Apocalypse: I Created the Perfect Survival Hotel

Chapter 22 Potential VIP

With Xue Wu taking on the task of clearing the way, Wang Xiao, who always enjoyed helping the dead to be reborn, was happy to have some free time.

As they ventured deeper into the first floor, Xue Wu, gradually getting into the zone through constant battles with zombies, seemed to suddenly rediscover the feeling of his youth.

When facing zombies, his combat prowess far exceeded Wang Xiao's initial expectations.

Seeing Xue Wu's movements becoming increasingly clean and efficient, Wang Xiao, who was just coasting along and getting by, was also eager to see just how far Xue Wu could go.

After learning about the existence of mutated zombies, Wang Xiao knew very well that if the hotel wanted to survive in the apocalypse, it couldn't rely on his own strength alone.

Therefore, the stronger Xue Wu is, the greater his help to the hotel will be, which is a situation that Wang Xiao is happy to see.

Xue Wu's performance certainly did not disappoint Wang Xiao.

As the progress bar continued to grow, Wang Xiao's smile never faded.

Wang Xiao's mission progress bar only stopped increasing after the two of them had cleared out all the zombies wandering on the first floor and completed the search of all the rooms on the first floor.

The two went to the lobby and sat on the sofa for a short rest.

Taking this opportunity, Xue Wu explained the situation to Wang Xiao: "Boss, we've searched the entire first floor of the hotel but haven't found the generator room. It seems the generator must be in the basement. Should we go down now?"

Wang Xiao shook his head and said, "No rush, let's go upstairs first. I need to confirm something."

Xue Wu immediately recalled Wang Xiao's earlier guess and asked, "You mean there are survivors upstairs?"

Wang Xiao put away his notebook and said, "Who knows? Let's go. This time I'll lead the way. You keep an eye on the back for me."

Xue Wu nodded and said, "Okay."

To avoid being delivered face-to-face to zombies, the two chose to take the stairs instead of the elevator to the second floor.

Upon reaching the second floor, the situation was not too different from what Xue Wu had imagined.

Looking at the blood-red corridor before him, Wang Xiao said expressionlessly, "Xue Wu, stay close and make sure you finish me off."

"Yes, boss."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xiao rushed out.

Wang Xiao's superhuman strength allowed him to handle even when surrounded by multiple zombies with ease.

Unlike Xue Wu, who killed zombies through skill, Wang Xiao's method of killing zombies presented an extreme form of violent aesthetics.

Even if a zombie manages to survive Wang Xiao's strike, Xue Wu, who is right behind him, will finish it off.

After Wang Xiao took over as the lead, their search speed immediately increased by more than double.

With their increasingly seamless teamwork, Wang Xiao's mission progress also began to increase rapidly.

Current progress: 12.3%.

Current progress: 12.4%.

……

Seeing the ever-increasing progress, Wang Xiao became increasingly excited, and his movements became faster and faster.

Even in the end, Xue Wu, who had regained some of the feeling of his youth, found it difficult to keep up.

Seeing that Xue Wu couldn't keep up with his actions, Wang Xiao killed a zombie with an axe and turned around to say, "I'll go alone from now on. You rest for a while and catch up slowly. Be sure to search every room and corner, and don't forget to finish off the corpses."

Xue Wu, panting, replied, "Yes."

Although Xue Wu had regained some of his skills, he was no longer a young man.

He can't compare to his younger self in terms of physical strength, power, or reaction time.

But it was precisely because he had fought alongside Wang Xiao that Xue Wu knew just how terrifying the young man before him truly was.

Especially that completely irrational power, which is something no normal person could possess.

After going solo, Wang Xiao's progress accelerated once again.

Wherever he went, he left behind only corpses...

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the hotel.

The man sitting in front of the monitor looked at Wang Xiao on the screen, who seemed to have activated a one-click sweep function and was constantly moving upwards. He appeared extremely panicked, muttering to himself repeatedly, "Why is this guy still going up... Stop... Stop it now..."

Upon arriving at the ninth executive floor of the hotel, Wang Xiao expected that this floor would be crowded with zombies like the floors below, but he found that the entire floor was already covered with corpses.

The knife wounds that were previously seen on the zombies on the first floor appeared on these corpses without exception, and they all seemed to be the work of one person.

Upon realizing that this was possible, Wang Xiao couldn't help but have a guess.

He just needed to confirm the results himself before they could be verified.

Wang Xiao glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner and smiled, "Looks like I've caught you."

Upon being suddenly scanned by Wang Xiao, the man sitting in front of the monitor jumped up from his seat and began searching the room for objects to block the door.

After confirming that no one was on the floor, Wang Xiao gradually slowed down.

10 floors... No zombies.

Floor 11... No zombies there either.

And so, carrying the fire axe, humming a little tune, and with a smile on his face, Wang Xiao arrived at the top floor of the hotel.

14 floors.

After scanning through the rooms, Wang Xiao soon arrived at the door of the hotel's central control room.

When he tried to open the room door with his hotel employee card but found that he couldn't, his smile widened.

He stopped what he was doing and said in an extremely friendly tone, "Guest, room service, please open the door."

The man in the control room muttered under his breath, "Nobody believes your room service! What kind of room service is staffed by someone covered in blood, carrying a fire axe?"

Seeing that the person inside did not respond, Wang Xiao frowned slightly: "Guest, room service, if you don't open the door, I'll have to open it myself."

After Wang Xiao finished speaking, he slowly raised the axe in his hand, preparing to forcefully break down the door.

The man, who had been monitoring Wang Xiao's every move, widened his eyes in shock, thinking, "No! Don't come in!"

"Guest, this is the last time. Room service. If you don't open the door soon, I'll have to ask the zombie ladies at the hotel entrance to serve you."

"three……"

"two……"

"one!"

Just as Wang Xiao's axe was about to fall, a voice came from inside.

"No, don't break down the door."

Wang Xiao said calmly, "Open the door."

"I...I can't do it..."

Wang Xiao: ?

Wang Xiao asked, "What do you mean?"

The person inside replied in a very soft voice, "I...I'm afraid of people..."

Wang Xiao: "Huh?!"

This completely stumped Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao slowly took out a Hongtashan cigarette, lit it, and fell into deep thought.

He had seen many people who were afraid of zombies and death, but he had heard of people who were afraid of people, though this was the first time he had ever seen one.

Wang Xiao asked, "Are you sick?"

There was no answer.

Wang Xiao asked again, "Answer me, are you sick? Don't get me wrong, I'm not insulting you, I'm talking about mental illness. I'll give you three seconds, or I'll break down the door."

The person inside replied timidly, "Yes..."

Wang Xiao said, "For the next question, please answer quickly. Don't make me ask you twice, understand?"

"Okay, okay."

Seeing that the other party was willing to cooperate, Wang Xiao asked directly, "Did you kill the zombies on floors 9 to 14, and in the lobby?"

"Yes."

"Are you an ability user?"

"..."

"say."

"Yes."

Wang Xiao was not surprised by the man's answer.

If zombies can mutate, then humans can mutate; this was something that could have been predicted.

But when he heard it with his own ears, Wang Xiao was still somewhat surprised.

Wang Xiao continued, "What's your name?"

"Yue Man".

Just then, the unreliable system reappeared and gave Wang Xiao some new tasks.

As a hotel owner, finding high-quality clients is one of your tasks.

[Task posted: Potential VIP.]

【Task Introduction: Yue Man, a top VIP client of Yinghua Grand Hotel, has been suffering from pathological social anxiety disorder and has been staying at home for many years. He has chosen to settle in the hotel's executive suite.

Even though the Yinghua Hotel has recently fallen into a state of mismanagement and closure due to the rioters' crisis, this person still chose to stay at the Yinghua Hotel and tried to revive the former glory of the Yinghua Hotel through personal efforts.

Such loyal, capable, and wealthy clients are the ideal customers in the eyes of countless hotel owners.

Including such high-quality clients in your hotel's portfolio will greatly enhance its reputation.

[Task Hint: Yue Man, a top VIP client of the Yinghua Grand Hotel, has a great fondness for food and is extremely picky. You can cater to his preferences by offering him food.]

[Task progress: 0/1]

[Mission Reward: A loyal and powerful guest, +50 points.]

Looking at the system's task, Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself: A high-quality customer? Interesting. Doesn't he like good food? Perfect, their hotel has that.

As for whether he could meet her needs, Wang Xiao wasn't sure if the other party liked it, but he couldn't imagine why she would refuse.

At least for now, they are probably the only ones in the entire city of Jin who are still thinking about opening a hotel.

If this thing is afraid of people, then why isn't it afraid of zombies? It can't be because zombies aren't considered human, right?

And what are this guy's abilities...?

At this moment, Wang Xiao felt a strong curiosity about this distinguished VIP client named "Yue Man".