Gentle Girl

After Cheng Luoyi and the others finished eating and regained some strength, they continued searching for members of the Black Scorpion Organization.

With Lin Dong around, the journey went extremely smoothly. Those savage zombies had vanished for no apparent reason.

It even gave Cheng Luoyi an illusion.

It was just an ordinary afternoon, and she was taking a stroll down the street.

Lin Dong reminisced with the two of them, mentioning picking cherries, making dumplings, and other things. Walking through the streets of the apocalypse, he looked completely relaxed.

Chen Ming and the others exchanged glances.

They did not dare ask, nor did they dare speak. They simply followed silently behind, doing their best to make themselves invisible.

They only noticed that Cheng Luoyi, who had always been quiet and reserved, seemed somewhat more talkative today...

Far behind them, Tank, Little Eight, and Doctor stood atop a tall building, their three pairs of fierce eyes fixed on them.

"Why is Boss leading humans around?" Little Eight seemed a little jealous.

"Don't underestimate that female human. I don't think you'd necessarily be her match," Doctor said.

"Tch."

Little Eight did not believe him. "If not for Boss's orders, I'd already be eating her brain!"

Doctor did not respond. Instead, he looked at Tank.

"Boss is searching for the humans who sneaked in. The direction they're heading is the territory you patrol, right?"

"Yeah. They must've gotten it wrong. I've wandered around there several times. There's no way any humans could be there."

Tank spoke confidently.

The three underlings and the thousand Elite Zombies below were all on standby, while also eagerly watching the show.

By then, Lin Dong had arrived at the edge of his territory. Ever since his turf expanded, this was his first time patrolling this place.

From far away, he caught the scent of blood. There really was a human presence.

The street ahead had once been lined with KTVs, one of the most prosperous areas in the past, full of revelry every night and brightly lit.

Now, it was utterly ruined. The buildings were cracked, signs had fallen, shattered glass covered the ground, and bloodstains and mangled corpses could be seen everywhere.

Dense spiderwebs had formed over the wrecked vehicles parked outside.

One of the buildings had a shattered glass door on the first floor, weeds growing on the steps outside, and complete silence inside. It seemed no different from the others.

However, the windows on the second floor had been sealed shut.

There were clearly signs of human modification.

"Found them."

Cheng Luoyi stared ahead with her bright eyes. She had clearly sensed something as well.

Chen Ming frowned slightly behind her. In their minds, the Black Scorpion Organization was ruthless and cruel, so he could not help saying something.

"According to the intelligence, there are more than ten awakened ones who robbed the supplies, and they're holding three hostages. The order from above is to recover the supplies and rescue the people."

"Hostages?"

Lin Dong subconsciously muttered the word. For some reason, it felt completely unfamiliar, as though those two characters did not exist in his mind at all.

"Uh..."

Chen Ming froze and did not dare make another sound.

Sun Xiaoqiang looked at Lin Dong.

"I heard the Black Scorpion Organization is very cruel. How about you don't go in? Just wait for us here."

"Cruel?"

Lin Dong was quite familiar with that word.

"It's fine. I'll go in and take a look with you."

"Mm, that works. Stay close to me when the time comes."

Sun Xiaoqiang nodded, extremely confident in his own strength.

After all...

He was an awakened one from Shelter 002!

They immediately headed for the KTV ahead.

At that moment, there were thirteen Black Scorpion members inside the KTV. Six of them had condensed Crystal Cores and awakened abilities, making them extremely powerful.

Among those six was a woman with short bobbed hair and a black scorpion tattoo on the right side of her face. She looked downright deranged.

She was a Mental Type awakened one with powerful perception.

Suddenly, the woman stood up from the sofa.

"Brother Yang, someone is approaching us!"

"Oh?"

The bald leader narrowed his eyes, fierce light flashing within them. They had found him even though he was hiding in a place like this?

"How many are there?"

"Six. Only two are Crystal Core awakened ones."

The woman answered.

With her abilities, she still could not sense Lin Dong's presence.

The bald man snorted coldly.

"Only two Crystal Core awakened ones, and they dare come looking for us? They're pretty confident. Come on, let's go meet them."

"Mm, hehehe."

The man beside him grinned wickedly, not taking it seriously at all.

They left only three people behind to guard the hostages, while the other ten all headed outside.

At that moment, Lin Dong and the others stepped over shattered glass on the floor, making crunching sounds as they entered the first-floor lobby.

Before long, rustling footsteps came from upstairs.

"They're coming down."

Cheng Luoyi looked calm as she stepped forward alone.

Chen Ming and the others were far too weak. She did not expect anything from them, and it would be better to handle the fight herself and end it quickly.

A group of people soon appeared at the second-floor stairway.

At the front was the bald man. He had triangular eyes, shaved-off eyebrows, and a vicious-looking face. He was Song Yang, a minor leader of the Black Scorpion Organization.

Behind him stood several people with wildly different appearances. Some had nose rings, lip rings, or facial tattoos. Their looks were rather strange, and all of them studied Cheng Luoyi with hostile gazes.

"Hehehe, it really is her."

A young man in a leather jacket among the group had flashing eyes and a delighted expression.

The person beside him asked curiously.

"What? You know her?"

"Yeah, I saw her profile on the shelter's official website."

The leather-jacketed man wore a lewd expression. When he had seen Cheng Luoyi's photo, he had found her stunning at first glance. She was simply too beautiful!

He had started fantasizing then. It would be wonderful if he could meet her someday.

He had not expected it.

Today, he had hit the jackpot. She had really come looking for him.

Moreover, the leather-jacketed man remembered a description beneath Cheng Luoyi's photo that had left a deep impression on him.

"I'm a gentle girl. I'm afraid of pain."

"I like gentle girls. Brother Yang, give her to me!" The leather-jacketed man volunteered eagerly.

"You sure know how to pick them. If you like her, go ahead." Song Yang gave a sinister smile, not taking it seriously either.

It was not because these people were stupid or careless. In her normal state, Cheng Luoyi's aura was not particularly strong. She was merely an ordinary B Rank awakened one.

Ordinary people could not sense it at all.

The leather-jacketed man's eyes gleamed with excitement. Bending down, he pulled an alloy dagger from his pant leg. Cold light flashed off its blade, which was incredibly sharp.

"Beauty, let me play with you!"

The leather-jacketed man flashed forward, charging at her with the weapon in hand. He was incredibly fast, a speed-enhancement awakened one.

Yet Cheng Luoyi stood still without moving at all. Her large eyes stared blankly at him, with no intention of dodging.

The cold gleam expanded within her pupils. The dagger was already before her, close enough to touch!

Suddenly, Cheng Luoyi raised her hand and grabbed the blade!

Splat!

Scarlet blood gushed out and ran down her wrist, leaving a glaring streak of color across her fair skin...