Chapter 347: Chapter 342: Apocalypse Sisters
Li Lewei stood among the crowd, taking advantage of the chaos, and naturally, she also witnessed the battle between Ye Dong and the Ice Wolf. Despite the distance, she could feel the chill brought by the frost.
Have her days since rebirth been too smooth sailing? So much so that she forgot that this world respects strength above all. But what’s the use of merely awakening the Wood Element Superpower, even if it’s of a higher level?
Li Lewei has never felt as frustrated as she does now. If she had a superpower as formidable as Ye Dong, would she be the center of attention now?
The currently in-focus Ye Dong is actually not having an easy time. The Ice Wolf is bigger in size, stronger, and of a higher level than her. If not for her rich combat experience and greater agility, she would have been the Ice Wolf’s meal by now.
But she will not admit defeat. She is the leader of the base, and the vanguard of her older sister. What would happen to the base and her sister if she were to fall?
Standing at the highest point, Ye Qiu had naturally noticed Ye Dong’s predicament. Her heart was filled with anxiety, her thoughts racing. In an emergency, she took out the only second mutation fruit of the Mutated Vine from her space.
This fruit was milky white, the size of a baby’s fist, and emitted a strange fragrance. The Golden Crow Egg had been eyeing it greedily ever since it appeared, but perhaps because it wasn’t ripe yet, it never made its move.
But Ye Qiu couldn’t wait any longer today. After she took out the fruit, as expected, the flock of birds and zombies began to stir. With a thought, she tossed the fruit into the air, and a Mutated Bird swooped down as she anticipated and snatched it in its beak.
As the praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole lies in wait. A giant eagle let out a long cry and with its sharp talons, ripped apart the Mutated Bird’s body, catching the fruit in its mouth.
The strange fragrance of the fruit grew stronger, and astonishingly, the Ice Wolf and the Big Snake simultaneously gave up their attacks on Ye Dong and Duan Kai. The Ice Crystals and Thunder instead targeted the giant eagle in the sky.
The Superpower Users watched with delight as the three giant mutated animals attacked each other, happy for any turn of events that was in their favor, even though they didn’t understand why this was happening.
However, at this moment, Ye Qiu felt like she was being watched; a sensation of danger creeping up on her like a thorn on her back.
It had found out — the Zombie King knew she was the one who had taken out the fruit!
Luckily, it didn’t attack her immediately but instead focused its gaze on the three mutated animals.
"Bang!" The Zombie King leapt into the air and directly smashed the giant eagle to the ground, creating a huge pit on the exceptionally hard ground of the apocalypse.
The Silver Wolf and the Big Snake pounced on it at the same time, acting on instinct, knowing that if they absorbed the object with the strange fragrance, they would surely evolve again!
This allure was now part of their blood and instincts, and they were prepared to die for it if necessary, but if that object didn’t perish, none of them would be able to have it.
The Silver Wolf and the Big Snake established an agreement at that moment to attack the Zombie King together.
By now, Li Lewei had retreated to the back. Watching the two giant mutated animals attack the Zombie King, she knew that Ye Dong probably wouldn’t die and the Hu Province Base wouldn’t be destroyed. But what about Ye Qiu?
She looked up at Ye Qiu on top of the city wall with an indescribable expression. It’s true that Ye Dong’s strength is impressive, but without Ye Qiu’s research achievements, Ye Dong would not have reached her current level of success.
Li Lewei had an intuition that Ye Qiu would bring her significant trouble. Looking around at the fighting crowd, a terrible thought crossed her mind.
In this chaotic scene, if Ye Qiu were to die accidentally, no one would suspect a thing, right?
She knew it was immoral and even shameful, but she was afraid, afraid that if Ye Dong continued to grow stronger, she would be left with no way out. Li Lewei cautiously approached in the direction of Ye Qiu.
In the distance, the Zombie King knocked down the Ice Wolf’s head with a punch and, turning around, fiercely plunged its claws into Big Snake’s vital spot. No one and no animal could stop it here anymore.
After getting that fruit, it rapidly flew toward Ye Qiu amidst the horrified gazes of the people.
Li Lewei could never have imagined that she would die in such a way; when the Zombie King tore her body apart, she was still thinking, her eyes wide open and refusing to close in death.
How could this be? Is this how I die? Can I still travel back? Li Lewei thought to herself before she died.
"Le Wei!"
"Sister!"
Luo Yong and Ye Dong shouted in terror at the same time. Luo Yong launched an attack, which was like a drizzle to the Zombie King, who swatted him down with a wave of its hand.
Ye Dong hurried over swiftly, but it was already too late. The Zombie King grabbed Ye Qiu by the back and then quickly left the place.
"I’m fine, Dongdong. Take good care of the base. Don’t come to rescue me." That was all Ye Qiu managed to say before the Zombie King abducted her.
Ye Dong’s eyes turned bloodshot; that feeling of helplessly watching her sister fall into danger was simply too terrible.
"Ah!" She roared, and the surrounding zombies immediately froze into ice statues and then shattered piece by piece. Amidst extreme rage and self-blame, Ye Dong advanced in level.
The Zombie King had left; the giant eagle was dead, Big Snake and Ice Wolf had lost their fighting capabilities, and the subsequent battle was more like a massacre. Everyone attacked the invaders who violated their territory without holding back.
Ye Qiu was held in the grasp of the Zombie King, its sharp claws already piercing her skin. Enduring the pain, she swallowed a pill - becoming a zombie was not a pleasant thought.
"Bang!" The Zombie King brought Ye Qiu to an apartment, which appeared to be its previous home. The man in the photos looked very similar to it, except that in the photos he was a big boy with black eyes who loved to smile, and now it had become a red-eyed, inhuman zombie.
No, it still had humanity. Ye Qiu watched in astonishment as two middle-aged people emerged from the room. They were indeed human and had not turned into zombies.
"Miss, are you alright? Xiao Yang didn’t hurt you, did he?" The middle-aged woman was equally surprised by Ye Qiu’s arrival and quickly supported her.
"You and it?" Ye Qiu’s breath almost stopped short. If it really was as she had imagined, it would be incredible.
"Xiao Yang is our son. He turned into this after the apocalypse. But don’t worry, Xiao Yang can think, he’s not like those man-eating zombies outside." The middle-aged woman explained anxiously.
"Yeah, unlike others, we didn’t develop superpowers. If it weren’t for Xiao Yang, we would have probably starved to death already." The middle-aged man added.
"Did it have thoughts from the beginning?" Ye Qiu carefully observed the Zombie King, which sat on the sofa like a normal person, still unable to believe her own eyes.
"Yes, but at first, Xiao Yang was a bit clumsy. It was only later that he became more active. But I’ve always believed that Xiao Yang would certainly recover." Love filled the middle-aged woman’s eyes as she looked at her son.