Wow, those legs are absolutely amazing!

The sound of metal clashing rang out!

The one who struck was the middle-aged bald man standing beside Wang Yongbin!

He had a beer belly, but his strength was incredibly immense!

The 1.5-meter-long steel rebar in his hand wasn't an ordinary weapon; it was a companion item born from his talent!

Before the apocalypse, he was a construction rebar worker who had awakened the A-rank equipment talent [Hardened Rebar]!

Not only did it augment his physical body, but it also provided him with a powerful weapon!

Zhou Xuening was clearly at a disadvantage!

The strength in her left hand was naturally inferior to her right, and she was currently injured; the impact caused the webbing between her thumb and forefinger to split and bleed!

However, her gaze turned sharp. Using the counter-force to spin her body, she slammed the hard sole of her Martin boot into the knee of a man who was launching a sneak attack from the side!

*Crack!*

"Aaaaaah!"

The man screamed in agony and collapsed to his knees!

Immediately after, a short knife was tossed over!

It was the one from Zhang Wanyue's hand!

Zhou Xuening reacted instantly, knowing what it meant, and caught it quickly!

She leaped up, drawing a line of blood!

The man who tried to ambush her was dead!

This was the pinnacle of Agility!

As long as she had a blade, she could kill invisibly; ordinary Awakened couldn't react at all!

In a flash, only three of the four men upstairs remained!

Zhou Xuening bypassed the rebar man first, then another man with a hammer!

She charged straight toward the final target, Wang Yongbin!

"Useless trash!"

Wang Yongbin cursed, but he didn't dare to be overconfident, violently waving his right hand!

Orange flames surged and flickered, about to erupt!

But the direction of his palm... wasn't toward Zhou Xuening!

It was toward Yang Ting, who was off to the side!

"Watch out!"

Zhang Wanyue sensed something was wrong and cried out in alarm!

Zhou Xuening's pupils constricted. She braked hard and rolled toward the side and rear!

"Tingting!"

"Heh, how touching..."

The corners of Wang Yongbin's mouth curled up as his palm abruptly changed direction, aiming for the rolling Zhou Xuening!

A feint!

He was betting that Zhou Xuening would try to save her!

She even tried to save this girl from the film academy at her feet... let alone someone she already knew?

Even though he only had a middle school education, he had a thorough understanding of human nature!

At this moment, Zhou Xuening had just pulled back and hadn't fully stabilized herself, but the flames were already upon her!

Her old momentum was spent and her new strength hadn't yet gathered; her vision was completely swallowed by fire!

"Xuening—!"

Yang Ting let out a tearful cry. In this gap between life and death, courage erupted from an unknown source!

She lunged forward, firmly shielding Zhou Xuening with her own body!

“!!!!”

Zhou Xuening froze in place!

*Puff—Boom!*

The orange flames engulfed Yang Ting entirely!

Her clothes and hair carbonized instantly, and her flesh made a 'sizzling' sound!

Then, wreathed in fire, she fell heavily onto the ground in front of Zhou Xuening!

The fire continued to burn on her for a few seconds... then, Wang Yongbin clenched his palm, and the flames extinguished!

"Heh... hehe..."

Wang Yongbin panted heavily. "There really are people who don't value their lives..."

"Brother Bin, that one blast of fire practically turned her to ash!"

"You're amazing, Brother Bin!"

Two voices chimed in with compliments from the side, which Wang Yongbin enjoyed very much.

As for Zhou Xuening, although she had been saved... she wasn't in good shape either.

Yang Ting had used her body to block the core impact of the flames, but Zhou Xuening was still violently blown back by the shockwave!

*Pfft—*

A large mouthful of blood sprayed from her mouth!

Her arms, waist, and thighs—any exposed skin was a mess of charred black and bloody red!

But she seemed unable to feel the pain as she struggled to her feet, her eyes fixed deathly on the body on the ground!

In just a few seconds... one dead, one injured!

Wang Yongbin's exhaustion wasn't small either, and his face was somewhat pale... but as he looked at the two girls before him, a great sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart!

These two girls were each prettier than the last!

One smart, one proud!

Before the apocalypse, he was just a bricklayer on a construction site; these two would never have spared him a glance!

But now, he could toy with them however he pleased!

"Now, it's finally quiet, you two beauties..."

Wang Yongbin licked his lips. "Who should I start with?"

The two men beside him chimed in:

"Brother Bin! Start with the big star! In the past, we could only see these actresses on TV!"

"Yeah, she's got such delicate skin. Once Brother Bin is done, I want a turn too, alright?"

Wang Yongbin had already begun approaching step by step; clearly, he agreed with the ideas of the two beside him.

Zhang Wanyue's face was ashen. Having experienced so much...

She naturally knew that she had no means left to resist these people.

Chen Yu, is he not here yet?

Or rather, had he really given up on her?

If... these three men wanted to humiliate her, she would rather just commit suicide.

To say she wasn't despairing would be a lie.

Zhang Wanyue had already closed her eyes.

*Thud!*

A dull thud came from the direction of the stairs, like a heavy object hitting the ground!

*Thud!*

Immediately after, there was a second one!

"Who are you, you... Aaaaaah!"

It was accompanied by a scream!

Wang Yongbin was slightly stunned. He turned his head and shouted, "Old Xu?"

Zhou Xuening also looked toward the source of the sound... into the shadows of the stairwell.

The sound of footsteps.

A figure, carrying a blood-stained fire axe, walked up step by step.

Beads of blood on the axe blade were slowly dripping onto the floor.

Zhang Wanyue snapped her head up. The newcomer was very familiar, and he carried a heavy scent of blood.

It was Chen Yu!

She didn't know if it was her imagination or a filter applied in a moment of crisis!

She seemed to feel that Chen Yu had become a bit more handsome!

"Since you're struggling with who to start with?"

"How about starting with you..."

Chen Yu stopped not far away. His voice was calm, but his eyes were chillingly cold.

Zhou Xuening half-knelt on the ground, understanding in her heart:

Since he could appear at this time, he must be the savior Zhang Wanyue spoke of.

But, would it really matter?

She was an S-rank Awakened, and now she was in this miserable state.

Zhang Wanyue's heart tightened, and she blurted out: "Chen Yu! He can manipulate fire!"

"Where are the people downstairs!"

Wang Yongbin's gaze turned cold as he questioned sharply.

Chen Yu didn't stop his pace, only uttering two words: "Dead."

The flesh on Wang Yongbin's face twitched, and he laughed out of pure rage. "Very well! You have some guts to touch my people. You really don't fucking know how to spell the word 'death'!"

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the stairs.

Li Mengyao, Wang Mengmeng, and Deng Yuxin rushed up, panting for breath.

"Ah!"

As soon as they showed their faces and saw the carnage upstairs, they immediately turned pale with fright.

They still hadn't adapted to these frequent bloody scenes.

"Holy shit... Brother Bin! Three—three more came! They're all fucking top-tier! What kind of day is it today?!"

"That one in the little dress, it's the first time I've seen her... Hiss, those legs are amazing..."

The foul language, accompanied by undisguised gazes of greed, made Deng Yuxin and the other two both fearful and angry.

They instinctively shrank behind Chen Yu.

Wang Yongbin pulled his attention back from the three girls and looked at Chen Yu again.

"Kid, if you could take out Old Xu, you've got some skill."

"I don't like wasting words. Because of a lighter my son gave me, the talent I awakened after the apocalypse became the S-rank [Heart of Lalique], which allows me to control raging flames!"