Chapter 114: The Ability to Communicate with Animals

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Fu Shinan rested her head on her arm and looked at Shui Ling’er in the darkness. “What would you like to talk about?”

Shui Ling’er asked with admiration, “What did you do before the apocalypse,

Sis? You’re so amazing, very strong.”

Before the apocalypse, Fu Shinan was a chief neurosurgeon and the head of the neurosurgery department, as well as an honorary professor at the medical college. She held many titles, but in the end, she was simply referred to as “Doctor.” She was just a doctor who healed the sick and saved lives. However, what she didn’t anticipate was that the hands that once held surgical instruments, the hands that saved lives, would one day pick up a gun to fight for survival and food, to kill others. Thinking about this, she smiled with a hint of self-deprecation. She knew she shouldn’t dwell on these thoughts, after all, without resistance, there was only one path – death.

Shui Ling’er exclaimed, “Sis, you were a doctor! Do you have any healing abilities?”

“No,” Fu Shinan shook her head. Her current abilities were quite useless, she barely had any seeds to use her power, so there was no point in mentioning it. “What about both of you? Do you have any abilities?”

Wei Xinyi replied, “I don’t have any abilities, but Wei Xinyi does. However, none of the others knew about it.”

“What kind of ability is it?” Fu Shinan became curious. She had kept her own abilities hidden from Ye Chun’s group, but they were not suited for combat.

Blushing, Wei Xinyi said, “My ability is practically useless, it’s not even worth mentioning…” After speaking a few sentences, her speech became noticeably more fluent and clear.

Hearing Wei Xinyi’s words, Fu Shinan grew even more curious. “So, what exactly is your ability? Please tell me.”

Shui Ling’er suddenly chuckled and held Wei Xinyi’s hand. “It’s actually pretty amazing. Wei Xinyi can communicate with small animals.”

Fu Shinan was astonished. “So, you can understand the language of animals?”

Wei Xinyi blushed shyly and replied, “Well, there was this one time when I was cleaning, and I saw a rat. It scared me so much that I started running around, and then I heard it say from behind me, ‘I’m just a rat, and I’ve scared you this much. How useless.’ At first, I thought I was hearing things…”

Shui Ling’er recalled, “When Wei Xinyi told me, I didnt believe it at first. But later, she heard a small dog talking, saying that Liu Xuezhou was beating up Wei Xinyi’s dad. We rushed over and found it to be true. That’s when we believed…”

It seemed that Wei Xinyi’s ability had awakened before her father’s death, which meant it had happened quite early. Fu Shinan smiled and said, “Your ability could be very useful. We can use animals to find supplies. There are some places human can’t enter, but small animals can.”

Wei Xinyi shook her head, saying, “I doubt it. Since the apocalypse, I’ve only seen one small dog and one little rat… It’s as if all the animals have disappeared. ”

Fu Shinan thought for a moment and realized that it was indeed the case. Along the way, she had only encountered mutated animals and had not seen any normal ones. Something was wrong, normally, animals would go silent and hide only during major disasters. Could it be that another disaster was waiting for humanity? Were the animals staying hidden for some other reason?

The group chatted for a while before going to sleep.

Since the basement had only one small window, which was now completely sealed, it was mostly dark and quiet, and everyone slept well.

When they woke up, Fu Shinan smiled and said, “Now that we’re well-rested, let’s tidy up and look for some ingredients to cook.” She reached for the doorknob and opened the door. The sun outside was already scorching. She extended her hand and immediately felt the stinging sensation of UV rays, so she quickly put on her mask and hat.

In the distance, Liu Xuezhou was nowhere to be seen, but there was a trail of blood on the ground and a broken shoe, indicating that he had been devoured by the zombies. However, Fu Shinan noticed something strange. Besides the bloodstain, there were four crushed zombie skulls on the ground. All of their necks were broken, as if they had been killed by someone using brute force.

This reminded her of the sounds of combat from last night. Could it be that someone had really come to kill the zombies? Somehow, Fu Shinan’s thoughts turned to a particular person.

“Sister, I think we still have some cooking oil. Can we fry some rice?” Shui Ling’er’s voice came from inside.

“Sure, you two take care of it.” Shui Ling’er’s voice interrupted Fu Shinan’s thoughts. But just then, they heard the sound of a car engine in the distance….