Apocalypse - Evil Shelter System

Chapter 57: Complete Enslavement

Under the enveloping eerie green mist, when Alex looked again at the people of the City of Darkness, a row of white numbers appeared above each person's head. The first person he saw was Myra, who was distributing daily supplies. The number above Myra's head was—100%.

"System, what does 100% represent?"

"Loyalty level's maximum value is 100%. 100% indicates that this person's loyalty has reached the highest level, completely enslaved, and absolutely loyal to the host."

"Completely enslaved?"

"The City of Darkness automatically enslaves any life within it. The longer one stays in the city, the higher their loyalty becomes. Reaching 100% means complete enslavement. Unless there is strong emotional resistance, theoretically, anyone will be enslaved."

"Friendly reminder: Only slaves who enter the City of Darkness voluntarily will be gradually enslaved; those who are forced into the city will not be enslaved and may even develop a rebellious psychology."

Alex nodded in satisfaction. So, as long as he breaks the target's psychological defenses and brings them into the city, they will gradually be enslaved until they reach 100% complete enslavement. He hadn't expected such a powerful hidden feature in the City of Darkness!

Next, he looked at Tang Jingyan, assisting Myra. The number above Tang Jingyan's head was—98%. This loyalty level was also very high.

What surprised Alex was the beautiful policewoman, Si Ruqing. Alex saw that Si Ruqing's loyalty was unexpectedly 90%.

"Loyalty reaching 90% is judged as excellent, and the possibility of betrayal by such loyal servants is extremely low."

Alex had originally thought that this stubbornly beautiful policewoman would have a negative view of him due to his dominance and coldness. However, Si Ruqing's loyalty had already reached 90%. The loyalty of the twin sisters was even higher, reaching 92%.

Alex carefully walked among the crowd and found that most people's loyalty was between 90%—95%. He was quite satisfied with this result.

Humans, especially women, are inherently submissive. In the face of immense power and absolute control, their submissiveness is immensely amplified. Conversely, the more gentle and kind you are to them, the more the dark side of human nature is magnified, eventually leading to ingratitude.

There is an old saying: "A favor for a measure of rice breeds gratitude, but a grudge for a bushel." It's a warning to future generations to be mindful of the extent of their help and to discern who deserves assistance and who does not. When you face difficulties, those who will truly help you are those you have helped in the past. However, those you have aided will not help you out of gratitude.

This is harsh, but Alex understands that this is the reality. This is also why he chose to become a villain.

Alex looked at his remaining Doomsday Coins. After spending 300 to construct the Nightmare of the Traitor, he had 136 left. "Enough to summon a Wandering Hound and upgrade the city walls!" He nodded and ordered the system, "System, summon the Wandering Hound."

This time, his departure would be further and for an uncertain duration compared to before. To ensure the safety of the city, some necessary protective measures were essential.

"Wandering Hound: Attacks all life forms that enter the City of Darkness without permission; Price: 50 Doomsday Coins."

"Selection of Wandering Hound confirmed, summoning conditions met."

"Consuming 50 Doomsday Coins..."

"Summoning in progress..."

As the electronic synthetic voice concluded, a hellhound, engulfed in red flames, emerged from the ground and lay submissively in front of Alex, wagging its slender tail in an appeasing manner.

Alex carefully examined the newly summoned Hellhound. The Hellhound was entirely red, about the size of a person, with robust limbs and sharp claws. It had a row of sharp and intimidating fangs in its mouth, resembling a demonic version of a Tibetan Mastiff. Alex was very satisfied with the appearance of the Hellhound; judging by its looks alone, it seemed to possess formidable combat strength.

Not just humans, but even Class C zombies might not be a match for this Hellhound.

Alex then walked to the city wall and ordered the system, "System, upgrade the city wall immediately!"

"Intermediate City Wall: (Unique Construction), 6 meters high, 50 centimeters thick, made of reinforced concrete. Functions: Defense (can defend against Class B and lower zombies), Control (all life forms within the walls are under the control of the city lord). Prerequisite: Basic City Wall. Upgrade cost: 50 Doomsday Coins."

"Intermediate City Wall selected, conditions met, construction can begin."

"Consuming 50 Doomsday Coins..."

"Constructing..."

Accompanied by a violent tremor, the walls of the City of Darkness suddenly grew taller, and the entire wall thickened instantly, changing from the original brick and cement structure to reinforced concrete.

"Construction complete."

As the electronic synthetic voice announced, the city wall transformed in an instant, becoming much taller and thicker.

"The taller and thicker walls look much safer now," Alex nodded in satisfaction. With the thickened walls, crossbows, and the Hellhound's protection, the City of Darkness should be safe during his absence.

"Beep beep beep... System detection: Intermediate City Wall construction complete, outer city construction permissions unlocked."

Alex was somewhat startled by the sudden electronic synthetic voice.

"What is the permission to construct the outer city?"

"The host can build an outer city outside the City of Darkness. The outer city wall's level cannot exceed that of the inner city, with a cost of 1 Doomsday Coin per square meter."

Alex understood. This meant he could now build outer city walls outside the City of Darkness, establishing a refuge outside the City of Darkness. This would allow him to cultivate his own forces outside the outer city walls. And also... his own army!

Alex looked at his remaining Doomsday Coins. After deducting the recently spent coins, only 36 remained. An outer city of 36 square meters seemed utterly insignificant. He decided to postpone the immediate construction of the outer city and drove the Strangler Armored Vehicle out of the city gates.

Three days had passed, and he planned to check on the beautiful professor, Lu Yuruo. If Lu Yuruo was willing to comply with him, Alex was more than ready to take her to the classroom and relive the fond impulses of his school days with her. To fulfill the dreams he once had. To conclude his past aspirations.

But if Lu Yuruo remained defiant, Alex had no interest in wasting further words on her. He wasn't lacking women now, and if not for Lu Yuruo's irresistible allure and uniqueness, he wouldn't even bother seeking her a second time.

When Alex's armored vehicle appeared outside the teachers' dormitory, it instantly caused cheers among the survivors inside. Many survivors, who had been hiding in the dormitory, cried out for help towards Alex's vehicle. Lu Yuruo was among them.

Seeing the imposing and dominant armored vehicle crushing zombies outside the teachers' dormitory, she felt a sense of immense relief and couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.

"It must be the military! It has to be the military sent to rescue us!" Lu Yuruo, teary-eyed, excitedly shouted while leaning at the window. "This is fantastic! I knew the government wouldn't forget about us! I knew the army would come to save us!"

The other survivors also embraced each other, their eyes brimming with tears, emitting cheers of excitement. A few otakus even took out their treasured half bottle of cola and excitedly toasted in celebration.

However, the armored vehicle showed no intention of acknowledging them, parking itself just outside the entrance of the teachers' dormitory. The survivors saw the armored vehicle slowly stop outside the dormitory's gate, and then a young man wielding a long-handled knife stepped out of it. The moment the young man appeared, it was as if he had a great deterrent effect on the zombies.

The zombies that were densely surrounding the armored vehicle suddenly retreated, clearing a space around it.

This young man was naturally Alex. "Idiots," Alex disdainfully muttered at these excited survivors, then glanced around. Besides a few otakus in the male dormitory, there were people in two other dormitories waving at him. In addition, on the third floor of the teachers' dormitory, there were people in two rooms signaling to him.

These individuals in the teachers' dormitory, both men and women, appeared to be of teaching age.

Alex was somewhat surprised to find so many survivors in the school. But it was irrelevant to him. After a brief glance, he shifted his gaze away. Except for Lu Yuruo, in whom he still had some interest, he had no intention of dealing with the other survivors.

Alex turned his head, looking towards the location of Lu Yuruo's dormitory.

Lu Yuruo also saw Alex, her face turning pale with disappointment evident in her eyes. Alex smiled faintly and turned to enter the teachers' dormitory.

When Alex reappeared outside Lu Yuruo's dorm room, she, lost in thought inside the room, was startled. Alex noticed that Lu Yuruo seemed somewhat dazed and her overall condition appeared to have deteriorated.

Although she had enough food and water during this time, being alone in a confined space for so long without any hope for the future would drive anyone insane, especially someone as intellectually active as her.

Alex gently knocked on the dormitory window. Lu Yuruo, visibly nervous, stood up and quickly came forward to open the door without any hesitation. Alex was slightly surprised; he had thought after their last encounter that Lu Yuruo would refuse to open the door for him. But her immediate reaction, without any hesitation, was to open it for him.

"What did you do to me after you knocked me out last time?!" Lu Yuruo asked Alex, somewhat indignantly and ashamed.

"I raped you, I touched you all over," Alex joked with a laugh, "Professor Lu, your skin is really smooth."

After Alex finished speaking, Lu Yuruo turned ashen, trembling as she stared at Alex in pain and asked, "Are you serious? Then why are my clothes intact, and... and I don't feel anything... You must be lying to me! You wouldn't do that to me, right?"

As she spoke, Lu Yuruo's face reddened slightly.