Chapter 92 of 100

Chapter 92: Seizing Power

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The little girl was wearing an adult's down jacket, a common silver-gray one. There were several long tears in the jacket, and the down inside was struggling to peek out, forming a grayish haze.

The zipper on the down jacket was broken, and it was fastened with a rope instead, which didn't hold it together tightly. The jacket was a bit long, reaching down to her knees, leaving only her calves and feet exposed. One shoe was an old, gray sports shoe, and the other was a slightly larger red shoe.

Perhaps because the two shoes were of different heights, the little girl walked somewhat awkwardly.

She stood nervously in front of Chu Yunsheng, as if afraid of being seen through. However, her eyes were fixed on the porridge in Chu Yunsheng's hand.

"Hmm, try it," Chu Yunsheng suddenly remembered the little girl who had died tragically in the small car in the sea of corpses, not much younger than this one. His heart trembled, and he handed her the bowl. There was no need to say more; the little girl's eyes were filled with endless longing and hunger.

She seemed not to have heard Chu Yunsheng clearly and stood still.

"Try it..." Chu Yunsheng forced a smile.

"Ah!" The little girl, startled by the porridge Chu Yunsheng offered, finally understood. She raised her hand, hidden in the long sleeves, to take the bowl, but then hesitantly pulled it back.

"Uncle, just let me taste a little of what you have left," the little girl said hesitantly and timidly.

"Uncle isn't hungry, you eat it," Chu Yunsheng took her hand and held the porridge out to her.

"Then I'll just have a small taste," the little girl said, as if making a promise.

She held the porridge unsteadily, lowered her head, and tried to bring it to her mouth. But she couldn't control her hunger and took a big sip, then reluctantly let go, licking the edge of the bowl with her tongue.

"Is it good?" Chu Yunsheng put the little tiger on the ground and lit a cigarette. He felt a heavy feeling in his chest.

"Yes, it's good!" The little girl nodded repeatedly and then honestly held the porridge out to Chu Yunsheng again.

"If it's good, you can take it. Uncle doesn't want it anymore," Chu Yunsheng pushed the porridge away and said.

The little girl stared at Chu Yunsheng for a moment, then asked cautiously, "But you haven't eaten yet. Won't you be hungry?"

Chu Yunsheng shook his head and didn't say anything.

Seeing that Chu Yunsheng didn't seem to be lying, the little girl thought for a moment and then said nervously, "Thank you, Uncle. Can I let my mom have some too? She hasn't eaten for days."

Chu Yunsheng waved his hand, feeling inexplicably irritable, and said harshly, "Do as you please."

The little girl, startled by his sudden "anger," didn't dare to say more. She held the porridge and walked unsteadily toward the group of people led by Old Cui, looking back at Chu Yunsheng a few times.

In fact, Chu Yunsheng wasn't being "angry" at all. He was just affected by the little girl, who had stirred up the recent buried emotions in his heart. The horrific scenes of the heaven-defying slaughter had once left him in a state of deep despair. By the time he came to his senses, the little girl had already been frightened away. Chu Yunsheng could only mock himself inwardly.

However, before he finished his cigarette, Old Cui, the little girl, and a woman hurriedly walked over, the little girl holding the bowl of porridge. Old Cui walked quickly, and the woman had to keep up, while the little girl stumbled along.

"Mr. Chu, the child was too hungry and didn't know any better. I've brought the food back to you. Please don't leave!" Old Cui said urgently, placing the porridge in front of Chu Yunsheng. The porridge was still full.

Not long ago, a near-fatal incident had occurred over food, and Old Cui didn't dare to offend these awakened warriors. The gap between ordinary people and them was too great. Although they nominally employed these seven people, everyone knew that the power dynamics were completely reversed.

When Old Cui heard that the new uncle had given the porridge to the little girl, he was very worried. He guessed that the new Chu Yunsheng was dissatisfied with the food and wanted to leave. He had heard from the little girl that Chu Yunsheng had barely eaten, while even Zhao Shanhe, whom Old Cui trusted the most, had only drunk half of the porridge. Otherwise, how could they have the strength to deal with emergencies on an empty stomach?

"Why would I leave?" Chu Yunsheng asked in surprise.

Old Cui was taken aback and blurted out, "You didn't eat the porridge, so you were going to leave?"

Chu Yunsheng shook his head. The reason he agreed to be hired by Old Cui wasn't because they could provide food. He had enough supplies in his storage talisman to last him. It was because, when he first met Old Cui and the others, he had a strange and complex feeling of longing for a group. Also, if he traveled alone with the little tiger, he couldn't travel 24 hours a day and needed enough sleep to deal with various emergencies. Old Cui's convoy could take turns driving, allowing for 24-hour travel.

Since they didn't know how many detours they would have to take or what would happen in the next 150 kilometers, Chu Yunsheng thought it would be good if they could reach Jinling City in a few days.

After explaining, Old Cui let out a long sigh of relief. Ordinary people, without the protection of awakened warriors, would be dead if they encountered even one insect.

The remaining porridge, after a few rounds, was given to the little girl, who then gave it to her mother. Her mother took a bite and then passed it to Old Cui, who didn't eat it and gave it to the pregnant woman.

With the little girl's mother's heartfelt thanks, Zhao Shanhe called out, and everyone got back into the vehicles. The entire convoy set off again.

They were very lucky. They walked along the edge of the radiation zone for a long time without encountering a single monster. Instead, they encountered three helicopters!

The moment they saw the armed helicopters, everyone in the vehicles ran out, some even standing on the rooftops, shouting for help.

Huang Renkuan was the most excited. He even picked up Tian Weidai's gun and fired several shots into the air, hoping to get their attention.

Unfortunately, the people in the helicopter seemed completely unmoved. They flew over the group and plunged into the vast radiation zone, gradually disappearing from sight.

Huang Renkuan, disregarding his usual composed demeanor, stood on the roof and shouted angrily, vowing to make those people pay when he reached Jinling City.

Chu Yunsheng didn't move in the car. He knew very well that the military wouldn't risk sending out helicopters at this time just to search for survivors. They must have a mission that required them to go, and they wouldn't turn back for a group of survivors.

Everything still depended on themselves.

Chu Yunsheng took the opportunity to practice his Fusion Body technique. His sword combat skill was severely limited by his initial level, allowing him to only produce six sword shadows. This was fine against a small number of insects, but against a large swarm or those golden-armored insects, he would be exhausted and die.

Moreover, he didn't have a single offensive talisman and needed to accumulate enough essence to create these life-saving items.

If he could quickly break through to the Three Yuan Heaven realm, he could create a large number of beast-sealing talismans to capture more monsters as cannon fodder.

At night, a car broke down, and Old Cui led a team to repair it. Chu Yunsheng knew he couldn't help and leaned back in his seat, dozing off. He was exhausted from a day of intense practice.

For the new route, Li Yue, Zhao Shanhe, and others argued again. Zhao Shanhe thought they should detour to a nearby town to look for food, while Li Yue believed they should hurry along even if they were hungry.

This time, Huang Renkuan didn't remain silent and secretly supported Li Yue.

Li Yue said Zhao Shanhe was being overly sentimental, and in a chaotic world, survival was the most important.

Zhao Shanhe countered that he was inhumane. Old Cui's people hadn't eaten for three days, and if they waited two more days, people would die. They were prioritizing food for the awakened warriors, and now that they had eaten the food that kept them alive, they were going to abandon them, which was inhumane.

The argument ended in a bad mood. At night, when Zhao Shanhe went out, Li Yue quietly sat near Chu Yunsheng and said, "Chu, the situation is clear now. We can't listen to Zhao Shanhe anymore, or we'll die without knowing how. Among the seven of us, Huang Renkuan has already declared neutrality, and the witch and the cook have agreed to stand with me. As long as you agree, Tian Weidai, the fence-sitter, won't dare to oppose."

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