Apocalypse: Launching a Counterattack Against the Villainess

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"Well, in principle, that's true." Nie Qingyun gave the young lady an approving look, reached out and ruffled the girl's hair, praising her:

Whether it actually succeeds or not is not important; what is more important is knowing how to actively think and analyze.

"When I was pursuing Liu Chengyuan, Your Highness's [Holy Light Flash] was a great help. Please continue to work hard in the future."

"Of course!" Nie Qingyun's praise was clearly very effective on Cheng Yuqiu, and the young lady immediately showed a look of great enthusiasm.

Because of the previous experiment, the three of them had already wasted several minutes in this passageway. In order to prevent the plan from changing, Nie Qingyun did not waste any more time.

He quickly directed his senior and Cheng Yuqiu to repeat the experiment several times after it had failed.

The next few times went much more smoothly.

As Nie Qingyun had guessed, the key to whether or not the resurrection could be achieved lay in whether the senior student had actually triggered the attack.

If the action is determined to be an attack initiated by the senior student, then the [Seed of Mutation] will instantly spread throughout her body.

This process was much faster than Nie Qingyun had imagined. He didn't even have time to feel the pain before he had already completed the process of death and rebirth.

This is good news, both for the upcoming battle and in the long run.

The faster it is triggered, the stronger its stealth and the less likely it is to be detected by the enemy. Of course, Nie Qingyun did not explain the specifics to the young lady, only vaguely telling Cheng Yuqiu that it was a skill similar to continuous damage, and its power was not very strong.

Fortunately, the young lady didn't care about these things, or rather, she had absolute trust in Nie Qingyun. She simply took notes carefully without asking any further questions.

When the three returned to the basketball court, almost ten minutes had passed.

Liu Chengyuan's former subordinates have all been tied up by Shi Chuanyu and others.

The way the ropes were tied up seemed very amateurish to Nie Qingyun.

If he were in charge, he would at least consider how to prevent these guys from untying each other.

But after all, those who could attend Linjiangtai School were all from wealthy and noble families, and no one would spend as much time as him absorbing all sorts of random knowledge.

After everything was arranged, Nie Qingyun led Shi Chuanyu and the others to another exit of the basketball court.

The effective time of a drone is limited.

After observing the area outside the stadium for so long, Nie Qingyun was basically certain that Liu Chengyuan had completely given up on his escape plan.

To obtain the exact location of the [Primal Crystal], a direct confrontation is inevitable.

Is it a skill that allows one to glimpse the future in real time...?

Let me see just how far you can take this amazing skill of observing the world.

That's an A+ level skill! If it's eventually upgraded to a spell scroll, it'll be at least S level or higher, right?

Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun couldn't help but clench his fist.

[Operation Fukada-sensei Recapture], Phase Two, Begins!

Chapter 110: No Longer Human (2.3k)

"Tap..."

Slightly disordered footsteps echoed in the narrow corridor.

Nie Qingyun walked at the front of the group, followed by Ling Yuan, Ellie, and Cheng Yuqiu, and then Shi Chuanyu, Han Zheng, and others.

The group of people wore wary expressions and moved with extreme caution.

The surrounding incandescent lights shone on the pristine white walls in a slightly eerie way.

It's not surprising that they were so nervous. Putting aside their skill level, since they started following Liu Chengyuan, their daily activities and rest have been confined to the basketball court.

This was the first time they had set foot near the tennis stadium since the apocalypse.

When Liu Chengyuan fled, he blocked the entrance to the passageway with a safety net. Fortunately, this stadium has more than one way to the tennis court at the back.

After walking for a while, Nie Qingyun stopped in the middle of the corridor and carefully examined the fire protection structure diagram hanging on the wall.

The structure of the stadium was similar to his memory, divided into two main areas.

The difference is that there is a large public bathhouse in the middle.

It seems to be designed to make it convenient for people on both sides to use at the same time.

The changing room was located on the outer perimeter of the bathhouse, which was where Liu Chengyuan had entered.

After gaining a general understanding of the interior structure, Nie Qingyun led the group onward.

Before he even reached the public bathhouse area, he could smell the increasingly strong stench of blood in the air.

Cheng Yuqiu sniffed, seemingly noticing something amiss, and secretly tugged at Nie Qingyun's sleeve from behind.

Nie Qingyun turned around, gave her a reassuring look, then frowned and carefully walked towards the entrance of the changing room.

I took a closer look at the tightly closed door.

In the drone footage, Liu Chengyuan went inside and never came out again.

But Nie Qingyun was certain that Liu Chengyuan was not in the locker room.

In his view, given Liu Chengyuan's intelligence, even if he were to set up an ambush, he wouldn't put himself in a closed environment with no way to escape.

This locker room must have another exit leading directly to the tennis court behind it.

After a moment's thought, Nie Qingyun reached for the doorknob.

However, it was stopped by a small, fair hand.

“Let me do it…” Cheng Yuqiu pressed down on Nie Qingyun’s arm, then waved his hand, summoning a shield and a one-handed sword from the [Data Space], and said with a rather serious expression:

“My defenses are higher than yours, so even if there’s any danger, it’s safer for me to scout ahead.”

That's the logic, but how could Nie Qingyun bear to actually let the young lady put herself in danger? So he pulled his arm away and said:

"Although Liu Chengyuan's attack power is not high, he is far more cunning than Liu Zhenyu was back then..."

"That's why I should be the one to scout ahead, isn't it?" Cheng Yuqiu's eyes were quite clear, gleaming with an undeniable determination:

"I can't hide behind you forever..."

"Shouldn't partners help each other?"

The young lady has indeed grown up...

Nie Qingyun couldn't help but sigh again.

Seeing this, he could no longer insist.

The princess cannot live in his arms forever; they will face even more dangerous trials in the future.

At that time, the young lady will have to face the danger alone.

Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun took a step back, making way for the doorway, and instructed:

"I'll be in charge of breaking down the door, and all you need to do is stand guard at the door."

"No matter what happens, do not proceed further without my order."

"I will then use a drone to go in and check the situation."

Following what Nie Qingyun had taught her, Cheng Yuqiu shrank her entire body behind the shield, only showing half of her head to observe the situation ahead.

He held a short sword in his right hand, positioned it against the side of the shield, making it easy to use a thrusting attack immediately.

Seeing this, Nie Qingyun waved to signal the people behind him to be on guard.

Then he put one hand on Cheng Yuqiu's shoulder.

This is a two-person indoor assault formation commonly used by special forces.

If the person in front is injured, the person behind can immediately drag them away from the battlefield.

Additionally, you can use different rhythms of touch to alert your teammates to enemies in their blind spots.

After making preparations, Nie Qingyun took a deep breath, suddenly raised his right leg, and kicked the door.

"Boom!"

A loud bang echoed through the empty corridor. The carved wooden door of the changing room was kicked open by the powerful blow, and the entire door flew inward.

Cheng Yuqiu immediately erected a shield to block the doorway and focused her gaze on the inside of the changing room.

Because the stadium was still under construction before the apocalypse, there weren't many people there normally.

This is one of the reasons why Liu Chengyuan was stationed here.

At this moment, the empty changing room only had rows of lockers and sofas for students to change clothes on, lying quietly in the aisle.

Further inside, there are several coffee tables and lounge chairs.

Although the lockers obstructed part of their view, the fact that the two waited at the door for a few seconds without being attacked indicated that the place was safe for the time being.

Afterwards, Nie Qingyun used the drone to survey the area again before patting the young lady on the shoulder and saying briefly:

"Safety."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she volunteered to take on the avant-garde role, it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous.

Afterwards, Nie Qingyun led Shi Chuanyu and the others to conduct a thorough search of the changing room.

Sure enough, they found another door leading to the bathhouse on the other side.

"What do we do now?" Shi Chuanyu walked up to Nie Qingyun and asked.

"The men's and women's changing rooms together have nearly a thousand lockers..."

"It uses mechanical locks; without a key, you'd have to break them open one by one..."

“That’s too much of a waste of time,” Nie Qingyun interrupted Shi Chuanyu.

"Furthermore, what makes you think Liu Chengyuan would hide the [Primordial Crystal] here?"

"This..." Shi Chuanyu was speechless for a moment, then scratched his head and chuckled:

"I just feel like it's a good place to hide things..."

"Didn't you consider that if you can think of something, Liu Chengyuan probably couldn't?" As she spoke, Nie Qingyun waved to the people behind her.

"Let's go, don't waste time here."

In Nie Qingyun's view, aimless searching is like looking for a needle in a haystack, the worst possible strategy. It would be more efficient to find the flaws in Liu Chengyuan's words directly.

The group continued their journey, with Cheng Yuqiu leading the way as always.

After investigating several nearby rooms and finding nothing unusual, everyone's expressions subconsciously relaxed considerably.

Only Nie Qingyun kept his brows furrowed.

Now only the bathroom area remains, and behind that is the tennis court.

However, at that moment, a scream suddenly came from ahead.

Nie Qingyun's heart skipped a beat. Almost instantly, he concentrated all his strength in his legs, jumping backward while grabbing the young lady's collar and pulling her out as well.

"What's wrong……"

As soon as Nie Qingyun landed and stood firm, before he could even finish a sentence, he felt a warmth in his chest.

Cheng Yuqiu trembled and huddled in his arms.

"Are there zombies?" Nie Qingyun asked in a low voice, but when he saw the young lady's pale face and her terrified eyes, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Although Cheng Yuqiu hadn't participated in much combat these past few days, she had seen plenty of zombies and human corpses, so she shouldn't be so timid.

What could have frightened the young lady like this?

Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun couldn't help but look up into the bathroom.

The next second, he froze on the spot.

Chapter 111: The Ultimate Villain

The Molotov cocktail shattered, its cold shards reflecting the image of the riot police. Drawing back the curtain of flames, countless humble lives surged from the shadows of the city, like enlightened saints, vengefully taking revenge on everything that had ever oppressed them...

The civil war that broke out in Lebanon affected 140,000 people in just 72 hours, killing more than half of the civilians.

Nie Qingyun's parents were biological scientists under Sabak, and they also perished in this sudden internal strife.

These long-held memories shouldn't be awakened at a time like this, but the scene before me is truly unsettling.

Inside the public bathroom, the floor was covered with dried blood and messy footprints.