Chapter 14: S-Class Talent
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The following day, Chen Xiao felt refreshed and invigorated!
S-rank Creation Talent: Water Source!
With only a thought, he could already sense an endless stream of water surging from the palm of his hand.
Tang Shirou could not possibly have been unaware of how important this talent was. Chen Xiao could not be bothered to expose her. In any case, he had already obtained what he wanted.
...
“Captain Yuan, it’s almost noon. Don’t tell me those two are still at it?”
“How the hell should I know? Just wait.”
“But Captain Yuan, I’ve got to say, that girl’s figure is incredible. If she were wrapped around me...”
Yuan Ye had not expected the man to be so bold. He kicked him without hesitation.
“Miss Tang is someone you can gossip about?”
“Let me tell you, Miss Tang is a close friend of the two members of the Jiang family. Do I really need to explain what that means?”
The others immediately fell silent.
Creak.
The supermarket doors opened, and two figures—one black and one red—emerged.
Chen Xiao stretched and pointed behind him.
“The rest is up to you.”
Yuan Ye nodded and beckoned his brothers into the supermarket to haul out the supplies.
Time flew by, and half a day passed.
The supermarket had been completely emptied.
On the way back, everyone sat in a large truck, gazing out the windows.
The city was a desolate wasteland.
Not a single supermarket they passed had an intact door.
The restaurants were in complete disarray as well.
Only a few steel shutters remained undamaged.
The roads were soaked in blood, like rows of gruesome tongues stretching toward an unknown destination.
Not a single black-eyed creature appeared again along the way. Only groups of New Humans wandered about.
In the back of the truck, Tang Shirou leaned against Chen Xiao, watching one New Human after another being crushed beneath the wheels.
She asked, “Brother Xiao, do you think the New Humans will disappear?”
Chen Xiao gave a bitter laugh.
“They probably will.”
In truth, Chen Xiao was deeply pessimistic about the apocalypse.
In his previous life, he had witnessed far too much death.
That profound sense of helplessness had shrouded the latter half of his life.
He desperately wanted to ask Tang Shirou:
Could you imagine a New Human more than ten meters tall?
Could you imagine a New Human capable of stopping a nuclear warhead with its bare fists?
Could you imagine a New Human that could teleport and wield magic?
In the future, as the Blood Moon appeared more and more often, the New Humans would evolve faster and faster!
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Yet humanity—or rather, a pack of ignorant animals—was still tearing itself apart!
Having been given a second life, Chen Xiao had no intention of becoming a hero who saved mankind.
He only wanted to protect his own little corner of the world.
Jiangbei’s Nancheng District was a place he had to visit.
It held a chance to survive the second Blood Moon!
Under this Blood Moon, the gap between everyone would gradually widen, while the New Humans would evolve at an astonishing pace.
And the second Blood Moon was only three days away!
Jiang Chuxue was here.
He had to win her over and obtain the Sheep Spirit talent. That would be the foundation upon which he could establish himself in the apocalypse.
Even if he failed to win her over, he still had to befriend the girl.
Otherwise, the apocalypse hot pot would remain an impossible dream!
His brothers from his previous life were here as well.
At the thought, Chen Xiao’s expression gradually darkened. Images of the battle from his previous life continued to surface in his mind.
It had taken place during the sixth Blood Moon.
His good friend Dashan, possessor of the S-rank Bear Spirit Possession talent, had chosen to stay behind in order to protect him...
That decision had led to him being torn apart by countless New Humans.
Dashan—
In this life, I will not watch you lose an arm.
Nor will I watch you die horribly before my eyes.
I am no longer the weak little chick I once was.
Your brother Xiao is now—
a true Tyrant of the Apocalypse!
“Miss Tang, Mr. Chen, Nancheng Storage is just ahead.”
The driver pointed forward, speaking with undisguised pride.
Hearing this, Chen Xiao came back to himself and gazed into the distance.
Tang Shirou opened her mouth in astonishment. The sight before her was far beyond anything she had expected.
She had assumed the storage facility was merely a warehouse supermarket.
In reality, it was a shelter formed from the warehouse supermarket and the surrounding residential communities.
Like a paradise beyond the apocalypse, it had continued expanding outward from the warehouse at its center.
In just three days, it had taken in five hundred people!
The area surrounding the warehouse consisted of residential blocks—a relatively quiet haven from the storm. Four hundred of those five hundred people lived there.
Though the buildings were old, that did not change the fact that this was the place everyone longed for most after the apocalypse.
Before they even saw the main warehouse building, they spotted row upon row of towering iron frames.
They blocked every “person” from passing through.
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Chen Xiao was not surprised. This was merely the embryonic form of the various bases that would appear in the future.
As the apocalypse continued, all kinds of systems and facilities would gradually be completed.
“Stop where you are! Show your token!”
Even from far away, the people inside the vehicle could hear the booming voice ahead.
Yuan Ye raised a small, pitch-black token in his hand, and they proceeded without obstruction.
Only after reaching the warehouse building did the truck finally come to a steady stop.
Yuan Ye climbed out and cupped his hands toward Chen Xiao.
“I’ll take Miss Tang to meet Miss Jiang. Mr. Chen, you may look around as you please.”
“No need. I’ll go with you.”
Yuan Ye hesitated.
“Uh... Miss Jiang normally doesn’t meet strangers.”
Chen Xiao smiled.
“I’m Miss Tang’s bodyguard—the kind who never leaves her side. Miss Jiang will certainly understand.”
Yuan Ye cursed inwardly. What bodyguard was ever this intimate with his employer?
Left with no choice, he took Chen Xiao through layer after layer of security checks and into the warehouse.
The warehouse had five floors in all.
The first floor was devoted to daily necessities, such as clothing, shoes, and tissues.
The second and third floors were dining and food-storage areas, containing all kinds of meat and purified water.
The fourth floor was a reserve warehouse closed to the public. It most likely contained emergency provisions.
The fifth floor was where the core personnel lived and rested.
This was different from the residential communities outside. Though the people there could receive protection, they could not enjoy the stability provided by the warehouse.
They had to exchange other supplies for it.
In the apocalypse, there was no such thing as a free lunch, no matter where one went.
You had to provide value if you wanted to survive inside a base.
The fifth floor was not particularly large. Within several hundred square meters, ten rooms had been divided off.
Yuan Ye brought the two of them to one of those rooms.
“Miss Jiang, look who I’ve brought.”
The door slowly opened, and a young girl in a white spaghetti-strap dress appeared in the doorway.
Sunlight streamed through the crack in the door, gently enveloping her tall, graceful figure.
Her soft black hair danced lightly in the breeze, setting off her fair skin. She looked like an elf beneath the sun.
Her bright eyes glittered with curiosity. But when she recognized Tang Shirou’s face, she broke into a radiant, sweet smile that seemed capable of melting away all coldness and weariness.
The warm atmosphere inside the room mingled with her fresh presence, creating a sense of quiet comfort.
Chen Xiao and Yuan Ye both froze.
Then, as if possessed, Chen Xiao raised both hands and covered Yuan Ye’s eyes from behind.
Yuan Ye: “?”
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