CHAPTER 691: 【685】QUEEN OF THE APOCALYPSE 21 (1 MORE)

As soon as the man’s wild statement was made, it immediately put his companions on edge, and they quickly dragged him to the back.

"That... his brain doesn’t work properly, he misspoke. Since Zhu Li, you have already made arrangements, we’ll let it go since we didn’t contribute much anyway, haha,"

"Boss, what nonsense are you talking about? We did contribute, and we ended up with so little,"

"Shut up, if you don’t want to die, just stay quiet. If you want to die, don’t drag us down with you!"

How could someone so foolish, who dared to insult Zhu Li in front of Little White and boast about making her pay, mix in their team?

It was simply... a death wish!

Throughout the ordeal, Zhu Li maintained the demeanor of watching a drama unfold, and seeing the other party capitulate, she did not pursue the matter any further but merely glanced at them disdainfully before returning.

On the other hand, Little White held his chest and stared intensely at these people, frightening the captain of the eighth team into an awkward smile.

"Boss Bai, rest assured, this won’t happen again."

Despite being behind sunglasses, the captain clearly sensed a chilling murderous intent emanating from behind his shades. Fortunately for them, he didn’t take any action, but just the memory of his parting look was enough to make them shudder.

No sooner had Little White left than the troublemaker, Cao Gang, glared at the captain discontentedly.

"Why are you all such cowards? He can’t really kill us, can he?"

With a ’smack,’ the captain abruptly turned around and slapped Cao Gang.

"You dare to challenge? If you’re not satisfied, get out of our team now. We don’t need someone who can’t see the situation and causes trouble for no reason! And you wanted to make Zhu Li ’pay’? How do you plan on doing that with your pitiful abilities? Tell me, are your abilities comparable to the late Zhang Wei?"

Cao Gang still was not convinced: "Doesn’t the base have rules against fighting and indiscriminate killing? He wouldn’t dare!"

"The basis of ’he wouldn’t dare’ is that nobody touches Zhu Li. Have you forgotten how those people before perished? Besides, the whole base belongs to her; the so-called rules are dictated by her. Do you think you are part of the first squad that has been with her from the start? Have that esteem? Pah, don’t flatter yourself. I’m warning you one last time, if you don’t want to live, that’s your choice, but don’t drag us down with you!"

"Exactly, what idiotic things were you saying just now? Haha, it’s funny how you thought you could make her pay, without even considering your own weight!"

"Even Reyas probably wouldn’t dare to make such a reckless comment. That person, she looks very ominous. Even without speaking, the pressure she exudes alone is enough to prevent us from looking up. She’s a top-tier powerhouse. Although there’s no indication of her level on her forehead, I believe, all of us together might not be able to defeat her."

Cao Gang’s expression began to waver, "Really? Are you sure you aren’t overestimating him?"

The captain took a deep breath and scornfully swept his gaze over Cao Gang, "Now, I declare that you, Cao Gang, are no longer a member of our eighth team. I’ll go to Zhu Li immediately and have you expelled from our squad. If you wish to leave, leave. If you want to stay, you’ll become a laborer like the common folk. We don’t need a fool like you who’ll eventually bring us all down!"

"The captain’s wise, that was exactly what we wanted to propose,"

"I agree."

"I agree too."

...

Cao Gang wanted to protest, but his former teammates turned away, not even glancing at him, effectively kicking him out of their team. No matter how he pleaded afterward, it was in vain, and he ultimately, resolutely turned around and left the base.

Zhu Li, observing all this, chuckled coldly, "At least he has some spine!"

"Probably felt too ashamed to stay. It’s a good thing he’s not part of the Space Department; otherwise, he might’ve taken all their resources and defected!"

"That would depend on whether they’d agree to it."

Both Zhao Yun and Zhu Li had loathed Cao Gang from the onset, and his fate now seemed to have been predetermined. People with such flawed character should be removed early on.

Fortunately, their first squad did not harbor such people, or it would have caused much trouble.

Today, Little White had fed well, and immediately returned to his room to absorb it all, uninterrupted.

Now, each squad was preparing its own meals. Even the ordinary people were given food to cook as they preferred.

Due to differing tastes, to prevent corruption, issuing food for individuals to cook themselves was deemed the best approach. As for fuel, they needed to go out and find it themselves. Now, with no Zombies lurking nearby, ordinary people could also venture out.

Having not eaten instant noodles in a long time, at noon Zhu Li, Zhao Yun, and the two children cooked a pot of noodles, sprinkling some green vegetables and cracking in four eggs, and enjoyed a delicious meal of braised beef noodles—the "beef" being vacuum-packed cooked meat.

After the meal, they also cut a small melon that the children devoured sweetly, and they all relished this rare quiet moment.

After lunch, Zhu Li distributed the loot they had gathered today, putting sporadically used items into their private stockpile and giving daily essentials to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun initially marveled at her mobile space, then felt embarrassed to accept it until Zhu Li explained.

"Mine isn’t as practical as yours; it’s only good for temporary storage and can’t preserve items for long. So, these important items still need to be stored in your space. Take them!"

"Ah? Why is that?"

"I’m not of the Space Department; this is just a warehouse accompanying my wood system, usable as a transition,"

"That makes sense, but it’s still quite impressive, you know? Now in our base, even though, aside from you, we already have five wood system users, nobody has reached your height,"

It’s not that my wood system is that powerful, but because I have an additional farming space attached. If not for that, it wouldn’t be all that formidable.

However, this secret probably remains hidden from all but me.

Little White, after his seclusion that lasted for a full ten days without stepping outside, emerged only when Reyas and his team returned, bringing along fifty to sixty people. Following their arrival, it was a hectic time of settling them in until, fifteen days later, Little White emerged.

It might’ve been her perception playing tricks, but it seemed his skin wasn’t as pale as before, appearing to have some flush to it.

As for the heights he had reached after feeding so heartily, it probably wasn’t something that mere humans like them could sense. However, given he had fed so fully, he likely wouldn’t require their blood again for a couple of months.

Later, heavy snow began to fall; although becoming Superpower Users had enhanced their resistance to cold, the non-stop snow was rather unwelcome, especially when she was inspecting the barracks, and someone called out her name. When she turned to look, her pupils abruptly contracted...