Nope.
Nope.
The wind on the rooftop kept buffeting Ji Shanqing. The chill of the night soon turned his face numb. Unwilling to give up, he craned his neck to look into the distance, but all he could see was the ruins of the ruined city.
Countless cars were frozen in the middle of the rampage. They were stuck in the broken entrance of the shopping mall. They crashed through the electric poles. Dozens of cars crashed into each other and were melted into a huge lump of metal. Torn advertisements fluttered in the wind. Blood stains and charred black became the main color of the city.
Further in the distance, a series of buildings collapsed one after another. A few large airplanes were still stuck in the buildings. They were covered with a thick layer of smoke and dust.
This was the first time Ji Shanqing had seen a real apocalypse. After the initial shock and bewilderment subsided, he began to feel anxious. This was because he did not see any sign of a "large-scale defense mechanism" outside the residential area.
In fact, since a few airplanes had crashed into this area, the surrounding high-rise buildings collapsed one after another. This old residential area, which was only ten floors high, had become the highest point. Standing on the top floor, Ji Shanqing could see everything around him, but he did not see any defense mechanism or any signs of human activity.
In other words, his master's worst-case scenario was very likely to be true.
"What did I say?" Just as the thought flashed across his mind, Lin Sanjiu suddenly let out a self-mocking sneer, "There's really something wrong with those two people. This isn't a base built to protect the civilians from the posthumans. "
Lin Sanjiu's voice was still a little breathless. Lin Sanjiu wasn't sure if it was because she had climbed up ten floors in one go or because she was too agitated. As she spoke, she waved her hand and tried to summon her [Planar World] again.
Under their intense gazes, the image of a card flashed across Lin Sanjiu's palm. However, before their eyes lit up, the image of the card popped like a bubble, leaving Lin Sanjiu's pale palm in the air.
Unwilling to give up, she called out a few more times, but nothing came out of her mouth. Not even her shadow could be seen anymore.
The tall woman let out a low growl like a trapped beast. She buried her face in her palm and leaned against the railing of the top floor. "What should I do? All of my, all of my abilities are gone! "
Ji Shanqing felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He also realized the severity of the problem.
What Lin Sanjiu had lost was not just her [Planar World].
The reason posthumans had extraordinary physical attributes was because they had basic abilities such as [Enhanced Stamina] and [Eagle Eye]. On top of these basic abilities, they had advanced abilities such as [Planar World] and [A Twinkle in the Sky].
Without these abilities, Lin Sanjiu was no different from an unevolved person. If there was any difference, it would be that she, who had been through countless battles, was now stronger and faster than an ordinary person. She was probably equivalent to an athlete, but she was still within the range of an ordinary person.
"Don't worry," Ji Shanqing comforted her while thinking quickly in his mind, "... I still have my ability, don't I? This means that there is something in this residential area or world that can only affect humans but not objects. We just need to find this factor, and we will be able to recover our abilities … "
Even though his words sounded logical, he wasn't very sure about it. He had already thought about everything that had happened in the past few hours, but he still couldn't find anything suspicious.
However, his words immediately ignited a glimmer of hope in Lin Sanjiu. She raised her head and grabbed his arm excitedly, "Yes! Let's go back and look for Meiduo and that man! "
Her fingernails dug deep into Ji Shanqing's skin, causing him pain. Even though Ji Shanqing had a vague feeling that it wasn't a good idea to go back, he had no choice but to nod his head when he saw the look on his master's face. Lin Sanjiu didn't seem to see or care about his reaction. She turned around and rushed out of the building.
Ji Shanqing sighed. Before he left, he cast one last glance at the human ruins in the distance.
"Something doesn't feel right, as if something is missing …"
Just as he frowned and before he could recall the thoughts that flashed through his mind, he heard Lin Sanjiu's impatient voice, "Follow me!"
"Coming, coming," Ji Shanqing quickly replied. He put aside his previous thoughts and followed Lin Sanjiu downstairs.
This building was similar to the other residential buildings. Every dark corridor was piled high with cardboard boxes, and the air was filled with the sour smell of sweat that had been covered for a long time. Fortunately, she didn't put the [Ability Polishing Agent] back after she summoned it. Of course, she couldn't take it back now. Ji Shanqing held the [Ability Polishing Agent] in his hand and helped Lin Sanjiu to move forward.
In the silent corridor, only the sound of their footsteps could be heard. It made the surroundings seem even quieter.
Therefore, when a shrill scream pierced through the air, both of them were startled. Before they could react, the anti-theft door was slammed into again with a loud bang. It was as if someone was pounding on the door with all their might. Then, a heart-wrenching, heart-wrenching wail pierced through their eardrums violently, echoing in the corridor.
"What's going on?" Ji Shanqing frowned when he saw that the person inside wouldn't come out anytime soon. He quickened his pace, "Did someone die in your house?"
He didn't hear a reply, so he turned around and looked at his master.
Lin Sanjiu's face was pale. Perhaps it was because of the light from the [Ability Polishing Agent], she stared at him blankly. Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
Her expression was as if … she had suddenly forgotten something.
"Sis, are you alright?"
Amidst the deafening roars and screams, Ji Shanqing suppressed the sudden panic in his heart and asked softly.
Lin Sanjiu blinked. Then, she bit her lip and shook her head. The next second, as if she found it strange that he would ask such a question, she pushed him, "Let's go."
"Okay —"
However, just as both of them were about to move, Ji Shanqing's heart skipped a beat. He quickly tucked the [Ability Polishing Agent] into his coat. He clutched the thing tightly to his chest, trying to block the light from leaking through the corner of his coat. At the same time, he turned to Lin Sanjiu and whispered, "Go back! Go back upstairs! "
Lin Sanjiu's shoulders trembled. She had no idea what was going on. She could only grab his sleeve in bewilderment and follow him to the stairs. Just as they climbed up the stairs, they heard voices coming from downstairs. They could also see the flickering of a flashlight.
"So, someone is here," Lin Sanjiu whispered into Ji Shanqing's ear in a very low voice. "I didn't hear anything at all."
Ji Shanqing didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
"He started screaming again," a man's voice rang out from downstairs. His footsteps were so light that they couldn't be heard, "He's so f * cking annoying."
"Wait," the other female voice laughed. Just as Ji Shanqing was wondering what she was going to do, he heard a heavy kick on the anti-theft iron door. Then, he heard her soft voice, "Xuanxuan, if you keep crying, I won't want you anymore."
It was like some kind of spiritual spell. The crying stopped abruptly and turned into violent sobs that he could not control for a moment.
As the howl was too shrill, Ji Shanqing could not tell whether the person was a man or a woman, let alone their age. While he was still trying to figure out what was going on, he heard the man and woman turn around and walk up the stairs.
Startled, he poked Lin Sanjiu. In the dark, he felt that his master's movements were slow and sluggish. He was so anxious that he had no choice but to push her back. Fortunately, the man and woman downstairs were walking at a moderate pace. When they went up another floor, the man and woman had just arrived at the floor they were on previously.
"If we go up further, we will soon reach the top floor." Ji Shanqing swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
He could clearly sense that the two people who appeared out of nowhere were posthumans.
Even though he didn't know how strong they were, he knew that one of them was a weakling and the other was a weakling. If the other party harbored evil intentions, he and Ji Shanqing wouldn't be able to survive.
Ji Shanqing's nerves tensed up as he followed the footsteps of the man and woman. Just when he felt that he was about to lose control of his heartbeat, the woman suddenly spoke, "Room 806, this is the place."
"Thank God, thank God," Ji Shanqing rejoiced inwardly.
From the duo that could only be heard but not seen, the man took a step forward and gently knocked on the door of room 806. His voice was like a different person, "Sister Cui, please open the door. I'm Xiao Hu."
After his voice faded away, the corridor became deathly quiet.
Ji Shanqing had passed by Room 806 twice, but he didn't realize that there was someone inside. Now that he heard it, it was true that no one lived there.
The woman muttered in a low voice, "I gave you face, but you don't want it." As if it wasn't strange at all, the man said through the gap of the door, "Miss Cui, I'll go and ask for the thing you asked me the other time."
Almost a second after he said that, the wooden door of Room 806 opened with a creak.
"Xiao … Xiao Hu," a thick, muffled female voice with a heavy accent said with a tinge of fear and anticipation, "I … I was asleep just now, so I didn't hear you knocking on the door. What's the matter? "
"Open the door first. We can talk inside," the man obviously didn't listen to her mumbling. "This is my colleague. Don't be afraid."
"Okay, okay." Following the click of the anti-theft door lock, Miss Cui opened the door, feeling a little embarrassed. Then, there was a creak, and there was no movement in the corridor downstairs.
Ji Shanqing was stunned. He couldn't help turning to look at Lin Sanjiu. He wanted to ask her what was going on, but he immediately shut his mouth.
With the dim light from the torchlight downstairs, he could see that his master was squatting on the stairs. One of her hands was hugging her knees tightly while the other was chewing on her nails.
Ji Shanqing lowered his eyelids. He didn't say anything and turned his head back.
There was a rustling sound coming from downstairs. It sounded like something heavy was being dragged along. After thinking for a while, he plucked up his courage and poked his head out to take a quick glance. Then, he quickly retracted his head back.
In that quick glance, he couldn't see anything useful. He could only vaguely make out a wide open door, a bald man with wrinkled skin on the back of his neck, and … the eyes of a short-haired woman.
When Ji Shanqing realized this, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Hey, I think I saw someone upstairs just now," the woman spoke from downstairs with a hint of doubt in her voice.
"Isn't that normal?" the man replied, "There are only f * cking people in this building."
The woman pondered for a few seconds, "... Something doesn't seem right. They don't look like people we know."
"Then, go up and take a look!" the man replied impatiently, "But hurry up, there's still a lot of work to do."
Just when Ji Shanqing's hair stood on end, he turned around and pushed Lin Sanjiu a few times, urging her to hurry up, the sound of the woman's leather shoes stopped again.
"Forget it," the woman seemed to have lost interest in going upstairs to take a look. "You're right. How can there be more people?"
Ji Shanqing heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to move anymore. He quickly grabbed Lin Sanjiu's wrist, who had just stood up. At the moment, he was curled up in a fetal position with the [Ability Polishing Agent] between his chest and abdomen. As he was afraid that the light from the [Ability Polishing Agent] would leak out, he had to maintain a very uncomfortable posture. Soon, sweat broke out on his forehead.
The rustling sound became softer and softer. Finally, together with the light from the man and woman's torchlight, they gradually disappeared from the corridor. Ji Shanqing curled his body into a ball. He didn't dare to move for a long time. After waiting for almost ten minutes and seeing that he could no longer hear the sound from downstairs, he heaved a sigh of relief. He took out the [Ability Polishing Agent] from his clothes and stood up.
Lin Sanjiu, who was standing beside him, suddenly turned her head stiffly in a flash of silver light.
Ji Shanqing's body suddenly trembled. He slowly turned his gaze away.
An unfamiliar, middle-aged woman's face was hanging quietly on the back of Ji Shanqing's head. A trickle of blood trickled down her forehead. Her eyes were half-closed as if she was thinking about something.
"Big Sis Cui."
"You're quite a cautious girl," the woman who called herself "mom" laughed softly on top of his head. "We've been watching you for ten minutes before you finally stood up … Hmm, is this your friend?"
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