Apocalypse: I'm Bound to a Mobile Lottery Shop

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: In the Palm of Her Hand

"Boss Hart?" the Base Commander said gravely, his voice laced with the authority and reprimand of a superior.

Lily Hart gave a faint "Mm," and said, "That’s me." Her tone was full of disdain. ’Like I care who you are.’

The Base Commander thought she must be blind and stupid. The reactions of the people around them made his identity perfectly clear, yet she was still looking down her nose at him? And didn’t even bother to greet him?

He was furious, but his years as Base Commander had taught him to hide his emotions. A wave of energy surged from him toward Lily Hart. An image of her kneeling and begging for mercy flashed through his mind.

But the woman in the RV simply stood her ground, a faint smile on her face, her eyes as cold as ice, like daggers stabbing into him.

"You killed Preston Gable?!" the Base Commander demanded.

"Who?" Lily Hart asked, cleaning out her ear with a hint of curiosity.

That single word nearly sent the Base Commander, Ethan Gable, into a fit of rage. He pointed at Lily Hart, his eyes wide. "You! How dare you! Preston Gable was my nephew, and I am the Base Commander of Spring-Watch Base!"

Lily Hart leaned back and said meaningfully, "Oh? And?"

Her breezy tone infuriated Ethan Gable again. The corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, his brow furrowed, and the hand hanging at his side began to gather his superpower.

The driver watched from the side, his heart pounding in terror. The Base Commander usually had a bad temper, but he tended to hold his grudges internally and rarely showed his anger so obviously.

’This girl really knows how to get on someone’s nerves...’

Ethan Gable suddenly thrust his hand toward her. A ball of light the size of a head shot toward Lily Hart. Just as it was about to enter the RV, a vortex appeared in midair and completely swallowed the ball of light.

His eyes widened as he stared at the scene in disbelief.

’How... I’m a Sixth-rank Superpower User, for crying out loud. How was my attack blocked so easily?’

Ethan Gable refused to believe it. He continued gathering his power, preparing to unleash his strongest attack to crush this woman.

Before he could finish, Lily Hart suddenly made a move. She casually lifted a finger and pointed it upward.

Ethan Gable’s body began to move through the air, controlled by her finger!

Lily Hart drew a circle in the air, and Ethan Gable’s body spun along with it. He was dizzy and disoriented, completely powerless to resist, let alone use his superpower.

He could only manage to open his mouth and force himself to shout, "If you’ve got the guts, let me down, and we’ll fight fair and square!"

Lily Hart couldn’t be bothered with him. ’Fight fair and square? Who cares about that?’

She just wanted to toy with him. She loved seeing the angry, helpless look on someone’s face when they could neither fight her nor out-argue her.

After a while, once Lily Hart had had her fun, she let Ethan Gable spin a few dozen more times in the air.

At the same time, she had the Sunflower use him for target practice. The force wasn’t strong, but it was enough for the projectiles to pierce his skin.

Lily Hart abruptly stopped, and Ethan Gable, suddenly losing his support, fell heavily to the ground.

Countless small wounds on his body throbbed with pain. "PTUI!" He spat out a sunflower seed, his mouth full of blood.

More than half of the customers had already scattered, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

Only then did the driver dare to step forward and help Ethan Gable up, stammering meekly, "L-let’s go back to the base. We need to stop the bleeding, Base Commander..."

Ethan Gable was not ready to give up, but the slightest movement sent pain shooting through his entire body.

He snarled through gritted teeth, "You fucking bitch, come out if you have the guts!"

He was still provoking her, unwilling to give up.

The Sunflower once again fired countless sunflower seeds, targeting only Ethan Gable.

The driver was terrified. He pulled him back again and again, but they couldn’t dodge them all. A large number of the seeds embedded themselves in Ethan Gable’s thighs.

"AHH—" Ethan Gable let out a heart-wrenching roar, forcing himself to use his energy to repair the wounds.

His face was ghastly pale. His exposed skin was peppered with stiff sunflower seeds, buried deep, with only their ends sticking out.

Ethan Gable struggled to reach down, unzip his pants, and fish around inside. He pulled out a sunflower seed and tossed it weakly to the ground.

"Quick, get me back!" Ethan Gable had no energy left to provoke her. A dull ache in his lower body was making him panic.

The driver looked at the jeep, then at the base gate a hundred meters away. Steeling himself, he dropped Ethan Gable where he stood.

He ran back to get the car himself. Ethan Gable, taking a second hit, couldn’t help but grunt in pain.

He channeled all his energy to his lower body. ’Please let it be okay, I don’t have an heir yet...’

Ethan Gable’s heart was filled with towering rage. He lay sprawled on the ground, cursing Lily Hart endlessly in his mind.

He didn’t dare curse out loud, terrified that the blind bitch would have her damn Sunflower shoot him again.

Lily Hart was still standing in the same spot, not having moved a single step, yet she had utterly crushed the Sixth-rank Superpower User, Ethan Gable.

The surrounding customers had witnessed the entire event. Afterward, they held nothing but respect and admiration for Lily Hart.

Ethan Gable had always been a terrible person, and Preston Gable, relying on his powerful backer, had tyrannized the base and done all sorts of vile things.

The Base Commander never intervened and was extremely indulgent. Over time, the atmosphere in the base had become terrible.

Murder and arson were commonplace.

They remembered when they had first arrived. They had been good people, filled with dreams of revitalizing the base. It was all because of the Gables! They were the reason everyone had become so irritable and unreasonable, always ready to start a fight at the drop of a hat.

Now, with Ethan Gable half-dead, they dared to discuss it in hushed tones.

"I never expected Boss Hart to be so powerful!"

"Yeah, she looks like such a gentle little lady."

"But she’s a total beast when she fights. She wasn’t scared of the Base Commander at all, just went for it!"

"So what rank of superpower user do you think Lily Hart is to have that kind of strength?"

"Who knows, but she’s amazing! I don’t care! Boss Hart is the best!"

"I agree, that was so cool! The way she just blankly controlled the Base Commander, making him spin and do splits in the air... it was hilarious!"

As they talked, the driver returned with the jeep. In his panic, he almost ran over Ethan Gable.

The driver scrambled out of the car and dragged the unconscious Ethan Gable into the back seat. The process was inevitably clumsy and full of bumps, delivering a third round of abuse.

Lily Hart watched, wanting to laugh. ’That driver must have held a grudge against the Base Commander for a long time, huh?’

The jeep drove away, spewing black exhaust, and passed smoothly through the gates of Spring-Watch Base. Only then did Lily Hart avert her gaze, letting out a soft chuckle.

’Just anyone thinks they can come and throw their weight around in front of me these days.’

With the Base Commander gone, the residents immediately perked up. They all crowded around the RV, showing their support for Boss Hart with their actions—by buying lots and lots of scratch-off tickets!

They discussed everything excitedly, showering her with praise without reservation.

"Boss Hart, you were so cool just now!"

"Yeah, Boss Hart, if you don’t mind me asking, what rank of superpower user are you?"

"Do you even need to ask? She’s definitely stronger than the Base Commander! Didn’t you see how she had him completely under her thumb?"

Lily Hart waved a hand, accepting their flattery, but she only smiled without saying anything. ’They’re all just fair-weather friends, siding with whoever is strongest.’

Night fell. The scratch-off ticket customers came and went in waves. No one else won a rare prize like a tree sapling, but quite a few people won fruits and vegetables.