[Master, are you … okay?]
Gou Liang looked at the host in the monitor and refused to answer its question.
*
In 2122 AD, alien beasts invaded and the apocalypse broke out.
At the first moment of the disaster, the country mobilized rescue, but except for the first three million survivors who were rescued in the capital, all the rescuers and those who were rescued died on the way.
Tens of thousands of alien beasts invaded the territory in just seven hours. The sea, land, and air were lost, and the rescue operation was forced to stop.
At the same time, alien beasts broke into the planet from outer space.
Faced with such an urgent situation, the capital took refuge, so a human survival base was established as soon as possible and named Kyushu.
Kyushu Base was currently the most defended place in the world, both in terms of resources and combat power. It was almost equivalent to the last line of defense for mankind.
The base was still open to survivors, but because the rescue work couldn't be carried out, the leaders could only broadcast the location of the base and the recent situation, hoping that the survivors could hear the news and meet up with them.
Although they knew the destructive power of the alien beasts was strong, most of the basic communication facilities were destroyed, and the evacuation was in a hurry, so there were not many people who could receive the broadcast. But even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, they didn't want to give up.
Kyushu Base sent people to broadcast 24 hours a day. They used this way to tell others that they were not alone, that there was always someone in the same boat with them.
As long as there was a breath left, they would never give up!
The survivors of A City were the lucky ones in this one in ten thousand chance.
A City was a developed city, but because it was too far away from the capital, the rescue team died in the hands of the alien beasts before they arrived.
They could only save themselves.
Fortunately, there were three wealthy families in A City. They were the Tang family, the leader of the electronics industry, the Shi Family, and the Jia Family, a medical family.
Among them, the Jia Family owned an experimental base in the city.
In order to test some inconvenient drugs, there was another underground base under the experimental garden.
Not only was it hidden, but it was also built with bulletproof materials, so the safety factor was very high.
After seeing the horror of the alien beasts that were taller than office buildings, the Jia Family immediately realized that a new era was coming with the arrival of these extraterrestrial visitors. This was a life and death crisis, but it was also an opportunity for the ambitious!
Therefore, they did not hesitate to open this secret base to the survivors.
While the survivors had a temporary shelter, the Jia Family also became their master. Even the Tang family and the Shi Family, who had always been above the Jia Family, had to bow down to them.
The Tang family lived up to their name as the electronic overlord. It was also the advanced communication equipment they carried that allowed the survivors to learn about the existence of Kyushu Base.
Kyushu Base was originally the country's military base. Not only did it have the strongest defense, but it was also equipped with large-scale weapons and had the most authoritative and perfect research institute. When the exotic beasts almost destroyed the world, they successfully hunted down a few exotic beasts and began a close investigation of the enemy.
Afterwards, the base's research on exotic beasts was announced to the public.
These exotic beasts were huge in size, and their strength and speed were beyond imagination. In a satellite video released by Kyushu Base, they saw with their own eyes an exotic beast falling from the sky and smashing down thirty floors of an office building! And in the time it took to turn around, the sturdy commercial buildings built by humans were smashed to pieces like tofu.
In the video, there were as many pedestrians as ants, as well as high-class white-collar workers in the office buildings, fleeing in panic from the collapsed buildings.
They were so small and weak in front of the exotic beast. The exotic beast also discovered the existence of these unfortunate humans.
Its sharp claws pushed aside the debris, and as if it was pinching a bug, it curiously put them into its mouth — as if it had tasted a peerless delicacy, the exotic beast roared wildly.
Humans had become the number one delicacy on the exotic beast's menu. One after another, the exotic beasts smashed down and opened their bloody mouths at the defenseless humans …
The video came to an abrupt end.
It was a short forty-something seconds, but it made the survivors cry in fear.
Fortunately, there was always a way out!
The Kyushu Base's laboratory quickly obtained results from their research. They discovered that humans could awaken special abilities after eating the beast cores and blood of exotic beasts.
The type of special ability awakened depended on the individual's physique. Kyushu Base currently had close to a hundred strength ability users, dozens of speed ability users, five five senses ability users, three wind ability users, and one fire ability user.
Each exotic beast only had one beast core, and its location was not fixed. However, its blood was enough for ten thousand people to drink.
Things were precious when they were rare. This meant that the special abilities awakened by consuming beast cores and beast blood were destined to be different.
After consuming beast cores, people would fall into a deep sleep. However, the side effects of beast cores were very mild, while beast blood would cause people to feel extreme pain in their sleep. More importantly, consuming beast cores would not cause death, but consuming beast blood would cause a very high death rate!
Kyushu Base announced that the death rate of consuming beast blood was over ninety percent.
This was a rather terrifying number!
However, it was not a long-term plan to just sit and wait in the shelter. The survivors decided to give it a try and sacrificed nearly a thousand lives to finally hunt down an exotic beast.
At that time, the Tang family and the Shi Family also contributed a lot. However, the shelter was provided by the Jia Family, and the beast core was won by the Jia Family.
Although the Tang family and the Shi Family intended to hunt exotic beasts again, the firearms and ammunition they had brought with them had been used up in the hunt, and they had lost the ability to compete with the exotic beasts. Naturally, they still had a way to obtain weapons. However, the smell of blood from their companions who had died in the battle had attracted many exotic beasts. They were wandering around the shelter. If they rashly went out, they would definitely die. They could only consume beast blood like everyone else.
Unexpectedly, the lethality of beast blood was even more terrifying than Kyushu Base had predicted.
Tens of thousands of survivors drank beast blood. When the people who had fallen into a deep sleep woke up, the underground shelter was already filled with piles of corpses.
— — There were less than a hundred survivors! The death rate of beast blood was so high that almost one in a thousand people survived!
However, they did not even have time to grieve.
The roars of the exotic beasts seemed to be right next to their ears, and the ground was trampled one after another. Seeing that the shelter would not last much longer, the survivors had no choice but to pull themselves together from the grief of the deaths of their loved ones and companions.
After some discussion, they decided to group up and go to Kyushu Base in B City to find a way out.
"Zhu Ge, the communication was cut off!"
Ji Guangyuan said in a panic.
The man called Zhu Ge was the only one among the survivors who had consumed the beast core.
He was the only son of the Jia Family, and his name was Jia Nanzhu.
His father also did not undergo the baptism of beast blood. Like the heads of the Tang family and the Shi Family, who were originally in charge of the shelter, they were all dead.
Jia Nanzhu awakened an earth ability. According to Kyushu Base's prediction, the probability of awakening an elemental ability user was very low, and its power was stronger than other abilities. The facts proved that this was the case. Moreover, unlike the awakened elemental ability users who consumed beast blood, Jia Nanzhu's five senses, speed, and strength were all greatly improved. Just now, when he made a move, he shocked the survivors and instantly became their new leader.
Hearing this, Jia Nanzhu, who had been trying and familiarizing himself with his ability, had a change in expression. Only then did he remember to find the Tang family.
Ji Guangyuan was Jia Nanzhu's assistant before the apocalypse. Now that he had risen to the top, he hurried to the place where the Tang family was and said in surprise, "Zhu Ge, the Tang Tang is not dead!"
However, Ji Guangyuan soon discovered that his surprise was in vain. The Tang Tang was not completely dead. No matter how hard he slapped him or pinched him, he could not wake him up.
Gou Liang, who had been slapped a dozen times, thought, … Very good, you've successfully made me remember you.
In the sea of consciousness, the System suddenly trembled and walked a hundred steps away from Gou Liang with its short legs.
*
Most of the beasts were active during the day and rested at night. Only a small number of beasts with vertical pupils were nocturnal. Therefore, the survivors prepared to leave after sunset.
Before leaving, Jia Nanzhu's boyfriend looked at the unconscious fatty on the ground with pity and said, "Zhu Ge, what about the Tang Tang? Let's take him with us. Otherwise, how can he survive alone? "
Ju Bei's heart was full of compassion, but if one looked closely, there was something else in his eyes.
When the others heard this, they all looked over. It was obvious that they did not agree with his suggestion.
Ji Guangyuan was the first to speak, "Zhu Ge, the golden twenty-four hours have passed. He definitely won't be able to survive. Rather than leaving him in the wilderness, it's better to leave him here. "
They had already verified the words of the Kyushu Base's experience here.
Other than them, if the others did not wake up after twenty-four hours, they were already dead, not to mention awakening their abilities.
Therefore, even if the damn fatty was lucky enough to survive, they did not want to take such a burden that would take up space! In this world, if one wanted to survive, they had to rely on their fists and not their brains. No matter how good this fatty's brain was, it was useless! Moreover, this damn fatty was so fat that he could not even walk. He would be a complete burden on the road!
Thinking of this, he looked at Ju Bei with an unfriendly expression.
He had never liked Jia Nanzhu's boyfriend, but he did not expect him to survive when so many people had died.
But even if he wanted to be a saint, he could not use their lives for charity!
Ju Bei shrank back. Jia Nanzhu blocked for him and said, "Okay, go and see if you have finished packing. Count the people and supplies. We will leave when the sun sets."
The system's eyes scanned Ji Guangyuan, who was walking past the corpse-like fatty and kicking him in anger. Gou Liang: Hehe.
That's right, the fat man with his jade-like body lying on the ground … was the current Gou Liang.
The original's name was Tang Tang. He was 150 centimeters tall and weighed 150 centimeters.
God was fair enough to give him an IQ of 150, but … it didn't have much use.
He was not only a fatty, but also a fatty with the surname Tang!!
Gou Liang looked at the blind spot in his mind. Was it too late to hypnotize them all now?!
Obviously, it was impossible.
Gou Liang looked at the target's information again and looked at it affectionately.
Name: Shi Buyu
Gender: Male
Age: 31 years old
Height: 196 centimeters
Appearance Coefficient: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Intelligence Coefficient: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Physical Coefficient: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Health Coefficient: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Potential: S
Ability: Thunder
Current Favorability: 0.
Although the original and the target were not familiar with each other, the two families were family friends. Naturally, they had a certain understanding.
Just like how the original owner of the body had heard of the third young master of the Shi family, the name of the Tang family's secret weapon, Tang Tang, was also well-known to Shi Buyu.
The top three richest families in A City were always occupied by the Shi, Tang, and Jia families. However, when the apocalypse arrived, those respected assets all turned into bubbles.
Because of his high IQ, the original's brain was very good. He became an engineer in the research and development of electronic products in the Tang family. His brain was very useful, but he had no combat ability. If it wasn't for the fact that the Tang Family treated him as the most important asset of the family, they would have done everything they could to save his life. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to survive until the end of the world, even if he was fat enough to stand up, he wouldn't have been able to enter the shelter.
Compared to the original's life of glory for the family, Shi Buyu was the other extreme.
Who didn't know that he was an anomaly in the Shi Family? As the youngest son of the Shi Family, he had two very outstanding brothers. However, he was extremely mischievous and stubborn. Even when he was ten years old, his father couldn't bear it anymore and publicly announced that he would be stripped of his inheritance rights and thrown abroad to fend for himself. It was not until a year ago that he returned to A City.
This was the Shi Buyu that Gou Liang saw from the original's memory.
What few people knew was that this was just a facade thrown out by the Shi family. Shi Buyu's real status in the Shi family was something that even his father could not compare to, not to mention his two brothers who were the center of attention.
Shi Buyu's IQ was higher than the original's. The Shi Family's structure couldn't trap him, and his ambition wasn't in business.
When he was less than ten years old, Shi Buyu accepted the government's recruitment and became the youngest agent. That was the reason why his father sent him abroad.
He served in the special forces for nearly twenty years and made countless contributions to the country. At the age of twenty-eight, he was awarded the rank of Major General.
At the age of twenty-nine, Shi Buyu received orders from his superiors to participate in an experiment and became the only successful test subject.
This was where his lightning ability came from.
The experiment lasted for two years. After leaving the laboratory, Shi Buyu was about to bid farewell to the glorious first half of his life and devote himself to more mysterious missions. It was no longer suitable for him to appear in public.
He had to completely abandon his identity as the youngest son of the Shi Family. Therefore, the government gave him a holiday to let him say goodbye to his family.
What he didn't expect was that the apocalypse would break out and he would be trapped in A City.
The beast blood was inferior to the transformation that Shi Buyu had undergone, so it had no effect on him. Therefore, after everyone fell asleep, he woke up and quietly watched them struggle in their sleep, or … die.
Among them, his relatives were included.
No matter how hard he tried, his parents and brothers still died.
Just like how he used to watch those "failed products" and his former comrades die, even if he had the ability to dominate the world, he could only watch helplessly …
In addition to Shi Buyu, the Shi Family also had three special forces soldiers and two bodyguards that he brought back to protect him.
The Tang family was even more miserable.
If Gou Liang wasn't included, the Tang family would have been wiped out.
— — So, so many people died at the same time. Why did I have to disguise as this fatty?
Gou Liang looked at the System with an expressionless face.
[Master … I'm innocent.]
When the last ray of sunlight disappeared from the sky, everyone was ready to go. Jia Nanzhu watched them climb into the escape car one by one in an orderly manner. Then, he looked at Shi Buyu, who was sitting on the other side of the basement with a cigarette in his mouth and didn't say anything.
All the survivors had decided to go with him, except for Shi Buyu. However, the five Shi Family members around him still obeyed Shi Buyu's orders. They didn't take Jia Nanzhu seriously at all.
Although Jia Nanzhu didn't show it, he was very unhappy in his heart.
However, there was someone around Shi Buyu who had awakened the precious wood power, so it was worth fighting for.
After pondering for a while, Jia Nanzhu stepped forward and said, "Third Young Master, don't you want to think about it?"
Shi Buyu took out his unlit cigarette and smiled at Jia Nanzhu. "Mr. Jia, you're really filial. You didn't forget to take your father's body with you when you're running for your life. As for me, I'll learn from you and collect my father's body. I won't join in the fun. "
Jia Nanzhu's expression stiffened.
How could he not understand Shi Buyu's hidden meaning? Do you think I'm your father? Why are you fawning over me?
Jia Nanzhu glanced at the wood power user unwillingly. He saw that the wood power user was standing stiffly and had no one but Shi Buyu in his eyes. He knew that if Shi Buyu didn't agree to go with him, he wouldn't agree to go with him.
Although it was a bit regretful, Jia Nanzhu didn't force him. After all, if he kept someone who couldn't be loyal to him, it would be a disaster sooner or later.
He said, "Third Young Master, please restrain your grief. With your filial piety, I'm sure Uncle Shi —"
Before he could finish, Ju Bei interrupted him. "Mr. Shi, you should come with us. There are so many mutated beasts out there. No matter how powerful you are, you're alone. It's too dangerous. "
As Ju Bei spoke, there was a trace of sympathy in his eyes, but there was also a trace of urgency.
He really hoped that Shi Buyu would go with him.
He knew that he hadn't awakened the power of strength, but he hadn't told Jia Nanzhu about it.
After confirming these two points, Shi Buyu smiled.
"I didn't expect Mr. Ju to think so highly of me," he said. "Why? Were you afraid that you wouldn't be able to rely on me? What a pity … "
He looked at Ju Bei meaningfully. "Your butt is so small. You're making me, a godly gun, feel wronged."
"You!"
Ju Bei's face suddenly turned red.
He angrily pulled Jia Nanzhu away and said, "You're courting death. Don't blame us for not reminding you!"
The escape car left, leaving behind a room full of corpses and Shi Buyu's group of six … Oh, and a fat man in the pile of corpses.
Shi Buyu laughed again. "I didn't expect Jia Nanzhu's lover to be so enthusiastic."
The five special forces soldiers beside him were all old subordinates of Shi Buyu for more than ten years. They knew something was wrong when they heard this.
Yu Sen, who had awakened the power of wood, asked, "Captain, is there something wrong with Ju Bei?"
"I don't know if there's anything wrong with him. But, among so many people, there's only him and … oh, and this fat man. " Shi Buyu suddenly paused and glanced at Gou Liang. Then he asked doubtfully, "Did I have a problem with the fat man surnamed Tang before?"
The others didn't know why he asked this question. After thinking about it carefully, they all shook their heads.
Shi Buyu flicked his cigarette and said with a smile, "That's strange. I didn't notice it before, but now that I hear the keyword 'Fatty Tang', I want to beat up all the fatties with the surname Tang. Don't you think it's strange? "
Everyone: "…"
Gou Liang: "…"
Gou Liang burst into tears.
Yu Sen dutifully stopped the Major General Shi who had gone off topic. "Captain, now is not the time to talk about the fat man's surname."
Shi Buyu lit a cigarette, took a puff, and slowly exhaled, as if he was digesting something.
Then, he raised his hand that was holding the cigarette and pressed his thumb between his eyebrows. His tone still carried the frivolous smile of a hedonistic young master as he said, "You tens of thousands of people, dead or alive, I've seen all of you."
"But this fat man and Jia Nanzhu's lover came back to life after she stopped breathing. This fat man only stopped breathing for a few seconds, and that Jia Nanzhu's lover … What's her name again? Forget it, that Jia girl stopped breathing for a whole ten minutes, but she still came back to life. Tell me, is there a problem with this or not? "
Under normal circumstances, the Major General Shi wouldn't ask so many questions.
Yu Sen and the others all knew that he hadn't recovered from the death of Old Master Shi, so they didn't point it out.
[Gou Liang choked and said, "Extract the soul of that Jia girl and give it to me."]
[The System floating in the sea of tears weakly replied, "Yes, my dear master …"]