47: Chapter 47 Multi-legged Beast

Chen Ye turned around to turn on the TV, then took two wireless game controllers out of the TV cabinet and shoved one into her hand.

With a bright smile, he said, "Do you know how to play video games? Keep me company for a few levels; there will be a reward if we play well."

Shen Jiaojiao was completely stunned. Looking at the game controller in her hand, her eyes were filled with disbelief, and her tense nerves instantly relaxed.

Then, a hint of curiosity arose: "I—I only know how to play mobile games; I'm not very good at this..."

Although she used to like playing mobile games a lot.

But after the apocalypse, the internet was intermittent, and she had never imagined that she would still be able to play console games.

"It's fine, I'll carry you. Just keep me company for a while, there's a reward, you know." Chen Ye pressed the power button, and the interface of a level-based game instantly popped up on the TV.

Shen Jiaojiao nodded helplessly. Anyway, his request wasn't too much, and playing a game with him wasn't a big deal.

The two sat side by side on the sofa. Chen Ye operated the controller skillfully with god-like technique, taking Shen Jiaojiao through the levels to fight monsters.

The originally tense girl gradually became immersed in the game.

From being at a loss to handling it with ease, laughter rang out from time to time.

The oppression of the apocalypse, the pain of hunger, and the grievances brought by Sun Haoyu all vanished into thin air at this moment.

She leaned against the sofa, her slender arm occasionally brushing against Chen Ye's arm. The warm sensation that followed stirred a strange sweetness in the bottom of her heart.

[Ding! Intimate game interaction, favorability rating skyrocketing]

[Symbiosis Value + 20 → Current 145]

[Host passive attribute updated: Basic Speed + 20 → Current 145]

Just as the two were having a great time, laughing continuously.

Suddenly, piercing screams, desperate cries, and the violent roars of beasts came from outside the window!

The sounds were ear-piercing, shattering the tranquility of the evening and scaring the entire Residential Community into a panic.

Shen Jiaojiao shuddered, her nerves instantly tensing up in fear.

She hugged the sofa cushion tightly with her slender arms, her petite body trembling uncontrollably.

Her small face was buried in his chest, and her voice carried a sobbing tone: "Wh-what's happening? Did the beasts break into the Residential Community! It's so scary..."

Chen Ye calmly held the soft body in his arms, his eyes calm and waveless, without a hint of panic.

He knew very well that this was not the beasts attacking the Residential Community.

It was the beast in the Basement, Sun Haoyu, that had been disturbed by that group of people, rushing out to devour them all.

He was merely "borrowing flowers to present to Buddha," sending that group of greedy people a "final ultimate gift" for the apocalypse.

Chen Ye gently stroked the trembling body in his arms and shook his head, feigning ignorance: "I'm not sure either, it must be the beasts from outside the city breaking in again."

As soon as he finished speaking, a WeChat voice call request suddenly popped up on his phone, with the caller clearly labeled as Property Manager.

A trace of playful coldness flashed in Chen Ye's eyes; he hadn't expected this woman to be able to hold on until now.

He slowly tapped to accept, and speaker mode was instantly activated.

"Ding ding ding... ding ding ding..." As soon as the call connected, there was only heavy, desperate panting.

The violent roars of the beasts and the screams of the crowd in the distance were clearly audible.

Property Manager's heart-rending, cracked-voice curses erupted: "Chen Ye! You goddamn liar! There are no refrigerated trucks in the Basement at all! It's all monsters! It's all monsters! You will die a horrible death!!"

The profanities were vile, and the spit almost seemed to splash out from the receiver.

Chen Ye, however, laughed instead of getting angry, his tone innocent and calm: "How could that be? I clearly hid the supplies there; did someone else steal them? There's nothing I can do about that."

"You! I won't let you go even as a ghost!!"

Property Manager's roar came to an abrupt end, followed immediately by the squelching sound of flesh being torn, a shrill scream, and then a busy signal.

The phone had evidently been dropped while running.

A satisfied smile curled up at the corners of Chen Ye's mouth as he hung up the phone directly.

Having lived a second life, he would never again allow these greedy and vicious villains to manipulate him.

Dare to provoke him, and the only outcome is death.

Shen Jiaojiao in his arms shuddered, suddenly lifting her head. Her large, watery eyes were filled with terror, and all color had drained from her pale face.

She had heard it clearly: the mall's Basement was full of beasts, and Sun Haoyu was following behind that group of people!

"Sun Haoyu! He—he went there too!" Shen Jiaojiao panicked instantly, scrambling to put on her shoes.

Her slender fingers were trembling, and she couldn't even fasten her shoe buckles.

No matter how Sun Haoyu treated her, she ultimately couldn't just stand by and watch.

Her eyes filled with tears, and she bit her lower lip tightly.

"I have to go find him! I can't just watch him get into trouble!"

Chen Ye raised an eyebrow, watching her panicked state without any attempt to stop her, merely speaking calmly: "It's full of beasts outside. You are a weak woman; going out empty-handed will do nothing but get you killed."

"But I can't just stand by!" Shen Jiaojiao's eyes turned red, and tears fell in torrents.

Her petite body couldn't stop trembling, but she still gritted her teeth, put on her high heels, and struggled to rush out the door.

They were once husband and wife; even if Sun Haoyu was selfish and cruel, she couldn't be cold-blooded and heartless.

Watching her stubborn yet fragile appearance, a faint smile of absolute control curled up at the corners of Chen Ye's mouth again.

He didn't say anything more, casually picked up his jacket to put on, and followed closely behind Shen Jiaojiao: "I'll go with you."

Shen Jiaojiao paused for a moment, looked back at Chen Ye, her eyes filled with gratitude.

But there was no time to say more; she turned and sprinted toward the gate of the Residential Community.

Her high heels made rapid sounds as they struck the concrete ground.

Her black floral short skirt fluttered in the wind, her slender legs running with all her might, her thin back revealing a desperate stubbornness.

Chen Ye followed slowly behind, inwardly sighing: "Such a good girl, yet she was ruined by that scum Sun Haoyu!"

Just after going downstairs, the Residential Community was already in complete chaos.

Residents were pressed against their windows, screaming and crying, and panicked footsteps could be heard in the hallway.

The roars in the distance were getting closer and closer, the smell of blood drifted in on the evening breeze, and a terrifying atmosphere enveloped the entire Residential Community.

Disregarding the danger, Shen Jiaojiao rushed straight toward the gate; just as she reached the flower bed.

"Buzz!!"

A dark brown multi-legged beast suddenly lunged out from the green belt, bringing with it a foul-smelling gust of wind as it charged straight at the crowd.

Those who were slow to run were instantly sent flying more than ten meters away, their survival unknown.

At this moment, a moving car saw this and immediately started to turn around to escape.

The beast was attracted by the moving lights, and with a powerful push from its several legs, it leaped three or four meters.

It then slammed heavily into the side door of the sedan, causing a huge dent in the car, shattering the windows instantly, and nearly causing it to flip over.

"Ah!!!" The woman in the car screamed at the top of her lungs.

The beast tried crazily to squeeze into the car, but it was stuck by the car window.

Just as it was struggling and about to break through the glass to enter the car.

Shen Jiaojiao in the distance, having never seen such a bloody scene, was so scared that she couldn't help but let out an "Ah!"

She also knew that she shouldn't make any noise at this time to attract the beast's attention.

But it was too late.

The beast heard the scream in the darkness in the distance, pulled its head out of the car window with force, and scanned for Shen Jiaojiao under the dim light with its scarlet eyes.

After hesitating for only half a second, it turned and lunged straight at Shen Jiaojiao!