Bai Tian Tian caused trouble last time and felt guilty. This time, she followed Shen Mingxuan and Liang Zhiyu honestly. Xiao Yang and Cheng Rui were leading the way, kicking open a rusty iron door and leading everyone inside.
The service area on the highway was spacious, but there wasn’t much left on the shelves. The door to the internal warehouse was locked and seemed untouched.
Cheng Rui kicked the door open forcefully, and at that moment, several terrifying zombies rushed out but were quickly dealt with by him and Xiao Yang.
Bai Qingqing’s eyes lit up when she saw the items in the warehouse. In the apocalypse, food was life, so she quickly searched for food and stored various non-expired dry and wet goods in her space.
Fu Chen saw her happily collecting supplies and followed closely behind, ensuring her safety.
Halfway through the search, Bai Qingqing suddenly stopped, and Fu Chen approached her, asking, “What’s wrong?”
Bai Qingqing looked distressed and said, “My space is full.”
A little over 1,000 square meters was not really that big. Last time in Jiangcheng, she had stored various supplies and it was almost full. She needed to upgrade her space to continue storing supplies.
When you can buy things crazily without money but your pocket can’t hold them, it’s inevitable to feel frustrated.
Fu Chen furrowed his brow and asked, “Can’t fit anymore?”
“Yes.” Bai Qingqing looked at him and said, “My space needs to be upgraded.”
Fu Chen naturally understood what she meant. Everyone’s abilities needed to evolve and upgrade by absorbing crystal nuclei, including the spatial ability.
In Thunder Squad, the crystal nuclei were generally distributed evenly. That’s why Bai Tian Tian, who had no combat ability but had a second-level spatial ability, possessed it. However, in the early days of the apocalypse, even a few hundred zombies might not have a single crystal nucleus.
He had killed a Tier 3 zombie in the parking lot last time, and coincidentally, it had a crystal nucleus that belonged to him personally.
Fu Chen took out the crystal nucleus and gave it to her, saying, “Take this crystal nucleus.”
Bai Qingqing didn’t expect him to give her a crystal nucleus directly. Holding the pale green crystal nucleus that looked like candy, she looked surprised and asked, “Brother, are you really giving this to me?”
Fu Chen sensed her happiness and spoke in a light tone, “Take it. You can eat it later to upgrade.”
His tone was indifferent, as if he were giving her an ordinary piece of candy rather than a precious crystal nucleus.
Bai Qingqing happily accepted the crystal nucleus, thinking about upgrading her space, and she was filled with happiness.
After leaving the warehouse, they encountered a group of people who suddenly appeared.
Fu Chen immediately stepped forward and blocked Bai Qingqing behind him, squinting at the group of people holding guns.
“Stay still!” the leader shouted coldly. The group of burly men pointed their guns at Thunder Squad, their eyes filled with ferocity.
Fu Chen leaned down and approached her ear, his voice low and magnetic: “Stay in the car and don’t come out. Upgrade your ability upstairs.”
Due to their close proximity, she caught a faint fragrance from the man’s body. In her heart, she thought to herself that Fu Chen was definitely a clean-freak. Even in the apocalypse, he must take a bath every day.
“Okay, brother,” Bai Qingqing smiled obediently.
Fu Chen gently patted her head and got out of the car.
Bai Qingqing glanced at their backs and walked up to the second floor. She took out a crystal nucleus and chewed it like candy before swallowing it. The crystal nucleus was instantly absorbed into her body, transforming into a faint energy that flowed through her meridians.
She felt a continuous warmth nurturing her body, but at the same time, she felt a wave of exhaustion and fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown period of time, she woke up in a fresh green grassland. She smelled the fresh air and the scent of rain washing the earth. She looked up at the blue sky for a few seconds before sitting up.
A gust of wind blew, lifting her black long hair, creating a picturesque scene.
Bai Qingqing looked around and discovered that she was inside a space. About a hundred meters away, she saw the supplies she had hoarded before, with miscellaneous items piled together.
[Congratulations, host. You have upgraded your ability space. The current space level is Level 3.]Unexpectedly, she skipped Level 2 and directly advanced to Level 3, significantly expanding the size of her space. It was truly an unexpected joy.
She surveyed the area and plucked a blade of grass from the ground. Surprisingly, she could feel the tender touch of the grass. Could it be that her space allowed for planting? If that was the case, it would be perfect!
[Host, in a Level 3 space, you can cultivate plants. Within the spatial domain, you are a creator god and can manipulate the flow of time.]Bai Qingqing had a question, “Does this apply to all spatial abilities?”
[No, only your domain can create.]Bai Qingqing continued, “Am I still a spiritual being in the space?”
[Yes, your spatial ability needs to reach Level 5 for your spirit and body to enter the space simultaneously.]“Understood.” Bai Qingqing closed her eyes and began planning the space: mountains, forests, rivers, flowers, and a courtyard for storing supplies.
Everything appeared as she imagined, creating a picturesque wonderland.
When Bai Qingqing emerged from the space, she realized that a day had passed. She went downstairs and saw the members of the small team gathered together.
“Qingqing, come and eat,” Bai Tiantian greeted her.
Bai Qingqing raised her eyebrows slightly, surprised that Bai Tiantian was approaching her voluntarily. Previously, Bai Tiantian had avoided her like a tiger.
Due to her injured left arm, Bai Qingqing ate slowly with a spoon. While eating, she keenly sensed that the atmosphere in the team was somewhat tense. Something must have happened.
Bai Tiantian’s eyes were slightly red, indicating she had been crying. She seemed to have a savior complex, wanting to rescue the women and children in the other team.
Although Thunder Team was currently strong, Bai Tiantian never considered whether they could save those people. The choice to save someone involved facing what kind of crisis, and even if they could save those few individuals, how would they arrange everything?
The distance from Yaoyang Base to here was still 2,000 kilometers, and no one knew what situations they would encounter along the way.
Bai Tiantian really wanted to save the women and children from the other team. Last night, she talked with everyone and discovered that those women had suffered abuse, treated as tools for the men’s desires. She had to find a way to rescue them.
When she brought up the topic to the team, Shen Mingxuan and Cheng Rui agreed with her idea, while Xiao Yang and Liang Zhiyu were waiting for Fu Chen’s answer.
Fu Chen outright refused Bai Tiantian’s request. He knew that there were several ability users in the other team, and if a real fight broke out, Thunder Team would have the upper hand, but they wouldn’t gain anything from it.
Moreover, those three women willingly followed those people, using their bodies in exchange for rewards. Let them go with those men to the base.
In the past, Thunder Team did save those women, but instead of being grateful, they betrayed the entire team to the enemy, almost causing them all to die in a small village.
Bai Tiantian didn’t expect Fu Chen to be so heartless. The team didn’t ask for any reward when they saved the two sisters, so why couldn’t they save others?
She cried and pleaded several times, but Fu Chen still didn’t agree. Fortunately, the two surviving teams hadn’t separated yet, so she could still figure something out.
Bai Tiantian focused her attention on Bai Qingqing. If Bai Qingqing had an ounce of humanity left, she would agree to her request for Thunder Team to save those people.
After dinner, Bai Tiantian called Bai Qingqing and mysteriously led her to a certain place.
“Qingqing,” she pointed at a few women in Zhang Qiang’s team who were fawning over the men while cooking, and said, “Look at them.”
Bai Qingqing glanced at them and asked, “What about them?”
“They were forced to follow those animals,” Bai Tiantian said indignantly. “Those men are not human. They use them for pleasure and abuse them.”
She gritted her teeth in hatred and said, “They are so pitiful. Can we ask the captain to save them?”
“No,” Bai Qingqing directly refused.
She wasn’t foolish enough to deliberately provoke Fu Chen and annoy him.
Bai Tiantian didn’t expect to be rejected. She looked at Bai Qingqing with a puzzled expression and said, “Do you have no compassion? They are living such miserable lives. How can you not want to help them?”
“…”
Bai Qingqing’s gaze turned cold as she said, “If you can’t stand it, then go save them yourself.”
“I…” Bai Tiantian looked helpless and miserable, saying, “If I could defeat them, I would have already saved them. Qingqing, talk to the captain and let everyone go and save them.”
Bai Qingqing really didn’t want to waste her breath with her. She herself was an injured patient and was being dragged by the protagonist to save people.
“It’s useless to talk to me.”
Bai Tiantian stared at her angrily, “Qingqing, how can you be like this? Can’t you have a little compassion?”
“…”
Bai Qingqing had a headache and didn’t want to say much to her. She turned around and walked back to the car.
Little did she know, two men blocked her path. “Beauty, don’t go, let’s chat for a bit.”
Bai Tiantian was startled, her body reacting faster than her brain, hiding behind Bai Qingqing like a frightened little white rabbit in front of a pack of wolves.
The men looked at them with malicious intent in their eyes. They had been eyeing these two women for a long time, but they didn’t know if the other men would be willing to trade.
Sensing something was wrong, Shen Mingxuan jumped off the car, his expression cold. “What do you want?”
“Brothers, we were just joking.”
“Zhang Laoda wants to talk to your captain and discuss something with you guys.”
The men walked shoulder to shoulder, heading towards Fu Chen to discuss, while a group of people gathered around a makeshift table and chairs. A bald man with a fierce look embraced a blonde woman.
“Captain Fu, how about this? We’ll trade three women for your two?”
Fu Chen’s handsome face turned icy, and his eyes gathered a storm of gloom. The other men also had ugly expressions.
The bald man Zhang Qiang seemed to not sense the tense atmosphere and rubbed the blonde woman, saying, “These are top-quality goods, are you sure you don’t want them?”
“Get lost!” Fu Chen said coldly.
The group of people gathered together, their guns pointed at Fu Chen and the others, “I don’t want three for two, you guys really won’t give face. If we really fight, no one will benefit.”
“Harmony brings wealth. How about we trade for one night?”
“Shameless!” Bai Tiantian couldn’t help but curse angrily, her eyes watery like a pitiful little rabbit, “Don’t even think about it!”
“Oh.” Zhang Qiang whistled, his tone lewd, “That’s quite exciting.”
An ice cone shot towards the despicable man, but it was blocked by a steel barrier that appeared out of thin air, not hurting him at all. The atmosphere became tense and frightening.
Zhang Qiang’s face turned cold, “Alright, if you don’t want to give face, don’t blame us!”
Bai Qingqing didn’t know what was going on, and the two sides started fighting. In the chaos, some men were coming to grab her.
Not wanting to slow them down, she turned around and ran.
Just as she took a few steps, she suddenly felt a ringing in her ears. Her scalp went numb, and she felt a sharp pain in her head, causing her to half-kneel in agony.
A psychic attack!!!
In less than a second, the pain disappeared. Fu Chen shouted at her from a distance, his voice cold, “Get back to the car quickly!”
Bai Qingqing got up and continued running. Just as she reached the front of the car, a fireball exploded on the modified car, making a loud bang. She had to turn around and hide in another direction.
The battle between ability users was far more terrifying than she had imagined. Bai Qingqing could only sigh at the protagonist’s immense power, capable of easily starting a fight, terrifying indeed.
“Kill them together!” Zhang Qiang’s furious roar came, “Hurry up and capture the two women!”
Bai Qingqing saw Bai Tiantian running towards her, and she had a sense of foreboding. In the next moment, Shen Mingxuan flew over, pushing Bai Tiantian away, but they were both hit and sent flying.
Before losing consciousness, Bai Qingqing could only give Shen Mingxuan the middle finger in her mind.
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