Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 205

Chapter 205

The Heavenly Ranking was a leaderboard for humans who had cleared Instances. Fang Zhao had cleared three Instances, which was considered quite good among ordinary people, but he didn’t even place on the Heavenly Ranking.

After applying the burn cream to her skin, Xia Wenxin felt a cool, icy sensation that significantly relieved the stinging pain.

She blew on her wound and asked curiously, “Which one from the Heavenly Ranking is it?”

Bai Yuzhen stared at the name on her phone screen and said slowly, “Her name is Xiling You. She’s currently ranked seventh on the Heavenly Ranking.”

Fang Zhao’s expression shifted slightly at the name. He said in a low voice, “Xiling You? One of the original founders of the Safe House… Even she’s interested in the Oasis Sanatorium?”

Xia Wenxin was an optimist. “People on the Heavenly Ranking always have much better information than we do. It’s only natural for a miraculous place like the Oasis Sanatorium to attract them for an investigation.

“Besides, we just cleared the Library Instance and received a payout of lifespan. Instead of constantly entering new Instances, it’s better to take a good rest here for a while and recover our strength.

“There’s no pollution here, the prices aren’t too high, and they provide accommodation and medical care. The conditions are simply too superior. We’ve found a real treasure!”

Bai Yuzhen nodded in agreement. “Exactly. Based on my observations, the Sanatorium has limited rooms. If word gets out, there won’t be any rooms left soon.

“There were other guests in the Sanatorium before we arrived. I had a bit of contact with them yesterday and found out they hadn’t been here before either.”

“So, this is actually a new shop,” Xia Wenxin said thoughtfully.

“Yes, it definitely hasn’t existed for more than a month.” Bai Yuzhen looked up, her gaze sharp and filled with a desire to climb the rankings. “We have to seize this opportunity and make good use of the resources here. Perhaps our names will eventually appear on the Heavenly Ranking.”

The remaining lifespan on the books was running low.

Every day that passed, the balance decreased by one day.

This meant Gu Huaiwei couldn’t just waste time staying in the shop.

She was organizing the current list of residents.

Then, she discovered a name that shouldn’t belong to this Dimension-Zhou Chuanning.

Unlike the other customers, Zhou Chuanning’s name was at the very bottom, marked with a pre-registration tag.

“Why is this person staying in the shop?” Gu Huaiwei first questioned Lin She.

Lin She looked at the name on the computer, his pupils shrinking slightly.

He hadn’t known that the Half-finished Product had entered the shop.

Logically, he should have been able to smell the scent of a Half-finished Product.

But he hadn’t noticed a thing.

Someone must have helped the Half-finished Product enter the shop.

“This person only completed a pre-registration; he hasn’t officially checked in.” He Xueyi seemed to recall the matter as an afterthought, a smile playing on his lips. “Shop Manager Miss, I should have told you when you returned yesterday, but work was busy and you were coming and going in such a hurry that I forgot to report it.”

Lin She ruthlessly exposed He Xueyi. “You spent at least half of yesterday sitting on the rooftop.”

“I was observing the layout of the Sanatorium. That counts as work.”

The two of them began to bicker.

“Stop it.” Gu Huaiwei pressed her right index finger against her left palm. “He Xueyi, what’s the deal with this Zhou Chuanning?”

“As you can see, he followed us from the previous Dimension,” He Xueyi said in a relaxed tone.

“Is this Officer Zhou, or the Half-finished Product?”

“The Half-finished Product, of course. Officer Zhou already died in the upstream Dimension.”

Gu Huaiwei pursed her lips, lowering her head in silence for a moment.

She actually didn’t know exactly when Officer Zhou had been consumed by the Half-finished Product.
Was it that night he sent the text?

Or was it even earlier?

It turned out that even for a Non-human, life was just as fragile.

Not everyone’s departure comes with a dignified farewell.

For most, their disappearance happens on an ordinary, unassuming afternoon.

“Shop Manager Miss, the decision is yours.”

Whether to let that Half-finished Product leave.

Or to allow him to officially move in.

Gu Huaiwei began to weigh her options mentally.

“I’ll go see him.”

He Xueyi’s golden eyes flickered slightly. “He very much wishes to see Shop Manager Miss as well.”

Zhou Chuanning was temporarily staying in the Black-doored Sanatorium Room.

Gu Huaiwei first organized the shop’s financial reports, waiting until the evening closing time before heading to find Zhou Chuanning.

Walking down the long Corridor, she reached the very end where the black door stood ajar, as if he knew a visitor was coming.

When Gu Huaiwei stepped inside, Zhou Chuanning was standing by the window with his back to her.

He wore his black police uniform, his tall and straight silhouette blending into the night.

“Long time no see, Miss Gu.” His voice was soft, drifting from the window. The tone was familiar, yet the inflection was foreign.

No lights were on in the room; only the hazy moonlight from outside spilled in.

Gu Huaiwei stood by the door, making no move to approach. She simply watched his back and remarked with a hint of sarcasm, “Should I praise your persistence? Or should I say you’re like a ghost that refuses to leave?”

“Zhou Chuanning” turned his head slightly. The contours of his face were a few shades softer than the original Zhou Chuanning’s.

“You don’t need to be so guarded. This is your Sanatorium. I didn’t come here to harm you, but to follow in your footsteps.”

In the previous Dimension, the Half-finished Product had tried to devour Gu Huaiwei to usurp her status as an Operator, but he had been thwarted.

He had changed his strategy now.

He intended to cling to Gu Huaiwei, passing through the Plane Gate at the same time she made a spatial jump, until they reached Paradise.

“What should I call you?” Gu Huaiwei did not let down her guard.

Officer Zhou was dead. The person before her was the Half-finished Product who had attacked her multiple times.

And to this day, she did not know his real name.

He tilted his head back slightly, his gaze distant as if reminiscing.

“You can call me Zhou Chuanning, or Chen Liuxiang… It’s been too long. I’ve grown accustomed to walking this world with other people’s faces, and I’ve already forgotten my original name.”

“Well then, Officer Zhou, my shop is small. It can’t accommodate a special customer like you.” Gu Huaiwei felt that the Half-finished Product before her was a ticking time bomb. Letting him stay in the shop would undoubtedly lead to trouble.

While she occasionally enjoyed playing dangerous games, she would never allow her little amusements to interfere with her business.

“The Sanatorium has already accepted my presence. Haven’t you noticed? Your initial mission requires twelve customers, yet the shop has thirteen initial rooms.”

Zhou Chuanning walked toward Gu Huaiwei, his tall frame blocking the moonlight behind him and casting the room into deeper shadow.

“This Recovery Room was prepared for me.”

His slender fingers brushed carelessly over the back of a nearby chair.

“An inexperienced little girl… I have traveled through many Dimensions. Even your Assistant from Paradise couldn’t completely erase me.”

Gu Huaiwei withdrew her hands into her sleeves, gripping a knife.

“Don’t be nervous,” Zhou Chuanning sneered. “This is Paradise’s compromise with me. Let us cooperate.”