At this moment, Chu Chaoyan asked, "Speaking of which, zombies are very safe underground, but can't we just flood the underground with poison gas and kill all the zombies directly?"
Chu Chaoyan thought back to her previous battles in Yuzhou. To deal with rats hiding underground, she had directly released poison gas to kill them. Even if the rats weren't killed, they would be forced to flee to the surface. Couldn't this combat method be used against zombies?
Yue Hengyi scooped a piece of dog meat from the hot pot and said, "We don't even know the situation underground yet. Who knows how much poison gas would be effective? Besides, flooding with poison gas means going out to fight. Who knows if we'll encounter danger?"
Chu Chaoyan suddenly realized and nodded. It seemed she had oversimplified things. Zombies were not like rats hiding underground, and underground caves were not like the sewers of Yuzhou. Releasing poison gas to kill zombies was clearly unrealistic, and the amount of poison gas required alone was on a different scale.
Shen Feng casually picked up a fish ball, placed it in his bowl, and asked, "What about setting the mountains on fire? There are many trees around. If we start a fire, we can suffocate all the zombies underground. As long as the underground caves can't get fresh air, they'll eventually be suffocated underground."
"Bad idea. The weather is like this now, right in winter, and there are no firefighters to control the fire. If it spreads, what if humans are burned to death? Moreover, no one knows the situation underground. What if the zombies transfer underground? Wouldn't it be a waste of fire!" Fang Qinghao immediately rejected the idea.
"Come, come, let's have a toast. Let's drink first, don't just eat dishes," Xiao Sheng raised his glass and said to everyone.
Everyone quickly picked up their wine glasses. They were all respectful of Xiao Sheng's toast. After all, besides Qin Kewei, Xiao Sheng was the most influential person in their daily conversations.
There were streetlights on the city walls. These streetlights were designed to allow them to see their surroundings clearly even in the dark. Now, they conveniently illuminated the hot pot feast for everyone. They had brought plenty of ingredients, and everyone was a big eater. Under the glow of the streetlights, they kept cooking in the hot pot, unknowingly consuming half a dog.
The eight people present began to discuss the upcoming battle, but they ultimately reached only one conclusion: without truly understanding the situation underground, it was impossible to eliminate the zombies hiding there. And the situation underground was clearly something satellites could not probe. How to understand the situation underground became the most difficult problem.
Shen Feng became a little drunk after drinking for a while. Before this, Shen Feng couldn't hold his liquor. Now, with the cold weather, drinking a bit of alcohol was good for warming the body. But once the alcohol took effect, he felt dizzy. If he had known that getting drunk would be so uncomfortable, he wouldn't have drunk. After getting drunk, he felt completely out of sorts.
Seeing Shen Feng's reaction, Chu Chaoyan knew her opportunity had arrived. She quietly said to Shen Feng, "Li Keyi asked me to tell you something: the deal you promised should be completed as soon as possible. You should hurry up and do what you promised her."
"Don't talk nonsense. I... I didn't promise. I was joking at the time..." Shen Feng said vaguely. Although he was drunk now, he still had some reason and wouldn't readily agree to Chu Chaoyan's words without thinking.
Seeing that Shen Feng still wouldn't agree, Chu Chaoyan couldn't help but get a little angry. "It's just a deal. As long as it's completed, it's fine, so Li Keyi won't bother you anymore. What are you worried about? It's clearly something you both agreed to. You raised someone's expectations and then backed out. You're not a man!"
Shen Feng tried to shake his head and said seriously, "No, no! If I agree to the deal, that would be endless trouble. This is the choice of a good man."
Chu Chaoyan heard Shen Feng speaking incoherently, clearly drunk. It would have been best to send Li Keyi away, but Shen Feng was doing the opposite, which was extremely strange.
Just as everyone was enjoying themselves, a loud shout suddenly came from not far away: "Hey, what are you doing!"
This sharp shout startled everyone present. After all, they were all ability users, and six of them were fifth-order ability users. With such a lineup, would someone foolishly come to cause trouble? If anyone dared to disturb their hot pot, they wouldn't be polite.
Everyone turned to look, only to find a tall woman standing not far away. Upon closer inspection, it was Li Keyi.
Seeing her appear, Shen Feng couldn't help but call out, "Beautiful, do you want to join us for hot pot? More people, more chopsticks."
Li Keyi's face was gloomy, her eyes filled with rage, as if about to erupt. She clenched her fists, her veins bulging on the back of her hands from gripping them so tightly. Her tall body trembled uncontrollably, and she seemed on the verge of madness. This situation immediately gave everyone present a bad premonition. This didn't look like someone coming to mooch a meal, but rather someone coming to pick a fight.
Li Keyi took a dog leash from her pocket and casually threw it on the ground. She lowered her head and said word by word, "When I went out this evening, I brought my Da Huang with me. I only tied it by the roadside for a little while, just went to the laundromat, and when I came out, Da Huang was gone. Can you tell me where my Da Huang is?"
Shen Feng, slightly sobered up by the alcohol, looked at Jin Zijue. The others also turned their gazes to Jin Zijue, their meaning clear: "Isn't this a stray dog? Why has the owner come looking for it now?"
Jin Zijue spread his hands, indicating his helplessness.
At this moment, Fang Qinghao calmly stood up and said, "Your dog? We haven't seen it. Go look somewhere else. If you give up, join us for a meal. We have fresh, fresh rabbit meat here!"
Fang Qinghao clearly did not want to cause conflict and chose to avoid the confrontation. If they could fool Li Keyi, that would be ideal.
Li Keyi was not easily fooled by Fang Qinghao. She slowly walked to a patch of snow nearby. There was still blood and a dog skin on the ground. In the dim light, Li Keyi's face became even more somber.
"Does the rabbit you mentioned have fur this large?" Li Keyi slowly looked up, her expression chilling. Because her beloved dog was dead, she was on the verge of exploding.
At this moment, everyone regretted it. They should have thrown away the dog skin together. Now, it had exposed the truth of what they had eaten. Chu Chaoyan secretly thought it was not good. In this situation, it seemed they were in trouble.
Jin Zijue immediately stood up and said, "I did it, I'll take responsibility. I killed your dog, but I have my reasons. When I saw this dog, it was wandering on the street and looked like a stray. If you want revenge, come find me. Do as you please, whether you want to kill or skin me!"
Li Keyi did not stop because of Jin Zijue's words. Instead, she looked at Shen Feng and asked, "Shen Feng, tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"
In Li Keyi's opinion, Shen Feng should step forward now. All it would take was an apology. As long as they admitted their mistake, the matter would be over. After all, she couldn't really kill someone for a dog. Most importantly, it was about attitude. And Shen Feng, as the host, should show his attitude.
Unfortunately, Shen Feng was drunk. He staggered towards Li Keyi and started pushing her. "How to resolve it? Let's eat hot pot together. What else do you want? You've been bothering me enough these days, and now you want me to say what? I've already said it, I'm the one who led the charge in eating dog meat. What do you want? Either sit down and eat dog meat, or get lost!"
"Shen Feng, don't be impulsive!" Chu Chaoyan saw Shen Feng like this and quickly stepped forward to persuade him. It was originally a misunderstanding, but Shen Feng's pushing and shoving now would easily enrage Li Keyi. Moreover, they were in the wrong. How could they act impulsively?
"Good!" Li Keyi was completely enraged. She had already endured enough. All it would have taken was an apology, but Shen Feng was so dismissive of her, clearly looking down on her, clearly disliking her, and clearly finding her presence bothersome. Since that was the case, they might as well part ways!
She thought that she had been too humble these days, which had led to Shen Feng's arrogant demeanor. She vowed not to rest until this revenge was taken!
Li Keyi took half a step back, adopted the starting posture of Arhat Fist, lunged forward with a bow stance, held her right fist at her waist to build power, and then struck out fiercely. She used her waist to generate power and delivered a simple straight punch.
"Hmph!" Li Keyi threw a punch filled with anger. Her fist moved extremely fast, actually making a "whoosh" sound in the air. Then, her fist landed on Shen Feng's unprepared abdomen. With a "bang," Shen Feng bent over and fell to the ground like a shrimp, groaning continuously.
"Ah, it hurts so much! You didn't even say anything before hitting me. You came to deceive me, to sneak attack me. Don't play such cheap tricks!" Shen Feng, still drunk, continued to cry out as he lay on the ground.
"Alas, stop fighting. We're all on the same side. Let's talk it over!" Xiao Sheng, seeing the situation turn bad, quickly stepped in front of Shen Feng. If Shen Feng were to be seriously injured, Shen Yu would hold him accountable. As her future brother-in-law, he had to take responsibility for Shen Feng.
Li Keyi slowly retracted her fist and her bow stance. She looked at Xiao Sheng, who was blocking Shen Feng, and then scanned the surroundings, memorizing everyone's faces. She said in a low voice, "Tonight's matter is not over. You wait. When I become an ability user, I will settle the score with each of you for bullying me!"
After speaking, Li Keyi picked up the dog skin from the ground and turned to leave. As she walked away, she stubbornly refused to shed tears. But as soon as she got far away, tears gushed out like an opened floodgate. She looked at the dog skin in her hand and thought of her beloved dog's companionship over the years. The emotions contained within were so profound. Since the apocalypse, countless cats and dogs had mutated, but her Da Huang had been well-protected and had survived until now. Now, it had been skinned and eaten by a group of detestable people. How could such hatred be forgotten?
Especially when Li Keyi thought of Shen Feng's appearance just now, her anger intensified. In her eyes, Shen Feng had eaten her dog and was shamelessly venting his dissatisfaction, clearly not taking her seriously. He probably saw her as a clown in his heart. How could such a detestable person be let off easily? Especially the group eating hot pot, all of them were protecting Jin Zijue and Shen Feng. Wasn't this blatant bullying?
"Shen Feng, I can become an ability user without you. The day I become an ability user will be the day I get my revenge! Just wait for me!" Li Keyi thought to herself.
Upon returning home, Li Keyi found that her parents were still awake. She hurried back to her room and hid the dog skin, not wanting her parents to discover the matter.
"Keyi, did you find Da Huang?" her father asked, knocking on the door.
Li Keyi quickly replied, "I didn't find it. It probably got lost. It's my fault for not replacing the loose dog leash, letting Da Huang wander off. I think it recognizes home, so maybe it'll come back in a few days."
"Alright, I hope Da Huang is okay. You should go to bed soon. You're busy outside all day. How can you not take care of yourself?" her father said caringly to Li Keyi.
Li Keyi lowered her head and did not answer her father. She was very angry now, and amidst the anger, there was also deep sorrow. Today, she was first saddened by the loss of her beloved dog, then her heart was pierced by Shen Feng's arrogant indifference. Now, her entire mental state had deteriorated.
"Ability user! To become an ability user, besides obtaining the head of a zombie king, there is another way, which is to decipher the mystery of ability potions. As long as the essence of ability potions is understood, perhaps I can also become an ability user!" Li Keyi thought to herself.
Li Keyi knew that zombie king brains could be used to create ability potions. However, why ability potions worked was a mystery that scientists worldwide were trying to solve. Abilities couldn't appear out of thin air. There must be an underlying reason for ability users to exist, and she placed her hope in this matter!
She must thoroughly research the principles of abilities, she must become an ability user, and then she would get fierce revenge on these scoundrels.