Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Lion’s Past

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Lion’s Past

Although she had guessed the general situation, Ji Wanwan still felt desolate when Lion spoke it aloud.

The apocalypse had only just begun, and yet, malevolent forces like the Baize Union had already emerged, making it incredibly difficult for ordinary people to survive.

Baize must have a System too, right?

Otherwise, how could he have established such a vast power within less than a month since the beginning of the apocalypse?

At this thought, Ji Wanwan felt a tremendous pressure; the refuge System was not completely safe either.

She looked up at Lion, “Listening to you, it seems you still have brothers in the Baize Union.”

Lion nodded, “Sixteen brothers, nine of them dead, seven still unaccounted for, their fates unknown.”

Arriving at the checkpoint to the Inner City, Ji Wanwan used her Authority Card to open the door, “Can you tell me about what happened after you joined the Union?”

Lion hesitated for a moment.

To prevent him from overthinking, Ji Wanwan added, “Baize is already aware of my existence and will not let me be, there are so many people in the refuge, and I have to be responsible for them. Only by knowing the enemy and ourselves can we be ever-victorious, and only by understanding the Baize Union more can I better establish the base’s defenses.”

After hearing this, Lion nodded in understanding.

Being a leader, of course, he had to consider even more, this he understood.

After some thought, Lion decided to start from the beginning of the apocalypse, “My real name is Wu Xun, a cargo ship captain, sailing the rivers and seas all year round. When the apocalypse broke out, my ship was docked in Liancheng’s port.

That day, I took on a big contract and intended to take my family and brothers to shore in Liancheng for a big feast to celebrate, but as soon as we arrived at the restaurant, we encountered zombies biting people.

Xiao Hui was kind-hearted and even wanted to go up and help, but I realized something was wrong and immediately took everyone away, narrowly escaping. It was only when we left the restaurant that I realized, outside, the world had been turned upside down and the disaster had just begun.”

Wu Xun looked fondly at Yinyin in his arms, “The streets were rife with biting monsters, we fled in panic, hid back on the ship, but we had limited supplies on board, and with so many people, we had to find ways to survive.

Due to the outbreak, port operations ceased, and the ships that had been ready to depart completely blocked the exits, forcing us to find ways to get supplies in Liancheng.

At first, we were a large group with some basic weapons for sailing, so getting supplies wasn’t too difficult, especially after my Earth Superpower awakening, we actually had a few stable days.

Who would have known that some Baize Union would emerge later, scavenging most of Liancheng’s resources, forcing other people to struggle to survive.

And at this very time, the Baize Union put out a message claiming they had established a refuge for the apocalypse and welcoming every survivor to join.

Xiao Hui was a defenseless woman, and Yinyin was still young. Naturally, I didn’t want them to follow me in a life of drift and starvation.”

At this point, Wu Xun’s thick eyebrows furrowed, his eyes filled with pain, “So, I took everyone to the Baize Union.

Upon my arrival, Xiang Rui saw that I was a superpower awakener and immediately showed eager interest, stating that as long as I was willing to work for the Union, they would give my wife and daughter as well as my brothers the best treatment.

His conditions were very generous, and for someone like me who worried about livelihood and safety on a daily basis, how could I not be tempted?

Thus, I became a member under Xiang Rui’s Union.”

Wu Xun chuckled ruefully, “Saying that I was a Union member was just euphemistic; I was nothing more than a thug who took the hits for others.”

After his moment of self-deprecation, he returned to the main topic, continuing with his experiences, “When I first joined the Union, my daily task was to acquire Crystal Cores.

According to the Union’s policies, I had to bring back at least three low-level Crystal Cores every day. If I failed, the Union would not provide living supplies for my wife and daughter.

For those three Crystal Cores, I was out fighting zombies almost day and night.

If not for my awakened superpower, I would have likely worked myself to death, not to mention spending time with my wife and daughter every day.”

In the early days of the apocalypse, there weren’t many zombies that had evolved to possess Crystal Cores, this was something Ji Wanwan knew.

However, she was somewhat surprised. How could the Baize Union have overlooked the zombie horde in the Wanjiale area?

Wu Xun continued, “Perhaps because I completed my tasks well, Xiang Rui started to see me differently and began to take me along on some special missions.

These special missions could roughly be divided into two categories.

One was to obtain Crystal Cores by any means necessary, including killing zombies, seizing them, and trading.

The other was to deceive ordinary people into joining the union and use them for human experiments.

Because of the nature of the tasks, as per the union’s request, I started living in the Bath City branch from that time on and never saw Xiao Hui and Yinyin again.

Although I despised the Baize Union’s despicable behavior, for Xiao Hui and Yinyin’s sake, I kept doing things against my conscience for the union.

Until one day, after I finished a task and was passing by the union members’ family building, I could not restrain my longing for the two of them and went up against the rules.

But there was no one in the building! Not a single person!

I thought the union had relocated the family building, so I went to ask Xiang Rui, but he refused to speak about it, only telling me not to break the union’s regulations privately, and as long as I worked well for the union, they would never mistreat my wife and daughter.

From that moment on, I knew they were using Xiao Hui and Yinyin to threaten me!

Because I knew too much about the union’s secrets, they had to control me and couldn’t let me do as I pleased.

I thought that as long as I did my job well, Xiao Hui and Yinyin would be safe, but I never imagined that these beasts would take them for human experiments too.

My dear Yinyin was still so young!

They… they…

How could they be so cruel!!!”

With these words, the two arrived at the operating room.

At this time, the Wen Yuheng siblings and Xu Siming were also in the operating room.

Xiao Lu had already woken up, coquettishly clinging to her brother, with her sparkling deer-like eyes particularly animated, clearly showing she had recovered a great deal.

Seeing Ji Wanwan and the two others enter, Xiao Lu curiously stretched her neck to quietly observe Yinyin in Wu Xun’s arms.

Wen Yuheng nodded gratefully at Ji Wanwan, who responded with a faint smile.

Seeing Yinyin curled up in pain in her father’s arms, Xiao Lu’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed, “Brother, is this sister hurt like Xiao Lu was?”

Wen Yuheng glanced awkwardly at Wu Xun, then began to comfort his sister, “Yes, this sister is hurt and needs treatment, so we should give up the operating room for her.”

Xiao Lu was a bit worried, but also afraid that her presence might affect Yinyin, her little face twisted in concern.

Eventually, she chose a compromise, “Brother, can I wait outside the operating room until the sister is better before leaving?”

Wen Yuheng was caught between laughter and tears.

He couldn’t understand why Xiao Lu felt such deep concern for Yinyin at first sight, but he didn’t want his sister to be sad, so he nodded, “Okay, brother will stay with you.”

Wen Yuheng, leading his sister and nodding at Ji Wanwan, left the operating room.

After the Wen siblings left, Xu Siming sized up Wu Xun for a moment, reported Xiao Lu’s condition to Ji Wanwan in a few sentences, and then left the operating room…