Chapter 103

8.2 - The Emperor has been feeling ill at ease lately

translator: xiin

editor: alamerysl & BlueBug

Earlier, the team fought in the middle area between the ability user and zombie cities. No one ruled over the city, but rumours had it that it was inhabited by some high-ranking zombies that had been banished by the zombie emperor. These zombies were very powerful, but fortunately, they had encountered some dangerous situations outside of the city, and had not gone towards the center. The zombies they encountered were all low-level with no intelligence or awareness. Xue Ling could deal with them easily without raising the suspicion of the people who came to rescue them later because he had resolved the situation too quickly.

Those who came to the rescue were from Yanshan base, which was not far from here. Chu Han and his team had also set out from there before. This base could not be considered a large base as the highest ability user was only A-ranked, but its geographic location was relatively special. It was along the only route between the ability users' territory and the zombie's territory, so this place was also one where fishes and dragons mixed together.

Because there was no particularly powerful force here, the territory was shared among several different forces. Chu Han's small team was just an ordinary team, and many people looked down on their expeditions. After all, the strength of their team members was not high, and they would most likely lose their lives if even the slightest thing happened to them after they entered the city.

But, they ultimately still went out on such an expedition because He Yan insisted.

He Yan had not expected Xue Ling to be able to deal with this matter so quickly. After all, according to his speculations prior to turning back time, three of He Yan's team had died before he forcefully awakened his second ability. When the two of them were rescued, they had both been covered with blood and wounds. But now, the entire car was safe and sound.

He Yan frowned, uneasy. As long as some things were different, the butterfly effect would be triggered. If some parts no longer followed his previous assumptions, then there would definitely be problems somewhere down the line. He no longer had a chance to start over again, and he had to pay careful attention to these small differences.

In his last life, at this time he had already set out for the largest ability users' base because the system had provided him with a plan to prevent the leaders from dividing the land up equally between the ability users and the zombies. He had been unable to spare even a moment, and had set off without any concern for what had happened there.

The system showed him the analysis of Chu Han's strength, and He Yan had decisively abandoned him after judging that he held no value for him. To him, saving the world was more important than any emotions. Besides, although he and Chu Han were engaged, their relationship had been determined for him by their parents from childhood.

Chu Han's guiding principles in life had never matched up with his, and he never gave in to him. Even after the end of the world, he still refused to bend to him, the person who had a system and was the world's savior. He had to be against him in all things, and if he had not learned that Chu Han had awakened his second ability during this incident, he would not place all of his hopes on him this time.

"Big brother Han!" Although he was full of such thoughts, He Yan smiled in pleased surprise when he got out of the car. "Everyone is okay?! That's great! If my insistence on coming had really caused you guys to have an accident, I would feel guilty for a lifetime!"

Xue Ling looked coldly at the protagonist in front of him and gave a quiet snort of contempt, ignoring his joyful jumping about. Instead, he nodded to the ability users who had come to save them.

He did not speak, but that did not mean that his people would not speak. The fatty that drove proudly opened his mouth to tell He Yan, "This is all thanks to the boss. If he had not awakened his second ability in time, we would all be corpses by now!"

He Yan's eyes were brilliant, his heart full of excitement. The smile on his face turned a little more real. "Really? Big brother Han is so amazing! What kind of second ability did he awaken? You guys have to know that awakening a second ability represents that the person has the potential to reach SSS-rank! Ever since the apocalypse happened, you can count the number of such people with one hand!"

"I don't know. Anyway, it looked really fierce." The fatty clutched at his head and dully turned his head over to ask the girl wearing glasses. "Sisi, earlier, what kind of power did the boss say it was?"

"It looked like the ability had an ice property." The short haired woman pushed up her glasses. Since Xue Ling had not tried to stop them, that meant he basically agreed to them sharing the story. Their boss probably wanted to use their mouths to spread the news of his rise in power. It looked like there would be big changes in Yanshan base in the future.

The expression on He Yan's face stiffened for a moment. Others might not have noticed it, but Xue Ling could see it clearly.

"But we can't go on like this. Although the few of us in the team are not strong enough, we still have a clear division of labor and everyone contributes. Only He Yan kicks up a fuss all day long and acts like everyone has to listen to him just because he is boss' fiance. We respect the boss, but that does not mean we respect you. You aren't anyone special to the boss, and now that it is the end of the world, any previous agreement has already been scrapped. If you don't want to do anything, it would be better for you to split from us today."

He Yan gritted his teeth at Du Sini and said, "What do you mean? How am I kicking up a fuss. Even if you don't like me, you don't have to talk about me like that."

"Yo~ You won't let others talk about the things that you do~ You really think that you are some Holy Father white lotus? If you hadn't threatened the boss this time, would the boss have brought us out here? Saying that there is something important that you need to get there, and then running faster than anyone else as soon as the zombies show up. Then can I ask Master He, where is that important thing of yours?~" Although she had a noble and cold appearance, Du Sini's tone could be harsher than anyone else's when tearing somebody apart. Xue Ling quite liked the way she talked, and he just crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the car to watch the show.

He had to drive the protagonist shou out today. Although he knew without thinking too much about it that He Yan would never give up the chance the mend his relationship with 'Chu Han' so easily, Xue Ling would not do questionable things like letting him stay in the team and getting too close to his plans.

While their little team was entering a crisis of trust and splitting up, a few 'people' had also come by, attracted by the fact that a little under half of the city had been completely frozen.

Unlike the ability users who sorted their strength so that the closer they were to this city, the weaker they were, the zombie faction was always ready to fight with the ability users. Their largest base was located not far from that city, and some high-level zombies also lived in the city that had been attacked.

Only, they had not been banished there by the zombie emperor. Rather, they had been placed there as guards.

"Emperor, at about 4 p.m., we were shocked awake by a powerful ability. The ice covered half the city, and some of us were frozen. If we hadn't noticed that something was wrong and got out in time, we would probably have been crushed to pieces just like the low-ranking zombies outside."

The man addressed as 'Emperor' had long black hair that spread out behind him. His forehead looked mild, but his face was especially frightening when he was expressionless.

He measured up the ice that showed no sign of dissolving, and his expression was calm as he opened his mouth to say, "He was merciful. He should have noticed that you were here, but chose not to be ruthless."

"... What does Emperor mean?

"He has the power to freeze an entire city and thoroughly destroy it." After speaking this sentence, the man's gaze darkened, and his expression showed a rare solemnity. "If it was not for the fact that he was not hostile, you would not have the opportunity to see me."

The high-ranking zombies who had been secretly spying and reporting back were dumbfounded.

"With this kind of power, is it the legendary SSS-level? Emperor and that..."

The man waved his hand and signalled for him to stop talking. "The previous plan has to be changed. Since such a strong person has appeared among the ability users, we can no longer act rashly. For the time being, don't make a move. I'll go and see what kind of person this is."

"The Emperor will go personally?"

The man did not answer him. He simply turned and left. His white trench coat fanned out in a beautiful arc behind him, and the high ranking zombie was left standing there with dull expressions on their faces.

The woman who had been following the man saw that he was standing there foolishly. She opened her mouth and explained kindly. "The Emperor has been upset lately, and now this happened. He is probably really concerned about it, which is why he wants to check it out in person."

"Oooh..." Their Emperor was indeed very powerful, with the power to foresee things without an oracle.

alamerysl: if you replace ** with a certain part of a the male anatomy in this sentence...

The person speaking was a relatively stocky man. His ability was a very basic ability to strengthen his muscles, and he could only strengthen himself and make his ** more powerful.

xiin: *cough* this is officially the halfway point of WTMT!The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))