14: Chapter 14 She's the school beauty, you're the goddess

Although he now possessed very powerful abilities, facing the innate military pressure exuded by Qin Lan, he still felt a bit nervous.

Especially when he heard that cold snort from Qin Lan; it was highly likely that she was angry.

But... if she was angry, why didn't the system notify him of a decrease in favorability?

"How many more bullets can the fortune coins exchange for? Exchange a few more for me."

Qin Lan really liked this sniper rifle, but now that the bullets were gone, the sniper rifle was just a decoration.

As soon as she saw Lin Zhou come out, she couldn't hold back anymore.

"These are three explosive bullets, and ten Ice Explosion Bullets. The Ice Explosion Bullets are regular bullets I exchanged for, which I then imbued with Ice Element Energy. They shouldn't have any problem dealing with ordinary Strange Monsters. If your accuracy is high, they won't have any problem dealing with Strange Monsters like the Iron-Spine Wolf either."

"Currently, my fortune coins can only exchange for this many. If we want more fortune coins in the future, I'll have to rely on you all!"

Hearing Qin Lan's inquiry, Lin Zhou smiled, took out the bullets he had already exchanged, and then spoke.

It was fortunate that he had taken down Jiang Wanxing; the fortune coin reward attributes were maxed out.

He was rewarded with ten thousand fortune coins at once!

Not only that, but the daily base fortune coin bonus from Jiang Wanxing alone already exceeded the combined total of Professor Su Qinghan and Qin Lan.

Naturally, he couldn't exchange all his fortune coins for bullets; the Villa's defenses needed fortune coins to upgrade, and the arrow tower needed them too.

If they wanted to survive, all of these needed to be upgraded.

"Wow, so many!"

When Qin Lan saw the bullets, her eyes immediately lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly.

"Thank you!!!"

As she spoke, Qin Lan immediately put the bullets away.

[Detected an increase in Qin Lan's favorability towards the host. Favorability increased by five. Current total favorability is forty-five.]

Immediately after, Qin Lan took the bullets and sat there studying them.

Seeing this, Lin Zhou couldn't help but smile.

This woman was truly obsessed with this!

"Why didn't Wanxing come out with you?"

At this moment, Professor Su Qinghan, who was to the side, spoke up.

"Her? I told her to go upstairs and rest!"

Lin Zhou replied.

"She already went up?"

Professor Su Qinghan asked quickly.

"Yeah!"

"Good heavens, the Phantom Acceleration she just upgraded is too terrifying! We were watching the whole time, yet we didn't even notice she had returned to her room."

Professor Su Qinghan was shocked.

"This Phantom Acceleration is indeed a significant improvement over the previous Speed Boost; I feel it has at least tripled."

Lin Zhou nodded and then spoke.

"Don't you have any sympathy for her? Two hours for her first time—if it weren't for the attribute bonuses that increased her physique significantly, Wanxing would probably have been worn out by you!"

Professor Su Qinghan said intentionally.

As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Zhou immediately felt awkward.

For the last hour, he really couldn't hold himself back.

After all, that one "Hubby" left him with absolutely no resistance.

So much so that for the next hour, he had Jiang Wanxing shouting those two words...

And precisely because of that, he had been at full speed for another hour...

"Professor Su, um... you look beautiful!"

The embarrassed Lin Zhou quickly changed the subject.

It had to be said that Professor Su Qinghan, after taking a bath and changing into casual clothes, had indeed changed quite a bit.

Shedding her previous disheveled appearance, it was replaced by the infinite charming allure of a mature, elegant woman.

Even though Lin Zhou had just eaten his fill, he felt his throat go a bit dry.

"Oh? Then I'd really like to know, am I more beautiful, or is Jiang Wanxing more beautiful?"

Professor Su Qinghan asked with a teasing smile.

"She is the school beauty, you are the goddess; each has their own merits!"

Lin Zhou immediately replied.

As soon as he said this, it immediately drew an eye-roll from Professor Su Qinghan.

"The third wave of Strange Monsters should be coming soon. You should hurry up and infuse the Ice Element Energy into the arrow tower; this can significantly increase the arrow tower's attack power."

Professor Su Qinghan looked at the sky outside; she didn't continue with that topic but spoke up quickly instead.

"System, consume 1,000 fortune coins to infuse the Ice Element Energy into the arrow tower!"

Lin Zhou nodded and immediately spoke to the system.

[Detected that the host consumed 1,000 fortune coins. Ice attribute fusion in progress... 100%! Fusion complete! Intermediate Ice-Cloud arrow tower unlocked, possessing the power of freezing cold. It can instantly kill low-tier ordinary monsters and has a 100% freezing probability against low-tier elite monsters, with a freezing duration of 10 seconds.]

As the system prompt ended, the arrow towers on both sides of the courtyard flashed with an icy blue light, and a hint of chill was added to the cold light at the tower tips.

Seeing this, he nodded with satisfaction.

With this, there was an extra layer of security for dealing with the next wave of Strange Monsters.

"System, consume 2,000 fortune coins to upgrade the Advanced Titanium Alloy Gate to the Top-Tier Mysterious Iron Gate."

Lin Zhou continued.

[Detected that the host consumed 2,000 fortune coins. Top-Tier Mysterious Iron Gate upgrading... 100%! Upgrade complete! Defense value increased to 300; it can withstand 50 consecutive attacks from a Tier 2 Monster!]

As the system prompt ended, a slight vibration came from the main gate.

Lin Zhou walked to the main gate and looked at the dark black Mysterious Iron Gate. The gate panel was thick and heavy, emitting a cold metallic luster, giving a sense of overwhelming security.

"Both the defense and the arrow tower's attack power have been upgraded. We should be able to hold out against the upcoming third wave of Strange Monsters, right?"

Professor Su Qinghan walked up to him and stared at the increasingly thick blood mist outside. She couldn't help but say this, her tone lacking confidence.

After all, they had no idea how strong the third wave of Strange Monsters would be.

The second wave already had two low-tier elite monsters, so what about the third wave?

How many would appear?

The main thing was that with their current strength, they simply couldn't handle those low-tier elite monsters.

If too many came, it wouldn't be easy for them to deal with.

Seeing that thick blood mist gave them a feeling that the crisis of the third wave would definitely exceed their expectations.

"Even if we can't hold out, we have to! I have an SSS-Rank Talent Attribute; if someone with my attributes can't hold out, then I think there are very few people in this apocalypse who could!"

"Although this is survival in the apocalypse, it's more like the rules are making us play a game. Games eliminate people, but they don't eliminate everyone."

"To take a step back, I'm here, aren't I? If you can't handle it, I'm still here, right? Since you have signed a contract with me, I will definitely do my best to protect you."

Lin Zhou said with a serious face.

As soon as these words were spoken, Professor Su Qinghan, who had been worried inside, was immediately moved.

[Detected an increase in Professor Su Qinghan's favorability towards the host. Favorability increased by five. Current favorability is 55.]

"Lin Zhou, thank you!"

Professor Su Qinghan thanked him with a moved expression.

"No need to be so polite with me. We are all in the same boat now, and our goals are the same. Professor Su, I will have to trouble you more in the future, since you understand Strange Monsters better. If we encounter powerful ones later, I'll still need you to point out their weaknesses, right?"

Lin Zhou said slowly.

"Alright, you two, stop whispering over there. Are you treating me like I don't exist?"

Qin Lan walked over and said intentionally.

This sudden remark made Professor Su Qinghan's pretty face flush red instantly.

Although she hadn't done anything with Lin Zhou, with Qin Lan saying that, she felt as if she had done something shameful.

Immediately, her expression changed drastically, because from the direction of the blood mist, several vague figures appeared.

"The third wave of Strange Monsters... is here!"