Warning! Warning! (continued)
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Qiuqiu and keep the headlights on."
After saying that, Lou Yu kissed Tao Qiu's lips again, and then continued downwards.
After an unknown amount of time, Tao Qiu's pajamas were unbuttoned, and only one leg of her pajama bottoms remained hanging on her right ankle.
Tao Qiu asked Lou Yu to offer him bananas, but Lou Yu ended up tasting his own first.
Meeting Tao Qiu's eyes, which were filled with tears of physiological relief, Lou Yu smiled even more brightly and worked even harder.
Tao Qiu covered her face, letting tears and sweat soak her palms.
It wasn't shyness, but rather that I liked it so much that I was afraid of showing an inappropriate expression.
Perhaps due to excitement and stimulation, coupled with the fact that she had been holding back for a while, Tao Qiu was quick this time.
Lou Yu spat it out, jokingly saying, "Quite a lot."
Tao Qiu quickly recovered, pulled Lou Yu down onto the bed, and grumbled, "Let me see if yours is more or less."
Tao Qiu surpassed his teacher, doubling Lou Yu's trick on him, causing Lou Yu to finish even earlier than Tao Qiu.
Tao Qiu didn't vomit, but she said angrily, "Yours is even more."
Seeing Tao Qiu sticking out her tongue and frowning, Lou Yu's gaze first went blank, then ignited with endless rage.
Winter was too cold, so dry firewood was piled on top of the fire, making it bigger and bigger, and the flames grew stronger, melting the snow falling from the sky and the snow on the nearby ground into water.
Tonight, the east wind prevailed over the west wind, and Tao Qiu, unusually, remained in a subordinate position throughout. This was partly due to Lou Yu's astonishing momentum this time, and partly because he Lou Yu wanted to do this, so he indulged him.
They didn't fall asleep until dawn, embracing each other.
Fortunately, we stayed up late yesterday because of the holiday, and the three kids woke up late too, so the whole family slept in.
They didn't have any relatives at the base, so the usual New Year's greetings and visiting relatives on the first and second days of the Lunar New Year were unnecessary. As for Lou Quan, he was more interested in work than holidays. Lou Yu had invited him to dinner on New Year's Eve, but he had declined, citing his busy work schedule.
Later, Congcong's parents brought Congcong to wish Lou Yu and his teammates a Happy New Year.
The adults gave Congcong a red envelope, and the three kids took him out to play again. However, this time, the kids were all careful with their words and actions in front of Congcong, and dared not reveal their special abilities again.
After the Lunar New Year, spring is just around the corner.
When the snow had mostly melted, Tao Qiu, before Lou Yu started work, begged him to be her driving teacher.
Every day after dinner, the car would take the whole family out.
For the first few days, Lou Yu drove while Tao Qiu sat in the passenger seat to observe and learn. After she had memorized the basic knowledge, Tao Qiu took over driving, with Lou Yu providing guidance from the side.
Fearing they might hit innocent bystanders, they specifically chose less crowded sections of road to practice.
Every time Tao Qiu practices driving, she likes to tease her three kids, "Aren't you scared riding in Daddy's car?"
The Eldest Cub shook his head. "Don't be afraid, Daddy will protect us."
The second child showered him with compliments. "Daddy will definitely learn it right away, and riding in Daddy's car is the safest."
The third child should be a little more honest. "Lou Yu's father is right here; he can correct him if he makes a mistake."
Anyway, the kids' answers showed an incredibly strong survival instinct, but only they themselves know how much of it was genuine and how much was feigned.
Tao Qiu did not disappoint his kids' expectations. A week later, he had fully mastered the craft and even drove his new car back home by himself.
Nowadays, vehicles emphasize practicality, and their colors and designs are almost identical. Tao Qiu bought the same model as Lou Yu's car, and he will drive it to and from work with his children.
The dark clouds in the sky gradually faded, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds, the sunlight grew warmer day by day, the snow was melting, and tender green shoots were sprouting from the grass.
Early spring meant that the mutated monsters were about to attack again, and the atmosphere in the base became oppressive and tense.
With strengthened defenses, increased patrols and personnel, and more frequent Lou Yu work, the opening hours of major shops have been shortened, and it's rare to see children on the streets as they are all kept at home. Adults also rarely go out except for essential work and shopping.
Tao Qiu and her children loosened the soil in the yard again, waiting for the mutated monster tide to recede before carrying out their plans.
The mutated monsters came at night this time. Lou Yu was off duty tonight, and the two of them were asleep when Tao Qiu suddenly opened his eyes in the middle of the night.
Before he was even fully awake, he reached out and pushed Lou Yu, saying in a low, hoarse voice, "Here you are."
Lou Yu woke up the moment Tao Qiu touched him, and almost immediately sat up, picked up the communicator on the bedside table, and dialed the defense team's number.
Tao Qiu is a high-level mutated monster. His intuition might detect the mutated monster's attack earlier than radar and surveillance. Lou Yu trusts him completely.
Less than half a minute after Lou Yu notified the defense team, high-pitched, urgent, and extremely penetrating alarms sounded throughout the base.
After the alarm sounded, an announcement came over the loudspeaker.
"Warning! Warning! Mutant monsters are attacking! Mutant monsters are attacking! All base troops, please report to your designated locations and await further orders. Residents, please lock your doors and windows, find hiding places, and prioritize your own safety..."
The broadcast was still repeating, and Lou Yu had already changed his clothes and shoes by the time the female voice finished speaking for the first time.
There was a knock on the door, and the children's voices came from outside. "Daddy! Lou Yu, Daddy!"
Tao Qiu ran to open the door. The three kids rushed in without even putting on their shoes and socks. Looking up at Lou Yu, who was about to leave, she couldn't help but tear up.
"Lou Yu's father..."
The children all knew what Lou Yu was going to do; they didn't want him to go, but they also understood they couldn't stop him.
Lou Yu knelt down and hugged them, saying quickly, "Take care of yourselves, and protect Dad too. Trust me, I will come back safely."
Tao Qiu stood to the side, his lips pressed tightly together, saying nothing. His identity couldn't be exposed yet, and the children needed his protection; otherwise, he would definitely have gone with Lou Yu.
Lou Yu stood up, embraced Tao Qiu's stiff body, and placed a kiss on his face.
"Don't worry, wait for me to come back."
After saying that, Lou Yu left without looking back.
He dared not turn back, afraid that his heart would soften and he would become timid, which was not a good mood for someone who was a main combatant.
Tao Qiu and her three children chased after him, standing at the gate to watch Lou Yu drive away.
Gunshots and the roars of mutated monsters could be heard in the distance. Tao Qiu stood there for a long time until she caught sight of the children's bare feet and then quickly took them to put on shoes and clothes.
The temperature is still quite low at night in early spring, especially in the early morning.
The base's walls are high and can block terrestrial mutated monsters, but they are most vulnerable to flying and burrowing creatures.
The sonic dispersal device is only effective against a small number of low-level mutated monsters; most low- to mid-level mutated monsters still need to be killed with firearms.
Perhaps we should be thankful that since the wave of mutated monsters receded decades ago, high-level mutated monsters have almost all gone into hiding, rarely appearing in front of people or attacking human bases.
Otherwise, the destructive power of a single high-level mutated monster is sometimes greater than that of five mid-level mutated monsters. If they came every year, humanity's situation would be even more difficult than it is now.
Lou Yu rushed to the front line as soon as he arrived at the scene. After withstanding the first wave of the strongest attack, Lou Quan arranged for him to rest in the rear, and he would be sent back to the front if he was really needed.
His special ability is too rare to be wasted.
Zhao Tao also joined the battle this time. I heard that Lou Quan sent people to confine all the remaining spies of the Lou Family to their residences, not allowing any of them to leave, so that they could act boldly.
Using superpowers is extremely physically demanding. Lou Yu ate to recover his strength in the rear. He ate the cabbage that Tao Qiu had planted last winter. This kind of cabbage is much more effective at restoring physical strength than salt and sugar.
It is said that Lou Quan specially reserved a batch, just waiting for this moment.
Suddenly, an extremely tempting aroma wafted in from outside, remarkably similar to the cabbage in the bowl. For a moment, Lou Yu even thought he was mistaken.
However, the aroma from outside was much more pungent than that from inside the rice bowl, and Lou Yu quickly distinguished the two.
But with such a strong aroma, how many cabbages must be outside?
Furthermore, isn't it currently forbidden for Tao Qiu's supernatural abilities to be known to the outside world? What is Lou Quan trying to do by moving all the cabbages here?
Thinking of this, Lou Yu put down his rice bowl and ran outside to look towards the front line of the battlefield.
Humans cannot see at night like mutated monsters, so once the battle began, all the spotlights in the vicinity shone in the direction from which the mutated monsters were coming.
Lou Yu had good eyesight, and when he looked up, he saw clumps of unidentified objects, smelling of cabbage, being thrown into the middle of the mutated monster horde.
Many mutated monsters were attracted by this smell, stopped attacking, and instead went to catch the balls in mid-air or snatch them from the ground. They seemed to like this smell more than humans.
The offensive slowed down, and far fewer mutated monsters continued to charge. The defensive pressure on the frontline soldiers was greatly reduced, and their ability to kill the mutated monsters became much stronger.
Lou Yu initially thought Lou Quan intended to disperse the mutated monsters and defeat them one by one, just like before when he used himself as bait, except this time the bait was those little balls.
But as it turns out, Lou Yu underestimated the Lou Quan.
After killing the mutated monsters that weren't attracted by the aroma, some of the mutated monsters that were scrambling for the dumplings also came to their senses, shouting loudly as they regrouped, preparing to charge the defense line again.
But what they never expected was that the dumplings they ate were problematic; almost five minutes after they ate them, the poison had already taken effect.
The mutated monsters roared in pain, screaming and crashing around wildly, seemingly having lost their minds. They didn't even spare their own kind, tearing at each other in a frenzy, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.