AWB Chapter 116 Back to the Hotel
Chapter 116 Back to the Hotel
After the car drove out of the area previously monitored by the research institute, the number of mutated people decreased significantly.
The thorny archway disappeared, and they finally drove onto a wide road.
Miao Yin's speed as she charged around also decreased, much better than the previous loud crashes.
When the sun was fully up, Miao Yin parked the car in front of the hotel.
"Get off the bus," she said.
But the two people in the car remained motionless.
"...Wait, I need to catch my breath." Yu Wenwen leaned back on the stool, her face pale.
She got carsick.
Ling was the same; that high-speed car chase had left her even weaker than when she was dominating the lab.
On the other hand, Miao Yin, who was driving, was completely unharmed and relaxed.
"You need to practice more; post-apocalyptic racing is a must," she said.
After a few minutes, the two finally managed to stand steadily on the ground.
Miao Yin parked the car and walked into the hotel.
"Is this where you usually live?" Ling asked.
"It's a temporary base, we won't be staying there for long. I also have three other team members up there right now."
"Is he also a superpowered individual?" You Wenwen asked curiously.
"Yes, you'll see when you meet them."
By the time the three of them reached the fifth floor, Ling and You Wenwen were already panting heavily.
The two of them were tortured and experimented on in the laboratory, and their physical condition was much worse than before. Fifty floors were quite a challenge for their weak bodies.
As soon as Miao Yin entered the fifth floor, she saw Yan Shuzhou waiting outside.
His eyes were dark and swollen from not sleeping all night, his clothes were wrinkled, and his expression betrayed his anxiety.
"Sister, you are finally back!"
Yan Shuzhou's eyes lit up as soon as he saw Miao Yin.
Miao Yin suddenly went out last night. He thought she was just going for a short while, but she didn't come back all night.
Even though he knew that Miao Yin had strong abilities, he couldn't help but worry about her safety in an unfamiliar place, and he didn't sleep all night waiting for her to come back.
Just now, Nine-Tails Rabbit heard the voices of three people coming up. He couldn't be sure if it was Miao Yin, but he still came to the door to wait.
Fortunately, it really was her.
He moved closer to her, his anxiety finally disappearing, and looked at her with dependent eyes.
"Well, I'm back."
Miao Yin pointed behind her, "New teammates, let's get to know each other."
Yan Shuzhou then remembered that there were two other people present.
A person with a completely white body and a cold demeanor, thin and with bloodstains on their empty clothes.
The other one looked younger, with round eyes, and was very cute, like a lively girl next door.
"Hello, brother, I'm You Wenwen, and this is Sister Ling Shuang." The girl greeted them first and then introduced Ling.
"...Hello, I am Yan Shuzhou."
Yan Shuzhou wasn't very good at socializing. When Miao Yin tried to talk to him, he was always a beat behind. Now, he had only had a dry introduction to them.
Ling wasn't one to care about such things. Considering that this was Miao Yin's teammate and they would be spending time together in the future, she nodded in response.
"You're back?" Ji Yuanzhou came out after hearing the noise, first seeing Miao Yin, and then noticing the two unfamiliar people.
"Why don't you come in first?" he said.
So everyone went into the room, and Yan Shuzhou closed the door behind them.
On the sofa, Tu Hao was wiping his gun and knife. When he learned they had returned, he only glanced at them indifferently before continuing with his own business, acting as if he didn't care at all.
Compared to the anxious Yan Shuzhou, Tu Hao and Ji Yuanzhou didn't care at all where Miao Yin had gone all night. On the contrary, they slept soundly all night because she wasn't there.
Ji Yuanzhou politely invited them to sit in the empty seats on the sofa, and then poured them two glasses of water.
"Hello, I'm Ji Yuanzhou." He introduced himself briefly.
Tu Hao remained silent and began wiping the gun barrel with a cloth.
After entering the house, Miao Yin ignored them, washed up, ate an orange that Yan Shuzhou had peeled, and went back to her room to catch up on sleep.
After she left, only five people who were not good at socializing remained in the living room. They silently held their teacups, and the only loud noise was Tu Hao tidying up his equipment.
The scene was very quiet for a moment.
……
Miao Yin slept straight through until evening. When she woke up, the people in the living room were eating instant noodles, and there were more than a dozen unopened packs of instant noodles on the table.
While she was sleeping, Ji Yuanzhou finally broke the ice and had a brief conversation with the two newcomers.
In the afternoon, he went out with Ling and Yan Shuzhou and ransacked all the rooms on both floors.
Many hotels leave instant noodles, coffee, or candy in the rooms, so they brought the food back with them.
After Ling and You Wenwen ate something, they went into Ji Yuanzhou's room to rest. Tu Hao also stayed in his room, not wanting to see anyone. Now, only the two of them were left in the living room.
"Sister, you're awake," Yan Shuzhou said.
Miao Yin yawned, picked out a box of instant noodles at random, and pushed it over: "Make me a bowl."
"it is good."
So Yan Shuzhou took the instant noodles and left, leaving only Ji Yuanzhou and Miao Yin at the table.
Ji Yuanzhou suddenly felt like he couldn't eat anymore.
Although he no longer reacts as nervously to Miao Yin as before, he still feels a little apprehensive and at a loss when he gets close to her.
"Ji Yuanzhou," Miao Yin suddenly called out to him.
"Hmm?" Ji Yuanzhou's hand trembled, and he looked at her with some nervousness.
Have you discussed our team's situation with Ling?
“She said you invited them to join us, so I told her about our special abilities and that we came from an ancient capital and have a manor.”
Seeing that Miao Yin was only asking simple questions and not trying to make things difficult for him, Ji Yuanzhou felt much calmer.
Do you know about the Kuroshio Current?
Ji Yuanzhou: "...Huh?"
The topic changed so quickly that he didn't react in time.
"...I've never heard of it. Is it something very powerful?" Ji Yuanzhou asked tentatively.
Miao Yin rested her chin on her hand and said lazily, "A Black Tide is a situation where a large number of mutated life forms gather together, like waves, to attack a certain place. The smallest Black Tide has at least a hundred mutated humans, and the largest can have tens of thousands."
Hearing her describe it like that, just imagining the scene made Ji Yuanzhou's scalp tingle.
He had been nearly torn to pieces by a dozen or so crocodile-men at the aquarium before, and he couldn't even imagine what it would be like to see hundreds or thousands of deformed humans.
"If I told you I was going to throw you into the Black Tide, how long do you think you could survive?"
Ji Yuanzhou's polite demeanor almost crumbled, and even his usually gentle expression nearly cracked.
He adjusted his glasses and said, "Can you stop making jokes like that?"
Miao Yin looked up at him without saying a word.
Ji Yuanzhou: "...Are you serious?"