Chapter 213: If You Like It, I Can

Stella Sterling was quite satisfied with the outcome, especially with Julian Fletcher and Seven Locke’s outstanding performance.

Julian Fletcher and Seven Locke were a bit younger, and Stella Sterling had taken notice of them, so they were included in the first group she trained.

In dealing with the eight enemies, the two of them took the lead, with the others providing support from the side.

Of the eight, seven were now dead and one had fled. Julian Fletcher and another person were in pursuit.

Stella Sterling wasn’t surprised by this result. Although those people looked fierce, it was clear from their attacks that they relied on brute force and had no real technique.

Her people, on the other hand, had not lacked for food or drink this past year. It wasn’t that they ate lavishly, but they never went hungry, and their bodies had grown incredibly strong over the year.

They had fought their way out of a crowd to be selected in the first place, so they were already strong. After more than a year of conditioning and training, if they couldn’t even handle a few outsiders like this, all the food she had spent on them would have been a waste.

Stella Sterling and the others waited. A short while later, Julian Fletcher and the other person returned with the woman in black.

The woman was struggling violently. Julian Fletcher and the other man were both injured, but they held her down firmly.

"Who the hell are you?"

The woman in black with the high ponytail, pinned to the ground, glared viciously at Stella Sterling.

"You don’t even know who we are, yet you charged in so bravely. No wonder you lost."

Stella Sterling watched her with a faint smile.

She sized up the woman. She’d observed earlier that this woman’s skills were quite formidable, and she was also smarter than the others, having been the first to run the moment she sensed something was wrong.

"You won, so of course, whatever you say goes. I have nothing to say."

The woman in black snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Her escape had failed, so she could already imagine her fate. The others were all dead; she held no hope of surviving.

"Sterling, what should we do with this one? She’s incredibly cunning and despicable. I suggest we kill her now to prevent future trouble!"

Julian Fletcher said, looking at Stella Sterling.

It was a good thing he had brought someone with him, otherwise he might have died at her hands and she would have escaped.

Hearing this, the woman’s reaction was calm; she showed no fear at the mention of death.

This, however, piqued Stella Sterling’s interest. She even felt a little impressed.

She leaned down, drew closer, and lifted the woman’s chin, looking into her eyes. "Tsk, tsk. This defiant look... it’s just my type. How about you consider following me?"

Stella Sterling’s face suddenly moved close to the woman in black. Although she had smudged her own face with dirt, her underlying features were still there, and her eyes were very beautiful.

Now, those eyes were right in front of her, gazing at her with a faint, smiling expression. The woman in black’s heart skipped a beat.

Her eyes widened slightly!

’Such an intimate gesture, and such suggestive words... Don’t tell me this woman is interested in me?’

She hesitated for a moment, thinking that being alive was actually quite nice. With some embarrassment, she began, "If... if you’re into women, I suppose it wouldn’t be impossible for me to follow you..."

Stella Sterling was stunned for a second or two, then she understood what the other woman meant.

She also realized the woman had completely misinterpreted her words.

At the side, Caeluna and the others stared wide-eyed when they heard the woman’s words.

’How dare this woman have ideas about our Sterling—’

’Our Sterling is so beautiful, so powerful, and so capable. How could this woman possibly be worthy of her? She should take a good look in the mirror.’

Seven Locke glanced hesitantly at Stella Sterling. ’Sterling couldn’t possibly have... that kind of hobby, could she? If she does, then I... then I...’

Just then, Stella Sterling released the woman’s chin and took two steps back. "Don’t. I’m not interested in that."

The woman in black glared at her coldly. "Then what did you mean by that? Did you want me to be your subordinate?"

Seemingly embarrassed at being rejected by Stella Sterling, she too gave a cold refusal. "Hmph. You want me to work for you? Impossible."

After a moment’s thought, she felt she shouldn’t be so absolute. Though she wasn’t afraid of death, that didn’t mean she didn’t want to live.

So she continued, "Unless... unless you feed me."

"Haha!"

Stella Sterling burst out laughing. ’It really pays to get out more, you meet such interesting people and see such interesting things.’

’This person has some skill and some brains, so I’ll give her a chance to live. But it’s up to her whether she can seize it.’

She watched the woman’s eyes darting back and forth and knew that although she verbally agreed to submit, her heart wasn’t in it. She was probably already scheming, and might even try to backstab her at the first opportunity.

Julian Fletcher grew anxious at the side. "Sterling, don’t trust her! She’s incredibly cunning." When he had fought her just now, she had pretended to surrender upon seeing she was outmatched. The moment he let his guard down, she seized the chance to try and kill him. If he hadn’t reacted quickly and had a partner by his side, he might have died at her hands.

’There’s no way I believe she’s truly surrendered. She’s definitely plotting something!’

Hearing this, the woman shot Julian Fletcher a glare. Then she sneered, "I already said it. As long as you’re willing to feed me, I’ll submit to you and work for you. Believe it or don’t, I don’t care. If you don’t, the worst you can do is kill me."

Stella Sterling raised an eyebrow. Of course, she didn’t believe a word the woman said.

’These people were well-equipped, and they even managed to get a boat. That means they weren’t doing too badly in this apocalypse. Their skills were lacking, but they must have had some good opportunities.’

’She estimated they probably had a good amount of supplies on them. There’s no way someone like that would submit just because I can offer her a meal.’

’But it doesn’t matter...’

Stella Sterling smiled, took a pill out of her bag, and held it out to the woman. "Eat this, and I’ll believe you truly want to submit. As long as you eat it, you can keep your life."

Staring at the pill in Stella Sterling’s hand, a flicker of conflict crossed the woman in black’s eyes. She didn’t know what it was or what would happen if she ate it.

But one thing she was sure of now was that if she didn’t eat it, she would die right here, right now.

In other words, this was her only chance.

So, after looking up at Stella Sterling one last time, she said nothing more, took the pill from her hand, and swallowed it.

However, being forced to eat this unknown object left a foul taste in her mouth, and her face was a mask of defiance.

"Haha! Very good! You’ve got guts!"

Stella Sterling said with a laugh, then applauded for the woman.