Villain Boss Chapter 149
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 149: Gaining Victory
Through the skin and acting directly on the water in the body of the organism, the stiff zombies in front of them were now unable to move not because of the spatial force, but were all frozen in place by Si Xu's water-type superpower?
"But after the superpower disappears, will they continue to jump around?" Jiang Ran was worried.
Zombies weren’t humans.
They were already dead things, and what was moving now was actually just the virus that relied on the human body to survive.
After a while, when the ice solidified in their bodies melted, they would be able to move freely again.
"Why are you so silly?" Si Xu sighed, turned around and picked up a mutant bird. He handed it to Jiang Ran. "Look carefully."
Jiang Ran looked closely as he said. Except for the hardness, she didn't find any other differences.
She tilted her head and studied it seriously, which was really cute. Si Xu chuckled and reminded her, "Look at its head."
Jiang Ran was puzzled. She stretched out her hand to pinch its head which was covered with feathers, and the touch made her stunned.
Wait...
She pushed aside the soft feathers.
There were tiny icicles extending through the skull.
"When water freezes into ice, its volume will change, fool." Seeing her face suddenly enlightened, Si Xu tossed the mutant bird away. "Even if my superpower disappears, their brain structure has been completely destroyed and they’re dead."
So that was it.
Jiang Ran grabbed his arm with unconcealed delight, jumped twice on the spot, and shouted loudly, "Si Xu, you’re so awesome!" Her crisp voice rose a few pitches. "If it weren't for you this time, our base would be finished! It's to your credit that everyone is saved!"
Those superhumans who were stunned in place because the zombies suddenly stopped moving also snapped out of their daze because of her shout.
"Professor Si... froze all the zombies outside?"
"This-this is so awesome!"
"As a superhuman with water-type abilities, when can I be as awesome as Professor Si?"
"Does that mean we’ve defended the base?"
An injured superhuman wiped his tears.
"I thought I’d die here. I was scared to death."
"I thought I’d be dead, too. Thank goodness for Professor Si."
"We won! Fortunately, Professor Si came back. We won!"
Someone cheered. Soon, the cheers and cries of joy were like a wave, sweeping across the entire Xiling base.
It was all thanks to Professor Si. Without Professor Si, everyone would have become food for the zombies. Fortunately, Professor Si came back, otherwise Xiling base would have suffered heavy losses in this city defense battle...
Anyone who had participated in the city defense battle, be it superhumans or military personnel, would say so.
Jiang Ran's mouth curled up slightly, looking at the soldiers who were cheering and hugging each other, with a trace of compassion in her eyes.
No one wanted to die, no matter if they were superhumans or ordinary people. They finally arrived at the base and had a place to survive. No one wanted to die.
"Why are you guys yelling?" Hearing that Si Xu was back, Gu Yunqing hurried over and bellowed at the members of the superhuman team who were hugging each other. "Hurry and clear the zombies piled outside. Aren't you afraid of infectious diseases spreading?"
The crisis was resolved, and everyone was immersed in joy. Even though they were yelled at by Gu Yunqing, they still responded with a smile.
"Yes, Captain Gu!"
Gu Yunqing glanced at those young faces, thought of something, and said, "The uninjured will clear the bodies, and the injured will go to the first aid room to treat their wounds first to avoid infection."
Superhumans wouldn’t be infected, but the possibility of mutations due to untimely wound treatment couldn’t be ruled out.
In the apocalypse, it was better to be careful in everything.
After making the work arrangements, Gu Yunqing looked at Si Xu and Jiang Ran.
Seeing his serious expression, Jiang Ran thought he had important work to report to Si Xu, so she let go of Si Xu. "I'll go help the medical staff rescue the wounded. You guys have a good chat."
Before she walked away, she saw Gu Yunqing resting his arm on Si Xu from the corner of her eye. "Seventh Brother, support me. My legs are wobbly... Oh my gosh, those zombies rushing over were really scary. I thought I was going to die. Ouch!"
Before he finished complaining, Si Xu silently shook off his arm.
Losing his support point, Gu Yunqing almost fell to the ground.
"Seventh Brother, you’re so heartless. My legs are still weak! Can't you be kind enough to support me?"
Si Xu said disdainfully, "No."
"Boo hoo hoo, Seventh Brother, you don't love me anymore..."
Jiang Ran, "..." She turned back quietly and grabbed Si Xu's arm. "Si Xu, you used so much of your superpowers just now. Why don't you go and rest first?"
She thought at first that Gu Yunqing had serious work. Now, it seemed that he just came here to whine.
Si Xu said, "Hmm." He followed her obediently.
Gu Yunqing, who was left behind, said, "Sister Ranran, I used a lot of my superpower just now, too. Why didn't you ask me to rest?"
"Captain Gu, if I meet Captain Qin, I’ll tell her to support you to rest."
"..."
Although the crisis of the zombie siege was temporarily solved, the staff could only switch from combat mode to logistics cleaning mode because there were too many zombies piled up outside the city.
"Fortunately, Professor Si came back, otherwise we would be dead, and the entire Xiling base would be doomed..."
"Professor Si is really powerful. No wonder even Marshal Shen respects him so much."
"Hey, speaking of which, why didn't I see anyone from the Shen family during the zombie siege..."
"Captain Shen Yang and Deputy Captain Shen Bai were both here."
"Where's Marshal Shen?"
"Are you dumb? Marshal Shen is the person in charge of the base. How could he possibly rush to the front line?"
"Tsk, what person in charge? He’s just hiding behind and enjoying the fruits of others' labor."
"Shh! Do you want to die? Say no more! Didn't you see Captain Shen over there?"
Shen Yang yawned indifferently after listening to the staff's discussion, feeling a little bored.
"Brother." Shen Bai walked up to him quickly. "Where's Youyou?"
In this situation, Shen Youyou wasn’t with Shen Yang. Where did she go?
"I asked her to deal with the zombies and mutant beasts that broke into the base. I don't know where she ran off to," Shen Yang replied absentmindedly. "If you're worried about her, just go down and find her."
He wanted to say that it wasn’t Youyou whom he was most worried about because after all, that child was powerful. However, seeing his brother's nonchalant attitude, Shen Bai hummed in response and said nothing more.
"I'll go find Youyou." He turned and walked two steps, then turned back to look at Shen Yang's bloody arm. He pursed his lips and said, "Let Yaoyao tend to the wound on your arm."
Shen Yang impatiently replied, "I know." Then he muttered, "Don't be nagging like a woman. How annoying."
Shen Bai, "..." You took my kindness for granted. Served you right for getting hurt.
"Why are women the ones who are nagging?" A familiar voice interrupted the conversation between the two, snorting in dissatisfaction. "Eldest Brother, you’re prejudiced against women. If other girls hear you, they’ll definitely beat you up."
Jiang Ran, holding the first aid kit, criticized Shen Yang briefly. Without waiting for Shen Yang to reply, she pulled his arm over. "Oh my, was this scratched by a zombie? The scratch is a bit deep. You need to apply medicine and bandage it."
She put down the first aid kit and motioned with her chin. "Take off your coat. I’ll help you clean the wound."
Shen Yang frowned, still looking impatient. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Ran had already beaten him to it. "If you don't take off your coat, I’ll just cut it with scissors."
Shen Yang, "..." He silently took off his coat and rolled up the sleeve of his shirt.
Jiang Ran took out disinfectant alcohol and medical bandages from the first aid kit, muttering, "I think your wound needs to be handled by Sister Shen Yao. I’ll help you disinfect it first..."
It was rare to see Shen Yang so obedient. Shen Bai wasn’t in a hurry to find Shen Youyou, and retreated to their side.
"Ranran, do you know how to bandage a wound?"
"No, so I’m trying it on Eldest Brother. I'll be able to help others after I'm familiar with it."
"Why aren't you with Si Xu? Where's that guy?"
"I asked him to rest. I saw that Sister Shen Yao was too busy, so I signed up to help."
"..."
Looking at Shen Bai and Jiang Ran chattering around him, Shen Yang sighed and turned his head to look away.
His long eyelashes cast a shadow, covering up the complex emotions in his eyes.
