Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Five Elements: Interactions of Generation and Conquest

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: The Five Elements: Interactions of Generation and Conquest

“You…”

As Ji Wanwan took the crystal core and was about to leave, the man became anxious.

Although he could exchange the water crystal core he had for a wood element crystal core at the black market, entering the black market involved complicated procedures, and his sister couldn’t wait that long.

He needed a wood element crystal core, and he needed it now!

The man gritted his teeth, “I can do what you want! But you must keep your promise, otherwise, even if I have to fight to the death, I will make you pay the price!”

Ji Wanwan stopped in her tracks, predictably curved her lips in a smile, and turned to look at the man, “I can’t give you the crystal core for now…”

Before she could finish, the man erupted, “Are you playing me?”

“Don’t rush, you should let someone finish speaking, right?” Ji Wanwan’s gaze was gentle and bore no malice.

The man suppressed the urgency and anger in his heart, “Then what do you mean?”

Ji Wanwan knew it would be difficult to make the man trust her and work for her just based on words alone.

Thinking of the not-so-abundant supplies left in the System Space, Ji Wanwan raised her hand and gently placed it on the man’s injured arm.

A faint warmth began to flow from the arm, slowly spreading throughout his body.

The injuries on his arm visibly healed before his eyes.

The man was slightly shocked.

Although his wood element superpower had some effect on healing injuries, it was nowhere near as effective as this girl’s superpower.

He could distinctly feel that this girl was not a wood-element superpower user, in fact, not any of the Five Elements superpowers.

The man felt his understanding being overturned, “Is this your superpower?”

“Yes.” Ji Wanwan did not hold back, “Same as before, if you hand over the water crystal core and do as I say, I can save your sister.”

The man’s expression was unreadable, but eventually, he gritted his teeth in agreement, “Fine! But save her first, otherwise I won’t hand over the crystal core!”

Trust the people you use, don’t use people you can’t trust.

The man had already backed down a step, so she didn’t need to press him further.

Once everyone had rested and recuperated, even if this man went back on his word, he wouldn’t stand a chance against them.

Ji Wanwan raised her hand to the little girl’s forehead and silently used Equivalence Healing to sense the little girl’s condition.

[Current spiritual power 55%, physical strength 40%, if physical strength falls below 30%, subject will die directly.]

Ji Wanwan: [Can you detect what caused her injuries?]

System: [There is fire energy in the subject’s body, which doesn’t contain any virus.]

Ji Wanwan: [So, was she injured by a fire-element superpower awakener?]

System: [Highly likely, but the system cannot provide a definitive answer.]

Ji Wanwan already had a plan in mind; [How many resources will it take to save this little girl?]

System; [To completely heal the subject, the fire energy in her body needs to be neutralized, otherwise, treatment resources will be endlessly required.]

Ji Wanwan: [How to neutralize it?]

System: [As the Five Elements generate and inhibit each other, only water energy can neutralize the fire energy.]

With that, it looked like there was hope for the little girl.

Coming to this conclusion, Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but feel a bit cheered.

This little girl was so adorable; it would be a pity if she were just to perish.

Although she knew how to save her, Ji Wanwan didn’t plan to immediately return to the refuge to save her.

It had been nearly half a month since the apocalypse, and Wanjiale’s warehouse was most likely already raided, but thinking about the limited supplies left in the System Space, she planned to check out Wanjiale’s warehouse first.

This battle had left everyone severely injured, and only her Equivalence Healing could provide rapid recovery.

And also this little girl.

Her condition was so poor; before neutralizing the fire energy, Ji Wanwan needed to first stabilize her vital signs.

All these required the support of supplies.

She had Qi Hao drive everyone back, while she and Ah Li went to the Wanjiale warehouse.

As Ji Wanwan had expected, the Wanjiale warehouse had been visited by more than one group of people, and the supplies inside were in a mess. However, fortunately, in the apocalypse, people only needed basic living supplies like household appliances, clothes, and tobacco and alcohol, which not many took.

Now that the zombies in this area of Wanjiale had been cleared, Ji Wanwan’s mind was solely focused on collecting all those supplies into the System Space, then she and Ah Li hurried back to the refuge.

At that time, the man was like an ant on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around the main hall of the refuge.

“Host, the vital signs of that little girl are dropping sharply.”

While on the road, Ji Wanwan was startled, “How long can she hold on?”

“Less than 10 minutes”

Seeing that the refuge was close, Ji Wanwan abandoned the car and teleported back to the refuge several times with Xia Li.

“Swoosh—”

The sound of breaking air sounded as Ji Wanwan and Xia Li suddenly appeared.

After a moment of confusion, the man immediately grabbed her hand and ran towards the operating room, “Quick, save my sister!”

In the operating room, the little girl was already unconscious.

Unlike the blue veins that normal people show, the little girl’s veins were red, and Ji Wanwan could even see the flow of energy inside.

Even though she was unconscious, the little girl’s eyebrows were tightly knitted, and her face was covered in sweat from pain.

Ji Wanwan’s expression darkened, “Remove those plants attached to her.”

The man looked troubled, hesitant.

Seeing him not moving, Ji Wanwan didn’t hold back, “What are you waiting for? Do you want to watch her die?”

The man’s face turned dark instantly, but he had to endure it as he needed help, “Her skin is all burned, once those protective plants are removed, her wounds will surely get infected.”

Hiss…

This person looked so decisive, why was he so indecisive now?

Ji Wanwan rubbed her temples, “Don’t you trust me?”

The man’s face turned pale, “No.”

Thinking of the superpower this woman had previously used to treat his injuries, he clenched his teeth, “Xiao Lu is my only family…”

He looked pained, hesitated for a moment then finally raised his hand to remove the plants, saying, “You must cure her, please…”

As the little girl was fully exposed in front of her in an instant, Ji Wanwan took a sharp breath, overwhelmed with heartache.

The little girl’s body was as if whipped by a fiery whip, covered in red wounds from head to toe.

These wounds, along with the energy fluctuations, caused the little girl’s skin to never heal and always remain bloody.

As the man had said, without the protection of these plants, the little girl would have already died from infection.

“How did she get so injured?” Ji Wanwan placed her hand over the little girl’s chest, turning her head away, unable to bear it.

A faint greenish glow emerged from the palm of her hand, and the little girl let out an unconscious moan.

Hearing the sound, the man trembled and his eyes reddened, “It’s just the law of the jungle, the losing side paid a painful price, there’s really nothing good to speak of…”

Ji Wanwan knew the man did not wish to speak more of his experiences, so she did not ask further.

The hardship of surviving in the apocalypse was notable, and she had little interest in probing into others’ sufferings. When the man was ready to let down his guard and open up, he would naturally speak.

As the supplies in the space vanished one by one, the little girl’s wounds visibly began to heal, and even her tightly locked eyebrows gradually relaxed. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

“Huff… huff… huff…”

Suddenly, the man heard his sister’s breathing sounds while she was asleep.

In that moment, he wept with joy.

Ever since his sister had been injured, he had never seen her have a good sleep…