Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback
Chapter 490 - 270 Taken Away (Second Update)

Chapter 490: 270 Taken Away (Second Update)

It wasn’t long before the door was flung open from the inside. The room was unlit, appearing pitch-black at first glance, with only a vague silhouette visible.

Without much thought, the person at the door rushed forward and grabbed the other’s hand with a strong grip, causing the latter to frown and say unhappily, "Let go! Why are you grabbing so hard? Are you trying to kill someone?"

Judging by the voice, the speaker was a young man. The person at the door paused and asked, "You’re not Sister Zhao, are you her nephew?"

Zhao Liang subconsciously nodded, forcefully pulling his hand away and squinting into the dim light coming from outside the house. He asked in surprise, "Are you... Zhou Zhou? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

His question jogged Zhou Zhou’s mind, and he instinctively reached out for Zhao Liang’s hand again, which Zhao Liang dodged. Zhou Zhou then said anxiously, "Zhao Liang! Is Sister Zhao here? Can you get her? Fang is in trouble! Sister Zhao has to help me!"

Hearing this, Zhao Liang furrowed his brows again. He remembered that Fang was Zhou Zhou’s girlfriend, tall and slim with a pretty face—a real beauty. How could she be in trouble? A thought flashed across Zhao Liang’s mind, souring his expression.

Though spoiled by his parents and naive from his university education, Zhao Liang had a strong sense of justice. Once he had his suspicion, anger ignited within him. Just then, Zhao Yan emerged from inside the house.

Upon seeing her, Zhou Zhou immediately pushed past Zhao Liang and ran to her, grabbing her arm and pleading, "Sister Zhao, Fang is in trouble! Please help me!"

His grip was so tight in his urgency that it hurt Zhao Yan, who said calmingly, "Don’t panic, tell me what happened exactly. Wasn’t Fang with you? How did she get into trouble?"

This made Zhou Zhou’s chaotic thoughts finally settle, and he blurted out quickly, "Fang was taken by the guards at the shanty area! Sister Zhao, you know how pretty Fang is; she... she must be in trouble now." His voice broke in agony. "It’s all my fault! I’m useless! I couldn’t protect her! Sister Zhao, I’m begging you, please help me save her, I’m kneeling down for you!"

He was about to kneel, but Zhao Yan caught his arms tightly, preventing him. Zhao Yan said, "A man’s knees are precious; don’t just kneel so casually, I can’t bear that! You know as well as I do, I’m just... What help can I offer? I heard the guards there are at least Level 1 Superpower Users; even if I went, it would be useless."

Her brows knitted tightly together. Being a woman and a mother herself, she detested the idea of Fang being forcefully taken, but she knew better than anyone that her own intervention would be futile! She had only just awakened her superpowers and still hadn’t figured out how to use them properly. Currently, she could only produce some small fireballs—no match for those Level 1 superpower users!

However, as she was agonizing over this, Zhao Liang suddenly spoke up, "Aunt, why don’t we... ask those two for help? Aren’t they also Level 1 Superpower Users? Surely the guards here have to give them some face, right?"

With Zhao Liang’s suggestion, hope sparked in Zhou Zhou’s eyes, grasping at it like a lifeline, and he murmured, "Yes... yes, they can definitely help! But—Sister Zhao!" He called out, looking at Zhao Yan and saying, "Sister Zhao, could you at least go and see, even if you can’t rescue Fang, at least... at least you could deter them from hurting her? I... I’ll go ask those two elders for help."

Hearing this, Zhao Yan’s expression suddenly turned cold. She gave her reckless nephew a stern look, then turned to Zhou Zhou and asked, "Do you know where they are staying? How to find them? Besides, why should they help us?"

Zhou Zhou, sensing the shift in Zhao Yan’s attitude, was unsure why she reacted that way, yet he still stubbornly said, "After all... after all, we came here together, helping each other is only natural, right? Besides, without them, how could we... how could we have possibly come to the Safe Zone, and how could Fang have been captured..."

Feeling Zhao Yan’s gaze growing colder, his voice gradually lowered.

However, Zhao Yan scoffed, looking at Zhou Yan and then glancing at her nephew, she asked him, "Zhao Liang, do you think so too?"