Chapter 193: Able to Manipulate the Land
Chapter 193: Able to Manipulate the Land
"Brother, brother! We meet a woman on the road who can make rice and vegetables grow—really! She makes them grow right before our eyes! We are going to bring her back, but on the way, we get killed by a man who can throw flying knives."
Zeng Fan stumbles into the pavilion, kneeling on the ground as he dramatically recounts how powerful Anran is. In her hands, tomato plants burst with fruit, and everyone eats their fill.
Then, a particularly strong man in a camouflage uniform kills them all because he wants Anran for himself. Everyone fights desperately, but in the end, they are outnumbered. Only Zeng Fan survives, fleeing back while the rest are slaughtered by Zhan Lian.
Of course, he conveniently leaves out the plan Green Dragon tattooed man proposes at the beginning—how they have superpowers, gasoline, women, and supplies. How they could have ruled over Xiang City instead of returning to this broken park to be controlled by Lei Jiang.
"It can accelerate the growth of rice, vegetables, and fruits..." Lei Jiang takes two steps toward Zeng Fan, his expression unreadable. Under the bright light, he pulls a chair over, sits in front of Zeng Fan, and murmurs again, "A man who can throw flying knives?"
To be honest, in this kind of world, someone who can grow rice, vegetables, and fruit—who can feed over twenty men with fresh tomatoes—is no different from a person who could turn stone into gold before the apocalypse. It’s impossible not to be tempted.
Whether or not Zeng Fan is exaggerating, Anran successfully captures Lei Jiang’s attention. He gestures toward the east side of the park, outside the pavilion, and asks,
"Do you know who the zombies in the streets near the gas station were surrounding before?"
Lei Jiang himself is also a superhuman, though not one with brute strength. The reason he becomes the leader of this group isn’t just because of his unique ability—it’s because he’s smarter than most.
His power doesn’t let him grow food, but it allows him to manipulate the land and reshape the terrain.
Before the apocalypse, he worked in flood monitoring. He can read geographic data and predict changes in terrain based on flood peaks. After the world falls, he begins comparing zombies to floods. By observing the direction of the zombie hordes, he determines where survivors are hiding, where it’s safe to go, and where it’s too dangerous.
It has to be said—people in this world no longer concern themselves with morality. Lei Jiang plays with women just like the others, but at the same time, he saves many people. Most of the survivors here are pulled from the jaws of death by him, both men and women. He leads this team through the zombie tide in Xiang City, carefully avoiding direct confrontations while fighting to stay alive.
But now, as the zombies continue evolving, even Lei Jiang’s knowledge and terrain manipulation can only do so much. He can dig trenches and set traps, but there are practical issues he can’t ignore. The more people they gather, the greater the attraction to zombies, and that pull is only getting stronger.
At this rate, it won’t be long before every zombie in Xiang City is drawn to this park.
That’s why Lei Jiang sends Green Dragon tattooed man and Zeng Fan out to search for gasoline while they still have the chance. His plan is to abandon Xiang City and head for the countryside, where there are fewer zombies and a better chance of survival.
But instead of finding gasoline, they lose more than twenty or thirty people.
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