Mo Tianyou’s shout was like a flag, making everyone alert. Yue Zheng immediately said to the two children, “You go ahead! Choose a safe route and get out of the city as quickly as possible.”
The twins didn’t say anything and quickly pedaled their bikes. Now they could feel that the larger bikes had advantages. Although it was a bit tiring to ride, every pedal pushed the bike forward by a considerable distance, much faster than the toy-like small bikes they had at home.
Yue Zheng remained calm, occasionally glancing at the rearview mirror.
“If they catch up, put the two kids on the bike and run together with them.”
Xu Song nodded. After all, the children were too weak, and if they encountered real danger, they would have to abandon their smaller bikes.
Xiao Shu in Xu Song’s arms rustled and extended its branches, growing taller. The tree leaves stretched out and enjoyed the refreshing breeze, while the grasshopper remained perched on top, seemingly satisfied with the sensation of racing through the wind.
The sound of rustling came from behind, and Xu Song adjusted the direction of the rearview mirror. After seeing the things emerging from the ground behind them, his face turned pale.
“S City actually has so many cockroaches?! Why haven’t I heard about this before?”
“Well, you can’t see these things normally. S City is an international metropolis with a developed food and beverage industry, so naturally, there’s plenty of space for these creatures to survive.”
Xu Song suddenly felt that he and Yue Zheng were quite formidable. Even in this situation, they were still discussing such issues. It could be considered a kind of strength, right?
“Increase the speed and watch out for the road!” Yue Zheng loudly instructed the two children in front.
Explosions sounded from a nearby street, indicating that someone had accidentally provoked those creatures while venturing into the city to scavenge.
Unfortunately, it happened to be their group of four that crossed paths with them…
Xu Song watched with half relief as the two little ones pedaled the bike rapidly. However, the incessant tide of darkness pouring out from behind didn’t give them time to guide the children on how to ride more safely.
From a distance, screams came from the street behind some buildings. It seemed that the people from the crashed vehicle had been caught up by those “big guys”…
Seeing the black tide getting closer and closer, Xu Song swung his hand backward, throwing a fiery red fireball.
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After passing two intersections and making a turn, Yue Zheng’s bicycle team coincidentally met another group of vehicles composed of five or six off-road cars. Although encountering fellow survivors in this abandoned city was a kind of inexplicable closeness, no one had the mood to stop and chat.
The four of them and the other group of cars crossed paths, with a distance between the bicycle team and the cars. Although the first car in the group rushed through the intersection too fast to make the turn, it continued heading west along that road.
“Ah—!” Among the crossing groups, the last two cars collided with the swarm that rushed out from the side. Some “big guys” following behind them started heading toward Yue Zheng’s group.
Xu Song waved his hand backward repeatedly, using several small fireballs to block the path of the swarm.
It seems that someone noticed Xu Song using fire to block the swarm. A person from the group shouted loudly, “Fire! Set it on fire! Fire!”
Apparently, there were also pyrokinetic abilities among the members of the vehicle convoy. Upon hearing the voice, they quickly activated their skills. Yue Zheng turned his head and glanced, noticing the orange-red flames that were no different from ordinary fire. He raised an eyebrow. It seemed that the fire released by the pyrokinetic they encountered last time was of the same color…
The regular flames failed to halt the determined advance of the “big guys.” Several burned insects, except for a few that were directly incinerated, writhed on the ground before getting up again and rejoining the horde in their quest for food. The first three cars in the convoy fled without any intention of going back to save their companions.
Although the swarm behind Xu Song’s group was momentarily slowed down, they continued their relentless march forward, refusing to let go of the tantalizing prey. The four of them could only bite the bullet and rush forward.
“Why can’t I get through? Did he go out again?” Qian Yu looked puzzled at her phone that couldn’t establish a connection, feeling somewhat down.
Two nights ago, the warehouse at the border between the North and South districts was attacked, and the signal base station for the shelter was destroyed as a side effect. Communication within the area was paralyzed for a full two days, making it impossible for her to call Yue Zheng, even if she wanted to.
Furthermore, due to safety concerns, not only had the management of the outer city entrance and exit been strengthened, but the control between the North and Outer districts was even stricter. Without a valid reason, it was impossible to enter or leave, in order to prevent criminals from entering the North district and harming important talents who might be traveling outside.
Today, the base station had just been repaired, yet she couldn’t reach Yue Zheng’s phone at all.
Could he have gone out again to gather supplies?
Qian Yu sighed. This man really… Next time she sees him, she should just invite him to live in the North district. The supervision there is even stricter now. His two sons and younger brother probably won’t be able to come in immediately, but at least one person can enter first, and there will be opportunities to bring in the others later, right?
Yes, his younger cousin seemed quite reasonable. She would talk to him later and have him work on his brother’s mindset! It’s already so late, who has the time to talk about love and romance? As for the children, they will eventually grow accustomed to it. Moreover, once he moves here, whether the children like it or not becomes less important.
The bicycle team dashed forward, with Yue Zheng swiftly using his ability to cut down the surrounding buildings and trees, creating barriers to block the swarm of insects behind them.
From time to time, Xu Song would throw a few fireballs to deter the relentless attackers. Xiao Shu wanted to contribute but its attack power was limited when it wasn’t spinning. Xu Song stopped it, thinking that its ability might save them when they were surrounded by the insect horde. There was no need to exhaust it now.
Finally, as they passed by an oil tanker, Yue Zheng had a clever idea. He used his ability to cut open the oil pipeline, and voila! The gasoline immediately spilled all over the ground.
“Throw your fireballs when you reach the maximum range of your ability!”
“Got it!” The two of them pedaled furiously behind the two little guys. When they were about to reach the maximum distance for Xu Song’s ability, he threw a small fireball backward. Fortunately, the gasoline quickly spread, or else it might have exceeded the range of his ability.
With a “whoosh,” the gasoline ignited as soon as it came into contact with the fire. Vehicles scattered all over the road, and a large fire quickly engulfed the area, causing a chain reaction.
“Bang, bang, bang!” Explosions resounded one after another, and a powerful gust of wind blew behind them. Xu Song felt like a sailboat in a storm, always at risk of being capsized by the waves of air behind him.
Fortunately, they were lucky. They soon reached a highway intersection not far ahead, and the explosions behind them blocked the attacks of the insects.
Although a large fire broke out, there weren’t too many vehicles in their path, and the wind was blowing in the opposite direction, carrying the fire toward the inner part of S City. It spared the four of them, the culprits.
“I… I’ve… I’ve blown up S City…” Finally reaching a relatively safe place, Xu Song stared blankly at the raging fire in the direction of the city center, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
Yue Zheng was exhausted as well. He gave a bottle of water to each of the two little guys, and then he sat down beside Xu Song, supporting him with his shoulder and letting him lean against his chest. He gently patted Xu Song’s shoulder, comforting him, “It’s not your fault. It was bound to happen sooner or later. The underground tunnels in the entire city are filled with these mutated cockroaches, and who knows what else besides them? It’s impossible to clear them out.”
Xu Song knew he was trying to console himself. He forced a smile but realized he couldn’t really laugh, “Regardless of the reason, I committed arson on purpose.”
Yue Zheng tightened the hand on Xu Song’s shoulder and lowered his head, giving him a gentle kiss on the forehead, “We would all be dead if you hadn’t done it.”
Yes, blowing up a street and a few rows of public buildings that were already occupied by mutated creatures or losing their lives… Xu Song bitterly smiled. In that situation, he could only be selfish and without thinking, he threw the fire into the gasoline.
The two of them were lost in their thoughts when suddenly, there were loud explosions in the distance on other streets. Thinking about the group they encountered on the streets of S City earlier, it seemed that they also had fire-based abilities. They were probably a group of desperate people who could only resort to the same methods to evade the pursuit of those creatures.
The fire burned for a long time and was gradually extinguished amidst the sparse snowfall. Yes, it was snowfall, and it was already August 23rd, yet the southern city of S City was experiencing light snow.
The snowfall continued incessantly, lasting for a whole day and night.
Xu Song and the others stopped riding their bicycles and pushed them while huddling together, heading north.
Xiao Shu returned to its original form, spreading its umbrella-like canopy, providing a huge umbrella for everyone, shielding them from the dense snow.
“Goodness, what time is it? It’s actually snowing!” Xu Song shivered, leaning against the trunk, wearing a thick down jacket that had been compressed earlier in the morning.
It was already 8 o’clock in the morning, but the sky remained gloomy, and the snow showed no signs of stopping.
Yesterday night, as usual, they relied on Xiao Shu to support its canopy as a big umbrella. Under the tree, Yue Zheng wore a down jacket and wrapped himself in a thick quilt, holding Xu Song while Xu Song held the twins. There was also a thick quilt underneath them.
“We can make snowmen now!” The two oblivious little guys, with their eyes sparkling, looked at the snowy world outside the green branches.
Yue Zheng playfully twisted Xiao Shu, who seemingly wanted to go with them, but it seemed to understand what it should do now, to build a shelter from the snow and wind. It suppressed the impulse to run out and just twisted its branches, becoming completely obedient when Xu Song touched it.
“Hehe.”
“Hehe.”
The two little ones, ever since leaving the shelter and being alone without anyone else around, seemed even more like typical children their age, with their mischievousness on full display.
“Put on your gloves, no playing in the snow with bare hands. You can only play for half an hour, and when the time is up, you must come back immediately.” Yue Zheng patted Mo Tiancheng’s little head and instructed, looking at Mo Tianyou.
The two identical little heads immediately nodded vigorously, cheerfully shouting as they ran outside.
Such a cute family! 😍
Thank you for the update ♥
Awww, thanks for the chapter
Wishing for snow ~
He did blow up a big chunk of city but…cockroaches must be killed, no exceptions…
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for the chapter!♥️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️
unfortunately qian yu, you’re a bit too delusional 😭😭
AYYY! sigh when will the world will end to be my time to find a loving partner and 2 little identical twin babies for myself?! Ayyyy, sigh