007 The Capable Little Woman

In response to An Xiaowei’s question, Xue Feng spoke with utmost seriousness.
“Xiaowei, I need your help now! There’s a tremendous secret hidden within that mutant zombie—we have to find a way to eliminate it and uncover the truth it conceals!”
“All right then...”
An Xiaowei nodded in agreement. “Feng, make sure you hold the rope tight...”
“Don’t worry, nothing will happen!”
Having settled on their plan, Xue Feng immediately took off his shirt.
He tore it into several strips, then knotted them together into a sturdy cloth rope over four meters long.
Then, Xue Feng and An Xiaowei spent over an hour luring the mutant zombie up to the 61st floor of the building.
Xue Feng climbed ahead to the 62nd floor and dropped the three-meter-long cloth rope down the elevator shaft.
To be safe, he tied the other end securely to his own arm, making sure it wouldn’t slip.
“Hey, big guy, come bite me! Come chase me!”
An Xiaowei used herself as bait, drawing the mutant zombie toward the elevator shaft.
“Awooo, awooo...”
The mutant, having been shot dozens of times while pursuing Xue Feng, had long since lost all reason and was now in a state of berserk rage.
Now, it wanted nothing more than to catch this woman ahead and tear her to pieces.
The mutant chased relentlessly. An Xiaowei darted to the edge of the elevator shaft, grabbed the rope Xue Feng had thrown down, wrapped it tightly around her arm with a deft spin, and leapt into the shaft.
As soon as she jumped, the mutant zombie was already at the door.
It lashed out with its sharp claws, aiming for An Xiaowei’s calf.
In her panic, An Xiaowei kicked at the zombie’s claws with all her might.
Still, the mutant managed to seize one of her feet.
“Ah! Feng, help me!”
Terrified, An Xiaowei screamed desperately.
In her frantic struggle, she finally broke free of the zombie’s grasp, though her shoe was yanked off and snatched away.
The enraged mutant instantly shredded and devoured the shoe, then lunged for An Xiaowei’s leg once more.
At the last moment, Xue Feng mustered all his strength and hauled An Xiaowei up by sheer force.
“Awooooo...”
The mutant zombie watched as An Xiaowei vanished into the depths of the elevator shaft, unleashing a piercing, furious howl.
It forced its massive, bloated body into the shaft after her.
“Awoo, awoo!”
But as soon as it entered, its enormous weight left it with no support, and from the sixty-first floor—two hundred meters above ground—it plunged straight down.

A gigantic mass of flesh, weighing over three hundred jin, crashed from two hundred meters above—
It was smashed into pulp on impact.
“Wuwu, that scared me half to death!”
An Xiaowei curled up in Xue Feng’s arms, trembling uncontrollably.
It had indeed been a harrowing escape.
Even a man might not have had the courage or skill to pull it off.
Xue Feng laughed heartily and rewarded An Xiaowei with a few kisses, then carried her downstairs to the first floor.
“Goodness, it’s nothing but a heap of meat now.”
Amid the chaos, Xue Feng found a small, quail egg-shaped crystal.
“So this is the mutant crystal the system mentioned?” he wondered to himself.
[Successfully verified intelligence. Rewards obtained:]
[Storage space increased by 1,000 cubic meters!]
[Host attributes raised to the human limit.]
[Current host attribute panel:]
Strength: 10
Agility: 10
Spirit: 10
Endurance: 10
Luck: 10
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Ten minutes later, Xue Feng drove to the Riverside Villa District.
This district was built along the Qingjiang River, set in a picturesque environment that had been prime real estate before the disaster.
But after the catastrophe, the area was filled with a chilling, deathly silence.
Most villa doors and windows were tightly sealed, likely hiding survivors within.
Some homes, however, stood wide open, their interiors in utter disarray and ruin.
Xue Feng searched the neighborhood and finally settled on Villa No. 105.
Its front door stood open, and in the yard lay the corpse of an obese man.
Even the grand hall inside was stained with large patches of blood.

Fortunately, the villa itself was not badly damaged.
Once the door was closed and the interior tidied up, it became a solid shelter.
“So, Xiaowei, do you like this place?”
Xue Feng was satisfied but still sought An Xiaowei’s opinion.
She replied timidly, “Feng, someone died here... doesn’t that make this a haunted house?”
He burst out laughing. “At a time like this, you’re still worried about things like that?”
“If you don’t like it, we can always go back to the cramped security room...”
“No, I really do like it here!”
An Xiaowei shook her head. “As long as I’m with you, I’m not afraid of anything!”
Together, they carried the body out of the yard, and An Xiaowei carefully organized the scattered supplies.
They thoroughly cleaned away the filth, and at last, the villa regained some of its former luxury.

Now, about the armored vehicle the system gifted them—it was a high-tech product, powered by an electric drive rather than an internal combustion engine.
The powerful battery pack inside not only kept the car running but could be used to supply electricity to the house.
While An Xiaowei cooked, Xue Feng laid out the solar folding panels in the yard and set the car to charge.
The charging speed was nothing short of sci-fi.
Watching the power gauge rise, Xue Feng was immensely pleased.
Tonight, they could use the car to power the house—how delightful!
The system’s clues regarding the “Goddess of Luck” were extremely vague.
All he knew was that the girl liked gold.
As for her appearance, there was almost no information.
But the system interface showed that the reward for this mission would be substantial.
So, Xue Feng decided to take his chances—perhaps luck would be on his side.
After all, his luck stat was now at the human limit.
He was curious to see if luck truly made a difference.
For lunch, An Xiaowei prepared two dishes and a soup for Xue Feng.
There was both meat and vegetables, perfectly balanced—a taste of home he hadn’t felt in a long time.
After the meal, Xue Feng took out the mutant crystal to study how it might be used.