Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: This Shall Not Constitute a Precedent

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: This Shall Not Constitute a Precedent

Ji Wanwan sized up the situation without showing any reaction.

The skinny man didn’t have any energy fluctuations, but instead, it was the bear-like man on whom Ji Wanwan felt the same Earth Element energy as she had felt with Qi Hao.

The two walked to the door, and the skinny man stepped forward, blocking the way, “Do you know where this is? You just barge in without a clue, aren’t you afraid you won’t be able to leave?”

Ji Wanwan looked at the man with a half-smiling face and counter-asked, “Don’t know why I should come?”

Being choked by a woman who looked too frail to withstand a breeze, the skinny man had difficulty saving face.

Just as he was about to erupt, the Wood Element Superpower Awakener hurriedly stepped in front of Ji Wanwan, smiling apologetically, “Brother Dong, my girlfriend doesn’t know the rules since it’s her first time here, please forgive her.”

After he spoke, he turned to Ji Wanwan, “Entering Bath City requires a regular Crystal Core, one per head.”

One regular Crystal Core per head?

That’s quite unceremonious.

The situation was unclear, and Ji Wanwan didn’t plan to blindly comply, especially since there were plenty of regular Crystal Cores in the System Space; giving up two wouldn’t matter much.

Ji Wanwan took off her backpack, pretended to search inside it, and took out two regular Crystal Cores to hand over to the skinny man blocking the door.

With the Crystal Cores in hand, the man’s face lit up with pleasure.

He sniffed the Crystal Cores under his nose like an addict, his expression manic.

But the burly man wrinkled his nose in disgust, waved his hand, and signaled for Ji Wanwan and her companion to go in.

Before entering the elevator, Ji Wanwan glanced sideways at the skinny man at the entrance of Bath City.

She saw the Crystal Cores in the palm of his hand turn into sparkling energy beams, all drilling into his palm.

As the energy entered his body, the man’s expression gradually became demonic, and he started dancing wildly, his eyes hazy as if he were high.

Ji Wanwan keenly noticed that there was a faint, abnormal red in the depths of the man’s eyes, reminiscent of someone infected with the zombie virus, about to mutate.

However, Ji Wanwan couldn’t continue her observations, as the elevator had arrived.

The elevator went straight to the conference room on the top floor. A man with a large flat-top hairdo sat in the main seat. The Wood Element Superpower User approached respectfully, “Brother Rui!”

Xiang Rui looked at Ji Wanwan, who was behind the Wood Element Superpower User, with amusement, “Oh, you’re here, and this time you even brought a woman?”

The Wood Element Superpower User discreetly moved to cover Ji Wanwan again, “My girlfriend, she wanted to come to the Black Market with me to exchange goods.”

Xiang Rui’s eyes narrowed with a sneer, “Bringing a woman without superpowers to the Black Market, aren’t you afraid she’ll go in alive and come out dead?”

Ji Wanwan tapped her fingers against her thigh, not wanting to waste any more time here, “How can we get a pass?”

Everything here was eerily odd, and she felt uncomfortably out of place. A strong sixth sense urged her to leave as quickly as possible.

Xiang Rui stretched out five fingers, “One pass, five regular Crystal Cores.”

“What?” Ji Wanwan’s hand suddenly tightened.

The Wood Element Superpower User also frowned, “Isn’t it usually three? Why do you need five today?”

Xiang Rui leaned back, lazily relaxing into the couch and propping his feet up on the conference table, his tone arrogant, “There’s a special auction tonight, passes are scarce. If you want one, pay up, if not, get lost!”

“Buying!” Ji Wanwan reached into her bag and pulled out ten regular Crystal Cores, “Give me the pass!”

Xiang Rui was slightly taken aback by her decisiveness.

A girl without superpowers, facing an apocalypse that involved strong men with superpowers, exhibited no hint of fear, which was indeed intriguing.

His gaze fell on the backpack in Ji Wanwan’s hand. He took two thin cards from the table beside him, pinched them between his fingertips, and gestured for Ji Wanwan to take them.

The Wood-Element Superpower User hurriedly stepped forward, “Thank you, Brother Rui…”

Before he could finish speaking, his hand hadn’t even touched the pass when Xiang Rui withdrew his hand and looked past him to Ji Wanwan, “She provided the Crystal Core, she can take it.”

The Wood-Element Superpower User’s face turned ugly in an instant.

He hesitated, looking at the pass without moving or signaling Ji Wanwan to come forward.

It was surprising to find that the man still had a hint of heroism about him.

However, in the apocalypse, this kind of all-embracing heroism would not bring him any benefits; instead, it would push him into an endless abyss.

Ji Wanwan took the initiative to walk forward, gently patting the man’s shoulder, “Don’t worry, I’ll take it.”

The Wood-Element Superpower User moved his lips but, seeing the determination and fearlessness in Ji Wanwan’s eyes, he chose to remain silent.

Ji Wanwan reached out to take the pass, Xiang Rui’s pupils dilated, his smile deepened.

Indeed, the very moment Ji Wanwan’s touch reached the pass, Xiang Rui quickly withdrew it and grabbed Ji Wanwan’s wrist, pulling her into his embrace.

The skin he touched with his fingertip was delicate and smooth, stirring some restlessness in Xiang Rui.

Why didn’t the union have such top-quality members?

He looked faintly at the Wood-Element Superpower User, “Wen Yuheng, you seem to be doing quite well…”

So, his name was Wen Yuheng; it was indeed an elegant name.

Wen Yuheng’s youthful and spirited face turned bright red instantly: “Brother Rui, if you have something to say, please let go of Ji…, let go of my girlfriend!”

Xiang Rui clearly didn’t take Wen Yuheng seriously, “And what if I don’t?”

The atmosphere around Wen Yuheng notably intensified. Sensing his intention to take action, Ji Wanwan chuckled, took the pass from Xiang Rui’s hand, and slithered out of his embrace like a snake.

She pinched the pass between her fingertips, smiling coquettishly, “Brother Rui, my Yuheng is always easygoing, but I’ve always had a bad temper. Don’t let this happen again, hmm~”

The sweet crispness in her voice enticed Xiang Rui, who took it as coy flirting.

He lingered on the feeling with his fingertips, “Oh, then I’ll see you tonight at the Black Market. I’m curious to see how you’ll make this not happen again…”

Seeing that Xiang Rui had no further intention to trouble them, Ji Wanwan didn’t linger either and walked away, pulling Wen Yuheng with her.

It was still early, but instead of heading back to base, they drove to a home furnishing city.

Exiting the car, they fought their way through zombies to a relatively clean show room and locked the door to rest.

“Wen Yuheng, you seem quite familiar with the people in Bath City and the Black Market?”

Ji Wanwan set down her backpack, lounged back into the beanbag, and exchanged two points in the System Mall for a milk tea, which she held in her hand and sipped.

Surprised by the sudden appearance of the milk tea, Wen Yuheng still earnestly answered the question, “I wouldn’t say familiar, just that I’ve been there often and have some understanding of them.”

Ji Wanwan sat up a bit, “Tell me everything you know.”

Wen Yuheng thought, since he had decided to collaborate with Ji Wanwan, being honest was the basic principle.

“The one who set up the Black Market in the underground casino is a guild called Baize. Its guild leader, Baize, is rumored to have acquired Dual Superpowers and is the strongest existence known among all Awakeners.

Baize has under him Four Elders, respectively Pi Qiu Xiang Rui, Taotie Hu Peng, Yazi Xiong Biao, Suan Ni Zhao Liang…”