Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 201 The Bizarre Post-Apocalyptic World 18

Xiao Li held Xiao Ze's body, heartbroken, her cries gradually fading until only occasional sobs remained.

His eyes were vacant, as if his soul had vanished with Xiaoze's departure.

Mo Ying walked to Xiao Li's side, gently patted his shoulder, and said in a low and gentle voice, "He's gone, and he would have wanted you to live a good life."

Xiao Li slowly raised his head, his eyes glazed over. When he saw Mo Ying, his focus returned, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I know you want the crystal core. Can you give me a private space so I can take out Xiao Ze's crystal core myself? This is the only thing I can do for him. Please..." As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes again.

Mo Ying and Lin Xiaoqian exchanged a glance, and both saw a hint of reluctance in each other's eyes.

Mo Ying nodded slightly and said to Xiao Li, "Okay."

Xiao Li carefully carried Xiao Ze's body and followed Lin Xiaoqian and Mo Ying to the second floor. They randomly found an empty room, and Lin Xiaoqian took out a bed and placed it in the room.

Xiao Li placed Xiao Ze on the bed, slowly released her grip on Xiao Ze, stood up, and her right hand transformed into a sharp claw, her nails growing longer and sharper with each passing inch.

Xiao Li took a deep breath, aimed her fingertips at Xiao Ze's head, and dug her nails into Xiao Ze's head as if poking tofu.

With a flick of the finger, a pea-sized, bluish-black crystal core slowly emerged from the wound.

Xiao Li held the crystal core, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

He handed the crystal core to Mo Ying, his voice choked with emotion: "Take it to save your companion. Just let her eat it."

Mo Ying reached out his hand, and the moment he touched the crystal core, a powerful and icy force rushed up his arm and into his brain.

His body jolted violently, and images flashed through his mind—all of them were memories of Ozawa.

Suddenly, a series of roars came from outside the window.

Lin Xiaoqian ran to the window and looked out. His face turned grim. "Oh no, the monsters outside have started to riot!"

Xiao Li touched Xiao Ze's face and explained in a low voice, "Those zombies have always been under Xiao Ze's control. Now, Xiao Ze's crystal core energy has attracted them, and they all want Xiao Ze's crystal core to evolve."

His sorrowful face held a hint of sincerity: "My domain cannot control them for long. You must hurry and save your companions."

Lin Xiaoqian turned to him and asked, "Are those monsters all humans turned into humans? Is there no way to turn them back into normal people?"

Xiao Li shook her head: "During the time we've been out here, I've been going out every now and then to check on the situation outside. The capsule company's drug is actually a virus. Once those zombies are infected and mutate, their body structure and cells undergo fundamental changes. There's no way to make them recover yet. Moreover, the zombie virus spreads extremely fast, which is why the country fell so quickly."

He picked up Xiaoze, forcing a smile. "Sometimes I think, maybe Xiaoze and I shouldn't have run away. If we hadn't, none of this would have happened. But..."

“But you were utterly innocent in the inhuman torture you endured. You were not wrong to want to escape from hell,” Lin Xiaoqian continued. “Now, you can leave.”

Then she turned to Mo Ying and said, "Go save Sister Shuang, I'll take care of those monsters at the door."

Lin Xiaoqian went downstairs and said to Zhuang Damao and Liao Zhuang, "Those monsters outside are zombies. They have no chance of turning back into humans. We must eliminate them all!"

"That's easy. Just fire a cannon, and all the zombies at the entrance will be taken care of. Anyway, the restaurant is protected by the system, so it won't be affected." Liao Zhuang said confidently, with a smug smile on his face, as if he could already see the scene of the zombies being wiped out.

After hearing this, Lin Xiaoqian glared at Liao Zhuang and said, "Yes! The zombies have been dealt with. But the living people outside have also been dealt with."

Zhuang Damao nodded in agreement, "Xiao Qian is right, there are still living people outside. Although they have been controlled by Xiao Ze and are not in their right mind, they can still recover to normal."

Liao Zhuang craned his neck to look outside at the people wandering around the monsters. "But they're not fully conscious either. How do we separate them from those monsters? But those monsters haven't harmed them."

"They probably have Ozawa's energy on them," Lin Xiaoqian guessed.

"Look! Those people are walking in the opposite direction of the restaurant," Zhuang Damao suddenly said, then looked puzzled. "It feels like something is pushing them out."

Lin Xiaoqian looked closely and saw that a faint white mist was swirling around the wandering crowd outside, pushing them away from here.

She unconsciously looked up at the second floor, then said, "Once all these people have left, use the cannons to wipe out all the monsters at the entrance."

In less than a minute, only restless monsters remained outside the restaurant.

Lin Xiaoqian and Liao Zhuang stood in front of the two doors and asked Zhuang Damao, who was standing in the middle, "Are you ready?"

Zhuang Damao took a deep breath, his eyes revealing the determination he had shown on the battlefield. "Ready."

The two doors were immediately opened, and the monsters, having discovered the entrance, surged in like a raging tide.

Zhuang Damao opened fire without hesitation. The roar of the cannons rang out again, and flames shot into the sky.

The deafening roar shook the entire restaurant, and the flames instantly illuminated the surrounding area. The monsters were blown to pieces by the powerful impact before they even entered, their mangled limbs flying everywhere, and a pungent smell of burning and decay filling the air.

However, as the smoke cleared, they discovered that several strangely shaped monsters were slowly emerging from the horde of zombies.

Their bodies were taller and stronger than ordinary zombies, and their movements were not affected by the artillery attack just now; on the contrary, they became even more agile and ferocious.

"What... what is this?" Liao Zhuang stammered.

Lin Xiaoqian pulled out a few super-energy guns, tossed one to him, and said, "What else could it be? Evolved monsters, I guess. There aren't many of them; the three of us can handle them."

Liao Zhuang hurriedly caught the energy gun, but a monster had already rushed up to him, suddenly swinging its arm with a whooshing sound, and was about to smash it down on Liao Zhuang.

"Bang!" Lin Xiaoqian quickly pulled the trigger of the energy gun, and a blue energy beam shot towards the zombie's head.

The energy beam struck the zombie's head accurately, and with a sizzling sound, the zombie's head exploded, but its body, propelled by inertia, still lunged towards Liao Zhuang.

Fortunately, Liao Zhuang reacted quickly, using his spiritual energy to teleport backward and dodge the zombie's headless attack.

The body slammed heavily to the ground with a dull thud.

Liao Zhuang patted his chest, still shaken. "My god, that was terrifying!"