Chapter 155 - 152: Hao Wenli’s Friend

Chapter 155: Chapter 152: Hao Wenli’s Friend

Not a flicker of emotion showed in Chen Xing’s eyes. As if facing only one person, she asked coolly, "All at once, or one by one?" Of course, she had disguised her voice.

’It’d be better if they came all at once. Save me some time.’

Her opponents were speechless. Her words were unbelievably arrogant!

’She looks like she weighs less than a hundred pounds—like a strong gust of wind could blow her away. Where does she get this nerve?’

’If all sixty of us came at you, one punch from each would be enough to send you seeing stars.’

"You talk a big game!"

"Just come at me together. I don’t have time for this!" Chen Xing couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time on them.

’I’m a very busy person, after all. I need to get back, grab a bite to eat, rest for a bit, and then I still have to swing by the Research Institute.’

"Don’t get so cocky, little girl!" one of them, who appeared to be the leader, snapped, clearly displeased.

’After all, they were all Superpower Users.’

’They were respected members of their team. Being looked down on by some little girl... it really left a bad taste in his mouth.’

He directly ordered two men forward. "Go take off her hat. I want to see for myself what she’s really like."

Before the two could even move, Chen Xing took each of them down with a single throwing knife.

"I told you to come at me together!" With a snap of her fingers, Chen Xing summoned Meng Hu, who shot out from the trees behind the men. "Since you won’t attack, don’t blame me for what’s next!"

Receiving its command, Meng Hu immediately unsheathed its claws and launched a ferocious assault.

The Superpower Users, so imposing just moments before, were instantly thrown into chaos, scattering in all directions.

Meng Hu was incredibly fast, cutting down the Superpower Users one after another.

Chen Xing, meanwhile, stood off to the side, casually picking off anyone who managed to escape Meng Hu’s range.

In the blink of an eye, the group of Superpower Users, hailed as Power Users, was completely annihilated.

They didn’t even have time to send a distress signal.

Chen Xing didn’t leave right away. Instead, she knelt to inspect the heads of the Superpower Users.

These weren’t low Level Superpower Users; they were all advanced.

’It was highly likely they had already formed Crystal Cores in their brains.’

She plunged her knife in, gave it a twist, and a round Crystal Core fell out.

’Just as I thought!’

Chen Xing dug through the brains of all sixty men and retrieved their Crystal Cores.

After standing up, she muttered to Meng Hu, "Now *this* is the true beginning of the apocalypse."

The apocalypse had indeed begun, but there was still some semblance of order, especially within the safe zones.

With people in charge to maintain control, things were still relatively peaceful.

However, as Superpower Users advanced, they too began to form Crystal Cores.

The Crystal Cores from the brains of Superpower Users were much more valuable than those found in zombies.

Their potency was also far, far greater than that of Crystal Cores harvested from zombies.

To enhance their own abilities and survive the apocalypse, people began hunting other Superpower Users for their Crystal Cores.

This was when humans truly began to kill other humans.

After all, a Crystal Core from a Superpower User was far more useful than one from a zombie, and killing them also eliminated a competitor.

For capable Superpower Users, plundering was the most efficient method of advancement.

Furthermore, Crystal Cores from Superpower Users were different from those taken from zombies.

Zombie Crystal Cores needed to be ingested, but a Crystal Core from a Superpower User could be absorbed simply by holding it and concentrating one’s energy.

For those who found the cores difficult to swallow, this was an undeniably superior alternative.

Chen Xing drove her truck back to the abandoned residential complex for a pickup.

The delivery this time was three carloads of goods; the rest was to be delivered here at the same time tomorrow.

The complex had four main entrances and exits, plus several smaller gates, making the chance of being spotted low. It was a good place to make a trade.

She transferred the cargo from the three vehicles into her storage space, left the empty cars behind, and then departed in her truck.

Back at Song Yiguo’s house, she steamed some shumai, made beef soup, a spinach and peanut salad, and some hot and sour shredded potatoes.

After her meal, she took a wonderful afternoon nap.

When she woke up, she made herself a banana milkshake.

She carried the milkshake over to the window, and just as she was starting to enjoy it...

Two cars appeared in the distance, driving all the way to the base of her building.

They parked. A man and a woman emerged from the front car, while two men and two women got out of the one behind it.

’Judging by their clothes, they don’t look like they’re surviving an apocalypse. They look more like tourists.’

Chen Xing expected them to knock, but the main entrance just opened for them.

Once inside, the six of them didn’t linger in the lobby but walked directly to the elevator.

’Friends of Hao Wenli?’

’Based on how they’re dressed, they really do seem to be with her.’

After that, the group didn’t come back down.

Chen Xing couldn’t be bothered to guess.

She made a fragrant pot of stew and ate her fill with a side of rice.

She didn’t wait deep into the night. As soon as darkness fell, she and Meng Hu went downstairs.

The six people from the afternoon were in the lobby, along with Hao Wenli and He Yu’an.

It didn’t look like a coincidence; it was as if they were waiting for her.

When the three men and three women saw Chen Xing come down with Meng Hu, they showed no fear. Instead, they approached with an easy familiarity. "Hey, beautiful, is that tiger yours? So cool!"

The three men, in particular, looked ready to reach out and pet Meng Hu.

Meng Hu gave them no such chance, baring its fangs with a loud ROAR.

The group jumped back in fright.

"Chen Xing, you should stop your pet tiger from scaring people. It’s not like my friends meant any harm," Hao Wenli said, her tone overly familiar. "They were just curious!"

"We mean no harm, beautiful! I’m Xiao Nan, a friend of Hao Wenli’s," said the man who had gotten out of the front car.

Relying on his handsome features, he confidently extended a hand.

Chen Xing glanced at the hand offered to her, then simply walked around him and headed for the door.

"Whoa, this girl’s got personality. I like it!" Far from being angry at the rejection, Xiao Nan looked completely smitten. He chased after her, calling out, "Where are you going? Take me with you...!"

When the others saw Xiao Nan give chase, they all followed suit.

Cui Ying, the girl who had gotten out of the front car with him, trailed behind with a dark expression, her resentful gaze fixed on Chen Xing.

"Xiao Nan, what do you think you’re doing?" she shouted from behind them. "I’m your girlfriend!"

Xiao Nan seemed not to hear her, following Chen Xing all the way to the foot of the Research Institute building.

Chen Xing tilted her head back and looked up at the building.

Xiao Nan stopped behind her, his expression curious. "What is this place?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Chen Xing saw his face. There wasn’t the slightest hint of pretense in his expression.

’This was puzzling.’

She had assumed this group’s sudden appearance meant they were from the Research Institute.

For them to show up as friends of Hao Wenli was just too convenient.

But Xiao Nan didn’t look like he was faking it. If he was, his acting skills were simply impeccable.

Chen Xing glanced over the others one by one. Except for Hao Wenli and He Yu’an, they all looked genuinely clueless.

Of course... Cui Ying’s expression was another matter entirely.

Hatred flowed from her eyes, as if she wanted nothing more than to slice Chen Xing into a thousand pieces.

’Does this mean Xiao Nan and Cui Ying are a real couple, and not just partners assigned by the Research Institute to pose as lovers?’