CHAPTER 692: 【686】QUEEN OF THE APOCALYPSE 22 (2 MORE)

It was Zhu Cheng and his son Zhu Yu, who had a congenital heart disease.

She didn’t see the figure of their stepmother among them, guessing she was either dead or turned into a zombie.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yu, who had congenital heart disease, had transformed into a Superpower User of the Spiritual system due to the apocalypse virus, while his father, Zhu Cheng, still had a Wood Element Superpower. This father and son were among the few strong individuals whose powers Reyas and his group had drawn from.

When they had arrived, the base had held a welcoming ceremony for them, and Zhu Li, being the Eldest of the base, naturally had a chance to speak. Yet, days had passed without them seeing her. Had she not come to patrol today, would they have recognized her?

It wasn’t that the original owner had much affection for them; even Tangyuan, the outsider, despised them deeply. Therefore, upon seeing Zhu Cheng and Zhu Yu, her face showed little emotion; she merely nodded faintly as a greeting.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Cheng sneered and said, "What? Grown wings and don’t recognize me as your father anymore?"

Zhu Li’s gaze towards Zhu Cheng was full of strangeness and distance. She pursed her lips, merely looking at him faintly.

"Father? You? Worthy? This illegitimate son of yours is just a few months younger than me, which shows that you were already cheating when you married my mom. You disliked my mom for this and that, climbed up the social ladder, and ran away from home. My mom, being prideful herself, didn’t want to stay and live with me either. You didn’t even know how to be a parent, so why should I acknowledge you?"

"Grandma and grandpa are already dead, do you know that? If you hadn’t taken me away, maybe they wouldn’t have died. Zhu Cheng, do you still have the face to ask me to recognize you? From the moment you decided to use my heart to save your biological son, I had no parents. So, stop recognizing relatives randomly; I have no father, nor do I have a so-called brother. You better leave this place since Sunshine Base can do without you. I didn’t know that before, but now that I do, I ask you both to leave!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu’s youthful face showed a flicker of resentment: "You tell us to leave and we just leave? Who do you think you are?"

"Exactly, we were invited back by Reyas. Did you ask Reyas before chasing Brother Zhu away?"

The noise here quickly attracted Reyas. When he found out that Zhu Cheng and Zhu Yu were Zhu Li’s relatives, he was quite surprised, but their relationship seemed more complicated than he had thought.

Reyas pulled Zhu Li aside, "Zhu Li, Zhu Cheng’s wood system ability is no less formidable than yours. We need such talents now that we have more people, and Zhu Yu’s spiritual power is also extremely strong. It was thanks to their efforts that we were able to avoid the attack by mutated animals; their team already has over twenty people. It took a long while of persuading before they agreed to come back with us. If we just send them away like this, it really isn’t right—can you bear with it?"

Zhu Li looked up at Reyas, and the words that reached her lips were ultimately swallowed back. They say it’s hard to conspire together when paths differ—this waste father, Zhu Cheng, she didn’t even feel like sparing him a second glance.

Since Sunshine Base no longer felt like the base she held in her heart, staying seemed meaningless.

She nodded to Reyas and, without a word, left. Reyas knew that although his actions were meant to protect the greater good, it hurt Zhu Li. He decided to have Zhao Yun try to persuade her later.

However, by the time Zhao Yun went to find her, Zhu Li had left only the words ’Farewell’ and departed from the Sunshine Base she had helped create.

Leaving with her were Little White and Rong Hua.

Speaking of Rong Hua, it was a coincidence, he was just smoking at the gate when Zhu Li left without turning her head back. Sensing something was off, he asked an extra question.

That question made him throw away his cigarette butt and follow her.

"Zhu Cheng’s character really isn’t good. As for Zhu Yu, his mother—haha, truly the saying goes, like mother like son. I’m their neighbor, and I too deeply despise them. If you, their biological daughter, can’t bear to stay, what reason do I have? After all, you were the first normal person I met when I woke up; take me with you!"

Zhu Li chuckled, hooking her arm around his neck, and led him away: "Alright, at least I’ve got a buddy to accompany me, making my effort during this time worthwhile."

"It’s a shame about our supplies, you know, a lot of it was thanks to Little White!"

At that, Zhu Li laughed, "Do you think I’d be that foolish? Don’t worry, I took our fair share before leaving. My warehouse can only store things temporarily, but with some cost, it can still be used as a space."

Asked what the cost was, Zhu Li just smiled and shook her head, "It’s okay, I just don’t want to benefit some people. Using my supplies to feed people I dislike, how could that be right?"

Apart from the supplies stored in Zhao Yun’s space, which she couldn’t take out, she had taken all the supplies stored in their private storeroom, leaving none behind.

These supplies covered everything one could need for clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. Although they might not be as pure as the food and medicine in Zhao Yun’s space, she believed she had earned them and thus, she took them as she left.

Even though they only had themselves and one zombie and didn’t need so many supplies, she didn’t want others to benefit from them.

Saying so, she tossed Rong Hua a vacuum-packed pig trotter.

"Eat up, there’s plenty. We can eat as much as we want without any restriction. We’re not staying at this base, let’s roam the world freely as Hunters."

Though there were only two of them, the powerful presence of Little White was their reassurance. Rong Hua felt increasingly wise in his decision to follow her, seeing the light on Zhu Li’s face.

Meanwhile, when Reyas learned that Zhu Li, Little White, and Rong Hua had left and taken everything from the private storeroom, he was stunned.

Because he had never imagined that this woman could be so resolute and uncompromising.

He thought she had agreed, but who would have anticipated that she would declare her decision in this manner—if he had known earlier—

Faced with the complaints of his team members, Reyas also felt aggrieved. His intention had been to enhance the overall strength of the base, but he ended up losing two powerful allies, Little White and Zhu Li. Now, wanting to bring them back seemed almost impossible.

Watching Zhao Yun crying in sorrow, his heart ached, especially when facing the empty private storeroom, he gained a deeper understanding of Zhu Li’s straightforward nature.