Published: February 5, 2025
When the world lost its order, the speed at which humanity fell into depravity exceeded imagination.
Qin Yu never thought there would come a day when someone would stand before him, demanding him to give up his wife.
In that moment, he had the urge to rush forward and snap the neck of that damned fat man, whose neck was as thick as his own head.
However, the words "evolver" flashed in his mind, shattering his courage into pieces.
"If, if there's nothing else, Mr. Jin, I think I will take my leave," Qin Yu could only express his opinion in this way, not even daring to refuse him face to face.
"Get back here!"
Chef Jin’s signature kind voice vanished, replaced by a cold, angry shout.
Slap!
A pile of photos was thrown out by Chef Jin, fluttering in the air before falling to the ground. Qin Yu looked down and was shocked to see that they were all taken today after Xia Lei found him, captured by a Polaroid camera!
"I’m not the type to force people; that's just too lacking in interest. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone through you; I could have done it myself," Chef Jin said casually, as if he were drinking water. "So, I'll give you a choice: either I will play it tough, making you watch as I kill you both and send you off to the afterlife as a couple, or you convince your wife to accompany me for a few nights, and I’ll give you… a bottle of Evolution Potion."
Qin Yu's trembling body suddenly froze. After a long moment, he slowly came back to his senses and looked with red eyes at the bottle of brightly colored potion that Chef Jin had carelessly left on the table.
The Evolution Potion, the One-Star Evolution Elixir, the kind that grants immense power after injection, the potion that, once obtained, would elevate him to a privileged class!
Qin Yu had dreamed countless times of obtaining such a potion, but he had no way to do so. He had even willingly cooked and cleaned for an evolver just to live with no dignity.
Now, there was a bottle of this potion placed before him. With just a nod, he could have it, and Qin Yu's heart raced.
But he knew very well what the price of obtaining this potion would be. It involved many things: dignity, personality, blood, courage, and even the soul…
"For the sake of the Evolution Potion, dozens of people die every day in the base, and at times, it can be hundreds. Yet even in death, they cannot obtain this thing," Chef Jin's voice was like the devil's temptation, leading Qin Yu deeper into despair. "Do you know how many evolvers there are in the base right now? Hehe, just over ten. Do you see what kind of status they have in the base, what kind of power they wield, what kind of life they enjoy? Qin Yu, you see it clearly."
"As long as you convince your wife, you will become one of those lofty evolvers, having the final say in this base. Food, weapons, women, you will have it all, and you could even evolve to a higher level later on."
"Can you imagine what you, Qin Yu, would gain at that time?" Chef Jin continued his seduction. "Perhaps you still have concerns about marital ethics, but this is the apocalypse! Couples are like birds of a feather; what hesitation do you have? Morality in the apocalypse is worthless, not even a piece of moldy bread is worth anything!"
"It's just a woman, right? Once you become an evolver, what kind of woman won’t you have? Besides, I’m only asking her to accompany me for a few nights. If she truly loves you and thinks of you, she would agree, wouldn’t she? At worst, you can compensate her after becoming an evolver, what do you say?"
"Still the same, if you agree, everyone benefits, with you getting the most. If you refuse, only you will suffer, and what you lose will be the most."
Qin Yu’s body began to tremble again, his eyes ached but no tears fell. He struggled to turn and leave, but his hand reached toward the table, while his soul moved toward the abyss.
"Once it’s done, it’s yours; right now, you can’t get it," Chef Jin held the Evolution Potion in his hand, smiling broadly at the terrified Qin Yu.