[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-15":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wasteland's Only King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1594797,2061,"Chapter 15: Infected Body","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>Langlang Mountain, at the foot of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the small woods, branches and leaves rustled and shuffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, strange panting and coquettish cries drifted through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gade!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rough exclamation exploded out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leo, what’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female voice sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Messenger of God, holy angel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, don’t misunderstand, I have absolutely nothing to do with this damn Eastern b*tch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was the one who threw herself at me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-skinned guy put his hands together, face full of piety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl next to him looked utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, what the hell...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pants aren’t even pulled up yet, and you’re already denying everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl was also stunned, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She followed Leo’s gaze to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distant forest, a figure with light wings sprouting from its back actually appeared in mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure looked so real, its blazing wings radiated white-hot light, blurring its actual features, but even from far away, the glow washed over Leo’s dark skin, tinting it with a soft halo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What really made the girl’s hair stand on end was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure vanished after just a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That creepy ’being watched’ feeling suddenly arose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl was sure it wasn’t her imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone—no, maybe not someone, but Something—was watching her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could even feel...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaze moving all over her, appraising, examining, until finally—it landed right onto her sweat-soaked face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl hurriedly mimicked Leo, dropped to her knees, and clasped her hands together in prayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows how long passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling of being stared at finally faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl and Leo exchanged a look, but neither dared stay there any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hurriedly dressed and clumsily fled from the foot of Langlang Mountain, sprinting toward the brightly lit campus of Jiangcheng University in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your divine presence scares off \"Tier Four Infected Body—AIDS Nig\" without you even showing up, Wasteland Points +1000!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resource acquired: Tier Three Energy Crystal!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your divine presence scares off \"Tier Four Infected Body—Fallen Mei Nu\" without you even showing up, Wasteland Points +1000!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resource acquired: Tier Three Energy Crystal!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin stared at the status panel in front of him, sinking into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d done a quick test run of all his Light Attribute abilities after activating them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he tried was \"Light Wings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could even enjoy two seconds of flying, he suddenly sensed someone looking at him from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wanting to expose himself, Yu Jin dispelled the \"Light Wings\" and checked things out with \"Light Touch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even late at night, with a little moonlight as a source, Yu Jin could actually see the two people in that little woods at the foot of the mountain, three or four kilometers away—clear as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clarity wasn’t quite Blu-ray 4K, but at least a solid 720p.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that one look pretty much did Yu Jin in for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t really know the dark-skinned guy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl tangled up with Leo? Yu Jin immediately recognized who she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yang Yuan, the ex-president’s girlfriend...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How the hell did she end up getting it on with a black foreign exchange student?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Engaging in some wild IRL PvP?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bumping into something like this by accident isn’t really scary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s scary is that one of them is actually someone you know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Yu Jin didn’t even bother with his rewards. He opened his phone and shot a message to Jiang Jun, saved in his contacts as \"Environmental Protection Club—Ex-President.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Jiang, how are things lately with your girlfriend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t spell it out, just testing the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We broke up.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jun replied straight away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin instantly breathed a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to meddle too much—he just didn’t want his buddy wearing a green hat without knowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ex-president’s reply almost made Yu Jin lose it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Old Yu, you’re not into Yang Yuan, are you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nope! Not allowed!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She’s got something—Mei X!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She totally screwed me over, I’ve been stuck in the hospital for two months now...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin put away his phone, his gaze dropping back to his translucent status panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Four Infected Body—AIDS Nig.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Four Infected Body—Fallen Mei Nu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t really understood at first, but now it made sense. Turns out the \"Mei\" in Mei Nu meant... that kind of \"Mei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, birds of a feather really do flock together. Destiny, right there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quick sigh, and Yu Jin didn’t dwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bigger fish to fry than butting into other people’s business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wasteland Points: 112200]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unlock condition for Points Mall met. Open now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t hesitate: \"Open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no golden rays and fancy effects like he’d pictured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The translucent panel in front of Yu Jin just displayed three slots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each slot had text only, no pictures. Beneath each, was a string of numbers and a brief description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only three products, and you have the nerve to call it a mall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin frowned instinctively, but forced himself to keep reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wasteland Gold 1kg]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Price: 500 Points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Review: Once a universally recognized hard currency for thousands of years, now utterly worthless in the Wasteland World.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to take back what he’d just said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who says this mall sucks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mall’s friggin’ awesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It comes right at you with the very thing you need most right now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of Superman has no cash to throw around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened this afternoon—no cash, lost money, had to beg Old Tang for backup—that’s not a situation Yu Jin ever wants to repeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now’s the rule-of-law era; it’s not about whose fist is bigger anymore, but who’s got the dough, who’s got the power. Whoever has the cash, has the say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin wasn’t the wishy-washy type, and hit the purchase button immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wasteland Points -500]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve obtained: Wasteland Gold 1kg]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Wasteland Points: 111700]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Yu Jin’s hand was holding a heavy gold brick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gold’s going for a bit over 700 per gram right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A one-kilogram gold brick, even if the pawnshop price is a bit under the market, I should still get 60–70K yuan easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin did some quick math and felt even more satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stashed the gold and moved his attention back to the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier Two Energy Crystal]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Price: 2000 Points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Review: Pure and safe sources of energy, a true treasure in the Wasteland World.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two thousand points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s kinda pricey...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had plenty of points, but he wasn’t about to splurge blindly. Yu Jin looked at the last item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ability: Hardening (Level 1)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Price: 5000 Points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Review: You can turn your body parts as hard as iron and stone. A special ability fit for both attack and defense!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hint: Requires activation of ’Earth’ or ’Metal’ attribute to use.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He honestly hadn’t expected the mall to let him buy actual \"abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hardening body parts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds hella practical...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin stared at the description, admittedly tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thousand points wasn’t too expensive at all, but the catch was you could only use the ability after activating \"Earth\" or \"Metal\" attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his attribute was \"Light\"—not compatible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll buy it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dramatic flourish, Yu Jin made the purchase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint light slipped into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Yu Jin’s status panel, the Abilities section now had a new entry: \"Hardening Lv1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, after that ability, there was a note: (Attribute not activated, unusable).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yu Jin didn’t buy it just for the \"hardening body parts\" joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real reason...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom of all three items,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a countdown clock ticking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countdown read: 23 hours 55 minutes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since everything refreshes every 24 hours, might as well buy it and stash it before it disappears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can always grind more points, but miss a good deal and you never know when you’ll see it again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1351,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.699Z",1,"novelbin.me","8bc4544429c38c9f9caa86c8d95c1b9eb3ee11e7f062dc690160b45097fbb197","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-16","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-14",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]