91: Chapter 91 The Next Player Arrives in Three Days

Su Muxue frowned and looked at Shen Qingyue.

"What do you mean?"

Potato chip crumbs were still stuck to the corner of Tang Qiqi's mouth.

"Since when did Dr. Su get such a chuunibyou title?"

Jiang Xiaowan, Wang Ya, and Qin Yumo looked at Lin Yuan simultaneously.

Only Su Xiaonuan was silently fiddling with her tablet.

The atmosphere changed.

Su Muxue was not stupid.

In fact, among everyone present, she was the best at picking apart a single sentence to find ten questions.

If Shen Qingyue continued to speak.

She would realize why Lin Yuan had approached her in advance.

Why he had kept her at Tiangong No. 1 all this time.

Shen Qingyue suddenly laughed, blood foam staining her lips.

"Do you think he saved you because you're a doctor?"

"Or do you think he likes you?"

"He knew from the very beginning that you would..."

Swoosh.

A Water Blade pierced through Shen Qingyue's right knee.

Shen Qingyue screamed and collapsed to her knees.

She was about to speak.

A second Water Blade fell.

Swoosh.

Her left knee was pierced as well.

Shen Qingyue knelt on the ground, her legs losing all support.

"Lin Yuan! What are you doing!"

Her voice trembled as she turned to look at Lin Yuan, who was holding up his right hand.

"You said two would die, one would live!"

"He Manman is already dead!"

"You're going back on your word!"

The women finally snapped out of their stupor over the words "Ice Empress."

The smell of blood pulled the hall back to reality.

Lin Yuan walked up to Shen Qingyue.

He looked down at her.

"I said one would die."

"I didn't say the other one would live."

He paused for a moment.

"Besides, I'm the type of person who likes to go back on his word."

Tang Qiqi shrank her neck.

"I feel like I've heard that line before."

Lin Motong sat by the dining table, correcting her seriously.

"He said it in Chapter 37, but you hadn't appeared yet back then."

Tang Qiqi glanced at her.

"Little Queen, since your memory is so good, could you please not use it for things like this?"

Shen Qingyue raised her head, her hair plastered to her face.

She was finally afraid.

"Lin Yuan, I have a Mall System."

"There's no point in killing me."

"I won't fight for it anymore."

"I don't want Xinghui anymore, Lu Feng is dead, and He Manman is dead."

"I don't want anything."

She crawled forward a little.

Her knees dragging a trail of blood.

"I just want to live."

Su Xiaonuan held her tablet, her voice turning cold.

"Boss Lin, she cannot be spared."

Qin Yumo stood behind Lin Yuan, her fists clenched.

Wang Ya glanced at He Manman's corpse, then at Shen Qingyue, her lips slightly parted.

Su Muxue said nothing.

She only watched Shen Qingyue.

Doctors have seen too many people beg for their lives before dying.

But Shen Qingyue was different.

She wasn't repentant.

She just couldn't accept losing.

Jiang Xiaowan kept her head down.

She had no right to speak.

Shen Qingyue suddenly laughed.

"What do you know?"

"Who doesn't kill in the apocalypse?"

"Lin Yuan, have you killed any fewer people?"

Her fingers quietly touched her cuff.

A final gray crystal core was hidden there.

[Exchange: Smoke Bomb x 1]

The next second.

Bang!

White smoke exploded.

The view in the hall was obscured.

Shen Qingyue used her hands to support herself and gritted her teeth as she crawled to the left.

She saw Wang Ya holding a teapot on the left, a soft creature who relied on her body to cling to Lin Yuan.

She had even gotten into a fight with Lin Motong because of her before.

Among this group, Wang Ya looked like the biggest weak point.

As long as she held her hostage, Lin Yuan would definitely be wary.

She couldn't die.

As long as she left this place.

As long as she found her mother, Grandmaster Ling Suzhen.

She still had a chance.

"Mom, she's heading toward you."

Lin Motong spoke suddenly.

Her voice was very flat.

Almost simultaneously.

Wang Ya raised her hand.

The blood in the drag marks on the floor and the water vapor in the air gathered simultaneously, forming a water net.

Bang.

Shen Qingyue was pressed back to the ground.

Her face hit the floor, and her teeth knocked against it, drawing blood.

The smoke was quickly sucked away by the ventilation system.

The hall became clear again.

Shen Qingyue lay in the water net, like a fish dragged onto the shore.

"How... how is it possible... Water-type Superpower?"

Wang Ya said softly, "Mr. Lin, she cannot escape."

Lin Yuan walked over.

Shen Qingyue looked up.

At this moment, there was no arrogance in her eyes.

Only fear.

"Lin Yuan."

"I can really love you again."

"I just didn't see clearly before."

"Give me a chance."

"I will be more obedient than any of them."

"I will..."

Lin Yuan interrupted her.

"It's too late."

A Water Blade condensed.

Shen Qingyue's eyes widened.

Swoosh.

The Water Blade pierced through her chest.

The voice stopped.

Shen Qingyue's body twitched once.

Then it went completely still.

[Ding! Host detected killing a Player!]

[Annexing target system...]

[New function: Apocalypse Mall.]

[New notification: The next Player will arrive in three days.]

[Countdown: 71:59:59]

Lin Yuan's gaze paused for a second.

Player.

Annexing system.

Three days later.

When these words were connected, the meaning changed.

Shen Qingyue was not simply a reborn person.

She was a Player dropped into this world.

And he already possessed the qualification to annex Players.

Su Xiaonuan watched Lin Yuan, who didn't move.

A trace of nervousness flashed in her eyes; she immediately stepped forward and gently held his fingers.

Su Xiaonuan didn't care if Shen Qingyue died cleanly or not.

She was only afraid that this name could still leave any trace in Lin Yuan's heart.

"Boss Lin, how should the bodies be handled?"

Lin Yuan didn't look at Shen Qingyue again.

"Fat Dragon."

A voice sounded immediately from the walkie-talkie.

"Boss, I'm here."

"Come in."

A moment later, Fat Dragon brought two people into the hall.

Seeing the two corpses on the ground, his eyelids twitched.

But he quickly lowered his head.

"Boss."

Lin Yuan said, "Clean it up."

Fat Dragon nodded.

"Understood."

The two subordinates carried away the bodies.

As Shen Qingyue was dragged across the floor, a line of blood was drawn.

Jiang Xiaowan watched that line, her throat moving.

That bastard really doesn't care about old ties.

Lin Yuan turned around and looked at the women.

"From now on."

"Systems and Superpowers are classified as top secret."

"They are not to be spread without permission."

Lin Yuan spoke to Su Xiaonuan again.

"Tell Liu Qing that in the future, if keywords like Mall, Mission, Countdown, or Prophecy appear on the channel."

"Report them immediately."

"Anyone inside who conceals this will be treated as a traitor."

Hearing the word "traitor," Jiang Xiaowan's body stiffened.

Su Muxue looked at Lin Yuan.

Her fingertips paused on the edge of her glove for a second.

That was an action she only made when she was extremely displeased.

"What exactly did that sentence before she died mean?"

The hall went quiet again.

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"She had a system."

"She had seen some fragments of the future."

Su Muxue's eyes narrowed.

"Ice Empress?"

"Is this the future she saw?"

Lin Yuan said, "Yes."

Su Muxue stared at him for a few seconds.

"You knew all along?"

Lin Yuan's tone did not change.

"I knew you had value."

"And I knew you would be very strong in the future."

"So I brought you into Tiangong No. 1 in advance."

Su Muxue's eyes turned a few degrees colder.

"So, was I your target from the very beginning?"

Lin Yuan did not deny it.

"Yes."

Su Xiaonuan's fingertips paused.

Tang Qiqi held her bag of potato chips, not daring to interrupt.

Su Muxue's voice lowered.

"Lin Yuan, you are certainly frank."

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"You are a doctor."

"You have saved people."

"And you will awaken."

"Any one of these three points is worth me making a move."

He paused.

"As for whether you are willing to trust me, you can verify it slowly."

Su Muxue did not continue to press.

She thought of Shen Qingyue's madness just now.

She thought of that so-called Mall System.

She also thought of Xia Qingqiu still lying in the medical room on the second floor.

"Lin Yuan, I will verify it myself."

"If you lie to me, you had better not let me catch a loophole."

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"Fine."

Su Muxue looked away.

"The serum experiment requires crystal cores."

Lin Yuan raised his hand.

Ten gray crystal cores and one white crystal core landed on the table.

"Is that enough?"

Su Muxue picked up the crystal cores.

"If it's not enough, I will ask for more."

She turned and went upstairs.

Her footsteps were faster than usual.

Su Xiaonuan watched her back and whispered, "Boss Lin, Auntie is suspicious."

Lin Yuan sat back on the sofa.

"Doubt is not betrayal."

"The smarter she is, the less likely she is to leave Tiangong No. 1 because of a single sentence."

Su Xiaonuan nodded.

"I will keep an eye on her permissions."

Lin Yuan opened the System Mall.

The interface expanded.

[Food Basic Pack: Gray crystal core (E) x 1]

[Standard Pistol: White crystal core (D) x 3]

[Diesel Generator Set: Red crystal core (C) x 2]

[Small Water Purification Module: Yellow crystal core (B) x 1]

...

The things in the Mall were not heaven-defying.

But in the early stages of the apocalypse, every industrial module, medical supply, and ammunition could change a local battle.

The items were good.

The people were stupid.

If Shen Qingyue had used this system to survive for a while, she might have been able to raise a team.

But she was in a hurry to be a queen.

In a hurry to make everyone kneel.

In the end, she traded herself into a corpse.

Lin Yuan closed the interface.

"Su Xiaonuan."

"Count the existing crystal cores."

"You prioritize the Mall exchanges."

"Don't exchange for food."

"Prioritize industrial modules, medical supplies, and ammunition."

Su Xiaonuan's eyes lit up.

"Understood."

She liked clear tasks like this the most.

Lin Yuan looked at Qin Yumo again.

"Continue training tonight."

Qin Yumo lowered her head, a flash of excitement crossing her face.

"Yes."

Wang Ya stood by the dining table, still holding a wet wipe, looking at the bloodstains on the floor.

Lin Yuan glanced at her.

"No rush."

"Let Jiang Xiaowan wipe it."

"Come to the master bedroom tonight as well."

Wang Ya's movements stopped.

"Yes."

Jiang Xiaowan stood in the corner.

She looked down at her maid outfit, then at Su Xiaonuan.

Su Xiaonuan could stand by Lin Yuan's side.

Wang Ya could be kept.

Qin Yumo could be trained personally.

While she was just temporary personnel.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Relying solely on the identity of the eldest daughter of the Jiang Family, she wouldn't live long here.

Or even live well.

Should she...

Hand herself over, too, in exchange for better treatment?