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“In the end, with the help of Coke, Jiang Ning won without fighting. 

Betrayed by the dog he had trained, Huo Yishen didn’t get angry. Instead, he patted its head and said, ‘Good job. In the future, if anyone bullies her, you must protect her.’ 

Just now, Coke was very fierce, which worried Jiang Ning a little. ‘Did you get bitten?’ she asked. 

‘No,’ Huo Yishen praised, ‘Dogs can distinguish between good and bad better than humans. Coke has a sense of proportion.’ 

Jiang Ning agreed. Dogs can sense the aura emitted by humans. 

Since Huo Yishen had no ill intentions, he didn’t come under attack. 

As days passed, Jiang Ning’s strength visibly improved. 

Knowing she was sparring with Huo Yishen, Zheng Weili also wanted to toughen up. She trained with Zhang Chao and Lu Yu every day, and wailing sounds could be heard from time to time in 1803. 

After being beaten many times, Zhang Chao became tough and he gained more muscles, while Lu Yu’s small waist disappeared completely.  

With their bodies toughened, the duo brims with confidence and suggests, ‘Anning, shall we spar?’ 

Jiang Ning smiled. ‘Sure.’ 

In 1803, non-slip mats covered the area. Jiang Ning faced them both alone, with Zheng Weili as the referee, and Doudou and Coke acted as melon eaters. 

Zheng Weili blew the whistle. ‘One, two, three, start!’ 

“Bang!” 

“Bang!” 

Jiang Ning threw one down with a side fall and kneed the other in the stomach. 

Her movements were clean and sharp and she looked incredibly heroic. 

The two fell gloriously, while crying out on the mats. 

And then, nothing… 

Zhang Chao held his stomach, tears streaming. ‘You…you have no sportsmanship!’ 

Jiang Ning’s expression was indifferent. ‘It’s the apocalypse. Who cares about sportsmanship?’ 

Thinking of cheering for her sister, but seeing it end before it even started, Doudou felt a bit helpless and ran home, saying, ‘Brother, Sister knocked out both brothers with one punch.’ 

She used the moves her brother taught her. So powerful! 

Beaten Zhang Chao, “…” 

Beaten Lu Yu, “…” 

“Why is there such a huge gap? They don’t want to lose face!” 

Zheng Weili was very angry. “If you can’t beat me, that’s fine. But you can’t even block one move from Anning?” 

She didn’t say anything, she was still kind! 

Starting from today, for every lap Coke runs on the stairs, they must do the same without missing a single one. 

The two turned green. The dog runs eighty laps a day; how could they compare? 

“If you can’t beat Anning, fine. But now you’re going to lose to Coke too?” 

No way, Coke isn’t an ordinary dog; it’s a super perverted dog! 

In such a short time, even it’s muscles have grown. 

Zheng Weili doesn’t care; as long as they don’t die from training, she’ll push them to the limit. 

The 18th floor is bustling, and more and more people from other floors are getting envious. 

They envy when the 18th floor goes out. 

They envy even more when the 18th floor doesn’t go out. 

After staying indoors for so long, they must have a lot of supplies. 

They are half starved, but there’s a faint aroma coming from the 18th floor. 

But nobody dares to challenge them alone, so they all go to find He Zhian, forcing him to negotiate with the 18th floor to hand over some supplies. 

He Zhian would not do anything to offend others, but being hungry all the time was not an option, especially since all the children at home had turned into a big headed dolls. 

“Building leader, let’s negotiate with them first. If they don’t give in, we can find people from outside to take everything!” 

“That’s right. How can they be so shameless? We drink rainwater to survive every day, while they feast upstairs. They had roasted lamb the day before yesterday, hot pot yesterday. Are they trying to kill us?” 

Damn it! 

He Zhian cursed inwardly. He couldn’t even smell anything on the 13th floor; how could those on the 7th floor smell it? 

“They’re setting fire and pouring oil without finding a legitimate reason!” 

He wasn’t that foolish. He wouldn’t fall for their tricks just because they flattered him a few times. If they really managed to snatch the supplies from the 18th floor, they would be the first ones the 18th floor retaliated against. 

However, there’s really no way out outside, so they have to find a solution within the building. 

If they’re going to do it, they’ll do it together. The disaster shouldn’t fall on one person alone. 

He Zhian decided to use the old method and approach with large number of people. 

With so many people in the entire building, could the 18th floor kill them all? 

At night, Jiang Ning had just finished sparring with Huo Yishen and was sweating profusely as she walked out. She heard a knock downstairs. 

The person was wrapped up tightly, only showing a pair of eyes. They slipped a note through the crack of the door, “It’s dangerous, please be careful.” 

After saying that, they hurriedly left. 

Wrapped from head to toe, but Jiang Ning still recognized his voice—Zhong Ping. 

He came to give them a heads up, saying that He Zhian had joined forces with the people from other floors and intended to forcibly pressure the 18th floor to hand over their supplies. 

Everyone gathered in 1803, and Jiang Ning showed them the note. “What do you think?” 

Zheng Weili was furious. “Let them come. We’re not afraid of them!” 

Supplies mean life. Who would give up their chance of survival? 

Although He Zhian only wants a portion, if they give in this time, what about next time? And the time after that? 

Not only Zheng Weili, even Zhang Chao and Lu Yu refused. 

Coke also disagreed, showing its sharp fangs. “Woof!” 

Who dares to snatch it’s food? Bring it on! 

So, the 18th floor voted unanimously to refuse it! 

Want supplies? They can keep dreaming. 

If they guessed correctly, they should come up tomorrow. 

Everyone understood in their hearts that such things would become commonplace in the future. 

Even if they don’t come, others from outside will come to rob. 

Nobody wants to live with blood on their hands, but this is an apocalypse and a cannibalistic world. 

They each went back to prepare, knowing that a tough battle awaits them tomorrow. 

Back home, Jiang Ning took out stab proof and cut proof clothes from the space, then measured Coke’s size. 

She couldn’t make clothes, so she could only modify them. She wants to give Coke the best protection. 

Coke naturally didn’t like being restrained, but during this time, it had been forced to wear clothes after applying medicine for its skin condition, so it had adapted. 

Not only did it eat well, but it also received enough nutrition. It was no longer skinny; the newly grown fur was also sleek and shiny. 

Being trained by Huo Yishen every day, it was now a muscular dog. 

After a round of measurements and sewing for two hours, the stab proof and cut proof clothes for Coke were finally ready. 

She felt it might grow more, so she deliberately made the size a bit larger. 

To adapt in advance, she opened the door to let it do its running. 

Hmm, she did have some talent after all. The clothes didn’t restrict Coke’s agility at all. 

After eating and drinking, she slept. Suddenly, Coke became restless; it was as if he was ready for a fight. 

Opening the door, she indeed heard knocking downstairs. He Zhian was hypocritically shouting something. 

Jiang Ning ignored him and prepared breakfast for herself and Coke. 

Soy milk, fried dough sticks, and hand-grabbed pancakes. 

After eating, she didn’t forget to brush her teeth, then started working. 

He Zhian shouted with a hoarse voice, advising them earnestly. Since the 18th floor refused to communicate, then they shouldn’t blame him for being forceful. 

Pry the door open! 

Hearing the words of the building manager, everyone’s eyes gleamed with greed, as if the 18th floor were a mountain of gold and silver. As long as the three doors were opened, they would have enough to eat and drink, never having to worry about it in this life. 

God knows how many of them had never had enough to eat. This kind of suffering was too tormenting. 

They’re in the same world, why should the 18th floor shine brightly while they live like pigs and dogs? 

For a moment, they were all filled with indignation and they wish to grind the 18th floor into dust. 

Just as they were about to pry open the doors, unexpectedly, there came the sound of a door opening upstairs.