Chapter 30: Arrival at Xinshi

Sang Jingwen looked at Yi P and said, “A-Yi, I know what you’re thinking, but I want to—”

Seeing his distant, slightly cold gaze, Yi P’s expression softened. “Don’t worry, Sang, but I can’t let you take too many risks. If anything really happens, I’ll step in immediately! If you refuse, I won’t let you go! You know I mean what I say and I’ll do it!”

Sang Jingwen looked at him helplessly. “Alright.”

Sang Chu rubbed her neck a little awkwardly. She remembered how things used to be a bit sentimental in the past, but now—ha, she just couldn’t get sentimental anymore.

Sang Chu said, “Fine, just keep the regular supplies for me. You two go deal with the ability users!”

The three of them split up to work together.

Yi P dashed out in an instant, heading straight for the ability users. Sang Jingwen frowned slightly and quickly followed.

Sang Chu could only follow behind, her fingers turning into vines, blocking all the ordinary people who tried to stop Sang Jingwen and Yi P.

As soon as Yi P got close, a fire ability user immediately spat out a fireball. Yi P nimbly flipped away, dodged, and then conjured fire blades in both hands.

Sang Jingwen’s ability surged forth at the same time.

*Boom—*

A huge bullet shot out from behind, directly hitting the target.

It exploded on the spot, shattering the enemy.

Only then did Yi P’s fire blade reach the spot where the enemy had been standing.

“Damn, nice shot!”

Yi P stared in shock at the shattered remains, then at the dark red stone among the debris.

“This must be a fire ability crystal core, right? I can feel a lot of fire energy inside!”

After blocking the rest, Sang Chu handed the core to him. “That’s right. Bro, Yi-ge, you two take the lead. We’ll talk after we’re done.”

Sang Jingwen looked at the empty space and said, “Little sis, are you sure you don’t want this thing? Fine!”

Sang Chu hadn’t expected that. But in this mutated world, even such weapons were useless—they couldn’t penetrate the mutated creatures’ hides.

If you can’t get inside their bodies, you can’t blow them up from within.

Sang Chu said, “Bro, I’m an ability user, and I’m already at level three. This kind of thing is just icing on the cake for me. But in your hands, I’ll feel at ease.”

Yi P chimed in, “Yeah, yeah, we all feel better with you holding onto it. But seriously, this thing is awesome!”

“Now you can relax. This thing really is a game-changer. Bro, use it wisely. By the way, we’re almost at Xinshi. I’ll get off about a hundred meters outside the city.”

Yi P: “That fast?”

Sang Chu: “With the speed of the space, of course. Check if you need anything packed in the space—if there’s anything missing, let me know.”

Yi P: “Sis, you’re so thoughtful. But what if you run into someone shameless who tries to rob you?”

Sang Chu laughed, “Then I’ll just deal with them.”

“Yeah, otherwise how could your brother be the cold campus heartthrob and I’d be the one photoshopped with him so much!”

“True...”

Sang Jingwen looked at them helplessly, “Alright, but check if Sang Sang packed everything you need in the space. If we get separated, you’ll be able to take care of yourself.”

“Alright, housekeeper! Sis packed everything perfectly. As long as there’s food and water, we’ll be fine. If we get separated, don’t we have the light signal? Before, we couldn’t meet up because we didn’t have it. Now, that’s not a problem!”

Sang Chu: “Exactly. Since there’s no one around here, and no ability users monitoring, I’ll get off first and sneak into Xinshi.”

Sang Chu: “Oh, remember to hide the light signal. It has a self-concealment function—others can’t see it.”

Yi P grinned, “Wow, it even has that feature.”

He tried it for the first time and could see it himself, but didn’t notice anything wrong.

Sang Jingwen realized afterward just how useful this function was—every possible detail had been thought of!

After checking everything one last time, Sang Chu put away the space and the three of them walked toward the gate of the new city.

Xinshi was a big city, with many ability users.

The whole city was fortified like a steel barrel.

Standing at the city gate, looking at the unmutated plants all around, Yi P was very curious.

“These mutated plants have been spreading like crazy everywhere else, and most places can’t get rid of them. But how come there’s not a single trace of mutated plants in Xinshi?”

“Are you new here?”

A man’s voice sounded behind them. He was dressed all in black, his left hand covered in gold—probably a metal ability user.

Yi P replied, “Yeah. The three of us siblings finally made it to Xinshi. I used to live here before the apocalypse, so I wanted to come home. But we’ve seen so many mutated plants along the way, and suddenly there’s none here. I’m just curious!”

Jin Yuan looked at the three of them with interest. “Are you all ability users?”

“Big bro, you’re an ability user too? Are you a resident of Xinshi base?”

Jin Yuan: “Yeah!”

“Do you know what the requirements are to enter Xinshi?”

“Just hand over some supplies—anything goes: weapons, gasoline, food, whatever.”

Yi P: “That’s good. My little sister is a wood ability user, my big brother is a space ability user. Can we get in if we hand over some fruits and vegetables?”

“Sure, come on, I’ll take you to line up.”

Jin Yuan smiled at Sang Chu, clearly wanting to get to know her. “Little sister, what’s your name? What level is your wood ability?”

Before the apocalypse, Sang Chu was often tanned, her skin a bit dark. After the apocalypse, she was even more so.

She had a scar on her face and was tall—though she was thin, she looked tough.

But in the apocalypse, no one cared about looks anymore—survival was all that mattered.

Sang Chu calmly replied, “Level two.”

Jin Yuan: “Didn’t expect that! You’re already level two! I’m Jin Yuan, a level two metal ability user. We’re both level two!”

Sang Jingwen, tall and imposing, immediately stepped between Sang Chu and Jin Yuan, his expression so cold it could freeze.

Yi P cheerfully pulled Jin Yuan aside to gather information.

“Brother Jin, the three of us have had a tough journey to get here. If we can get into the city, I hope you’ll look out for us.”

Jin Yuan: “Of course! Actually, wood and water ability users are really popular in Xinshi. Once you register, someone might come looking for you right away. And if you need anything, just come find me—I live at 405 Liuyuan Lane.”

405 Liuyuan Lane?

Isn’t that the address of his family’s villa?

Yi P deliberately said, “Wow, Brother Jin, you live in a villa area!”