Chapter 123

123 3.07.28 – A Troll vs. A Provocateur – Downfall of Humanity

Bing Shi stared at the man before her, then down at the lid she was sitting on, then back at the man. “Woah, that was fast,” standing up, she offered her seat to Ren Han, “Here, you deserve to sit on my throne.”

“...” Did she just offer him her only escape route? Didn’t she have any questions, like how did he do it? If he sat down, wouldn’t it sound like he was listening to her orders? Why was she not angry or scared? Bing Shi stimulated his brain so much that in a flash, thousands of questions passed through his mind.

Bing Shi sat back on the lid and advised the confused man, “What happens when a genius tries to understand a monkey? He’ll turn into a monkey.”

“...” He sat next to her. Was she making fun of him, praising him, or warning him? She called herself a monkey, or did she mean him? What about everything? He turned away and started to laugh, “...Pft...”

When Tedy noticed Ren Han climbing down the walls using a rope, he followed him to see Bing Shi blocking the entrance, ‘What did he do to her?’

Noticing Tedy behind the door fence, Bing Shi waved at him, “How is it going?”

Tedy waved back nervously, “Bad. If this continues, we are going to end up with PTSD.”

He and his teammates didn’t want to break skulls anymore.

(PTSD = Post-traumatic stress disorder)

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Ren Han gave out an order, “Group up, we are going to the city,” turning towards Bing Shi, he asked in a vague tone, “Wanna tag along?” She had some skills, but he didn’t know to which extent.

Who was he kidding?

He just wanted to have some fun.

Standing up, Bing Shi wanted to be in the safety of the base and help with looting at first, which was not possible right now. Wanting to be helpful, she agreed, “Sure.”

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Inside the truck, everyone except Bing Shi pulled down their gas masks.

Pony asked Bing Shi with curiosity, “Why are you always wearing the gas mask?” Not only the gas mask. She was also hiding her feminine body behind an oversized hoodie and baggy cargo pants.

Bing Shi smiled, “Too many reasons. Not breaking men’s hearts is one of them.” She pointed at her mask, “Doesn’t it bring fear and authority?”

Ponny nodded; he would be careful around someone so mysterious too, “Why not pretend to be a man?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Bing Shi sighed and spoke in a sad voice, “In the apocalypse, there are no rules. Women and children are going to be prey. And not only for zombies...”

“...” Everyone gripped their hands in silence.

They drove the truck to the parking lot, under the office building.

Bing Shi looked out the window. Citizens should be in the safety of their houses. It was a surprise when she saw so many parked cars.

When people inside the cars noticed the SWAT truck, policemen and policewomen stepped out of their vehicles in their battle armors.

Bing Shi sent Ren Han a big thumbs up, “Good job.”

Authorities refused to listen to Bing Shi’s orders, Yi Zen took action behind their backs. As for the police, his power wasn’t enough. If she didn’t meet Ren Han, she would have to blackmail all the police people in city C, simply because they trusted their superiors more. They were told not to believe any messages from Bing Shi, or any other rumors sent by a computer.

Ren Han’s lips curled up, raising his hand, he greeted the additional strength. To prevent any information from spreading, he contacted the police department to not to take any action during the apocalypse, by taking advantage of his father’s power, warning about the government hiding a top-secret from the public eye. With his nimble mouth and evidence, he persuaded them to protest by staying at home. They believed everything.

There were 68 officers and 142 personnel, from which a quarter were females. Some arrived with their family members. Some came alone.

Bing Shi sighed in relief when she studied the history of this world; the criminality rate was high; there were wars happening behind the screen, and so on. But there were some cases when natural disasters occurred, like hurricanes and floods. During times like those, the majority of the citizens gathered up to help those in need.

After greeting Ren Han, their eyes switched to the petite person next to him.

That gas mask, those clothes...

Wasn’t she Bing Shi?!?

They looked around...

Where was the snake?

Bing Shi chuckled, “Kuro is with another group.” Gathering up, she helped out by passing people a map with instructions prepared by Ren Han.

The citizens opened their eyes wide. Could she read minds too?!

Rolling his eyes at their easy to read faces, Ren Han gave out orders to his new underlings. “We are taking control of the city. Follow the addresses and gather as many people as possible.” As a natural leader, they listened to his speech with the utmost importance. He pointed at Bing Shi with his thumb shamelessly, “Take advantage of her fame, tell everyone that she’s on our side.”

They found out that most of those addresses belonged to firefighters, doctors, scientists, engineers, and technicians, “...Those...Shouldn’t it be women and children first?”

“What?” Ren Han raised his eyebrow, “Equality doesn’t exist.”

All the women except Bing Shi raised their voices, “What do you mean?!”

Not seeing any response from Bing Shi, Ren Han responded with a blank face, “You heard it.”

Knowing their numerical disadvantage, they turned their heads towards Bing Shi, “Aren’t you a woman too?! Say something!”

Bing Shi, who handed out the last paper, raised her head. “Huh? Oh,” she nodded her head, “I agree with him.”

“...” They asked with a frown, “Why?”

Bing Shi answered with a distinct tone, “Simply because it doesn’t exist?”

Ren Han hid his mouth behind his arm, “...Pft...”

“But we have tolerance,” Bing Shi walked towards Ren Han and sighed, “As long as we tolerate each other, there is no need for something as perfect as equality.”