Recap
Rong Yu smiled lukewarmly: “Yes, I was just playing around.”
Chen Ruifeng sneered: “It seems that you also know what kind of plaything you are.”
As soon as these words were spoken, before Rong Yu could react, Yan Zhao punched him.
“What’s wrong with being a plaything?” Yan Zhao was hit where it hurt and used brute force, “What’s wrong with him playing with me? I’m willing! Do I need you to remind me?!”
Chen Ruifeng: “…”
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Yan Zhao was holding back a stomach full of anger, unwilling and not daring to vent it on Rong Yu, Chen Ruifeng just happened to hit the muzzle of the gun, the consequences were very serious.
He was directly punched to the ground, Yan Zhao’s face was gloomy, his fists fell like raindrops, even knocking out one of his front teeth.
The female star screamed in fright.
Chen Ruifeng’s eyes were gloomy. The base didn’t allow ability users to use their abilities to harm each other, but using the most primitive power for close combat was allowed, as long as it didn’t lead to serious injury, disability, or death. After all, where there were people, there were conflicts, and the grievances between people were always endless.
Just now, he was caught off guard by the man’s punch. He was tall and muscular, this man was only a little stronger than that pretty boy, if they fought seriously, he would definitely have the upper hand.
Chen Ruifeng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and prepared to fight back.
However, he found that the physical strength of this space ability user, whom he despised, was incredibly strong. He couldn’t fight back at all with all his might and could only be passively beaten. Was this really a space ability user and not a strength ability user? Chen Ruifeng roared in his heart.
What was wrong with this person, hitting him so hard? Just because he said something wrong? God knew he was the one being played!
Yan Zhao beat him half to death. He wasn’t venting his anger indiscriminately either, the Sun God symbolized light and was most sensitive and disgusted with dark aura. This mortal’s soul was ugly and dark, he was afraid that he had done many bad things.
In that case, he would be even more merciless.
Chen Ruifeng couldn’t fight back at all and was about to use his ability to protect himself when Rong Yu, who had seen enough of the good show, finally spoke: “Alright, don’t kill anyone.”
Yan Zhao immediately stopped.
Chen Ruifeng stood up with difficulty and looked at the two with hatred: “You fought in the base and seriously injured me, violating the rules of the base, I will report and have you expelled from the base!”
Rong Yu looked at him: “Seriously injured? I think you’re still alive and kicking.”
“This is not considered a serious injury?!” Chen Ruifeng angrily raised his arm to show his injuries, but saw that his skin was intact.
…What was going on? Where were the bruises? The scars? He clearly felt that his ribs were broken and his internal organs were displaced, but now, let alone internal injuries, even external injuries couldn’t be seen at all.
He only lost a front tooth, which was obviously not enough to be considered a serious injury.
Was the excruciating pain he felt just now fake?
Of course, Yan Zhao would do things without leaving any traces. Although with their strength, even if they really beat Chen Ruifeng to death in public, the base wouldn’t say anything. However, in the eyes of the public, he was acting in anger for the sake of his beloved, and what he did would be counted on Rong Yu’s head.
He didn’t want Rong Yu to be criticized.
Although Rong Yu didn’t care, Yan Zhao didn’t want Rong Yu to take the blame for anything anymore.
Rong Yu was even more puzzled: “Are you a child, going to complain about losing a tooth.”
Chen Ruifeng: “You—”
“Let’s go.” Rong Yu didn’t bother to pay attention to him anymore and looked directly at Yan Zhao.
Yan Zhao immediately followed, completely ignoring Chen Ruifeng.
Chen Ruifeng looked at the backs of the two with hatred in his eyes.
Being beaten up and losing face in front of so many people, he already hated these two in his heart. If he found out who that man was, he would definitely make this person disappear from the base.
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Yan Zhao and Rong Yu returned to the apartment in Area A. On the way, Yan Zhao took the initiative to explain: “I didn’t want to cause you any trouble, so I healed him with my water ability while I was beating him.”
“No need to explain to me.” Rong Yu’s expression was indifferent, he entered the living room of the apartment and sat down on the sofa.
Yan Zhao closed the door and sat next to him: “Are you still angry?”
Rong Yu picked up a jade bracelet, held it in his hand and looked at it, saying casually: “What do I have to be angry about.”
Then he let go and directly smashed the bracelet.
Yan Zhao: “…”
This really didn’t look like he wasn’t angry.
Rong Yu looked at him: “Don’t overthink it, I just have this hobby.”
Smashing all the jade and listening to the sound, this extravagant sound always pleased his ears.
Yan Zhao’s heart trembled, each smash hitting his heart.
He didn’t feel sorry for the jade, this thing was valuable in the eyes of mortals, but to a god, it was just a few broken stones. What’s more, after the apocalypse, jade was worthless in the eyes of mortals.
He was just a little scared.
If Rong Yu knew his true identity, the thing he most wanted to smash was probably him.
The little bracelet thought the same way back then.
In this aspect, the Main God and his natal artifact had a common awareness.
After Rong Yu finished smashing the jade, he finally deigned to turn his attention to the rings that couldn’t be smashed, picked up a gold ring and tried it on his index finger.
The ring was for women, and the man’s finger couldn’t fit it.
Yan Zhao seized the opportunity and said: “I’ll find you some suitable ones later.”
Rong Yu didn’t say anything, he put the ring on his little finger, and it fit perfectly.
“Do you know what the pinky ring means?” Rong Yu asked.
Yan Zhao shook his head. The gods didn’t have any sayings about pinky rings, he didn’t understand the meaning humans gave it.
“Single, lonely, forgetting the past.” Rong Yu said.
Forgetting the past was fine, it was best to forget all those other men and only remember him. Yan Zhao thought secretly.
Single and lonely… forget it.
He wanted to be the one by Rong Yu’s side.
“But it also has another meaning, I only learned it later.” Rong Yu said again.
Humans always liked to give all kinds of meanings to things, even flowers had many different flower languages. A pinky ring, of course, also had more than one meaning.
Yan Zhao asked: “What is it?”
“Wearing a pinky ring when single represents being single, independent, and forgetting.” Rong Yu said, “Wearing a pinky ring when married means cherishing this relationship very much and never abandoning this love no matter what.”
Married people would mostly wear their wedding rings on their ring fingers, but no one stipulated that people could only wear one ring.
The pinky ring also had such a beautiful meaning.
Hearing this, Yan Zhao looked at the gold pinky ring on Rong Yu’s little finger.
…He also wanted to wear a pinky ring.
As a married person.
Those other men could all be Rong Yu’s husband or fiancé, Yan Zhao was extremely jealous and dreamed of having a marriage relationship with Rong Yu to declare his sovereignty.
At that time, he would make the pinky ring into the shape of the sun and announce to the whole world that this Demon King belonged to the Sun God. They were a match made in heaven, a couple who would never leave each other.
But now it could only be a fantasy.
They were not a match made in heaven, on the contrary, they violated the law of fate, their love was against the heavens.
What’s more, now it was only his own unrequited love.
Yan Zhao sighed softly.
There was a long way to go.
“By the way, the person you beat up today, he is very vindictive, he will probably think of ways to deal with us later.” Rong Yu changed the subject and mentioned Chen Ruifeng again.
Yan Zhao dismissed it lightly. “A mere clown. Why bother with him?”
“I really can’t ignore him,” Rong Yu replied. “I have a grudge against his team and want to annihilate them.”
This was an old grudge from the original protagonist, Wang Shi.
If left unresolved, it might prevent him from achieving a perfect happy ending.
He still remembered he had tasks to complete.
When Yan Zhao arrived, he had researched this world and knew the destiny child’s cause of death, so Rong Yu’s words immediately made the backstory clear to him.
But for now, he played dumb and asked, “What grudge?”
Rong Yu glanced at him and gave a faint, ambiguous smile, then recounted the enmity between the original protagonist and the team.
The blood jade bracelet sighed, “Stop acting, Lord Main God. Your cover’s already blown…”
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The next day, Rong Yu went to meet the chief and handed him a USB drive containing the original protagonist’s research.
The chief couldn’t understand the contents but took it seriously due to Rong Yu’s identity as a level-seven ability user. Once he had the USB drive, he immediately gathered a team of senior researchers to study the data.
They ultimately uncovered exciting news—the data could lead to a breakthrough in zombie vaccine research.
The base’s leadership was collectively stunned. They hadn’t realized that the new level-seven fire-user was also a scientist previously on the nation’s internal protection list before the apocalypse.
The chief promptly summoned the officer originally assigned to escort Wang Shi, demanding to know why Wang hadn’t been safely brought to the base at the beginning of the apocalypse. Their negligence had nearly stalled vaccine research, leading to countless lost lives.
The officer was even more confused. He said that when they reached Wang’s research lab, he saw a zombified Wang Shi wandering near the lab, so he had turned back.
“I’m sure I didn’t mistake it. That zombie looked identical to Wang Shi’s photo. Even if I was mistaken, there’s no way an entire military team would be,” the officer said firmly.
A heavy silence filled the meeting room.
All eyes turned to Rong Yu—some shocked, some wary, others skeptical.
If the officer was telling the truth, then how could this all be explained?
Could Wang Shi be an advanced zombie disguised as a human?
The soldiers became extremely cautious; some reached for their sidearms, others began preparing their abilities, fearing Rong Yu might suddenly turn violent.
Under their intense scrutiny, Rong Yu remained calm and composed.
He had pinpointed a deviation from the original plot. In this world, the military had found a zombified destiny child outside the lab, leading them to abandon their mission. Thus, the real destiny child hadn’t been rescued, resulting in a bad ending.
But in the original’s memories, he had never left the lab. He was the most absorbed researcher in the institute, preparing a long-term experiment just before the apocalypse and had stocked a year’s worth of food in the lab. With its high security, he had stayed safely inside for over a year.
So who was the zombie that looked just like the original? One could say it was the true culprit behind this world’s destruction.
“You can give me a full-body checkup,” Rong Yu said calmly. “Zombies must differ from humans in some way, right?”
The original protagonist was indeed human; any examination would confirm that. The real zombie, however, was Yan Zhao.
A high-ranking officer spoke cautiously, “We can’t be certain that level-seven or higher zombies don’t perfectly mimic humans. After all, we’ve never seen a level-seven zombie.”
“I trust him,” an elderly researcher, respected for his expertise in zombie vaccines, spoke up. “A zombie wouldn’t assist us with vaccine research.”
Another soldier stood and countered, “How do we know the vaccine isn’t a ploy? What if it turns everyone who takes it into zombies? Let’s not forget—they’re intelligent.”
“The entire research department reviewed Dr. Wang’s report, and there were no issues. Are you questioning our expertise?” a young researcher retorted.
Tensions flared.
Yan Zhao, who had remained silent, suddenly used his mental ability, leaving everyone but Rong Yu in a daze.
Only Rong Yu sensed the energy. He glanced at Yan Zhao, surprised.
It was certainly a straightforward approach. If everyone forgot about this, they wouldn’t probe into his identity further.
“Are you worried they’ll uncover your zombie identity?” Rong Yu whispered. “But I’m also curious about that zombie who looked so much like me.”
“They won’t find out,” Yan Zhao said calmly. “Forgetting is the best outcome.”
This incident was never supposed to happen.
Only Yan Zhao knew the truth about that zombie.
The real culprit causing havoc across countless worlds was a fallen deity named Li Jin, who specialized in disrupting worlds and stealing destinies.
Li Jin had once come to World 5627, disguising himself as the zombified destiny child and fooling the military. This butterfly effect caused the destiny child’s fate to turn tragic, ultimately dooming World 5627 and creating countless time-space rifts.
The apocalyptic red rain had even leaked through one of these rifts into World 999, plunging it into chaos. Li Jin then took advantage of the disorder, attempting to steal the divine essences of that world’s two guardian deities.
After dealing with the fallen deity in World 999, Yan Zhao had only then arrived in World 5627 to clean up the mess.
To him, zombies weren’t his fear.
Rong Yu was.
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