152: Same reason you screamed
If the snake had bitten her, given her current physical condition, there would have been no way to cure her; she would have slowly died in agony.
A sinister smile curved on Lu Yin's lips as she covered her mouth and shrieked loudly, "Ah, what is that!?"
Lu Yin's scream was particularly jarring in the silent room, and the water snake, which had only been cautiously coiling, instantly became agitated and restless.
It abruptly turned its head towards Bai Wanning, as if sensing her threat, opened its gaping maw, venom dripping from its fangs, and lunged at her!
"Wanning!" Lei Qian watched the snake attack and raised his hand, intending to unleash flames and burn it to death before it could harm anyone.
But before he could act, Bai Wanning, who had seemed as rigid as a statue, suddenly flashed aside, grabbed the snake's tail, and slammed it violently against the wall!
"Bang—"
The water snake died instantly.
Bai Wanning casually tossed the snake into her backpack, then smoothly put the one hidden underneath into it as well.
Only after she had finished everything did she turn to look at Lei Qian, only to find him standing right behind her, his hands open, his expression tense.
"What are you doing?" She raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone cold.
"Nothing." Lei Qian awkwardly lowered his hands and shook his head.
He was afraid that if he said one more word, Bai Wanning would smash his head in.
Seeing his terrified expression, Bai Wanning snorted coldly and walked past him. But when she reached the doorway, she suddenly stopped and turned to look at the source of the scream—Lu Yin.
"Wh-what?" Lu Yin looked at her nervously.
She had originally thought the snake could kill this woman, which was why she deliberately screamed.
But who knew Bai Wanning was even more terrifying than the snake, killing it in just a few moves!
Bai Wanning snorted coldly, then raised her hand and punched her in the bridge of the nose.
"Crack—" A bone-chilling crunch echoed, followed by a heart-wrenching scream.
"What happened?" Yun Chuan heard the commotion and rushed over. As he stepped into the small room, he saw Bai Wanning and Lei Qian standing together, with Lei Qian looking down at Lu Yin.
The petite woman was now hunched over, clutching her nose with both hands; her nose seemed broken, and blood streamed down.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Lu Yin frowned in pain, tears streaming uncontrollably.
This cruel woman had actually broken her nose! With no doctors or medicine now, what was she going to do?
"For the same reason you screamed just now," Bai Wanning sneered.
She might not have met Lu Yin in her previous life, but the path this woman was treading was identical to that of her "dear sister."
She knew and understood Lu Yin's true purpose in screaming.
Hearing this, Lu Yin's expression became flustered, but she still insisted, "I don't understand what you mean." After saying this, she didn't forget to slander Bai Wanning, "Sister Bai, I know you're angry with me because of your brother, but you don't have to punish me every time you see me, do you?"
"No need?" Bai Wanning laughed in anger, snorted coldly, and said sharply, "Lu Yin, perhaps your brother and your dearest 'Brother Lei' will believe your nonsense, but I won't."
"You knew such a loud noise would attract zombies, yet you deliberately screamed, screaming as if you watched your parents being killed with your own eyes."
"You only care about yourself and completely disregard others. Didn't you see that sea snake in the water tank? Even if you're an idiot, you should know that it's a mutated water snake, very dangerous, and highly venomous! If it had bitten me just now, I'd already be lying on the ground, dead, my body cold."
"So why did you scream? Did you think your awful voice could scare the snake away?"
Bai Wanning hadn't planned to move against Bai Xue and the Bai Family because she was still waiting; they hadn't yet lured out the "big snake."
She had to find out Old Master Huang's current hiding place, where his base was, and his connection to the organization that refined "forced awakening elixirs" using Ability Users and the flesh and blood of their children.
But what was Lu Yin? How dare she be so arrogant in front of her? Did she think Bai Wanning was easy to bully?
Bai Wanning turned to Lei Qian and said coldly, "If you bring her in front of me again, then just never appear in front of me again."
With that, she turned and left the room without hesitation.
She had always been impatient and had no intention of lingering for anyone.
In front of Lei Qian, Lu Yin not only refused to admit her true intentions but also targeted her at every turn.
She even tried to use the opportunity to harm Lei Qian, just so she could always be by his side.
Why was she doing this? Even if she died, what good would it do Lu Yin? That woman didn't even have the courage to confess her feelings publicly.
Was it just because there were no other women around Lei Qian? Or was it because she wanted to stay by his side forever as a "good buddy's sister"?
How pathetic.
The more Bai Wanning thought about it, the angrier she became. This was why she hadn't wanted to get involved with Lei Qian from the start.
Even if the man did nothing, he was inherently attractive enough, dangerous enough.
She couldn't let her Cai Cai, even if only because this man was her father, be implicated and targeted.
"Wanning!" Lei Qian watched Bai Wanning walk further and further away, and his heart suddenly panicked.
Everything was fine before, so why was she angry again now? What if she never spoke to him again?
He ignored everything else and quickly chased after her.
"Brother Qian—" Lu Yin tried to follow, but Yun Chuan reached out and stopped her.
"What are you doing? Get lost!" Lu Yin was not like Bai Xue, who still cared about her image in front of others.
As long as the other person wasn't Lei Qian or someone from the Lei Family, she never restrained herself. When Yun Chuan blocked her, she immediately flew into a rage.
Yun Chuan, however, only warned her in a low voice, "You'd better stop now while you still have the chance."
"Lu Yin, don't you understand what era we're in now? Don't you know in your heart how strong Bai Wanning is? She has a water ability; without her, all of us will die of thirst in this Apocalypse!"
"I never expected you to awaken as an Ability User. But you should at least understand that someone needs to maintain basic order! What do you want to do?"
"Bai Wanning is right. If that snake had really bitten her, she would be dead. If she dies, who will help us? Who will fill the reservoir with water? You?"
"If you can't help, then you should hide your filthy thoughts!"
What Yun Chuan hated most were those who were so selfish that they only saw themselves and completely disregarded the consequences of their actions.
Bai Wanning was not just an Ability User, nor was she the "woman who slept with Lei Qian" as rumored by the outside world.
She was the backbone of the entire team, the core figure; without her, everyone would have a much harder time.
Supplies could be found slowly, but what about water? Before the Apocalypse, how many supermarkets could stock so much drinking water?
The bottled water in the malls was simply not enough! And the water Bai Wanning conjured was cool, sweet, and clean, simply miraculous.
Harming Bai Wanning was destroying the entire team.