Chapter 41 - 39: Your Good Brother Liu Siqi Has Gone Offline!

Chapter 41: Chapter 39: Your Good Brother Liu Siqi Has Gone Offline!

It had to be said—whether in the Great Xia during peacetime or the Federation in the midst of the post-apocalyptic calamity, the name of the Military Staff Department was extremely prestigious and highly useful.

After Liu Zimo flashed his ID showing he was a special Martial Arts Consultant for the Military Staff Department, Yang Sisi quickly nodded and accepted his invitation. After all, she had no ties left in Shangjing City and had no idea where to go next. For a powerhouse like Liu Zimo—someone incredibly strong with a military background—to suddenly appear before her was truly an excellent opportunity and choice.

"I’m willing! However, on the way back to Luozhou, I want to make a detour to Xishan City. Would that be inconvenient?" Yang Sisi looked up at Liu Zimo, a hopeful expression on her face as she pleaded softly.

Her hometown was in Xishan City. With the sudden catastrophe and demon beasts descending from the sky, she was very worried about her family. She wanted to return home to check on her parents and younger brother. She hadn’t dared to entertain the thought before because she wasn’t strong enough to risk venturing out of the city. But now, since Liu Zimo had a way to return to Luozhou, it was only natural for Yang Sisi to form the idea of dropping by her hometown along the way.

Xishan City was not far from Luozhou. Located right in the middle between Shangjing and Luozhou, it was indeed on the way.

"Of course," Liu Zimo did not refuse. "However, we can only stay in Xishan City for a maximum of two hours. If we can’t find your family within that time, we have to leave Xishan and continue our journey!"

Liu Zimo didn’t spell it out, but Yang Sisi already understood his implication. If they couldn’t find her family within two hours, it could only mean that disaster had already befallen them. Over the past hour, Yang Sisi had witnessed far too many colleagues and strangers swallowed alive by demon beasts. Those people had died without even leaving a corpse behind, as if they had never existed in this world. She dared not imagine what would happen to her own family if they had unfortunately encountered a demon beast attack.

"I hope my parents and brother are as lucky as I am," Yang Sisi prayed silently in her heart.

"Alright, since your body has recovered, let’s set off!" Liu Zimo glanced at Yang Sisi’s mostly healed injuries and urged softly. "On the way, I’ll teach you some practical combat skills. Next time you encounter a similar situation, you won’t be in such a frantic scramble and put yourself in danger!"

A martial artist in the Copper Skin Realm shouldn’t be so weak, let alone be forced to the brink of death by a pack of low-tier Cyan Bull Demons. At least in Liu Zimo’s eyes, Yang Sisi still lacked a great deal. She was too far from being a true Apocalypse Martial Artist and needed to be slowly polished and trained.

Hearing this, Yang Sisi nodded silently.

Through the previous battle, she also knew what her shortcomings were. She possessed immense strength but lacked practical methods to fully unleash it. All her attacks relied on instinctive brute force—swinging wildly without any technique. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have grown increasingly exhausted as she fought, accumulating more and more wounds until she nearly perished in the jaws of the beasts. Now that a much stronger master could teach her, it was exactly what she wished for.

"Do we need to bring your best friend along?" Liu Zimo hesitated for a moment before asking softly.

Taking an ordinary person along would be somewhat burdensome, but to set Yang Sisi’s mind at ease and prove he wasn’t someone who went back on his word, he still brought it up.

"There’s no need!" Contrary to Liu Zimo’s expectations, Yang Sisi shook her head and refused without a second thought. "Earlier, to save her own life, she pushed me into the horde of demon beasts. I don’t have a best friend anymore!"

Liu Zimo fell silent. No wonder Yang Sisi’s expression had seemed a bit unnatural when he mentioned Lin Hongying just now. So this pair of best friends had already experienced the most common kind of betrayal found in the post-apocalypse. Sometimes, to survive, inherently callous people would sacrifice and abandon even their own parents or children, let alone a best friend. Since Lin Hongying was never a loyal and righteous person to begin with, Liu Zimo wasn’t surprised at all that she could do such a thing.

"Since that’s the case, let’s go!" Liu Zimo didn’t ask for the details of what had happened, nor did he care about Lin Hongying’s ultimate fate. His demeanor was incredibly calm and steady, as if he had long grown accustomed to such situations.

Since his goal of recruiting Yang Sisi had been achieved, there was no need for him to delay in Shangjing City any longer. He casually passed the child in his arms over to Yang Sisi and instructed directly, "Her name is Ye Feihong. Just like you, she is a one-in-a-million martial arts prodigy. From now on, when we aren’t fighting, your task is to take good care of her!"

Without giving Yang Sisi a moment to react, Liu Zimo quietly activated his Martial Arts Domain and brought the two of them directly into the sky.

"Ah!" Yang Sisi cried out in shock, but quickly realized what was happening. Seeing Liu Zimo glance at her coldly, she tactfully shut her mouth.

She was actually flying! Was this the ability of a martial artist who had reached a profound realm? It was absolutely amazing! In the future, she wanted to be like this too—to fly freely through the sky just like Advisor Liu!

Though she didn’t dare speak aloud again, she couldn’t hide the excitement in her eyes. At this moment, it was as if she had found a higher goal and a role model, fueling her interest in her future martial arts training.

Liu Zimo didn’t leave the city immediately. Instead, he found a nearby large supermarket. After casually slaying a few demon beasts that attempted to attack them, he packed up some basic living supplies from inside. He gathered milk, bread, mineral water, sausages, instant noodles, toilet paper, and so on. He even grabbed some fruit and two sets of clothes that were easy to wash and change into.

They filled two backpacks to the brim, each weighing about fifty pounds. Liu Zimo and Yang Sisi carried one each.

Yang Sisi had no objections to this. With her current Infinite Strength, carrying a fifty-pound bag was no different from an ordinary person holding an egg. If she wasn’t already carrying a child, she would have wanted to take an extra backpack. After all, once they left the city, these supplies would be the foundation of their survival in the wild. She would never complain about having too much.

With the items prepared, Liu Zimo once again took to the sky with the two girls, hovering above Shangjing City.

Looking down, the entire Shangjing City was pitch black, illuminated only by a few scattered spots glowing red from ongoing fires and explosions. The vast majority of the urban areas had already been occupied by demon beasts, and not a single living person could be seen on the streets.

Fortunately, the first wave of demon beasts dropping down had come to an end, and the Transmission Passages in the void had temporarily stopped functioning. Moreover, gunfire was gradually ringing out around the perimeter of Shangjing City. It was evident that Hong Yuxun’s mission was showing initial results. The major military camps stationed in the suburbs were cooperating closely to systematically exterminate the demon beasts that had fallen into the city.

Perhaps in just one night, the demon beasts within Shangjing City would be completely wiped out. The next step would be to consolidate the defense lines and build city walls to completely block the demon beasts outside.

However, none of this had anything to do with Liu Zimo anymore.

He pulled a simple physical compass out of his pocket. After determining the general direction, he flew straight toward the east. Fortunately, the first wave of the Demon Calamity did not feature any flying demon beasts, so traveling through the air was relatively safe. This was also the reason why Liu Zimo was confident he could make it back to Luozhou within half a month.

[Your Good Brother Liu Siqi was down on his luck and plagued by disasters. He was attacked by three mutated rat demons and died on the spot, his soul departing to the heavens!]

[The ’Heaven-Stealing’ Talent Attribute has been passively triggered. You have inherited half of your Good Brother Liu Siqi’s dying legacy: Basic Medicine +100, Surgical Skill +50, Spiritual Power +2, Divine Soul Strength +3.]

[Your Good Brother Liu Siqi has gone offline. Currently bindable targets: (11/30)]

Just as they flew past the boundary of Shangjing City’s East Suburb, a strange notification sound suddenly rang in Liu Zimo’s ears.

Immediately afterward, a massive amount of medical memories flooded his mind, and both his Spiritual Power and Divine Soul strength received varying degrees of enhancement!

This sudden and unexpected turn of events shocked Liu Zimo so much that he froze in midair, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.