After Yu An finished telling Xiao Jiu about being bitten, Xiao Jiu climbed into Yu An's pocket and stayed inside, unwilling to come out.
He was blaming himself.
If he had met his elder brother sooner, he would never have let anyone harm him.
What's done is done, and Xiao Jiu can't change it. He patted his pocket and whispered to his older brother, "Big brother, even if you have a crystal core in your head, I won't eat it."
In this world, the person he loved most was his eldest brother.
Yu An's eyes curved into a smile when she heard his words.
"I know."
His children are all the best.
Yu An spent three days trying to find the route to Base 5, but still couldn't reach it.
Over three days.
Little Jiu is relying entirely on photosynthesis from sunbathing to keep himself full. He doesn't like the food his older brother finds for him.
Yu An was also very hungry.
His stomach was empty; a few biscuits were of no use whatsoever.
After encountering another passerby.
A passerby brought him news from Base 5: "It's under control now. A lot of soldiers have arrived, and there are many survivors in the base."
Yu An got really lost, and Xiao Jiu wasn't much better off.
Lost in their fascination, and realizing they couldn't find Base 5 anytime soon, they decided to head to the abandoned Elm City.
Base 5 has been handed over to the new military, so it doesn't matter whether they go or not.
Day four.
Hungry and desperate, Yu An was reminded by Xiao Jiu on his way to the abandoned Yu Old Town and found a town where everyone had run away.
The township is called Yushu Township.
This place is very close to the ruins of the old city of Yu.
After searching the town for half a day without finding a soul, Yu An only found a pig.
Xiao Jiu stared at the pig for a long time before concluding, "This is an ordinary pig!"
It's neither a zombie pig nor a mutated pig.
Yu An sniffed and asked, "Can I eat it?"
Xiao Jiu: "..."
Xiao Jiu bravely jumped down, facing the plump pig.
"Leave it to me!"
Even in its juvenile form, the true A09 variant wouldn't be unable to handle a pig.
Yu An dared not watch the pig being slaughtered.
He slapped his eyes shut, waiting for his little one to slaughter a pig for him to eat.
Little Nine has temporarily transformed from mimicking a white mushroom into a more suitable form for slaughtering pigs.
Half an hour later.
In the open-air kitchen, Xiao Jiu put the cleaned pork into a pot to stew.
Half of the pork was being stewed, while the other half was packed up by Xiao Jiu for her older brother to keep for tomorrow.
The eldest brother doesn't eat people, nor does he eat anything else.
Little Jiu was enduring hunger himself, while also worrying about his older brother's diet.
The pork was cooked very quickly.
Yu An held the bowl, treating the pork as if it were Xie Chiyuan, whom she dreamed of licking.
"Big Head".
He refused to call himself Xie Chiyuan, and only called himself Big Head, which was a self-deceptive way of calling himself Big Head.
"I'm going to eat you."
He took a bite of pork and hypnotized himself into imagining himself licking a big head.
A big bite.
Two big heads.
Still very hungry, Yu An ate two large bowls of bighead carp with tears in her eyes.
Meanwhile.
After searching around without finding Yu An, Xie Chiyuan received a secret mission.
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Author's Note:
An'an, starving: I want to eat the big head! QAQ
Chapter 17
After seeing the mission details, Xie Chiyuan's face darkened, and he turned to leave.
The people behind him anticipated that he was going to make a phone call, so they didn't stop him. Sure enough, the first thing Xie Chiyuan did after leaving the house was to make a phone call to confirm.
"Uncle Ruan—"
Xie Chiyuan had barely begun speaking when the person opposite him knew what he was going to say: "Your Uncle Ruan's disappearance is related to the Red Bird Organization. I need you to go to the Abandoned Elm City as soon as possible and find your Uncle Ruan."
"good."
Xie Chiyuan agreed. As he hung up, he added, "Things haven't been peaceful lately, so please be careful. I'll find Uncle Ruan."
"Okay." The person on the other end of the phone paused. "The same goes for you."
Xie Chiyuan has two fathers: one is the adoptive father he spoke to on the phone, and the other is his adoptive father's partner, whom he usually calls Uncle Ruan.
After the call ended, Xie Chiyuan called over a team of people and asked them to continue searching for Yu An, who had left.
He needed to arrange for people to rush to the abandoned city of Yu.
Outside.
After finishing their meal, Yu An and Xiao Jiu prepared to rest.
The town was deserted; everyone had fled. Many of the houses in the chain were abandoned; they were messy inside, but at least they could serve as temporary resting places.
"Xiao Jiu".
Yu An sprinkled some water on Xiao Jiu and placed him on the bedside table: "We're very close to our destination now. Do you think we can find Xiao Ba?"
Xiao Jiu has absolutely no desire to find Xiao Ba.
But seeing his older brother's expectant look, Xiao Jiu reluctantly lied: "I think so. Xiao Ba has so many tentacles, he won't be easily killed."
Whether it was just her imagination or not, Yu An felt that Xiao Jiu's last words were full of regret.
It's really a pity for Xiao Jiu.
He couldn't wait for the other kids to die so no one would compete with him for the title of eldest brother.
Yu An looked down at Xiao Jiu, who was obediently rubbing against his fingers, and thought it must be his imagination. Xiao Jiu didn't play well with Xiao Ba, but she probably didn't want Xiao Ba to get beaten to death.
Time passed little by little.
Yu An has excellent sleep quality, and with the added self-hypnosis of eating two bowls of big head, he fell asleep after only a few tosses and turns in bed.
He fell asleep, but Xiao Jiu did not.
As dusk fell, Xiao Jiu had already keenly heard the sound—a rustling, very faint sound.
Besides the sounds, there were many eyes watching them from the shadows.
Yu An dreamed of Big Head, and with his eyes closed, he mumbled that he wanted Big Head to lick him.
I'm hungry!
In his dream, Yu An revealed his little temper. He hugged Xie Chiyuan's waist, his tone both unreasonable and defiant: "I only need one bite."
Unfortunately, Xie Chiyuan in the dream was cold and wouldn't give him a single bite.
Xiao Jiu didn't understand what his older brother was muttering in his dream. He hopped and skipped to the door, acting as a doorman for his brother.
The A09 variant's powers are manipulation and dream weaving. However, since Xiao Jiu is currently in her juvenile form, her powers are undoubtedly diminished compared to before.
While in the village, he shared his supernatural abilities with Green Umbrella Mushroom. This is why Xie Chiyuan considered Green Umbrella Mushroom to be the A09 variant.
The rustling sounds became increasingly clear in the darkness.
The little white mushroom sitting on the doorstep saw the wandering zombies. Groups of zombies were walking along the road, heading in this direction.
Before they could get any closer, a figure blocked their way.
"roll."
The figure's arm was exposed, covered in large patches of bluish-purple marks. It was a person who had been bitten; its zombie features were extremely obvious.
That rolling sound was hoarse and piercing, as if the vocal cords had been crushed.
Zombies with a target in mind are naturally not scared off. Little White Mushroom leaned against the door, calmly watching the zombies fight. The zombies' fights were all in the most primitive form: pouncing, biting, and nibbling.
The little white mushroom also saw the talking zombie.
The zombie's face was very pale, with deep-set eyes and black eye circles. His eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his body were clearly visible.
This zombie was bitten badly.
He had wounds not only on his arms, but also on other parts of his body.
The little white mushroom observed him carefully and discovered that he was very fast and his hands were extremely powerful when he struck. He snapped the necks of several zombies with his bare hands.