“Mom, Song Kexin is still waiting for us outside. We need to move quickly.” Xie Ning spoke in the softest voice to Song You’ai.
“You brought Kexin with you?” Song You’ai lowered her voice, her expression showing a hint of surprise. “Is that child okay?”
“She’s fine, we’re both fine, Mom.”
“Then why are your hands so hot?” Song You’ai nervously grasped her daughter’s palm, feeling that her temperature was somewhat abnormal.
Xie Ning fell silent for a moment, deciding to tell the truth. “It’s much better now, Mom. I’ve been Awakening my supernatural ability all day today. Usually, after a high fever, an Ability User only needs about two hours to Awaken.”
But she seemed a bit unusual.
According to the timeline from her previous life, she had already been feverish for over four hours by now.
“Supernatural ability?” Song You’ai’s face was full of astonishment. “Xiao Ning, have you developed superpowers?”
“Mom, you’re really clever.” Xie Ning nodded, leaning close to her ear and whispering, “I just discovered I have a Small Space where I can store things.”
The lighter she had used earlier to set Ma Yu on fire was taken from the space.
At that time, she hadn’t had time to think too much; as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she retrieved what she needed.
The large axe was also from the space. Now that she had calmed down and thought about it, it felt very strange.
Logically, since she had just been reborn and the space had just formed, it should have been completely empty.
But that large axe was something she had collected in her previous life and had used regularly, so she recognized it at a glance.
“Mom, we can’t tell anyone about the Small Space for now, understand? Don’t tell Kexin either, for the time being. Just the two of us, mother and daughter, should know.”
Song You’ai nodded, her eyes shining with joy, but she couldn’t help teasing her daughter. “Of course I know. I’m not stupid; how could I go around telling everyone such a secret? That child Kexin is too young; she might even reveal it in her sleep.”
Xie Ning couldn’t help but laugh.
How could she not understand her dear mother’s personality?
She was quite warm-hearted, but also a bit of a show-off, so she had to remind her first to prevent her from getting too excited and letting things slip.
Just as the two of them reached the first floor, they heard “bang bang” noises coming from inside the supermarket.
Several survivors ran out from a corner of the supermarket, glanced at the mother and daughter with panicked eyes, and hurriedly fled.
At the same time, two rotting corpses suddenly staggered around the corner, startling Song You’ai and turning her face pale.
“Don’t be afraid, Mom. Watch me.” Xie Ning gripped the long knife in her hand, executing the movements with precision and speed as she demonstratively took down the two zombies.
“Mom, hitting the back of the head is the quickest, most ruthless, and accurate way to kill them, and it also saves your own energy.”
“Come on, let’s see if there are any knives left on the shelves. You need a kitchen knife too, Mom. We’ll practice later.”
Suppressing the urge to vomit, Song You’ai nodded repeatedly as she learned the basic movements from her daughter.
So, had her daughter grown up in an instant?
Watching her daughter point at the bloody back of a zombie’s head without changing her expression or heartbeat to demonstrate, Song You’ai felt an inexplicable pang of sadness.
How fussy and clean had her daughter been before?
If a layer of dust fell on the ground, the artistic young lady would have complained for half a day. Now, she was being so unrefined.
Heartbroken, Song You’ai felt deeply pained seeing her little daughter grow up so suddenly.
“Let’s go, Mom.” Xie Ning grabbed a few bags in the food section, stuffing whatever she saw into them.
The food section had already been ransacked by wave after wave of people, leaving behind only a few scraps—better than nothing, at least.