Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Welcome Ceremony

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Welcome Ceremony

18:55 in the evening.

Brother Kai arrived at the weapons room, where Ji Wanwan was already present.

It was five minutes to the agreed time of 7 o’clock, and Ji Wanwan was the only person in the weapons room.

Seeing him, Ji Wanwan pointed to the weapon rack, “Choose one that suits you, and keep it with you at all times for self-defense, as a welcome gift for joining our small team.”

After the previous night, apart from Xia Li carrying a machete, the other four members of the small team were never without their guns, so it didn’t seem abrupt when Ji Wanwan suggested he pick a weapon to carry.

Still, he hesitated.

Just like that, a welcome gift?

Was this young lady too lacking in caution?

However, since she had already spoken, there was no reason for him not to take up the offer.

He set his sights on the last Handgun, but after thinking it over, he didn’t choose it.

He had experience with guns, but his shooting was far from extraordinary.

If he couldn’t guarantee to kill an enemy or zombie with one shot, a gun would only be of limited use to him.

After a brief glance at the other weapons, he selected a machete, just like Xia Li’s.

Good for chopping and blocking, it offered great value for money!

“Made your choice?”

Seeing Brother Kai holding the machete with a look of satisfaction, Ji Wanwan walked over to him.

At that moment, Brother Kai was closely examining the machete.

The blade was thin yet sturdy, weight was moderate and it fit his hand perfectly, a fine weapon indeed!

Hearing her voice, he came back to his senses, only then realizing that Ji Wanwan was uncomfortably close to him.

Brother Kai cleared his throat and subconsciously took a step back, “I’ve made my choice.”

Just as he took a step back, the young lady in front of him suddenly smiled mischievously and reached out her hand to him.

Brother Kai: “?”

The next second, Brother Kai felt weightless, but almost immediately, the sensation of solid ground returned under his feet.

Before he could clearly see his surroundings, he felt a powerful, cold, and aggressive murderous intent assaulting him.

“Danger!”

Brother Kai turned to Ji Wanwan, his face instantly paling, and he pushed her away with his hand, “Get out of the way, quick!”

“Crack! Boom!”

The machete collided with Ice Blade, sending out a crisp sound as the Ice Blade shattered, scattering ice crystals all around.

The immense shock forced Brother Kai to stumble back several steps and he nearly threw the machete away.

For a split second, within the shower of ice crystals, Brother Kai caught sight of a slender figure.

Xu Siming!

Had he gone mad? What was he trying to do?

Everything happened too fast for Brother Kai to think deeply.

The moment he steadied himself, he felt a dagger closing in on his chest.

Brother Kai reacted swiftly, leaning back to the extreme to evade the fatal strike and, as the dagger flew over him, he slashed at Xu Siming with his machete.

“Clang—”

Bright metallic sparks flashed as Brother Kai’s machete was parried by another machete just like his own.

Brother Kai was stunned, unable to see clearly where Xia Li had sprung out from.

He exerted a great force, pushing his machete down to force Xia Li to lean forward, then immediately threw a powerful punch with his left hand, aiming straight for Xia Li’s heart.

His actions were quick and the angle was tricky, like a venomous snake on the hunt.

“Bang! Bang!”

“Swoosh—”

At the critical moment, the sound of a gunshot came from Brother Kai’s left and the dagger that had just flown past came flying back from the right.

He quickly released Xia Li and used the machete to block the two more threatening bullets.

“Thud!”

As the dagger was about to pierce his back, Brother Kai pushed off the ground. The dagger entered his right arm, narrowly missing vital areas but nearly slicing through the bone.

Xia Li was charging at him, machete in hand, Ji Xing maneuvered the dagger waiting for an opportunity, Xu Siming contended with Ice Blade in entanglement, while Qi Hao lay hidden in the distance, ready to shoot at any moment.

Most importantly, there was still Ji Wanwan who hadn’t made a move!

Attacks rained down on him like a storm, he couldn’t stop!

The intense pain in his right arm made Zhou Kai even more alert as he thought about what he should do next.

Ice Blade was pressing closer and closer!

With his left hand gripping the machete, his movements agile and his posture lithe, he parried the Ice Blades while slowly retreating closer to the charging Xia Li, his footwork never in disarray.

The endless stream of Ice Blades was certainly tricky, but not enough to send him into a rout.

At the same time, he was also wary of the dagger hanging in the air not far away.

Suddenly, Zhou Kai’s brow furrowed, and with a forceful motion, he raised his injured right arm toward Xia Li.

“Crack!”

The sound of bone breaking echoed as an arm flew into the air and quickly fell back to the ground.

Zhou Kai’s right arm gushed blood while he forced a pale and weak smile.

At that moment, Xia Li was impaled by Ice Blades, like a human skewer.

Zhou Kai had sacrificed his arm to make the Ice Blades clinging to him stab through Xia Li.

Before Xia Li could struggle free, Zhou Kai, without uttering a word, lifted the machete and ran furiously towards Xia Li.

If he was going to die, he was going to take someone with him!

“Bang bang bang!”

Three consecutive shots were fired, Ice Blades rose from the ground, and the dagger followed closely like flesh-eating maggots.

Zhou Kai had no escape, his gaze gradually dimming.

He had thought that by joining the small squad, he would find a ray of hope in the apocalypse, yet he ended up losing his life on the very same day.

What a joke!

Arrogant and proud all his life, and yet he capsized in the gutter…

“Alright, that’s enough! Stop!”

At the brink of death, a Space Barrier appeared, blocking all the attacks coming at Zhou Kai.

Soon, the Space Barrier disappeared, and Ji Wanwan emerged from the shadows and picked up the severed arm from the ground.

Zhou Kai stood in his spot, holding the machete with one hand, his eyes fierce and his expression grim.

Following behind Ji Wanwan, the remaining four members of the small squad walked out side by side, their eyes on Zhou Kai without any hostility.

Zhou Kai keenly noticed that the wound on Xia Li where she had been impaled was actually healing, albeit slowly, but visibly so.

Taking two steps towards Zhou Kai, Ji Wanwan and the others stopped.

The girl in front of him smiled brightly, “Welcome ceremony, surprising, isn’t it? Thrilling, isn’t it?”

Although he had guessed at what was going on, Zhou Kai still lost his cool, “Damn, a bunch of lunatics.”

What kind of welcome ceremony was this, severing his arm, and leaving him disabled for the rest of his life?!

Ji Xing, exuberant, gave Zhou Kai a pat, causing him to wince and his cheek to twitch: “Don’t be angry, eh? Our small squad is very strong, and if you want to join, we have to test if you’re up to snuff~”

Zhou Kai was not in a good mood, “So? Did I pass?”

“Yes, yes, yes! More than enough!” Ji Xing’s eyes shone, “Brother Kai, you’re incredible, I admire you, really!”

A person without a superpower, to last so many moves in their group beat-down and to even heavily injure Sister Li.

His reflexes, combat skills, and physical conditioning were simply the pinnacle for a normal person!

Ji Xing’s admiration for Zhou Kai knew no bounds.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to take Zhou Kai as his master!

Zhou Kai just felt it was all bullshit.

Looking at the severed arm in Ji Wanwan’s hands, he struggled to contain his feelings but burst anew, “What’s the use of admiration?! My arm’s gone! My arm’s gone! I’m going to be crippled, do you understand!!!”

To drive a man who always faced disasters without a change in expression to swear, Ji Wanwan felt slightly guilty as she touched her nose.

Cough, that might have been a bit too harsh…

But she hadn’t expected Xu Siming and Qi Hao to be so ruthless!

They had agreed only to test him and not to go all out.

But Xu Siming’s Ice Blades didn’t give the guy any time to breathe, and Qi Hao was even worse, firing 5 shots!

5 shots!

Are they slaughtering a pig?

Had it not been for her Equivalence Healing, Zhou Kai would have been completely ruined!

Oh, right!

Zhou Kai doesn’t know about her Equivalence Healing yet.

No wonder he lost it…