Apocalypse, then transforming into a magical girl

A large empty room on the fourth floor of the mall has now become the temporary base for Zhao Jia and his group.

Ah Long's original stronghold has been completely emptied, and all the people and supplies have been moved out.

Various kinds of food, mineral water, strange medicines and weapons were scattered haphazardly in the open space in the center of the new stronghold.

The survivors, who had just undergone a change of identity, sat or lay down in the temporary stronghold, each with a different expression.

Square Face and a few other trusted henchmen are now selecting young men from this group of shaken guys who look reasonably fit and might be of some use.

"Brothers and sisters, listen to me for a moment." The square-faced man cleared his throat, trying to organize his thoughts and make his words sound persuasive.

"We had no choice but to follow Brother Long before, it was a total bastard situation! But now, Brother Long is dead!"

"Brother Long is gone! Now Brother Zhao has taken his place! Brother Zhao is kind-hearted; he even gave you food and drink, saying he wants you to live a normal life!"

"Now, all that's left is that fat pig, Bomo! Her men are different from us; they've all got blood on their hands, they're all ruthless beasts who eat people alive!"

"Next, if we just step up our game and take those guys down, this place will be fucking peaceful! We won't have to live in fear anymore, we won't have to fight amongst ourselves, and we can all work together to defend against the monsters outside!"

He tried hard to speak passionately, but he didn't really have the ability. He even unconsciously used some slang, but it also made him seem more sincere.

Several underlings nearby also chimed in, encouraging the chosen one. Among the newcomers, some remained apathetic, while others gradually developed a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

The previously gloomy atmosphere has been significantly diluted.

Meanwhile, outside the stronghold, Zhao Jia was leaning against the railing, his sharp gaze sweeping across the area below.

Suddenly, his ears twitched, and a very faint sound of wind breaking came from afar and quietly appeared beside him.

"Zhao Jia! Zhao Jia!" Xia Zhaozhao spoke rapidly, "Bo Mo brought his men out, all armed, and they took the left-hand passage of the mall!"

At this moment, the atmosphere outside the stronghold on the opposite side was extremely tense.

Betrayed, played, and even her lover was kidnapped. But Pomo's eyes, which should have been bloodshot with anger, were surprisingly calm at this moment.

Only in his eyes, deep within his fleshy frame, burned an overwhelming hatred that wanted to devour Zhao Jia and his companion alive.

She forcefully suppressed the madness that was about to overwhelm her reason, squeezing out each word through gritted teeth: "Tell them what I said: get the hell out of here!"

"Tonight, we're going to meet that guy Ah Long, and his two new 'fake parents'! Anyone who dares to ruin my plans, I'll twist their head off!"

However, at this moment, most of her usually brave underlings had their heads hanging down, their morale at rock bottom.

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"It's time to go. Now that Bomo has attacked, her stronghold must be empty. We should make our move."

On the other side, Zhao Jia, leading Yuan Long Ge's underlings and a small number of new recruits, cleverly bypassed Bo Mo's line of sight with Xia Zhaozhao's intelligence. They split into two teams and launched a surprise attack on Bo Mo's stronghold in the dark.

When they arrived at the outskirts of Bomo's stronghold, they saw that Fang Lian and his men had already cleanly and efficiently dealt with the two guards at the entrance.

The two unlucky guys didn't even have time to sound the alarm before they were knocked unconscious by two solid blows to the ground.

Zhao Jia nodded, waved his hand, and signaled the people behind him to rush in. The newly recruited survivors, seeing the enemy so easily defeated, grew much bolder.

A few of the bolder ones even rushed up and kicked the two unlucky guys a few times, cursing and swearing to bolster their courage, before following the main force into Bomo's stronghold.

"Supplies, supplies are over here!" Xia Zhaozhao led the group of people with practiced ease, heading straight for the area where food and drinking water were stored.

The two henchmen at the warehouse entrance were caught completely off guard by the sudden influx of people. The crowd swarmed forward and knocked the two men to the ground.

Zhao Jia, leading another group, quickly located the place where those useless people had been imprisoned. The door opened, revealing the group inside.

Xiao Shen and Jiang Fu were among them. When they saw Zhao Jia appear at the door, their eyes lit up with ecstatic joy.

Jiang Zi rushed out of the crowd with great joy, threw herself at Jiang Fu, and cried out in a choked voice, "Dad—! You're alive! That's wonderful!"

Xiao Shen walked over to Zhao Jia, his voice tinged with displeasure, and muttered, "These people... they're all clearly full, but I talked until my lips were sore, and out of more than twenty people, only two or three were willing to come out and help with Bo Mo. The rest are all useless good-for-nothings!"

Those who were still huddled in the corner looked at them with numbness and fear in their eyes, but the few people following Xiao Shen, although some of their legs were still trembling slightly, still had a little courage and hope in their eyes.

"It's alright, that's enough. Let's select some more able-bodied people from the remaining group and move all the useful items out of here."

Zhao Jia then instructed his men to leave some easily flammable items and pile them inside the stronghold, but to clean up all the debris outside the stronghold to prevent a fire from spreading to the entire camp.

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Bomo led more than twenty menacing henchmen and stormed into Ah Long's stronghold without any hindrance, but what awaited them was utter silence.

The stronghold was completely deserted, devoid of any sign of life, and there was no ambush or resistance as expected. Even all the supplies had been taken away, leaving only a scene of devastation.

Bomo's ominous premonition grew stronger. Finally, in the deepest part of the corridor, she discovered Ah Long's gruesome corpse.

Ah Long's eyes were wide open, his face frozen in extreme fear, confusion, and disbelief. There was a huge bloody hole in his abdomen, his internal organs spilling out onto the ground, emitting a nauseating bloody smell.

Ah Long... he's dead just like that? Who did it? That kid surnamed Zhao?

Bomo felt a chill run down her spine. Things had taken an unexpected turn. She sensed something was wrong, something very wrong.

Just then, a henchman responsible for perimeter security scrambled in, his voice trembling with panic: "Boss... Boss, something's wrong! There's a situation at headquarters!"

Bomo suddenly rushed out of there and looked through a window of the stronghold towards his lair. Sure enough, there were various kinds of light clusters flickering there.

"I've fallen for their trick! Those two little bastards are playing a swapping game with me!" Bo Mo was so angry that her fat body trembled. She finally realized that she had been tricked by those two guys again!