There were no zombies inside, only crates filled with firearms.

The armory was small, only about a hundred square meters, with steel storage shelves lining the walls.

On the rectangular shelves, many army-green crates were neatly stacked.

"Finally, I made it in."

Renault stepped forward and opened one of the crates.

Inside were standard-issue automatic rifles, five per crate.

He stored them in his spatial ring and moved on to the other crates.

There were a total of seventy-two guns, along with four crates of secondary and throwable weapons.

Of course, the most plentiful were the bullets—twenty crates full of them.

After thinking for a moment, Renault stored as many firearms and bullets as he could in his spatial ring before heading back to the car.

"Renault brother, are we done?"

Renault turned to Alice and smiled warmly. "Don’t worry, we did great this time. When we get back, I’ll have a little gift for you."

Back at the small building, Guo Haoyu woke up to find himself tightly bound.

"Mmm... mmm..."

Zhu Yuan was surprised and said, "Oh? He’s awake already?"

"Brother Yuan, what do we do now?" Feng Chuang asked, lying contentedly on the sofa after drinking four bowls of porridge.

"What do you mean, ‘what do we do’? We kill him, of course! When the other guy comes back, we’ll kill both of them!" Zhu Yuan said.

"What? Why don’t we just take the supplies and leave? They won’t know anyway, and everything will be fine!" Feng Chuang suggested.

"You idiot! Take a good look at this place. It’s been fortified. We can use this as our base!" Zhu Yuan’s eyes gleamed as he imagined the life he could lead here.

"Mmm... mmm..." Guo Haoyu’s eyes were filled with rage. He regretted opening the door for these two. Not only did they take advantage of his kindness, but now they were planning to steal the building.

What a fool he had been!

Renault parked the car outside the small building, bringing Alice to the door.

**Knock, knock, knock!**

He rapped on the door, and someone inside responded, "Coming!"

This voice was wrong!

Renault immediately became tense, pulling out his **Zhanmadao** from his back.

**Click!**

"Who are you?" Renault asked, pointing his sword at the two men, Zhu Yuan and Feng Chuang. Upon seeing the bloodied blade, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

This guy was serious business!

"Ah, boss, we’ve come to join you! I’m Zhu Yuan, and this is Feng Chuang!" Zhu Yuan quickly bowed respectfully to Renault.

Feng Chuang, seeing Zhu Yuan’s actions, followed suit. "Yes, boss, we’ve come to join you!"

Renault was skeptical, glancing at the scene inside the room. He spoke coldly:

"Alice, close your eyes!"

Little Alice quickly nodded and obediently covered her eyes with both hands.

Without hesitation, Renault swung his **Zhanmadao**, and two heads fell to the ground, rolling a few times before coming to a stop.

The killing intent in Renault’s eyes slowly faded as he threw the bodies into the backyard. He then picked up Alice, smiling at her: "Come on, let’s go home."

"Renault brother, what just happened?"

"Nothing, big brother dealt with two bad guys."

"Mmm... mmm..."

As soon as they entered the house, Guo Haoyu began struggling, his eyes filled with regret.

"Why is Brother Haoyu tied up? Was it those bad guys?"

Renault couldn’t help but laugh at the situation. He walked over and untied Guo Haoyu, saying, "I told you to be cautious. Why didn’t you listen?"

"Damn it! Those bastards! They deserved to die!" Guo Haoyu growled, rubbing his sore arms with a face full of anger.

"Let this be a lesson. Come with me, I’ve got something cool to show you."

Renault patted Guo Haoyu on the shoulder and led Alice out of the room.

Before returning to the building, Renault had already stored the weapons from his ring into the car’s trunk.

Guo Haoyu’s face was filled with disbelief.

"T-this... is this real?"

Renault nodded. "What else would it be? I got these from the police station. We’ve got plenty of bullets, too."

Guo Haoyu lifted an automatic rifle, a satisfied grin spreading across his face. "Boss, leaving the school with you was the best decision I made this year!"

"Alright, take the stuff inside, and I’ll teach you how to use it."

Renault picked up a crate of grenades from the trunk and carried it upstairs.

...

Soon, all the ammunition from the car’s trunk had been moved into the building.

"Little Alice, this is for you. Eat it."

Renault had thought it over and decided to let Alice consume the evolution crystal.

After all, Guo Haoyu’s physical fitness was already a bit stronger than an average person’s.

As for Renault, he didn’t need such things.

Little Alice nodded and swallowed the small transparent crystal.

"Boss, what is that?" Guo Haoyu asked, puzzled. Was it candy?

"I found this inside the body of an evolved beast. It contains evolutionary energy, allowing us to evolve."

"Huh, I don’t get it. Boss, you’d better just teach me how to use the guns!" Guo Haoyu scratched his head.

Renault shook his head, taking a handgun in his hand and carefully explaining how it worked.

Meanwhile, little Alice sat nearby, also holding a handgun, her brow furrowed tightly.

It seemed like she was in the middle of some kind of nightmare.

"Little Alice, hold on!"

...

White.

The whole world was white as far as the eye could see.

Alice looked around the snowy landscape, then down at the gun in her hand, feeling a sense of panic.

The snowy world was filled with a cold, biting wind that felt like a knife cutting through her skin.

Snow-capped mountains stretched endlessly before her, blanketing the landscape in white.

"Where is this?"

Alice asked, confused, as she looked at the snowy mountains. The cold seemed to freeze her very thoughts.

"Hold on, little Alice."

Renault’s voice echoed through the snowy valley, and Alice’s heavy eyelids fluttered open again.

**Frost Control**: Command the power of frost to freeze everything!

Suddenly, the world spun, and Alice found herself back in the familiar little home.

There, she saw Renault’s smiling face once again.

"How do you feel, little Alice?" Renault asked, surprised that just one evolution crystal had allowed Alice to successfully evolve.

No wonder she would become one of the strongest five of this century.

"I feel okay, but there’s this phrase that keeps repeating in my head."

Alice fiddled with her hair. The color... it had turned completely white!

"Ah! My hair!"

Renault stroked Alice’s hair and said, "It’s fine. You’re just as cute as ever."

"Boss, why did she change like this?"

"This is our Frost Lord, little Alice!"