161: Chapter 161 The Primal Body

In the courtyard of the villa.

Space twisted, and three figures appeared out of thin air.

"Lin Yuan!"

Ye Qingyue was the first to rush out, but when she saw the unfamiliar, stunningly beautiful girl beside Lin Yuan, she froze completely.

The goddesses all came out of the villa one after another.

Su Yuyan, Xia Muqing, Ye Qingxue, Luo Qinghan...

Everyone's gaze fell upon Xia Bingning.

This girl looked only eighteen, yet was breathtakingly beautiful.

She wore a tattered white dress stained with blood and grime, but nothing could conceal her nation-toppling, city-overthrowing beauty.

Her delicate oval face had skin as fair as snow, seeming to glow in the sunlight.

Her long, narrow phoenix eyes slanted slightly upward at the corners, naturally carrying an aura of sanctity and allure.

Willow-leaf eyebrows, a fine nose, cherry lips—every feature was flawless, without a single blemish.

Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall down to her waist, strands gently swaying in the breeze.

Her slender figure and perfect curves, even while leaning weakly in her sister's embrace, still revealed a beauty that stole one's breath.

Ye Qingyue's eyes widened.

Holy shit?!

Another beauty?!

And one so outrageously beautiful?

She quickly sized up Xia Bingning—though this girl was weak, her innate aura and looks simply didn't seem like they should belong to this world!

A dangerous glint instantly flashed in Ye Qingyue's eyes.

No!

Brother Lin Yuan already has enough women around him!

And now comes another one so beautiful...

She bit her lip, her yandere tendencies becoming increasingly obvious.

One day...

One day, she was going to hide Brother Lin Yuan away!

No one else would get to touch him!

Su Yuyan also noticed Xia Bingning, a flicker of complexity in her eyes.

This girl's beauty...

Even she, the aloof CEO, had to admit it was truly stunning.

Ye Qingxue merely swept a cold glance over her and said nothing.

But her hands unconsciously tightened on the hem of her clothes.

"Don't just stand there, come inside."

Lin Yuan said calmly, as if he hadn't noticed the subtle emotions of the women.

Everyone entered the villa.

Xia Bingli carefully helped her sister sit on the sofa, her eyes filled with heartache.

"Bingning, are you okay?"

Xia Bingli's voice trembled.

Xia Bingning nodded weakly, but her pale face betrayed her true condition.

"Muqing, come take a look."

Lin Yuan said.

Xia Muqing immediately walked over and began examining Xia Bingning's physical condition.

As a top-tier scientific genius, her medical knowledge was also extremely extensive.

First, she checked Xia Bingning's pulse, her brows slightly furrowing.

Then she checked her pupillary response, body temperature, and the wounds on her body.

The more she examined, the graver her expression became.

A moment later—

Xia Muqing's expression changed slightly, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

"Inside this child's body... there is an extremely complex freezing curse..."

Her voice was grave:

"This curse is very special, seemingly a power passed down through bloodline..."

"The most bizarre thing is..."

Xia Muqing looked up, shock flashing in her eyes:

"This curse has an extremely powerful defense mechanism! If anyone attempts to violate her, the violator will be instantly frozen to death!"

"What?!"

Xia Bingli looked at her sister in shock:

"This is... mother's protection?"

Xia Bingning nodded weakly, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Before mother passed away... she used her last bit of strength to plant this curse within me..."

Her voice choked with sobs:

"Mother said... the world is dangerous, and she wanted to protect me... until I met someone truly worthy of entrusting myself to..."

Tears streamed from Xia Bingli's eyes.

Lin Yuan's heart stirred.

[Name: Xia Bingning]

[Beauty Score: 97]

[Measurements: 91-60-92]

[Special Constitution: Primal Body]

[Note: Naturally suited to absorb any energy, can be molded into an Ability User of any attribute]

[Warning: A powerful freezing curse exists within the target's body. Anyone attempting to violate her will be instantly frozen to death!]

A flicker of pleasant surprise flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

SS-grade potential!

And an extremely rare 'Primal Body' at that!

This constitution...

is a one-in-ten-thousand treasure even in the entire Apocalypse!

No wonder the leader of that Shadow Organization was so obsessed.

However...

The corner of Lin Yuan's mouth lifted into a smile.

That fool probably never dreamed Xia Bingning had such a terrifying curse inside her.

Want to violate her?

Just asking for death.

So that's how it was. He had been wondering why the system indicated Xia Bingning was untouched.

Yet, in front of that guy, nothing had happened.

It was this freezing curse protecting her.

Now the truth was clear!

Right at that moment—

The sky grew somewhat dark.

Even a hint of bloody sky shone upon the earth!

Everyone's expressions changed simultaneously.

"What's going on?"

Su Yuyan walked to the window and looked into the distance.

They saw the zombie hordes all over Jiang City suddenly begin to riot abnormally!

They roared frantically, desperately crashing against all sorts of obstacles!

Xia Muqing's expression changed slightly:

"This is... a sign of virus evolution!"

Lin Yuan walked onto the balcony, holding a glass of red wine, calmly looking into the distance.

The next second.

[Ding! Warning: The second-stage virus is about to break out!]

[Zombies will gain preliminary intelligence and special abilities!]

[The Apocalypse is about to enter its mid-stage!]

The system's prompt sounded in Lin Yuan's mind.

Lin Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.

Second stage?

Interesting.

Right at that moment—

*Crack!*

In the distant streets, a human corpse frozen into an ice sculpture suddenly emitted an eerie sound!

Xia Muqing's face paled drastically:

"Not good! The frozen corpses... are mutating!"

The goddesses all hurried to the window.

They saw that on the distant streets, the surfaces of dozens of ice-sculpture corpses began to develop dense, web-like cracks!

*Crack! Crack! Crack!*

Crisp shattering sounds rang out continuously!

The first ice sculpture... shattered!

From it emerged a humanoid creature glowing with an eerie blue light!

Its skin was ice-blue, its eyes flashing with a crimson glow!

The most terrifying thing was—

Its movements were abnormally agile!

*Whoosh!*

They saw that Evolved Zombie leap violently, directly jumping three stories high!

Then—

Its hands and feet actually adhered firmly to the wall, crawling on the surface like a gecko!

"Holy shit! This thing has become a spirit?!"

Ye Qingyue exclaimed.

As soon as the words left her mouth—

*Crack! Crack! Crack!*

More and more ice sculptures began to shatter!

One!

Ten!

Dozens!

Evolved Zombies were being born one after another!

They no longer moved slowly as before, but could scale walls and traverse rooftops with astonishing speed!

One of the Evolved Zombies charged towards an abandoned car, its hands viciously tearing—

*Rip!*

The sturdy steel guardrail was easily torn apart!

"This attack power..."

Xia Muqing drew a sharp breath:

"At least ten times that of an ordinary person!"

Ye Qingxue's eyes turned sharp, her hand already reaching for her weapon.

But right then—

*Whoosh!*

Several Evolved Zombies suddenly locked onto the direction of the villa and charged towards it madly!

They were extremely fast, reaching the villa's front gate in less than three seconds!

The goddesses' expressions changed!

But the next second.

Lin Yuan calmly took a sip of red wine and casually waved a hand.

Invisible Spatial Power instantly expanded!

*Hum—!*

Those Evolved Zombies, halfway through their charge, suddenly froze in mid-air!

Then—

*Pop! Pop! Pop!*

A series of explosive sounds rang out!

All the Evolved Zombies instantly exploded into bloody mist under the spatial compression!

Without even time to scream!

Lin Yuan withdrew his hand and continued drinking.

As if he had merely swatted a few mosquitoes.

But his brows furrowed slightly:

"This is just the beginning..."

His voice was calm, yet sent a chill through everyone's hearts:

"The second stage... the mid-stage Apocalypse is coming."

The goddesses looked at Lin Yuan nervously.

Only by his side did they feel safe.

Lin Yuan thought to himself:

Fortunately, there's the All-Poison Immunity Potion...

Otherwise, the upcoming virus outbreak...

would be very troublesome.

In the distance, more and more ice sculptures were shattering.

The number of Evolved Zombies was increasing at an alarming rate.

The entire Jiang City...

was about to plunge into an unprecedented crisis.

And this...

was merely the prelude to the second-stage Apocalypse.

More terrible threats...

were still to come.

This Apocalypse was getting more and more interesting...