Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 152 - 135: Finally Reaching Level 4
Chapter 152: Chapter 135: Finally Reaching Level 4
After tonight, his safe house will advance to Level 4.
The timing is perfect!
The thirty Giant Beast-Hunting Bees that have just transformed will face their first real test in tomorrow night’s Level 4 beast swarm.
Su Lin is eagerly anticipating whether these mechanical defenses and the swarm of bees can withstand the assault from two directions without any intervention.
If they succeed…
Then at least until the safe house reaches Level 6, he won’t have to worry about the number of tenants.
Though a Level 5 beast swarm will bring a lot of bosses, thirty Beast-Hunting Bees can defend one side along with the mechanisms, while he and Tongxi and Yiyi defend the other side, giving them peace of mind.
Upon hearing this, Su Qi’s face lit up with joy:
“Great! Once your safe house upgrades to Level 4 and the Smoked Meat Room is built, we can smoke those two pieces of Tier One Treasure Meat we have. In two weeks, they’ll become two complete pieces of Tier Two Treasure Meat! Then, you can attempt the First Transformation!”
“Mhm!” Su Lin nodded vigorously, a desire for power burning in his eyes.
That evening, a thin mist spread in the cool night air.
In Su Lin’s courtyard, thirty Giant Beast-Hunting Bees with a cold metallic sheen hovered silently, lined up in a deadly formation, awaiting their master’s command.
Su Lin moved the sofa to the doorway, intending to just watch the show today.
Not only him, Su Tongxi and Song Yiyi were also going to watch tonight.
If thirty Flesh Lock-level Beast-Hunting Bees couldn’t deal with a Level 3 safe house’s beast swarm without needing them to intervene, then what’s the point of keeping them?
It’s a pity though, in this apocalypse, there’s no way to find any cola or even a single sunflower seed; otherwise, leaning back with some snacks and watching the swarm of bees slaughter the beast swarm would indeed be rare entertainment in these chaotic times.
Dong—!
The village’s warning bell echoed ominously, announcing the arrival of the nine o’clock beast swarm as scheduled.
Outside the courtyard, the roar of Shadow Beasts suddenly intensified, creating a chilling wave of deathly sound.
One Shadow Beast after another charged into the courtyard, only to be met with a scene of eerie peace.
“No matter how many times I see it, I find these mechanisms… too outrageous.”
Song Yiyi almost melded into Su Lin’s arms, her slender waist easily embraced by one of his arms, her chin resting on his shoulder, watching the slaughter machines in the courtyard, enhanced by the Power of Rules, with genuine awe.
Earth Spikes like a forest, Arrows like rain, and mucus like a pool, each roar of the flamethrower efficiently clearing an area, firmly blocking the surging beasts outside the door and tearing them to pieces.
She turned her head, warm breath brushing against Su Lin’s ear, her voice naturally sweetly flirtatious:
“Brother Lin, will all our new mechanisms be as powerful in the future?”
Her bright eyes sparkled with anticipation, like a kitten waiting to be fed.
Su Lin teased her deliberately, pinching her smooth cheek: “What if I say they won’t be?”
“Hmph!”
Song Yiyi immediately pouted, pretending to pull away from his arm, feigning anger: “What do you take me for? You’ve already done this and that to me, do you think I could still run away?”
Recalling the tender nights, her cheeks flushed red, her voice softening involuntarily, tinged with a sweetness of being conquered.
“Hahaha!” Su Lin laughed heartily, amused by her shy and coy demeanor, tightening his arm to hold her even closer, “Just teasing you, rest assured, although not as significant as the increase of Arrow Walls and Earth Spikes, there will be at least a 40% increase.”
“Hmph.” Song Yiyi wrinkled her cute nose.
“Now that’s more like it.” Song Yiyi snorted lightly in satisfaction, snuggling into his arms to find a more comfortable position.
Su Lin marveled again at the incredible suppleness and slenderness of the snake-like waist beneath his palm, once more affirming the saying, “A woman’s waist is a deadly weapon.”
With his other arm, he embraced the quiet Su Tongxi beside him.
The girl snuggled obediently against him, the softness of her ample chest providing a comforting sensation of peace.
Embracing warmth on both sides, the comforting tranquility and romance amidst the apocalypse’s chaos soothed the tension in their nerves.
“What a pity.”
Su Lin inhaled the contrasting fragrances of the two girls’ hair, his gaze shifting to the repeatedly ravaged land in the courtyard by the mechanisms.
“There’s not enough to eat, otherwise it would be perfect. When the Level 4 Safe House unlocks the Roof Garden, I wonder if we can grow spicy peppers; eating meat without spice is like having no soul.”
He recalled the fiery deliciousness from his past life, a hint of nostalgia tingling his tongue.
He always stood by the creed of “fight hard when it’s time to fight, and enjoy when it’s time to enjoy.”
In this damned apocalypse, who knows what comes first, tomorrow or an accident?
One should seize every opportunity to treat oneself a little better.
As the night deepened, the beast swarm’s clamor became a monotonous backdrop.
For once, Su Lin relaxed his mind, enjoying the comfort of the two warm bodies in his arms, his fingers unconsciously drawing circles on Song Yiyi’s waist, provoking her gentle tremors and soft hums.
Time passed in this rare laziness, and it was almost 11:30.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The tolling of the bell rang again, more urgent and heavy this time, like a death knell!
The final wave of the beast swarm arrived, carrying an overwhelming sense of suffocating oppression.
Here it comes!
Su Lin’s gaze sharpened like a blade, shaking off his previous laziness. He clearly sensed a far more ferocious and brutal aura than that of ordinary Shadow Beasts appearing outside the courtyard walls—A Boss-level Shadow Beast!
“Go!” Su Lin’s thoughts raced, issuing a clear command to the beast-hunting bee swarm through the House Title Deed, “Target, the boss outside the courtyard, take no prisoners!”
Buzz—!
The thirty giant bees fiercely fighting within the beast swarm instantly rose up into the air from the courtyard battlefield!
Their wing beats were silent yet teeming with latent menace.
Like a well-trained squadron of fighter jets, they swiftly and precisely hovered in a brief assembly above the courtyard.
In the next second, under the gaze of Su Lin and the other two, the swarm moved!
The bees did not choose to advance from the ground; instead, they suddenly soared into the sky. In the dark night, they traced trajectories that were difficult to capture, then turned around, like deadly javelins flickering with metallic cold light thrown by invisible giant hands, aimed at the boss-level Shadow Beast outside the courtyard wall, and fiercely dove down!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
The piercing sound through the air was sharp and ear-piercing!
The speed brought by the dive, combined with their specialized and unparalleled sharp metallic needle-like forelimbs, granted them unmatched penetration power!
Thud, thud, thud!
The dull sound of blades piercing flesh was so intense it made one’s scalp tingle!
The boss-level Shadow Beast didn’t even have time to let out a complete roar before its massive body was completely covered by the descending swarm!
Thirty cold flashes of metal wildly pierced and stirred on its tough fur and muscular body!
Instant kill!
A real, undeniable instant kill!
“Hiss…” Song Yiyi and Su Tongxi both gasped, instinctively clutching Su Lin’s arm, their nails almost sinking into his flesh.
Even though they had long witnessed the abnormality of the household’s traps, the swarm of metal giant bees displayed an efficiency in collective slaughter that still sent a cold shiver through them, their eyes filled with awe.
Su Lin’s pupils contracted slightly, and his heart also surged with waves.
The power of the swarm far exceeded his expectations!
But then he suddenly slapped his forehead, muttering in frustration:
“Damn! I was too focused on watching the effects and forgot to test the ability of the Beast-Hunting Bee one-on-one against the boss’s strength!”
Moreover, the Giant Beast Hunting Beehive, this summoning-type trap, was somewhat special; he still didn’t know whether the Glazed Cannon had any effect on these Giant Beast-Hunting Bees.
Against ordinary Shadow Beasts, the power of the Giant Beast-Hunting Bee was completely overwhelming, and it could fly, so it was impossible to see how precisely it worked.
“Let’s try again tomorrow night during the Level 4 Safe House beast tide.”
With the boss subdued, the remaining Shadow Beast group appeared puny before the swarm.
These cold killing machines, under Su Lin’s mental command, efficiently shuttled through the remaining beast swarm, each dive and pierce precisely taking away a life.
The unique low-noise flight of the Giant Beast-Hunting Bees seemed even more eerie now, as death spread efficiently in silence.
What surprised Su Lin even more was that the moment the battle ended, the swarm did not immediately return to their hive.
Under his tentative command, they actually began to execute the task of cleaning up the battlefield!
Each giant bee, like the most diligent scavenger, deftly used slender limbs to pry open the scorched Shadow Beast corpses, precisely picking up Shadow Cores stained with foul blood, and orderly flying back into the courtyard, stacking them in the corner designated by Su Lin.
The night sky of the village was still filled with sporadic gunshots, explosions, and roars as other villagers battled the beast tide fiercely.
But inside and outside Su Lin’s courtyard, it had already prematurely returned to dead silence.
Without a single person stepping in, a night watch battle that should have been perilous was blandly concluded with the coordinated slaughter of the swarm and traps.
This stark contrast, if known by outsiders, would likely drop their jaws.
When the last Shadow Core was gently placed down by a Beast-Hunting Bee, Su Lin took a deep breath and waved his hand to let the swarm return to the hive to rest.
He walked to the mound of Shadow Cores, mentally communicating with the House Title Deed.
[100000/100000]
At the moment the last digit jumped full, the long silent House Title Deed suddenly exploded with unprecedented dazzling silver light!
Buzz—!
It was as if a great bell was ringing deep within the soul!
The pages, fluttering without wind, crackled, and the silver light, like liquid moonlight, gushed from the pages, instantly engulfing the entire courtyard!
Green bricks, courtyard walls… everything in sight was coated with a sacred and cold silver edge.
The materials needed for the safe house upgrade had long piled up like a mountain in the living room.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Su Lin gazed intently at the flowing silver light, unhesitatingly confirming the upgrade in his consciousness.
Simultaneously, the House Title Deed suspended in mid-air, its pages open, and a more concentrated, blazing silver flame “whooshed” into existence out of thin air!
In the core of the flame, it was as if stars were being born and extinguished.
Circles of visible silver energy ripples rapidly spread out from the pages like waves!
Boom, boom, boom…
The ground beneath his feet brought forth a profound and vigorous throbbing!
The entire safe house, along with the land beneath it, seemed like a sleeping ancient giant beast awakening!
The familiar, unnerving vibration returned, more intense and grand than any previous upgrade!
The bricks emitted faint moans under invisible power, walls, doors, windows, eaves… everything twisted, stretched, and restructured!
The courtyard walls silently expanded outward, incorporating more land into the protected area.
The green brick ground beneath my feet came alive, rearranging and recombining during the vibrations, becoming more flat and solid.
The main structure of the house elevated and extended, the wooden beams emitting a tooth-grinding creak, yet remaining as strong as ever under the protection of the Power of Rules.
This scene was like the transformation magic in the Harry Potter movies.
No matter how many times experienced, witnessing this rule-driven, beyond physical logic creation power, Su Lin and the others’ heart was still filled with inexplicable awe.
“Brother Kirin! Look!” Su Tongxi suddenly pointed deep into the living room, “There’s an extra door!”
Su Lin looked up, nodded solemnly.
There, unexpectedly, a door’s outline silently emerged on the innermost wall of the living room, which was originally bare and empty!
A message came from the House Title Deed, indicating that he must confirm the direction of the door to continue remodeling the safe house.
Regarding these, Su Lin had long had a plan.
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