Apocalypse: I rescued the big boss with millions of supplies

Chapter 57

Qiu Ling watched as Shi Qing and Fu Muyu's health bars steadily decreased under the lightning, praying silently that they would be safe. Since the beginning of the apocalypse, he had come to regard everyone as his family, and he truly did not want to endure the pain of losing family again.

"Xiao Fei, can't we use our spatial barrier? We can use energy points freely."

"No, Yangyang. For a beast to awaken its intelligence and reach adulthood, it needs to undergo a trial by Heaven. This tribulation is the trial Shi Qing must face to pass adulthood, and no one can interfere. Shi Qing has already exploited a loophole by contracting with a beast tamer to help share the burden."

If an outsider like Long Yangyang interferes and helps, Heaven will definitely determine that she cannot pass the age of adulthood and will strike her down with lightning, causing her to die and her soul to dissipate.

"But didn't you say that because the book isn't finished, the Heavenly Dao here isn't complete?"

The incompleteness of the Heavenly Dao doesn't mean it's stupid. It can't even distinguish who is undergoing tribulation.

"His-"

Sensing that Fu Muyu was in danger, Yinzhu transformed into a giant python and soared into the air, its massive body shielding Fu Muyu and taking all the falling lightning for him.

Long Yangyang could even see the charred scales on the other party caused by the lightning strike. "Is it okay for Yinzhu to help?" Wouldn't it increase the intensity of the lightning tribulation?

After observing for a while, Xiao Fei explained: "The reason the lightning tribulation wasn't intensified is probably because the opponent is also Fu Muyu's beast."

"Hiss." Silver Candle was writhing in pain, its massive body twisting like a pretzel. Thick black mist overflowed from its enormous body, quickly gathering into a net that rushed towards the lightning falling from the sky.

After the lightning struck the black mist, it began to dissipate. The scattered purple lightning that broke through the black mist was also firmly blocked by the massive body of the silver candle, preventing it from continuing to harm Fu Muyu and Shi Qing.

The lightning attack gradually weakened, and the dense black clouds in the sky gradually dissipated. When the lightning completely stopped, the black clouds in the sky disappeared instantly, and a crimson sunset appeared above the harbor.

By this time, the port had long been completely destroyed by the ravages of lightning, and even the supplies that Long Yangyang had not collected had been reduced to ashes in the lightning.

"Brother Fu—" "Shi Qing—" "Yin Zhu, are you alright?"

"Boom—" After the thunder dissipated, the tall body of the Silver Candle collapsed with a crash, turning into a small snake the size of a chopstick that fell from mid-air.

Long Yangyang reacted quickly, wrapping it up with rose vines and pulling it back. "How are Brother Fu and the others?"

Just as Yun Cangshu was about to say that the two were alright, he saw a silver light suddenly appear on Shi Qing, who was covered in wounds from the lightning tribulation and even had half of her fish tail broken off. To everyone's surprise, under the silver light, Shi Qing's wounds gradually healed, and even her broken tail grew back.

"Shi Qing, have you come of age?" Bai Zhi asked curiously. "You don't seem to have changed much." Although there was no change, the complete recovery of his injuries was still something to celebrate.

"Shi Qing has advanced to level six." Qiu Ling exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Shi Qing's rapidly increasing red and blue bars, then turned to Fu Muyu beside her, "Brother Fu has also advanced to level five."

After advancing, Fu Muyu's injuries were visibly healing rapidly. Fu Muyu slowly opened his eyes and felt an even more concentrated energy within his body. "It's over. Shi Qing, did you succeed?"

Long Yangyang nodded and returned the silver candle, which had reverted to the size of a bracelet, to Fu Muyu. "You really should thank the silver candle. It protected you during the final lightning tribulation. You've all woken up, but I don't know how it turned into a small snake and fell into a coma."

Fu Muyu could clearly sense the powerful energy within Yin Zhu through the contract, and there seemed to be no problem. Logically speaking, since he had advanced, Yin Zhu, who was also at the peak of level five, should have directly advanced to level six.

Fu Muyu couldn't understand it, so he put the wrist that the silver candle had turned into on his wrist. After seeing Shi Qing wake up, he said, "I didn't find anything wrong with the silver candle. It's getting late, let's find a place to stay first, and then we'll set off for the Qingdu base after the silver candle wakes up."

Everyone agreed with Fu Muyu's decision, and soon the group found a large hotel near the port.

When Shi Qing knew that he had used up all the crystal cores stored by everyone during his tribulation, he took the lead when he encountered the zombies in the hotel and wiped them all out.

Shi Qing is a level six ability user, while the highest level zombies in the hotel are only level three. Killing them is as easy as cutting melons. After eliminating the zombies, Shi Qing also used his water-based ability to clean the hotel inside and out, saving others the time of cleaning.

"Wow, this is the power of a level six ability user?" Qiu Ling felt that her own ability was not very practical after discovering that the hotel had been cleaned up by Shi Qing's water-based ability.

Long Yangyang was also amazed by the other party's skillful use of superpowers. She clearly saw a wave of water rushing down from top to bottom, but in the end, the hotel was completely cleaned by the water and there wasn't a single water stain left. What a meticulous operation!

However, considering the other party's identity as a merman, Long Yangyang thought it might be a racial talent.

"Speaking of which, Shi Qing, you're already an adult, but I haven't seen any changes in you. You haven't grown taller, and your appearance hasn't changed either. Is it really like the legend says, that you merfolk are hermaphroditic before you reach adulthood, and that your gender is only determined after you reach adulthood?"

Upon hearing Long Yangyang's words, everyone's curious gazes fell upon Shi Qing, including even the usually aloof Fu Muyu.

Clearly, everyone is very curious about the racial characteristics of Shi Qing, who is not human.

"Nonsense, what hermaphroditism?" Shi Qing's pretty face instantly went blank after hearing Long Yangyang's words. "What kind of unreliable rumor is this?"

Shi Qing quickly defended his race: "Of course, we merfolk are born with both male and female offspring. However, if a merfolk cub successfully reaches adulthood, he or she has the right to choose his or her gender again."

"So that means you, Shi Qing, now have the right to freely choose your gender," Qiu Ling said, looking at Shi Qing's androgynous face. "So, Shi Qing, are you a male merman or a female merman?"

"Of course it's a man, didn't you notice?" Shi Qing pinched Qiu Ling's cheek, clearly finding the question very impolite.

With such a handsome, dashing, and debonair face, how could he possibly be a woman?

Qiu Ling shook her head honestly, "Brother Shi Qing, you're handsome. I really didn't know you were a boy like me at first."

Shi Qing: ...

"I have no interest in being a woman." Shi Qing turned his head away. He had no interest in having children. Wasn't being a man better?

"Alright, let's leave this topic behind," Bai Zhi noticed Shi Qing's embarrassment and changed the subject, "It's getting late, let's prepare dinner."

Just as Bai Zhi finished speaking, Long Yangyang and the others heard the pitter-patter of rain falling outside the window.