The main character of the story is blessed with an uncanny streak of good fortune. This luck seems to act as a compass, leading them to opportunities at every turn.
Even when another character, Lu Yu, manages to snatch away these opportunities, it doesn't signify the end of the protagonist's lucky streak. Instead, their luck continues to unfold in various forms.
For example, anyone they rescue ends up becoming an influential figure in the future.
One such individual is Dai Lian. Despite her average stature and darker skin tone, she is destined to make a name for herself in the future.
Chu Feng remembers her for two reasons. First, they both attended the same school. Even though their life paths diverged significantly and never intersected, the shared experience of attending the same school made her name stick in his memory.
Second, Dai Lian is known by the moniker "Poison Lady". This nickname stems from her unique ability to generate a variety of toxins that increase in potency as her strength grows.
These toxins are lethal to both humans and monsters. In the post-apocalyptic world they live in, it's not rare for individuals to develop such poison-related abilities. However, Dai Lian distinguishes herself by using her ability not only to hunt monsters for sport but also to entrap men.
This unusual pastime of hers, coupled with her nickname, makes her a figure that Chu Feng can't forget.
In this post-apocalyptic world, it's not uncommon for a powerful man to have a harem of beautiful women, or for a powerful woman to have a bevy of handsome men. As such, the title "Poison Lady Dai Lian" is deeply ingrained in Chu Feng's memory.
When Dai Lian hears this title, she is puzzled and inquires about its meaning. Chu Feng brushes it off as nothing and changes the topic, proposing that they, having faced life and death together, should consider each other comrades and should depart together once he has recovered. Dai Lian consents to this proposal.
Meanwhile, at the Rhine Hotel,
Zhao Dequan approaches the security captain, Liao Dong, and proposes that they should investigate the vortex of silver light spots that haven't vanished in the clothing store outside. Liao Dong, who had previously been disgruntled about his impending death and about Lu Yu becoming the center of attention, agrees to Zhao Dequan's suggestion.
They assemble a group of people and manage to smoothly reach the secret realm across the street. The sight of another world materializing behind the entrance of the secret realm leaves them awestruck.
On the second morning of the end days, the survivors seem to have found their future direction. Due to Lu Yu's selfishness, Liao Dong and Zhao Dequan form an alliance. However, Lu Yu is indifferent to this alliance.
Elsewhere, Xiao Fan, who had been asleep all night, wakes up in a modest rental house three kilometers north of the hotel.
He is disoriented and bewildered, and he hears the roar of zombies in the corridor. He recalls being bitten by a zombie aunt the previous day.
He checks his arm and finds bite marks, but they have healed. He wonders why he hasn't turned into a zombie and speculates that he might have awakened some superpower.
However, after a few minutes, he concludes that he is still an 'ordinary person'. He feels hungry, which confirms that he is still human.
He has no food left in his house, so he has two options either leave the room and fight the monsters, hoping to survive, or stay in the room until he dies of starvation.
He decides to leave the room. As he opens the door, the zombie aunt in the corridor turns her head to look at him.
However, unlike before, she just glances at him and turns her head away, ignoring him. This unusual behavior of the zombie aunt leads Xiao Fan to believe that he might indeed have a special ability, and if that's true, he hopes to use it for revenge.
Observing that the zombie did not attack him, Xiao Fan's confidence surged, and he cautiously made his way towards the corridor.
As he neared the zombie that resembled aunt, his heart pounded in his chest, the rhythm growing faster with each step.
The zombie, however, seemed indifferent to Xiao Fan's presence, merely casting a fleeting glance at him before continuing its aimless wandering. Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Fan swiftly maneuvered around the zombie and dashed downstairs.
In the corridor, a gruesome sight awaited him - five or six zombies feasting on corpses, and two lizard-like creatures lying motionless with their eyes shut. The sound of Xiao Fan's footsteps caught their attention. The zombies and the lizard creatures turned their heads in unison towards the source of the noise. But then, they simply ignored him.
The zombies resumed their grotesque meal, and the lizard creatures continued their rest, as if Xiao Fan was one of them. This realization filled Xiao Fan with exhilaration. He couldn't help but exclaim,
"I'm invincible!"
Meanwhile, Lu Yu was oblivious to Xiao Fan's encounters. He had just woken up at nine in the morning. Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating his room.
Still lying in bed, Lu Yu stretched lazily without opening his eyes. He had slept soundly from nine in the evening to nine in the morning, a full twelve hours. The deep, restful sleep had restored his physical strength and energy to their peak. He reveled in the refreshing sensation.
As Lu Yu awoke, he took a moment to observe his surroundings before rising. His gaze fell upon the large golden monkey, Xiao Jin, who was perched by the window, seemingly engrossed in the view outside.
Initially, Lu Yu contemplated asking Xiao Jin to fetch his clothes. The monkey, having regained its intelligence due to the dark contract, was now even smarter than before and could certainly comprehend Lu Yu's commands.
However, upon noticing the dried meat and congealed blood in Xiao Jin's fur, Lu Yu quickly abandoned the idea.
He found himself wondering how he had managed to fall asleep the previous night with such an unpleasant odor permeating the room.
As he got dressed, Lu Yu's thoughts drifted back to the events of the previous day. The encounter with Chu Feng in the secret realm had taken him by surprise.
Unfortunately, Chu Feng had managed to escape. Consequently, Lu Yu's immediate goal was to enhance his own abilities, exterminate the monsters lurking around the hotel, recruit Wei Jianjun from the neighboring area, and then proceed to the school to eliminate Chu Feng.
Allowing Chu Feng to recover and advance after having been alerted to his presence would be a potential threat.
Previously, in the secret realm, Lu Yu had lacked the strength to confront Chu Feng. However, now that he had advanced to the black iron high level and had two pets at his disposal, Lu Yu was confident that Chu Feng wouldn't escape so easily the next time they crossed paths.
In the morning,
Shi Lei, Wu Qiang, He Li, Ding Feng, and Xue Li all congregated in room 8006. Upon Lu Yu's arrival with his two monsters, they greeted him with respect. By this point, everyone in the hotel was aware that Lu Yu had two monsters as battle pets.
Given the drastic changes the world had undergone, it seemed perfectly normal for someone to have a couple of monster pets.
Lu Yu acknowledged their greetings with a slight nod and then turned his attention to Wu Qiang. He noted that Wu Qiang's betrayal rate was 60%, higher than that of strangers.
Despite this, Lu Yu decided to keep him around for his abilities and observe him for a few days. If things didn't work out, he would let him go.
He Li was tasked with calling Yan Yun. She complied immediately and left the room. Shortly after, Yan Yun, now dressed in jeans and wearing a mask, entered the room, followed by the stern-faced Li Wanning in a tight dress.
Seeing Lu Yu again, Yan Yun couldn't help but smile. She seemed genuinely happy.
Lu Yu asked her if she had eaten breakfast, to which she replied affirmatively. She mentioned that she had wanted to wake him up, but considering how tired he had been the previous day, she decided against it. Lu Yu appreciated her thoughtfulness and asked her to sit down while he arranged the day's tasks.
Lu Yu wasn't in a hurry. He first grabbed two pieces of bread and began eating, all the while observing Yan Yun. His villain's eyes had evolved, enabling him to see the attribute data of companions whose betrayal rate was lower than 30%.
He had seen Yan Yun information when he emerged from the secret realm the previous day. At that time, her betrayal rate was 31%, which was acceptable, but it prevented Lu Yu from seeing her personal attributes.
Now, however, her betrayal rate had dropped to 18%, the lowest among all the people present. Lu Yu wondered what she had figured out the previous night. Regardless, he could now clearly see her personal attributes.
Name - Yan Yun
Vitality: 16
Mental Power: 19
Strength: 7
Agility: 8
Enhancement Level: Dark Iron Elementary
Power Level: [Healing]
Her vitality was 16, and her mental power was 19, both higher than average. However, her strength and agility, at 7 and 8 respectively, were typical of normal girls. From this, it was evident that she was a medic with no melee abilities.
Lu Yu wondered if it would be possible to use a non-attribute crystal nucleus to enhance her strength in such a situation. After pondering for a few seconds, he decided to put the thought aside.
After all, he would need to have enough crystal nuclei before he could consider these issues. It was too early to think about it now.
Lu Yu then assigned tasks for the day. Xue Li, Wu Qiang, Shi Lei, and Yan Yun were to accompany him, while He Li and Miss Li were to work on improving the living environment.
All the rooms on the left side of the eighth floor now belonged to Lu Yu.
However, some rooms were stained with blood, and there were even some dead bodies, so they needed to be cleaned up.
Watching Lu Yu methodically delegate tasks, Li Wanning was slightly taken aback. She couldn't help but marvel at Lu Yu's strong organizational skills and clear thinking. She wondered if such outstanding talents were really her students.
Lu Yu didn't have time to chat with her for the time being. After delegating tasks and explaining some things to Ding Feng, he left the cooked food he had collected the previous night for everyone.
He then placed two crossbow bolts in the ring and began his own cleanup.
There were a lot more high-level monsters today than yesterday, which was good news for Lu Yu. After all, high-level monsters had crystal cores.
And he was a man with a bronze-level pet.
Can you imagine the thrill of having two tanks in front and others using the output from a distance?
Xiao Jin and Xiao Xi were scouting ahead. Lu Yu and Wu Qiang held melee weapons to prevent monsters from attacking. Xue Li and Shi Lei used crossbow arrows for long-range attacks.
Yan Yun was responsible for finding the crystal nucleus. Crossbow arrows could be recycled and reused. Tanks, fighters, long-range output, and auxiliary all at once.
After a while Yan Yun exclaimed, "Lu Yu, there is a crystal nucleus in this head, cut it quickly…" And then,
"Wow, Lu Yu, look, the color of this crystal nucleus is different?"
She handed a gray crystal nucleus to Lu Yu. Lu Yu took a closer look.
[Spiritual crystal core: a crystal core that contains spiritual power...]
It was a spiritual crystal core, a crystal core that contains spiritual power.
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