Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

But that's what his parents said. They said that since Akahoshi started going to school, he hasn't wanted to come home.

Chi Chen knew that his parents didn't care about Chi Xing as much as he thought, so he didn't completely believe what they said.

As Lan Yan listened to his words, he suddenly thought of the quiet boy next to Lan Yu.

At the time, Qiu Xuanyu pointed at him and called him a zombie, and Chi Chen's words were full of defense.

So, is that Chi Chen's younger brother?

He looked at Chi Chen, and before he could ask, Chi Chen answered:

"It's the one next to your brother."

"Yes, so you don't need to worry, you'll be very safe at Star Base."

Lan Yan nodded without saying anything.

The two of them just stared at each other, unsure of what to say.

Chi Chen spoke first: "My team members are all resting."

Lan Yan blinked, not understanding why he was saying this.

Chi Chen took a deep breath and said, "Um, would you mind if I got in your car?"

"Oh." Lan Yan unlocked the car door and gestured for him to get in.

He thought to himself, "This person is quite impolite."

Chi Chen got into Lan Yan's passenger seat and said, "Eat something and then go to sleep. I'll keep watch over you."

"Don't you need to rest?" Lan Yan didn't expect this person to be so helpful.

Chi Chen waved his hand: "I rested in the car just now, it's nothing."

Lan Yan didn't stand on ceremony with him. This person's strength was inferior to his own, so there was nothing to worry about.

Nodding, he took out some biscuits and shared them with Chi Chen, and the two of them ate them with water.

On the other side, Lan Yu discovered that Chi Xing was absorbing the crystal core much faster than before.

He asked somewhat nervously, "Xingxing, is there anything wrong with you?"

I wonder if absorbing so many crystal nuclei will cause an explosion.

Akahoshi shook his head and said, "No, I won't."

Lan Yu noticed that Chi Xing's speaking speed increased as his level increased.

Give out more crystal cores for Red Star to absorb.

By this time, everyone else knew that Lan Yu and Chi Xing had superpowers, and that Lan Yu was a high-level superpower user.

They weren't surprised to see Lan Yu take out the crystal core, and they didn't dare to covet it, since Lan Yu's abilities could easily crush them.

Those who had previously spoken ill of Lan Yu because of Chi Fanxing now kept their distance from Lan Yu, fearing that he might suddenly remember them and kill them.

Red Star absorbed several crystal cores almost instantly, and then there was no need for any buffering, as if it had used an ultra-fast charger.

His upgrades were progressing at a visible speed, imperceptible to those around him, but Lan Yu and Chi Xing could clearly sense them.

*

The group rested here for most of the day until night fell.

Just as Chi Chen and Lan Yan were discussing whether to continue their journey, an unexpected event occurred.

The ground in the forest trembled repeatedly as huge footsteps approached.

Sensing something was wrong, Lan Yan said to Chi Chen, "Quickly notify your people to set off now, quickly."

As he spoke, he started the car himself.

Chi Chen spoke to his team members through a walkie-talkie, and in the darkness not far away, a huge figure could be seen faintly.

If you look closely, it's not hard to see that it's very similar to the giant zombie from last night.

The car in front drove away, leaving Lan Yan and Chi Chen at the back.

As the target receded into the distance, the zombie roared and stretched out its left hand, sending several arm-thick vines rapidly attacking towards Lan Yan's car.

The vines intertwined in mid-air, forming sharp thorns; if anyone got caught in them, the car would be destroyed and the person would die.

“There are weapons behind us,” Lan Yan said.

Chi Chen took a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher, leaned out of the car window, and fired at the vines that were about to wrap around him.

The sound of artillery fire rang out, and the zombie's vines were blasted to pieces.

But Chi Chen showed no sign of stopping; this time, he aimed his cannon at the zombie's head.

These firearms are sometimes far more powerful than superpowers; a few shots in a row hit the zombies, sending flesh and blood flying everywhere.

It wasn't until the zombie's head was blown off that Chi Chen saw other mutated zombies following behind it.

These zombies are the same size as ordinary zombies, but each of them has some kind of superpower.

In an instant, countless ice spikes, fireballs, and vines attacked this area.

Looking in the rearview mirror, Lan Yan also realized what these zombies were.

Soon, they also discovered something else.

These zombies seemed to target only the vehicle where Lan Yan and Chi Chen were, attacking the other vehicles as if they were just incidental attacks.

The vehicle sped along at breakneck speed, with the speed-based zombies still closely following behind.

Chi Chen conjured a water dragon, washing away the frenzied zombies.

"How could so many mutated zombies suddenly appear?" Chi Chen frowned.

He had never encountered this before.

Lan Yan's face was grim.

He guessed that these were all brought by the zombie king, and he had always known that the zombie king wanted to kill him.

After thinking for a moment, Lan Yan said, "Find a chance to get out of the car. They're coming for me. I'll distract them."

These words were immediately rejected by Chi Chen: "No, I'll let them go first."

He quickly spoke a few words to the team members on the walkie-talkie, and the cars in front of him quickly turned onto the small road on the right.

"You, you don't need to come with me." Lan Yan didn't want to drag him down with her.

Chi Chen only peeked out to look at the zombies behind him. Seeing that they were indeed not chasing anyone else, he felt a little relieved.

"We just invited you to join us, and now we're abandoning you? What kind of person do you take me for?"

Lan Yan was driving when he opened his mouth, unsure whether he should call this person stupid.

"If my car runs out of gas later, we might die here."

This is no joke; there are hundreds, if not thousands, of zombies behind them, all of them possessing superpowers.

As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. Even if Lan Yan has dual-elemental abilities, he can't guarantee that he can break out. He could lose his life if he's not careful.

"From the moment I joined the exploration team, I was prepared for the worst."

He looked at Lan Yan and said, "It's worth dying with someone as beautiful as her."

Lan Yan: ……

What is this all about?

"To still be in the mood to joke around, they really aren't afraid of death."

He suddenly turned the steering wheel, and the car drifted at high speed.

Many zombies that couldn't stop rushed straight down the cliff.

Chi Chen's heart pounded violently, and only then did he realize that there was a bottomless abyss beside him.

But that wasn't all. With another sharp turn, Lan Yan shook off even more zombies.

"Fear?"

Chi Chen detected a hint of amusement in Lan Yan's calm voice.

Chi Chen laughed along with him, while Lan Yan continued working without stopping, showing no sign of panic whatsoever.

"Not afraid."

This was the first time in his twenty-six years that he had ridden in such a car.

"Heh, hold on tight."

Lan Yan floored the accelerator and drove straight onto the somewhat dilapidated suspension bridge on the cliff.

The sound of metal clashing against wooden planks rang out, with zombies of all sizes chasing after them.

It was at this moment that Chi Chen saw some zombies behind him arriving in cars.

(Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing you all a prosperous and healthy 2025!)