Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

When Ji Xing found his sister, Ji Wanwan was sitting beside Qi Hao, lost in thought.

Seeing his sister’s usually lively eyes now lifeless, like stagnant water, Ji Xing felt heartbroken.

He calmed his slightly panting breath and gently approached his sister.

"Xingxing, you’re here..." Ji Wanwan’s voice was hoarse as she forced a rather unattractive smile.

Ji Xing glanced at Qi Hao in the hibernation pod, and the stabbing pain in his heart intensified.

Unable to bear it, he turned his head away and joked with his sister as usual, "Stop smiling, sis. You look uglier than when you cry right now."

Though his tone was joking, the trembling and sorrow in his voice couldn’t be completely hidden.

Ji Wanwan truly laughed this time, "Since you’re here, why don’t you sit with Brother Haozi for a while?"

"Sure!" Ji Xing quickly grabbed a stool and sat next to his sister.

Looking at Qi Hao in the hibernation pod, he rested his chin on his hand, "Sis, do you think Brother Haozi will wake up?"

Ji Wanwan exhaled deeply, "I don’t know, but I will do my best."

She did not like discussing these matters in front of Qi Hao, so she shifted the topic to Ji Xing, "Xu Siming told me that after you returned last night, you were busy with the base’s affairs?"

Ji Xing sheepishly touched his head, "I just did as you had planned before, having the teams handle their respective tasks. I did nothing else."

Ji Wanwan chuckled softly, raising her hand to touch her brother’s soft hair.

Since the apocalypse began, Xingxing’s hair hadn’t been cut in a long time. It had grown long, almost covering his ears, adding a touch of melancholy to the usually sunny young man.

This morning, Xu Siming told her that after deploying the teams, Xingxing had also patrolled the base with Zhou Kai all night, stabilizing the restless hearts of the refuge.

Her foolish brother, not wanting to worry her, hadn’t mentioned a word about it.

Thinking of her brother fighting and then staying awake all night, how could Ji Wanwan not feel distressed?

Her gaze was tender, "Our Xingxing has grown up now, becoming a real man."

Ji Xing raised his eyebrows, his pride almost reaching the sky, "That’s right! When have I ever let our Ji Family down?"

Ji Wanwan laughed helplessly, "Xingxing, did you know? Our dad has also awakened a superpower."

This was news to Ji Xing.

He sat up straight in surprise, his eyes widening excitedly, "Really?"

Ji Wanwan particularly loved her brother’s sparkling eyes, smiling even more tenderly, "When have I ever lied to you? They say ’like father, like son.’ We’re both so powerful, how could our dad be any less?"

Ji Xing wholeheartedly agreed, "That’s true! What superpower has dad awakened? What level is he?"

At this, Ji Wanwan’s smile became more meaningful, "Dad has awakened the Wood Element Superpower. He’s already Level 9."

"Level 9?!" Ji Xing’s smile vanished, and he felt as if struck by lightning.

No way, no way, no way?! Since coming to the refuge, dad hardly ever left this place. And just like that, dad is Level 9?!

What does that make him, struggling in the sea of corpses every day, barely at Level 5?!

Ji Xing felt wronged, like a clown.

Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "After we finish off the Baize Union, let’s both ask dad how he leveled up. You haven’t slept all night; you should rest now. Let’s save our energy for the upcoming battle!"

Mentioning the Baize Union, Ji Xing’s mood inevitably became heavy again.

With a formidable enemy before them, the fact that Dad had awakened his superpower at this time was extremely good news for them.

Sister was right, he needed to rest and recuperate. With their family united, they believed there was no hurdle they couldn’t overcome!

After Ji Xing left, Ji Wanwan went to the operating room to see Xia Li, who was now conscious and sitting absentmindedly on the operating table.

Hearing footsteps, she didn’t even need to look back to know that it was Ji Wanwan who had come.

"Ah Li!" Ji Wanwan walked over to Xia Li and sat down next to her.

Seeing that Xia Li was staring blankly at her amputated arm, she felt a pang of sympathy, "Does it hurt here?"

Xia Li looked up, her beautiful eyes emotionless, her expression still earnest enough to seem devout, "No pain, just a bit itchy."

"Itchy??" Ji Wanwan was surprised for a moment and carefully avoided Xia Li’s wound while holding her arm and examining it closely.

She had always known that Xia Li’s wounds healed quickly, but seeing that fresh flesh and even bones were beginning to regenerate at the site of the amputation still shocked Ji Wanwan.

Could it be that as long as Zombie Hunters didn’t die, they could regenerate limbs?

Ji Wanwan checked with the System, which responded that Zombie Hunters have a strong healing power, but whether this healing power could extend to limb regeneration, even the System was unclear.

Although the System’s reply was ambiguous, it at least confirmed that things were moving in the right direction.

Ji Wanwan knew that Xia Li was hurt while trying to save everyone, hence this catastrophe.

Mere thanks seemed redundant; all she could do was cater to her likes.

So, Ji Wanwan used her remaining points in the shop to get a cup of milk tea and a big pack of beef jerky for Xia Li: "Ah Li, you’ve suffered, these are for you!"

Xia Li’s eyes brightened, and she grabbed the beef jerky, tucking it under her armpits, and started sipping the milk tea.

"Gurgle gurgle..." After several big sips, Xia Li squinted her eyes contentedly, "Wanwan understands me the best!!!"

Her adorable innocence made Ji Wanwan laugh uncontrollably...

...

And so, there was peace for a good part of the day.

Ji Wanwan was analyzing the situation of the superpower users at the base, planning to reassign the teams to maximize combat effectiveness, hoping to take down the Baize Union in one fell swoop.

With only a day and a half left until the end of the mission, she didn’t have much time left.

She had just finished the reassignment of the teams and was about to start a meeting when the scouts from the Defense Team hurried back with a report—

"Leader, we’ve detected a zombie horde about 20 kilometers from the base perimeter, a large number, moving towards the base."

Ji Wanwan looked up from her notes.

With the Four Elders dead, Baize’s decision to launch an attack now was indeed something to look forward to...

She directed her gaze at the surveillance screen, her eyes fierce, "Understood."

Twenty kilometers wasn’t too short, but wasn’t too long either.

Ji Wanwan had just finished arranging her newly formed teams when the zombie army had already reached within a 10-kilometer radius of the base perimeter.

If they continued to advance, the fighting would inevitably damage the interior of the base.

There were various defensive fortifications laid out by the base within the 10-kilometer range, which could temporarily withstand the horde.

Seizing this moment, Ji Wanwan led a group of superpower users in a grand oath-taking ceremony, then divided their forces into four groups to meet the horde...