Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Wood Element Superpower User

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Wood Element Superpower User

Xia Li arrived in front of the level 4 zombie just as she recovered her senses, raising her machete and fiercely chopping down. The blow forced the zombie to retract its hand and miss the chance to grab Ji Xing.

“Clang!”

A violent metal clashing sound rang out, and the machete only left a scratch on the level 4 zombie’s body without causing any substantive damage.

Its skin condition was exactly like an Ant Corpse’s, even stronger!

The great force of the impact made Xia Li roll backward several times before stopping, but she immediately charged forward again upon steadying herself.

The level 4 zombie let out a shrill scream, sprouting an ugly pair of wings from its back and taking off into the air, avoiding Xia Li’s attack.

These wings! A Bat Corpse’s feature!!

Linking to the previously seen Corpse Mountain, Ji Wanwan thought of the giant corpse she had seen on the street before.

In just 2 seconds, the level 4 zombie displayed its true strength…

Is this a level 4 zombie?

Combining all the features of every Second-level Zombie near Wanjiale!

Seeing the ugly creature spreading its wings and swooping toward her and her brother, Ji Wanwan felt strained for the first time since her rebirth.

Everyone had already given their all. Watching her brother unconscious in her arms, a sense of unwillingness arose in Ji Wanwan’s heart.

The apocalypse had only just begun, her new life had only just started.

Is it just a level 4 zombie?

What’s there to fear?

Ji Wanwan stood up, positioning herself in front of Ji Xing, her gaze burning as she watched the ugly thing flying towards her, “Go to hell!”

“Hum—”

From Ji Wanwan as the center, a circle of energy waves pulsed outward.

The space around the level 4 zombie visibly twisted and deformed, and its movements were halted due to the solidification of the surrounding space.

Ji Wanwan began to bleed from all seven orifices as the level 4 zombie in midair took on increasingly bizarre postures, like clothes being tossed and twisted into a tangled mess in a washing machine.

“Roar!!”

A massive roar of pain escaped from the level 4 zombie as the backlash forced Ji Wanwan to spit out a large mouthful of blood.

But she did not give up.

“Boom!”

[Congratulations, Host, you’ve earned 2000 Combat Value…]

Another wave of energy spread out, and at the cost of burning her life’s potential, Ji Wanwan compressed and distorted the level 4 zombie into a mist of blood with a muffled sound.

At the same time, a system notification sounded in Ji Wanwan’s ears.

[Superpower Upgraded]

[Space Manipulation: Level 5, able to manipulate space within 500 meters, current Experience Points 658/5000, Superpower Upgrade +100 Spirit]

[Equivalence Healing: Level 5, consumes 50% of equivalent materials to heal the target, current Experience Points 568/5000, Superpower Upgrade +180 Physical Strength]

Upgrading from level 3 to 4 increases attributes by 80 points, from 4 to 5 by 100 points.

Ji Wanwan’s current attribute panel is:

[Physical Strength: 335, Endurance: 15]

[Strength: 45, Agility: 15]

[Spirit: 295, Charm: 20]

As the level 4 zombie disintegrated and vanished, a fist-sized water-blue Crystal Core fell from midair. All the ordinary zombies that rushed over stopped their attacks and collapsed limply to the ground.

Ji Wanwan’s vision was a sea of blood-red, and her ears were filled with the continuous notifications of the system using Equivalence Healing to repair her body. Despite trembling all over and her steps being unsteady, she still gritted her teeth and made her way toward the Crystal Core.

This Crystal Core had been bought with her life; she would only feel at ease once she had it in her possession immediately.

As she approached and just as she bent down to touch the Crystal Core, her vision blurred. A vine burst from the ground, entwined the Crystal Core entirely, and pulled it into the earth, disappearing from sight.

Where’s the Crystal Core?

Ji Wanwan blinked in disbelief.

Could there be zombies beneath the ground?

Just at that moment, a young man walked out of a nearby building.

Vines were dragging the Crystal Core quickly along until it fell into the man’s palm.

He jumped out of the window with ease, and a tree beside the window bent its trunk to catch him and safely delivered him to the ground.

The man was surrounded by a faint green glow, and the energy radiating from him was not weak.

With just one look, Ji Wanwan knew he was a human who had awakened a Wood Element Superpower.

“Did you steal the Crystal Core?”

The six of them had just fought so hard, and this man had been watching the whole time, only to make his move to steal the Crystal Core at the end. Ji Wanwan didn’t have a good impression of him, and naturally, her tone was unfriendly.

The man had a sharp glint in his eyes and was clearly not someone easy to talk to.

He toyed with the Crystal Core in his palm, “Isn’t the answer obvious?”

Xia Li’s expression turned grim, “Give us the Crystal Core back!”

The man tapped the Crystal Core in his hand lightly, “I can give it to you, in exchange for the green Crystal Core in your possession!”

Qi Hao held up his gun, “Why should we?”

The man looked at Qi Hao with a slight surprise, quickly sizing him up, then turned to Zhou Kai not far from Qi Hao and scoffed dismissively, responding to a question no one had asked, “Taking two ordinary people without Awakened Abilities to kill zombies, I really don’t know if you are foolish or naive!”

Zhou Kai always thought highly of himself and couldn’t tolerate such contempt.

Even though the intense fighting had left Zhou Kai exhausted, and he stood no chance against a superpower user, he still had a proud expression, “Cut the crap and give us the Crystal Core back!”

The man shook his head, “I told you, if you want this Crystal Core, exchange it with the green one you have!”

Ji Wanwan looked at the unconscious Xu Siming and Ji Xing, her eyes dark and indistinguishable, “Both Crystal Cores were obtained by us fighting for them, we have no reason to agree to your demands. If you think you can reap the benefits without working for it, you’d have to ask if we agree first!”

The man sighed, “I don’t want to start a fight with you, with your current state, fighting me may not be in your favor!”

Xia Li’s beautiful face was tinged with anger, “Arrogant!”

As soon as she spoke, she ran forward holding her machete.

The man looked helpless, but his gaze was resolute.

He stood still, but radiating from him as the center, all the plants within a roughly 50-meter radius surged toward Ah Li.

The soft and complex plants interfered with Xia Li’s bold and powerful swings, causing her to become increasingly agitated.

Zhou Kai might have some fear of zombies, but he was not intimidated by humans.

However, in front of a superpower user, even his strong fighting skills were of no consequence.

Qi Hao shot his gun at every opportunity, but each shot was blocked by the plants.

Wood Element Superpower, among the strongest Life Assistance Abilities, as long as the man wished it, no one here could harm him!

As time passed, the blood-red haze in front of Ji Wanwan’s eyes gradually faded, and her body recovered one third of its health under Equivalence Healing.

She raised her hand, space distorted, and the plants surrounding Xia Li and the others were neatly severed.

The man was not surprised by this and simply controlled more plants to fill the gap.

At the same time, he was slowly retreating without a sound, wanting to return to the building he had just left.

Without the Level 4 Crystal Core, Ji Wanwan wouldn’t be able to complete the mission.

She certainly wouldn’t give him the chance to leave!

“Want to leave? Leave the Crystal Core behind!”

Ji Wanwan instantaneously teleported near the man.

The man smirked with a bend of his lips, and a mass of vines surged out from beneath both of them, part of them entwined around Ji Wanwan’s body while the other part wrapped around the man’s waist, pulling him to a safe spot to land.

As Ji Wanwan was being wrapped more and more by the vines into a cocoon, Qi Hao felt a pang in his chest…