Chapter 646: Training Little Bro
"No worries! This is my little brother, Bai Yifan. I think you guys are about the same age, so you should get along well."
Bai Xiqin said with a smile.
Hong Yu blinked, watching Bai Yifan, who was stuffing candied fruit into his arms, and slightly shifted his body.
Still didn’t accept it.
"This is for you!"
Bai Yifan, without further ado, put the candied fruit in Hong Yu’s arms and swiftly distanced himself by a meter, maintaining a polite smile on his face.
Afraid, but not entirely afraid.
"This... wouldn’t be right."
Hong Yu’s face turned completely red, hurriedly trying to stuff the candied fruit back into Bai Yifan’s arms.
Bai Yifan was prepared. As Hong Yu approached, he backed away.
"No need to be polite, we’re all friends," Bai Yifan evaded.
Hong Yu tried to return the candied fruit to Bai Yifan but couldn’t manage it and could only hold it in his hands, murmuring, "Thank you then."
"It’s getting late; you continue with your tasks. We’re heading back now."
Bai Xiqin watched for a long time but didn’t find anything special about the young man before them. Not to mention a brutal man slaughter, Bai Xiqin didn’t even sense a strong energy fluctuation from him.
Could it be mistaken identity?
"Mm, goodbye, big brother, sister, and Bai Yifan."
Hong Yu shyly waved to the three of them, his face bearing a gentle smile. As he was too introverted, his hand moved only slightly.
After Bai Xiqin and the others left, Hong Yu looked at the box of candied fruit in his hand.
Suddenly, he brought it close to his nose and sniffed, and the smile on his face grew shyer and more bashful.
"Turns out, it was Sister Bai Xiqin who gave it to Bai Yifan for me!"
Hong Yu could tell by smelling that the intermediary was Bai Xiqin.
His sense of smell was far superior to ordinary people, allowing him to easily detect each person’s scent and the items others had come into contact with.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a human bloodhound.
At night, the safety base was quiet, and Hong Yu stood guard with a box of candied fruit.
Every now and then, he’d take out a piece of candied fruit and toss it into his mouth.
The blush on his face never faded, and there were red bumps on the sides of his cheeks.
He was allergic to peaches.
Yet he didn’t consider wastefully throwing it away.
Grandfather had once said, never waste food and don’t casually disregard others’ goodwill.
Hong Yu’s eyes were fixed on the pitch-black area outside the safety base, his gaze full of determination.
His duty was to guard the gate, ensuring that no zombies or mutant animals entered the safety base.
Only when the person for the shift change arrived did Hong Yu leave his post.
He carried the box of candied fruit back to his house, and the first thing he did was to complete two more test papers...
The next day, morning.
The sun baked the earth like before.
Many survivors set out to search for supplies without eating breakfast.
Some survivors did have breakfast, but it was just a biscuit, some wild vegetables, or a small packet of snacks.
Fortunately, there was no need to worry about crystal cores for a long time; overall, living standards at the Yunhua Safety Base were still relatively decent compared to other safety bases.
The Bai Family’s breakfast remained the same, simple millet porridge, pickles, light stir-fried dishes, and steamed buns.
The base commander came early to grab a meal, shamelessly sitting between Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, pretending not to see Leng Yebai’s darkened face.
Just let him be surrounded by a happy family!
The family gathered around, beside the food, was a hand-held radio.
Bai Zhengxuan tuned the radio to a frequency connected with the Human Survivor Alliance founded by Song Gongcheng.
"Rustle... rustle..."
"Survivors, here’s an urgent report: The Ming City Safety Base in Shanghai was attacked by a zombie horde and completely wiped out yesterday afternoon."
"...We urge all survivors to be alert to the sudden increase in zombies around you, beware of High Rank Zombies, and take preventive measures against potential large zombie hordes as soon as possible."
Upon hearing the radio news, the Bai Family paused with their chopsticks, surprised.
"Brother Leng, where is the Ming City Safety Base?"
Bai Anhai gulped a large mouthful of millet porridge, feeling uneasy.
A safety base wiped out by a zombie horde?
How many human survivors were there?
Who led the attacking zombie horde?
"The Ming City Safety Base is quite some distance from here. Their safety base is composed of rather laid-back folks, not particularly strong in overall strength, yet they have several thousand in total,"
The base commander shook his head slightly.
The Ming City Safety Base was fortunate to survive until now, having rarely faced zombie horde attacks.
In that base, women were seen as inferior, so not many female Superpower Users chose to reside there.
Most who went toward Ming City Safety Base were lecherous types.
Overall, the base had many internal issues, and it was quite remarkable that they lasted this long.
In the future, small safety bases will grow increasingly dangerous as zombies continue to evolve. Only by enhancing internal defenses can a safety base become more secure.
"Did all the thousands die?"
Bai Yifan’s hands trembled, and the fried egg in his chopsticks fell back into the plate.
What a scare for the baby.
The High Rank Zombie controlling the zombie horde is too ruthless!
Devouring so much flesh in one go, aren’t they afraid of bursting?
No one suspected that this could be Zhang Yiming’s doing.
"No one could survive; all glory or all fall together."
Bai Anhai calmly took the sole fried egg Bai Yifan dropped and placed it in his bowl, savoring it.
Delicious!
Bai Yifan: ...
A chill in his heart.
For the thousands of lost survivors, and also for his fried egg.
"I’m done eating, heading off now. I might not be able to join you for meals in the coming days, stay vigilant!"
The base commander downed the remaining millet porridge in a few gulps, stood up, bid farewell to the Bai Family, and hurried out.
The base commander’s duty is to ensure the safety base remains safe.
The destruction of one base must capture his attention, or else Yunhua Safety Base might be next.
Therefore, the base commander had to personally visit Ming City Safety Base to see the surrounding numbers of zombie hordes; if they’re too numerous, dispatch Superpower User squads to clear them out.
Avoid another large-scale zombie horde assault on a safety base.
After breakfast, Bai Anhai and his wife, along with Bai Zhengxuan and his spouse, voiced intentions to enter Bai Xiqin’s space to enhance their superpowers.
They felt pressured, wanting to protect their family.
After sending them into the space, Bai Xiqin pulled Bai Yifan out of the safety base.
Leng Yebai cycled with Bai Xiqin, while Bai Yifan rode on his scooter, clinging to the bicycle as they scooted along.
"Xiao Fan! Don’t you think you’re too weak and need some proper training?"
Bai Xiqin watched Bai Yifan scoot and spoke wistfully from the back seat.
"Sis, do you think it’s possible that among Superpower Users, I’m actually not that weak, and it’s just that you guys are too strong?"
Bai Yifan refused to admit weakness.
He was the coolest, most flamboyant top high schooler, how could he be weak?
"Or could it be that you’re really quite weak?"
Bai Xiqin nonchalantly extended a finger, instantly forming a thick layer of ice at her fingertips.
In the sweltering summer, Bai Yifan felt a chill.
A chill straight to his heart.
He suspected he might not be biologically related, and he had evidence!