Chapter 1275: Lin Xiaoling Is Actually the Queen?!

Several days of calm had lowered everyone's vigilance considerably.

Because the unease in his heart remained, Ning Chen maintained two hundred percent alertness.

"Chen, is something still wrong?" Gu Yanqi came to Ning Chen's side; she had seen his vigilance with her own eyes.

She had originally thought it was because Ning Chen was too vigilant, but after so long, his vigilance had not only not decreased, it seemed to have increased, leaving Gu Yanqi truly puzzled.

Ning Chen took Gu Yanqi's hand, feeling the warmth beneath his palm; he raised his hand to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear, then lowered his head.

To anyone else, the two looked as if they were kissing, yet only Gu Yanqi herself knew that Ning Chen had not actually touched her.

Still, the closeness, where even their breaths could reach each other's faces, made Gu Yanqi blush terribly.

"Yanqi, listen to me: the situation is not right. If you have time, go remind everyone, but do not make it too obvious; just keep them vigilant in their hearts."

Gu Yanqi's pupils dilated slightly; these past few days she had thought perhaps nothing was wrong, or that all the infected had been killed by them.

After all, the number of infected they had wiped out was truly enormous, so vast it could no longer be counted.

Entrusting this task to Gu Yanqi was best; after all, the enemy would never expect him to send a message through a girl, let alone the person he loved most.

Gu Yanqi was indeed very capable; she pretended to casually call someone aside or handed them notes, silently alerting everyone to the situation.

Gu Yanqi had not forgotten that Lin Xiaoling was suspicious; fearing discovery, she did not pass the message to Mu Xinruan.

Lunchtime arrived; today's lunch was barbecue.

Lin Yi took all the meat from the warehouse and skewered it.

Everyone busied themselves for this meal; the abundance of this feast was as if it were their last.

Ning Chen had no objection to such luxury; after all, he felt something would happen tonight, and tonight should be their final night in this world.

"You have far too much meat here," Noah and Hearing Hearing Mu Mu came to Ning Chen's side and exclaimed.

Since the apocalypse arrived, meat had become an extremely luxurious item; seeing so much meat at once made it impossible not to be surprised.

They had originally thought that having meat in their usual meals was already luxurious; now it seemed there was no such thing as luxury, only greater luxury.

Ning Chen said nothing; he did not feel anything in particular, for he could eat anything.

Among the meat was the rabbit Ning Chen and Xiao Han had hunted earlier; under freezing conditions, the rabbit meat had not spoiled at all.

Lin Yi took out the rabbit meat, placed it on a rack, and began thawing it over a low flame.

"If only someone in our group had a fire ability; then we could thaw it instantly," Lin Yi said with a sigh as he turned the rabbit, fearing it would cook directly once thawed.

The team now had people with all kinds of abilities, yet it truly seemed they lacked a fire ability user.

Although the process was troublesome, the taste was incredibly fragrant; at the very least, everyone could truly be said to have devoured the food ravenously.

These past few days, no one had eaten anything good; now that their taste buds had been awakened, it felt as though they could no longer stop.

Of course, not everyone ate like wolves; in fact, only Lin Yi, Hearing Hearing Mu Mu, and Xu Chenchen ate with great enthusiasm, while others ate more delicately.

"What's wrong? Does it not suit your taste?" Ning Chen, who had been distracted watching Lin Xiaoling, immediately noticed she was eating very slowly and seemed to find it hard to swallow.

At Ning Chen's sudden concern, everyone's gaze turned to Lin Xiaoling.

Under the scrutiny of so many people, Lin Xiaoling quickly took a bite of meat, her face beaming with happiness: "No, no, how could it not suit my taste? It's just so delicious that I can't bear to eat it."

This statement indeed fit the persona of someone who had not eaten anything good for a long time.

However, Ning Chen had not overlooked the various micro-expressions on Lin Xiaoling's face at that moment.

That was absolutely not the expression of someone reluctant to eat.

To verify his guess, Ning Chen secretly sprinkled salt all over one skewer, then casually placed that skewer on the plate in front of Lin Xiaoling.

As expected, Lin Xiaoling reached out, picked up the salt-covered skewer, and ate it.

Her expression remained calm, and she showed no discomfort at all; clearly, she had not tasted the salt in the skewer.

The amount of salt Ning Chen had just added would make any normal person find it unbearably salty, unless... the person had no sense of taste.

And the one who also lacked a sense of taste was Xu Chenchen; in fact, all the infected lacked a sense of taste.

Ning Chen looked at Lin Xiaoling with deep meaning.

He suddenly had a slight guess regarding Lin Xiaoling's identity.

If this were truly the case, something strange would likely happen tonight.

Regardless, Ning Chen's intuition was truly accurate.

Night fell, yet a thick fog suddenly appeared around them; beyond almost one meter, nothing could be seen clearly.

This fog was too eerie to ignore.

Ning Chen detected the anomaly immediately; he instantly notified everyone to take their designated positions.

Mu Xinruan and Lin Xiaoling stayed inside the motorhome.

Although the surrounding fog was dense, the sky above could be seen clearly.

Even the bright light of the huge moon at night was not obscured.

One could see oneself and the people nearby, but anything farther away was impossible to discern.

This fog was clearly not naturally formed normal fog; after all, normal fog would make everything around completely invisible, never appearing so eerie.

"What is going on?" Gu Yanqi looked around with concern and released her ability into the surrounding fog.

At that moment, Gu Yanqi suddenly realized her water might be useful; at least, when the water touched the fog, that portion of the fog was absorbed into the water.

"Chen, my ability works!"

Ning Chen saw this as well and immediately pulled Gu Yanqi to his side.

"No need to try further; there is too much fog. Your ability cannot absorb it all."

Ning Chen certainly did not lie; he had just sensed that the fog seemed endless, continuously generated, and even if Gu Yanqi exhausted her ability, it would likely not be enough.

Fortunately, thanks to Ning Chen's earlier warning, at least everyone remained calm, communicated with one another steadily, and released their abilities to stay alert around them.

Now that the surroundings could not be seen, sensing with abilities was the only method.