"It sounds like it's coming from outside? That direction!" Luo Shu sniffed hard, then pressed her face against the blinds, straining to look outside.
Near another exit, a small shop suddenly erupted in a flame that was over a meter high!
The trail of flame shot up to the second floor.
It directly ignited several streamers hanging in the airport's air.
Emitting a burnt smell.
It felt deeply unsettling.
"The shape of this flame looks a little familiar?" Luo Xiaole rested her chin on her hand, trying hard to recall.
"It looks like that… Li Xiaotian's ability?"
She suddenly remembered.
When Li Xiaotian had used flames to drive the zombies towards them, the flames had that hook-like shape at the top.
It seemed Li Xiaotian and the others had survived the zombie pursuit and made it into the lounge.
"This is bad. If this fire spreads, the entire airport will probably be burned down."
Wouldn't they be directly exposed to the zombies' sight overnight!
She couldn't help but clench her fists tightly.
Why was this person so restless wherever he went!
Heaven protect them from meeting him again; they really couldn't handle it.
"Sizzle!" At this moment, a column of water suddenly gushed from somewhere.
It accurately targeted the ignited streamer and poured down on it.
The flame on the streamer instantly extinguished.
A wisp of light smoke rose.
As if the flame had never existed there.
Luo Xiaole keenly looked towards where the water had emerged.
If she wasn't mistaken, the water seemed to have come from the third floor?
It appeared there was a master with water abilities on the third floor.
Nie Yuan had mentioned that from 8 PM to the early morning the next day was the peak activity time for lurkers.
It was too dangerous outside tonight; they could only investigate tomorrow.
"Zhou Xiaojun, how are you feeling now?" The fat boy's face was unusually contorted.
Normally, besides Zhou Xiaojun, no one else bickered with him.
If this guy really turned into a zombie, he would lose an interesting teammate.
"So cold… and so hot…" Zhou Xiaojun looked pained.
Huh?
Luo Xiaole sat down quietly beside him, staring at Zhou Xiaojun for a while.
She was surprised to discover that she could see a faint wisp of energy gathering above Zhou Xiaojun's head.
"What's that above his head?" Without thinking much, she asked in confusion.
"Above his head? What's wrong with his head?" Luo Shu looked bewildered at his question.
She even waved her hand near Zhou Xiaojun's head, "There's nothing there?"
Luo Xiaole looked at the white air swirling and intertwining above Zhou Xiaojun's head, now condensed into a sphere, with some surprise.
This ball was so obvious; it was impossible only she could see it.
"You all know what a fever means, right?" Nie Yuan said from the side, his expression solemn.
Luo Xiaole and the others nodded.
"Then why aren't you staying away from him?" he asked, a little astonished.
It wasn't that he was cold-blooded, but rather due to the uncertainty after a fever.
Everyone in the airport would isolate a companion with a fever in a separate room, precisely to prevent them from suddenly reanimating.
After all, former companions, once turned into zombies, would not hesitate to attack humans.
"We have Mo Chen," Luo Xiaole said with a hint of pride in her voice.
Mo Chen, hearing this, was slightly taken aback.
He lowered his head silently, not speaking.
No one noticed the slight upturn of his lips beneath the cover of his deep, ink-black hair.
"You can't be so careless; this will cause big problems!" Nie Yuan sounded somewhat angry.
They had a very capable companion once.
But he was eventually killed by a very powerful lurker.
In this difficult era where survival was paramount, one could never predict the risks of the next second.
Trusting someone's abilities was the most foolish thing!
Luo Xiaole looked at Nie Yuan, who seemed disappointed that they were not taking it seriously.
She felt a little touched but also found it a bit amusing.
Even though she needed Mo Chen's protection, she believed in Mo Chen's strength.
She had never fully placed her hope in others.
She currently possessed the Reinforced Strawberry Bear, which she had never used in public, and a large bell that had been reinforced with a level-two skill.
These were her life-saving methods that she rarely revealed.
Mo Chen and Luo Shu were her first line of defense when she froze.
And her proud weapons were her true means of self-preservation.
This was also why she insisted on reinforcing the bell the moment she saw it.
On the path of self-preservation, she had never been careless.
Furthermore, the ball of energy above Zhou Xiaojun's head was not the first time she had seen it.
When Xu Lingyan had a sudden high fever, Luo Xiaole had vaguely seen this energy ball above her head.
However, due to the darkness, the energy ball had flashed by.
Luo Xiaole hadn't had a chance to observe it closely.
But later, Xu Lingyan not only didn't reanimate but even successfully activated a skill.
It was then that Luo Xiaole connected the appearance of this energy ball with the activation of abilities.
Now that this energy ball had appeared above Zhou Xiaojun's head,
She was more inclined to believe that he was about to awaken an ability rather than reanimate.
Only then did she relax.
"I know you're worried about us," Luo Xiaole said to Nie Yuan with some resolve, "but I bet you, Zhou Xiaojun will absolutely not fall here because of a fever."
"You're actually betting on this?" Nie Yuan was incredulous.
"No one can guarantee the probability of fever turning into reanimation. We also thought our companion would awaken an ability, but he still…" Nie Yuan's eyes welled up with tears.
"Such a rash conclusion! If you people are like this, then I truly saved the wrong ones!" He glared at Luo Xiaole with some resentment.
He even secretly decided to part ways with them early the next morning.
Acting with irrational people would only increase his chances of perishing for nothing.
Luo Xiaole shrugged.
It seemed they would only know the outcome when Zhou Xiaojun woke up tomorrow morning.
After all, only she could see the energy ball, and this was just her guess.
The flames outside had long since been extinguished, and the burnt smell no longer wafted.
The lurkers also seemed to have been drawn away by the commotion of the fire.
They did not approach this side.
The KFC restaurant fell into a sudden silence.
The others sat a few paces away, looking at Zhou Xiaojun with concern.
Luo Xiaole, however, began to pace slowly, heading towards the KFC's kitchen.
All her weapons had been traded away.
It was time to replenish her stock.
She didn't have much time left for upgrades!
Fortune favors the persistent.
Luo Xiaole did indeed find some good items in the KFC kitchen.
Four or five fruit knives, several disinfectant bottles, two frying baskets for fries…
She even took the two trash cans.
All of them were reinforced!
[Reinforcement Skill Activated: Blade of Sharpness!]
[14 items have been reinforced, costing 2800 mall coins, balance 32150 mall coins]
Luo Xiaole wiped the sweat from her brow.
Good, she was one step closer to trading.
She didn't notice that as she was reinforcing, a tall figure stood behind her.
Silently positioned among the people in the kitchen.
Blocking Nie Yuan's inquiring gaze.
So… strange…
Nie Yuan retracted his head and thought silently.
While everyone else was worried about Zhou Xiaojun's fate.
This sprout not only seemed unconcerned but even leisurely went to the kitchen.
And looked for food by herself?
Were they even companions?
And that seemingly powerful, indifferent young man was actually so indulgent towards her?
Didn't the other members of their team care?
What was so special about this sprout?
He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
…
The next morning.
Except for Luo Shu, who was on night duty and still awake.
Everyone else was still resting with their eyes closed.
Zhou Xiaojun, however, slowly opened his eyes.
His gaze was unfocused, and his eyes were vacant.
He then slowly got up from the quilt, his limbs appearing very stiff.
"Hoo…" His voice produced a strange sound…
Then he slowly walked towards Luo Shu.
"Damn it, Zhou Xiaojun, don't scare me, you son of a bitch, you actually reanimated?" Luo Shu clutched his fruit knife tightly upon hearing the sound.
He adopted a defensive posture as if facing a great enemy.
His shout woke everyone else up.
From Nie Yuan to Zhu Hui, everyone's eyes were filled with wariness.
Only Luo Xiaole, she actually… stretched out luxuriously…
"Hoo… cold… why is this airport so freezing!" Zhou Xiaojun suddenly spoke, rubbing his limbs vigorously. "Hoo… hiss… I'm freezing to death!"