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Chapter 1722 - 728 Stealing Home_2

Chapter 1722: Chapter 728 Stealing Home_2

After Wang Tao’s explanation, she finally understood the specific function of these crystal cores. Seeing Wang Tao handing some crystal cores to her as well, Han Rui was both excited and touched.

She originally thought Wang Tao might keep her by his side as a decorative figure, but she didn’t expect Wang Tao would actually help her become stronger!

Thinking of how Wang Tao had previously told her that everyone is teammates and friends, Han Rui felt a bit ashamed that she didn’t completely trust Wang Tao—this was her mistake!

The women fused the crystal cores one by one, and Han Rui was pleasantly surprised to find that as the cores fused, her body gradually stopped hurting, and she felt much stronger than in her prime!

Han Rui hurried to her room, took out the crystal cores she had saved, handed them to Wang Tao, and then said earnestly:

"Wang Tao, I want to go out with you to hunt zombies; I can help you collect crystal cores!"

Since Wang Tao didn’t see her as a mere decoration, she was determined to play her part and wouldn’t just freeload.

"No rush, I’ll get some superpower crystal cores later, so all of you can become ability users. Only after becoming a Level 1 ability user will you have a certain level of self-protection outside."

Having promised to take good care of them in this life, Wang Tao certainly wouldn’t break his word; going out to hunt zombies was fine, but they needed to be at least a Level 1 ability user first.

"Okay!"

Han Rui nodded eagerly; she was quite looking forward to becoming an ability user. Could she too have a chance to possess strength like Wang Tao’s?

"I’m going to rest now, you all should get to bed early too."

It was already nighttime, and after a long day of work, Wang Tao needed a good rest.

The women all bade each other goodnight and retired to their rooms.

But half an hour later, a stealthy figure appeared at Wang Tao’s door, carefully opened it, and slipped inside.

Wang Tao had a strong sense of alertness, and he was already awake when the door opened, but was somewhat surprised to see who it was.

As the other party groped their way to the bed, Wang Tao suddenly spoke up:

"Did you sleep during the day and now can’t sleep at night?"

Han Rui was startled by Wang Tao’s sudden voice.

"You weren’t asleep? You scared me to death!"

Han Rui felt a bit guilty, but as she spoke, she snuggled into Wang Tao’s embrace.

Feeling the warmth of her body, Wang Tao naturally couldn’t remain indifferent. He hugged Han Rui’s slender waist and clearly felt that her body was a bit stiff, not as at ease as she appeared.

"You, you worked hard all day, I, I can give a massage, I’ll help you relieve your fatigue..."

Han Rui lay on Wang Tao’s body, whispering in his ear.

"..."

Wang Tao was speechless; is this the posture for a massage? And are you sure this relieves fatigue rather than exhausting energy?

Seeing that Wang Tao didn’t refuse, Han Rui slowly moved to kiss Wang Tao on the lips.

The reason she chose to sneak into Wang Tao’s room that night wasn’t entirely on a whim.

Originally when she agreed to follow Wang Tao, she knew her future situation and had some mental preparation.

She was also unexpectedly relieved to find that Wang Tao was still single, without a wife and children. This made Han Rui feel much better, at least she wasn’t a third party intruding on someone else’s relationship.

Though there were still three beautiful women in Wang Tao’s home, through their conversation today, she found out that they weren’t in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with Wang Tao—at least that’s what they claimed.

With a woman’s keen intuition and police instinct, Han Rui sensed that Li Qiuyu and Ding Yuqin’s words weren’t entirely sincere, and given they lived at Wang Tao’s home, their relationship clearly wasn’t just ordinary friends, they just hadn’t pierced that layer of paper yet.

Moreover, it seemed that Li Qiuyu and Ding Yuqin secretly competed with each other, and what they were competing for was quite obvious.

Therefore, Han Rui decisively decided, you two can slowly compete, but I’m taking the initiative!

Of course, she knew that by herself she couldn’t bind Wang Tao, and she wasn’t some virtuous maiden matching Wang Tao. But if she could make Wang Tao have more good feelings toward her, it would be great if he would take her zombie hunting with him, as she was a latecomer, hence her actions that night...

Although Han Rui was a married woman, she seemed inexperienced in such matters, clearly lacking much experience. However, during her earlier work, she had dismantled some operations and seen many educational films, so she had some theoretical knowledge.

In this process of recalling and practicing, the two played their game for a long time until Han Rui finally succumbed to exhaustion and slowly fell asleep.

...

The next day.

When Han Rui awoke, she saw a pair of gentle eyes.

"Awake?"

"Mmm~"

Even though they were intimately close the night before, it had been dark, and Han Rui wasn’t that shy. But now, in the daylight, snuggling in Wang Tao’s arms, she felt very embarrassed, unable to meet Wang Tao’s eyes.

Seeing Han Rui’s blushing face, Wang Tao found it amusing and teased her for a while before they both got up. If not for the day’s plans, they would have had a long session together...

After a quick freshen-up, they went downstairs together.

Upon seeing Han Rui emerge from Wang Tao’s room, Ding Yuqin and Li Qiuyu, who were preparing breakfast, were dumbfounded.

Unbelieving, they sneaked another look, thinking Han Rui might simply be waking Wang Tao up, but Han Rui’s glow and the adoring gaze she gave Wang Tao confirmed their thoughts without a doubt.

The two exchanged glances, simultaneously thinking the same thing—Oh no! The home has been infiltrated!

Breakfast was unusually quiet that day, with Ding Yuqin and Li Qiuyu eating quietly while occasionally sneaking glances at Wang Tao, lost in their own thoughts.

Han Rui noticed their little gestures and couldn’t help but secretly laugh. She pretended not to notice anything and didn’t intentionally get closer to Wang Tao. But this only made Ding Yuqin and Li Qiuyu think she was deeply scheming...

Jiang Shixue, on the other hand, was already envisioning today’s zombie hunt with Wang Tao. Having been bullied by zombies before, she was determined to get her revenge this time!

"Are you full?"

Wang Tao asked Jiang Shixue.

"I’m full!"

Jiang Shixue immediately replied.

"Then let’s go."

"Okay!"

The rescue operation at Shuize Base was still ongoing, but without any hospital-like urgent tasks, Wang Tao didn’t need to participate. Today he planned to search for Level 2 zombies and head toward Red Stone County.

Red Stone County had a Red Stone Base, a legitimate large survivor base established by the state. Wang Tao specifically searched online and saw that the Red Stone Base was still secure, with no crises noted.

Hence, Wang Tao planned to take a look, considering it as providing a backup route for Shuize Base. Shuize Base was merely a repurposed school and couldn’t compare defensively with larger bases and had a smaller population. It worked in the early stages, but not in the latter phases.

Red Stone County was fifty kilometers from Shuize County, a distance that could dishearten many in the apocalypse. But for Wang Tao, it was manageable; he could fly across. Nonetheless, he intended to look for Level 2 zombies on the way, so there was no rush.

Before leaving, Wang Tao found Wei Zhenguo to inquire about information regarding Red Stone Base.

During the virus outbreak, the surviving military units immediately started rescue operations. However, given the urgency, they couldn’t stay in any city for long; the rescue came quickly and left quickly. Although many were indeed saved, a portion of people couldn’t be rescued.

Wei Zhenguo and their group were supposed to evacuate with the main forces but were separated due to the powerful zombies. Ultimately, the main forces successfully retreated to Red Stone Base, leaving behind those in Shuize County...