[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned-":3,"chapter-apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: Resources Consumed by Women Returned Ten Thousandfold",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596133,845,"Chapter 24: You Go Down First","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>Seeing someone lead the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also thickened their faces and walked over, begging one after another:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, boss! We’ve all been tricked by Wang LianDa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re all willing to trade with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Bulang had not yet spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Shuangyu looked at their expressions and sneered coldly first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really just like the grass on the wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few people looked a bit embarrassed, but inside they were defiant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, everyone hesitated just now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not only them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that they were unlucky and bumped right into the trap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang said carelessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, the few people immediately were overjoyed and bowed one after another:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Lang said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm. What do you want to trade, bring out the supplies then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few people were immediately stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Feiyangyang, you’re not allowed to watch] asked first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, we’ve already given you our medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang looked puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dazed Ning Shuangyu saw Lin Lang seemingly looking for medicine, so proactively took out the medicine:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Lang said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This medicine I got from Wang LianDa! What I’m asking is, where’s yours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few people instantly panicked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the medicine we traded with Wang LianDa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang shrugged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’ve already traded with Wang LianDa, then this medicine naturally isn’t yours anymore, why are you still coming to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces instantly turned ashen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By logic and sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no excuse to bother Lin Lang further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they missed out on so many supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They remained unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they wanted to speak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang’s face turned cold:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, today’s supplies trade is over, I’ll notify the time of the next event in the group chat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, please leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks a lot, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, next time I’ll definitely bring more useful supplies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people gradually left the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally crowded space instantly became empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, since the trade is over, we’ll take our leave first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa said with a forced smile, beginning to slowly head toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang locked his gaze onto them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa’s face instantly turned miserable:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big-brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was wrong! Please spare me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I actually did it for the homeowners’ sake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was my strong sense of responsibility to want more people to survive, so I kept asking you to donate supplies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now I understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever supplies you have are your own business, there’s no obligation to donate them to us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We shouldn’t impose moral blackmail on you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang listened to his confession but couldn’t help but laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you understand these principles well, huh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa’s face was bitter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know I was wrong! From now on, I’ll never dare again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t know you were wrong, you just know you’re scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa heard a note of cruelty and determination in his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could not help but widen his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! You can’t kill us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killing is illegal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spare me! From now on, I’ll be like a dog for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang scoffed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the use of having a dog like you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Shuangyu gave Lin Lang a strange look, her expression also slightly tense:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Lang, you’re not really going to kill them, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang calmly looked at Ning Shuangyu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa only felt a chill running straight from his feet to his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he was scared to the point of losing all strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yinjiao urgently squeezed out a smile and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Bulang! Could you please let me leave first, I’m really scared...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang looked at her coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you dare to speak to me in that tone again, I assure you, you’ll be the first one to die among them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yinjiao was startled by this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And quickly shut her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not daring to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it was the turn of those three little security guards to beg for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Lang gave them just one look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It scared them so much they didn’t dare to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of look was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger, disdain, indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if their life and death were at his whim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Shuangyu noticed the atmosphere worsening and said to Lin Lang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Lang, we can’t kill people, even though they are annoying, they don’t deserve to die...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa hurriedly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! She’s right! We don’t deserve to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang just laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his smile, the killing intent intensified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t deserve to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, the old man in 102 deserved what he got?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa and the others’ faces changed dramatically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang said calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the old lady in 103.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The young couple in 201.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The little girl in 303...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every room number Lin Lang mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces turned a shade darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no longer fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extreme terror!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew everyone they had killed?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he had installed surveillance on every floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could that be possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t deserve to die, do they deserve what happened to them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang’s gaze scrutinized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa’s throat moved, but he only felt his throat dry, unable to speak a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Shuangyu, seeing their reactions, became even more puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean? What’s with the room numbers you recited?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you think their supplies came from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Shuangyu was stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she grasped it, her eyes reddened immediately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying their supplies were obtained by killing people and robbing them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yinjiao suddenly screamed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not my business! It was organized by Wang LianDa! He is the captain of this collection squad! I was coerced by him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three security guards also shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was all planned by Wang LianDa! We were all coerced by him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The despair on Wang LianDa’s face gradually turned into resolve!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew, no matter how Lin Bulang knew these things, he would never let him go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Bulang! Our supplies were obtained by murder and robbery, that’s true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what about your supplies? Are your supplies so clean? I don’t believe it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang replied calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least cleaner than yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the reward for my hard work and toil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think you’re some saint? Judging us in the name of justice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I spit on that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now is the apocalypse! In the apocalypse, no one alive is human, those surviving are beasts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re all beasts! Not bound by moral constraints!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang interrupted him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said I was a good person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I’m not here to judge you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether you kill people or rob supplies, as long as you don’t provoke me, I won’t meddle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But today, you’ve precisely provoked me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yinjiao shouted loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! It’s not my business! I was coerced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three little security guards also shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were all coerced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang LianDa cursed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you bunch of ungrateful wolves! When killing, you three were the most vicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And when eating, you fat pig ate the most!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you’re all claiming to be coerced, putting the blame on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your dreams!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we die, we die together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang said to Ning Shuangyu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should go down first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Shuangyu frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me leave? But what about them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang’s tone suddenly turned firm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will take care of everything, you go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1281,"2026-05-30T17:16:31.237Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","e0468c8cf9c03f1d69690a2a4c317b6488492aead9f6595e62f0113dfd91a2f4","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-25","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-23",264,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--cover.jpg"]