Chapter 71: Ahzhen Fell in Love with Ahqiang, on a Starry Night...

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Ahzhen Fell in Love with Ahqiang, on a Starry Night...

Two hours later, Mengde had finally finished clearing out the two large warehouses.

But a month had passed since the apocalypse began, and the warehouse’s refrigeration systems were old and in disrepair.

Some of the meat products had inevitably spoiled.

Fortunately, most of it was still well-preserved.

His Personal Space was once again stuffed to the brim.

Of course, this only took up a small fraction of its capacity.

As his Superpower Level rose, his Personal Space had expanded more times than he could count.

It could practically be considered an Infinite Space.

While collecting the supplies, he had Jiayi change into a new set of clothes in the apparel section....

Ahem... It got wet again...

This made Jiayi complain internally, ’My husband is such a handful.’

Changing clothes three times in less than three hours... That had to be a record.

By the time they emerged from the warehouse, Jiayi’s lips were even a little swollen.

Fortunately, for a top-tier Goddess like Jiayi, it was merely a tiny, tiny blemish.

This briefly made Jiayi wonder.

’When my husband said he’d let me handle the fighting next time, was *this* the "fighting" he meant...?’

So now, Jiayi didn’t dare let her husband touch her.

’What if another... misfire were to happen...’

’That would be just awful...’

They arrived at the residential building behind the warehouses.

The scene was about what he had expected.

Inside the rooms, scantily clad women were everywhere.

While their looks couldn’t compare to a Goddess-level beauty like Jiayi,

their system ratings were all in the 70 to 80-point range.

But as he looked from one to the next, he saw that every woman had a numb expression, her eyes dim and lifeless.

They had lost all trace of the poise a beautiful woman should possess.

When they saw Mengde, a man, walk in,

they would reflexively lie down and spread their legs...

It had practically become a bodily instinct.

He didn’t need to guess what they had been through.

Seeing this, Jiayi felt deep sympathy for the women, but also an overwhelming sense of relief and gratitude.

’Thank goodness she and her sister had met their husband so early on.’

’Otherwise... this would likely have been their fate sooner or later.’

’In the apocalypse, a woman’s beauty without the strength to protect it was nothing but a curse!’

Jiayi secretly made a resolution: After they got back, she had to help Xiaoyao awaken her Superpower as soon as possible!

The scene they were about to witness in the basement,

would only strengthen her resolve.

Mengde and Jiayi did a sweep of the upper floors and were about to leave.

But just before they did, his constantly active Telekinesis Perception detected a basement.

Walking up to the basement door, Mengde let out a cold sneer.

He had Jiayi hide behind him.

Jiayi didn’t understand at first, but she quickly caught on.

She watched as Mengde unloaded on the basement door.

As the door was riddled with holes, a volley of agonized screams erupted from within.

Her expression instantly turned cold.

’There were people inside trying to ambush them!’

"Don’t worry. It’s probably just the remaining Baolong Base guards."

Mengde smiled, not the least bit concerned.

He had already detected them with his Telekinesis Perception.

He pushed open the basement door. The first thing they saw were the corpses of several guards, guns still in hand.

Looking further inside, they saw that the basement was large and sparsely furnished.

Aside from a few simple beds, the entire space was filled with one iron cage after another.

That’s right—the kind of iron cages used to keep dogs.

But right now, they weren’t holding dogs.

They were holding living, breathing people!!!

The cages were small, forcing the people inside to sit; it was impossible for them to even stand up.

A quick glance revealed there were roughly three to four hundred people.

There weren’t many men; the vast majority were women.

All of them looked haggard, and many of the women’s bodies bore the marks of abuse.

When they saw Mengde and Jiayi enter, many of the captives showed not excitement, but fear.

No one dared to speak. They just stared blankly in their direction.

Mengde frowned and walked over to a man in a cage near the door.

He was one of the few people Mengde had noticed whose eyes still held a glimmer of resolve.

It was a look of defiance, and there was no fear on his face.

Most importantly, he was a Superpower User!

"Were you a soldier?"

He saw traces of Tiezhu and Leng Feng in this man.

It was a familiar aura.

One that only soldiers possessed.

"Hn!"

The man’s hands were bound tightly.

His iron cage was also much smaller than the others.

He was forced to lie in a contorted position.

But through it all, the man hadn’t let out a single cry of pain.

And when he spoke, his tone was calm.

"And you are?"

"I’m Mengde."

"You’re not one of them?"

Mengde shrugged.

He knew exactly who the man meant by "them."

"Isn’t it obvious?"

"I’m a survivor from nearby, just here to scavenge for supplies."

"I killed all the Baolong Base people outside."

Although the man hid it well, Mengde could still see a flicker of hatred in his eyes.

’If I’m not mistaken...’

Sure enough, as soon as Mengde finished speaking, the man who had been so calm just a moment before suddenly broke down, sobbing.

"Ahzhen, you can rest in peace!"

"Those bastards are finally dead!"

Through the man’s sobbing account, Mengde pieced together the story.

The man’s name was Lei Qiang, and he was a retired special forces soldier.

Ahzhen was his wife.

When the apocalypse began, Ahqiang had gone out to look for food.

But one night, Ahzhen was abducted...

When Ahqiang heard the news, he came looking for her.

He arrived only to witness the people from Baolong Base torment her to death.

And the one who killed her was none other than

the bald man, the third-in-command, who had already died by Mengde’s hand.

In a fit of rage, Ahqiang tried to get revenge.

But as a mere Tier Two Superpower User, how could he possibly defeat the numerous Superpower Users of Baolong Base?

He was ultimately captured.

The Baolong Base crew didn’t kill him immediately, choosing instead to torture him.

Mengde could tell as much from the scars covering his body.

Although the love story was a bit cliché, Mengde had to admit this man was a true badass.

Both his courage to seek revenge and his willpower to endure such prolonged torture

earned Mengde’s admiration.

Without a second thought, Mengde opened the cage and let him out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ahqiang was free, he knelt directly in front of Mengde.

"You’ve avenged me. From this day forward, my life is yours!"

These were not empty words.

Mengde could see that his eyes were filled with nothing but gratitude and determination.

The system’s Affinity notifications confirmed it.

In just that short time, Lei Qiang’s Affinity for him had already reached the level of die-hard loyalty!

A level where he would willingly die for him!

Mengde was ecstatic.

’Score! One fierce general acquired!’

Just to be safe, Mengde went ahead and planted a Seed of Consciousness in him.

This would guarantee Lei Qiang’s loyalty.

Once it was planted, the look in Lei Qiang’s eyes grew even more fervent.

"By the way, Ahqiang."

"Are all the people here the same as you?"

Lei Qiang’s confirmation was all Mengde needed.

This basement was where Baolong Base imprisoned survivors.

Every survivor here had been captured and brought here against their will.

That being the case, Mengde had him release everyone.

As he looked at the crowd filling the basement, before he could even speak,

the system’s notification chimed...

[Ding! A Top-tier Goddess has been discovered: Innate Mature Saintly Body...]

Mengde’s eyes lit up...

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