READ WEBNOVEL Chapter 104
TL: Moonlit
The basement conditions were limited. After Luo Fengjue wrapped Mi Yan, there wasn’t even a replacement bandage, so he had to keep using the blood-stained one.
When the bandage was removed, the previously healed flesh had already grown over the wound due to the effect of the healing ability. Now, small cracks appeared on the tender flesh, oozing blood.
Wen Qingling patted his head and said, “What did you do? It just healed and now it’s torn open.”
Luo Fengjue replied, “I heard it was because of you, getting him all excited.”
Wen Qingling gave him two energy spheres on gloves. These energy spheres were enough for his hands to regenerate.
However, the result was a quick blow. The two energy spheres disappeared quickly, but Mi Yan’s hands didn’t grow back.
Wen Qingling asked, “What’s going on? Are those prosthetics?”
After a moment of silence, Mi Yan finally spoke. He held up his severed hand and said, “The healing ability doesn’t work on my hands. They are like bottomless pits. They absorb as much ability as they can, and then grow better-quality energy crystals.”
Wen Qingling remained silent.
Wen Qingling urged, “What’s the whole story? Tell me.”
Mi Yan sighed helplessly, “Life is a pot of dog’s blood, covered by another pot of dog’s blood, one pit connected to another…”
Wen Qingling raised his hand and made a gesture in the air, “Skip the narration and get to the point.”
Mi Yan continued dryly, “After returning home from school, I couldn’t find my parents. A friend of my father’s found me…”
His dad discovered that he had been infected and was afraid that Mi Yan wouldn’t find anyone when he came back, so he specifically called his friend, Mi Yan’s uncle, and entrusted him to them, asking them to live on bravely.
Mi Yan’s uncle found him and informed him about his father’s infection. He took Mi Yan away from the city and followed a group of survivors to a gathering point.”
The first gathering point they joined collapsed due to poor management. Some people turned into infected inside the base and bit many others. The newly established base fell apart. The second base they joined was destroyed because the leader and the deputy leader had a falling out and their own people fought each other. They finally reached the third base, where the zombie villains made their appearance. The base was overrun by a horde of zombies, and his Uncle died in the midst of the zombie horde. Mi Yan was the only one left to escape.
On the way to Central City, he met Luo Fengjue. His car was parked by the roadside, and he was resting inside. Mi Yan’s escape vehicle ran out of fuel, so he abandoned it and traveled on foot. He fought against survivors and competed with zombies, and won. But in the end, he lost due to exhaustion. He thought he had found a vehicle, but there was a living person inside. Both of them were startled. Mi Yan asked him where he was going and if he could give him a ride.
At that time, Luo Fengjue was wandering around with no specific destination in mind. He didn’t know where to go. Mi Yan had heard from others that there was a huge city in the north with many survivors and even an army. So they headed north together towards the legendary giant city.
During their conversation, he learned that Luo Fengjue came from Ling City, which excited him greatly. He asked if Luo Fengjue knew someone named Wen Qingling. He and Wen Qingling were good friends in college. Upon hearing that he had stumbled upon Wen Qingling’s friend, Luo Fengjue naturally became very happy. Thanks to Wen Qingling, the two became trustworthy partners, heading north together in search of the giant city.
Mi Yan said, “In summary, when a huge pit falls from the sky, the person stabbing you in the back is often someone you know.”
“Initially, the two of us were traveling fine, but then he saved someone who claimed to be your classmate, named Bei Ya.” Luo Fengjue felt the betrayal of his own brother, being stabbed by someone he picked up on the road, and he couldn’t help but be cautious. But in the end, things still went wrong.
Wen Qingling’s gaze turned cold. “You dare pick up Jiang Xin’s girlfriend? Have you lost your intelligence?”
Jiang Xin used to be Wen Qingling’s roommate and the person who disliked and hated him the most. Mi Yan once beat him up to vent his anger for Wen Qingling.
Mi Yan felt wronged. “I didn’t know they were boyfriend and girlfriend.”
Wen Qingling replied, “They are now.”
Mi Yan exclaimed, “Damn their entire family lineage… It’s an endless cycle.”
Luo Fengjue: “…”
Xiao Hen: “…”
Wen Qingling urged, “Continue.”
Mi Yan sighed and said, “My ability is impressive when used on others, but useless on myself. I always consider myself an ordinary person and never use my ability. As for Brother Luo’s ability… well, it seems it can only be used for escaping.”
Luo Fengjue: “…”
In reality, his ability is quite useful, he just doesn’t want to expose himself.
Mi Yan continued, “So we both considered ourselves ordinary people. Bei Ya also claimed to be an ordinary person… Since we were all ordinary, it was natural for two guys to take care of a girl…”
Mi Yan took a deep breath and then erupted in anger. “Damn her ancestors! I saved her and took care of her all the way, and when we arrived in the giant city, she betrayed me!”
Luo Fengjue: “…”
Xiao Hen: “…”
Being able to become friends with Wen Qingling is not something ordinary people can do.
Wen Qingling was puzzled. “Do you have a grudge against her grandmother?”
Mi Yan replied, “I don’t have a grudge, but I have a grudge against Bei Ya. And her grandmother is her only living relative. If she dies, her grandmother…”
Luo Fengjue couldn’t listen any further and covered Mi Yan’s mouth. “Stop it, you still remember that pickled vegetable?”
Xiao Hen’s forehead throbbed. It was hard to imagine what kind of situation these two would create when they got together.
Mi Yan kicked Luo Fengjue away and raised his bare forearm. “My hands can turn into energy crystals. I always wear gloves and never take them off. I don’t know how she found out, but in any case, I was betrayed. My hands were cut off and sold. In order to take care of me, Brother Luo had to agree to help them assemble energy guns…”
After a pause, he continued, “If it weren’t for Brother Luo, I probably would have died long ago.”
Wen Qingling explained, “She is a mental branch ability user with the power to communicate with animals and plants.”
Mi Yan looked exhausted. “There’s no trust between humans and animals. Deception is the norm. I just regret being too young back then.”
“How many times have they been cut off?” Since Yu Jinhui knew Mi Yan’s hands could regenerate, it must have happened more than once.
“This is the third time…” Mi Yan waved his bald arms. “My hands are like Chinese chives. Cut them off, and they’ll grow back. The only downside is the pain. It hurts like hell. I wonder if Chinese chives feel pain when they’re cut?”
Xiao Hen finished bandaging and put away the medical kit.
Wen Qingling stood up and patted his butt. “Let’s go. Brother will help you seek revenge. I will make them pay for all the suffering you’ve endured.”
Mi Yan smiled, but his eyes turned red. “You still think of taking advantage of me at a time like this? Don’t you have any sense of shame?”
Wen Qingling replied coldly, “I don’t look down on you; I just think you two are too weak. Following us will only hold us back. Look at your baldness, you can’t even handle an energy warehouse. How are you going to seek revenge? Spit on her until she dies?”
Mi Yan: “…”
Luo Fengjue: “…”
He felt somewhat offended.
Mi Yan was furious. “Hold her for me, I’ll bite her to death or kick her to death. I must do it myself!”
Wen Qingling sighed and touched his forehead. “Fine, you can follow along. But let me make it clear, I won’t carry you. You walk on your own.”
Mi Yan wrinkled his nose. “Blood is thicker than water. I remember that.”
Wen Qingling turned around to walk out of the alley but stopped after a few steps. Slowly, a furry head poked out from the entrance of the alley, and it curiously observed them with its beautiful blue eyes.
Wen Qingling: “…”
Xiao Hen: “…”
Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue were utterly confused. They couldn’t understand how there could be a living mutant creature here.
Wen Qingling reached out his hand. “Da Bai, didn’t you run away? How did you end up here?”
The name came out spontaneously, and Xiao Hen couldn’t help but find it amusing.
The mutant stuffed cat received the signal to approach and happily ran over, squinting its eyes and rubbing against Wen Qingling’s hand. It purred softly, showing great happiness.
Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue were both shocked. This wasn’t a mutant cat; it was a plump and sturdy cow! If it were to charge at them, Mi Yan and Luo Fengjue felt that they might not be able to withstand the impact.
Upon receiving its new name, Da Bai seemed to sense their whispers and half-opened its eyes, staring at them intently. “Meow~~~”
A warning meow.
The two immediately averted their gaze, one looking at the sky and the other at the ground, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Da Bai.
Da Bai straightened its body in a pitiful manner, wanting to be held by Wen Qingling. It stood taller than Wen Qingling, resembling a large baby, and let out a pitiful meow.
Wen Qingling grabbed Da Bai’s large paw and prevented it from climbing on him. “Since you can’t run away, you might as well follow us. We happen to be in need of a cute little runner.”
Da Bai’s adorable eyes immediately lit up. “Meow~~~”
Wen Qingling said, “If you want to be my little cutie, you have to protect someone. He’s weak and needs Da Bai, the cute little one, to protect him and help him escape. Can you do it?”
A sense of responsibility filled Da Bai’s big blue eyes. “Meow~”
Wen Qingling released its paw, instructing it to be more dignified. How could a responsible cat act coquettish? It had to be mighty, powerful, and have an explosive combat capability.
Da Bai expressed, ‘I can, I can,’ standing upright with its head held high. Its demeanor vaguely resembled Xiao Hen.
Wen Qingling looked at Mi Yan, then at Da Bai…
After a long while, both Mi Yan and Da Bai had a resigned expressions on their faces.
Mi Yan was tied to Da Bai by Wen Qingling with a rope, and Da Bai had a look of ‘Are you kidding me?’ It wanted nothing more than to immediately throw off the person on its back.
Wen Qingling stroked its fur gently. “You can’t throw him off. If you throw him down and he gets injured, I’ll slaughter you.”
Doing the gentlest things while saying the harshest words.
Da Bai: “…” QAQ
Aren’t I your little cutie anymore?
Wen Qingling turned around. “Let’s go.”
Mi Yan raised his bald head. “I have something to say.”
Wen Qingling: “Silence.”
Mi Yan: “Invincible.”
Xiao Hen: “…”
Luo Feng: “…”
Mi Yan: “Da Bai, the cute little one, is burdened with carrying my 200 catties1100 kilograms. It’s really unfair to it. In fact, I can walk on my own, and when the time is right, Da Bai, the cute little one, can protect me for a little while.”
Wen Qingling: “Don’t think too highly of yourself. At most, you’re just a burden of 100 catties250 kilograms.”
- 1100 kilograms
- 250 kilograms