End of the World Cycle

Xie Qin closed his eyes and used his mental power to capture Xu Nuo's movements.

With a whoosh, it missed. With another whoosh, it missed again. Xu Nuo's palms were already sweaty, and his hands holding the crossbow were shaking. Xie Qin stood up and walked towards his bedroom, no longer paying attention to Xu Nuo's movements.

After sorting things out in the space for a while, she began to hear sobbing. Xie Qin smiled and walked out slowly. Xu Nuo knelt on the sofa, his hands still on the window, and the bag of bows and arrows beside him was empty.

"Not a single one?"

"Six...six."

When Xie Qin heard this number, his eyes lit up. The car was going at such a fast speed and was bumpy, and it was using a wooden crossbow with such a short range. Xie Qin thought that he would not hit any of them, so he took the opportunity to give him some chicken soup education and motivate him to work hard.

Unexpectedly, Xu Nuo actually won. And six of them. Miao Zhe, who was driving in front, had been paying attention to Xu Nuo the whole time and spoke at the right time.

"He hit six in a row."

Now Xie Qinke had to admit that Xu Nuo was very talented in shooting. However, in the end times where people with special abilities were everywhere, this insignificant shooting talent was not enough.

But after all, if it is someone I care about a little, I will definitely help him, but I am more of a promise to myself.

"Do you still want a chance?"

"Yeah." Xu Nuo, with tears still on her little face, nodded cautiously.

Xie Qin found the crossbows and arrows that Xu Tianding had made for him from the space and gave them all to Xu Nuo. Then he took out a sniper rifle and placed it on the table.

When Xu Nuo saw the sniper rifle, his originally small eyes instantly grew bigger.

"Here are about 200 arrows. Shoot down 150 zombies before reaching Anyang City, and I'll give you this sniper rifle."

"Can I use your crossbow?" Xu Nuo looked at the crossbow that was bigger than his own that Xie Qin was holding.

"can."

Xie Qin handed the crossbow to Xu Nuo, who took a deep look at the sniper rifle and then focused on the zombies outside the car. Xie Qin, who was standing by, looked at Xu Nuo's focused look and didn't see any trace of world-weariness at all.

Sure enough, the best way to get rid of bad emotions is to focus on doing something else. Maybe Xu Nuo can really find his own value before going to Kyoto.

The car still had more than five hours to reach Anyang City. After driving for most of the day, Miao Zhe moved his neck. When Xie Qin saw it, he went to replace Miao Zhe.

While driving, Xie Qin suddenly thought of Ning Cheng's car. After surviving the natural disaster and becoming wealthy, he would also buy such a good RV.

There is a very large private base in Anyang City, which is also one of the few bases that has not been attacked by zombies. Because it has avoided the zombie virus, Anyang City has now become the most populous private base.

According to information obtained by Miao Zhe, the Anyang base now has a fixed population of about 100,000. The base is saturated with people, productivity cannot keep up, and the threshold for accepting residents has been raised very high.

They even increased the management of the base and kept driving people out with various excuses. Xie Qin went here to recruit residents for the base. After so long in the apocalypse, the quality of life of all the survivors has dropped to an unspeakable level.

As long as these people arrive at their base, they can be compared to see who is good and who is bad, so Xie Qin is not worried about their loyalty at all. The current infrastructure of his base can accommodate a population of about 30,000 people.

When the base is filled with 30,000 people, the next branch mission can be started. Of course, the base will gradually expand according to the level. Slowly, the population that can be accommodated will also increase.

While driving, I could feel Xu Nuo's emotions gradually rising, and occasionally I could hear Miao Zhe's exclamation. Before we even reached Anyang, the crossbows had all been fired.

"Sister! I won 180!" Xu Nuo excitedly took a piece of paper to the co-pilot seat. There was a full page of "positive" written on it.

They were almost there, and Xie Qin didn't plan to rush. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and at this speed it would probably be dark by the time they reached the gate of Anyang Base.

After checking the surroundings to make sure they were safe, Xie Qin parked the car between two dead trees beside the road. It was drizzling here, and the air was particularly humid, making it uncomfortable to stay in the car.

After the small protective shield was opened, the surroundings became quiet. The zombies just wandered outside without disturbing each other. The atmosphere was inexplicably peaceful.

"You can go down and move around. Any area within a ten-meter radius is safe."

"Okay! Sister...this is my prize." Xu Nuo stared at the sniper rifle on the table eagerly.

"Here you go."

"Can I still go back to the base?"

"No. Come back when you have killed 100,000 zombies."

Xie Qin just said it casually, but he didn't expect that this sentence would create the first zombie hunter in the apocalypse.

All three of them got out of the car. There was some mud on the asphalt road. Xie Qin didn't plan to walk far. He just stood beside the car and did some stretching exercises. When he lowered his head, he inadvertently discovered that moss had begun to grow on the ground.

The plants began to revive, which should be a good thing. However, when Xie Qin observed carefully, he found that the moss was different from the previous moss. It was bright green, and some colorful spots could be seen from certain angles.

Mutations never appear suddenly. It turns out that there were already signs of plant mutations after the cold wave.

Miao Zhe set up a canopy and a barbecue grill next to the RV. After the charcoal fire was lit, some of the surrounding moisture was dispelled, and Xie Qin felt much more comfortable sitting on the camping chair next to it.

Xu Nuo took the sniper rifle from Xie Qin, looked at it again and again, and wiped it again and again like a treasure. He watched the teaching video frame by frame.

"Sister, I saw on TV that these sniper rifles all come in boxes. Do I have one?"

"Well, yes, do you want it?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Yes, yes."

"Come here and give your sister a shoulder massage."

"okay!"

Xu Nuo was very attentive, but he didn't seem to be a bootlicker. His eyes were small but bright, and his smile was curved with a pair of pear-shaped swirls. You could tell at a glance that he was a well-educated child. So Xie Qin was able to get close to Xu Nuo not just because of Dr. Lan. It could be said that Xu Nuo was a likable child in and of himself.

After massaging Xie Qin to make her feel comfortable, Xu Nuo got the box, assembled the sniper rifle, and took it back to his little room like a treasure.

After the novelty wore off, he asked Xie Qin for a knife, found many usable branches, and carefully carved a wooden stick, imitating the arrows of a crossbow. Although it was not smooth and beautiful, it would be usable.

Cut more, and practice your aim. He was reluctant to use the sniper rifle, so he would just use it to check it out when it was not a critical moment.

Soon, they could smell the aroma of grilled lamb skewers. Miao Zhe was not a good cook, but he was good at grilling. The three of them ate a lot of different dishes.

After finishing the meal, it was already dark and the drizzle had stopped long ago. Xie Qin lay on a chair and looked at the densely packed stars in the sky. He felt exceptionally peaceful and quiet. If it weren't for the occasional "ho ho" sounds coming from the zombies, it would really have some of the feeling of being before the end of the world.

After returning to the car, Xie Qin and Miao Zhe reacted instantly. They looked at each other, Miao Zhe nodded, and Xie Qin went to sleep without paying attention.

"Xiao Nuo." Miao Zhe looked at Xu Nuo and called out with a smile.

"what happened?"

"Practice with the gun?"

"Ah? But, but it's dark, I can't see clearly."

"Isn't your sniper rifle equipped with night vision goggles?"

"Huh? Even a sniper rifle?"

"What else? Hello home, are those people here?"

"People??? Where are the people?"

As soon as Xu Nuo finished asking, the sound of gunfire and the roar of zombies began to be heard outside the car. There were two cars and eight people, all of whom were superpowers. Although they were all ordinary superpowers, they were all level two. They were aggressive and didn't seem to be here to talk nicely.

The group was made up of men alone, and the zombies around them were quickly dealt with.

"Listen up there, people. Get down quickly. I'll leave the car here and spare your lives." The man's voice was loud, but it didn't reach Xie Qin's ears at all.

Xie Qin, who had returned to the room, was already taking a shower in the bathroom. The showerhead was pouring over her head, so she didn't hear any other sounds. On the other hand, Miao Zhe was startled by the shouting. He directly opened the window of the real estate car and made a gesture to silence the man outside.

"Shut up, you're disturbing people's sleep."

"You, get down!" As soon as Miao Zhe finished speaking, a gun was pointed at his forehead. Xu Nuo, who was a little panicked, raised his hand without hesitation and shot the man's hand holding the gun with the wooden stick he had just sharpened.

The man let out an "Ah!" and the pistol fell to the ground. The people behind the man gathered around him, pointing their weapons at Miao Zhe and Xu Nuo.

"Do you want to practice?" Miao Zhe asked Xu Nuo.

"How to practice?"

“You don’t just have to kill zombies, you need people too. Look at those people outside, isn’t it a good opportunity to practice?” Miao Zhe has been following Xie Qin for a long time, and somehow his tone of voice sounds a bit like Xie Qin’s.

He said these words without caring at all. He just knew very well that if anyone threatened his safety, he would definitely kill them. This was Xie Qin's usual style, and Miao Zhe naturally learned this mentality.

In addition, Miao Zhe is by Xie Qin's side, and his psychic ability is almost at the fourth level. Apart from Xie Qin and the Shui brothers, he has never seen anyone stronger than himself.

Naturally, when you see these robbers with violent faces, you will treat them as ants.

"I...I practice..." Xu Nuo hesitated for half a second and said this.

Those people were about 20 meters away from the car. When they saw clearly that what was shot into their hands was just a sharpened wooden stick, they felt safe instantly.

You have to know that the eight of them got four guns, plus their own special powers, they have already dominated this small area. They saw this imposing heavy truck from a distance during the day, and fortunately it rained, so they found it by following the wheel tracks along the road. Now that they found it, it must be theirs.

These people were all speed, strength and earth-type ability users. Although ordinary, they were all adult men, brave, and armed, so they would not regard such a vehicle traveling alone as a dangerous substance.

Miao Zhe turned around and opened the door, and Xu Nuo followed behind with his sniper rifle box on his back. Those people just thought that the two men were scared and opened the door to come down.

But as Miao Zhe approached step by step, when there was only a distance of ten meters, these people instantly knelt on the ground. Xu Nuo looked at the sniper rifle in his hand and then looked at the people kneeling on the ground at such a close distance.

"How can I practice so close?"

"Yes, use this." Miao Zhe said as he walked forward again, towards those people who were kneeling with fear on their faces.

The person walking over was clearly a gentle young man wearing glasses, but these people were scared and wanted to stand up, but they found that their bodies were completely out of control.

The less courageous ones were even so scared that they shivered and wanted to pee.

I watched helplessly as my hand uncontrollably handed the gun to the man. I had never felt such despair before. I wanted to beg for mercy, but I found that even my vocal cords were out of control.

Four pistols came into Xu Nuo's hands. His hands were too small to hold them. He chose the one that was most convenient for him and put the others on the ground. He raised his hand and pointed the gun at the man in front.

The fear in the man's eyes, the wet crotch, the visible sweat and goose bumps, every reaction told Xu Nuo that this was a living person, just like him, a living person.

"I can't do it."

"Let me try." As he said that, Miao Zhe took the gun from Xu Nuo's hand and pointed it at the man. Suddenly, he found that he couldn't bring himself to do it either.

He had never killed anyone, not even many zombies. He always followed Xie Qin when he went out, and spent the rest of his time at the base collecting data.

He imagined that killing these people was easy, and he felt that their lives were worthless, but when he really did it himself, it seemed difficult.

Miao Zhe sighed, and his hand loosened. The two looked at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes. Just as the two were struggling, Xie Qin, who had just finished taking a shower and looked out the window, spoke.

"Don't kill them. I'm still short of people for mining. Let them go to Anyang Base. Once they have recruited 100 people, I'll have Guo Dongkang send someone to pick them up."

"Ohhh! Got it, boss!"

Miao Zhe seemed to be relieved.

"I leave it to you. Did you hear what the boss said? Just don't kill him."

"Brother Zhe, wait a minute, can you make them run?"

"Sure, but it requires mental strength, which is troublesome."

"Please, let me try. These people are definitely more agile than zombies. Let them run freely within your range. I'll try to hit a moving target. Practice my reaction."

"Okay. I'll practice with you for half an hour."

Xu Nuo climbed onto the roof of the car with more than thirty wooden sticks that he had made before dinner, and Miao Zhe also returned to the car.

Suddenly those people felt they could move. Before they could adapt, they saw the ten-year-old boy pointing a crossbow at them. Their first reaction was to run, but everyone found that after running for a distance, their feet would suddenly stop somewhere and they could no longer move forward.

It seemed to have its own consciousness. Except for not being able to go out, it could move freely. So Xu Nuo, who was standing on the roof, saw seven or eight people running around the RV crazily. He thought it was a very good living target.

The stick was not sharp, so it would hit the clothes and provide some cushioning, so it would not cause any substantial damage except for the pain. Xu Nuo naturally enjoyed the beating.

After shooting more than 30 sticks, all he had to do was shout "Miao Zhe" and those people would pick up the sticks and give them to Xu Nuo. It was so convenient to train.

The original half hour was extended to one hour by Xu Nuo's begging, until those people's movements began to slow down even when they were controlled by mental power. Xu Nuo could see that these people's physical functions were almost reaching the limit, so he stopped.