Chapter 50: I’m a Vibe of Delicate Weakness (19)
“She’s quite perceptive.” The system sighed. “I thought she was as foolish as Yang Xiao.”
“She’s still much smarter than Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao’s grades aren’t as good as hers.” Jiang Zhiyan paused. “And she’s not the only one who noticed this, Si Xu should have noticed it too.”
Jiang Zhiyan went to find Si Xu. In just five minutes, Si Xu was covered in dust, looking like she had just crawled out of a pit.
“Not rescuing people anymore?” Jiang Zhiyan took out a tissue and handed it to Si Xu.
“They’re dead.” Si Xu wiped her eyes. “There are no survivors inside.”
Jiang Zhiyan looked around, some people were crying softly, others had fainted. She lowered her head and was about to hug Si Xu when Si Xu stopped her, her hand against Jiang Zhiyan’s forehead.
Jiang Zhiyan: ?
“It’s not good to inhale the dust.” Si Xu said helplessly.
“Oh.” Jiang Zhiyan rubbed her nose.
Si Xu looked at Jiang Zhiyan, wanting to laugh, but held back, considering the situation: “Wipe your forehead, there’s a handprint. I’m going to check other places.”
“I’ll go with you.” Jiang Zhiyan followed Si Xu and held her hand.
“Be careful.” Si Xu supported Jiang Zhiyan as they climbed over the rubble.
The system was speechless: “Has she forgotten that you train with her every day? Does she need help in a place like this?”
“You don’t understand, you’re so unromantic.” Jiang Zhiyan held Si Xu’s hand tightly.
It was clear that they didn’t just destroy two buildings, 50% of the buildings in the base were damaged, beyond repair. As for how many people died, they were still waiting for the fast counter to calculate.
The ability they thought was useless was now useful, a cruel joke.
Jiang Zhiyan looked at Si Xu as they walked. Many people died instantly when the buildings collapsed.
Although Si Xu didn’t speak, Jiang Zhiyan could feel the temperature in her palm decrease.
She was much more reserved in this world, rarely expressing her emotions directly, but she must be very sad right now. Whenever she was sad, her lips would be pursed, as if she was holding something back.
After making a round, they rescued two people.
Jiang Zhiyan saw a severed limb sticking out from the rubble, but before she could get a clear look, Si Xu covered her eyes.
“Let’s go.” Si Xu said.
Jiang Zhiyan didn’t know how many such gruesome sights there were, Si Xu led her, her hand covering Jiang Zhiyan’s eyes, for a long distance.
She didn’t like the feeling of being deprived of her vision, it made her feel unsafe, but with Si Xu beside her, she dared to walk boldly. She knew Si Xu wouldn’t lead her astray.
They went to the conference center, or rather, the ruins of the conference center, which had also been destroyed. However, most of the people here were evolved humans, so the survival rate was high.
Everyone was feeling down, clearly, many shared Qian Rongrong’s thoughts.
They had just regained their confidence, and now it was shattered again. Those aliens seemed to be telling them that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t escape death. As long as the aliens wanted to, they could take their lives at any time, and humans couldn’t even catch a glimpse of them.
However, they didn’t have much time to dwell on it. They had to rebuild. This time, all the houses would be built by evolved humans using their abilities, and the training program became even more rigorous. All evolved humans with free time had to gather at the training ground, both morning and afternoon.
Many people objected, suggesting they enjoy life while they could.
Jiang Zhiyan glanced around, there were quite a few people giving up.
It was normal. In such times, some people would become stronger, while others would become more sensitive, on the verge of collapse, waiting for the last straw.
“Could it be that A University was also destroyed by this thing?” Someone sat on a rock. “Both came and went without a trace, although this one seems to be weaker, these are just large rocks, unlike A University, which was turned to dust.”
“Sigh, why isn’t anyone coming to help us? If it were that person, could they just fly up there and kill them?”
Jiang Zhiyan: No.
“Come on, we don’t even want to protect our own home, and we’re expecting others to come?” Another person said. “Don’t waste time, let’s get to work.”
Jiang Zhiyan and Si Xu were assigned to the west district, responsible for moving rubble.
“Senior, what do you think about what they said?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, pushing a cart and following beside Si Xu.
Si Xu pondered for a few seconds: “Did you play with ants when you were little?”
“No.” Jiang Zhiyan shook her head.
“Compared to crickets, I think we’re more like ants. They send their pets to destroy our homes, deliberately creating difficulties, wanting to see how we deal with them.”
“Judging from the current situation, we have two possible endings. First, they get bored and leave, or they get bored and kill us all at once.”
“As for how to survive, there are two paths. One, change their perception of us, make them stop seeing us as ants, negotiate with them, or defeat them. The other path, keep them interested in us, so they don’t kill us all.”
When mentioning the second path, Si Xu’s tone was clearly mocking.
“Perhaps there’s another ending, they take a few of the most interesting ants back to play with.” Si Xu smiled, her tone light as if she was joking, but she wasn’t.
“It seems like we only have one path to take.” Jiang Zhiyan sighed softly. “But perhaps some will choose the second path, and then end up with the third outcome.”
“Perhaps, I hope we have the chance to see the beings who control these pets.” Si Xu looked up at the sky.
“Me too.” Jiang Zhiyan knew there were several spaceships hidden in the sky.
The entire base was in low spirits, a dark cloud hanging over it, visible to the naked eye.
Jiang Zhiyan kept her promise and went out with Qian Rongrong to hunt for food. The other seven people were also from A University. The others might not be able to accept eating aliens yet.
“What’s edible? What’s edible?” The others were also excited, like children on a field trip. “If only there were E1, I haven’t tried it yet, damn it, thinking about the jerky we lost, it breaks my heart.”
“A3 is edible.” Jiang Zhiyan opened Si Xu’s hand-drawn bestiary and pointed at the pitch-black, ball-like alien.
“Are you sure? We don’t have any equipment for experiments now.” Another person looked at the alien with disgust. “It’s so ugly.”
“Trust me, I’ve eaten it, and I’m not dead yet.” Jiang Zhiyan looked at the speaker. “Besides, which alien looks good?”
“E1, a feast for the eyes.” The person said, swallowing.
The others in the car laughed.
Si Xu frowned and looked over: “When did you eat it?”
“Last time I went out, I was so hungry, I secretly lit a fire and roasted a piece.” Jiang Zhiyan smiled sheepishly. “Didn’t even need any seasoning, and there was no fishy smell, it was very delicious.”
“You’re so bold.” The others’ eyes widened.
“Maybe because I’ve eaten E1 before, I have an intuition about what’s edible.” Jiang Zhiyan made up an excuse.
“Don’t try that again next time.” Si Xu said, exasperated.
“Mm-hmm.” Jiang Zhiyan nodded. “I’ll try my best.”
Seeing Si Xu’s disapproving look, she immediately hugged Si Xu’s arm and swayed it slightly: “Senior, I’m fine, aren’t I? At a time like this, how can there be no risks?”
“Then don’t add to the risks yourself.”
Jiang Zhiyan looked at her with wide, innocent eyes.
Si Xu didn’t question her further, and the others didn’t object either. It seemed like she had managed to convince them.
There were many aliens wandering along the road, chasing after the car, some even charging from the side, testing the driver’s skills.
Si Xu leaned out the window and shot at their eyes. Her aim was getting better and better. Because of her ability, she wasn’t afraid of running out of bullets, naturally suited for this kind of weapon.
“Senior, I want to play too.” Jiang Zhiyan squeezed into Si Xu’s arms.
Si Xu put her arm around Jiang Zhiyan and held her hand: “Like this, hold it steady.”
“I remember we had shooting lessons, Jiang Zhiyan, didn’t you pay attention in class?” Qian Rongrong’s voice came through.
“Si Xu, I want to learn too, teach me.” Qian Rongrong said teasingly in a cutesy voice, and everyone in the car laughed, lightening the tense atmosphere.
Jiang Zhiyan ignored her: “Senior, this is so difficult, we’re moving, and they’re moving too.”
“Calm down, relax, don’t be nervous, it’s okay if you miss, we have plenty of bullets.” Si Xu said.
“Okay.” Jiang Zhiyan replied. “Senior, help me aim.”
“Hmph, now that there are plenty of bullets, you’re being generous. Last time I asked you to replicate something for me, I accidentally lost it, and you blamed me.” Qian Rongrong whispered. “Double standard.”
“Because what you lost was a large object, the difficulty of replication varies with size.” Si Xu said disapprovingly, glancing at the top of Jiang Zhiyan’s head. “And, double standards are perfectly normal.”
“Exactly, last time you had a bag of biscuits, you gave five to that guy, and Senior and I only got one each.” Jiang Zhiyan said loudly. “Who was that guy, anyway?”
“What? Who? Qian Rongrong, are you hiding something?”
“We’re so close, and you didn’t even tell me?”
The topic immediately shifted to Qian Rongrong.
The corners of Jiang Zhiyan’s lips curled up slightly as she and Si Xu enjoyed their alone time, unnoticed. She realized belatedly that she had enveloped Si Xu in her aura.
She seemed to have accidentally discovered a deeper application of her ability.
“This is a victory for love.” The system was speechless. Who would have thought that Jiang Zhiyan hiding someone else besides herself was just to have some alone time?
“We can kiss in public from now on.” Jiang Zhiyan said. “After all, she’s so easily embarrassed, this is a really good ability.”
System: …
Jiang Zhiyan fired, hitting the alien’s right eye.
“Woohoo, I’m so good, Senior is also so good, Senior’s such a good teacher.” Jiang Zhiyan cheered, then quickly kissed Si Xu’s right cheek, smiling secretly.
Si Xu froze for a moment, looking away uncomfortably: “Another one?”
“Okay.” Jiang Zhiyan replied, kissing Si Xu again, this time on the corner of her lips.
Si Xu looked at Jiang Zhiyan with confusion, her eyes widening slightly.
“Hmm? Didn’t Senior ask for another one?” Jiang Zhiyan asked innocently.
The gun in Si Xu’s hand went off, hitting a nearby tree trunk.
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