Bai Yan patted his head.
“Don’t worry. I’m here. From now on, I need to give you treatment twice a day.”
Twice a day was practically pushing herself to the brink of exhaustion, but right now, she had to heal Lu Ming as quickly as possible.
She held the man’s hand and began eating peaches while releasing her Healing ability.
Lu Ming looked at her somewhat pale face and felt extremely distressed.
It would be better if she simply abandoned him.
Bai Yan: 0315, can I put him inside the small world?
「He’s far too weak right now. Someone like him, barely clinging to life, would immediately explode and die after entering the small world filled with spiritual energy.」
Tsk.
That damn Li Chuan. She really wanted to strangle him.
「By the way, I’m going to enter a dormant state for a while.」
Bai Yan: Huh? Wait, seriously? You’re going to abandon the two of us during such a dangerous and difficult time?
「Bringing you here has already consumed most of my power. On top of that, I’ve given you so many cheat abilities. It’s already pretty good that I haven’t collapsed yet.」
Bai Yan was speechless.
Bai Yan: That’s… fair enough. Your leave is approved.
「Hmph! Remember, until your Supernatural Abilities reach Level 5, try not to provoke the protagonist’s team. Run if you can.」
Bai Yan: Didn’t you say my Level 1…
「But he’s still the protagonist. He has a halo of luck and destiny around him. I don’t want you to get hurt.」
Bai Yan: Ahem… Alright, alright, I know. Go to sleep. And… thank you, 0315. If it weren’t for you, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to rescue Lu Ming.
「Mm-hm. Wait for me to come back~」
Bai Yan picked up a cup of well water from the table and tilted her head back, drinking it all in one go.
She thought that she needed to scout the surrounding routes.
Without 0315’s cheat assistance, she had to be cautious with every decision she made from now on.
Lu Ming had already fallen asleep during the treatment. After placing his hand back beneath the blanket and covering him properly, she got up and left.
Bai Yan went to the rooftop and opened the map in the system.
Their current location was Y City, while the male protagonist was currently in the neighboring city.
It would only take two days to drive from Z City to Y City. On top of that, the male protagonist still needed to search for them. Staying here for another week really was the safest option.
If they went south from Y City, there would be water.
Where there was water, there would be abundant vegetation, which meant there would also be more mutated animals. It definitely would not be safe.
Only east or north would work.
She decided to check the east first.
Bai Yan put away the map and headed east, killing zombies along the way while scouting the route.
The main roads in this area were completely blocked by vehicles. The winding side roads were full of twists and turns, not to mention that they were also packed with zombies.
Lu Ming could not withstand even a single collision or jolt from the vehicle.
After spending an entire night observing the eastern area, Bai Yan was exhausted.
She looked up at the gloomy gray sky, where the sun was about to rise, then turned around and headed home.
Lu Ming had not woken up yet, so she cleaned his body first.
Bai Yan had barely slept these past few days, and her head felt terribly heavy. The moment she lay down, she fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up, it was already three in the afternoon.
“Holy crap!”
She glanced at her watch and hurriedly got up, running to Lu Ming’s bedside.
The man had no idea when he had woken up. He had remained completely silent, and now he was smiling at her.
“You were awake for a long time? Why didn’t you wake me? You could have made any little noise and I would have woken up.”
Lu Ming shook his head.
“Then did you just wake up? Are you hungry? I’ll feed you right now.”
Lu Ming nodded.
In fact, he had woken up a long time ago. He just could not bring himself to wake her.
He had simply tilted his head and watched her sleep with her arms and legs spread out.
The girl must have been exhausted.
She was even snoring softly.
So cute.
He could watch her sleep forever without getting tired of it.
After Bai Yan finished feeding him, she began the treatment.
During the treatment, she also told him about her scouting trip.
Lu Ming wanted to speak, but the only sounds that came out were still a few harsh, hoarse syllables.
“You don’t need to worry. I’ll check the north tonight. If the north doesn’t work either… we can try the south.”
“Ugh… mm… ha.”
Seeing the man’s lowered eyes and downturned lips, Bai Yan raised her hand and gently rubbed his fluffy hair to comfort him.
“The south will definitely be very dangerous. If we decide to go that way, we have to leave by the day after tomorrow at the latest.”
“Mm!”
Although Lu Ming’s entire body had already been ravaged by various toxins, the main reason he could not speak was because his vocal cords had been cut out.
Making an organ that no longer existed grow back was not something she could accomplish casually with her current abilities.
Fortunately, the injuries on his body were no longer life-threatening.
Looking at the man in front of her, who had been tortured beyond recognition, Bai Yan still could not stop herself from shedding tears.
Lu Ming froze for several seconds when he saw her crying.
He could not move, but deep inside, his thoughts had already become a tangled mess.
He wanted to raise his left hand and wipe away her tears, but that ugly arm simply could not reach that high. It only trembled halfway up before stopping.
Lu Ming bit his lip unwillingly, biting so hard that it began to bleed.
He was both anxious and frustrated as he used all his strength to try to reach the girl’s face.
Bai Yan hurriedly told him to lie still. She pinched his face and made him stop biting his lip.
“Mm, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm!”
(Don’t worry about me anymore!)
“Mm-mm-mm!”
(You should leave!)
“Ugh… ha-ha, mm-mm…”
(I’m not worth you doing this for.)
Looking at how unusually agitated Lu Ming was, Bai Yan seemed to understand what he was trying to say.
She forcefully wiped away her tears and shouted angrily at him.
“Don’t talk nonsense! There is no way I’m abandoning you! I came here because of you… I came here because of you…”
She gritted her teeth and clenched both fists before staring directly into the man’s eyes and lowering her voice.
“I definitely will! I definitely will kill Li Chuan and avenge you!”
Numerous emotions appeared on Lu Ming’s face.
Shock, confusion, disbelief, heartache, pain…
She knew him, but he did not know her at all.
Why?
Why was she willing to go this far for him?
“Because I came to this world because of you.”
Lu Ming froze for a moment before abruptly lifting his head.
The two of them looked at each other.
At that moment, there was only each other in their eyes.
Lu Ming wanted to make another sound, but Bai Yan turned and left first.
Only after hearing the sound of the door opening and closing did he slowly relax his tense body.
Once outside, Bai Yan really wanted to rush over and kill Li Chuan immediately, but reason still held her back.
Carrying her anger, she hacked her way north and killed countless zombies. In the end, however, the road conditions forced her to turn back.
The highway to the north was blocked not only by vehicles and stones of various sizes, but the road itself had also collapsed badly.
Bai Yan did not hesitate for even a second. She immediately turned around and headed south.
She killed zombies and sprinted along the way, trying to shorten the time needed to scout the route as much as possible.
Li Chuan?
Bai Yan immediately hit the brakes and pressed herself against the wall at the corner.
Why was he here?
“Brother Chuan is so smart. He left some people behind to search over there while we came here ahead of them.”