Virus King - Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Animal Kingdom, Survival of the Fittest!

TL: YYang

In the dimly lit room, the door was gently knocked on.

Everyone finally let out a sigh of relief. Looking through the peephole, they saw familiar faces outside. Only then did they unlock the three heavily barricaded security doors.

Led by Zhao Mu and Lin Qizheng, two lines of people quickly entered the room.

“Is everyone alright?! How did it go?!”

A trace of joy appeared on Zhao Mu’s face.

“The gear that Little Bai gave us is too powerful. Those zombies couldn’t even get close. Just this afternoon, I killed more than ten of them, and even got an extra piece of equipment!”

“Exactly, exactly! Now we don’t have to worry anymore. Haha, those zombies aren’t that big of a deal after all!” Lin Qizheng chimed in from the side.

It was evident that after killing their first zombie, gaining confidence made it easier to face these creatures without fear.

With the equipment provided by Chen Bai, ordinary zombies of this level were indeed unable to pose a threat to Evolvers blessed with special talents!

Jiang Luoping was also brimming with confidence. The additional gear that had dropped naturally went to him. Wearing it gave him a sudden boost in strength, which greatly enhanced his confidence.

He even began to think that at this rate, his future self could definitely reach Chen Bai’s level—or even surpass him!

His eyes were filled with ambition, but he didn’t notice the strange looks the other women in the room gave him.

“Where’s Little Bai? Is he still resting?!”

Zhuang Yixue hurriedly replied, “Yes! Brother Chen instructed us not to disturb him!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, not daring to disobey even slightly. Only those who had witnessed Chen Bai’s strength firsthand could truly understand how terrifyingly powerful he was!

Naturally, no one dared to cross him.

“Are you all uninjured?!” One of the girls asked worriedly.

Jiang Luoping shook his head, his expression glowing with excitement: “Don’t worry, we were all using long-range weapons, and with Old Lin and Old Zhao covering the front, no one got hurt!”

Watching her overly enthusiastic boyfriend, Wei Shiwei bit her lip slightly.

Then, she spoke directly: “Luoping, can you come over for a moment? I have something to talk to you about.”

Everyone who had been discussing the dangers outside froze for a moment and turned their attention to the two of them.

The boys were somewhat confused, while the girls looked on with varying expressions.

There was disdain, mockery, and teasing. Of course, most of it was envy and jealousy.

Jiang Luoping was a bit surprised and suspicious, but he still followed his odd-acting girlfriend into one of the side rooms.

“What’s wrong, Shiwei? Don’t worry. With this gear, I’ll definitely protect you. We’ll survive this apocalypse together…”

“Let’s break up.”

Wei Shiwei took a deep breath, cutting off Jiang Luoping mid-sentence.

“Huh?!”

Jiang Luoping instinctively thought he’d misheard.

“What’s going on? Is this…”

“I said let’s break up. That’s it.”

On Wei Shiwei’s pure and innocent-looking face, there was no guilt or hesitation.

Back then, this guy had thrown money around to break up the relationship she had with her high school boyfriend. And now, the situation didn’t seem too different, did it?

Wei Shiwei and Song Ge were fundamentally different.

Song Ge’s family background was among the top in Jiangcheng.

But Wei Shiwei came from an ordinary family.

Born into a family of ordinary workers, Wei Shiwei understood from a young age that her path to defying fate and achieving a leap in social class lay not in her sharp intellect or the knowledge she had acquired, but in her exceptionally striking looks and figure.

“Why?!” Jiang Luoping’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Wei Shiwei, however, showed no trace of hesitation as she spoke. “Because you’re no longer of any value. That’s it. Remember what you said to Li Yuan back then? What can you offer me? And now, what can you still offer?”

Jiang Luoping’s face turned ashen. But soon, a thought struck him, and he roared in anger: “Is this because of Chen Bai?!”

Wei Shiwei nodded. “That’s right. Survival of the fittest—wasn’t that your favorite motto?”

Jiang Luoping’s eyes burned red, his earlier confidence utterly shattered. He glared at the woman in front of him, his hand raising high.

Wei Shiwei didn’t speak. She simply watched him with a cold smile.

In the end, seeing Jiang Luoping’s hand fall weakly to his side, she let out a derisive snort.

She knew all too well that he wouldn’t dare strike her—not because of lingering feelings, but because without the halo of a wealthy second-generation identity, he was nothing more than a coward.

More precisely, he wouldn’t dare.

If this woman had already attached herself to Chen Bai in such a short time, striking her would lead to consequences far worse than what Jiang Luoping had inflicted on poor boys in the past.

And in this lawless, chaotic apocalypse, those consequences would only lead to one outcome: death.

Seeing Jiang Luoping’s hand finally remain still, Wei Shiwei sneered and walked out of the room. She glanced around the quiet house and smiled faintly.

Because she had already spotted him—the figure standing by the window, silhouetted against the night.

Chen Bai turned to face her, his expression filled with intrigue as he glanced at the woman.

In the apocalypse, human nature would always be magnified. Chen Bai understood this deeply.

Even in modern society, it had reached the point where people mocked poverty but not immorality.

In the apocalypse, submitting oneself to a powerful figure wasn’t seen as shameful. On the contrary, it was an enviable opportunity beyond the reach of most people.

After all, chances like this weren’t something ordinary people could easily secure.

This woman was pragmatic and clear-headed. Not bad.

In the apocalypse, all societal ethics and morals were shredded apart.

For those who still retained their minds and intelligence, the apocalypse was more akin to an animal kingdom.

“I’ve already arranged it. In the next day or two, someone will come to escort you all to the shelter. Once there, just follow orders and do your assigned tasks. One thing is certain: your safety will be guaranteed.”

After speaking, Chen Bai extended his hand, pulling the approaching young woman into his arms. Then, with a light laugh, he said: “Alright, it’s late. Everyone, get some rest.”

He then led the woman back to the room they had just exited.

Meanwhile, Jiang Luoping emerged, his eyes burning with jealous rage and bitter resentment.

But he failed to notice the subtle smirk playing at the corners of Chen Bai’s lips as he sensed the shift in Jiang Luoping’s gaze.

Chen Bai was never one to allow threats to grow unchecked.

For anyone with even the slightest chance of becoming his enemy or seeking revenge, no matter how insignificant—be it an ant—he adhered to only one outcome:

Extermination.

Even if they posed no immediate threat, leaving them alive could lead to trouble down the road or cause issues among those close to him.

Thus, under the cover of night, the smallest bacterium became the deadliest harbinger of death.

Under a woman’s nighttime screams, no one heard the violent coughing and wheezing that led to a bitter end.

The animal kingdom is, by nature, survival of the fittest.

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Woah, how ruthless. I don’t blame Jiang Luoping tbh.