Chapter 244: with translation of chapter title

6 Enveloped by night's curtain, the city resembled a ghostly lair.

Once brightly lit skyscrapers were now like black coffins.

Within the urban area, the endless zombie howls never ceased.

Occasionally, a huge black shadow could be seen flashing past the exterior walls of the buildings.

The once prosperous city had now become a playground for monsters.

Outside the Mengpa Inn, four black shadows moved with extreme speed, agilely weaving through the district's shadows.

Lin An was surrounded by a blood shroud; whenever he encountered scattered zombies, his flying sword would instantly pierce their brains, effortlessly.

With Mo Ling in hand, corpse hordes of under ten thousand in the city posed almost no obstacle for them.

Looking at the inn before him, Lin An couldn't help but feel a sigh.

From the first time until now, it's been less than half a month, yet it feels as if a long time has passed.

Mo Ling, Zhang Tie, and Hei Long were all met here.

This place is almost, aside from No. 97 Fengming Road, the second important turning point since my rebirth.

"Captain Lin, it seems there's someone here."

Gao Tian also followed Zhang Tie's example, changing his address to 'captain' instead of the former respectful 'sir'.

Speaking from the heart, he now regarded himself as a member of the team, rather than previously thinking Lin An was an external expert while he was just an academy student.

He pointed to the inn's door, which had been blocked again, and to the few electric cars parked beside the wall.

One of the Alpha business cars was particularly conspicuous, its body stained with fresh blood.

Lin An heard the sound and nodded.

Even when approaching within a hundred meters, his mental power sensed the fluctuations of living beings inside the inn.

Although the city appeared devoid of human activity, it actually harbored many survivors.

Along the way, Lin An sensed at least tens of thousands of people.

Some hid alone in rooms, while others hid in small convenience stores or restaurants in twos and threes.

The locations with the most people gathered inside the buildings; roughly sensing, some places held no fewer than a hundred people.

Speaking of which, it's ironic.

After the apocalypse, humans were like cockroaches and rats, tenaciously and cautiously hiding in their own cities to survive.

They dared not make a sound, dared not move.

"Judgment's Eye."

Dark blue mist rose.

Lin An habitually released his mental power, cooperating with Judgment's Eye to probe nearby information.

Moments later, a large amount of data was transmitted:

"Beep, detected zombies: 119"

"Beep, detected players: 11"

"Beep, detected Awakened Ones: 2"

Hmm.

Lin An turned off Judgment's Eye and looked somewhat surprised at the inn before him.

The zombies were at the hospital gate nearby, while the survivors were all hiding inside the inn.

What surprised him was that among the eleven-person team, there were actually two Awakened Ones, and both had reached the first level.

Rarely seen.

Although advancing from zeroth to first level only requires killing four first‑level mutants, for players at this stage, without large‑scale teaming or heavy weapons, the difficulty is still quite high.

However, the first level isn't that big a deal.

His first level and that of an ordinary player are not on the same tier.

Back then, Li Hua was also first level, yet he couldn't even block a single divine thrust from him, let alone the fact that Lin An's strength has now surged greatly.

"Let's go, we'll go in first."

"Let's see who has taken over our former 'room'."

Lin An looked with interest at the inn with its curtains drawn tight; in his perception, the survivors inside were still active and not asleep.

Since they planned to hunt mutants nearby and re‑explore the hospital.

The Mengpa Inn was naturally the best place to settle.

Zhang Tie gave an ugly smile upon hearing the voice, though a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.

His brother died on the opposite road, and his second uncle also died here.

If one were to ask which place influenced him most in his life, it would probably be this one.

His brother fell in battle, he met Lin An, his second uncle was killed by someone, and after avenging him he has followed Lin An to this day.

The inn's ninth floor, room 909.

Two men and two women were casually chatting.

A sturdy man in short sleeves and shorts gazed heatedly at the woman before him:

"Miss Fan Bing, my previous brothers have gotten in touch with me."

"He said he is planning to establish a safe zone, with over a dozen Awakened Ones under his command, managing more than a thousand people."

"Food is plentiful, and they have also moved an armory, obtaining a large batch of guns."

"By then, we will be the second safe zone; surpassing Lin An will be no problem at all!"

"If we go with us, we will be absolutely safe."

"Rest assured, with me, Wang Kun, this journey will be very safe!"

The woman named Fan Bing heard the voice and gave a flirtatious smile, merely her eyes intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over another young man.

She is about thirty years old, yet she takes extremely good care of herself, looking like a girl in her mid-teens.

The charm of a maiden and the allure of a mature woman are perfectly combined in her.

Wearing a simple red cheongsam, the slit cut from the hips reveals her snow-white thighs entirely, making her extremely tempting.

Her delicate melon-seed face, a pair of bright red lips dripping with allure, and her flowing gaze full of charm set Wang Kun's heart ablaze.

I certainly believe in Brother Wang's strength; if it weren't for you, Brother Wang, I might have been eaten by zombies~

I didn't expect Brother Wang to not only be strong himself, but even the friends he knows are this formidable.

Being able to follow you, I am certainly willing.

The woman's voice is alluring; every word tugs at Wang Kun's heart.

She has professional performance training and has long mingled in high society.

She has figured out the thoughts of the man before her completely.

Between her words flows a subtle hint.

Just.

Fan Bing's tone shifted, and she lightly touched the toe of her foot to another silent young man.

Li Lei, what do you think?

I also want you and me to be together~

The Awakened One named Li Lei instantly had his ears turn red, his breathing somewhat hurried.

He subconsciously lifted his head, gazing obsessively at the woman before him.

Just now, he almost couldn't resist grabbing her leg and pulling it into his embrace, playing with it wantonly.

His whole body felt hot and restless.

Before the apocalypse, he was merely an ordinary student, while Fan Bing was a top-tier celebrity at the height of her fame.

His throat moved, and he couldn't speak for a while.

He merely stared with scorching eyes at the patch of snow-white on the woman's chest.

Fan Bing in person is even more beautiful than on television and film.

Full of vigor and lacking social experience, he couldn't withstand Fan Bing's teasing.

When the apocalypse broke out, by a fortunate coincidence, Li Lei rescued the woman who had been attending a commercial performance event in Linjiang.

Along the way, they encountered one strange incident after another, and his awakened talent was also quite good.

At one point he felt he was exactly like the protagonist of a novel, and winning the beauty was merely a matter of time.

Therefore, upon encountering another Awakened One, namely Wang Kun in the room, the two fought desperately and killed several mutants, raising their rank to First Level.

Along the way, they also pulled together a small team.

However, the relationship between him and Wang Kun is stiff, and they secretly harbor mutual hostility.

Both of them want to win Fan Bing's heart, and he always feels he is just a step away from sleeping with the big star he dreams of.

Suppressing the heat in his chest, Li Lei caught a glimpse of Wang Kun's ashen face in his peripheral vision.

A cold chuckle.

Li Lei glanced at him triumphantly, then hurriedly replied to Fan Bing:

Miss Fan, I certainly have no objections. Rest assured, with me here, this journey will definitely be safe!

Fan Bing heard the voice, covered her mouth and laughed lightly, then reached out and gently brushed her hand across Li Lei's face:

Didn't I say so? Just call me sister. Silly little brother.

After speaking, the woman lazily leaned back on the sofa, seemingly unintentionally crossing her legs, the scenery beneath her cheongsam briefly appearing and disappearing.

Then she unintentionally leaned her head toward Wang Kun, her slender fingers idly playing with her hair.

Li Lei's body trembled; that soft, smooth fingertip made his heart sway.

For no reason, the atmosphere in the room suddenly turned eerie.

Although the two hadn't even touched Fan Bing's hand, each felt that sleeping with this big star was just a step away.

For a moment, the room fell into brief silence.

Looking at the two people full of gunpowder, Fan Bing couldn't help but let out a scoffing laugh.

What's so great about a powerful Awakened One?

Men.

That's all.