156: Jealous

Bai Wanning was too lazy to argue with him. She casually picked up a crystal core and said indifferently, "Hmm, you're right. I do have someone I want to save."

Lei Qian's eyes immediately lit up with a small flame when he heard her admit it.

Another person? That useless Su Hu had just been kicked aside by Bai Wanning, and now another important person popped up?

He gritted his teeth and asked, "Oh? It seems that person is very important to you?"

"You could say that."

Shen Zhen was indeed very important to her.

Without Shen Zhen and her skills, Bai Cai would never have been born.

Bai Wanning was young and had rarely eaten nutritious food since childhood, and that scoundrel Jiang Ziming,

for the sake of a so-called "good figure," had deliberately made her starve.

Even though she had been eating better in recent weeks, those brief supplements were far from enough to make up for the nutritional gaps of childhood and adolescence and the damage caused by prolonged hunger.

She needed Shen Zhen's help to safely give birth to Bai Cai.

Last time, she had fainted twice from the intense labor pains; if not for Shen Zhen, she would not have survived.

Therefore, Shen Zhen had to be found!

With Shen Zhen by her side, she would not only be safer, but her mental state would also be much more stable.

That woman was very good at comforting people, knowing how to give confidence to a terrified and helpless new mother in the most appropriate way.

If it hadn't been for Shen Zhen in her previous life, Bai Wanning would have fainted from fear long ago.

She was young, unprepared, and gave birth to Bai Cai in what was practically hell, without eating or drinking.

Bang!

A sudden explosion startled Bai Wanning.

Unprepared, she sharply turned around, heard the building behind her collapse with a roar, and looked at the perpetrator in shock: "What are you doing?"

The city was already dilapidated enough; him burning a building was simply adding fuel to the fire.

Lei Qian did not answer directly, but raised his head and asked seriously, "Is this person male or female?"

Bai Wanning raised an eyebrow and said cautiously, "Why do you ask?"

The burning flames reflected in her dark eyes, and the lingering glow of the sunset fell upon her, coating her in a faint golden light.

She was heroic and stunningly beautiful.

Lei Qian took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and finally said, "This is very important to me."

Rather than getting entangled, it was better to know the answer sooner.

If Bai Wanning already had someone in her heart, he didn't want to continue to delay her.

He did like her, but he wasn't the kind of person who would destroy someone else's happiness to satisfy his own selfish desires.

Bai Wanning pursed her lips, her heart stirred. She had originally wanted to lie and say it was a man, but facing his sincere eyes, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Finally, she sighed and said, "It's a woman, don't overthink it."

Upon hearing this, Lei Qian visibly relaxed, clearly much lighter.

Seeing this, Bai Wanning couldn't help but let out a soft laugh: "What? If it were a man, you wouldn't help me save him?"

"No, I would help you save him, because he is very important to you. But that would also be the only thing I would do," Lei Qian said solemnly, his expression open and honest.

He wasn't lying.

Yes, he liked Bai Wanning. But if her heart belonged to someone else, he would never make things difficult for her.

Bai Wanning's heart inexplicably quickened and her cheeks flushed slightly upon hearing his serious words.

She sharply turned around and quickly walked towards the First-level Zombie's hiding place, saying with her back to him, "Don't waste time. Stay alert, there's danger ahead."

After speaking, she ignored Lei Qian and waved her hand, building a Water Wall around the two of them.

Although First-level Zombies are not as powerful as third or fourth-level ones, they are highly stealthy and fast, and they know how to attack and retreat, making them much more troublesome than ordinary zombies.

Hearing that there was danger ahead, Lei Qian dared not delay and immediately tensed his nerves.

Although he didn't know exactly what was hidden ahead, when he saw a dense group of zombies surrounding a small building, as if guarding something, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Bai Wanning's eyes turned cold, and she summoned her Water Ability, transforming it into a water millstone that swept the surrounding zombies into a vortex.

Lei Qian was not to be outdone and released his Fire Ability.

He took a deep breath, let out a fierce roar, and flames spewed from his throat like a roaring fire dragon, instantly incinerating the zombies into a tar-like black substance.

"You..." Bai Wanning watched him kill zombies and collect crystal cores at the same time, feeling speechless.

She hadn't even made a move yet, and he had already dealt with over twenty zombies.

She was a third-level Ability User, and he was only a second-level, so why did the gap between them seem so huge?

She even began to suspect that her attributes had been secretly weakened by the system.

"What?" Lei Qian turned to her, his tone puzzled.

"Nothing." Bai Wanning gritted her teeth, turned her head away, and didn't pick up the crystal cores. Even if she understood the unfairness of the level difference, she was powerless to change it.

The two cleared out the zombies wandering around the shop. Working together, they cleared the zombies very quickly.

However, Bai Wanning did not relax her guard at all, her gaze scanning back and forth, her expression tense, as if waiting for some sudden development.

Seeing her like this, Lei Qian also quickly heightened his vigilance. Although he didn't know what she was waiting for, having followed Bai Wanning for so long, he knew she never acted without reason.

Just then, a low growl suddenly came from inside the gold shop. Lei Qian abruptly straightened up, looking alertly at the dim door.

He quickly saw a zombie slowly emerge from the shop.

Lei Qian's eyes narrowed, sensing something unusual.

This zombie was different from the ones they had encountered before; it wasn't hunched, its gait was normal, and its movement speed was not slow at all.

Even more terrifying, its eyes were not empty; instead, there was a nearly "focused" look, as if it could see through their existence.

"This zombie..." he said in a low voice.

"It's a First-level Zombie," Bai Wanning explained calmly, staring at the mutated creature approaching them. "A mutated zombie. Its speed is faster than ordinary zombies, and its aggressiveness is stronger. Although its vision is still poor, it can already recognize general outlines and moving targets. Don't underestimate it..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the First-level Zombie suddenly lunged at her!

Bai Wanning's eyes sharpened, and she plunged to one side, her figure agile as a leopard. She raised her hand and summoned countless water needles, swiftly firing them at the First-level Zombie.

However, the opponent's movement speed far exceeded that of ordinary zombies, and its physical reactions were even more agile. Although Bai Wanning's water needles were sharp, it was difficult to accurately target its head!

However, just as she struggled to aim at the First-level Zombie's head, Lei Qian summoned a burning fire whip, firmly binding the zombie and rendering it immobile.

Bai Wanning glanced at him, and the man smiled and said, "Don't you think we cooperate very well?"

Bai Wanning rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother with him, pulled out a military knife, and cleanly chopped off the First-level Zombie's head with a single strike.

The zombie's head fell to the ground, rolling twice before coming to a stop.