After the Cut-man disappeared, the puppets he had manipulated to block Wen Wen collapsed onto the ground as their energy supply was cut off. They were breathing less than they took in.
Su Nuo walked slowly to Qin Shuhe's side and held her in his arms, her strength completely gone. The rings on their hands gently touched.
Only when Qin Shuhe pushed him away and walked out to block Wen Wen did Su Nuo finally abandon all hope, confirming that Qin Shuhe had died long ago.
What he was holding now was merely a corpse controlled by a monster.
Su Nuo suddenly remembered what Wen Wen had said when he urged him to get married: "If you don't get married now, you won't have the chance."
It turned out that this wasn't referring to them potentially not surviving this calamity, but rather that Qin Shuhe could only live until tonight...
Wen Wen had seen through the essence of the matter long ago, which was why he told him that.
In this cruel world, Su Nuo, as an ordinary person, was so powerless against supernatural events, and could hardly discover the truth even when reminded.
If he could have possessed abilities like the masked man before him, would Qin Shuhe not have died then?
If he had faced reality the moment he saw Qin Shuhe's head, would he not be suffering so much now?
Su Nuo, who had initially been very confident in himself, began to engage in ceaseless self-condemnation. Qin Shuhe's cold gaze when she pushed him away had given him too much of a shock.
Stimulated by this special state of mind, a strange power began to grow within Su Nuo without warning.
His previously broken right hand began to itch, and in just a few seconds, it recovered completely. Then, his pistol, now devoid of bullets, melted into liquid metal and integrated into Su Nuo's right arm.
Su Nuo's right arm then began to transform rapidly, eventually becoming a mechanical arm. His fingers turned into five dark gun barrels, and an energy cannon appeared on his palm!
Wen Wen looked at Su Nuo with slight surprise. Su Nuo had actually awakened his superpower under such circumstances!
But it was understandable. People with aptitude could awaken their superpowers with the right mental stimulation.
And for ordinary people, Qingji Province now had no shortage of stimulation.
Su Nuo looked at his arm, a mix of confusion and fear on his face. Then, as if understanding something, a hint of disgust flickered in his eyes as he looked at the arm.
"Why didn't you appear sooner!"
Wen Wen walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said, "Congratulations, you have awakened the power to control your own destiny."
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Su Nuo looked at Qin Shuhe and gave a bitter smile, "Congratulations... I would rather not have this ability and have her come back to life."
Wen Wen shook his head. If he could, he would also use his abilities to exchange for certain irrevocable things.
But this world was cruel, and what was missed could never be redone...
Only at this moment did those influenced by the madness, as if waking from a dream, regain their senses.
They looked at their injuries and then at the missing Great Apostle. Their emotions immediately broke down. Some wept, holding their heads, while others looked at Wen Wen with a hint of hatred.
They were extremely devoted to the 'Crimson Sovereign'. For them, the shelter was a 'paradise' in the apocalypse, and now that Wen Wen had destroyed this paradise and cut off their hope, they could not imagine how they would survive here without the shelter.
Wen Wen looked at their gazes and sighed.
"You all saw it with your own eyes, that Great Apostle was just a monster. The reason he protected you was only because he saw you as livestock to complete some purpose, and he would have killed you sooner or later."
"Regardless, he can no longer protect you, so face reality."
The aunt who had led Wen Wen and the other two to find bedding stood up and looked at Wen Wen with hope, "The Great Apostle said you are a demon hunter, so will you protect us?"
Wen Wen shook his head, "I have other things to do, and with the communication severed, I cannot notify anyone to rescue you, so I..."
Before he could finish speaking, the crowd erupted. However, no one dared to openly question Wen Wen, because the impression he had left on them was too terrifying.
But their gazes at Wen Wen made him very unhappy, as if Wen Wen was the one who had harmed them.
Wen Wen snorted coldly, "Originally, I was going to say that I would send someone to escort you out... but now, you'd best rely on yourselves."
This statement provoked an even more intense reaction than his previous words. Some apologized, some pleaded, but Wen Wen remained unmoved.
"I will stay here until dawn. You don't have to worry about monsters attacking before dawn."
"But after I leave, you'd better gather as much food as possible and return to your previous hiding places. Staying here any longer is like being moving hamburgers for those monsters."
Yan Biqing, Hu Youling, and the other two monsters would stand guard outside tonight to prevent any undead from intruding into the shelter.
Afterward, Wen Wen let the more than thirty people who had not blocked him, along with the two rabbits, rest at Ganzhe Temple. The others were still allowed to stay outside.
Although the first floor had been severely damaged by the battle between Wen Wen and the Cut-man, these people could still be accommodated within Ganzhe Temple.
Wen Wen took over the largest room for himself and then entered the restroom within the room, passing through the restroom into the containment facility.
Before Wen Wen captured the Cut-man, the latter seemed to have recognized Wen Wen's identity. Therefore, the Cut-man must have some understanding of the voice that called Wen Wen. Wen Wen intended to extract everything he knew!
Upon entering the containment facility, Wen Wen arrived outside the cell where the Cut-man was held. He saw the Cut-man sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall in a lordly manner, looking at Wen Wen with a sneer.
Wen Wen's fingers moved slightly, and a thirty-centimeter-long spike rose from beneath where the Cut-man was sitting, instantly turning the Cut-man's face the color of liver.
The Cut-man gripped the wall and stood up cautiously, his legs a little weak, but he maintained an arrogant posture.
"You are Wen Wen, aren't you? The Sovereign already knows you are here. He will find you, and then you will experience the most extreme terror of your life!"
Wen Wen touched his cheek. It seemed that the person who called his name did indeed harbor deep malice towards him.
"Then can you tell me, who exactly is this Sovereign?"
The Cut-man sneered and said, "I won't tell you. Betraying the Crimson Sovereign is more terrifying than death. You'll understand everything when you meet him."
Then, another spike emerged from the wall behind the Cut-man, attacking the same spot.
The Cut-man's face instantly changed from the color of raw liver to that of stewed liver.