Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 202 The Bizarre Post-Apocalyptic World 19

"Liao Zhuang, are you alright!" Lin Xiaoqian shouted loudly, while continuing to fire his energy gun, his eyes determined as he fired energy beams at the other monsters rushing towards them.

Shuangjie is already in trouble; she can't let her other companions be put in danger.

Liao Zhuang raised the energy gun in his hand and replied, "I'm fine!"

Fortunately, Zhuang Damao quickly joined in, and the remaining monsters were quickly taken care of with headshots.

The fog outside had completely dissipated, and sunlight shone on the earth. The street, which had been shrouded in fog, was now clearly visible to everyone. Many zombie corpses lay scattered on the street, along with a huge shell crater.

Zhuang Damao carefully walked out of the restaurant with his energy gun, looked around warily, and said, "The monsters should all be dead. There's nothing to worry about for now."

Lin Xiaoqian walked out of the restaurant and raised her hand to shield her eyes from the glaring sunlight.

"Huh?" she suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Why do I feel like there's suddenly some spiritual energy outside?"

“This town was previously within Xiao Li’s domain. Now that Xiao Li has left, the domain has naturally disappeared, and the spiritual energy from outside has returned.” Mo Ying’s voice sounded from behind.

Lin Xiaoqian turned around and saw it was him, and immediately asked anxiously, "How is Sister Shuang?"

"I've already given Xiaoze her crystal core, but her consciousness needs time to recover," Mo Ying explained.

Lin Xiaoqian nodded slightly, her worries lessening somewhat.

"What's that?" Liao Zhuang asked, pointing in a direction.

Upon closer inspection, the group realized that the people who had left earlier had returned.

They walked towards us like soulless zombies, their eyes vacant and their steps mechanical.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiaoqian and the others were filled with doubt and wariness. "Why are they back again?"

Mo Ying said in a low voice, "They probably want me to save them."

Mo Ying spent a lot of time extracting the black smoke from everyone's brains, and everyone in the town returned to normal.

The spells on the people in the restaurant were also lifted by Mo Ying. Once they felt they could move again, they quickly left with their families.

Only Sister Yuan, who was mentally challenged, remained in the restaurant. She sat blankly in the corner, muttering incoherent words from time to time.

Liao Zhuang looked at her and explained to the others, "She said before that she had no family in this town since her son died, but she seemed to have a daughter who worked in another city. But now that the apocalypse has come, there are monsters everywhere outside, and she is probably gone."

Zhuang Damao looked at Sister Yuan with some pity and said, "What will happen to her? She can't stay in the restaurant forever, can she?"

“Let her stay here for now. I plan to go out of town tomorrow. I don’t believe the government has no response at all; maybe we can find an official base,” Lin Xiaoqian said. “Once we find an official base, we’ll send her there.”

After hearing this, everyone felt that this was the best solution at present.

Lin Xiaoqian smiled easily and said, "We've been busy all day, everyone must be hungry. What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."

Mo Ying looked at her and said, "You've been busy enough, so stop fussing. If you're really hungry, I brought some fasting pills. Who wants some?"

The other three quickly waved their hands in refusal; having grown accustomed to fine food, who would want to eat that stuff?

Moreover, restaurants have no shortage of food; they would rather eat snacks than consume tasteless fasting pills.

Liao Zhuang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "How about we have hot pot? Oh, I don't know why, but whenever I think of the apocalypse, I think of hot pot."

Lin Xiaoqian exposed him: "You've probably been watching short dramas or reading tweets lately. What do you mean by the apocalypse, with natural disasters and zombies causing chaos outside, while I'm in a safe villa eating hot pot and drinking iced cola?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The tense atmosphere in the restaurant, which had been somewhat palpable after the battle with the monster, vanished completely.

Everyone was discussing the ingredients for the hot pot.

Liao Zhuang scratched the back of his head and said, "You've all put in a lot of effort today, so let me do the food preparation."

The restaurant had a very good stock, with all kinds of vegetables and meats available. All that was needed was to wash and cut them. Zhuang Damao also went into the kitchen and volunteered to help wash and cut the vegetables.

Seeing that there was nothing she could do, Lin Xiaoqian went up to the fourth floor to check on Jiang Shuang's condition.

Jiang Shuang had been carried back to her room and was lying on her bed with her eyes closed.

Lin Xiaoqian tiptoed to the bedside and carefully observed Jiang Shuang. Her complexion was much better than before, no longer pale and bloodless, and her brows were no longer furrowed. She seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Lin Xiaoqian felt a little relieved. She sat gently on the edge of the bed and slowly raised her hand.

If you look closely, you can see that her hands are still trembling slightly.

How could you not be afraid?

How can I not be afraid?

Although I have been to several worlds, none of them have been as thrilling as this one.

After her first encounter with the monster, she had to drink to bolster her courage; the second time, she had to pick up a gun and kill it.

This is not a game, nor a movie, but a real test of life and death.

Even with a large entourage behind her, she was still flustered.

It was probably because Shuangjie was lying on the bed, her face pale and motionless, that she was able to force herself to grow up quickly and stop being that little girl who always hid behind her teammates.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down and stop her hands from trembling.

"What? Still scared? Afraid that Jiang Shuang will die or afraid of those monsters?"

Lin Xiaoqian looked up and saw Mo Ying leaning against the door frame with his arms crossed, watching her.

Lin Xiaoqian, whose thoughts had been read, was slightly taken aback, then shook her head with a wry smile: "Maybe we're both afraid, but I'm more afraid of losing Sister Shuang. Sister Shuang was the first person to travel through the small world with me. She taught me close combat techniques, protected me, and we've been through so much together. She's like family to me."

Mo Ying entered the room, his gaze falling on the sleeping Jiang Shuang, and slowly said, "Don't worry, Jiang Shuang is fine."

He looked down at Lin Xiaoqian's still trembling hands, whispered a calming incantation, and patted her forehead.

In an instant, a warm and calming power spread throughout Lin Xiaoqian's body. Her previously panicked heartbeat gradually calmed down, her hands stopped trembling, and she gradually regained her composure.

"Thank you, Moying." Lin Xiaoqian looked up and smiled gratefully.

“You still need more practice. I’ll make an illusion array when we get back and throw you in there for some serious training.” Mo Ying said, turning and walking towards the door.

"Let's go, Liao Zhuang and the others have prepared the food. They asked me to come up and call you for dinner."