Chapter 802: At His Age, Still Giving It His All
Chapter 802: Chapter 802: At His Age, Still Giving It His All
"How did you do that?" Captain Zhang was dumbfounded.
"It’s heavy, but still manageable to push." Leng Yebai said indifferently.
"Then why didn’t you help earlier?"
Captain Zhang took a deep breath, and the metallic taste of blood instantly surged in his mouth.
"You didn’t ask."
Leng Yebai replied with a blank expression.
Earlier, his Xiao White had a sore hand, and he was busy massaging the small hand!
Where would he find the time to help old Captain Zhang push the door!
Captain Zhang couldn’t hold it in and his face twisted with frustration.
Just now, he was struggling with all his might, enduring the pain of a thousand needles piercing his brain, and barely managed to push open the stone door.
It was even more painful than being pierced by a thousand arrows.
He didn’t ask the Bai Family for help.
Because he knew that if any Superpower User touched this stone, the crystal core in their brain would resonate with it.
Very few people could withstand it.
His superpower was strong, and the crystal core in his brain contained terrifying energy, allowing him to barely withstand it.
With great power comes great responsibility, he understood.
But why did Leng Yebai seem so relaxed?
And this brat just stood by watching him struggle to push the door without reaching out to help?
This brat is so damn deserving of a beating!
He’s been to many places and has beaten many Superpower Users to make those so-called strong folks submit to him.
Currently, the person Captain Zhang wants to beat the most is this kid Leng Yebai!
"Ahem, do you want to take a break before heading out?"
The Base Commander saw Captain Zhang looking like he wanted to hit his own son and quickly stood in front of his son.
He’s not worried about his son being beaten, just worried that the weakened Captain Zhang might be counterattacked.
The vaccine hasn’t been developed yet, the apocalypse isn’t over, Captain Zhang can’t fall yet.
No one else can take on this mess!
The refined Captain Zhang rolled his eyes at the Base Commander and stretched out his hand to Bai Xiqin,
"Could you get me a bottle of water? I’m thirsty."
It really exhausted him earlier.
He nearly lost half his life.
Whenever he’d done such things before, he’d find a safe spot to hide, afraid someone would try to kill him while he was ill.
Now things were much easier, even if he died now, it wouldn’t matter.
The future of humanity looks bright.
As long as they survive this period and don’t go extinct at the hands of zombies and mutant animals, humans are still the pinnacle of existence.
Bai Xiqin touched her nose and took a bottle of water from Leng Yebai’s backpack.
Her hand paused momentarily, and gave Captain Zhang a bottle of regular water, not Spiritual Spring Water.
She just wanted to know how much Captain Zhang could foresee with his future-predicting ability.
Captain Zhang took the water Bai Xiqin handed to him, didn’t even open the cap, and pushed his gold-rimmed glasses in an extremely resentful manner,
"I’m about to die here, can’t you give me a better bottle of water?"
This family, they’re as cunning as the monkeys on Azure Dragon Mountain!
"Isn’t this clean?"
Bai Xiqin blinked her innocent big eyes, wearing a look that said she didn’t understand what he meant.
Captain Zhang pursed his thin lips, opened the bottle cap, and poured the water into his mouth.
Just as he took a sip, his hand trembled, and the entire bottle of water slipped from his grasp, spilling all over the floor.
"Oh no, my hand slipped, could you give me another bottle?"
Captain Zhang grinned, utterly losing his refined demeanor.
There was a rough aura lingering around him.
Bai Xiqin gave a faint smile and handed him another bottle of regular water.
With a thud, the water bottle fell to the ground again.
"Sorry, slipped again!"
Captain Zhang smiled slightly and even gave Bai Xiqin a flirtatious wink.
A refined expression was still hanging on his face, ’Don’t mess with me, I know everything.’
While winking, Captain Zhang wiped the blood off his face with his sleeve, revealing a somewhat presentable face.
Although he’s fairly old, he still looks decent, and with the support of his superpowers, he looks about the same age as Leng Yebai.
He could probably still charm young girls.
It’s a shame he didn’t wash his hair this morning, might downgrade the effect a bit.
"Here!"
Bai Xiqin’s face twitched, and she decisively took out a bottle of Spiritual Spring Water from the bag, handing it to Captain Zhang.
Captain Zhang, after all, is a strong figure among humans; can you not make such (not) strange (necessary) gestures.
He’s quite handsome.
Just something feels off.
At his age, he’s really trying hard.
"Alright, thank you!"
Captain Zhang’s eyes lit up, a gleam of wisdom shone from behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
His damn charm as an old man still had some usefulness!
He discovered something incredible.
Offering up charm can save all humanity.
If that’s the case, he can totally go for it!
Captain Zhang’s lips curled up widely, getting this bottle of water was too easy.
He opened the cap, took a sip.
While drinking, his mouth didn’t touch the bottle, just poured it straight into his mouth from a distance.
A comforting stream of water slipped through his throat, flowing throughout his body, and the sting vanished.
Captain Zhang didn’t continue drinking, glanced at the bottle, and screwed the cap back on.
"Let’s go."
Captain Zhang flexed his body a bit, holding the bottle filled with Spiritual Spring Water, and walked ahead out.
This time his steps were unusually swift, even eager.
Need to hurry back to the Alliance to give this bottle of water to Mr. Zhong; it plays a crucial role in developing the antidote.
The Bai Family also felt the stench of zombie flesh filling the passageway and quickened their pace.
This location remains a special spot deemed the Dragon Vein by Mystic Sect members, and it does have its unique traits.
The Bai Family didn’t want to linger here.
Humans shouldn’t desecrate nature.
The Tomb Guardian had been completely erased, the best punishment nature could give them.
Blinding sunlight came streaming from outside, and finally, the Bai Family returned to the surface.
The sun had already shifted westward, yet it still scorched every inch of the land.
Captain Zhang stood at the entrance; fierce flames rose from his hands.
Instantly, the fire filled the passage.
The decayed flesh of zombies and the former residence of the Gatekeeper were all burned to ashes by the fire.
Except for the stone door at the very bottom, untouched by the flames.
Boom――
With a loud bang, the passage disappeared completely, collapsing inward, blocking any entrance into the mountain.
The so-called Dragon Vein had been entirely buried, rediscovering it would be beyond human capability.
Seeing the sealed entrance, Captain Zhang breathed a slight sigh of relief.
So far, he had completed half of what needed to be done.
The earth was ravaged; what he could do was let those stones release their energy all at once, shortening the era of the apocalypse.
And to make human survivors stand up, not be single-handedly massacred by zombies, nor let powerful creatures from the seabed destroy the land.
Captain Zhang subconsciously glanced at the Bai Family, a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.
He foresaw many futures, every change connected to the Bai Family, yet even so, he couldn’t see the Bai Family’s future clearly.
Especially Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai.
He could clearly see the "past" that these two had gone through, but not the "future."
But he knew this little girl Bai Xiqin, with a bit of coaxing, er, no, negotiating, this wealthy lady can offer many great benefits.
In truth, he really wants to be pampered; not asking for much, just one bottle of water a day...
"I’ll escort you down the mountain first! Afterward, I have to return to the Alliance."
Captain Zhang squeezed the water bottle slightly and said with a smile,
"Once I get back from the Alliance, I’ll come to the Yunhua Safety Base to find you. By then, you must introduce Zhang Yiming to me; we might have a delightful chat."