Reborn In The Apocalypse: It Had Always Been You Novel - Chapter 41
Chapter 41: Missed Opportunity
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“You stop them first. I’ll leave with Su Shanshan first.”
Gu Zhao did not know why he had said this. When he came back to his senses, he was carrying the unconscious Su Shanshan and standing outside a residential building.
His face was cold and filled with conflict and regret. He had betrayed his master and was no longer fit to be his master’s subordinate.
The woman felt gentle in his arms. Let me be willful just this once, he thought.
He walked into the residential building and gently placed Su Shanshan on the bed in one of the rooms.
He went to the living room and did nothing. Instead he waited for his master to come to him.
He knew that everything he was doing was futile. His master would find them soon, but… he did it anyway. This was the only time in his life that he lost control of himself.
Su Shanshan woke up from the pain in her back. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a different place, but she did not panic. After forcing herself to get to her feet, she examined her injuries. They were scabbed, but there was a warm current flowing through her. She reached out and an ice spike appeared.
A cold vibe spread across the entire room, and the silver ice blade was dangerous. Su Shanshan was delighted. She had skipped level-two and become a level-three superpowered person. She thought carefully and realized that it was because she had absorbed the ice power core of that level-three zombie baby.
Su Shanshan felt a stream of energy that did not belong to her in her body. She knew that she had absorbed the nucleus. However, she had never heard that absorbing a level-three nucleus could turn a level-one into a level-three superpowered person. It would be great if superpowers were so easy to upgrade.
She did not dwell on it for too long. After all, this was a good thing.
She opened the door and saw Gu Zhao standing by the window. When she saw him, Su Shanshan relaxed even more.
“Gu Zhao, what’s the situation now? Where’s Fei Lan?” She asked a few questions in a row.
Without turning around, Gu Zhao said softly, “Fei Lan is not here.”
Su Shanshan frowned, feeling that he was acting a little strange. She walked closer to him and asked again, “What’s wrong with you?”
Only then did Gu Zhao turn around. His expression had already returned to normal. He smiled and said, “I’m fine. Don’t worry. Let’s stay here for the next few days. Fei Lan will meet up with us in two days.”
He did not dare to let Su Shanshan know his thoughts or that his master had come to find her.
Su Shanshan wanted to ask more questions, but out of trust for Gu Zhao, she did not. She just felt that there was something wrong with the smiling Gu Zhao.
She could not help asking, “Gu Zhao, are you alright?”
“Why do you ask?” Gu Zhao was curious.
Su Shanshan looked at Gu Zhao, who was smiling warmly. She paused for a moment and said, “I’m just not used to seeing you smile all of a sudden.”
Over the next few days, Su Shanshan felt that something was even stranger. They had come to this place for no reason, and Fei Lan had gone off to do something. Gu Zhao had also changed from his usual cold demeanor.
Su Shanshan did not want to wait any longer. After Gu Zhao had prepared lunch, she said, “Gu Zhao, I want to get something. Let’s go out later.”
Gu Zhao’s hand paused. He nodded and said, “Okay.”
He looked at Su Shanshan, who was eating. The past few days had felt like stolen time. He did not know why his master had not come to him yet, but he knew that this comforting peace was about to be shattered.
Today was the first time the two of them walked out of this residential building. The zombies downstairs had not been cleared. Su Shanshan and Gu Zhao had their backs to each other as they cut through the zombies and charged out.
Su Shanshan’s goal was very direct. It was on the top floor of a department store in downtown City M, the place where the scientist found the extraterrestrial meteorite. After the news about this incident had spread, many people came to this place to look for the next extraterrestrial meteorite.. At that time, Su Shanshan had come with a group of mercenaries.
