The rain washed over every corner of the town, as black blood coalesced into a stream, slowly flowing towards the low ground.

The lush green grass purified the black blood at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

The charm of nature lies in this: no matter how humans destroy it, it will slowly recover to its original state.

Time is long, but it never loses; humanity will never win either.

"Xiao Fan, if I had known your words were so effective, I wouldn’t have become a lawyer before the apocalypse," Bai Anhai said as he looked out at the heavy rain, "I should have been a law-abiding stockholder."

Bai Yifan blinked, wearing an expression of dim-wittedness, "...What?"

"Nothing, the heavens are fair."

Bai Anhai shook his head calmly.

A fool’s luck is something to be savored deeply.

Bai Yifan scratched his head, not understanding, and continued cheerfully watching the town being washed by the rain.

Not far from the bus, a middle-aged couple in black sportswear sat quietly on a large tree, watching in the direction of the bus.

Their surroundings remained dry amidst the downpour, as if the water droplets deliberately avoided where they sat.

"My dear, they actually came here. In the mysterious workings of fate, there is a design."

Middle-aged Liu Jing looked at the dark town with emotion, a touch of weariness in her eyes.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan chuckled, "For them, this place is still quite easy, much better than it was for us back then."

As middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan spoke, a faint white light emanated from his hand.

The white light rose higher and higher, and upon reaching an appropriate height, it quickly condensed the surrounding moisture into raindrops.

The raindrops fell freely to the ground, turning into heavy rain.

All Water Ability Users possess this skill, but only a master like middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan could achieve such "artificial rain."

Middle-aged Liu Jing looked at the slowly fading town, her thoughts drifting back to the past.

After the apocalypse erupted, she and her husband searched everywhere for their family, yet only found Xiao Niu’s diary at home.

Knowing Xiao Niu was still alive, they began searching everywhere.

But they couldn’t find her no matter where they looked.

They searched by day and absorbed crystal cores by night, traveling to many places amidst the zombie-ridden apocalypse.

At one point, they heard rumors of someone driving around to kidnap girls.

They were never kind-hearted, especially since their granddaughter was still missing, thus it was even less likely for them to meddle.

But then they heard that the group targeted beautiful girls, and their vehicle was full of pretty young women.

They couldn’t sit still anymore and started searching for the traffickers’ traces.

With bated breath, they searched tirelessly for three days and nights, finally finding this darkened town.

They saw the demons inside and those pitiful young girls.

Trembling, they showed the demons a photo, asking them to identify the girl. The demons claimed they hadn’t seen her but promised they’d capture her, as the girl in the photo was very pretty.

While the couple breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts were filled with anxiety.

In the apocalypse, how tough must life be for a girl!

Of course, the couple wouldn’t let these demons, who threatened to capture their granddaughter, go free. They bound them and let the girls decide their fate.

At that time, however, he hadn’t the ability to pour down a torrential rain to cleanse the town’s filth.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan, finding a comfortable posture on the tree, watched as the white light from his body rose in clusters, and the rain grew heavier.

Two hours later.

The rain stopped, the sun completely set, and the evening glow disappeared without a trace.

The sky darkened.

Traveling by night wasn’t advisable, so the Bai Family simply rested in place, locking the bus doors and heading to the second floor to chat with the God of Dreams.

Despite the "heavy rain" that had just fallen, the sky was still filled with countless stars, only appearing clearer somehow.

The bright stars and moon seemed as if they had been washed by water.

Such unnatural occurrences went unnoticed by the Bai Family, who were already fast asleep.

A soft roar of car engines came from the town, as several vehicles slowly drove out.

The drivers were young girls, and upon closer inspection, one might see the blood splattered on them and their slightly bewildered expressions.

The vehicles paused for quite a while in front of the bus, pairs of eyes quietly gazing at the bus, not uttering a single word.

They truly didn’t know what to say to their saviors and the situation they were in.

The painful memories nearly rendered them speechless.

They could only gaze with gratitude at the bus, careful not to disturb their rescuers’ rest. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Half an hour later, the cars started again, driving off in several directions.

Some headed towards safety bases, others towards home.

Sitting in the tree, middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and middle-aged Liu Jing watched the cars drive away and silently lay back in the distance.

The night was long, yet middle-aged Liu Jing and middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan couldn’t fall asleep, their gaze still fixed on the bus.

Their minds were filled with countless thoughts.

"My dear, that person vanished nearby, and we’ve lost his trace. If he targets Xiao Hai and the others, wouldn’t it be dangerous?" middle-aged Liu Jing’s eyes suddenly lit up, "How about we leave with them tomorrow?"

"This person might not necessarily be targeting Xiao Hai and the others!" middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan’s eyes lit up too, though there was some hesitation.

Their time was running out, and having finally found a lead on the Shadow Organization, they were determined to eliminate it.

They had traveled many places, finding that in many bases, Special Ability Users mysteriously vanished for no reason.

Among those missing, the shadow of one Ability User loomed, and the traces of their deeds all bore the same hallmark.

Middle-aged Bai Zhengxuan and middle-aged Liu Jing had never seen his true appearance, yet recently encountered another scene where an Ability User had been abducted.

This time, they saw a shadowy figure from a distance.

It was so far away that they couldn’t even discern whether it was a man or a woman, only capturing a vague silhouette.

When they rushed over, they found only a blue-and-white bus.

Seeing the bus, they knew their family must be nearby.

With the mysterious person nowhere to be found, fearing that he might have eyes on their family, both decided to wait in hiding for a while longer.

The longing of ages needed soothing; they greedily watched them from the shadows.

Seeing themselves once standing among them, it almost seemed like they were there again.

They envied the past versions of themselves in this world.

The night was long, and under the moonlight, their eyes never left the bus for an instant.

Family is their raison d’être. Without family, there would be no motivation for them to continue living.

Few elderly Ability Users devoted themselves to such tireless practice as they had.

Their driving force for enhancing their abilities was simple yet arduous; they merely wanted to see their loved ones with their own eyes once more.

That’s all.