Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse - Chapter 81

Chapter 81: First Task
After lunch, Mo Chenxuan removed a map from his back pack and spread it in front of the team.

“Our first target is here.” Mo Chenxuan pointed at a place.

“That place is?” Lin Rongrong asked.

“It’s a primary school.” Mo Chenxuan said and began explaining.

“Guangming Primary School is on the road and attractive to survivors when choosing a place to stay the night. However, this place is a dead zone.”

“Why?” Xu Fei asked.

“There is an extremely powerful hamster mutant in the primary school. It should have been a class pet before the apocalypse.”

‘Hamster mutant?’ The team was a little surprised when they heard this.

After all, the culprit was a hamster!

When they thought that a hamster was responsible for turning a perfectly good resting place into a dead zone, the team couldn’t help but feel a little subtle.

“What level is the hamster beast?” Xiao Junxie asked.

“It’s at level two but its specific level has not been confirmed. It could be at the early stage or peak stage for all we know.”

“That’s a bit tricky.” Xiao Junxie opined with a worried expression.

However, he failed to notice that Qin Wu and the rest were not worried.

After all, Mo Chenxuan was at level three and Qin Wu was at the peak of level two.

Even if they encountered a peak stage level two mutant beast, they were confident they could deal with it.

That said, Team Overlord was still following them.

If Xuanyuan Yi followed them to the primary school, things would become a little complicated.

“What about the surroundings of Guangming Primary school? Are there zombies or other mutant beasts?” Lin Rongrong asked.

“Mutant beasts are very territorial so there shouldn’t be zombies or other beasts in its immediate surroundings.” Qin Wu said and several others nodded in agreement.

“This time, Wu’er and Xu Fei will be responsible for dealing with the hamster mutant. The rest of us will control the surroundings including any unwanted intruders.” Mo Chenxuan said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

“Yes, boss.” Qin Wu saluted with a mischievous smile.

“Yes, brother Mo.” Xu Fei also accepted the mission.

Xiao Junxie was shocked when he heard this.

In the army, such a task would never be taken so lightly.

After all, they were about to face a level two mutant beast of unknown strength.

Wasn’t it better to plan more carefully?

Come up with tactics? Maybe group attack strategies?

Thinking this way, Xiao Junxie turned to Lu Hao.

However, his comrade neither looked surprised nor averse to the ‘rough draft plan’.

‘Am I thinking too much?’ He wondered.

‘Is this their way of doing things? Are they so strong that they don’t need to gang up to deal with a level two monster? In that case, what’s their superpower level?’

At this time, Xiao Junxie suddenly realised he didn’t know the superpowers and levels of Team Legends’ members.

‘Is it okay to ask?’ He wondered but eventually shook his head.

‘I will know when the fight starts.’

“Does anyone know why team Overlord is following us?” Lin Rongrong asked.

“Brother Chenxuan and I ran into them in the mission hall. However, we didn’t talk or communicate in any way.” Qin Wu said, her brows creased in a frown.

“Could it be a coincidence? Maybe they took the same mission.” Lu Hao suggested.

In fact, this was possible.

However, Qin Wu always felt that Team Overlord was specifically targeting them.

‘Could I be thinking too much? Maybe all this is a coincidence?’ She wondered.

‘We don’t own the road and don’t have exclusive rights to the missions we took. Maybe team Overlord took the same missions but what are the odds?’

Qin Wu didn’t believe in this kind of coincidence.

Rather than believe they just happened to choose the same missions and even left the base at the same time, Qin Wu felt it was more plausible that team Overlord was following them.

“We don’t know team Overlord and can’t begin to guess why they are following us.” Mo Chenxuan started and continued when he had everyone’s attention.

“However, this does not change our objective. Regardless of their reasons, we will kill the hamster mutant and complete our first mission.”

After the meeting, the team returned to their cars and continued towards Guangming Primary school.

Unsurprisingly, team Overlord appeared behind them as soon as the cars started.

“As expected, they are indeed following us.” Qin Wu said with an ugly expression.

“Ignore them.” Mo Chenxuan said.

After all, team Overlord hadn’t done anything to them yet and it was a bit unreasonable to randomly attack them.

Thinking this way, Qin Wu sighed and shifted her focus.

The team arrived near Guangming Primary school three hours later.

At this time, it was approaching five in the evening but there was still some time before night.

After exiting their cars, the team gathered in front of the first car.

“Guangming Primary school is the best resting place on our current route.” Mo Chenxuan stated, looking at his team with a solemn expression.

“We must take the hamster down and clear the primary school as soon as possible. Otherwise, our team will have to spend the night outside.”

“Understood.” Several people said in unison.

“Let’s go.”

At the same time, Qin Wu collected the cars and the seven began walking towards the primary school.

…..

“Captain, is this okay?” One of team Overlord members couldn’t help but ask.

After all, they also accepted the hamster mission.

Seeing another team get there before them, they were naturally reluctant and unwilling to give up the piece of meat in their mouth.

“It’s okay.” Xuanyuan Yi sneered.

Other people didn’t know but he knew the hamster mutant was at the peak of level two.

Although the beast was a small level higher than him, Xuanyuan Yi was confident in defeating the opponent because his mutated fire gave him the ability to challenge above his realm.

Thinking this way, Xuanyuan Yi felt Mo Chenxuan and his team Legends overestimated their own strength.

But Xuanyuan Yi was not obligated to remind them or cooperate them.

Rather he planned to use them and then play the hero to save the damsel.

‘This is my in.’ He thought and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

Xuanyuan Yi believed team Legends couldn’t handle the hamster mutant.

In that case, Guangming Primary school was a stage for him to shine.

As long as he appeared in time to save the day, Qin Wu and the other members of team Legends would definitely lean towards him.

‘Let’s see what Mo Chenxuan will do when that happens.’ He thought, his lips curled in a disdainful smile.

In this way, team Overlord kept its distance and didn’t try to interfere with team Legends mission.

Seeing this, Qin Wu and the others sighed in relief.

However, a strange colour flashed in Xiao Junxie’s eyes.

“Team Overlord is well known for saving people just in the nick of time.” He reminded and everyone understood.

“Are they waiting for us to almost fail and then come out to save us?” Lin Rongrong asked in an incredulous voice.

“It’s highly likely.” Xiao Junxie nodded.

When she heard this, Lin Rongrong burst into laughter.

“They have a good idea but they are bound to be disappointed.” She said.

“Sister Qin and brother Xu are very powerful.” Lu Yanyan stated, her chin raised in a proud arc.

She still remembered the days they fought together on their way to city B.

Considering that, she was confident that Qin Wu and Xu Fei could handle the hamster mutant and even if they couldn’t, wasn’t brother Mo still there?

How could it be the turn of team Overlord to save sister Qin?

Thinking this way, Lu Yanyan looked Mo Chenxuan with an even prouder smile.

Unfortunately, her face was hidden behind a mask and no one could see her smile.

Guangming Primary school wasn’t big.

It had a classrooms block, an administration block with offices on the ground floor and a leisure hall on the second floor, a toilet block near the classrooms block, and a dining area which included a kitchen and lunch hall.

Between these building was a large space which was mostly used for morning assembly and occasional gatherings.

The hamster mutant was in this large space.

Although Mo Chenxuan sensed there were no other enemies in the primary school, he didn’t reveal this but led his team to carefully clear the buildings.

Unfortunately, they only cleared the dining block and half the classroom block before the hamster mutant noticed their presence.

“We are up.” Qin Wu said, looking at Xu Fei.

Soon after, the two left the classroom block but they were still within Mo Chenxuan’s spiritual sense range.

“Will they really be okay?” Xiao Junxie couldn’t help but worry.

“Don’t worry about them.” Lu Hao smiled.

“Let’s clear the classrooms’ block as soon as possible.” Mo Chenxuan urged and led the way to the next classroom.