Chapter 6 A man so rational he's cold-blooded, take good care of the house.

The smell of blood permeating the corridor, the miserable state of Sun Qiang's mangled corpse just now,

and Su Ze's terrifying behavior of putting the corpse away as rations at the end,

this series of horrifying images scared everyone out of their wits; they all stood there dazed, even forgetting to run away.

Su Ze withdrew the Iron block into his player inventory, then looked at everyone expressionlessly.

He suddenly tilted his head, his tone carrying a hint of mockery: "Why haven't you left yet?"

"Could it be... you also want to become rations right now?"

He scanned the crowd, his gaze like he was sizing up pork on a shelf, "But I still prefer it fresh, so... I hope you can live a little longer."

These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over the crowd's burning fear, making them completely break down!

"Ah—!"

"Mommy!!"

"I don't want to die! I don't want to be eaten!"

Screams and cries Burst out instantly; the crowd woke up as if from a dream, their faces written with extreme terror.

Tan Jing, who had been clamoring before, was the first to break down, crawling backward on all fours, crying with tears and snot flowing.

Those girls also cried out for their parents one by one, fleeing like crazy on all fours, pushing and trampling each other, only wishing they had two more legs.

Wang Liang and Zhao Gang were even more scared out of their wits, disappearing at the end of the corridor in a scramble.

This terrifying scene made Jiang Yuwan subconsciously want to follow the crowd and escape; this boy was too scary!

However, Su Ze's gaze fell upon her, his voice calm and rippleless,

"My tenant, where do you want to go?"

Jiang Yuwan's footsteps froze instantly.

"Come in and close the door," Su Ze said to her.

Jiang Yuwan stiffly closed the door; the door panel made a dull sound, isolating all the noise and bloodiness outside.

The dim light, the rusted bunk beds, and the faint smell of blood in the air kept Jiang Yuwan's heart from calming down.

Su Ze walked to the bedside and sat down, patted his thigh, gesturing for Jiang Yuwan to come over.

Jiang Yuwan obediently sat on Su Ze's lap, her whole body still uncontrollably trembling.

The aloof aura she usually had had long since vanished.

Su Ze put one arm around her waist, pressed his cheek against her chest, and closed his eyes.

Her body stiffened.

At this moment, Su Ze's breathing finally showed a hint of urgency, and his body also trembled slightly uncontrollably.

He wasn't as cold-blooded as he appeared on the surface.

Just now was the first time in his life he had personally taken a life.

The warm touch of blood and the hollow feeling of life slipping away in his hands made his stomach churn; the physiological discomfort almost overwhelmed his rationality.

But he had to suppress it.

From the moment he sent that message "Recruiting Goddess tenants" in the public channel, he was destined to become the target of all. Jealousy, doubt, and testing would follow one after another.

If he had retreated even half a step just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

And this, coincidentally, was the most efficient way to recruit goddesses; a step late, and he might have missed the opportunity.

"Scared?"

A moment later, the warmth and softness from his cheek calmed him down slightly, and Su Ze asked with his eyes closed.

"N-No... they must have always bullied you, that's why you... I don't blame you." Jiang Yuwan forced herself to be calm, trying to make excuses for him.

"No." Su Ze opened his eyes, his gaze calm, "I didn't have much interaction with them. When they were noisy at night, I just wore earmuffs."

He paused, his voice carrying a calmness that saw through everything: "In the past, taking action was the last resort."

"But now, killing is the best strategy."

"As for taking the corpse and saying it's for food, that's to tell everyone—I'm a lunatic, don't mess with me."

Listening to his words, Jiang Yuwan's heart was suddenly shaken.

She understood.

Everything Su Ze had done had undergone precise consideration.

This wasn't a simple outburst of personal grievances, but a carefully planned "establishment of authority."

Kill a chicken to scare the monkeys; strike one blow to prevent a hundred!

She suddenly recalled that everything Su Ze did seemed to have undergone precise calculation.

For example, dismantling the beds and using the Iron Material as a weapon.

Although Iron Material wasn't a formal weapon in the doomsday game, but merely a material, who said only weapons could kill people?

Even, the moment the girls came to his door, Su Ze had first dismantled the beds and prepared the Iron Material before opening the door.

He was guarding against everyone from the beginning, and he was also looking for a suitable opportunity to establish his authority!

It was just that Sun Qiang and the others' proactive appearance allowed Su Ze to change the target of his authority to them, who were more suitable.

And taking Sun Qiang's corpse and saying it would be used as rations was an even more direct deterrent and intimidation!

"So that's how it is..." Jiang Yuwan's tense nerves finally relaxed, and she let out a long sigh of relief, her chest heaving with lingering fear, "I thought you were really going to... use him as food."

Su Ze glanced at her and asked back, "Is that not okay?"

Jiang Yuwan's heart, which had just been set down, was instantly gripped by an invisible hand and rose to her throat.

Su Ze's tone was as indifferent as if he were stating a fact: "When truly at the end of one's rope, why can't human flesh be food?"

Jiang Yuwan's deliberately maintained aloof aura completely collapsed; she was chilled to the bone by the undisguised cruelty in these words.

"Of course, I don't think I'll fall to that point. Unless the original design intent of this Doomsday Survival Game is to leave everyone with no place to be buried." Su Ze lightly stroked her head.

Hearing this, Jiang Yuwan fell into a long silence.

Fear, disgust, humiliation... all sorts of emotions surged in her heart, but in the end, they were all suppressed by a cold rationality.

She understood.

Su Ze had said all this bluntly.

This kind of clear honesty was much better than those scumbags who said one thing and did another!

Su Ze was an extreme egoist, a man rational to the point of being cruel and even cold-blooded.

But in the apocalypse, it was often this kind of person who could live longer.

Thinking of this, a complex feeling rose in Jiang Yuwan's heart.

Following such a man didn't seem like a bad thing.

At least, he could survive, and there was a high probability he would live better.

Then, she would also have a high probability of surviving better with him...

Thinking of this, her gaze gradually became firm, and she looked at Su Ze and said, "If it really comes to that time, then being treated as food... I'll accept it."

"After all, if even a man as rational as you to the point of being scary has reached that point, then even if I'm not treated as food, I probably wouldn't survive anyway."

A flash of surprise crossed Su Ze's eyes, and then he smiled, pulling her into his arms.

This embrace wasn't warm, yet it gave her an unprecedented sense of security.

Jiang Yuwan's heart completely calmed down; rather than dying without dignity in the apocalypse, it was better to become his woman.

At least, he was smart enough, strong enough, and honest enough.

She thought no more and hugged Su Ze's waist, pressing her cheek against his chest which still had a residual smell of blood, completely accepting her new identity.

However, a few minutes later...

Su Ze got up from her, took off his trench coat, and nimbly tied her hands and feet.

Jiang Yuwan's eyes widened, her face full of confusion and shock.

"You... what are you doing?" Her voice carried a hint of panic.

Su Ze's movements didn't pause: "I'm going out to pick someone up. campus belle Yao Qingya is coming over, but she's run into some trouble."

"Then why are you tying me up when you're going out?" she asked in confusion.

Su Ze stood up and looked at her.

"To prevent you from letting outsiders in to ambush me while I'm not here, or using some unexpected methods to keep me from returning to the Dormitory, or simply running away."

Jiang Yuwan was momentarily speechless; she hadn't expected Su Ze to be so guarded.

"Then... why can't I go with you?" she asked again.

"If we both go, what if the Dormitory is damaged?"

"But even if I'm here, I can't protect the Dormitory..." Jiang Yuwan's voice trailed off.

Su Ze turned around and looked at her, his gaze calm.

"If you're here, at least someone will know who did it. If they don't want to be retaliated against by me, they won't act easily."

"Remember, if there's any movement, remember to contact me through the channel. Anyway, private messages on the player channel can be opened and contacted just by thought."

Jiang Yuwan was silent for a moment, her gaze becoming somewhat resentful: "Do you really not trust me that much?"

Su Ze clapped his hands after checking everything and nodded without hesitation: "Yes, at least for now."

Jiang Yuwan: "..."

Forget it, she also understood that this was Su Ze.

A man who wouldn't be swayed by any emotional factors and always only considered his own interests.

It was just this feeling of being used so clearly that made her heart feel a bit resentful and blocked.

Su Ze ignored the emotions of his "Cultivation Accelerator," Jiang Yuwan.

He looked at the last rusted bunk iron bed.

"Dismantle."

That bed also instantly turned into two piles of materials.

[Obtained Wood material * 10].

[Obtained Iron Material * 5].

Then he turned his gaze to the Decaying Wooden Door in front of him.

The Wood materials dismantled from the three broken beds were just enough to upgrade the Dormitory door.

He chose to upgrade without hesitation.

[Ding! Consumed Wood material * 30, your Decaying Wooden Door has been upgraded to Common Quality · Lv.1 Ordinary Wooden Door!]

A shimmer of light flashed, and the originally Decaying Wooden Door visibly became thicker, its surface much smoother, losing some of its rickety and dilapidated feel.

[Ordinary Wooden Door]

[Level: 1]

[Defense: 10]

[Quality: Common]

[Durability: 12/12]

[Special Effect: None]

[Dismantle: Can obtain Wood material * 20;]

[Upgrade Path: Consume Wood material * 60, can be upgraded to Common Quality · Lv.2 Sturdy Wooden Door / For more upgrade paths, please obtain higher-level Door Blueprints;]

[Description: A wooden door so ordinary it can't be more ordinary.]

Defense increased from 3 to 10, and durability also increased from 3 to 12.

"It's barely acceptable, consider it a bit more protection for you. By the way, if a great beauty comes to the door, have her wait for me to return."

He crouched down and reached out to pat the top of the tied-up Jiang Yuwan's head, the movement like he was comforting a pet.

"Watch the house well."

Jiang Yuwan: "..."

She froze in place, the phrase "Watch the house well" constantly echoing in her mind.

Crouching, head patting, watching the house...

An indescribable surge of shame and annoyance rose in her heart; she felt like a watchdog tied up by its master.