Chapter 47: Hope Base

Inside the school infirmary, a voluptuous and beautiful mature woman was leaning her full weight against the heavy door. Although she was wearing a simple white lab coat, her exceptionally stunning figure was still unmistakable.

She possessed a generous bust, a full and rounded hips, a slender waist, and long legs, paired with an alluring and striking face. She was a top-tier mature beauty, easily a match for Gong Wanru and Yan Ruoliu.

This woman was Li Siqi’s older sister, Li Yushi.

Li Yushi was ten years older than Li Siqi.

While Li Siqi was a cold and distant ice-queen, Li Yushi was voluptuous and radiated a more mature charm, making her a breathtakingly seductive woman.

Yet, they shared one undeniable trait: both sisters were absolute masterpieces.

At this moment, Li Yushi’s face was etched with anxiety. Ever since the apocalypse erupted, she had managed to survive by relying on the food from the school’s convenience store.

In the beginning, people still helped one another, but as time dragged on, human nature became increasingly unpredictable. She had witnessed with her own eyes how students turned on each other over food, and even murdered teachers.

Today, social order no longer existed. One could kill whoever they pleased without facing any legal consequences.

Beauty was an advantage in times of peace, but in the apocalypse, it became a massive liability, drawing the greedy gazes of malicious men.

Take Liu Yuanbai outside the door, for instance. Initially, he had tried to coerce her with food, but having completely lost patience, he now intended to use brute force to thoroughly conquer this noble, beautiful woman.

As the school’s foremost goddess and teacher, it was impossible for the students to harbor no hidden desires toward her.

Especially since Liu Yuanbai had awakened supernatural powers. This made him all the more convinced that he was meant to be the master of the school, and that all beautiful women should readily throw themselves into his arms.

Liu Yuanbai grinned hideously, "Teacher Li, you might as well open the door and let me in voluntarily. Given my abilities, breaking in is only a matter of time. Since you cannot resist, why not just close your eyes and enjoy it?"

Li Yushi cursed through the door, "You beast! Do you have any humanity left?"

Liu Yuanbai burst into loud, mocking laughter, sneering, "The apocalypse is here, and you are still talking to me about humanity? Don't you find that utterly laughable?"

With that, Liu Yuanbai delivered a heavy kick to the door, producing a loud crash that drained the last bit of color from Li Yushi’s face.

"Teacher Li, since you want to play cat and mouse with me, I’ll humor you. Honestly, this makes me even more excited." At the mere thought of the impending scene, Liu Yuanbai grew visibly agitated.

That was the goddess-teacher of countless people's dreams, and she was about to become his woman. How wonderful, simply wonderful.

Li Yushi pressed her entire body against the door, desperately trying to keep Liu Yuanbai out.

However, Liu Yuanbai was an Esper after all. After a few powerful kicks, the door shattered inward. The violent recoil threw Li Yushi heavily to the ground, tears streaming down her face as she dared not imagine what horrors awaited her.

Liu Yuanbai stepped inside, his eyes gleaming with vulgar desire as he stared at Li Yushi’s devilish curves. "Teacher Li, I'm here! Hahaha!"

Li Yushi cursed, "You beast, you will die a horrific death!"

Liu Yuanbai retorted, "True, I might die a horrific death, but why don't you come and kill me? Can you even do it?"

Just as Liu Yuanbai was about to pounce on Li Yushi, two people and a cat suddenly burst through the doorway.

Upon spotting Li Siqi, Li Yushi felt a wave of overwhelming shock. Tears broke through like a breached levee, rolling down her cheeks as she cried out, "Siqi! You're alive! Thank goodness!"

Li Siqi rushed forward to embrace her sister, tears streaming down her own face as she sobbed, "Sister, I finally found you. This time, no matter what happens, we sisters will never be separated again."

Suddenly recalling the present danger, Li Yushi’s expression shifted drastically. She panicked and urged, "Siqi, you need to leave right now! This wretched bastard isn't human, run away!"

How could Liu Yuanbai possibly let go of a top-tier goddess like the younger sister? Li Yushi knew all too well the devastating power of Li Siqi’s mesmerizingly long legs; no man could possibly resist that allure.

Sure enough, when Liu Yuanbai caught sight of Li Siqi’s legs encased in black silk, his eyes nearly popped out of his head. Good heavens, what an absolute masterpiece!

It was his first time seeing legs so slender and impeccably proportioned—far more stunning than any professional leg model.

"Haha, the heavens have truly blessed me! Another great beauty delivered right to my doorstep. Today is genuinely my lucky day," Liu Yuanbai exclaimed, trembling with excitement.

Li Yushi shouted frantically, "Siqi, run! This dog of a beast is an Esper, he possesses supernatural powers! It will be too late if you wait!"

Liu Yuanbai sneered, "Beauty, are you going to take off your clothes yourself, or should I help you?"

"Take off your sister!" Ye Nan stepped forward, his voice ice-cold. "Tell me, how would you like to die?"

Liu Yuanbai wore a look of utter disdain. "I am an Esper! You want me to die? Do you even have the right?!"

Mid-sentence, a blinding ball of white light materialized in Liu Yuanbai’s palm. He raised it high, wearing an expression of supreme arrogance.

"See this? This is the power of an Esper! If you know what's good for you, get on your knees and beg for mercy, and hand your woman over for me to play with. If I'm in a good mood, I might just leave your corpse intact," Liu Yuanbai grinned viciously.

"Hmph, nothing more than a weakling, yet you have the nerve to show off in front of me," Ye Nan said, instantly unleashing a bolt of lightning that shattered the white light in Liu Yuanbai's hand.

Liu Yuanbai was dumbfounded, his eyes widening in disbelief. "You're an Esper too?!"

"You only realize it now? Too late." Ye Nan stepped forward, thrusting a sword straight through Liu Yuanbai’s chest before extracting the crystal core from his body.

It wasn't until Liu Yuanbai hit the floor that Li Yushi finally regained her senses. Liu Yuanbai, an all-powerful Esper, had just been killed by Ye Nan like that?

That was far too effortless.

He was actually an Esper as well.

A realization then dawned on Li Yushi: if Ye Nan could bring Li Siqi here to rescue her, how else could he have dealt with the zombies outside if not by being an Esper? Worry truly clouded the judgment; if she had thought about it rationally earlier, she wouldn't have panicked so much.

Li Yushi wiped away her tears and asked Li Siqi, "Siqi, is this your boyfriend?"

Li Siqi blushed and replied, "Yes, his name is Ye Nan. When the apocalypse broke out, I was hiding in a convenience store and almost got assaulted by two scumbags. He saved me. Now we live in a safehouse where food is abundant, and life is great."

Reassured, Li Yushi smiled and said, "That’s good, that's wonderful."

"Sister, come away with me," Li Siqi said, helping Li Yushi to her feet.

"Alright," Li Yushi nodded. Then, turning to Ye Nan, she added, "Thank you for saving me, and thank you for taking care of my sister."

"Let's go, we should leave first and talk back at the base," Ye Nan led Li Siqi and Li Yushi out of the infirmary.

Naturally, the medical supplies inside couldn't be wasted; he swept every last bit of them away.

Watching Ye Nan summon a tower gate to effortlessly swallow up the medicine racks, Li Yushi was completely dumbfounded. The man actually possessed spatial abilities—it was utterly mind-boggling.

Still, this was a blessing; they would never run out of medical supplies.

Upon returning outside, Ye Nan retrieved a heavy-duty armored RV from the Lightning Pagoda and invited Li Yushi inside.

Stepping into the vehicle, Li Yushi was stunned all over again. The luxurious interior was practically indistinguishable from a mobile fortress.

Comparing the life others lived to her own bitter struggle, Li Yushi felt a sudden urge to bang her head against a wall. Comparing oneself to others truly drove one mad.

The journey back was uneventful.

Having been separated for so long, the two sisters seemed to have an endless stream of things to say, chattering happily all the way.

Back at the safehouse, Li Siqi proudly introduced her older sister to everyone, and the women warmly welcomed her into the fold.

However, Li Yushi couldn't help feeling a slight pang of envy. She hadn't expected Ye Nan to be surrounded by so many top-tier women, every single one of them a match for Li Siqi. Yet, upon reflection, it made complete sense—after all, Ye Nan was a powerful Esper. If he had few women, it would only imply a lack of charm.

Days passed by. For some reason, Li Yushi always felt like she couldn't quite fit in.

She eventually understood the dynamic: among all the women in the safehouse, she was the only one who didn't belong to Ye Nan. But since Ye Nan was already with her younger sister, she certainly couldn't bring herself to steal her sister's boyfriend.

A couple of days later, Li Siqi sought out Li Yushi and said earnestly, "Sis, honestly, I don't mind at all. The apocalypse has lasted this long, and I've long since seen through human nature. We lack nothing right now, and that's all thanks to Ye Nan. Being able to share him as our man is something you should consider an honor. Why overthink it?"

Li Yushi murmured, "This... doesn't feel quite right."

Li Siqi countered, "If I don't mind, why should you?"

Ultimately, persuaded by Li Siqi, Li Yushi finally agreed to become Ye Nan's woman.

To be completely honest, claiming he had no interest in this voluptuous mature beauty would be a lie. Since neither sister objected, Ye Nan saw no reason to hesitate either.

That very night, he visited Li Yushi's room, making her try on a cheongsam, a nurse outfit, a stewardess uniform, yoga wear, and a dance outfit. He kept her thoroughly exhausted the entire night.

Li Yushi finally understood why her sister always wore an expression of both love and exasperation whenever she mentioned Ye Nan. So that was how it was.

By morning, seeing Li Yushi's glowing complexion and the unique, captivating charm radiating from her every movement, the other women immediately guessed what had happened. They playfully teased her, turning her face bright red and prompting her to pout in embarrassment.

As days went by, Ye Nan’s power continued to grow until he reached rank 4 as an Esper. Though he encountered other Evolvers along the way, none could withstand a single blow from him.

Additionally, Ye Nan acquired several awakening crystal stones, enabling his women to awaken supernatural abilities and become Evolvers just like him.

By now, Ye Nan’s small faction possessed formidable strength, surpassing even the large-scale bases he had previously heard of.

Consequently, Ye Nan conceived the idea of establishing a base of his own. Humans were social creatures, after all, and living collectively was preferable.

There were numerous benefits to building a base, chief among them being the ability to collect more crystal cores.

Once the base was established, he could send his subordinates out to hunt zombies and require them to surrender a portion of their crystal cores as tax. This way, Ye Nan wouldn't even need to hunt zombies personally; he could simply stay in the base, eating, drinking, and enjoying life with an endless supply of crystal cores rolling in.

Having made up his mind, Ye Nan shared his plan with the women.

Gong Wanru smiled and said, "I fully support your idea. Without the internet, life has become so dull I feel like I'm going crazy. Once we build a base, not only can we shelter more people, but we can also harvest more crystal cores. Plus, inside the base, you will be the absolute king. That kind of life sounds wonderful."

Yan Ruoliu chimed in, "I agree with Sister Gong's view."

"We agree too," Li Siqi and Li Yushi nodded simultaneously.

"I have no objections," Su桃 added.

Finally, Ye Nan turned to Bai Ling and asked, "And you?"

Bai Ling scribbled on a notepad: "This cat has no objections. From now on, I shall be the White Protector of the base."

Ye Nan chuckled, "Alright, since everyone agrees, we'll put this plan into action tomorrow."

Gong Wanru asked, "Where should we set up the headquarters?"

Ye Nan pondered for a moment before replying, "How about our old residential community?"

Li Siqi immediately voiced her opposition, indignantly stating, "Forget it! Most of the residents in that community aren't decent people anyway. If you set up the base there, wouldn't they practically become the founding elders? We can't let them take advantage of us."

Su Tao agreed, "Right, I side with Siqi. We built this base through our own hard work, why should they get a free ride? Besides, once the base is established, we should add a rule: the base does not feed idlers. Anyone who wants to join must work."

Ye Nan also realized Li Siqi and Su Tao made sense, and he made the final decision, "Fine, let's look for another location. As for where, I'll go scout around for a suitable spot later, preferably an uninhabited mountain so we can build everything from scratch."

Gong Wanru suddenly remembered something and spoke in a brisk tone, "I recall there's a mountain on the outskirts of the city called Hope Mountain. We could check that out."

"Hope Mountain, what a great name," Ye Nan's eyes lit up. "Alright, I'll go take a look right now."

"By the way, what should we name our base?" Su Tao asked.

Ye Nan replied, "If we settle on Hope Mountain, let's name the base Hope Base. It symbolizes hope for humanity."

Su Tao smiled, "Alright, it's settled."

That afternoon, Ye Nan took the women and drove the heavy-duty RV toward Hope Mountain.

It took them about half an hour to arrive.

Hope Mountain wasn't particularly tall or steep, but the scenery was breathtaking, free of zombies, and connected to a sprawling mountain range—making it easy to defend and hard to attack.

With sniper rifles positioned at a few key strategic points, even powerful Espers would find it difficult to breach.

The group got out of the vehicle and leisurely hiked up Hope Mountain.

The air on the mountain was crisp and fresh, and the scenery was picturesque. Standing on the peak and gazing out into the distance brought a sense of peace, as if all worries had melted away.

"This place is truly wonderful," Ye Nan remarked with emotion. "Hope Mountain, Hope Mountain. Looking down from here, you can almost see hope itself. I've decided, this is it."

"Agreed, I'm with you."

"I agree too. The scenery here is so lovely, I don't ever want to leave."

With the location finalized, the next steps proceeded smoothly. Ye Nan approached You Dehai’s family, Chef Huang, Chef Liu, and a few other hardworking residents from the community, shared his plan, and gained their enthusiastic support.

Ye Nan visited the building materials market, using the Lightning Pagoda to store a large quantity of supplies, and then hit hardware stores and decoration companies to secure everything else he would need.

Ten days later, Ye Nan led a large group of people up Hope Mountain to officially begin carving out their own sanctuary.

Prior to their arrival, he had already unloaded the excavators, tools, and materials he had stored in the Lightning Pagoda onto the mountain to facilitate the construction work.

Everyone was thoroughly pleased with the location. Hope Mountain—truly a place that gave people hope.

After over three months of hard work by everyone involved, Hope Mountain was successfully transformed into a rudimentary base, complete with newly constructed defensive walls at the foot of the mountain to keep out roaming zombies.

Following its completion, the group held a simple celebration ceremony. Ye Nan became the leader of the base, Gong Wanru took the role of second-in-command, and Bai Ling claimed the position of third-in-command.

Within days, a large wave of survivors arrived to seek refuge at the base, among them various Espers and stunning goddesses.

Ye Nan truly experienced what it felt like to have a harem of three thousand beauties.

Everything was moving in a positive direction. True to the base's name, Hope truly gave people a reason to look forward to tomorrow!