Chapter 281: Son, Come Over Here and Call Him Big Brother
"Shit! Ghosts!"
The people writhing on the ground in agony were terrified out of their minds when they saw Meng Ci and Shen Que suddenly appear.
The previous leader was now only half a body, with his face and head blown apart beyond recognition, lying there drenched in blood.
The situation of the Second Leader was even more horrifying. His head and body were completely separated.
Only the presence of the crystal kept his eyes blinking.
Others turned their attention to Meng Ci and Shen Que.
Although they hadn't witnessed their arrival firsthand, the fact that Meng Ci and Shen Que were unscathed forced them to accept that this was real.
"Please, have mercy and save me!"
However, Meng Ci and Shen Que did not respond to their pleas for mercy.
Each holding a long blade, they began to mercilessly dig out the crystals from the backs of their heads.
These people weren't completely dead yet and could clearly feel the thing at the back of their heads being removed. Two-thirds of them died instantly after their crystals were extracted due to severe injuries.
The remaining one-third were left howling in agony on the ground.
Being compassionate, Meng Ci and Shen Que quickly ended their suffering.
The buildings in the yard were already in ruins from the grenade blast, looking ready to collapse.
"Woof! Woof!"
"Howl, howl!"
At that moment, Eggplant and Eagle came running in from outside.
As soon as they entered the yard, they saw the bodies lying all over the ground and immediately showed expressions of disgust.
Eggplant and Eagle jumped over the bodies with ease and made their way to Meng Ci and Shen Que.
After sniffing around to confirm their owners were safe, they relaxed.
It turned out that just a moment ago, two men from the leader's group had taken Eggplant and Eagle to an open area, intending to boil them alive.
However, these two psionics didn't understand the true strength of Eggplant and Eagle. They had simply tied them up and went about their business.
Seizing the opportunity, Eggplant and Eagle suddenly pounced on the two, instantly bringing them down.
With experience from killing many psionics, they swiftly extracted the crystals before the men could react.
After cleaning up the area, Meng Ci and Shen Que searched through the ruined police station.
Antiques, gold, silver, jade, food, and guns...
Meng Ci found some useful items and directly placed them into his space.
After collecting everything, Meng Ci and Shen Que headed to the area where the RVs were parked.
Though the RV had been looted, no one had managed to drive it away.
This location was extremely suitable for living, and since the dangerous individuals had already been eliminated, Meng Ci, without hesitation, stored the RV in his space and re-entered it with Shen Que and their two pets.
Since there was still ample time within the space and the apocalypse had already ended, there was no longer any need to hoard time. Therefore, they decided to rest inside the space that night.
After dinner, the two people, the wolf, and the dog each went to rest.
The next morning, the two woke up and continued to wander around.
After more than a month of wandering, the two people, the wolf, and the dog gradually adjusted to life without the five little ones and then returned to the West Mountain Wilderness Base.
The place Meng Ci and the others had chosen previously now had houses that were almost completed.
A three-meter-tall wall and a two-meter-tall iron fence were already standard.
They also installed solar panels and battery storage units on the roof. As long as there was sunlight, there was no need to worry about power at home.
After staying at the West Mountain Wilderness Base for more than twenty days, the houses were finished.
Since the apocalypse had just ended, there were no materials like latex paint, and floor tiles were scarce. They simply used sand, cement, and other materials to plaster the walls and floors.
Now that the base was still using a point system for exchange, Meng Ci and Shen Que sold their house in the base for 50,000 points.
Afterward, Meng Ci and Shen Que, along with Eggplant, Eagle, and some items from the space, moved into their new home.
Moving into the new home brought fresh starts, and Meng Ci and Shen Que invited their friends to warm the house.
Liang Xiu, Zhao Jingyu, Zheng Yan, Lin Jun, Zhang Mingtian's family, and Yun Jingcen—a total of six people.
Since there were so many people, they simply brought out a barbecue grill, and everyone had a barbecue in the yard.
Pork, beef, lamb, rabbit meat, eggplant, potatoes...
Now that the base's farming industry was developing better and better, many privately-run farms had also emerged.
As time went on, food supplies grew increasingly plentiful, and people's living standards significantly improved.
Therefore, when Meng Ci took these things out of his space, he wasn't concerned about drawing suspicion or attention.
After all, material supplies were no longer as scarce as they once were.
When these people arrived, they didn't come empty-handed but brought some gifts.
"Big brother!" Upon arriving, Zheng Yan immediately rushed to Meng Ci's side.
"Big brother, when are you going to visit Cola and Sprite again?"
"When you go, you must take me along. I miss them so much!"
After returning, Meng Ci and Shen Que went to visit the five little ones in the military area.
Cola and the others had undergone more than a month of training and were in much better spirits than before, each of them more agile.
Upon seeing their two "grandfathers" and "parents," they quickly ran over.
When it was time to part, Meng Ci and Shen Que felt reluctant again, so after leaving, Meng Ci decided to reduce his visits to the five little ones.
Now, seeing Zheng Yan like this, he replied, "Alright, alright, I'll let you know first next time."
Hearing this, Zheng Yan felt relieved.
Then Zhang Mingtian and Huang Zhi came over with two kids.
Zhang Mingtian's kid, around three years old, was being held by Huang Junyu and looked like a cherub.
"Hey big brother, this is my son, Zhang Jianguo!"
"Come on, son, say 'big brother'!"
Zhang Mingtian lifted Zhang Jianguo up to greet Meng Ci.
Meng Ci felt a bit awkward.
Why is he so insistent on having his kid call me 'big brother'? Is this some kind of thing where everyone calls each other whatever they want?
And the name Zhang Jianguo is actually pretty cool.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Jianguo called out "Big brother!" Seeing that Meng Ci looked handsome, he reached out to be held.
Meng Ci, who wasn't used to holding kids but couldn't bear to say no, awkwardly reached out to hold him.
"You're so handsome, big brother!"
With that, Zhang Jianguo wrapped his arms around Meng Ci's head and planted a kiss on his cheek.
Forget about Shen Que—Qiezi and Xiongying saw someone getting close to their owner and started howling as they ran over.
"Woof woof!"
But they were careful not to hurt the kid.