Apocalypse: Launching a Counterattack Against the Villainess

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Upon hearing the noise, a person on the ground scrambled to their feet, smashed the broken glass panel with a punch, and removed the emergency switch.

With a hissing sound from the airlock, several steel bolts extended from the wall and inserted into the grooves on the door.

With the force of the impact from behind gone, Yagawa Yu breathed a sigh of relief and slowly slid to the ground.

The others also began to sit down with a sigh of relief, panting heavily.

A few seconds later, Yagawa Yu stood up, leaped up, and roughly ripped down the built-in roller shutter door.

With a heavy metallic thud, the zombies' hideous faces were hidden from view.

On the other side, a boy also grabbed a few pieces of clothing, cut them open with a dagger, and covered the window with them.

The room suddenly became much darker.

"Yagawa Yu?" Cheng Yuqiu asked uncertainly.

Upon hearing the girl's voice, all the eyes of the dozen or so people in the room turned to her.

After a brief moment of surprise, they all showed expressions of astonishment.

"Cheng Yuqiu?"

"Is it really you?"

"Hey, I'm not seeing things, am I...? This really is Cheng Yuqiu, isn't it..."

"She's so beautiful in person..."

Amidst a series of involuntary sighs, Yagawa Yu quickly stood up, dusted himself off, and walked to Cheng Yuqiu, subconsciously ignoring Nie Qingyun standing behind him, and earnestly said:

"It's me!"

"You still remember me? That's so great."

"By the way, you, how did you get here?"

Seeing the other person suddenly approach, Cheng Yuqiu subconsciously took a step back before politely saying in a very formulaic tone:

"After the apocalypse came, I kept running... and then I got here."

Clearly, she didn't want to go into too much detail about herself with people she wasn't very familiar with.

However, this subtle movement made Yagawa Yu frown slightly.

Adults' interactions can often be roughly judged from just a few words.

You can tell whether someone has feelings for you by their expression, tone of voice, and the content of their conversation.

Now, the girl clearly categorizes him as someone she doesn't want to get close to.

This made Yagawa Hayao recall his past feelings of inferiority.

In the past, when faced with a beautiful and noble girl like Cheng Yuqiu, he always habitually placed himself in an unequal position.

He knew very well that for someone as ordinary as himself, simply being able to strike up a conversation with Cheng Yuqiu was already incredibly lucky.

He had no complaints about it.

But it's different now.

Yagawa Hane became a transcendent being.

Not only that, he also gained a certain boost to his basic attributes.

In the post-apocalyptic world, where power reigns supreme, he naturally received a lot of flattery and praise from those around him.

Even those girls who are usually high and mighty have to make various compromises in order to survive.

But this hard-won confidence was shattered by Cheng Yuqiu in just a few words.

Because she remained proud, still maintaining her usual aloof and unapproachable demeanor.

For a fleeting moment, Yu Yagawa felt ashamed of himself once again.

The confidence he gained from flattery clashed with this sense of inferiority, making him increasingly disgusted with his former self.

Driven by this rebellious spirit, he took a step forward and went to meet Cheng Yuqiu.

Generally speaking, shouldn't girls take the initiative in this situation?

Why is she still standing here as if nothing happened?

That's right, she must not have seen my strength yet.

There will be plenty of opportunities to prove yourself in the future.

Thinking of this, Yagawa Yu forced a calm expression and said:

"No matter what, it's really great to meet you here."

"From now on, follow me. Once the zombies outside have dispersed, come back with us."

go back?

Back to where?

I'm not going!

Cheng Yuqiu had only intended to exchange a few polite words, but she never expected the other party to want to take her away.

That won't do.

Not to mention that she wasn't familiar with Yagawa Yu to begin with, even if she could return to the Linjiangtai Security Bureau right now, she might not agree.

If there's any place in this world that can be considered safe, it's only around Nie Qingyun.

Cheng Yuqiu firmly believed this.

Whether facing Qin Hehuan or Liu Zhenyu, Nie Qingyun has already proven his reliability through his actions.

Especially when the conflict occurred with Liu Zhenyu.

Cheng Yuqiu will probably never forget the moment when Nie Qingyun said, "Now I have to stand in front of you."

Now, every time I think about it, my heart flutters with a sweet feeling.

Just as she was about to instinctively hide behind Nie Qingyun, a communication request suddenly popped up in the girl's mind.

"Try to get information out of him, ask him where he is going back to, where he is located, how many people are in his party, and how many transcendent beings there are."

As soon as the group entered the clothing store, Nie Qingyun deployed a drone to wait in a corner.

This is to maintain the privacy of the call even when there are multiple people involved.

Cheng Yuqiu hadn't spoken to Nie Qingyun through the drone's channel in a long time. Now, with the other person standing right behind her, it felt like two people talking face-to-face. She responded somewhat awkwardly:

"Why do I have to ask? You could have just told me directly..."

Cheng Yuqiu doesn't like being approached by men.

Although he was reluctant, he still turned his gaze to Yagawa Yu and patiently took over the conversation.

Where are you taking me?

Upon hearing this, Yagawa Hayao's face lit up with joy, and he said somewhat smugly:

"The tennis courts in the South Campus."

"It's a newly built place, and it hasn't officially opened yet, so it was empty after the apocalypse."

"Many of us are hiding inside, and we are safe now."

"As long as you come back with me, you will definitely be able to live a good life."

"Oh, really? That's amazing..." Cheng Yuqiu's tone of praise sounded like a third-rate voice actor reading a script in a monotone voice.

"By the way, I just saw you suddenly pull out an axe... I'm a little concerned about that."

Yagawa Yu, who was worried about not having a chance to show off, immediately waved his hand and summoned a fire axe from the [Data Space], saying arrogantly:

"You probably don't know this yet, but you can use this kind of storage capacity as long as you activate the [Data System]."

"Moreover, you can acquire various skills, just like in a game, where even the attributes are quantified."

"It's thanks to this that we were able to fight against the zombies..."

Cheng Yuqiu already knew about these things, and after the other party finished speaking, he immediately changed the subject.

"If I go back with you, will I be able to activate the [Data System] like you?"

"Well..." Yagawa Yu looked slightly embarrassed and touched his chin.

"It seems that activating the [Data System] can only be triggered by killing zombies with a chance... But don't worry, with me here, you will definitely have your chance in the future."

"Is that so..." Cheng Yuqiu showed a hint of disappointment, and continued to ask, seemingly unintentionally:

"How many people in your area have activated the [Data System]...?"

"Hmm... roughly speaking... there should be..." Yagawa Yu rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment. Just as he was about to reply, his clothes were suddenly tugged.

The boy standing behind him looked serious and subtly shook his head.

Seeing this, Yagawa Yu realized something and immediately changed the subject, smiling as he spoke:

"Anyway, you'll find out when you come back with us."

"This place is full of zombie corpses, it's not comfortable to stay here, let's go upstairs."

He then gestured for the others to go upstairs together.

Nie Qingyun felt a little regretful that he was interrupted just when he was about to obtain important information.

Although these people looked a bit disheveled when they escaped, it's not hard to see from the details of them deliberately trying to block the zombies' view that they weren't just running away.

Instead, they were systematically hunting zombies.

Nie Qingyun couldn't help but feel a little curious about this person called Yagawa Yu and the tennis hall he mentioned.

However, these people were acquaintances of Cheng Yuqiu, and they did not show any obvious malice, so it would be inappropriate to use violence directly.

After all, continuing to find reliable teammates and figuring out how to defeat the [Ominous Salamander] in the experimental building was also one of Nie Qingyun's short-term goals.

During this period, you will inevitably have to deal with strangers. You can't beat the people you meet half to death every time, can you?

"What's next?" came the girl's question over the communication channel.

"Let's go up and take a look first," Nie Qingyun bent down, picked up the spear from the ground, and handed it to Cheng Yuqiu.

Yagawa Yu then noticed Nie Qingyun, who had been standing in the corner the whole time.

Seeing that he handed the weapon to Cheng Yuqiu, and recalling the scene he had just witnessed upon entering, he immediately showed a disdainful expression.

Do we have to rely on women even for fighting?

He's good-looking but otherwise useless.

……

The second floor of the clothing store was less tainted by the smell of blood, and the atmosphere was less tense. After everyone relaxed, they couldn't help but start talking to Cheng Yuqiu.

After all, most of them had only seen this nationally popular school idol on screen.

After the girl agreed to a few words, she realized she couldn't get any useful information from Nie Qingyun, so she sat down next to him again under the pretext of wanting to rest.

This made Yagawa Yu, who already disliked Nie Qingyun, even more unhappy. Then, a thought struck him, and he deliberately spoke in a voice everyone could hear:

"We've had a long morning, let's eat something first."

As he spoke, he took out several dry bread rolls from his backpack and distributed them to the dozen or so people present.

The only exceptions were Cheng Yuqiu and Nie Qingyun.

Hmph, you must be very hungry, right?

If you want something to eat, just come and beg me.

Let's see how arrogant you can be now.

Thinking this, Yagawa Yu deliberately sat down in a place closer to Cheng Yuqiu.

After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and took out half a carton of milk that had been sitting in his backpack overnight.

He took a bite of the dry bread, sucked on the straw, and then looked like he was enjoying it.

His gaze drifted towards Cheng Yuqiu, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

Hmph, how about it? Feeling even hungrier now?