Chapter 81 - 81: Activating Potential

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Xia Dong immediately whispered, “Understood.”

Fu Shinan nodded and then walked out.

Bai Lianhua couldn’t help but tighten her fists. She wanted to assert her authority, to make everyone here see her differently. But she didn’t have the courage to face the zombies! Moreover, Fu Shinan’s words reminded her of something—her only reliance was Ji Zan! If anything happened to Ji Zan, based on how these people treated her, no one would care about her! So she had to hold onto Ji Zan tightly! She absolutely couldn’t give up on him.

Fu Shinan was unaware of Bai Lianhua’s thoughts as she hurriedly walked through the corridor. However, along the way, she didn’t hear the sound indicating a decrease in defenses, which meant there weren’t many zombies and the buildings hadn’t suffered extensive damage.

MO Cheng followed Fu Shinan closely, but seeing her fierce expression for the first time, he didn’t dare to say a word for quite a while. It was only when they reached the entrance on the first floor that he spoke softly, “Sister Fu, is Brother Ji alright?”

“He should be,” Fu Shinan replied. In truth, she wasn’t entirely sure. The medicine supply was limited, and she had only administered a sedative to Ji Zan. Without the ability to analyze Ji Zan’s blood, she couldn’t be certain if there would be any other effects. So she didn’t dare to make any definitive statements.

MO Cheng couldn’t help but curse, “Those two women are truly outrageous! They were fooling around with such medicine before the apocalypse, always worried about potential side effects. And now, with nothing left, how dare they? They’re trying to kill him!”

Fu Shinan didn’t say anything, but her face remained grim. These days, the zombies would appear unpredictably, and Da Fei was still recovering from his injuries. Ji Zan was the only one with combat power and organizational skills, and now he was in this state because of those two idiots. She didn’t know how he would react once he woke up, and the sudden kiss also flashed through Fu Shinan’s mind, causing her face to inexplicably turn red.

Xia Dong had already arrived downstairs and was crouching by the door, listening. “I can hear footsteps, but it doesn’t sound like a large number.”

Fu Shinan murmured in agreement, “Where’s Sun Han?”

“He went to check the damaged area,” Xia Dong replied. Just as she finished speaking, sounds could be heard coming from the stairs.

Sun Han approached quickly and then whispered, “Sister Fu, the situation doesn’t look good.” Despite being around the same age as Fu Shinan, he had grown accustomed to addressing her as “Sister Fu.” “During the last zombie attack, there seemed to be a leader, and now they’ve returned. They haven’t launched a widespread attack yet, but from the way they’re gathering near the damaged area, it seems premeditated.”

Fu Shinan was already aware of this, so she immediately asked, “Can you estimate their numbers?”

Sun Han replied, “I didn’t count precisely, but there are at least fifty or sixty.”

Fu Shinan frowned and looked at Xia Dong. “Stay here at the door. Sun Han and MO Cheng, come with me to check it out.” Since Xia Dong currently didn’t possess any supernatural abilities, it was best for him to guard the relatively safe area. The rest of the group would accompany Fu Shinan to the damaged area—it was her only option for now.

When they had repaired the damaged area before, Ji Zan had purposely left a gap for observation.

Fu Shinan observed for a while and indeed spotted a raggedly dressed zombie standing on the open ground, surrounded by a circle of zombies. But currently, these zombies remained motionless, as if waiting for an order.

“What are they waiting for?” Fu Shinan wondered aloud, puzzled.

MO Cheng and Sun Han were equally clueless. But in the midst of their astonishment, the leader of the zombies suddenly let out a low growl. Immediately, the surrounding zombies rushed towards them with incredible speed!

“These zombies are faster than last time!” MO Cheng’s voice trembled with fear.

Sun Han added, “Not just faster, their strength is different too!” The sound of the wall crumbling could be heard.

And Fu Shinan received the warning sound indicating a decrease in defenses, confirming that things were indeed different this time. She quickly reinforced herself, but the attempt failed too quickly! This wasn’t a sustainable approach, so she immediately instructed Sun Han, “Go and bring Ji Zan here.”

“Huh?” Sun Han was confused. What use was bringing Ji Zan when he was already in that state? He glanced at Fu Shinan, noticing her strength.

“Hurry, I have a plan,” Fu Shinan urged anxiously. Then she turned to MO

Cheng and asked, “Can you summon lightning now?”

“It’s not working well, and the electric arc is particularly weak,” MO Cheng lamented, as he struggled to control it.

“Give it a try,” she said. Fu Shinan remembered learning in class that humans could tap into their hidden potential in extreme situations. This was the opportunity they had now. The zombies were constantly evolving, and if humans remained stagnant, there would be no hope in the apocalypse!

MO Cheng immediately extended his hand, but only a small spark of electricity crackled between his fingertips, like a flame on the verge of extinguishing.

Fu Shinan furrowed her brow.. “MO Cheng, if you can’t produce something today, we’ll all die, and you’ll be the first to die!”