XunMi snorted. Ming family looked like they were on top of the world. However, their reputation was empty. Only those who had business with Ming family probably knew the truth, but there was nothing wrong with talking about it now. It was already the middle of an apocalypse. It was the survival of the fittest. Ming family wasn’t much in her eyes.
Ling Chen awkwardly smiled while rubbing his nose. It looked like this Ming family was also just a bag of tricks.
Ye MingYe was deep in thought. This was far different than what he knew in his last life. What was the truth? Perhaps he needed to go investigate Ming family. Maybe he could even get a few answers for questions he had in the past life. His fists tightened as he made a decision. He’ll let Ming XunMi off for now. When he understood the situation better, he’ll handle it. In the meantime, he still needed to keep her under his watch. What if she went out to harm others?
Ye MingYe didn’t find it strange that, as someone who enjoyed minding his own business, he would one day think for the greater good of the community. He didn’t even think that perhaps he was just searching for a reason to keep her by his side.
“Turn left up ahead.” Ye MingYe remembered S city’s arsenal was in that direction. XunMi turned the steering wheel to the left without any hesitation. In her head she guessed that he was about to empty out S city’s reserve arms? To be honest, the weapons in her space market were far more lethal than the ones in the arsenal. But it would be hard to explain if she just casually pulled those out. After all, if they were too high class and others noticed, there would only be trouble. She should probably get two spare weapons. Her fingers lightly tapped on the steering wheel as she thought about her options.
“Miss Ming’s powers are very strong. Level three?” Ling Chen looked at the wall of waves formed around the car. From RT-Mart to here, they had already travelled a thousand kilometers. Yet the wall had never faltered. To use an ability to accurately for so long should be at the very least a level three power. But this was just the start of the apocalypse. He had only been able to get to level two yesterday with Ming ge’s help.
But Ming ge’s level was also pretty high. But to Ling Chen, it was incredible for a girl by herself to level up so quickly.
XunMi neither nodded or shook her head. She looked into the rearview mirror to make sure no zombies had followed them. There were no red dots currently on the map, so she put away the wall of waves.
“The world’s a mess right now. As a woman, I need to make sure I have a way to protect myself.” XunMi paused for a second, “Sometimes, I really am jealous of you guys. There are some situations where it would be easier to handle with a guy’s body.” Every body she inhabited had an original soul with a tragic ending. But all of them had a similar point- they’re bodies were played with. Some were thrown into redlight districts, others were attacked by hired gangsters...
If she hadn’t appeared, they would all be tragedies.
Ye MingYe seemed to have understood the underlying message behind her words. He had experienced the apocalypse world before. He knew the evil side of human nature. He had first met Ming XunMi when he saved her from someone that had perverted intentions.
“Miss Ming, you are so powerful. Who would dare try anything with you?” Ling Chen laughed and changed the topic. “Since everyone has the same destination, let’s make a group. Being together means we can take care of one another. We are all pretty strong so no one will be a burden to the others.” Seeing Ming ge’s face didn’t change at his words, Ling Chen relaxed. Even though he looked like a big jock, he was pretty sensitive to detail. There was something strange about the atmosphere between Ming ge and Miss Ming. Although he couldn’t put his finger on it, he thought it was because Ming ge was interested in Miss Ming but was too embarrassed to speak up. Therefore, Ling Chen spoke up to invite her to join them.
XunMi darted her eyes over to see Ye MingYe’s expression in the passenger seat, as if looking for his permission. Ye MingYe also turned his head. Facing her pair of dark peach blossom eyes, he couldn’t help but soften his gaze. “En, let’s go together.” No matter how strong she was, she was still a woman. It was a bad idea to go on the road alone.
XunMi smiled brightly and nodded her head. “Then thank you. Since we’ll be together in the future, then don’t be so polite. You can go ahead and call me XunMi directly.”
“Ye MingYe.” He lightly spit out hs name.
“Then I won’t be too formal. XunMi, I don’t really understand. If you don’t like Ming family, why are you going back?” Based on the way his ears perked up, Ling Chen saw that his big boss also seemed very interested in the answer.
“It’s about time I take back what is mine. I won’t let them exist so cheaply. I also want to go back and see my grandfather.” If she had to choose who was the most humane out of the Ming family, it would be the grandfather. However, the old man had been sent away to a senior home. She wanted to go back and check if her grandfather was even alive. If he was alive, she’ll take him out of there. If not, then she’ll take revenge for her grandfather. The grandfather was the only one to give the original soul true warmth and care. Unfortunately, he had given up his power too early.
Ling Chen nodded. He admired this woman a little.
“Stop the car up front.” Ye MingYe had been observing their surroundings.
XunMi brought the car to a stop. She pulled out her sword and looked around. “There are no zombies in the vicinity. But we need to move fast. Zombies are strong with detecting smells so they might come quickly.” High quality luxury cars were worth it if not for their quiet performance. They didn’t attract much attention while driving or else all the zombies would have rushed over.
Ye MingYe got out of the car, and walked to the empty space in front of them. There were crumbled earthen homes around them. There was nothing special about them. Not far behind was the mountain forest. The entire place seemed to have been abandoned. Most people wouldn’t even want to come in this direction.
“Ling Chen. Open this part up.” Ye MingYe didn’t even turn around.
Ling Chen had earth powers. {T/N: I translated both XunMi and Ling Chen to earth but in Chinese, LC is more soil/dirt focused while XunMi’s sounds like its control of wood/plants/vines etc). Normally, it wouldn’t seem like a strong or useful power. But after training with Ye MingYe, Ling Chen could now make patches of ground react like sand, turning it into a large and deep sinking hole to counter thousands of zombies at once.
Ling Chen activated his powers at the spot Ye MingYe was referring to. Soon, an opening big enough for two appeared. Pulling out a flashlight, Ling Chen jumped down. Ye MingYe gestured towards XunMi and jumped down too.
XunMi looked up at the sky in silence, feeling a bit of self-pity. She never would have imagined she would one day need to crawl into a hole. What a strange new experience. She obediently jumped down, trying her best to not fall. The more they walked forward, the more the air became humid.
XunMi’s sixth sense told her that something was off about this place. She opened up the map, and found a faint red dot above them. Its speed seemed to be rather fast. One second it was here, and then the next it was off her map, causing XunMi to raise her eyebrow. Does this mean it had the power of speed or the power of invisibility?
She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Ye MingYe