Reunion of Old Friends

Tom woke up from the chaos and felt all his limbs ache as if they were scattered. A beautiful woman in front of him poked her head into his blurry field of vision, and her chest was a dazzling white, making some part of him even feel restless.

I saw the beautiful woman holding a metal rabbit head and excitedly asking, "Did you... make this?"

People always answer questions subconsciously when their consciousness is unclear.

He almost instinctively answered "yes" because he recognized that this rabbit head was the one he had made for Yuan Feixing in the elite district.

But as soon as his mouth opened, he realized a question. Is the person Shen Jiayi was desperately looking for the person who gave her the iron rabbit head back then?

"No... it's not me..." Tom lied, which was one of the few lies he ever told in his life.

Shen Jiayi looked at him for a long time, and the two of them silently stared at each other, as if time and space had solidified.

Disappointment appeared on Shen Jiayi's face, and as he watched her in pain, Tom couldn't help but want to change his mind and say, "I did it, I was the person who saved you back then." But for some reason, he hesitated and asked, "What's wrong with me? Did I have a fever? That dog..."

The second half of the sentence was swallowed, and if the dog hadn't died, they must be facing each other inside the dog's belly now.

"You crawled out of the dog's body and collapsed, still running a fever. I just fed you cold medicine."

Tom struggled to get up, moved his muscles and bones for a while, and then heard Shen Jiayi's stomach growling. He smiled and barely got up. He picked up his knife and wanted to go cut the dog meat so that he could grill it for her to eat.

Shen Jiayi stopped him and said, "You need to rest!"

He lied to her and wanted to make up for it, so he stubbornly shook his head and said, "No, you're seriously ill and need nutrition... I..." Before he could finish speaking, his eyes darkened and he fell to the ground again.

This scared Shen Jiayi quite a bit. She quickly flipped him over and touched his hot forehead, tears as big as beans rolling out.

"Tom... I'm sorry... it's all because I'm too stubborn... it's all me..."

Bang Dang startled Shen Jiayi, and when she turned around, she saw several figures emerging in the corner. Through the dim glow of the fire, she saw four men.

"That dog died?"

"It seems so."

Shen Jiayi turned around and asked them, "Who are you?"

"Living... Ah, beautiful woman, your clothes fit very well. There isn't such a beautiful suit in that Redemption Shelter, right?" One of the skinny people snickered and walked up, reaching out to touch her face. "What a pretty face..."

Before he could finish speaking, another tall person grabbed his hand and said, "Don't touch her... she's the general manager of Haiwei Mini Industry."

Shen Jiayi recognized the tall person and said, "Li Qiang... are you still alive?"

"It's an honor that Mr. Shen actually remembers me."

Shen Jiayi happily said, "I remember every person I came into contact with, Li Qiang. Come and help me, Tom has fainted."

"What?" Li Qiang's expression changed greatly, and he quickly rushed forward, leaned in front of Tom, and then said happily, "Really! Haha... it's really my brother An, that's great, haha!"

Through conversation, Shen Jiayi learned that these four people were from a nearby campsite. They took Shen Jiayi and unconscious Tom back to the campsite.

After they settled Tom down, Li Qiang took Shen Jiayi to meet with the leader in the camp, who was also an awakener. His powers were also strengthened, but he did not go out to participate in the battle and instead stayed at the camp.

After a proper conversation between the two sides, Shen Jiayi made a promise to take them to avoid difficulties, but the leader named Zhang Tianqi showed a smirk of infatuation towards her.

That night, Shen Jiayi was still in her dream when suddenly someone caught her. When she opened her eyes, she saw that it was Zhang Tianqi. He had a lewd expression on his face and was trying to force Shen Jiayi to sleep.

Unexpectedly, Li Qiang suddenly appeared behind him, knocked unconscious with an iron rod.

It turns out that Zhang Tianqi is not a good person either, because he became the leader of the camp based on his identity as a power enhancer. He usually forces others to search for supplies, while he enjoys the benefits. Although Li Qiang has also awakened his abilities, he is indeed a defensive awakener and a protector. However, the battles rely entirely on hand to hand combat. In order to prevent the camp from splitting, he can only endure it.

Now that he sees Tom, he plans to overthrow Zhang Tianqi. That night, he didn't fall asleep, but quietly hid by Tom's bed. Sure enough, he saw two people sneaking up to Tom's side, trying to kill the unconscious Tom.

Li Qiang naturally punched and flipped this, and then he rushed to Shen Jiayi's camp and decisively paid Zhang Tianqi.

The next morning, Tom woke up and was pleasantly surprised to find that Li Qiang was not dead, which naturally made him extremely happy.

This thug who initially bullied others met Tom and was influenced by him during a series of escapes. He recognized the persistence and responsibility that a person should have, and dared to face danger and protect others.

This bravery awakened him to his abilities, first of all, defense solidification, and then crystal energy barrier. In Zhang Tianqi's camp, he repeatedly saved everyone and gained considerable prestige.

This campsite has 48 survivors, including 18 females and 7 awakeners. After subduing Zhang Tianqi, Shen Jiayi once again assured everyone that she would take everyone to the tall and safe Haiwei Mini Industrial Shelter.

With this guarantee, everyone was very happy and expressed their willingness to go.

Half a year after the micro disaster, the survivors have long been tired of the unpredictable life. Suddenly, they say they can return to a safe and comfortable city, which will definitely be greatly appreciated.

Only Zhang Tianqi is unwilling to lose his current dominant position. So he strongly refused to leave, and Shen Jiayi didn't insist on it either. Coincidentally, she didn't want to take this person away. There are also a few men and women who stayed with Zhang Tianqi, all of whom are accustomed to bullying on weekdays. Now that they have lost power, they dare not follow everyone and are afraid of retaliation.

Without any awkward emotions, Shen Jiayi took the initiative to approach Tom and offered him the willingness to use synchronized crystals.

Although Tom was completely able to retrieve it herself after he fell into a coma, she did not do so.

Now she has untied her knot and voluntarily activated the positioning crystal. Tom took it out for her to experiment, but found that there was no energy inside.

This can make him have an empty celebration.

To charge a crystal with energy, one needs an awakener who can resonate with the yellow energy storage crystal. Although Shen Jiayi is also one, she does not charge the crystal. And the awakening in this camp also lacks talent in this area.

Tom thought for a moment, and since he was in Jiangxia Village, he could consider leading a team to the old clinic camp. There were several such people inside, and this proposal quickly received approval from Shen Jiayi and others.

The next morning, they packed their bags and set off.

Before setting off, Shen Jiayi leaned over to Tom and said, "Let me ask you again, did you make this pendant?"

Tom hesitated for a moment. Last night, his subconscious lie made him feel guilty and anxious. Now, in order to maintain his face, he had to grit his teeth and continue lying: "No... it's not me... Mr. Shen, you... you made a mistake."

"Did you call me Mr. Shen again?"

"You... you were originally..."

"Call me Shen Jiayi!" Shen Jiayi gave him a cold glare and then smiled. "You're feeling guilty. You better make sure you're not lying to me, otherwise... hmph." She turned around and left.

Is Shen Jiayi replaced by someone else? Tom looked at her departing figure and suddenly felt uneasy.

Anxiety returns to unease, and in the environment coveted by insects and mice, one still needs to muster up twelve spirits.

The person has been shrunk, and when looking at the surrounding houses, it feels like a big mountain. It's not easy to find a way, but in front of the humanoid computer Shen Jiayi, it's quite simple.

After activating the ability, she can quickly identify their locations in the map of her brain's memory, and determine the location of the old street where the old clinic is located, directly pulling out a navigation route.

Halfway through, they encountered some bugs and mice, but with the joint efforts of Tom, Li Qiang, and others, they easily solved them.

Li Qiang's defense ability is very strong, far surpassing Tom's. He can even open a protective cover with a diameter of 20 centimeters, firmly protecting everyone inside, no matter how the mutated mouse attacks, it cannot be broken. This allows Tom, dressed in worker ant armor, to fight without any worries, let alone in critical moments, Li Qiang can even open a 10 centimeter high crystal barrier in front of Tom from afar to resist the attack of mice.

It can be said that it has both offensive and defensive capabilities, and is a practical weapon.

Quickly, they passed by the rental building they had rented before.

Looking at the pitch black building that had been burned down, the two of them were deeply moved. The scene of escaping from the ant nest that night was vividly remembered, as if it had happened just yesterday.

It took them another day and they arrived at the square in Jiangxia Village. That night, they were chased by mutated mice and mutated cats, Ah Huang. They managed to hide in the old customs shelter and saved their lives.

The shelter did not open, they continued to move forward and were cautious. Half a year has passed, and I wonder if the mutated cat Ah Huang is still nearby.

It takes a big bend from here to the old street because there is a closed community in the middle.

However, Tom decided to go straight through, and the walls of the community were not difficult for him.

As a result, he discovered a large hole at the edge of the wall, 6 centimeters high, which was just enough for everyone to pass through.

He first climbed up the wall and flipped over to the other side, alerting his surroundings before allowing people outside the wall to crawl in one after another.

Along the way, we also encountered attacks, but the victory lies in the lack of danger.

After several days of trekking, Shen Jiayi's attitude towards him has improved significantly. There was a glint in his expression as he looked at him in his eyes. This made Tom even more guilty. He wanted to confess his identity as the creator of the Golden Rabbit Head, but couldn't speak up and had to divert his attention with a silly smile.

Finally, they arrived at the old street, and looking at the familiar street, Tom unconsciously felt a little excited.

There are two corpses of big dogs on the roadside, both of which have had their necks cut open by sharp tools, and the wounds are shocking.

"Armor! This is what they left after fighting with armor, and these two big dogs are also mutated!" Tom said excitedly.

Then Tom led everyone cautiously forward and arrived at the old clinic camp.

The old clinic on the second floor is in a mess, and there are also two dog corpses here, both of which are mutated.

"Has their camp been captured by mutated dogs?" Li Qiang asked nervously.