Bandits Encounter Robbers

"What do you mean by 'A-bi'?"

It was only now that Qi Xing deeply felt the generational gap.

Although Jiang Zhaosu was young, she hadn't heard the term either. She shook her head, "I don't understand."

Bai Xiaoling, despite being currently trapped like a mummy, wedged awkwardly among various goods and barely hanging on, didn't let it stop her from mentally looking down on Jiang Zhaosu and Qi Xing as country bumpkins.

"It's hard to explain to you guys."

Bai Xiaoling proudly tilted her chin. "Simply put, most of the things they like go against mainstream culture. They want to express their unique personalities."

"Oh," Qi Xing said. "Xiao Ya is like that."

"Your sister's name is Xiao Ya?" Bai Xiaoling asked with interest.

Jiang Zhaosu repeated, "Xiao, Ya."

She's quite cute.

"Xiao Ya is her nickname. Her full name is Qi Tong."

Qi Xing suddenly realized he had said too much under the goading of Jiang Zhaosu and Bai Xiaoling.

"Alright, let's end this topic."

The thought of Qi Tong entering puberty made him miserable, and her disappearance made him even more so.

Raising a child was truly a painful thing.

Fugui was much better. It was obedient, and although a bit slow-witted, it was very sensible and listened well. It didn't make him feel agitated or give him a headache to the point of wanting to get angry.

Although Jiang Zhaosu looked young and her thinking was slow, she was sometimes very sensitive. She could even empathize with his emotions and comfort him in return.

Qi Xing was increasingly glad he hadn't killed Jiang Zhaosu in the mall back then.

Without realizing it, he had been traveling with this little zombie for so long.

Jiang Zhaosu was no longer his pet; she had become one of his few comforts in the apocalypse.

What he had said at Duan Yuanyuan's grave was also sincere.

The apocalypse was full of dangers, and death could come in an instant if one wasn't careful.

Qi Xing didn't know how much longer he could survive in this world.

If he died, he hoped Jiang Zhaosu would completely devour him. That way, his Crystal Core and Ability would be inherited by this little zombie.

At least it would be of some use when she encountered danger.

After driving for several hours, Qi Xing parked the car in a place with fewer zombies, preparing to eat something.

Supplies were abundant now, so there was no need to be as frugal as before.

Qi Xing generously opened five cans of beef stew and even let Jiang Zhaosu try one.

Zombies had different tastes from humans; they generally only ate meat.

For Jiang Zhaosu, Ability Users' meat was the most delicious, followed by Common People, and then Mutated Species.

When food was scarce, some animal meat could also be eaten. Like the fish they caught in the forest, Jiang Zhaosu could also gain a small amount of energy from it.

These beef stew cans, for humans, were made with substantial ingredients, tasty and nutritious.

But as Jiang Zhaosu ate, it felt a bit like the cheap synthetic meatballs she bought at the market when she craved hot pot before the apocalypse—a taste of advanced technology.

Besides that, Qi Xing also let her try self-heating rice and yellow peach stew.

When it entered Jiang Zhaosu's mouth, the taste felt very strange.

Anyway, she wasn't hungry now, and when Qi Xing offered her more, she shook her head and refused.

Bai Xiaoling, watching them share food from the back of the car, drooled with envy.

She hadn't eaten anything all morning, and after moving so many goods, her stomach was growling from hunger.

"Fugui, Xiao Ya Ge."

Qi Xing hadn't told her his name, so Bai Xiaoling could only call him that. She tried to wiggle her body towards the driver's seat, looking at them pleadingly, "Can you give me something to eat too? I'm starving."

Jiang Zhaosu couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Bai Xiaoling call Qi Xing that. She grinned and repeated, "Xiao Ya, Ge."

She now found Bai Xiaoling quite amusing and didn't really want to eat her anymore. Keeping her around for some comedy might be good.

Qi Xing glanced speechlessly at Bai Xiaoling in the back. "Then starve."

"How can you guys be like this!"

Bai Xiaoling said angrily and aggrievedly, "You guys took my food, so what's wrong with giving me a little?"

Qi Xing retorted righteously, "Because we're bandits. What we snatch is ours and Fugui's, and we decide how to distribute it. That's how it is in the apocalypse. If you're not happy, try to snatch it back from us."

Bai Xiaoling was so angry she could only make sounds, her mouth opening and closing, but she didn't dare to curse out loud.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Zhaosu couldn't help but recall her own miserable state when she was weak and bullied by Qi Xing.

And now, she was following Qi Xing's lead and bullying others.

It seems the dragon-slayer has become a dragon himself!

While Qi Xing ate, Jiang Zhaosu, who had nothing to do, simply opened a bag of bread. She knelt on the passenger seat, stretched out her arm, and offered the bread to Bai Xiaoling's mouth, dangling it to play with Bai Xiaoling.

Qi Xing ate beside her, smiling as he watched her antics.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhaosu straightened up, turned her head to look out the car window, and reported, "There are people."

She smelled the scent of strangers in the air, and not just one.

Hearing this, Qi Xing also immediately looked out the window vigilantly.

While they were observing the situation outside, Bai Xiaoling forcefully nudged forward and snatched the bread from Jiang Zhaosu's hand.

While Bai Xiaoling was chewing and swallowing the bread, their car was quickly surrounded by a group of people.

These people were holding various weapons, shouting at them, and ordering them to get out of the car.

In this chaotic world, infighting, arson, murder, and robbery were common occurrences, and Qi Xing was long accustomed to it.

However, what surprised Qi Xing was that some of these people were actually holding guns.

He knew that when he worked at the Base before, only when carrying out critical missions would the superiors grudgingly assign two guns to the team.

Where did these people get the guns they were holding?

Could it be that they had quickly grabbed them from the Police Station when the apocalypse first began?

Qi Xing quickly scanned the group and found that there were quite a few people holding guns, at least seven or eight, and he didn't know if there were any Ability Users among them.

Jiang Zhaosu also saw the guns in their hands and silently rummaged through a box in the back of the car, pulling out a sturdy helmet and putting it on her head.

Her body didn't matter, but she had to protect her head.

"This time, me, okay?"

After arming her head, Jiang Zhaosu said in a muffled voice from inside the helmet to Qi Xing.

After all, Qi Xing was still human, his body was relatively fragile, and he would find weapons like guns troublesome and difficult to deal with.

Moreover, Jiang Zhaosu also wanted to know the extent of her control over her Ability.

After Qi Xing cautiously nodded, Jiang Zhaosu's hand faintly glowed with water, conjuring an invisible Water Shield out of thin air that enveloped the entire car. Then, she opened the car door and stepped out.