35: Chapter 35 The Mentor's Heartfelt Guidance

The crowd's gazes were all fixed on the front of the vehicle, their eyes filled with jealousy, envy, and trepidation.

Under the gaze of everyone, Teacher Qin Bing followed Fang Che into the cramped driver's cab.

Click.

The sound of the door locking echoed, dividing the inside of the carriage from the outside into two separate worlds.

All the clamor outside was shut out.

The space was tiny; Fang Che turned around, and the two were nearly pressed against each other, their breathing palpable.

Teacher Qin Bing's heart raced, her fingertips subconsciously digging into her palms.

She had mentally prepared herself.

The crisis of having just transmigrated into the apocalypse, the events of last night, and the sensations brought about by the surge in all her attributes made her reserve as a teacher seem less important.

Fang Che raised his hand, his fingertips resting gently on the back of her hand.

Those hands, once roughened from years of holding chalk, had now become smooth and soft under the nourishment of magic.

"Teacher Qin Bing, you saw the dispute within the team today," he said in a calm, direct tone.

"If the team wants to survive, it needs superior power."

Teacher Qin Bing nodded hurriedly, her breathing growing heavier.

"I understand."

"Understanding alone is not enough."

Fang Che stepped closer, his masculine body heat pressing in on her.

"I also need to improve.

Furthermore, you are an elder, older than I am.

It is more suitable for you to manage and issue orders to those terrified students outside than it is for me."

Before he finished speaking, he stopped being polite.

One hand wrapped directly around Teacher Qin Bing's slim waist.

"Riiip — —"

The sound of fabric sliding away was distinct in the quiet driver's cab.

Teacher Qin Bing's body felt severely overdrawn, as if washed away by a torrential downpour; a stifled gasp escaped her throat as her legs went weak from exhaustion.

She was like a solitary flower stubbornly holding on amidst a rainstorm, forced to sway and persist in the gale.

Her core secreted crystalline droplets—perhaps the traces of rainwater sliding past.

Fang Che surged forward, steadily supporting her tottering frame amidst the mire.

A thin layer of mist quickly condensed on the window glass, blurring everything outside.

...

Outside the vehicle, a cold wind mixed with the scent of blood blew across the platform.

Jiang Ning stood at a high vantage point, holding a steel bar still stained with monster mucus, supervising everyone as they worked.

Su Qingxue held a small notebook, calmly taking inventory of the spoils.

"Move your hands and feet faster! Drag that pile of intestines to the leeward side and bury it; don't attract other monsters!" Jiang Ning scolded.

On the muddy ground, Li Wei bent over, her hands digging into the mangled ribcage of a Mist-Hiding Beast.

The stench of rot rushed to her head, and green pus and blood stained her designer sneakers.

Beside her, Lin Xinyi was bent over a pile of viscera and minced flesh, dry-heaving until she even brought up bile.

A few hours ago, they had been pampered college students; now, they were being treated like laborers.

Even more torturous was that they were so exhausted they were seeing stars and so hungry they felt faint, yet they couldn't even get a sip of clean water.

Creak... creak...

Just then, from the direction of the driver's cab, came the sound of the vehicle body shaking rhythmically, as if unable to bear the load.

"Plop."

The slippery viscera in Li Wei's hands fell back into the mud.

The muscles on her face twitched uncontrollably, and her fingernails were packed with foul-smelling, bloody mud.

Intense jealousy gnawed at her heart.

Why?

Why should I have to dig through monster corpses like a dog out here, while that woman gets to lie comfortably inside, enjoying herself while boosting her attributes?!

Fang Che felt the muddy road amidst the heavy rain, but in his mind, he was savoring the A-rank skill he had just obtained.

[Size Manipulation].

Actively control any part of the body to change its size, form, and strength...

How interesting.

With a thought, 20 points of mental power were instantly consumed from his panel.

"Hmm?"

Teacher Qin Bing's tightly closed eyes snapped open as she felt the power within her begin to swell.

"Ah...!"

"Wait... wait! Fang Che, what... what are you doing?!" Teacher Qin Bing opened her eyes in terror.

"Conducting an experiment."

"No, it won't do... I'll break... stop, Fang Che!"

It was like heavy wheels slowly grinding along a muddy country road after the rain; each revolution forced the slender, delicate vegetation by the roadside to bear immense pressure.

Teacher Qin Bing grabbed onto Fang Che's shoulders, her fingernails even leaving deep red scratches.

But Fang Che did not seem to be in any hurry to finish.

This was exactly the show he wanted to put on for everyone to see.

Those people moving corpses outside would certainly be able to hear.

That was exactly what he wanted them to hear.

He wanted to declare in this way that obedience and submission could bring the benefits others dreamed of.

The storm continued for a long time before Fang Che finally stopped, transforming the long-accumulated energy into a burst of radiance.

It was at this moment that the system's emotionless electronic voice rang out in the depths of his mind.

[Talent: Absolute Critical Hit triggered!]

[Critical Multiplier: × 50!]

[Energy boost increased by 50 times!]

Holy sh*t? Another fifty times?!

Immediately after, Teacher Qin Bing felt a surge of energy pour into her body.

That violent energy surged wildly through her meridians, instantly filling her entire body.

Because the energy was so overwhelming, the excess overflowed down her thighs the moment she was filled, stirring up ripples in the surrounding space.

Her lower abdomen bulged slightly into a distinct arc.

An intense sense of impact intertwined with a tearing pain, sweeping through every one of her nerves.

Just as this frenzy began to subside—

A crisp, cold, and emotionless electronic female voice suddenly boomed out, as if broadcast on every frequency, inside the dilapidated bus, in the ears of every girl working hard to move corpses, and across the cold winds of the wilderness!

[Special Agreement Triggered — — Fang Che × Teacher Qin Bing]

[Union Judgment: Success]

[Attribute Increase Judgment in progress...]

[Base Reward: All Attributes + 2 (Not the first union, rewards diminished)]

[Talent "Absolute Critical Hit" Triggered — —]

[Critical Multiplier: × 5]

[Actual Gain: All Attributes + 10!]

[Fang Che — — All Attributes + 10!]

[Teacher Qin Bing — — All Attributes + 10!]

"Clang!"

The iron shovel slipped from Li Wei's hands, crashing heavily against a hard stone and emitting a jarring sound.

The entire battlefield fell silent instantly.

All the girls stopped what they were doing, frozen in place.

All... all attributes... plus ten?

This was already the third time!

Teacher Qin Bing... just by taking off her clothes inside and letting that man toy with her... the total attribute bonus she had gained had already soared to a staggering number—thirty-nine points!

What did thirty-nine points even mean?

This value was significantly higher than that of Jiang Ning, who had been fighting bloody battles outside, killing until her eyes were red!

Lin Xinyi collapsed into the cold mud, letting the foul-smelling liquid soak through her pants and clothes.

She stared blankly at the dark window of the driver's cab, her mind a complete blank.

As long as... as long as you spread your legs...

As long as you set aside all your pride and shame to serve that man...

…then you wouldn't have to face the man-eating monsters outside, wouldn't have to endure hunger here, wouldn't have to do such dirty, foul work... and you could easily obtain superhuman power?

"Crack... crack..."

Their worldview had completely collapsed and shattered.

Thirty minutes later.

Click.

The door to the driver's cab opened.

All the girls cleaning the battlefield outside stopped what they were doing in unison and looked up.

Teacher Qin Bing stepped out.

She had changed into a clean spare white shirt, and her damp hair was casually tied into a bun at the back of her head, yet it still couldn't conceal the flush on her cheeks that refused to fade.

An invisible sense of oppression lingered around her.

With a mental attribute as high as over forty points, her every move carried a powerful aura of pressure.

The woman's chin was slightly raised as she scanned the entire area with a condescending gaze, which finally landed on Li Wei.

Being stared at by those sharp, bright eyes—which still held a hint of languor from satisfaction—

Li Wei forgot to even breathe.

Her legs went weak, unable to support her weight any longer, and with a "thud," she fell straight to her knees right in front of everyone, landing in the mud mixed with monster flesh and blood.

This was the instinctive trembling of a creature facing a superior existence.

Teacher Qin Bing didn't say a single word; she turned to get a water basin, preparing to clean herself.