4: Chapter 4 Professor Su Qinghan

"Is... is this the feeling of being electrocuted?"

As a lifelong bachelor, he had never touched a girl from such a close distance.

Now, with this stunningly beautiful girl right in front of him, and the brief, intimate physical contact just moments ago, Lin Zhou's heart rate was beating abnormally.

Jiang Wanxing was no better off; she kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Lin Zhou, her pretty face flushed crimson.

"Ahem, well... you should eat something first and calm down. The Strange Monsters outside won't be able to break in for a while."

Lin Zhou hurriedly changed the subject, then fetched a bottle of water and some compressed biscuits.

Jiang Wanxing nodded shyly, took the water and biscuits, and began to eat in small bites.

The compressed biscuits were dry and hard to swallow, but in this apocalypse, they were rare food.

She looked at the composed young man in front of her, filled with questions:

"Big Shot, how... how do you have such a big Villa? And you can even upgrade the defenses? What is your Talent?"

Lin Zhou did not hide anything; he directly opened his [Personal Panel] and displayed his unique SSS-Rank Talent, "More Children, More Blessings", in front of Jiang Wanxing.

"Oh my god? A unique SSS-Rank Talent? This... this... Big Shot, you really are a Big Shot! We are all only D-Rank or C-Rank, and you actually have the strongest SSS-Rank Talent?"

When Jiang Wanxing saw the gold-embossed unique SSS-Rank Talent, her eyes instantly widened into saucers.

Especially when she saw the three talent abilities, her small mouth opened slightly, her face full of disbelief, and the biscuit in her hand nearly fell to the floor:

"Protecting female survivors grants fortune coins, and you can even share Talents? And... "More Children, More Blessings"..."

As she spoke to the end, her voice trailed off.

At the same time, she suddenly understood why Lin Zhou had opened the door to save her.

In that instant, she also understood her own value.

Thinking of "More Children, More Blessings", her cheeks reddened even further, a hint of shyness in her eyes, yet there was no trace of resentment; instead, she felt a sense of security.

In this apocalypse, could there be anything luckier than being protected by a powerhouse who had awakened a unique SSS-Rank Talent?

"That's right."

Lin Zhou nodded, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and watched the three Rotten Claw Monsters still crazily ramming against the gate outside, a confident smile curling the corners of his mouth.

"Now, it's time to deal with them."

Hearing this, Jiang Wanxing instantly became nervous and subconsciously grabbed Lin Zhou's arm.

Her soft little hand felt slightly cool, and her tone was full of worry:

"No! They are low-tier Strange Monsters, [Rotten Claw Monsters]. Their defense and attack power are not low, and they are very fast. The two of us can't beat them at all!"

Seeing Jiang Wanxing's worried little face, his heart stirred slightly. He reached out to gently hold her small hand and said softly:

"Don't worry. With your Talent bonus and my Villa, dealing with them is more than enough."

Being held by Lin Zhou's warm palm, Jiang Wanxing froze instantly, her cheeks flushing so red they looked like they were about to drip blood.

Seeing Jiang Wanxing's shy and charming appearance, the smile on his lips deepened; the system was indeed awesome.

He knew that if it weren't for the system, it would be impossible for Jiang Wanxing's favorability toward him to increase so quickly.

Without dwelling on it further, he focused his thoughts and mentally commanded the system: "Consume 50 fortune coins to unlock the Villa courtyard defensive tower, the Primary Cloud-Piercing Arrow Tower!"

[Detected that the host consumed 50 fortune coins. Unlocked Primary Cloud-Piercing Arrow Tower × 2, automatically deployed in the camellia bushes on both sides of the courtyard!]

As the system notification finished, two half-meter-tall metal towers suddenly rose from the camellia bushes on both sides of the courtyard.

The tips of the towers glinted with a cold, chilling light, instantly locking onto the three Rotten Claw Monsters outside the gate, and a freezing killing intent began to permeate the air.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two alloy Cloud-Piercing Arrows shot out instantly, accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air, accurately hitting the head of the leading Rotten Claw Monster.

The Rotten Claw Monster let out a shrill screech, its head pierced through directly.

Black blood mixed with yellow pus sprayed out, and its body fell straight to the ground, twitched a few times, and then became completely still.

[Congratulations to the host for killing a low-tier Strange Monster, [Rotten Claw Monster], and gaining 35 fortune coins!]

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the Villa achievement [First Kill], gaining 60 fortune coins, and permanently increasing Villa defense by 15 points!]

Hearing the system's voice, Lin Zhou was incredibly excited.

Is it this fast to earn fortune coins?

The remaining two Rotten Claw Monsters were enraged and crazily rammed against the alloy gate, their terrifying roars deafening.

However, the attacks from the Cloud-Piercing Arrow Towers did not cease; they were continuous.

Alloy Cloud-Piercing Arrows shot into them one after another, leaving blood holes.

Black blood and yellow pus flowed all over the ground, and the roars grew weaker and weaker.

Before long, they fell to the ground, completely breathless, their bodies gradually stiffening.

[Congratulations to the host for killing low-tier Strange Monsters, [Rotten Claw Monster] × 2, and gaining 70 fortune coins!]

"Done!"

Lin Zhou clapped his hands, brushing off non-existent dust, and smiled proudly.

As for Jiang Wanxing, she watched the three Rotten Claw Monster corpses outside the gate, completely stunned.

With her small mouth agape, she couldn't speak for a long time. Her eyes were filled with admiration, and the way she looked at Lin Zhou now carried a hint of affection:

"This... this is too amazing! The Cloud-Piercing Arrow Tower killed them in one go! Big Shot, you are too awesome!"

[Detected that Jiang Wanxing's favorability toward the host has increased by 10. Current favorability: 50!]

It seems... showing off in front of Jiang Wanxing can also gain favorability.

After all... no beauty doesn't love a hero.

Besides, the three he dealt with were the very Rotten Claw Monsters that had almost cost Jiang Wanxing her life; how could she not be moved?

Lin Zhou smiled and was just about to speak when the [Global Channel] suddenly exploded.

Countless messages were scrolling crazily, all discussing the Cloud-Piercing Arrow Tower at the Hangzhou hillside Villa.

And one urgent message made Lin Zhou's expression sink instantly.

Cold Professor Su: "A large number of Strange Monsters have been detected gathering in the direction of the Hangzhou hillside Villa, numbering over 20, including 1 low-tier elite Strange Monster, the [Iron-Spine Wolf]. They are moving toward the Villa, less than 500 meters away! Estimated time of arrival: 30 minutes!"

20 low-tier Strange Monsters?

And 1 elite [Iron-Spine Wolf]?

Jiang Wanxing's face turned deathly pale instantly. She grabbed Lin Zhou's arm tightly, her body trembling slightly:

"What should we do? Big Shot... we can't beat so many Strange Monsters now, and there's an elite monster too!"

She had thought that after just dealing with the three Rotten Claw Monsters, they could have a good rest.

Before they could even catch their breath, an even greater crisis followed, which made her panic completely.

Lin Zhou didn't speak. He looked at the 115 fortune coins on his panel, then looked at the increasingly thick blood mist outside the window, feeling a sense of gravity in his heart.

These few fortune coins were nowhere near enough to upgrade the Villa's defenses and arrow towers.

To survive, there was only one way.

That was to utilize his talent attribute, "More Children, More Blessings".

In other words, he had to take in more female survivors as soon as possible.

Activate a higher Fortunes Blessing buff, rapidly earn fortune coins, and upgrade the Villa's defenses before the army of Strange Monsters arrived!

Speak of the devil; just at this moment, a gentle yet cold female voice suddenly came from the side door of the Villa, carrying a hint of weakness and pleading:

"Is anyone inside? I am Professor Su Qinghan from the Biology Department of Hangzhou University. I'm being hunted by Strange Monsters, please open the door... I awakened a C-Rank Ice Talent, and I am proficient in analyzing the weaknesses of Strange Monsters..."