Chapter 67: Arrival in B City

Liang Qiujian sat in the driver’s seat, his expression twisting for a moment. With a darkened face, he pressed the blue button on the steering wheel.

The electronic female voice announced, “Flight mode is off. Please speak to unlock.”

“Unlock,” Liang Qiujian said.

“Voiceprint verification passed. Please verify iris.”

A small opening suddenly appeared above, and an iris verification device descended.

“Iris verification passed. Flight mode is now active.”

The three people in the passenger seat were stunned.

Zhong Tian’s eyes lit up.

Qin Yue grabbed Zhong Tian’s arm, preventing him from rushing forward to ask questions.

Liang Qiujian asked in a grave voice, “Where are you going?”

Zhong Tian stared at him with sparkling eyes. “City B!”

Liang Qiujian said, “Black Cat, adjust the straight-line obstacle-free altitude to City B.”

Black Cat replied, “Received. Please ascend.”

Liang Qiujian pressed the button.

“Ascension mode activated.”

“Ascension has reached initial altitude. Please control the altitude next.”

Black Cat said, “Stop.”

The altitude was adjusted.

Black Cat said, “I have calculated your speed. Please press three times consecutively at the previous speed.”

Liang Qiujian: “…”

Expressionless, he pressed the red button three times.

The car noticeably jolted once, then stopped.

Looking at the blue sky and white clouds ahead, the three huddled in the passenger seat were dumbfounded.

“Is this… black technology?”

“Is our technology already this advanced?”

“I feel like I’m dreaming…”

Black Cat said, “There are still over nine hundred meters to City B. It is recommended to travel by land.”

The electronic female voice announced, “Landing mode activated.”

The car steadily stopped on a road.

Liang Qiujian said, “Deactivate flight mode.”

“Flight mode is deactivated.”

Liang Qiujian left the driver’s seat. “You guys continue. If you don’t know the way, ask Black Cat for navigation.”

Black Cat: “…” They really took it as a navigation system.

Seeing that he was about to return to the back, Zhong Tian quickly spoke up, “Sir, this car…”

Liang Qiujian didn’t stop. He directly opened the door and walked away.

Zhong Tian: “…”

Qin Yue looked at the closed door, pulled Zhong Tian to the driver’s seat, and said, “Alright, stop messing around.”

Zhong Tian gave him a cold glance.

Who was messing around?

Who?

Qin Yue sighed helplessly, took the steering wheel, and said, “Black Cat navigation, which direction should I go?”

Black Cat’s voice was flat and emotionless. “Please continue along the current road…”

At the back.

Ji Xiao pulled the dark-faced man onto the bed and made him lie down, saying helplessly, “I told you I’d go, but you insisted on coming yourself. Are you feeling unwell?”

Liang Qiujian turned sideways and ignored him. “You went to flirt with Zhong Tian?”

Ji Xiao reached out from behind and hugged him, whispering, “I wasn’t planning to flirt with him. Don’t be mad anymore.”

Liang Qiujian closed his eyes.

Damn it.

He wanted to kill his idol, but instead, the idol had killed him.

“Captain, don’t be mad.”

Liang Qiujian gritted his teeth. “Why are you stronger than me?”

Ji Xiao said, “Maybe because I practice action scenes more. I trained for it.”

Bullshit!

No matter how much he practiced action scenes, could it compare to his training? He was a professional!

Damn! All his muscles seemed like decoration?

“Don’t be mad. At most…”

“Next time, will you come?”

Ji Xiao chuckled lightly. “How could that be? I mean, at most, I’ll be gentler next time.”

Liang Qiujian: “…”

“You really don’t like it?” Ji Xiao sighed softly. “Then forget it. I won’t do it next time.”

“It’s not that…”

“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Actually, upon careful thought, it was quite comfortable.

But!

Why was he so skilled!

Ji Xiao said, “Then next time, I’ll make you like it even more.”

His sweet talk was also very skilled!

Liang Qiujian turned over to face him, his eyes dark and fixed on him. “So skilled. Bro, you have a lot of experience, huh?”

“How could that be? In this world, you are the first.”

“…” Liang Qiujian choked. “Then how are you so capable?”

“Maybe I’m naturally gifted.”

“…”

Black Cat: Bullshit, clearly he had rich experience! This host was really good at twisting concepts!

****

It had only been the fourth day since the apocalypse began, and the country had already swiftly taken action.

City B still maintained its previous order. Although electricity and the network had not yet been restored, every street had patrol teams. Once a zombie was encountered, they were killed on the spot.

Those who took the opportunity to cause trouble were also directly arrested.

Defenses were set up at the city gates.

Qin Yue stopped the car steadily in front of the guards. In response to their request to get out, Qin Yue notified the back via communication, and his companions got out of the car.

Ji Xiao and Liang Qiujian also dressed neatly and got out slowly after them.

When the guard holding a folder saw Ji Xiao, he was startled. “Are you… Zhang Xiao? The big star?”

His eyes were clear.

“Cough, Xiao Tian,”

“Yes, yes, Captain Song.”

Xiao Tian opened the folder and pulled out…

Qin Yue and the others looked at Ji Xiao.

Liang Qiujian said, “Yes.”

Xiao Tian asked, “Are you a temporary team that will disperse after entering the city, or will you continue as a team from now on?”

Liang Qiujian felt the force pinching his arm but said without changing his expression, “We’ll always be a team.”

Xiao Tian said, “The team leader is?”

Liang Qiujian said, “Me.”

Xiao Tian nodded. “Today is the fourth day since the mutation erupted. You’ve already arrived at City B, so the place you came from must not be far, right?”

Liang Qiujian: “…”

Ji Xiao revealed a smile. “Hello, I’m the deputy team leader, Zhang Xiao. I’ll answer the following questions. We came from City A.”

Xiao Tian couldn’t help but look up at him. Seeing the brilliant smile on his handsome face, he couldn’t help blushing.

“Cough.”

Captain Song behind him gave a light cough.

Xiao Tian came back to his senses. “Brother Zhang, actually, aside from people from nearby cities, you are the first wave from other provinces. We might need to ask you to understand the situation outside later. Is that okay?”

Ji Xiao said, “Of course.”

Xiao Tian turned back to look at the off-road RV that he had never seen before. “That car…”

What brand was it?

He hadn’t seen it before?

The logo was so strange, and there was no license plate.

Ji Xiao squinted. “It’s my personal property.”

“You misunderstood,” Xiao Tian quickly explained. “We don’t mean to take your car. I just saw that your car is very new and has no plate. Is it a new car? I’ve never seen this logo’s brand…”

Ji Xiao sighed softly. “Actually, this car is I…”

Liang Qiujian grabbed Ji Xiao’s hand and looked fiercely at Xiao Tian. “Is the car important?”

Xiao Tian said, “I…”

Captain Song patted Xiao Tian’s shoulder and looked straight into Liang Qiujian’s eyes. “So, why have you come to City B? To find family or to serve the country?”

Ji Xiao pinched Liang Qiujian’s hand.

Liang Qiujian grasped him firmly, preventing him from causing trouble. “To serve the country.”

Captain Song looked at them. “Has anyone in your team awakened an ability?”

Abilities were not a secret.

On the first day of the mutation outbreak, they had already sensed the changes.

Some couldn’t survive and turned into zombies; some seemed immune and remained ordinary people; some awakened abilities and gained different powers.

They didn’t know about other cities, but as for City B, they had conducted some research.

Those who couldn’t survive were mostly weak-willed or had illnesses.

Those who gained abilities were mostly steadfast, confident, and self-reliant, outstanding in some way.

Either in intelligence, martial arts, or unique talent in a certain field.

And those who didn’t change were mostly people with a calmer, more laid-back mentality.

In general, the more steadfast one’s nature, the easier it was to survive the mutation and be reborn.

Ji Xiao answered, “Four. There are four ability users in our team.”

Captain Song looked surprised. “Not bad.” A seven-person team with four ability users.

Knowing they had no place to stay, Captain Song assigned them a three-bedroom, one-living-room suite. Xiao Tian led them there and did the final registration.

Lying on the comfortable and clean sofa, Ji Xiao was in a much better mood. Facing Xiao Tian’s questions, he was even more amiable and showed no impatience.

“Liang Qiujian, metal ability. Currently, he can shape metal out of thin air for combat. The material is unknown.”

“Mm-hmm,” Xiao Tian said, bowing his head to record.

“I have an exchange ability. I can exchange any item by overdrafting my life. Things beyond my life span cannot be exchanged. It’s quite useless because useful things are often very precious.”

Xiao Tian suddenly looked up, stunned. “That car…”

Ji Xiao nodded. “Exchanged.”

Zhong Tian and Qin Yue exchanged a glance.

They all knew the car’s wonders. Now that they knew it was obtained through ability, at the cost of life… For such a powerful thing, how many years of life had he spent?

Ji Xiao said to Zhong Tian and the others, “You can talk about your abilities yourselves.”

Zhong Tian said, “After the mutation, my thinking became clearer. I can read ten lines at a glance and never forget.”

Ji Xiao curled his lips. “Mental ability.”

Qin Yue said, “I can summon fire, but the range is not large. Only a small area. If I expand it, I’ll collapse.”

After Xiao Tian finished recording their abilities, he admired, “You are all so impressive. I don’t have any ability.”

The three lying like salted fish, also without abilities, stayed silent.

Xiao Tian confirmed again, “The team leader is Liang Qiujian, and the deputy leader is Zhang Xiao, right?”

“No, change it,” Ji Xiao said. “The team leader is Zhong Tian, and the deputy leader is Qin Yue.”

Everyone in the team looked at him.

Even Liang Qiujian looked at him darkly.

Ji Xiao said lazily, “Ji Xiao and I will be honorary members of the team. We won’t act unless absolutely necessary. If there are any instructions in the future, go directly to them.”

Xiao Tian: “…”

Team members: “…”

Wasn’t this just blatantly wanting to slack off, enjoy without working?

Xiao Tian looked at Zhong Tian and Qin Yue. “What do you two say?”

Zhong Tian didn’t speak.

Qin Yue slightly nodded. “Just like that.”

Xiao Tian bowed his head and scribbled as he wrote. “Does the team have a name? You might expand later and become a group. Choose a name?”

Qin Yue asked, “Mr. Zhang, do you have any suggestions?”

“Name?” Ji Xiao smiled gleefully. “You really want me to name it?”

He knew very well that he and his companions were terrible at naming.

Just look at the names they struggled to come up with for games, which were always ridiculed.

Ji Xiao raised an eyebrow. “Then let’s call it ‘Warriors of Love.’ The team’s main idea is to fill the world with love and restore peace.”

Xiao Tian was speechless.

Qin Yue and Zhong Tian exchanged a glance.

The other three salted fish looked dazed, as if living in a dream.

But Liang Qiujian, when everyone was silent, nodded deeply. “Very good. Every member of the team is a warrior of love, fighting for love and for the restoration of peace.”

Ji Xiao burst out laughing.

Qin Yue was silent for a moment. “Then let it be.”

Xiao Tian quickly finished the final team registration and handed them the room keys. “There are only three keys for this room temporarily. I’ll give you two. I’ll take the remaining one to duplicate. After that, everyone can have one.”

“Mm.”

Xiao Tian sighed, “From now on, more teams should continue pouring into City B. Since you arrived early, the benefits are good, and you get a free suite. It won’t be the case later. This world’s changes are really hard to get used to. Rest well first. Someone will come to hand over with you later.”

“Mm, okay.”

After Xiao Tian left.

Liang Qiujian took Ji Xiao to the master bedroom.

Qin Yue looked at the three salted fish lying down. “Zhong Tian and I will share a room, and you three will share one. Any objections?”

“No objections!”

As Qin Yue dragged him into the room, Zhong Tian stared at the closed door of the master bedroom and said, “Qin Yue, I want…”

“No, you don’t.”

“…” He was so worried.

Such an awesome car, parked downstairs. Wouldn’t it be stolen or damaged?

Zhong Tian was dragged into the room, slipped to the windowsill, and stared at the car parked downstairs.

Qin Yue: “…” Headache.

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