Chapter 2: Number 139, Owner Jiang Shiyi
Everyone thought it was an earthquake and became somewhat panicked.
But then they saw a huge white object emerging in the distance. It was mysterious and strange, and they couldn't help but stare.
“Boss, look! What is that?”
“A steamed bun just popped out of the ground!”
A white-like structure had completely emerged from the ground.
It was roughly two stories tall and more than ten meters in diameter, round and flat, and completely snow-white.
It looked like a gigantic white mushroom standing quietly in the wilderness.
Lu Yuan's breathing grew heavier.
He hadn't expected to encounter a White House here.
His plan to kill his opponent was quickly replaced by the thought of claiming the White House. Just as he was about to rush toward the White House more than a hundred meters away, two arrows flew toward him.
One was aimed at him, while the other was aimed at the burly man holding the gun.
Lu Yuan rolled across the ground and nimbly dodged his arrow, but the burly man was struck in the right shoulder and cried out in pain.
Only then did everyone realize that two women were hiding in the tree.
“A-Yue, let's go!”
Jiang Shiyi's gaze was cold.
She had fired the arrows simply to establish her authority. Her real objective was to seize the White House.
Over the past month, the two had become highly skilled at working together. Li Yue immediately wrapped her arms around Jiang Shiyi and used her ability to fly toward the White House.
Everyone cried out in shock.
“An ability! They're ability users!”
The catastrophe had been going on for a month, and many people had already heard about individuals who possessed special abilities.
Some could control fire or water, some were impervious to blades and bullets, some could turn invisible, while others could even control corpses…
“I see! So that's what a White House looked like!”
The burly man finally remembered a secret he had heard about by chance, as he watched Jiang Shiyi and Li Yue fly toward it.
Recently, a mysterious structure called the White House had been appearing around the globe.
Countless powerful figures were fighting over them.
No one knew exactly why, but if you encountered one, you have to fight for it.
“That thing is valuable! Go! Take it for me!” he shouted urgently.
His men didn't understand what was going on, but they still chased after Jiang Shiyi and Li Yue who was running towards the White House.
Twenty or thirty meters above the ground, Li Yue flew with all her strength, while Jiang Shiyi continuously fired arrows.
After more than ten arrows, their pursuers slowed down somewhat, but they were also nearly out of arrows.
Fortunately, they had already reached the White House.
Li Yue lowered her altitude and set Jiang Shiyi down.
Jiang Shiyi immediately rushed forward several steps, pulled out a dagger, and slashed her palm.
Blood began to flow.
Jiang Shiyi slapped her palm against the White House, ignoring the intense pain from her wound.
“Damn it, that woman is going inside! Kill her!”
The others couldn't see what Jiang Shiyi was doing and thought she was trying to open the door.
One knife after another was thrown toward her. Someone even hurled the iron rod in his hand.
The burly man was at the very back. Ignoring the injury to his shoulder, he loaded his hunting rifle with his trembling other hand and aimed it at Jiang Shiyi's back.
He was just about to pull the trigger when—
A military knife swung over and struck his wrist viciously.
“Ahhh!”
The burly man clutched his bleeding wrist and jumped around in agony before cursing furiously.
“Lu Yuan! Why the hell did you attack me?! Are you f--cking crazy? You're even willing to give up the White House?!”
Lu Yuan ignored him, snatched the hunting rifle, and continued hunting down the others.
Bang! Bang!
The gunshots rang out, sounding even more deafening in the night.
Jiang Shiyi nervously looked back and saw that the man named Lu Yuan was fighting another group of people.
He had drawn everyone's attention.
For the moment, no one else was rushing toward her.
Jiang Shiyi's blood covered the snow-white outer wall, but instead of flowing down, it was absorbed as though the wall were alive.
She withdrew her gaze and kept her palm firmly pressed against the mushroom-like wall, allowing the powerful suction force to draw away her blood.
This was how one claimed a White House.
It required a large amount of blood.
And it had to belong to a single person.
“Come on... Hurry!”
Jiang Shiyi was extremely anxious.
As she continued losing blood, her head began to grow dizzy.
Li Yue guarded Jiang Shiyi's side, keeping her bowstring taut and ready to fire her final arrow at any moment.
She nervously watched Lu Yuan fight against the others, occasionally firing a shot herself.
She hadn't expected this strange man to help them.
Finally, the White House released a dazzling pillar of white light that shot straight into the night sky like a laser, as though heralding something.
Woo-woo-woo—
A special mechanical voice echoed inside Jiang Shiyi's mind.
「Number One Hundred Thirty-Nine, Owner Jiang Shiyi!」
「Number One Hundred Thirty-Nine, Owner Jiang Shiyi!」
「Number One Hundred Thirty-Nine, Owner Jiang Shiyi!」
After hearing the notification three times, Jiang Shiyi's heart finally settled.
This White House belonged to her from this moment onward!
A connection had suddenly formed between her and the White House.
It seemed to be alive!
But its life structure was extraordinarily unique.
It possessed internal growth-like networks, yet its material was stronger than every known metal.
It had exceptional flexibility, defensive capabilities, and regenerative power.
Jiang Shiyi could clearly “see” the White House's internal structure, even before entering.
She could control it and make some simple changes.
A Level One White House covered two hundred square meters.
After being upgraded, its size could multiply several times over.
The White House Number Two where Jiang Shiyi had lived in her previous life covered more than one hundred thousand mu. Inside were towering buildings, various recreational facilities, as well as prisons, restaurants, laboratories, schools, and more.
The financial conglomerate leaders had even arranged for soil to be transported from outside. After removing its toxins, they used it to grow crops, raise livestock, and construct artificial lakes…
“Open the door.”
Jiang Shiyi issued her first command.
Something miraculous happened.
The originally smooth white wall instantly split open, forming a large circular doorway.
Soft white light radiated from inside, but there was nothing else.
It was like a spacious, clean warehouse.
Jiang Shiyi had already been mentally prepared for this, but Li Yue stared with her mouth wide open, unable to believe her eyes.
“Get inside.”
Exhausted, she grabbed her friend and quickly slipped into the White House.
Only then did the surviving people outside come back to their senses.
The burly man in particular was practically drooling over the White House.
Seeing that Lu Yuan was no longer attacking, he mustered his courage and rushed over, trying to charge through the doorway.
But an invisible force blocked him outside.
“Huh? What's going on?”
He nearly fell over.
After steadying himself and taking several steps back, he refused to believe it. He suddenly accelerated and charged inside again.
Boom!
A tremendous force sent him flying backward.
The burly man crashed heavily onto the ground, his wounded wrist striking the gravel.
He let out a painful howl.
“What happened? The boss can't get inside? But there's clearly a hole in the wall!”
The others were stunned as well.
They hadn't expected the White House to prevent them from entering.
Could it be controlled by that woman?
Jiang Shiyi was completely relieved.
Just as she remembered, the owner of a White House possessed absolute authority.
Without her permission, no one could enter the White House.
Even if someone was granted permission to enter, they could not fight inside or harm the owner of the White House. Otherwise, the White House would directly reject them and forcibly dissolve them.
In her previous life, Jiang Shiyi had personally witnessed a rebellion inside White House Number Two.
The moment those ability users attacked, all of their abilities were restrained.
But they had prepared firearms in advance, so they still possessed formidable firepower.
However, when they attempted to attack the people inside White House Number Two—specifically, a financial conglomerate leader—the entire White House moved to protect him.
Walls continuously rose up to block the bullets, while the floor beneath their feet melted and swallowed twelve of the rebels.
They struggled desperately, but it was completely useless.
In the end, the White House devoured them, making them disappear completely.
The scene shocked everyone living in White House Number Two.
Jiang Shiyi still remembered it vividly.
“Thank goodness they can't get in. We're safe.”
Li Yue looked excitedly at the furious people outside before touching the snow-white wall.
Jiang Shiyi's gaze fell upon Lu Yuan.
Although this man hadn't displayed any ability, his skills and intelligence were still far beyond those of an ordinary person.
If he had tried to seize the White House, then with that hunting rifle alone, it really would have been impossible to say who would ultimately become its owner.