Apocalypse: Launching a Counterattack Against the Villainess

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After all, men are not allowed to enter this place normally, and the man in front of them is the number one dangerous figure in the Freemasons.

In contrast, the members of the strategy team seemed quite enthusiastic.

Even the usually introverted Hanagami Junko started clinging to Nie Qingyun's arm, muttering to herself.

"Brother Qingyun has been busy all day long since he came here... I can't see him more than a few times a day."

"By the way, weren't you going to take us to fight the [Ominous] monster? When are we going to set off?"

When the ominous sign was mentioned, Nie Qingyun's expression became noticeably more serious, and he glanced at the girls nearby.

When it comes to defeating higher-level monsters, most people's expressions are full of anticipation and excitement.

This made Nie Qingyun frown inwardly.

Perhaps their experience of escaping from hordes of zombies gave them a lot of confidence, but these girls had never encountered the "Omen" and had no idea what it was.

But Nie Qingyun was very clear that they were not yet capable of fighting against monsters of that level.

However, becoming stronger always takes time, and Nie Qingyun didn't want to undermine everyone's confidence too much at this stage, so he took the initiative to shift the topic to training.

"Did you all finish the homework I assigned last time?"

"These results will determine whether you are qualified to face him in the end."

"Of course I completed it properly," Yiwei Yuanlian immediately replied, then pulled a report out of his clothes and handed it over.

Nie Qingyun remembered this round-faced girl; she had won 19 [Primal Crystals] in the last duel test and had also stolen 5 from Yamabuki Yosuke.

Although this was a strategy the girl hadn't initially considered using to leverage the cooperative relationship, she was able to turn the tables on Yamabuki Yosuke by utilizing the rule that "the chosen one cannot refuse a duel," which was a decent performance.

Nie Qingyun nodded approvingly and took the report from the girl's hand.

The above description is concise and clear. It first analyzes the rules of the duel carefully, then lists the points where strategies can be formulated, and finally details the optimal solution with the highest profit in three different situations.

He then read several other reports from other people.

It can only be said that these young ladies, who are able to study at Linjiangtai, have excellent analytical and reasoning abilities after realizing the importance of the rules.

Of course, from Nie Qingyun's perspective, these strategies are still very immature, because they always subconsciously assume that others are like themselves.

In a true life-or-death struggle, understanding the dark side of human nature is the most crucial element of the game.

Overall, whether it was for the reward after completing the assignment or for their own improvement, Nie Qingyun was quite satisfied with the girls' performance.

At least these reports reveal their attitude of taking responsibility for their own lives.

However, Nie Qingyun's expression suddenly became abstract very quickly.

Compared to the previous rigid analyses, this report in my hand has a completely different approach.

In summary, her primary goal was to obtain more rewards, and the person in charge of distributing the rewards was Nie Qingyun, so winning over Nie Qingyun meant getting all the rewards.

What followed was a series of outrageous actions, such as using sleeping pills to force the issue, and cultivating a good relationship with Cheng Yuqiu as a roundabout way to achieve one's goals. In short, the whole story revolved around one theme: finding an old man to collect gold coins.

Nie Qingyun is clearly that "old man".

This idea is exactly the same as what Shirayaku Rinne had back then.

But you can't say it's wrong, because it makes sense logically.

Nie Qingyun's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but shift his gaze to the signature area, then looked up and said:

"Who is Suoh Mekou?"

"I'm……"

Among the nearby girls, one with medium-length pink hair and a bow tied at her temples raised her hand.

Following the sound, I saw a very familiar, pretty face.

Nie Qingyun remembered, no, she should say she was very familiar with, the girl named Suoh Mokou.

After rescuing Hanagami Junko, when they were playing gashapon machines together at the Wenzheng Street shopping mall, the girl kissed him, but he didn't bother to ask her name at the time.

Sure enough, none of the girls who came back with me from Wenzheng Street were easy to deal with.

After their eyes met, Zhou Fangmei's face gradually turned red, as if she were recalling the contents of the report.

“If you’re shy, then don’t write it down…” Nie Qingyun glared at the girl without much authority, then turned a few more pages.

Unsurprisingly, the subsequent reports followed a remarkably consistent line of thought. Without even looking at the names, one could tell they were written by Hanako Junko and a few other girls he knew well.

After a long pause, Nie Qingyun raised his head and said with a slightly stern face:

"Whose idea was this?"

"Uh……"

Neither Suoh Mokou nor Hanakami Junko spoke, but they both glanced at Yuwen Chaolu out of the corner of their eyes.

When the latter realized that his plan had been exposed, he immediately prepared to flee.

"Lulu," Nie Qingyun tapped the report in his hand, and only after the other person had stopped moving did he speak weakly:

"I told you, can you be honest for once and stop leading them astray?"

"I didn't," Yuwen Chaolu retorted, clearly unconvinced.

"We all met at the same time. We just want to be like Rinne. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"Rinne, say something."

Rinne Shirayaku: "Huh?"

Chapter 372: Reward Time

Shirayuki Rinne was taken aback by the sudden question and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Although she wanted to help her close girlfriends, it would be pointless to say anything if her boyfriend didn't agree.

Fortunately, Nie Qingyun did not intend to delve into the matter further. After glancing at Yuwen Chaolu, he began to distribute rewards to the girls.

The previously agreed-upon rule was that the person who first devised the optimal solution based on the duel rules could choose a piece of equipment that suited them.

In reality, Nie Qingyun simply wanted to use this method to motivate the girls and get them used to making thorough preparations before a battle.

Therefore, the rewards were not distributed according to the previous rules, and everyone received one.

As for Shirayuki Rinne and the others, they had previously used the [Immunity Injection] and [Completion Blessing], and they didn't lack low-quality equipment, so they replaced them with the corresponding number of [Primordial Crystals] as substitutes.

Although Bai Ye Lin Yin didn't want to spend a fortune on gold coins from her old man, she wouldn't refuse a reward that could be earned through hard work and that everyone could share. After happily storing the [Primordial Crystal] in her [Data Space], she tiptoed and kissed Nie Qingyun on the cheek.

After that, Yuwen Chaolu, Hanakami Junko, and Suoh Mokou all followed the same pattern.

Others prioritized items like the [Immunity Injection] and equipment/skill books that could quickly boost their basic combat power. As for items like the [Completion Blessing] that could improve attributes, Nie Qingyun didn't use them directly.

Even so, this was still an unexpected surprise for them.

After accepting the reward with great excitement, a short young woman looked at Nie Qingyun with a slight hesitation.

She joined the strategy group later and wasn't very familiar with Nie Qingyun, but since the girls who received rewards before her had kissed him, she naturally regarded this intimate behavior as a necessary ritual.

The thought of kissing a stranger of the opposite sex made her a little shy, but looking at that handsome face, she figured she was the one who had the advantage, so she followed Bai Ye Lin Yin's example and started standing on her tiptoes.

However, she was too short, and even when she stood on tiptoe, she couldn't reach the other person's face. So she could only helplessly reach out her small hand and tug at Nie Qingyun's clothes.

This little action, however, caught Nie Qingyun off guard.

Because of the previous rooftop party... uh, the rooftop escape, he had had close contact with Yuwen Chaolu and a few others. This friendship, built through going through life and death together, always made him subconsciously let his guard down, and gradually, he got used to being groped by the girls.

The girl who had just joined the strategy group had clearly misunderstood something.

Seeing the other person blushing and looking up awkwardly, Nie Qingyun immediately sensed that something was wrong.

But it's not easy to refuse in this situation.

Because he didn't say anything when Bai Ye Lin Yin and the others kissed him before, his refusal now could easily make those who joined the strategy group later feel isolated and treated differently.

For now, we have no choice but to grit our teeth and continue...

Um... I'm sorry, Your Highness.

I never imagined that I, Nie Qingyun, would one day have to sacrifice my dignity for the sake of unity.

The family members shed tears.

But not all girls are the reserved type.

After someone took the plunge and "ate the crab" (a Chinese idiom meaning to be the first to try something new), the others revealed their true intentions.

Soon enough, Nie Qingyun paid the price for his rashness and began to struggle to cope.

"Hey, don't go too far... why are you sticking your tongue out when you're kissing my cheek?"

"Wait, wait a minute! Who put their hand inside my clothes? Take it out right now."

"Don't worry, everyone gets a share. No, not that. I'm talking about the rewards!"

Before he could finish speaking, Nie Qingyun felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, his face pressed against two soft mounds of flesh, making it hard for him to breathe.

In desperation, he had no choice but to raise his hand above his head and slap it hard, making a sound of exasperation:

"stop!"

The room fell silent for a moment.

A young girl who was trying her best to push herself up with her chest puffed out immediately froze on the spot.

Seeing this, Nie Qingyun quickly pointed at the other person:

"What, what are you going to do..."

"Uh," the girl stammered, still holding her breasts in her hands.

"I... I feel it's a bit heavy, so I'm using my hands to support it... um... it's easier that way."

"And what about you?" Upon hearing the girl's explanation, Nie Qingyun immediately moved his hand to another girl who was in the same position, but whose breasts were clearly a size smaller than Yuwen Chaolu's.

"You feel it's heavy too?"

"This..." The girl was speechless for a moment, then even her ears began to turn red:

"I was worried about getting hit, so I used my hand to protect myself..."

"Pfft! Ahahahaha." Bai Yelin couldn't help but burst out laughing at this lame excuse.

Then everyone started laughing.

Seemingly because of the reward, the girls were exceptionally happy, and their laughter and chatter lasted for a long time.

However, to those outside the strategy team, the situation appears quite different.

Compared to the girls who were eating the snacks Nie Qingyun brought back while discussing how to win over [Ominous Sign], their eyes revealed an undisguised confusion and bewilderment, as well as a hint of envy.

Their impression of Nie Qingyun was limited to the mobilization meeting a few days ago, and various rumors they had heard from other group leaders.

In light of this, people subconsciously labeled this newly arrived strategy team leader with all sorts of negative tags.

For example: a dangerous individual dissatisfied with the student council president; a violent thug who murders his companions to seize women; a succubus who uses tricks to coerce young girls, whose ability is to impregnate girls through eye contact...

Therefore, when Bai Yelin received the reward from Nie Qingyun and engaged in intimate behavior, they naturally regarded it as some kind of exchange of benefits based on physical intimacy.

But at this moment, everyone was smiling and chatting together, which didn't look like the expression one would show when threatened.

Nie Qingyun was completely different from the rumors. Not only was he very handsome, but he also seemed to have a very easy personality to get along with. When he spoke, his voice always conveyed a sense of composure, subconsciously giving people a very reliable feeling.

Despite possessing strength far exceeding that of most people, he still gets tricked and overwhelmed by the girls.

If joining a strategy group means being treated this kindly, then it's okay to face dangerous monsters, right...?

After all, it's been a long time since anyone has laughed.

And I've almost forgotten what happiness really feels like.

The thought of waking up tomorrow, numbly having to move those mountains of corpses again, and then repeating the same routine day after day...

A sudden urge to cry welled up inside the girl, so she abruptly stood up and walked towards Nie Qingyun.

"Um, I... I want to join too..."

Unfortunately, the girl's request, which she had finally mustered the courage to make, was interrupted by the sound of a door opening before she could finish speaking.

Saotome appeared at the door of the lounge, followed by two student council members. After glancing inside, her gaze finally settled on Nie Qingyun, and she spoke slowly in a businesslike tone:

"Regarding the [Ominous] extermination, Guild Master, I would like to ask you to come over and discuss the details."

Chapter 373: Round Table Conference