Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse - Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Unreal
Mo Chenxuan wondered if he was seeing an illusion.

However, that seemed unlikely.

After all, he was a level two spiritual power user.

With his current ability, it was impossible for a level-two illusion to affect him. Even a level three illusion couldn’t affect him without leaving a trace.

Although he may not be able to break a level three illusion, he would undoubtedly realise he was in an illusion.

Looking at the village, Mo Chenxuan felt no incongruity.

Other than the mood and actions of the villagers, there was no dissonance to suggest everything was an illusion.

“Could it be a level four illusion?” Mo Chenxuan muttered in an incredulous voice, but Qin Wu didn’t believe it.

“It’s only been a month since the apocalypse began. There aren’t any level three zombies, let alone level four.” She said, and Mo Chenxuan nodded in agreement.

“I agree with you, but…” Mo Chenxuan started, still observing Chenjia village.

The man sighed, looking at Qin Wu with a solemn expression.

“Wu’er, I don’t know what is going on in that village. Our situation is dangerous.”

“I will be with you.” Qin Wu said, holding her man’s hand.

“What about Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong? Should we take them with us or leave them in the car?”

Qin Wu frowned when she heard the question.

If Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong were ordinary partners, she and Mo Chenxuan wouldn’t care too much.

However, they were teammates.

As team leaders, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu couldn’t ignore Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong.

At this time, they were naturally conflicted about dragging them into an uncertain situation, but the alternative wasn’t any better.

“We are in the light, but the enemy is in the dark. Leaving them outside may be more dangerous than taking them with us.”

“I also think so.” Mo Chenxuan said.

Most importantly, Xu Fei and Lin Rogrong were not weak.

Although their superpowers were only at level one, their combat strength was almost at level two.

Unless they encountered an abnormally powerful opponent, Mo Chenxuan felt the two would be able to protect themselves.

“I think we should all enter the village, but let’s ask for their opinions fast.”

After that, Mo Chenxuan stopped the car, and he and Qin Wu exited the car.

Seeing this, Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong also got out.

“Is this Chenjia village?” Lin Rongrong asked, looking at the village entrance.

“There is something dangerous in Chenjia village, but we can’t figure it out. Do you still want to go inside?” Qin Wu asked in a solemn voice.

“We will go.” Xu Fei said, and Lin Rongong rolled her eyes.

“Can we still stand outside?” She asked, and Qin Wu chuckled.

Qin Wu collected the cars after that before Mo Chenxuan led the team into Chenjia village.

Chenjia was a typical small village.

The houses were wooden or stone bungalows, and the backside of the village was large stretches of farming land.

As soon as they entered the village, the four saw a pre-apocalypse scene.

A dozen children were playing football, happily running around without a care in the world.

Some were barefoot, others were not wearing shirts, and a few had folded their long trousers to their knees.

The children shouted while playing, urging this child to pass the ball or that one to score a goal.

It was a typical scene, but the four shuddered when they saw it.

“Why do I feel a bit sick?” Lin Rongrong asked, her face paler than milk.

“Brother Mo, are these children human?” Xu Fei suddenly asked.

After spending more than one month together, the four had become closer.

Rather than Mr Mo, Miss Qin, Mr Xu, and Miss Lin, the four had begun addressing each other more familiarly.

‘Mr Mo’ and Miss ‘Qin’ were now Brother Mo and Sister Qin.

Similarly, ‘Mr Xu’ and ‘Miss Lin’ were now Xu Fei and Rongrong.

“They are human.” Mo Chenxuan confirmed in a confident voice.

“How can they be so unaffected by the apocalypse?” Lin Rongrong frowned, but what could the others say?

They also didn’t understand why Chenjia was so strange.

At this time, the children noticed the four strangers.

After seeing the four, the children broke into two groups.

One group rushed to the village interior while the other walked to the four.

“Big brothers, big sisters, why are you wearing masks?” A little girl asked, looking at the four with a curious expression.

Hearing this, another little girl pulled the sleeves of the first girl and whispered something into her ears.

A moment later, the first girl looked at the four with teary eyes.

“I am sorry, big brothers and big sisters; I didn’t know you were disfigured.”

‘Disfigured?’ Lin Rongrong twitched her lips in amusement.

However, she had learned her lesson.

Although the little girl was cute, Lin Rongrong didn’t dare to walk forward to comfort her.

After one, she still remembered the previous girl who ruthlessly touched porcelain.

Even if the current little girl was a rope instead of a snake, Lin Rongrong didn’t dare to get close to her.

Most importantly, they still didn’t understand what was going on in Chenjia village.

Considering that, it was best to avoid contact or undue involvement with the residents.

“Little girl, aren’t you afraid of the big trees and ugly zombies?” Qin Wu asked the question that was on everyone’s mind.

However, the little girl puffed her chest and looked at the four with a proud face.

“The village chief said our Chenjia village is a paradise. The ugly monsters can’t come here, and the dangerous plants don’t dare to attack our village.”

The four subtly glanced at each other when they heard this.

‘Paradise? The plants don’t dare to attack?’ They wondered.

“Little girl, is the village chief a powerful hero who can defeat those monsters and dangerous plants?”

Unfortunately, the little girl didn’t quite understand the question.

Although she used to watch television and knew the heroes of justice, she didn’t think the village chief was like that.

After all, she had never seen him defeat a monster.

However, she was still unsure, so she turned to her fellow children.

“Is our village chief a hero?” She asked.

“Our village chief can’t shoot a laser beam. He is not a hero.” A little boy said in a confident voice.

“I also think so. The village chief is just the village chief.”

“If the village chief is not a hero, why don’t the monsters and dangerous plants dare to attack Chenjia village?” Lin Rongrong asked, but the children were at a loss.

Seeing this, the four knew they wouldn’t understand anything from questioning the children.

“Children, where are the adults in your village?” Qin Wu asked.

Hearing a question they knew the answer to, the children immediately peppered up.

“Yiyi and the others went to call them. They will be here soon.”

“Big brothers, big sisters, our village chief likes visitors very much. Visitors can eat fried meat and bacon.” A little boy said with an envious expression.

“Can’t you and the other villagers eat fried meat and bacon?” Mo Chenxuan asked, his eyes narrowed into slits.

“The chief said our village doesn’t have a lot of dried meat and bacon. However, it’s a delight to welcome guests from afar, so we should give them our best.”

Qin Wu almost sneered.

Although she didn’t know the village chief, she knew the apocalypse.

No matter how kind a person was, they would definitely not be so generous during an apocalypse.

After all, food was life.

Who would give away their remaining food when supplies were so scarce?

Considering that, Qin Wu immediately felt there was something wrong with the village chief.

However, she didn’t say anything but only looked at Mo Chenxuan with a meaningful face.

Seeing the look, Mo Chenxuan nodded.

He also felt there was something wrong with the village chief.

However, he hadn’t seen the person, so he couldn’t even begin to guess.

As the four chatted with the children, ten adults followed a group of children to the village entrance.

“It’s really friends from afar.” A man called in an enthusiastic voice.

Looking over, the four saw a white-haired man.

Although the man had white hair, he had a ruddy face, bright eyes, and looked to be in excellent health.

‘He doesn’t seem to have been affected by the apocalypse.’ Mo Chenxuan observed with a thoughtful expression.

From city T to Chenjia village, the four encountered many people.

Some superpowers and some ordinary.

However, even the superpowers looked a little tired and world-weary.

Unexpectedly, the old man before them showed no signs of that.

‘Is it a superpower or something else?’ Mo Chenxuan wondered.

“My name is Chen Da. I am the chief of Chenjia village.” The man introduced himself, looking at the four with genuine enthusiasm.

However, the four didn’t buy his act.

While the man was introducing himself, Mo Chenxuan and the others carefully observed the group of adults.