"Chai Xin has woken up?"

Lu Xi'an opened the car door and got out, suddenly noticing that the torrential rain had stopped, and the sky had cleared.

The weather was quite fitting.

He closed the car door and walked into the room along the corridor on the west side, where Chai Xin was still lying on the bed, looking weak.

But when she saw Lu Xi'an, her eyes sparkled with delight, and she called out with effort, "Big Brother!"

She was still holding the Fungus Stone in her hand, and Yao Wei hadn't taken it back.

Both Yao Wei and Lu Xi'an figured that the Fungus Stone was to credit for waking Chai Xin, and Yao Wei thought since Chai Xin hadn't fully recovered yet, it would be best to let her keep the stone for now.

Lu Xi'an had the same thought, saying, "Just lie down well, hold onto the stone a little longer, and you'll be better soon."

"Okay."

Chai Xin obediently responded, then lay quietly.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Lu Xi'an felt as though Chai Xin's hunchback symptoms seemed to have lessened somewhat.

Shu noticed what Lu Xi'an was thinking and grinned, saying, "Brother, you noticed too, Chai Xin's back has straightened a bit.

"On our way from Xiaogang Village, she's been lying flat every night while sleeping, and it's slowly getting better.

"As long as she keeps lying down more, she'll definitely be able to lie flat completely."

Lu Xi'an nodded with a smile, "Lying flat is good, lying flat is good."

To be honest, this kind of change was rather strange, but attributing it to the Neo-Humans made it seem less odd.

In the past, there were quite a few people with hunchback, and once bones had changed shape, straightening them wouldn't be easy.

Moreover, Chai Xin's hunchback was so severe.

Perhaps it also had something to do with Chai's relatively young age?

In any case, it was good news for Chai Xin.

Lu Xi'an went to the car to fetch a bottle of water and took out a piece of chocolate, unwrapping it, he placed it next to Chai Xin's mouth, saying, "Here, eat this."

Chai Xin obediently opened her mouth and ate the chocolate.

Lu Xi'an then wanted to help Chai Xin sit up to feed her some water, but Shu interjected, "Let me do it, let this old man help."

Lu Xi'an stepped aside, allowing Shu to help Chai Xin sit up. After Chai Xin had chewed the chocolate enough, he fed her a sip of water.

——While Chai Xin was chewing the chocolate, Shu couldn't help but swallow several times. Something he didn't particularly enjoy in the past now appeared very tempting to him.

After feeding Chai Xin water and laying her back down, Shu handed the water back to Lu Xi'an.

Lu Xi'an screwed the cap back onto the bottle, then looked at Chai Xin, suddenly noticing that her complexion had improved significantly.

"How are you feeling?"

He asked Chai Xin.

Chai Xin moved her limbs a little, then slowly used her thin arms to push herself up along the bed edge. She looked much less exerted than before.

"After eating a little, I feel much better, thank you, big brother."

Chai Xin grinned, "It's been the same along the way, if I've been walking for too long and haven't eaten for a while, I feel very hungry and want to sleep. Sleeping makes everything feel fine, and I can endure for quite a while.

"After waking up, if I find something to eat, just a bit makes me feel energetic. I don't even know why."

Lu Xi'an recalled the Coffin Man he encountered at Sword Mountain and had a slight guess in his heart.

"It probably relates to your D-type Neo-Human abilities."

Lu Xi'an said, "In the future, you should always have some food on hand, and after waking up from sleep, eat a little to recover."

D-type Neo-Humans seem to have hibernation abilities, maintaining bodily functions with minimal consumption during sleep, ensuring longer survival.

Shu is like this, the Coffin Man is like this, and Chai Xin is as well.

But sleeping doesn't equate to healing. Energy must still be consumed as needed, you're just keeping the body maintained.

Thus, the person in the coffin slept for decades and came out old and frail.

Imagine he slept for decades, without eating much, relying only on what little stock was in the coffin; without adequate energy replenishment, it's no wonder he ended up old, weak, sick, and disabled.

And the same goes for Chai Xin. After suffering severe injuries, she fell into a deep sleep, merely maintaining her body at minimal cost without dying.

This time, Shu rescued her, and without other treatment methods or the Fungus Stone, perhaps Chai Xin would have slept straight into death.

——To put it bluntly, this ability mainly exists to cope with doomsday, allowing people to survive the harsh winter through hibernation without any other special aspect.

Back then, the spread of D-type strains on Sword Mountain was likely to enable humans to have this ability to hibernate through winter.

But unfortunately, the world's winter persisted, and humanity didn't complete their evolution.

"Okay."

Chai Xin nodded, raising the Fungus Stone in her hand, saying, "Big brother, sister, here. I'm already better, I don't need it anymore."

Lu Xi'an pushed it back to her, saying, "You hold onto it, give it back to us when we leave."

Yao Wei nodded in agreement with Lu Xi'an's suggestion.

Chai Xin obediently kept the Fungus Stone.

Lu Xi'an asked, "Where were you hurt before? How do you feel now?"

Chai Xin said, "My head, I guess. That man hit my head, he didn't seem to use much force, just a light tap, and I was stunned, it felt like my head was going to explode, then I just dazed off to sleep."

Lu Xi'an felt relieved, it seemed this punch was delivered by Chang. Fortunately, Chang didn't use full force, otherwise, Chai Xin might not have been able to withstand it; his head might have exploded.

He glanced back to see Yang Guan's corpse still at the entrance of the hallway, so he went over to move it out, along with Yang Guan's corpse.

Shu perceptively followed and said, "Old brother, you don't have to do it, let me, let me."

Lu Xi'an replied, "With your strength, it'll be a struggle. I'll do it." Saying so, he went over, picked up the corpse, and tossed it out.

Shu very conscientiously went off to take care of other tasks. He found a rag to wipe the blood in the hallway. Since it had just stopped raining, it was convenient to do this. He could rinse the rag in the pool of water in the yard once it was soaked red—a pretty good method.

As for what to do next, we should wait until Luo Ping returns.

Just as Lu Xi'an finished tossing out the body, a movement suddenly came from the passage, a rustling like someone moving.

Lu Xi'an's gaze tightened as he looked in that direction, saying, "Come out."

Although the noise sounded somewhat sluggish, not quite like sounds from Neo-Humans, Lu Xi'an remained cautious, with a voice devoid of emotion. He held a short needle, ready.

Then he saw a man and a woman cautiously step out; they were the ones he encountered outside Shanyang City earlier.

"It's you two?!"

Lu Xi'an was slightly surprised.

Having just rinsed the rag red in the rain, Shu saw the two people too and was equally surprised, asking, "Why are you here? Didn't Junior Luo tell you to leave quickly?"

He had gone to Shanyang City with Luo Ping earlier, so he understood the situation, which prompted his question.

Lu Xi'an understood what was happening, smiled and said, "They must be worried something happened to Luo Ping and came here to find him, right?" He explained the background to Shu.

After explaining, he looked at the two people again, asking, "Didn't Luo Ping tell you? This place was occupied by two Neo-Humans; he had to hide outside. How did you dare come find this place?"

The man said, "We couldn't find anywhere else; we had no choice but to come here. Is Mr. Luo okay?"

Lu Xi'an pointed to the two corpses on the ground, saying, "We've returned, these two Neo-Humans are dead too, so what do you think?"

"Phew…"

The man and woman both breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the entrance behind Lu Xi'an, somewhat hesitantly asking, "So… where is Mr. Luo?"

Lu Xi'an replied, "He's out looking for other corpses; everyone else here is already dead."

"You should come in and rest for a while. You're soaking wet; getting sick would be bad."

But the two insisted they were fine, then found things and voluntarily helped Shu to tidy up.

The three of them filled the hallway entrance, leaving Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei unable to help, so they stayed inside with Chai Xin.

After a while, the three of them cleaned the floor, and footsteps came from the passage outside.

But the footsteps were familiar; it's clear they belong to Luo Ping.

Lu Xi'an went out and saw Luo Ping coming boldly toward them, speaking loudly before he even arrived, "Found them! Found them all! Thankfully, they haven't been eaten, but they have started rotting from being here so long."

As he spoke, he glanced at the two people, pausing briefly.

But he didn't have time to delve into this now, saying, "Since you're here, let's grab some things and go dig a hole to bury them."

Then he went to the building on the east side, emerging with two shovels and two hoes.

He was surprised these kinds of things could still be found here.

Lu Xi'an said, "Let me come too."

Luo Ping said, "I only have these four tools."

Lu Xi'an said, "It's okay, I have my own." Saying this, he opened the car trunk, pulled out a shovel handle and spade, inserted pins, and fixed them.

Luo Ping was dumbfounded, "You even have that in your car!"

Lu Xi'an said, "Not as many as you do."

Luo Ping grinned, "Thank you, thank you."

Yao Wei and Chai Xin also came out, wanting to help, but Lu Xi'an stopped them.

Lu Xi'an instructed Chai Xin to go back and continue resting, asked Yao Wei to watch over Chai Xin and to also watch the car, then went off with Luo Ping and others, walking for a distance along the mountain path.

They reached a semi-hillside area, where they saw bodies scattered all about the slope, each one long since decomposed, some even exposing white bones.

Since it had rained heavily, mosquitoes hadn't come yet, but presumably, they had already swarmed over these remains.

Shu and the two others were startled by the sight, and Lu Xi'an didn't fare much better, thinking that if he had just crossed over here, he might have been frightened to the point of sitting on the ground.

No one spoke further, and they quickly got to work, digging out a large pit.

As they dug, Luo Ping and the others were shocked to find that combined, they were no match for Lu Xi'an's speed in work.

"Type A Neo-Humans are really fierce! Why am I not a Type A Neo-Human?"

He muttered this, not expecting Lu Xi'an to hear.

"I think you're more suited to being a Type C Neo-Human."

Lu Xi'an said.

Luo Ping grinned and said, "I think it's boring to be one myself; I just want a Type C Neo-Human as a wife."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Luo Ping. This guy was as cheeky as ever.

They finished digging the pit, moved the bodies inside, and covered them with earth.

Lacking coffins, they could only make a simple large grave.

Once the mound was raised, everyone stood quietly for a long time before Luo Ping said, "Alright, let's head back."

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