Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 148: Why Is It So Lively Outside?

Leng Yebai sensed the anger in Bai Xiqin’s heart and gently hooked Bai Xiqin’s finger with his own.

"Let’s blow this place up!" Leng Yebai’s lips curved slightly, "Think of it as practice for now."

That damn institute hasn’t been found yet, blast this place first to get used to it.

The coolness from Leng Yebai’s hand calmed Bai Xiqin’s agitated mood quite a bit.

"Alright!"

Bai Xiqin raised an eyebrow, linking fingers with Leng Yebai as they walked out of a room smaller than six square meters.

A glimmer of light burst forth on the middle-aged man’s numb face; for a moment, he believed following them would definitely get him out of this place of despair.

The middle-aged man suddenly struck the wall with his fist, staggering as he crawled off the bed to follow behind Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai.

With the aid of a steel needle, Bai Xiqin opened each room one by one.

These are Superpower Users, humanity’s hope to compete at the apex of the Pyramid.

While planning to blow this place up, it’s better not to harm the innocent.

The middle-aged man took the dagger from Leng Yebai’s hand and severed the chains on the feet of their "cellmates," while Bai Xiqin simply treated their injuries.

As long as they can escape from here.

Leng Yebai watched in the hallway; occasionally, patrolling guards would fall amidst a flash of purple light.

These Superpower Users wore expressions of ragged weariness, their eyes vacant and dull, even after breaking free from their shackles, still curled on the beds, afraid to leave.

Bai Xiqin recalled the treatment in the institute from previous life, daily injections of various chemical agents, every kind of instrument experienced in full.

Even so, Leng Yebai never gave up on the thought of escaping.

"How did you dare to escape that time?" Bai Xiqin asked Leng Yebai softly in a spare moment.

Not only did he dare to escape, but he also dared to bring her, such a burden.

Leng Yebai closed his eyes slowly, memories from the dream vivid in his mind, the feeling of helplessness and despair enveloping his heart instantly.

"I might endure it, but you, a delicate little girl, surely can’t be tormented like this all the time." Leng Yebai’s eyes curved slightly.

The feelings from the dream lingered in his heart, Xiao Niu and he, alike, were being dissected by those people in white labs coats, just short of having their brains cut open.

He, a grown man, could hardly bear it.

Let alone those eyes, wetter than a newborn fawn’s.

He thought, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t get out; he has no one anyway, so death means nothing.

But the owner of those eyes surely shouldn’t die like this.

It would be too regrettable.

Therefore, every time Leng Yebai dreamed of that scene, a powerful thought filled his mind.

Take her, and escape.

Bai Xiqin chuckled lightly, the heavy weight in her heart suddenly lifting, and she continued towards the next room.

There are fifty "seeds" here, ranging from ordinary Superpower Users to Second Rank Superpower Users.

No Third Rank Superpower Users.

Whenever a Superpower User advanced to the Third Rank, they were injected with black blood to become a zombie.

These Superpower Users, once pioneers among Superpower Users in the apocalypse, now had eyes devoid of confidence, filled with a kind of cowardice.

Bai Xiqin deeply understood this feeling; being "kept" by humans was more despairing than dying in a zombie’s mouth.

The dim corridor stood filled with Superpower Users; these individuals lacked sharp gazes and determined strides.

They merely looked timidly towards a distant corner.

There, they could go out.

There, a Third Rank Superpower User existed.

There, their tormentor waited.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai did not hesitate, releasing all the Superpower Users before moving to the final room in the corridor.

Upon opening the door, the small room contained over twenty ordinary people huddled together, including an old man who had just been carried in by two patrol guards, his face bruised and swollen.

There were old and young, middle-aged men and women who already knew their fate, staring at Bai Xiqin and others at the door with terror.

Every day, people were dragged out, never to return.

Those people were fed to the zombies.

They feared most when this door opened.

"Be quiet for a while and run to the residential area, blend in with the people there, and you will be safe," Bai Xiqin whispered.

"Sister, are you here to save us?"

A child blinked innocent eyes, gazing at Bai Xiqin with hope.

Bai Xiqin nodded slightly, "Yes, make sure to run to the crowded residential area later, I have no idea who founded this place, but the person in charge won’t reach their hands there."

The residential area was filled with "poor" people without homes to live in, yet they were an indispensable part of the Fire Phoenix Safety Base.

Even if the founder here was a high official in the Fire Phoenix Safety Base, they certainly wouldn’t drag everyone from the residential area over.

This was done covertly; who would make it public!

"It’s Captain Zhu, I heard those guys calling their boss Captain Zhu."

A silent middle-aged man suddenly spoke up.

His voice was extremely hoarse, with a hint of helplessness.

Captain Zhu was one of the top ten captains of Fire Phoenix Safety Base.

They were just ordinary people; how could they fight against a base captain?

Moreover, who knows if there were accomplices among the top ten captains of the safety base?

In the apocalypse, safety bases were considered the safest places; leaving Fire Phoenix Safety Base would mean being devoured by zombies before reaching another base.

Hearing Captain Zhu’s name, Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai showed little reaction.

They had long suspected Captain Zhu had issues.

Thinking back, the cameras in the mission hall were to observe Superpower Users.

Potential Superpower Users would be targeted by Captain Zhu, then become contributors to Crystal Core.

Bai Xiqin glanced back at the silent Superpower Users.

In their eyes, one could see anger, fear, numbness.

Bai Xiqin said no more; they now knew who the real culprit was.

Even if they couldn’t bring down Captain Zhu now, they would never give up on their inner thought.

Sparks can start a prairie fire.

What can be done, Bai Xiqin would do.

This place, by all means, should be blown up.

Killing Captain Zhu needed careful consideration; Bai Xiqin didn’t want to expose her identity before finding the Evil Research Institute.

Moreover, with Captain Zhu having such a "Crystal Core Cultivation Base," he might have many powerful subordinates.

Before figuring out the situation, striking recklessly was unwise.

Because she was not alone, she still had family by her side.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai said nothing more and walked directly toward the innermost room.

The Zombie King was held there.

"Who goes there!"

The room door suddenly opened, and several Superpower Users emerged.

They hadn’t even had time to put on their coats, drowsy.

Purple lightning instantly spread across them; they saw the purple lightning and then nothing more.

The purple lightning, with terrifying might, seemed to be burning through the entire building.

"Ah!"

A shaggy old man suddenly shouted, rushing toward the fallen people ahead.

Without a dagger, he used his hands, teeth gnawing — not caring, just like zombies, though human.

This appeared to be a signal.

One, two, more and more people rushed forward.

"Why is it so lively out there?"

Amidst chaotic noises, a tender and cute voice suddenly came from the inner room.