Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18 Surrounded by Danger

“The world is changing; how could they not change?” Pangzi took a deep breath and re-stabilized his emotions, “So, what’s your plan?”

“Umm… I want to go to the military base with Qing shui. If possible, we would follow the patrolling troops because it would be much safer.” Chang whispered, “But if can only be the five of us It’ll be too noticeable if more people go, so are you coming?”

“Yes,” Pangzi nodded. “I don’t have any other options since I don’t know everyone else in the room. I’m going with you guys.”

“Good then, stay low key. Pack some food and weapons. For the food, don’t take anything perishable. I have medication in my backpack.”

“Sure.” Pangzi was a chubby man, so his backpack was also bigger than others. He threw away some daily necessities and stuffed in some canned food. Then, he met up with Chang and Qing shui.

“Are you guys ready?” Qing shui picked up a slicing knife, Pangzi held onto an iron bar and Chang held a scalpel. They checked each other’s weapons and backpacks and confirmed that they didn’t miss anything.

Although the two girls didn’t have any weapons, they carried backpacks filled with food and some over-the-counter medications.

They merged into the dark and dense red fog as they walked out of the convenience store.

Just when they stepped onto the street, Jing who was closely following Chang whispered, “There are four level 5 organisms fifty meters away.”

“Level 5?” The others showed a confused look when they heard her. Only Chang spoke softly and anxiously, “I don’t have time to explain. We need to get around this place, and if they’re aware of us, we will only barely be able to fight against the four level 5 organisms with these knives and bars.”

As he said so, he led the group to a narrow valley and hastened towards the military base that was at the edge of the city.

“What does level 5 mean?” Trotting quietly through the valley, Qing shui asked again curiously.

“It means that the creature’s vitality is 5 times stronger than an average human.” Chang replied.

“Does that mean they’re mutated?” Pangzi asked.

“Maybe.” Chang said, “It’d be wise to not get into fights with these creatures. After all, we’re not playing a reality game where we kill others to level up. Fighting against them isn’t beneficial to our survival in any way. Even if we can beat them, I still don’t want to get into fights that might injure us, especially when knowing that any injury could be fatal to us now.”

“I see,” Qing shui nodded. “It’s very likely that for wounds that become infected, even if we’re lucky enough to have antibiotics, the smell of blood would give away our location to other organisms. Though I didn’t expect this kind of ability from her, we’ll have a greater chance of surviving as long as she’s alive…”

As Qing shui continued talking, Jing interrupted him abruptly.

“A large group of level 0.5 organisms is coming toward us. Should I report this kind of information as well?”

“0.5?” Pangzi frowned, “Are they a group of kids?”

“No, it’s something flying in the sky; they’re extremely fast.”

“Flying in the sky…” Chang tiptoed and looked as far as he could. Seven or eight meters away, a ma.s.sive black lump of insects rapidly approached them. “F*ck! Get down! Get down! Hornets!”