"Bang!" A loud crash, and a security guard was suddenly sent flying, smashing into a nearby shelf.
The other three security guards were instantly startled. They saw the incredibly beautiful woman gripping a blood-stained baseball bat, biting her lip and glaring at them. Had this woman, while they were distracted, slipped behind them to launch a sneak attack? Unbelievable!
"Ah! Brothers, avenge me! My waist is broken!" the guard who was sent flying cried out in pain. His body, sprawled on the ground, was unable to move an inch.
"Brothers, take her down!" The three security guards exchanged glances and lunged at Zhao Qingxuan, holding their electric batons. Didn't they just want this woman? Now that she'd come to them, they couldn't be happier!
However, they had overlooked the fact that the fallen guard was nearly ten meters away from them! Zhao Qingxuan dared not directly confront the electric batons. Although an Awakened's body was stronger than an ordinary person's, she didn't know if she could withstand them. If she couldn't, wouldn't she ruin everything? So, facing the oncoming electric batons, Zhao Qingxuan tightly gripped the baseball bat with both hands and swung it down.
"Holy crap!" The security guard holding the electric baton yelped. He felt an irresistible force surge through the baton into his arm, and then he tumbled forward onto the ground like a dog eating dirt. Zhao Qingxuan, following Wang Luo's example, spun around on the spot, half-crouching, and landed a solid blow on the man's back.
"Ah! My waist, it's broken!" the guard screamed miserably.
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"Bang!" Shen Peng's sturdy body flew backward like a torn rag doll, crashing heavily to the ground. He let out a gasp, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He looked with terrified eyes at the figure walking towards him. The opponent was a cunning schemer, using underhanded tactics! He had suddenly accelerated once he was within striking distance and punched Shen Peng in the chest. Furthermore, the opponent's strength was outrageously high; even his strong physique couldn't withstand it!
"You... you've also gained that mysterious power?" Shen Peng managed to ask with difficulty.
"Do you seriously think you're the only one who's awakened that power?" he scoffed. "Let me tell you, it's not just me; even she has that power. In fact, many people in this apocalypse have awakened this power!"
"Wow!" Shen Peng spat out another mouthful of blood. He had indeed thought that way before, considering himself the protagonist of this era! He never expected to be insignificant.
Seeing the opponent approach him with a long saber, Shen Peng was terrified. "Brother, let's talk it out!"
"Who's your brother?"
"Big brother, big brother, I'm willing to apologize, I'm willing to apologize for my brother!" Shen Peng shuffled backward on the ground.
Just then, Wang Luo accelerated, and the black Tang dao in his hand swiftly sliced across the man's neck! "You're apologizing now? What were you doing before?" Wang Luo shook his head. He had given you a chance, why didn't you take it?
"Huh? Energy source crystals too?" Two diamond-shaped crystals spilled from Shen Peng's windbreaker pocket. After observing for a whole day yesterday, Wang Luo realized that when it came to finding energy source crystals, it wasn't that his luck was bad, but that Zhao Qingxuan's luck was too good! Far better than his own! After a further search, Wang Luo actually found over a dozen on him! This was truly an unexpected gain!
"Adding what I have on me, that's about fifty-something. I just don't know how many energy source crystals are needed to awaken a divine-level ability!" The higher the level of ability an Awakened gained, the larger their body's capacity. The more energy source crystals were needed for each level increase! From the lowest F-grade to the highest SSS-grade, the energy source crystals required for each level increased from 10 to 90. Therefore, Wang Luo guessed that his divine-level ability might require at least 100, or perhaps even more! After all, in his previous life, he had never heard of anyone awakening a divine-level ability! He knew nothing about it!
On the other side, Zhao Qingxuan quickly subdued the other two.
"Well done!" Wang Luo praised.
Zhao Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, "I don't want to be a pretty face!" Wang Luo nodded. After all, she would be the "Empress of the Night" in the future!
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After dealing with the few individuals, Wang Luo continued to collect supplies. This floor was filled with daily necessities, various skincare products, and the like! They seemed useless, but Wang Luo put them all away.
"Do you know why I eliminated the few people you severely injured?" Wang Luo asked Zhao Qingxuan, who stood beside him.
"You're probably worried they might reveal your ability to store supplies, right?"
"Not bad, quite smart!"
"Hmph, what's so hard to figure out about that?" Wang Luo nodded and said, "Today is the fourth day of the apocalypse. Some people might still have food stored at home, and those without food are starting to go out to find it. In at most a month, the city's food resources will be completely depleted!"
"Then what will happen to those without food?"
"They'll either pledge allegiance to those with resources and be driven like servants, or they'll steal from others!"
"Although we don't fear them, being targeted by so many people would be a nuisance!"
"Moreover, open attacks are easy to guard against, but hidden daggers are hard to defend. We could capsize at any moment!" Zhao Qingxuan nodded repeatedly, agreeing that being low-key was the right approach. However, they had to collect enough supplies first. If they dared to lie low in their villa now, they would only starve to death later!
"Wuwuwu!" Suddenly, a crying sound reached their ears.
"Someone's here!" Zhao Qingxuan immediately tightened her grip on the baseball bat, on guard.
Wang Luo frowned. It was a woman's voice! He kicked open the door next to them, and the scene that greeted Zhao Qingxuan's eyes ignited her fury! Inside the room, several women with tattered clothes and messy hair were huddled in a corner. It was obvious at a glance what they had endured! Although their mental state was poor, it was still evident that these women were attractive and slender! Furthermore, judging by the accessories they wore, these women were likely wealthy or noble before the apocalypse! Beside them, a security guard sat on a sofa, watching them with a sneer. This world had become exactly to his liking. The women he could only look up to before, he could now play with as he pleased! And he, no matter how insignificant he was before, was now so arrogant! The world seemed to have been turned upside down!
"Who... who are you?" Hearing the door being kicked open, the man in the security uniform scrambled to his feet. Weren't his boss and the others just out? How did someone get in here?
"Who are you? Get out immediately, or you'll be dead when our boss returns!" the security guard shouted loudly, seeming to want to attract his boss's attention! At the same time, he tightly gripped his electric baton, a fierce look on his face. Unfortunately, what greeted him was Zhao Qingxuan's baseball bat swung with all her might.
"Bang bang bang!" Loud thuds emanated from the middle-aged security guard. His screams of agony stopped in moments! How could an ordinary person withstand the full force of an Awakened's attack! And Zhao Qingxuan's attack continued.
"Alright, he's dead!" Wang Luo stopped her. If she kept hitting him, he'd turn into a pulp!