Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Mutant Crows

The man’s eyes were slightly red. With great restraint, he stood still.

Late at night, the sky gradually darkened.

The stars shone brilliantly.

The two found a large tree in the distance from the bus, leaning together, still gazing in the direction of the bus.

Their aura was restrained to the extreme, seemingly capable of hiding even their breath.

They did not disturb any small animals, but their minds were extremely active.

Unable to sleep all night.

The next day, early morning.

Village Chief Li, dressed in a floral shirt and shorts, lightly knocked on the bus door.

“Old Bai, are you up?”

Village Chief Li’s voice was modulated, just like asking Bai Zhengxuan out for a drink as usual.

Before the Bai Family even opened their eyes, the couple leaning against the tree had already opened theirs looking at Village Chief Li.

Their eyes were filled with red bloodstains.

Clearly, they hadn’t slept all night.

Bai Zhengxuan groggily opened the bus door, looked at the just-risen sun, and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

“Old Li, so early, what’s up?” Bai Zhengxuan yawned.

The Bai Family rarely indulged in sleep, mainly absorbing crystal cores in their space, occasionally living a normal human life, sleeping for a dozen hours once in a while.

Today happened to be such a day to recover like a normal human.

“Time for breakfast, let’s go! Eat together.”

Village Chief Li looked at Bai Zhengxuan with a smile.

No matter what, Bai Zhengxuan could be considered the savior of the entire village. He had informed them of the apocalypse, and everyone was doing far better because of the orchard.

Such kindness cannot be forgotten.

“Alright!”

Bai Zhengxuan did not refuse. They were from the same village, eating together was no big deal. In the post-apocalyptic world, meeting someone was already a rare thing.

Bai Zhengxuan called the Bai Family one by one to get up, and a group of groggy people walked toward the air-raid shelter.

Bai Yifan walked in slippers, unkempt, with messy hair, looking utterly dejected.

Bai Xiqin also hadn’t tidied up much, her hair equally messy, but maintaining a sort of messy beauty.

The siblings clearly had the same features, both untidy.

One truly ragged, the other with a messy beauty.

The distant couple, seeing Bai Xiqin and Bai Yifan, subconsciously smiled, with bloodshot eyes full of doting.

Bai Yifan scratched his messy hair, looking drowsy as he looked up into the distance.

His eyes widened slightly, and his body was subconsciously enveloped in a layer of golden light.

This was self-protection instinct from him.

“What’s that?”

The first thing Bai Yifan did was hide behind Bai Xiqin and Liu Jing, the sleepiness instantly vanished from him.

Everyone looked up into the distance, seeing a dark mass of large birds flying toward them.

They had jet-black feathers, sharp claws, and pointed beaks.

“Caw—caw—”

The crows’ hoarse calls rose and fell.

“Why are the crows so big!”

Bai Yifan was stunned.

In the distance, a dark mass, each bird was the size of a large goose.

Clearly, it was a flock of mutant crows.

Bai Xiqin felt a pang in her heart at the sight of the crows.

Crows feed on carrion, and if they had mutated, their bodies would surely carry viruses. If they pecked humans, humans would turn into zombies.

“Watch out for their beaks!”

As Bai Xiqin spoke, the small box at her waist instantly opened, and steel needles wrapped in frost shot far towards the crows.

The flock of crows wasn’t flying toward them but was circling toward the air-raid shelter.

“Not good!”

Village Chief Li’s face showed a hint of panic as he ran toward the air-raid shelter.

Flames entwined in Village Chief Li’s hands, eager to burn those crows immediately.

He was already a First Rank Superpower User.

Aside from the abnormal Bai Family, reaching First Rank Superpower User at this stage was already quite good for normal people.

The Bai Family exchanged glances and also ran toward the air-raid shelter.

The place was filled with villagers, many of whom were relatives or connected by marriage. It truly was something they couldn’t just abandon and run away from.

By the time the Bai Family arrived, massive black crows were already densely circling above the air-raid shelter.

“Caw—caw—”

The crows’ hoarse calls made one’s heart tremble, even more, unsettling than zombies’ roars.

Several young men stood at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, their hands glowing in a myriad of colors, firmly stationed at the entrance.

Behind the Superpower Users were some robust youths and women, wielding kitchen knives as the second line of defense.

Deepest in the air-raid shelter, some elderly and children huddled together, holding kitchen knives despite their mobility issues.

The elderly in the front, the children in the back.

Regardless of what happened, the people of Baiyang Village always defended like this—all on Village Chief Li’s orders.

Because of this approach, except for those who turned into zombies initially, all of Baiyang Village’s children safely survived within the village’s defensive line.

Intense flames burst from Village Chief Li’s hands, shooting toward the crows in the sky.

The crows flew too high, at most singeing some black feathers without causing substantial harm.

Even so, the front-line Superpower Users still did not retreat, their hands glowing, staunchly defending the front.

No matter what they faced after the apocalypse, they could withstand it, because inside were their parents, uncles, aunts, and juniors.

Steel needles flew, and one by one, the crow-sized birds fell to the ground.

Flames and purple lightning flashed, and crows from the sky fell in flocks to the ground.

When the Bai Family reached the air-raid shelter, a faint light emanated from them, and the black crows seemed to sense danger, flying higher into the sky.

Their hoarse voices echoed defiantly in the air, unwilling to depart.

“Old Bai, you guys are awesome!”

Village Chief Li was dumbfounded, staring at the ground covered with crows, only managing to say a word after a long time.

Their densely black feathers were like hellfire, and their pitch-black beaks oozed black blood.

It was not surprising at all; they fed on carrion, surely consuming a fair share of zombies.

“That’s a given!” Bai Zhengxuan boasted slightly.

He likely was the most diligent elder in absorbing Superpowers!

“Caw—caw—”

The hoarse sounds persistently filled the air above, seemingly always on the verge of swooping down.

Bai Xiqin’s steel needles had limited range; they couldn’t reach the crows’ temples high above.

Thus, both sides were at a standoff.

Bai Yifan stood silently behind Bai Xiqin and Liu Jing, a faint golden light emanating from him, holding a dagger.

His Gold Ability was only First Rank, incapable of ranged attacks, only able to stab with a dagger.

Knowing when to be cautious, Bai Yifan positioned himself in what he considered the safest spot, holding the dagger.

“Watch out!”

Leng Yebai’s cool voice sounded.

At the same time, groups of crows simultaneously swooped toward the ground.

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