Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 86: Old Classmate, Lend Me a Light!

Pffft――

One by one, steel needles wrapped in frost pierce the temples of the zombies.

The zombie collapses to the ground, motionless.

The frost on the surface of the needles melts away, and with it, a trace of black blood falls to the ground.

A gentle breeze blows by, carrying the scent of blood from the mutant wolf pack far, far away.

The mutant wolf pack has eaten zombies; their mouths harbor large quantities of the zombie virus.

But they still belong to mutant animals, not zombie animals; their blood is the flesh craved by zombies.

Leng Yebai pulls out a dagger, bends down to dissect the head of a mutant wolf, and extracts the crystal core inside.

The fur of the mutant wolf pack is extremely tough, making the extraction of crystal cores rather troublesome.

Bai Xiqin stands to the side, frost-covered steel needles dancing in the air.

The zombies attracted by the wolf blood all have their temples pierced by the needles.

Zombies are very sensitive to the scent of blood, their bloodlust driving them heedlessly towards the source.

One zombie after another collapses to the ground, as Bai Xiqin watches the fallen zombies with boredom.

They’re all just low-level zombies.

For some reason, despite being out for so long, they haven’t encountered a single high-rank zombie.

Yesterday, Mom handed over a dozen high-rank zombie crystal cores; it seems there won’t be any high-rank zombies in D City for a while.

"Vroom――"

The roar of a motorcycle engine rings out.

Instinctively, Bai Xiqin looks upwards, glimpsing through the dense leaves a man riding a motorcycle on the elevated bridge above.

"Zhang Yiming?"

Bai Xiqin vaguely catches a fleeting glimpse of a blurry face.

Remembering Dad and Mom mentioning saving a classmate named Zhang Yiming yesterday, who rides a motorcycle.

Bai Xiqin instinctively thought of him.

Bai Xiqin raised an eyebrow; the motorcycle had already gone far, and it seemed he hadn’t noticed her, so there was no greeting exchanged.

"Roar――"

Another zombie, drawn by the scent of blood, came over, roaring as it charged towards Bai Xiqin, a fresh piece of flesh.

The zombie was still roaring in one instant, but suddenly became dazed for a second in the next.

At the same time, a frost-wrapped steel needle plunged straight into the zombie’s temple.

With a thud, the zombie collapsed to the ground.

Bai Xiqin didn’t notice anything different about that zombie and continued to stand there, keeping watch for Leng Yebai.

"Done!" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Leng Yebai takes out a cloth, carefully wipes all the crystal cores clean, puts them in a bag, and hands them to Bai Xiqin.

Bai Xiqin takes the crystal cores, then frowns as she looks at the ground littered with the mutant wolf pack.

"How can we make the base believe we’ve completed the mission?" Bai Xiqin muses, stroking her chin.

The mutant wolf pack can’t be taken back, it definitely needs to be destroyed.

Mutant animals that have eaten zombies contain some toxins, making humans addicted and increasingly violent if eaten.

"Take a picture, then burn them all!" Leng Yebai suggests, contemplating.

Since the mutant wolf meat can’t be eaten, it might as well be destroyed outright.

If left behind, it would surely attract zombies; it’s not scary if zombies eat them, but scary if that meat finds its way into the safe base.

"Okay!"

Bai Xiqin nods in agreement.

It’s the only way.

Bai Xiqin takes out her phone, films a video of the wolf pack, focusing on their bloodied heads for several close-ups.

Since the apocalypse began, phones are only used for listening to music and taking pictures.

Most people have long since discarded their phones somewhere as charging them in the apocalypse is too difficult.

Fortunately, the Bai Family has three Thunder Ability users who can charge batteries with their abilities.

Therefore, the Bai Family never skimps on electricity use.

After taking pictures, Bai Xiqin manipulates the wolf pack, piling them together.

Just as she’d finished, a slightly panicked voice came from behind.

"Xiao Niu, why do you have so much blood on you, are you... okay?"

Zhang Yiming jogs over from a small path, standing a distance behind Bai Xiqin, his voice showing a hint of urgency.

Turning her head, Bai Xiqin sees Zhang Yiming.

"It’s fine, it’s just mutant wolf blood." Bai Xiqin looks curiously at Zhang Yiming, pointing to the elevated bridge above, "Didn’t you just leave on your motorcycle?"

"I saw a lot of wolf carcasses around here and came to see what was going on."

Zhang Yiming breathes a slight sigh of relief, not stepping any closer, standing quietly watching Bai Xiqin.

"You’re late, they’re all dead!" Bai Xiqin smiles at Zhang Yiming.

Her impression of Zhang Yiming is quite favorable.

If it weren’t for the apocalypse and reincarnation, perhaps their relationship would have gone further.

But the experiences of the apocalypse have eroded the romantic feelings of youth.

In their place, a deeper, more intense emotion.

In her second life, Leng Yebai’s presence smooths over the scars from the three years of the apocalypse, bringing her joy.

She knows clearly that Leng Yebai is an indispensable part of her life.

Whether in the past or the future, he is the one who makes her happy.

"You’re amazing."

Zhang Yiming smiles softly, as always, sunny and warm.

Leng Yebai takes a glance at Zhang Yiming, standing in front of Bai Xiqin, blocking Zhang Yiming’s view.

Zhang Yiming doesn’t mind Leng Yebai’s actions, maintaining that gentle smile as he stands there quietly looking in Bai Xiqin’s direction.

"Old classmate, could you lend a flame?"

Bai Xiqin tilts her head around Leng Yebai, looking at Zhang Yiming.

Neither Bai Xiqin nor Leng Yebai can conjure fire, and it’s impractical to just take out a lighter and alcohol.

So, they have to trouble their old classmate.

"Sure."

Zhang Yiming’s pale fingers move slightly, and balls of flame land on the piled-up mutant wolf pack.

The intense fire quickly ignites.

Bai Xiqin watches the blazing fire, raising an eyebrow.

Her old classmate’s superpower is strong; this kind of flame is more intense than that of regular superpower users.

Zhang Yiming exercises great restraint, standing fixedly.

He’s not sure what he’s restraining.

The strong scent of blood still permeates the air, his sense of smell very sensitive to the scent of flesh.

The bloodlust instinct eats away at his mind.

But hasn’t he already controlled this?

No matter how overwhelming the urge, he managed to restrain himself.

He doesn’t eat any flesh at all.

If he ate, there would be no going back.

He’s human, the same as her, a living human being.

For him, the greatest temptation isn’t that pile of flesh and blood, but the light standing over there.

He uses great restraint, not showing any emotion, just quietly standing there.

Without disturbing, merely watching, it is enough.

No matter how unmanageable the bloodlust, the thought of her makes everything controllable.

She stands there, the perfect remedy.

"Alright, let’s go!"

Bai Xiqin looks at the almost completely burned mutant wolf corpses, covering her nose as she walks out.

The acrid smell is uncomfortable; the fire’s already lit, no need to stay and watch.

Leng Yebai naturally holds Bai Xiqin’s finger, and they walk out together.

Zhang Yiming glances down at their joined fingers, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

If he weren’t so tainted, maybe, just maybe...