Chapter 407: Chapter 407

It wasn't until An Ning finished her attack and confirmed these people had no possibility of survival that Lu Ting finally raised his hand.

A moment later, a flash of lightning was seen. In just a few breaths, everything before them had been completely reduced to ashes.

On the journey back, everyone grew even more silent. Especially seeing the young girl before them show not the slightest discomfort, still casually playing the game in her hands, occasionally turning her head to say something to her parents beside her.

Occasionally, when chatting about something happy, she couldn't help but smile, her almond-shaped eyes slightly curved.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized.

Yes, Ning Ning was indeed still a child. But children are often the most pure. Concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, or certain universal notions, to some extent, don't really apply to them.

Especially a child who grew up in the apocalypse.

In her eyes, the fellow humans they had just eliminated probably held no difference from zombies!

Never before had they recognized more clearly than now that standing before them was not just a child they had watched grow up, but a truly high-level supernatural ability user who stood above everyone else, decisive and resolute in killing...

"Ning Ning, are you feeling any discomfort?"

Giving her a strange glance, An Ning decisively shook her head.

As if seeing through her mother's thoughts, the young teenage girl shook her head, then said with an indifferent expression:

"Since they're already enemies, why bother distinguishing types?"

"What difference does race, gender, age make?"

Aren't they all enemies?

Well... that actually makes a lot of sense!

Considering her daughter's current situation, Shen Qing immediately nodded rapidly, then said with an expression of agreement:

"Ning Ning is right! Next time, no matter who it is, remember not to hold back at all."

With everyone's return, the base was once again placed under strict martial law.

The leader and the base's top expert being ambushed, encountering the Zombie Leader no less, even involving drugs targeting ability users. All these matters, no matter where they occurred, were not minor incidents.

In the evening, upon receiving the news, Uncle Shen's family quickly came over, accompanied by the Shen elders.

Ever since moving to a slightly larger house earlier, Ms. Gu had personally brought Uncle Shen to take the elderly couple to live with them.

At that time, just realizing An Ning was in danger, Lu Ting and Shen Qing didn't dare leave their daughter's side for even a moment, so the matter was settled just like that.

Up until now, the Shen parents had been living with Uncle Shen's family, only occasionally coming over to stay for a day or two.

"Sister-in-law, are you about to advance?"

During dinner, sensing something different about the other's aura, Shen Qing couldn't help but brighten up.

So far, across all major bases, fourth-stage ability users were still a minority. Not to mention the two had a good relationship since childhood, having another high-level ability user in the base was always a good thing.

Gu Jun nodded with a smile. Beside her, Uncle Shen skillfully peeled an "shrimp" the size of an adult fist, carefully cut it, and placed it in her bowl.

Most surviving plants and animals in the apocalypse had mutated, but it couldn't stop humanity's hunter-gatherer nature.

Besides, food was scarce these days.

In short, after many experiments, many strange things still ended up on the human dining table. Faced with these bizarre "foods," An Ning had gone from initial discomfort to now being accustomed to it.

Hmm... at least they wouldn't kill you.

Some even tasted pretty good! Especially Uncle Shen's cooking skills, which had improved by leaps and bounds over the years.

Realizing what she was thinking, An Ning shook her head vigorously in her mind.

Geez, I must really be hungry.

Looking at the considerable amount of food piled in her bowl, Gu Jun's gaze paused for a moment before quickly returning to normal.

Actually, before this, she hadn't never considered just separating. After all, no matter how much gratitude or affection there was initially, it had been mostly worn down over these years.

Even regarding Captain Liao's pursuit before, she hadn't been completely unmoved, though it was only a little.

In terms of attentiveness and consideration, hadn't Shen Huai done even better before marriage? The end result was still the same.

Besides, someone in the family had to manage household affairs. In these times, outsiders could never be fully trusted.

And A-Qing, if they really separated, no matter how good the relationship was before, it would inevitably become somewhat distant.

There was no need for that.

After careful consideration, Gu Jun let go of this thought. However, this slight hesitation had thoroughly frightened Uncle Shen. Terrified his wife might actually leave, aside from working hard for promotions these years, he had become a master at handling everything inside and outside the home.

Shen Qing, who saw through all this: Tsk!

What a pity her innate talent wasn't powerful enough. If only she were like her Ning Ning, then her child's father, hmph~

After a lively dinner, the family finally got down to serious business.

"Ning Ning is truly amazing. It seems that leader won't casually attack the base for a while. But given the intelligence he displayed..."

Worriedly glancing at her niece, Gu Jun then said: "Ning Ning's situation is probably even more dangerous now."

The danger Gu Jun spoke of wasn't just from external zombies; the most important threat was people. After all, compared to overt dangers, the latter were often harder to guard against.

In her view, although that zombie was quite threatening, having such a formidable enemy present now might not be a bad thing for Ning Ning.

"By the way, what about the person who leaked the information within the base this time?"

After a moment of thought, Gu Jun inquired again.

Lu Ting nodded faintly, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes: "We already have some leads."

Ms. Gu then relaxed. Indeed, she still trusted her brother-in-law's capabilities.

Perhaps stimulated by this incident, or perhaps gaining some insight from observing the high-level ability users' battle, merely half a year after that great battle, accompanied by a violent peal of thunder...

Seeing this scene, many people in the base couldn't help but show a flash of joy on their faces.

The leader... he's about to break through!

At the same time, watching Dad Lu's internal energy gradually stabilizing not far away, An Ning suddenly remembered that half a year ago, before that battle, using the unique telepathic communication of high-level ability users, she and that leader had a brief conversation.

Unlike the imagined ferocious or brutish zombie, he was a rather handsome young man, dressed in pure black plain robes. Judging by appearance, he was probably not even twenty before the mutation.

Before this, probably no one could have imagined that such a harmless-looking young man would throw all major bases into chaos, even becoming a nightmare for all of humanity.

"Lu An Ning, a very outstanding and exceptionally intelligent human girl." Like his appearance, this leader's voice was also exceptionally gentle. Yet his words undoubtedly struck right at the heart:

"But, if you'll pardon my frankness, while Miss Lu spares no effort dealing with me and protecting those people behind you, I wonder if you've considered one point.

To you, possessing powerful zombie abilities, I am undoubtedly an anomaly, a threat. Then may I ask, similarly, Miss Lu, who possesses power far surpassing everyone else, to those people, aren't you the same?"

His answer was An Ning's still utterly unreserved offensive:

"An anomaly? A threat? So what?"

If being powerful was an original sin, then if she were weak, she wouldn't even have the chance to let the other speak today; she would already be a corpse.

Half a day later, the thunderclouds gradually dispersed, and the sky returned to its usual scorching, clear brightness.

Stunned, sensing power more than ten times greater than before, yet at this moment, amidst the countless congratulations from those around him, what Lu Ting felt wasn't pure joy.

His mind unconsciously recalled the battle situation from that day.

So even within the same stage, the gap could be this vast?