Chapter 22

People had asked Wang Ying for more details about what she said while they were on the road. So in an instant, nearly all of their doubt disappeared and they became convinced.

How could Ding Zhaoyu and Tang Wanxin explain themselves? It was true that they did have that in mind when they were discussing their plan. They weren’t a match for Zhou Xu. If they had managed to defeat Zhou Xu, they probably would have immediately killed him.

In order to divert everyone’s attention, Ding Zhaoyu said that Zhou Xu’s power was not normal. Zhou Xu didn’t hide the truth and said, “The nucleus of a zombie can increase the strength of powers. This matter is being studied by the base’s research institute, and I am the subject of the experiment. Are there any objections?”

As expected, everyone’s attention was successfully diverted. Ding Zhaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhou Xu’s mouth curled into a sneer. You didn’t die this time, because other people came by chance. If there was another time, would you be so lucky? It’s hard to say.

Everyone was immersed in the fact that zombie nuclei could upgrade their abilities. Ding Zhaoyu and Tang Wanxin were so busy being glad that their diversion were successful that they were also distracted, and so Zhou Xu took the opportunity to continue walking.

Xia Qingfeng followed him because he found that Zhou Xu he knew seemed very different from Zhou Xu in reality. When he bowed his head, he had a sinister expression with vicious eyes, far different from the warm man he thought had a smile like a willow tree blowing in the spring breeze. But Xia Qingfeng was very interested in such a contradictory Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu ignored Xia Qingfeng, and then finally, he found his father Zhou Kang in a corner.

Xia Qingfeng’s eyebrows wrinkled. Why did Zhou Xu have to come here? Why did he continue to walk in when everyone was not paying attention to him? Why did he look around? Did he know from the beginning that someone was here?

“Dad?”

Zhou Xu examined his father’s condition and found that due to the fact that his father had run out of water and was dehydrated, he was a little disorientated.

“Xiaoxu, is that Xiaoxu?” Zhou Kang’s throat was hoarse, and he could only speak in a whisper.

Zhou Xu held his father’s hand and said, “Yes, Dad, it’s Xiaoxu. Can you sit up and drink some water first?”

Xia Qingfeng went over and helped Zhou Kang sit up while Zhou Xu used his powers to pool water into his hand and then brought his hand to his father’s mouth.

Zhou Kang’s body was extremely dehydrated. Although he had food, he hadn’t drank water in a long time, and his body couldn’t bear it.

Zhou Xu didn’t let his father drink too much because he knew that in this case, he could only slowly replenish his father’s water supply. If Zhou Kang drank too much water at a time, his body wouldn’t be able to absorb it all.

As his spirit slowly recovered, Zhou Kang couldn’t believe that he saw his son again.

Tears flowed down from the old man’s face. He wiped his tears and then began to babble, saying, “Xiaoxu ah, I thought I would never see you again. I thought you were eaten by those demons too. I couldn’t even imagine… Every day I told myself that I couldn’t die. I still had to go back to my hometown to check. Maybe you were okay… I didn’t expect that you’re really okay ah, I’m so happy… Xiaoxu, I was so scared to death… If I couldn’t find you at home, I didn’t want to live anymore.”

Zhou Xu gently patted his father’s back. Zhou Kang’s long-winded words changed to sobs, and then he slowly calmed down. Zhou Xu held him the entire time, patting his back as if he was coaxing a child.

Xia Qingfeng’s eyes slowly darkened. Like Zhou Xu, his father was also alive. However, in this world, there was a kind of father who could give his son a hard hand.

Xia Qingfeng vaguely remembered that once, when he was a child, his father had been in a bad mood. His father had picked up a stool and hit him with it. The stool broke, and Xia Qingfeng also lost consciousness. At that time, what was he (XQ) thinking? Oh that’s right, he was thinking of revenge. He wanted to kill his father with his own hands and his hatred sustained his will to keep on living. At that time, he had been no more than ten years old.

Xia Qingfeng never knew why he was treated like that. Even his mother didn’t have a good expression when she saw him. She didn’t beat him, but she constantly scolded him, calling him a waste. To her, he was useless, dumb, and someone who never thought things through.

In his over twenty years of life, the happiest day was the day when the apocalypse broke out. The whole world was miserable, helpless, and lonely, just like him.

Those desperate eyes and miserable cries made Xia Qingfeng feel happy. He hoped that all human beings would perish like this. He was even waiting to become a zombie. But in the end, he didn’t turn into a zombie. Instead, his powers emerged.

After his powers broke out, he became so tough that ordinary people couldn’t compare with him at all. His father and mother began to flatter and fawn over him to try and get what they wanted. Their begging eyes made Xia Qingfeng feel sick, and he didn’t bother killing them.

The apocalypse gave Xia Qingfeng a way to vent. He could kill zombies in a frenzy and nobody would say anything. This unusual and varied method of venting preserved Xia Qingfeng’s sanity.

Xia Qingfeng thought that he wouldn’t be interested in anything else…until he met Zhou Xu.

The first time he met Zhou Xu, he was shocked, because the figure that was fighting a group of zombies was so stunning. The movements weren’t

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