The Doomsday Paradise

Chapter10: One wave subsides, another arises

"Little did they know, places like supermarkets, which are abundant in supplies, often have the most unexpected incidents..."

Luze and Lin Sanjiu cautiously made their way through the dark aisles of shelves, occasionally glancing at each other's backs. Each held a red wine bottle—unfortunately, it was the only thing with a bit of lethal potential besides that at the supermarket entrance. Of course, using red wine to deal with the Fallen was quite unreliable, but they could still throw it and run if needed.

Mathers was deliberately laid flat between two corpses at the entrance, looking like a dead person at first glance. But whether she would curse when she woke up was Luze's problem...

"We've reached the deli section—" Luze whispered. He had just wanted to say that they should start eating from the deli section, when a strong stench filled his nose. He reluctantly picked up a box of vegetable and potato salad, only to throw it away immediately: "It's all spoiled! It's all turned into water!"

"Isn't that obvious?" Although Lin Sanjiu's expression was invisible, even her tone seemed to be rolling her eyes.

It took them a full twenty minutes to feel their way through the supermarket from end to end in the dark. Apart from a few corpses lying deep in the supermarket, everything else was normal. There was no need to remain on guard anymore, so they put down their red wine bottles—holding them up for so long was quite tiring—and walked side by side back.

"Although there's no direct sunlight, the underground supermarket is too dark without light... Do you know where there's a flashlight?" Luze was a bit annoyed, "Ever since I arrived in this extreme temperature hell, I've been staying in the dark."

"Let's look for it later, I don't know if they sell it, after all, it's a high-end import supermarket." While Lin Sanjiu was speaking, the two had already arrived at the food section, each grabbing a few packs of food that they couldn't quite see what it was, and holding it in their arms. "However, I remember they sell scented candles... As long as there's light, it's fine."

While speaking in a low voice with Lin Sanjiu, Luze felt his way to open the packaging bag.

"Hey, these are chips..." He had just exclaimed in surprise when a voice suddenly rang out in the quiet supermarket: "Luze, get out here!" It was Mathers' voice.

"Mathers? Mathers, you're awake!" Upon hearing this, Luze hurriedly pulled Lin Sanjiu to run, and in a few steps, they returned to the entrance. With the light coming from outside, they saw Mathers standing between two corpses, her red hair and black face looking particularly contrasting.

Luze quickly explained with a chuckle, and tried to please Mathers with the chips in his hand for a while, before she snorted through her nose, which could be considered as letting the matter go. Then, she turned her gaze to Lin Sanjiu, hesitating as if she wanted to say something.

Lin Sanjiu didn't know why she suddenly became a bit nervous, put down the food in her hand, and looked at Mathers, asking, "Is there a problem with my data?"

"It's not really a problem... Maybe it's because I've had too few samples before," Mathers comforted her with a smile, and said, "Your data is different from what I've measured before."

"How so?" Lin Sanjiu quickly asked.

"It's hard to explain just by talking, you should see it for yourself!" As soon as Mathers finished speaking, the nail on her index finger immediately elongated—different from before, this time the tip of her nail was glowing with a faint golden light.

Mathers looked around, found a somewhat dark place, and signaled the two to follow. Then, she began to write in the air with her index finger—each character she wrote appeared in a faint golden color, floating in the air.

Lin Sanjiu tried to suppress her expression of surprise, but unfortunately, she was not very successful.

"The numbers on the left are yours," Mathers explained as she wrote, "I'll write down Luze's too, for comparison."

[Lin Sanjiu's Basic Abilities]

High-temperature Adaptation: Effectively resists environments up to 145° high temperature.

Keen Intuition: Sometimes works, sometimes not, but more often than not, it works.

The third basic ability is generating.

[Lin Sanjiu's Physical Data]

Height:

Weight: 56 kg

Average 100-meter speed: 11.6 seconds

Average 200-meter freestyle speed: 3 minutes and 24 seconds

Maximum load in 10 minutes: 35 kg

Nerve reaction speed: Fast

Vision:

Body fat content:

Muscle content:

Potential value: High

Mathers quickly finished writing, and Luze first let out a surprised "uh?", which made Lin Sanjiu's heart skip a beat. Mathers gave him a look, then continued to Lin Sanjiu, "These are not all your numbers, I've picked out the important ones. After we compare, I'll write down the rest for you."

Lin Sanjiu nodded to her and quickly read through her data.

She had been physically fit since she was a child, and she was quite agile. In physical education classes, which were a headache for girls, she had always been at ease, and she even scored a lot of extra points in the college entrance examination for her sports performance. Of course, she had also been ridiculed by boys for being "physically developed" since she was young... In short, apart from the potential value, all other data seemed normal to her.

While Lin Sanjiu was lost in thought, Luze's data also appeared one by one in the air.

[Luze's Basic Abilities]

Extreme Climate Adaptation: Can survive in extremely high and low temperatures.

Physical Strength: Improved physical fitness.

Speed Optimization: Much more agile than before.

Eagle Eye: Greatly increased visual range, can see relatively clearly in the dark.

Climbing and Jumping: As agile as a feline.

[Luze's Physical Data]

Height:

Weight: 70 kg

Speed:

Strength:

Stamina:

Potential value:

Mathers only wrote a few items when Lin Sanjiu already understood—seeing this, Mathers stopped her nail. "You see it now, right? Luze's numbers are highly conceptualized by my ability, like... well, like a video game character."

Lin Sanjiu nodded, her gaze lingering on the "Potential Value" line several times.

"But for some reason, your numbers cannot be conceptualized—nor is it necessary. Each of your data is a solid measured value, a conclusion that can be drawn from physical fitness tests... That's not all. The most important thing is the potential value." Mathers explained calmly.

"Everyone—well, at least everyone I've met, the potential value is a specific number. Unless a rare opportunity is encountered, this number will not change... And you are the first exception."

Luze's "192" was still glowing faintly in the air.

Lin Sanjiu frowned— at the same time, Mathers' voice continued: "In evolved humans, Luze's potential value is considered quite high, which means you should at least be at the same level as him..."

204.

Lin Sanjiu suddenly raised her head: "Ren Nan! Ren Nan's potential value is 204, I used my ability on his corpse, so a lot of his information was written out... So, my numbers are really different!"

Luze exclaimed as if he had been punched in the stomach: "How could that guy's potential value be higher than mine? That's impossible, I'm the little king of potential..."

"You're more like the little king of fools." Mathers sighed lightly, turned to Lin Sanjiu, and said, "That's right, you understand now, right? Your data is too unusual... I can't give you a reasonable explanation now."

"It's okay—" Lin Sanjiu smiled. She originally didn't have a clear concept of these numbers and abilities, and now knowing that her data is different, she thought about it for a while and let it go. She was about to invite Mathers to sit down and eat when Luze suddenly asked, "You said... you still have Ren Nan's corpse?"

"Yes." Lin Sanjiu said while feeling her pocket. She didn't find anything and then realized—she had changed clothes before leaving, and it seemed that Ren Nan's card was left in the pocket of her previous pants. "It's upstairs, what's up?"

Luze slapped his thigh heavily: "Great! Now that the sun is out, let's rest and adjust, and go up at night to search his corpse..."

Thinking of Ren Nan's strange death, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable. "Why search his corpse?"

Under the faint golden light of the words, her pair of amber cat eyes were lighter and brighter.

Luze looked proud: "Of course, it's to see what he left behind. People like him who have been through several worlds usually carry some valuable items, which might come in handy."

"The person was eliminated by you, so the things naturally belong to you." Mathers seemed afraid that she

would misunderstand and added in time.

Lin Sanjiu didn't care about that, she smiled: "Alright, let's go up and have a look at night. What about now?" As she spoke, she handed a pack of digestive biscuits to Mathers.

Mathers took two pieces and ate them, saying, "This place seems quite good, with food, water, and no sunlight. Let's find something to illuminate and clean up the supermarket first..." As she spoke, she lifted her chin towards the nearby corpses.

That's true—although the air is very dry, with such high temperatures, no one can guarantee that the corpses won't rot.

The three of them were thirsty and hungry, so they quickly devoured a small pile of food, drank some water, and Luze was the first to jump up: "Let's go, let's find those scented candles!"

Already knowing there was no danger in the supermarket, this time the group moved much faster. In no time, the supermarket was filled with soft candlelight—along with the light, a gentle fragrance also filled the supermarket.

"We've been through two worlds, and this is the first one with such a romantic atmosphere." Luze said to Lin Sanjiu with a smile as he walked, the shoulder of the dead person in his hand bouncing up and down.

"How can you feel romantic carrying a corpse?" Lin Sanjiu, carrying the corpse's feet, was somewhat helplessly amused. "Your Majesty, hurry up!"

The two carried the corpse and slowly moved up the escalator. Mathers looked around the escalator entrance for a while, then turned back and gave a safe signal—a military signal she and Luze had learned in the world of war. The two quickly sped up, walked to the first floor, and threw the dead person onto another pile of corpses.

These were once living people... Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but feel reluctant, sighed in her heart, and asked, "How many more?"

"Not many left, just two or three by the skincare products." Luze wiped his sweat, his rabbit-like white skin flushed red.

As they spoke, the three of them got on the escalator and headed towards the skincare area.

—Suddenly, a "thud" of impact echoed clearly in the supermarket.