Chapter 67: Just a Few Centimeters Away

D City, on the widest street.

A blue-and-white bus collided with a green garbage truck.

The green garbage truck was unscathed, but the front of the bus was dented.

The strong impact created massive inertia, leaving the bus interior in a terrible state.

Bai Yifan’s face was tightly plastered against the glass (this is what happens when you don’t wear a seatbelt while driving).

Unsecured items in the bus fell down chaotically.

Wang Yiyun’s foot landed on Bai Anhai’s face.

Bai Zhengxuan and Liu Jing’s dentures flew out.

Bai Xiqin, losing her balance, fell into Leng Yebai’s embrace.

Everyone looked shocked, except Leng Yebai, whose lips curled into a wild grin.

Looking at the person in his arms, Leng Yebai couldn’t help but gently stroke Bai Xiqin’s silky hair with his fingers.

"Bai! Yi! Fan!"

Bai Anhai gritted his teeth as he glared at Bai Yifan, who was plastered against the front windshield.

Bai Yifan’s mouth twitched violently, pretending to be dead and staying silent.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Who in the Bai Family drives so recklessly?"

Uncle Wang’s face appeared on the front windshield.

From the outside, he couldn’t see inside, so Uncle Wang pressed his face hard against the glass, trying to see who was driving so aggressively.

Uncle Wang’s face was only separated from Bai Yifan’s by the windshield.

The distance between their faces was just a few centimeters.

"Uh―"

Bai Yifan’s pupils dilated, and he quickly peeled his face off the glass.

"Xiao Fan, don’t crash into Uncle Wang again next time, we can’t win against him."

Leng Yebai looked lovingly at Bai Xiqin in his arms, gently rubbing his fingers.

Next time, crash into another car, one we can beat.

Winning or losing doesn’t matter, he benefited anyway!

Bai Zhengxuan, holding his back, opened the bus door.

"Old Bai, your family drives pretty recklessly!" Uncle Wang picked his nose, standing in front of Bai Zhengxuan, spreading his hands, "I hit the brakes, but they still crashed hard into my truck!"

Bai Zhengxuan, keeping his cool, tugged at the corner of his mouth, "Xiao Fan was driving, I’ll teach (discipline) him properly when we get back!"

"Old Wang, weren’t you off to M City to find a friend?" Bai Zhengxuan fixed his dentures, "Did you find them?"

"Yes, let me introduce you." Uncle Wang pointed to Uncle Liu, who just got off the garbage truck, "This is Old Liu!"

"Old Liu, this is Old Bai!"

Uncle Wang introduced Bai Zhengxuan and Uncle Liu to each other.

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

Bai Zhengxuan and Uncle Liu shook hands, their green bracelets on display.

Uncle Liu’s bracelet was a mutated green philodendron, and Bai Zhengxuan’s was a mutated climbing vine.

Their green bracelets were eye-catching.

The two looked at each other’s bracelets and instantly felt a sense of camaraderie.

"Your bracelet’s pretty nice!" Uncle Liu nonchalantly praised Bai Zhengxuan.

"Sigh, I just had a bit of Wood Ability, and it clung onto me!" Bai Zhengxuan sighed, "What about you?"

"Sigh, this is my philodendron. It inexplicably wrapped around my wrist, and I can’t get it off." Uncle Liu looked helpless.

It’s annoying!

"Roar―"

From somewhere, two zombies charged at the three old men.

Whoosh―

Whoosh―

The green plants on Bai Zhengxuan and Uncle Liu’s wrists shot towards the zombies.

The seemingly soft mutated climbing vine and mutated green philodendron sliced through the air and drilled into the zombies’ heads.

With a thud.

The two zombies collapsed to the ground simultaneously.

The green plants retracted, turning into bracelets on Bai Dazong and Uncle Liu’s wrists.

The bracelets gleamed green in the sunlight.

The two looked at each other’s bracelets and sighed.

"So annoying!"

The two shrugged helplessly.

Two old men wearing little girl bracelets, it’s really― embarrassing!

Uncle Wang: ...

This is definitely those two people talking like they’re not showing off!

"Uncle Wang, are you planning to go to Fire Phoenix Safety Base?"

Bai Anhai got off the bus with a swollen face.

His wife’s foot had tremendous attack power, a double whammy of spell and physical damage.

"Yeah, we’re planning to head to that base." Uncle Wang nodded, "Old Liu said there’s a safety base nearby, so we came here!"

"But, Uncle, you’re heading in the wrong direction!" Bai Anhai’s mouth twitched, "The base is to the south, and you’re heading north!"

Uncle Wang waved it off nonchalantly, "No problem, my truck’s sturdy, we’ll crash our way there."

Bai Anhai: ...

It’s indeed pretty sturdy.

Bai Xiqin patted Bai Yifan’s shoulder, pointing at their bus and Uncle Wang’s garbage truck.

Their bus was dented, while the garbage truck was unscathed.

Bai Yifan: ...

He’s only sixteen; the uncle is over seventy, and his ability isn’t as strong as the uncle’s. Is this embarrassing?

Not embarrassing, sob sob sob...

"Why don’t we go to the safety base together?" Uncle Wang raised an eyebrow, "We can look out for each other."

Old Bai’s pork and scallion dumplings are delicious, and going together means more free meals!

He’d lost weight during these post-apocalyptic days!

The Bai Family all looked at Bai Xiqin.

Bai Xiqin nodded, now heading to the safety base was also fine.

The bus had made quite a splash in D City, and she assumed some survivors remembered the Bai Family’s reckless, road-clearing bus.

It helped them gain a bit of goodwill.

"Alright, then let’s go together!"

Bai Zhengxuan smiled broadly.

Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu would make good friends; it’s a good idea to form a senior squad to battle zombies and take on tasks together later.

"Wait! Let me fix up your bus!"

Uncle Wang waved his hand and came to the front of the bus.

Uncle Wang’s slightly dry fingers pressed against the dented area of the bus, and a pale yellow ability flowed out.

Crack, crack~

The dented metal made slight cracking sounds and then visibly returned to its original state.

Bai Yifan: ...

Was Uncle Wang born with abilities?

As a fellow Gold Ability User, Bai Yifan knew what Uncle Wang’s move signified.

It meant Bai Yifan could probably match Uncle Wang’s ability level in another thirty years.

Not mainly through hard work, but youth...

"Wow, Old Wang’s Gold Ability is impressive!" Bai Zhengxuan looked at Bai Yifan, "Xiao Fan, hurry and learn from your uncle how to restore things quickly!"

Xiao Fan often crashes, so his Gold Ability needs improvement.

If you crash it, you fix it. Makes sense.

"Uncle, do you have any special method for absorbing Crystal Cores?" Bai Yifan asked with slight curiosity, looking at the restored bus front.

As a teenager aspiring to be the strongest high schooler, it’s essential to be diligent and inquisitive.

"Why bother absorbing those things?" Uncle Wang shrugged nonchalantly, "I never waste time getting out, digging out Crystal Cores, and absorbing them. It’s too troublesome! I never do such bothersome things!"

Isn’t it better to spend that time eating and sleeping?

Is the food not good?

Or is the pillow uncomfortable?

Why waste time absorbing Crystal Cores?

Everyone: ...