The tiger-headed sea eagle could understand words.
An Ling had been too embarrassed to speak while on its back.
She'd heard that a man's private parts were very fragile.
Would they be grabbed and damaged?
She had almost been flung off at the time; that grip must have been incredibly strong.
Qin Feng froze.
Why was she bringing that up now?
Seeing his silence, An Ling lowered her head. "Do you like Xiao Ruoruo?"
Qin Feng was stunned again.
"What are you asking this for?" he frowned.
"I..."
An Ling still kept her head down. "I just... want an answer."
"This is the apocalypse!"
Qin Feng stared at her and said word by word, "In the apocalypse, some things are too extravagant. Humans have seven emotions and six desires, and that's all there is."
He had shared a bed with Xiao Ruoruo for a long time; it would be a lie to say there was no feeling.
He was human!
How could a human not have feelings?
However, the core of his relationship with Xiao Ruoruo was not that bit of intimacy between a man and a woman.
They were teammates!
Only by placing romantic feelings below the teammate relationship could he be fair and just.
And maintain absolute clarity and rationality.
When facing danger.
When executing missions.
In his heart, Xiao Ruoruo was the same as any other team member.
"So... they are all the same?" An Ling's eyes lit up.
"Of course."
Qin Feng nodded without hesitation.
Towards these teammates, he only considered the group's interests and would not favor anyone, including Xiao Ruoruo.
"I... I can do it too!" An Ling suddenly looked up.
Qin Feng was a little confused.
"I can be like Xiao Ruoruo!"
Qin Feng: ...
He didn't understand for a moment.
"Since I'm your teammate, your comrade, in private... I can also..." An Ling's face turned red.
"Can also what?"
Suddenly!
An Ling stepped forward.
Mustering her courage, she stood on tiptoe, her lips touching his, and then quickly pulled away.
"She can, I can too!" she said, stepping back two paces with a resolute expression.
Qin Feng blinked.
He reached up.
And touched his lips. It took a while before he frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, you were very resistant."
He remembered clearly.
When he had first recruited An Ling, she had been worried he would take advantage of her.
How could this...
He didn't understand women's minds very well.
"I..." An Ling was speechless.
This time was different from that time.
People's hearts changed.
Back then.
Qin Feng had been cold and unfeeling, taking her first time as a condition for helping her.
But after accepting the recruitment, she saw a different side.
His strength.
His vision.
His protection of every teammate.
His fairness and justice.
Especially!
Seeing him with Xiao Ruoruo, her jealousy grew.
"With me, you are just a member of Team One. You won't get any special benefits," Qin Feng looked her straight in the eye.
"I know!"
An Ling nodded vigorously. "I never expected to gain anything extra!"
"Then what do you want?" Qin Feng was very confused.
"What does Xiao Ruoruo want from being with you?" An Ling countered, not answering his question.
Qin Feng was left speechless.
He knew what Xiao Ruoruo wanted.
He was the captain.
The leader of a base with over twenty thousand people.
Not only was their lives tied to him, but he also held the fate of Daxia and the survival of humanity in the apocalypse.
Therefore.
He would never admit to romantic feelings!
But Xiao Ruoruo had no such qualms.
She liked him, and that was that.
"Have you decided?" Qin Feng asked.
"Mhm!"
An Ling's face was flushed, but her attitude was exceptionally firm.
Qin Feng thought for a moment and took her hand.
"It's... not good here, is it?" An Ling lowered her head.
Although there was no one on the beach.
And no zombies.
It was still broad daylight with no cover.
Qin Feng gave a wry smile.
He had only meant to say something, but she had misunderstood and thought he was about to act immediately after confirming.
Since she had already misunderstood...
He might as well go along with it!
With a wave of his hand.
A tent appeared out of thin air.
He was about to pull An Ling inside.
Just then, his pupils suddenly tightened, and his gaze shifted into the distance.
There was movement!
But his line of sight was blocked by buildings.
...
About three to four hundred meters from the beach.
There was a stretch of seaside villas.
This was one of the most expensive areas in the capital.
Unfortunately.
It had now become a no-man's-land.
After the nuclear explosion, most people had fled the city.
As the plot of "Living Dead Legion" began, those who hadn't left for various reasons had become food for the zombies.
The luxurious seaside villas were uninhabited.
Silence reigned.
Of course, the city wasn't completely deserted.
There were adventurers, for example, scavenging for resources.
Within the seaside residential area.
Inside one of the buildings, roars could be heard intermittently.
Anger.
Mixed with unwillingness.
Outside the building.
Dozens of people were on high alert, but they didn't dare to attack.
The leader was a tall, thin man.
His skin was dark, not the black of a negro, but the specific complexion of Southeast Asians.
His name was Marquis.
The leader of the adventurers from the Monkey Kingdom.
In the plot of "Living Dead Legion," Marquis had already begun to gather a team.
However, unlike ordinary bases.
He didn't have a fixed base to stay in long-term.
Wherever he went.
He lived there.
He only recruited elites, and since he had no permanent residence, he didn't need support staff.
After several months.
His team had grown to over fifty people.
The number wasn't large.
But their strength was considerable, with the lowest-ranking member at level 4, and he himself had reached level 6.
He and the副队长 (vice-captain) had also awakened abilities, making their combat power extraordinary.
An hour ago.
While hunting zombies and scavenging for supplies, they had encountered a mutated beast.
The mutated beast was also only level 6.
How could it contend against so many of them?
In the end.
After being injured, it was chased into this residential area and fled into a building.
The entrance to the building was small.
The interior was not as spacious as the outside.
The first two subordinates who had charged in were directly killed by the beast.
The level 6 mutated beast was very strong.
It had only been injured because it was mobbed by dozens of people.
If it were a one-on-one fight, Marquis himself wouldn't be sure of victory, let alone other team members.
The beast was hiding, and it was difficult to maneuver inside the building.
Thus.
A stalemate ensued.
"Boss! Let's just destroy the building, then it will have nowhere to hide!" someone suggested.
Right!
Marquis's eyes lit up.
He acted immediately.
With a wave of his hand, several black blades appeared and flew towards the building.
Boom...
Loud explosions continued.
The reinforced concrete building, under the black blades, was like a paper lantern.
It was being cut.
Torn apart.
In just two or three minutes, it was already precarious.
Whoosh!
In the direction opposite to where they were blocking the entrance.
A mass of shadow violently broke through the wall and leaped from the seventh floor.
That direction faced the sea.
Upon closer inspection.
It was a tiger!
However, its size wasn't particularly large.
Normally.
Siberian tigers typically weighed around two hundred kilograms, with the largest exceeding four hundred kilograms.
Once mutated.
Their size would increase severalfold.
The tiger in front of them, despite having mutated, was only slightly larger than an ordinary Siberian tiger.
"It's escaping! Hurry, chase it!"
"Use your flight ability, Owl, get ahead to intercept!"
Marquis commanded.
Owl was the vice-captain, the strongest after him.
In terms of speed, even physique-type ability users couldn't compare to a tiger.
Fortunately, there were team members with flight abilities.
Pursuers from behind.
Interceptors ahead.
Crucially, Marquis's group had too many people.
"It can't escape!"
Carried by a subordinate who could fly, Owl showed a smug smile.
A level 6 mutated beast.
Its crystal core was as valuable as a level 7 mutant.
Roar!
With a tiger's roar.
It leaped into the air.
It wanted to evade the attack, but the opponent's attack speed was too fast.
Its hind legs were bleeding profusely.
Upon landing.
It let out a piteous whine.
It staggered and tried to stand up, but because its hind leg bones were shattered, it couldn't.
"Kill!"
Marquis rejoiced.
He led a group of people to rush over for the finishing blow.
Swish!
A blade light flashed ahead of them.