Chapter 15: Arrival

Chapter 15: Arrival

Xiao Hua and Bai Mu returned to the villa and waited with Su Mo, who had finished absorbing the crystal core.

Soon, Xiao Hua heard the rumbling sound of "thud-thud-thud" from above. A helicopter hovered overhead, lowering a rope ladder.

Xiao Hua glanced at the ladder and asked Su Mo, "Can you climb up?"

Xiao Hua and Bai Mu would definitely manage, but Su Mo might struggle.

"…I'll try my best," Su Mo swallowed.

"Not just your best, but you must," Bai Mu said calmly. "We won't treat you specially."

"I can definitely climb up!"

Su Mo shakily began to climb, but Xiao Hua didn’t offer assistance. In this post-apocalyptic world, mental resilience and physical strength were crucial. As a healer, Su Mo needed to be tough enough.

After a while, Su Mo finally climbed onto the helicopter. Xiao Hua and Bai Mu followed, quickly reaching the top.

Zhao Ye retracted the ladder and glanced at the three of them. "Brother Bai, are you all ready?"

Bai Mu nodded. "Ready."

"Alright! Let's go!"

The helicopter slowly lifted off from the villa and headed toward its destination.

Inside the helicopter, Zhao Ye, unable to stay idle, was full of curiosity. "Brother Bai, I heard from the leader that both you and Xiao Su have awakened your powers, is that true?"

"Yes, my power is a storage space, and Xiao Su's class is healing," Bai Mu glanced at Su Mo, pausing before continuing, "We’ll discuss the details later."

Su Mo was still an outsider, and Bai Mu wasn’t going to reveal everything in front of her.

Xiao Hua… Xiao Hua remained silent.

Bai Mu then turned to Zhao Ye. "Zhao Ye, what’s the current situation? Where is the meeting point? What do we need to do?"

"Uh… the meeting point is the sports center at C University. That’s all I know."

Bai Mu: "…"

Knowing Zhao Ye wasn’t reliable, Bai Mu decided to ask Xiao Zui later.

…

In less than half an hour, the helicopter landed at the destination.

"Old Bai." Seeing Bai Mu, Xiao Zui quickly approached, followed by another person.

Xiao Zui introduced everyone.

"Old Bai, this is Captain Li, who’s in charge of this rescue mission. Captain Li, this is my teammate Bai Mu, my sister, and her classmate."

"Hello, welcome," Captain Li said with a righteous aura, his stern brows carrying a hint of anxiety.

"I have many pressing matters at the moment, so please forgive any lack of hospitality."

"Captain Li is joking, please go ahead, no need to worry about us," Bai Mu was very understanding, and the captain left to attend to his duties.

After a brief greeting, Captain Li returned to his duties.

Xiao Zui explained, "The army has been rescuing survivors house to house, but there are too many people, and the situation is very chaotic."

"That’s clear," Bai Mu looked at Xiao Zui, "What are we supposed to do?"

"The temporary base is still being built, and the army needs to stay here for a few days to protect the survivors. Our task is to find as many survival supplies as we can, and the army will cooperate with our actions."

"That sounds good."

Bai Mu was very satisfied; their team was a special squad, very suitable for this kind of mission.

Xiao Hua listened quietly without a word, her attention on the crowd nearby.

A bustling crowd gathered in the square, pushing against each other, screaming and cursing, refusing to cooperate with the inspection, and rushing into the gymnasium in a swarm. It was extremely difficult for the soldiers to maintain order.

Watching for a while, Xiao Hua felt something was off.

Everyone was rushing into the gymnasium, crazily getting close to the soldiers.

But one man was holding a little boy, lingering at the back, an old woman next to him, seemingly discussing something, with a slightly older girl behind them.

Xiao Hua took a few steps forward to listen to their conversation.

At the end of the crowd, the old woman whispered to the man, "Son, wait until we get inside, we'll block them a bit."

"Okay!" The man nodded vigorously, also burying the boy's head into his neck.

The girl heard this and whispered in rebuttal, "But the army said they need to check."

"No arguing!" The old woman scolded the girl, "What if they don’t let my dear boy in?! You, girl, don’t know how to take care of your little brother, you go in front and shield him!"

After saying that, the old woman pushed the girl into the crowd.

Xiao Hua took a few more steps forward, taking a closer look, and found that the little boy appeared to be asleep, his exposed ears and the back of his neck were red.

He likely had a fever.

At a time like this, a fever likely indicated a viral infection. If he survived, there was a high chance of awakening abilities.

However, the little boy was only about six or seven years old, and he was well-fed and plump, making it highly unlikely he would survive.

If that happened, he would become…

A zombie.