Chapter 70: Qi Current

At first, I thought that Wu Yan and I did something unforgivable and that’s why Lui Zhi was glaring at us with all the killing intent he could muster.

<Killing Intent Detected>

<Ferocity Activated>

<Killing Intent Acti >

“Stop,” I muttered before the System forced my mind and body to go out of control again. Fortunately, I managed to stop the prompts in time, or else my Original Qi Core and Virus Qi Core might have gone amok once again.

“Lui Zhi, your eyes, your eyes!” Wu Yan whispered towards him as we walked forward.

Upon realizing that he was glaring at us, Liu Zhi cleared his throat and tried to regain his composure. Of course, it was obvious that Liu Zhi was angry about something else, but for a moment, my instinct told me that he was directing his anger at me.

If I were me in the past, I would’ve attacked him first, no questions asked. It’s amusing how much I’ve changed after waking up as a rabid human with my consciousness intact.

“Is something wrong? You’re making a twisted face, Liu Zhi.” I asked as Wu Yan and I sat with them. “Did another family offend yours? Or maybe you were scammed?”

“No, it’s worse than that.” Liu Zhi said.

Blade and Luo Zehn nodded.

“I will contact the Tang Shelter to see if they can send any reinforcements here but the journey might take at least ten days at most so they might not make it in time.” Luo Zehn suggested.

“As for the neighboring shelters who are allied with us, most of them are also dealing with the same problems so we can’t afford to ask for reinforcements from them.”

Wu Yan gasped and stared at everyone in shock as her body trembled. “Is it happening now? That’s impossible. It’s expected to happen a few months from now. Why is it happening now.”

“We don’t know either, but the reports from the scout aren’t a lie. We’ve received a few reports from neighboring shelters, saying that they were experiencing it as well.” Blade responded as he glanced towards me and gestured her lips towards Wu Yan. It’s as if he was telling me that I calm Wu Yan down.

Why am I supposed to be the one to do that? I just got here?

“W-what are you all talking about? What’s this thing you speak of? Is it a war? From the way you’re discussing it, it’s a regular thing, right?” I asked, unsure what to expect.

“For now, you should calm Wu Yan first, and then once she’s taken control of her senses, we will plan our next move.” Liu Zhi advised. “Blade, can you inform shelter leader about this? We can’t afford to leave him in the dark and precious minutes are ticking.”

After receiving the order from Liu Zhi, Blade disappeared in the blink of an eye. From my enhanced sensory perception though, I detected that he just stood up and ran faster than a blink of an eye. ‘So he was hiding his true strength all this time I thought to myself.

As for me, I carefully approached Wu Yan and patted her on the shoulder. I’ve never had any relationship with women so I don’t know how to calm her down. But back when I was a kid, my master would always pat me on the shoulder each time he encourages me to regain my composure. Was it the right approach to calm her down? I would have gone in for a hug if I had the confidence but sadly I don’t.

Less than a minute later, Blade returned with Shen Rong in tow, his face flushed with worry. “Liu Zhi, is it true?”

“Yes, we’ve also just received news from the other neighboring shelters as well.” Liu Zhi continued. “Since the horde this time is bigger than last time, they managed to touch on farther shelters as well. So far, three shelters have already fallen down and countless others are struggling to hold their fort.”

“This is not good. Why did it happen so early? How many days before their ETA?” Shen Rong asked.

“About a week from now, shelter leader. Although, they might arrive quicker if the other shelters can’t drive them out.”

“What’s happening? What’s going on?” I interrupted as I continued patting Wu Yan on the shoulder. By now, Wu Yan was already leaning on my chest as she clutched on my shirt. She was trying hard not to cry. She was probably traumatized by the subject, whatever it is Liu Zhi and the others were conversing about.

“It’s the Rush Hour, it’s happening much earlier this year.” Liu Zhi continued. “This Rush Hour is connected to the Qi Energy that revolves around the earth. And since four years ago, the zombies evolved to the state that it could now track down where the Qi Energy is most abundant. This concentrated Qi Energy helps cultivators in their cultivation and it travels around the world.”

“Oh, I know about that. it’s the Qi Current, right? Why do you call it the rush hour?” I continued. I’ve heard about this phenomenon before even I managed to hasten my cultivation because of it! this Qi Current flows on the earth’s surface at such a pace that all cultivators around the world could partake of its benefits in boosting someone’s cultivation level. Every person in the world has already probably seen it or took part in it since it’s a worldwide phenomenon.

“The zombies have evolved to a state where they track this Qi Current down. Now they know that the more abundant Qi is in a place, time more people are likely to gather there. And thus, as more and more zombies evolve, the bigger the horde got. And now, close to ten thousand rabid humans are chasing this Qi Current.”

“It has a cycle of once a year and it always happens every fall season. But now, it’s already happening in springtime. Somebody probably disrupted the flow of current or the current just got naturally faster.” Blade continued. “Last year we were able to survive but the losses were so great. This year, I’m afraid that we might not make it through.”

“The Qi Current may be an aid to our cultivation and it might help us in our breakthrough. But now, times have changed Yong Rui. The Qi Current that everyone anticipated and admired is now a current of death, followed by a huge horde that tramples everything in its path.” Shen Rong continued.

“Shelter leader, I’m afraid that Yong Rui and I have to go.” Luo Zehn suddenly spoke up.

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