Back to the camp
Liushi woke up in the middle of the night, needing to relieve himself. Since he was stuck between 2 girls, he had to be very careful to be able to leave without waking them up. He looked at them with some fond exasperation, for making him work so much just to get up.
On the way, he stopped to check on the newcomer. Seeing her beautiful, serene face, he realised that it was probably the first time she got to sleep soundly. He looked at the pretty face of Xiaotian, sleeping just above her, then glanced back at the bed where the 2 little sisters were sleeping. He shook his head, thinking he was lucky to be surrounded by so many attractive girls.
As he emptied his bladder, he thought about his situation. He didn't like it, but the Outbreak had improved his life-style despite the host of dangers it brough with it. There weren't many lowly guys that didn't dream of having the wealth, the car and the girls. He did, and now he had it.
When he returned to the bed, he saw that Lu was awake. She also noticed him, and pulled the covr aside to let him back in.
"Are you alright?" she whispered a little sleepily, with a hint of worry.
"Yeah, just the regular need of the bathroom" he whispered back as he laid at her side. "Don't worry."
She nodded. When they pulled the cover back on, she grabbed his hand and pulled his arm around her while pressing her back against his chest, making him spoon her. She made herself comfortable, and while he was surprised, he went along with it and held her firmly. There was no point in wanting girls if one didn't enjoy their company. So long as they were fine with that. He wasn't going to be another Bloody Wolf or White Boss.
Liushi slowly woke up, feeling comfortable, especially on his lower body. As his higher brain functions activated, he realised that it was because his boner was firmly lodged between Lu's buttcheeks. He froze in surprise, and tried her to restrain the embarrassement that was quickly growing within him.
He couldn't move back because his sister was stuck to his back, holding him. He couldn't think of anything to make his little guy calm down, because of where it was stuck. Finally, he could her someone moving in the kitchen, and another in the bathroom. It was that noise that had woken him, and he guessed that the girls in bed with him were awake as well. He released a small defeated sigh, knowing that Lu had noticed his little problem, and resigned about whatever might follow.
"Morning" he said in a low voice.
"Hmmm" was Zhuying's lazy reply.
"Hi" replied Lu in the same tone. "Looks like you're had a good night, and you're having a plesant morning."
Liushi's heart skipped a beat when she said that. While he knew that Lu liked him, and wasn't shy about showing off to him a little, he didn't think she would be nonchalant about such situation. He expected her to at least back away. Not accept it in good humour. However, her reaction had another effect on him: he didn't want to back off from her teasing.
"The company is quite pleasant" he replied cooly.
"Hmm!" came from behind him.
As he said that, he slightly strenghtened his hold on her, and pushed his hardened rod further, making it poke her butthole and slide to the entrance of her honeypot. If not for their respective clothing, his tip would have slid inside. Lu held her breath at the unexpcted move, blushing bright red. She still had her hand over his and held him tighter, but didn't try to hurt him or remove it.
"I'm flattered" she managed to say with a steady voice.
"Are you guys finally awake?" Xiaotian said from the kitchen.
Both Liushi and Lu's heartbeat spiked at the sudden adress. They boss decided that play time was over for the time being.
"Yeah, morning."
The 2 thankfully yet reluctantly separated from each other. Both of them were having trouble acting natural, but they managed. It was easier than dealing with a swarm of mutated bees after all. They also privatly thought that they would resume their fun some other time. Something that exciting never happened to them before, and they wanted more of it.
Breakfast passed unevently. Xiaotian and Liushi gave Ran Xiyu a quick exam, and saw that her physical condition was better than the previous day. It reasurred them that she didn't catch something when she was a captive. Soon after, the group resumed their trip back to Zhuying's survivor camp.
"Brother, stop" Zhuying said suddenly.
He was surprised, but complied, and the group pulled to the side of the road. As soon as they stopped, she got out of the car, quickly followed by her brother. He almost forgot to take his shotgun with him due to how hasty she had been. Qingping, Zhang Hai and Sun Kun followed after a moment of hesitation.
They were in a small unhinabited area between settlements, with wild fields and small woods on both sides of the road. Lu moved toward a patch of bushes and trees their little convoy had just passed. She slowed down when she got close, while Liushi kept a cautious eye around. The other guys were nearby, but Qingping had stayed closer to the vehicles.
"What's going on, Zhuying?"
"Something is wrong with the plants."
She approched the patch even more cautiously. She slowly walked around it, keenly observing the various trees and bushes. Being close enough, even Liushi, who knew next to nothing about plants, could tell that the plants were differents from usual. She poked at some places with the scabbard of her sword. Liushi patiently followed her. After a few minutes, she stopped and sighted.
"The plants have also started mutating" she said.
While Zhuying liked all the comforts of modern society, she didn't want a job that would leave her cooped in place. She prefered to move her body, and spend some time outdoor. She wanted to become some kind of outdoor activities coordinator, so she was studying some biology. Her trip to the mountains before the Outbreak was due to that.
"So? It was kinda expected since the appearance of mutant beasts."
"Yeah, I know. It's just, it could possibly be more trouble than mutant beasts."
"How so?"
"My teacher once said that in the plant kingdom, toxicity is the rule, and edibility the exception. Humans need fruits and vegetables to stay healthy. With how deadly everything has become, many of the edible things may become inedible, and the already toxic ones are likely to become worse..."
"Damn... Yeah... Let's go."
The rest of the trip was spent in a lower mood for everyone. Until they got to the outskirt of Nanjing. Liushi adressed the group through the radio.
"So, Yang Qingping, Haizi, Sun Kun. Have you come to a decision about wether or not you want to stay with the refugees group, or come with me?"
"Eh? I'm staying with you boss" Zhang Hai happily replied.
"So do I" followed Sun Kun. "I believe you're our best hope to have a decent future."
At first, Qingping had wanted to separate from Liushi and take control of the survivor group. That desire had grown stronger with the admission of Ran Xiyu. She saw her rank in the group lowered further. Her attempts at seducting Liushi didn't work, and she could feel that he liked Zhang Hai more than her. To have the second weakest paranormal of the group as an equal or above her offended her to the highest degree. The worst was that everyone but her had a proper bed.
Now, she was hesitating. Liushi said that the zombies were going to be stronger, so the towns and cities were going to be big danger zones. That mean living in villages, places more vulnerable to mutant beasts. Now, his sister, her friend, said that the plants were also getting more dangerous. Living in a village would be even more dangerous due to how much wildlife and plants there would be around.
She couldn't stand staying with the group, but she also didn't want to risk her life with the rest of the group settling in a new place. That left only one choice.
"I'm going with you to Shenhai Island" she replied after a few seconds.
The place would be safe, with already etablished facilities, and she could join another paranormal team where she would be more appreciated. Until then, she would be safe traveling with Liushi.
"I see. Good to know you want to stick around."
"The others in the camp won't like that" Xiaotian added. "They rely a lot on paranormals."
"Then they will have to adapt" Liushi answered. "Mankind came this far making and using weapons and tools. I had already prepared something that would help them. I never intended to leave them helpless, they'll have what they need to start anew."
The conversation stopped after that. As they entered the city, they were once more attacked by zombies. And another change was noticed. Usually, the zombies swarmed them mindlessly, but that wasn't the case anymore.
"What the fuck?" shouted Zhang Hai, a curse that was echoed in the minds of the other.
The zombies ahead of the vehicles didn't attack from the front. They stepped aside from their path to strike from the sides. They jumped on the hoods of the SUVs and struck the windshields. The others tried to hang on the sides of the vehicles and struck the windows. The zombies that were too far from the moving vehicles didn't try to pursue them for more than a few seconds.
"Shit" he cursed as he started to swerve left and right to dislodge the zombies.
He wasn't the only one doing the same thing. Every vehicules from the convoy had to hit the other abandonned vehicles on the road to get rid of their attackers. Liushi realised that he hadn't prepared defenses against enemies clinging on the hoods or the sides of the vehicles. These areas were in the blind spots of the turrets most of the time.
He knew he would have to take care of that before leaving for Shenhai Island. He mentally groaned, knowing he would be very busy for the following 24 hours.