82: Family reunion

Just as Zhang Cheng finished putting away the crystals, more than ten men and women, armed with knives and swords, rushed in.

The burly man leading them, with a fierce face, sternly said, "This is our territory! Now get out!"

Liang Xinhui indignantly said, "All the zombies inside and outside here were just killed by my husband and me. How did it become your territory?"

"I said it is, so it is," the burly man said with a menacing look. "Do you have an objection?"

A an ice bullet formed in Liang Xinhui's palm, and a golden light flashed on Zhang Cheng's blade.

"Haha!" The burly man laughed loudly, "Since you don't know what's good for you, then let's stretch our muscles."

After speaking, he let out a loud roar, and his body swelled up by a circle, appearing even more imposing.

The people behind him also took out their weapons one after another. Four of them even activated their abilities.

Zhang Cheng frowned, the opponent's strength wasn't weak, no wonder they dared to seize territory.

He thought about the possibility of getting injured and delaying his search for his daughter.

Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and whispered to his wife, "Wife, let's go."

Liang Xinhui looked at the Supermarket that hadn't been searched yet, and with a pained heart, she replied with one word, "Okay."

Facing them, the two slowly retreated out of the Supermarket.

"Boss, a Mutated Zombie!" One of them suddenly pointed at the Licker's corpse on the ground and spoke.

The burly man's eyes darted, and he said in a deep voice, "You can leave, but leave the treasure chest and crystals dropped by the Mutated Zombie."

"Don't push your luck! We'll fight you to the death if we have to!" Zhang Cheng said furiously.

The burly man said sinisterly, "Leave your things, or leave your lives."

At first, it was just a searched Supermarket, and he didn't intend to fall out with people whose depths he didn't know, but now that there was a Mutated Zombie's spoils of war, it was worth fighting for.

"They are hindering us from finding our daughter. We'll fight them!" Liang Xinhui said coldly.

They robbed the Supermarket's supplies, forcing them to spend more time looking for food, and now they wanted to rob the treasure chest, preventing them from becoming stronger with its help.

All of this would hinder them from finding their daughter.

Thinking of their daughter, whose fate was unknown, Zhang Cheng and his wife's killing intent gradually rose.

As soon as Liang Xinhui finished speaking, she threw an ice bullet into the crowd, and Zhang Cheng, with a flash, rushed towards a person he had already set a Lock-On on.

Zhang Cheng and his wife were strong, but the opponents had the advantage in numbers. After killing five of them, they were injured and escaped.

"Chase them! Kill them!" The burly man angrily led his subordinates in pursuit.

........

Zhang Qiang, who was driving ahead, suddenly said to the back of the car, "It looks like there's a group of people chasing a middle-aged couple ahead. Should we stop and wait for them to pass before we go?"

Qin Shilei looked forward through the glass, nodded, and said, "Hmm, as long as they don't bother us, we shouldn't meddle in other people's business."

Hearing this, Zhang Qiang parked the armored vehicle by the roadside.

Zhang Xiaoli turned her head and glanced at the other side of the road.

Looking at the two people running from the other side of the road, she cried out, "Dad, Mom!"

Zhang Xiaoli stood up with a whoosh, pushed past everyone, and ran out of the car.

Qin Shilei and An Qian quickly chased after her.

As soon as they jumped out of the car, they saw from a distance that the middle-aged couple had already been caught by the people behind them and were beaten to the ground.

"Go to hell!"

The burly man raised his large saber high, and with a fierce look, he slashed towards Zhang Cheng's neck.

"No!"

Zhang Xiaoli screamed heartbreakingly.

Her closest people were about to die before her eyes, yet the vines she had activated were still four or five meters away.

Were they going to be separated forever just after reuniting?

"Whoosh!"

A sharp arrow flew over the vines and, at the critical moment, directly struck the burly man's neck, protruding from his throat.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

As the sound of arrows piercing the air rang out, the remaining group of people fell to the ground, shot in the legs.

Zhang Xiaoli saw that the burly man who was about to hack her father was shot dead by Qin Shilei, as if she had suddenly returned from hell to heaven. She turned back and nodded gratefully to Shi Lei, then sprinted towards her parents.

"Dad, Mom, I missed you so much!"

"Lier, Mom and Dad missed you too!"

The three embraced, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

After a long while, the three's emotions slowly calmed down.

Qin Shilei took the opportunity to ask, "Zhang Xiaoli, how do you plan to deal with them?"

The situation was critical just now, so he shot the leader with one arrow. Now, these people were Zhang Xiaoli's parents' enemies, so of course, they should decide how these people die.

"Spare us, please. We only attacked you because we were intimidated by Lin Sen's power."

"Considering you're not seriously hurt, please spare us."

"My three-year-old daughter is waiting for me back at the base. Please spare my life."

Those lying on the ground cried and begged for mercy.

"Hmph!"

Zhang Xiaoli said coldly, "You almost caused my father and me to be separated forever, and you still want me to spare you? Dream on."

She paused and then turned to her parents, saying, "Mom and Dad, you and Qin Ge go back to the car first. I'll be back very soon."

Zhang Cheng, however, said to his wife, "Wife, you and Lier should avoid this for now. Let us men handle this dirty work."

Zhang Xiaoli looked at her father with some surprise, never expecting her usually kind father to actively take on the role of a ruthless killer.

"You need to be careful, they still have the strength to resist," Liang Xinhui warned her husband, then turned and walked towards the armored vehicle with her daughter.

The group on the ground indeed still had the strength to resist, but within Qin Shilei's short bow's range, everything was just a joke.

By the time Qin Shilei and the others returned to the armored vehicle, Luo Hongyi and his group were already standing by the car.

Luo Hongyi spoke and thanked him, "Mr. Qin, thank you for your help along the way. We should leave now. We will remember your kindness."

Although the armored vehicle's compartment was quite large, with Zhang Xiaoli's parents added, it would be crowded, so Commander Luo and his group tactfully chose to leave.

Professor Yu and his group also thanked them, then turned and walked towards a nearby abandoned car.

An Qian asked, "Qin Shilei, where are we going now?"

Their initial goal was to escort Zhang Xiaoli back to Tongquan City to find her parents. Now that they had found them, there was no need to go to Tongquan City.

Qin Shilei smiled and said, "To celebrate Zhang Xiaoli's reunion with her family, let's find a place to celebrate properly, and then decide where to go next."

So, the group found a relatively clean small building by the roadside to use as a temporary resting place.

The living room was brightly lit by the battery-powered lights.

The women together prepared eight dishes and one soup, filling the dining table.

Everyone sat around the large round table, with a can of ice-cold beer placed in front of each person.

Because Zhang Qiang was still guarding outside the building, everyone's tense nerves relaxed, and shallow smiles appeared on their faces.

This warm scene was like a small gathering before the apocalypse.