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

--Translated by likesnovel--

Jiang Fan lifted Bai Xinjie onto his shoulder and casually snapped his fingers in midair.

In an instant, a blue dimensional gate appeared without a sound.

He stepped into the subspace and set the destination coordinates to the rooftop of Building C.

As long as precise accuracy wasn’t required, opening a portal was extremely fast.

The exit point formed roughly 7–8 meters above the rooftop.

Jiang Fan adjusted his grip on Bai Xinjie in a princess carry, then jumped down from midair, landing steadily on the rooftop.

The impact jolted Bai Xinjie awake.

She looked around in confusion.

“Where… is this?”

Jiang Fan smiled faintly.

“My home.”

Memories of what had just happened flooded back into her mind.

Within just a few hours, she had lost both her mother and brother—becoming completely alone in the world.

A sense of despair slowly began to eat away at her heart again.

Jiang Fan looked at her coldly. He understood her mental state, but he offered no comfort at all.

If she could adapt, she would survive. If she couldn’t… then she would die.

In the apocalypse, there was no room for weakness.

Every day, countless people died. Those without a strong enough mindset simply wouldn’t last long.

……

Shortly after Jiang Fan left, a middle-aged man from the Bai family’s neighboring apartment quietly opened his door, peeking outside cautiously.

A faint woman’s voice came from inside, filled with fear.

“Brother Chen… don’t go out. It’s too dangerous…”

The man called “Brother Chen” replied in a low voice.

“It seems quiet outside. I’m going to check if there’s any food left.”

The woman almost cried.

“I heard people screaming and dying just now… I’m scared. Should we just stay in the room?”

Brother Chen frowned.

“We’re already close to starving to death. Still staying inside? You want us all to die? Even if we can endure it, can the kids endure it?”

The woman fell silent, then said shakily,

“Then… be careful.”

“I know.”

He waved her off impatiently.

Then he picked up a flashlight and a kitchen knife, and carefully made his way toward the Bai family’s apartment.

When he arrived, he peeked inside.

All the bedroom doors were wide open.

Several corpses lay on the floor in pools of blood. The thick smell of blood filled the air, and flies had already begun gathering.

One body stood out—pinned to the ground with a chair leg driven through its mouth, eyes wide open in a frozen expression of hatred.

The man shuddered violently.

When he looked closer… his expression changed instantly.

“This… this is Chen Yong?! Chen Yong is dead?!”

Shock quickly turned into joy.

This man had once ruled the building with an iron fist, forcing everyone to relocate to higher floors and seizing large amounts of supplies.

Now… he was dead.

Serves him right!

The man kicked the corpse hard once to vent his long-suppressed anger, then immediately began searching for supplies.

Soon, he found Bai Xinjie’s bag of provisions. His eyes lit up.

“Instant noodles! Sausages! And chocolate!”

He grinned in excitement.

But he didn’t notice that in the shadows behind him, another figure had appeared silently.

The man raised a blunt object and swung it down hard on the back of his head.

*Bang!*

The man collapsed without a sound. Blood quickly spread across the floor.

The attacker gave a cold laugh, grabbed the supplies, and fled immediately.

Within minutes, more groups of people arrived.

Seeing Chen Yong’s corpse, everyone became excited and immediately began looting the apartment without hesitation.

Soon, chaos broke out as they started fighting each other over the supplies.

……

Building A, Room 3301

Four tattooed men were drinking together.

There were no snacks—only a few crushed packets of instant noodles used as makeshift bar snacks, mixed with seasoning powder and eaten casually.

It actually tasted decent enough.

After a while, the man with a gold tooth asked,

“Brother Yong still hasn’t come back?”

A bald man replied lazily,

“Where else would he go? Obviously to deal with that Bai family girl.”

Another man laughed.

“Brother Five and Wolf already got their share. That old woman Zheng Hongxia wasn’t bad either—still pretty decent-looking, honestly.”

“Hey, your taste is weird.”

“Every time there’s good stuff, Brother Yong calls Five and Wolf. What about us? When’s our turn?”

The four of them laughed and cursed each other, full of envy.

Even though they complained, none of them dared to say anything more serious.

They had been following Chen Yong by his side since before the world collapsed, and over time they had grown completely accustomed to obeying his orders without question.

To be fair, Chen Yong had never treated his subordinates badly. At the very least, food and drink were never lacking.

The only thing they were still dissatisfied with was women—especially having to share them.

Right now, in Chen Yong’s room, there were still 2 beautiful women. In terms of appearance, they were considered top-tier in Building A.

Normally, people like them wouldn’t even have the right to look at those women.

But all of this was just silent complaints.

That was normal male nature—who would truly be willing to share women with others?

At that moment, a scream suddenly came from downstairs.

The 4 of them immediately tensed up, drawing their weapons in an instant as they scanned their surroundings.

“The sound came from downstairs!”

“Damn it… don’t tell me Boss Chen got ambushed?!”

“Impossible. In Building A, those ‘soft civilians’ would dare to mess with Boss Chen?”

“But that wasn’t Boss Chen’s voice… and it wasn’t Fifth Brother or Wolf either!”

“Stop talking nonsense. Go check it out!”

“Let’s go! Perfect time to stretch our legs anyway. Boss Chen doesn’t allow us to act on our own, but someone causing trouble in the middle of the night? That’s basically asking for discipline.”

“Heh… good. Time to teach those noisy idiots a lesson.”

The 4 of them smirked coldly and immediately rushed down the stairs with weapons in hand.

They descended to the 29th floor, and the smell of blood grew stronger with every step.

Below them, the sounds of shouting and screaming echoed continuously.

A chill crawled up their spines. They quickened their pace, and when they reached the 25th floor, the scene in front of them made all 4 of them freeze.

The entire floor was in complete chaos.

Survivors were fighting each other like madmen.

Blood splattered across the hallway, turning it into a slaughterhouse.

Because there were too many people fighting, they didn’t dare rush in recklessly.

The man with gold teeth shouted in panic:

“Where is Boss Chen?! Boss Chen! Boss Chen!!”

A man wearing glasses who had looked mild-mannered moments ago smashed someone to the ground, then looked up with a face covered in blood and a crazed expression.

“Chen Yong is dead! Hahaha!!”

*Stab!*

Before he could finish, someone slit his throat and he collapsed instantly.

Hearing the words “Chen Yong is dead,” the bald man and the other 2 immediately turned pale. They forced their way through the crowd and rushed toward the Bai family’s room.

The gold-toothed man’s eyes lit up.

If the situation had already descended into chaos… then Chen Yong was definitely dead.

Everything he had stored must still be inside that room.

And if he was dead… who would those supplies belong to now?

Including those 2 women!

Greed surged in his heart, and he immediately turned and ran upstairs.

“Those things… are mine!”

Meanwhile, the bald man and the other 2 successfully broke into the Bai family room and immediately found Chen Yong’s corpse.

The body was so badly damaged it was barely recognizable, but the clothes and wristwatch confirmed his identity.

Fifth Brother and Wolf were also lying dead nearby.

The entire room was soaked in blood and filled with corpses.

“Damn it… Boss Chen is really dead!”

“Wait, where’s Gold Teeth? Why isn’t he here?”

“I was at the back. He probably didn’t follow in.”

The 3 of them instantly realized what was happening.

That bastard had likely run ahead to take everything for himself.

“That damn traitor! I knew he couldn’t be trusted!”

“Go upstairs!”

“Kill him!”

They immediately rushed back up, cursing each other as they went.

When they reached Chen Yong’s room, the door was locked from the inside.

Gold Teeth had barricaded himself in.

Their rage exploded instantly.

“Kill him!”

“That bastard is the most cunning one!”

“The supplies in that room belong to all of us—how dare he try to take everything for himself!”

“Climb up! From the 33rd floor we can probably get in through the window—there’s no iron bars on Boss Chen’s room!”

……

With Chen Yong alive, they had at least maintained some order.

But the moment Chen Yong died… Building A collapsed into complete chaos.

Once the fighting started, everyone else also turned their eyes toward Chen Yong’s stored supplies. The slaughter quickly spread throughout the entire building.

All night long, screams echoed nonstop inside Building A.

Survivors in the other 2 buildings of Fortune Center curled up in fear, not knowing what was happening next door.

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan was able to perceive everything happening across multiple floors of Building A through his sensory ability.

Scenes of slaughter played clearly in his awareness.

He simply watched in silence, occasionally eating Enlightenment Fruits like snacks—no hesitation, just picking whatever came to hand.

Beside him, Bai Yan lay sprawled across the floor, fast asleep and occupying half the room.

The women around Jiang Fan huddled together in fear, not daring to rest even for a moment.

“Brother Jiang… what’s happening outside?” one of them asked nervously.

Jiang Fan replied calmly:

“I killed the leader of Building A. Now the whole building is fighting over food, women, and territory. That’s about it. Pretty entertaining, actually.”

At that moment, a notification rang in his mind.

[Ding! Subspace Travel has been upgraded to 9 stars (maximum level, cannot be upgraded further)!]

The “Teleportation / Subspace Travel” skill had leveled up.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Jiang Fan’s mouth.