The Vicious Female Character at the End of Days: C20.1

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Chapter 20. (1/2)

He really treat her like a younger sister …

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Most of the people entering the city through the passage looked listless and were filthy. The cramped space was filled with the stench of sweat and blood.

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After the apocalypse, humans were busy fleeing for their lives, searching for safe zones to live in. They didn’t even have food, let alone time to dress up or wash away the smells.

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Therefore, the beautiful and charming Bai Qing Qing stood out in the crowd. The female soldier, checking her several times, glanced at her with a complex, strange look in her eyes.

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For a woman like her to remain clean in the apocalypse, she would need either immense strength or a powerful protector.

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Excessive beauty has both advantages and disadvantages in the apocalypse. Beautiful women can use their beauty to gain resources, becoming playthings of the powerful for survival.

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If they are unwilling to become playthings, their beautiful faces will only bring them danger and tragedy.

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Ignoring the envious or jealous glances, Bai Qing Qing passed through the checkpoint and entered the city’s passage.

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As she walked, she surveyed the protective netting, thinking to herself, “In the early days of the apocalypse, the netting was somewhat useful, able to hold back large numbers of low-level zombies. But once the zombies evolve and become more powerful, this netting will be largely ineffective.”

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Moreover, high-level zombies possess a speed comparable to that of monsters; even firearms cannot easily penetrate their bodies. Only strong individuals, working together with their special abilities, can effectively kill them.

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Humanity doesn’t have much time. If a vaccine for the virus isn’t developed within six months to a year, annihilation will be inevitable.

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Although evolved zombies have regained human intelligence, they are ultimately not the same species as humans. To them, humans are merely food. Who would choose to befriend food?

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Humans will not coexist with zombies!

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Monsters and humans have never been on the same side!

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After being exposed to the genetic testing equipment, Bai Qing Qing entered the Wucheng safe zone.

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Since the apocalypse, Wucheng has been separated and established as a safe zone. Although the vast city was damaged, it was far better off than the completely abandoned old city outside the safe zone.

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Off-road vehicles carrying soldiers patrolled the streets. The well-trained soldiers, their expressions indifferent, surveyed the city’s condition.

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There weren’t many pedestrians. Newcomers were directed to register before receiving keys to their accommodations.

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The people of Wucheng were divided into several classes. Those with superpowers were entitled to individual rooms, while ordinary people were crammed into shantytowns in the lower-class areas. Those with superpowers had to obtain food by gathering supplies and hunting zombies for crystal cores.

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Bai Qing Qing didn’t immediately register. Instead, she found a spot near the city gate to wait for the Thunder Squad.

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Spatial abilities were rare in the apocalypse. Revealing her ability would undoubtedly attract competition from various factions.

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Soon, the Thunder Squad entered Wucheng one after another. Bai Qing Qing’s eyes lit up when she saw Fu Chen, and she immediately ran towards him, “Brother!”

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Fu Chen habitually hugged her, then took her hand, raising his cold eyes to scan the surroundings. The prying glances from all directions quickly disappeared.

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Xiao Yang glanced at Fu Chen’s hand, ignoring the strange sour feeling in his heart, and looked away.

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Shen Mingxuan looked at Bai Qing Qing: “Why hasn’t Tian Tian come out yet? Isn’t she with you?”

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“I don’t know.” Bai Qing Qing moved closer to Fu Chen.

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Shen Mingxuan’s face darkened slightly. “Don’t you even notice where your teammates are?”

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Bai Tian Tian is a grown woman; how could she get lost? Even if she did, what would it have to do with her?

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Could she put a leash on Bai Tian Tian and carry her around all the time?

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Bai Qing Qing inwardly complained, but on the surface, she put on a pitiful expression, hanging her head and remaining silent, looking very wronged.

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“Bai Tian Tian isn’t a child,” Fu Chen said coldly, holding her hand. “She’s behind Qing Qing in line. How can Qing Qing possibly pay attention to her?”

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Upon hearing Fu Chen’s words, Shen Mingxuan swallowed his remaining words, his face grim.

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Liang Zhiyu said calmly, “Let’s wait a bit longer. If Bai Tian Tian hasn’t come out yet, we’ll register and find a place to stay, then try to find her.”

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Bai Qing Qing tried hard to recall if the original book mentioned any plot related to Wucheng. She only hoped that something had really happened to Bai Tian Tian; otherwise, they would waste more time in Wucheng.

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Wucheng was different from the major post-apocalyptic bases. The environment and people here were chaotic and unfriendly to weak ordinary people, especially women.

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She had no ill will towards Bai Tian Tian, nor could she say she liked her.

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Before the apocalypse, Bai Tian Tian’s innocent, kind, and incapable-of-rejection personality would have been very attractive to men, but in the apocalypse, it was a nuisance.

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And she hated trouble the most.

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After waiting for about an hour, Bai Tian Tian still hadn’t emerged from the checkpoint. The group went to the checkpoint to inquire, requesting to see the surveillance footage. However, given the large number of people entering the city, it was impossible to simply provide the footage.

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They then went to the registration desk, searching for a long time before finally finding that she had registered her identity information and entered the city alone.

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Fortunately, it was a false alarm. The men’s expressions were somewhat grim. Bai Tian Tian was overly kind-hearted, usually timid and obedient in the team; this was the first time she had acted on her own.

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The Thunder Squad considered her one of their own, yet she had acted rashly without prior notice. If she were in danger, they would have to rescue her.

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In fact, Fu Chen knew why Bai Tian Tian had suddenly disappeared. In her previous life, after arriving in Wucheng, Bai Tian Tian was knocked down by a child. She took pity on the emaciated child and was tricked into going with him to the slums.

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Human traffickers sold her to Wucheng’s auction house, where she was purchased by a powerful figure who intended to spend the night with him.

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The Thunder Squad finally found her, stormed in to rescue the man, and subdued the thug. Bai Tian Tian pleaded for his life, begging them to spare him.

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Because of her desperate pleas, no one could betray her kind heart, so they let the man go.

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However, the man conspired with the leader of Wucheng to keep them all in Wucheng, working for others. The Thunder Squad, of course, refused.

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In the end, the Thunder Squad won, killing the thug who had tried to force himself on her. Even more shockingly, Bai Tian Tian cried and accused them of indiscriminate killing, saying they had already begged for mercy on their knees, so why did they still kill them?

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Fu Chen realized for the first time that Bai Tian Tian had some mental issues. The apocalypse and the present world were not the same. Even in the present world, wouldn’t one choose to defend oneself against a villain?

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But the men in the squad, because they cared about her feelings, had to comfort and coax her.

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Later, the others seemed bewitched, controlled by something, fawning over Bai Tin Tian, willing to give everything for her.

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This time, he wouldn’t let his teammates repeat the same mistake.

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The men were all superpowers, concealing some of their strength. During registration, they listed themselves as second-tier ability users and received keys to their accommodations.

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The Wucheng area was divided into three sections: Section A for high-ranking individuals, Section B for ordinary ability users and soldiers, and Section C, a chaotic slum.

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The upper echelons of Wucheng could provide accommodation for superpowers; those not on missions needed to provide money or crystal cores in exchange.

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Since the Thunder Squad only planned to rest for two days, they paid money and a few low-tier crystal cores at the registration desk, took their keys, and went to find accommodation.

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Not everyone could have a room. Xiao Yang and Cheng Rui shared a room, Liang Zhiyu and Shen Mingxuan shared another.

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Bai Qing Qing was an ordinary person, but because she was a family member of an ability user, she could stay with Fu Chen. Sector B was located in the east of the city. The group walked for half an hour to reach it. Upon opening the door to their lodgings, they saw a tiny room of about ten square meters, and everyone frowned.

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Everyone had anticipated the harsh conditions of the apocalypse and the rudimentary living conditions, but they hadn’t expected that even those with supernatural abilities would be relegated to such cramped quarters.

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The room was extremely basic: a bed, a stool, a table, a simple wardrobe, and a tiny bathroom at the far end. The community bulletin board listed the water supply schedule, which was limited to 30 minutes at 8 PM.

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Shen Mingxuan, preoccupied with Bai Tian Tian’s whereabouts, paid no attention to the lodgings. Cheng Rui, having endured hardship during his military training years ago, was even less concerned.

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Xiao Yang complained, “I’d rather sleep in the car.”

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Liang Zhiyu patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t be a delicate man, just bear with it for a couple of days.”

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Xiao Yang glanced at Bai Qing Qing casually and said, “Brother Liang, where do you see me as delicate? I can lift 200 pounds.”

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Liang Zhiyu narrowed his fox-like eyes, looking him up and down: “Are you sure you can lift that?”

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Xiao Yang was very concerned about what Liang Zhiyu thought of him, and firmly gripped Liang Zhiyu’s shoulder: “Want me to lift you up?”

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“Get out of the way,” Liang Zhiyu pushed him away.

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Shen Mingxuan spoke up: “You two still have the mind to play around? Aren’t you worried about Bai Tian Tian?”

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Bai Qing Qing, who had been busy all day and was about to go inside to rest, stopped upon hearing this and looked up at Fu Chen.

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Fu Chen, his dark eyes cold, said, “She’s fine. We’ll see her tomorrow.”

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Liang Zhiyu looked at Fu Chen and asked, “Captain, do you know where Bai Tian Tian went?”

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Everyone looked at Fu Chen, waiting for his next words. When had he discovered Bai Tian Tian’s whereabouts?

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Fu Chen said, “I sensed she entered the city. As long as she’s in the city, she’s not in danger for the time being.”

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Through their previous battle with the robber Zhang Qiang, everyone knew that Fu Chen possessed psychic abilities. In Zhou Village, it was thanks to his psychic abilities that he hadn’t been harmed by the so-called divine tree poison powder.

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Since their captain said so, no one said anything more.

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Shen Mingxuan’s peach blossom eyes flashed with a cold light. He abruptly pushed open the door and entered the room. Liang Zhiyu followed, standing in front of him and saying something.

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Cheng Rui and Xiao Yang also went to rest. Bai Qing Qing looked at Fu Chen, who remained standing there, and pondered slightly. She knew the female lead was favored by the Heavenly Dao and wouldn’t be in any danger, so naturally, she wasn’t worried.

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(In these novels, the Heavenly Dao is depicted as the fundamental, natural laws that govern the universe and as the celestial bodies’ predictable motion. Basically, the Universe worked around Bai Tian Tian; she was the center of the main events.)

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Even though Fu Chen’s mental abilities were strong enough to sense things, what made him so certain that Bai Tian Tian wouldn’t be in danger?

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Bai Qing Qing and Fu Chen entered the room together. Seeing the wooden bed, she frowned slightly.

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What should she do tonight? Sleep with Fu Chen?

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Before the apocalypse, families in poverty would often cram into a shared bed. Should she, pretending to have amnesia, endure sharing a bed with Fu Chen?

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Fu Chen casually pulled back the covers and turned to ask her, “Aren’t you tired?”

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“Uh…” Bai Qing Qing looked at the bed, then at him, and said, “I’m not tired yet.”

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She smiled, pulled over a chair, and sat obediently on it, her feet on the bench’s crossbar, her hands supporting her chin as she gazed at him.

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“Brother, let’s discuss this. Who’ll sleep on the bed tonight?”

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Fu Chen leaned against the wall, raising an eyebrow slightly. “Does this even need discussion?”

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Bai Qing Qing’s face fell. “Brother, you won’t make me sleep on the floor, will you? I’m your sister! How can you bear to let me, so delicate and weak, sleep on this cold floor?”

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Fu Chen looked at her pitiful expression, a slight, barely perceptible, mischievous smile playing on his lips. In the dim light, it seemed almost sinister.

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“So you’re willing to let your brother sleep on the floor? Hmm?” His voice was deep and slightly magnetic.

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Bai Qing Qing blinked, sincerely praising, “Brother, you’re strong and healthy. Sleeping on the floor for a night or two won’t be a problem.”

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Fu Chen didn’t tease her. “Get the blankets out.”

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Bai Qing Qing smiled, taking out blankets and pillows from her spatial storage. She said sweetly, “Brother, let me help you make the bed.”

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She carefully made the floor for him like a dutiful wife.

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Fu Chen watched the girl’s retreating figure, his gaze deepening. He grabbed her arm and pulled her close.

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Bai Qing Qing raised her delicate face, looking at him with a confused expression. “What’s wrong?”

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Fu Chen looked down at her, like an older brother concerned for his younger sister’s feelings, and asked tentatively, “What do you think of Xiao Yang?”

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Bai Qing Qing replied directly, “What about Xiao Yang? I get along very well with him; he’s a very nice person.”

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Fu Chen, unaware that she was deliberately giving him the “friend zone” treatment, ignored the slight displeasure in his heart and said, “So, you like him too?”

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Bai Qing Qing’s beautiful eyes widened slightly, seemingly surprised that he would ask such a question. A blush crept onto her face, and she said with a coquettish annoyance, “I didn’t!”

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Fu Chen frowned slightly, carefully observing her expression, as if trying to see through her lie.

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Bai Qing Qing lowered her eyelashes, displaying her dramatic nature, and tried forcefully to pull her arm away, her tone hard: “Brother, let me go, I’m angry.”

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Fu Chen gripped her slender arm tightly, holding her firmly in front of him, and said in a deep voice: “You’re already throwing a tantrum before we’ve even exchanged two sentences, who taught you that?”

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His cold and stern tone exuded a strong, aggressive pressure, making one’s heart pound with fear.

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“Raise your head.”