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5: Mutant beasts, Xu Wanting shows up.

Xu Wanting: “Help me!!”

Xu Wanting: “There’s a monster downstairs, a monster!!!!”

“What kind of monster?”

Shen Yi read Xu Wanting’s SOS and immediately typed a question.

[Xu Wanting sent you a video clip.]

Shen Yi opened the file; it was a short clip of about 10 seconds.

The screen showed dense black fog with almost zero visibility, yet he could faintly tell the scene was outside the building.

Within the thick black fog prowled an enormous yellow mongrel whose muscular limbs and blood-red eyes made it look downright bloodthirsty.

The dog glanced at Xu Wanting behind the camera, making her scream, yet it did not approach, instead clamping a mangled corpse in its jaws and turning back into the fog.

Perhaps because it already had food, the dog surprisingly did not attack Xu Wanting.

Shen Yi recognized the mutt; before the black fog came it used to roam the campus as a stray that many students fed, living quite comfortably.

For some unknown reason its body had swollen to three or four times that of a normal dog, every muscle bulging.

Worse still, it actually ate people!

“So animals are mutating too…” After watching the video, Shen Yi’s face turned grim; the catastrophe was indeed more dangerous than he had thought.

That meant his grandma and sister were telling the truth when they said the neighbor’s dog had eaten someone.

Animals and plants were all mutating!

Was the black fog to blame?

He wondered whether humans would mutate as well…

Or was the awakening of superpowers in humans simply one form of mutation?

While his mind ran wild with speculation, Shen Yi still sent Xu Wanting a message: “Since the dog isn’t attacking, get upstairs quickly and stop wasting time.”

Xu Wanting: “Huh!? Aren’t you coming down to get me?”

Shen Yi did not answer her.

He had never planned to risk going out, and after seeing a man-eating mutant downstairs he was even less likely to do so.

Besides, just now Zhao Tao, who had awakened a superpower, had added him as a friend!

Shen Yi naturally seized the chance to chat with Zhao Tao and tried to learn how he had gained his power.

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “Bro, need protection? You know how strong I am; with me around nobody will dare steal your supplies!”

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “In a disaster survivors should help each other; I’ve already gathered dozens of classmates, so if you need help bring your gear and come to me… I’m in the Campus A gym!”

[Zhao Tao sent you a video.]

The clip showed dozens of students gathered together, seemingly enjoying themselves.

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “By the way, bro, you still have supplies, right? I saw you posting in the group a moment ago.”

He called him “bro” every other word, sounding extremely forthright.

Yet Shen Yi read between the lines and saw that Zhao Tao obviously wanted his supplies.

Perhaps the offer of protection was genuine, but in the apocalypse Shen Yi trusted himself more!

Without absolute power he would not rely on someone else’s protection.

Foreign Languages Class Shen Yi: “I have a few bottles of water left.”

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “Great, bro, great! Come to the gym now, we’ll meet up first; there’s strength in numbers, then we can scavenge and wait for rescue together!”

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “I’m sure you’ve read apocalypse novels too; only by sticking together can survivors make it, and with my lightning superpower ordinary monsters are nothing!”

Foreign Languages Class Shen Yi: “Alright, I’ll pack up and head over… but I’m curious, how did you get such a powerful superpower? Care to share? Maybe I’ll get lucky and awaken one too, which would make fighting mutants easier.”

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “Well, I can’t really remember; I just stumbled into it and woke up with it.”

Physical Education Class Zhao Tao: “Bro, we’ll talk details when you get here, don’t forget the location!”

Seeing Zhao Tao’s attitude, Shen Yi could not be bothered anymore.

Since he couldn’t extract information, he deleted the contact.

As for meeting up, that was obviously a lie to fool Zhao Tao!

“Zhao Tao’s superpower can’t be that strong, otherwise he wouldn’t add me first and ask me to bring supplies…”

“If he were truly powerful he would have collected supplies long ago; at the very least the campus supermarket still has plenty of unspoiled food and water…”

Shen Yi murmured softly and actually felt relieved.

He had feared Zhao Tao’s superpower might be like a thunder god’s, able to summon lightning at will and kill monsters effortlessly.

If that were the case he would not need to stay hidden.

But obviously, judging from the conversation, Zhao Tao’s power was not strong… probably quite weak… or he would never covet a few bottles of water.

That was exactly why Shen Yi probed him: he needed to gauge the strength of a superpower so he could plan accordingly.

Of course, learning how to awaken one would be even better…

Xu Wanting: “Shen Yi, which dorm are you in?”

Xu Wanting: “Answer me!!!”

Xu Wanting: “Damn it!!!!”

Xu Wanting fired off several messages in a row and sounded extremely anxious.

“606.”

Shen Yi sent the reply, then got up, moved behind the door, grabbed a broom as a weapon, and quietly listened.

Before long light footsteps echoed in the hallway.

Along with the footsteps came rough breathing.

The dorm had no elevator to the 6th floor, yet Xu Wanting had climbed quickly.

Those long legs of hers did not go to waste.

“That bastard! Can’t even come downstairs to meet me… no wonder no girl likes him!”

Leaning against the wall and panting, Xu Wanting’s pale forehead beaded with sweat; already dehydrated, she had charged up six flights while inhaling plenty of black fog and felt her throat burning.

If not for the man-eating beast downstairs she would never have climbed so fast, or even made it at all.

Thinking how she had risked her life to come yet Shen Yi would not even meet her, she seethed and wished she could stab him a few times!

If it were not for this damned black fog and this damned apocalypse, she would never have spared a glance at a straight-laced loser like Shen Yi!

Cursing inwardly, Xu Wanting soon located dorm 606.

Staying alert in the dark corridor, she knocked hard on the door.

The door suddenly swung open.

Before she could react, a hand yanked her inside and the door was locked behind her.

“Don’t move!”

Shen Yi slammed Xu Wanting against the wall and pinned both her arms over her head with one hand.

“W-what are you doing? Let me go! Let me go!!”

Startled, Xu Wanting struggled instinctively.

But she was weak and dehydrated, almost out of strength, and could not break free.

“I said don’t f**king move!!”

Shen Yi barked coldly.

Then, he reached out and touched Xu Wanting’s body.

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