Apocalypse: Resources consumed by women will be returned ten thousandfold.

--Translated by likesnovel--

It was 2 a.m.

Deep in the dead of night.

Chen Yun still couldn’t fall asleep. Her body trembled as she curled up tightly in bed, pulling the blanket over her head while staring at the silent room with unease.

“Zhou Tianhao is dead… and Song Jie is dead too!”

At first, she didn’t find it that frightening, since all three of them used to live together.

But now… she was completely alone.

The bedroom was bathed in a dim, eerie red glow from the lamp, casting strange shadows across the walls.

The living room outside was pitch black.

Chen Yun felt restless and unsettled, as if some monster could leap out from the darkness at any moment.

And in her mind, the horrifying scene kept replaying over and over again—the afternoon when Jiang Fan crushed Zhou Tianhao to death with a single hand, cold and effortless.

“Damn it! All the men are dead… what am I supposed to do now?!”

Only now did Chen Yun finally witness the true terror of the apocalypse.

She deeply regretted ever encouraging Zhou Tianhao to go after Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan… too cunning.

Even though he was so powerful, he had never shown it in the group chat.

She began to suspect that all the food in Jiang Fan’s possession had been prepared in advance.

Or… had he stolen it from someone else?

A chill ran down her spine.

How many restaurants did he have to raid to stockpile that much food?

Would he come for her next…?

Just then—

*click.*

A faint sound came from the door lock.

Chen Yun jolted in shock.

Who opened my door in the middle of the night?!

Could it be… Jiang Fan?!

Her eyes instantly turned red as panic surged through her.

Jiang Fan is here… he’s come to kill me!

Damn it!

Then I’ll fight him to the death!

Her fierce personality flared up. She gritted her teeth, grabbed the baseball bat beside her bed, turned off the light, and quietly moved toward the door in the darkness, her whole body shaking but determined.

She stood silently behind the door.

Waiting.

The door slowly opened with a soft scraping sound.

A beam of flashlight light shone inside.

A man and a woman stood outside.

Chen Yun, hidden in the shadows behind the door, held her breath.

The woman spoke first, her voice low and cold:

“The lights are off. She must be asleep. Keep your voice down—kill that bitch quietly. Zhou Tianhao must have stolen a lot of food.”

The man replied nervously:

“Xiao Jiang… do we really have to kill her? Why not just steal some food and leave…”

The two were Liu Dongqiang and Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan scoffed and said sharply:

“What are you afraid of? Who’s going to know it was us? Zhou Tianhao and that fitness instructor are already dead. Only this woman is left. Kill her, then we search everything. I don’t believe Zhou Tianhao didn’t loot anything after gaining his powers.”

“You’re always talking about killing people…”

Liu Dongqiang strongly objected.

He wasn’t stupid.

He was attracted to Jiang Yan’s beauty, but he didn’t want to become a murderer.

If he killed someone, she would have leverage over him forever.

The more time he spent with Jiang Yan, the more he realized she was not an easy woman to deal with.

And… strangely enough, her experience in bed was far too skilled, to the point he even started wondering what kind of past she had.

As he thought about it, he absentmindedly scratched himself.

Weird… why is it so itchy down there today?

Behind the door, Chen Yun heard everything clearly.

Her expression darkened with anger.

You disgusting woman…

Threatening to kill someone so casually!

Did I steal your man or something?!

Then she paused.

Wait…

These two don’t even seem to know each other.

Lock-picking skills are actually very useful in the apocalypse.

Maybe… she could just take this man instead?

As a rune mage, she was experienced in combat… and also in “taking men.”

The key was how to quickly gain the locksmith’s trust…

The two stepped into the room, their backs turned.

Jiang Yan rolled her eyes and continued:

“Do you want to know how Zhou Tianhao got his powers? Or should we capture this woman and interrogate her properly—”

Bang!

A baseball bat slammed down on her head.

Jiang Yan collapsed instantly like a wooden log, dropping to the floor without a sound.

Liu Dongqiang was shocked and quickly stepped back, raising a kitchen knife while sweeping the flashlight around in panic.

“Who is it?!”

In the beam of light…

He saw a woman.

The same woman who had been with Zhou Tianhao.

Liu Dongqiang looked at Chen Yun with suspicion and hesitation. Only then did he slowly realize—he had been completely played by this woman.

*Clang.*

Chen Yun tossed the baseball bat to the floor and said softly, her voice trembling but controlled:

“Brother… it’s me. My name is Chen Yun. Don’t kill me. I want to cooperate with you.”

Liu Dongqiang paused for a moment.

Seeing that she had thrown away her weapon, his vigilance eased slightly. He kicked the baseball bat aside before turning his attention to Jiang Yan’s body.

Jiang Yan was finished.

Blood was everywhere. No pulse. No breath.

Dead.

Liu Dongqiang’s expression twisted between shock and fury. He raised his kitchen knife and shouted angrily:

“You killed my woman, and now you’re talking about cooperation?!”

Chen Yun clenched her teeth, then made a decisive move.

She pulled open her neckline without hesitation, revealing a large expanse of smooth, pale skin.

“Brother… I’m a woman too. I can be yours.”

Liu Dongqiang froze.

His mind went blank for a moment.

Chen Yun was also a female gym instructor—tall, fit, with a flat stomach and not an ounce of excess fat.

About 3 inches below her navel, there was a purple succubus rune etched into her skin. Against her fair complexion, it looked both mysterious and dangerously seductive.

Liu Dongqiang swallowed hard.

Is this really the apocalypse?

Or is this heaven?

In the past, women like her would never even look at him.

But now… women were actively throwing themselves at him.

He gathered his composure and asked:

“How exactly do you want to cooperate?”

Seeing his attitude soften, Chen Yun stepped forward and gently wrapped her arms around his chest, her voice turning sweet and intimate.

“Brother… may I ask your surname?”

Liu Dongqiang narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying the closeness, and chuckled.

“My surname is Liu. Liu Dongqiang.”

“Such a good name,” Chen Yun said softly, rubbing his arm against her body.

“I know how Zhou Tianhao obtained his powers.”

Liu Dongqiang’s eyes instantly lit up.

“Really?”

He felt a strange itch again and scratched himself absentmindedly.

Chen Yun noticed his reaction but pretended not to care. On the surface, she nodded seriously.

“Do you know why Zhou Tianhao targeted Jiang Fan today?”

Liu Dongqiang frowned.

“Who is Jiang Fan?”

Chen Yun lowered her voice.

“He’s the man who killed Zhou Tianhao today. His in-game name is ‘Food and Lodging Included.’ His real name is Jiang Fan. He also has a girlfriend named Song Shiyin who often trains at my gym.”

Liu Dongqiang nodded slowly.

“Alright. Continue. Why did Zhou Tianhao target him?”

Chen Yun explained:

“For superpowers. I saw Zhou Tianhao gain his ability after eating a black lychee.”

“Jiang Fan posted in the group chat asking to buy black lychees. Zhou Tianhao saw it and assumed Jiang Fan had one more.”

“Black lychees?” Liu Dongqiang recalled the images Jiang Fan had posted in the group chat.

So that’s it…

Many people with abilities had appeared recently, but none of them ever revealed how they obtained their powers.

Like most people, Liu Dongqiang had assumed it was pure luck—some kind of random awakening.

So it was the black lychee!

“I want powers too!” Liu Dongqiang said excitedly.

“Does Jiang Fan still have any black lychees left?”

“Hm… probably not,” Chen Yun said after a brief thought.

“Zhou Tianhao’s strength increased by about 2 times after gaining his ability. Jiang Fan crushed him with one hand, which means his strength is far beyond Zhou Tianhao’s. He must have gained his power from that black lychee as well.”

“Also, if Jiang Fan didn’t know about its effects, he wouldn’t have asked to buy it in the group chat.”

Liu Dongqiang sighed regretfully.

“Sigh… what’s the point of talking about this now?”

“You’re too naive,” Chen Yun thought coldly, but outwardly she smiled brightly.

“Brother Liu, think about it. Something like black lychees is so strange—who would dare eat them casually? Some people might have them but don’t dare try them.”

“The reason Jiang Fan is buying them in the group is exactly because of that possibility. If they can buy them, then we can too.”

Liu Dongqiang hesitated.

“But we don’t have as much resources as Jiang Fan. We can’t compete with him in bidding.”

Chen Yun leaned closer and whispered:

“Then we outbid him.”

“Once someone contacts us, we don’t even need to buy it properly. We just go straight to their place… and take it by force. Much easier.”

Liu Dongqiang’s eyes lit up.

“Good idea!”

After that, the two of them disposed of Jiang Yan’s body by throwing it downstairs.

Then they immediately posted in the group chat:

“Buying 10 packs of instant noodles in exchange for black lychees.”

Once everything was done…

The tension in the room dissolved.

The two of them soon fell into each other’s arms, kissing passionately, and rolled onto the bed…