Chapter 50, Chapter 6: Female Supporting Character in an Apocalyptic Novel

A gentle voice rang in his ear, carrying a familiar languor and amusement.

It was so clear, so clear that he could even feel the frequency of her breathing.

Xu Qingzhou blinked, trying to look up, but he simply didn't have the strength.

"Quick...go..."

Yu Wanwan squatted in the gap and poked Xu Qingzhou, who was unresponsive, looking a little worried.

You're already dizzy?

Is it really that fragile?

He's just an ordinary person now; it's already quite remarkable that he's been able to endure this long in an oxygen-deprived environment.

Yu Wanwan sighed softly, took off the breathing mask she was wearing, and put it on his face.

Along with the mask, a bright green bead was also put over it.

【Wanwan, what are you doing?!】

Yu Wanwan touched the straw bracelet on her wrist, her smile undiminished.

"Haven't you been saying you wanted to protect him? Now it's your turn to shine!"

【？？？】

Damn it!

It's meant for her to protect it! Not for it to do it itself!

Unfortunately, Yu Wanwan had already dashed away in a flash.

Even if Daoguo was unwilling, he could only grumble and swear as he guarded Xu Qingzhou.

A long, cyan whip, tearing through the dust, emerged from the collapsed building.

Sensing danger, the locusts immediately flapped their wings and flew into the air.

The whip struck empty air, paused for a moment, and then, as if alive, snaked back.

In the thick, sticky fog, a figure landed lightly on top of a building, a long whip obediently hanging at her feet.

Yu Wanwan cracked her whip and looked up.

Tsk, this monster reacts pretty quickly.

The locusts in mid-air, after seeing her clearly, let out a sharp screech, seemingly dissatisfied at being forced back by a weak human.

Yu Wanwan squinted and took a half step back without making a sound, her short boots, made from her protective suit, pressed against the edge of the broken wall.

In the blink of an eye, the monster suddenly accelerated and swooped down, accompanied by a shriek and the whooshing sound of its iron wings flapping, its scythe-like forelimbs slashing down in a crisscross pattern.

It was incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, the flash of light from the scythe had already reached them.

Yu Wanwan's smile widened, and just as the blade was about to touch her cheek, she stepped to the right.

The locusts couldn't stop their momentum and crashed straight into the large hole behind them.

Previously, Yu Wanwan was standing here, her body covering the hole, so it didn't see it at all.

A crashing sound rang out, and the already dwindling amount of glass shattered even more upon impact.

Yu Wanwan squatted above, peering into the large hole.

What the hell? It's just a mutated locust, not a dragon!

The locust didn't fall to the bottom; it quickly regained its balance, its large compound eyes glowing red, as if it had been provoked.

It flew back up at an even faster speed than before, its sharp screech echoing through the large hole.

Yu Wanwan shuddered, turned around and braced herself against the edge of the building, then slid down like an eel.

Aside from that initial sneak attack, she never launched any direct attacks, only dodging and weaving, while the mutated locusts relentlessly pursued her, destroying countless buildings along the way.

One after another, the already precarious buildings collapsed, the rumbling sound echoing over the abandoned city.

Yu Wanwan dodged the collapsing rubble and steel bars while also guarding against locust attacks. Several times she barely avoided them, looking somewhat disheveled.

Finally, she seized an opportunity when a locust was blocked by a rock she had knocked down, and with a flash, she darted behind a clump of mutated bushes.

These bushes were also mutated and poisonous, but she went inside without blinking.

Even more amazingly, after the branches and leaves of these shrubs swayed slightly, they automatically closed up, perfectly concealing her figure.

It was as if they were actively covering for her.

Losing its target, the mutated locusts hovered anxiously above the bushes, the scraping sound of their iron wings growing increasingly harsh, and the bushes rattling and rustling.

No matter how hard it searched, it couldn't find Yu Wanwan.

Unbeknownst to it, a green whip quietly emerged from between the leaves, trembling slightly like a venomous snake waiting to pounce on its prey, and silently approached it.

The mutated locusts were still unaware of this and, relying on their metal-clad bodies, continued to wreak havoc through the bushes, trying to force Yu Wanwan out.

As it swept across the bushes for the third time, the green whip, which had been waiting for a long time, suddenly sprang up!

With a snap, the cyan whip, like a swimming dragon, pierced through layers of wood and precisely wrapped around the joint of the locust's right wing.

Yu Wanwan gripped one end of the long whip and pulled it down forcefully.

With a cracking sound as the rust crumbled, the iron wings that had been entangled by the whip were forcibly torn off.

Hiss!

Everything happened too fast, a single, decisive strike, without any hesitation.

The locust lost its balance and fell, crashing into the bushes and startling a leaf.

Without the metal covering, the shrub's broken branches slowly seeped into its skin, corroding its fleshy wings with a sizzling sound and a smell similar to burning.

Yu Wanwan didn't give it a chance to react, and seized the opportunity to rush forward.

As she approached, the venom dripping from the ground slowly spread out to both sides, clearing a clean and safe path for her.

With a flick of her wrist, the green whip transformed into a sharp longsword.

With a hiss, the cold-gleaming blade pierced the gap between the locust's enormous compound eyes.

Hiss!

Another shriek rang out, and the locust convulsed violently, its still-intact sickle-like forelegs wildly slashing at her.

Yu Wanwan did not linger in the fight; having landed a successful blow, she immediately withdrew her sword and retreated.

Without the dagger blocking it, dark-colored bodily fluid gushed out from the blade, emitting a strong, foul odor.

Before the locusts could even catch up, they were enveloped by the mutated shrubs with their vines. In an instant, the locusts' enormous bodies were completely covered by the vines, leaving no gaps.

Only occasionally could one hear a mournful, piercing scream emanating from the dense, impenetrable net of branches.

Yu Wanwan loosened her grip on the hilt of the sword, and the long sword transformed into a streak of light, turning into a simple straw bracelet that quietly wrapped around her wrist.

She didn't look any longer and turned to leave.

The bushes, which were ferocious in the face of locusts, now swayed their branches, making way for her and cheerfully seeing her off.

Yu Wanwan walked slowly toward Xu Qingzhou, her smile still on her face, but her expression showed a hint of fatigue.

It's too much of a stretch to fight when you're not fully conscious.

So, she really didn't want to come out with him.

So tired.

Just as they reached the ruins where Xu Qingzhou was hiding, a piercing roar suddenly echoed from the horizon.

A series of mournful, piercing cries came from afar, growing louder as they approached.

【Wanwan! Run!】

Yu Wanwan's heart skipped a beat. She rushed over, grabbed Xu Qingzhou, and ran away.

They didn't even have time to collect the Dao Fruit, but luckily it caught up on its own.

She glanced back briefly, her mind filled with profanities.

In the sky, a large number of mutated monsters, exactly like the locust from before, were flying.

It was truly a vast, dark mass, so large that even the thick, sticky fog couldn't conceal their forms.

Holy crap!

It wasn't until this moment that Yu Wanwan understood.

That locust wasn't cosplaying a dragon, it was imitating a dragon's roar!

It's clearly shaking people... no, it's shaking insects!

That's a lack of martial ethics!

One person, one fruit, without looking back, ran wildly across this desolate ruin.

Yu Wanwan wanted to use the same trick again, using the flowers, grass and trees as cover to shake off the swarm of locusts.

However, there were simply too many locusts, and the plants provided little cover.

Yu Wanwan really wanted to curse right now.

Being chased like this by native monsters in a virtual world is so embarrassing!

Reaching a small hillside, Yu Wanwan gritted her teeth and threw Xu Qingzhou down the hill, letting him roll down the slope.

Daoguo was thrown down with him.

Don't let him die!

【rest assured! 】

Daoguo didn't complain this time either, and with her help, she gurgled and caught up with Xu Qingzhou.

Emerald green light emanated from the round fruit, gently enveloping Xu Qingzhou.

After throwing the person away, Yu Wanwan plopped down on the grass, staring at the locusts that were getting closer and closer.

As the swarm of insects approached, she curled her lips into a smile, rolled backward, and followed them down the hillside.

At the same time, a spark flew from her hand, tracing a graceful parabola.

A series of huge explosions rang out.

Starting from the small hill, no place that Yu Wanwan ran through was spared.

In an instant, the thick smoke from the explosion covered the area, and the viscous, toxic air was violently churned.

Such a large-scale explosion shook the earth, let alone Yu Wanwan, who was at the epicenter of the explosion.

She was already exhausted, and the shockwave from the explosion made her unable to hold on any longer. Before she even reached the bottom of the hillside, she lost consciousness.

Before losing consciousness, there was only one thought.

Damn it!

When she woke up again, she was lying on the grass, with the sound of a babbling brook in her ears.

Yu Wanwan was still a little dazed when she woke up.

"woke up?"

A hoarse voice sounded in her ear, and then she was helped up by a pair of warm, large hands.

Looking at Xu Qingzhou, who was wearing a breathing mask and whose complexion had returned to normal, Yu Wanwan belatedly remembered what had happened before.

She took a breath and tried to keep smiling.

What a huge loss!

"you……"

Xu Qingzhou hesitated, and Yu Wanwan gave him a strange look.

"What?"

Xu Qingzhou shook his head.

"It's nothing. Now that you're awake, eat something first."

Watching him silently get up to serve porridge, Yu Wanwan was filled with questions.

He's stammering, there's something wrong with him!

Moreover, why does he carry pots and pans with him at all times?

Such a large space, just to put this in?

What a waste!

A few minutes later, as she drank the porridge cooked by Xu Qingzhou, Yu Wanwan's brows and eyes relaxed a little, and even the tearing pain in her soul seemed to be soothed.

Alright, food is the most important thing for people, so there's nothing wrong with bringing these.

It smells so good!

After she finished eating, Xu Qingzhou cleaned up the mess and then sat cross-legged next to her, looking somewhat conflicted.

After eating and drinking her fill, Yu Wanwan wasn't so impatient anymore and kicked his knee.

"Just say what you have to say."

Anyway, she might not answer.

Xu Qingzhou gave her a deep look before carefully speaking.

Why are you able to breathe freely here?

Author's Note: The extra chapter I promised yesterday is here! (Clutching my draft box tightly) There really isn't any more this time! [Please][Please][Please]

Who would have thought that bodily fluids could be so delicious?! [Melting][Melting][Melting]