The living companions one by one followed Zixing over the wall into their yard.
It was only upon arriving that Zixing found it strange.
As soon as she took a step, a gunshot pierced the ground in front of her.
Zixing suddenly realized, "An Nuan? You live here!"
An Nuan did not reply, continuing to teach Xiao Long how to shoot.
"Guns have recoil. You are still too young and not strong enough, so you must grip here tightly. Try to brace the gun to aim properly."
"Okay, I'll try again."
With one shot, Xiao Long blew away a girl who had climbed over the wall.
Chen Wenjing applauded, "Xiao Long, you did great! Big brother is proud of you!"
Hai Changfeng scratched his head.
Is this really how you should educate children?
Those who had set fires and climbed over the wall were quickly eliminated, leaving only Zixing.
She had already peed herself in fear and begged for mercy without any dignity.
Just as An Nuan was about to shoot her, the bullet was deflected by something in front of Zixing.
Zixing lunged towards Ming Le as if she had found a savior.
"Ming Le, you're here just in time! Our sisters have all been killed by them! You must save me, you absolutely must save me!"
Ming Le shoved her hand away and spat fiercely at Zixing.
"Peh! You're the one who used your sisters as shields! I saw you push Tang Jing in front of the zombies! If I hadn't been quick, many more people would have died! Zixing, you are too selfish!"
"I'm selfish, I'm scum, but take me out first! They're shooting at us with guns!"
Ming Le didn't want to lose any more companions. Even if Zixing was scum, she could still be useful alive, which was better than being dead.
She pulled Zixing out. Luo Luo said, "Should we kill her? The laser gun can definitely penetrate her barrier."
"Forget it. Ming Le is actually quite a good person. I don't want to be a murderer, but Zixing..."
An Nuan smiled at Fu Yunting, who understood immediately.
As they left, Zixing had just sighed in relief when four zombies lunged at her from different directions.
Ming Le was caught off guard, and a piece of Zixing's neck was bitten off.
Amidst sharp screams, she was devoured by several zombies.
Ming Le was also terrified and collapsed in the snow.
Her companions bravely emerged from the villa and dragged her back.
The snow fell harder and harder. The fire at the villa was extinguished before it could even start.
The female team of over thirty people was now reduced to a dozen or so. They no longer dared to step into the yard and huddled together in a villa, licking their wounds...
"Alright, everyone go rest. Fu Yunting, I'll get you bedding, come with me."
Fu Yunting followed An Nuan to the third floor.
Before coming, he had imagined this, this, and this...
But when he reached the room, he found he was sleeping alone.
The room, already small at thirty square meters, felt even smaller. An Nuan refused to sleep with him, making Fu Yunting feel quite unhappy.
"What's with that expression! Put away your perverted little thoughts. I want to sleep with Luo Luo!"
"No, I'm just not used to sleeping alone."
An Nuan received Fu Yunting's strong hint.
"Is that so... Then wait for me!"
An Nuan hurried downstairs.
Fu Yunting felt his heart pounding wildly.
After so many years, he finally felt like a human being...
An Nuan ran back up, smiling as she hung the little jade around his neck.
Fu Yunting and Xiao Yu made eye contact. Xiao Yu tilted its head and obediently flicked its tongue.
"With Xiao Yu to sleep with you, you won't be afraid. Goodnight!"
Fu Yunting: ...
He shook his head, "What was I expecting..."
Three days passed. Besides cooking, eating, and sleeping, the rest of the time was spent petting cats and pandas.
Daimei's estrus period was almost over, and now the most frequent thing she did was gnaw on Juanzi's ears.
And Juanzi seemed to have become thinner. Every day, besides eating and sleeping, he was having his ears gnawed by his wife.
His forehead was visibly balding.
An Nuan was also discussing with Shi Huai whether to have Juanzi neutered.
After all, he had experienced cat life, so neutering him early would be for his own good.
The only problem was that Juanzi was now a mutated creature, large in size, powerful, and had a pair of small wings.
It was unknown how much anesthetic would be needed to get him onto the operating table.
Shi Huai began to research the dosage of anesthetic. Once calculated, the neutering surgery would commence.
The days were peaceful and comfortable.
However, Ming Le suddenly arrived with her group.
About a dozen girls, carrying shovels, methodically cleared the snow, carving a path between the houses that led directly to the entrance of An Nuan's yard.
"What are they up to now?"
An Nuan went to the second floor and saw Ming Le leading a group of girls lined up outside her yard.
"What do you want now? Let's get this straight, I let you go last time because I thought you had decent character. But if you come looking for trouble again, don't blame me for being ruthless. Your barrier won't save you this time!"
Ming Le nodded to her sisters.
They took out cloths from their backs, spread them on the ground, and knelt down with a thud.
Over a dozen girls kneeling in a row in the freezing snow was not only a spectacular sight but also terrifying.
An Nuan, who considered herself well-traveled, was shocked by the scene.
"We sisters were wrong before. We had thoughts we shouldn't have had, but we just wanted to survive and had to follow Zixing's rules. But now that Zixing is dead, we've discussed it and want to pledge our allegiance to you, An Nuan. Please take us in!"
An Nuan scoffed.
She wasn't a fool; why would she take in people who had intended to kill her?
Besides, except for Ming Le, everyone else was a burden.
She had no ties to them, so why would she implicate herself by bringing along these burdens?
"I don't need you. Get out."
"My sisters and I have already discussed it. In this weather, food and supplies are insufficient, and we'll die sooner or later. Instead of slowly being tortured to death, we'd rather die at your hands. If you don't agree, we won't get up. Or, you can kill us!"
"Are you threatening me?"
An Nuan, in a fit of rage, let out an energy blast that exploded beside Ming Le, leaving a crater in the snow-covered ground.
Ming Le had already suspected they were ability users.
Indeed, they were!
This solidified her determination to follow An Nuan.
Only by following her could her sisters survive!
"I'm not threatening you. Give us some time, and we'll prove our worth. You won't lose out!"
An Nuan had never met anyone so thick-skinned. She felt the urge to kill them.
With just a thought, she could devour them all...
"Xiao Nuan."
Fu Yunting appeared behind her at some unknown time.
He whispered, "Before the sky裂变 (sky splitting/apocalypse), we need a lot of crystals."
"Look at them from yesterday. Can they fight zombies? Aren't they just a burden?"
"Every team has people who drag them down. These few are still worth training, aren't they better than the old and weak women and children in Tao Ye Chen's team?"
An Nuan's team wasn't very large, but Fu Yunting's research team was quite impressive.
They probably looked down on others, so they didn't form an action team.
To establish a power, one cannot do it without people.
An Nuan hesitated, frowning.
"If you can complete three tasks, I will take you in."