Afterlife Department

Yi Bing closed his communicator and turned to Huo Ling. "Jin Wu said that Qi Ming broke into level three." He said.

Huo Ling who kicked a zombie away turned his head. "Oh. That's good, then." He said. He and Yi Bing are currently protecting Xi Ke and Lu Lu. There is one thing that they have realized when they went, and later left, the Capital.

All those who have awakened an ability or abilities are all young. None of the old people, approximately past thirties or forties, have an ability. Even some children have abilities. And, those young people who gained abilities mostly have good lifestyle or are healthy ones.

Huo Ling connected the good lifestyle and being healthy to what Wen Yan told Jin Wu of 'rigorous training'. Although these ability users didn't undergo rigorous training, but they have a healthy body.

"We have to return faster to the Northern Military Base." Yi Bing spoke. "It is hard to discuss with other people around." He said.

Huo Ling nodded in agreement. Suddenly, they heard Jenny and the others exclaim. They turned and saw that fire and lightning are intertwined and are swirling in front of Xi Kai before it attacked the zombies, not even leaving ashes of them after it devoured them.

"That's…" Huo Ling spoke as they watched the fire and lightning snaked around the zombies, as if a predator playing with its prey, before it devoured the zombies. They could feel the heat it is emanating.

"A level three." Yi Bing said as he watched Xi Kai stood in place while he remotely controlled the fire and lightning.

"BOSS!!!" Jenny and the others cheered after all the zombies were wiped out before they ran and surrounded Xi Kai. "Congratulations! You are now level three!" they cheered as they pulled Xi Kai in all directions because they can't contain their excitement.

"Oh, my gosh!" Lu Lu exclaimed in shock as she ran towards her son. Xi Ke who was dumbfounded finally reacted and ran after his wife to go towards their son whose face looked pale but is still smiling.

Meanwhile, Yi Bing and Huo Ling remained in place. They saw Qi Ying on the side smiling while looking at Xi Kai and the others. Xi Kai must have felt that someone was looking at him and he turned, only to see Qi Ying walking back to the car.

"How did he break through level three?" Huo Ling asked as he tilted his head, feeling puzzled.

"Could it be due to stress?" Yi Bing tried to guess. Since no one can figure it out, they decided to return to the car and share the news with Jin Wu and Mo Shi of Xi Kai becoming a level three dual ability user.

They are currently in A City. Because they are in a hurry before to reach the Capital, they only killed the zombies who are in the way and ignored the other zombies around. But, right now, after Xi Kai brought back his parents with them, they aren't in a hurry so they can use this time to exercise their abilities and become stronger by killing the zombies around. This can also help the other survivors later if they pass by the area.

"Yi-ge! Huo-ge!" Qi Ying exclaimed when he saw Yi Bing and Huo Ling entered the car.

Yi Bing and Huo Ling paused and turned to him. "Oh. We got in the wrong car." They said. They should be in the other car where Xi Ke and Lu Lu are.

"Oh! I also want to get in your car!" Qi Ying spoke and hurriedly followed after Yi Bing and Huo Ling who went out.

"Huh?" Huo Ling muttered and turned to Qi Ying.

"Changing cars?" Jenny spoke when she returned along with Xi Ki, Xi Ke and Lulu. She and Xi Ke are helping Xi Kai walk because he still felt weak due to the aftereffect of breaking through the level three.

Yi Bing, Huo Ling and Qi Ying turned.

Xi Kai saw Qi Ying and was about to speak when Jenny spoke. "Oh. We can also do it this way." She said and turned to the family of three and didn't notice Xi Kai's expression. "The old boss and madam must also want to bond with the boss, so they can transfer to our car. Chichi and Lan can go to the second car and Rei and I will protect the boss and his parents." She told them.

"No problem." Yi Bing answered while Huo Ling is silent since he suddenly felt that there is something wrong. His guess was confirmed when Xi Kai spoke.

"No. There is." Xi Kai spoke. "We are running out of water bottles, and I will need to drink water later." He said and looked at Qi Ying. "Qi Ying will be staying in the car with me." He told them.

Qi Ying was shocked while Jenny was taken aback. She stared at Xi Kai and didn't see anything so she turned to look at Rei, Chichi and Lan who are fighting the zombies. "The old boss and madam will be in one car… boss is still weak, so Yi Bing and Huo Ling should go with you along with Qi Ying." She spoke. "I and my sisters will be in the second car… ai." She suddenly sighed when she remembered something. "No one among us knows how to drive…" she frowned.

"Then, I'll go with you, ladies." Lu Lu said. "I know how to drive. You can also protect me." She smiled.

"Are you sure, madam?" Jenny asked.

Lu Lu nodded and turned to Xi Ke, then Xi Kai who they didn't notice has already fainted. "Go bring our son inside, quick! All the ladies will be bonding tonight!" she frowned at her husband.

Xi Ke helplessly sighed and carried Xi Kai to the car. Huo Ling and Qi Ying immediately helped him.

"Take this." Yi Bing spoke as he took out a backpack filled with foods and gave it to Jenny. "Also this." He added as he handed her a gun.

Jenny and Lu Lu were shocked. "You…" Jenny looked at Yi Bing.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how to use it. Just shoot anywhere, and it will alert Huo Ling and I and one of us will help you." Yi Bing explained and then left.

Jenny and Lu Lu. "…" so it is actually used to signal them… they thought and looked at each other before they called Rei, Chichi and Lan and then went to the second car.

Northern Military Base.

Jin Wu and Mo Shi watched the construction of the wall afar while Qi Ming and the other ability users together with the soldiers are killing the zombies that tried to approach the base so that the construction of the wall will be easier without the obstruction of the zombies.

"So Xi Kai also has leveled up…" Jin Wu muttered while Mo Shi swings his legs as he sat on top of the roof.

"What? He also leveled up?" Mo Shi asked as he turned to Jin Wu. Seeing Jin Wu nodding, his eyes widened. "That's amazing!" he exclaimed.

Jin Wu shook his head. "We have to know the principle behind the levelling up of the ability users." He said. "If we know, we might be able to gain another clue about this world." He grinned.

"That's right… this must definitely be connected to the disappearance of this world's energy." Mo Shi muttered.

"Let's wait for Yi Bing and Huo Ling to return." Jin Wu spoke as he stretched his limbs. "Shi Jiu said that Huo Ling is smart… we must be able to get closer to the truth when they get back." He said before he pulled Mo Shi's leg.

"WAH!" Mo Shi exclaimed as he and Jin Wu fell after Jin Wu jumped down from the ten-story building.

"AAAAH!" the people below screamed when they saw the two are falling.

Mo Shi frowned and glared at Jin Wu before he turned his body to a flash of lightning mid-air and landed on the ground first, reappearing in his human form. Not a second later and Jin Wu landed with a loud bang, and a pit formed and the ground cracked where he landed.

"WOAH!" they heard the people exclaimed. "Could it be that they also reached level three?" somebody asked.

Hu Feng and Wen Yan watched the people below. "What do you think?" Hu Feng asked Wen Yan without turning.

"I think that they must be already in level three… no, level four, before they arrived in the base." Wen Yan sincerely answered with a pale face.

Hu Feng sighed. "They can easily take the base… why do you think they didn't do it?" he asked. "What is their purpose?" he added.

Wen Yan fell silent. After a while, he spoke. "I think it is what as they said." He looked at Hu Feng. "That they just wanted to find a base and settle in peace, in this apocalypse." He answered.