“Anyone who dares come alone to Jun County, where high-level zombies are everywhere, has some serious guts.”
The zombies in Jun County had never been cleared out, so it was no exaggeration to say that they were everywhere.
There were countless high-level zombies as well. Aside from their boss, who dared to venture into Jun County alone and still come out unscathed, even they wouldn’t dare go deep into Jun County by themselves.
If they hadn’t gotten a helicopter from the Jiaoyang Base this time, they wouldn’t have dared come here to pick up their boss either.
Yu Yan lazily swept a glance over them, a roguish edge naturally surfacing in his eyes.
The moment the first person who had spoken saw this, he knew his boss was displeased and quickly nudged the other man with his elbow, “That reminds me, we’re about to reach the zombie birds’ territory. Old Zhang, get ready. Time to clear out the birds!”
Old Zhang wasn’t stupid either. He immediately moved closer and began loading bullets into their guns.
“Boss just carried someone in here. Could it be he’s finally getting himself a girlfriend?”
“That depends on what the girl thinks. What if Boss is just pining after her one-sidedly…”
The two men thought that as long as they kept their voices down, Yu Yan wouldn’t be able to hear them. But in reality, he heard every word.
The man tightened his grip on the water bottle and seemingly casually glanced at the little zombie on the other side.
The emotions in his eyes were obscure and difficult to read, making it impossible to tell what he was truly thinking.
Shu Ran, meanwhile, didn’t notice Yu Yan’s gaze at all.
When the two men mentioned how dangerous this place was, she pressed herself against the window and glanced outside.
【If it’s so dangerous, why did Yu Yan come here alone?】
The System replied,
【As for why he came here, that’s a bit of a long story.】
【Do you remember the Jiaoyang Base? The one the original host wanted to go to? Yu Yan was actually at that base from the very beginning. He was also the strongest ability user in the Jiaoyang Base, and the base had used his reputation to gain countless benefits.
However, when Yu Yan first came into contact with the violent energy while leveling up his ability, it caused him to fall into a coma for two whole months. By the time he woke up again, his uncle had already betrayed him. He stole the map to the Yu family’s weapons arsenal and used it to exchange for a position among the higher-ups of the base. And because he felt guilty, he even joined forces with the base’s higher-ups to try to wipe Yu Yan out completely.
Yu Yan had only just regained consciousness and was still in a weakened state when he was forced into a situation where he was nearly surrounded by high-level zombies. If his former teammates hadn’t still been around, he probably wouldn’t have made it out alive this time.
But as expected of the Supreme God’s identity in this small world, Yu Yan recovered his ability at the critical moment. He killed both the zombies and the people sent by the base, then worked together with his teammates still inside the base to move out a large amount of supplies before leaving to strike out on his own.】
【Yu Yan’s uncle thought the map to the weapons depot he had stolen was the only copy. No matter how strong Yu Yan was, if he couldn’t find the exact location of the weapons depot, there was no way he could make any waves. But~ԾᴗԾ hehe~】
【He had no idea! Yu Yan actually had another copy hidden in Jun County!】
【Besides, what good would a map alone do them?! They need all sorts of other things to enter the weapons depot too~】
The System adjusted its position, raised its furry chin, and delivered the most important part with great pride:
【So the reason the Supreme God came here is actually to retrieve the map.】
The System was just about to tell Shu Ran a few more things when the helicopter suddenly accelerated.
The sudden jolt made Shu Ran’s entire zombie body sway, and she nearly toppled headfirst.
She hurriedly pulled the blanket off herself and looked outside.
Outside the window, dozens of zombie birds had already surrounded them, each nearly a meter long with blood-red eyes.
The magic vine had already wrapped itself around several zombie birds that had flown into them. Nearby, Yu Yan rolled up his sleeves, the emotions in his eyes unusually calm and detached.
He yanked open the door, and a cluster of purplish-black demonic flames appeared beside him, immediately surging toward the birds.
Although they cleared the zombie birds away quickly, more and more kept gathering, leaving the helicopter pilot sweating anxiously.
【System, can I help them?】
The System hadn’t expected Shu Ran to be so eager to help. After thinking for a moment, it said,
【Actually, Ranran, you awakened a mutated wood-type ability last night. Your mutation allows you to give others a positive buff. You can try using it on them.】
Only after hearing this did Shu Ran realize that there really did seem to be an extra source of power inside her body.
She blinked and curiously drew out that power, then infused it into Yu Yan, the magic vine, and the others.
In an instant, Old Zhang and Old Four, another one of Yu Yan’s teammates, who had already been struggling to keep up, suddenly felt their bodies fill with strength. Even the pilot stopped sweating nervously.
Meanwhile, Yu Yan glanced back at Shu Ran in the middle of clearing out the zombie birds.
Ten minutes later, they successfully flew out of the zombie birds’ territory and quickly headed toward their destination.
The most difficult part of the journey back was finally over, and the magic vine twisted its way back inside.
The moment it came in, one of its vines wrapped around Shu Ran’s leg and rubbed against it repeatedly.
Shu Ran had absolutely no idea what the magic vine was trying to do. She lowered her head and lightly poked it with the tip of her foot.
【What is it doing?】
The System explained:
【Ranran, it still wants you to infuse it with your ability. It’s acting spoiled and asking for attention.】
Oh, so that was what it wanted.
Once she understood the magic vine’s request, Shu Ran extended her left hand, letting a pale green glow of ability energy gather in her palm. She then slowly pushed it toward the magic vine.
This scene happened to catch the attention of Old Zhang and Old Four, who had just sat down. Their eyes widened as they looked back and forth between the magic vine and Shu Ran.
Old Zhang excitedly turned to Yu Yan, “Boss, a wood-type ability! You really brought back a treasure!”
Then he suddenly looked as though he had realized something, “Then just now, could it have been her…”
Yu Yan wiped the splattered blood across his sleeve. Hearing this, the corner of his lips lifted slightly, but his voice was unusually serious: “No one else is to know about this once we get back.”
Old Zhang didn’t understand at first, but after Old Four bumped him with his elbow, he immediately caught on.
Although they had left the Jiaoyang Base in a seemingly carefree manner and taken a large amount of supplies with them, the truth was that their group wasn’t nearly as united as it appeared.
During the two months Yu Yan had been unconscious, some of their own people had already been bought off by the higher-ups of Jiaoyang Base.
And those people had even followed them out of the Jiaoyang Base.
Normally, they should have already exposed those traitors once they found a temporary base. But those few were extremely good at putting on an act. On top of that, after Yu Yan had confirmed the location of their temporary base, he had immediately gone to Jun County. So they still hadn’t managed to expose them.
The girl Boss had brought back wasn’t just a wood-type ability user. Judging by the way things looked, her ability had even mutated.
If those traitors found out about this, who knew what kind of trouble Jiaoyang Base would cause next?
With Boss right there, they didn’t dare stare too much. Old Zhang casually asked, “So, Boss, do you know what this girl’s name is?”
Hearing that, Yu Yan froze.
Even the smile at the corners of his lips completely stiffened.