Chapter 46: She Is Completely Without Humanity!
"I know." Fei Chengqiang stepped forward.
Chi Wannin glanced at him, waiting for him to go on.
Fei Chengqiang said, "The resident in Villa 36 is named Su Miao, in her twenties, seems to be quite wealthy. She moved in before the rain started and directly rented it for over two months."
"Oh, and she used to live in Villa 32. Su Miao has a crossbow and never misses a shot. After the rain, because of a landslide and people attacking her near her old villa, she killed a lot of people and moved to Villa 36, where she's been ever since."
"After she moved into Villa 36, not many people saw Su Miao leave, but the smell of cooked meat would often drift out. At that time, none of us had any rat meat to eat, and everyone was going crazy for meat, so a lot of people tried to break into Villa 36 to steal some."
Fei Chengqiang studied Chi Wannin before continuing, "From the intelligence I have, everyone who tried to attack Villa 36 failed. Most ended up as corpses floating in the rainwater. This happens every few days."
"There were several times when so many bodies piled up in front of Villa 36 that they couldn't be washed away, and a dozen or more just floated there, a chilling sight."
"Because of this, the people on our side started calling Su Miao the Witch, or sometimes the Murderous Witch."
"That's all I know."
He Weixin raised his hand. "Boss, I know something too."
Chi Wannin shot him a glance. "Speak."
He Weixin immediately said, "Boss, it's like this. I nearly died at Su Miao's hands once..."
He gave a brief account of the time he and his brothers attacked Villa 36 and how he survived by dropping to his knees and begging for his life.
"Su Miao must have severe social anxiety. More than one person saw her hands shaking violently while killing people with the crossbow."
"..."
Chi Wannin said, "Social anxiety? Interesting. She can hit every target even with shaking hands? Are you sure it's social anxiety and not a sociopathic terrorist?"
He Weixin fell silent, terrified.
Ever since he'd arrived, he'd realized that none of the battle group leaders—each as ruthless as a butcher—dared cross this boss named Chi Wannin. There had to be a reason for that.
His life had been spared thanks to his brothers, and he wanted to live on for their sake. He didn't want to die for nothing.
Thinking quickly, He Weixin said, "Yes, yes, this Su Miao is a terrorist. Some people have counted—she's killed five or six hundred people by now."
"And some say that before we got here, the villa district was cleared out by Su Miao herself."
"She has no humanity at all!"
Chi Wannin gave He Weixin a cold, indifferent look.
She couldn't determine if this was the truth, but the reality must be close enough.
If that was the case, never mind catching three hundred people to execute in front of Su Miao—even if she lined up thousands and killed them all, Su Miao wouldn't surrender. She might even take the initiative to kill them herself.
Ha!
It had been a long time since she'd encountered such a challenge.
If Su Miao refused to surrender, then it would be up to her to put an end to this murderous witch and rid the world of a menace.
She was confident that after killing Su Miao, her own prestige in this resort would soar.
Most importantly, such a dangerous person—if she couldn't be used—had to be destroyed!
"Other than the 1st and 2nd Operations Groups, all other groups will join the assault. Flatten Villa 36."
"Inform all group leaders that they may use any means necessary."
Chi Wannin said calmly, "You're He Weixin, right? If I'm helping you get revenge for your fallen brothers, shouldn't you show me some gratitude?"
He Weixin immediately dropped to his knees. "Boss, I'm willing to pledge my life and loyalty to you!"
Chi Wannin said, "Very good. I don't need your life. I'll give you a few guns. You and your brothers will be at the vanguard."
"Revenge is something I know well. Only by taking it yourself can you find peace of mind."
"I'm looking forward to your performance."
Leading the charge with guns?
He Weixin's scalp tingled instantly.
Had she not heard the previous report? The Murderous Witch could hit every target with a crossbow—now she had guns and would be pulling off headshots. Was he supposed to lead the charge just to get shot in front of everyone?
But he didn't dare refuse.
He hadn't even been given the chance to refuse.
He regretted running his mouth just now.
Chi Wannin said, "Take him to report to the 11th Operations Group."
...
Inside Villa 36, Su Miao listened to the torrential rain outside, her mind growing calm.
Every so often, she glanced out the window.
So far, none of them had dared reveal themselves.
Beside her, Xia Xiao'an was hunched over with her knees to her chest, her body trembling from time to time, making Su Miao a little worried.
Xia Xiao'an must have been using her ability to "see" the enemy's movements and report them in real time.
Using magic cost mana.
Su Miao didn't know what Xia Xiao'an's abilities consumed, but seeing how quickly she'd eaten her bread earlier, she guessed that using it for long periods made her hungry.
So Su Miao took out extra bread from her magic space and gave it to Xia Xiao'an.
That way, she could replenish herself in time.
After all, Su Miao had just accidentally killed the people the enemy had sent for negotiations. Judging by their methods—using innocent survivors as hostages—this could only end with one side dead.
As for the enemy's later loudspeaker announcements, Su Miao didn't believe a word.
Luring people over to their deaths—she'd seen that trick far too often in history books, anime, and novels.
All she wanted was to quietly ride out the rest of the apocalypse in this villa, avoiding entanglements with others. Why did these people have to keep coming after her?
It was infuriating!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. But then she reminded herself: this was the apocalypse. All kinds of people would do all kinds of things. Nothing the enemy did should surprise her.
Su Miao's expression hardened. The only thing she could do was kill them all.
Then there would be no more trouble.
"Sis, they're coming," Xia Xiao'an said, her face pale with fear. "There are more of them this time—some are at the rope bridge, some are circling around from the far side of the mountain."
"They've brought a lot of explosives. They want to blow the whole villa sky-high."
"They're also forcing others out in front as cannon fodder, using them as human shields."
Su Miao glanced outside.
Across the landslide zone, people were starting to show themselves, moving toward the rope bridge.
Because of the torrential rain and without Xia Xiao'an's abilities, Su Miao had trouble telling which of them were dangerous unless they got close enough for her to sense their malice.
Moreover, since all of them were being forced forward, they all looked at Su Miao with hatred.
A cursory scan revealed that each and every one of them was cursing her, hoping for her to die.
As if her death would ensure their survival.
"What should I do?"
Su Miao was not a wanton killer.
But she absolutely wouldn't let these people get any closer. It was too dangerous.
She had it!
An idea struck her. Su Miao stood by the window and fired several shots.
Gunfire rang out again, sending the operations group members hiding among the crowd ducking down in terror.