A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 25 Crystal Mine

Those accomplices were instantly terrified, their faces turning deathly pale. They didn't even have time to run away before Xiao Jin threw them all off the car, where they became food for the zombie horde.

This all happened in just a few minutes.

The expressions of those present varied.

Jia Lan frowned and looked deeply at Shen Li and Xiao Jin. She felt that the two of them were acting strangely today. Usually, they would avoid this fat woman like the plague, but today they would actually stand up for her.
A flicker of interest crossed Xue Yinzhou's eyes, but he said nothing, remaining a detached observer throughout, before turning and leaving.

The city lord looked displeased, a dark glint flashing in his eyes, but he said nothing. He only ordered that orcs be strictly prohibited from harassing females in the future, and that they would be severely punished.

Shen Tang was surprised that Xiao Jin would take the initiative to protect her.

Xiao Jin strode up to her, but sneered, his voice as cold and disgusted as ever, "Stop doing these shameful and stupid things all day long. What, you're only good at bullying your own people? You're using all your tricks on us?"

"..." She was right, she was overthinking it. This jerk still hated her.

He just felt ashamed of her because she embarrassed him.

After the farce ended, Shen Tang went back to help the remaining single orcs in the unit with emotional support. After all, she had been under the protection of male orcs along the way, so it was only right that she did her part.

The larger the orc army, the better for her safety.

This time, no one tried to do anything, and it went very smoothly.

After completing the mission, Shen Tang was completely drained of mental energy and planned to return to the armored vehicle to rest.

Walking down the street, she suddenly felt two extremely malicious gazes. She looked up and saw Shi Yin and Anya not far away. She frowned and looked coldly at them. Were these two playing together?

Anya also participated in today's mental comfort mission. She did not resist participating in such missions, as it could earn her a good reputation for being kind and gentle, making the young males in the city even more infatuated with her. Sometimes she could also find a few talented orcs to be her lapdogs, willing to give everything for her. Why not?
Therefore, Anya witnessed the whole thing today, and she felt even more jealous of Shen Tang, that ugly monster. She clenched her hands, her nails digging into her palms.

Why does this ugly monster deserve the protection of Shen Li and Xiao Jin?
And for some reason, this ugly thing has become much prettier recently. Although she is still fat and ugly and not worthy of being compared with her at all, Anya still finds her extremely annoying!
Remembering how Shen Li and the others had recently defended Shen Tang, Anya saw Shen Tang as a thorn in her side and wanted to get rid of this fat woman as soon as possible!

If we can kill without bloodshed, that would be ideal.

Anya's mind raced, and she told Shi Yin about it. Sure enough, the stupid female was furious and immediately came over to give Shen Tang a hard time.

"Shen Tang, you ugly hag, how dare you seduce Brother Xiao Jin? How dare you!" Shi Yin stormed over and blocked her way.

Shen Tang could tell that the two were here to cause trouble again. A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she said with disdain, "Xiao Jin is my beast husband. What happens between us is none of your business."

Shi Yin was furious. "Xiao Jin is the man I've set my sights on. You're not good enough for him at all! You'd better get a divorce right now! Otherwise, I'll make you regret it!"

"Oh? Xiao Jin is your beast husband? Then go and call him and see if he responds." Shen Tang found it even funnier. This dog of a man, Xiao Jin, is too proud to look at her, and he probably wouldn't look at Shi Yin either. Where does this female get her confidence?

Upon hearing this, Shi Yin's face darkened even further. It was precisely because she couldn't get any benefits from Xiao Jin and her advances were repeatedly ignored by the man that she vented her anger on Shen Tang.

Impotent rage, self-deception.

Shi Yin was insanely jealous. How could this fat woman have Xiao Jin and Shen Li as her beast husbands?

The only reason the two men stood up for her today was because she was their partner.

If she were Xiao Jin's partner, they would definitely cherish her in the same way.

That ugly thing doesn't deserve it at all!

But Shi Yin could only vent her anger on Shen Tang; there was nothing else she could do. This only fueled her resentment, and her gaze darkened, like a cold, venomous snake, ready to slap her across the face.

"Fighting is strictly prohibited in the ranks. If you want to make a move, I don't mind calling the city lord over to see how his daughter embarrasses him in public!" Shen Tang was determined not to suffer a second time, so he grabbed her wrist and flung her away.

Shi Yin, with her thin arms and legs, was almost pushed to the ground by Shen Tang, and her face twisted with anger. "You! How dare you lay a hand on me!"

"Go get treatment if you're sick, don't go crazy and bite people here. I'm not a veterinarian." Shen Tang frowned and sneered, too lazy to pay any more attention, and walked past the two of them. "You dare to curse me!" Shi Yin's face turned even uglier. This fat woman dared to ignore her and just leave like that?

But Shen Tang brought up her father, and Shi Yin wasn't stupid enough to cause trouble for Shi Lun at this critical juncture. She bit her lip and had no choice but to leave angrily.

Meanwhile, Shen Tang returned to her car to rest, and the system's announcement echoed in her mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Shen Li's favorability has increased by 20!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Xiao Jin's favorability has increased by 20!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Jialan's favorability has increased by 10!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Xue Yinzhou's favorability has increased by 10!]

Shen Tang was surprised; she had a very fruitful day, probably because of her work in calming down the male soldiers.

Xiao Jin and the others said they were disgusted, but they couldn't help but be moved. No male would dislike a gentle and kind female, even if she wasn't good-looking, they would still feel some affection for her.

……

The next few days were uneventful, but after they moved from the Class B contamination zone to the Class A contamination zone, the level of pollutants they encountered increased significantly.

One day, the team was attacked by 13 S-level pollutants in a single day. If it weren't for Xiao Jin and the others taking action, the team would probably have lost more than half of its members.

As the level of pollutants increased, even when Shen Tang was not on the battlefield, he could clearly feel that the intelligence of these pollutants had also significantly improved.

The lowest level of zombies is similar to those in the movies; they only have the instinct to attack people.

However, the S-class pollutants clearly possessed intelligence, employing flanking maneuvers and frequently launching surprise attacks at night.

Even though the troops had prepared strategies to deal with the pollutant attacks and strengthened their defenses at night, they were still attacked several times, resulting in the loss of nearly a hundred men.

The city lord ordered the cancellation of the nighttime camping and rest period. Orcs and females, except when out fighting, were to stay in their vehicles all day and travel at full speed.

Everyone was extremely exhausted, their morale was plummeting, and they saw less and less hope for moving forward.

The troops brought by the city lord already comprise nearly half of the city's elite forces. If they cannot rescue the trapped troops, or even lose this elite force, it would be a waste.

Some suggested that the city lord return the way he came.

But at this point, having covered most of the journey, with only a few dozen kilometers left to their destination, how could they possibly turn back halfway?

But the dangers ahead will only increase, and with no hope in sight, morale will inevitably waver.

Suddenly, Shi Yin brought good news: she had discovered a precious purification crystal mine a few kilometers ahead.

This news greatly boosted morale.

"Is this news true? A purification crystal mine really has been discovered up ahead!"

"This trip was definitely worthwhile. If we can find a crystal mine and dig out these purification crystals to bring back to the city, we'll make a fortune!"

In the shelter, the food and water were contaminated and needed to be purified before consumption. However, there were no orcs in the city with purification abilities, so if they wanted to drink clean water and eat clean food, they needed purification crystals. Therefore, purification crystals were extremely precious and were sold at very high prices on the black market, with a single purification crystal fetching tens of thousands of star coins.

Although Shen Tang and Shi Yin were at odds, he was still very happy to hear this news. Obtaining the purification crystal would benefit all the orcs in the entire Sanctuary City.

[System, is there really a purification crystal ahead?]

(End of this chapter)