50: Chapter 50 Sacrificing Others to Save One's Life

Sun Haoyu's roar was like a poisoned ice pick, stabbing fiercely into Shen Jiaojiao's heart.

The sense of security the girl had just felt because of Chen Ye collapsed in an instant.

Her small face turned deathly pale in a flash, her long eyelashes trembled, and crystalline tears hung at the corners of her eyes, ready to fall.

She could have hidden in the warm and safe room; she had only rushed out into the hallway in desperation because she was worried about his life; and it was he who had instigated everyone to loot supplies, attracting the Mutated Beast.

Yet in the end, all the blame became hers.

Grievance, heartbreak, and despair intertwined, tightening her throat.

Her timid nature and remaining upbringing made her too weary to argue.

She knew clearly that saying anything more to this man, who was selfish to the bone, would be futile.

The roar of the Mutated Beast behind her drew closer, a foul stench assaulted her, and in the shadows of the stairwell entrance, the pitch-black figure of a Mutated Beast had already emerged.

Shen Jiaojiao didn't look at Sun Haoyu again; bracing her weak legs, she turned and dashed toward the stairwell entrance.

She had to listen to Chen Ye's words, hide in the stairwell, and not cause trouble for Chen Ye.

"Stop! I'm talking to you, how dare you ignore me?" Sun Haoyu was quick and grabbed her slender wrist, his knuckles tightening with such force that he almost crushed her bones.

His savage face was full of violence. "Did you collude with that wild man? Did you intentionally trick us into the Mutated Beast's lair, wanting to get us killed!"

"It was you who forced me to go find him for food! It was your insatiable greed that instigated others to loot supplies!" Shen Jiaojiao could finally take no more, and her long-accumulated emotions erupted instantly.

Her pretty face flushed red, her chest heaving violently, she screamed with all her might, "It was you who led the Mutated Beast to the Residential Community, causing so many people to die!"

"And now you blame me? Sun Haoyu, have you no shame!"

This was the first time she had dared to talk back to Sun Haoyu to his face.

Sun Haoyu was left speechless, his shame turning into rage, and he raised his hand high, ready to slap her delicate cheek hard!

"Shut up!" The Property Manager interrupted with a shrill voice.

Staring at the two with a face full of venom, she said, "If it weren't for the false information you provided, would I have ended up in this state? Once I survive, I'm not finished with you!"

After she finished speaking, she tried to dash into the stairwell, but as soon as she took a step, she froze in place.

Three Mutant Cockroach Beasts and two mutated dogs had already blocked the stairwell entrance.

Their pitch-black carapaces glinted with a cold light, their mouthparts opening and closing as they stared fixedly at the three of them!

Their escape route was cut off!

The three were scared out of their wits; no longer caring about arguing, they scrambled blindly and ran into the depths of the apartment building, their footsteps chaotic and frantic.

Meanwhile, in the open space of the Residential Community, Chen Ye was locked in a life-and-death battle with the Rodent Beast King!

The second-order short blade danced in his hands, creating a sky full of cold light. He pushed his 180 points of Basic Speed to the limit, his figure as fast as a ghost, dodging and weaving between the beast king's sharp claws and spikes.

The beast king had thick skin and flesh; every time its sturdy body slammed down, it caused the ground to crack and cave in.

Its sharp fangs bit through red bricks, and the fragments shot out like bullets!

Chen Ye sidestepped the beast king's lunge, his short blade precisely stabbing at the beast king's soft underbelly.

"Hiss!"

The sharp blade easily pierced the tough flesh of the Second-order Beast, and a wound deep enough to see bone instantly opened up.

Dark green blood gushed out!

"A second-order weapon really can break through the defense of a second-order native beast! The 50 points of shared value were worth it."

"Then wouldn't the other more expensive ones be even stronger!" Chen Ye was delighted in his heart.

At this moment, the Rodent Beast King let out a painful roar, its massive body shuddering violently, thrashing about in a frenzy to throw Chen Ye off.

Chen Ye lightly tapped his toes on the beast king's spine, using the momentum to leap into the air, his short blade slashing repeatedly.

He finished off two more Second-order Mutant Cockroach Beasts that had lunged at him!

At this moment, the Rodent Beast King charged at Chen Ye again in anger.

The man and the beast fought to a standstill, the force of their battle sweeping through the surroundings, sending gravel flying.

The surrounding first-order Mutated Beasts dared not approach, only able to roar and circle on the periphery.

Seeing the beast king's wound rupture and its movements slow down, Thunder Light suddenly appeared in Chen Ye's palm.

In an instant, a beam of lightning as thick as a bowl shot toward the Rodent Beast King.

"Roar!!" The painful roar resonated through the entire Residential Community once again, and the smell of burning flesh drifted with the wind into the protagonist's nostrils.

The protagonist subconsciously covered his nose. "This smell is too foul; did I beat the crap out of it!"

The Rodent Beast King stumbled, nearly falling to the ground, but it barely managed to steady itself.

Its scarlet eyes revealed its overwhelming rage at this moment.

"It seems this level isn't enough to kill it; I still need to pull off something big!" Chen Ye muttered to himself.

Instantly, even stronger lightning erupted from Chen Ye's body. His entire being shone like the sun again, and pale blue lightning crackled around him.

"This strike will finish off this Second-order Beast King!"

But just at this moment, a shrill and desperate scream pierced through the din of the battlefield and drilled straight into Chen Ye's ears.

It was Shen Jiaojiao!

Chen Ye's expression changed abruptly; he no longer cared about the Second-order Beast core that was about to be his, and the baleful aura around him surged!

"Damn it! If she dies, my shared value will be gone!" He gave up the chance to finish off the beast king and kicked the ground violently.

He unleashed his 180 points of Basic Speed without reservation, his figure turning into a blur, like a speeding cheetah, racing toward the direction the scream came from!

The air was torn apart, emitting a piercing whistle. In just a few seconds, he saw Shen Jiaojiao and the other two standing back-to-back at the entrance of Unit 2!

The scene at the bottom of the apartment building made the killing intent in Chen Ye's eyes boil!

Shen Jiaojiao, Sun Haoyu, and the Property Manager were surrounded by five Mutated Beasts, with no way out.

The frantic Sun Haoyu, at the critical moment of life and death, actually shoved the Property Manager next to him out fiercely!

"Block for me!"

The Property Manager was caught completely off guard and stumbled into the group of Mutated Beasts!

"Sun Haoyu! You beast!!" Her curse hadn't even finished before two mutated dogs lunged and tackled her to the ground.

Sharp fangs instantly tore through her neck, the sounds of tearing and the shrill screams were ear-piercing.

In just a moment, she had no signs of life left.

Shen Jiaojiao stood there in a daze, her petite body trembling violently, her clear eyes filled with disbelief, fear, and disgust.

Looking at the man who had shared her bed, she only felt he was incredibly strange and incredibly ugly.

"You, you actually sacrificed someone else to save your own life... You are simply inhumane!"

"Can humanity put food on the table? As long as I survive, that's all that matters!" Sun Haoyu, his face twisted, grabbed Shen Jiaojiao's arm and continued to run wildly, his eyes filled only with his own life.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two primary mutated dogs, unable to compete with the Second-order Mutant Cockroach Beasts, turned and chased after them again.

They pounced from behind, tackling Sun Haoyu to the ground in one bite!

"Save me! Save me quickly!" Sun Haoyu screamed in terror, no longer possessing his usual arrogance.

Watching his pathetic state, the last shred of marital affection remaining in Shen Jiaojiao's heart gave her the courage.

She bent down, grabbed a thick branch from the ground, raised her slender arm high, and smashed it onto the mutated dog's head with all her might.

Her hair disheveled, her skirt fluttering, her weak body erupted with unprecedented courage.

But her attack was nothing more than a scratch to the Mutated Beast.

The mutated dog was enraged; it instantly released Sun Haoyu and turned to viciously pounce on Shen Jiaojiao!