End of the World Cycle

The car wobbled to the next destination. Xie Qin slept in the back seat. She could often feel Qin Zhang covering her with a blanket during stops and secretly looking at her in the rearview mirror.

Xie Qin didn't care, but gradually she could find that Qin Zhang's love for her was gradually becoming concrete, as small as opening the car door for her and unscrewing the bottle cap.

He was so big that he never bothered to deal with mutant plants. Every time he cleaned up a high-level mutant plant, he would wash it clean and hand it to him. Xie Qin didn't mind such a diligent person.

After all, not everyone likes to find things to do, especially people like Xie Qin. She would naturally feel happy and relaxed if she had someone to help her.

For three consecutive days, the group moved quickly, especially Qin Zhang's comrades. They were all well-trained and had clear division of labor when they encountered places where mutant plants gathered.

The battle was resolved in just a few minutes. After three days, Xie Qin had obtained four third-order crystal cores and more than thirty second-order crystal cores. After consuming these crystal cores, Xie Qin clearly felt that the spiritual power he had first obtained had reached the fifth order.

It only took a moment. After realizing that his spiritual system had reached the fifth level, Xie Qin immediately took two third-level capsules to make up for the energy deficit caused by the upgrade of his supernatural powers.

Qin Zhang, who was sitting in the driving seat, was the first to feel the change in Xie Qin. The surprise in his eyes could not be hidden. When he turned around again, he could no longer feel the fluctuations of Xie Qin's supernatural powers.

He couldn't even feel the energy in her body that he had felt when they first met, which meant that his little girl had upgraded and was now at level five like him.

"Have you upgraded all your abilities?" Qin Zhang couldn't help but turn around and ask curiously.

"All? Then feel how many kinds I have?" Xie Qin leaned forward, with a half-smile on his face, and was very close to Qin Zhang. Qin Zhang smelled the faint scent of jasmine again, and his cheeks quietly turned red again. He was afraid that his mouth would taste bad when he spoke so close. He retreated a little bit and said without leaving a trace.

"Power, Space, and... Fire."

"Gone?"

"So you still have it?"

"What do you think?"

"I feel like there are more. I've never seen a superpower like you. Very...very powerful, but also very strange. Even in the research institute, I've never heard of it."

"So, do you think I'll be taken away for research?"

"Your abilities are so strange, they will definitely come after you."

"What if I don't want to?" This sentence was both a test and a way to determine whether Qin Zhang was dead or alive. After all, his spiritual system had reached the fifth level, and there were plenty of ways to kill Qin Zhang.

"Don't worry, no one can take you away from me as long as you don't want to." Qin Zhang looked at Xie Qin with deep affection in his eyes and a smile on his face. Xie Qin was stunned by this look.

My brain stopped thinking for a second, and Xiaobao's voice came into my mind.

[Master~ Qin Zhang's favorability towards you has exceeded 95. ]

【What's the meaning? 】

[It means that he loves you very much~~]

Qin Zhang's eyes were full of love, which gave Xie Qin goose bumps. She rolled her eyes in a proud and coquettish manner, and looked out the window, not wanting to look Qin Zhang in the eye again. She finally understood that the stronger she was, the more he loved her!

It started to rain again, as if it was the rainy season. The air felt very humid, and the car still found an open space to stop at 6:30. Xie Qin was half asleep, and Qin Zhang had already led people out of the car to clean up the zombies around.

When they started to build the camp, they heard some noises and Xie Qin woke up. It was raining outside, but Xie Qin didn't get out of the car. He just opened the window a little, stretched out his hand, took out his RV from the space and wanted to go up to rest. After all, lying on the bed must be more comfortable than the back seat of the car.

"Qinqin, put the car here, it's safer." Qin Zhang trotted over, his body wet and uncomfortable to look at, with a military shovel in his hand. Xie Qin glanced at the troublesome people setting up tents in the distance. Thinking that these people have been nice to him these days, he spoke.

"Motorhomes? I'll get you a few."

"Is...is this convenient?" Qin Zhang wanted to refuse, but seeing the rain getting heavier and heavier, his brothers were already working around the clock, so he would be willing to do so if his living environment could be improved.

"Just consider it as a little bit of my way of repaying you for spending so many of your points." Xie Qin said without hesitation. Five dong dong dong sounds were heard, and five common B-type RVs appeared in a line on the open space.

Everyone who heard the noise looked over at once. Seeing so many RVs, anyone with a discerning eye knew what it meant. The more lively people had already run over.

"Captain?! What is this??"

"This is Miss Guo's thank-you gift to you. Groups of four can choose one."

"Thank you Ms. Guo!!"

"You're welcome. Good luck tomorrow. Everything in there can be used. You're welcome." Xie Qin smiled and said something from the heart.

Xie Qin's RV is a circle larger than others. The difference is that Xie Qin's RV is a modified one. Xu Kai installed heat insulation and silent devices for it, and also modified the inside. There is a big cushioned bed and only a bathroom. The rest of the space is a wardrobe and a snack cabinet, and a simple single table.

There is nothing extra, it is just to make Xie Qin feel more comfortable at night when he is away from home.

The others quickly packed up their tents as ordered. Qin Zhang got on the RV first. It had a simple layout, with a 1.5-meter-long tail bed and a 1.4-meter-long front bed. It was just right for four people to live in one RV. After that, they arranged for groups of four to get on the RV.

Xie Qin was eating in her car. She looked through the window at Qin Zhang getting into the RV next to her. She was not the kind of person who would just ask for things, so she opened the window and called out softly.

"Qin Zhang."

Qin Zhang turned around and saw Xie Qin taking out another RV.

"You live in this car alone." Then he closed the window.

Qin Zhang looked back at the extra RV, smiled sincerely, and walked over with big strides.

Even though the rain was getting heavier that night, it was the best night the group had ever had since they started their mission.

Everyone took a comfortable shower. The air conditioner in the RV was set to a very comfortable 24 degrees. Sitting at the soft leather chair dining table to eat was like... like returning home.

As soon as they had this thought, everyone's face was filled with sadness. Yes, their homes were almost gone. As soldiers, their families were well arranged, but with the outbreak of the zombie tide, except for the four secret bases, all other official bases fell.

Those who were lucky enough to awaken their special powers survived, but most people lost their lives. Their homes and families were almost all gone.

Although they were sad, they cheered up again. They needed to cheer up. As long as they worked hard, those mutated zombies and animals and plants would be eliminated one day. As long as these things were eliminated, the world would have a chance to return to normal.

Qin Zhang and his friends ate pre-prepared dishes brought from the base, the unified cafeteria big pot meals. Even if they were placed in the space of a space-based psychic, they were considered fresh, but the taste was not good after Xie Qin had eaten it once. It was just so-so. Anyway, they had already helped once, so they might as well let them eat better.

Just then, a soldier passed by his RV, and Xie Qin asked him to call the space-powered users in the team.

"Miss Guo, are you looking for me?"

The man stood in front of the window in a raincoat. Xie Qin stood up and opened the door of the RV. He searched the space for some boxed lunches that his mother had made a long time ago. There were all kinds of dishes, a total of 200. The floor of the RV was filled with them.

"Putting these things away is also a thank you gift."

"This... I have to report to the captain." The man scratched his head in embarrassment, not daring to accept Xie Qin's things.

"then you go."

After a while, Qin Zhang came with the man, but Qin Zhang had changed his clothes and was holding an umbrella. There was still mist on his face, probably because he had just taken a shower. It was not a military uniform, but a familiar sweatshirt, because the Shui brothers often wore it. Xie Qin recognized it, because she had chosen it for them when she was shopping two years ago.

Qin Zhang sent it to Xie Qin to see. After watching Xie Qin's eyes on him for a while, he felt that the clothes were worth wearing. After the lunch box was taken away, Qin Zhang still stood in Xie Qin's RV and did not leave.

"Anything else?"

"Well, the chief knows that I'm with you."

"and then?"

"She asked me to take you back to Pangu Base because she wanted to meet you."

"Okay, I understand. We'll talk later."

"The chief has not been in good health in the past two years. He, he really wants to see you."

"Well, after we collect the plant crystal cores, I'll go with you."

"Okay. I'll take you back." Qin Zhang laughed happily. Xie Qin was a little impatient. It wasn't that she hated Qin Zhang, but that he was too tall and strong.

Standing in my own RV, my head touched the ceiling, so with my head slightly lowered towards me, it looked particularly large, not only blocking my view, but also making me feel depressed.

"If you have nothing else to do, just get out. I need to rest."

"Okay. Okay. You rest."

The next day, the team drove forward for about 70 kilometers and arrived at the outskirts of a deep mountain. This place is called Yuanshanjia, and the density of its vegetation is comparable to the previous southern primeval forest.

It’s just that this place is much smaller than the southern forest, but it used to be one of the best vegetation research bases in Xia Country. There are many kinds of plants inside, and it is also a protection base. It has not suffered any damage before the end of the world. After the plants began to mutate in the end of the world, this place was the first place where mutated plants appeared.

At that time, the advance team of the Eastern Military Region spent seven days exploring here before they finished. They found six third-level mutant plants and countless second-level plants.

This time, Xie Qin did not plan to wait in the car, but followed Qin Zhang into the mountain. Because of the rain and the drop in temperature, even though he had fire abilities, he felt the chill.

He glanced at the thermometer and saw that it was only four degrees. He changed into his combat uniform and put on a jacket before setting off. As soon as he stepped into the territory of Yuanshanjia, Xie Qin felt something was wrong.

Even without paying special attention to the surroundings, my fifth-order mental power can still detect the movements around me. There are too many things moving around.

Not just plants, but animals as well.

Along the way, except for some mutant rabbits found in the southern primeval forest, no mutant animals were seen. But it was different here, there were a lot of mutant animals!

"Have you found any mutant animals before?"

"We haven't received any relevant reports, so there shouldn't be any. What's wrong? Is there any here?"

Xie Qin nodded. Qin Zhang stopped the team and slowed down the team after giving a few instructions. Qin Zhang naturally walked behind Xie Qin, keeping an eye on the surroundings.

Xie Qin's mental power is at the fifth level, but unfortunately he cannot control plants that have no central nervous system. However, animals are no problem, so Xie Qin did not take the extra mutant animals seriously.

The team soon arrived at the first third-level plant point, a balustrade tree. The appearance of the balustrade tree did not change much, and its height was about the same as normal, only about 30 meters, but when Xie Qin approached, he found that the trunk and leaves of the tree were all metallized.

"This tree has no offensive power, you can get close to it." Qin Zhang's voice sounded above his head. After hearing it, Xie Qin directly drew out his long knife and approached the Poro tree.

The others had already started clearing the first- and second-level plants around them, and Xie Qin chopped down the trunk of the bald tree without hesitation. The blade made a clanging sound, and my hand went numb instantly.

He used about 30% of his strength, but the bark of the tree was not broken at all. Then the tree began to shake, and the leaves fell one after another, like blades, flying straight towards Xie Qin.

Xie Qin dodged and flew towards Qin Zhang. Qin Zhang horrifiedly swung out lightning to knock down the leaves around Xie Qin. Soon Xie Qin came over. Qin Zhang grabbed Xie Qin's arm and pulled him into his arms, blocking him tightly.

The mist in the air condensed and fell on the leaves, instantly splashing dazzling sparks, and the leaves fell to the ground one by one like frost-bitten eggplants.

Xie Qin hid because she was afraid that this thing would scratch her face. She didn't care much about her image before she didn't have much beauty. But after she was reborn and was influenced by her mother's beauty, she inexplicably began to care about her face.

When he realized that he was bullied by a small third-order mutant plant, he wanted to turn around and burn it. But before burning it, he raised his head in Qin Zhang's arms with great displeasure and said angrily.

"Didn't you say this tree has no offensive power?"

"This... maybe it's because you attacked him just now..."

"You mean your advance troops are just marking, not probing?"

"Their strength is limited. For safety reasons, only a few speed-type esper will approach to test them. They will not attack directly like you did."

"It's so annoying! The crystal core is fifteen meters away from the middle of the trunk. Go there!" Xie Qin pushed Qin Zhang away. She didn't like Qin Zhang hugging her at all. It's not that she hated him or anything, he was handsome, no doubt about that, but he was full of muscular muscles and it was not comfortable to hug him.

"Okay. I'll go. You wait here for me."