Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 149: Zhao He

The child’s voice sounded very pure, as clear as water droplets hitting green bricks.

Such a clear voice seemed somewhat abrupt in this deep, dark environment.

Everyone looked up quietly at the room where the sound came from, and for a moment, they felt like they were back before the apocalypse.

Before the apocalypse, this was how the adorable kids in kindergartens used to speak.

Nowadays, how can children remain so innocent and naive? The gruesome sight of zombies has long forced them to grow up overnight.

"Stay here, don’t move around."

A gloomy man’s voice rang out, and simultaneously, a terrifying pressure accompanied by a heat wave spread from the room.

"Uncle, it’s too hot. Could you please tone it down a little?"

An innocent child’s voice sounded.

No one answered him, as the heatwave swept through the narrow corridor.

Footsteps approached, and a short, frail man emerged from the room, looking at everyone with disdain.

Power Users and ordinary people who had been trapped for days couldn’t help but retreat a step upon seeing the short man.

This was the Third Rank Superpower User.

He was their nightmare.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai subtly glanced at the sleazy man, a look of realization flashing in their eyes.

So it was him.

He was the man trapped in the warehouse with Zhao Mimi.

Zhao Mimi had suffered greatly at his hands. Several people were confined together in the warehouse, but only he and Zhao Mimi survived.

One could easily guess how they managed to survive.

Bai Xiqin was somewhat surprised.

Why hadn’t Zhao Mimi avenged herself and instead colluded with him?

She even provided him with some children.

However, the heat rolling off the sleazy man’s body gave the answer.

In less than two months, he had become a Third Rank Superpower User.

It wasn’t because he had high talent; it was because he was ruthless with himself...

Or, perhaps a wolf that had tasted human flesh would not reject the idea of absorbing human Crystal Cores.

"You want to leave?"

Zhao He’s shifty eyes lingered on Bai Xiqin’s face for a moment, and a cluster of scorching flames leaped out from his hand.

Even just a single flame lit up the entire dark corridor like daylight.

The heatwave hit them in the face, and everyone’s faces were covered in sweat.

This was a Third Rank Superpower User.

"Is your boss Captain Zhu?"

Leng Yebai’s fingertips crackled with purple lightning as he looked at Zhao He with a calm expression.

Zhao He did not recognize Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, who he had seen once before, nor did he suspect them, for they were dressed oddly and wore makeup.

"This question is irrelevant to you now," Zhao He said with a sleazy smile as he licked his lips while looking at Bai Xiqin, "I had no idea there was a beauty imprisoned here."

Zhao He assumed Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai were Power Users or ordinary people previously held here.

Too many people were imprisoned here, so he didn’t know them all.

The purple lightning surged toward Zhao He like a massive purple dragon.

Zhao He was unruffled, his hand igniting an even hotter flame, tossing it toward the purple dragon.

Red flames met purple lightning in the air, creating intense sparks.

Sparks flew, and Power Users and ordinary people retreated in terror.

No one dared to step in and help.

They had long lost their edges here.

Instinctively, they believed Zhao He was undefeatable.

This Third Rank Superpower User was the god here, and no one dared defy his words.

The purple lightning proved stronger, dispersing the red flames and whistling towards Zhao He.

Zhao He’s pupils narrowed slightly, raising another scorching flame in his hand, hurling it hard at the purple lightning.

At that moment, he thought of someone.

The person who made him realize there was a vast gap even among Power Users.

It was Leng Yebai, Zhao Mimi’s President Leng.

That encounter in the supermarket taught him that not all Power Users are the same.

From then on, he was determined to enhance his superpower.

Absorbing Zombie Crystal Cores was too slow; he couldn’t endure it or had the patience.

Being trapped in the supermarket warehouse taught him that meat could be eaten.

Whether it was pork, beef, or human flesh.

He probably got addicted, feeling restless without eating it for a few days.

Every few days, he would secretly grab someone to improve his diet.

He discovered that Power Users and young children’s flesh were the best.

He also found that the Crystal Cores in the brains of Power Users were more beneficial for enhancing his superpower.

This was a shortcut.

Later, he met Captain Zhu.

One wanted Crystal Cores, and the other wanted an endless supply of "good food".

And thus, this place came to be.

Zhao He threw three consecutive flames, finally dispersing the purple dragon.

"Your superpower isn’t bad. How about joining us? I can help you level up your superpower."

Zhao He looked sleazily at Leng Yebai, slightly disdainful upon seeing his gray hair.

Old people’s meat was the worst, too sour, too tough.

Still, the tender children Zhao Mimi sent him tasted the best.

But this man’s superpower was strong, and the Crystal Core in his brain could be somewhat beneficial.

Leng Yebai remained cold-faced and silent, responding to Zhao He with an even more fierce lightning attack.

The lightning attack was mixed with ice, cooling the heatwave in the corridor slightly.

Seeing the fiercer attack, Zhao He’s heart skipped a beat, hastily unleashing scorching flames to counter.

For a moment, he felt unwilling.

He hadn’t been the king here for long, and now it was coming to an end?

Zhao He was inherently irresponsible and cowardly.

The powerful lightning and ice made him instantly realize he couldn’t win.

Zhao He’s eyes flickered; suddenly, intense flames exploded around him, igniting the surrounding walls, sending massive heatwaves engulfing everyone.

Leng Yebai lightly pointed his finger, instantly forming a thick ice wall, blocking the fiery flames.

Bai Xiqin slightly raised her eyebrows, looking at the thick ice wall.

Leng Yebai was a Thunder and Ice Dual Ability User, usually utilizing Thunder Ability; he seldom used Ice Ability.

She thought he wasn’t very skilled at it.

But now, it seemed he used Ice Ability even better than she did.

The collision of fire and the ice wall created massive water vapor, instantly filling the corridor with fog, obscuring the view.

Bai Xiqin squinted, and a wooden box at her waist instantly opened, sending frost-covered steel needles densely toward Zhao He’s direction.

"Ah!"

A miserable scream followed, with Zhao He lying on the ground.

The cold air coiling in Leng Yebai’s hand froze the air, turning the fog into ice crystals, which fell to the ground.

"Don’t kill me; I’ll tell you everything."

Dots of red blood covered Zhao He’s body. At this moment, he knelt on the ground with a cowardly look on his sleazy face.

He was just that kind of person.

When encountering weaker individuals, he could decide their life or death without hesitation.

Facing someone stronger, he would forsake his pride to survive.

"Apart from here, are there any other... research facilities?" Bai Xiqin asked in a low tone.

"Zhao Mimi knows; I heard her mention providing children and Power Users to two places."

In pain, sweat poured down Zhao He’s face, and blood flowed from the pinholes on his body, leaving him trembling all over.