Shen Feng leaned against the window, gasping for breath. Although the battle had only lasted a little over ten minutes, he had expended a tremendous amount of stamina. Now that he had a place to rest, he had narrowly escaped death. Facing the tide of zombies, he could only hold them off for a few minutes, but he had killed too few.
"Hero, how are you now?" After Shen Feng climbed up the rope, the young girl who had thrown it down rushed forward to ask.
Shen Feng also saw a middle-aged woman standing behind the girl. Her hands were behind her back, and perhaps she was holding something.
"Why do you call me a hero?" Shen Feng asked as he wiped his samurai sword with a curtain. After today's battle, the samurai sword had a chip. It seemed that the quality of online purchases wasn't that great. However, when he thought about it, this sword had killed hundreds of zombies, so it was normal for it to have a chip.
The girl quickly replied, "You killed so many zombies, you're skilled in martial arts, and you can scale walls and leap over roofs. If you're not a hero, what are you?"
Shen Feng shrugged, implicitly accepting the title, and then asked, "Is there any water? I want to drink water!"
Upon hearing Shen Feng's request, the girl immediately turned to get water. Shen Feng guessed that the girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, likely in high school. Then, Shen Feng saw the middle-aged woman watching him vigilantly and said helplessly, "Auntie, thank you for saving my life. I'll rest for a while and leave once I've recovered my strength. You don't need to be so tense!"
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "I'm not tense, I'm just a little curious. Why did you go to ring the bell? You attracted so many zombies here, and you almost died. What were you thinking?"
Shen Feng smiled and said, "That's because I'm leading a group of people to retake Luzhou. But due to zombie harassment, I'm buying them time, so I came here to ring the bell. Judging by the time, their construction should be almost done?"
"What, you're retaking Luzhou?" The woman's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. Twenty days had passed since the zombie outbreak. During this time, no rescue had arrived, and the number of zombies had not decreased at all. Their stored food was constantly being consumed. They thought no one would come to save them, but now it seemed there was still a chance of survival.
Shen Feng was, of course, lying. His and his senior's goal had always been to save his younger brother, but he couldn't say that to the outside world, or his subordinates wouldn't obey. Therefore, Shen Feng could only say that the plan was to retake Luzhou. This did indeed move many people, like the old man he met yesterday, and the middle-aged woman now.
The girl came over with a cup of water. She saw her mother's hand behind her back and felt uncomfortable. Her mother was holding a kitchen knife. How could she do that? This was a hero! So, she said, "Mom, the hero must be hungry. If you're holding a knife, hurry up and cook."
"You child!" The middle-aged woman was helpless. She was holding the knife to protect her mother and daughter. But the woman saw that the young man opposite her was handsome and immediately betrayed her, turning her back on her own.
Afterward, the middle-aged woman smiled and left the room, actually going to cook and saying she wanted to treat Shen Feng.
Then, Shen Feng took the cup of water handed to him by the girl and drank it all down. He then said, "My name is Shen Feng. What's your name? Thank you so much today!"
Honestly, if it weren't for the girl throwing the rope from above at a critical moment, he would probably have been torn to shreds by the zombies by now.
The girl quickly replied, "My name is Xu Xing. How are you so strong, hero?"
Shen Feng leaned against the wall and continued, "I'm not a hero, I'm just a lucky person who happened to gain enough strength. Speaking of which, are you just staying here waiting for rescue?"
Xu Xing quickly nodded and said, "We believe that rescue will definitely come, so my mother and I dare not go out. Hero, a gust of wind suddenly appeared around you just now. What kind of move is that?"
"I want to know what kind of move that is too!" Shen Feng thought to himself.
Suddenly, Shen Feng thought of something and quickly said to Xu Xing, "Do you have a mirror? Lend it to me!"
Xu Xing quickly handed Shen Feng the small mirror she used for her makeup. Shen Feng looked at himself in the mirror, paying particular attention to his eyes. He found that the bloodshot in his eyes was gradually fading, and he couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that the power within my body isn't a bad thing? Does it mean I can release skills after accumulating anger?"
Shen Feng thought of the games he often played, where one usually needed to accumulate anger or an energy bar to release skills. So, did his eyes turning red while killing zombies mean he could use skills?
Shen Feng stayed at Xu Xing's house for quite a while. After his body recovered, he prepared to leave. Evolved individuals recovered quickly. After sitting for half an hour, his stamina had almost recovered. Of course, this was also because the smell of the food cooked by Xu Xing's mother wafted into Shen Feng's nose. Shen Feng dared not eat. After all, that woman had a knife hidden behind her back. What if she poisoned the food later? So, he had to leave now.
Shen Feng handed the samurai sword in his hand to Xu Xing and said, "I can't repay your life-saving grace now, but I'll find a way to repay you later. I have to leave now. My wife is waiting for me at home. I'll give you this sword. If you need help in the future, take this sword and find people with red cloth tied around their arms, and they'll bring you to me."
Xu Xing quickly nodded in agreement. Then, Shen Feng flipped out the window onto the roof and ran towards the distance along the roofs of the residential buildings. Although there were no roadside trees around the residential buildings, there were trees at the end of the street after leaving the residential area.
Night gradually fell. The dim light made the zombies' vision poor, so they couldn't see Shen Feng's tracks at all. Finally, Shen Feng saw the roadside trees in the distance and jumped onto a tree to continue moving. The presence of roadside trees meant he could return to the hotel from the trees.
Shen Feng observed as he moved. Most of the zombies were foolish, and the closer he got to the outskirts of the city, the fewer zombies there were. It seemed that his previous actions had attracted the zombies to this area, and the construction site should not have been obstructed.
Meanwhile, Chang Jianyi was constantly looking out from the hotel's rooftop, searching for Shen Feng in the direction of the Buddhist temple. However, as the sky grew darker, her heart sank to the bottom. She regretted that she hadn't resolutely stopped Shen Feng from going to ring the bell at noon. It would have been better to waste a few more days digging than to take such a risk.
While searching for Shen Feng, Chang Jianyi suddenly noticed that on a building a few hundred meters away from the hotel, several people were peeping in the direction of the hotel with binoculars. She immediately became vigilant. Why were those people hiding? If they were ordinary survivors, they should have greeted them. But now they were lurking in the shadows, perhaps planning some conspiracy.
"There seem to be people in that club. Could they be gathered survivors? Why are they peeping?"
Just as Chang Jianyi was guessing, a series of cheers erupted from the hotel because their leader, Shen Feng, had returned.
Elder Chu Yangtian also saw Shen Feng return. At this moment, Shen Feng was covered in blood, but it was all zombie blood. Shen Feng himself was walking steadily into the hotel. The gazes of everyone present were particularly fervent. No one could have achieved the feat of fighting their way out of zombies.
"This person can definitely save Luzhou, definitely!" Chu Yangtian said excitedly, grabbing his granddaughter.
Chu Chaoyan didn't expect her grandfather to become so excited, but upon careful consideration, a person who could fight his way out of thousands of troops was truly worthy of everyone's allegiance.
Then, Chang Jianyi, who had rushed down from the rooftop, appeared like a shadow and threw herself into Shen Feng's arms, completely disregarding the zombie blood on him. Upon hearing the news of Shen Feng's return, Chang Jianyi had descended nine flights of stairs from the rooftop and found Shen Feng just as he entered.
Seeing his senior sister like this, Shen Feng quickly said, "Senior Sister, it's okay. Aren't I fine now?"
Yu Renshu also slowly walked over and said, "Regardless of anything else, you're quite brave!"
"Just kidding, I'm super brave!" Shen Feng replied.
Afterward, Shen Feng said to the people around him, "It's nothing. Everyone should go back to sleep. We'll start the real battle tomorrow. Oh, and Yin Li, send some food to my room later. I've been hungry all day!"
Then, everyone prepared to disperse.
Just then, Shen Feng said to Yu Renshu, "Doctor, I need to talk to you about something. Come with me!"
Afterward, Shen Feng took Chang Jianyi and Yu Renshu back to his room. Upon returning to the room, Shen Feng closed the door and started to undress. His clothes were covered in zombie blood, and he couldn't possibly continue wearing them.
However, upon seeing this, Chang Jianyi's face immediately turned red and she asked, "What are you doing? There are outsiders here!"
Yu Renshu also exclaimed loudly, "President, please behave yourself. For the sake of our mutual well-being!"
Shen Feng pointed to the fist print on his chest and said to Chang Jianyi, "Senior Sister, I was injured here. Hurry up and massage it for me. As for Doctor, I have something to consult you about, regarding evolved individuals!"
Shen Feng's injuries were not visible from the outside, but when he took off his blood-stained clothes, there was a clear fist print on his chest. This was caused by a punch from a strong zombie, and Shen Feng almost couldn't withstand it at the time.
Chang Jianyi quickly asked Shen Feng to sit down and began to massage the mark on his chest with concern. It was evident that Shen Feng must have been in great pain after taking that blow, and the fist mark had not disappeared even now. Yu Renshu, on the other hand, did not understand what Shen Feng wanted to ask.
Shen Feng reached out his hand and asked Yu Renshu, "Doctor, can you feel it?"
Shen Feng released the power within him, creating a small whirlwind in his hand. Yu Renshu reached out to feel it and was immediately greatly surprised, "This is wind? You created this wind?"
Shen Feng nodded and said sternly, "That's right, it's the wind I created. Today, when I was in danger, my whole body uncontrollably released a whirlwind that blew away the surrounding zombies. I don't understand what's going on, so I'd like to ask you to see if you know."
"Wind? Why is there wind?" Yu Renshu murmured to herself, "The professor didn't mention anything about wind in the data. However, there are records of evolved individuals in Australia who can use fire out of thin air."
"I suspect that the reason I can control wind is because my body has been modified by viral proteins. But why don't you have any other changes?" Shen Feng continued to ask.
Yu Renshu thought carefully and said, "This matter is beyond my imagination, but I can boldly speculate that your ability to use wind might be due to the zombie virus. The viral proteins in your body are actually higher than ours. It's possible that the concentration of viral proteins in our bodies is not enough, so only you can use wind, and we can't do it!"
"It seems that it will take a long time to completely understand the virus situation!" Shen Feng sighed helplessly.
Currently, Shen Feng had too little information. Besides knowing that the virus originated from the Pacific Ocean, he only knew that viral proteins could make humans evolve, and zombies could also evolve! Now, his ability to control wind was likely also caused by the virus.
Yu Renshu frowned and thought carefully for a while, finally sighing helplessly, "To understand the consequences of the virus, experiments must be done. But we have neither the space nor the time for experiments now. We can only research it later."
At this moment, Chang Jianyi also noticed that Shen Feng's samurai sword was missing and quickly asked, "Where's your sword?"
Shen Feng replied, "I gave it to my savior. If it weren't for her today, I might not have made it back!"
Chang Jianyi quickly asked about the day's events, and Shen Feng began to recount his experience. Yu Renshu was tactful and felt it was best not to disturb the young couple's time, so she opened the door and withdrew. At this moment, Chang Jianyi also began to wonder, "First, someone could create fire, and now Shen Feng can control wind. Could it be that evolved individuals can gain more powers?"
Chang Jianyi had never imagined that someone could use wind. Didn't this mean that humans could acquire special abilities?