A Filthy Rich Hamster in the Apocalypse - Chapter 73

The space-time travel was very fast and incredible. The whole process took no more than a second. In the blink of an eye, Nie Xiao and Xiao WuYi had crossed over half of China’s land and stood at the boundary of the capital.

But because Xiao WuYi was not sufficiently familiar with the location of the Capital Base, the two didn’t accurately shuttle to the Capital Base, but they instead landed on the outskirts of the base some distance away.

There were overgrown weeds everywhere. Dilapidated suburban houses stood bleakly, and a few zombies were scattered on the pitted path. The lampposts and street signs on the roadside were also crooked or twisted.

“Daddy, are we lost!?”

Xiao WuYi looked at this desolate and unfamiliar place, a little dumbfounded. He anxiously reached out to rub his small cheek to release Nie Xiao from his little storage.

Nie Xiao came out of the space and comforted the youth first before looking at the unfamiliar place in front of him. He soon heaved a sigh of relief. The street signs and signboards on the surrounding buildings clearly indicated where they were at. Although there was still some distance from the Capital Base, they weren’t too far away.

Nie Xiao lifted his hand and wielded his ability to kill the zombies approaching them, then soothingly rubbed Xiao WuYi’s head and said with a smile, “We’re not lost. Baby did a wonderful job; we’re now in the capital.”

“Really? Then that’s great!” Xiao WuYi patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he looked at the surrounding area and adorably spoke, “Which direction is the Capital Base now? Daddy, tell me quickly so we can pierce through one more time and go straight there!!!

“We’ve come here smoothly so far, so Baby is super confident right now!” Xiao WuYi bounced proudly.

“There’s no hurry.” Nie Xiao smiled as he shook his head and raised his hand to calm the bouncing youth. He scanned the desolate environment. At the moment, the two of them were standing there alone, and there were things that could be tried out without hesitation.

Nie Xiao couldn’t help but recall MoYan’s fiery gaze just now. He looked at his cub and asked, “Baby, does your uncle also know the secret of your abilities?”

“Of course he does!” Xiao WuYi nodded before replying honestly, “Uncle is also a member of our royal family, so he knows that the power of space-time and vitality are real and that there are such secrets in the royal family.”

“So it’s like that.” Nie Xiao nodded in understanding. It was indeed indisputable for the whole family to know these things. Nie Xiao didn’t think about it anymore, casting his gaze at several zombies who were left out not far away, then looked down at Xiao WuYi while smiling softly as he said, “Then Baby, do you want to do a small experiment right now?”

Xiao WuYi immediately cheered up. He looked up at Nie Xiao and, with interest in his eyes, agreed, “Okay, okay!!! What’s the experiment?”

“Testing the effects of Baby’s abilities on zombies,” Nie Xiao voiced out the thoughts he’d been pressing down in his heart, raising his hand to rub the youth’s head. Having witnessed the youth’s magical power of space-time and vitality last night, Nie Xiao very much wanted to know what effect these two powers would have on zombies.

Bai Yue’s healing ability could produce certain changes to Bai Mei’s appearance, so following on that basis, WuYi’s vitality ability should have an even more significant effect on zombies.

The two of them happened to be alone today without bystanders who might interfere. They could take this opportunity and conveniently test the effects of the power without needing to worry about the confidentiality of WuYi’s ability.

After hearing the thoughts in Nie Xiao’s heart, Xiao WuYi’s eyes sparkled. He happily and eagerly agreed to Nie Xiao’s proposal, then couldn’t help but praise him, “Daddy, you’re so amazing. Baby didn’t even think I could try it out in this way.”

Hearing this, Nie Xiao laughed. “That’s because Baby’s abilities are amazing. Otherwise, it would be useless even if Daddy came up with the idea.”

“Un! Both of us are amazing!” Xiao WuYi took Nie Xiao’s hand and nodded happily, flattering the both of them free of charge. It would be great if his ability could really affect zombies.

Without hesitation, Nie Xiao directly captured a lone zombie alive. Nie Xiao’s wind ability was turned into an invisible rope, which tied up its upper body, while he sealed its fierce mouth containing sharp fangs tightly with tape. To prevent it from accidentally injuring Xiao WuYi, the whole zombie was firmly fixed to the pillar, unable to move.

Xiao WuYi looked at the hideous zombie tied to the lamppost, swallowed his saliva, and approached while clutching Nie Xiao tightly with one hand. He stretched out a trembling gloved hand towards the zombie and said disgustedly, “Daddy, it really looks so ugly, its eyes are so terrible, and it’s totally different from Brother Bai Mei!!!”

Usually, when encountering zombies, one would kill them directly. It was really repulsive to touch them like this.

Nie Xiao comfortingly stroked his head while assuring him, “Baby, don’t be afraid. This zombie is actually considered to be in good condition. Although it does look a little ugly, at least its eyeballs haven’t come out yet.”

Zombie: “…”

Xiao WuYi: “…” QAQ

Xiao WuYi plucked up the courage to move forward, but the closer he got to the zombie, the more he could feel the breath of the other party that was completely different from that of Bai Mei. With Bai Mei as a comparison, coupled with the recovery of all his abilities, causing his senses to become sharper, Xiao WuYi’s heart was even more resistant.

“Wuwuwu it’s terrible. Let’s just not. Daddy, I don’t want to touch it; it’s totally different from Brother Bai Mei, it’s already dead!!!” Xiao WuYi hadn’t even touched it, yet he was already afraid and uncomfortable, just wanting to get into Nie Xiao’s arms.

Those empty, weird, lifeless eyes, that ferocious, rotten body that kept struggling, and that throat emitting harsh hisses… Xiao WuYi couldn’t feel the slightest life from it at all.

Nie Xiao still wanted to give it a try, but seeing his family’s youth’s resistant and uncomfortable appearance, he felt distressed. He touched the other’s head softly to soothe him, saying, “Be good. Baby, don’t be afraid. Just try it, okay? Daddy will be here to protect you!!”

Xiao WuYi sniffed and tearfully looked up at Nie Xiao. Finally, with his gentle encouragement, he mustered up the courage to reach out and touch the zombie to transmit the power of vitality.

However, as soon as his fingertips touched it, the ghastly aura of death and decay swept towards him, colliding violently with Xiao WuYi’s power of vitality.

When transmitting vitality, Xiao WuYi could be said to be very sensitive to death.

Thus, Xiao WuYi was scared into crying on the spot by this surging gloom and death. He sensed the difference between this zombie and Bai Mei more realistically. From this zombie’s body, he couldn’t feel a single trace of soul fluctuation, and the dense, oppressive, dark death aura only made people scared and suffocated.

Nie Xiao swiftly widened the distance between Xiao WuYi and the zombie. Seeing Xiao WuYi’s pitiful face streaming with tears, he immediately regretted it and was extremely remorseful.

“Don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t do the experiment anymore! Don’t cry, Baby; don’t be scared!” Nie Xiao hugged Xiao WuYi tightly, patted his back gently, and coaxed him tenderly.

“Wuwuwu Daddy, it’s really dead! It’s different from Brother Bai Mei! It’s completely dead!” Xiao WuYi cried as he said this, his tears steadily falling. The tips of his nose and eye sockets were also red, looking very pitiful.

His power of vitality was incapable of changing the dead; it couldn’t bring the dead back to life. Although he could make living things more vigorous, he couldn’t create a new living thing out of thin air.

Hearing this, Nie Xiao’s heart suddenly became a bit heavier. The fantasies that had originally remained in his heart were completely broken, and he clearly saw the reality. Looking at the zombie that had been given vitality but hadn’t changed at all, Nie Xiao raised his hand, released his ability, and took the crystal nucleus out of its body.

The death that came out of WuYi’s mouth could only be a genuine death.

They only relied on the crystal nucleus to maintain their bodily functions and were completely lifeless walking corpses.

The experiment was no longer necessary. Nie Xiao killed the zombies that were swaying nearby, then left the place while holding and gently coaxing Xiao WuYi as he walked until WuYi was pulled out of the awful, nightmarish feeling.

Xiao WuYi hugged Nie Xiao’s neck, tears already ceased, but he still choked a bit with sobs, and his eyes were flushed red with sadness. He said, “Daddy, none of them can be saved.”

“En.” Nie Xiao somewhat sunk into silence.

Although they had killed many, many zombies, it hadn’t been uncommon to silently imagine a day when these zombies would recover. Especially after seeing Bai Mei, the unique zombie king, this idea had become even more intense in their hearts. Sometimes, when killing zombies, it would bring a trace of intangible pressure, torment, and hesitation.

At this moment, Xiao WuYi had thoroughly sentenced these zombies to death, and Nie Xiao didn’t know whether it was better to be relaxed or be uncomfortable about it. In short, his mood was extremely complicated.

Xiao WuYi seemed to be able to feel Nie Xiao’s uncomfortable and gloomy mood. He raised his hand and touched the other’s cheek, quietly and sweetly comforting him.

Nie Xiao looked at the cute youth in his arms and couldn’t help but smile and say, “Since there’s nothing we can do about this, we can only look forward and work harder to protect the people who are still alive, and not let more people become zombies as much as possible.”

“Un!” Xiao WuYi lowered his head and rubbed against Nie Xiao’s neck. “Dr. Wei and the others will definitely be able to develop a vaccine, and our planet will also help!”

“Definitely.” Nie Xiao raised his hand and rubbed WuYi’s head, then looked into the distance. He then walked resolutely towards the direction of the Capital Base.

Because Xiao WuYi was afraid of tiring Nie Xiao, he didn’t want to be carried anymore and struggled, wanting to walk by himself. “Daddy, let me go by myself. Baby won’t be uncomfortable! Let’s shuttle directly from the space hole to the base!”

“No, Daddy wants to hug you more! Let’s not rush this for a while; you rest first.” Nie Xiao didn’t want to let go, so he easily picked up the youth with one hand before smiling softly, saying, “Baby is not heavy at all!”

Xiao WuYi had no way to refute. He could only wrinkle his face and wonder whether or not he should change into a little hamster to make it easier for Nie Xiao. Then he heard a deep and pleasant voice beside his ears.

“Baby, Bai Mei is also a zombie, so compared to how you’ve felt just now, how do you think he’s different from these ordinary zombies?”