Do You Know About "New World"? (Please Vote for Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)

Shang Qian moved forward through the dark tunnel. Not long after, Snap!

The lights flickered on.

"The lights are voice-activated!"

Only then did she get a clear look at her surroundings.

A perfectly straight passageway!

So straight, in fact, that even someone with severe OCD couldn't find a single flaw.

"Huh? There's a staircase going up, with 'Kind Auntie' written on it? What does that mean? Is that Shen Jin's relative?" There must be a hidden meaning!

Shang Qian didn't understand, but she felt it was significant, likely someone very important to Shen Jin! Furthermore, excavating such a massive project underground couldn't have been easy, even for Shen Jin, an Earth-based Ability user.

Shang Qian passed rooms labeled "Yellow" Number 10, 9, 8... Why were there no doors? This was strange.

"Cough, cough... Is the meal ready? Where am I? The dorm?"

Sun Can woke up groggily, mumbling incoherent words.

Shen Jin and Li Moxiao exchanged a look and quickly put down their cleaning tools.

Sniff, sniff~

Fortunately, the exhaust fan Shen Jin had installed was of good quality; the smell of steak was no longer detectable this time.

"You're awake?"

Sun Can opened his eyes to find two smiling faces, one big and one small, hovering over him.

"Holy crap! Who are you two?"

Flames ignited in his hand, and with a backflip, he landed steadily on the ground.

After the two explained, Sun Can asked confusedly, "Are you... Ultraman?"

Shen Jin's expression turned stiff. He remembered he had been wearing a mask before Sun Can passed out.

"It was me..."

Sun Can finally understood. "Oh, so you brought me here?"

Seeing Sun Can about to ask more questions, Shen Jin quickly said, "You must be hungry, let's eat."

He asked Li Moxiao to serve Sun Can some steamed buns, while Shen Jin went underground to bring Shang Qian up.

"Whoa? What a beautiful young lady, is this..." Li Moxiao glanced at Shang Qian's...

(O.O)

Then looked down at her own... shoelaces. (⊙△⊙|||) The steak she had just eaten suddenly lost its appeal... An inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly welled up in her heart.

"This is my former colleague, Shang Qian. I happened to run into her on the way and rescued her."

"Come, come, sit here, let's eat and chat," Shen Jin, oblivious to Li Moxiao's subtle thoughts, enthusiastically welcomed them.

"Ah, okay..."

Shang Qian sensed the faint hostility from Li Moxiao and found it strange, as she didn't seem to know her. Also, why was there another woman in Shen Jin's home? Was she a relative? Then, seeing where Li Moxiao's gaze was fixed, she seemed to understand something. "She probably doesn't know Shen Jin is gay yet, does she?" She puffed out her chest and sat down elegantly, picking up a steamed bun and some pickled vegetables. Munch, munch~

Sun Can, with his usual carefree attitude, sat down and started eating as soon as he realized Shen Jin wasn't an enemy.

"Hey! You know, ever since we got to your apocalypse, I haven't had a hot meal."

"Us?"

"Ah! Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue. Us, our apocalypse..."

Sun Can raised his bowl and took a self-punishing sip of millet porridge.

After they had eaten their fill, Sun Can and Shang Qian let out satisfied burps. Then Sun Can asked curiously, "Why aren't you two eating?"

The two of them plastered smiles on their faces. "We've eaten, we've eaten."

"Oh, when I was unconscious, I dreamed someone next to me was eating. But they were eating steak, haha! This dream is half true, half false!"

"Cough. Burp~"

Li Moxiao turned her head and let out a burp, trying her best to prevent the smell of beef from escaping.

Shen Jin quickly changed the subject. "Um, Sun Can? Why were you there at that time? And what did you mean by what you said before you passed out?"

Shang Qian also perked up her ears, feeling that Sun Can was about to express his true feelings.

This was bound to be followed by extremely mushy love confessions!

However, Sun Can glanced warily at Shang Qian and Li Moxiao. "Let's talk in your room."

Nodding, Shen Jin took Sun Can up to the second floor of the villa.

Shang Qian narrowed her eyes, watching the two of them interact so intimately, and spat under her breath, "Can't wait to get home, huh..."

Li Moxiao half-closed her eyes, sizing up Shang Qian, and made a gesture with her hand.

W(￣_￣)W

Can't... can't hold two hands?

Damn it!

Shen Jin, you big pervert, so vulgar!

Meanwhile, Sun Can glanced at the large hole smashed in the floor on the second floor, a look of doubt on his face.

"Cough. A guest was too heavy and it collapsed. Don't mind these details. Also, don't just wander around in the room."

Is he setting up some ordinary traps? Heh, this is interesting. Sun Can shook his head and got down to business.

"I have a question for you. You must answer me honestly."

"Mhm, go ahead."

"Do you know a game called 'New World'?"

Shen Jin thought back carefully and shook his head. "Never heard of it. Is this game very popular?"

"Oh, it's more than popular, it's a global phenomenon."

Shen Jin was baffled. "Then there's no way I wouldn't know. Is it some small company's private server?"

Seeing that Shen Jin didn't know, Sun Can waved his hand. "If you don't know, then forget it. As for why I saved you yesterday, it's because I like to help those in need when I see injustice."

Shen Jin frowned, feeling that Sun Can wasn't telling the truth.

"Then how did your fire ability awaken?"

Sun Can took out a blood-red crystal the size of a soybean from his jacket pocket and threw it to Shen Jin. "Advanced zombies have these energy core crystals in their brains. Perhaps they can help with awakening abilities. Of course, don't swallow them easily, they'll make you explode."

A crystal, clear and transparent, with streaks of blood mixed within, landed in Shen Jin's hand.

Upon closer inspection, the viscous energy inside was still slowly flowing.

Amazing!

Sun Can didn't get the answer he wanted and didn't want to linger.

"I'm leaving. See you around if fate allows."

With his agility, jumping out of the second-floor window was no problem at all.

"Hey! Wait."

Before Shen Jin could finish speaking, Sun Can, who was about to jump over the large hole, was suddenly hammered down to the first floor by a piston on the ceiling.

(=′ー`)

"Holy crap!!!"

Fortunately, Sun Can's reaction speed was astonishing. He grabbed the floor on the first level and forcibly flipped himself back up.

"Hoo, that was something, but traps of this intensity... not a big problem."

With his physical strength, such an impact would hardly cause serious injury.

"Whoosh!"

A small hole appeared in the wall, and a feather arrow shot out.

Sun Can reacted quickly, his flames flaring up, and he directly caught the arrow, which began to burn.

"This arrow is quite clever. It would be difficult for an ordinary person to dodge it, but unfortunately, it met someone like me..."

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

A series of arrows shot out from the walls on both sides!

Sun Can rolled towards the wool carpet on the side and, narrowly escaping, fell into the deep pit.

(｀д′) "Damn it! Shen Jin, you son of a bitch, is this how you treat your savior!?"

Shen Jin, on the second floor, listened to Sun Can's roar and felt a headache. He yelled back:

"I told you not to run around!"

After going to the monitoring room to release Sun Can, Shen Jin watched him, limping, yet easily hunting ordinary zombies.

"Such powerful personal strength! If the government had more people like him, they probably would have eliminated the zombies long ago."

Shen Jin spun his limited edition 'Mai Sakurajima' figure, silently reviewing the day's events:

"Heavenly Net, Sun Can, Lu Qiang, Agile Zombies, Strength-type Zombies."

"Extraordinary powers have begun to appear gradually, and zombies are constantly evolving. If I go out, I'll inevitably encounter extraordinary powers again."

"Since I've collected enough supplies, enough for me to use for several lifetimes, maybe I should just retire?"

"As long as I don't go out, there won't be any danger. At worst, I'll burrow underground. I don't believe zombies can evolve drills, can they?"

"..."

"Damn it! You can't really say for sure!"

"Hey, there's an old saying: Thoughts can be vulgar, but the body must be strong. Only a strong physique can support a dirty soul."

"Uh, that doesn't sound right? It seems like 'If a man does not plan for the distant future, he will find sorrow close at hand.'"

"So, when it's safe, I'll complete the system's mission first, and then take Yang Ao to Future Human Pharmaceuticals. If the gene optimization potion really works, it would be perfect. It can greatly improve my physical fitness."

"Otherwise, unlocking the gene lock between life and death will probably be difficult for me in this lifetime."

"And both of these things will require Yang Ao's help, hehehe~"

"Eat up!"

Shen Jin's voice came from the underground 'testing room'. Yang Ao was startled and saw a plastic bag at the door containing:

A fragrant steamed bun!

Yang Ao, who hadn't eaten all day, grabbed it and devoured it.

Fragrant! Soft!

"A delicacy from the human world!"

After finishing, Yang Ao took a few small sips of water and closed his eyes in satisfaction, a smile on his face.

As expected, it was worth the wait!

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