Chapter 893

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

The attack appeared on the evening of the ninth day.

Shen Yao remembered that the climate that day was very good, abnormally warm, with beautiful orange-red clouds drifting in the distance; eating the jerky Shen Chengyu had brought over, she pondered the groups of mutated creatures that had already gathered not far away.

Actually, it wasn't just Shen Yao who discovered it; the ability users in the team all had a sense of it.

Because ability users require a large amount of energy when mobilizing their abilities, and mutated creatures possess abundant energy, whether due to physiological influence or psychological effect, ability users are more sensitive than ordinary people.

Shen Yao quickly finished the jerky in her hand; the people around her who had ability-user family members began to cluster together.

"Hey, you come over here quick!"

Someone called Shen Yao, their eyes full of fear; they didn't know what was wrong? But the ability users in the team had long since protected their own families behind them, and this emotion would infect others.

Shen Yao quickly stuffed the jerky into her mouth, then patted the dust off her body, and moved her backpack to her back, "There might be a bit of a situation outside."

Why only a bit? Because Shen Chengyi and the others had already gone up to meet them; although neither side had made a move yet, Shen Yao could foresee the coming tragedy.

They were the targets of the attack; once the mutated creature horde killed their way over, even if they didn't die they'd have to shed a layer of skin.

"Aiyo, what do we do?"

"Yes yes, we've only walked less than half the road, it's really dangerous."

"Should've known not to come out; staying in the shelter wasn't bad at all."

"Hey, that's nonsense; if you don't come out, you'll just wait to be eaten by those mutated creatures."

"……"

Someone was nervous inside and didn't know how to relieve it, so they couldn't control themselves from spouting nonsense; the content might have no logic, but it could vent their inner emotions; perhaps they also knew this wasn't right, but as the lowest-level ordinary people in the apocalypse, there wasn't much they could do.

Shen Yao listened to their discussion at her ear, didn't interject and didn't express a stance, just like a sculpture, standing in her original spot without moving.

Someone noticed Shen Yao's oddness, felt it strange and simultaneously moved away, little knowing that staying by Shen Yao's side right now was the safest; the mental barrier, following invisible ripples, covered the three-meter range around her tightly; at this moment, no matter who had an attack behavior toward her, it could be blocked.

"Wow, so powerful?"

Shen Chengyu flipped the small round ball in her hand; this was a Mental Interference Device, mainly using sound interference to affect the spirit and body of mutated creatures, making them achieve the goal of mutual slaughter.

Simply put, this counts as a low-end version of a mental ability user.

Mental-type abilities aren't weak, but cultivating them requires massive resources.

The reason Shen Yao was chosen to be given up by the Officials was related to her age and background; the Laboratory had long since started researching these machines, which when used well are more convenient than ability users.

Shen Chengyu stuffed the round ball in her hand to Shen Chengning, indicating her ability was stronger than Shen Chengning's; in a bit when they fought, Shen Chengning would still have to protect her.

Shen Chengning: ……

"Take it; the Mental Interference Device is an AoE weapon; to trigger the backlash you have to get close to the mutated creatures," Shen Chengyi felt this round ball was a bit chicken-rib; those who can fight mutated creatures in close combat are all ability users with strength; those without that skill rely on external force, while ability users without much strength can't get face-to-face with mutated creatures.

"Treat it as a final defensive measure," Shen Chengyi finished speaking and also instructed the surrounding circle, just waiting for the sky light to completely settle down before launching the attack.

…………

When screams resounded by her ears, the sky had already completely darkened.

Shen Yao raised her hand and rubbed her ears, then found a place that could completely conceal her and hid there; hmm, she was just this steady.

The mental barrier floating around her within three meters was invisible and intangible; others in their panic would definitely bump into it, but they didn't have any feeling, as if they had passed through a layer of air.

'What reaction do you want; they can't hurt me,' the mental barrier's attack and shielding couldn't be activated.

Shen Yao still held her backpack on her body; the food inside had been consumed by half over these few days, feeling loose and slack when touched, and also greatly reducing the probability of her being pinched as a soft persimmon by others.

After all, what's there to target about a pauper; it might be a loss without gain.

'Host, the fighting outside is so intense,' the System was watching the spectacle; although it couldn't project the picture back, it couldn't help its chatterbox nature liking to speak, especially about Shen Chengyi's attack methods — a bolt of lightning down and a patch of mutated creatures charred black by electricity.

Shen Chengyu followed beside Shen Chengyi; her methods of operating abilities were a bit rusty, and occasionally there would be poor connection and coordination.

Fortunately Shen Chengyi could help plug gaps and fix omissions, directly allowing the problems to be resolved.

Shen Chengyu had no time to thank Shen Chengyi, because she rushed at the very front; attacks from mutated creatures were constant, simply not giving her any chance to catch her breath.

Very quickly, Shen Chengyu became familiar with her own ability usage and operation; occasionally she would even cooperate with Shen Chengyi and Shen Chengning hiding in the distance; a hollow belt was killed open around the three of them, inside all were mutated creature corpses.

Their resistance here was very effective; at least the lives of the ordinary people protected behind them could be preserved, but the other surrounding areas weren't this lucky.

The vast majority of mutated creatures broke through this line of defense and began attacking the migrating ordinary people; needless to say ordinary people themselves had no way to deal with mutated creatures, and on top of that they had piled up quite a bit of family assets around them, which severely affected their escape speed; before they could walk far they lost their lives in the four claws and mouths of mutated creatures.

Shen Yao distinctly felt the surroundings become crowded; although the ability users in the team were conducting appeasement, how could they resist the massive emotions.

The mental barrier began to take appropriate effect; some people were pushed out for no reason, and thought it was the person next to them who moved their hands.

Because everyone was in a high-pressure environment, not only threats from the interior, but also problems from those exteriors; just like a gunpowder barrel filled with explosives, no need to deliberately ignite it, just need a light push, a tiny spark appears, and it will explode here.

"Was it you who pushed me? What are you squeezing for?"

"Nonsense, don't touch!"

"Aiya, my foot was stepped on, my shoes, my shoes!"

"Don't panic, there are Official Personnel maintaining order up front; we are safe."

"Wuwuwu, I want to go home, I want to go home."

"Up front, go to the truck side; it's safe there; the Officials won't ignore us!"

"……"

Shen Yao frowned; taking advantage of these people running around in chaos, she expanded the mental barrier outward by another two meters, then she walked outward against the crowd; because of her behavior different from others, she was unsurprisingly noticed.

A clever person followed behind Shen Yao, avoiding the crowding not far away, and also avoiding the stampede injuries that occurred.

Getting injured at this time means shortening the probability of surviving.

Others began to secretly rejoice, while also becoming somewhat carefully nervous; because their greatest danger wasn't this group of ordinary people behind them, but the mutated creatures that still hadn't broken through the defense line.

"Host, get ready, they're coming over," the system suddenly reminded Shen Yao, then pointed out the problem wasn't appearing on their side, but next door.

"Can't block them, simply can't block them," not everyone has Shen Chengyi's ability; once the quantity of mutant creatures stacks up, other people can only deal with most of them, and the remaining small portion becomes fish that slipped through the net.

Shen Yao had no intention of actively revealing herself; she subconsciously looked to her left, while simultaneously stepping over to stand beside the original ability users. These were people who hadn't joined the official ranks but had some minor skills; their capabilities certainly couldn't compare to the official regular manpower, but handling the mutant creatures charging over in a short time was no problem.

"Watch out, left side, be careful!"

A mutant dog as tall as one story of a building, drooling, charged over; its blood-red eyes looked like they would fall out, its skin showed ulceration, and its fur was stuck together in clumps.

This was a mutant dog with physical problems; never mind whether a bite wound could be survived, just its outward appearance was enough to be disgusting and scary.

The ability users engaged this charging mutant dog; compared to the mutant creatures' madness, the ability users' moves could be described as by-the-book.

It could be said all their techniques had been domesticated; every move carried a stereotyped impression. This wasn't that they didn't want to be like Shen Chengyi, destroying the enemy the moment they acted; it was simply that they themselves lacked imagination, fighting completely according to the taught content.

"Tsk, can't win."

The system gave a rather cruel comment; although that charging mutant dog wasn't much, its body having suffered not-insignificant injuries, it still handled the ability users before it with ease.

Sure enough, the situation on the field reversed; the scene of the original ability users wanting to attack turned into the mutant dog opening its maw to tear and bite.

The ability user turned timid, subconsciously stepping backward; little did he know this show of weakness instead gave the mutant dog more desire and conviction to attack.

Shen Yao could only step in to help, and simultaneously didn't forget to urge the other ability users to lend a hand.

Why fight one-on-one when you can gang up? Are you going to discuss gentlemanly conduct with mutant creatures?

As if their governing and conception vessels had been cleared, the originally stunned ability users began charging up; although their coordination was appalling, at least eight or nine out of ten abilities they threw still landed on the mutant dog.

Two fists are no match for four hands; no matter how fierce the mutant dog, it couldn't break through these ability users. In the end, amid an unwilling roar, the mutant dog fell and didn't rise again.

Looking at the already beaten-beyond-recognition mutant dog, the others' emotions gradually stabilized; only this stability hadn't lasted long before the number of mutant dogs breaking through from the left increased, and among them were larger-scale mutant wild boars and mutant rabbits.

Originally docile small animals had turned into monsters that could bite a person to death at the waist; the ability users' coordination once again became a mess.

For safety's sake, Shen Yao naturally couldn't stand by; with the mental barrier not having been activated, she could only spare some mental ability to assist.

Because of Shen Yao's interference, these ability users, though stumbling in dealing with mutant creatures, ultimately still had the power to fight back; it was just the process appeared comical and ugly. Especially since the mutant creatures' abilities were all savage, while these ability users were all greenhouse flowers; some people unable to hold on and running away first would also happen.

Tsk

Shen Yao didn't know what to say; what use is cultivating such ability users? They're not as good as a single clever person with a brain.

"Host, the breach is opening wider." If it's just helping assist, these people will sooner or later become the mutant creatures' plate of food.

"Wait a bit more, Chengyi's side will send support." Shen Yao believed in Shen Chengyi's capability; as long as her side gave enough assist support, this group of people could survive mostly intact.

Of course, any matter has risk; Shen Yao couldn't guarantee she could protect everyone. Mutant creatures are this savage; there will certainly be deaths.

"Ah! Help! Save me!"

People attacked by mutant creatures died in an instant; corpses also became the mutant creatures' grain.

Fresh blood and severed limbs were flung everywhere; the ability users' complexions were unsightly, while the other ordinary people were also shocked frozen by the bloody scene before them; those with weak psychological endurance hated that they couldn't vomit out everything in their stomachs.

One leads to two; mutant creatures grew more and more numerous; ability users found it increasingly difficult to cope; the dead went from one or two to double digits.

Some didn't know what to do; they subconsciously hid toward positions they thought safe; but this action instead accelerated their deaths.

Shen Yao took the opportunity to rescue a few back, but more still lost their lives under mutant creature claws.

Just as the situation was about to collapse, Shen Chengyi returned with people, killing their way back forcefully.

Mutant creatures that ability users found quite laborious to deal with were merely appetizer small dishes to Shen Chengyi; a relaxed bolt of thunder could execute them all.

The ability users' faces were numb; they knew the gap between themselves and official ability users, but never imagined the gap this large — fundamentally couldn't even catch up to the horse's tail.

The erupted chaos quickly subsided; Shen Chengyi even had spare capacity to help the people next door clean up.

Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning came to Shen Yao's side; Shen Yao smiled and withdrew her mental barrier. "Fine."

Her ability is still rather bugged; helping also wasn't discovered by anyone.

Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning, the two of them, had no injuries, but ability consumption wasn't small. Not everyone is like Shen Chengyi, looking relaxed no matter what they do; even this person still had spare capacity to help.

"Go back and rest; the team should depart." It's all blood smell here; battle ended with no time to handle it; they'll most likely move forward a stretch.

Although night is no safer than daytime travel, a whole breath killed this many mutant creatures; believe those with some brains won't charge over again.

Evolution isn't just humans; there are other creatures too.

Sure enough, after just a simple rest, the wedding guests began setting off again.

Shen Chengyi took Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning back to the truck to rest; Shen Yao continued carrying her pack and following behind the truck with the other survivors on the journey.

After this battle, everyone's hearts were somewhat tense; they were both afraid and fortunate — afraid the earlier events would repeat, fortunate they survived. In this end of days where there's today but no tomorrow, the things they can do are too few.