Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 83 – Heading to the Stronghold

The Evolved being holding the long saber, Liu Qiang, looked at Lin Fan with a complicated expression.

Shock, apprehension, and a sliver of curiosity he couldn’t hide.

He took a deep breath, trying his best to make his tone sound steady.

“My name is Liu Qiang. You can just call me Old Liu.”

He offered Lin Fan what he considered a reasonably friendly smile.

“This… lady, since you’ve come all the way from Hangcheng, would you like to visit our base for a while?”

“Our boss should be very interested in the situation in Hangcheng as well.”

The boss he spoke of was, of course, the thrice-evolved Evolved being, Zhang Jie.

The corners of Lin Fan’s lips curved into a faint, almost imperceptible arc.

Thrice-evolved.

She was indeed very interested.

She wanted to see for herself just what level the so-called “thrice-evolved” was at.

“Alright.”

Her voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable weight.

“Lead the way.”

“Right away!”

As if granted a pardon, Liu Qiang let out a sigh of relief and nodded eagerly.

He turned and waved to the team members behind him.

“Pack it up! We’re heading home!”

The team members immediately sprang into action.

Two were tasked with handling the mutated zombie’s corpse, while the others vigilantly scanned their surroundings.

In the team, there were two young female survivors.

Their gazes had been secretly fixed on Lin Fan since the beginning.

One of them, a girl with short hair, couldn’t help but lean close to her companion’s ear and whisper.

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“Look at her, her skin is so fair.”

“She doesn’t look like someone who’s lived through the apocalypse at all.”

The other girl, with long hair, nodded emphatically, her eyes full of envy.

“Yeah, and look at the dress and high heels she’s wearing…”

“My god, how does she dare to wear that outfit?”

“It’s unbelievable.”

Their voices were very low.

But to Lin Fan, whose physical constitution exceeded three hundred, they were as clear as if spoken right next to her ear.

Lin Fan paid them no mind.

She simply followed quietly at the back of the group.

The long black dress swayed gently with her movements.

The high heels on her feet, stepping on the dust- and blood-stained street, still looked elegant.

She seemed completely out of place in this dilapidated world.

The team began to move toward the northern part of the city.

Because the zombie density in Jiangcheng was too high, and the streets were littered with abandoned vehicles and roadblocks, driving was actually inconvenient.

So this time, they had come out on foot.

Lin Fan followed behind, unhurried.

There was no hint of vigilance on her face.

It was as if she wasn’t walking through the perilous streets of the apocalypse, but strolling through her own backyard garden.

They had only taken a few steps.

Not far ahead, a wandering zombie caught the scent of living people and charged toward them, roaring.

The two team members at the very front immediately raised their weapons, preparing to fight.

“On guard!” Liu Qiang also barked, tightening his grip on his long saber.

But then, a strange scene occurred.

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The zombie, which had been charging like a mad dog, suddenly slammed on the brakes when it was still a dozen meters away from the team, stopping in its tracks.

It tilted its head, its empty eye sockets “looking” at Lin Fan for a moment.

Its expression was one of utter confusion.

Then, as if it hadn’t seen this group of living people at all, it let out a low growl, silently turned around, detoured around them, and continued its aimless wandering.

“Huh?”

Everyone in the team was stunned.

Liu Qiang stood with his saber raised, a look of bewilderment on his face.

“What’s going on?”

“Did this thing… have a change of heart?”

Lin Fan’s steps paused slightly.

A flash of understanding crossed her mind.

Advanced Charm.

So… it wasn’t just effective on humans.

It didn’t simply manipulate emotions, but rather seemed to increase favorability on a conceptual level.

Even these mindless monsters would subconsciously not want to harm her?

A playful smile touched the corners of Lin Fan’s lips.

Interesting.

The rest of the journey further confirmed Lin Fan’s theory.

Along the way, they encountered several more waves of zombies.

Some had three to five, others had over a dozen.

But without exception, after getting close to them, those zombies would subconsciously avoid Lin Fan’s position.

It was as if she carried some kind of natural repellent aura.

At first, Liu Qiang and his team thought it was a coincidence.

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But after the same thing happened again and again, the way they looked at Lin Fan had completely changed.

If before it was apprehension and curiosity, now, it was reverence.

Who on earth was this woman?

Even zombies didn’t dare to approach her?

The two girls in the team didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.

They looked at Lin Fan with eyes full of adoration.

One of them, the short-haired girl, hesitated for a long time before finally mustering the courage to approach Lin Fan.

“Um… Big Sis…”

Her voice was tiny, laced with nervousness.

“Your shoes… are so pretty.”

“Don’t your feet get tired from walking?”

Lin Fan turned her head and glanced at her.

The girl’s face flushed red under her gaze, and she subconsciously lowered her head.

“They don’t,” Lin Fan replied coolly.

Then, she said no more.

The girl retreated awkwardly.

Her companion pulled her hand and whispered, “You’re so bold, you actually dared to talk to her.”

“I feel like my legs would go weak if she just glanced at me.”

The short-haired girl stuck out her tongue.

“She’s just so beautiful, more beautiful than a movie star.”

“It’s just… she feels so cold.”

…

Twenty minutes later.

The team finally arrived at their destination.

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A massive industrial park in the northern district of Jiangcheng.

This was Zhang Jie’s base.

The park’s walls were high, topped with barbed wire.

At the entrance, containers and trucks had been used to build sturdy fortifications.

Several guards holding rifles stood behind the fortifications, vigilantly observing the situation outside.

Seeing Liu Qiang’s team return, the guards immediately opened the barricade.

“Old Liu, you’re back?” one of the guards greeted with a smile.

“How was the haul?”

“Not bad,” Liu Qiang nodded.

Then, his gaze fell on Lin Fan, who was at the very back of the team.

The guard noticed Lin Fan as well.

His eyes instantly went wide.

His mouth fell open, and the cigarette in his hand dropped to the ground.

“O-Old Liu…” he stammered, pointing at Lin Fan.

“Who… who is this…?”

It wasn’t just him.

The moment they saw Lin Fan, all the surrounding guards were completely dumbstruck.

Only a single thought remained in their minds.

A goddess?

Liu Qiang ignored their loss of composure.

He walked to Lin Fan’s side, his body subconsciously bowing slightly as he respectfully made a “please” gesture.

“We’ve arrived.”

“I’ll take you to see our Brother Jie.”