Chapter 78: I See Nothing

While Liu Yun was wondering, Lan Zuancheng replied, "We are fine. Thanks to Younger Sister Liu’s suggestion, we didn’t go with the main team to find supplies but followed Captain Lian and Ruan Weisong."

The second he said this, Ye Xuan’s eyes darkened. "Ruan Weisong? He is here?"

Noticing the slight change in his expression, Lan Zuancheng turned serious. "Mhm."

Recalling what Ye Xuan had told them before, his eyes flickered coldly as he asked, "What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with him being here?"

Ye Xuan glanced at Liu Yun, and Lan Zuancheng understood.

Seeing that Ye Xuan didn’t say anything, Qiu Sixun asked, "And then? Where did you guys go?"

Knowing that Qiu Sixun was changing the topic, Lan Zuancheng continued, "We went to a factory warehouse area not far from here and collected a lot of canned food, dried food, military rations, mineral water, and some instant food. Those supplies are enough for us to eat for at least three months."

Hearing this, Qiu Sixun was surprised. He looked at Liu Yun and asked, "Younger Sister Liu, can you fit that many supplies in your space?"

Liu Yun nodded, then lowered her voice and replied, "My spatial element ability has leveled up. I still have around four cubic meters of free space inside to store our backpacks and daily necessities."

Listening to what she said, Qiu Sixun turned to Lan Zuancheng and Gu Zhenwei. Seeing the two of them nod with smiles on their faces, he looked at Liu Yun again.

’What kind of monster is this younger sister? Her spatial element ability is not only able to preserve things, but her space is also so big!’

While he was in shock, Qiu Sixun didn’t show it on his face.

Smiling at Liu Yun, he said, "This is good news for our team."

Now that they had talked about the supplies, Liu Yun and Lan Zuancheng exchanged glances. The two of them nodded to each other, then Liu Yun took out a zombie crystal core from her inventory.

Showing the crystal core to Ye Xuan and Qiu Sixun, she said, "We also found this crystal inside the zombies’ brains."

When Ye Xuan saw the crystal core, he subconsciously muttered, "This is... a crystal core?"

As soon as his words fell, everyone looked at him.

"Elder Brother Ye, you know about this crystal?" Liu Yun asked probingly.

Ye Xuan nodded, then took the crystal core from her palm. He inspected it for a moment, then returned it to Liu Yun.

Scanning everyone’s faces, he calmly explained, "This crystal is called a crystal core. Not only zombies, but mutants and ability users also have the same kind of crystal formed in their bodies."

Liu Yun listened to his words seriously, then curiously asked, "Elder Brother Ye, how do you know about this?"

Ye Xuan opened his palm, then asked, "Do you see something?"

Liu Yun and the others leaned closer, but they saw nothing on his hand.

Shaking her head, she replied, "I see nothing."

Expecting this answer from her, Ye Xuan slightly flicked his fingers. In an instant, the air above his palm visibly distorted.

Whoosh!

Sensing the danger, Liu Yun instinctively retreated and stayed away from him.

"Whoa, Brother Xuan! What kind of ability is this?" Gu Zhenwei asked, a mix of curiosity and shock in his voice.

Ye Xuan closed his palm, and the heavy pressure and sense of danger disappeared instantly.

"It’s a spatial element ability."

Receiving his answer, Gu Zhenwei’s eyes lit up. "Heavens! You have the same ability as Younger Sister Liu!"

Qiu Sixun smiled and added, "With Brother Xuan awakening an ability, our chances of surviving in this world will be higher now."

"That’s right." Lan Zuancheng nodded in agreement.

While everyone was celebrating Ye Xuan’s newly obtained ability, Liu Yun’s back was covered in cold sweat.

She swallowed hard and secretly asked, ’System, did the Zombie Emperor possess any abilities when we met him before?’

The System fell silent for a few seconds before replying, [When we first arrived in this Apocalypse World, the Zombie Emperor only possessed a mental ability.]

’Well, then can you explain to me what’s happening here? Why is the Zombie Emperor awakening a spatial element ability now?’

Inside Liu Yun’s sea of consciousness, the System was frantically typing on the virtual keyboard. As it checked the data displayed on the virtual blue screens in front of it, the System suddenly paused.

Not receiving any response from the System, Liu Yun anxiously asked, ’System, why aren’t you saying anything? Something bad is happening, right?’

After a long moment of silence, the System’s mechanical voice finally echoed in Liu Yun’s mind.

[Player, we might have accidentally created a stronger version of the Zombie Emperor.]

The second Liu Yun heard this, her heart sank. Lowering her head, she clenched her hands and asked, ’What do you mean?’

The System looked at the data displayed in front of it, then replied, [Because you saved him, you also changed the future of the Zombie Emperor. Originally, he should have turned into a zombie and gained a mental ability.]

[But because he survived thanks to the Origin Zero Serum, instead of turning into a zombie, Ye Xuan awakened a spatial element ability and became an ability user. Because of this, this system can’t predict his future anymore.]

Liu Yun thought for a moment, then said, ’So, basically, we changed his future, and now he’s walking a different path.’

[That’s right.]

’Then... Will he still turn into the Zombie Emperor in the future?’ Liu Yun asked with a hint of worry in her voice.

The System looked at the unreadable data in front of it, then replied, [Not enough data to form a conclusion.]

Receiving the System’s answer, Liu Yun looked at Ye Xuan. Meeting his eyes across the tent, her heart skipped a beat.

’Why is he always staring at me? Don’t tell me he can sense the System!’

Afraid that Ye Xuan had detected the System, Liu Yun forced herself to calm down and smiled at him.