CHAPTER 349: CHAPTER 351: LITTLE QIQI, YOU REALLY HIDE DEEP!

At this moment, with the defeat of the command center in sight, this time, the troops from the Li River Base City sent to deal with Lu Chuan have been almost completely wiped out.

Boom boom boom!

At this time, three armed helicopters, flames trailing behind, finally crashed to the ground, shaking the entire square as scorching flames and airwaves swept all around.

In the air, looking down at the wreckage of one of the helicopters still burning fiercely, Lu Chuan frowned slightly.

Was it just an illusion, or did it seem like some presence inside the helicopter suddenly vanished?

Lu Chuan speculated secretly in his heart, since he was borrowing the viewpoint of the Corpse Puppet, he wasn’t entirely sure.

Unable to finally confirm, Lu Chuan stopped dwelling on it and, controlling the Corpse Puppet, scavenged a batch of supplies from the command center, finding several boxes of zombie Crystal Cores among the helicopter wreckage.

In the boxes, the number of first-level zombie Crystal Cores was the greatest, occupying nearly ninety percent, with fewer second-level and third-level Cores.

It seemed they were acquired by the human army when they entered the city and slaughtered the surrounding zombies.

Having taken all these Crystal Cores with him, Lu Chuan controlled the Corpse Puppets to quickly return to the Hengye District.

At this time, within the living room of the Hengye District.

"Mrs. Zhao Lin, why are you staring at me?"

Ji Ruxue withdrew her gaze from the window, turned around, and found Zhao Lin staring straight at her with a strange expression.

"Little Qiqi, how are you so strong? Is that your talent ability?"

Zhao Lin gazed at Ji Ruxue in disbelief, shock in her eyes as she asked.

As she said this, Zhao Lin walked forward, examining Ji Ruxue from top to bottom, a look of amazement on her face.

Just now, she had clearly seen the aura Little Qiqi had displayed.

In an instant, not only had she controlled the incoming artillery fire, but she could even send it back, inflicting massive casualties on the human army in moments.

Such combat power was truly terrifying; she would even believe it if she were told Little Qiqi was a fifth-level Evolver.

However, Zhao Lin’s greatest confusion at the moment was that Little Qiqi was clearly still a child, and in daily life, she had never shown any sign of being powerful. When exactly did she awaken this talent ability?

And what exactly was this talent ability?

It might even rival her resurrection ability.

Upon hearing this, Ji Ruxue’s fair little face suddenly showed embarrassment; in the urgency earlier, she forgot Zhao Lin was still by her side.

To this, Ji Ruxue could only explain: "Mrs. Zhao Lin, Dad specifically instructed me to never easily reveal my abilities in front of anyone..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lin nodded.

Although she agreed with Lu Chuan’s cautious approach, she had quite an opinion on him obviously guarding against her.

Guarding against me, damn Lu Chuan!

"Little Qiqi, you’ve hidden it really well."

Zhao Lin shook her head with a bitter smile.

Little Qiqi had hidden it so well that even she, being around all the time, had not noticed anything amiss.

Moreover, with the strength Little Qiqi had displayed, where was the need for her protection?

Reflecting on her previous thoughts and the things she had said about protecting Little Qiqi, Zhao Lin couldn’t help but blush with embarrassment.

Here she had been worrying about Little Qiqi’s safety every day, afraid she might get hurt, but in reality, when danger came, it was likely that she herself would die while Little Qiqi would still be happily bouncing around.

Considering her ideals and aspirations, Zhao Lin suddenly felt it might be time for her to leave?

Staying here, she was of no use to Lu Chuan and his daughter, merely a burden.

It was time for her to step out, fight for her ideals, and strive toward becoming a leader of the human race.

Staying in the convoy, though life was carefree and safe, her personal ideals could not be fulfilled at all.

"Mrs. Zhao Lin, you’re not mad, right? Little Qiqi didn’t want to either; it was Dad who told me to hide it!"

Seeing Zhao Lin’s odd expression, Ji Ruxue, worried there might be a rift, hurriedly placed the blame on her own father. After all, this woman had so many issues with her dad already; one more wouldn’t matter.

"It’s fine, Little Qiqi, Auntie isn’t mad, just a bit shocked!

I didn’t expect my Little Qiqi to be so powerful, much stronger than Auntie."

Returning to her senses, Zhao Lin saw Little Qiqi looking at her so pitifully that her heart softened immediately. She ruffled Little Qiqi’s hair and said with a smile.

"Mrs. Zhao Lin was very strong too! Earlier, to protect me, you fought those bad guys, I was watching."

"However, now I don’t need to keep my abilities secret; I can protect Mrs. Zhao Lin if danger arises in the future."

Ji Ruxue declared with a beaming smile, praising Zhao Lin.

Hearing Little Qiqi’s words, Zhao Lin felt warmth in her heart; Little Qiqi definitely treated her well, unlike Lu Chuan, who was just the worst.

Seeing the sweat on Little Qiqi’s forehead, Zhao Lin also knew that Little Qiqi’s earlier actions had cost her greatly, so Zhao Lin asked with deep concern: "Little Qiqi, you should listen to your dad! Unless absolutely necessary, never reveal your powers in front of others, understood? Even if there’s danger, Auntie will protect you."

Luo Chuan likely had his reasons for telling Little Qiqi to keep things secret, Zhao Lin roughly guessed.

For such a young child to awaken powerful talent ability was one thing, but to be so strong, to the point of being a peerless talent, was quite another.

If Little Qiqi’s abilities were exposed, it might attract undue attention.

"Okay, Mrs. Zhao Lin, I’ll listen to you!"

Ji Ruxue nodded, speaking sweet words while shaking Zhao Lin’s arm.

"Little Qiqi is so well-behaved!"

For a while, Zhao Lin’s heart melted, pinching Little Qiqi’s small face with a look full of doting.

At this moment, Lu Chuan, having already controlled the Corpse Puppets and returned, walked into the living room, seeing Little Qiqi and Zhao Lin talking and smiling together, slowly approached.

"Dad! How did it go? Did you drive all those bad people away?"

Seeing Lu Chuan coming, Ji Ruxue, who had been talking with Zhao Lin, said expectantly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan nodded with a smile, then wrote on paper: "This place is no longer safe. Pack your things; we’ll leave here right away."

Since they have already been exposed, there is no need to linger in Li River City any longer.

The longer they stay here, the more organized the human forces will become, and Lu Chuan didn’t want to engage in a war of attrition with humans.

This way, Little Qiqi and the others would not be safe, and even the Corpse Puppets under his command would suffer heavy losses, which would not be worth it.

"We’ll pack up right away!"

Hearing this, Zhao Lin nodded.

Although she was quite unhappy with Lu Chuan for instructing Little Qiqi to deceive her, Zhao Lin also understood the gravity of the situation—it was not the time to quibble over small matters like this.

Considering humans have already discovered them, it was time to leave.