Plunderer's Insight

"Get dressed first!"

Xiao Wan stood up and walked out, her face flushed red. Jiang Yang quickly pulled on his clothes and checked on Ye Qingwei's condition.

Sure enough, a line of text appeared before Jiang Yang's eyes.

Name: Ye Qingwei. Physique: 6. Spirit: 7. Agility: 5. Class: None. Level: Zero. Ability: Heart of Healing. Skills: None. Loyalty: 85 (below 60 will leave, max is 100).

So this was Plunderer's Insight?

Jiang Yang's gaze locked onto Ye Qingwei's ability—Heart of Healing, exactly as in the original story.

In the original, the ability Ye Qingwei awakened was Heart of Healing.

It was a super healing ability. Because of it, Ye Qingwei's self-recovery speed was extremely fast, and she could also heal others.

Its healing effect was ten times stronger than a treatment-class professional's skills!

In the original, it was thanks to Ye Qingwei that Ye Fan escaped death multiple times.

But this girl had awakened without so much as a stir. If not for Plunderer's Insight, he wouldn't have noticed at all.

"Brother Jiang, why are you staring at me?"

Ye Qingwei's face was bright red. Xiao Wan had caught them, and now Jiang Yang was staring intently at her—she still wasn't dressed.

"Can't I take a few more looks at such a pretty little wife?"

"Don't... don't talk nonsense!"

Ye Qingwei shyly nearly jumped up, but the next moment, Jiang Yang's big hands had her under control.

As he helped Ye Qingwei get dressed, a thought suddenly struck Jiang Yang.

If Heart of Healing had such fast self-recovery, did that mean Ye Qingwei was now back to being an untouched, pure girl?

A string of wicked ideas flooded Jiang Yang's mind.

"Eh... it doesn't hurt anymore?!"

Jiang Yang's fantasies were cut short by Ye Qingwei's delighted voice. Because of how thoroughly he had "developed" her yesterday, all the negative effects were now gone.

It was truly incredible!

Not only that, but the scars from when she used to walk—left by sudden illness making her legs give out—had vanished too!

Now, Ye Qingwei's skin was as white and flawless as mutton fat, making Jiang Yang silently marvel at the power of Heart of Healing.

"According to our intel, some people awaken abilities when the Apocalypse comes. Qingwei, try standing up on your own."

The moment Jiang Yang finished speaking.

Ye Qingwei's breathing quickened.

Stand up?!

That had been her lifelong, unattainable dream!

According to the novel's description, Ye Qingwei couldn't stand right away. Even after awakening her ability, recovering from her illness took time.

But now, because Ye Qingwei had received timely surgery, she should be able to heal instantly once her ability awakened!

Sure enough, Ye Qingwei swallowed hard and carefully placed her jade-like feet on the ground.

She could feel them!

At that moment, joy filled her heart.

The next second, with Jiang Yang's support, she stood up fully—and ecstasy flooded her mind!

I'm standing!

Overwhelmed with joy, Ye Qingwei couldn't contain herself. She suddenly leaped onto Jiang Yang and planted a kiss on him.

"Brother Jiang, my legs are back! I'm normal again!"

Honestly, seeing the girl so happy, Jiang Yang was happy for her too.

But he was still a normal man, and some contact inevitably stirred a reaction.

The girl seemed to sense it. Her pretty face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, and she shyly hopped away.

"Cough." Jiang Yang knew this wasn't the time for that. He put on a serious expression and said, "Qingwei, being able to stand means you've awakened some kind of self-healing ability!"

Jiang Yang bit his own finger and held it out in front of Ye Qingwei.

"I can heal myself, so I should be able to heal others too. Try to see if you can close this wound."

Jiang Yang had read the original story, so he already knew what Ye Qingwei's ability was.

But he couldn't say that now. He had to pretend he didn't know and guide her into using her power on her own.

Ye Qingwei's mind was filled with nothing but trust and reliance on Jiang Yang. She immediately did as he said.

She stared at his finger, silently meditating on healing.

A moment later, a faint green light gathered in her hand. She placed it over Jiang Yang's finger. Before it even touched his skin, just the glow alone was enough to close the wound.

What a powerful ability!

Jiang Yang was stunned. He began guiding Ye Qingwei to use her power with a clear goal in mind.

Elsewhere, outside the room, Wu Lei looked through the window at the carnage below.

Limbs and severed body parts were everywhere. The dead had risen, dragging broken arms and mangled bodies, searching for signs of the living.

"Those are zombies."

Xiao Wan walked over. There were plenty of movies and shows about zombies, but she never thought she'd actually see them with her own eyes.

Now she thought back to everything Jiang Yang had told her to prepare.

Had the young master been planning ahead?

Inside a studio apartment, Tang Ya curled up in a corner, her face pale as death.

She had woken up early to get ready, putting on makeup, planning to go find Jiang Yang.

But before she could even leave, the apocalypse had arrived.

Sensing the danger, Tang Ya locked the doors and windows, waiting for rescue. But the screams echoing through the hallway nearly scared the soul out of her.

Then came the sound of chewing right outside her door. Something was out there.

"Are those the zombies?"

Tang Ya was terrified. She was on the verge of breaking down. Then a harsh, scraping sound rang out.

Something was scratching at her door!

She almost screamed, but clamped her hand over her mouth at the last second, forcing herself not to make a sound.

Making noise might attract the monsters!

"What do I do?"

Tang Ya trembled all over. Her eyes darted to the kitchen knives, and a wild look crept into them.

She wanted to live. She had to live.

Two kilometers away from Tang Ya, Ye Fan sat in a hotel room, gasping for breath, a fire axe in his hand.

"I'll stay here for one night. By tomorrow, things should quiet down. Then I'll head to Linjiang University."

A vicious glint flashed in Ye Fan's eyes. He took out a pen and paper and began listing the differences between his two memories since being reborn.

The butterfly effect wouldn't stop him from taking revenge.

The people who needed to die would still die.

First, Jiang Yang. Second, Tang Ya.

Inside a high-end hotel, Jiang Yang and the other three sat together for a meal.

"Young master, can you tell me how you knew about the apocalypse?"

Xiao Wan's gaze was fixed on Jiang Yang. Just moments ago, he had shared some information about the end of the world with them.

Wu Lei showed no reaction. He would do whatever Jiang Yang told him to.

Ye Qingwei was still caught up in the excitement of being healed. Only Xiao Wan kept her eyes on Jiang Yang.

Name: Xiao Wan.

Physique: 9.

Spirit: 7.

Agility: 9.

Class: None.

Level: Zero.

Ability: None.

Skills: None.

Loyalty: 99

Jiang Yang looked at Xiao Wan's info. Her loyalty was the highest among the three—Ye Qingwei was at 85, Wu Lei at 82, and Xiao Wan had actually reached 99.

"A few years ago, I set up a foundation to collect occult information. It was just a hobby at first, but I never expected to gather intel on the Apocalypse—and even less that today would actually be doomsday!"

Jiang Yang sighed, planning his next move in his mind.

Ye Fan should have awakened his past life memories by now. The obstacles Jiang Yang had set for him could only hold him back temporarily.

If nothing went wrong, he should be near Linjiang University by now.

Having read the original story, Jiang Yang naturally knew where Ye Fan's opportunity lay at Linjiang University—and that opportunity wouldn't be claimed anytime soon.

Right now, Jiang Yang needed to plan something else. In the original story, Ye Fan had once pursued a powerful figure.

She was also from Linjiang University—the ace of the Kendo Club, the campus belle Qiu Chan. This beauty was no ordinary person; in later years, she would be known as the Sword Saintess.

A lone wanderer walking through the Apocalypse, belonging to the strongest tier of that world.

Even the original Ye Fan couldn't defeat her. In principle, this campus belle should be considered Ye Fan's mentor.

But that was an opportunity that came a few years into the Apocalypse.

Jiang Yang didn't care about that, though. A powerhouse like her—if she didn't join his harem... team, it would be such a waste!

A plan began to take shape in Jiang Yang's mind.

Just then, outside the luxury hotel, something that looked like a lizard was crawling up the wall.