15 Fury (1/2)
Chapter 15: Fury
Translator: _Min_Editor: Lis_, Rundi
Jiang Chen didn’t want to remember what happened that day in the sewerage system.
He only remembered that he threw up, consistently. Yao Yao comforted him and helped him change into clean clothes. She felt terrible inside too, but since she survived in the apocalypse for a long time, death was a not an unfamiliar sight.
In the end, Jiang Chen shot the natural gas canister in the room.
He watched the fire cleanse the filth in the room without saying a word.
He held onto the quivering Yao Yao and stepped over a countless number of bodies. He left this terrifying place.
Sun Jiao’s wound scabbed already. After Jiang Chen came back, she could even walk by herself. Three bullets hit her in the stomach, and one in the shoulder. After he had heard Sun Jiao taking out the bullets by herself, he was only a little surprised. This brave girl always surprised him.
After they had returned to the mansion, he got drunk. He finished all the beers he brought. Because of Sun Jiao's injury, she slept early and Yao Yao took care of him for the night.
She was incredibly understanding. She also felt the agony and pain. The scene almost shattered any courage she had built up, but she knew that Jiang Chen needed to be taken care of right now.
This compassionate man was almost like someone who had just left a survival base. She remembered the first time she saw a pile of dead bodies, and she almost immediately fainted. However, as soon as she realized that even in survival camp, death was only a routine, she became desensitized.
Compassion was rare in this world, so wasting it would be considered a sin. In the apocalypse, it was foolish, but incredible at the same time.
She heard about the cannibals. They hid within the shadows, under the filthy sewages. They worshiped a distorted religion which prided the act of feasting on the bodies of the same race. Every single one of them was the enemy of any human force. Even the anti-human neo-human group was disgusted by them. Praised for their freedom, Sixth Street outlawed any cannibals from approaching the area.
She placed a warm towel on Jiang Chen’s forehead, Yao Yao looked at Jiang Chen’s face full of sorrow and then she silently left the room.
”Did he fall asleep?”
Yao Yao paused slightly. Sun Jiao was awake; she had a perplexed look on her face.
”Mhmm, weren’t you asleep as well?”
”Yes, but I can’t fall asleep. Never mind, I’ll talk to him tomorrow.” Sun Jiao turned around.
”You, how are you feeling?” Yao Yao looked at the bandage around Sun Jiao’s waist. That question almost took all of her courage.
”It’s not a big deal. I am quite confident about my healing ability,” Sun Jiao forced a smile as she answered weakly. ”By the way.”
”Mhmm?” Yao Yao stopped, just as she was about to turn around. Yao Yao was puzzled.
”… Thanks.”
In the dim light Yao Yao couldn’t make out Sun Jiao’s facial expression, and Sun Jiao went into her room right after. Yao Yao grinned. Although she was not used to dealing with the bold female master, she was a nice person after all.
The next morning.
Jiang Chen sat on the soft bed as he rubbed his sleepy eyes. The sunshine cast through the window was bright.
The radiation cloud finally scattered. The temperature was about to go up; it was the midst of summer in the modern world.
The door slowly opened, Yao Yao’s tiny body squeezed into the room.
”Hmm, let me help you wash your face,” Yao Yao said gently as she placed a bowl of water onto the head dresser.
He looked at the cute face. A delighted smile melted from his sore face and he touched Yao Yao's forehead. ”Don’t worry. I can do it. What time is it?”
”It’s nine. Let me do it.” She wetted the tower and gently rubbed Jiang Chen’s face.
It felt nice, so Jiang Chen didn’t resist.
”Does it feel better now?”
”Much better. Yao Yao is very caring.” His muscle still felt sore, but he was capable of moving around.
Maybe because she received a compliment, but a delighted smile appeared on her face.
”You, are you feeling better?” Sun Jiao also came into the room after she heard some noises. She stared at Jiang Chen worriedly from the door.
”I am okay, but you, are your injuries okay?”
”I am fine; I need to explain something to you.” Her face suddenly turned serious which made Jiang Chen tense up as well.
Although Sun Jiao loved to joke around, she always treated things seriously when it was necessary.
Just as the mood was about to tense up, Sun Jiao all of a sudden laughed. From Jiang Chen’s shocked look, she turned around.
”Let’s eat breakfast first.”
The breakfast was very delicious, to the apocalypse standard.
There were toast and ketchup.
For some reason, ketchup made Jiang Chen’s stomach feel quite upset.
Sun Jiao looked at Jiang Chen who held onto his stomach nervously; she sighed before taking away the ketchup.
Sun Jiao has a passion for food, but all of the sudden she had no appetite.
It was not because of the cannibals. This was the first time she saw something so gruesome. She was worried about Jiang Chen as it was his first time witnessing the cruelty of the apocalypse. That was only the tip of the iceberg.
”I… I need to go out. I’ll probably be back in a month's time. There’s not a lot of food left in storage.” If he stayed here any longer, he would break down mentally.
He made up an excuse because the idea of interdimensional travel was too complicated to explain.
”Ok, come back as early as you can.” Sun Jiao wanted to say something, but only those words left her mouth.
”Let’s eat.” Jiang Chen gave her a weak smile. He knew that he looked terrible, but he couldn't be brave at this moment.
He was fatigued physically and mentally.
Sun Jiao carefully chewed on the toast and explained to Jiang Chen what happened to his body yesterday. Gene vaccine, theoretically, only slightly improved the human regenerative cell function which would improve the human muscle strength, bone strength, reflex and survivor ability. Jiang Chen opened his EP and saw his improvements in the past three days.
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User Name: Jiang Chen
Muscle Strength: 24
Bone Strength: 25
Reflex: 28
Brain Cell Strength: 14
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All three basic abilities almost doubled. By modern world standards, Jiang Chen could be described as superhuman.