Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Not long after, a commotion broke out at the back of the crowd.

Zhou Yang was wondering why Xie Feiyu had arrived so quickly, but when he turned around, he saw a burly man who was about the same age as Xie Feiyu, with several subordinates behind him.

Zhou Yang recognized him at a glance; the newcomer was none other than Xing Tian, ​​the captain of the guard team.

Zhang Li, who had been glaring at the people who wanted to damage her house, immediately greeted Xing Tian with a smile and grabbed the arm of the leading man, her voice sweet as if she had just eaten several kilograms of candy.

"Brother-in-law, you're finally here! Look at them, they're inexplicably trying to make me move out. I don't want to live in the east side, it's so far away from you guys."

Upon hearing Zhang Li's coquettish, manipulative voice, Zhou Yang immediately felt goosebumps rise on his arms and couldn't help but hug his chest and rub his arms.

Shen Zechuan and Cui Ze also felt some physical discomfort.

Xing Tian, ​​on the other hand, was thoroughly enjoying himself, patting Zhang Li's small hand that was resting on him.

"It's okay, your brother-in-law will take care of it for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Li immediately giggled and said, "My brother-in-law is still the best to me!"

Listening to his sister-in-law's sweet voice, Xing Tian felt even more comfortable and immediately shouted at the team members who came to clear out the house: "What are you guys thinking? What are you doing messing with Lili's house? Who gave you the guts?!"

The team members were put in a difficult position after being scolded by Xing Tian.

Just as he was hesitating about how to reply, Xie Feiyu arrived with his men. Seeing his subordinate being reprimanded by Xing Tian, ​​he immediately spoke up:

"I had someone vacate the house for me."

Upon hearing Xie Feiyu's voice, the team members immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Xing Tian's expression stiffened for a moment. Looking at Xie Feiyu, who had already walked up to him, he felt somewhat embarrassed. After a long while, with Zhang Li pulling him aside, he finally spoke again:

"Lili has been living here all along, why are you suddenly asking her to vacate the house?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Li looked at Xie Feiyu with hopeful eyes.

Unfortunately, Xie Feiyu didn't even glance at Zhang Li, only looking at Xing Tian and saying, "Before, it was empty and no one lived there, so I didn't bother to say anything. But now I've hired a few new people, one of whom is a high-level ability user. They need this house, so of course it has to be vacant. What's the point of having an ordinary person with no abilities living in this two-bedroom apartment?"

Xing Tian was taken aback: "You recently recruited a high-level ability user? I haven't heard anything about it."

He received a message from Zhang Li's people, only knowing that someone was forcing her to move out, but he didn't know the cause and effect.

Upon hearing that Xie Feiyu had recruited new members, including a high-level ability user, they immediately felt a bias. After all, a high-level ability user who could earn Xie Feiyu's high regard must be a powerful figure who would be of great use to the guard team.

Zhang Li is the younger sister of his first wife, Zhang Mei, but she is ultimately just an ordinary person who is not very useful.

Even if he's a slacker, he still knows how to prioritize.

So he gently patted Zhang Li's hand and coaxed, "Lili, be good. This house is very useful to your brother Xie, so don't be willful. I'll have someone renovate your new room properly later."

"Brother-in-law...?"

Seeing that Xing Tian wasn't helping her anymore, Zhang Li's face turned pale, but she dared not argue with him. Her brother-in-law seemed easy to talk to, but he was actually quite dictatorial. Even her sister, a spatial ability user, could only tolerate Xing Tian bringing that vixen back without daring to utter a word.

Seeing that there was no way to turn the situation around, Zhang Li could only stomp her foot angrily and glare at the clueless Xie Feiyu.

She liked Xie Feiyu from the first moment she saw him, but for the past two years, she had tried everything to make him look at her with respect. Since her attempt to drug her failed, he has avoided her whenever he sees her.

Zhang Li was sulking by herself, but Xing Tian didn't have time to pay attention to her. Instead, he turned to Xie Feiyu and asked, "Where are the new recruits you've taken in? Bring them over so I can take a look."

Xie Feiyu then turned around and waved to Shen Zechuan and the other two who were watching the commotion from the crowd.

Seeing this, Shen Zechuan and Zhou Yang exchanged a glance, and then walked out together.

Upon seeing this, Cui Ze immediately followed.

Upon seeing the three people emerging from the crowd, Xing Tian narrowed his eyes, his face showing suspicion.

He couldn't discern the true nature of any of these three individuals. This meant they were either at least on par with him, or simply ordinary people.

But Xie Feiyu clearly stated that there were advanced superhumans among them...

Zhang Li, upon seeing Zhou Yang and Shen Zechuan, immediately recognized them.

Thinking back to her unpleasant experience at the exchange that day, Zhang Li immediately became convinced that these two people were deliberately making things difficult for her, which was why Xie Feiyu insisted on vacating her apartment.

The more Zhang Li thought about it, the more convinced she became that this was the case, and her gaze towards Shen Zechuan and the other man gradually turned venomous.

Shen Zechuan didn't care about Zhang Li's thoughts. Standing in front of Xing Tian and Xie Feiyu, he took the initiative to introduce himself without Xie Feiyu having to say anything.

"Hello, Captain. I am Shen Chuan, a new guard today. I am a Level 5 lightning-type ability user. The two behind me are my younger brother Shen Zhou and my cousin Cui Ze. They are ordinary people. I asked the vice captain to arrange for them to stay with me because I was worried about them."

When Xing Tian heard that Shen Zechuan was actually a level 5 lightning-type ability user, he was initially surprised, but then felt somewhat displeased.

He was originally the only level 5 ability user in the base, but now another level 5 ability user has suddenly appeared, and it is at least on par with him. He immediately felt that his status in the team and the base was threatened.

He would only feel at ease if someone who posed a threat to him was kept under his watchful eye.

Xing Tian then forced a smile and warmly invited, "Brother Shen, would you like to join me as the face of the team? Come with me when we negotiate with the military later."

Before Shen Zechuan could reply, Xie Feiyu rolled his eyes at Xing Tian: "You can be the face of the store by yourself. Why would you let Shen Chuan come with you? It's a complete waste of talent! Shen Chuan definitely has to come with us on missions."

Xing Tian was once again humiliated by Xie Feiyu, and his expression immediately turned ugly. However, with so many team members watching, and Xie Feiyu being a friend of many years, he suppressed his anger after a moment of silence.

"Don't just make the decision yourself, you have to ask them too." Xing Tian smiled at Xie Feiyu seemingly nonchalantly, then turned to Shen Zechuan, "What do you say, Brother Shen?"

Although Xing Tian thought he had calmed down, Shen Zechuan, being a shrewd person, still noticed his displeasure from his micro-expressions.

He immediately realized that these two seemingly close friends had probably already fallen out during the trials of the apocalypse.

Whether Xie Feiyu genuinely didn't notice or truly considered Xing Tian a brother, he seemed completely unfazed by Xing Tian's dark expression.

After thinking for a while, Shen Zechuan made up his mind. His eyes lit up, and he waved his hand, saying with a righteous expression, "How can a real man hide in the base and be protected by others? As a level 5 ability user, of course I have to go out with the vice captain to kill zombies! Otherwise, if everyone hides in the base, when will this apocalypse end?!"

Xing Tian's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened to Shen Zechuan's words.

Isn't this a sarcastic remark implying that he only knows how to stay in the base and enjoy his life?

Upon hearing this, Xie Feiyu patted Shen Zechuan on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

"Exactly! Do you think everyone's as lazy as you? A real man should go out and kill zombies!"

Upon hearing this, Xing Tian's face immediately turned as black as ink. He snorted coldly and turned away.

As soon as Zhang Li saw her powerful brother-in-law leave, she instructed a few of her underlings to help her pack her things and then hurriedly chased after him.

Xie Feiyu watched Xing Tian's departing figure without taking it seriously, and said to Shen Zechuan, "It's nothing, that's just his temper, he cares about his pride, he'll be fine after he's calmed down."

Shen Zechuan neither agreed nor disagreed, but could only nod.