Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Zhang Ping

Liu Feng raised an eyebrow, unconvinced.

The rest of the soldiers leaned in, eager to hear Zhang Ping’s explanation.

They had all been curious about his sudden access to such luxuries in a world ravaged by a zombie apocalypse.

Zhang Ping, sensing the rising suspicion, quickly spoke up, desperate to clear his name.

“I… I got them from my relative!” Zhang Ping blurted out. “He’s staying at a different base — one where they just opened a new supermarket.”

The soldiers exchanged incredulous looks. A supermarket? In this wasteland? That seemed impossible.

Liu Feng’s expression softened slightly, but he still pressed for more information. “A supermarket? How is that even possible?”

Zhang Ping, eager to explain, nodded enthusiastically.

“Yes, Captain! It’s true. There’s a base not too far from here, and they’ve managed to reopen a supermarket.

They have all kinds of goods — instant noodles, snacks, even real food! And it’s all affordable. This cup of noodles only cost me 50 federal coins!”

Gasps of disbelief echoed through the group. 50 federal coins for a pack of instant noodles? It seemed too good to be true.

“Hey Zhang Ping if you don’t want to tell the truth just say so! Why the f*ck are you lying? Supermarket…cheap food…50 federal coins for a packet of instant noodles…truly each word is more ridiculous than the other!”

“Yeah!”

Zhang Ping shook his head,

“I am telling the truth. Or do you truly think I can afford these instant noodles with my salary?”

Wang Yi stepped forward, his face filled with hope.

“You’re saying there’s a place where we can buy food like that for cheap?”

Zhang Ping nodded eagerly, a wide grin on his face.

“Exactly! My relative sent me a few packs, and he told me there’s plenty more where that came from. They’ve got everything! Canned fruit, canned meat, even candy. It’s like the old days before everything went to hell.”

“Captain,” Sun Hao spoke up, his voice filled with excitement.

“Do you think we could get in contact with that base? If what Zhang Ping is saying is true, then we could deal with our recent problem!”

Liu Feng remained silent for a moment.

If there really was a functioning supermarket in this wasteland, it could be a game-changer for their entire base.

But he was still cautious. In a world overrun by zombies, nothing came without risk.

After all, there was once a profit organization that sold zombie meats for profit.

“We’ll look into it,” Liu Feng finally said. “By the way what is the name of the base?”

“There is no official name but…I think the leader of the base is called Boss Su.”

………

A few hours before.

Jake’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the conversation. For some reason, he wanted to get close to the people who were conversing.

As if…as if they were of his kind.

His kind? Vampire? Jake mocked himself.

He doesn’t even know about his origin, so how can he guess that they were like him?

However, their conversation attracted his attention.

After all, he could heal himself, but he can’t do the same for others.

With his piqued curiosity Jake slowly moved toward them and heard them say,

“Hey…how come you awakened your healing ability so quickly? My! My! I am so jealous of you!”

“I don’t know. Maybe because…I am related to the His Majesty!”

“Ah! I am so jealous of you Ronald Anderson!”

Ronald?

Jake felt a sharp pain in his head.

A few blurry memories appeared in his mind.

“Ronald, since you and the remaining four princes are the only kin left of His Majesty, do you think you can participate in the power struggle for the throne?”

“I am not interested. In my opinion, only the truly kin of His Majesty is worthy of the throne.” Ronald sighed.

“Eh? If everyone uses your logic then we will have no king left. Did you forget? The two most powerful sons of the king have vanished overnight, and the King refuses to have any other child.” Ronald’s friend James muttered.

“Now that you have mentioned that, Ronald do you know as to how Princess Ruby and Princess Anna vanished?”

Princess Anna and Princess Ruby…

Jake clenched his fist, these two names brought a strange kind of anxiety in his heart.

Who were they?

‘Someone important.’ His heart replied.

Jake tried very hard to remember those names but even after a long time he couldn’t remember where he had heard that name.

At last, he gave up and was about to leave when he felt a sharp pain in his neck.

“Assassin? I knew my brothers were eager to get rid of me, but I never thought they would take action so quickly.” Ronald’s cold voice sounded.

Jake looked at the young man in front of him and was surprised. Ronald looked a bit like him.

Red eyes, black hair, sharp facial features, tall build, and pale skin.

“What the f*ck! Ronald…is this your uncle?”

Ronald was too stunned to answer.

He couldn’t believe his eyes.

“Who are you?” He asked with caution.

Jake pushed away the knife coldly and said,

“Don’t point a knife at me ever again.”

“Who are you? And why do you look like me?” Ronald questioned in a wary tone.

Jake turned to leave, but Ronald hurriedly stopped,

“Wait! You can’t leave.”

Jake rolled his eyes,

“Why?”

“Because you entered this forest!” Ronald retorted.

“So what? Do you own this forest?” Jake said in a disdainful tone.

Ronald’s third friend, Lucas who was recording everything on the phone, commented,

“Yes. He owns this forest.”

Jake: “…” That f*cking truly knows how to put me in danger.

Taking a deep breath, Jake said calmly,

“I mistakenly entered this place.”

All three friends turned silent and stared at Jake as if he were some idiot.

“What? Why are you staring at me like this?” Jake questioned in an irritated voice.

“Uh…this place has been sealed for the past 10 years…how did you mistakenly enter this place, how did you manage to survive for 10 years without blood…” James muttered.

He had red hair and red eyes, which made Jake feel as if he was a tomato.

However, James’s words stunned Jake.

That f*cking cat was truly…powerful! Once he finds her…he will kill her.

“That’s a long story. Can any of you drop me at Aurora Base?” Jake pretended to act normal.

“Aurora? Which clan has such a feminine name?” Lucas laughed.

“Not clan. I am talking about Aurora Base!” Jake emphasized.

“Um…are you from a neighboring country?” James asked.

“Which country is it?” Jake asked. “England? USA?”

“Eh? What England? What USA? We are in Anderson Country!” Lucas said in a confused voice. “Which country are you from?”

“China…” Jake muttered in a small voice.

An ominous feeling enveloped in his heart.

He had never heard of a country named Anderson. Hell, he never found any of his kind but now…he found three.

“China? What place is that? I have never heard of such a country.” Lucas answered.

“Are you kidding? China is one of the Asian countries, which continent are we in?” Jake asked hysterically.

Hearing his words the three friends exchanged glances and reached one conclusion, either this man was an assassin or he was some idiot.

Lucas was trying to search whether any country like China existed or not when suddenly he saw a post by his friend.

Looking at the post he paused and muttered,

“How cute. I never thought blue cat existed.”

Blue cat?

Jake hurriedly snatched Lucas’s phone and stared at the photo. The sight of the blue fur cat filled him with anger.

Because of this blue-fur cat, he was stuck in this godforsaken place.

“What the f*ck, return me my phone!” Lucas shouted.

“Do you…know this cat?” Ronald suddenly asked.

The gears of Jake’s brain worked and he nodded,

“Yes. I…I remember now. My cat…she has a teleportation superpower and teleported me to this place.”

From their conversation earlier he deduced that superpower here wasn’t uncommon.

Compared to Lucas and James who were sarcastic toward him, Ronald was much more calm.

He wasn’t hostile…it means his influence skill should work on him, right?

Jake looked into Ronald’s eyes and said softly,

“Could help me to find it?”

Jake’s red eyes glowered with an eerie glow and Ronald’s red eyes turned dazed.

“Okay.”

“Hey! Ronald, are you crazy? This guy hasn’t even answered us yet! His origin and intention are unknown! How can you….” James was shouting when suddenly Jake turned towards him and said,

“You will forget about me.”

He did the same to Lucas and both Lucas and James slowly quietened down and turned dazed.

Jake asked Ronald to lead, and asked,

“By the way…why can’t I sense any human’s presence here?”

Ronald answered in a dazed voice,

“Humans? Aren’t they extinct long ago?”

Has he time-traveled? Jake frowned

“What about Zombie apocalypse? How did you all deal with it?” He asked.

“Zombie apocalypse? That never happened.” Ronald answered.