"What other options do we have? What makes us think we can fight against the research institute? We're like meat on a chopping board now, completely at their mercy."
The crowd was dejected, and some people simply lay flat on the ground waiting to die.
"There might be something else waiting for us in this building. We're going to die anyway, so why bother? Let's take a good rest and enjoy every second we can." Someone chimed in, pulling out the beef jerky and wheat juice they had been saving up from their spatial storage and wolfing them down.
Since we're going to die anyway, why not eat these things now and then use them as offerings after we die? We might as well have a hearty meal now and die well-fed.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, the atmosphere tense and anxious.
Lu Sheng quietly sharpened his knife using the powerful whetstone he had redeemed from the system shop, too lazy to pay attention to these guys.
She never intended to play the saint and lead everyone away; she only stopped the fight because she didn't want the game to end too soon. There were still many things she didn't understand about the research institute.
What other shady things are hidden in this newly built laboratory?
Whether these people live or die is not her responsibility.
She can take someone along if they behave well, but she has no interest in wasting her breath trying to dissuade them if they are determined to die.
Everyone is responsible for their own life. She is not the parent of these people, so there is no need for her to waste her energy meddling in other people's business.
If these people don't want to live, fine, as long as they don't get in her way, that's enough.
Lu Sheng polished the blade until it gleamed, then tied her shoulder-length hair into a neat bun with a black hair tie. She took out two protein bars from her spatial storage and tossed one to each of Sun Lu to replenish their energy.
The remaining people huddled in corners of the first-floor lobby, the atmosphere tense and anxious.
The space ability user had just finished eating all the remaining food, and his bloodshot, triangular eyes suddenly fixed on Chu Jiaojiao.
"Little sister, I need your help with something."
The man was about 1.65 meters tall, his face was covered with a dense rash of red bumps, and his skin condition was alarming. His short hair, almost reaching his ears, was greasy and stuck to his scalp, and there was a layer of white flakes of skin on his shoulders.
Chu Jiaojiao's eyes were slightly red. She hugged her knees and huddled in the corner. When she heard someone call her, she timidly raised her head.
"I need your help with something, is that alright?" Each of the men took out a bag of expired fruit gummies from their spatial storage and offered it to Chu Jiaojiao in a flattering manner. "Here you go, they're really delicious. You probably haven't had any of these since the apocalypse, have you?"
"Thanks, but I can't eat." Chu Jiaojiao glanced at the man and lowered her head, saying in a muffled voice.
The short man was a little anxious, and with a big smile, he stuffed the fruit gummies into Chu Jiaojiao's arms. "Don't be shy, just take them. They're very sweet. You'll know once you try them."
Chu Jiaojiao reluctantly pushed the fruit candy over, but the man grabbed her slender wrist. "Just take it, eat it. You can't buy this kind of thing even if you have money these days!"
"They already said they don't want it anymore, can you stop being so annoying?" Zhang Zhiguo glared at the man with dissatisfaction.
The short man glared angrily at Zhang Zhiguo, but tightened his grip on Chu Jiaojiao's hand.
He hesitated for a moment, glancing at Lu Sheng and Sun Lu wiping their knives beside him. Suddenly, he made up his mind, pouted, and leaned close to Chu Jiaojiao. "Little sister, I'm begging you. I've never slept with a woman in my life. Can you please help me out?"
Even when facing death, this kind of person will only pick on the weak.
Of the remaining 25 people, only Chu Jiaojiao lacked combat-related abilities and was alone with no teammates. Therefore, he immediately targeted the unarmed Chu Jiaojiao.
He had always felt inferior because of his height and appearance before the apocalypse, and had never been close to a woman in his twenty-odd years of life.
Now that he was about to die, he made up his mind and decided to target Chu Jiaojiao.
Chu Jiaojiao's face turned deathly pale with fright. She cried and sobbed, tears streaming down her face. She tried to break free from the man's grasp but was unable to move due to the vast difference in their physical strength. "Let me go! I don't want to!"
"Anyway, you're not at a disadvantage in this kind of thing! You're enjoying it too! You're about to die, so stop pretending to be a demure saint!" The short man said, reaching out to tear off Chu Jiaojiao's clothes.
Chu Jiaojiao cried and desperately pounded on the man's shoulders, but this futile struggle only fueled the man's lust.
The remaining people were barely able to save themselves. Although they disapproved of the men's sleazy behavior, most of them huddled in corners, pondering how to survive, and no one was willing to step forward.
Li Kaixuan and Zhang Zhiguo couldn't stand it anymore, so they rushed over and grabbed the man's shoulders. "Come on! Can't you have some shame? What kind of time is this to be thinking about such vulgar things?"
"Get lost! I've never tasted a woman's pleasure in my entire life, and now I'm about to die. What's wrong with wanting to have no regrets!"
The man possessed a sixth-tier ice-type ability; with a wave of his hand, he unleashed a barrage of sharp ice spikes at the two of them.
The energy that people can unleash in desperate situations is enormous.
Dozens of ice spikes formed a dense net, immediately forcing Li Kaixuan and Zhang Zhiguo to retreat repeatedly.
Li Kaixuan couldn't dodge in time, and his shoulder was pierced by an ice spike, leaving a bloody hole the size of a fist.
"Mind your own business! Killing one is no loss for me, killing two is a huge profit! Anyway, with you all going down with me, I won't die in vain!" The man's eyes turned red with malice, and he glared fiercely at Li Kaixuan and the other man before turning around and bending down to reach his dirty hands toward Chu Jiaojiao.
Chu Jiaojiao's weak cries echoed in the empty hall, but the rest of the people tacitly lowered their heads.
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