Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 18: Pavilion Shelter
The three of them sat on the squirrel's back, feeling unreal.

Xu Qi looked at the three people in a trance, thought for a moment, and suddenly spoke, saying with some apology in his words:
"Well...actually, I have to apologize to you. I was nearby when you were attacked by this mutant, but I didn't dare to help you. I have a sister in the shelter, so I didn't dare to take any risks."

"I understand." Lu Yuning didn't say much. If he were in the same situation, he wouldn't stand up for a stranger, not to mention that he had relatives to protect.

"But you seem to know about this mutant species of creature?" he continued to ask. From what Xu Qi said, she should have some understanding of this strange creature.

Xu Qi nodded and said:

"Well...actually, we've encountered this type of mosquito before, and several people died."

"We call these creatures mutants. They are several times more aggressive, faster, and stronger than ordinary species. Their attack methods are also different from those of ordinary insects."

Lu Yuning was slightly surprised: "From what you said, you should have encountered more than one?"

"Yes." Xu Qi nodded slightly, but was unwilling to say more. It seemed that it was a not-so-good memory.

Lu Yuning didn't ask any more questions, and the two ended the topic.

……

"Sister Xu Qi, why are you outside alone? Aren't you afraid?" Wu Xiao was a little curious.

Xu Qi shook her head. "With Xiao Jin here, we don't have to worry too much about ordinary insects. Even if they're mutants, they can get away with it."

She thought for a moment and added, "However, even with Xiao Jin around, I still wouldn't dare go to areas with dense vegetation."

"How many of you are there?" This time it was Zhang Xinyue who asked.

"There were originally more than 20, but then a few died, and now there are only 15 left."

"Wow, then you have more than 10 kinds of superpowers?" Wu Xiao was a little surprised.

"Why do you think so? Not everyone can awaken superpowers. Including me, we only have five people with superpowers." Xu Qi was a little surprised by his thoughts.

Then she suddenly realized something, looked at the four people in disbelief and asked, "Are you four all superpowered?"

Lu Yuning nodded silently, but judging from his expression, he didn't seem to want to reveal too much, so Xu Qi tactfully didn't ask any further questions.

The chipmunk ran so fast that the people felt like they were on a roller coaster.

You have to know that it took them almost three hours to walk from the riverbank shelter to here, a distance of 300 meters.

This chipmunk seemed to have run more than 100 meters in just a short while, even when it was deliberately slowing down.

By this time they had already crossed the bridge and the outline of the pavilion was clearly visible. Their speed really made them envious.

The pavilion in front of him looked even more majestic than a tall building. Lu Yuning could not think of any other words to describe it except spectacular.

Under Xu Qi's command, the chipmunk went straight over the stairs in front of the pavilion and walked into the pavilion, then stopped in front of a pile of debris.

There seemed to be a circle of small stones placed around the pile of debris, and the gaps in the middle were filled with mud, making it look like a wall.

But it doesn't seem to be very useful. It can probably only prevent some small ants, which is better than nothing.

There are quite a lot of miscellaneous items in the wall, probably all garbage thrown at the pavilion before the end of the world.

The most eye-catching thing is the three large mineral water bottles in the middle, and there seems to be some water in one of the middle bottles.

The other two bottles had the same idea as them. They seemed to be made into living areas, with some grass leaves placed inside. You could vaguely see someone inside looking out.

"Qiqi, you came back so early today? Are you not hurt? Eh? Is there someone here?" A tall and thin man with flamboyant hair standing in front of the junk pile saw the chipmunk first, but it seemed that he had already gotten used to the existence of this giant beast and behaved very calmly.

He looked at Xu Qi with an earnest expression and expressed his concern. Then he suddenly realized that there were other people sitting behind the chipmunk, and his face immediately became alert.

Xu Qi saw that the tall and thin man seemed a little impatient, but he quickly put away his expression.

"Ma Zhiqiang, have you seen my sister?" Xu Qi asked coldly. "I've told you so many times, just call me Zhiqiang. It's even more awkward with outsiders around." Ma Zhiqiang said with a smile, deliberately pausing on the word "outsider".

Lu Yuning more or less understood something from his words. It seemed that this man surnamed Ma had some thoughts about Xu Qi.

"You continue to stand guard here, I will take them in. Yuning, let's carry the wounded down first." Xu Qi was a little impatient and did not respond to him. Instead, he turned his head and gently signaled Lu Yuning to carry the wounded down.

After hearing this, Lu Yuning was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly in his heart, and thought silently, it would be better if this person was not so petty, right?

Lu Yuning believed that Xu Qi didn't mean it, as she had called herself that before.

But the person in front of him seemed to have a twisted personality. He didn't know if he would get angry when Xu Qi spoke to him like this.

As expected, Ma Zhiqiang's face darkened. He stared at Lu Yuning with a gloomy expression for a long while, and then said, "Qiqi, it's not advisable for these people to enter the shelter casually. Be careful not to be taken advantage of. What if they are people with ulterior motives?"

"I don't think you look like a good person, and you say we have ulterior motives?" Wu Xiao listened for a long time and felt so uncomfortable that he retorted immediately.

"What did you say?!" Ma Zhiqiang's face suddenly turned red, and his hair stood up in a strange way.

Lu Yuning looked at his standing hair and felt something was wrong.

He immediately pulled Wu Xiao behind him, then held the shield in front of him and looked at Ma Zhiqiang with a wary look.

"Ma Zhiqiang! What are you going to do?!" Xu Qi obviously knew that he was going to attack, and with an angry look on his face, he stood in front of Lu Yuning and the others.

Ma Zhiqiang's expression became even more gloomy. He glanced at Lu Yuning with some viciousness, but his hair fell down and he did not move any further.

Lu Yuning sighed inwardly. He didn't expect that things would become so unpleasant as soon as he arrived here. This guy surnamed Ma had a really weird personality.

He patted Wu Xiao's shoulder to signal him to calm down. Wu Xiao nodded and said nothing more.

"Sister, you are back!"

Just when the atmosphere was getting tense, a childish voice came over.

The three of them turned around and saw a little girl, about five or six years old, who looked somewhat similar to Xu Qi, appear in front of them.

"Le Le! I'm looking for you, come here quickly." Xu Qi immediately waved happily to the little girl.

The girl ran over obediently, holding Xu Qi's hand, and then saw Lu Yuning and the others, and hid behind Xu Qi shyly.

The chipmunk was surprisingly friendly to her when he saw her. He lay on the ground and nudged her with his nose. It was obvious that they had a good relationship.

"This is my sister, Xu Lele." Xu Qi touched the little girl's head lovingly and introduced her to several people.

"Hello, brothers and sisters." Xu Lele hid behind Xu Qi, revealing half of his little head, and called out timidly to everyone.

Lu Yuning and Wu Xiao moved in unison, both scratching their heads, not knowing what to say.

"Hello Lele, I'm Sister Xinyue, you're so cute." Fortunately, Zhang Xinyue is obviously good with children and immediately greeted her warmly.

"Sister is pretty too." Xu Lele said shyly.

Zhang Xinyue reached out and touched Xu Lele's head, looking very fond of her.

Xu Qi was naturally happy to see that the two of them got along well.

However, she quickly remembered the purpose of this trip and said to everyone, "Oh, by the way, Lele is the one with the ability to heal wounds!"

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(End of this chapter)