Xiao Wenqiang felt their unease, reached back to pat the hands of the two girls, and then gave a subtle nod to Yang Ning and Lu Feiguang ahead.
"Alright! But we've been together for such a long time, give me a chance to escort them out!" Xiao Wenqiang feigned agreement, untying An Xin and Zhu Yan's ropes in front of Qiang Ye.
"Wait!" Qiang Ye, the burly man, saw the faces of the two girls behind Xiao Wenqiang and smiled lewdly, "These two girls can stay too, as long as they are willing to... hehe... serve us well..."
"This... this isn't good, is it!" Xiao Wenqiang feigned difficulty.
"What's not good? Outside, you'll either be bitten to death by those zombies, or turn into an neither-human-nor-ghost monster. Staying here, we can all protect them... Hahahaha... Don't you guys think so?"
"Haha... Qiang Ye is right, young ladies, you should stay!" The other men also let out disgusting laughs, their intentions almost spilling out in their voices.
An Xin and Zhu Yan's nostrils flared with anger, their faces flushed red. However, they remained silent, simply looking at their captain with trust.
Xiao Wenqiang chuckled at this and slowly walked towards the burly man, "Qiang Ye makes sense too... but our group came together, could you please take the other two male classmates as well?"
The burly man had awakened his fire ability and was confident with a pistol in hand. Moreover, with so many of his men, he naturally wasn't afraid of a girl who appeared to only have a strength-based ability, so he didn't take too many precautions.
When Xiao Wenqiang swayed charmingly before him, Qiang Ye even leered at her from head to toe.
Before he could finish his appraisal, he felt a gust of wind from her fist.
However, Qiang Ye didn't panic. He arrogantly extended his left hand. Instantly, a ball of flame erupted from his palm, intending to put the woman before him in her place and show off his fire ability.
But he hadn't expected a strong surge of water to come from somewhere, instantly dousing his flames.
Before Qiang Ye could raise the gun in his right hand, a silver flash appeared before him. Xiao Wenqiang's previously empty hand suddenly held a dagger.
The next instant, Qiang Ye's head was completely separated from his body, his consciousness utterly lost. His head even rolled a few times on the ground before finally coming to a stop.
Everything happened so fast that by the time Qiang Ye's men reacted, their boss, who possessed fire abilities and was well-equipped with firearms and ammunition, had already been defeated and met his end in a single encounter.
An Xin and Zhu Yan also rushed forward at this moment, quickly untying Yang Ning and Lu Feiguang. The four of them quickly picked up their weapons and joined the battle.
With everyone from the "Sunshine Squad" alert and Xiao Wenqiang, a skilled fighter, present, Qiang Ye's men who lacked abilities were left with no choice but to be slaughtered.
After dealing with the last skinny man from Qiang Ye's side who resisted, Xiao Wenqiang finally had time to check on the injuries of the two male students.
Lu Feiguang was fine, mostly superficial wounds. Yang Ning was a bit more serious, his right arm twisted at the elbow joint, looking painful.
"Boss, I might not be able to drive for a while with this hand, what should we do?" Yang Ning's first concern was this.
"It's alright, I'll drive then! You take some rest," Xiao Wenqiang reassured him.
"But you guys don't have driver's licenses, do you?" Yang Ning was surprised. He was the only one with a license among them, which was why he had been designated as the driver.
"Uh... I haven't taken the test, but from watching lately, I pretty much know how to drive." Xiao Wenqiang was momentarily at a loss for words, as the original college student hadn't gotten her license yet.
"Xiao Wu, don't worry about that. I've been sitting in the passenger seat learning too, I can drive too. Besides, no one checks licenses in the apocalypse!" Lu Feiguang also comforted him.
While talking, Xiao Wenqiang was examining Yang Ning's arm, contemplating if she could try using the spiritual spring water from her spatial dimension to heal it.
Before she could figure out a way to naturally produce the spiritual spring water, An Xin suddenly cried out from behind, "Be careful!"
Everyone turned around and saw a survivor they had missed. Pei Xi's grandfather had secretly escaped while the "Sunshine Squad" and Qiang Ye's group were fighting. Now, he was holding a stun baton, attempting to ambush them.
He had originally intended to attack the strongest fighter, Xiao Wenqiang, but An Xin discovered him first and shielded them with her own body, taking the electric shock.
Xiao Wenqiang caught An Xin, who had fainted from the shock. Zhu Yan and Lu Feiguang rushed forward to restrain Pei Xi's grandfather, wishing they could kill this ungrateful man.
"You can kill me, but please spare Xiao Xi and my old woman!" Pei Xi's grandfather gave up his resistance.
"You said you were forced by Qiang Ye before, and had no choice. Why are you doing this now? No one is forcing you this time, right!" Lu Feiguang asked angrily.
"Because I'm scared... I colluded with Qiang Ye and the others to harm you before, and I was afraid of retaliation, so I thought about stunning you." Pei Xi's grandfather revealed his true feelings. "I did all these things alone. My wife and Xiao Xi know nothing, please spare them!" He said, kowtowing.
The members of the "Sunshine Squad" quickly moved aside. When they looked up, they saw Pei Xi's grandmother and a sleepy little Pei Xi standing at the doorway.
The old man followed their gaze back and saw them. He mumbled a few words, finally whispering, "Did you all see..."
"Old man, how could you be so foolish... Xiao and the others saved our grandson, how could you help those bad guys harm our benefactors..." Grandma Pei was both angry and sad, tears streaming down her face.
Little Pei Xi, though young, quickly understood what had happened. He grinned, but didn't dare to cry out loud. He kept looking at the members of the "Sunshine Squad" with pleading eyes, "Brother, sister, please don't kill my grandpa... please..."
In the end, the members of the "Sunshine Squad" let Pei grandfather go. The main reason was that in such an apocalyptic world, it would be even harder for Grandma Pei and Pei Xi to survive if they were left alone.
Furthermore, according to Grandpa Pei and Grandma Pei, this villa area was managed by two groups of people. Grandpa Pei's section was under Qiang Ye's responsibility. Now that Qiang Ye was dead, it was beneficial to the remaining force.
When they got into the car, Lu Feiguang volunteered to take the driver's seat. He tinkered with it for a while, practicing in the area in front of the villa complex. Then, he rolled down the window and said brightly, "Get in, I've got it completely mastered!"
Grandpa Pei and Grandma Pei packed some food and insisted on giving it to the members for their journey. "Please accept it, it will ease my conscience."
After bidding farewell to the Pei family, the new driver Lu Feiguang started the car.
On the road, An Xin, who had been listless since waking up from being stunned, suddenly developed a high fever...