Doomsday Awakening GL - Chapter 59

After the battle ended, everyone quickly retreated from a side street. An Yimu, on a whim, wanted to give Nuan and Ling a surprise, so she and Lan Chang just followed them.

Lan Chang had always kept her power level equal to An Yimu’s tier, and An Yimu, believing that this girl was definitely not simple, hadn’t noticed the strangeness in these details at the time.

Lan Chang, to a certain extent, could really be said to have a split personality. On one hand, the powerful part of her had to protect herself, and on the other hand, the part of her that had never interacted with the outside world retained a simple innocence.

The team only stopped after retreating down two streets. There, over a hundred people were waiting to rendezvous.

Everyone had their respective duties and were very skilled at handling this situation. Although many people were not severely wounded, they had numerous non-fatal injuries on their bodies. Fortunately, being caught by a zombie did not lead to infection, otherwise humanity would truly perish, as the chance of infection was too high.

The meeting point of the two teams quickly erupted into an argument.

“Tian Wenliang! Tell me what happened? Didn’t we agree to rendezvous? You little bastard, you want me dead, don’t you!” Yu Le had long disliked this man. He was always hovering around Qiuyu for no reason. Today, they had agreed to lead two teams to increase their abilities and then meet at the fierce battle site just now. Unexpectedly, they were met by a large wave of zombies instead.

Tian Wenliang wiped the bone-deep wound on his arm, endured the pain, and said helplessly, “How could that be? Leader, look at our people; nearly half are dead. We ran into big trouble this time. As soon as we reached our usual zombie-killing spot, we were met with a zombie counterattack.”

Only then did Yu Le notice that only about a hundred people were left behind Tian Wenliang. His face grew darker. Their team had grown from dozens to nearly a thousand people, yet they had lost half their members in this one battle.

He waved to a young man and said, “Go count how many people are left.”

Tian Wenliang roughly bandaged his wound and happened to hear Yu Le’s order. He suggested, “Leader, we are running low on food. If we don’t find more food, what little we have left can only last five more days.”

Yu Le immediately flared up, dissatisfied, “Why is it always about food? Didn’t we just find some recently? I told you that you should handle this kind of thing; don’t ask me.”

Tian Wenliang was choked with anger, his eyes wide. He muttered internally, You’re the leader. If you don’t give me people, how can I find it?

Meanwhile, An Yimu secretly slipped to the spot where Ling and the others were resting. She suddenly covered Ling Qiuyu’s eyes from behind, deliberately lowering her voice, “Guess who I am?”

Ling Qiuyu’s body trembled, seemingly startled. An Yimu had lowered her voice so much that it sounded more like a male voice, so Ling Qiuyu didn’t react immediately.

“Little An An!” When Nuan Qianyu heard the voice, she almost blurted it out. Her narrow eyes were filled with excitement and joy, but seeing An Yimu make a shushing gesture, she understood and nodded, revealing a mischievous smile.

Qin Yongsheng was also startled. After not seeing her for several months, the muscle lines on his body were more fluid and improved, and he had dozens of visible wounds. He looked at the perfectly fine An Yimu in surprise. They had all thought An Yimu had fallen down the fissure and died. He couldn’t believe she was actually alive! Qin Yongsheng was momentarily emotional.

Ling Qiuyu blinked. Her long eyelashes brushed ticklishly against An Yimu’s palm.

The pads of these hands had soft calluses, and the palms were slightly cool. Ling Qiuyu’s heart trembled. She opened her mouth and said, “Is it little Mu? You’re still alive?”

An Yimu was stunned, not expecting Ling Qiuyu to actually guess correctly. She released her hands and said in surprise, “Qiuyu, how did you guess? You’re so smart.”

Lan Chang silently watched the interaction for a while, then shifted her gaze to the sky. She rubbed her chest, feeling secretly sad.

“Little An An, I knew you’d be fine! This is wonderful!” Nuan Qianyu cried as she threw herself over. Her voice was choked with tears, but they were tears of extreme joy.

In an instant, An Yimu, Nuan Qianyu, Ling Qiuyu, and even Qin Yongsheng were hugging in a group. Everyone was delighted that An Yimu was alive.

Ling Qiuyu said playfully, “You come back and still tease me; you’re truly incorrigible. You’ve practiced martial arts, right? With the calluses on your fingertips, how could I not recognize you?”

“Haha! It’s good that you’re safe! It’s good that you’re safe!” Qin Yongsheng laughed heartily. An Yimu being alive was a cause for celebration. “Let’s eat a good meal later to celebrate!”

Seeing her long-lost friends safe and sound, tears flickered in An Yimu’s eyes, and she was choked up, unable to speak.

After the reunion, the group sat aside, discussing what had happened since they separated. Everyone clicked their tongues in wonder after hearing An Yimu’s experience, but An Yimu omitted the parts about Lan Chang. Ling Qiuyu and the others seemed to have had a smoother journey. They had arrived in Chongming City about half a month ago. Initially, everyone was full of hope, but they didn’t expect Chongming City to be another hell. This disappointment was undoubtedly a huge blow to everyone.

Lan Chang sat aside, looking at An Yimu with a sorrowful gaze.

An Yimu suddenly thought of something, gave a soft ‘Eeh?’, and turned around just in time to see Lan Chang’s pouting eyes. Her expression froze for a moment, then she pulled Lan Chang over and said to the others, “This is Lan Chang. Lan Chang, these are the friends I told you about.”

Only then did the others notice the “little tail” behind An Yimu.

After introductions, the atmosphere among them was harmonious. Qin Yongsheng clamored to cook a good meal, which turned out to be noodles cooked with cabbage.

An Yimu felt heartbroken watching. Nuan Qianyu and Ling Qiuyu looked like they had lost a few sizes, especially Nuan Qianyu, who had very dark circles under her eyes.

She took out the food from her backpack and smiled, “Since it’s a good meal, how can we not have meat?”

“Wow! Little An An, where did you get all this delicious food?” Nuan Qianyu narrowed her eyes and smiled flirtatiously, even making a look of intoxication. “We’re going to feast today.”

“Hehe, the secrets of heaven must not be revealed! Let me help you cook,” An Yimu winked mysteriously, then stood up and rolled up her sleeves.

“Don’t!”

“No way!”

Nuan Qianyu and Ling Qiuyu spoke out almost simultaneously with similar meanings.

An Yimu paused in the action of rolling up her sleeves. She looked at the two innocently and asked gloomily, “Why are you never willing to let me help cook? It was the same before; you always found excuses!”

Nuan Qianyu clapped An Yimu’s back grandly, wrapped an arm around her neck, and said with a dry laugh, “Uh, Little An An, we haven’t seen each other for so long, and I have so much to talk to you about!”

“Exactly! Little Yu has a belly full of words she wants to share with you. I’ll go help instead.” Ling Qiuyu smiled and teased them a bit, then got up to help Qin Yongsheng cook. After turning around, she playfully stuck out her tongue, muttering internally, Little Mu, it’s not that we don’t want you to cook, the problem is… your cooking is just too terrible!

An Yimu suddenly noticed that although the surrounding people looked at their food with greedy eyes, none of them came closer; instead, they moved further away. So she voiced her confusion.

Nuan Qianyu first covered her stomach and laughed for a while, wiping the tears from her eyes. Then, she tossed her hair, her movement seductive. “It’s all because of troublesome beauty~” Her voice was so tender and sweet that anyone unaware might think she was trying to seduce An Yimu.

After asking for a while, she understood. It turned out that someone had once coveted the beauty of the two, but was accidentally injured by a spider spear and died of poison in less than half a minute. After that, no one dared to provoke them again.

“Pfft…” An Yimu also burst into laughter. That was truly an unfortunate death. No wonder those people didn’t get along with them. “Oh, what about Yu Le? I remember he had quite a good impression of Qiuyu.”

Nuan Qianyu’s face immediately changed. She gritted her teeth and spat out, “Don’t mention that coward!”

Lan Chang boredly poked An Yimu’s waist with her finger, feeling aggrieved in her heart. Why is Mu ignoring me…

Just as she was speaking, a group of people approached menacingly, led by Yu Le.

After his subordinate counted the people earlier, there were less than five hundred left. Yu Le was worried about food when someone reported that someone in the team was hoarding food!

When the group rushed over, they saw Qin Yongsheng and Ling Qiuyu busy cooking, which included meat and fruit. Everyone rubbed their stomachs, their mouths watering.

Everyone looked excited, but Yu Le’s face suddenly changed drastically. He pointed a trembling hand at An Yimu, “You… you… how are you still alive?”

Yu Le was terrified. How could this woman have survived falling from such a height? Was she human or a ghost?

“Holy hell! Yu, how dare you speak like that! You truly have the mouth of a dog,” Nuan Qianyu’s fiery temper immediately flared up. She looked at Yu Le with disdain.

Yu Le’s face was ashen. After taking a moment, he seemed to accept the news that An Yimu was alive. Then, he sneered, “Good, good, it’s certainly good that you’re alive. But please hand over all your food, or don’t even think about joining the team.”

A look of triumph flashed in Yu Le’s eyes. Once someone joined the team, all food was distributed uniformly. Based on his talent, he was already a Tier Four Awakened and had over 500 subordinates. What was one An Yimu? Just a woman. No matter how strong, she wouldn’t be stronger than him. When the time came, he could even torture her to death! Thinking of how Ling Qiuyu always rejected him, he was furious, yet he couldn’t force her because the spider spear’s poison was too terrifying. Now, by using this woman to threaten Ling Qiuyu, he wasn’t afraid that she wouldn’t comply.

An Yimu had heard about the rules of this team from Nuan Qianyu before. They had been dissatisfied for a long time. After discussion, they had decided to form their own team of five and leave. Moreover, her original intention was to search for her father with her friends.

“Oh? Is that so? But I’m sorry, I have no intention of joining your team,” An Yimu said flatly.

Yu Le was stunned, clearly unable to understand. Everyone he had met before begged to join. Having more people meant more security and the protection of strong people. Why would An Yimu refuse?

“Furthermore, Qiuyu, Little Qin, and I are all preparing to leave. You’d better stay away from us!” Nuan Qianyu said coldly. Before, the three of them were too weak alone, which was why they had stayed with the team. She had long seen through Yu Le’s true nature.

“You can’t! You women will just be sending yourselves to death if you leave!” Hearing that they were leaving, Yu Le also grew anxious. “Qiuyu! Ask yourself honestly, how have I treated you? Do you really like this woman?” Yu Le shouted loudly, pointing at An Yimu.

An Yimu was speechless. Why did everything have to involve her?

Lan Chang looked deeply at Ling Qiuyu several times.

Ling Qiuyu was trembling with anger. How did she get entangled with such a rogue? She turned her head away, deciding to handle it with silence to the end!

Seeing Ling Qiuyu not answering, Yu Le thought she was tacitly agreeing. A burst of anger instantly rushed into his head. He flung a dagger in his hand, spun around, and stabbed it toward An Yimu.