NFBE Chapter 126 Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
Chapter 126 Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
While idly grilling mutated shrimp, Fan Jian asked in confusion, "Brother Lu, who are we waiting for? When will they be here?"
Lu Yize glanced at Fan Jian. In his previous life, Fan Jian died in the first year of the apocalypse, killed by the conspiracy of Dong Hong and Cui Yingying.
It was that conspiracy that resulted in Lu Yize's legs being crippled and his superpower core being damaged. He originally had a chance to be treated, but he was imprisoned and tortured in the laboratory by Dong Hong and Cui Yingying.
Lu Yize recalled the past, and his face showed an undisguised hostility. "Just waiting for a few acquaintances."
During the years he was imprisoned, Lu Yize thought countless times about how to kill Dong Hong and Cui Yingying, but he also felt that killing them would be too easy for them.
"An acquaintance? Who is it? Do I know them?"
Fan Jian and Lu Yize had known each other for many years, so he asked out of curiosity.
Of course we knew each other in our past lives, but in this life...
Lu Yize turned the ring on Jiang Yue's left ring finger and said nonchalantly, "There's no need to get to know her."
They were all going to die anyway.
Sheng Xue was still grooming Xiao Bai, feeling that something was off about Lu Yize, but there were plenty of people acting strangely in the apocalypse, so she didn't think much of it.
Dong Hong and his group were currently stationed a few kilometers away, fighting against the mutated krill. They were panting heavily, and their breaths were all white mist.
"Brother Dong, we've gone this far and haven't seen a single zombie, just these mutated krill. Something feels off," the space-type ability user said, panting heavily.
"That's why we need to find a safe base to settle in as soon as possible. The Zombie King has left with his zombies, the city is becoming increasingly sparsely populated, and marine life is gradually taking over the land. I'm afraid..."
Dong Hong didn't continue speaking. Staying outside was definitely not a wise choice for them, but he was unwilling to join some small bases with scarce resources.
The light-elemental ability user was running out of power. The wind and snow swept across his body like knives, and the injury to his eye made him even more irritable.
"If only we had joined a nearby small base first, we wouldn't have had to suffer like this. We've traveled so far and haven't seen any base. Who knows if the people at the central base are trying to trick us?"
Upon hearing the complaint in his words, the lightning-type ability user instantly became displeased, "We didn't say anything about bringing along a useless person like you, but what are you saying with your sarcastic remarks! If you don't want to come, then don't come!"
The light-elemental ability user was a bully who preyed on the weak. Knowing that this kid who could wield lightning was not someone to mess with, and genuinely afraid that they would leave him here alone, he immediately shut his mouth and said no more.
Seeing that he was quiet, Dong Hong stepped in as a peacemaker, "Alright, hold on a little longer. I believe that base is definitely not far away. The weather is unusual, and we need to join a base with more supplies."
His words reassured the others; in any case, all they could do now was keep moving forward.
After walking a few more kilometers, and noticing a significant decrease in the number of mutant shrimp, Dong Hong stared ahead, his eyes filled with greed, and a wide grin spread across his face. "We've arrived."
"Where?" The lightning-type ability user looked up and around.
Dong Hong pointed to the location behind the mountain, "It's really well hidden. No wonder ordinary people can't find it. If it weren't for these traces in the snow, I really wouldn't have found it."
Under his guidance, the others noticed something amiss: the snow clearly showed signs of a fight, and the number of zombie shrimp in their current location had drastically decreased.
"Brother Dong, what do we do now? Should we join this base, or..."
The lightning-type ability user made a throat-slitting motion. After joining the base, they basically killed everyone in the small base in order to obtain more supplies.
It was after that fire-type ability user joined that they failed to encounter any other bases, and even after searching all the way to the central base, they were rejected.
Dong Hong raised his hand to stop him, "Let's join in and scout the situation first."
Lu Yize, who was sitting in the base, used his mental power to sense the four people approaching. When he saw the familiar figure of his enemy, the corners of Lu Yize's mouth gradually turned up.
"Guests are coming."
Zhang Wenjing used her supernatural abilities to sense the situation and immediately frowned, showing no goodwill towards the pedestrians.
Jiang Yue followed Lu Yize's gaze and looked outside. Her mental abilities instantly spread out, and she saw the group of people outside the base. She quickly looked away, her interest waning.
The level of the superpower core wasn't high, and the only one with a decent superpower level looked rather unappetizing. The superpower itself smelled bad, making even the corpse want to vomit.
A harsh howl came from outside the base, like a wolf tucking its tail between its legs and straining its voice, trying to gain people's trust.
"Go out and see."
As soon as Lu Yize finished speaking, Xiaobai took off running outside, but Lu Yize called out to her, "Xiaobai, stay here."
Xiao Bai felt wronged, but still squatted down next to Lu Yize. Lu Yize didn't seem to want to get up either. Xian Wenrui saw this and understood.
"Brother Lu! Are you planning to play dumb to fool others?"
His words were like a wake-up call. Fan Jian looked up abruptly—he recognized him!
Fan Jian and Xian Wenrui had both read a lot of novels before the apocalypse, and now they were eager to go out and hear what they had to say.
Zhang Wenjing also had a desire to join in the fun, so she followed without hesitation. When she heard that they were going to show weakness, even Sheng Xue, who was in a wheelchair, went out with them.
Jiang Yue didn't know what they were talking about. She just wanted those few supernatural cores that could be extracted with Lu Yize's permission.
Just as she was about to leave, Lu Yize stopped her. Jiang Yue was puzzled. The next moment, Lu Yize put sunglasses on her and covered her eyes.
Underneath the heavy covering, at first glance, she looks no different from a human.
"Okay, let's go."
Jiang Yue pushed up her sunglasses, but didn't feel uncomfortable, so she didn't take them off.
Lu Yize and Xiaobai stayed in the base, calmly warming themselves by the fire.
Just as Dong Hong was running out of patience and even considering whether to break down the main gate of the base, the side door of the base slowly opened, and a group of people with low-level superpowers came out.
Fan Jian, suddenly seized by a sudden urge to act, held an ice skate in his hand and asked tremblingly, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Dong Hong glanced at him; he was just a first-tier ice-type ability user who had only recently awakened his powers. His strength looked very weak. He then glanced at the others, none of whom were above the second tier.
He was more than capable of dealing with these people, but he didn't act rashly. Instead, he explained with a smile and good temper.
"Our base was destroyed by the zombie king, and we fled all the way here. We didn't expect there to be a base here. We wonder... if your base could let us join? We are all superhumans."
Xian Wenrui glanced at Fan Jian with feigned difficulty, and the two whispered to each other, "Their superpowers are very strong. All of us combined are no match for them. If we let them join us, do you think they'll steal our supplies?"