"He's dead?" Hai Changfeng exclaimed.
"No! Aren't they the only two left in their family? A while ago, their neighbor from across the hall asked for help. Chen Wenjing opened the door and was kicked out. I heard noises a couple of days ago, but I don't know how they are now."
An Nuan frowned.
This idiot!
He actually opened the door for strangers in the apocalypse, unbelievable!
"My son flew them some food and thin clothes with a drone a few days ago, in the ruins in your two o'clock direction. But we're running out too, we can't help anymore."
The man pointed in the direction and then blocked the window again, retreating into his room.
For some reason, Hai Changfeng felt a bit happy.
Perhaps it was because this man was the only kind person he had met since the apocalypse began.
The four of them rushed towards the ruins in the two o'clock direction.
Stones and steel bars crisscrossed, a vast expanse of white, making it impossible to tell where the entrance was.
"Chen Wenjing? Are you in there?"
An Nuan called out twice, and heard a buzzing sound from inside, like mosquitos.
She signaled to Chang Kai Tong, who immediately cleared a passage through the rubble.
The metal-heavy structure was perfect for Chang Kai Tong's strength, and he easily cleared a path.
A deep passage, leading straight down.
"What are you doing! You'll get my sister killed!"
As soon as the hole was opened, a cold wind howled inside.
An Nuan led the team in, and Chang Kai Tong used a large stone to block the opening.
The passage was dark and cold, and it smelled foul.
An Nuan took out a flashlight and two large windbreakers.
Chen Wenjing's eyes were dazzled by the strong light, and he quickly shielded his sister, grabbing a steel pipe at hand and shouting.
"Don't come any closer, I have nothing left for you! If you come closer, I'll kill you!"
"Are you Chen Wenjing?"
Hai Changfeng was surprised.
The name sounded like a forest-dwelling beauty, but the person was a delicate man!
No matter how delicate he looked, he was still a man, why would he have such a name!
"Does my name have anything to do with you?"
Hai Changfeng: "What's going on?"
"Shush!"
An Nuan signaled for them to be quiet.
She dimmed the flashlight beam, and Chen Wenjing frowned.
I want to recruit you. In return, I will help you and your family. I have a lot of supplies and companions with awakened abilities.
Chen Wenjing's eyes widened as he looked at her.
Your sister will freeze to death if you delay any longer. Put on the windbreakers first, and we'll talk about the rest outside.
Chen Wenjing looked at his sister. Without hesitation, he snatched the windbreakers and covered her.
Only then did everyone see a pale little girl behind him, about five years old, on the verge of death.
"President Nuan, this child is about to die if we don't save her. How about I do it?"
Hai Changfeng took out a small knife. Chen Wenjing saw it and immediately assumed a defensive posture.
"What do you want to do to my sister?"
His ability is healing. He can save your sister.
It's very easy for us to kill you. You don't need to be so nervous.
Chen Wenjing thought it made sense, but he still couldn't trust them.
He stayed by his sister's side waiting for Hai Changfeng to approach. Seeing him cut his finger and feed the blood to his sister, he still felt a bit disgusted.
But within two seconds, his little sister opened her eyes and her voice gained strength.
"Brother, I'm cold!"
"Xiao Long!"
Chen Wenjing hugged his sister and cried his heart out.
An Nuan: "Can you believe us now?"
"Benefactor! You saved my sister. From now on, my life is yours!"
An Nuan smiled shyly, "Why would I want your life? I want to form a team, you should come with me."
"This..."
"What, you don't want to?"
"No, but before we leave, I want to do two things. I beg you to help me!"
"As long as you stop calling me benefactor, I'll agree."
Chen Wenjing put on his clothes and pants and climbed out. He took a large bag of items to the downstairs uncle's place.
Luoluo helped him stuff the items through the window with vines.
Inside was a box of mineral water, a box of self-heating hot pots, some vegetables and fruits, a large bag of compressed biscuits, and a large pack of hand warmers.
Chen Wenjing: "Uncle, thank you for the things you sent before. My sister and I were able to survive until now!"
The uncle was so moved that he cried, hugged his son, and opened the window.
Hai Changfeng shouted loudly, "Listen up, we're protecting their family. Anyone who dares to rob them will suffer the same fate as those zombies!"
Human nature is treacherous, but Hai Changfeng understood it well.
Those people would surely try to get their hands on the supplies out of greed.
But bullying the weak and fearing the strong was also human nature.
Those people knew that they could kill zombies as easily as playing whack-a-mole, and they also had to worry about their own lives.
After repaying his gratitude, Chen Wenjing borrowed a boning knife from An Nuan.
Returning to his own house, Chang Kai Tong helped him break down the door.
Screams came from inside.
"What are you little brats doing breaking in? I'm telling you, this is my house, everything here is mine, don't even think about it!"
"We haven't treated you badly. We often gave you food and drinks before. What's wrong with asking for it back now? You still have the nerve to bring a knife in, do you want to kill someone?"
Chen Wenjing looked at them coldly.
He could hear their thoughts in his mind.
An unloved bastard, why didn't you die in the snow!
You shouldn't have been living in such a nice house in the first place, how dare you come back.
Trash should die in a trash heap.
In an instant, Chen Wenjing's figure flickered before their eyes. He moved with extreme speed and slaughtered the family of three inside, leaving only an older grandmother.
He kicked the main door open.
"There's rice and flour here. If you want it, come and get it. It's all my stuff anyway. If you can't carry it away, I'll give it to you."
Not long after Chen Wenjing returned to An Nuan's side, screams came from upstairs.
People from nearby floors rushed into her house to steal. The more the old woman cried and tried to stop them, the more enthusiastically they robbed.
Luoluo felt that this was a bit inhumane.
"Why didn't you just kill that old woman? Wouldn't that be more painful?"
"She pretended to be sick to trick me into opening the door, and after kicking me and Xiao Long out, she stole both of our down jackets. She deserves it!"
"She deserves it. If I were you, I'd break her legs!"
Chen Wenjing knew that Luoluo was speaking her mind, and he could also hear everyone's thoughts.
In that moment, a sense of being recognized and understood washed over him.
Chen Wenjing sniffled, and as he was about to leave with everyone, the sky suddenly changed color. A cold wind blew, and heavy snow began to fall again.
"Xiao Nuan, it looks like the weather is changing, and it's going to be a blizzard. Let's find a place to hide first."
It would take forty minutes to get back, and now with two people who couldn't ski, the journey would be too dangerous.
An Nuan agreed with Luoluo's idea.
They immediately found a ruined building, and Chang Kai Tong used the remains of the building to construct an underground bunker.
Luoluo laid soft vines at the bottom. Thinking of straw, she actually managed to create something resembling straw.
Got a new skill!