Xiao Lu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Rescue and shelter escape

Lu Chen finds Xiao Lu bound and gagged in an abandoned house after defeating a Black Wolf Gang ambush. He frees her and offers to take her along on the condition that she obey him. Afraid of being abandoned, she immediately agrees and accompanies him and his injured father toward a temporary shelter 4.

At the shelter entrance, Xiao Lu defends Lu Chen when a sentry suggests that he might be a zombie. Captain Lin notices her Eye of Healing during their questioning. Later, Lu Chen gives her stolen medicine to use on his father, alarming her with his casual admission of theft 5.

When Captain Lin blocks their departure, Xiao Lu warns Lu Chen that the soldiers have thermal trackers. Her warning prompts him to obtain a countermeasure, and she follows him out through a drainage pipe. She subsequently agrees to create a distraction during his return for medicine 6 7 8.

Choosing to follow Lu Chen

Black Wolf Gang members threaten Xiao Lu again at the hideout. Although frightened, she refuses to submit and curses them until Lu Chen arrives and kills the attackers. She is then stunned when he recruits Li Gou'er rather than killing him 9.

Given another opportunity to choose, Xiao Lu firmly states that she wants to follow Lu Chen because she believes he can keep them alive. During his next military-base infiltration, he assigns her to remain outside and cover his retreat 9 10.

Injury and awakening

During the fighting against Professor Zhao's pursuers, Lu Chen discovers Xiao Lu badly injured inside a wrecked car. He carries her away and senses that she is beginning to evolve 17.

After waking, she haltingly recalls Professor Zhao and the laboratory, connecting her to an earlier captivity whose circumstances remain unclear. Old Zhou examines her and determines that her true talent has not fully awakened 18.

Her Life Link manifests after a mutant rat bites Li Gou'er. She heals his arm and removes the toxin, but the effort nearly makes her collapse. Encouraged by Lu Chen's promise to make her the strongest support, she agrees to develop her ability and is formally welcomed into the Godslaying Legion 18.

Battle against Professor Zhao and departure

Xiao Lu accompanies Lu Chen into the guarded medical area to retrieve his father. During the confrontation with Captain Lin, she uses Life Link to make two soldiers share the impact of his attack. At the drainage-pipe exit, she again redirects damage to enemy soldiers while Lu Chen confronts Professor Zhao 19 20 21.

While Lu Chen pursues Zhao underground, Xiao Lu guards the laboratory entrance and uses Life Link against armed personnel attempting to repair the defenses. Old Zhou arrives to assist her 23.

As the base collapses, Lu Chen takes Xiao Lu, Su Wan, and Su Wan's injured father away. They head into the mountains, where Lu Chen hides Xiao Lu and Su Wan in a hollow tree while dealing with pursuing soldiers 24 25.

Appearance

Xiao Lu is described as a little girl with large eyes and delicate eyelashes. Following her injuries, her face is exceptionally pale 18 24 25.

• Small stature: Lu Chen carries her while she is injured 17 18.
• Healing manifestation: Pale blue light pours from her palm when she treats Li Gou'er 18.

Personality

Xiao Lu is initially timid and fearful of abandonment, but she can act courageously on behalf of others. She steps in front of Lu Chen to defend him at the shelter and refuses to yield to the Black Wolf Gang despite being visibly afraid 4 5 9.

Her trust in Lu Chen becomes a defining source of security. She worries about his safety, volunteers to help his operations, and chooses to remain with him despite the risks. Awakening Life Link also gives her a personal ambition: to become strong enough to protect herself and those around her 8 9 18 23 24.

That loyalty can become ruthless in battle. At the laboratory entrance, she deliberately drains enemy personnel with Life Link and treats their suffering as punishment for opposing Lu Chen 23.

Abilities & Skills

Life Link

Xiao Lu's true support talent shares damage and recovery between linked people. Its first detected form is D-rank; later chapters explicitly describe her using an SSS-rank version 18 20 23.

• Healing: Closes Li Gou'er's bite wound at a visible speed 18.
• Toxin removal: Clears the black toxin surrounding the same wound 18.
• Damage transfer: Makes soldiers share the impact of Captain Lin's attack and redirects some of Lu Chen's battle damage onto enemies 20 21.
• Offensive draining: Causes armed personnel to lose life force and visibly shrivel 23.
• Physical cost: Her first demonstrated healing leaves her pale, exhausted, and close to collapsing 18.

Eye of Healing

Her early talent is identified as D-rank Eye of Healing. Old Zhou later considers it an incomplete expression rather than her true talent; no separate detailed mechanics are established 4 5 18.

Field Support

• Warns Lu Chen about thermal tracking equipment during their escape 7.
• Coordinates a planned distraction through a communicator 8.
• Follows Lu Chen through ventilation ducts during the rescue of his father 19.
• Limitation: Her low stamina makes it difficult to keep pace during the drainage-pipe escape 21.

Equipment / Items

• Communicator — Used to coordinate with Lu Chen during his medicine-retrieval operation 8.
• Staff — Carried while she guards the laboratory entrance; no specific properties are described 23.

Relationships

• Lu Chen — Rescuer, leader, and mentor. Her initial dependence develops into committed loyalty; he protects her and promises to cultivate her support potential 4 9 17 18.
• Li Gou'er — Initially someone she condemns during the gang confrontation; later a fellow legion member whom she heals after a mutant-rat attack 9 18.
• Old Zhou — Examines her incomplete awakening and later assists her at the laboratory entrance. She addresses him as “Uncle Zhou” 18 23.
• Professor Zhao — Connected to her memories of laboratory captivity. His forces' attack leaves her severely injured 17 18.
• Captain Lin — Recognizes her early healing talent and later becomes an opponent against whose soldiers she uses Life Link 5 20.
• Su Wan — Companion during the base evacuation. Xiao Lu clings to her clothing before Lu Chen takes them away 24 25.

Notable Quotes

“Lu Chen, I've already made up my mind. In the apocalypse, you can't survive alone. I believe you can keep us alive!” 9

“Can I... become strong too?” 18

“As long as I'm with Brother Lu Chen, I'm not scared.” 24