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33: Crushing Defeat, I’ll Follow the Cable and Kill You

This so-called grade-5 top-tier steak did taste pretty good.

Shen Yi felt it beat every beef he had ever eaten, perhaps because the System’s beef was simply superior.

Moreover, Bai Xinyi’s cooking was excellent too; every steak she seared was crispy outside and tender inside, perfectly done and wonderfully fragrant!

During that meal, Shen Yi polished off five full steaks!

Perhaps his constant use of Teleportation that day had drained too much stamina, so he needed extra energy.

But it didn’t matter, because supplies were the one thing he never lacked!

Steaks were unlimited!

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, Shen Yi replied to Zhou Wan’er’s message.

Yes, Zhou Wan’er had texted him.

She had finally decided to come over.

She even said she would bring two dorm mates along.

Shen Yi naturally did not refuse.

The more women who came, the more resources he could unlock!

After answering the message, Shen Yi took out several power banks and handed them to the three women, telling them to charge their phones fully and not waste power so they could stay in touch later.

Otherwise, if something happened at home when he was away, he would be clueless.

Once these chores were done, it was already late, and with the power out the group went to bed early.

Before sleeping, Shen Yi glanced at the Building 6 group chat.

The residents had assembled and were aggressively gathering on the 18th floor.

Good, with them holding the line he could sleep even more soundly tonight.

Tomorrow would be the time to deal with the thugs.

“Honey, good night.”

Xu Wanting snuggled into Shen Yi’s arms and mumbled the words.

“Mm, good night.”

…

That night.

Shen Yi slept very soundly.

Even before the apocalypse he had never slept this comfortably.

Perhaps a man like him truly suited the end times.

By contrast, the other people in the building had a terrible time.

A crowd of residents gathered on the 18th floor… more than 20 people, mostly men with only a few women.

Each of them held a weapon, whether a golf club, a baseball bat, or a kitchen knife.

For a moment, they even felt confident.

The thugs were brutal, but there were only 6 or 7 of them, whereas the residents outnumbered them 2-to-1.

This time, the advantage was ours!

So, under the lead of a middle-aged businessman in a suit, they marched downstairs, brimming with aggression, to negotiate with the thugs!

Yes, negotiate!

No one wanted a life-and-death battle if they could avoid it.

If a fight broke out, people would die!

Unfortunately, the thugs had no bottom line and launched a sudden attack during the talks.

Caught off guard, the 20-odd residents were beaten so badly they wailed like ghosts and instantly collapsed.

More than 20 people were chased and hacked at by just 6 or 7.

The final tally showed 3 residents killed, 2 gravely wounded, 2 taken captive, and nearly 10 with minor injuries.

Not a single thug died; none were even seriously hurt, only lightly injured.

A crushing defeat!

How could these suit-and-tie office workers ever match desperados?

They lost all will to resist after a single clash.

Shen Yi learned all this through the chat log.

Some residents who had lost family cried in the group, while others whose relatives were captured begged for help.

But this time, no one dared respond.

The thugs had already crushed their morale the previous night.

Now everyone cared only about self-preservation; no one would risk their life, not even step outside the door.

Ordinary people simply were no match for those desperados.

Those thugs had no sense of reason and truly dared to kill!

Resident 1501: “Does anyone have gauze or medicine? My leg hurts so badly; the wound from last night keeps bleeding. Please help me! I beg you!”

[Resident 1501 sent a photo]

Shen Yi opened the picture and discovered the injured resident was actually a woman.

Of course, he had clicked because he glimpsed a pair of fair, tender thighs in the thumbnail.

Although a slash had stained most of her leg with blood, he could still tell the shape was nice.

He just wondered whether her looks met the System’s standard.

Seeing no one respond to 1501’s plea, Shen Yi replied in the group using Jiang Nanyan’s account.

Resident 2001: “I have medicine. If you need it, DM me, but first send a full-body photo with no beauty filter.”

Resident 1501: “A photo? Why do you want my photo?”

Resident 0901: “What else? Isn’t it obvious?”

Resident 0901: “Wait, this 20th-floor resident, didn’t you skip the gathering last night?”

Resident 1401: “The 20th floor really didn’t help last night! Everyone remember resident 2001; selfish people like that don’t deserve our help!”

Resident 0501: “@Resident 2001, get out! It’s all you! You got my man killed! What right do you have to stay in this group?!”

Resident 0501: “Bastard! Trash! Ill-bred trash! Get out of this group!! You don’t deserve to live! You should die, you selfish scum!!”

Resident 0501: “Your whole family should die!!”

Resident 1401: “Well said; selfish people like that shouldn’t stay in the group!”

Resident 1602: “Sob… my husband died when he went out with you yesterday. You have to protect us widows and orphans…”

In an instant, Shen Yi, who had not lent a hand, became the public enemy of the whole building.

It was as if all the consequences stemmed solely from his absence.

Some people are like that: they dare not face the strong yet have no problem bullying the weak.

However, Shen Yi was no weakling.

Shen Yi used Teleportation to appear directly in apartment 501.

At that moment, inside, a middle-aged woman in pajamas sat on the sofa, furiously typing on her phone as she cursed Shen Yi in the chat.

Only by venting like this could she relieve the pain of losing her man.

She was so absorbed that she failed to notice Shen Yi’s arrival.

Not until Shen Yi deliberately made a sound did she look up, her face instantly filling with terror.

“W-who are you?!”

“How did you get into my home!”

Shen Yi glanced at her phone screen and confirmed she was indeed the one flaming him.

“I admit losing your man hurts; after all, he was your only support.”

“But…”

Shen Yi spoke mildly, raised his hand, and a pistol appeared in his palm.

The middle-aged woman saw this and became utterly terrified.

He had produced a gun from thin air!

Was he even human?!

“But what does that have to do with me?”

“You dared curse my family, so I’ll kill you!”

Shen Yi pulled the trigger and blew her head off with one shot.

Even in death, the woman never understood how she had provoked such a monster…

After killing the person who cursed his family, Shen Yi teleported back, feeling quite refreshed.

As for the others in the chat who had called him selfish, Shen Yi ignored them for now.

He would deal with them slowly after wiping out the thugs.

Don’t think I’m easy-going!

Piss me off and I’ll follow the internet cable to kill you!

Just then, Resident 1501 also added him as a friend.

Resident 1501: “My phone only has 1% battery left, I can’t take a photo.”

Resident 1501: “If you have medicine, could you please bring it over? I have photos at home!”

After sending those two messages, she suddenly went offline.

Apparently her phone had died.

Shen Yi thought about it and felt it was worth a trip.

He had nothing else to do; if the resident of 1501 met the System’s standard, he could unlock new supplies.

Even if she didn’t, it would only cost a little effort… no big deal.

With that in mind, Shen Yi used Teleportation and vanished from the apartment.

“Ah! Shen Yi! Shen Yi just disappeared into thin air!”

Bai Xinyi, who had just walked out of the bedroom, screamed at the sight.

Ignoring the danger, she rushed to where Shen Yi had vanished and anxiously rummaged through the sofa crevice…

“How could a living person disappear into thin air!?”

And right in front of her, no less!

“Teacher Bai, calm down.”

Jiang Nanyan and Xu Wanting watched Bai Xinyi’s comical behavior and couldn’t help laughing.

How could someone as big as Shen Yi hide in a sofa crack?

They knew this was Shen Yi’s new superpower, so they were not surprised.

They explained it to Bai Xinyi in passing.

After hearing the explanation, Bai Xinyi blushed crimson and silently admitted that she really couldn’t adapt to the apocalyptic world!

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