"My na is Nora, uncle. Was it you who defeated that bad, vicious person yesterday?"
Nora asked seriously, like a little adult.
"Yes! Not only did I defeat that bad guy, but I also brought you so food and water!"
Elijah said, taking out so food and water.
"Thank you, uncle!"
Nora accepted the food and water without hesitation, then turned to Lillian and said, "Aunt Lillian, let's eat together!"
"Alright!"
Lillian smiled and sat down beside her.
Since Elijah had been eating alone for the past couple of days, he hadn't brought much food and water. What he had just given to Lillian and Nora was the last bit. Although it wasn't much, it was enough for the two of them to eat.
However, Elijah knew he would need to visit a nearby convenience store soon to stock up on more supplies.
But before that, he had sothing to confirm.
"Lillian, where does the survivor you ntioned who attracted the third-tier zombie live?"
"That person..."
Lillian hesitated for a mont before answering truthfully, "He originally lived in a high-rise building two blocks away. Later, while out scavenging for supplies, he ran into and then moved to the first floor of my building."
As expected, it seed that the spirit plant was indeed brought by that person. It was even possible that he had stolen it from the third-tier zombie, which is why he was being pursued all the way here.
Elijah pondered for a mont.
Seeing this, Lillian feared he might misunderstand, so she added, "I used my ability to see that he had bad intentions towards , so I ignored him. Later, when he ca downstairs to pester , I still didn't..."
"Lillian, I believe you!"
Elijah interrupted her, then explained, "I asked because I discovered the reason why the third-tier zombie was lingering around here..."
Elijah briefly explained his conjecture.
Lillian finally felt relieved.
"Lillian, those who make a contract with , I treat as family, so you don't need to worry about the past. We need to look forward!"
"Mm-hmm!"
Lillian nodded.
"Uncle, what about ? I haven't made a contract with you yet!"
Nora raised her small hand and said.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you!"
Elijah realized, then cut his finger with a knife, squeezing out a drop of blood containing the Seed of Consciousness.
"Ah! Uncle, does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt! Swallow this drop of blood, and we'll have a contract!"
Elijah held his finger out to Nora.
"Really?"
Nora frowned, unsure whether she didn't believe it didn't hurt or didn't believe that this was how to make a contract.
"Really!"
Hearing this, Nora leaned forward and licked the blood off Elijah's finger.
Under the watchful eyes of Nora and Lillian, the cut on Elijah's finger healed visibly.
"Wow?"
Nora looked at Elijah's finger with wonder.
Lillian was also amazed!
"I have healing abilities, so you don't have to worry about getting hurt anymore!"
"Mm-hmm!"
Nora nodded happily.
anwhile, Elijah's expression suddenly beca strange.
Looking at the little girl examining his finger, he couldn't help but ask,
"Nora, do you also have so kind of special ability?"
"Special ability?"
Nora tilted her head and thought for a mont, "Do you an playing hide and seek, uncle?"
"Sort of..."
Elijah's mouth twitched.
"Hide and seek?"
Lillian asked, confused.
Seeing that Lillian genuinely didn't know, Elijah explained, "After making the contract with Nora, I sensed energy fluctuations within her. By mimicking it, I realized how you both managed to evade the third-tier zombie's search!"
Including that spirit plant!
Nora believes her ability is hiding, but to Elijah, it should be called shielding!
By mimicking, Elijah discovered that Nora's ability can shield the perception of those within a certain range centered on the ability user.
For instance, the abnormal fluctuations emitted by the spirit plants could not be detected by the outside world due to this shielding ability.
Similarly, the third-level zombie couldn't detect Lillian and Nora because the shielding ability caused it to subconsciously ignore them.
However, the shielding ability can only block perception, intuition, and other ntally-inclined or instinctual abilities.
It has no effect on sound and vision, which is why Elijah could hear Lillian's voice yesterday and see her.
Nora calling her ability hiding is actually quite fitting.
"These days, Nora has been so sleepy because she's been constantly using her ability. This is too much of a burden for a child, and she can only recover a little through sleep."
Hearing Elijah's explanation, Lillian let out a long sigh of relief and hugged Nora tightly.
"Thank you, Nora!"
Lillian hadn't realized that Nora had been protecting her in her own way all this ti.
"Aunt Lillian, don't be afraid!" Nora said, patting Lillian like a little adult, which made both Elijah and Lillian smile.
"With Nora's ability, we'll be even safer on the road!" Elijah praised as he patted Nora's head.
With his second-level invisibility ability, he could barely take one person with him, but adding Nora made it a bit strenuous.
Elijah had thought of letting the second-level invisible zombie also use its invisibility ability to take one person, but he couldn't control the zombie precisely enough, and any mistake could expose soone, which would be troubleso.
Now, with Nora's shielding ability, they could cover the whole team, reducing their presence and preventing accidents.
Nora was also very happy with Elijah's praise.
The three of them happily finished their breakfast, and Elijah said to the two of them, "Pack up your things, we'll set off in a bit!"
Lillian knew that Elijah and the others were just passing through here, with their real destination being the western suburbs, so she didn't ask any questions and went straight to pack clothes.
She didn't have many clothes she could use here, mostly packing things for Nora. Nora busied herself alongside, and soon they had packed a bundle.
"Alright, let's go!"
Lillian looked around the room reluctantly.
In the nearly month-long period after the virus outbreak, she and Nora had relied on each other here.
Lillian knew that leaving this ti ant they would never return.
Nora didn't fuss; she just took one last look at the room and then followed Elijah and Lillian downstairs.
Abigail was already controlling a group of zombies waiting here.
When Lillian and Nora saw this group of second-level zombies, even though they were ntally prepared, they were still a bit frightened.
Especially Lillian, whose pupils constricted slightly upon seeing Abigail.
She felt that this girl looked sowhat familiar but thought it was impossible to et her here.
The main thing was Abigail's blood-red eyes and the scarlet aura in her perceptual field, all indicating that this was a dangerous zombie.
"You two don't need to worry; these are zombies I control. They're very safe!"
Elijah reassured the two of them first, then continued, "Alright, everyone is here. Let's set off and find a nearby convenience store to replenish our supplies!"
After Elijah finished speaking, Abigail ordered the zombies to surround them.
Then Elijah and the second-level invisible zombie activated their invisibility ability.
Lillian and Nora were amazed to see their bodies seemingly covered with a transparent mbrane, then instantly disappearing from sight, even though they could still clearly sense their own bodies.
"Wow, how magical!" Nora exclaid in surprise, then quickly covered her mouth, realizing it was inappropriate to make a noise.
"Nora's ability is also very magical. Later, can you use your ability to hide us?" Elijah comforted her.
"Sure!" Nora responded happily, and the group headed out of the community.
Using Elijah's second-level invisibility ability and Nora's shielding ability, they safely reached a convenience store, dealt with the zombies inside, and started scavenging for supplies.
Since there were now two more people, Elijah brought more food and water than usual, filling three large bags, which the zombies carried.
They then continued their journey.
After nearly a day of avoiding several large groups of zombies, they slowly made their way out of the city center.
As they got closer to the western suburbs, Elijah and the others began to see so survivors.
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