The smile on Lu Yuanyuan’s face instantly froze.
How did this girl manage to think only of that?
She quickly realized that her answer might have caused a misunderstanding and hurriedly explained, “It’s not a clairvoyant ability. To be honest, I’m not even sure what type of ability this is.
“There’s a specific range in my mind. As long as something is within that range, I can receive the wave signals emitted by objects.
“I can’t actually see through things. I can only sense the presence of objects.”
As she spoke, Lu Yuanyuan shifted her body, only then realizing that she was still tied up tightly and couldn’t move.
“Xiaomian, untie me first!”
Her body was practically stiff.
She never wanted to experience being tied up and unable to move again.
Hearing Lu Yuanyuan, Huo Mian immediately understood.
“Wait here. I’ll go get something to cut the ropes.”
A short while later, Huo Mian brought over the watermelon knife and cut through the ropes binding Lu Yuanyuan.
When the people nearby saw that Lu Yuanyuan was awake, some of them gathered around and carefully examined her.
After learning that Lu Yuanyuan had awakened an ability, everyone’s eyes turned green with envy when they looked at Huo Mian.
They almost wished they could immediately go outside, let a zombie scratch them, and then come back to ask Huo Mian for treatment.
Of course, that was only wishful thinking. After all, no one dared to gamble their life on that slim possibility.
Seeing everyone staring at her like hungry wolves, Huo Mian quickly came up with an excuse and pulled Lu Yuanyuan away from the crowd, taking her over to Xia Yan to register her ability.
When the ability users learned that Lu Yuanyuan had awakened an ability, they all congratulated her and took the opportunity to praise Huo Mian as well.
People kept coming up to Huo Mian, trying to make small talk and ingratiate themselves with her.
Exhausted from dealing with them, Huo Mian hid in the kitchen after breakfast to catch up on some sleep.
That afternoon.
Lu Yuanyuan hurried into the kitchen and patted her awake.
“Xiaomian, someone’s here!”
Huo Mian opened her sleepy eyes. The moment she heard Lu Yuanyuan, she instantly perked up.
Without asking for details, she followed Lu Yuanyuan to the cafeteria hall.
But when she saw the group of people, the anticipation on Huo Mian’s face disappeared.
It turned out they had escaped from the Fifth Cafeteria. There were more than sixty of them in total.
Because the Fifth Cafeteria was close to the dormitory buildings, and there were quite a few dormitories in that area, the larger population naturally meant there were more people who had turned into zombies.
The group had been surrounded and attacked by zombies inside the Fifth Cafeteria. When they could no longer hold them off, they escaped through a window at the back of the second floor and made their way here.
After hearing what had happened to them, everyone’s expressions became grim.
To ensure that the ingredients remained fresh and that supplies never ran out, F University’s cafeterias placed orders with suppliers every day, and the ingredients were delivered to the school before six the next morning.
Yesterday, when the zombie crisis broke out, no ingredients had been delivered at all. Everyone had been eating whatever food was left over from the previous day.
Now there were more than two hundred people in the cafeteria, and the food they had simply wouldn’t last long. They would be starving by tomorrow.
Xia Yan looked solemn as he asked in confusion, “How did you end up coming here? Isn’t the Fourth Cafeteria closer?”
A male student stepped forward to explain, “That’s precisely why everyone was afraid to go there.
“The Fourth Cafeteria doesn’t have a second floor. If zombies surrounded it, we’d be trapped with nowhere to escape.”
The people from the Second Cafeteria couldn’t help recalling yesterday’s terrifying situation. Wasn’t it exactly as he had described?
Yesterday, they had been trapped inside the cafeteria, surrounded by zombies with no way out. That feeling of despair was still etched deeply into their memories.
The man continued, “Yesterday afternoon, we vaguely heard some commotion coming from this direction. We figured there was strength in numbers, so we came here to join everyone.”
After hearing this, the expressions of the people from the Second Cafeteria became even more unpleasant.
Someone in the crowd complained angrily, “You people know how to show up with nothing but your mouths. Why didn’t you bring some food?
“There are more than a hundred of us here already. We don’t have enough food to go around!”
Someone from the Fifth Cafeteria couldn’t help speaking up. “Don’t we still have rice? If we cook it into porridge, it should last us a few more days.”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately objected.
“Even if we cook porridge, we still need enough water! There’s only one water-type ability user here. Where are we supposed to get that much water?”
The people from the Fifth Cafeteria instantly looked embarrassed.
Among their group, only two people had awakened abilities: Zhao Yong, a speed-type ability user, and Su Qinghuan, a wood-type ability user.
Faced with the shortage of both food and water, there was nothing they could do.
In an instant, the already tense atmosphere became even more oppressive.
Bai Ningrong suddenly said, “There’s a store selling bottled water near Dormitory Building 6. We can go there and bring some water back to tide us over.”
However, the people from the Second Cafeteria all showed resistant expressions when they heard this.
Someone immediately objected, “What if we attract the zombies again while transporting it? We don’t have any spare gasoline to deal with them now.”
Just as everyone was arguing heatedly, Lu Yuanyuan suddenly exclaimed, “Someone’s coming outside!”
The moment Lu Yuanyuan spoke, the people from the Fifth Cafeteria looked confused, not knowing what she meant, while everyone from the Second Cafeteria became tense.
Xia Yan immediately made a decision and led a group of ability users outside to investigate.
Outside the cafeteria, about five meters away, a stretched military off-road vehicle came speeding toward them. In the blink of an eye, it stopped steadily at the cafeteria entrance.
The car door opened, and a tall, young man stepped out.
He was dressed in combat fatigues. His facial features were well-defined, his nose high and straight, and his thin lips tightly pressed together.
With his neat crew cut, not only was his handsome appearance undiminished, but his stern, imposing aura was even more pronounced.
Five more soldiers wearing identical combat uniforms climbed out of the vehicle behind him.
The man’s sharp phoenix-shaped eyes swept over the crowd. When his gaze landed on Bai Ningrong, his stern expression instantly softened, revealing a gentle smile as he strode toward them.
The moment Bai Ningrong saw Huo Shaochen, a delighted smile appeared on her face, and she quickly ran over to him.
Huo Shaochen opened his arms and pulled Bai Ningrong tightly into his embrace.
“Xiaoning, I’m so glad you’re okay.”
Noticing the gazes of those around them, Bai Ningrong blushed and quickly pulled herself out of his arms.
“Shaochen, why did you come here?”
Behind Huo Shaochen, a burly man suddenly spoke up.
“Of course the captain rushed here to find you. While he was at it, he also took on the mission of escorting Professor Yang.”
Huo Shaochen turned his head and reprimanded him expressionlessly.
“Cao Kang, as soon as we get back to base, you’re doubling your training.”
Cao Kang’s expression stiffened.
“Understood, Captain.”
I knew I shouldn’t have run my mouth!
Beside them, Bai Ningrong’s cheeks, which had been slightly flushed, instantly turned bright red when she heard Cao Kang’s words.
Watching Bai Ningrong’s bashful expression, Huo Mian’s peach-shaped eyes widened in shock.
The female protagonist turns into a shy little wife the moment she meets the male protagonist, while the male protagonist, who normally has an icy expression, completely melts whenever he sees her!
These two really are a perfect match. They’re so sweet together!
Huo Mian’s eyes practically sparkled with excitement.
Lu Yuanyuan, standing beside her, suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered,
“Xiaomian, so you like soldiers! Let me tell you, I have a cousin who’s a soldier too. He’s twenty-five this year and still single. His personality…”
“I’m still young. I don’t want to get a boyfriend so soon.”
Huo Mian stared at Lu Yuanyuan with a helpless expression and interrupted her.
Seeing that Huo Shaochen and the others were all dressed in military uniforms, and that the man leading them knew Bai Ningrong, the other ability users couldn’t help feeling both surprised and delighted.
They eagerly prepared to approach them and find out more information.
Huo Shaochen seemed to notice their movements. His sharp gaze swept across them.
His voice was authoritative as he said, “It’s dangerous outside. Let’s go inside first.”