Apocalypse: No rebirth! Time to upgrade the sewers!

Zhao Gang felt her eyes stinging, and she forced a smile.

"Yes, no problem."

She struggled to get up, but Gu Ya gently pressed her down.

Gu Ya said with a serious expression.

"Don't move around, you have nineteen stitches in your stomach."

Sun Qing quickly echoed this.

"Yes...yes, Sister Zhao, please don't move anymore."

Zhao Gang pursed his lips, and finally nodded.

"I see."

Song Qing pulled over the chair he had sat on during the blood transfusion and sat down in front of the hospital bed. His gaze fell on Zhao Gang's face.

"Tell me your story properly, Zhao Gang."

Looking into Song Qing's deep blue eyes, Zhao Gang felt his heart skip a beat.

She composed herself and then spoke slowly.

……

Yesterday afternoon.

Zhao Gang put on his woolen coat and followed his underlings and Ya Ya to the square in front of the gym.

As soon as she appeared, a dozen or so strong men and women surrounded her.

One of the muscular men, holding an iron rod, stepped forward and said...

"Boss! You're finally here! That Gu Ge guy is here again!"

Zhao Gang, who is 1.8 meters tall, is even taller than the man in front of her. She gave a cold smile.

"Here we go again? Are you all alright?"

The burly man shook his head.

"Even without the boss, everyone's waiting for you."

Just then, a sharp voice pierced through the crowd and came from the other side.

"Oh, Miss Zhao, you've finally arrived, hehehe."

Zhao Gang looked up and saw a man who was barely 1.6 meters tall and had a sleazy appearance looking at her with a disgusting gaze.

Zhao Gang clapped his hands, and the henchmen blocking her way immediately made way.

She slowly walked up to the man and crossed her arms.

"Gu Ge, are you not afraid of death? You dare to provoke me?"

Gu Ge was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he looked infatuated.

"Miss Zhao, I...I really do like you!"

Zhao Gang's face was full of disdain.

"Get out of here, or I'll kill you right now!"

Gu Ge was so intimidated by her aura that he took a few steps back, but then a twisted smile appeared on his face.

"Hehehe... Hehehe, Miss Zhao, I've brought reinforcements this time. Are you sure you still want to be my enemy?"

Zhao Gang stomped his foot dismissively.

The ground shook violently, and a sharp stone spike suddenly rose from the concrete beneath Gu Ge's feet and stopped in front of him.

The sharp tip was only a few centimeters from the tip of his nose.

"what!"

Gu Ge was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, trembling uncontrollably and panting heavily.

Zhao Gang's henchmen burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! As expected of the boss, she scared him like a puppy with just one move!"

"Yeah, yeah, look at him, he's such a coward, he's just a lapdog!"

"This scoundrel is like a toad trying to eat swan meat! How shameless!"

Amidst the cacophony of insults, Gu Ge's face turned a deep purplish-red, and he gritted his teeth as he struggled to his feet.

"Hehehe... Miss Zhao, are you sure you want to keep fighting? Be my woman, and stop worrying about those good-for-nothings. I'm a member of the Wang family now!"

Wang family?

A sense of doubt arose in Zhao Gang's mind; she had never heard of this name before.

Seeing that she didn't react, Gu Ge assumed she was scared and said in a sinister tone.

"The Wang family is the strongest organization in S City! This time, you..."

"Hahahaha! Kid, stop dawdling!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden voice.

Five people walked out of the convenience store behind Gu Ge.

The moment Zhao Gang saw them, he tensed up completely.

Leading the group was a muscular giant nearly three meters tall, his muscles so exaggerated they looked like special effects from a movie. Perched on his shoulder was a dwarf-like old man. [Ahu*Cao Changhe]

Beside the giant stood a man in a black down jacket, his eyes narrowed, a chilling smile playing on his lips. [Wang Shuo]

Zhao Gang's gaze was quickly drawn to another person.

That's a woman.

She had beautiful, long, wavy hair and a slender, curvaceous figure. Her white down jacket was spotless. [Liu Jiajia]

The woman was intimately linking arms with the man walking at the front.

That man was the core of this group.

He wore a well-tailored black suit, his hair slicked back, hands in his pockets, exuding an aura of cold indifference that kept strangers at bay. [Wang Jue]

Zhao Gang didn't recognize who these people were.

But the faint aura she sensed from them made her feel an unprecedented unease.

The muscular giant, Ah Hu, with the little old man sitting on his shoulder, spoke loudly, his voice booming like a bell.

"Just for a woman, is it really worth bringing us all here? Hahahaha!"

Wang Shuo, who was squinting to the side, maintained his smile.

"Her abilities are extraordinary, and it just so happens that my older brother also wants to come out and see for himself."

Cao Changhe, perched on Ah Hu's shoulder, snapped at him in a high-pitched voice.

"Ah Hu! The patriarch is still here! Do not be rude!"

Ah Hu pursed his lips and muttered nonchalantly.

"You old geezer! I know the head of the family is here, why are you telling me?"

The five people who walked out of the convenience store each exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

Just then, Gu Ge scrambled to Wang Jue's feet and knelt on the snow.

"Master...Master, it's that woman! It's her!"

Wang Jue simply nodded indifferently, without even glancing down at him.

Liu Jiajia, who was standing next to him and was Song Qing's ex-girlfriend, waved her hand dismissively and pinched her nose.

"It stinks! Get out of here!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Ge bowed and scraped as he crawled to the side.

"Yes, yes, I'll get going right away."

Liu Jiajia then took Wang Jue's arm again with satisfaction and spoke in a coquettish voice.

"Master... why did you let someone like this join us? He's filthy and stinking."

Wang Jue remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on Zhao Gang in the distance, and slowly spoke.

"He's like you, someone who's still somewhat useful to me."

These words made Liu Jiajia's body stiffen instantly.

She felt a chill run from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head. She quickly released Wang Jue's arm, knelt down, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"I...I'm sorry, Master...I was wrong!"

Wang Jue still ignored her, as if she were just a wisp of air.

Upon seeing this, Ah Hu, who was standing nearby, burst into another deafening burst of wild laughter.

"Hahahaha! Liu Jiajia, you're so arrogant! Who do you think you are!"

Liu Jiajia gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Ah Hu.

Ah Hu grinned and said.

"What! You want to hit me? Come on! Hahahaha!"

Just then, Wang Jue finally took a step and slowly walked towards Zhao Gang.

With each step he took, the air around him seemed to grow heavier.

He stopped thirty meters away from Zhao Gang, his hands still in his pockets, looking at her with the eyes of someone scrutinizing goods.

"I'll give you two choices."

He paused for a moment and then continued.

"Become my subordinate, or die."

Zhao Gang forcibly suppressed the intense unease in his heart and spoke coldly.

"Who are you people? Why should I join you?"

Before Wang Jue could answer, Wang Shuo, the man who had been smiling with his eyes narrowed, said with a smile.

"So, young lady, does that mean you don't want to join us?"

Zhao Gang clenched his fist.

Although she was a second-tier ability user, the pressure from these people in front of her was immense.

Especially that man in the suit; just standing there made her feel like she couldn't breathe.

But Zhao Gang is not someone who can be easily manipulated.

"Leave now, I don't want to fight."