Chapter 24 Come to my room

"I feel that Shanran is afraid of the two men in her family, so she doesn't dare to talk to me much."

Rong Shuyao's words were very clever. She did not directly say that Shan Ran was bad, but instead expressed concern that the other party was being coerced and manipulated, blaming everything on the other two men.

She didn't know anything about the two men, but they looked like tough opponents. If she could gather others to go and take them down, Shan Ran would be left without any backing and would have no choice but to join her team.

She and Lin Qiwen exchanged a glance; it was obvious that he knew what she was thinking.

Lin Qiwen nodded, tacitly agreeing to her plan.

As the strategist of this newly formed team, Rong Shuyao had great faith in Lin Qiwen's intellect.

This place is quite far from Shan Ran's villa. When the woman opened the door just now, Rong Shuyao glanced inside and saw that there were quite a few people in the yard.

This is clearly a small gathering place. The early stages of the apocalypse are the easiest time for small teams to gather. In the same villa area, only three people live in the copper wall and iron wall of Shanran's place.

It's clearly out of place here.

Rong Shuyao guessed that there was little contact between them and Shan Ran, and their relationship was even bad.

That's why she dared to speak like that.

So Rong Shuyao continued talking to herself, unaware of the increasingly strange expression on the woman's face.

“I’m Shanran’s classmate, and I know her well. She loves shopping and has a lot of stuff at home. But when I went to see her just now, she said that nothing was left at home. However, when she was away from those two men, she was secretly giving me signals. I guess that was her way of telling me that those two men probably wanted to take over the supplies, so they controlled Shanran. I’m very worried about her.”

The more Rong Shuyao talked, the stranger the woman's expression became.

After listening, the woman waved her hand behind her back, beckoning another couple over.

The man and woman were both short, with round, somewhat similar faces; they were probably siblings.

The three of them squeezed out through the crack in the door and stood outside. After closing the gate, they watched Rong Shuyao warily.

"What do you want us to do by saying all this?"

Rong Shuyao smiled, believing that the other party understood what she meant, and continued, "I know that Shan Ran's family has a lot of supplies, and her house is built like a fortress, very sturdy and safe. We can go together to rescue Shan Ran and set up a small base with her. There are already quite a few small bases outside. In this world, everyone needs to stick together to survive."

Don't you agree?

Her voice was gentle and soft, and she spoke in a soft voice, making it seem like she was genuinely thinking about everyone's well-being, which made it easy for people to believe her.

The three people opposite each other looked at each other and fell silent for a moment.

It was the round-faced girl who broke the silence first.

"Save Old Man Shan...save Shan Ran? What can you use to save him?"

Rong Shuyao sighed softly, "I know those two men are not easy to deal with, but there are many of us, and I know Shan Ran. Everyone can hide under the wall first, and I will knock on the door."

When they open the door, we'll rush in together. There's strength in numbers; even if they're strong, there are only two of them. We're sure we can succeed.

Another round-faced man pushed up his glasses with his middle finger and said expressionlessly, "Charge in together? What if those two men hurt Shan Ran while they're holding her hostage?"

Rong Shuyao was taken aback; she hadn't expected them to ask that.

She tilted her head, looking somewhat confused yet innocent, appearing very pure and lovely.

"Shanran should have some kind of superpower, right? Even if she doesn't, it's okay. Don't worry, someone in our team has a mental superpower. They can attack the enemy's mental world, causing them unbearable headaches and making them unable to fight for a short period of time."

As she spoke, she pointed to one of the four men, “His name is Alfred. He is a rare dual-elemental ability user. His mental ability is still in its early stages. Right now, it can temporarily disable the enemy’s combat ability. In the future, he can directly use mental attacks to cause the enemy’s brain death.”

Wendy and the other two exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat grave.

Psychic abilities are extremely rare; they haven't encountered any yet, only seen them online.

Fortunately, they were very cautious and did not expose themselves in advance, so they were finally able to do something for Boss Shan.

The Wu siblings are of one mind; they can tell at a glance that their older brother/younger sister is up to no good.

Wendy wasn't stupid either; the three of them exchanged a few glances and understood each other's thoughts.

"Shh, keep your voice down. There are other people inside, and a few of them are very close to Shan Ran. Don't let them hear."

Rong Shuyao nodded in understanding, and the group walked outside together, finding a "safe" corner.

They quickly devised a plan and reached a "friendly cooperation" agreement.

Afterwards, the round-faced man went back and called a few more helpers, and then everyone walked towards the Shanran Villa together.

Knock on the door again.

This time, it was Shanran who opened the door.

Two men stood not far behind Shan Ran.

A man with an arm around his shoulder stood there, looking impatient.

The other had one hand in his pocket, his expression indifferent.

Rhine stood on the third floor and could see Rong Shuyao and Wendy talking, but she didn't know what they were saying.

Even if Wendy and the others turn against them, they are not afraid.

"Shu Yao, why are you here again?" Shan Ran asked expressionlessly.

Rong Shuyao turned her head to make eye contact with Wendy and the others, but found that they were not looking at her at all.

Just as she was about to say something, the round-faced girl jumped out.

"Boss Shan and his gang want to launch a sneak attack, take your supplies, and even try to turn us against you! Are you kidding me? We are Boss Shan's loyal subordinates, there's no way we can be turned against us!"

Wu Chuyu finished speaking in one breath without pausing or using punctuation.

Rong Shuyao and the other four: ? ? ?

As soon as Wu Chuyu finished speaking, the group walked back and joined Shan Ran in forming an encirclement, trapping Rong Shuyao and the others inside.

Shan Ran paused for a moment, then looked at Wu Chuyu and saw the excited expression on her face.

The others had different expressions, but all of them were expressing their loyalty to her.

So she smiled.

Since Rong Shuyao has delivered herself to our doorstep, let's make our move.

With a gesture, she signaled Rhine and Mengxin to step forward simultaneously, and without saying a word, they began their attack.

Shan Ran and her two companions, along with Wendy's group of eight, make a total of eleven people. After these few days of fighting, their combat strength is not weak.

Rong Shuyao only had five people, and they had been traveling through wind and rain, sleeping and resting poorly, so they were no match for her at all.

Alfred's mental attack is powerful, but its current level is not high and its range is limited, affecting only two people.

There are many people in Shanran, so losing two people is no big deal.

They quickly beat Rong Shuyao and her companions until they were bruised and battered.

However, Rong Shuyao's protagonist aura was still there, and they always managed to avoid vital parts.

Shan Ran gritted her teeth, and just as she was about to kill him without hesitation, a ferocious beast roared.

The group stopped what they were doing and looked up into the distance.

An unprecedentedly massive horde of monsters swept towards the villa area, arriving in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, there was no time to worry about Rong Shuyao and the others.

Wendy and the others immediately ran towards their villa, while Shanran and her two companions also came out of the yard, ready for battle.

The horde of monsters quickly arrived, and Rong Shuyao and the others fought and retreated, disappearing from Shan Ran's sight in no time.

With a burning resentment in her heart, Shan Ran became even more ruthless.

She grew more and more ferocious with each kill, causing the ferocious hellhounds and giant fire ants to tremble and turn to attack others.

With her eyes reddened, Shan chased after him.

She charged directly towards the areas where the monsters gathered, seemingly oblivious to her injuries. She had no tactics, no regard for terrain advantages, and no regard for priorities; she simply charged recklessly.

Such an attack quickly depletes one's supernatural abilities.

When his superpower was almost depleted, he took out the crystal core and swallowed it.

As she was taking out the third crystal core, a hand reached out from the side and stopped her.

Rhine grabbed Shanran's hand, stopping her.

His expression was grave. "Ranran, you can't swallow any more."

Shanran tried to shake him off in anger, but couldn't.

Meng Xin also came over, looking at Shan Ran with concern while helping them clear away the surrounding monsters.

After Shan Ran's desperate fight, most of the monsters have been killed.

But this is the place where the most monsters Shan Ran found are concentrated, so they can't let their guard down.

Rhine held the girl's hand tightly, pulling her close to him and looking into her eyes, which were so close to his.

He lowered his voice, his tone filled with undisguised panic, "Ranran, you can't swallow any more. Leveling up takes time, you can't rush it, your health is the most important thing!"

Rhine gripped her tightly, and Shanran's hand hurt a little.

She looked silently at Rhine, seeing her own reflection in the man's eyes.

She was so enraged by Rong Shuyao's escape that she lost her temper.

I don't know how much time passed, but my mind gradually cleared up.

Yeah, why is she in such a hurry?

She looked at the man in front of her.

Why not use readily available tools? Why ingest excessive amounts of crystal cores and contaminate yourself?

So Shanran calmed down completely and made a decision.

She gently patted Rhine's arm to indicate that she was alright.

Rhine slowly released the girl and let out a long sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Shan Ran attacked with weapons from the side, and only attacked again after his supernatural abilities had recovered somewhat.

This time, there were too many monsters, and Wendy and the others were under a lot of pressure. However, they soon saw their leader rushing to the place with the most monsters nearby, as if he didn't care about his life.

So they were all full of fighting spirit.

"Charge! Boss Shan has come to our rescue! We can't let Boss Shan down!"

As they spoke, a group of people shouted excitedly, and their ability bars seemed to increase by several points.

While resting, Shan Ran glanced at the group of people over there.

When Rhine first told her that Wendy and the others were having a secret conversation with Rong Shuyao and her group, she thought they were trying to gang up on her. However, she didn't expect that Wendy and the Wu siblings were actually setting a trap for her.

He is brave and resourceful, and most importantly, he is loyal.

They are gradually gaining Shan Ran's trust.

It was already evening when the horde of monsters in the villa area was finally dealt with.

Everyone returned to their lodgings exhausted.

Before going to sleep, Rhine suddenly received a message from Shanran.

"Come to my room."

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