Obtained a Second Ability: Instant Movement!

"What... what is this? How could there be such a wide crack in the road? Could the black mist be billowing out from this crack?"

Xu Wanting cried out in shock.

The deep fissure seemed bottomless. There was no telling how deep it went!

Pitch-black, endless, terrifying!

Shen Yi stared at the fissure for a moment, then said, "Watch your footing. Don't fall in. Keep moving."

Even if he knew the black mist was rising from the fissures, and that the apocalypse might have been caused by them, he had no ability to investigate the reason.

If even the country had failed to solve the problem, how could an individual possibly do it?

Compared to studying the cause of the apocalypse, finding a safe shelter was more important!

Besides, if the sky fell, there would be taller people to hold it up. It would not crush him anytime soon.

On the way to Jiangnan Yan's home, Shen Yi was surprised to discover that the fissure in the ground stretched for several hundred meters!

Moreover, one crack followed another. Every so often, there was another long fissure.

All the fissures were bottomless, with black mist spraying out of them.

Yet one thing was strange: all the fissures existed only on roads or relatively open spaces. None extended beneath buildings or similar places.

Not a single building had been damaged by the fissures.

That was very odd.

If these fissures had appeared naturally, why would they deliberately avoid houses and mutated plants?

But if they had not appeared naturally, who was controlling them?

Being able to manipulate changes in the terrain was no longer within the realm of ordinary humans!

If some country possessed such a ridiculous weapon, it would have unified the world long ago.

"That residential complex up ahead is it," Jiangnan Yan said after glancing at the navigation.

The black mist was too dense. They had to rely on navigation, or they could easily lose their way.

"Keep going. Pick up the pace."

Shen Yi looked back and suddenly spoke.

The women froze for a moment, then immediately sped up.

Because they had also heard the sounds coming from behind them.

It was the sound of many chaotic footsteps!

Ignoring everything else, they hurried into the residential complex. Led by Jiangnan Yan, they soon arrived before the entrance to a high-rise building.

Plants also crawled all over the high-rise, but they showed no hostility.

Jiangnan Yan hurried forward for facial recognition.

Shen Yi gripped his gun tightly and vigilantly scanned the surroundings.

The residential complex might be even more dangerous than outside.

Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a garden not far away.

All along the way, everything had been lush and green. Every plant had mutated, becoming taller and sturdier, or developing aggression.

Even a common roadside weed had grown several times larger and thicker.

But in this little garden before him, none of the weeds or flowers had mutated. They remained the same as before the apocalypse—normal in size and color.

The flowers seemed to be roses, and at the center of one rose blossom, Shen Yi spotted a colorful fruit!

To make sure he had not seen wrong, he deliberately moved closer to inspect the garden.

Sure enough, it was a colorful fruit!

It was exactly the same as the Ability Fruit he had eaten before.

Shen Yi was instantly thrilled!

He did not know whether he was lucky or whether most people did not know the use of colorful fruits, but he had encountered a second Ability Fruit so quickly!

Before anyone else noticed, he stepped into the garden and plucked the colorful fruit.

"So plants that grow Ability Fruits don't mutate. Why is that?"

Shen Yi fell into thought.

There had to be a reason behind this.

If he found out what it was, perhaps he could cultivate Ability Fruits himself!

"Husband?"

Jiangnan Yan called out cautiously.

She had opened the entrance door long ago, but Shen Yi had yet to come in, which made her a little worried.

"They're here!"

Shen Yi snapped back to his senses, put away the fruit, and entered the building.

He then locked the unit entrance behind him.

As a result, Blondie, who had been secretly following them the whole time, was locked outside.

In this upscale residential complex, every unit required either a password or facial recognition to enter. Outsiders obviously couldn't get in.

"Open the door! Please, open the door!"

Blondie pounded desperately on the door with both hands, so anxious he was practically about to cry, as if someone were chasing him from behind.

Through the glass door, Shen Yi gave him a friendly smile, then wrapped an arm around Jiangnan Yan and headed upstairs.

Trying to take advantage of me?

I'll screw you over so hard you'll die from it!

He wouldn't even need to lift a finger to kill Blondie.

From within the Black Fog, seven or eight men emerged with sinister grins, each carrying some sort of weapon.

Their weapons were stained with dark red blood. One look was enough to tell they were no good.

"Kid, hand over any food you've got!"

"Tell us, are you one of the rich people living here? Open this damn unit door for me! I'm gonna have some fun with a few rich women today too! Damn it, all I've had these past two days are old broads—they're way too loose!"

"Hahahaha! Brother Wang's right! Rich women take good care of themselves, so they're more fun to play with! When I came here to fix toilets before, I saw a few young married women in this building. They were damn tender. I've got to have a taste today!"

"Big brothers! Spare me! I-I don't live here! I'm just a college student!" Blondie burst into tears from fright and quickly dropped to his knees, begging for mercy.

These men were spewing filthy language and carrying knives and clubs. They clearly weren't people to mess with.

Damn Shen Yi, why did he lock me outside? Why wouldn't he let me in?!

"Not a resident here? Heh. Then figure out a way to open this door for me, or I'll chop you to death right now!"

The burly man in the lead threatened viciously.

Their goal today was to thoroughly loot this wealthy residential complex!

The homes they could never afford before, the women they could never have before—they would enjoy them all to the fullest today!!

Because of the power outage, Shen Yi and the others could only take the stairs.

By the time they reached the twentieth floor, the women were panting heavily, their legs trembling.

Shen Yi, meanwhile, did not feel tired in the slightest. At most, he had warmed up.

Level 1 Body Evolution is actually this strong! Shen Yi was thrilled.

His current stamina was completely inhuman!

He could climb twenty floors without even getting out of breath.

If he leveled it up several more times, wouldn't he be able to evolve into Captain America? Maybe even Homelander!

Of course, greater strength came with greater consumption. Shen Yi's appetite was now three or four times what it had been before.

But that was a minor issue. After all, he had infinitely stacking supplies. He could never finish eating them all!

The upper limit of abilities is much higher than I thought. The problem is, how do I raise their level?

Shen Yi pondered.

His gaze involuntarily fell on the fruit he had just picked.

Could eating another Ability Fruit grant him a new ability?

Or could it raise his Body Evolution by one level?

Ding!

The password lock clicked open.

The door swung open.

The group entered Jiangnan Yan's home.

Shen Yi looked around the spacious apartment.

Since the Black Fog had yet to reach the twentieth floor, they could still enjoy the long-lost sunlight while standing by the windows!

The apartment was over two hundred square meters, with minimalist, stylish decor that exuded luxury and refinement from every corner.

Shen Yi remembered that property in this upscale complex cost thirty to forty thousand per square meter.

In other words, this apartment, including its renovation, was worth over six million!

Before the apocalypse, Shen Yi would never have dared to dream of being able to afford a place like this in his lifetime.

The gap between people was bigger than the gap between people and dogs.

But now, all of this was mine!

Shen Yi sat comfortably on the sofa like the owner of the house, enjoying this luxurious couch that was probably worth over a hundred thousand.

This was the standard a shelter should have. The dorm building was nowhere close!

"Ah, what a shame. The cakes in the fridge have all gone bad. Only these fruits sealed in plastic wrap seem like they can still be eaten..." Jiangnan Yan stood before the refrigerator, taking things out.

Xu Wanting pretended to help.

As for Bai Xinyi, she curiously looked around the apartment, feeling the impact of wealth.

Although she knew Jiangnan Yan's family was rich, today was the first time she had truly seen it with her own eyes.

She could work her entire life and still never afford an apartment like this.

For some reason, she sighed inwardly.

But this wasn't the time to think about such things.

Would it be inappropriate for an outsider like me to keep staying here?

Bai Xinyi felt increasingly restless.

"Husband, have some tangerines first. I'll go wash the other fruit."

Jiangnan Yan placed a plate of tangerines on the table.

Shen Yi casually responded as he replied to WeChat messages.

It was a message from that little green tea, Zhou Wan'er.

She couldn't hold out any longer today either. She wanted something to eat.

Shen Yi didn't waste words with her. He sent her Jiangnan Yan's address and told her to come over herself.

Zhou Wan'er: "Aren't you in the boys' dorm at Campus A? Why did you change locations? It's so far..."

Shen Yi: "Come or don't, it's up to you. I might not even be in the city in a few days."

Shen Yi: "Oh, and if you're coming, remember not to go near the trees by the roadside."

Zhou Wan'er: "Huh? You won't be in the city? Where are you going? Is there some kind of shelter??"

Shen Yi didn't answer that question.

The first two messages had given her enough of a sense of crisis. It was enough to force her to come over as soon as possible!

If she still couldn't make up her mind, then Shen Yi could only give up on her.

Right now, Shen Yi had something more important to do.

Eat the ability fruit!

He was looking forward to seeing whether eating a new fruit would grant him a new ability...

So, while pretending to eat a tangerine, he swallowed the ability fruit as well.

As the fruit entered his stomach, he felt a wave of refreshment wash over his mind.

Then, that was it.

Compared to the changes when he ate his first ability fruit, this one had absolutely no flair at all...

What kind of ability was this?

Was it really weak?

Shen Yi immediately opened his Personal Panel to check.

Instant Movement (lv1): You can instantly move up to twenty meters. Because your Instant Movement is a spatial skill, you can ignore any terrain, as well as any control or restraint skills during movement. As long as you have enough stamina, you can activate Instant Movement continuously without any restrictions.

"Holy shit!!"

The moment Shen Yi saw this ability, he was utterly stunned!

Instant Movement!

And it could ignore terrain, as well as any form of control and restraint!

This was absolutely a god-tier ability!!

And the most insanely overpowered part was that it could be activated continuously!

As long as his stamina was good enough, he could keep teleporting all the way!

By sheer coincidence, Shen Yi's first ability had been Body Evolution, which had just happened to improve his endurance!

And endurance was stamina!

So, Body Evolution paired with Instant Movement was simply invincible!!

Awesome!

This felt so damn good!!

With the ability of Instant Movement, even if he encountered an enemy he couldn't defeat in the future, nobody would be able to stop him if he wanted to run!