Seeing that things could not go well, and at the same time, there was trust in their own abilities and combat skills as well as those of their subordinates. The boss no longer hesitated, “You two probably don’t know that there’s only one road north now, and it’s occupied by a powerful mutant creature. You won’t survive even if you get there. Instead of leaving things untouched in the mountains, it’s better for us to take them. At least we can stay alive.”
A hint of mockery curled up at the corner of Yue Zheng’s mouth as he replied, “Whether we can make it is our business. You don’t need to worry about it.”
“Don’t provoke us!” the mutated man raised his arm, preparing to move forward.
The boss and the others were about to surround them when suddenly, the tall man in front disappeared!
A shadow flashed in the darkness. Yue Zheng swiftly struck with his hand, thump, thump, thump… The five individuals fell consecutively to the ground. Among them, three of the mutants were barely conscious due to their physical constitution, while the other two ordinary people fainted directly.
“Speed, speed-based ability…” The boss, after being knocked down, felt his vision blur and couldn’t see anything clearly. This man indeed had an ability. But when did a speed-based ability make it impossible to see the person’s figure? Could it be because the night was too dark?
Xu Song stood on the side with a bored expression, not even having a chance to intervene. “How should we deal with them?”
The three mutants couldn’t hold on any longer and fainted on the ground.
A hint of killing intent flashed in Yue Zheng’s eyes. They probably haven’t hesitated to do such things along the way. Keeping them alive might result in more people getting harmed in the future. But…
He glanced back and saw the two little guys yawning and rubbing their eyes, their small bodies wrapped in blankets.
With children around, he couldn’t set a bad example.
“Let’s go,” he said. Instead of staying here and being bothered by them, it would be better to push on during the night and find some peace of mind.
“Okay,” Xu Song moved his lips and wanted to ask if they should just silence them. But seeing Yue Zheng look at the two children, he understood his intentions. However, these people were not good people… Wait, why did he suddenly have thoughts of killing and silencing them?
Before Xu Song could figure it out, Mo Tiancheng tilted his head and asked, “Don’t we want their car?”
“Why didn’t Uncle kill them?”
Wait a minute, where did these two children learn skills like counter-robbery and killing? He had never taught them that!
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“After our mom and dad died, the people we met all did these things,” Mo Tianyou nodded vigorously.
“Yeah, those two people who took us along the way also robbed a lot of things from others.”
So, were these two little guys already twisted from the beginning?
Xu Song felt somewhat powerless and wanted to make an effort. Although the world now was very different from before, there were still certain moral boundaries that should be maintained… At least, he hoped the hearts of the two children remained pure, and the adults can handle the dirty things…
“Bang!” A loud sound came from behind, close to his ears.
Xu Song turned around in confusion and saw Yue Zheng’s body sway next to him. He felt his mind go blank.
It was a gunshot.
After leaving City Y, because of Yue Zheng’s influence, he also held a gun, and he even learned how to shoot and use it from Yue Zheng on the way. The soldiers in the convoy also used guns when they encountered mutant creatures.
But that seemed like a long time ago. Since they abandoned the car and started walking, they initially carried the handguns for self-defense, but when they were nearing City S, they completely put the guns away. As their proficiency with their abilities increased, they almost completely disregarded the firearms they had before.
As a result, they had almost forgotten about the powerful lethality of those weapons.
But now… Yue Zheng had been hit.
He got shot…
The corner of the boss’s mouth twisted. So what if he was an ability user? No matter how skilled he was, he would still fear a kitchen knife. Since getting hold of this gun, he had already unexpectedly taken down five ability users, and now, he used up all the bullets on this speed-based ability user. But none of that mattered as long as he killed him… Sooner or later, he would have a chance to get other weapons…
Before the joy in his heart could fully be expressed, suddenly, an overwhelming orange light enveloped him and his teammates completely. It happened in an instant, and he could no longer think about anything.
His brain was completely dominated by anger. Subconsciously, Xu Song raised his hand, and when he regained his senses, there was only a small pile of gray ashes before him…
After the upgrade, the flames had turned bright orange and the temperature had increased significantly. As a result, the ashes left after incinerating a corpse, which used to fill a small can, had now condensed into a small handful of pale gray ashes. A gust of night wind blew, carrying most of the ashes away, leaving only some remnants behind.
Did he just kill someone?!… But, Yue Zheng!
Xu Song didn’t spend too much time contemplating his first unintentional act of murder. Stumbling to his feet, he rushed to Yue Zheng’s side and threw himself down: “Where… where are you injured?”
Xu Song’s face turned pale, his lips trembling involuntarily. His hands wanted to grab Yue Zheng’s arms, but he was afraid of touching his wounds. Yue Zheng’s eyes held a mix of indescribable worry and faint joy. There was nothing more heartwarming than being valued so much by someone you cared about, even if it came at the cost of a minor injury. At least it made him understand that he held a significant place in Xu Song’s heart, didn’t he?
“It’s nothing, just hit my arm.”
Hearing the gunshots, there was no time to dodge, but Yue Zheng’s six senses have also improved due to the improvement of his abilities. So when the “boss” took out his gun to aim at him, he felt something, but he was afraid that if he dodged, it would affect Xu Song and the two children behind him, so he just turned away slightly and let the gun hit his arm.
“Let me see.” Only now did Xu Song see that Yue Zheng’s left arm was bleeding. His hands trembled uncontrollably, and he tightly pursed his lips. He reached out to remove Yue Zheng’s jacket but remembered that his arm was already injured. Removing the clothes would likely touch the wound. He drew a dagger from his waist, directly cutting open the sleeve.
Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou obediently stood to the side, taking turns shining their solar-powered flashlight on Yue Zheng to provide illumination.
“He used a small-caliber handgun, not very powerful. The bullet is still inside the flesh. And Xiao Shu can help after it is taken out,” Yue Zheng calmly observed his wound and quickly made a judgment.
“Yes, Xiao Shu can help.” Xu Song breathed a sigh of relief. He almost forgot that they had a tree with healing abilities.
“Disinfect it with alcohol first to sterilize, then use the pliers to extract the bullet.” Yue Zheng, with his experience, instructed Xu Song on how to treat the wound.
Xu Song immediately ran to their bicycles and took out medical alcohol from his backpack. He heated the pliers over the fire and disinfected them with alcohol. Then, with trembling hands, he crouched beside Yue Zheng.
“I… I’m shaking.” Since hearing that Yue Zheng had been shot, Xu Song felt that his hands were completely uncooperative. Not to mention that he was under pressure from the blood-soaked scene before him.
Yue Zheng smiled faintly, appearing exceptionally pale under the LED light. “It’s okay, I’ll do it myself.”
Suddenly, Xu Song remembered the time on the mountain when Yue Zheng helped him remove the two crystals from their flesh. His heart tightened, and he quickly shook his head, “I’ll do it!”
He still remembered how painful it was when Yue Zheng removed the crystals from his body, let alone how Yue Zheng felt when he removed it from himself. It wasn’t just physical pain; it required immense mental strength.
Xu Song casually pulled out a piece of previously dried and extremely resilient jerky, instructing him, “Bite on it.”
Then, he told the two little ones, “Steady the flashlight, don’t shake it.”
The twins nodded in unison.
Xu Song cautiously, guided by the flashlight’s beam, slowly inserted the pliers, carefully searching for the bullet’s position.
Yue Zheng initially wanted to tell him that he didn’t need to be so cautious. Searching for the position slowly like this would actually be more painful.
However, before he could speak, someone’s unprofessional movement accidentally touched a nerve he didn’t even know existed. It hurt so much that he involuntarily took a sharp breath and raised his other hand, stuffing the piece of jerky in his mouth and biting down on it.
He had never intended to bite on something like that before, and he had never bitten anything while tending to his own wounds. It just showed the extent of someone’s lack of professionalism…
After several attempts, Xu Song finally distinguished whether the pliers were touching flesh or metal. It took three or four attempts with considerable force before he successfully removed the bullet. Immediately, he slumped to the ground, drenched in cold sweat.
Yue Zheng on the other side was the same, except his cold sweat was a result of the pain. After Xu Song removed the bullet for him, he had no energy left to speak.
Mo Tiancheng blinked and looked at Mo Tianyou. Mo Tianyou tilted his head and then glanced at Yue Zheng and Xu Song. “Should we call Xiao Shu?”
Xu Song looked at Yue Zheng, “Should we disinfect it first?”
Yue Zheng, who had no strength to speak, nodded. He felt that during the training sessions for these three little ones, they should also add a course on wound treatment. At least next time they encounter a situation like this, it would be better not to use tweezers for finding the bullet. It really made the pain worse.
Xu Song quickly brought clean water to rinse the wound and then used alcohol and iodine to disinfect it.
The two little ones watched this bloody scene with curiosity, showing no sense of horror or disgust. Indeed, it was true that newborn calves were not afraid of tigers.
Suddenly, Mo Tianyou tugged on Mo Tiancheng’s arm and gestured toward the back of the RV. He didn’t dare to disturb Xu Song and Yue Zheng, so he had to find his own brother.
Thanks for the chapter!
Are the two… ladies… in the RV?
Who’s left in the RV? The two women or…??? Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🦗