85: Chapter 85 Reunion with Xiao Sinian

Qi Yin's heart skipped a beat; this familiar lethality and incredibly powerful effect...

It was the "Stinger"!

Dr. Chen Jun's directed-energy weapon.

"The Stinger... Jiang Yao's backup has arrived."

Jiang Yao had authority over Shelter No. 2, so Qi Yin naturally attributed the Stinger's arrival to him.

The group looked at each other, looks of relief clearly visible on their faces.

Within a few minutes, six figures appeared around the corner at the other end of the street.

They stepped over the dust-covered ground, skillfully cleaning up the remaining zombies. Their movements while digging out crystal cores were extremely practiced, as if they had done it ten thousand times before.

The man in the lead had a tall and straight build. His black down jacket didn't hinder his movements at all; instead, it looked well-fitted. Even from a distance, one could feel his oppressive aura.

A tactical mask obscured his face, but Qi Yin still recognized him through those sharp eyes.

"Xiao Sinian..."

She hadn't expected that after not seeing him for two months, his aura would become even more profound and restrained. Just standing there, he gave off an invisible sense of pressure.

Of course, that didn't include her.

The five people behind Xiao Sinian should be the ones who had asked her for spiritual spring water before. They looked full of energy, and their strength had improved significantly.

Realizing who it was, Mu Feng was very excited: "It's the Boss and the others!"

Lu Yanxiu: "Damn, they arrived just in time."

Any later and they would have been injured.

Qi Yin waved her hand: "Open the door!"

When the supermarket door finally opened, a strong stench of rot mixed with the air and flowed in.

Xiao Sinian happened to pick up the last crystal core by his feet.

Straightening up, his gaze pierced through the drifting dust and landed deeply on Qi Yin in the middle of the crowd.

The girl was tall with a neat ponytail, and in her eyes was the wildness he was familiar with.

He felt his steadily beating heart accelerate because of her appearance.

Xiao Sinian walked into the supermarket, raised his hand, and slowly removed his tactical mask.

That well-defined face was clearly reflected in Qi Yin's eyes, and the corners of his mouth seemed to quirk up slightly.

"It seems I didn't arrive too late..."

"How did you get here?..."

The two of them spoke almost at the same time.

Realizing this, they looked at each other.

Qi Yin chuckled and patted the snow off his shoulder: "You go first."

Xiao Sinian took a step forward and pulled out a large snakeskin bag from behind him; it looked very heavy.

"Here, for you." His voice was deep and magnetic, carrying a hint of... teasing that Qi Yin didn't easily notice.

"What is this?"

"Open it and you'll see."

Qi Yin doubtfully untied the binding straps. In the next instant, a vast expanse of white, shimmering stones appeared.

"crystal cores? So many? All for me?"

There were about three thousand in total; he must have been saving them for a long time.

Although she was indeed quite greedy, she still pushed the snakeskin bag back toward him.

Taking gifts makes one beholden; this guy definitely had some ulterior motive.

Xiao Sinian gave a light laugh: "Do I need a reason to give you something? If you like them, keep them. They're useless to me anyway."

These crystal cores carried the zombie virus. He had seen Ability Users try to absorb the energy inside, but every single one became irritable and aggressive, suffering severe side effects.

Keeping them was futile for him; the only one who could probably use them directly was his mysterious Little Fiancée.

"Really?"

Even though she asked, the upward curve of Qi Yin's lips betrayed her good mood.

Fearing Xiao Sinian would change his mind, she gave a small wave of her hand and directly stored the crystal cores into her space, not even leaving the snakeskin bag for him.

Xiao Sinian was amused by her occasionally mischievous little actions.

His Little Fiancée was actually quite cute when she wasn't being cold.

He couldn't help but reach out and stroke the girl's long hair: "Really, they're all for you. I haven't hidden a single one. If you don't believe me, you can search me."

As he spoke, he even spread his arms wide, looking like he was at her mercy.

Qi Yin rolled her eyes at him. "Are you sick? Who wants to search you?"

But she didn't realize that this small interaction turned into a little dagger, stabbing deep into Xiao Sinian's heart and stirring up layers of ripples.

"By the way, you still haven't told me, what are you doing here? How do you have the Stinger?" Qi Yin finally remembered the main business.

Xiao Sinian led her to the side where the wind was a bit weaker.

"Your communicators lost connection. Jiang Yao was going crazy because he couldn't contact you. He was afraid you'd run into trouble. I happened to go back to the villa, so I brought the Stinger along."

He hadn't expected to use it so soon; its power was stronger than all their other weapons.

His deep gaze made Qi Yin feel flustered.

"What... are you doing? Just say what's on your mind, don't look at me like that."

"My Little Fiancée is so smart. I wanted to ask if I could go through the back door and get a batch of Stingers. I'll trade gold for them." Xiao Sinian nudged her with his elbow.

Not asking for too many, but even just three units would greatly increase the base's strength.

Qi Yin thought about it. She wasn't short on supplies now, and gold could be used to replicate resources, so it wasn't impossible.

"How many do you want?"

"How many do you have?"

Qi Yin made an estimate and finally held up five fingers.

Xiao Sinian paused: "Five units?"

They had brought two today. If he wanted three, wouldn't that be a bit demanding?

However, Qi Yin squinted and smiled: "No, no, no—fifty units!"

Xiao Sinian: Well, his fiancée was wealthy and generous; he had worried too much.

"Then, can you give me ten?"

"Sure!" Qi Yin agreed very readily.

Xiao Sinian found it funny: "I was going to say three, but you're quite generous."

The little money-grubber really only cared about the payment.

Fortunately, he had plenty of money.

"Then is five tons of gold enough?"

How much? Five tons? Qi Yin nodded frantically; that definitely worked!

Ten Stingers weren't worth five tons of gold; she was making a huge profit.

Xiao Sinian was truly a sucker who didn't know how to manage a household...

The atmosphere between the two formed its own isolated layer that no one else could penetrate.

On the other side, Mu Feng had already brought Chen Quan's group over to mingle with Lei Jun and the others.

Xiao Sinian followed the direction of Qi Yin's gaze, his eyes lingering on her face for two seconds, his brow slightly furrowed.

"Do you all want to go over there too?"

Qi Yin snapped back to reality: "Too?"

Could Xiao Sinian's goal also be the Medical University?

Xiao Sinian nodded: "Yes, Professor Zhou needs some materials located in the key laboratory of the Medical University. What about you? Why are you going there?"

Since everyone had the same goal, and Xiao Sinian had brought several capable people and the Stingers, Qi Yin immediately decided to act together.

Moreover, if it was something Professor Zhou requested, it must be related to the virus vaccine.

Coincidentally, she wanted to go there to verify a suspicion in her heart.

Qi Yin's tone was very serious: "It's very dangerous there. There's a high probability that Second-level Zombies will appear. Second-level Zombies are much more troublesome than these small fry."

As she spoke, she pointed to the pile of remains outside.

One could imagine how perilous it was inside.

Xiao Sinian met her gaze, his eyes not wavering in the slightest.

"I know, but we must go!"