Chapter 550 – The Trio

My name is Xu Shuhan.

Before the Cataclysm, I was a radio host.

“Hey, is this Host Xu? I have a secret to tell you…”

“Can I choose not to listen?”

“Don’t be so heartless! Hey, hey, don’t hang up! Hello?”

Hehe…

“Host Xu, it’s me again. I want to tell you a secret, just to you.”

“…You know this is a live radio show, right?”

“Anyway, I’m the only listener!”

“…”

“Are you willing to listen to me? Haha, great! Actually, I’m a bit nervous… ahem, I’ll only say this once, it’s been bottled up inside me for so long, I’ve never dared tell anyone… actually, actually… I’m Superman!”

“…Excuse me, have you washed your underwear that you wear outside?”

Beep beep——

That’s right, this was my job.

I was a radio host for a late-night talk show. At this hour, besides night owls and night shift workers, the only ones left were drunks or lunatics.

Superman… superhuman…

These words had always been synonymous with lunatics in my mind, and the most far-fetched of them all.

But who could have thought that a few months later, I would introduce myself in the same way—

“Hello, I am a superhuman…”

This kind of cringe-worthy line has now become a most ordinary sentence.

In fact, once you say it, you can’t help but feel a bit proud…

After all, in this world turned to ruins, the word “superhuman” means more chances of survival…

But even as a superhuman, you can’t guarantee you’ll come out unscathed from every battle.

Any insignificant crisis might just be the one to kill you instantly.

“Wow, is this your inner world, Shuhan? That lunatic was clearly expressing his love for you, couldn’t you tell?… Hey, are you listening to me?”

Hehe, a strange voice suddenly appeared, don’t mind it, everyone.

Where was I?

Oh right, the glory and hardships of being a superhuman…

The stronger you are, the greater the dangers you face.

When you are just an ordinary survivor, you would even avoid normal zombies.

You would spend hours crouching in a corner, just waiting for an opportunity.

And the goal might just be a pack of non-moldy biscuits.

But as your strength grows, would you still be willing to do that?

Your confidence will drive you to face danger head-on, and just when you think you have conquered the danger, you have no idea that an even greater danger is actually watching you from behind…

“Danger! Danger! Hey, there’s really danger behind you!”

Oh, that voice again…

Wait!

“Damn it! Mu Chen, why didn’t you warn me!”

On the street, a surprised-looking woman turned around, and in front of her, a hideous zombie suddenly appeared.

This zombie had jumped down from a nearby three-story building, pouncing straight at the female survivor.

However, the surprise in the woman’s eyes disappeared in just a second.

She quickly took out a silenced submachine gun from behind her, and with a very faint sound, a stream of bullets flew out.

In fact, at this moment, her gun was aimed at the zombie’s lower body, and as she fired, the gun’s muzzle rose with the recoil.

When the bullets hit, they struck the zombie’s chest and abdomen as it fell, even tearing through its neck.

At the same time, the woman quickly retreated.

Her movement was peculiar, as if her feet hadn’t moved at all, yet she managed to take several shockingly fast steps backward.

As she retreated, her calm gaze remained locked on the ambusher, the gun’s muzzle seemingly shifting constantly, but every shot hit the zombie.

The ferocious zombie continued to lunge at her after landing, and when it was less than three meters away, she stopped shooting.

“Hey!” A voice called out from the side.

“It’s enough,” the woman said.

Two meters… one meter…

“Thud!”

The zombie, riddled with bullet holes, finally collapsed to the ground.

“Wow… turned into a sieve… but what a waste!”

“I hated that he interrupted me.”

“That’s purely resentment…”

The woman calmly watched the corpse fall, brushed her hair aside, and removed her headset, then pulled a small recorder out of her pocket.

“Mu Chen, next time I’m recording, please don’t interrupt,” Xu Shuhan said with a frown.

“At least I warned you just now!” Mu Chen said with an exasperated expression.

“Even if you didn’t, I would have reacted,” Xu Shuhan replied.

Mu Chen was momentarily speechless but did not argue back.

Argue?

He didn’t want to recall what happened to the last person who doubted Xu Shuhan.

It’s just that this woman’s tone had no inflection, so even mildly annoying comments became instantly infuriating when she said them.

“But… but I’m really bored!”

After a brief silence, Mu Chen suddenly exclaimed, “You can’t just focus on your recording, can you at least talk to me? It’s a long night; are we supposed to travel in silence all the way? I might explode from the silence!”

“You also have the option to perish,” Xu Shuhan said, putting her headset back on and glancing at Mu Chen’s side. “Besides, isn’t Xia Zhi here too?”

Following her gaze, Mu Chen looked to his side.

In the dim light, he saw a figure as straight as a javelin with a blank expression.

As Mu Chen looked over, Xia Zhi slowly turned his head and met his gaze…

“If I talk to him, it’s no different than talking to a tree hole!” Mu Chen said, exasperated.

“Isn’t that good?” Xu Shuhan replied, still expressionless.

“Good? I don’t need to vent; I need someone to chat with! How about we talk about that guy who almost ruined No.0? Aren’t you interested in the person we’re about to find?” Mu Chen’s tone had turned pleading.

“Hehe…”

“Hey!”

“Alright, fine, you talk,” Xu Shuhan sighed, resigned.

Mu Chen stroked his chin as he walked and said, “I hope it’s a girl…”

“That would be an enemy…” Xu Shuhan reminded him mercilessly.

“There’s no need to draw such clear lines between friends and foes!” Mu Chen waved his hand dismissively. “Besides, things are still unclear right now! A normal girl wouldn’t go around fighting all the time, right?”

Xu Shuhan silently raised her gun again.

“Uh… slip of the tongue, let’s talk this out…” Mu Chen said awkwardly. “What I mean is, if the other person doesn’t have any malicious intent, how should we treat such a powerful mental ability superhuman? Personally, I’m very curious about this person’s strength…”

“Curious? Then…” Xu Shuhan quickly suggested, “Capture them for research.”

“…”

“What? I seriously considered it,” Xu Shuhan said earnestly.

“I know…” Mu Chen replied weakly.

“I was going to add a condition. If it’s a man…” Xu Shuhan continued.

“Why can we just capture a man? Men shouldn’t be treated like that either!” Mu Chen exclaimed.

Xu Shuhan gave him a disappointed look, shook her head, and then turned her gaze to Xia Zhi: “We’ve come so far from F City. Have we found any clues about their whereabouts? Since this person is connected to F Team, we should be able to find some leads there, right?”

Xia Zhi glanced at her, then indifferently turned his head back.

“I see…” Xu Shuhan said thoughtfully. “By tomorrow, or the day after at the latest, we should know whether the person is a man or a woman.”

“How do you guys even communicate? Also… aren’t you missing the point? We’re acting for Niepan’s confidentiality! We’re not out here for a matchmaking event!”

Mu Chen was once again exasperated.

Right now, he was filled with anticipation for that unknown person…

Whether they’re a man or a woman, a friend or a foe, just come out already!

Mu Chen felt like he was about to bleed internally from frustration. He was almost at his wits’ end with his two eccentric teammates…

At this moment, Xu Shuhan nonchalantly turned on her recorder again and continued her solo commentary.

“F City is far behind us now, and we will soon find our target, but the captain’s presence makes the search process somewhat unbearable…”

“The captain can hear you, you know…”

“This is just phantom power noise; everyone, please ignore it…”