2:00 AM.
Suddenly, a deep rumbling sound of thunder echoed through the sky.
Bai Zixi, who was lying in bed, jolted awake.
As soon as she sat up, she saw red rain pouring down like countless sharp swords, accompanied by rolling thunder.
She walked to the window and watched as streaks of lightning tore through the stillness of the night sky. For a moment, she became lost in thought.
“008, do you have any medicine that can make someone develop a fever?” Bai Zixi wanted to use this opportunity to reveal her supernatural ability.
008 replied in its mechanical voice, “Of course! We have fever medicine that costs 2 points and lasts for five hours without causing any discomfort.”
“Alright, exchange it for me.”
Remaining Points: 20
Ten minutes later, Bai Zixi opened her bedroom door slightly and peeked out. Yan Shaochen, who was sitting on a chair, turned his dark eyes toward her.
Pretending to be weak and exhausted, she spoke softly, “I think I have a fever. Do you have any fever medicine?”
Hearing this, he stood up. “I’ll get some from the car. Lie down first.”
Bai Zixi was just about to remind him to bring an umbrella, but he had already disappeared from sight.
He certainly acted quickly!
He was a supernatural ability user, so getting caught in a little rain probably wouldn’t hurt him. Reassuring herself with that thought, she felt relieved.
She returned to bed, pulled the blanket over herself, and closed her eyes.
Not long afterward, she heard the door open.
Yan Shaochen, carrying a medical kit, sat down beside her bed. He held a flashlight in one hand while searching for fever medicine with the other. Soon, he found some medicine and a glass of water and placed them on the bedside table.
He reached out with his large hand and gently placed it against her forehead to check her temperature. Then he helped her sit up, supporting her against his shoulder.
When Bai Zixi, who was actually wide awake, caught the clean, masculine scent coming from his body, her entire body stiffened. Her cheeks immediately turned red.
It was also Yan Shaochen’s first time touching a woman’s body. Although he felt a little strange about it, he carefully helped her take the medicine and drink the water before getting up and leaving.
The moment he left, Bai Zixi quickly opened her eyes.
Pretending to be sick was really exhausting!
She could clearly have taken the medicine herself, but for some reason, she had suddenly felt completely weak just now.
Before long, she drifted back into a deep sleep.
Perhaps the medicine had some sleeping effects, because Bai Zixi slept straight through until eight in the morning.
When she woke up, she discovered that the rain had stopped and the sunlight was unusually bright.
Now she could openly use her supernatural ability without having to hide it!
In a cheerful mood, Bai Zixi straightened her clothes and leisurely walked out of her room. She was just about to show off her newly awakened ability to him when—
Yan Shaochen spoke in a serious, low voice, his expression stern.
“Let’s go. We’re heading back to the base.”
With that, he immediately went downstairs ahead of her.
She had no choice but to follow.
He looked so gloomy that she didn’t even feel comfortable bringing up the subject.
Forget it. She would tell him after they returned.
After all, that strange rain might have caused some people at the base to turn into zombies. Thinking about it, they really did need to return as soon as possible. She just hoped everyone there could keep things under control.
Yan Shaochen drove as though he were participating in a car race, speeding along at an incredible pace.
Bai Zixi grabbed the handle tightly as her body swayed from side to side.
Fortunately, she hadn’t eaten breakfast. Otherwise, she probably would have thrown everything up.
Come to think of it, he had actually realized how strange last night’s rain was.
What a sharp mind! No wonder he was one of the most powerful figures at the base.
After spending the entire morning on the road, they finally arrived safely at the Yan Family Base.
Bai Zixi never wanted to ride in the same car with him again!
At that moment, more than a dozen zombies were fighting against several dozen soldiers inside the base.
These zombies were all people who had originally lived there but had mutated.
Fortunately, the base had only recently been established, and most of its residents were members of the Yan family.
There were only a little over a hundred people in total.
More than twenty had turned into zombies, around ten had awakened supernatural abilities, and the remaining survivors had also experienced improvements in their physical strength.
Bai Zixi picked up a sniper rifle and aimed at the head of a zombie several hundred meters away.
She gently squeezed the trigger.
Bang!
A young soldier who had nearly been bitten by a zombie was saved. Afterward, he looked gratefully toward Bai Zixi in the distance, completely captivated by her heroic appearance.
System Notification:
[Favorability +3]
[Favorability +1]
Current Points: 24
Bai Zixi curled her lips into a smile.
She thought she must have looked incredibly cool holding that sniper rifle!
Beside her, Yan Shaochen’s dark eyes lingered on her for a few seconds before he calmly said,
“Let’s go.”
What an unromantic man!
But it didn’t matter. There were plenty of handsome young men here who knew how to appreciate her!