The clock turned back to before Chen Luo stole the vegetables.
Two trucks led the way, while Mi Li drove with Mi Ling beside her. Mi Ling thought she would leave the trucks behind next time. They wasted too much fuel.
Mi Ling gazed out the window, briefly lost in thought. One day, they would kill all the zombies, but where was their hope for the future?
Suddenly, Mi Ling's nose twitched. The aroma of barbecue drifted over from afar.
That smells amazing.
With no rich food in her stomach, Mi Ling immediately felt it protest fiercely.
This definitely wasn't grilled mutant creature meat. They grilled that often, and even the smell came out mutated.
One of the members shouted, "Boss, I smell meat! Let's go check it out!"
The unspoken meaning was: whoever was grilling, they were going to rob them.
"Stop the cars," Mi Ling said warily. "Stay on guard. I'll take a look."
Mi Ling was worried it might be an ambush.
Following the smell, Mi Ling reached a grove of bare trees, where a young man came into view, grilling fragrant meat.
At first, Mi Ling had suspected it might be a truly horrifying kind of meat. No matter how good that smelled, she would never eat it.
But after seeing the meat's grain and shape, Mi Ling decided she had worried too much.
It was beef.
Mi Ling couldn't help swallowing. It smelled so good.
"It's you!" Chen Luo said in delighted surprise. "You wouldn't happen to be Mi Ling, the Flame Empress, the strongest Fire user, would you?"
Mi Ling remained expressionless. "That's what other people call me. I don't like it. And you are?"
"Oh!" Chen Luo said. "I'm Chen Luo. I never thought I'd run into you here. My nickname is the