Free Web NovelChapter 91: Chapter 91 A wood type ability!
"
Most importantly, Ivy trusted her completely.
While Sunny was busy scouting the surroundings, Ivy began marking parts of the territory as private through the territory scan skill.
Several villas stood across the mountain area, each one luxurious and expensive-looking even now despite the apocalypse.
However, not all of them were safe.
Some villas had glowing red warning signs hovering above them through the territory scan interface, signaling danger lurking inside. freewёbnoνel.com
Monsters or infected creatures.
Ivy avoided those villas for now.
Instead, she proceeded toward the first eight villas that showed no danger signs at all, meaning they were temporarily safe and already cleared.
One after another, Ivy carefully inspected them while mentally planning how to incorporate the area into her future territory.
The mountain location itself was excellent.
Easy to defend, spacious and quiet.
Most importantly, far away from the chaotic city center.
Just beside the eighth villa stood the ninth one.
Unlike the others, this villa had a faint green glow hovering above it.
That meant there were living humans inside.
Safe humans.
Without wasting much time, Ivy walked toward the villa while Sunny, who had already returned from scouting, quietly followed beside her.
Soon, she arrived before the large wooden door.
Knock knock knock.
She waited calmly.
No response came.
Ivy wasn’t surprised at all.
This was the apocalypse after all.
No sane person would casually open their door for strangers anymore.
Every decision now had to be thought through carefully because one wrong move could lead to death.
And not just any death.
A tragic one.
Still, Ivy remained patient.
"Hello?" she called out calmly. "I’m human just like you, okay? I’m not a monster."
Silence.
Ivy sighed softly before continuing.
"If I had been bitten, I would’ve turned already, right? I’ve been standing out here for almost twenty minutes now."
She leaned lightly against the wall while Sunny sat quietly beside her.
"You can open the door now. I’m not here to hurt anyone."
Knock knock knock.
This time, faint movement finally came from inside.
Immediately, Ivy’s eyes sharpened slightly.
Then....
Creeeak...
The door slowly opened a little.
An elderly couple cautiously peeked outside with nervous expressions.
The man had white hair mixed with strands of black and looked to be in his late sixties. Despite his age, he still stood protectively in front of the others.
Beside him was an elderly woman whose face was filled with exhaustion and fear. Her hands trembled slightly while gripping the edge of the door tightly.
Despite their age, the couple looked surprisingly athletic.
Although wrinkles and signs of aging could still be seen faintly on their faces, their bodies remained strong and fit unlike ordinary elderly people. The old man stood tall with broad shoulders while the old woman also looked healthy and energetic despite the exhaustion visible in her eyes.
Even their faces carried an elegant charm that age hadn’t completely erased.
Behind them stood a little girl around eight years old.
Her small face looked pale and frightened as she hid partially behind the old woman’s leg while secretly peeking at Ivy and Sunny with cautious eyes.
She was either their daughter or perhaps their granddaughter.
The moment the little girl saw Sunny, however, her eyes brightened slightly with curiosity.
Meanwhile, the old man carefully observed Ivy from head to toe.
After surviving several days in the apocalypse, trusting strangers was no longer easy.
Especially when humans themselves had started becoming more terrifying than monsters sometimes.
Still, Ivy’s clean appearance, calm attitude made her seem far more reliable than dangerous but still they didn’t say anything.
"Good morning," Ivy greeted politely with a small smile.
However, the elderly couple didn’t reply.
Instead, their gazes remained filled with caution and distrust.
"Bark! Bark! Bark!"
Sunny suddenly barked excitedly while wagging his tail energetically at the little girl.
The old man immediately pulled the girl behind him protectively.
"Keep your dog away from us!" the old woman snapped nervously with a heavy sigh. "Who even keeps dogs during the apocalypse?"
Ivy immediately turned toward Sunny.
The military dog instantly fell silent the moment their eyes met before obediently sitting down beside her.
Not even a single bark escaped him anymore.
Woah...
You’re quite obedient.
Ivy chuckled inwardly at Sunny’s behavior before turning her attention back toward the elderly couple.
"You don’t have to worry anymore," Ivy said calmly with a reassuring smile. "Sunny won’t bite you."
The old woman still looked unconvinced, but she relaxed slightly after seeing how disciplined the dog was.
"Anyways," Ivy continued casually, "the first eight villas here belong to me now. Except for this ninth villa you’re currently occupying."
"Huh?"
The old couple looked stunned.
"Yes," Ivy replied seriously. "You’re free to continue staying in Villa Nine, but the other villas are under my control now."
The elderly woman frowned immediately.
"I don’t understand why you young people still care about claiming properties at a time like this," she scoffed lightly. "This is already the apocalypse. The world is practically ending. Who still cares about worldly possessions?"
Ivy merely smiled calmly without arguing.
To others, it might look meaningless.
But to her, territory meant safety.
Shelter, eesources and power.
A secure future for her children.
Still, she had no intention of explaining all that to strangers.
"Anyways," the old woman continued while shaking her head, "if you really insist on claiming villas for yourself, then that’s your choice."
"But you should be careful," the old man suddenly added seriously.
His expression became grave.
"Villa One to Eight may not have monsters occupying them anymore, but Villa Ten is different."
Ivy’s eyes narrowed slightly. fгeewebnovёl.com
"There’s a huge monster inside," the old man continued in a low voice. "That place is practically a death trap. Once someone enters, they never come out again."
"Some survivors who came around here have already died because of it," he added with a sigh. "My wife and I have been living here for quite some time now, so we’ve witnessed many things."
"We always try warning survivors about Villa Ten," the old woman muttered bitterly, "but nobody listens."
"It’s almost like..." the old man paused slightly before lowering his voice further, "...the monster is calling them toward it."
A faint silence followed his words.
"And it didn’t call out to you?" Ivy asked while raising an eyebrow thoughtfully.
However, before the old man could reply, Ivy suddenly noticed something.
Her eyes widened slightly.
A faint green glow was flickering from the old man’s palm.
Because he naturally used hand gestures while talking, Ivy immediately noticed it clearly.
At the same time...
The plants surrounding Villa Nine began reacting subtly.
Tiny vines near the ground swayed gently despite the absence of wind while patches of grass emitted faint green light.
A wood-type ability!
Ivy nearly gasped inwardly.
So he was an awakened ability user.
No wonder the couple had survived this long in the apocalypse.
