Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

After listening to Liu Yang describe the apocalyptic disaster that struck China, Ruo Manni remained silent for a long while. In her past life, she had read many apocalypse zombie novels, but who would have thought that in some parallel universe, it had really happened? The people of Earth in this timeline were truly unfortunate.

After a long pause, Ruo Manni finally spoke again, asking, “Is this the situation all over China now? How is the government holding up?”

“Not just China, but the whole world is in this state. It’s said that during the first month of the apocalypse, only about 10% of the human population survived. With the loss of so many people, the government has practically ceased to exist, and it’s the leaders of the survivor bases who hold the real power. When Wang Miaomiao and I entered the military base, it was still okay, with soldiers maintaining order and survival ethics somewhat intact. But in private bases, the base leaders are like local emperors, doing whatever they want,” Liu Yang said, sighing as he spoke.

The peaceful world they had once known had collapsed so suddenly. Even though months had passed, and he and Wang Miaomiao had experienced many near-death situations, he still couldn’t get used to this way of life. Sometimes, he even wondered what the point of struggling to survive was.

Ruo Manni fell silent again for a while before asking, “What’s the physical condition of the survivors now? What about the superhumans? What kinds of abilities do they have? How strong are they?”

“Those who are still alive now are either strong or ruthless—certainly not weaklings,” Liu Yang replied, a cold smile appearing on his face, clearly recalling some unpleasant memories.

“Most people’s bodies have been enhanced to some degree. Some have become incredibly strong, far beyond normal humans, so we call them ‘superhumans.’ In the base where I stayed, most of the superhumans either have enhanced strength or speed. After Miaomiao became a superhuman, she could easily lift 400-500 kilograms with just one hand.”

Liu Yang hesitated a bit here, looking somewhat conflicted, likely remembering how many times he had been saved by the beautiful Miaomiao.

“Some superhumans have enhanced senses, like being able to see far distances or have incredibly good vision. I also heard that other bases have a very special type of superhuman with abilities like spatial manipulation, but beyond that, I’m not too sure,” Liu Yang continued, sharing his observations.

Although some people liked to show off their abilities, many others preferred to hide their true strength, pretending to be weak and underestimating others. In the apocalypse, no one would easily reveal their full power.

Due to the various rumors about superhumans, Liu Yang had always maintained a cautious attitude, not sharing too much with the girl to avoid misleading her.

Ruo Manni could somewhat sense Liu Yang’s intentions. This Liu Yang was just as cautious as the one from her world, and his feelings for Wang Miaomiao had not changed.

In the past, Wang Miaomiao had disliked Liu Yang somewhat, both his personality and appearance being somewhat effeminate. But now, with the aura of a hardened man about him, she probably wouldn’t dislike him anymore.

Ruo Manni thought to herself as she looked at the sleeping Wang Miaomiao. Despite her slender figure, Miaomiao had turned into quite the strong woman. Ruo Manni couldn’t help but wonder what she, who had once cared so much about her appearance, would think of the changes.

“I’m going to B City to look for Lin Kexin. Wang Miaomiao should wake up in about half an hour. However, the bandages on her fractures can’t be removed until tomorrow, so you can’t leave tonight. Tomorrow, we’ll take you to wherever you want to go. Wang Miaomiao just needs to rest for the next ten days for the injury on her thigh; everything else is fine,” Ruo Manni said.

Liu Yang looked at Ruo Manni and then at the young, handsome, blonde man sitting next to her. It was clear that Ruo Manni was the one in charge here.

Liu Yang made up his mind and said, “Miaomiao and I aren’t from this city. We’re from near B City, but we don’t have the ability to travel back to our hometown across two or three thousand kilometers in this world. I want to go with you, but we don’t have anything of value to offer in return.”

Ruo Manni thought for a moment and then said to Liu Yang, “I’ll take you to find your family, but you’ll need to follow us from now on and act as our representatives in this country.”

Liu Yang would have been a fool to refuse such a deal. These people were incredibly mysterious, but they were also experts of the highest caliber.

The mutated dogs that chased them out of the city today would have been impossible for even a Tier 3 superhuman to deal with. But this girl solved them easily with just a few sword strikes. Not to mention the young, blonde man sitting beside her, who looked even stronger than she did.

Moreover, these two people easily lifted up a seven-seat car that was full of passengers.

In such chaotic times, who wouldn’t want to latch onto such powerful figures? After all, they had nothing that others could use to manipulate them.

They had no wealth, their abilities were far inferior to theirs, and as for appearance, these twelve young people were all far more attractive than they were. Even if they threw themselves at them, they wouldn’t be wanted, let alone manipulated.

“Do you have a phone?” Ruo Manni asked.

“Miaomiao’s backpack has one, but it’s out of power,” Liu Yang confessed.

He saw that Miaomiao’s backpack was placed above her head, likely left there by this girl after helping Miaomiao with her injuries and changing her clothes.

“Give it to me,” Ruo Manni said.

Liu Yang stood up, gently took Miaomiao’s backpack, and handed it to Ruo Manni.

Ruo Manni looked at Miaomiao’s phone. It wasn’t the matching pair of phones that Lin Kexin and Miaomiao had bought together more than a year ago.

After all, a parallel world is still a parallel world, not the same world, so it’s normal for some small differences to arise at certain turning points.

For example, in this world, Lin Kexin didn’t die from that serious illness, and then the world erupted into an apocalyptic crisis.

Ruo Manni glanced at the phone and then handed it to Hebrew Adam, explaining the charging principles to him. Hebrew Adam then took the phone into the small compartment at the back of the RV.

Liu Yang listened carefully to the language Ruo Manni and her companions were using to communicate. He was sure he’d never heard anything like it before, and it definitely wasn’t from the European or American regions.

Except for this girl and another boy who appeared to be mixed with Chinese heritage, the other ten people seemed to be of European or American descent.

Liu Yang couldn’t make sense of these people’s origins. The more he observed, the more mysterious he felt their background was.

It was clear that this girl and her companion were the leaders of this group.

“Do you need to stop and tell your companions?” Ruo Manni asked, after handing the phone to Hebrew Adam, and then turning her attention back to Liu Yang and Miaomiao.

“No need. We only teamed up temporarily, each for our own reasons. Although two of them went to the same university as us, if it weren’t for those two, Miaomiao wouldn’t have been hurt this badly,” Liu Yang said with frustration.

Miaomiao had been injured trying to save them, and yet those people wanted him to abandon Miaomiao because she might turn into a zombie. At that moment, he could barely hold back his rage.

Seeing Liu Yang gritting his teeth, Ruo Manni concluded that Liu Yang certainly didn’t have a “savior complex.”

Ruo Manni wasn’t interested in the strangers from this world. Since Liu Yang didn’t want to waste time with those people, she decided to go along with his wishes. She tapped something on her holographic interface, and the RV’s speed immediately increased, with the second RV quickly following suit.

In just a few minutes, they disappeared from the view of the other vehicles.