Chapter 265

"By the way, why did you come to our town, and why are you so determined to wipe out all the zombies here?"0

After finishing her own story, Aunt Long looked curiously at Yun Xiaoxiao and the others.0

Yun Xiaoxiao briefly explained Peng Shaowei's plan.0

Aunt Long and the Hua Brothers were visibly shaken.0

They seemed both shocked and intrigued by the audacity of the plan.0

"It sounds almost like a fairy tale, but upon closer thought, it makes sense," Aunt Long said after a few seconds of silence.0

Then, she asked earnestly, "Can I join?"0

As soon as she spoke, the Hua Brothers and a few others also expressed their desire to participate.0

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities, but before that, it’s better for you to return to the base and improve your abilities," Yun Xiaoxiao replied.0

The Hua Brothers exchanged glances, their expressions tinged with disappointment.0

They knew Yun Xiaoxiao was saying this out of concern for their safety, but the underlying reason was their lack of strength.0

"It’ll probably take a long time to improve our abilities," one of them muttered gloomily.0

Yun Xiaoxiao chuckled lightly. "Don’t worry, it won’t take long."0

Everyone took this as words of comfort, but not long after, when their abilities surged dramatically, they realized her words hadn’t been empty reassurance.0

Soon, the group arrived at the cave entrance.0

"They’re over there," Hua Bai pointed to a spot about two hundred meters to the right of the entrance.0

A crowd had gathered there.0

No one was sitting; everyone stood anxiously.0

When they saw Aunt Long and the others, their expressions eased with relief.0

"By the way, Xiaoxiao, didn’t you say you wanted to conduct interviews? I’ll have them line up," Aunt Long said with a smile.0

Yun Xiaoxiao shook her head. "No need, I’ll just ask a few simple questions."0

After so many rounds of selecting people, she had already gained experience, and with the enhancement of her mind-reading ability, she no longer needed to interrogate each person individually.0

She asked a few simple questions, and she didn’t even need them to answer.0

As soon as she finished asking, the answers would appear in their minds.0

She scanned them one by one, and everything became clear.0

Combined with her remarkable memory, after just a few questions, she singled out several individuals.0

Aunt Long was stunned.0

The people Yun Xiaoxiao had picked out were precisely those who were lazy, deceitful, and had bad habits!0

She had long wanted to get rid of them but had never mustered the resolve.0

She looked at Yun Xiaoxiao in shock.0

How had she identified them so accurately with just a few questions?0

And those people hadn’t even answered a single word!0

It was... simply miraculous!0

The singled-out individuals had no idea why they had been called out by a young girl.0

They exchanged confused glances.0

"Why did you call us out?"0

A woman in her fifties looked at Yun Xiaoxiao with displeasure.0

She had a feeling that being called out wasn’t a good thing.0

To spare Yun Xiaoxiao from being put on the spot, Aunt Long immediately stepped in. "From now on, you no longer belong here. Please leave immediately."0

"On what grounds?!"0

As soon as Aunt Long finished speaking, a scruffy-bearded man roared angrily.0

The others also glared at Aunt Long indignantly.0

Facing their accusatory stares, Aunt Long’s patience wore thin.0

"You want to know why? Then I’ll tell you right now."0

She pointed at the bearded man. "You’ve repeatedly taken advantage of young girls while they were asleep!"0

Every time he had been caught before, he had denied it.0

Without direct evidence, they had only reprimanded him and let him go.0

But now that Yun Xiaoxiao had directly pointed him out, Aunt Long had no choice but to believe that all those incidents had indeed been true.0

Knowing the man would try to argue, Aunt Long ignored him and, before he could speak, pointed at the fifty-something woman.0

"You, as an elder, have been shamelessly lazy. At just over fifty, you’ve used your age as an excuse to avoid work, lying around all day, yet you’re the first to rush for food when it’s time to eat!"0

Then, she went on to expose the flaws of the others.0

Her words cut deep, leaving them speechless.0

Under the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd, the group shot Aunt Long a final glare before slinking away.0

Yun Xiaoxiao watched them leave and looked up at Aunt Long. "You can’t underestimate petty people. Even though they’ve left, they might hold a grudge and come back. It’s best to station some people at the cave entrance to guard against any mischief."0

Although Mu Yang would arrive in a few days with supplies and could arrange for these people to leave, it was still better to be cautious.0

After all, they would soon be leaving the town themselves and wouldn’t be able to protect the base.0

They could only rely on themselves to stay vigilant.0

Aunt Long nodded seriously.0

Yun Xiaoxiao gave a few more brief instructions before heading down the mountain with Zheng Xin'er and the others.0

Aunt Long also led her people back into the cave to tidy up.0

Earlier, everyone had been focused on escaping, and the inside of the cave had been left in disarray.0

"Aunt Long, do you really think someone will come to take us away?" Hua Bai asked.0

Aunt Long looked in the direction where Yun Xiaoxiao had disappeared and smiled softly.0

"Yes, they will."0

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Yun Xiaoxiao and the others returned to the town, where Jiang Huai had already begun distributing crystal cores and supplies.0

The supplies were mostly common food and daily necessities.0

It was clear that everyone had voluntarily left behind items they thought they wouldn’t need, and the distribution was fair, with no objections from anyone.0

Bases with space ability users had their ability users store the items.0

Those without space ability users found a truck in the town to load the supplies.0

Yun Xiaoxiao still chose not to reveal her space ability and instead found a truck.0

Perhaps space ability users at this stage didn’t think much of exposing their abilities, believing that the team needed them.0

Some might even flaunt it intentionally.0

After all, compared to combat abilities, space abilities seemed somewhat limited.0

They were only useful for storing items and nothing else.0

If they didn’t show their value and seek protection from others, these space ability users might have already perished.0

But what they didn’t realize was that this could one day lead to their downfall.0

Especially in the later stages of the apocalypse, when food became increasingly scarce.0

Space ability users would become prime targets for many.0

Because once they were killed, everything in their space would be revealed.0

Some might not dare to kill openly, but behind the scenes, it was a different story.0

So exposing one’s space ability in front of strangers was extremely dangerous.0

Yun Xiaoxiao wasn’t naive enough to make that mistake.0

After everyone had organized their supplies, they continued on their journey.