Water-type Superpower

For some reason, when he saw these amusing scenes in his past life, he only wanted to learn from them, reminding himself to be careful when learning flight techniques, to carefully calculate his spiritual power consumption, and to avoid crashing into others.

But now, he felt those past scenes were actually quite joyful.

It felt as though his mindset had changed.

Ye Hangzhi quickly snapped out of it, forming a hand seal with one hand to cast a wind-avoidance spell over both of them.

His long black hair finally settled down obediently.

***

The city outskirts were somewhat desolate.

Hungry zombie figures wandered the empty streets.

Actually, the situation in City A was already quite good. Because it was located in the south with many mountains and rivers, the slow-moving low-level zombies were restricted, only able to hunt in place.

A large river flowed through the city center, also dividing the economically developed areas of City A. Therefore, the population living in these western outskirts was relatively small, and there weren't many high-rise buildings.

The fishermen who lived on the river year-round could even sail small boats to seek safe refuge. After all, zombies didn't know how to steer boats.

It wasn't until they approached a large supermarket that the number of corpses and zombies increased significantly. Huo Ze calmly stabbed and knocked away countless zombies, quickly driving the vehicle around to the supermarket's back door.

The supermarket itself looked as if it had been looted countless times, its glass doors shattered, filled with a foul stench and the heavy smell of gunpowder.

Huo Ze led Ye Hangzhi near the warehouse area, but didn't enter immediately. Instead, he walked toward the staff area, turning left and right before taking out a key in front of a secluded small room.

"This was originally an abandoned smoking room, but I turned it into a small warehouse. Last time I couldn't move everything, so I intentionally stored a lot of supplies here and locked it. I didn't expect it to remain undiscovered," Huo Ze explained.

The small room was packed with food—rice, flour, oil, salt, everything—along with beef jerky and various canned goods that could be preserved long-term.

Huo Ze had never intended to clear out the supermarket, so as to avoid leaving other survivors with nothing, but he also had to secure his own interests first.

"You've worked hard. Moving so many things must have been exhausting, right?"

Ye Hangzhi looked at him with appreciation, waving his hand to sweep all the items into his space.

"It wasn't hard," Huo Ze pursed his lips. "Let's go inside the supermarket to see if there's anything else we can take."

"Alright."

Ye Hangzhi consistently adhered to his principle: once outside, he would follow Huo Ze's lead. He obediently followed behind him, taking whatever Huo Ze told him to take.

The two of them—one directing and the other collecting—coordinated in perfect harmony, completing the task in less than half an hour.

Two zombies that rushed in along the way were neatly dealt with by Huo Ze's knife.

After gathering the food and drinks, they continued driving to the gas plant.

Surprisingly, no explosions or gas leaks had occurred here, which was very fortunate. However, the workers in the dormitory had likely all perished.

Realizing this, Huo Ze's expression darkened slightly. He told Ye Hangzhi to collect as many gas canisters as possible, then headed toward the workers' dormitory with his knife to kill zombies and gather crystal cores.

Ye Hangzhi also felt he should let the boy get some training, so he didn't interfere. In any case, he could guarantee Huo Ze's safety.

He obediently strolled around the gas plant, collecting all the gas canisters, while Huo Ze returned with completely clean clothes, save for his knife, which was covered in dark green brain fluid and emitted a foul stench.

Seeing this, Ye Hangzhi frowned. Without a second word, he cast the Cleansing Spell thrice upon him, leaving Huo Ze even cleaner than when he had left the house, his face practically glowing.

Huo Ze... had no choice but to silently accept it.

Finally, they stopped by a nearby gas station on the way, taking more than half of the gasoline, making it a massive harvest.

The return route required crossing the large bridge over City A's river. By the time they arrived, the zombies here had already been cleared out, making for smooth sailing.

But as the off-road vehicle was about to descend the bridge and turn into a side road, Ye Hangzhi, who was admiring the river scenery, suddenly had an intuition. He spoke up, "There are two living people in the water, and one is about to drown."

Hearing this, Huo Ze slowed down. "Do you want to save him?"

Just as he finished speaking, Ye Hangzhi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Ah, he's dead. Stop the car, let's go watch the fun."

Huo Ze: "..."

Once the car came to a complete stop, Ye Hangzhi unbuckled his seatbelt and climbed directly out of the window.

He walked very quickly to the bridge railing, looking down with great interest.

Huo Ze didn't understand where Ye Hangzhi got this interest. He remained silent for a moment, then also got out of the car, though still holding his sharp knife.

Right at that moment, a head suddenly popped up from the water—a young man in his early twenties.

His eyes were wide, seemingly unable to believe his own actions.

He let out a "whoa" and burst into laughter, then sank back into the water, performing a bizarre magic trick.

Well, it looked like a reverse ballet, his movements very foolish, yet he seemed like a fish in water.

About five minutes later, he popped his head out again, the water splashes moving along his arms, as obedient as a pet.

The young man was having a great time, unable to resist looking up and laughing out loud.

Huo Ze: "..."

Ye Hangzhi watched with great excitement, tilting his head to ask Huo Ze with a speechless expression, "Do you think he has awakened a water-type superpower?"

Huo Ze nodded. "Most likely, and it was awakened not long ago."

At the same time, the man also heard the noise and discovered the two people watching him.

He froze for a moment, his cheeks flushing red with the familiar embarrassment of being caught, instinctively wanting to dive back into the water to hide.

But Ye Hangzhi suddenly called out, "Hey, you killed someone and still want to run?"

The man stopped his movements, his face turning even redder. He hurriedly looked toward Huo Ze, explaining loudly, "I was grilling fish by the river, and he suddenly came at me with a knife to steal my fish! I already gave him some fish to eat, but he still wanted to kill me! I was acting in self-defense! Heroes, spare my life, don't arrest me!"

Huo Ze: "..."