“Boss, isn’t that Biaozi’s RV coming over there?”
“Biaozi? Didn’t they head south to City S? Why are they back again?”
“Huh? That vehicle is entering the city… it looks a bit strange, doesn’t it?”
“Yeah, no license plate, and there are two bicycles hanging at the back… Is it really Biaozi’s?”
Mo Tianyou sat in the co-pilot triumphantly, and Mo Tiancheng squeezed beside him. Xu Song, who stepped aside, returned to the carriage and put the leftover grapes and strawberries into the refrigerator.
Mo Tianyou was responsible for navigation, Yue Zheng for driving, and Xu Song took out the firearms they had from the hidden compartment. Standing in the vehicle, watching vigilantly from side to side.
Ever since their last encounter with those people who had handguns, Yue Zheng had asked Xiao Shu to retrieve some weapons hidden in the tree hollow. Now, Xu Song held a Type 97 assault rifle. Its firepower was smaller than that of the larger-caliber firearms, but with a burst fired out the window, its deterrent effect was absolutely substantial.
Bullets needed to be conserved, but in certain situations, using this weapon for intimidation was much more effective than relying on their abilities. Moreover, Yue Zheng and the others couldn’t be certain if the current ability users were all like them, having fully advanced. Otherwise, Xu Song’s bright orange flames were still quite frightening.
Sure enough, not long after they entered the city, several daring individuals drove closer, both to probe and to see if they could take advantage.
One car deliberately bumped into their vehicle, attempting to collide with them, but Xu Song fired a few shots, albeit not very accurately, he still successfully blew up the tires of two cars.
“They have submachine guns!” someone in one of the cars yelled, causing that vehicle, due to the sudden tire burst, to crash into a mutated tree by the roadside.
The tree twisted its branches and fiercely attacked the thing that had collided with it.
Xu Song was dumbfounded for a moment. He had only fired a few extra shots because he couldn’t aim properly, so how could the sound of a rifle be mistaken for a submachine gun? Did they really never watch action movies?
It was precisely because they had watched action movies that person thought anything propped up somewhere and going “tututu” was called a submachine gun. After all, although there were many military enthusiasts, most ordinary people still wouldn’t study these things in detail.
The gunfire scared away the group of harassers, and as Yue Zheng’s vehicle continued further into the city center, there were no other humans daring enough to secretly follow behind.
However, there were a few bold mutated animals that cautiously peeked their heads out.
Xu Song threw two fireballs outside, burning a strange mutated plant to ashes. Those animals with a certain level of intelligence stealthily retreated once again.
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Mo Tianyou blinked his big eyes, teary-eyed, and looked at the two of them. “Mom and Dad don’t want us anymore?”
Xu Song rolled his eyes helplessly. “We’re going in to find some things and then we’ll be back.”
“But what if it’s dangerous inside?”
“If it’s dangerous, just honk the horn here, remember, don’t press it randomly!” Yue Zheng instructed the two children, pointing at the car’s horn.
Mo Tianyou pouted his lips. He also wanted to go shopping in the department store… and he had the power of perception too.
Ignoring the children’s pouting, Xu Song and Yue Zheng carefully made their way towards the small department store. They couldn’t rely solely on the children’s abilities; they needed to act alone and train their reflexes and combat skills.
Xu Song used his perception ability and indeed detected signs of some creatures inside the department store, but not many, and they were scattered.
“There’s something moving on the first floor, three in the basement, and five or six on the rooftop of the third floor.”
Xu Song frowned. “I suspect the ones on the rooftop are mutated birds. I don’t know if my ability can detect living corpses. If it can, I suspect the ones in the basement and on the first floor might be.”
Yue Zheng nodded silently but had some doubts in his mind. “It’s still unclear if those things have any vitality. Let’s play it by ear.” He always felt that those things couldn’t be considered “human” anymore. Could they even be detected if they were possessed corpses?
The two of them cautiously entered the small department store, and Xu Song pointed in the direction where he sensed the moving figures. They prepared themselves and quietly approached that area.
A mutated rat, the size of a piglet, rushed towards them with sharp squeals.
Yue Zheng executed a spatial slash, directly cutting it in half. The two of them bypassed the small group of rats that Xu Song incinerated and carefully searched the first floor for items that could be useful for the vehicle.
They would collect the bodies of sparrows and similar animals as reserves. But as for this rat… neither of them had a preference for eating rat meat. It was better to let it turn to dust and rest in peace.
Some needles and thread, daily necessities, were packed into their almost empty backpacks. This small department store only collapsed partially on the second floor during the earthquake, so most of the remaining space was intact.
Xu Song and Yue Zheng found an area that sold sofa covers. Although some items were crushed under the collapsed debris, they could still retrieve other items.
“Toilet seats! Toilet seats!” Xu Song had long been fed up with the toilet seats in the vehicle and had been eager to replace them. Now he finally saw a store selling such things.
“Great.” Yue Zheng smirked and pulled out several black large bags from the counter, helping him pack four or five into them. Of course, he didn’t forget to take a few plush covers as well.
After exploring the first floor, with the ceiling above revealing the sky, they decided to go down to the basement for a look, of course, being cautious of the attack from the three unknown creatures.
The basement mainly had various small appliances, occasionally including some relatively expensive items. For example, small televisions and knockoff sound systems. The two of them even found walkie-talkies and quickly grabbed a few.
These things were useful to them, especially since they now had a vehicle.
The basement had a total of two floors, with the first floor selling various knockoff merchandise and the second floor serving as a parking lot. As expected, the two encountered the three “things” in the basement. What surprised them was…
“Living corpses!!”
Others would have a headache when faced with these highly agile “living corpses” while collecting items, but Xu Song and Yue Zheng were extremely excited. Xu Song’s ability could detect the presence of living corpses, which was like having a cheat!
He can detect ordinary people, individuals with abilities, creatures, and living corpses. His ability, except for distinguishing between people with and without abilities, is not inferior to Mo Tianyou’s.
Happily, they climbed up to the third floor, and the two of them decided to deal with the things on the rooftop as well. Indeed, it was a nest of mutated pigeons.
When they saw someone going upstairs, several pigeons, almost the size of large dogs due to their obesity, charged towards them like flesh projectiles. Yue Zheng took them down with a single swipe of his blade, Xu Song’s ability was too overbearing. If he had taken action, the pigeon meat would have turned directly into “ash pigeons,” so he willingly took a backseat.
Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou stared with their big eyes, eagerly watching the entrance of the department store.
“Some mutated creatures are missing.”
“Did the dads kill them?”
Mo Tianyou nodded. Although the two children were confused in terms of addressing people, they had long regarded these two adults as their family and fathers in their hearts. Children’s hearts are sensitive, and they can clearly feel who genuinely cares for them and who harbors ill intentions.
Soon, two men came out of the front door with numerous bags. Since they didn’t have the small tree to carry the items, the two men had to bear the load themselves. They discovered a section selling cotton-filled duvet covers on the second floor, as well as fabrics.
So… it turned out like this. Along with other items they may or may not need, it became a jumble of things, comparable to a moving company.
The RV had a large space, enough to store these daily necessities. After packing everything up, Yue Zheng still drove, Mo Tianyou navigated, Mo Tiancheng observed, and Xu Song tidied up the supplies with Xiao Shu, it had so much strength and was perfect for the task.
They sorted the items into different categories, kept the ones they needed separately, and temporarily packed away the unused items to be stored in the lower storage space when they stopped later. There were also fabrics that needed to be washed… but they had to wait until the solar batteries accumulated enough power; otherwise, they couldn’t use the washing machine… oh, and the walkie-talkies.
After being busy with the hustle and bustle, Xu Song and Yue Zheng switched roles. “I’ve sorted everything into categories. We’ll put away the temporarily unused items below in the storage, when we rest tonight. And the walkie-talkies, we’ll teach them how to use them at night. Once the pigeons have bled out, we’ll put them all in the back…”
Some things could be learned just by observing, but there were things that even though Xu Song had an exceptional memory, he couldn’t seem to grasp. Like cooking… he didn’t have Yue Zheng’s talent, and the things he made were barely edible, let alone delicious.
“There are a lot on the left… Oh, it looks like they’re fighting, all mixed together,” Mo Tianyou said while eating a grape. He hadn’t spit out the skin and seeds yet and pointed to the left.
“Are they animals or plants? Who’s fighting with whom?” Xu Song turned the steering wheel to the right, turning into the road on the right side and casually asked.
“I don’t know, there’s everything, both animals and plants,” Mo Tianyou frowned.
“A chaotic brawl!” Mo Tiancheng patted Mo Tianyou’s shoulder, reminding his younger brother what term to use in this situation. Mo Tianyou nodded vigorously, “It’s a chaotic brawl.”
Alright, it’s a big brawl between mutated animals and plants. They had to be careful and take a detour.
The car occasionally adjusted its route, struggling to navigate through the city. To minimize trouble, they didn’t get out of the car to collect things again. When night fell, they managed to drive the car to the outskirts of the city. The group took turns inspecting the surroundings, making sure there were no terrifying mutated creatures nearby, whether they were humans or individuals with abilities, before finally stopping the car and preparing to camp.
Yue Zheng stewed a pigeon, and as soon as he lifted the lid, a fragrant aroma filled the air, making the group salivate.
“Your cooking skills are getting better and better!” Xu Song sincerely praised his cooking.
Yue Zheng smiled, “Eat more.” Although he had no interest in cooking, he was willing to occasionally play the role of a cook when his beloved praised his skills.
“Well, I’ll definitely eat more.” Xu Song unreservedly took his own bowl, which had a large piece of pigeon leg in it. He tasted the soup, and indeed, it was incredibly delicious… Not everyone could enjoy having a boyfriend with such excellent cooking skills.
Good-looking, talented in the kitchen, well-built, and skilled… It seemed like he had hit the jackpot.
Someone enjoyed the soup with a handsome guy by his side, accompanied by a pair of adorable sons, plus a tree pet and a grasshopper pet. There was no cure for this blissful life.
So happy, eating mutated bird and enjoying the family togetherness 🥰 Thank god no rats were added to the diet 🥴🤢🤮 Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳🦗
An update! Woooo!!!
I’m loving their moments as a small family and XS being like “one hell of a boyfriend” (wink wink get the reference? wink)
Now I want someone like YZ, XS u lucky guy—
Never thought I’ll be hungry while reading a apocalypse world xD thank you for the chapter
Thank you for the chapter!♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️
Me envying the kids😂🙌
I want to have an awesome dads like that