Abyss Summoner-Chapter 97 - 95: Scheming
A tall building.
This is a library, as it’s a symbolic building of the school, and used for storing books. The walls are made of the hardest stone bricks, thus avoiding the monster attacks.
There are quite a few survivors here, more than two hundred people. Normally, with more than two hundred people living in a closed environment, things would be very chaotic. But here, everything is orderly. Not only are the items clean and organized, even these survivors are neat and orderly, there’s not a hint of dirtiness or chaos.
"Pfft!"
Inside a room, a woman directly spat out a mouthful of blood, not knowing what kind of severe injury she suffered, her face devoid of any color.
However, this cannot make one ignore her beauty. She is a graceful young woman, about twenty years old. Her appearance is excellent, and what’s more rare is her temperament...
She’s like a piece of beautiful jade, emitting a welcoming aura.
If it were the era of peace, a woman with such a temperament, even if only occasionally starting a livestream, would likely attract countless men’s attention and rewards. But this is the apocalypse, and this temperament isn’t a blessing, it’s a curse. Without powerful strength, it only leads to a tragic fate!
The reason for her peculiar situation is that her soul power is exceptionally strong, giving others a strong feeling of attraction!
"Jingyao, what’s going on? Why did you spit blood, could it be something happened to the doppelganger? Impossible, three doppelgangers, one in the north exploring for food, one in the south scouting for enemies, the doppelgangers do not have combat capabilities but their speed and hiding ability are extremely strong, ordinary people can’t discover them, wait... could it be the doppelganger placed on Yang Zheng got touched?"
A young man wearing a linen half-sleeve ran over to the woman’s side, his mind racing with thoughts, eyes flickering with one idea after another. In the brief seconds, it seemed as though a myriad of chaotic lightning flashed before his eyes, layer upon layer, jumping incessantly.
The man’s name is Xu Zhe, and the woman is named Liang Jingyao.
This person’s awakening is quite special, it is a kind of ability related to calculation, when others think about problems, it takes minutes or even tens of minutes to come up with an answer, but after he awakened, his brain is comparable to a computer, in a minute, several or even a dozen thoughts would directly occur.
He leaves nothing out in anything he does, from observing people’s minds to dividing powers. It is precisely because of this powerful calculation ability that he arranged this small environment meticulously without any mistakes appearing!
The woman opened her eyes, a few traces of sweat on her forehead, her small face pale, evidently severely injured, not daring to move casually, as soon as she moved, her head would radiate some pain.
"Jingyao, what’s the matter exactly?" The man stood at the head of the bed, his black eyes like shining stars and moon, though deliberately lowering his voice, but the vibrating tone revealing concern is evident.
This is a genuine concern from the heart, in fact, in the man’s eyes, the woman in front of him is even more important than his own life!
Childhood friends!
They grew up together, attended the same schools through middle school, high school, and even university. They once imagined their future, the girl liked art, wanting to become a florist later, while the boy loved comics, having published works during school and even earned his first pot of gold.
If life went on like this, they would have a complete future.
But...
The arrival of the apocalypse shattered all plans.
Monsters running rampant, harsh environment, more so, even their bodies underwent strange changes, becoming extremely bizarre, inexplicable!
Suddenly!
The woman took two heavy breaths, all the hair on her body standing upright, her consciousness seemingly returning, transmitting immense fear, her body starting to shiver.
Xu Zhe knew Jingyao’s character, though she is just a teenager, she too has awakened a power, capable of splitting her soul into three, transforming into indistinct-looking, yet winged sprites.
These doppelgangers have extraordinary hiding effects, if not actively emerging, no one can discover them. Relying on this ability, several times when the library was about to experience disasters, they made early precautions, averting the occurrences!
Jingyao had also seen some monsters during the apocalypse, even when her doppelganger explored outside, seeing decayed zombies, she never exhibited such a demeanor, but now, she’s scared like this, what terrifying, horrifying thing exactly did she see?
Liang Jingyao raised her head, exhaled a breath of impure air, her voice resembling wind chimes, indistinguishable whether in shock or excitement said: "Yang Zheng, was killed!"
"What did you say? Yang Zheng has actually died?"
Xu Zhe widened his eyes, even though he can calculate a dozen ideas in a second, he never thought that terrifying man would die!
All this can be blamed on the complexity of human hearts.
Qi Xue, Qi Yun.
These two were originally professionals within this stronghold, and the only combat-type professionals, when out finding food, they encountered Yang Zheng, they directly betrayed, disregarding the survival of these more than two hundred people in the library!
If it were just this, it would be tolerable, but to please Yang Zheng, they actually revealed the library to him, he possessed terrible power, upon first seeing Jingyao, even declared to dominate her, if it wasn’t for Xu Zhe’s skillful use of strategy, entangling with him, Jingyao would have been taken away long ago!
Xu Zhe’s eyes squinted into a line, though he usually appeared calm, inside he flickered with despair.
After all, neither of them are combat professionals, one scouts, one calculates. If Yang Zheng wasn’t trying to fish and break the net, no one in this stronghold could resist him!
Having his beloved woman coveted by another, yet being powerless himself, is there anything more despairing than this in the world?!
It is precisely because of this, Xu Zhe resorted to a desperate measure, letting Jingyao place a doppelganger on the other, monitoring his daily life day and night.
And now...
Such a shadow looming over the two’s heads, just like that, died, moreover, was killed by someone else!
Xu Zhe showed a surprised expression, unable to believe his ears!
Liang Jingyao restrained her collapsed body, but her face was very haggard, she gazed at Xu Zhe, voice trembling: "Yang Zheng is dead, directly killed by the other party, not only that, his body was torn apart, it was at this time that my doppelganger got discovered and directly destroyed by the other party!"
Listening to all this, Xu Zhe appeared extremely shocked, after a while, he sighed: "Unexpectedly, there’s such a terrifying master..."
Xu Zhe’s mind is chaotic, unable to calculate what kind of power and ability can achieve this.
Liang Jingyao took a deep breath, expression complex, seemingly contemplating something, after a moment, she frowned deeply and said: "Xu Zhe, our food is running short, complaints have already appeared among the crowd, at this rate, the conflict will only intensify, even further escalating, inciting riots!"
"Yes, outside is getting increasingly dangerous, you and I don’t have any combat abilities, according to my calculations, food can only ensure enough for everyone for five days, once exhausted, the consequences are unimaginable. Your tone is off, Jingyao, what exactly are you trying to express to me?"
Xu Zhe’s mind is strong, detecting the other’s hesitations.
"This world has already changed its appearance, even if we wish to rescue others, we are powerless, to survive, dependence on powerful figures is necessary, I think... we can seek refuge with that person, earlier, I saw him attempting to form a force, though you and I may not be strong in combat, we have special abilities, surely we will be valued!" Liang Jingyao’s tone is firm and said slowly.
"Jingyao, what did you say?!" Xu Zhe exclaimed.
"I understand, outside is too dangerous, but seeking refuge with someone, you..." Xu Zhe furrowed his brows, his tone somewhat hesitant.
Liang Jingyao stroked her face, chuckled bitterly: "I know, my appearance is somewhat peculiar, this was originally the transformation most dreamt by a girl, but now it becomes so troublesome, you fear, just like Yang Zheng, the other party is rude and unreasonable..."
"I...uh!" Xu Zhe nodded, not hiding his real thoughts.
Gazing into the distance, Liang Jingyao’s eyes somewhat vacant, she said: "Is Qi Xue beautiful?"
Irrelevant to the question, Xu Zhe furrowed his brows, but still answered truthfully: "Qi Xue was also considered a prominent figure in the school, back then many rich young men admired her, considerably speaking, her appearance excellent, regarded as a rare beauty!"
Liang Jingyao nodded, as though recalling some scenes, her face slightly pallid: "Yes, Qi Xue was aloof and beautiful, not only envied by men, even girls coveted her appearance, but... it was this very face, when labeled as an enemy, the man didn’t hesitate at all, sliced her throat with one sword, killed instantly..."
She turned, hands grasping Xu Zhe’s shoulders, emphasizing each word: "I can be certain, if I were the one considered an enemy, he wouldn’t show any mercy either!"
Liang Jingyao stood up, her face exhibiting a trace of yearning: "What we have to consider now, is how to demonstrate our value, only in this way, we don’t have to hide like mice... only then, can we once again stand under the sunlight!"
