Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2081 - 2144: What Is Going On

However, he couldn’t possibly touch these people’s hands to see their reactions; if he really did, they might immediately retaliate.

Li Yifei deliberately took his time in receiving the items until Zheng Feihu and the others showed impatience. Only then did Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan pack everything away. Li Yifei cupped his hands towards them and said, "Dear brothers and comrades, I wish you luck. Although I don’t know exactly what you’re going to do, I still hope for your safe return."

Xu Shanshan also cupped her fists, without saying a word.

Li Yifei left without hesitation, showing no signs of attachment, holding Xu Shanshan’s hand as they carried their swords on their backs.

He didn’t look back, but he could feel the seven people watching them, with the killing intent gradually diminishing.

This is really bizarre, Li Yifei couldn’t make sense of it now.

The two followed the mountain path, walking down a stretch. The forest on this mountain was relatively safe; Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan had seen only shadows coming up, and going down, they saw nothing at all. Halfway down the mountain, Li Yifei stopped, found a fallen tree.

"Come, take a seat!" Li Yifei seemed very tired, his face void of any smile. He sat down heavily, watching Xu Shanshan come over and said, "Take out that bag of dried beef from the pack. After all, we’re leaving soon, no need to be overly frugal, we should eat, carrying it around is heavy!"

Xu Shanshan nodded, took out the dried beef, handed it to Li Yifei, and took out a bottle of water, opening it and handing it to him.

"You drink first!" Li Yifei said.

They finished half a bag of dried beef and two bottles of water, replenishing their energy. Then, Li Yifei lay directly on the tree, closed his eyes, lost in thought, while secretly communicating with Xu Shanshan through transmission.

Shen Tianfang and the others were certainly not normal; this abnormality made Li Yifei unable to leave. If he just walked away and something really happened to Shen Tianfang and the others, Li Yifei felt he would regret it.

"Honey, I’ve noticed something off about them too. Their gaze isn’t right; somehow, they’re not like normal people. You know, I’ve seen people with intellectual disabilities, their eyes go vacant when looking at others, and they looked at us the same way earlier, eyes straight ahead. Did you notice they blink only after a long time?"

"I didn’t notice that, but I did notice their body temperature was very low, as if they’d just come out of an ice hole. I deliberately asked them for things, and when I touched their hands while taking them, they felt extremely cold, which is definitely not a normal human temperature." Li Yifei said.

Xu Shanshan pretended to sleep and rest, thought for a while, and said, "Could it be that kind of snake or whatever attached to them, like you encountered before? Remember the zombie person you encountered? He could make sounds and move, but the inside of his body was already decayed."

Xu Shanshan’s words made Li Yifei realize; he paused for a breath, earlier he found it strange, but hadn’t thought of this possibility. Xu Shanshan’s mention suddenly brought it to his mind that this might be the case. He didn’t know how it happened, but since it could turn that comrade into such, it could turn others too.

In the Amazon rainforest, there are a few types of bacterial spores that can enter an ant’s body, reviving immediately and then controlling the ant’s brain, controlling its body, thereby controlling its entire thinking process. It makes them climb to high points on trees and die there. So, there are indeed zombie creatures like that in reality, and as Li Yifei thought this, his heart skipped a few beats.

Could it be that Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother were controlled by such things!

Li Yifei thought of this and said, "Although their skin is cold, they still appear to be living people, and I can feel their emotional changes; they still have thoughts. Whereas that zombie-like, corpselike person I encountered before couldn’t do that."

"Could it possibly be... just the beginning?" Xu Shanshan speculated, "Or perhaps it’s just started to change!"

"So we can’t leave." Li Yifei exhaled deeply. After resting, the two of them headed down the mountain. Once at the foot, Li Yifei turned back to look. The mountainside was obscured by mist, and Li Yifei wondered if anyone was watching. However, it was already nightfall by then, and Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan wouldn’t travel through the night. They found a relatively defensible spot at the foot of the mountain and stayed.

After dinner, they followed the old routine; Li Yifei rested for a while, and later in the night, he kept watch. Although they hadn’t seen anything terrifying on this mountain, they still couldn’t relax.

They mostly communicated through transmission now to prevent possible listening from anything. The first half of the night passed without incident, but Li Yifei woke from a nightmare. He dreamt of Xu Ning, his face twisted, grabbing Li Yifei’s arm, warning him to be careful, be cautious of those who are alive. Then the image shifted, and Li Yifei woke up, panting heavily, opening his eyes.

Beside him, Xu Shanshan sensed his disturbance and quickly asked, "Honey, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing, whew!" Li Yifei rubbed his face. Calling it a nightmare, it wasn’t really terrifying. However, he wasn’t someone who dreams often; coming to this island, he had only dreamed twice, one was about the Hall of All Beings, which had now been confirmed, located on the mountain, and the other... could it also need to be confirmed? Or was it just a mere dream?

Upon waking, Li Yifei went to the toilet, returned, and took over for Xu Shanshan to rest. But Xu Shanshan wasn’t sleepy at the moment, so she didn’t sleep, instead leaning on Li Yifei’s chest, quietly listening to his heartbeat.

The island at night was relatively quiet, even quieter than many forests, with neither strange cries nor the sound of insects. However, the quieter it was, the more it felt unsettling.

"Relax a bit, darling. I’m sure Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother have their reasons!"

"I know, but it’s just hard to understand. Although Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother are elder brothers, they’re outsiders, and I could completely disregard them..."

"I’m more curious about what they are trying to do!" Xu Shanshan pursed her lips and whispered.

"Tomorrow, we’ll continue to climb the mountain." Li Yifei smiled and followed, "I still have a piece of stone slab map in my bag, you know? Sang Ye said this thing is very important to him, must be related to The Hall of Saints. If we just leave, how will they open the grand hall?"

"Hee, that’s right, then we shall climb again tomorrow." Xu Shanshan grinned, reached out to hold Li Yifei’s hand, and said, "Things will be clarified."

"Of course, and they must be clarified." Li Yifei hugged Xu Shanshan’s shoulder and whispered, "Let’s sleep, we’ll talk when we wake up."

Li Yifei actually wanted to sneak onto the mountain at night to see the situation, but after thinking about it last night, he didn’t go.

When Xu Shanshan woke up, Li Yifei had already prepared breakfast. After a simple meal, they got ready to climb the mountain again.

On the plaza at the mountainside, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan arrived there again, and the entire plaza was empty, just like when they arrived yesterday. Even the area in front of the Hall of All Beings had been cleared, but it was too quiet to be normal.

Where were Shen Tianfang and Zheng Feihu? Li Yifei turned around, looking everywhere.

"Why are you coming back up?" Zheng Feihu’s voice suddenly came, and both Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan turned to look, seeing Zheng Feihu charging furiously from the trees on one side of the plaza. His speed was extremely fast, like a raging bull. Li Yifei twitched his brow at his speed... it was much faster than before, even with the full power of True Qi, possibly only slightly faster.

Zheng Feihu showed no signs of slowing down, directly charging at Li Yifei, forcing him and Xu Shanshan to retreat, both flashing aside. Zheng Feihu, not losing momentum, saw Li Yifei dodge and pursued him, throwing a punch at Li Yifei.

"Ninth Brother." Li Yifei raised his arms to block the punch but felt his arms vibrating with numbness and soreness, amazed at Zheng Feihu’s strength.

He called out, but Zheng Feihu didn’t respond and continued his onslaught.

Thump thump thump, Li Yifei raised his fist to retaliate, wanting to test out what changes Zheng Feihu had undergone.

The two figures clashed, and Li Yifei quickly found that Zheng Feihu’s speed and power had significantly improved, enough to be considered a top expert, greatly enhanced from before.

His strength was great, his speed fast, and he remained agile, even more formidable than Li Yifei before his own enhancements. If Li Yifei a year ago faced today’s Zheng Feihu, he might have lost.

But now, Li Yifei was full of True Qi, a prominent Innate Expert, so he began his counterattack after gauging Zheng Feihu’s strength.

A sweeping kick landed on Zheng Feihu’s waist, not causing much damage, but still sent him flying back a distance, heavily crashing to the ground.

Li Yifei withdrew his hand, and Zheng Feihu fell with a thud, quickly bouncing up again, seemingly unaffected, ready to charge at Li Yifei once more.

"Hold on, Ninth Brother, let’s stop the sparring here. I’m here because there’s something I need to discuss!" Li Yifei gestured. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Zheng Feihu’s face turned cold, glaring at Li Yifei with hostility, "Speak!"

Li Yifei nodded with a smile, glanced around, and asked, "Where is Seventh Brother? Haven’t seen him around. It’s better to stick together here!"

"Don’t waste time, speak your business." Zheng Feihu replied impatiently.

"I’m just asking, can’t I care for Seventh Brother?" Li Yifei shamelessly said, while Xu Shanshan kept watch, he turned to glance at the Hall of All Beings’ entrance.