Proof of Ren Anhua’s Identity

The next day, Ren Anhua was woken up by being stepped on.

“Ah, sorry. You were so small I didn’t see you,” Xu Huairou said apologetically, her foot still on Ren Anhua’s little face.

“Could you maybe take your foot off before you apologize?”

The team members woke up quite early.

By six-thirty, two people were already active in the vehicle.

This was extremely incompatible with Ren Anhua, who usually slept until at least eight, but she couldn’t stay in bed.

After all, if she didn’t want to be stepped on a few more times, getting up from the carpet seemed like the best choice.

The two early risers were Ke Xiaoshan and Xu Huairou.

Today, it was their turn to prepare breakfast for the whole team.

The six members were divided into three groups of two, with a three-day rotation.

Ren Anhua, being an unofficial member, was happy to relax and just wait to eat.

Although she felt like many things had gone wrong since temporarily joining the team, she was quite satisfied with the food.

Freshly fried eggs, plus fried sausages, millet porridge, and finally a bowl of fresh lettuce and fruit salad.

It was a balanced and easily digestible meal, which made Ren Anhua begin to wonder if this team had ever experienced the apocalypse.

Around eight-thirty, Lu Shanshui drove the vehicle towards the Pingdingshan Military Safe Zone.

At this time, the girls didn’t clear the dining table.

Instead, they set out some fruits and snacks, and a few straw-cup drinks that wouldn’t spill even if tipped over, and began their tea party.

The desolate apocalyptic scenery outside formed a stark contrast with the cheerful and harmonious atmosphere inside the vehicle, a cozy scene that seemed to exist in a different time and space.

Perhaps Lu Shanshui, as the leader, acquiesced to this lifestyle, which seemed somewhat luxurious in the apocalypse, because he had also grown fond of this special, warm time.

This atmosphere also reminded Ren Anhua of the ordinary yet precious moments before the apocalypse.

However, the embarrassing thing was that after sitting in the vehicle for a while and hearing the topic of their discussion, Ren Anhua immediately felt she couldn’t stay any longer.

The girls’ conversations were usually a bit whimsical, but today they all had a common topic: the new team member, Ren Anhua.

Ren Anhua didn’t know what kind of unnecessary misunderstanding they had, but they seemed to think that she would remain in a female state from now on and stay with the team.

So they began to discuss how to treat this special member, Ren Anhua.

As the discussion progressed, they unanimously agreed that if Ren Anhua’s body and mind both became female, they wouldn’t have to worry about her original gender.

And so, right in front of Ren Anhua, they began to discuss how to brainwash her into becoming a girl from the inside out.

[Fuuuck, are these people toxic?]

Ren Anhua sat to the side, listening in a daze.

[Can’t they see I’m sitting right here?]

It seemed that no one really noticed Ren Anhua’s complex expression.

They began to discuss a new name for Ren Anhua.

“Anyway, the name Ren Anhua is too strange, and not cute at all. We absolutely can’t use it.”

The first to speak was Bai Rui.

This girl seemed to regard cuteness as incredibly important.

“I think An-chan is very nice.”

“Calling her An-chan… I still think it’s weird.”

Ren Anhua strongly agreed with Xu Huairou’s words and decided to forgive her for stepping on her this morning.

“Generally, calling her Xiao An or something should be fine, right?”

“The name Xiao An is nice. Then let’s call her Ashe Xiao An. Her identity can be my little sister,” Ashe-wen said next.

“No, since I came up with the name, she should be called Xu Xiao An. Her identity can be my little sister,” Xu Huairou argued forcefully.

“I don’t care, we’re calling her An-chan!”

“Um…”

Ke Xiaoshan seemed to want to say something.

“You’re already a little sister yourself, do you want another little sister?”

Ashe-wen interrupted Ke Xiaoshan.

“No, that’s not what I meant.”

Ke Xiaoshan’s face turned slightly red.

She looked a bit shy after being seen through and said no more.

Her timid aura seemed to be due to more than just the cold poison in her body.

Ren Anhua couldn’t stand the subtle atmosphere here any longer and squeezed into the front passenger seat, joining Lu Shanshui in watching the barren apocalyptic highway.

“How’s my team?”

Lu Shanshui, who had been focused on driving, seemed not to have noticed the girls’ discussion in the back.

He casually picked a topic to chat with Ren Anhua.

After all, driving alone was quite boring.

Ren Anhua thought about the five girls in the back who were discussing how to brainwash her right in front of her face and was silent for a moment.

“They’re pretty good. I was a bit surprised that everyone is an ability user, and it seems like each of you is quite strong. Both your logistical support and direct combat capabilities are very powerful.”

In the end, Ren Anhua gave an objective evaluation.

“And the food is delicious. It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted anything like it.”

“Haha, of course. By the way, our food source is Ke Xingmei. She can make plants grow quickly, or directly produce fresh meat of all kinds. Her biological ability has a very wide range of applications. Her transformed beasts can provide a lot of intelligence support.”

Lu Shanshui paused, giving Ren Anhua some time to process, then continued.

“Actually, Ke Xingmei knew everything that happened last night. That’s why no one came out of her room. It’s not that they were sleeping too soundly; our vigilance is very high. They even know how you got that ‘Idiot’ sukumizu you’re wearing, so no one was surprised to see you in it today.”

Although the punchable Lu Shanshui had used some punchable information to interrupt the intel on Ke Xingmei, Ren Anhua still realized that Ke Xingmei’s information was invaluable.

Ren Anhua was well aware of the value of such an ability in the apocalypse.

She just didn’t know why Lu Shanshui would tell her such important information.

“Of course, not all of us are ability users. I’m not an Awakened, just an ordinary person.”

Ren Anhua scoffed but made no comment.

“But the evaluation I’m looking for isn’t just that. What do you think of the atmosphere in our team?”

“…A very good atmosphere. The team gets along very well. I’m ashamed to say, although I only joined yesterday, and not voluntarily, I’ve actually grown a little fond of your team. It even makes me start to remember life before the apocalypse.”

Ren Anhua thought for a moment and decided to speak her true thoughts.

“In that case, how about you just join us? The team members all joined one by one and got to know each other. Besides the Ke sisters who are related by blood, and Xu Huairou who is my classmate, the others were actually strangers before the apocalypse.”

Lu Shanshui smiled and extended an invitation to Ren Anhua.

Only then did Ren Anhua understand Lu Shanshui’s true intentions.

But at this moment, she also felt a little proud.

It seemed that the ability she had displayed yesterday had been valued.

In this apocalypse, her greatest reliance was her ability, and her greatest pride was also her ability.

Even the pink hair and pink eyes that she had initially disliked after becoming a woman, after some thought, she felt might actually be a manifestation of her ability and began to like them—she believed they might be a lightened version of the red hair and red eyes she should have mutated into.

The reason she had dealt with the traitors in her camp so decisively was precisely because they had dared to covet her ability.

Although they could never have succeeded, they had to die.

Ability Stripping, who knew who made up that story, but it had made that guy Zhang Yidong lose his mind and come after her.

Speaking of which, she hadn’t finished dealing with Hao Yu and Zhang Yidong yet.

She hoped her subordinates in the camp could protect themselves.

“Thank you for the invitation, but I still have a large group of subordinates to manage.”

Although she was truly tempted by Lu Shanshui’s invitation, Ren Anhua still refused.

However, she didn’t state the real reason.

The one she couldn’t let go of was actually Lin Aijing.

“I still have a large group of brothers. I’m not a wanderer who only has to worry about feeding himself.”

“By the way, if possible, could you let me go back and check on the camp’s situation first?” Ren Anhua added.

“That’s not possible. Turning back would take a long time,” Lu Shanshui flatly refused.

“I can go back by myself. I’ll catch up quickly. It’s not like I don’t have a car,” Ren Anhua said, indicating she could go alone.

“No. You must stay with our team until we get the core,” Lu Shanshui said in a tone that accepted no discussion.

“What are you worried about? Are you worried I’ll run away? How could I? I still need your help to restore my body.”

“No means no. There’s no room for discussion.”

The conversation ended on a sour note.

It wasn’t until they saw the inspection checkpoint of the Pingdingshan Base that Lu Shanshui spoke his second sentence.

“Get ready. We’re entering the base.”

The girls quickly cleared the table and pulled the partition in the back of the vehicle, hiding the subspace that didn’t belong to the vehicle.

Then they all went to the second floor and retracted the stairs.

Their movements were very practiced; it seemed this wasn’t the first time they had done this.

The space inside the vehicle now looked very ordinary, leaving only Lu Shanshui and Ren Anhua below.

“Aren’t you going up?” Lu Shanshui asked Ren Anhua.

“Why should I go up?”

“Usually, I’m the only one who deals with outsiders. If they come out, they always cause some trouble because of their appearance. You know what I mean.”

“What does that have to do with me?”

“You… forget it, do as you please.”

Lu Shanshui could tell Ren Anhua was still angry because he wouldn’t let her go off on her own.

After the apocalypse, city walls, a product abandoned by the times, once again became one of humanity’s important strategic defense lines.

The Pingdingshan Military Base was built against a mountain.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, due to the sparse population, there were fewer zombies and mutants.

Moreover, most of the people were soldiers, who, relying on ample weapons and equipment, firmly established their footing.

Initially, they used the terrain’s height difference to drive away zombies.

Later, as the population grew, they had no choice but to build city walls.

The city wall had not been established for long and was still under construction, but it still gave the base a rather spectacular facade: the Pingdingshan Base city gate.

It was over ten meters wide, and even three heavy trucks passing side by side would not seem crowded.

The city gate was divided into two roads from the middle, left for entry and right for exit.

It was morning now, and most were adventurer teams leaving the city to hunt, forming a long queue on the exit road, while there were very few vehicles entering the city.

“Everyone upstairs, get down and accept the inspection.”

A young man in a military uniform knocked on the car door.

His attitude was a bit hostile; he didn’t seem like a regular soldier.

Lu Shanshui didn’t flick cigarette ash in his face like he had with Er Gou.

Instead, he obediently got out of the car.

He knew that every safe zone required such an inspection to prevent people from carrying the zombie virus into the city, which would cause great chaos.

Moreover, the zombie virus was extremely contagious, and if not handled properly, it would be very dangerous.

Ren Anhua also knew this rule and got out of the car for inspection just like Lu Shanshui.

However, the moment she got out, she immediately attracted the attention of everyone around.

In this apocalypse, a girl with pink hair and pink eyes wearing an old-fashioned sukumizu swimsuit was extremely eye-catching.

The girl’s clean and cute appearance even created a sense of temporal dislocation, as if she had just come from a comic convention.

It was quite rare to see such a cute girl outside, and in this getup, it felt like every move was a treat, making people unable to resist turning their heads to watch.

And whenever they saw the word ‘Idiot’ written on her chest, they couldn’t help but chuckle.

Shame.

Extreme shame.

Ren Anhua’s tender little face was burning.

If she had known, she would have gone up and hidden with the other girls.

She never expected that coming out in a sukumizu would cause such a situation.

She felt like a pervert.

Her feet, in open-toed sandals, quietly moved behind Lu Shanshui, but it was obvious that Lu Shanshui alone couldn’t block the gazes coming from all 360 degrees.

“Just the two of you?”

The soldier glanced into the vehicle but didn’t say much more.

It seemed his professional ethics were sufficient, and there was no malicious behavior of deliberately making things difficult for outsiders.

“Not hiding any seriously ill relatives or dying lovers, are you?”

“No, just the two of us,” Lu Shanshui was also very skilled at lying.

He also knew that city management was not as convenient as before.

The other party couldn’t possibly find the people inside the vehicle.