Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 43: I’ll Just Eat a Little

"Alright, it’s all yours!" Bai Zhengxuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Take your time eating, I’ll be off now."

"Does your family really have that many dumplings?" Uncle Wang rolled down the window and asked, "Will you have enough to eat?"

"I’ll just eat a little, it’ll be fine!"

Bai Zhengxuan waved and walked away.

Uncle Wang watched Bai Zhengxuan’s back, feeling very touched.

At such a time, someone would actually bring him a big bowl of meat dumplings!

True kindness still exists in this world!

Such emotion!

Inside the bus.

Bai Zhengxuan happily held a braised pork knuckle, munching away joyfully.

The braised pork knuckle was savory and tender, fatty but not greasy.

Ever since having high blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure, he hadn’t indulged in such a treat.

With the improvement of his Superpower, Bai Zhengxuan’s physical condition had gotten much better.

Driven by the temptation of pork knuckles, Bai Zhengxuan was more proactive than anyone in improving his Superpower.

Now, he could finally enjoy a braised pork knuckle again.

Bai Zhengxuan felt incredibly excited, realizing that enhancing his Superpower was indeed useful—not to fight zombies, but at least he could eat pork knuckles!

Bite the knuckle, take a sip of liquor.

Pure bliss.

Leng Yebai sat uneasily next to Bai Xiqin, quietly looking at the dumplings in his bowl.

Having grown up as an orphan, this was his first time spending New Year’s Eve with family.

"Here, shrimp!"

Bai Xiqin piled a heap of oil-braised shrimp onto Leng Yebai’s plate.

"...So much, I can’t finish it."

Leng Yebai looked a bit astonished by the attention.

This was the first time Xiao Niu served him food!

Surprised! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Touched!

"Peel the shrimp, I’ll eat!" Bai Xiqin calmly added a few more to the plate, "Peel these first! Don’t eat too much at night, or you’ll get fat!"

Leng Yebai: ...

The awkwardness he felt eased up a bit as Bai Xiqin instructed him to peel shrimp.

Leng Yebai put on disposable gloves and began carefully peeling shrimp for Bai Xiqin.

White, tender shrimp piled up on Bai Xiqin’s plate, and when it formed a small mound, he gulped them down in one bite.

"Tsk tsk!"

Wang Yiyun looked disdainfully at Bai Xiqin, silently placing a few large shrimp onto Bai Anhai’s plate.

Bai Anhai smiled sheepishly at Wang Yiyun and started peeling shrimp.

Liu Jing rolled her eyes silently, glaring at the clueless Bai Zhengxuan, "Peel!"

Bai Zhengxuan instinctively shuddered, glanced at the table, and quietly put down the half-eaten pork knuckle to join the shrimp-peeling army.

Bai Yifan glanced ruefully at the oil-braised shrimp, taking a furious bite of a dumpling.

These people bullied by their wives are too weak to deserve any sympathy!

Boohoo...

Morning.

The first day of the new year.

Outside the car window, rare laughter filled the air.

This year definitely wouldn’t be happy, yet when they exchanged greetings, everyone sincerely wished each other—Happy New Year.

After greetings, people returned to what they deemed safe—their cars.

It’s been ten days, and the snacks and instant noodles they brought were running low. Staying in the cars was warm and saved food.

"Damn, what’s that over there!!!"

Someone shouted in a trembling, desperate voice.

Leng Yebai’s ears twitched, and he quickly climbed from the window onto the roof of the bus.

In the distance, a dense black tide surged forward.

Leng Yebai’s eyes narrowed.

Rats, countless rats.

"Move!"

Leng Yebai shouted to those still exchanging greetings outside, quickly diving back into the bus.

"What’s going on?"

Bai Anhai looked puzzled as he held a nail clipper.

"A rat swarm!"

As Leng Yebai uttered those words, he was already seated at the driver’s seat.

The bus emitted a soft rumble and sped in one direction.

Bai Xiqin’s expression changed as she moved to the bus’s tail, catching glimpses of the black tide.

In the apocalypse, mutant animals were bizarre; sometimes more troublesome than zombies.

Rats reproduce rapidly, and if they mutate, it’s a disaster akin to a zombie tide.

Rats dig tunnels and lurk underground, becoming an overwhelming threat when they emerge en masse.

The bus barreled through the wheat field, heading swiftly in one direction.

Those who reacted started their cars, following the bus.

The black tide drew nearer; those unable to return to their cars were swarmed by a few black rats, attacked and bitten.

In the chaos, the sound of car collisions was unending.

Within a minute, the black tide reached the wind farm, screams echoing.

Cars that collided became delicacies for the tide.

The black rats’ fur gleamed with grease, their eyes red, bodies nearly twice the size of normal rats.

Crunch, crunch.

The cars were gnawed to pieces by the black tide!

"Damn!"

Uncle Wang, seeing the black tide surrounding them, felt his scalp tingle; pale yellow light spilled from him, enveloping the garbage truck.

The black rats lunged at the truck but were bounced off by the pale yellow Superpower, unable to gain a hold.

Having no time to save others, Uncle Wang floored the gas pedal, the green garbage truck forcefully carving a path, fleeing in one direction.

Having devoured those unable to escape, the black tide chased after those fleeing.

Now and then, cars trailing behind were devoured, leaving not a trace.

"This won’t work, we can’t outrun them!"

Bai Xiqin watched the relentless black tide behind them, her expression heavy.

These were mutated rats; once they marked you as food, they’d persistently pursue.

"Oh my god! So terrifying!"

Bai Yifan looked at the scene behind him, his scalp tingling.

"Don’t call on me, I’m scared too!"

Wang Yiyun rubbed her arm vigorously, goosebumps all over.

Bai Yifan: ??

"Use explosives!"

Leng Yebai glanced at the rearview mirror, frowning slightly at the black rats.

Bai Xiqin opened the window, tossing out packs of explosives, expertly landing them in the middle of the black tide.

Bang!

A loud explosion erupted from behind, with a strong shockwave making the bus tremble slightly.

The smell of gunpowder mixed with blood, occasionally black-red rats fell.

Smoke dispersed, yet the swarm of rats kept pursuing, though not as terrifying as before.

The explosion at the core of the swarm caused substantial loss.

"Stop the bus!"

Bai Xiqin pulled out a large box of steel needles from space.

No matter where they ran, the rats would follow, so it was best to confront them head-on. If they couldn’t win, they’d escape into space.

The leading bus suddenly braked to a halt, and cars fleeing behind bypassed the bus, continuing their desperate escape.

"Xiao Fan, stay in the bus and be ready to drive!"

Bai Xiqin dropped this line and climbed to the roof with the family.

"But I don’t have a driver’s license!"

Bai Yifan sat nervously in the driver’s seat.

It was an emergency, with no time for explanations. Leaving Bai Yifan inside, everyone else climbed outside.

Apart from Bai Yifan’s Gold Ability, the family’s abilities mainly allowed for ranged attacks.

The family stood in a line on the bus roof, each with strong energy waves emanating from their palms.

Since awakening their abilities, they practiced every night in space, staying ahead of most mutant animals and Superpower Users.

"**! What are you doing! Hurry up and run!"

The green garbage truck drove past the bus, and Uncle Wang shouted at the Bai Family standing on the roof.