Chapter 1270: In the Midst of Guarding

For the time to come, Ning Chen and Xiao Han would release their abilities every half hour, at the very least ensuring that the surroundings could truly remain peaceful.

The others began preparing simple, quick-to-eat food, after all, every attack consumed a huge amount of their stamina; they truly could not endure it much longer.

Simple food was actually very simple; it was just rice balls.

They simply wrapped various foods inside to adjust the appetite.

According to Lin Yi, one could lose anything but never lose out on food; man is iron, rice is steel; skip one meal and hunger strikes.

And even in the most difficult times, one must find the best food.

They wrapped each rice ball simply and placed them on the table to the left upon entering the RV, so they could eat immediately upon entering.

To prevent choking, Lin Yi even moved the water dispenser to the side of the table and placed a pile of cups there.

Watching Lin Yi busy himself here and there, Huo Jinglin could not help but say, "To be honest, Lin Yi is truly a Grand General improving our lives."

Hearing this, Ning Chen could not help but look in Lin Yi's direction.

Indeed, it seemed that with Lin Yi, his quality of life had indeed improved.

Suddenly, the ability Ning Chen had released sensed the presence of an infected; the opponent seemed to be rushing toward them at a frantic speed.

"Everyone prepare!" Ning Chen immediately spoke to remind the group.

Everyone was ready, watching the surroundings vigilantly, fearing that one moment of carelessness would result in an infected appearing.

But the infected ran to a distance from them, stopped moving forward, and halted, as if waiting for something.

Ning Chen did not dare to relax his vigilance; this was no small matter. If these infected successfully entered the space-time tunnel and reached other worlds, those worlds would suffer.

About half an hour passed, and that infected remained motionless in place, while no other infected appeared around them.

This situation was truly incredibly eerie.

"Husband! How are you, husband!"

Xu's mother, who had been lying unnoticed on the side, suddenly woke up. Upon seeing Xu's father's miserable state, she threw herself onto him and began to weep bitterly.

And after crying, Xu's mother discovered her severed hand; she screamed, seemingly unable to believe it.

"My, my hand, my hand!"

For someone who conducted experiments, a hand was equivalent to a second life; having lost a hand, Xu's mother felt she had nothing left to live for, let alone her pillow companion whose face was utterly disfigured.

Xu Ri and Xu Yue kept watch on the surroundings while monitoring Xu's mother's condition.

Although their parents had been so cold to them, they were still their parents; in the past, they had spent very happy times together; at the very least, their childhoods were not lacking.

"You two go check on her." Lin Yi sensed Xu Ri and Xu Yue's feelings, so he came between the two, placing one hand on each and pushing them toward Xu's mother.

Arriving before Xu's mother, Xu Ri looked at her, who was already mad and demented, not knowing what to say; his mood was now extremely complex.

"Mom."

Xu Ri's call of "Mom" made Xu's mother calm in place; she sat on the ground and slowly raised her head. Upon seeing Xu Ri, her pupils clearly dilated significantly.

She stared straight at Xu Ri, her confused eyes seemingly thinking of something unknown.

Xu's mother's eyes were clearly already clouded; Xiao Han came to the two's side and saw at a glance that Xu's mother was near death.

"Do you want to save her?" Xiao Han spoke out; his ability was sufficient to bring Xu's mother back to life, after all, his healing ability could save anyone with even a breath left.

Xu Ri looked at his mother for a long time, then shook his head: "No need."

Whether it was because she heard Xu Ri's voice or not, Xu's mother suddenly became agitated; she trembled and grabbed Xu Ri's pant leg with her shaking hand: "Xiao Ri, Xiao Ri, don't blame Mom and Dad; Mom and Dad spent our whole lives doing this experiment; please forgive us."

Xu's mother was now completely without dignity; the sorrow in her voice overflowed; Xu Ri closed his eyes, and tears slid involuntarily from the corners of his eyes.

Xu Ri's eyes were full of restraint; he feared that if he could not hold back, he would beg Xiao Han to save her life.

But this was not allowed.

Not only because of his parents' modification of him, but also because of so many people who lived worse than death due to the experiments.

This was another form of atonement.

"I do not blame you; you gave me life, and at the same time did these things to me; we are even. However, in the next life, I never want to be your child again."

After these words were spoken, the hand clutching his pant leg slowly slid down.

Xu's mother stiffened in place, her eyes unblinking; she was dead.

Xu Ri squatted down and used his hand to close Xu's mother's eyes; this was the last thing he could do for her.

After a brief moment of recovery, Xu Ri and Xu Yue rejoined the vigilant group; now they did not have so much time for sorrow.

The sky gradually darkened, but the color of the sky was not black; rather, deep blue and various flowing lights illuminated each other, looking incredibly beautiful.

Ning Chen released his ability to explore the surroundings; the situation around them was not optimistic. From the initial single infected, now more than ten infected had gathered around them.

Although it was unknown why they did not launch an attack, it was clearly not a normal phenomenon.

They seemed as if controlled by someone, beginning to surround them bit by bit.

The arrival of night made them somewhat drowsy; they had not rested properly for a very long time.

Finally, it was decided that everyone would take shifts.

Each direction would decide for itself, taking turns guarding and taking turns resting.

As for Ning Chen, it was naturally impossible to let Gu Yanqi guard alone, and Gu Yanqi would not go rest by herself either; so Ning Chen took out a sleeping bag and let Gu Yanqi sleep beside him inside the sleeping bag.

This method was quite effective; with Ning Chen by her side, Gu Yanqi fell asleep very quickly.

Ning Chen then concentrated his attention and continued to watch the surroundings vigilantly.

Although he and Xiao Han were powerful, they could not operate twenty-four hours a day; so the two discussed that each would release their ability to watch the surroundings for four hours, and after four hours, they would switch.

The night was calm and peaceful; except for the dozen or so additional infected around them, everything else was fine.

Everyone had rested quite well; although still somewhat exhausted, their spirits were full.

Four hours passed, and Xiao Han withdrew his ability once again, with Ning Chen taking over.

Ning Chen, having released his ability, suddenly felt something strange; for some reason, he felt that these infected seemed to have moved closer to them.

And looking at Xiao Han, he seemed not to have noticed this situation.