Chapter 19 (2/2)

“Yes. What? You have an objection?”

Zhao Ze gulped. “Don’t be ridiculous…” His face instantly became white as a sheet of paper. His features were all out of place. He felt like he had been dropped into a hole of ice. He was cold from head to toe. At that moment, he seriously wanted to yell, “Who the hell wants to be a bait? Being a bait means risking my life!”

But he felt that something was slightly off. He raised his head and looked at Shen Chen with horror. Shen Chen’s face was as cold as frost. He stared at Zhao Ze and said, “Aren’t you bad at spotting and detecting zombies? I can’t see any value in you besides being bait.”

Thump. Zhao Ze fell to the floor onto his butt. He was astonished and went limp, as if his spine were broken.

‘He knows. He must know something. He’s not exposing me, because he wants to torture me to death.’ The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid, and the more twisted his emotions became.

Everyone watched Zhao Ze with an expression of disdain. Ye Xiaoyu couldn’t help bursting into laughter, her gaze full of approval for Shen Chen.

Watching Zhao Ze’s face turn from ecstasy and arrogance to a pallor, Guo Yuan and Zhao Zhen felt like they had just drunk a cold soda in the middle of summer. They were elated. Boss wasn’t trying to praise Zhao Ze. He was purposely setting a trap! ‘Boss is indeed a boss. He didn’t directly reprimand Zhao Ze, but punished him even more harshly.’

Zhao Ze hugged himself. Tiny goosebumps rose on his arms. He shook his head in terror, yelling loudly, “No… I don’t want to be bait… Shen Chen, you can’t f*cking treat me this way!”

Shen Chen watched Zhao Ze, who was trembling on the ground, with indifference. Then he slowly crouched down and said, “Next time, don’t let me find out you have bad vision and can’t see zombies clearly. Also, don’t waste this bowl of food that fell on the ground. Eat it up!”

Shen Chen’s expression was tranquil and ordinary, as if he were saying something extremely mundane, but his words made everyone sense his authority, especially Zhao Ze. He suddenly realized Shen Chen was definitely not the brat he had assumed him to be. Rather, he was a powerful figure.

The Shen Chen of the previous life would have just cut a villain like this without giving him any chances. However, Guo Yuan and Pan Di had just joined and had no concept of the cruelty of Doomsday. If he killed now, they would definitely detest it. If that happened, then he would fail in his goal of leading the brothers in this life. Thus, he had to endure it for now.

Shen Chen raised his head, saying to Zhang Xiaoya, “There was too much food eaten today. In the future, it will be enough to guarantee basic nutritional needs. These are chaotic times. Resources are in shortage. We must be conservative with our resources. Ye Xiaoyu, who studied medicine, will be responsible for balancing our diet.”

Everyone immediately nodded, convinced. The three brothers from the dorm gazed at Shen Chen’s powerful and authoritative face, thinking to themselves, ‘Shen Chen is completely different from before. Is it possible that you can only see who the real leaders are in an apocalypse?’

Ye Xiaoyu’s eyes were sparkling. A man like this, with such aura and such wit! That was the kind of man she fell for!

Everyone finished their food and returned to their rooms. Zhang Xiaoya and Ye Xiaoyu lived in the same room. The two of them were about to go back when Zhao Zhen suddenly grabbed Zhang Xiaoya’s hand. “Xiaoya, can I talk to you for a bit?”

Zhang Xiaoya gazed at Zhao Zhen with a blush, then looked at Ye Xiaoyu. “Xiaoyu…”

Ye Xiaoyu smiled, then pushed the two of them into the room, faking an angry tone. “I’ll only give you an hour… yeah… Two hours! I’m going to knock when the time’s up!”

Zhao Zhen immediately broke out into a smile, bowing to Ye Xiaoyu. “Thank you. Thank you, Xiaoyu.”

On the other side, Pan Di saw this and was stirred. He sighed and said to Lin Qianqian, “How about we do that too?”

Lin Qianqian pushed Pan Di in annoyance. “I’m on my period!” Then she went back to her room with Li Jing.

Guo Yuan walked up and patted Pan Di’s shoulder. He spoke in a grave but sincere tone. “Di, that girl Lin Qianqian doesn’t suit you very well.”

Pan Di smiled bitterly, then scratched his head. “Fourth, I know she looks down on me, but I can’t help liking her!”

Guo Yuan gazed at Pan Di speechlessly, then shook his head.

Shen Chen sat on his bed alone, staring at the twenty-four vials of evolution fluid. The twenty-four vials of evolution fluid had all finished settling. They gave off a cold aura. Based on the directions for consumption in his past life, each time someone drank a vial of evolution fluid, they had to wait twenty-four to thirty-six hours before they could drink another vial. Otherwise, if too much evolution fluid built up in their body, there was the possibility of cadaverization.

Shen Chen looked at his watch. More than thirty-six hours had passed since he had last drunk one. That meant it was safe for him to drink a second vial.