My MCV And The Apocalypse 34 Zhuying's Camp

"We live in that house" Zhuying said while pointing the way. "There was noone when we came. Everything was in order and clean, with plenty of rooms."

Liushi looked at the place, and though it was nice. However, there wasn't really any good places to park the vehicles. After talking with his sister and Xiaotian, the Doomtrooper and the double trailer were parked on the lawn in front of the villa. The Doomsday Ride would stay on the other side of the street, on the lawn of the neighboring villa. It was too big to place near the occuped villa and it would disturb the movement of other vehicles.

Once the vehicles got parked, nearly everyone got out. Lu didn't immediatly get out of the truck. She went to the storage drawer allocated to her to retrieve cargo pants and a jacket. She took of her armored jacket and other pieces of armor, and put the regular clothes above her bodysuit. She could have taken it of, but she felt more secure with it in the middle of so many strangers.

As for the survivors, when they saw the small convoy approach, they were mesmerized by the sight of the truck, with its b.l.o.o.d.y plow, sides and tires. Liushi felt smug, but kept an easy-going expression on his face. When the survivors saw his equipment, they were shocked [*]. They though that Liushi was even more extraordinary than Zhuying and the other 3 power wielders. Seeing their leader happily chatting with him, they elevated him to the same rank in their minds.

Once Lu got out of the truck, Liushi, through the Sta.r.s.eed link, locked the vehicles and the double trailer. Only him, Xiaotian and Lu could access them. Glancing at his sister who was next to him, Liushi added her to the list of people authorised to access the vehicles. While Liushi was with his girls and sister, Yang Quingping went to talk to Sun Kun and Zhang Hai.

"Sister Yang, that guy's vehicle is awesome" started Sun Kun with barely controled excitement. "He has a motherf.u.c.king minigun inside! There is a hatch on the roof to deploy it."

"I think there was a grenade launcher attached to it" added Zhang Hai. "What was the truck like? It must have been impressive, right?"

"... It was" she replied in a slight daze while looking at the vehicles. "That truck is a high quality motor home. Unfortunatly I didn't get to have more than quick look. Did you learn how Zhuying's brother acquired it?"

She had asked the sisters some questions, but they replied with vague answers. They had enough sense to not reveal things Liushi told them in confidence. As Zhuying's friend, Quingping was well aware of their family social status and financial situation. Liushi couldn't have bough it, and those kind of vehicles should be well secured. If the owners didn't turn, the zombies wouldn't be a problem and they would still be there. If they turned, the vehicles would have stayed under lock and key. Thus, she thought he was acquitained with important people. In a way, she wasn't wrong.

"Apparently, he build it himself. He said he started with an ordinary vehicle that he upgraded along the way" Zhang Hai replied.

"What? You're saying he made these beasts by himself in less than 2 weeks?" she asked incredulously. "Is he a supernatural?" she added, her opinion of him growing further.

"No, he isn't. The boss noticed it when they hugged. However, despite not being a supernatural, he was able to tell that the boss was one. As well as the rest of us. Whatever means he used to do it, he kept it to himself."

Hearing this, Qingping was stunned. Most of her expectations about him were dashed. If Liushi wasn't a supernatural, then he didn't deserve to have such quality goods. She though that he had just been lucky when he found them, and other people deserved it better than him. Like herself.

While all of this was happening, the group was moving toward the house, led by Zhuying. The rest of the survivors observed from a polite distance. Quinping, Hai and Kun had lagged behind, and the people had approached them, listening to what they were talking about. Their previous awe toward Liushi disappeared as they listened to the conversation between the 3 supernaturals. They became suspicious of him, but still respectfull. Respect born out of fear of what he could do with his goods. He did have firearms with him, as well as armor.

Back to the newly reunited siblings, while showing them around, Zhuying wanted to prepare rooms for him and the Wen sisters.

"You don't need to trouble yourself for me. I have a nice bed in the truck" he replied. "Xiaotian and Lu could use something more comfortable, maybe?" he turned a questioning gaze to them.

"No need, thank you" said Xiaotian. "The bunks in the truck are actually quite comfy."

"And I feel safer there" added Lu. "Thanks for the offer."

"If you you're alright with that, that's fine" Zhuying said with a hint of disapointment.

"Since you showed us around, I'm going to show you the insides of the Doomsday Ride."

"Doomsday Ride? That's what you called your big truck?" she asked with a doubtful face.

"Yes!"

"Seriously, brother? That's a bad name."

"He called the armored car Doomtrooper" Lu further commented, with Xiaotian nodding.

A stiffled groan was the answer, and Liushi lightly blushed in embarra.s.s.e.m.e.nt.

"Brother, from now on you are forbidden to name anything."

'Then I will not say anything about the new materials I created.'

They got into the truck, and Liushi happily gave his sister a tour. She tried the couch, looked at what was available for entertainment, checked the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, tried the bunk, had a quick look at the medical station and stopped at the micro-factory console.

"Whoa, bro! This is simply amazing" she said with slightly glazed eyes, before they sharpened and she suddenly spun to face him. "Big brother, please tell me how you did."

Liushi had a slight grin. She had asked him seriously, but there was still a hint whinning slipping through. He decided to make a little show with a piece of raw material available, while giving a summary of his abilities and how he prepared for the outbreak.

"... You have elemental trans.m.u.tation power without being a supernatural?"

"Yep. It's something I'd rather keep secret."

"Understood brother. I will be careful" she replied with unusual seriousness.

"What about your ability?" he asked with an eager look.

"Watch" she replied with a smug smile.

She put her hands in front of her chest, palms facing each others. An cyanish electric arc appeared between them. Then several others, seemingly dancing while making small cracking noises. She stopped after a few seconds, looking pleased with herself. The awed faces of the other 3 people helped.

"Little Ying, that was incredible."

"I know right? Aren't awesome?" she added in a playful tone.

"Yes, you are."

"I've tested the voltage of my attack. Right now I can release up to 1000V."

"Hmm..." he replied with a pensive face.

"What?" she blurted, suddenly less proud of what her achievement due to his reaction. "Isn't that good?"

"It's nice, but it isn't voltage you should focus on. It's amperage."

""Huh?"" the 2 little sisters said in confusion.

"People are under the misconception that it's the voltage that determine how lethal the electrical current is. That the higher it is, the more lethal it is. The real thing to watch out for is the intensity of the current, mesured in ampere. That's why people usually die from electrocution at home with 230V apparels and lower, yet can survive lightning strikes with millions of V."

"Really?" asked Lu.

"Yes. If I remember right, at 10mA, the electrical current cause strong enough muscles contractions that it's difficult to control yourself. Around 30mA, it cause breathing problems. The higher the intensity, the stronger the muscle contractions are. At some point you just can't let go of what you're holding. Around 75mA, it cause respiratory arrest. From 100 to 200mA, it's cardiac arrest for sure. Surprisingly, above 200mA, it doesn't cause cardiac arrest, but it start to burn the flesh."

"Whoa, I didn't know that" replied Zhuying.

"The damage also depends on the path the electric current takes inside the body, and how dry the body is. The body parts have their own electrical resistance. The bigger the resistance, the bigger the voltage needs to be. Of course you also need a certain amount of voltage to have a high enough amperage... I'm pretty certain things changed since the outbreak, especially for zombies and supernaturals. That's something we will have to test."

"I guess I'll have to train and explore my ability more."

"Me too. Now that I've found you and we have decent protection, I have the time to make improvements to my a.r.s.enal."

"That can wait for later. Get changed, diner is going to be served soon."

With that said. She left the truck to get changed herself.