Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Chapter 532: Chapter 228 Yin and Yang Balance_2

Jade Lotus immediately said.

Clearly, she had ideas already.

Wang Tao turned to look at Jiang Shixue.

Jiang Shixue’s face showed a hint of interest; she had no desire for victory or defeat, feeling interested only because Wang Tao was interested.

“Let’s get this straight first: once we start, the loser must accept their loss, no backing out!”

Wang Tao said, his eyes crinkling with mirth.

“Don’t worry, I’m not one to welch on a bet.”

Jade Lotus said with full confidence.

“Good.”

It wasn’t long before the trio arrived at Vast.

This was a six-story building that, despite its dilapidated state and nearly being overtaken by the surrounding greenery, still held a glimpse of its former glory.

Jade Lotus parked the car below, and the three got out.

The first, second, and third floors of the building were all barricaded. Only the fourth floor had an open window, clearly their usual point of entry and exit.

“They’ve all moved to Zijin Base, so it’s empty here.”

Jade Lotus briefly explained, then turned to Wang Tao with a somewhat smug expression.

“So, how about it? I’ll give you one more chance to back out. Don’t say I’m bullying you—oh no, it should be bullying Little Xue, since I’m too familiar with this place!”

“Cut the chatter, let’s get started.”

“Okay, but don’t blame me when you lose!”

Jade Lotus said with a sly smile.

Then she said to Jiang Shixue:

“We’ll each pick a spot, and then we’ll have Wang Tao signal the start. Little Xue, you go first.”

“Okay~”

Jiang Shixue picked a spot nonchalantly.

After triple-checking that Jiang Shixue and Wang Tao weren’t going to change their minds, Jade Lotus moved to a corner that was somewhat out of the way.

Then both women looked at Wang Tao.

Wang Tao counted down from three.

“3, 2, 1, begin!”

Then, to his surprise, he saw Jade Lotus pull a rope from a crack in the wall. With a tug at the rope, it seemed to activate some mechanism, and the rope started to pull up rapidly. Holding tightly onto the rope, Jade Lotus was whisked toward the fourth floor like she was in an elevator!

“…Good lord, using a cheat!”

Wang Tao hadn’t expected Jade Lotus to have such a trick up her sleeve.

But on second thought, the rules they had set hadn’t specified that they had to climb up; it was just about who got there first. So maybe what Jade Lotus did wasn’t really cheating?

Lifting up quickly, Jade Lotus looked down at Wang Tao with great pride.

She never fought unprepared!

Even if the opponent was a young girl, she had to exert 120% effort to ensure her victory!

Finding the hidden mechanism in the club and taking this route was also a form of strength!

Although it might seem like bullying a child, she was determined to keep Wang Tao around. She believed that once Little Xue knew about her earnest effort, she would surely support her—wait a second, where’s Little Xue?

Jade Lotus looked towards where Jiang Shixue had been standing on the ground floor, but it was empty, no one to be seen.

“Sister, I’ve won.”

Suddenly, a crisp voice came from above.

Jade Lotus, somewhat confused, looked up, only to see Jiang Shixue, who had somehow already positioned herself inside the window, tilting her head and looking at her.

Moreover, Jiang Shixue even thoughtfully reached out her hand to pull her up.

“…”

Whoosh—

Seeing that the winner was determined, Wang Tao sprinted up and swiftly climbed into the window of the fourth floor.

Looking at Jade Lotus, who still seemed somewhat disbelieving, Wang Tao went over and patted her shoulder:

“You agreed to the bet, you can’t go back on your word.”

“No, but… how could she be so fast? Could she be a speed-type Ability User? Sigh…”

Jade Lotus was reluctant to accept this reality, but ultimately she let out a resigned sigh.

So, Jade Lotus took out her frustration on Little Xue—pinching and squeezing Jiang Shixue’s hair and cheeks.

“Little Xue, you’ve put me in a tough spot! Are you also a Level 2 Ability User? Why don’t I sense it…”

“Maybe you’re just weak.”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Wang Tao didn’t miss the chance to tease her.

“…”

Jade Lotus was exasperated and shot Wang Tao an annoyed glance.

“I’ll take you to get the Crystal Core!”

She felt that the Crystal Core was very important to their club, which is why she stored it in the club’s safe, and she was the only one who knew the combination.

The interior of the club still faintly bore the remnants of its dazzling past, though now empty and many items gone. In some ways, Wang Tao felt like he had indeed visited a club.

Jade Lotus led Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue through a series of turns, and after some time, they reached Jade Lotus’s former room where there was a concealed safe. She didn’t mind Wang Tao watching as she turned the dial a few times, and with a click, the safe opened.

Inside the safe were a good number of shiny, beautiful gold and silver jewelry pieces.

“I collected them before, but now they’re worthless.”

Jade Lotus said with a shrug. She then retrieved a small box from the deepest part of the safe. The box had a small lock on it. Upon unlocking the box, four Crystal Cores were revealed inside: two white, one purple, one red.

“I had quite a number of them, but the experiments before failed, leaving these last four…”

Jade Lotus said with a hint of regret.

At the time, she nearly brought these four cores for experimentation as well, but Lu Yingfeng stopped her, or else these might not have been preserved.

“Take these Crystal Cores. You… what’s the matter?”

Jade Lotus turned her head and then noticed Wang Tao’s face looked bizarre.

“Could you tell me how you discovered these Crystal Cores? Or better yet, from which zombie did you find them?”