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nChapter 66: Mother and Son

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe 47th day of the Apocalypse Calendar, Thursday.

nIt was morning.

nAt the official shelter.

nThe heavy gates swung open and a convoy drove out from underground to the surface.

nThis convoy was led by Bai Tianyu.

nToday, they were embarking on a mission, and once again heading to the gathering place in Guangping Street.

nBai Tianyu sat in the military vehicle at the front. Other than him and the driver, there was another person in the car.

nThis person had gray hair and deep eye bags, appearing to be around 40 years old, but the fatigue and vicissitudes in his eyes made him look older.

nThis person was the chief scientist of the official shelter—Dr. Huo Sheng.

nThe vehicle left the confines of the official shelter and arrived on the streets of Nanxiang City.

nThere were not many zombies along the way since Bai Tianyu’s team had cleared them out multiple times.

nAfter a while, Huo Sheng, who was beside Bai Tianyu, could not help but speak, “So Tianyu, what about Meng Jie…”

nSeeing that Dr. Huo Sheng could no longer contain his concern for his ex-wife and asking about her, Bai Tianyu’s lips curved into a smile and he said, “Very good, Dr. Meng is doing very well over there.”

nBai Tianyu heard a faint sigh of relief from Huo Sheng before he quickly changed the topic.

n“You mentioned yesterday that there’s an Awakened person over there who’s stronger than you. Can you tell me in detail what’s going on?”

nBai Tianyu immediately perked up as he spoke of Lu Ming.

n“That person is indeed stronger than me, undoubtedly an Awakened who is Level 4 or above.”

nHuo Sheng shook his head abruptly. “That’s impossible.”

nThis was because the advancement of an Awakened individual required zombie crystals of the same level. According to current observations, the number of known Tyrants was not enough to support a Level 4 Awakened.

nHearing Huo Sheng’s words, Bai Tianyu pondered for a moment and said, “I also chatted with Dr. Meng Jie about Lu Ming. Meng Jie told me that she had been observing Lu Ming for a long time and discovered something strange.

n“She had never seen Lu Ming take any corpse crystals. And Lu Ming would exercise and train every day without fail.

n“She speculated that Mr. Lu Ming’s level might still be Level 3, but his superpower was relatively unique. He could increase his physical strength through training and exercise, and this enhancement might have no limit.”

nHuo Sheng thought about it carefully and nodded. “That’s more likely.”

nAfter saying that, Huo Sheng could not help but sigh. “What a terrifying superpower…”

nBai Tianyu was not convinced. “My superpower is not bad either. It’s not necessarily inferior to Lu Ming’s superpower.”

nHuo Sheng shook his head and said, “No, your superpower is much inferior to Mr. Lu. I don’t know if you’ve noticed something, but after an Awakened advances, his physical strength will increase significantly.”

nBai Tianyu was well aware of this.

n“And this increase is doubled, doubling their original strength! It means that the stronger the awakened individual’s physical strength was originally, the stronger he becomes after leveling up.

n“Let’s say you and Mr. Lu are both Level 3 Awakened, but his physical strength is 100, while yours is 50. After both of you advance to Level 4, your physical strength is 100, while Lu Ming’s physical strength is 200! This difference will only become greater as the levels increase. How can you compare with him?”

nBai Tianyu opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but he could not find a counter -argument.

nAfter a moment, Bai Tianyu stretched and yawned. “Well, it’s better to have a monster like him appearing among humans than you always pinning your hopes on me alone…”

nBai Tianyu remained calm.

nHuo Sheng, on the other hand, entered a contemplative state. “You mentioned that Meng Jie did not want to come back because she wanted to observe Mr. Lu Ming… Now, I think Meng Jie’s decision is very reasonable. If we can decipher the root of Mr. Lu Ming’s superpower, perhaps we will have hope of overcoming this disaster.

n“However, until now, I haven’t figured out the root of these superpowers. I only know that it’s related to a mysterious factor, but the research on this mysterious factor has reached a deadlock… How should we proceed?”

nHuo Sheng began chanting a spell.

nBai Tianyu couldn’t understand his mumbling at all.

nKnowing that Huo Sheng had entered his work mode, Bai Tianyu decided not to listen anymore.

nHe turned his head to look out the car window, but unexpectedly he caught a glimpse of a faint gaze from one of the nearby buildings, seemingly directed at him.

nFrowning, Bai Tianyu wanted to trace the source of that gaze, but the car was moving too fast and making a turn, leaving the gaze behind within seconds.

nShaking his head gently, Bai Tianyu muttered softly, “It was probably just an illusion.”

nIn the building that the convoy had just passed.

nOn the third floor.

nAs she watched the convoy gradually disappear into the distance, Xu Rufang drew the curtains.

nShe was a middle-aged woman, around 40 years old.

nShe had a bulky figure, plain features, and rough skin.

nOverall, she was just an ordinary person.

nHowever, even ordinary people have their extraordinary aspects.

nOn the second day of the apocalypse, Xu Rufang had a high fever. After the fever subsided, she unexpectedly discovered that her physical strength had significantly increased. At the same time, she had a special ability.

nShe had become Awakened!

nOf course, Xu Rufang herself did not know the term ‘awakened.’

nShe did not really care much about this.

nCompared to being an Awakened one, Xu Rufang had more important things to do.

nAfter drawing the curtains, Xu Rufang turned around and looked into the house. After being in a daze for a moment, she muttered softly, “It’s time to make breakfast.

n“Yes, it’s time to make breakfast… Otherwise, my son will be hungry…”

nAs if she had gone crazy, Xu Rufang mumbled to herself while making her way to the kitchen.

nUnlike the other clean and tidy areas in the house, the kitchen was in a mess. There were blood stains everywhere, and the house was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

nHowever, Xu Rufang turned a blind eye to it. She simply went to the chopping board and picked up the kitchen knife.

nShe raised the knife with her right hand and placed her left hand on the chopping board…

n“Crack!”.

nThe knife fell and her hand was severed!

nA shocking scene unfolded…

nXu Rufang’s wound quickly healed and stopped bleeding. At the same time, bone stubble and flesh buds kept growing out of the wound. In just five minutes, the severed hand had completely regrown.

nSatisfied with what she saw, Xu Rufang smiled contentedly.

nShe placed the severed hand on a plate and held it up, walking towards the second bedroom.

nStanding at the doorway, Xu Rufang called softly, “Son, it’s time to eat.”

nA sound came from the bedroom.

nA rustling sound, as if insects were crawling.

nSoon, the bedroom door was opened from the inside.

nA fleshy tentacle protruded from the door and coiled around the plate.

nAt the right moment, Xu Rufang released her grip, watching as the tentacle swept the plate into the room. The doting look in her eyes was as sweet as sugar. Xu Rufang whispered, “Lianjie, if it’s not enough, tell Mom and I’ll cut more for you.”

nThen, a hoarse voice came from the room, sounding like a terminally ill patient choking on phlegm.

n“It’s a bit insufficient, Mom. I need more…”

n“Okay, I will go and cut more for you.”

nXu Rufang turned around and returned to the kitchen.

nA faint voice came from the second bedroom again. “Thank you, Mom..”

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