Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 102 - 95 Nail Household

Chapter 102: Chapter 95 Nail Household

Overlord stopped by the roadside, and Lin Wu sat silently on the streetlamp, lost in thought: "Do I really have to wait until it gets dark?"

Lin Wu returned to Overlord, drove the vehicle to the supermarket not far from the power substation, and began the scavenging work in a half-hearted fashion. It was then that the system issued a prompt, as Lin Wu had gone over 24 hours without sleep, and as a result, Lin Wu was in a state of fatigue. Being fatigued meant he was prone to injuries, and even everyday actions like jumping could lead to a broken foot. Moreover, with only one hand, Lin Wu’s work efficiency was incredibly low.

After taking a dozen or so novels from the supermarket, Lin Wu returned to the Sentry Card. This time he was smart and grabbed a barrel of oil for Overlord before leaving the supermarket. Upon reaching the Sentry Card, Lin Wu climbed atop Overlord’s roof, using his backpack as a pillow, and began reading. Occasionally, he heard Frenzy’s cries, went down to have a bout, and even with one arm, Lin Wu still managed to slaughter Frenzy.

In the meantime, Horse Soul made a video call. In the call, Horse Soul apologized to Lin Wu, admitting that he said things the previous day that he shouldn’t have. He also candidly explained his secret crush on Shana, hence his anger after learning of her death.

Lin Wu was very surprised: "You have a crush on Shana?" How come I didn’t know this?

"Hmm?"

"Why?"

Horse Soul was stumped: "There’s no why."

Lin Wu said, "You should have said something earlier, so Maya could have put you two in the same group. Little Knife and I had always hoped to attend a wedding one day."

Horse Soul: "It’s not that, Snow Egg also liked Shana."

"Why?" Lin Wu continued to be astonished, how come I still didn’t know?

Horse Soul ran off in tears: "There’s no why."

Lin Wu kept asking: "Why did you give way to Snow Egg then?"

Horse Soul replied: "Because we are brothers."

Lin Wu asked: "And why did Snow Egg give way to you?"

Horse Soul: "Because we’re brothers, that’s why."

Lin Wu thought for a while: "You love Shana, he loves Shana, you have a common interest, so you become friends." He didn’t quite understand this logic. By this logic, if the wife loves her husband and the mistress also loves him, the wife and mistress should be good friends, but why is it that they want each other dead the moment they meet?

Stone, who couldn’t bear listening anymore, interrupted: "Lin Wu, regarding this matter with Shana, they are just two fools, don’t bother with them." Stone knew Lin Wu couldn’t grasp the behavior of two men in love with the same woman yielding to each other.

Hearing Stone’s words, Horse Soul felt deeply sorrowful, indeed it was so.

Lin Wu maintained his surprise: "Stone, you knew about this?"

Stone: "Yeah, we all knew."

Lin Wu: "Why didn’t I know?" Damn!

Stone: "Hung up." Endless ’whys’, annoying as hell, especially when one doesn’t know how to respond. He was aware that Lin Wu’s CPU hadn’t evolved to grasp the concept of a love triangle. In fact, Lin Wu could understand a million men liking a woman; what he couldn’t grasp was the mutual concession amongst men.

Girls like watching romantic dramas, the love stories within sparking endless imaginations. Lin Wu preferred war and action movies; in such classic films and TV shows, there was either no love or just a single-thread, simple portrayal of love. Saving Private Ryan, Soldier Assault, Windtalkers, Hacksaw Ridge, The Pacific, Taken, Enemy at the Gates, Black Hawk Down, and more.

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The sun set at six in the evening, and the perceived temperature dropped noticeably without its light. The zombies at the Sentry Card clocked out, and Lin Wu drove Overlord past the Sentry Card and quickly returned to the Shadow Base.

Time heals all sadness. Cotton’s death caused a few seconds of grief; Tangtang’s death merited a minute of silence, and the pain from Shana’s death also did not last long. Of course, this excluded Horse Soul and Snow Egg. At the base entrance, both men apologized to Lin Wu for last night’s conversation.

Seeing their dejected mood, Lin Wu instead offered them a few words of comfort.

Snow Egg nodded, patted Lin Wu’s shoulder: "Don’t worry, next time I’ll definitely confess boldly."

Horse Soul echoed on the side: "Even if it means fighting tooth and nail, I will strive vigorously."

"That’s what real men do," Lin Wu praised, saying, "I’m off to get some rest."

Stone nodded: "Go ahead."

Lin Wu and Little Knife bumped fists, then Lin Wu went to rest on the sickbed.

Stone looked at Snow Egg and Horse Soul: "Are you guys sure you’re okay?"

Snow Egg chuckled: "It’s fine. I just regret not telling her my feelings in person before she died."

Horse Soul nodded in agreement, and Stone looked at Maya, Su Shi, and Little Knife: "You guys are okay, right?"

Maya said: "When Shana and Lin Wu went out, if only one could survive, it was bound to be Lin Wu. I considered this carefully when scheduling. Now that I think about it, my decision was unfair to Shana."

Stone said: "That’s because after being together for so long, you stopped seeing her just as a tool. Su Shi, do you have anything to say about this?"

Su Shi said: "Shana was a good person, I’m saddened by her loss. But I’m also glad Lin is alive."

Everyone turned to Little Knife, who had an innocent expression: "Everyone knows my thoughts. I’ll say just this, I am saddened by the loss of Shana."

Having a good relationship with Little Knife, Horse Soul asked: "Last night, if Stone hadn’t cursed first, would you have defended Lin?"

Little Knife answered: "No, last night I would have simply thought you were upset over the loss of a companion."

Snow Egg asked: "What about today?"

Little Knife: "Today, after knowing the situation, I remembered something Shana said that left me puzzled. I recall once when I noticed you two whispering to each other while watching Shana and me, I asked Shana if there was something going on with you guys. She replied, yes, there was something. But it’d be better not to tell, to avoid making everyone uncomfortable. I was very curious at that time."