Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 175: Chapter 175: The Apocalypse - I Am Not the Holy Mother 82

The knocking sound outside was very rhythmic, three beats then a pause, continuous and endless. One could immediately tell it was from human hands, definitely not something mutant plants or other mutant animals would strike out of curiosity or unintentionally.

As soon as they entered the safe fortress, Zhang Ling, who collapsed to the side unmoving, and Song Yuhang, who had already begun his cultivation, Li Wenxuan and Li Wenbo, all stood up. The six people exchanged glances, and all simultaneously thought of that small group of people who had always been walking ahead of them, whom they had never encountered before!

After exchanging glances, Li Wenxuan directly took out a big pile of fruit from the space and distributed it to everyone. Then, all of them began to devour the fruit in tacit agreement, heads lowered and eating furiously!

This fruit was picked from a particular mutated wild fruit tree. They didn’t know what kind it was, but it restored physical and mental strength very quickly.

The reason everyone was so exhausted before, without eating this special mutated fruit for recovery, was because in a state of extreme exhaustion, eating it would immediately restore energy, but if they cultivated directly, it would enhance their superpower. The former only eliminated fatigue, while the latter could increase strength. Naturally, everyone chose the latter!

But now that outsiders had arrived, and their intentions were likely not friendly, the top priority was to immediately restore their combat effectiveness! Everyone couldn’t afford to seize the opportunity now to cultivate and enhance their superpowers.

With a few gulps of the mutated fruit in their hands, feeling their strength and energy surging back to peak state, Lin Shuangshuang went over this time and opened the door to the mobile safe fortress.

To everyone’s surprise, there weren’t many people outside the door, just two, and Lin Shuangshuang knew them both.

One was expected, already known to encounter here, Li Man! The other was someone Lin Shuangshuang knew from her past life, an obsessive pursuer of Li Man, named Jia Shuyi, who was also the strongest superpower user in Zhao Zhenxiang’s base.

In her past life, Jia Shuyi did many crazy things for Li Man, assassinating everyone who obstructed Li Man’s plans, including plotting with Zhao Yan to kill Lin Shuangshuang! So, this man with eyes only for Li Man, willing to do anything for her, was also Lin Shuangshuang’s mortal enemy!

Seeing Li Man again, Lin Shuangshuang was completely calm, without a ripple in her heart! Having understood why Li Man wanted her dead in her past life, and then having trapped Li Man once in this life, Lin Shuangshuang no longer felt the vague fear and deep resentment she once had in the face of Li Man.

Although Lin Shuangshuang would not let Li Man off, she no longer harbored lingering animosity that disrupted her peace of mind each time she thought of her.

Outside the door, seeing Lin Shuangshuang open it, and Song Yuhang, Li Wenbo, and Li Wenxuan standing behind her, Li Man wore a smile full of affability, as if she hadn’t just previously been in a life-and-death battle with Lin Shuangshuang and the others, and greeted them with a smile.

”Hi! Sister Shuangshuang, and a few old acquaintances, it’s such a fortunate coincidence to see you all here!”

As she spoke, Li Man glanced inside the mobile safe fortress, her gaze brushing over Zhang Ling and Chi Shaolong’s faces before continuing with a smile, ”Why don’t I see Mi Lu and that little girl Ma Ying! I really have missed them a bit after such a long time!”

Lin Shuangshuang truly admired how Li Man, who’d previously plotted to kill you, could converse as if with friends the next time she met you — she could never manage that. Clearly, neither could Song Yuhang, Li Wenxuan, and Li Wenbo, hence the sour expressions on their faces.

Chi Shaolong hadn’t met Li Man, but Lin Shuangshuang and Song Yuhang hadn’t avoided discussing Li Man when Chi Shaolong was around, so he knew about the grudges between Li Man and Lin Shuangshuang and Song Yuhang. For Chi Shaolong, who was born a soldier, naturally had no fondness for someone with skewed morals like Li Man, and now stood there with a cold face, silent, but exuding a strong aura!

Lin Shuangshuang wasn’t good at communicating with people, much less with an enemy like Li Man, so she opted to stay silent and watched Li Man exchange pleasantries by herself. The reason she didn’t act was that Li Man had the message relayed by Monkey, that item that could drive away mutant creatures.

Song Yuhang and Li Wenxuan, Li Wenbo didn’t want to make polite conversation with this hypocritical woman either. Zhang Ling planned to first observe Li Man, not wanting her to easily gauge the strength of their side.

Li Man’s heart was indeed strong. Despite the clearly unwelcome attitude of Lin Shuangshuang and the others, she showed no sign of awkwardness, knowing they had no fondness for her. Li Man didn’t attempt any consolatory words, but straightforwardly explained her purpose.

”Sister Shuangshuang, there’s no need for such hostility towards me. I assure you, I have no ill intentions against you. Besides, nothing stays the same forever in this world, even enemies. You probably came here concerning energy stones! I have information about them, and of course, I can share it with you! However, the condition is that you pay a small price, which would be entirely insignificant for you!”

Energy stones, everyone noticed Li Man’s mention of them. Outwardly, they showed no reaction, but inwardly, they thought that Li Man must have had close contact with an energy carrier to know it was a stone.

Lin Shuangshuang thought more deeply; she believed that Li Man knew about the energy stones because of memories from her past life. She didn’t know how Li Man knew they were also in this place, but surely Li Man’s intentions were hostile, probably wanting to use them to help her obtain the energy stones!

”What price?” Lin Shuangshuang’s mind raced, yet outwardly she didn’t show anything but maintained her usual expressionless face, only coldly asking, indifferent to Li Man’s talk of no permanent enemies.

If it were only the matter with Red Jade in this life, Lin Shuangshuang might have been swayed by Li Man’s words. Unfortunately, her adversarial relationship with Li Man was irreconcilable, no matter the stakes involved.

”It’s simple, as long as you promise, after taking the energy stones from here, to allow me the qualification to cultivate near them, how about it? That’s not a big price, right? I should say, it’s minimal. If you agree, then I’ll share everything I know about the energy stones with you.” Li Man spoke with great confidence, believing that Lin Shuangshuang and the others could not possibly refuse her proposal.

In fact, everyone indeed couldn’t refuse Li Man’s proposal. Regardless of Li Man’s ulterior motives, one thing was sure, she held knowledge about the energy stones.

Such a heaven-defying item as the energy stone would inevitably be guarded by many mutant creatures. How many of these creatures there are, their modes of attack, and how strong they are — all of this information is crucial.