Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Intelligent Superpower Zombie

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Intelligent Superpower Zombie

“Hey! Stop walking!”

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.

Ji Wanwan narrowed her eyes slightly and turned around cautiously, only to see a messy little head poking out from a three-story building on the street. The warning she just heard had been shouted by the owner of this little head.

“There are zombies in the river! They’ve already swallowed quite a few people. Don’t go there, you’ll die!”

The child in the building looked quite disheveled. Ji Wanwan took the advice and immediately dismounted from the motorcycle, folding it into the System Space with a flip of her hand.

Her keen sixth sense also told her that there was something unusual about the river, and she shouldn’t take any rash actions.

However, the Liancheng Bridge was the only way to connect Liancheng with Jiang City. If she wanted to go to Jiang City, unless she used her superpower, she would have to fight with whatever was in the water.

But compared to going to Jiang City, she was more interested in what was in the water.

Regaining her composure, Ji Wanwan looked toward the child inside the building.

By then, the girl had already made her way to the entrance of the building corridor, her bright eyes staring unwaveringly at Ji Wanwan.

The girl appeared to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, not very tall, with a thin and frail body, looking utterly ragged, except for her eyes which shone brilliantly.

Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but ask, seeing how young she was, “Kid, are you alone? Where are your parents?”

The little girl immediately bristled, “Who are you calling a kid? You’re so rude!”

Ji Wanwan: “…”

She couldn’t help but smile and ask, “How old are you?”

The girl thrust out her chest and rolled her eyes at Ji Wanwan, “I’m 17 already, and I’ll be an adult next year! I’m not a kid!”

“17?” Ji Wanwan was slightly surprised.

One couldn’t tell that the child was already 17!

However, seeing the girl’s proud manner, Ji Wanwan thought her emotional maturity wasn’t all that developed, so she went along with the girl’s own words, “Okay, okay, my mistake; I failed to recognize greatness! Can you forgive me and not be mad?”

The girl was easy to appease; with a couple of snorts, she didn’t hold it against Ji Wanwan any further, “You don’t seem like a bad person, so I’m giving you a kind reminder. There’s a High-level Zombie in the water; it has killed a lot of people. If you don’t want to die, don’t go there.”

Ji Wanwan’s gaze fell upon the distant river surface, “Have you been by the river for a long time, to know so much about what’s in it?”

The young girl pointed towards the same building that she had just come from, “My home is here. What do you think, have I been here long?”

The girl spoken with the naive candor typical of young teens. Ji Wanwan didn’t find her rude, just quite endearing.

But then she realized something.

Centering on this house, within a hundred meters or so in all directions, she hadn’t seen any zombies.

It seemed likely that the girl’s family were superpower awakeners, which was why they had been able to protect her, allowing her to retain such a healthy mental state.

If they were superpower users…

Ji Wanwan became thoughtful, “What’s your name? What about your family?”

All of a sudden, the girl deflated, her eyes drooping, “My family is dead. I have no one left.”

Ah, this…

Ji Wanwan fell silent for a while before finding her voice again, “You’re living by yourself. Why haven’t you thought about seeking refuge?”

The girl made a face of disdain, “I can survive on my own just fine. Why should I rely on others?”

Ah, this, this, this…

It seemed the young girl had awakened a superpower on her own.

But she was just a little girl, still naïve and innocent; she could easily be bullied into nothingness.

If she could be brought back to the base, they could protect her completely and allow her superpower to be utilized to its fullest potential.

Ji Wanwan pondered for a moment, then began to coax gently, “But in the refuge, you can eat your fill, and you can also take a bath.”

“Bath?!” The girl gave Ji Wanwan a serious look for the first time, and after much hemming and hawing, she said, “You make a good point. So do you know where there’s a reliable refuge?”

Heaven knows how long it had been since she’d had a bath!

At this, Ji Wanwan immediately broke into a smile, “Of course I do! You see how clean I am? You should have guessed that I just came from a refuge, right?”

The little girl cocked her neck and awkwardly said, “Of course! I definitely guessed that already! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked you!”

Ji Wanwan bit back a laugh, wanting to ruffle the girl’s tangled hair, but seeing the unidentified bits of flesh in it, her fingers twitched and she decided against it.

The girl was clearly enticed by the idea of taking a bath and eating, and couldn’t wait to start urging, “Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go, take me to the refuge!”

With pressing matters at hand, gathering people was just a side quest; Ji Wanwan shook her head, “Not in a hurry. Let me check out the zombies in the water, then I’ll take you to the refuge.”

The girl was shocked, “You’re going to check out the zombies in the water?!”

Ji Wanwan nodded seriously, “Yes, I want to go to Jiang City to see. We’ll definitely have to cross Liancheng Bridge, and these water zombies need to be dealt with too.”

The girl’s little face scrunched up like a bun, “Why won’t you listen? I told you the zombies in the water are very powerful. They’ve swallowed quite a few people. Why are you insisting on seeking your own death?”

There’s an old saying—

Those who heed advice will eat their fill.

Though the little girl in front of her seemed unreliable, her words might not be an exaggeration.

The usually cautious Ji Wanwan decided to listen first to the girl’s opinion on the zombies, “Then tell me, what are these water zombies like?”

The girl looked down and thought for a moment as if organizing her thoughts, “Well, it’s like this, the zombies in the water aren’t just one; they are a group, and this group of zombies has a zombie leader!

This leader looks very smart and can control the river water to attack people.

If you fight them one-on-one, you could likely win if you’re strong enough, but fighting a group by yourself? Eh… better forget about it…”

The girl shook her head like a rattle drum.

From her words, Ji Wanwan concluded.

It was highly probable that the horde of zombies in the water was led by an Intelligent Zombie, just like Wanjiale’s. They were entrenched around the Liancheng Bridge area, specifically preying on humans trying to cross the river.

And this High-level Zombie not only had intelligence, but also had the superpower to control Water Energy.

Ji Wanwan’s expression grew solemn in an instant.

Zombies were starting to awaken superpowers?

Realizing this, Ji Wanwan no longer hesitated. She immediately took out the motorcycle from System Space, scooped the girl into her arms, stomped on the gas pedal, and with a roar, sped towards the base.

Not long after she left, there was a disturbance on the surface of the river, and a slick, bald head emerged halfway from the water.

Two crimson eyes fixed on the gradually vanishing black dot, watching until it disappeared completely over the horizon, before it sank back into the water.

On the road, the girl couldn’t help asking, “How did you make this motorcycle appear?”

Ji Wanwan, focused on driving, responded, “Tell me your name, and I’ll tell you how it appeared.”

The girl pouted, “Ming Jing.”

“Nice name,” Ji Wanwan complimented half-heartedly. “I have a Space superpower; the motorcycle came out of a space.”

“Wow! A Space superpower!” Ming Jing was clearly in admiration, and suddenly became much more talkative.

Chatting away and driving at the same time, they quickly arrived at the base.

Ji Wanwan handed Ming Jing over to 001 for placement, then immediately called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation at Liancheng Bridge.

Regarding this issue, everyone agreed and decided to go together to investigate…