Chapter 290 - 287: She’s Still in Huaxia?

Chapter 290: Chapter 287: She’s Still in Huaxia?

The thought stunned her for several seconds.

However, she had already dodged by the time the zombie reached her.

She was still fast enough to snatch up her large backpack, sling it onto her back, and chase after the speed-type Superpower User from before.

This...

Chen Xing had thought that when she lost her space, all her body’s abilities would disappear along with it.

But the moment she moved, she discovered her body felt the same as when she had her space.

Furthermore, she found she could still use her superpowers.

’Does this mean I’ve only lost my connection to the space, not lost it completely?’

She glanced down at her finger. The emerald ring pattern, like a tattoo, was still there.

At that, her heart settled considerably.

’I’ve probably just temporarily lost the connection. As long as I can figure out a way, I should be able to get it back.’

She decided the most important thing right now was to escape the zombie horde first and then figure out where she was.

’Maybe I’m even back in my original world.’

’If that’s the case, even if I can’t get my space back, I can still get into the factory district under a different identity.’

After all, she still had the superpowers she had absorbed before.

After running for a while, Chen Xing discovered another serious problem.

These zombies were incredibly fast.

She could keep the zombies from catching her, but shaking them off completely would consume a huge amount of stamina.

The backpack on her back hadn’t been a problem at first, but after running for so long, she could feel its weight.

’I miss the days when I had my space so much.’

’How secure did I feel back then?’

Now, carrying just a single backpack of supplies, she felt a gnawing unease.

’Being in my original world would be the best-case scenario, but what if it’s the worst?’

’What if I’ve landed in another zombie-infested world? What will happen after I run out of food?’

’Forget it, forget it!’

’Now is not the time to be thinking about this!’

Chen Xing pushed herself to run with all her might.

Just then, Chen Xing spotted the back of the speed-type Superpower User, Mu Tao, in the distance.

It seemed his stamina was depleted, as his speed was gradually decreasing.

She couldn’t absorb his superpower right now, so Chen Xing could only, with a pained reluctance, take out a throwing knife.

’I have to kill him, to keep the news that I can absorb people’s superpowers from spreading.’

However, she had underestimated a speed-type Superpower User.

Mu Tao seemed to sense the danger. He twisted his body and veered into the zombie horde beside him.

It was as if being swallowed by the horde was the safer option.

Seeing him take such a risk, Chen Xing left him to his fate. Her own survival was more important.

But... it seemed fate wouldn’t let her live.

Just as she had put some safe distance between herself and the horde, another wave of zombies appeared ahead.

And just like that, she was trapped.

If she had enough stamina, escaping wouldn’t have been a problem. The key issue was that she had been running for a long time and had used up her energy too quickly.

Before, she had the spring water to replenish herself. Restoring her stamina was a matter of minutes.

Now, where was she supposed to get the energy to break through these zombie hordes?

Chen Xing’s head throbbed.

She could only kill zombies as she ran forward.

But her speed grew slower and slower, and her superpower energy was nearly exhausted.

To survive, Chen Xing began to draw on her reserve electricity.

Fortunately, the electrical currents still worked.

However, there were too many zombies.

So many that she used up all her stored electricity and still couldn’t see an end to them.

Despair began to creep in.

’Maybe... it was wrong from the moment I started plundering people’s superpowers? Or maybe... it was wrong from the moment I stole Cadar’s Green Gemstone Jewelry?’

’No!’

’I don’t think I was wrong!’

’Why is it that others can rob me and capture me, but I can’t fight back?’

’If those Superpower Users hadn’t been plotting to capture me, how would I have had the chance to plunder their superpowers?’

She had never regretted what she did to Cadar.

Chen Xing’s eyes hardened as she stared ahead.

’I will not die!’

As the thought arose, she felt a primordial power within her body, on the verge of erupting.

This power was not unfamiliar to her.

Back at the Agricultural Research Institute, she had felt this same sensation when Meng Hu disappeared for the first time.

But... that time, it had been triggered by rage.

And it had built up incredibly fast.

So fast that she couldn’t remember any of the details.

It was as if she’d been in a daze, like it was all a dream.

This time was different. She could feel the power gathering inside her, ready to burst forth once it was fully accumulated.

Overwhelmed by this sensation, she stopped in her tracks.

A zombie beside her was already close enough to reach out and claw her arm.

But she felt no pain. The unreleased power simply built up inside, creating an overwhelming urge to unleash it.

’Being scratched by a zombie isn’t the real problem. I have a Healing System superpower. As long as I can find a way to restore my superpower energy, I can heal myself.’

Amidst her fervent yearning, her body finally released the energy.

She couldn’t see it herself, but Mu Tao, not far away, saw it with perfect clarity.

Chen Xing’s body was glowing. It seemed iridescent, yet at the same time, it was colorless.

It illuminated the area around her, making her look like a deity descending to the mortal world.

As the light flared and then dimmed, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

When Chen Xing gathered her thoughts again, she saw the ground was covered in a layer of zombie corpses.

And that poor Mu Tao was in the same state, his head severed from his body.

Looking closer at the zombies, aside from those whose heads had been cleanly lopped off, most were still snapping their jaws, trying to bite.

Chen Xing was utterly shocked.

Within her line of sight, everything had been sliced perfectly flat.

It seemed this power was much stronger than the one she had unleashed at the Agricultural Research Institute.

At the same time, her severely depleted stamina had been mostly restored.

But... her superpower energy had not yet recovered.

She glanced at her arm. It was already showing signs of discoloration, but it wasn’t severe.

’To think the zombie virus can still get in, even with the protection of my space.’

She immediately began harvesting Crystal Cores.

Advanced Crystal Cores fetched a high price, but this time, she wasn’t harvesting them to sell.

Having lost the support of her space and with her reserve electricity depleted, she could now only rely on her superpower.

More Crystal Cores would help her restore her superpower energy.

She used to be averse to absorbing Crystal Cores, but now she had no choice if she wanted to live.

After finding a large bag and filling it with Crystal Cores, Chen Xing ignored the remaining zombies.

She needed to find a place to absorb the Crystal Cores quickly.

To make them easier to swallow, she took out a bottle of mineral water from her backpack, rinsed them clean, and then tried to gulp them down.

It was difficult at first, but looking at the wound on her arm, it suddenly didn’t seem so hard anymore.

After swallowing three Advanced Crystal Cores, her superpower energy was almost fully restored.

She first used her power to cure the zombie virus in her system, then swallowed two more Crystal Cores to completely replenish her energy.

She filled another bag to take with her.

As Chen Xing walked along the main road with the backpack on, the path began to look more and more familiar.

Before long, she realized she was on the road heading from the north to Hualai City.

’So... I’m still in Huaxia!?’

The reason she had been uncertain was that this road, one she knew so well she used to travel it often, looked completely different from how it used to be.