Virus King - Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Charity for Fun! The Belle on the Offensive! Echoes of Wei Wu?

TL: YYang

Chen Bai’s gaze was calm.

Yet, at that moment, hardly anyone dared to make eye contact with this “King of Looks” they hadn’t thought much of before.

There were exceptions, of course.

For instance, a few girls whose eyes shone brightly.

The girls who showed up here were either wealthy second-generation types who shared in these boys’ wild escapades or girlfriends chosen by the same wealthy crowd.

These girls’ taste was naturally refined; nearly all of them were top-tier campus beauties, the belles of their departments.

Even someone like Chen Bai, accustomed to the beauty that bloomed in the East Mountain Villa District, couldn’t help but glance at them a few more times.

One girl in particular, with a delicate charm like a lotus emerging from water, drew his gaze—a rare occurrence for someone who’d grown used to seeing women of gentle and enchanting beauty.

But soon, he reined in this flash of interest, unnoticed by anyone except those girls.

Chen Bai smiled faintly and turned to Lin Qizheng, who had spoken up:

“Old Lin? Old Zhao? How are you guys here?!”

There were three people in the dorm, though Chen Bai ignored Li Feng, who looked slightly awkward in the corner.

Not that anyone noticed, in any case.

Lin Qizheng spoke excitedly:

“Didn’t I tell you before? We came here with Brother Jiang, Brother Sun, and the others to play cards. Then the apocalypse hit, and we got trapped. How did you get so strong?”

This question brightened everyone’s eyes as they eagerly looked at Chen Bai.

The terrifying display of power Chen Bai had just shown was easy to forget now that his identity was sinking in for them all.

He was, after all, their classmate!

If this guy could get so powerful, didn’t that mean they could too!?

They were the true elites, after all. Chen Bai—he was just a pretty boy!

If even someone like him could transform from an ordinary person to a superhuman, there was no way any of them would say no!

Chen Bai glanced at this “Brother Jiang” and “Brother Sun” character, and with a smirk said:

“How else? Didn’t you see? Get out there, kill zombies, level up—it’s just like playing an online game!”

Everyone exchanged glances.

The one leading the group, Jiang Luoping, rubbed his hands together and asked eagerly: “Chen Bai, is that really how you got stronger?!”

Chen Bai laughed and nodded. “Yup!”

The eyes of the men sparkled with excitement—this was way better than playing cards!

Yet none of them noticed the indifference, the disdain, and the mockery that flickered in Chen Bai’s eyes.

Getting this affirmative response, one of them grew excited and shouted:

“Then let’s go out and give it a shot! There are so many of us here! We should be able to handle at least one zombie!”

Everyone seemed intrigued, while Lin Qizheng glanced at Chen Bai.

Something didn’t feel quite right, but it did make sense—before, Chen Bai had just been an ordinary guy like them, right?

“Little Bai, so are you…”

Chen Bai chuckled.

“Just as well, I was planning to find somewhere to rest and leave. So I’m afraid I can’t join you. Besides, mutated zombies like the one from earlier aren’t that common, so no need to worry.”

Lin Qizheng looked a bit embarrassed, his unspoken question already answered.

With that, Chen Bai got up, walked into a random room under the crowd’s complicated gaze, and closed the door.

Jiang Luoping frowned and cast a look at Zhao Mu and Lin Qizheng, finally saying: “Old Zhao, Old Lin, see if you can persuade Brother Chen to help us out—even if he won’t look after us, maybe he can spare us some equipment or skills he doesn’t need?”

Lin Qizheng and Zhao Mu exchanged glances before heading into the bedroom.

Chen Bai showed no surprise at their reaction. Once the door was closed, he smiled and said: “Everything I said was true. With so many of you, you should have been able to start leveling up already! But to reach my level? That’s going to take a lot of work.”

Zhao Mu and Lin Qizheng scratched their heads.

“Little Bai, did you… awaken a long time ago?”

“You must have seen the forums, right? There are those with innate talents who awakened early—I’m one of them! Since you’re my roommates, I won’t leave you for dead!”

Chen Bai wasn’t one for idle talk, so he simply pulled out a pile of items from his backpack.

There were over ten pieces of equipment in total.

And two bottles of virus serum.

The gear was the lowest-tier full set dropped by zombies.

In the current climate of the East Mountain Villa District, only Evolvers who braved outside exploration were qualified to get it, unless they’d dropped it themselves.

For Chen Bai, this stuff was clutter; he didn’t even want it taking up space in his pack. The items dropped by killing those low-level zombies held no value to him or anyone in Group Chat No. 001.

Not even worth the postage!

However, the attributes on this equipment could double their effectiveness against low-level zombies—definitely sufficient for protection!

Seeing the equipment scattered on the floor, the two men’s eyes sparkled with excitement and fervor.

But Chen Bai had already spoken:

“But let me be clear—these items are for the two of you! Now, since I’m giving them to you, I won’t interfere with how you use them. What happens to you later, I won’t get involved either.”

“In the apocalypse, you only have one life. You know better than I do what kind of people are out there and whether they can be trusted! True strength comes from within.”

“Also, those two small vials are virus serum, lifesaving tools. Like I said, you only have one life.”

The two fell into silent contemplation as Chen Bai lay on the bed, closing his eyes.

He felt he’d done his utmost for them. Before the apocalypse, the two had always been courteous to him—whenever something good came up, they’d think of him. It was a decent friendship.

And this equipment was nothing to him; it hardly even registered as a gesture. Experiencing the feel of lending help—or maybe charity—in this blood-soaked apocalypse was, for Chen Bai, a pleasant little amusement.

Had they been like Li Feng, Chen Bai might have thrown them directly into a horde of zombies just for the fun of it…

The two picked up the equipment, packed it into their bags, and walked out of the room.

“Well, how did it go?”

Jiang Luoping and the others eagerly gathered around.

Before the apocalypse, it wasn’t too much to say that Zhao Mu and Lin Qizheng, along with Li Feng, had been no more than lackeys for them, fetching things at their beck and call.

Who would’ve expected this sudden turn of events?

Some bigshot just dropped in from the heavens—and was their roommate?! Where was the logic in that!?

Now they had to treat these two like grandfathers!

Lin Qizheng and Zhao Mu exchanged glances, both seeing the other’s choice reflected. Lin sighed and said, “Brother Jiang, Brother Chen did lend us some equipment, but he said it’s for us only. If we pass it on to anyone else…”

Zhao Mu picked up from there, “If we give it away, he’ll immediately take it back.”

Jiang Luoping’s face briefly darkened, but he quickly regained his smile, patting them both on the shoulder.

“No problem. With you leading us, we can relax a little!”

“Great! In that case, let’s head out!” Lin Qizheng said, taking charge.

In just a few minutes, Chen Bai’s arrival had dramatically altered the group’s dynamics.

After a bit of preparation, the group of over ten people left the hotel suite.

In the room, only the girls remained.

The girls exchanged glances until one finally spoke up: “Brother Chen is amazing! If only Zhihe were as powerful as him!”

The one who spoke was Zhuang Yixue, the belle of Jiangcheng University’s Foreign Language Department and girlfriend of the wealthy second-generation, Sun Zhihe, ranked just below Jiang Luoping.

A few of the other girls exchanged looks, stifling a cold snort in their minds:

‘There she goes again, the clingy one!’

Yet none of them showed it; instead, they nodded along.

“Yeah, with a boyfriend like that, you’d never have to worry!”

“Hey, did you see the way Brother Chen looked at us? He looked so intimidating!”

This sparked another round of knowing glances among the group of girls who each harbored their own thoughts.

Finally, Zhuang Yixue spoke up, seemingly eager to volunteer:

“Brother Chen rushed in here just now and went straight to rest. I wonder if he got injured earlier? I’ll get a medical kit and check on him! Wouldn’t want anything to go wrong…”

All the other girls, including the belle Wei Shiwei, were stunned, watching in disbelief as Zhuang Yixue swayed her way eagerly into the room as though afraid someone else might beat her to it.

Yet after waiting a long time and seeing that she still hadn’t come out of the room, the remaining girls exchanged meaningful looks.

It seemed this “Brother Chen” was indeed a loyal follower of Wei Wu’s enduring legacy.

TL: Wei Wu refers to Cao Cao from the Three Kingdoms era. Wei Wu’s enduring legacy refers to the tendency of liking someone’s girlfriend or wife. It came from Cao Cao’s history of liking other people’s wives, such as Cao Cao raising Wang Hu’s wife and children. Wang Hu was a grain officer who was killed by Cao Cao.