Chapter 66: Into a Post-Apocalyptic Superpower Novel, Day 18

Chapter 66: The Eighteenth Day of Transmigrating into an Apocalyptic Superpower Novel

A surge of immense helplessness and a give-up-on-everything impulse flooded Ji Zishi simultaneously.

An Yi looked at the utterly bewildered Ji Zishi, then at the stunned team members around them, and finally his gaze settled on the female team member. Her face had turned alternately pale and red from being yelled at.

An Yi's gaze shifted as he noticed the unpleasant expression on the Fifth Squad Leader's face.

He sighed apologetically: "Sorry, he's got a screw loose."

With that, he gave Ji Zishi a hard slap on the back, making him stumble forward: "What are you saying? Apologize to her!"

The members of the Fifth Squad weren't under Ji Zishi's command, after all.

Hearing An Yi's words, Ji Zishi opened his mouth but finally swallowed his pride: "Sorry."

The female team member forced a smile: "It's fine, An Yi, I..."

Before she could finish, Ji Zishi interrupted her.

He took a deep breath, as if making up his mind, his chest heaving heavily.

Then, he did something that made everyone's jaws drop—

He spun around abruptly, no longer looking at the female team member, and faced An Yi. His voice trembled with nervousness and excitement, but it was unusually loud and clear, carrying a reckless, all-or-nothing boldness:

"She... she won't do!"

An Yi raised an eyebrow: "...Huh?"

Ji Zishi's face flushed bright red, his fists clenched tightly as if he were about to charge into battle. He shouted out with a desperate roar, as if declaring to the whole world:

"Be-because! I like you!"

"I... I... Can... can we get married?"

After shouting that, he seemed to have all the strength drained from him, frozen in place.

What the hell was he even saying?!

The entire training ground fell into dead silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was petrified.

The girl: "..." So that's how it is. What a piece of trash!

Old Cat's mouth was wide enough to fit an egg.

Nails, standing beside him, reached out to push up his jaw and couldn't help but clap: "Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"

And An Yi, after a brief moment of shock, looked at the squad leader whose face was as red as a boiled shrimp but whose eyes were astonishingly bright, and finally couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

As for Ji Zishi, he was different from anyone An Yi had met before—his heart was hot and clumsy, but quite interesting.

At some point, the comment section had somehow turned its attention to them, now erupting with screams:

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"So An Yi isn't the villain, but Ji Zishi's CP?"

"What a disaster! Who proposes right away!"

"What's the use of confessing? Go for it! Kiss him!"

"I command you two to do it right now in front of me. If you don't, I'll kill you both."

"Hey~ little brat~ how fiery~ (breathy voice)"

"So that's how it is. I like watching this. Take this reward!"

"Pure gold! Like striking oil in your backyard!"

"Bro, you smell nice."

"..."

An Yi: ...

So annoying.

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Ji Zishi's earth-shattering confession was like dropping a depth charge into a calm lake, its ripples spreading for days.

The team members looked at him and An Yi with all sorts of meaningful glints in their eyes, especially Nails, whose grin stretched from ear to ear.

And Ji Zishi, after the initial mortification and anxiety, realized that An Yi hadn't explicitly rejected him, so he took it as some kind of tacit approval and instantly bounced back to life.

He quickly decided to pursue An Yi.

But his methods of pursuit...

He started finding all sorts of delicious things for An Yi.

One day, it was a piece of mutant beast jerky specially swapped from the kitchen, supposedly with higher energy, hard enough to break a tooth.

The next day, it was a sweet canned fruit. The day after, a very sweet mutant plant root.

An Yi: ...

Every time, Ji Zishi would look at him with eager eyes, like a large dog waiting for praise, leaving An Yi both amused and exasperated.

When going on missions, no matter what the task, as long as it was with An Yi, Ji Zishi would stick to him like glue and automatically enter "overprotective" mode.

He wanted to blast away every possible risk preemptively with lightning, often prompting An Yi to remind him: "Captain, leave me some room to train."

He also tried to learn to be gentle and considerate, but it often turned into: "An Yi, are you cold?"

He controls ice! He's not cold!

"An Yi, are you thirsty?"

He controls water!

"An Yi, are you tired? Want me to carry you?"

For heaven's sake! They had just walked out of the base gate! Why would he be tired already? He's not helpless!

An Yi sighed, at his wit's end. Luckily, it usually only took one sentence to shut him up: "Act normal."

And then, anyone who tries to approach An Yi, especially those who talk to him more than a few words, regardless of gender, would receive a death glare from Captain Ji, trying to nip potential love rivals in the bud.

An Yi sighed. He had never experienced such clumsy courting!

The methods were cringe-worthy and completely lacking in restraint, practically known to everyone in the base.

An Yi was a bit annoyed, but seeing Ji Zishi flustered and blushing because of it, he found it not so annoying anymore—even a little cute.

Alright.

Amid this slightly chaotic yet charged atmosphere, the defense upgrade work of Blaze Bastion was in full swing under the strong push of Ji Qin.

The base walls were further reinforced and heightened, new sensors and traps were deployed on the periphery, protective coatings against corrosive liquids were developed and tested, and the size and frequency of patrols were greatly increased.

The entire base was running like a taut wartime machine, operating efficiently.

One evening, An Yi was alone in the warehouse area, inventorying newly delivered materials.

The last rays of the setting sun streamed through the high windows, casting long shadows on the ground.

Ji Zishi had originally wanted to find an excuse to stick around, but was called away by Ji Qin for an emergency meeting.

While An Yi was checking the list, the familiar clamor of the comment section flooded back into his mind:

"Wait! What does this mean?!"

"Holy crap! What's surging outside every safe base?"

"Ahhh! What is this! So disgusting! Outside Blaze Bastion, it's all self-detonating venom sac spores and burrowing corrosive worms!"

"Wait, isn't this supposed to be a boss fight? It's a siege defense!"

"It's coming!"

"Damn damn damn! Mainly the east and west sides! I remember it was mentioned earlier that those are residential areas!"

"The base doesn't know yet!"

"They're all underground! Patrols didn't see them!!! (Shouting!!)"

"We're doomed, doomed!!"

"..."

An Yi's fingers suddenly stopped on the checklist, his pupils slightly contracting.

Residential areas on the east and west! Self-detonating venom sac spores! Burrowing corrosive worms!

He remembered that the original mutated plants and animals that were supposed to attack were not these!

Could it be because of the enhanced patrols?!

He suddenly straightened up, all previous ease and relaxation instantly vanished, and his eyes turned grave.

He must act immediately!

An Yi turned around and quickly walked out of the warehouse, with a grave expression.