[Detection: You have stayed in someone else's shelter for over 30 minutes!]
[The current shelter owner is not in the shelter and is in an "unable to resist" state.]
[Excuse me, would you like to choose to occupy this shelter? Or destroy it?]
Occupy or destroy? Yi Bai was taken aback. Unconsciously, he had accumulated a full half an hour in this room, triggering the underlying apocalypse game mechanism.
He racked his memory and vividly remembered that those thugs had also mentioned that killing people could increase survival points. From this perspective, the apocalypse game not only brought terrifying natural disasters but also encouraged humans to slaughter each other. Since even the act of killing was being encouraged, it was no surprise that there was a mechanism for destroying and occupying other people's shelters.
"According to what those captives confessed, this house originally belonged to Brother Li. Later, he knocked down the walls to create a larger floor area for bedding."
Yi Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. "If I operate this option now and Brother Li's shelter disappears, will his talent still exist?"
The answer seemed self-evident. Without much hesitation, Yi Bai quickly confirmed his choice.
"Destroy the current shelter!"
Following Yi Bai's confirmation, a red light instantly emerged in front of him.
The women watched this scene in panic, constantly huddling themselves into an even tighter corner. They were terrified, dreading new torture and unexpected changes.
Yi Bai didn't have time to tend to the emotions of these pitiful women. He stared fixedly at the red light in front of him, watching it spread and expand, covering most of the room in just a few breaths.
When the red light dissipated, Yi Bai received a new prompt message.
[Congratulations! You've destroyed a Level 0 shelter and received a reward of 100 survival points!]
[The current shelter owner will lose the shelter talent and all the rights to the apocalypse game mechanisms.]
[You now have a 30% probability of inheriting the items in the current shelter, with an inheritance ratio of 20%.]
[Since this is the first time you've destroyed a shelter, the inheritance probability is increased to 100%! The inheritance ratio is increased to 100%!]
[Excuse me, would you like to confirm the inheritance? If you don't respond to this message within 24 hours, it will be regarded as giving up the inheritance.]
A series of prompt messages filled Yi Bai with unexpected joy.
"Sure enough, by destroying the shelter, his resurrection talent is gone!"
"Hahaha, excellent, really excellent!"
Yi Bai couldn't suppress his excited laughter. He didn't notice that the women in front of him were looking at him with increasingly desperate eyes. In their view, this young man had seemed quite normal before, but all of a sudden, he was laughing lewdly. Well, at least he wasn't bad-looking. It wouldn't be too much of a waste to let him have his way.
Just as the women were trying to console themselves in despair, Yi Bai had already confirmed the new information.
"Confirm inheritance!"
Yi Bai raised an eyebrow. He wouldn't let go of any opportunity to strengthen himself. Although there might not be anything great in Brother Li's shelter, having more was always better. Yi Bai wasn't picky.
[Inheritance completed! The currently destroyed shelter contained 2,876 survival points, an "E-level Steamed Bun Maker Machine", and three bottles of "F-level Cooling Liquid".]
[You've perfectly inherited all the above items. The props and survival points have automatically entered your shelter reserves. You can freely withdraw them when you get home.]
"Huh?"
Yi Bai was stunned, and his eyes widened involuntarily.
"That Li guy was so rich!"
"How did he have over 2,000 points?"
Yi Bai muttered to himself. He suddenly realized that he might have miscalculated earlier. If killing people and destroying shelters both earned points, it was impossible for a thug like Brother Li not to know this. There were 32 households in this building, which meant there were at least 32 shelters. Excluding Brother Li's and Yi Bai's shelters, theoretically, Brother Li could have obtained at least 3,000 points by destroying the rest of the shelters in the past few days.
Adding the points from killing people outside... All in all, the points Brother Li had obtained couldn't possibly be less than 3,000.
As for the "E-level Steamed Bun Maker Machine" and "F-level Cooling Liquid", Yi Bai had seen them in the survival point mall provided by the shelter. Their prices weren't too high, but their appearance meant that Brother Li already knew the function of the points and had begun to use them preliminarily.
"Then why did he leave so many points unused?"
Yi Bai blinked. He could only assume that Brother Li had learned about the fact that shelters could be upgraded. He wanted to save up points to upgrade or buy some more expensive point props. As a result, before he had saved enough points, Yi Bai had intercepted them. All the hard-earned survival points had ended up benefiting Yi Bai.
"So many points have made me rich overnight."
Yi Bai sighed. The last point condition for upgrading the shelter had been met, and he could upgrade it now! Now that Brother Li's immortality talent was gone, even if he was still alive, he wasn't much of a threat. At least on the surface, without Lin Yue, Yi Bai still had Li Ya by his side. Two against one, how could they lose?
What's more, Yi Bai didn't plan to go out casually. He just wanted to let Li Ya continuously improve the shelter's defenses, stay at home himself, and get stronger every day!
In this way, Yi Bai didn't believe that a Brother Li without a shelter could do anything to him.
"Speed up!"
Yi Bai picked up the walkie-talkie given by the signalman and instructed the soldiers carrying supplies in a deep voice, "We only have less than half an hour left. Hurry up."
"Also, leave two people to set up some traps at the door."
"Remember, the more, the better! Don't be afraid to waste supplies. Give full play to your military qualities and maximize the safety level around the shelter!"
Yi Bai planned to make good use of the soldiers in the last remaining time, asking them to set up sufficient countermeasures for the shelter before they disappeared.
"Yes, sir."
A clear response came from the walkie-talkie.
Strangely enough, the intercom system in the city police station had already failed, but these summoned soldiers had a perfectly intact combat communication system. It seemed that the technological restrictions of the apocalypse game only applied to the technological systems originally possessed by humans on Earth. The technology modules born from the shelter mechanism were not interfered with or restricted.
"By the way, sir, how should we deal with these captives?"
The signalman sent an inquiry, asking for instructions. They seemed to know that they were about to leave and shouldn't leave such threatening people around the sir.
"Sir, I request to shoot these dangerous elements to ensure your safety to the greatest extent."
The signalman held the walkie-talkie in his hand. He saw the terrified expressions on the faces of the three captives carrying supplies, but his eyes remained cold. He was waiting for Yi Bai's order.
After a brief silence, Yi Bai's dull response came through the static on the walkie-talkie.
"Okay, kill them."
"Yes, sir."
The signalman picked up his pistol and aimed it at the captives' heads.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three gunshots soon came from downstairs, signifying the end of three lives.
Yi Bai's heart didn't stir much. After the bloody battles last night and today, his state of mind had changed dramatically.
"Old Zheng, don't blame me."
Yi Bai murmured in his heart, "I want to live too. I have to be a bit ruthless."
Yi Bai took a deep breath to calm himself down and glanced at the women in front of him.
This was a new problem that gave Yi Bai a bit of a headache.
Kill them? But these women also seemed to be pitiful people tortured by Brother Li. They hadn't opposed Yi Bai, which made it hard for him to bring himself to do it. He could be ruthless to his enemies, but deep down, he still had a glimmer of conscience when it came to the weak.
"Just drive them away."
Yi Bai took a deep breath, pinched the bridge of his nose, and made a decision in his heart. "I won't kill them, but they can't stay in this building either."
"I want to clean this building thoroughly to ensure my own safety to the greatest extent!"
In the apocalypse, Yi Bai trusted no one. He could be soft-hearted enough not to kill, but he would never let others get too close to him.
"Click!"
Yi Bai reloaded his pistol. He was about to threaten the women to get dressed and leave the residential building.
Just then.
Suddenly, a soft call came from behind Yi Bai.
"Sir?"
"Lin Yue!"
Yi Bai was startled and turned around reflexively. To his delight, he saw Lin Yue, covered in blood, leaning against the door frame and smiling weakly at him.
"Sir, you're alive. That's great..."