Chapter 269: The Last Supper

Four-story inn, buffet restaurant.

The restaurant isn't big, but it can still easily accommodate fewer than fifty people.

Although the Dream Party Inn's positioning is somewhat special, the designers still creatively built a sightseeing restaurant on the fourth floor.

This way, it's convenient for couples staying there to wake up and have breakfast together to cultivate their feelings.

The originally tastefully decorated painted walls were covered in dust and dried bloodstains.

The transparent floor-to-ceiling windows were covered in dark red handprints, yet it didn't affect anyone's appetite at all.

The noise of voices filled the air as all the survivors of the inn gathered here to eat dinner.

Although the torn packaging and the scent of the self-heating hot pot were cheap, they were still incredibly tempting in the apocalypse.

Wang Kun had taken the best spot, just picking up a fish ball, when he heard a series of footsteps behind him.

Isn't everyone here?

Who came down again? Is it that group of outsiders?

Filled with doubt, he turned his head back, and the remaining survivors in the restaurant also nervously stood up together, looking toward the doorway:

"Sir..."

At the doorway stood Lin An and the others, their expressions somewhat softer.

Seeing that,

The bolder ones quickly made room, gesturing for Lin An to take a seat.

"You haven't had dinner yet?"

"Would you like to eat something together?"

The bespectacled middle-aged man carefully accompanied them with a smile, while the blood cocoon downstairs constantly reminded them how terrifying the man before them was.

Especially us, when our emotions collapsed we had even spoken rudely.

Not knowing what Lin An and the others' sudden arrival meant, they held onto their unease.

For a moment, the only sound in the restaurant was the bubbling of the hot pot.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Lin An casually glanced around the restaurant, then sat down nearby.

Behind him, Zhang Tie looked listless, while Gao Tian clung to a pile of food, following Mo Ling.

"Pa-"

Various ingredients half a person tall were piled on the table, and a sudden sound startled everyone, making them tremble.

Wang Kun kept glancing at Lin An, who had just sat down, forcing an ugly smile, and in his peripheral vision he saw Fan Bing rushing downstairs, her face flushed.

He secretly pondered, feeling uneasy.

He knew Li Lei's plan, but Li Lei hadn't said he would let Lin An eat the Manchineel Flower after the blood cocoon hatched, had he?

They had overheard the conversation between Lin An, Zhang Tie, and the others, and there were still eight hours until the blood cocoon hatched.

Although he didn't know why Lin An was doing this, Wang Kun also roughly thought it might be to hatch a new mutant.

Therefore, Li Lei's idea was simple.

Let Lin An kill the newly hatched mutant, then they would make their move.

After the big battle, adding the Manchineel Flower would ensure Lin An's death, a sure thing.

This way, they could not only obtain equipment dropped by the mutant, but they also wouldn't need to poison Lin An and then flee in a hurry.

Wang Kun remained silent for a moment, feeling guilty as if he had done something wrong.

Although Lin An seemed a bit less cold than before, it looked like Sister Bing had already talked to him.

He felt torn, both angry and afraid.

"Wang Kun."

At the doorway, Fan Bing had a flushed face and disheveled hair, with a red mark left by Lin An's fingertips on her cheek.

She glanced at Wang Kun, whose expression turned green, gave him a casual look and a nod, indicating she had already "taken care of" Lin An.

Seeing this, Wang Kun felt a surge of joy, and the green feeling in his heart eased a little.

Damn it, you bastard pretty boy, dare touch my woman—I'll kill you later!

He hated it to the point of his teeth itching, yet he dared not show even a hint.

Although Li Lei's talent was enough to be bizarre and perverse, he also feared any further mishap.

Just seeing the goddess's current state made his heart feel like it was being cut by a knife—her messy hair, hastily put-on clothes, and even he noticed that the buttons on Fan Bing's snug shirt were mismatched!

Indignant, heartbroken.

He hasn't even touched her hand yet—who knows what heinous thing that brat has done.

He felt wronged toward Fan Bing...

He looked at Fan Bing, sitting beside Lin An, with a complex gaze, took a deep breath, walked toward Lin An, and forced a placating smile:

"Sir, are you going to dine here?"

"I'll go upstairs to get you a hot pot."

He nodded and bowed, feeling humiliated.

Wang Kun suppressed his inner turmoil, not daring to stay another moment.

He feared he couldn't handle the stimulation.

He wanted to find Li Lei, to clarify whether Li Lei had spoken to Lin An about anything, or activated his own ability.

Without Li Lei present, he really didn't dare face Lin An alone.

As he neared the door, he painfully glanced at Fan Bing's perfect profile, only able to continually console himself.

The goddess's time inside Lin An's room wasn't long; probably nothing had happened yet...

Deng deng-deng

Going upstairs at flying speed, Wang Kun anxiously knocked on Li Lei's door:

Open the door quickly!

The door opened, and there was Li Lei, having hastily put on his necklace:

What's so urgent? Didn't you say you'd wait a bit then come find me?!

His face showed impatience; he had just been preparing to discuss the details of taking action with his master.

Did you go look for that guy?

Is your talent useful?!

I just saw that guy bring people downstairs, and he even deliberately ate together with us!

Wang Kun lowered his voice, feeling suspicious and paranoid.

Li Lei heard the voice, slightly startled, then spoke:

No, I didn't say we should wait for that guy to kill the mutant before we act, right?

Moreover, my talent is always effective; I don't need to activate it deliberately.

Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand; anyway, as long as what I want to do isn't too against common sense, it will basically succeed!

Rest assured, as soon as I speak, that guy will eat the Manchineel Flower on the spot!

Full of confidence, he glanced scornfully at the worried Wang Kun, inwardly sneering.

Child of Heaven, do you understand the protagonist's halo?

What's there to fear? Even a master like the teacher increasingly admires his talent; dealing with that guy is a piece of cake!

As for how Lin An suddenly came looking for us…

Li Lei snorted and gave his answer without hesitation:

He came looking for us? That must be Ice Sister having told him we wanted to be his lackeys.

After all, we need to dispel his suspicions.

That guy is probably full of himself, so he wants to show off in front of Ice Sister and have us become his lackeys, right?

Heh, I knew it. This kind of pretentious trash, if you praise him a little, he can't hold back.

Li Lei patted his shoulder, then picked up the hot pot prepared for Ice Sister inside the room and got ready to go downstairs:

Hurry up! Ice Sister is still with him!

By the way, bear with it; after tonight is that guy's time of death!

Behind him, Wang Kun froze.

I should bear with it?

You're not any less scheming than me? I looked for you in advance because I was afraid you'd mess things up!

Footsteps sounded, heading straight for the fourth floor.