Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge-Chapter 55 - The Cockroach Principle
Chapter 55: Chapter 55: The Cockroach Principle
Chapter 55: Chapter 55: The Cockroach Principle
“In this morning’s battle, we successfully annihilated the zombie leader and its affiliates entrenched in Wanjiale.”
Ji Wanwan took out a Level 4 Water Crystal Core, two Level 2 Wood Element Crystal Cores, and one Level 2 Gold Element Crystal Core from the System Space, and placed them on the meeting table in sequence.
“These crystal cores were all obtained from the zombie horde in Wanjiale.”
She pointed to the Level 4 Water Crystal Core and looked toward Xu Siming, “Try sensing it and see if there’s any energy resonance.”
When it came to serious matters, Xu Siming was especially stern.
He immediately placed the crystal core on his palm and began to sense the crystal core with his energy.
“Hummm…”
The moment he stimulated his energy, the crystal core burst into a brilliant radiance in his hand, like a bright lantern in the night, dazzlingly bright.
The radiance traveled along Xu Siming’s meridians to his heart, then spread throughout his body from there.
Soon, a faint water-blue fluorescence also emerged in Xu Siming’s eyes.
[Sea God’s voice broke through to the 2nd stage]
[2nd stage Sea God’s voice, causes 120% mental damage to enemies and 80% to teammates]
A remote and desolate voice sounded in his ear, Xu Siming slightly startled, abruptly ceased sensing the crystal core’s energy.
Once he stimulated the energy within his body, this energy began to absorb the energy from the crystal core.
A cooling and comfortable sensation slowly spread across his body, making him lose all his senses and drift off, unaware of his surroundings. When he came to his senses, his Sea God’s voice had already broken through to the 2nd stage.
Seeing his unusual expression, everyone became tense.
Ji Wanwan asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xu Siming meaningfully looked at the crystal core in his palm, “The energy inside my body is absorbing the energy from the crystal core.”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces changed.
Ji Wanwan carefully examined the Water Crystal Core and discovered that the energy fluctuations inside it were indeed much weaker than before.
“Did you make a breakthrough?”
After looking at the crystal core, Ji Wanwan turned to Xu Siming again and noticed that the man’s aura was stronger than before.
Xu Siming sheepishly smiled, “Actually, I had already made a breakthrough earlier, and even gained an additional skill. Just now, it was the skill that broke through, not my superpower level.”
Recalling the grating sound of splashing water during the fight with the Level 4 zombie, Ji Wanwan’s face darkened, “Senior brother, that’s not very righteous of you! You’ve been holding back! And you used your newly acquired skill to attack indiscriminately!”
Xu Siming hurriedly explained, “How could I dare hold back! The Initial Sea God’s Sound does not differentiate between friend and foe; I didn’t dare use it recklessly, just thought of giving you all a surprise.”
“Who knew the zombies in Wanjiale were so strong, I was forced to activate the skill to attack indiscriminately. Not only did the surprise not go well, but it also gave everyone a scare.”
Qi Hao murmured with a long hum, “Good that you know it was a scare…”
Ji Wanwan: “…”
Ji Xing: “Pfft…”
Xu Siming’s face also darkened.
And Zhou Kai’s face darkened even more.
Why?
Why?
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Why?
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Ji Wanwan, stifling a laugh, waved her hand, “Let’s continue the meeting.”
Everyone quieted down again.
“Crystal cores can resonate with the energy of superpower users, and even their energy can be absorbed and utilized by superpower users. This has been confirmed again, and we can conclude this topic of discussion.”
Ji Wanwan exhaled a deep breath, her gaze sweeping toward the direction of the operating room: “Second topic, the Cockroach Law.”
Qi Hao blinked, looking quite confused, “What is the cockroach theory?”
Zhou Kai’s voice was deep and remote, “If you see one cockroach in an environment, there are definitely many more you can’t see.”
“And then?” Qi Hao was still confused, “What does this have to do with today’s fight?”
Why not mention Brother’s superpower awakening?
Brother has awakened a superpower!!
Qi Hao’s mind was screaming frantically, but his face remained calm.
Ji Wanwan looked over, “Today at Wanjiale, we ran into a wood-element superpower awakener, which everyone knows.
Not only that, but that person also mentioned a place—
Black Market!”
Zhou Kai twirled his fingertips, his expression solemn, “This indicates that after the zombie crisis erupted, many people have simultaneously awakened their superpowers, and the news that Crystal Cores can generate energy resonances might no longer be a secret.”
“This…” Qi Hao’s sense of superiority was extinguished in an instant, “So the Crystal Cores and information we’ve so painstakingly traded our lives for might already be considered worthless out there, right?”
Everyone was silent, but their feelings of discontent were nearly bursting into the sky.
Ji Wanwan’s calm voice echoed in the night, “The apocalypse has arrived, and it’s not strange for people to awaken superpowers, considering we are no different from anyone else, just ordinary humans.”
The mention calmed down the usually restless group.
Indeed, after awakening their superpowers, they had become arrogant, never considering that others could do the same.
“However, I think there’s no need for everyone to be so pessimistic.”
Ji Wanwan shifted into a more relaxed posture, “Our strength is not weak. So many people fighting a Level 4 zombie and nearly being annihilated means others won’t have it much easier than us.”
Her Super Shelter System had always been a step ahead, and even if other forces were emerging, their speed was likely not exceeding her refuge base.
So she believed they didn’t need to worry unnecessarily. They should continue doing what they were meant to do, but not isolate themselves anymore and should make contact with the outside world as soon as possible.
With that thought in mind, she sat up a bit straighter, “I plan to go to the Black Market tomorrow…”
Before she had finished speaking, Qi Hao and Xu Siming chimed in simultaneously, “I’ll go with you!”
Ji Xing’s eyes brightened, his posture straightening up a bit.
Zhou Kai slightly frowned in distaste.
Ji Wanwan waved her hand, “No, the Black Market is not a place where too many people should go at once; it would draw unnecessary attention and suspicion. Tomorrow morning, I’ll go alone with that man.”
At this, the spectating Ji Xing couldn’t sit still, “Sis! That person’s intentions are unknown, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone!”
“You can’t get a tiger cub without entering the tiger’s den,” Ji Wanwan decisively said, “There’s no need to discuss this further, let’s move on to the next topic.”
Seeing his sister’s mind was made up, Ji Xing spoke no more.
Ji Wanwan’s gaze swept over everyone present, “Let’s report our superpower levels. I’ll start. Space Control Level 6, Equivalence Healing Level 6. Xingxing, continue.”
Ji Xing, “Gold Element Superpower Level 4.”
Xu Siming, “Water Element Superpower Level 10, Sea God’s voice Second Stage.”
Qi Hao, “Earth Superpower Level 5.”
Xia Li, “Zombie Hunter Level 3.”
Zhou Kai, “Can’t compete. Pass.”
Everyone, “…”
Ji Wanwan’s mouth twitched, barely suppressing a laugh, “Brother Kai, don’t worry, maybe in a few days you’ll also awaken a superpower.”
After comforting Zhou Kai, she returned to the main topic, “Theoretically, our strength is not weak, especially Senior Brother Xu, with Water Elemental Superpower reaching Level 10. We shouldn’t have been so hard-pressed in this morning’s battle, but the reality is, we were almost completely annihilated.”
She paused, her expression serious, “Has anyone considered why?”
Everyone fell into deep thought, no one uttering a word…
