"We..."
Ning Yu wanted to refuse, as the task sounded potentially dangerous.
She hadn't fully nurtured her Crimson War Blade yet, and she planned to wait until the blade was properly cultivated before taking on such risky missions.
[Required Charm Value: 10, Host's Charm Value: 11, Qualified.]
[Ding! Task triggered: Near Yet Far (1/?) - Joint operation with Ji Mengyao to search for Wan Heng]
[Series Task Rewards: Random Attribute Points *5, Points *20000, ???]
However, the system didn't care about her hesitation and simply dropped the task right in Ning Yu's face.
When she heard these prompts, her jaw nearly hit the floor - the rewards were incredibly generous: 5 attribute points and 20,000 points.
Plus, there was that mysterious question mark reward. Though it wasn't revealed, it had to be something good.
With such excellent rewards, how could Ning Yu possibly refuse?
"Of course we'll go together."
Ning Yu agreed immediately without any hesitation.
"Since this isn't a pre-arranged base mission, the compensation might be modest, especially split between four people. Are you sure about this?"
Ji Mengyao kindly reminded Ning Yu.
For her, this wasn't about the base's compensation but about saving a comrade.
She worried that Ning Yu might lose her enthusiasm once she realized they were going to rescue someone for minimal reward.
"When it comes to saving someone, none of that matters."
Ning Yu responded with noble conviction.
Just then, Wu Di seemed to have finished reporting in and was running back towards them.
"He's back, let's go."
Ning Yu noticed Wu Di returning and said to Ji Mengyao.
Ji Mengyao stared at Ning Yu somewhat dazedly, surprised by her willingness to help. Her eyes sparkled with emotion.
Without hesitation, she immediately said:
"Thank you."
Though there was no system prompt, Ning Yu could clearly sense that Ji Mengyao's favorability towards her had increased.
This was definitely a win-win situation.
Shen Yiyue looked at Ning Yu suspiciously: Since when did Little Yu become so eager to help others?
Shortly after.
An SUV drove out of the Ark Base with all four of them inside.
Since there was no need to transport people or supplies today, and there were four people who needed seats, they didn't take the pickup truck that Ji Mengyao and Wu Di usually drove.
This SUV had been reinforced and armed, capable of navigating through urban obstacles and effectively repelling approaching zombies.
Ji Mengyao didn't seem in the mood to play music, just driving silently, probably worried about her possibly endangered companion.
Wu Di sat in the passenger seat, looking at a map:
"It should take about an hour to get there, roughly two hours round trip. He should have been back last night theoretically."
"I hope nothing's wrong."
Ji Mengyao sighed quietly.
"What's Wan Heng's awakened ability?"
Ning Yu asked from the back seat.
She remembered that Ji Mengyao and Wu Di seemed quite confident in Wan Heng's abilities earlier.
"He can interfere with zombies' perception. You could say he can make zombies think he's one of them."
Ji Mengyao explained while leaning back in the driver's seat.
Wouldn't that mean he could move freely among zombie hordes?
"Does this ability work on mutated zombies too?"
Ning Yu immediately thought of a possibility.
"We're not sure, but he's never had any problems during missions."
Wu Di added, then continued:
"Besides interference, he can even control the movements of a small number of zombies."
"He also has solid combat experience - I've sparred with him before."
Hearing this, it did seem unlikely for him to die. Perhaps he'd encountered some predicament or got held up by something.
The SUV passed under an overpass, and Ji Mengyao suddenly turned the steering wheel, pulling under the bridge.
There weren't many zombies here as the area was sparsely populated.
"What's wrong, Mengyao..."
Wu Di asked, looking at Ji Mengyao who had suddenly changed direction.
Ning Yu also opened her eyes from her rest, joining Shen Yiyue in looking toward the driver's seat.
Just after stopping the car, Ji Mengyao started trembling slightly, clutching her forehead in pain as she lay back in the driver's seat:
"Damn, those hallucinations are back."
She held her forehead with one hand while struggling to open the front storage compartment with the other.
However, it was completely empty.
"Great, we changed cars today, and I didn't bring my cigarettes."
She punched the steering wheel in frustration before closing the compartment again.
"What's going on?"
Shen Yiyue asked confusedly.
"Mengyao's ability has side effects - she's often plagued by hallucinations, especially if she's had to resurrect multiple times in a short period."
"Cigarettes help her ease these hallucinations."
Wu Di explained, noticing that Ji Mengyao's pain seemed to be intensifying as she rested her head on the steering wheel, clearly suffering.
He gently rubbed her back, trying to make her feel better.
Though his face remained expressionless, both passengers in the back could see his concern.
"Hey, are you taking advantage of me right now?"
Ji Mengyao frowned, turning her head from the steering wheel to glare at Wu Di.
Wu Di's hand froze immediately, and he timidly said:
"Sorry."
However, both Ning Yu and Shen Yiyue could see the obvious embarrassment on her face.
She turned her head back to the steering wheel and mumbled:
"Continue."
Wu Di was stunned, not quite understanding Ji Mengyao's meaning, but reluctantly continued rubbing her back with his warm palm.
What a tsundere, Ning Yu thought to herself with exasperation.
Suddenly inspired, she seemed to think of something and started searching through the system's store.
[Ladies' Cigarettes (Watermelon Menthol Flavor 1 pack): Points *800]
[Ladies' Cigarettes (Double Pop Bubble Wine Flavor 1 pack): Points *1000]
....
Wow, there were so many flavors - the system was surprisingly detailed in strange ways.
Ning Yu had over 10,000 points now, so this wasn't much, plus she had a little ulterior motive.
She immediately exchanged points for two packs.
"Here, I have some."
She rummaged through her backpack for a moment, pretending to pull out two packs of ladies' cigarettes, and reached forward to hand them over.
Ji Mengyao heard Ning Yu's voice from behind and felt something being passed forward, immediately turning her head with effort.
Her eyes lit up with surprise, not expecting Ning Yu to have cigarettes with her.
She had almost considered making a temporary trip back to base for cigarettes, as her hallucination-riddled state was quite dangerous.
After taking the cigarettes, she examined the two packs:
"Hmm... Double Pop Bubble Wine flavor, you've got good taste."
She eagerly took one out and lit it, taking a deep drag before opening the window to exhale the mysteriously fragrant smoke.
Her expression relaxed considerably, clearly finding relief.
"So this is what you meant by 'smoking is harmful to health'? And yet you're carrying such nice cigarettes?"
Ji Mengyao gestured toward Ning Yu while leaning back in the driver's seat.
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
