Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 75 – Reorganizing the Fire Phoenix Stronghold

Zhou Ming’s face instantly flushed bright red.

He lowered his head, his voice like the buzzing of a mosquito.

“I… I slept quite well.”

Lin Fan didn’t press him further and turned to look at Ah Hu.

“After the meal, notify everyone to assemble at the command center on the sixth floor.”

“Yes!” Ah Hu immediately agreed. Although he didn’t dare to look at Lin Fan for too long either, the efficiency with which he carried out orders hadn’t diminished in the slightest.

Lin Fan elegantly finished her breakfast and rose to leave the cafeteria.

Behind her, the gazes of almost everyone followed her until her white figure completely disappeared through the doorway.

An irrepressible wave of discussion erupted in the cafeteria once more.

“My god, what on earth did Lei-jie go through?”

“Could she have evolved too?”

“Definitely! I heard that after some Evolved beings awaken their abilities, even their appearance changes!”

“So beautiful… To be able to follow a boss like her in this lifetime, I could die happy.”

Zhou Ming silently cleared his dishes, his mind a chaotic mess.

When Lin Fan had been sitting beside him just now, that faint, elusive fragrance, the feeling of the hem of her white dress lightly brushing against his pant leg…

He felt like his heart was about to leap out of his chest.

…

An hour later.

The sixth-floor command center.

Nearly a hundred people crowded the entire hall.

Lin Fan stood in the main position, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows behind her. The backlight softened her silhouette, making her seem like some being not of this world.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on her.

“I’ve called you all here today to tell you something.”

Lin Fan’s voice was crisp and exceptionally clear in the quiet hall.

“Evolved beings.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping across the room.

“Some of you have already seen them. For example, that incredibly fast Young Master Lin from before.”

A low murmur spread through the crowd.

“And Fire Phoenix, who could control flames.”

Lin Fan continued.

“These people are all Evolved beings. They are immune to the Zombie Virus. After being infected, they don’t turn into zombies but instead awaken some kind of special ability.”

Standing in the crowd, Ah Hu suddenly remembered something and asked loudly.

“Lei-jie, are you an Evolved being too?”

Everyone held their breath.

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Lin Fan smiled.

“Yes.”

She didn’t deny it.

“I am also an Evolved being.”

“My ability is an all-around enhancement of my physical attributes. Strength, speed, defense, and perception are all more than twenty times that of a normal person.”

A wave of gasps rippled through the crowd.

Twenty times?

What did that even mean?

“However, I acquired a new ability last night.”

There was a hint of playfulness in Lin Fan’s voice.

“Psychokinesis.”

As soon as she finished speaking.

A heavy metal chair in the corner of the hall floated up without any warning.

It slowly ascended, and under everyone’s shocked gaze, it flew to Lin Fan’s side, hovering in mid-air.

“Hiss…”

A collective, sharp intake of breath.

Lin Fan reached out her hand and clenched it gently.

“Kaka-ka…”

The metal chair, as if seized by an invisible giant hand, was instantly twisted and deformed, finally being compressed into a ball of scrap metal.

“Thud!”

The scrap metal fell to the floor, making a dull thud.

You could hear a pin drop in the hall.

Everyone’s eyes were wide, their mouths agape enough to fit an egg.

Is… is this even human?

Lin Fan was very satisfied with everyone’s reaction.

“So, you don’t need to worry.”

Her voice was gentle, carrying a soothing power.

“As long as I am here, Fragrant Hills International is the safest place in the apocalypse.”

A burst of enthusiastic cheers and applause erupted from the crowd.

“Long live Lei-jie!”

“If we follow Lei-jie, we’ll definitely be able to survive!”

Lin Fan raised her hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

“There’s one more thing.”

She took her phone out of her pocket and played a video.

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“Ah Hu, turn on the projector.”

Ah Hu immediately sprang into action.

Soon, an image appeared on the white screen on the wall.

It was a scene from outside the military camp.

Fire Phoenix, in her fiery red combat suit, was leading dozens of people, surrounded by thousands of zombies.

She fought back with all her might, flames erupting time and again, but in the end, she was submerged in the sea of zombies.

In the video, the eerie woman with flowing white hair on the watchtower could also be clearly seen.

The video ended.

The hall fell deathly silent.

The color drained from everyone’s faces.

Fire Phoenix… was dead?

The strongest Evolved being in the southern part of the city was dead, just like that?

Lin Fan put away her phone, her expression grave.

“I filmed this video yesterday near the military camp.”

“Fire Phoenix and her team were completely wiped out.”

“And the one controlling the horde of zombies is a white-haired woman. She has the ability to command zombies and is extremely dangerous.”

Lin Fan’s voice paused for a moment.

“Right now, Fire Phoenix’s stronghold is without a leader.”

She looked at Ah Hu and Zhou Ming.

“Ah Hu, Zhou Ming, the two of you will immediately lead a team to the Fire Phoenix Stronghold.”

“Recruit the remaining survivors, especially the logistics personnel and guards.”

“Try to use peaceful means. If they are willing to join Fragrant Hills International, we welcome them. If not, let them fend for themselves.”

Ah Hu and Zhou Ming glanced at each other and answered in unison.

“Yes!”

Lin Fan then looked at Chen Wan in the crowd.

The surgeon was currently looking at her with a mixture of gratitude and awe.

“Doctor Chen.”

Lin Fan called her name.

Chen Wan quickly stepped forward and bowed slightly.

“Lei-jie.”

Her voice trembled slightly.

“You saved me and the other women. I… I really don’t know how to thank you.”

Lin Fan walked up to her and gently patted her on the shoulder.

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“You don’t have to thank me.”

Her voice was very gentle.

“You are a doctor. Saving lives is your duty.”

“In the apocalypse, doctors are more important than anyone.”

Chen Wan’s eyes reddened.

“I… I will definitely work hard to repay the stronghold’s kindness.”

Lin Fan nodded.

“Do you know what is most precious in the apocalypse?”

Chen Wan was taken aback for a moment and shook her head.

“It’s not weapons, nor is it supplies.”

Lin Fan’s voice was soft, yet full of power.

“It’s hope.”

“As long as people are alive, they will get sick, and they will get injured.”

“And doctors are the ones who give people hope.”

Chen Wan took a deep breath and nodded forcefully.

“I understand, Lei-jie.”

“I will do my best to give everyone hope to live on.”

Lin Fan smiled with satisfaction.

She had no intention of turning Chen Wan into a Skin.

A living, loyal doctor was far more useful than a Skin.

Moreover, she now possessed medical skills herself.

Chen Wan’s value lay in her ability to serve the stronghold.

Lin Fan turned to face everyone.

“From now on, our population will increase significantly.”

“The consumption of supplies will also increase.”

“Therefore, everyone must be prepared.”

“Ah Hu, you are in charge of formulating a new search plan.”

“Xiao Wang, you are in charge of planning new planting and farming areas.”

“Also…”

Lin Fan paused.

“Starting today, Fragrant Hills International is entering a state of war.”

“Everyone must participate in combat training.”

“Our enemies are not just zombies.”

“But also other survivors.”

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Her voice was icy.

“In the apocalypse, kindness will only get you killed faster.”

“Only the strong can survive.”

The hall was silent.

Everyone could feel the killing intent in Lin Fan’s words.

“Meeting dismissed.”

Lin Fan waved her hand.

“Ah Hu, Zhou Ming, you two stay.”

…

The people in the hall left one after another.

Finally, only Ah Hu and Zhou Ming remained.

Lin Fan walked over to the sofa and sat down, the hem of her white dress spreading out elegantly with her movement.

“Ah Hu, you take twenty men and three vehicles.”

“Zhou Ming, you go with Ah Hu.”

She took a map out of her pocket and spread it on the table.

“The Fire Phoenix Stronghold is here, at the South City Shopping Mall.”

“According to intel, there are still forty to fifty people there.”

“Most of them are women, responsible for logistics.”

“There are no more than ten armed personnel, and they are all ordinary people.”

Lin Fan’s finger tapped lightly on the map.

“Your mission is simple.”

“When you arrive, first state your identity and tell them that Fire Phoenix is dead.”

“Then give them two choices.”

“First, join Fragrant Hills International, and we will provide food, shelter, and safety.”

“Second, fend for themselves, but we will take all the supplies from the shopping mall.”

Ah Hu nodded.

“Understood, Lei-jie.”

“What if they resist?”

Zhou Ming suddenly asked.

Lin Fan looked up at him.

“Resist?”

A cold smile touched the corner of her lips.

“Then let them see the price of resistance.”