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7: Let’s Brush Our Teeth First.

Xu Wanting burst into tears and was on the verge of collapse.

Shen Yi opened the door and allowed her to enter the dorm.

Along the way, Shen Yi picked up the snacks and backpack from the floor and brought them inside.

There really were odd noises echoing now and then from the stairwell.

However, the sound had been there long before the black fog descended, so Shen Yi was not worried that it was a monster.

It was probably nothing more than an aging window.

After he closed the door and locked it, he turned around.

Shen Yi glanced at Xu Wanting, who sat on the bed hugging her knees and sobbing softly, and he had no intention of comforting her.

If she could not even get past this hurdle, she was doomed to die soon.

This was the apocalypse!

The dangers awaiting her later would definitely outnumber the lesson she had received today.

The reason Xu Wanting cried was not merely Shen Yi’s slap, nor being kicked out.

It was the sight of a living person being carried off by a monster.

The intense fear had not made Xu Wanting cry on the spot, but once she reached a relatively safe place, her nerves finally snapped.

She collapsed all at once.

The terror of hiding alone in her dorm these past few days, hearing the screams from downstairs, and witnessing someone being devoured by a monster had all shaken Xu Wanting’s inexperienced heart.

Having grown up in the peaceful Nation, she had never seen a corpse before!

In fact, Xu Wanting was not the only one afraid; when Shen Yi saw the man-eating monster through the camera, he was badly frightened as well.

He simply adapted better and calmed down quickly.

He could not afford to collapse, or no one would be able to save his grandma and little sister.

Shen Yi’s current plan was to farm supplies as fast as possible; if he could draw firearms or similar weapons, he would have the confidence to venture outside.

He did not believe mutated monsters could withstand firearms!

As long as it was a carbon-based life-form, firearms were bound to hurt it!

Of course, Shen Yi was not blindly confident in firearms.

After all, the government had not been able to dispel the fog or send troops to rescue anyone, which proved that conventional methods could not handle it.

Still, having a gun in hand would provide at least some sense of security.

“Um, could I… could I have a bottle of water?”

After crying for a long time and then sitting in silence, Xu Wanting seemed to have recovered from her fear and quietly asked Shen Yi.

There were several bottles of mineral water on the table, but she did not dare reach for them without permission, fearing she would be thrown out again.

Shen Yi glanced at Xu Wanting’s swollen eyes and finally felt somewhat satisfied.

He casually tossed a bottle of water to her.

At the same time, Shen Yi also took a careful look at Xu Wanting.

She truly deserved the title of the sexiest beauty in the Foreign Languages Department; her height of over 1.7 meters gave her legs longer than most girls’.

While drinking, Xu Wanting noticed Shen Yi’s unabashed gaze and felt a mix of discomfort and shyness.

Other boys had eyed her before, but they either peeked or took surreptitious photos; none had ever stared at her openly from head to toe like Shen Yi did.

It felt as though he were inspecting merchandise, which made her blush yet caused faint discomfort.

Remembering Shen Yi’s temper, she dared not complain.

After all, from the moment she had voluntarily come to the boys’ dorm, she had known what she would face.

At first, Xu Wanting had planned to rely on her charisma to manipulate Shen Yi, letting him feed and shelter her while keeping her safe.

But after what had just happened, she no longer dared entertain that notion.

Although Shen Yi was not handsome and came from an ordinary family, she had no right to be picky in the apocalypse…

As long as Shen Yi could provide food and water and protect her, she was willing to accept it.

In the apocalypse looks meant nothing; strength was the key to survival.

Judging by how easily Shen Yi had restrained her and slapped her, he was plenty strong enough to protect her.

While she pondered this, she saw Shen Yi walk over.

Her cheeks flushed, her breathing grew heavy, and her heart inexplicably sped up.

“Brush your teeth first.”

Shen Yi looked at Xu Wanting’s lips; he had intended to kiss her, but considering she had lacked water for two days and probably had not brushed, he figured the taste might be unpleasant.

Xu Wanting understood his meaning and blushed, surprised to find herself rejected.

However, when she saw that only two bottles of water were left on the table, she hesitated.

“There are only two bottles left; shouldn’t we save them?”

She suddenly felt a pang of regret.

She had downed an entire bottle earlier; had she known, she would have saved some.

But she had been too thirsty to restrain herself.

Now only two bottles remained, enough for at most three days for the two of them; using any for brushing would be far too wasteful…

“It’s fine; drink as much as you want… I told you, we have plenty of water.”

As Shen Yi spoke, he raised his hand, and two new bottles of water appeared out of thin air in his palm.

“Th-this… this is a superpower too?!”

Xu Wanting stared in shock at the water Shen Yi had conjured.

A superpower!

Earlier in the group chat, Xu Wanting had seen a classmate post a video claiming he had a superpower.

At first she had not really believed it, but witnessing Shen Yi create water from nothing instantly made her think of superpowers.

Could it be that Shen Yi had awakened a superpower as well?!

“Yes, more or less; my superpower lets me create food and water, so as long as you stay with me and behave, you will never worry about supplies,” Shen Yi said.

He had thought this through and decided he should reveal a little.

Only then could he make the arrogant Xu Wanting truly submit.

If he relied solely on violence, Xu Wanting would surely harbor resentment even if she kept quiet.

Only a mix of stick and carrot could fully tether this proud woman.

Once she understood that following him promised a future, she would not betray him easily.

When he unlocked more supplies and gained enough strength, Shen Yi would no longer fear her betrayal.

If she dared turn on him then, he would simply kill her!

Of course, Shen Yi would never tell anyone about the System.

Whether the System was a superpower he had awakened or not, no one else could learn of it… that was his bottom line.

“So there’s even a superpower like this… amazing!” Xu Wanting exclaimed, an involuntary smile surfacing in her eyes.

If he could create food and water, they would never go hungry or lack water again!

The thought altered the way Xu Wanting looked at Shen Yi.

He was still not handsome, but he now seemed very dependable!

“You should understand how important my superpower is, so without my permission, do not tell anyone about it, understood? If I die, the power dies with me,” Shen Yi warned sternly.

“I understand! I would never tell anyone… not even my parents!”

Xu Wanting nodded earnestly.

She was no fool.

If she were, she could never have entered this 985-level elite university.

Shen Yi’s words were both a warning and a threat.

“Th-then I’ll go brush my teeth first…”

Xu Wanting spoke, her face flushed.

She already understood what would happen after she brushed her teeth.

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