Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback
Chapter 704 - 377 tense

Chapter 704: 377 tense

Bai Ye and the Fang Family were somewhat worried when they hadn’t seen Qu Qianhe at noon, but now, upon seeing her, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Initially, Qu Qianhe had also wanted to attempt Alchemy when she found out Fang Yuxin intended to try it. After all, with her possession of Fire Wood Dual Spiritual Roots, she was extremely well-suited for Alchemy. However, as the captain of the Hope Battle Group’s logistics team, Bai Zhengli had called her over for a meeting earlier, so she couldn’t accompany Fang Yuxin to practice Alchemy.

Bai Qianqian stayed with Shui Rou, while Fang Yuyang and Bai Ye were responsible for protecting the safety of the Base, leaving them no time. Shui Rou originally hadn’t awakened as a superpower user, but later, Fang Yuxin gave her a Bone Marrow Cleansing Fruit, which helped her expel the impurities and toxins from her body. Not wanting to be protected all the time, she privately approached Bai Zhengli and expressed her desire to try Awakening.

Worried about her using the most dangerous method, Bai Zhengli planned to let her absorb an Elemental Crystal. Previously on the road, they hadn’t had the opportunity, since absorbing an Elemental Crystal would cause the body to expel impurities, which was quite inconvenient. After temporarily residing at Peace Base, Shui Rou decided to take the opportunity to absorb an Elemental Crystal and awaken her superpower.

Last night, after trying several types of Elemental Crystals, she finally awakened the Water Ability. However, although she had awakened the Water Ability, her talent was quite poor. To enhance her talent, she needed to continue absorbing Elemental Crystals. Today, as Bai Zhengli was busy, he asked Bai Qianqian to accompany her and also arranged for a number of trusted individuals for protection. Only after absorbing several Water Element Elemental Crystals did Shui Rou’s talent become comparable to that of an ordinary superpower user. And by that time, she couldn’t absorb any more Elemental Crystals.

However, Shui Rou was not regretful; after all, she had wanted to awaken her superpower simply to not become a burden to Bai Zhengli and Bai Ye. Of course, seeing Bai Zhengli’s face rejuvenated by becoming a Third-level Superpower User, she couldn’t help but worry that he might change his heart.

Now that she had successfully awakened her Water Ability, she could not only help Bai Zhengli and Bai Ye, but her body had also rejuvenated quite a bit, which greatly delighted her and completely dispelled the faint unease in her heart.

Fang Yuxin was initially unaware of this matter until she saw Shui Rou at dinner and discovered that Shui Rou not only looked younger but had also awakened the Water Ability!

Fang Yuxin saw her joyous face and was happy for her as well, and Qu Qianhe directly pulled Shui Rou to sit next to herself, congratulating her. Bai Zhengli was also in high spirits. Of course, it wasn’t that he despised the earlier ordinary Shui Rou; it was just that the body of a superpower user would become enhanced in all aspects, and with Shui Rou awakening the Water Ability, it was simply too suitable for her.

While they were enjoying their happy moments, the atmosphere at Chengtian Base was significantly heavy. The fact that Ji Chengtian had abandoned his subordinates and left could not be concealed. Not long after they returned to the Base, the news had spread. Concerning this, Ji Chengtian suspected there was a traitor among his subordinates, but it was impossible to investigate when over two thousand people knew about the incident.

He had failed several attempts to level up recently and was already quite irritable, but to think that a problem would arise with the seemingly trivial matter of dealing with Peace Base! Unremarkably, Peace Base had somehow, in the blink of an eye, gained a mysterious Spiritual expert, costing him a great loss of manpower!

As various rumors within the Base grew more unpleasant, Ji Chengtian found it increasingly difficult to sit still. He threw a massive tantrum in the City Lord Mansion and, unable to hold back, summoned all the big shots of the Base to the City Lord Mansion, planning to discuss how to deal with Peace Base.

Although Chengtian Base was dominated solely by Ji Chengtian, there were quite a few Mercenary Corps and Corpse Hunting Teams, all subordinates to him due to their weaker power.

Ji Chengtian was already unpopular; not all the big shots were submissive to him. That the rumors within the Base were growing increasingly unflattering was due to these people’s machinations. Ji Chengtian was well aware of this, but whether it was he or the Base, they needed these powerful big shots. He couldn’t just kill them all.

Moreover, he might not be able to kill them all. If he really did that, those people would certainly band together. By then, the one who might end up dead was uncertain.

It was for this reason that although Ji Chengtian always suppressed others, he almost never fought to the death. Even when going out to hunt zombies, he would let his subordinates lead while he "supported" from behind, which earned him no small amount of condemnation.

With rumors becoming more disagreeable, Ji Chengtian realized he could no longer continue this way and must seize Peace Base to maintain his prestige! But he wasn’t confident enough on his own, so he planned to bring the other big shots together, believing that several of them against one would surely take it down!

However, he wasn’t the only one making smart calculations in his mind!

As he sent out messages to summon the big shots of the Base, these people were also plotting. Once they received Ji Chengtian’s orders, they guessed his intentions, and a resolve gradually solidified in their hearts.

Perhaps seeing that Ji Chengtian’s days were numbered, these people began to take him less seriously. After receiving his orders, they deliberately dallied before slowly making their way to the City Lord Mansion.

Upon entering the council hall, everyone saw Ji Chengtian’s face had completely darkened. The individuals exchanged a meaningful glance and then silently took their seats, looking blankly at Ji Chengtian as if they didn’t understand why he had summoned them.

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