Chapter 135 - 7: The Drama Queen Sister Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder (Part 7)

Gu Han Yan wanted to make up for this regret. Since she came, she wouldn’t let Jiang Chao suffer so much unnecessary misfortune again.

When Jiang Chao got back in the car, he found that Gu Han Yan had already taken a seat. Glancing back at Jiang Lai, he reluctantly got out of the car.

"The front smells of smoke; you should sit in the back where it’s more spacious."

Jiang Lai’s goal was already achieved, so whether he sat in the front or not didn’t matter. He held the little girl’s hand and returned to the back compartment.

At the junction between the compartment and the front cab, there was a small window just big enough to stick a head through. It used to be closed, but today it was open, so everyone in the back could hear clearly when people in the cab spoke.

When Jiang Lai got on the bus, everyone in the compartment looked at her with dissatisfaction. They never liked her before, and now they were even more disgusted.

The conversation in the front continued, and Yang Jun deliberately raised his voice and shouted.

"Jiang Chao! Let me off when we reach the front camp."

"Do you need to pee?"

"Heh... I’ve got nothing to pee with; we can barely find water, so where would it come from? Now that there’s another person in the team and another mouth to feed, if I leave, there’ll be more for others to eat without having everyone starve."

At this time, Duan Xu also chimed in.

"I’m leaving too."

Jiang Chao was silent for a moment.

"It’s just a child, and besides, Jiang Lai can now help with gathering supplies, so you won’t have to cut into my share anymore."

"Has ability? Heh... What ability? Just being pretty won’t always find you willing men to pay."

Before anyone could respond to Jiang Chao, there was a loud punch, followed by a chaotic commotion and Yang Jun’s roar.

"Stop the car!!"

The vehicle stopped. Yang Jun, with an injury at the corner of his eye, slung his gun and the large bag of supplies he had gathered, and left without looking back.

He was a Wind Ability superpower user and quickly disappeared from sight, aided by the wind.

The compartment was dead silent; everyone was silent, their gazes towards Jiang Lai growing colder.

In the cab, Jiang Chao’s face was steely.

"Drive."

But at this moment, Duan Xu also spoke.

"Don’t drive yet, I’m leaving too."

Jiang Chao looked at him, expressionless.

"Have you thought it through? You’re fast, but your mother has a crippled leg. Without a car, where do you plan to go?"

"How reliable can a leader who’s willing to tear apart with his brothers for an unknown child be?"

"You know I’m the captain. Have I ever given you less food or drink? Just because there’s an extra child doesn’t mean our team is doomed. Moreover, Jiang Lai now has a superpower, making our team even stronger!

If you want to leave now, I won’t stop you, but if you trust me, stay. Jiang Lai won’t be a burden to everyone."

Duan Xu remained silent. Unlike Yang Jun, who had no ties, he had an elderly mother to care for. His superpower was defensive, not offensive, so without a car, he couldn’t go anywhere.

At this time, Gu Han Yan, puzzled, asked.

"Your sister awakened a superpower?"

"Yes, I just found out."

"What kind of superpower?"

"I guess it’s a power-type, an offensive superpower."

Gu Han Yan found it hard to believe.

How could that be?

In the previous life, Jiang Lai never awakened any superpower. Superpowers are just something you either have or don’t have; how could it just appear out of nowhere?

Besides, there hadn’t been any danger along the way, so where was the opportunity?

Everyone was surprised and their gazes towards Jiang Lai changed.

At night, they needed to camp temporarily. Tents were set up beside the car, the women cooked, and a few superpower users smoked and chatted while observing the surroundings.

Gu Han Yan’s gaze remained on the girl beside Jiang Lai.

She wore a wide hat and didn’t show her face, following closely behind Jiang Lai, with no chance to approach.

Finally, during dinner, when everyone sat together, Gu Han Yan finally saw the girl’s face clearly.

Her heart, which had never been so restless, couldn’t calm down anymore.

The face in the firelight was exactly like the child she had seen by chance in a previous life, one that seemed divine.

Having a powerful Healing Ability, no matter how severe the injury, could heal it instantly. Moreover, her superpower could be used to develop serum. In the last life, the man who obtained her became the Master of the Apocalypse. Even Jiang Chao once sought refuge with him, risking his life for a precious serum.

Gu Han Yan had never been so unsettled.

She couldn’t control her gaze, fixating on the child, a restless urge to verify her identity swelling in her heart.

After dinner, Jiang Lai volunteered to take the guard shift, just in time to replace Yang Jun’s slot.

At night, the little girl slept in a nearby tent, while Jiang Lai played with a handful of stones. Initially, Jiang Lai could only shoot stones a dozen meters; now, with practice, they could fly tens of meters away.

With Little Buding’s long-range scanning, it quickly detected a group of zombies moving slowly within a kilometer range.

"The current zombies have evolved with a bit of brain. Look, the leader is a second-generation zombie. Its keen nose has already caught the scent and it’s leading the remaining zombies to quietly surround you."

Jiang Lai squinted at the distant hillside while playing with the stones, then picked up a gun and walked over, settling on a high hill. Jiang Lai gathered a handful of stones into her pocket, waiting until the second-generation zombie came within shooting range. She picked up a stone, aimed, and flicked it.

With a "thud", the stone went through the zombie’s arm.

"Ah, you missed! I said thirty degrees, and this was sixty!"

Little Buding complained about Jiang Lai’s lack of accuracy,

Jiang Lai nodded, squinted, and flicked another one out.

"Thud", another shot hit the zombie’s mouth, smashing its jaw, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth.

Just as Little Buding was about to say something, a notification sound chimed in.

"Death Value: +5."

Jiang Lai nodded satisfyingly, rubbing her fingers as if to blow on them, then picked up another stone to continue provoking.

The second-generation zombie, which had been crawling slowly, now stood up and began walking, clearly angry with its snarling and roaring.

Soon, the second-generation zombie appeared in Jiang Lai’s line of sight. It moved fast, with the intelligence to pinpoint Jiang Lai as the attacker, charging straight at her with its freakishly twisted and elongated limbs.