104: Chapter 104 I Want to Get on the Bus Too

The sound of very light footsteps came from outside the door.

The sound scuffed back and forth in the corridor.

Finally, it stopped in front of Fang Che's door.

Fang Che's brow twitched.

He had just finished his shower.

He was preparing to take stock of the supplies consumed during the day's training.

After a whole day of high-intensity training,

all the girls should have been slumped on their beds in exhaustion at this time.

Who still had the energy to run over here?

The footsteps were deliberately kept very low.

They were full of cautious probing.

Fang Che sat in his place without making a sound.

He slowed his breathing frequency.

He waited quietly for movement outside the door.

A few seconds later, the door hinge made a slight scraping noise.

The door panel was pushed inward from the outside.

A very thin crack was slowly pushed open.

A figure poked their head through the gap in the door.

It was Lin Xinyi.

Seeing that it was her,

Fang Che instantly understood most of what was going on.

She was still wearing the old T-shirt she had worn during training.

The fabric was washed out and pale.

The clothes were a bit large, hanging loosely on her body.

There was a large gap around her waist.

The faint light from the corridor hit her.

She looked much thinner and more fragile than she did during the day.

Her entire body was trembling slightly.

Her hands were tightly clutching the hem of her shirt.

Her knuckles had turned white from the excessive force.

She hid most of her body behind the door frame,

revealing only half her face and a pair of eyes.

Her eyes were filled with unconcealable nervousness.

She peered into the room with a timid gaze.

Her gaze suddenly met Fang Che's looking back at her.

Her shoulders immediately shrank back violently.

Her body instinctively backed away,

almost hiding back in the corridor entirely.

Fang Che looked at her without speaking.

His body remained in the same posture as before, not moving an inch.

His flat gaze fell on her face.

No emotional fluctuations could be seen on his face.

He didn't intend to invite her in,

nor did he speak to drive her away.

He was completely waiting for her to make her own decision.

The room suddenly fell silent.

No other sounds could be heard.

Only Lin Xinyi's irrepressible breathing could be heard.

Her breaths were very short and quick.

She remained at a standstill at the door for over a dozen seconds.

The expression on her face kept changing.

Half of her body started to withdraw,

but in the end, she gritted her teeth and stayed put.

She didn't want to die at the next station.

She didn't want to watch helplessly as everyone else became stronger while she was left behind.

She took a deep breath.

Her palm pressed against the door panel and pushed it inward forcefully.

The gap in the door widened.

She stepped out from behind the door, her entire person standing fully in the room's light.

Then she quickly lowered her head.

Her gaze was fixed intently on the tips of her shoes.

She didn't dare to look up toward Fang Che at all.

Her chest was heaving violently.

“Fang... Fang Che...”

Her voice was shaking badly.

“I... well... I can do it too...”

She swallowed hard to soothe her dry throat.

“I mean... I can also... also sign the agreement with you...”

The skin on her cheeks instantly turned bright red.

The flush spread all the way behind her ears.

Even the skin on her neck was tinged with a bloody hue.

She stood there with her head buried.

Her body swayed uncontrollably due to extreme nervousness.

Fang Che could clearly hear the violent thumping of her heart in her chest.

He looked at the girl's knuckles, white from exertion.

He waited a moment before speaking.

“You've thought it through, right?”

Hearing these words,

Lin Xinyi suddenly snapped her head up.

Her eyes were filled with swirling tears.

But she forced herself not to let the tears fall.

“I've thought it through!”

Her voice suddenly rose.

There was a very obvious sob in her tone.

“Teacher Qin... Sister Jiang Ning... and Su Qingxue and the others, everyone has become stronger through that agreement... I really don't want to be a burden anymore...”

She bit her lip hard.

“During the day, I couldn't even beat a fake zombie... If we get to the next station, what else can I do besides hide in the back and cry... I... I don't want to just wait for death like that!”

Fang Che looked at her tear-streaked face.

He watched her quietly for a few seconds.

The girl's eyes right now were completely different from how they were at the training ground during the day.

The sense of fear that was always present could not be seen.

Instead, there was a bit more ruthlessness.

Fang Che didn't continue questioning her.

He stood up directly and took a large step forward.

Before Lin Xinyi could react,

a hand gripped her wrist.

The girl's skin was very cold.

Her wrist was very thin, feeling like nothing but bone.

“Ah!”

Lin Xinyi cried out in startle.

Fang Che's palm instantly tightened.

He pulled her directly into the middle of the room.

His other hand pushed the door behind him.

The door panel hit the frame with a dull thud.

Lin Xinyi's body stiffened violently along with the sound.

The room was completely closed off.

Only the two of them remained.

Lin Xinyi's mind was a complete blank.

Her heart rate soared out of control.

The sound of her heartbeat directly drowned out all other noises.

Fang Che pulled her and stopped by the bed.

The light overhead cast two shadows on the wall.

He released his grip on her wrist.

Without saying a word,

he directly opened both arms and embraced the girl.

Lin Xinyi's back immediately went ramrod straight.

All the muscles in her body locked up together.

Fang Che smelled of soap from his recent shower.

His body heat transmitted through that thin layer of T-shirt.

The girl shrank in front of him, not daring to move at all.

Her two arms were pressed tightly against her sides.

Fang Che maintained the action of holding her.

One hand was pressed against the girl's thin back,

patting her once after another.

He kept up this rhythm.

A few minutes passed.

Lin Xinyi's stiff, aching body slowly softened.

She took several deep breaths.

Her originally tightly clenched fists gradually relaxed.

Five fingers moved up to grab the clothes on Fang Che's chest,

clutching them tightly in her palm.

Fang Che noticed the movement of the person in his arms.

He lowered his head to look at the top of her head.

“Ready?”

Lin Xinyi didn't make a sound.

She buried her head into Fang Che's shoulder.

She gave a tiny nod.

Fang Che reached out and pressed the switch on the wall.

The light in the room instantly went out.

The surroundings fell into complete darkness.

Only the sound of rapid, close-range breathing remained.

The vibration of the Train crushing the tracks came from outside the window.

The sound of clothing fabric rubbing together began to ring out,

accompanied by suppressed breathing.

Time passed bit by bit.

At a certain moment,

[Ding! Talent: Absolute Critical Hit, triggered!]

[Critical Hit Multiplier: 30x!]

A massive, irresistible torrent of heat surged into the depths of Lin Xinyi's body.

This heat spread frantically along their closely pressed skin, easily breaking through her last line of rational defense.

At the same time,

an emotionless system notification sounded throughout the entire Train car.

[Car-wide Announcement!]

[Creation Agreement triggered—Agreement Subjects: Fang Che, Lin Xinyi!]

This voice directly woke up all the girls from their sleep.

A few who hadn't fallen asleep yet lay on their beds without moving,

staring at the ceiling above.

Lin Xinyi had also taken that step.

[Detected that both parties are completely voluntary.]

[First union judgment successful.]

[Base Reward: All attributes +5 (First union)]

[Talent: Absolute Critical Hit triggered—]

[Critical Hit Multiplier: ×7]

[Actual Gain: All attributes +35!]

[Final Judgment: Fang Che all attributes +35! Lin Xinyi all attributes +35!]

Just as the system announcement ended,

a massive, scorching power suddenly appeared out of thin air

and surged directly into the bodies of the two people.

The sense of fatigue on Fang Che's body instantly vanished without a trace.

His four-dimensional attributes once again underwent an explosive growth.

Lin Xinyi lay beside him, clenching her fists.

She could clearly feel the changes in her body.

Her strength, speed, and physical stamina indicators were all soaring upward.

Lin Xinyi opened her eyes and looked at the pitch-black ceiling.

Heat was racing through her blood vessels.

She lowered her head

and groped to look at her hands.

She couldn't actually see anything in the darkness,

but the sense of power filling her muscles was tangibly present.

She knew she was no longer that useless burden from the daytime.

Fang Che's voice came over.

“How do you feel?”

Lin Xinyi didn't answer immediately.

After a while,

a muffled sound came from under the covers.

“...Very strong.”

A second of silence passed.

A very, very soft voice rang out again.

The volume was so low it was almost inaudible.

“I mean... thank you.”

Fang Che didn't say anything.

He reached out and found the girl's head,

patting the top of it twice.

The sky outside the window was still pitch black.

The Train kept moving forward on the tracks.

In the neighboring car, the girls each lay on their own beds.

Some turned over and closed their eyes again.

Some kept their eyes open and stared at the ceiling all night,

unable to fall asleep until daybreak.