The Return of Cambrian Period Volume 1 Chapter 17 10 Feb 02, 2020

Cheng Tianbi's pupils instantly enlarged. When the praying mantis swung its blade-like leg, it created waves of wind. All of which resembled threads and were clearly displayed in front of Cheng Tianbi's eyes. He could follow the wave motion of the wind and get a hold of the leg's movement trajectory.

It was just that being able to see was one thing, responding was another. The speed of the praying mantis was terrifyingly quick. Even if Cheng Tianbi had much better physical capability than ordinary people, in addition, it was also clearly enhanced after his evolution, but compared to this praying mantis, which had evolved to be a hundred times faster than him, his neural response was still slower!

Cheng Tianbi had no time to raise his gun, no time to draw a knife, even no time to think. He suddenly raised his arm. He felt as if he was holding an imaginary knife in his hand and ruthlessly struck towards the mantis.

There was a resonating clanging sound of blades collided with one another!

Cong Xia suddenly turned around, he then saw the emerald green mantis flying backwards three or four meters and slammed on the grass.

The next second, Cheng Tianbi hurriedly rushed forward, took out the military knife with one hand and forcefully stabbed down. Cong Xia only heard a thump, there was no other movement.

Cong Xia was stunned right at his place for a few seconds, then he also approached him. Cheng Tianbi sat on the ground, his right hand was shaking slightly. Cong Xia squatted down next to him.

"Are you okay? You scared me to death, since when did this mantis follow after us?"

When he looked at the struggling praying mantis which had been pierced through the stomach and pinned on the ground by Cheng Tianbi, he still felt terrified. Cheng Tianbi touched his sweaty forehead.

"Can this thing be eaten?"

Cong Xia looked at the praying mantis.

"I really don't know, but it has grown so big, it should somewhat have some meat. Why do you look so tired?"

"I have just used evolutionary energy."

Cong Xia happily said in surprise.

"Wow, I told you, this thing was so fast, how could you defeat it? Your evolutionary ability has increased. Quick, tell me what had happened just now."

"I felt that in my hand, the wind could take any shapes that I wanted."

Cheng Tianbi stepped on the mantis's body and pulled out the military knife.

"Just a moment ago, I wanted to pull out the knife, it was too late, so the wind in my hand turned into a blade, like this."

Cheng Tianbi made a gesture of holding the knife, but his palm was empty. He didn't even wait for Cong Xia to make any responses, Cheng Tianbi waved his hand, a rush of strong wind moved forward. With his naked eyes, Cong Xia could only barely capture a gleam of white light, immediately after that, he felt a chill passing by his neck, the tip of his hair was neatly cut and lightly fell on his shoulders like feathers.

Cong Xia froze for about three seconds, he was petrified.

Had the chill that passed by his neck just a moment ago been two centimeters closer, he would have shared the same fate with the leader!

When Cong Xia came back to his own self, he shouted out loud.

"What have you done! You freaking scared me to death, you weren't afraid that you would hit me?"

Cheng Tianbi didn't take his complaint seriously at all, he simply shook his head.

"I won't make mistakes."

He looked at his palm. He clenched and released, then released and clenched it again and again. The constantly flowing energy inside his body made him feel the excitement he had never experienced before. Any man would feel excited because of his power. Cong Xia was also very happy for him.

"It looks like your energy is growing very fast."

"It also has something to do with the information preserved in the ancient jade. In the past few days, I have been constantly sensing the energy core."

Cong Xia was subconsciously stroking the pocket on his chest.

"I will definitely try to help you, you are definitely more powerful than those supermen, you are worth at least ten portions a day!"

Cheng Tianbi stuffed the mantis' body into his bag.

"If we can contact Beijing by means of the military, we won't have to worry about food. Until then, don't reveal it."

"Relax, I understand."

Just a while ago, the people of the neighborhood fled in all directions. In addition, the tall weeds impacted the vision, no one saw what just happened. The two men pretended like nothing happened and caught up with the people from the neighborhood.

The people of the neighborhood were still frightened. Their complexion was pale. They basically did not notice the return of the two men. However, even if they were frightened, they did not return. If they could not receive the food, they would die sooner or later. It did not matter if they all died, but among those who were here now, who hadn't had families that they were concerned about?

Cong Xia was influenced by their sorrowful mood, he was also feeling down. Only Cheng Tianbi's strong willpower could keep him remaining cautious. Since the apocalypse started until now, he had never been flustered.

He consciously took the role of the guard, constantly sensing the flow of the surrounding wind, taking precautions and preventing the mantis from attacking the people in the team again.

The next journey was smooth except for one man whose calf was bitten by a mouse. Two hours later, they finally arrived at a large shopping center in the southwestern part of the city, at which the largest square in Kunming city located.

From far away, they had already seen countless people gathering around the square surrounding. In addition, there were many more people approaching the square.

Since the earthquake, Cong Xia and Cheng Tianbi hadn't seen so many people like that. The danger on the other side of the door made most people choose to stay at home. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it was simply impossible for them to imagine that there were still so many people in the city.

These people perhaps used to be cheerful, now sadness and anxiety were all over their faces. There were panic and timidity in their eyes. They silently queued up in a long line. Although there were so many people in the square, there was no disorderly sound. This silence as a tomb also made people become suppressed. Cong Xia let out a long sigh and said.

"In a few days, the army will not have enough food to provide. It will be chaotic sooner or later. By then, with so many people like this, I don't know what will happen."

Cheng Tianbi bluntly said.

"A lot of people will die."

A young man of the neighborhood heard their conversation and said.

"We also guess that the food won't last for long. There is news that the army will withdraw to the south. By then, they will completely abandon us. *sigh* They are all too busy looking after themselves..."

Cong Xia asked.

"Can you guess how many days more will it last?"

The man sighed, leaned over and lowered his voice.

"I have just heard them said that the food given to the mutants had increased. The government is seizing this moment to gather talents, so I guess their stocks are almost empty. They want to quickly attract those mutants and then retreat."

Cong Xia frowned, he didn't really agree with him. He didn't think that the army would abandon so many civilians, especially if they wanted to leave everyone behind and retreated, the civilians would not let them go. Cheng Tianbi looked at the military vehicle that was not far away, he seemed like he was thinking something.

Their group was lining up when there was a disturbing noise coming from behind.

"Get out of the way! Out of the way! Out of the way!"

Everyone turned their heads around and saw seven or eight people coming out of the crowd. Among them, there was the leader who was a tall and thin man, he was in the middle and was gathered around by those people. The man's hair was a little long and covered both of his cheeks. As a whole, he looked exceptionally gloomy. He lifted his chin quite arrogantly and let his underlings to clear the way in a domineering manner.

"Get out of the way, don't block the way of our boss, our boss is the most powerful mutant!"

"Who is he?"

Cheng Tianbi asked the young man just now.

The man snorted scornfully.

"He? Just a mutant. I heard that he was fairly powerful, he could kill a wolfdog that was three or four meters tall by himself."

[Note: a wolfdog is a hybrid produced by mating a domesticated dog with a wolf.]

"What is his mutation ability?"

"I heard that his entire body hair could turn into needles. His whole body can turn into a spiky ball as well as a plush ball. In short, it's a hair mutation. The government now treats him with great respect."

The two men's eyes followed the tall man. They both pondered on the value of his power. Hair mutation, could kill an evolved wolfdog by himself, he was indeed rather powerful."

How is he compared to Cheng Tianbi?

Cong Xia thought. Although Cheng Tianbi's evolutionary ability did not seem to be so powerful, Cheng Tianbi himself was a very capable soldier. If he got into a fight with this person, it did not necessarily mean that he would lose.

However, it was still better if there wouldn't be a day that they had to fight because the man did not look like someone whom you should mess with.

After the men had passed, the crowd became calm again.

Cong Xia saw that they had lined up for two hours, but it was still not their turn. He became a little impatient. He and Cheng Tianbi still had other plans today, so he asked.

"How long do we have to wait?"

"It's still early. You see, there are so many people, usually it takes six or seven hours. What's wrong? Do you want to go to the toilet?"

Cong Xia hadn't spoken yet, Cheng Tianbi already said.

"Yeah, we want to go to the toilet."

"Then go, come back early, make sure you find us. There are toilets inside the mall, all are empty, you can use them as you please."

Cheng Tianbi glanced at the shopping mall covering an area of several acres and said to Cong Xia.

"Let's go inside and find something."

"Find what?"

"Some outdoor mountain climbing gears and change our outfits."

The two men walked towards the shopping mall together. Just like what they had said, even though there were countless beautiful things in this once luxurious and magnificent shopping mall, they even cost nothing to take, but there still wasn't even a single soul at this time. Useful items in the mall such as food and daily necessities had all been taken away, the remaining was things that people didn't need when their stomachs were still not full, such as clothes, cosmetics and perfume.

What used to be expensive and ornate that could send people on a wild goose chase had lost its meaning instantly when the apocalypse came.

The two men followed the instructions of the mall and went directly to the men clothing department on the third floor where the exclusive section for mountain climbing gears was.

As soon as they got upstairs, they spotted a man. Based on his figure seen from behind, he was a tall man. He was wearing a turquoise blue polo shirt and a pair of casual pants that had the white color of the rice. He was choosing clothes unhurriedly.

That's right, he was really choosing clothes.

And it was not the mountain climbing clothing that could retain the warmth and guard against the rains, it was fashionable clothes.

Cong Xia couldn't believe in his eyes. At this time when people couldn't even fill their stomachs, there was still a man who wanted to dress up? Were there some problems with this man in his head?

Upon hearing the two men's sound, the man turned his head around.

Cong Xia was even more surprised, because he recognized this person, many people across China would recognize him too. This person was the movie star Liu Fengyu. Although Cong Xia had never paid any attention to the entertainment industry, for a man who had such a handsome face that could charm everyone and often appeared on the media like Liu Fengyu, it was hard not to remember him.

"You, you are... Liu Fengyu?"

Liu Fengyu raised his eyebrows and smiled. As he smiled, his pair of peach blossom eyes curved up.

"Hello."

[Note: 桃花眼 (peach blossom eyes) are eyes that are long and slender with long eyelashes. The tails of the eyes are long and slightly tilting upwards akin to the petal of a peach blossom. There is a slight pinkish tint around the eyes akin to that of a peach blossom. People with these kind of eyes have glassy gaze tinted with slight drunkenness. They have double eyelids, the curve of the upper eyelid is larger. Their eyes look like a crescent moon when they laugh. They may appear as though they have not fully awaken from their sleep. Their gaze will look slight lax, unfocused and veiled. Males who have peach blossom eyes are distinctively romantic and very charming. /source: novelupdates/]

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Cong Xia suspected that Liu Fengyu was cheating. He already looked ridiculously handsome, how could he also look glowingly healthy, wear spotlessly clean clothes and go shopping leisurely when everyone else was struggling? As if the changes in the outside world had nothing to do with him. If it wasn't for Cong Xia's hungry stomach, he would have doubted that he was dreaming.

[Note: Cong Xia used the word "開掛" which is an internet slang that means 'to cheat in an online game'. Basically, Liu Fengyu is much well off compared to other people that it makes Cong Xia feel like he must have been a cheater to be able to be like that. Cong Xia is adorable LOL.]

Although Cheng Tianbi also recognized Liu Fengyu, he didn't want to waste his time on unnecessary matters. He said.

"Let's go."

He said as he was going towards go to the exclusive area for mountain climbing gears.

"Hey."

Liu Fengyu smiled at Cong Xia.

"Don't leave so fast, help me have a look which of these two shirts has the better color?"

He picked up two shirts and positioned them on his own body.

"Give me some advice."

Cong Xia felt dizzy because of his professional smile, he stuttered.

"Err, both... Both look good."

Cheng Tianbi grabbed Cong Xia's arm.

"Let's go, he stinks."

Liu Fengyu's expression changed almost instantaneously. It changed from that of a graceful and elegant nobleman to a mean and ferocious thug. He shouted.

"You want to die?!"

Cong Xia was startled.

The fragrance on Liu Fengyu's body could indeed be smelled from every corner of the entire floor, but after all, it was still perfume. No matter what, it couldn't be considered as stink, it could only be considered a little pungent at most.

Cong Xia looked at Liu Fengyu with fierce expression and harsh voice, he quickly explained.

"No, he didn't mean that..."

Liu Fengyu ferociously stared at Cheng Tianbi, he then looked at the innocent Cong Xia, his expression eased up a little bit. He smiled again.

"Do you like my perfume?"

Cong Xia had no choice but to force himself to say.

"Yes."

Liu Fengyu squinted his eyes and laughed.

"That's good."

After that, he completely ignored them and continued minding his own business and picking clothes.

Cheng Tianbi was too lazy to respond to him, he turned around and walked away. Just before Cong Xia walked forward, he noticed a bag near his feet that was full of perfume of various brands.

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I was feeling quite productive yesterday, so there's an extra chapter for you. (～￣▽￣)～

Also... the beauty of the team has appeared. I'll do Liu Fengyu's character profile when his evolutionary ability is revealed. (≧▽≦)