Chapter 193 The Male Lead Has Arrived

Jeremy squinted at her, then suddenly asked, "What, are you interested in these things?"

"You don't mean you want to investigate this thoroughly, do you?"

Ning Wanwan: "...Is that not allowed?"

“Fine, why not? Who can stop you from doing whatever you want?” Jeremy chuckled as if he had thought of something, then frowned.

"However, I advise you not to get involved in this."

"Now, the school is not just about teachers and students."

"It's unimaginable how many powerful figures are involved. There are even leaders from various families among them."

"But they haven't shown up yet, do you know what that means?"

Ning Wanwan shook her head honestly.

"This means that there is something more terrible in this school that is holding them back."

Ning Wanwan slightly widened her eyes.

"Are you sure you still want to know?" Jeremy raised an eyebrow, as if trying to scare her away.

A sensible person would probably let it go and not ask any further questions.

But Ning Wanwan came for this very reason, so how could she give up now?

“Tell me,” she said, gazing intently at him.

"Ning Wanwan, you're not really planning to do something, are you?" Jeremy raised an eyebrow, about to mock this human's overestimation of herself. But upon meeting her gaze, he gradually fell silent.

"Alright, alright..."

He clicked his tongue in annoyance, but still revealed the information to her.

"The world has undergone a great change. This world is no longer dominated by humans. We are not human either, but there is always a limit to how unfriendly we are to humans."

“But the beasts are different. The 'monsters' you just saw that were completely irrational were beasts. They eat people, and not just people, they eat many things.”

“So, they’re dangerous. You’re not capable of dealing with them, so be careful to avoid them.” At this point, Jeremy couldn’t help but add, “If I hadn’t saved you just now, you would have died.”

Ning Wanwan nodded: "Yes, yes, thank you for saving my life. What's next?"

The girl urged him on, but Jeremy glanced at her and continued.

“Currently, Area A is a core danger zone, and there is no more dangerous area in the world at present—because the ‘Emperor’ of the alien beasts is about to awaken.”

Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment.

The "Emperor" of the monster villains... seems to be the biggest villainous boss in the later part of the original book.

She actually woke up at the male lead's school?!

"The number of alien beasts is increasing. Once the 'Emperor' of the alien beasts awakens... you can probably guess the consequences without me saying them. The world will face its greatest crisis, and there will be no way to salvage it."

At this point, Jeremy also sighed. Clearly, this matter had an impact on them, these non-humans, otherwise he wouldn't have risked coming here to constantly monitor the situation, and even now he hadn't ventured deep into the core area, only observing from the periphery.

"What, are you scared?"

Jeremy looked at Ning Wanwan, who pursed her lips and remained silent, seemingly shocked by the information.

Actually, Ning Wanwan was just thinking that if she could prevent the alien villains from awakening, she might be able to stop the process of the great change in the world.

"System, what do you think?" Ning Wanwan asked the system in her mind, as if something had occurred to her.

Even though we've fallen out with the system, asking about it won't hurt anything.

"[What can I see?]" The system's voice rang in my mind, colder and more concise than before.

[What do you want to do? Do you think you can just listen to me?]

The system seems unwilling to reveal any information related to the alien villains.

Ning Wanwan seemed to be deep in thought. However, she couldn't figure it out for the time being, so she could only temporarily gather up these details that made her feel something was wrong.

"boom--"

A violent roar suddenly exploded, shaking the earth and sending dust flying!

In contrast, a terrifying sense of oppression was gradually emanating from the loud noise, as if a sleeping giant beast was slowly awakening.

"Not good! Someone is launching a full-scale attack on the core area!" Jeremy frowned, his expression suddenly changed, and he rushed over there, giving Ning Wanwan a word of advice before he left.

"Quickly, find a safe place to hide!"

Ning Wanwan watched Jeremy leave, the roar still not stopping.

Now that she couldn't leave even if she wanted to, Ning Wanwan could only wait for the tremor to pass.

Even from a distance, she felt her heart pounding in her chest. She swayed twice, her legs went weak, and she felt dizzy. A thin crack was gradually spreading from the distance to her feet.

"Watch out!" Someone yanked her hard.

Ning Wanwan couldn't even open her eyes as the man dragged her along, saying as he ran, "Student, it's too dangerous here, come with me."

Once they reached a quieter place, the roaring noise gradually subsided, and Ning Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the person in front of her.

It was a female student in a school uniform, panting, with a slightly relaxed expression: "Finally, it can stop..."

Ning Wanwan: "You are"

The female student snapped out of her daze, looked up at Ning Wanwan, straightened up, and introduced herself: "My name is Lin Ling. I came out to find food and happened to see you... Would you like to join us?"

"You all," Ning Wanwan asked.

“Yes, given the current situation at the school, those who survive will either stick together or be incredibly strong lone wolves. We are naturally the former.” Lin Ling gave a wry smile.

She saw the cracks appearing under Ning Wanwan's feet and helped her out. Of course, she also had her own motives; after all, the weak band together, the more the better, and an ordinary student like Ning Wanwan was perfect for joining them.

Of course, Lin Ling also had her own ulterior motives. She saw the person who had spoken to Ning Wanwan earlier and felt that person seemed quite capable...

In short, bringing Ning Wanwan in is not a bad thing.

Ning Wanwan looked at Lin Ling and observed her for a while, and felt that what the other party said was probably not a lie.

She also wanted to see the living conditions of ordinary students in schools today.

"Okay," Ning Wanwan said.

Lin Ling smiled and led Ning Wanwan through a maze of turns, carefully until they finally arrived at a secluded classroom.

"Lin Ling, did you find any food? All the food has been looted; they haven't found anything..." The person who approached paused, their gaze falling on Ning Wanwan. "You brought people back?"

"Yes, I met them on the road." Lin Ling smiled wryly when the topic of food came up, and pulled the other person aside to talk about something.

Ning Wanwan's mind was racing with all sorts of random thoughts, including scenes from horror movies and novels, such as the idea that she was actually the food... But seeing the state of others, she slightly dismissed those thoughts.

There were about ten people in the classroom. They looked unwell and thin, but all within the normal range. They were definitely not the kind of people who were terrified of being eaten or the kind of people who were strangely excited about eating people.

"We haven't found any food, what are we going to do?" Someone desperately scratched their scalp, almost tearing the flesh apart.

"How did we end up in this mess..."

After Lin Ling finished communicating with the leader, she returned and introduced them to everyone: "These are the new people who have joined us."

Some people nodded, while others didn't look over; they were clearly used to it.

"Hello." A weak and listless greeting.

"You haven't eaten anything yet, have you?" Lin Ling stuffed a piece of food into Ning Wanwan's hand.

Ning Wanwan looked down and saw a biscuit. Judging from the excited looks from the others, it was clearly a very precious food.

Ning Wanwan wanted to shake her head to refuse, but Lin Ling clearly didn't think anyone could refuse such precious food, and had already stuffed it into Ning Wanwan's hands.

"Everyone who comes here can have something to eat to fill their stomachs, so they can help find more food." Lin Ling thought she was just embarrassed, so she smiled at her and comforted her.

Some people sighed softly and stated the true situation: "In this situation, where can we find food?"

A deathly silence of despair spread, and everyone knew it.

Even so, several people were clearly drooling, but no one came up to snatch it.

Clearly, this is a group of mentally challenged people who still have some moral compass, banding together.

Ning Wanwan held the cookie, hesitated for a moment, and then took out a bottle of water.

Would you like some water?

She noticed that Lin Ling's lips were chapped.

Lin Ling's eyes widened: "You, you have clean bottled water!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the others immediately surrounded him, their eyes widening as if they were looking at some kind of treasure.

"My God... the polluted water sources in those schools are so disgusting, it's unbelievable that they still have unopened bottled water!"

Some people, however, have keen observation skills. They noticed that Ning Wanwan's clothes were very clean, and with the bottled water, they made a surprising remark: "You didn't... come in from outside, did you?"

Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment, and then she was surrounded.

"You really came from outside, and you dare to come alone in this situation..."

"What's the situation outside? We can't get in touch with anyone..."

When will they rescue us?

"Are my family alright... sob sob..."

A cacophony of voices mingled together, creating chaos. Lin Ling quickly stepped forward to maintain order: "Don't get agitated, don't get agitated! How are people supposed to answer questions like that?"

The scene finally quieted down a bit, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Ning Wanwan.

"It doesn't matter."

Ning Wanwan took a deep breath and began to slowly answer their questions.

"The situation outside is generally stable. Someone will come to rescue us, hang in there."

"I did come alone because I have some things to do, so I had to come in..."

...

After patiently answering each question, Ning Wanwan slowly exhaled.

In fact, she knew very little, but the fact that she came in from outside was a shot in the arm.

A glimmer of hope seemed to appear in everyone's eyes as they longed to leave this place and return to their peaceful, normal lives.

Ning Wanwan didn't reveal that strange beasts and similar creatures had appeared outside, making it far from safe, and the world was unlikely to return to its former state. Speaking out wouldn't benefit them in their current situation; there was no guarantee that someone wouldn't lose their will to survive.

The will to survive is very important. Without it, one will feel hopeless and it will cause chaos.

That night, Ning Wanwan had a fairly good time in the classroom with a dozen or so people. Her arrival seemed to have stirred things up like ripples in a stagnant pond. Lin Ling also told her a lot about the days they had been stuck at school.

Without a doubt, ordinary people who are not ruthless or strong enough will always have the hardest time.

If the alien villains awaken, this situation will become the reality of the entire world.

In the middle of the night, Ning Wanwan suddenly heard a low growl and a faint, fishy smell.

Ning Wanwan suddenly opened her eyes and found that Lin Ling beside her was already awake. Seeing Ning Wanwan open her eyes, she put her finger to her lips, making a "shh" gesture.

Ning Wanwan found out that a strange beast had passed by outside.

Lin Ling's expression was calm, but also very nervous. Ning Wanwan could even see the beads of sweat sliding down her forehead in the darkness.

Beasts, please stay away from this area...

However, things didn't go as planned. The deep, beast-like roar, along with the sound of flesh sliding on the ground, grew closer and faster.

It discovered that there were still humans here!

Lin Ling reacted quickly, knowing that it was too late to hide now, and shouted, "Everyone scatter and run!"

Ning Wanwan was forcefully pulled up by Lin Ling and rushed out of the classroom, running in one direction.

"Lin Ling...why don't we fight back together? Maybe we can kill her..."

Lin Ling gritted her teeth, her face pale, and kept running down the corridor, trying to keep her voice down to avoid attracting a second beast.

“You just came in from outside, so you probably don’t know that the monsters are far beyond what a few of us can fight back against… Staying together will only result in a terrible death. If we scatter and escape, there’s a chance some of us will survive…”

Lin Ling seemed to have experienced this kind of thing many times before, and she spoke with a sense of numbness.

Ning Wanwan suddenly felt a wave of discomfort.

Lin Ling is already considered outstanding among ordinary people. She is adaptable, approachable, and has good organizational skills. However, when faced with the alien beasts, all she can do is tell everyone to run away as quickly as possible...

Depending on luck, those who survive will live, and those who don't will die.

Ordinary people struggle to survive by banding together, but when faced with something like a monstrous beast, they are utterly powerless to resist...

Ning Wanwan sensed that Lin Ling's hand, which was pulling her along as they ran, was gradually loosening, as if she didn't want to run with her anymore and planned to abandon her here.

"Lin Ling, you go first, I can't run anymore." Ning Wanwan knew that Lin Ling was in better physical condition than her, and that she was slowing Lin Ling down. "You should get away from her as soon as possible."

Ning Wanwan knew very well that Lin Ling had already done more than enough. Not only had she shared her food, but she had also taken her with her when they escaped. Lin Ling was a good person, but it was only natural that such a good person would prioritize herself in a life-or-death situation.

The harsh environment forced good people to make these choices to protect themselves.

Lin Ling was probably seeing someone like Ning Wanwan for the first time. She gave her a complicated look and decided to let go without hesitation.

With a loud "bang," the strange beast not far away let out a sharp, dying scream, but soon fell silent.

Ning Wanwan was startled and turned around to see a familiar figure.

It's Qi Lin!

Seeing the male lead there, Ning Wanwan felt a little relieved. No matter what, the survival rate would be much higher where the male lead was.

Qi Lin walked straight toward her, flicked his knife lightly, and a drop of dark blood fell from the blade.

What are you doing here?