Shadow in the Sky

The tremendous crash of the collapsing house drew all the surrounding zombies over. At the same time, several other presences approached as well. Could there be ability users among the nearby survivors?

Shen Mo wordlessly raised his middle finger at the sky. Stupid Heavenly Dao, stupid piece of trash.

Though he was furious inside, he still hurriedly left this troublesome place.

Glancing at the sky, Shen Mo estimated how long he had spent inside the space and discovered that the ratio between its time and reality was off.

It seems time flows faster inside the cauldron than in reality. That'll make things much more convenient for me.

He swept up plenty of supplies from the uninhabited areas along the way and raided several jewelry stores before finally heading back to the Household.

After all, he had snuck out. He had to return to that villa before the male and female leads came back.

Once there was no one around, Shen Mo took out Mo Blade and flew on his sword.

Along the way, he even spotted the male and female leads. He nearly got discovered, so Shen Mo quickly sped up.

Thus, he failed to notice the female lead glance up at the sky and ask the person beside her in confusion, "A dark shadow just flew across the sky. Did any of you see it? It looked like a person."

"Where? Where?"

Yang Xuan was driving in front. Hearing that, he glanced up at the sky, and in a moment of carelessness, the car swerved into a huge Z shape across the road.

Leng Shiyi, seated behind him, viciously kicked the seat and rapped Yang Xuan on the head. "You idiot, drive properly!"

"My dear cousin, don't touch my head! A school bully's hairstyle mustn't get messed up!" Yang Xuan nervously fussed with his hair, then secretly glanced at Shen Yue. When he saw that she had no reaction, he withdrew his gaze in disappointment.

Su Ze caught Shen Yue, who had nearly toppled over, and shot Yang Xuan a speechless look. "Please pay attention, Student Yang Xuan. You're driving right now!"

"Don't scold him. I'm fine. He didn't mean to do it." Shen Yue brushed away Su Ze's hand supporting her and smoothed the ponytail behind her head.

Honestly, she was an ability user too, okay? And a strength-type ability user at that. She could smash a huge rock with one punch. How could she be so fragile?

Hearing the person he liked speak to him, Yang Xuan's dejected mood immediately revived. He flashed his little canine teeth and grinned foolishly.

Still, what decent person joined in the excitement while driving?

Even Cui Yang, a zombie, could not stand the sight of it. He cast a chilling look his way.

Yang Xuan immediately realized his mistake as well. He wiped the smile off his face, scratched his head awkwardly, and promptly apologized. "Sorry, I forgot just now. I'll drive properly right away."

No one said anything, and the matter passed just like that. Only Shen Yue continued staring at the sky in confusion.

Cui Yang followed her gaze. When he spoke, the stiff muscles of his lips pulled taut, making his expression look somewhat rigid. "Don't overthink it. It might have been a bird."

After all, it was the apocalypse. A small number of animals had already begun to mutate.

"Maybe!" Shen Yue stopped dwelling on it and leaned against the car window, beginning to rest with her eyes closed.

It really was hard on that burly, expressionless man to try to comfort her.

The blood-red sun sank beyond the horizon. Watching the sky darken, Su Ze took off his coat and draped it over Shen Yue. "Yang Xuan, drive faster. Night is coming, and it'll be more dangerous after dark. We have to get back before nightfall."

"Understood!" Yang Xuan also knew how dangerous this was, and the car began racing across the wilderness.

After all, he had once won a racing championship before the apocalypse. When it came to driving, he was truly beyond reproach.

Dust billowed along the small road. A few zombies occasionally shuffled about, but they could not catch up with the speeding vehicle. After following for a while, they went back to wandering aimlessly.

Just before the sun set, a speeding car charged into the villa.

Shen Mo, standing by the window, quietly breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally returned before dark. Otherwise, he might really have gone out to look for them.

As he dried his soaking-wet hair with a towel, Shen Mo suddenly remembered that the bath towel around him had come from the cabinet in the bathroom. It seemed to belong to that... Leng Shiyi, right?

It was new, but it still felt a little awkward.

Shen Mo immediately rushed back into the bathroom, put the bath towel away, and then changed back into the clothes he had worn when he went out.

The clothes he had been wearing when he returned had already been damaged during his breakthrough. He had been covered in dust at the time, which was why he had taken a shower as soon as he got back.

Looking at the bath towel hanging on the wall, Shen Mo felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it. After all, using it himself and then letting someone else use it again felt rather disgusting.

I should destroy the evidence!