a bloody hole, an eyeball gurgled and rolled down on the trestle.


    The fair and delicate young hand picked up that eyeball and took a white handkerchief to wipe it clean. ¡°Not bad, I¡¯ve always wanted to make a new doll, let¡¯s use her eyes, ba.¡±


    The puppet lying on the woman¡¯s shoulder moved its wooden fingers and slowly brought its hand to her other eye.


    She was so scared she almost fainted!


    ¡°Urgent as the law, edict!¡± Ming Yue leapt up, and the talisman paper in his hand stalled in mid-air. The youths who were trying to escape were actually fixed in one place. He sighed, ¡°Truly unrighteous, how can you escape, ne? By the way, that black-nailed one, no need to spread poison anymore, your poison doesn¡¯t work on us.¡±


    Shen Chi now knows why he hadn¡¯t heard of this poison ability user before. With his brash and corrupt character, it was a miracle that he could live in Beijing!


    He raised Qian Ji Nu. When Ji Jia finished digging her eyes, the red woman¡¯s head flew up, the stopping poison, tian jue di mie, heavenly scattered blossoms, and Tianluo¡¯s crafty heart method made the group killing invincible. No one could escape. Ming Yue could only hold them for a short time, but Shen Chi killed them instantly.


    For these people, living was also a waste.


    Shen Liu Mu swung his whip a few times, splashing blood everywhere. Ming Yue shook his head. ¡°I told you there is a blood calamity, but you don¡¯t believe me¡­¡± then he suddenly cried out, ¡°Hey, hey, hey, hold on, hold on! Don¡¯t waste such fresh corpses!¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Shen Chi looked towards him.


    Ming Yue still had that serious look on his small face. ¡°Nah, I know you like eyes,¡± he pointed towards Ji Jia. ¡°You like blood. En, you can play as much as you want with it.¡± he glanced at Shen Liu Mu, then happily ran past him. ¡°Ayiaya, so many fresh corpses, how much high-quality corpse oil can be refined ne! Finally, I don¡¯t have to painstakingly extract from those zombies anymore¡­ ¡°


    Shen Chi: ¡°¡­¡­ corpse oil?¡±


    ¡°Yes, good for drawing talismans, like the five thunder talismans, when dipped in corpse oil, it can double its power!¡± Ming Yue replied without looking back.


    Shen Chi felt the wind talisman on his body was extremely uncomfortable. This damn little Taoist priest is a demonic cultivator, ah!