Theresa immediately took an interest. "Beautiful, what are you looking at?" "Looking at men," she replied coolly. Quentin was left speechless. The next day, after the sun had risen, Theresa's convoy packed up and headed into the mountains together. At that moment, Landon caught up with them. "You're really going into the mountains?" "Yeah." "I want to come with you. There was a landslide here recently, and all the mountain paths have been rerouted. We know the way inside and can guide you. We just hope you'll give us a ride. We'll get out once we have a vehicle, and of course, we'll split half our supplies with you!" Landon spoke with sincere urgency.His group was stranded without vehicles, waiting for Theresa to return—too dangerous to stay put without transport. After discussing with his people, Landon decided to offer half their supplies if Theresa agreed to take them along. They'd have to pass by their own camp inside the mountains, where they could find more vehicles to continue. Theresa weighed the deal carefully, her eyes gleaming. "Tell me one thing." "What?" "What's your ability?" Landon hesitated for three seconds, then said, "My ability is Aeroshield." Theresa's eyes widened. That was him—the one she suspected. "Bring your people," she said, eager to recruit such a powerful ally. Before long, Landon arrived with his crew and supplies.Theresa's armored vehicle was massive; there was more than enough room for everyone and all their gear. There were eight of them total: three women and five men, all physically strong. Theresa scanned them. Among the eight, four were ability users. Besides Landon, there was a young fire-based ability user, a burly water-based ability user, and... a space-based ability user—a quiet girl with long dark hair. Space-based ability? The girl noticed Theresa staring, met her gaze with dark eyes for a moment, then quickly looked away and sat silently at the back. Theresa immediately understood: the girl was keeping her power a secret from the others, deliberately blending into the background. Smart—much smarter than Wyatt, who had been flaunting his ability everywhere just the day before. "Oh, by the way, I never caught your names," Landon said as he climbed into the vehicle. "I'm Landon Harris. This is my childhood friend, Tanner Zane. These two brothers are Nathaniel Brooks and Julian Brooks. That's Isabelle Hart, my girlfriend. This is Madeline Grace, and finally, Rhett Knox and his girlfriend Amelia Blake." Theresa nodded, recognizing the quiet girl's name was Amelia. "I'm Theresa Hall. Just call me Ms. Hall." "Alright, Ms. Hall!" The armored vehicle rumbled to life. With Landon leading the way, they soon entered the mountain. As expected, wandering zombies appeared. Bang, bang, bang! Theresa's vehicle barreled through the oncoming horde without hesitation, crushing zombies under its weight without slowing. Not a single one could damage the armored car.They had crashed a smaller car into zombies before; it dented badly and was ruined quickly. This vehicle was something else entirely. Of course, everyone inside was exuding a fierce, predatory energy, stronger than any zombie. "Wow, so strong! Nat, look, they're all really powerful!" a softer male voice said excitedly. His voice faded, only to be met with a mocking retort. "Julian, do you want to act even more childish? Going on and on about Nat like that—it's embarrassing." "He's my brother, so mind your own business!" the burly Nathaniel snapped, clearly annoyed. "I'm just trying to help! Nathaniel, you always protect your brother. What happens when you're gone? Who will protect him then? With how useless he is, he won't last three days!" "Screw you!" Nathaniel exploded."Enough! Stop fighting, you're in someone else's car!" Landon quickly intervened, shooting an apologetic look at the others. "We have to stick together. There are only a few of us left. We all need to stay alive. No more fighting." Nathaniel and Tanner fell silent. Suddenly, Madeline screamed, "Samuel!" In front of Theresa's vehicle, a huge zombie, nearly six feet five, with both arms badly bitten and mangled, charged out. Bang! Theresa's vehicle didn't hesitate, smashing the creature aside. One of its arms caught on a tree branch as it flew back. Madeline pressed her face to the window, screaming hysterically, "Samuel! Samuel!"