In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"Sizzle!"

The piercing whistling of the electric microphone instantly pierced through the entire three-story underground medical center, followed by the crisp sound of explosion-proof light bulbs exploding one after another.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Debris and sparks flew everywhere, plunging the entire medical center into darkness. Only the eerie green light of the emergency lights illuminated the mess.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

The special operations squad leader covered his nose, and blood was gushing out from between his fingers.

Not only him, but all twelve elite soldiers on guard duty in the corridor knelt down in agony.

Two streaks of bright red blood gushed from his nostrils and ear canals, and his body slumped to the ground.

Psychological pressure!

A tangible spiritual impact!

Su Ran felt a buzzing sound in her mind, as if a hundred screaming cicadas had been stuffed into it.

Is this the awakening presence of the "Spiritual Queen" from her previous life?

That's insane!

"Beep beep beep!!!"

"Alert! The energy field at Medical Center C is abnormal! Values ​​are off the charts!"

"Alert! The central control system is experiencing unexplained interference; the air circulation module is malfunctioning! The firewall is restarting!"

The piercing red alarm instantly resounded throughout the entire underground base.

At the end of the corridor, a dense sound of tactical footsteps came like a torrential rain.

"Quickly! Seal off Zone C!"

"Target extremely dangerous. Prepare liquid nitrogen freeze gun! Live ammunition may be used if necessary!"

Li Guodong was at the forefront.

He was no longer the gentle man he once was; his face was grim, and he held a large-caliber kinetic pistol, the muzzle pointed directly at the ward door.

Even from dozens of meters away, he could feel the terrifying fluctuations that seemed to shatter one's brain.

"That girl has lost control?!"

Veins bulged on Li Guodong's forehead, an instinctive reaction to the mental pressure. He roared at Su Ran, "Su Ran! Get out! She's out of control!"

"Her mental field is attacking indiscriminately. In three minutes, the entire dungeon's life support system motherboard will be burned to scrap metal!"

The underground city's life support system is fully electronically controlled.

If this force is allowed to spread and burn out the motherboard, this "Shangri-La" for millions of people will turn into an oxygen-deprived coffin!

For the sake of the greater good, the "tumor" must be removed.

Cold-blooded, but correct.

"Click".

Dozens of dark gun barrels were raised, locking onto the storm's epicenter—the hospital bed.

The white deer remained curled up, its eyes as black as ink, uttering incomprehensible murmurs from its throat.

As she murmured, the surrounding medical equipment began to tremble violently, the metal supports twisted and deformed, and emitted a piercing scream.

"What are you going to do?"

Su Ran stopped in her tracks, her eyes fixed on the muzzle of Li Guodong's raised gun.

"Eliminate the threat."

Li Guodong gritted his teeth, the muscles in his cheeks tense, his eyes revealing a ruthless determination, like a warrior cutting off his own arm.

"Since it's uncontrollable, then death is inevitable. I can't gamble the lives of millions on a so-called 'future strongman'."

"open……"

Li Guodong pulled the trigger.

"Stop!"

A loud shout interrupted Li Guodong's instructions.

Su Ran stood in front of the hospital bed.

He was also in bad shape, his face as pale as paper, desperately protecting the girl behind him who was teetering on the edge of "losing control".

"Su Ran! Are you crazy?"

Li Guodong roared, "If she continues to spiral out of control, she will endanger the lives of millions!"

"I'm not crazy!"

Su Ran wiped the blood from her nose, like a wolf protecting its cubs. "Your kinetic bullets are useless. Her mental barrier can keep bullets hovering three meters away! Shooting will only enrage her!"

"What can we do then? Just watch her demolish the base?"

Li Guodong roared, veins bulging on his forehead.

"I'll do it."

Su Ran stepped forward, walking towards the core of that deadly mental energy field.

"Are you crazy? You're gambling with your life! Those special forces soldiers can't even last three seconds!"

"That's because they are ordinary people, while I am an awakened one."

Su Ran looked at the white deer on the bed, who was now completely unfamiliar to her.

At this moment, the white deer was surrounded by visible gray ripples.

That's a manifestation of highly concentrated mental energy; an ordinary person would die from a ruptured blood vessel in their brain if they got even three meters away.

But Su Ran moved.

One step, two steps.

With each step he took, he felt as if his soul was being crushed in a millstone.

excruciating pain.

dizziness.

If he were still that useless person with C-level talent from his previous life, he would probably have been defeated long ago.

But in this life, the combined strength of his soul from two lifetimes, along with his spatial ability's perception of dimensions, allowed him to withstand the oppressive force.

"This rebirth benefit... it still hurts a bit."

Su Ran gritted his teeth, his vision began to blur, but he kept walking.

He walked to the bedside.

The air seemed to solidify, heavy as if it were filled with lead.

The tinnitus exploded instantly, and countless chaotic, sharp, and frantic murmurs burrowed into my mind.

That was Bai Lu's out-of-control thoughts, clashing with Su Ran's nerves.

Su Ran groaned softly, feeling a warm liquid well up in her ear.

In her previous life, Bai Lu was known as the "Empress" and was able to fight against an army of 100,000 zombies all by herself.

Spiritual power is as vast as the sea; once the dam breaks, it becomes a raging flood.

"Get...out..."

The white deer hovered in the air, then suddenly turned its head, its pure black eyes fixed on Su Ran.

It was clearly a young girl's innocent voice, but at this moment it sounded like countless people overlapping and roaring together, with a chilling echo.

"Look at me."

Su Ran pressed forward step by step, bearing the crushing pressure that seemed to threaten to crush her.

With each step he took, the floor trembled, and fine cracks spread beneath his feet.

"I told you to keep your eyes on me!"

Su Ran suddenly let out a loud shout.

This sound wasn't delivered with his voice, but rather by mobilizing all his mental energy, like a heavy hammer slamming into the center of that chaotic mental storm.

The white deer in mid-air trembled suddenly, a struggle flashing in its black eyes.

opportunity!

Su Ran suddenly pushed off the ground and pounced like a cheetah.

He did not attack.

Instead, in full view of everyone, he grabbed the extremely dangerous "monster" that was floating in the air.

The two of them fell heavily onto the hospital bed.

"ah!!!"

The white deer let out a piercing scream, and its surrounding mental energy field went berserk instantly.

Su Ran's special operations uniform instantly ripped apart, and his skin looked as if it had been slashed by countless knives, leaving it covered in blood.

But instead of letting go, he held on even tighter.

He pressed Bai Lu's head firmly against his chest, even as Bai Lu bit his shoulder in a fit of rage, staining Bai Lu's hospital gown with blood.

"Listen to your heartbeat."

Su Ran's voice was like a bell tolling through a storm, sounding incredibly steady at this moment.

"This is not hell, White Deer."

"I am Su Ran. I brought you out here, and I can ensure your survival."

"There are no electric shocks, no needles, and no that damn doctor here."

"Your power is not a curse, it's a gift. Control it, don't let it control you. Take it back; it's yours!"

Every word Su Ran uttered was accompanied by a powerful mental suggestion.

"I am Su Ran, you... wake up!!!"

Su Ran roared inwardly.

"ah!!!"

The white deer let out a painful roar.

She saw a human-shaped anchor point.

The originally violent and disordered spiritual energy seemed to have found an outlet, surging wildly towards Su Ran, attempting to tear this intruder to pieces.

Su Ran groaned, blood flowing from his seven orifices, feeling as if his brain was about to boil.

But he gritted his teeth and refused to back down an inch.

Willpower, like an iron clamp, firmly held back Bai Lu from the brink of collapse, forcibly pulling her back from the edge of the cliff.

hum!

It sounded like someone had pressed the mute button.

The glass shards, suspended in mid-air, lost their support and crashed to the ground with a series of crackling sounds.

The twisted metal support stopped vibrating.

That suffocating sense of oppression receded like the tide.

The backup power supply started up, and the dim lights came on again.

Li Guodong was panting heavily, and the gun in his hand was trembling.

He stared wide-eyed at the center of the ward.

Su Ran's face was covered in blood, looking as disheveled as if he had just crawled out of a pile of corpses, but the girl in his arms was quiet.

The white deer's dark and terrifying eyes slowly faded, revealing a sliver of white, and finally returned to their clear yet terrified deer eyes.

She blinked blankly, looking at Su Ran, who was so close to her, his face covered in blood.

Memories return.

The fear of being abandoned by the whole world has dissipated, replaced by this warm embrace at this moment.

"Su...Su Ran?"

Bai Lu's voice was as thin as a whisper, tinged with tears, "Did I...did I cause trouble?"

"fine."

Su Ran grinned and flicked away a shard of glass stuck in her collar.

"You're our base's treasure. No matter how much trouble you get into, the country will bail you out."

After saying that, Su Ran swayed and sat down heavily on the ground, panting heavily.

This is so damn tiring.

This takes even more mental effort than emptying an oil field.

"Doctor! Quick!"

Li Guodong finally realized what was happening and rushed into the ward with a loud shout.

He glanced at the mess on the ground, then at the white deer huddled beside Su Ran like a frightened quail, his expression extremely complex.

"Comrade Xiao Su..."

Li Guodong squatted down and handed Su Ran a handkerchief, his tone filled with lingering fear and respect, "You won the bet."

"I never gamble on a game I'm not sure I can win."

Su Ran took the handkerchief and casually wiped her face. "In chaotic times, severe measures are needed, but divine weapons are also essential. From now on, the White Deer will be our first divine weapon in the fight against the apocalypse."