Huoyiming restrained his uncontrollable powers, and he embraced Wan Tong tightly in his arms. He called out softly, “Tongtong, don’t be afraid, you will be fine…”

There was a subtle panic in his voice.

He thought that with his abilities, he could protect her completely.

But now, she was still hurt right in front of his eyes.

He clenched his teeth tightly, and a faint taste of blood spread in his mouth. His blood seemed to slow down because of the cold.

Xu Qing looked at him like that, and had to try to use his healing powers on Wan Tong’s wound.

Not even five minutes had passed, he was already sweating profusely, and the green energy ball in his palm had weakened, but her black wound showed no signs of improvement.

He didn’t dare to persuade Huo Yiming anymore. He was Huo Yiming’s good friend, and he knew how crazy Huo Yiming could be for Li Wantong.

Even if Li Wantong turned into a zombie, Huo Yiming might still keep her by his side, even if it meant going against the whole world.

The bedroom fell silent again, and everyone was waiting.

Gradually, strange things started happening.

Xu Qing watched as the black wound slowly shrank in size.

Could it be that his healing powers were really working?

Not just him, Huo Yiming also stiffened for a moment, and then couldn’t contain his excitement. He said in a hoarse voice, “Try again.”

He still held the girl tightly and dared not move, but his heart felt like it was being swallowed by a black hole, a mix of fear and panic. The more he hoped, the more he feared disappointment.

Xu Qing shook his head and sighed, “I’ve used up my powers.”

He had been staring at the wound and now he noticed that, even without his powers, the area of the black injury was still decreasing.

Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door of the bedroom.

Because there had been no answer for a long time, the people outside were particularly anxious.

“Should we rush in and take a look? Has something really happened to the Boss? Did that woman turn into a zombie?” It was a female voice.

“We’ve heard about Boss Huo’s romantic affairs, he wouldn’t really treat the woman who turned into a zombie as treasure, right?”

“Let’s go in and take a look. So many people saw Li Wantong being scratched, it must be true. I’m just afraid the Boss will do something foolish.”

Everyone exchanged words, but Qiu Jiji maintained a serious look in the middle of them, not speaking.

But as she saw everything unfolding according to her plan, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What a bunch of fools.

When Liu Ting hesitated to knock on the door again, the door suddenly opened, and Huo Yiming’s figure appeared.

“What’s the matter?” He looked impatiently at the crowd, his gaze cold and piercing as if it could reach the depths of their hearts.

“Boss, the zombies on the other building have been taken care of, but many people say they saw Wantong being scratched by a zombie. We are worried about your safety, so we came to check on you.”

As Liu Ting spoke, everyone tried to peek into the room.

There seemed to be a figure lying on the big bed, but they couldn’t tell what was happening exactly.

“Not scratched by zombies, just cut by a knife. You can all go back now,” said Huo Yiming, furrowing his brows slightly, as he was about to close the door. However, a burly man blocked his way and spoke ambiguously, “Boss Huo, that’s not how it’s supposed to be. The manor is not just yours anymore. We still have several teams here. Since everyone is here, why not let us take a look?”

“My woman, is she something you can just look at as you please?” Huo Yiming’s lips curled in a dark smirk as he brushed away the obstructing hand and kicked the man to the opposite wall when the man tried to retaliate.

Despite the enhanced physique of an ability user, a fall like that would still take half a life away from a person.

“Huo Yiming! Have you forgotten the rules you set yourself? How dare you hurt people recklessly!”

Huo Yiming, however, glared coldly at him and said, “The rules I set are for you to follow. Even if I kill you today, no one dares to resist. Do you believe it or not?”

After speaking, he slowly scanned the crowd of trembling people.

The force of his high-level abilities made people could only bow their heads.

Indeed, Huo Yiming had the capital to be arrogant.

However, some people were also worried in their hearts. Could it be that something had really happened to Li Wantong, and that’s why Boss Huo was being so aggressive and irritable?

Just as Liu Ting was about to speak, Li Wantong, who had been lying on the bed, had already walked behind Huo Yiming. She leaned over and looked out, her complexion slightly pale but her expression and gaze seemed normal.

“Do you want to see me?” Her voice was clear and pleasant.

Everyone’s gaze turned towards her, especially Qiu Jiji, whose eyes were burning as if they could set Wan Tong on fire.

Without hesitation, Wan Tong walked out from behind Huo Yiming in a confident manner. She had changed into a knee-length skirt, clean and dazzling.

But just a moment later, Huo Yiming’s face darkened as he pushed her back behind him and slammed the door shut with a *bang*.

After a while, the door opened again, and Xu Qing walked out.

“Doctor Xu?”

“Stop making a fuss, Wantong only has a scratch. Huo Yiming brought me over, but my abilities are all used up, so I won’t be able to help if any of you are injured for now.” Xu Qing smiled and shrugged.

He casually finished speaking, and everyone unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was just a scratch.

Only Qiu Jiji stared at Xu Qing in surprise, wanting to ask questions, but she knew that it was not the right time or place.

—Healing abilities cannot cure the zombie virus, but I’m sure Li Wantong was scratched by a zombie. So why does she have no injuries at all now?
—There must be something fishy going on…

“D*mn it, who the hell saw Li Wantong’s wound as black? Making a fuss without even seeing clearly!” The man who was thrown to the ground cursed and got up angrily.

He originally couldn’t stand Huo Yiming’s arrogant attitude and wanted to take the opportunity to show his dominance, but he ended up making a fool of himself.

“That’s right, think about it. If she was really scratched by a zombie, she would have turned right away. How could she wait until now?” Someone angrily echoed.

Although there were quite a few people who saw Li Wantong’s black wound before, after seeing her lively and energetic now, they began to doubt themselves. But at this point, no one would be foolish enough to admit that they saw it.

So the matter passed like this.

Qiu Jiji glared at the closed door, itching with hatred.

—You’re lucky, Li Wantong.

After the crowd dispersed, Xu Qing pushed the door open and walked in again.

Just now, Li Wantong, who had managed to stand up, was already carried back to bed by Huo Yiming.

Her body had just finished repairing itself, almost exhausting her supernatural power and physical strength, and now she was as soft as a puddle of water.

Xu Qing examined her and put down the stethoscope before saying, “Don’t worry, she’s just a bit weak. I think the zombie virus has already been consumed by her body. If possible, I would like to draw a blood sample from her for further testing.”

Huo Yiming, with his eyes half closed in silence, nodded. “Keep it confidential.”

“I understand.” Xu Qing nodded solemnly.

When he saw Li Wantong’s wound healing at a speed visible to the naked eye just now, he was shocked. She actually had such an ability to resist the zombie virus and self-repair. This was much more miraculous than other offensive abilities!

If this secret were to be exposed, Li Wantong would be in danger.

Currently, in this post-apocalyptic world, no such abilities had appeared yet.

After taking a blood sample from Wan Tong’s fingertip, Xu Qing left.

Wan Tong’s spirit improved after absorbing three crystal nuclei.

At that moment, Huo Yiming sat expressionless by the bedside, his black eyes coldly fixed on her, and he uttered two words from his thin lips, “Explain.”

As Wan Tong thought about his panicked appearance just now compared to his current indifference, the contrast was stark.

If the situation allowed, she really wanted to roll her eyes at him.

“I awakened my ability some time ago. Anyway, even if I were caught by zombies, I wouldn’t be in any danger.”

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I haven’t been caught too severely before, so I wasn’t sure.”

Wan Tong’s voice was still weak, her lips pale, and Huo Yiming didn’t ask any more questions.

After he got up, he left a remark, “Stay here properly.”

Wan Tong sat up, about to ask about Mo Xing, but considering Huo Yiming’s temper, she swallowed her words back and just responded with an “Oh.”

At that moment, she felt a slight itch on her little finger, as if it had been touched. Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Huo Yiming’s eyes, which also lit up with a hint of excitement.

As Huo Yiming was stared at by her, he found himself unable to move his feet again. After a while, he arrogantly pursed his lips and said, “Is there anything else?”

As long as she asked, he would fulfill any request she had.

If she wanted him to stay, it wouldn’t be impossible.

But Wan Tong quickly shook her head, saying, “It’s nothing, I just want to lie down for a while. I’m too tired.”

—Please go away!

How could Huo Yiming not understand her implicit meaning?

His expression, which had softened just now, suddenly tightened again. He snorted coldly, turned around, and walked away in big strides.

After Huo Yiming left, Wan Tong softly called out, “Xingxing?”

The next second, Mo Xing appeared in front of her.

Wan Tong hugged him tightly and said, “Thank goodness you’re okay, kid.”

Mo Xing’s expression was a little conflicted, and he let her hug him for a while before reluctantly speaking up, “It’s okay, Sister. I’m even stronger than you. How could anything happen to me?”

He just spent more time looking for her, that’s all…

Ah, he was really worried.

“How did you escape?”

“I was brought out by someone named Liu Ting. I just got choked and didn’t get hurt. I followed them here just now.”

Mo Xing explained as he sat cross-legged at the end of the bed, took off his backpack, and started searching. He opened the last small packet of beef jerky and stuffed it into his mouth.

Children who was still growing up really had it hard.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Wan Tong quickly got up and searched around the room. Sure enough, she found several bottles of water and some cookies.

She stuffed them all into Mo Xing’s backpack.

Mo Xing didn’t hesitate at all and quickly zipped up the bag. “He’s not lacking food. Let’s keep looking. Maybe there’s more.”

Wan Tong: “…” How did this cute little boy suddenly took on the demeanor of a bandit leader?

In a small room, two zombies were tied up with iron chains, their mouths still emitting *hoho* howling sounds.

Several people were gathered around, studying them.

Huo Yiming walked in and Xiao Liu approached him, “Boss, these two zombies are clearly only second-level, but their strength is much stronger than the second-level zombies we encountered outside yesterday. It’s really strange.”

Liu Ting took off his glasses, wiped them with his sleeve, and spoke, “Now I’m even more curious about who silently brought these two zombies into the building.”

“Why do you think someone brought them in? I don’t think anyone can do that,” Qiu Jiji voiced her opinion.

“Yeah, you’re right. These two zombies seem to have some intelligence. Maybe they really sneaked in on their own, after all, one of them can even teleport,” Xiao Liu speculated.

“Zombies can lock doors?” Huo Yiming walked up to the zombies, which were in a pitiful state from being tortured, and squinted his eyes. He felt a strange power emanating from them.

It was completely different from the sensation brought by supernatural powers.

He seemed to have felt this kind of power somewhere before.

“Boss, so do you think someone is really behind this?” Xiao Liu asked.

Huo Yiming didn’t answer.

Qiu Jiji caught a glimpse of his contemplative expression and felt a sudden panic in her heart.

But she didn’t think she would be exposed, after all, no one knew she had a space, and that she could store zombies in it, even nurture them.

After a while, the two howling zombies had their heads smashed open.

Two crystal nuclei emitted a faint green light, looking completely different from ordinary crystal nuclei.

Everyone was stunned. They had seen crystal nuclei from second-level zombies before, and they were usually deep blue. Why were these two different?

Meanwhile, Qiu Jiji’s heart skipped a beat.

Under the nourishment of her space, these two zombies seemed to have become even stronger than ordinary zombies. Did the crystal nuclei undergo a qualitative change as well?

Could there be something strange about these two crystal nuclei?

No, she couldn’t let them take the nuclei away, absolutely not…

“These two crystal nuclei have too much energy. Boss, you should be the only one who could absorb them,” Liu Ting evaluated the crystal nuclei and said.

“Oh no, if zombies are already this powerful now, won’t we be seeking death if we continue going on the road?” Xiao Liu was worried.

“These should be exceptions,” Huo Yiming collected the crystal nuclei and gave orders, “Continue investigating this morning’s incident and bring me anyone suspicious.”

As Huo Yiming was about to leave, Liu Ting suddenly spoke up, “Speaking of suspicious people, I did see a child who always appears and disappears mysteriously.”

“Are you referring to the child we brought out from the trunk?” Xiao Liu recalled.

“Yes, I saw him in the building just now, but no one arranged for him to stay there,” Liu Ting explained.

“A child?” Huo Yiming frowned, “Where is he?”

“I saw him unconscious and left him in the medical room.”

Huo Yiming nodded, “Come with me and let’s take a look.”

However, when the group arrived at the medical room, they did not find the child. At once, everyone’s suspicion turned to the child.

In the current post-apocalyptic world, who knows if that child has awakened any special abilities?

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