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

--Translated by likesnovel--

### 04:00 AM

Jiang Fan lay on his bed, unable to fall asleep.

His perception ability remained active the entire time, silently monitoring the survivors below.

Most of the residents living beneath the 21st floor had already moved upward, crowding into the hallways and emergency stairwells above Floor 22.

One man was secretly stealing from other survivors.

When Jiang Fan realized the victim was Grandma Xu, he immediately felt much better about the situation.

Then he discovered something surprising.

Originally, there had been quite a few survivors living above the 28th floor.

But after only 1 day...

Only a single person remained.

Everyone else had gone outside searching for supplies and never returned.

The last survivor lived in Apartment 2803.

She was a young girl.

Her body trembled beneath a blanket as though she were suffering from a severe illness.

The life force radiating from her was so faint it was barely visible, as if it could disappear at any moment.

A few minutes later...

The girl's body stopped moving.

The glow surrounding her vanished completely.

Another death.

Jiang Fan's expression remained calm.

In the apocalypse, death had long since become commonplace.

Yet at that very moment—

Something unexpected happened.

Inside the room of the girl who had just died...

Another young girl suddenly appeared without any warning.

"Hm?"

Jiang Fan shot upright from the bed.

For the first time in a long while, his expression turned serious.

"What happened?"

Even his perception ability hadn't detected the newcomer's arrival.

It was as if she had materialized out of thin air.

Could this be...

A supernatural ability?

Teleportation?

Instant movement?

Jiang Fan focused his attention on her.

Soon, he discovered that a "Ginger" existed inside her body as well.

And it was blue.

The exact same color as the mutated frog he had encountered before.

"A superpowered individual..."

Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes.

"And a spatial movement ability at that."

This kind of power was terrifying.

Perfect for both escape and assassination.

If she could teleport directly into his apartment...

Even Jiang Fan might be caught off guard.

Perhaps she couldn't kill him.

But if she tossed a grenade into his room and teleported away immediately...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

A cold light flashed through Jiang Fan's eyes.

"If she refuses to stand on my side..."

"Then she can only die."

He didn't hesitate for even a second.

His body sank through the bed and floor.

Rapidly descending toward the girl's location.

...

At the same time—

A petite girl with twin pigtails was cautiously poking her head through a blue spatial portal.

She whispered softly,

"Zhang Yinuo?"

"Zhang Yinuo?"

"It's me, Tiantian. I'm here to save you."

The room was completely silent.

No response came.

Fear began creeping into Tiantian's heart.

She shined a flashlight toward the bed, but the darkness and red fog made it difficult to see clearly.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and jumped into the room.

The little girl carefully tiptoed toward the bedside.

But the moment she saw clearly—

She realized her classmate, Zhang Yinuo, was already dead.

Her face was pale and bloodless.

Her eyes remained wide open in the darkness.

The sight was horrifying.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Tiantian screamed in fright.

Tears instantly streamed down her cheeks.

Her small body stumbled backward several steps.

The corpse, however, remained motionless.

After calming herself down, her fear gradually subsided.

Ever since the apocalypse began, she had seen too many corpses.

She was slowly becoming used to them.

Since she had already come all this way, returning empty-handed would be a waste.

Her portal ability could only be used 2 times per day.

She had already used 1 charge to come here.

The remaining use had to be saved for returning home.

Tiantian bowed respectfully toward Zhang Yinuo's body several times before speaking apologetically.

"Zhang Yinuo..."

"If there's any food left in your apartment, I'm going to take it."

"Looking at your condition..."

"You probably won't need it anymore, right?"

As she spoke, her eyes landed on a backpack beside the pillow.

Opening it, she discovered an unopened pack of Oreos.

It was likely a supply Zhang Yinuo had recently found outside.

Tiantian's eyes instantly lit up.

"Yay!"

"What a huge harvest!"

The little girl jumped excitedly in place.

Then she grinned at the corpse and said,

"Thank you, Zhang Yinuo!"

"I'm heading back now."

"Goodbye!"

After speaking, she tore open another blue curtain of light in midair.

A spatial portal silently appeared.

Tiantian crawled inside.

Then she vanished without a trace.

The room returned to silence once more.

However...

She had no idea that a pair of eyes had been watching her every move the entire time.

A few seconds later, Jiang Fan silently phased through the floor and appeared inside the room.

“Already gone?”

He scanned the empty room and let out a disappointed sigh.

“I was one step too late.”

Jiang Fan frowned slightly.

More importantly, if he wasn't mistaken, that girl had only obtained her spatial movement ability recently.

Which meant...

If he could recruit her to his side and activate the Retroactive Return effect, there was a chance he could even recover the Enlightenment Fruit she had consumed before.

The problem was...

Jiang Fan looked around the room helplessly.

The spatial movement ability was far beyond his expectations.

How was he supposed to find someone who could appear and disappear like that?

Still, the girl had come here for food.

As long as she continued to need supplies, she would eventually return.

“Then I'll just wait for the prey to walk into the trap on her own.”

Jiang Fan made up his mind.

His gaze then shifted toward the corpse lying on the bed.

A dark bite mark was visible on her arm.

It was obvious that she had been bitten by some kind of creature.

The wound emitted a foul, rotten smell.

She had likely developed a severe infection and high fever, then gradually weakened from starvation before finally dying.

“What was her relationship with that twin-tailed girl?”

Jiang Fan pondered.

A moment ago, he had clearly sensed the girl bowing to the corpse.

That meant they definitely knew each other.

He began searching the room.

This was the deceased girl's bedroom.

Soon, he found a school bag, textbooks, and various documents.

The dead girl's name was...

**Zhang Yinuo.**

A first-year student at Mohai Film and Television Institute.

Major: Stage Design.

“Classmates?”

Jiang Fan silently guessed.

He then picked up the phone lying beside the pillow.

Using Zhang Yinuo's fingerprint, he unlocked it.

Opening the call records, he found that during the past several days, Zhang Yinuo had called her parents dozens of times.

Not a single call had been answered.

It was obvious that her parents were probably already dead.

Besides that, there were more than 10 calls with someone named “Tiantian.”

The final call before Zhang Yinuo's death had been made to Tiantian about 30 minutes earlier.

Fortunately, the phone was configured to automatically record calls.

Jiang Fan immediately played the recording.

...

Tiantian: “Hello, Yinuo! You're really alive! That's great!”

Zhang Yinuo: “Tiantian... sob... can you help me?”

Tiantian: “What happened? Are you hungry?”

Zhang Yinuo: “I was bitten by a rat... I have a fever now... sob... it hurts so much...”

Tiantian: “I'll think of something! Just hold on a little longer!”

Zhang Yinuo: “Please save me... my phone battery is almost dead... I'm so scared...”

...

Jiang Fan remained silent for a moment before opening older recordings.

...

Tiantian: “Yinuo! I found an entire box of milk today. I can't finish it all. Do you want some?”

Zhang Yinuo: “Thanks, Tiantian. I still have some food left.”

“Yesterday, an aircraft sprayed herbicide over the city. A lot of people in the group said they're going out tomorrow to search for supplies. I think I'll try too.”

Tiantian: “That's good. But if anything happens, tell me immediately, okay?”

Zhang Yinuo: “Mm.”

...

Tiantian: “Yinuo...”

...

After listening to all the recordings, Jiang Fan had a rough understanding of the situation.

Tiantian and Zhang Yinuo were classmates.

As for Tiantian's spatial movement ability, it clearly came with significant restrictions.

She could only use it a limited number of times per day.

And she also seemed to have to be extremely careful about her destination.

Although Jiang Fan didn't yet know the exact reason, those limitations were good news for him.

Next, he opened the photo gallery.

There, he found a group photo.

In the picture, a twin-tailed girl was affectionately hugging Zhang Yinuo's arm.

She had a youthful face, large round eyes, and a bright smile.

She looked as adorable as a doll.

A status panel immediately appeared before Jiang Fan.

【Tiantian】

Age: 18

【Appearance: 9/10】

(Cute, lively, and charming with a youthful innocence.)

【Virtue Score: 10】

(No romantic relationship history with any man.)

Overall Rating: 9

【Ding! Target meets the system requirements!】

Jiang Fan's eyes instantly lit up.

“Found you...”

A smile slowly appeared on his lips.

“This one... will be mine.”

To prevent any accidents during the process of capturing Tiantian, Jiang Fan immediately made a decision.

From this moment onward...

He would not allow any survivor to enter the 28th floor under any circumstances.

Of course...

If Tiantian proved stubborn and resisted fiercely, he would not hesitate either.

A terrifying ability like spatial movement...

If it couldn't be controlled...

Then it had to be eliminated as early as possible.

A cold glint flashed across Jiang Fan's eyes.

Meanwhile, a silent trap for a new prey...

Was slowly beginning to unfold.