Chapter 96
Before the apocalypse, Gu Minzhi, this woman, at least had to take into account that this was a society governed by law, and with Sang Lu’s protection, she did not dare to do anything too excessive.
Now it was good. The apocalypse had descended. She did not feel any discomfort, but was like a fish in water, wanton and rampant!
Gu Minzhi’s viciousness was beyond Xia Weishuang’s imagination, but no matter what, Xia Weishuang could not bring herself to kill Coal Ball.
She held her gun in anger and aimed at Gu Minzhi, but she knew in her heart that the probability of her hitting Gu Minzhi was very low. And there was a third person beside Gu Minzhi. That person should be a defensive-type esper, which was why she dared to come out of the car without fear.
Xia Weishuang said sharply, “Make it stop!”
Gu Minzhi said with a smile, “What, it’s just a cat. You can’t bear to?”
Coal Ball had already pounced on the wall, and then repeatedly retreated, back and forth, its claws grinding deep and shallow grooves on the wall.
Xia Weishuang turned her head to Bai Qian and said, “Sister Qian, can you feel Coal Ball’s situation and help it break free from Gu Minzhi’s ability?”
Bai Qian gripped the window frame tightly, her face gloomy. “I’ll try my best. Coal Ball—”
She shouted, attracting Coal Ball’s attention. Coal Ball looked up at its owner, helpless and scared.
The huge mutated beast let out a low, pained growl from its throat, as if it were fighting against some invisible enemy. Coal Ball rolled on the ground, covered in dust, and hit its head against the wall, as if this would help it get rid of the line that was controlling it.
Gu Minzhi narrowed her eyes, let out an impatient “tsk,” and raised her gun, and actually fired a shot at Coal Ball!
Coal Ball fell to the ground and let out a pained roar. Bai Qian let go of her hand and was about to run out.
“Sister Qian!” Xia Weishuang grabbed her. “No! It’s dangerous down there!”
Bai Qian was in a dilemma. “But with Coal Ball like this, I can’t just ignore it!”
Xia Weishuang held her hand and squeezed it slightly. “Let Coal Ball come up! Since Coal Ball will be hurt if it struggles, then let Coal Ball come into the building, so that the people outside can’t attack it.”
Bai Qian’s eyes lit up. “Okay, I’ll listen to you. I’ll let Coal Ball in now. If it’s closer, maybe my influence on it will be greater than that woman’s ability.”
But Xia Weishuang shook her head. “No, not too close.”
Bai Qian asked, “Why?”
Xia Weishuang said, “This woman, Gu Minzhi, is quite cunning. In fact, she is not fully controlling Coal Ball now. After Coal Ball enters the building, it will be unable to control itself and will attack you.”
This was what Xia Weishuang had just seen in her emergency activation of her ability. Bai Qian didn’t know what to do.
Gu Minzhi, who was downstairs, waved her hand at the upstairs impatiently. “Hey, hey, Xia Weishuang! Don’t hide. Come and watch.”
Xia Weishuang walked to the window and sneered, “Gu Minzhi, why don’t you try to win over Sang Lu yourself? Since you want her so much, then work hard yourself! Even if you let Coal Ball kill me, Sang Lu won’t care about you. You can’t change anything.”
Gu Minzhi: “…You’re looking for death!”
Coal Ball let out a sharp cry and began to climb up the wall and balcony.
Xia Weishuang quickly took two steps back and said, “Wei Yunlang, you and Sister Qian will go to the corridor later and use the corridor door to lure Coal Ball. Lele, you hide in the room and use your ability to make Coal Ball fall asleep.”
Xia Weishuang turned her head to them and said, “Coal Ball will be unable to control itself and will attack you, but this is only temporary. Sister Qian, your comfort and communication are still effective on it. It’s just that it takes too long and you’re injured. By lengthening the distance and using obstacles to dodge, plus Lele’s ability, you can hold Coal Ball back. Knock Coal Ball out, and it will become smaller. At that time, you can take it and get away from Gu Minzhi.”
When Bai Qian’s command and Gu Minzhi’s command did not conflict, Coal Ball would not be so pained and could still complete the command. And now, Gu Minzhi’s mission was to let Coal Ball attack this group of people, with Xia Weishuang as the priority. As for which route to attack from, it was not within her control.
“What about you?” Wei Yunlang stood at the door and asked. “You’re not coming with us?”
Xia Weishuang shook her head and said, “Gu Minzhi won’t let it go. If I run away with you, Gu Minzhi will definitely chase after us. At that time, the situation will not be as good as it is now.”
She and Sang Lu had to stay here to buy time for Bai Qian and the others to escape, and also to let Coal Ball break free from Gu Minzhi’s control.
From the last time she had met Gu Minzhi to this time, there had only been one mutated beast. Gu Minzhi’s power was strong, and it was not impossible for her to capture a second mutated beast. Therefore, it could only mean one thing, that she could only control one mutated beast at a time.
When she came to try to control Sang Lu, her control over Coal Ball would gradually become ineffective.
“You’re planning to hand Sang Lu over to her?” Wei Yunlang said in surprise.
“This is not a matter of whether I’m planning to or not,” Xia Weishuang waved her hand and told him to stop talking nonsense. “There’s no other choice.”
“Hey, hey, why don’t you leave her and come with us!”
“No,” Xia Weishuang said seriously. “I have to follow Sang Lu to prevent her from being pickled.”
Xia Weishuang stood by the window, choosing to stay and defend. She said sharply, “Sister Qian, it’s time to act!”
“Okay,” Bai Qian ran out without hesitation and used her ability to let Coal Ball break the glass window on the fourth floor and come in.
Wei Yunlang was one step behind, protecting Mi Lele. He looked back and actually felt that Xia Weishuang’s back was incomparably tall at this moment. He let out a sad sigh, pulled Mi Lele, and rushed into the corridor.
As for Xia Weishuang.
She stood by the window and looked down, choosing the moment to act. The voices downstairs were getting further and further away. Bai Qian and the others were luring Coal Ball to the back of the hotel.
Gu Minzhi’s esper beside her whispered a few words in her ear, and Gu Minzhi smiled. “Xia Weishuang, are you planning to cover the rear by yourself?”
Xia Weishuang chuckled and said, “Your target has always been only Sang Lu and me, right?”
Gu Minzhi slowly clapped her hands. “Very good, not bad. Aren’t you afraid that I’ll send someone to chase after them?”
Xia Weishuang said unhurriedly, “If you think the people around you are enough for Sang Lu to kill, you can try to disperse your forces.”
Gu Minzhi was not very happy. Coal Ball had been lured away, which was obviously not the result she had expected. What she wanted to see the most was Xia Weishuang and this cat fighting each other. Now that this much-anticipated drama had been interrupted, it was simply infuriating.
But it didn’t matter. Gu Minzhi took a deep breath, and with a wave of her hand, her armed subordinates all aimed their guns at Xia Weishuang’s position.
“Xia Weishuang, I really, really, really hate you,” Gu Minzhi ground her teeth. “In this life, I have never seen a more annoying person than you.”
Xia Weishuang was silent for a moment, then said, “It’s okay. I don’t hate you.”
Gu Minzhi: “Hmm?”
Xia Weishuang said lightly, “You’re not worthy.”
Gu Minzhi: “…”
I’m so angry! With a wave of Gu Minzhi’s hand, countless bullets flew towards Xia Weishuang, shattering the glass window. The deafening sound of gunshots and the clattering of broken glass filled Xia Weishuang’s ears.
Fortunately, when Gu Minzhi’s face had changed, Xia Weishuang had guessed that she would not be able to control her anger. She had timely hidden behind the wall and used the insect wing shield to block the flying broken glass.
“Let’s go! I want to see what right she has to be so stubborn with me!”
With Gu Minzhi’s order, a group of well-trained soldiers and espers protected her and rushed into the Zhenhua Grand Hotel together.
Anyway, the few espers by Xia Weishuang’s side had all left. Now, only she and Sang Lu were left. As for Sang Lu…
When Gu Minzhi thought of Sang Lu, she couldn’t help but feel a little happy. It was not because of any feelings of love, but simply because Sang Lu was lying there motionless, as if she were seriously injured.
This way, she would definitely be able to control Sang Lu more smoothly than she had expected.
On the way here with her troops, Gu Minzhi’s heart had been filled with unease and apprehension. In fact, she was not 100% sure that the manpower she had brought was enough to help her take down Sang Lu.
After all, in the previous battle, the impression that Sang Lu had left on her was too deep and terrifying. But such a powerful and beautiful woman, such a special existence, if she could be taken for her own use, how good would that be? At that time, she would be the most powerful person in the entire base!
Gu Minzhi was not as sentimental as Xia Weishuang. Whether Sang Lu was still the same Sang Lu as before, and whether she still had her past memories, these were all secondary. The most important thing was her strength, and whether she could be subdued by her.
Fortunately, as she was getting closer, her subordinate had told her that there were four people by Sang Lu’s side, three adults and one child, and one of them was Xia Weishuang.
And Sang Lu herself, for some reason, was lying down all day and rarely moved, as if she were injured.
This result was the biggest surprise for Gu Minzhi at the moment. This made her confidence and determination to subdue Sang Lu even firmer.
And when she learned that there was also a cat by Sang Lu’s side, Gu Minzhi remembered the oriole that had been behind the mantis in that melee—the cat that had snatched Xia Weishuang from Sang Lu’s hands.
Besides Xia Weishuang, there were also mutated beasts and espers by Sang Lu’s side. Their background was unknown, so she still had to act cautiously.
But unexpectedly, at night, that mutated cat had actually come to her door.
It was truly a godsend! Gu Minzhi’s heart was filled with joy. After she had controlled this powerful combat force, she had impatiently come to her door.
What was she waiting for? Even this cat had been controlled by her. If she still cowered, what was the point of having so many people around her!
Although the good show before had been ruined by this group of people, it didn’t matter. That was just an appetizer. The real main course was about to be served!
This group of people had guns and abilities. They had destroyed the main door of the Zhenhua Grand Hotel with extreme speed, and had also cleared the obstacles and traps in the corridor one by one.
Gu Minzhi stood in the center of the crowd, tightly protected. She did not have to act personally, nor did she have to be in a hurry. Anyway, there were others to do it for her.
The esper with clairvoyance followed her step by step and reported the scene upstairs to her.
“Xia Weishuang has a shield in her hand. It looks a little strange.”
“She didn’t run. Sang Lu also has no movement and is still lying on the sofa.”
“Xia Weishuang sat next to Sang Lu. She looks… very calm.”
“Xia Weishuang held Sang Lu’s hand, looked at her and smiled, and said something, then bent down…”
Gu Minzhi turned her head, her gaze deep.
The esper with clairvoyance: “Uh?”
Gu Minzhi said faintly, “There’s no need to report this kind of thing in such detail.”
The esper with clairvoyance: “Uh, yes! Lord Minister!”
When the group finally arrived at the fifth floor, Gu Minzhi took two steps forward, her mood quite excited.
There was only one door left. With just one door separating them, behind the door were the person she hated the most and the person she wanted the most.
“Open the door!”
“Yes!”
The well-trained soldiers broke the door with their guns. The door opened wide, and Xia Weishuang, who was sitting on the sofa, calmly raised her head and met the gaze of Gu Minzhi, who was surrounded by the crowd.
“Tsk,” Gu Minzhi slowly pulled out a smile. “Xia Weishuang, you have this day too.”
Unfortunately, Xia Weishuang did not answer her, but moved her gaze away and counted the people in this group.
“One, two, three…” Xia Weishuang actually showed a hint of a sarcastic smile and said, “Gu Minzhi, you’re so afraid of death. Why didn’t you bring everyone up?”
She had left three drivers downstairs.
Gu Minzhi: “You’re not afraid of death. Why don’t you take the initiative to go downstairs?”
Xia Weishuang spread her hands. Even though she was pointed at by countless black muzzles, she did not show any fear. “Because Sang Lu is too heavy. I can’t move her.”
Gu Minzhi: “…”
She took a deep breath and walked into the room. The people around her followed closely, dutifully protecting her.
But there was only a motionless Sang Lu and Xia Weishuang here. Most of the people had not experienced the terror of Sang Lu splitting the car before and did not have a real sense of fear for her, so they inevitably looked down on her a little.
“Shh… be quiet,” don’t wake Sang Lu up.
Sang Lu seemed to be asleep. Gu Minzhi stood three meters away and looked at her seriously. Her heartbeat slowly quickened, with both excitement and fear.
“Tell me, if she wakes up and sees you dead, what will happen?”
Xia Weishuang held Sang Lu’s hand and looked at Gu Minzhi with a very subtle gaze. “You can try.”
But Gu Minzhi was not willing to let Xia Weishuang die just like that. “That won’t do. I, ah, will definitely not kill you. I want you to live and watch every day how Sang Lu spends her time in my bed.”
Gu Minzhi shrugged and smiled maliciously. “I don’t care what she thinks in her heart. Anyway, she’s still so pretty now.”
Xia Weishuang: “Yes. Why don’t you call a few more people to watch the show? It’s a pity for me to be the only one to appreciate Miss Gu’s body.”
Gu Minzhi: “Are you sick!”
Xia Weishuang raised her eyelids, not letting Gu Minzhi feel good. “Miss Gu, you came up personally, didn’t you just want to control Sang Lu? Why are you standing so far away?—Oh, you’re afraid of death. You’re afraid that Sang Lu will wake up and have no past affection for you and will kill you with a single slap, right?”
She sneered, full of sarcasm. “Gu Minzhi, you, you. What can I say about you? Do you know why Sang Lu has never been able to like you, even though you’ve been clinging to her all day, even though you’ve tried your best to act according to her preferences?”
Gu Minzhi was about to lose her temper. She raised her hand, snatched a gun from someone beside her, and aimed at Xia Weishuang. “Although I want you to live, after all, sometimes living is more painful than dying. But that doesn’t mean I won’t hurt you. Xia Weishuang, if you want to eat a bullet, I can satisfy you!”
Xia Weishuang sighed softly and said, “Because you are even more cowardly than me.”
“You!” Gu Minzhi took two steps forward, but suddenly, she met Xia Weishuang’s eyes.
That calm, cool, and calculating… no, she was deliberately provoking her!
Gu Minzhi suddenly realized this, and her footsteps immediately stopped. Her face changed, and she said sharply, “Everyone, get ready!”
Xia Weishuang was a little regretful. “Not particularly stupid.”
The insect wing shield in her hand instantly blocked in front of her. Xia Weishuang said, “Sang Lu, it’s time to wake up.”
