Chapter 178 - 175: Using an Ability

Chapter 178: Chapter 175: Using an Ability

A wave of power surged up within her. Chen Xing couldn’t control it at all and could only shut her eyes.

She converted her rage into power, which instantly radiated out from her.

A moment later, she felt as if all the strength had been drained from her body.

Without a second thought, she entered her space and only came out after drinking from the spring.

Chen Xing was speechless. ’What am I seeing?’

Everything before her, all the way to the riverbank, had been leveled. The original buildings had vanished, the trees had vanished, leaving only a small, grassy field.

The field itself was perfectly flat, as if it had just been manicured.

Chen Xing looked over in a daze. Except for Number 00002, who was lying on the ground unharmed, every other object had been flattened, as neatly as if sliced by a knife.

’So... did I do all this?’

Even after drinking the spring water, she hadn’t recovered immediately. She slowly collapsed to the ground.

She didn’t know how long she had been lying there when she felt something licking her—it was wet and would occasionally let out a soft whine.

Then, Number 00002’s anxious voice reached her ears. "Sister Xing, Sister Xing... Wake up..."

Her eyes snapped open instantly.

She saw Meng Hu’s long, slobbery tongue reaching for her face.

Chen Xing immediately recoiled, issuing a mental warning: ’Touch me again and I’ll cook you!’

Meng Hu sheepishly retracted his tongue and started nuzzling her with his head instead.

As for how Meng Hu had returned, Number 00002 didn’t know either.

When he woke up, Meng Hu was already there.

Although Meng Hu couldn’t speak, he had received his master’s message and eagerly trotted off toward the riverbank, taking the lead.

In that spot, she found a patch of bloodstains, along with bisected, flattened corpses. Some were just flattened ankles.

The one thing that was certain was that the leveled area didn’t just include buildings, trees, and grass—it also included one Superpower User after another.

’As for why Meng Hu and Number 00002 were unharmed, it must be because I subconsciously wouldn’t harm my own people.’

Chen Xing picked up a number tag: Number 08080!

’Does this mean there are quite a few lab rats explicitly working for the Research Institute?’

She looked up at the flattened landscape before her.

She had no memory of what skill she had used to transform this area into its current state.

’Could it be... that I used my own mysterious ability?’

’If so, why didn’t I dissolve into a pool of blood?’

’Or did I only use a power related to my space?’

’But the space has always been a support tool, helping me improve my physical fitness, speed, vision, and so on. I’ve never discovered any abilities related to superpowers, have I?’

Since she couldn’t figure it out, she decided not to dwell on it.

Chen Xing led the man and the tiger out of the Agricultural Research Institute; the main gate was unguarded.

Before Li Chen boarded the RV, Chen Xing first put the white fox cub away. The group then continued on their journey.

For lunch, Chen Xing made a lot of food and, for the first time ever, invited Hao Wenli and Yu Heng to join them.

Hao Wenli thought the sun must have risen in the west.

’Does this mean I’ve finally earned Chen Xing’s trust?’

"This is delicious!" Her praise was genuine. "I’ve never had spare ribs this good before!"

"Your parents never made them for you?" Chen Xing asked deliberately.

Hao Wenli: "..."

Seeing her silence, Chen Xing continued to pry, "By the way, I’ve known you for so long, but I’ve never heard you mention your family. Why is that?"

Hao Wenli lowered her head, her eyes turning cold. "I’m an orphan!"

Chen Xing frowned.

’Hao Wenli doesn’t look like an orphan at all.’

’Judging by her clothes and appearance, even if she wasn’t from a rich family, she must have come from a well-off one.’

’She’s lying!’

Seeing Chen Xing staring at her, Hao Wenli averted her gaze and changed the subject. "Yu Heng, what about your family?"

"They’re dead!" Yu Heng, on the other hand, didn’t hide anything.

His parents had died just a few days after the zombie outbreak.

But even if they hadn’t died, he had no affection for them. He still would have left home with Xiao Nan.

"I’m sorry," Hao Wenli said gently, but a flash of malice crossed her eyes.

Chen Xing didn’t press the matter further.

’According to the files at the Agricultural Research Institute, Hao Wenli’s parents’ names were written down clearly. There’s no way she’s an orphan.’

’Looks like I’ll have to pay Song Yiguo a visit on this trip after all.’

That night, they camped less than a hundred kilometers from the National Capital Safety Zone.

Hao Wenli and Yu Heng thought they would be treated to a lavish dinner.

Who would have known that when night fell, they could only watch the other three eat, while they had to make do with a simple bite.

Not long after nightfall, the temperature suddenly began to drop.

From nearly thirty degrees Celsius, it plummeted as if on a waterslide, reaching sub-zero temperatures in no time.

With the sudden change in temperature, a light snow began to fall.

Chen Xing was already prepared.

She had swapped out the bedding for thick down quilts and put on thermal leggings and a down jacket.

The RV’s heater had been on since the temperature started to drop, so the sudden plunge didn’t cause them much discomfort.

Hao Wenli and Yu Heng, however, were in a much worse state.

At first, they didn’t pay much attention to the dropping temperature. By the time they felt the chill, it was too late.

Moreover, their RV was almost out of gas.

Wrapped in her down jacket, Chen Xing stood in the RV’s sunroom, her eyes gradually dimming as she watched the landscape slowly transform.

’My rebirth has changed so much and even caused many unknown monsters to appear, but it couldn’t change the weather?’

’This damn weather... how many people will it kill in the future?’

’It’s not so bad right now. The temperature just drops from thirty degrees Celsius to below zero, maybe a few degrees below. It’s not instantaneous, and it happens every few days at least.’

’But later on, the temperature will start to rise and fall in an instant. We’re talking swings of fifty or sixty degrees!’

’Sometimes, you’ll even see a place covered in snow just a few kilometers away from another where spring flowers are in full bloom.’

The next morning, before the sun was up, Chen Xing heard Hao Wenli’s group stirring.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on her RV door. "Chen Xing..."

Chen Xing opened the door.

A wave of warm air drifted out from inside, and Yu Heng looked like he wanted nothing more than to rush into the RV to get warm.

But one look at Chen Xing’s icy face made him hold back. "Our RV is out of gas. Could you lend us a barrel? Once the weather gets better, I’ll go look for more and pay you back!"

’Finding gas out in the world now? Dream on.’

Chen Xing glanced back at Hao Wenli, who was shivering in the other RV.

"You can see Wenli is freezing to death. She said she’s the one borrowing it, and she’ll definitely pay you back double!"

’What else can I do?’

’I have to at least get Hao Wenli to the Capital City.’

She got out of the RV, retrieved a small barrel of gas from the cargo hold, and handed it to him.

Yu Heng was just about to reach out and take it.

But then Chen Xing tossed it on the ground behind her and darted away.

Yu Heng: "..." A surge of anger welled up inside him, stirring all the pride in his heart.

He spun around, ready to curse her out in his rage.

But just a few meters away, he saw Chen Xing already fighting several zombies.

These zombies were not like the slow, weak ones from before.

They were incredibly fast and agile. Their arms, in particular, were much longer than before, and they swung them with tremendous force.