124: Undercurrent

Qin Shilei felt the consumed vitality and mental power within him, and couldn't help but praise the term 'instinct'.

Because he learned Thunderous Nine Heavens, Qin Shilei's vitality was thicker than that of ordinary people.

However, instant teleportation was a purple-grade stunt after all, and with his Bronze Four-star cultivation, he could only use it three times before his vitality would be completely depleted.

But after fixing the 'instinct' term, the consumption was only one-tenth of the original.

The instant teleportation, which was originally just a trump card, suddenly became a regular means.

"Let's go back." Qin Shilei took out the thunder spirit orb and opened the return passage again.

After a moment of dizziness, Qin Shilei and the two others reappeared in the cave they had entered.

Walking out of the cave, he summoned Zhang Qiang, and it took two flights to return to Five Villa.

Stepping into the villa, he found all his companions were there.

Qin Shilei spoke to Zhang Qiang: "Go tell the members of the legion to find some small animals like mice; I have a use for them."

Zhang Qiang stood up, ready to lead the team to find mice.

Mu Ziping, who was beside them, suddenly spoke: "It's probably very difficult to find even one mouse in He Shan District now."

"Because of food shortages, mice have long been caught and killed by starving survivors."

An Qian said in surprise: "Has the food shortage in He Shan District reached this extent?"

Mu Ziping nodded and said: "Now the military only distributes half a bowl of thin porridge every day, and in a few days, I'm afraid there won't even be thin porridge to distribute."

From Mu Ziping's words, it was clear that it would be very difficult to find any small animals in He Shan District now.

Stray cats and dogs had been hunted down earlier, and now even rats and cockroaches in the sewers had become delicacies for survivors.

Since it was difficult to catch mice, Qin Shilei had to go out himself and prepare to catch some fish in Chi Yuan River for experiments.

Earlier, many people had also set their sights on the fish and shrimp in Chi Yuan River.

It was only after crocodiles appeared in the river that those starving survivors stopped their fishing activities.

With the 'Sea King' term, Qin Shilei easily caught more than a dozen palm-sized fish of various types in Chi Yuan River.

Putting the fish in a large bucket, Qin Shilei returned to the villa again.

He Yiyao walked over and asked, "Catching so many fish, are we eating fish tonight?"

An Qian interjected, "Now the Chi Yuan River is flowing with thick Zombie King blood; it's probably not good to eat this fish."

Qin Shilei explained, "I'm using this fish for an experiment."

After speaking, he took out the meatball obtained from the cave from his Qiankun Ring.

Taking out the Blood Soul, he cut off a piece, then cut it into small chunks and threw them into the bucket.

The fish in the large bucket immediately scrambled for it.

The fish that ate the meatball visibly grew larger.

Soon, they grew from palm-sized to large fish weighing seven or eight catties.

There was absolutely no science to it.

"Oh!" An Qian said in surprise, "This meatball is too amazing! Those hormone-fed chickens take more than twenty days to grow, but these fish grew like this in less than half an hour."

Qin Shilei carefully observed the fish that filled the entire bucket and found that not only did they grow larger, but they were also full of vitality, with their tails flapping and jumping over a meter high.

He then said, "This meatball should be a very nutritious good thing. Quickly summon your pets."

An Qian and Zhang Xiaoli summoned Xiaoqing and Xiaofei respectively.

As soon as the two young eagles appeared, they quickly rushed towards the meatball.

Unfortunately, they couldn't peck off even half a mouthful.

After Qin Shilei cut a small pile of fine meat for each of them, they swallowed it whole.

Half an hour later, the young eagles, which were originally the size of a hen, grew to the size of a large goose.

Their wingspan, when spread, was already over a meter wide.

An Qian beamed with joy and said, "This is great! I'm afraid Xiaoqing will be able to carry me into the sky without even finishing all this meat."

Zhang Xiaoli also said happily, "Qin Ge, quickly cut more meatball so Xiaofei and the others can eat their fill at once."

Qin Shilei smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid they'll get bloated? Let's not feed them today. I'll cut it, and you can put it in your rings and feed them later."

The three divided the meatball, then had some dinner, and prepared to go to the military department to claim the reward for killing the Zombie King.

Suddenly, another earth-shattering explosion came from the direction of Chi Yuan River.

Qin Shilei quickly rode Zhang Qiang and flew towards the direction of the explosion.

He found that the military had already blown up one of the last two major bridges over Chi Yuan River.

Now only the last Luyang Bridge connected Nanzhuang City to other districts.

When Qin Shilei returned to Luyang Bridge, Xie Xingjian and Xia Yunyan had already arrived there.

Xia Yunyan sighed, "I didn't expect the zombie offensive to not weaken even after the Zombie King was killed."

Xie Xingjian also sighed, "We just returned not long ago, and hadn't even had time to assist in the defense of the bridge, but unexpectedly, we had to blow up another bridge."

Qin Shilei looked around and asked, "Why don't I see Lu Tian罡?"

Xie Xingjian replied, "We separated after we came back. He might have gone to report the news of the Zombie King's death."

At this moment, Lu Tian罡 was indeed reporting the situation in the General Commander's office in the military camp.

"The Zombie King was really killed?" General Commander Commander Kong asked excitedly.

"He should have been killed. The zombie Qin Shilei showed was exactly the same as the Zombie King in the photos our military took," Lu Tian罡 nodded and replied.

"Good!" Commander Kong excitedly slapped the table, "With the Zombie King gone, there is hope for recapturing Nanzhuang City."

Just then, a deafening explosion came from outside the room.

Then a signalman came in to report that another bridge had been blown up.

Commander Kong stood up abruptly: "Colonel Lu, hurry up! You must hold the last bridge."

"Yes." Lu Tian罡 saluted and turned to walk out.

"Colonel Lu, wait." Deputy Commander Fan suddenly spoke, stopping Lu Tian罡: "Commander Fan Xiaobo came back with you, didn't he?"

Lu Tian罡's heart skipped a beat, but he spoke without changing his expression: "Since we stepped into the light door, we haven't seen Commander Fan again."

"You went together, but left him alone and came back?" Commander Fan's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

Lu Tian罡 said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "This subordinate was concerned about the safety of the leaders, so I returned first. As for Commander Fan, I presume with his strength, he will be fine."

Commander Fan still wanted to speak, but Commander Kong stopped him, "Colonel Lu, you should go quickly. The last bridge must not be lost."

After Lu Tian罡 left, Commander Fan also got up and left.

Looking at Commander Fan walking out, Commander Kong said coldly, "He really treats the army as his own."

"For your illegitimate son, you've embezzled a lot of things from the military department, and I've turned a blind eye."

"At such a critical moment, you're still wasting time. Do you really think Colonel Lu is your son's bodyguard?"

After Commander Kong finished speaking, he pondered the complex forces within the military.

Although he was the head of the military, the two Deputy Commanders each controlled a portion of the military power.

Even the legions under his command subtly had other ideas.

In the apocalypse, personal strength reigned supreme, and some people had some bad ideas.

"Establishing an Evolution team that is under my own control is imperative," Commander Kong muttered to himself.