All the members are good people, only the host is a pervert

Chapter 193 The Virgin Mary of Doom 8

"Long time no see, we thought..." The man who used to be the captain hesitated to speak, with a complicated expression on his face.

The woman who had wanted to give Lin Ruan a piece of bread before she left, forced out a smile, breaking the awkward silence, and whispered, "It's fate that we meet again now." Her voice was particularly clear in the silent environment, yet it carried an indescribable vicissitudes of life.

"You have superpowers?" another woman suddenly screamed, her voice piercing the air with shock and disbelief. Her eyes widened as she stared at Lin Ruan, as if she were seeing a complete stranger. "Why didn't you tell me you had superpowers?" Her question echoed through the empty street, thick with anger and confusion.

Lin Ruan frowned slightly, his expression calm, and explained seriously: "You didn't ask me."

"Why don't you tell me without being asked? You clearly know that several people in the team were killed or injured in order to protect you, and you..." The woman became more and more agitated, her voice trembling, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, full of accusations.

"But," Lin Ruan gently interrupted her, her voice still calm, as peaceful as a bottomless lake, "that was their own choice."

"Okay, I won't argue with you about what happened before, but what about what happened today? He was clearly trying to steal our things, but you killed our teammates without saying a word?" The woman was so angry that she was shaking all over. She clenched her fists tightly, leaned forward, and almost rushed to Lin Ruan.

"He was so angry, so I took pity on him and sent him to a new world of peace and happiness. You don't need to thank me."

When the people on the other team heard this, they were stunned, their faces filled with disbelief. They stared at Lin Ruan blankly, as if they couldn't understand her jaw-dropping statement.

The woman with the shrill voice was so angry that her face turned red like a ripe tomato. She raised her voice and shouted at the top of her lungs, "You are totally unreasonable! What do you mean by sending him to the new world? That's a living life! What gives you the right to make this decision for him?"

Lin Ruan's expression remained calm, as if the woman's anger and excitement had nothing to do with her. She closed her eyes slightly and whispered, "In the apocalypse, those completely consumed by anger will sooner or later face destruction. I simply ended his painful struggle prematurely."

The former captain finally couldn't help but speak. His brows furrowed, his deep gaze filled with scrutiny and regret. He looked at Lin Ruan quietly and said slowly, "Lin Ruan, I always thought you were a kind person, but now your actions make me feel strange. We've been through so many difficult times together. Doesn't that friendship count anymore?"

Lin Ruan smiled, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and nodded: "Of course it counts, but I can't hand him over, so how do you think I should make up for your loss?" There was an imperceptible light in her eyes, making it difficult to guess her true thoughts.

Before they could speak again, Lin Ruan clasped his hands together, slowly closed his eyes, and muttered, "As an apology, my loyal believer, my most beloved Eleven, will pray for you. May the Lord shed His merciful light upon you and guide your souls to peace from now on."

Her voice was soft and ethereal, as if coming from the distant sky.

As Lin Ruan's voice fell, "bang bang bang" sounds rang out one after another. The sound was dull and depressing, as if it was the death knell of fate.

Lin Ruan slowly opened her eyes, only to see piles of gray dust on the street ahead. Those once vibrant lives had now turned to nothingness, vanishing without a trace.

Twelve opened his eyes wide, his face full of horror, staring at the expressionless Gu Yu in disbelief. His lips trembled slightly, and his throat seemed to be choked by something, and he wanted to speak but couldn't.

Dead, they were dead, all of them. Not one was left.

Crushing bones and scattering ashes.

"Twelve, the ground is dirty." Lin Ruan said lightly, his voice calm and without a trace of ripples, as if everything that had just happened was just a trivial matter.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, sister. I'll clean it up right away. No, that's not right. I'll go back and wash it right away." Twelve responded in a panic, his eyes filled with fear and awe. He quickly lowered his head and patted the dust off his body, his movements seeming a bit clumsy and flustered.

"We've only been strolling for a while, don't you want to stroll around a little longer?" Lin Ruan asked, his eyes fixed on Twelve with a superficial concern.

"No, no, I'm happier staying with my sister." Twelve shook his head quickly, his eyes revealing a deep fear and dependence. He followed Lin Ruan closely, as if only by being close to her could he feel a sense of security.

"Okay." Lin Ruan said softly. "Don't be afraid, just rely on me. I will protect you."

"Okay, sister." Twelve responded obediently.

Gu Yu followed silently behind without saying a word. His expression was more numb than calm.

They returned to their temporary "home." Night fell quietly, and darkness enveloped the silent city. Twelve had been completely distraught and extremely nervous since what happened that day.

By the evening, he had a high fever. His little face turned red, his consciousness began to blur, and he kept mumbling.

Lin Ruan tried to give Twelve antipyretics, but it had no effect and Twelve's temperature remained high.

The system's voice echoed in her mind: "Ruanruan, Twelve is about to awaken his special ability. In this special state, the stress response of the body has caused a high fever that cannot be reduced."

Lin Ruan frowned slightly, and without hesitation, she took out the spiritual spring from the space. She helped Twelve up and slowly fed the spiritual spring into his mouth.

As the spiritual spring entered his body, Twelve's originally scalding body gradually returned to normal temperature and the fever subsided. But at the same time, the signs of awakening superpowers that had just sprouted in his body also came to an abrupt end.

System: "You're so weak! Why did you stop his ability awakening? He finally became useful. If we miss this opportunity, it might be difficult for him to awaken again in the future."

Lin Ruan gently stroked Twelve's face, her eyes filled with compassion. "I don't need him to have powerful superpowers. I just want him to stay by my side safely. Awakening superpowers means facing more dangers and challenges. I can't bear to see him involved in these disputes."

The system was silent for a moment: "Soft, say something personal."

Lin Ruan: "He is mine, everything about him should belong to me. I don't want him to thank fate, I just want him to thank me."

Twelve frowned in his sleep, as if he felt Lin Ruan's care, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a reassuring smile. Lin Ruan stayed by his bed, his eyes always gently fixed on Twelve, as if guarding the most precious treasure.

After watching for an unknown amount of time, Lin Ruan finally called Gu Yu in. "I'm going to sleep, Eleven, move Twelve out."

"Okay sir."

The next morning, Twelve woke up. He opened his eyes and saw Lin Ruan standing beside him. He asked weakly, "Sister, what's wrong with me?"

Lin Ruan smiled and touched his head: "You had a fever last night, but you're fine now. How do you feel?"

Twelve blinked, trying to recall what happened last night, but found his mind in a mess. He only remembered those terrifying images and Lin Ruan's gentle voice. He rubbed against Lin Ruan: "Sister, I'm a little scared..."

Lin Ruan hugged him: "Don't be afraid, I'm here and I won't let you get hurt again."

Having said that, Twelve froze when he felt his dog tag being removed.

Is Maria unwilling to protect him anymore?

"Yesterday you said you wanted to give me that crystal core. Why?"

"Because, because..."

"Eleven doesn't have a second gun, but I can give you something else."

Lin Ruan hung a metal necklace that looked exactly the same as the one she took off around Twelve's neck. The only difference was that there was a round protrusion in the middle of the round pendant that looked like jade but not jade. It looked somewhat similar to the material of the cross on Lin Ruan's chest.

This was a high-level healing array that Lin Ruan had crafted in space using chalcedony, wrapped in thin metal sheets. There was a small gap in the center of the healing array, and only by pressing that dot could it be filled and activated.

Lin Ruan used a water line to cut a wound on the back of Twelve's hand. Before the blood could flow out, she pressed the dot in the middle of the badge on his chest. The wound immediately healed as before without a trace.

"Take this with you. Even if you only have one breath left, pressing this button will make you completely unharmed."

"Wuwuwu sister, thank you sister, thank you sister..."

Twelve buried his head in Lin Ruan's palm, his left hand tightly grasping the new dog tag, as if he was holding the last straw of life when drowning, as if he was holding the whole world.

"Soft, you're really good. You stayed up all night tinkering with this thing. Did you plan to let him choose to trigger the healing array? That way, when you don't allow him to heal, he won't dare to heal himself, right?"

Yes, Gu Yu, who remembered to remind others to run away when being chased by zombies, became an executioner and took other people's lives with the weapon in his hand.

Twelve, who could have been healed with just one click, could only endure the scars and pain left on his body by his master.

Lin Ruan didn't kill them, but he didn't give up torturing them.