Just like that, the convoy suddenly gained an old man.

This old man was very strange. Clearly an old man, if the young people in the convoy called him “Old Zhu” or “Old Man Zhu,” he would be very unhappy.

If someone addressed him as “Grandma Zhu” or “Old Sister-in-law,”

this old man would also pull a long face.

If people just called him “Old Zhu,”

this gender-neutral form of address would make the old man very happy.

Even directly calling his name “Zhu Zizai” would make this old man quite pleased.

The old man kept emphasizing in the convoy that he was not a man, nor a woman, but a third gender, and that he liked his current self very much.

The people in the convoy didn’t really mock him for it.

After all, such things weren’t unheard of even before the apocalypse.

Of course, only Chen Ye kept calling him “old undying bastard” one after another.

And this old man surprisingly didn’t object.

Based on everyone’s speculation, this might be the price a Contract Sequence superhuman had to pay.

Squad Leader Chu Che was still quite happy about the convoy gaining another Sequence superhuman.

One more Sequence superhuman meant the convoy’s power was stronger, adding another layer of security for the convoy’s safety.

Of course, everyone also harbored a sliver of wariness towards this old man.

After all, this was the apocalypse;
no one knew if what the old man said before was true or false.

Especially with an unfamiliar Sequence superhuman, no one knew what kind of abilities this guy actually had.

However, Zhu Zizai had a very obvious characteristic: his 120-liter hiking backpack.

Before the apocalypse, forget carrying such a backpack,

you wouldn’t even see many of them around.

Even those fanatical hiking enthusiasts wouldn’t carry this kind of backpack.

But the old man carried it with great ease.

Fortunately, this old man was a superhuman after all, so being able to carry such a backpack wasn’t too outrageous.

What was even more astonishing were the things inside the old man’s backpack.

Inside his backpack were quite a few gold jewelry items and such.

Things like gold necklaces, gold rings, etc. Chen Ye had caught a glimpse once;
there was a whole big bag of them.

Seeing the old man’s obsession with these things, Chen Ye was somewhat surprised.

You know, in the current situation, the value of gold, silver, and jewels couldn’t even compare to a piece of expired bread.

But due to centuries of ingrained value perception, some people in the convoy would still secretly take a bit of this stuff with them when scavenging for supplies outside.

Of course, no one would specifically go out to collect this kind of thing;
they’d just pick up a little if they encountered it while gathering supplies.

Even those who secretly hoarded it wouldn’t take much.

Someone with as much as this old man clearly had gone out specifically to collect it.

Chen Ye didn’t quite know what to say for a moment.

Seeing Chen Ye looking at him, the old man, afraid Chen Ye would snatch his gold jewelry, turned his body to block Chen Ye’s view.

However, very soon, this old man came shamelessly looking for Chen Ye again.

But when the old man appeared before Chen Ye again,

on the old man’s hands, neck, even ears,

gold rings, gold bracelets, gold necklaces, even gold earrings dazzled Chen Ye’s eyes to blindness.

“What the hell, are you sick? Wearing so many necklaces?”

The old man chuckled, stroking the gold ring on his hand. “We of the Contract Sequence don’t have any particular hobbies, we just like a bit of gold rings and such.”

“Anyway, it’s the apocalypse now, they’re not worth much, hehe…”

The old man, still afraid Chen Ye would rob him, specifically added “not worth much,” as if reminding Chen Ye not to steal from him.

“What, why weren’t you wearing them before? Why take them all out today?”

“Before, I was running for my life, wasn’t I afraid of losing them?”

“Being chased? Really or fake? You old man…”

Chen Ye was skeptical about someone chasing him.

Anyway, Chen Ye was naturally suspicious and absolutely couldn’t believe what the old man said right now.

The old man, indignant, started talking again.

Said the one chasing him was a young man, also a Sequence superhuman, sharing the same surname as Chen Ye, named Chen Hao.

The “Hao” for good person.

But this person was bad to the point of oozing pus…

Blah blah blah…

“Stop! If you came to me to talk about this, get lost! I don’t have time to chat with you!”

The old man chuckled, pulling out a “Classmate Book” from behind.

“Chen Ye, I really have something to ask you. It’s the apocalypse now, it’s not easy for everyone to meet.”

“Look, could you write in my classmate book? Later, I can have something to remember you by, right!”

Classmate book?

Have me write in your classmate book?

Chen Ye didn’t understand the old man’s move for a moment.

What era is this? Things like classmate books, probably young kids haven’t even heard of them.

“You don’t know, back then there were Anomalies in the city, many people died. My son, daughter-in-law, grandson, all gone…”

“After the apocalypse, my phone was lost too. I don’t even have anything to remember them by…”

As he spoke, the old man’s eyes reddened.

The situation the old man described was something most people had experienced.

Most people’s family members disappeared or died in that overwhelming disaster.

Many didn’t even have time to say goodbye.

Many, like the old man, didn’t just lose their phones.

Wanting to see family photos again became very difficult.

If it were someone else, hearing the old man say this, they might pick up a pen and write their name in the classmate book.

But Chen Ye grew suspicious. This thick classmate book was turned over and over in Chen Ye’s hands.

Seeing Chen Ye flipping through it randomly, the old man quickly said, “Chen Ye, stop flipping for now, help me write one. Meeting is fate, write quickly, I still need to find others to write too.”

Chen Ye pushed the old man away, reaching out to feel this classmate book, especially the page the old man had opened before him.

His frown grew tighter and tighter.

This paper wasn’t right.

Chen Ye discovered this paper had two layers. The top layer was a normal classmate book format, extremely thin.

Only at the name position were there some inconspicuous cut-outs.

The concealment work was done extremely well, showing some professional skill.

The bottom layer was a blank sheet of paper, with no writing at all.

If Chen Ye were to fill in his name at the name spot,

his name would directly land on that blank sheet of paper below.

If not for Chen Ye’s heavy suspicion, moved by the old man’s story, it would be hard to notice.

Chen Ye sneered, pulling out that blank paper, his gaze cold. “Old man, what do you want my signature for?”

The old man’s eyes dodged, forcing a dry laugh. “Misunderstanding, it’s a misunderstanding, Chen Ye, don’t overthink it!”

“Give the classmate book back to me, I… I won’t make you write!”

The old man tried to pull the classmate book back, but Chen Ye held onto it tightly.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

“Boom~~~”

Chen Ye’s huge fist had already smashed into the old man’s face.

The old man was sent flying sideways.

This punch was extremely heavy;
bright red blood already flowed from the corner of the old man’s mouth.

Chen Ye also received a prompt from the System in his heart.

It was a notification of increased Slaughter Points.

Chen Ye pulled out Blasting Star.

Aimed at the sent-flying old man and pulled the trigger.

Chen Ye wasn’t sure what the old man really wanted to do.

But the old man’s actions made Chen Ye sense danger.

For anything that threatened him, Chen Ye never showed mercy.

Originally, influenced by Squad Leader Chu Che, Chen Ye had tried as much as possible not to attack fellow humans.

But this old man clearly harbored malicious intent.

Seeing Chen Ye pull out a pistol, the old man was scared out of his wits.

“Brother Chen Ye, don’t be hasty, I… I mean no harm, no harm at all!”

“Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Chen Ye completely ignored what the old man was saying.

Blasting Star spat tongues of fire.

The bullets hit the old man’s body but didn’t drill out several bloody holes as expected.

The old man twisted his body, turning his head aside, letting the bullets hit his torso.

His clothes looked extremely ordinary, just a bluish-grey short jacket.

But they completely blocked the bullets.

The old man wasn’t injured in the slightest.

This is… a Wonder!!!??

Chen Ye was slightly shocked.

Hatred swift as lightning directly slashed out, aiming straight for the old man’s neck.

The old man was extremely fast. The cloth shoes on his feet faintly glowed as his figure dodged left and right, avoiding Hatred’s blade.

A puff of Smoke Breath was lightly exhaled.

The smoke directly enveloped the old man’s entire body.

Countless Crawlers appeared within the smoke, surrounding the old man completely.

The old man’s subsequent performance also slightly surprised Chen Ye.

This old man had at least four or five Wonders on him.

Not to mention that astonishingly defensive bluish-grey jacket.

Just the cloth shoes on his feet could make a person extremely fast.

Also, the old man had a small electric fan in his hand, the kind girls liked to carry around in summer.

It could actually blow out strong wind, almost dispersing Chen Ye’s Smoke Breath.

Finally, the old man also pulled out a baseball cap and put it on his head.

Three wraith Anomalies emerged from the baseball cap, ferocious and abnormal.

Almost made Chen Ye capsize in a ditch.

Back and forth they went.

Chen Ye’s Slaughter Points also increased bit by bit.

Inching closer to two hundred thousand.

Fortunately, Chen Ye had enough tricks up his sleeve, and the wounds on the old man’s body also increased.

Blood stained that bluish-grey jacket.

Finally, before the Human-Faced Scorpion,

the old man lost his will to fight, caught off guard by the Human-Faced Scorpion mimicking the faces of his relatives.

The Human-Faced Scorpion could mimic a target’s relatives, even blood relatives.

This method might not be useful against Anomalies, but for humans, it worked very well.

Chen Ye stole a glance at his Slaughter Points.

The earlier battle had already gathered enough.

He could upgrade the Monster Pickup Truck at any time.

His teammates had been attracted by the commotion and had all rushed over, except for Iron Lion who was still in a deep sleep.

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