Good And Devil World

by Stayrr

In less than an instant the world as we knew it was at its end. That’s right. The Apocalypse. In a single blink Zombies appeared and mutated monsters began to rampage all throughout the world. Now it was the human species turn to fight for survival and planetary dominance! On the same day that the world descends into chaos we meet Yue Zhong. Initially only hoping to get to his frie

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Chapter 378 – Rescue

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South!]

The breathing of the more than 100 disciples of Heaven Sect started to become ragged, as they stared at Song Miaoyi tied up with beast-like gazes, their eyes glinting with a dangerous gaze. They had not toyed with such a beauty before!

Niu Xinghe was sadistic by nature, however, he treated his subordinates extremely well. For the women that he had toyed with, other than a select few, the rest would be passed to his subordinates to have their turn, and it was a way of winning their support as well.

Hearing the words from Niu Xinghe, and feeling the lustful gaze from every single Heaven Sect disciple around her, a tinge of fear finally surfaced in her heart. She was not fearful of death, but she was definitely dreading the fate that was worse than death. She could feel the countless hungry looks on her, stripping her naked in their minds, and it made her skin crawl.

Song Miaoyi's eyes flashed with an obstinate look as she stared at Niu Xinghe: "Even till the day I die! I would never submit to you!!"

Niu Xinghe revealed a sardonic smile as he threatened: "Bitch! If you're looking for death, I'll kill your entire tribe! I've caught a total of 76 people from your tribe! If you die, I will bring every single one of them in front of your corpse and chop their heads off, and inform them that their deaths were because of you!! Hehe!! If you die, your uncles and your brother will go to hell together with you! Only by becoming our bitch, can they stay alive!!"

Hearing those threatening words, Song Miaoyi's eyes finally betrayed a look of fear, amidst the 76 captives, there was her brother, and she could not bring herself to be stubborn anymore, and her resolve was starting to crumble down.

Niu Xinghe waved his hands, and immediately, the clothes on his upper body were torn off, as he revealed a cruel grin and walked slowly towards Song Miaoyi: "Hahaha!! I shall have a turn with you!! Time to experience how a spear witch tastes like!! Haha!!"

"Elder!! Don't kill her accidentally! Let us have our fun first before she dies."

"Yea! Elder!! Don't destroy her! Everyone wants to toy with this spear witch!"

The various Law Protectors called out, their gazes fixed on Song Miaoyi's body, as though they couldn't wait to gobble her up.

"Don't get any closer!! Don't come closer!!!" Seeing Niu Xinghe approaching her, Song Miaoyi finally started to show some fear, and she started to struggle, trying to twist her way backwards. However, regardless of how much she tried, it didn't change a thing. Her futile attempts only served to push Niu Xinghe's sadistic urges up a notch.

"Haha!!" Niu Xinghe watched the voluptuous and beautiful Song Miaoyi struggling helplessly in front of him and felt extremely excited. He had never messed around before with a peerless beauty such as her. The ethereal beauty coupled with her strength of personality and stubborn character, to him, made her the perfect specimen to subdue and conquer.

Seeing Niu Xinghe approaching closer, a desolate look appeared in Song Miaoyi's eyes, as she could not help but wail in her heart: "Will someone save me!!!"

Just as Niu Xinghe was about to make a grab for her, he had a sudden change of expression, and retreated hastily, leaping back a few metres.

At that moment, a gunshot rang out shrilly, and a disciple standing beside Niu Xinghe's earlier position had his body blasted by a Stinger shot, leaving his mangled body to fall lifelessly to the ground.

At the same time when the shot was fired, 4 Shadow Wolves pounced out from behind 4 of the Law Protectors, opening their jaws wide and snapping down on their necks viciously.

Of the 4, 2 had not enough time to react and were instantly killed by that sudden strike. The other 2 had more experience and caution.

One of them had pulled out 6 daggers the instant he felt the Shadow Wolf, and shredded it to pieces.

The other grabbed the Shadow Wolf and pulled with all his might, tearing the body in two, as the wolf turned into wisps of smoke and disappeared.

As that gunshot did not kill Niu Xinghe, Yue Zhong pulled out the PF98, and aimed coldly. He then started firing into the crowd of the disciples!

"The heavens protect us….." Before a disciple finished his chant, the 12.7mm bullet exploded in his face, causing his brains to be blasted apart.

"The heavens protect us, we're undefeatable!!" Another disciple roared out as he charged at Yue Zhong, before the heavy ammunition hit his waist, tearing his body in two, while blood and his innards splattered on the ground. He did not die immediately, instead shrieking in agony as he rolled on the ground.

The power of the bullet was terrifying, whoever was hit by the bullet, would be blasted into smithereens. When faced with the might of the heavy ammunition, they were like pigs and dogs awaiting slaughter, as their limbs were blasted apart, they became part of the heavy casualties.

When witnessing that scene of carnage, and their comrades that died a horrible death, many of the disciples finally lost their nerve. With the exception of 30-something fanatics, the rest quivered and ducked for cover.

Yue Zhong pulled out a walkie-talkie and ordered: "Storm the front! Annihilate all enemies that obstruct us!"

Zheng Minghe was currently poised to strike outside the town, and he relayed the order: "The leader has given the command! Attack! Annihilate anyone who obstructs us!"

With an IFV leading, the vehicle fleet carrying the fully equipped experts charged into Mahogany Town.

Within the town, as the Law Protector was disrupted from his ability, Song Miaoyi shook free from the loosened lines, and nimbly got to her feet. She grabbed the spear on the ground, taking a look at Yue Zhong, before immediately chasing after the 2 Law Protectors.

Song Miaoyi was intelligent, and knew clearly that if Yue Zhong had fired at her, she would be dead. However, his target was the disciple of the Heaven Sect, obviously there were mutual benefits in the alliance.

"Smart woman!" Yue Zhong took a look at Song Miaoyi, and praised silently.

"Who're you?" Right at this time, Niu Xinghe's infuriated and violent voice sounded from beside Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong turned his head, and saw the twisted expression of Niu Xinghe and easily met his ferocious gaze.

The congregation of Heaven Sect's disciples had allowed a single round from Yue Zhong to heavily injure many of them and killed the rest, to the point where Niu Xinghe's personal guards were almost wiped out. This caused Niu Xinghe to be extremely furious.

"Kneel! Or die!" Yue Zhong stared coldly at Niu Xinghe, as his pupils shrunk, and he activated his [Art of Fear].

In an instant, a huge Spiritual Blast encompassing Yue Zhong's tyrannical Spirit launched towards Niu Xinghe.

However, under that immense pressure, Niu Xinghe only frowned slightly, as he revealed a sardonic smile: "An Enhancer that specializes in Spirit-based attacks? Today, I'll mince you up, and fuck your women in front of your dying corpses!!"

Niu Xinghe chucked grimly, as he pressed down his feet, then shot towards Yue Zhong explosively.

Yue Zhong's eyes narrowed as he activated his Shadow Steps, pushing his speed to the limit, and raising his Stinger to aim at Niu Xinghe.

Niu Xinghe suddenly employed a weird foot technique, as his body started to sway and approach Yue Zhong.

"Is he a close-combat Enhancer? But if it's like that, how did he manage to defend against my [Art of Fear]?" Facing that mysterious footwork, Yue Zhong had no way of aiming at Niu Xinghe, and could only fire off 6 shots instantly.

"Haha! Die!! Scum!" Niu Xinghe's body flashed, and he dodged all 6 bullets in a strange fashion, appearing to Yue Zhong's right. He was grinning maniacally, as he swung the huge 2m axe at Yue Zhong.

With a wave of his hands. Yue Zhong pulled out his Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade and parried the attack.

The axe swung downwards with immense force and met Yue Zhong's weapon, and a shockwave spread outwards from the clash.

"What a strong fellow!!" Both parties had equal strength, and Yue Zhong was forced back a few steps from the collision. His right hand was numb from the impact, and if it wasn't for his high Endurance, that blow from Niu Xinghe could possibly have shatter his right shoulder.

"Hahaha! Die! Die! Die!!" Niu Xinghe roared in mad laughter, and launched a flurry of swings on Yue Zhong after taking a leap to get close.

Yue Zhong used his [Shadow Steps] again, barely managing to cope, as he was forced back constantly by Niu Xinghe. Both his shoulders were numb from the constant blocking, and his defence could crumble at any moment. Against the furious assault from Niu Xinghe, Yue Zhong had no time to catch a breath, and he couldn't even swing his blade.

Niu Xinghe maintained his attacks, as he tried to sway Yue Zhong with taunting words: "Offer your women to me! Become my dog! I will let you live!! Otherwise, I'll have your head today!!"

Yue Zhong could maintain his defence for such a long time, and it was outside of Niu Xinghe's expectations as well. He had always been able to slaughter his enemies within 20 seconds of engagement, however, this guy in front of him had already held on for more than a minute, which caused Niu Xinghe's heart to slowly turn cold.

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Chapter 379 – Burning Niu Xinghe Alive!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"The person to die today will be you!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, as he activated his [Gravity Manipulation].

In that instant, the gravity on Niu Xinghe seemed to double, and caused his movements to falter.

Yue Zhong evaded the axe swing, as he twisted his body, and slashed his blade at Niu Xinghe.

Niu Xinghe's face fell, as he leapt back, but he still received a strike at his waist.

When Yue Zhong's strike landed, he felt as if he had just struck a huge thick armor that absorbed the impact, and he had no way of penetrating it. He observed carefully, and discovered that the torn cloth at Niu Xinghe's waist revealed a mild yellow scaly armor.

Yue Zhong's pupils narrowed as he slowly said: "Type 3 Mutant Beast Hide!"

Only a Type 3 Mutant Beast armor could withstand the blow from the Level 4 Treasure Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade without being damaged in the slightest.

Niu Xinghe laughed sardonically as he employed his strange footwork, rushing towards Yue Zhong in a fierce manner: "That's right!! I'm covered entirely with a Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, and I'm invincible! Today, regardless of how you struggle, you will die at my hands!!"

Niu Xinghe was almost undefeatable in close combat, adding on the protection of his Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, his only weakness was his exposed head. This was the reason why he dared to be tyrannical. With the protection of the Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, he was truly invincible, and was naturally brutal in his attacks.

"Seems like the Heaven Sect has some decent resources! However, you'll be the one to die today!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed fiercely, and he activated his [Gravity Manipulation, distorting the gravity field around him, causing Niu Xinghe's body to sink, and his movements became distorted as well.

"Pei! Just with the [Gravity Manipulation] ability? I have killed dozens of Gravity users who were stronger than you by 6 or 7 times, you shall die!" Niu Xinghe adjusted his movements in a split second, as the brutal look on his face intensified. He then swung his axe with a fearsome momentum towards Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, as he activated his Devil Flame, and reached out for Niu Xinghe. A terrifying fireball started forming in his right hand, as it exploded forth and enveloped Niu Xinghe.

"Ah!!! It hurts!!! It hurts!!! Ah!!!!" Niu Xinghe started screaming shrilly in agony when he was enveloped by that Devil Flame fireball, as his entire body started to burn up.

In just a second, Niu Xinghe's head was incinerated into ash, while his entire body started to disintegrate under the burning of the Devil Flame, leaving behind the God and Devil system equipment and Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, as they fell to the floor.

Yue Zhong walked over, as he took a look at the system equipment that Niu Xinghe had.

Yue Zhong already had most of the equipment on Niu Xinghe's body, with the exception of one special item.

"Level 4 Treasure: Necklace of Clarity! 8 Spirit upon equipping. With this item, in any 24-hour period, user will be able to defend against a Type 3 Spirit attack once, Type 2 Spirit attack 4 times, and normal spiritual attacks 16 times."

It was precisely this Level 4 treasure Necklace of Clarity that had blocked Yue Zhong's [Art of Fear] attack.

Yue Zhong pondered a moment, before he switched out the Level 3 Necklace of Hurricane on his neck, and equipped this Level 4 Treasure. Although his Spirit was already extremely strong, with this equipment, he would be invulnerable to basically any Spiritual attacks, and could maintain his clarity.

After he kept the rest of the equipment, he looked towards the distance, and saw Song Miaoyi entangling with the 2 Law Protectors from the Heaven Sect.

Song Miaoyi's spear techniques were truly incredible, as she pounced about like a leopard, enveloping the 2 Law Protectors within the radius of her spear skills.

The Law Protector that was able to manipulate the 6 daggers found his skill being torn apart by the spear shadows, as his own body was pierced a few times, before being sent flying back about 2-3 metres.

The other Law Protector was proficient in the art of fighting, but found himself being pierced continuously by Song Miaoyi's spear, and was forced back constantly.

However, both of them were wearing Type 3 Mutant Beast hides, and could defend against the sharp strikes of Song Miaoyi. This enabled them to save on their strength as they dragged the battle out. Without the Type 3 Mutant Beast hides, they would have long been punched full of holes.

Yue Zhong looked towards the rest of the battlefield, and saw that his own troops had already charged into the town, and were hunting the rest of the disciples from the Heaven Sect.

"This is the time to show our loyalty to Heaven Sect! Let us offer our fresh blood for the glory of the Heaven Sect! As long as we're loyal, we will return to the kingdom of God after we die!! Everybody, charge with me!!" A fanatic roared out loudly as he charged towards Yue Zhong's troops with a crazy glint in his eyes.

"The heavens are with us, we're undefeatable!!"

20 other fanatics followed the lead of the first guy as they shouted out with fervor and charged towards Yue Zhong's troops.

"Kill!" Zheng Minghe saw the 20-over zealots rushing over with blades in their hands, and he coldly gave the command.

The machine gun on the vehicle turned around, and spew out an intense volley of gunfire, and a dense barrage of bullets rained on the zealots, and they fell to the ground in their own blood. They did not die immediately, instead, they rolled around as they moaned in pain.

Zheng Minghe led the rest of the soldiers forwards, as they finished off the job by firing a single bullet in each disciple that was still alive, sending them on their way.

Watching this terrifying scene, the majority of the remaining disciples had ashen faces, as they tried to escape. Not everybody was a fanatic, and many had joined just to survive in this cruel world.

"Don't kill me!! I surrender!!"

"I surrender!!"

More of the disciples began throwing their weapons down, as they knelt on the ground, trembling in fear while looking at the IFVs and machine gun-mounted vehicles. To ordinary people, such armored vehicles were invincible existences, and they had no way of retaliating.

Zheng Minghe brought his men and continued further in without so much of a resistance, only tying up the captives. Those fanatics who charged out would be executed instantly, and the troops managed to arrive at the heart of the battle in the centre of town casually.

"Damn it! Sun Shan! Let's scram!!" The Law Protector controlling his 6 daggers saw the arriving IFV and troops, and his expression turned sour, before shouting to his comrade.

The Law Protector called Sun Shan had just been pierced by Song Miaoyi, as he turned to look at the distance.

"You will remain here!" Following the sound of Yue Zhong's voice, a terrifying Spirit attack penetrated Sun Shan's mind, and he was instantly engulfed in various illusions and hallucinations of torment.

"Ah!!!" Sun Shan screamed out miserably, before falling lifelessly to the ground.

"Kneel!" Yue Zhong came out and with a threatening aura, he gazed at the Law Protector with control over his 6 daggers and ordered.

The Law Protector took one look at Yue Zhong, as his face changed: "It's you!! Elder Niu has already been killed by you?!"

Yue Zhong stared indifferently at the Law Protector: "Are you surrendering! Or will you join him in Hell?"

"NO! You can't surrender! You'll die at my hands!!" Song Miaoyi's eyes flashed with fire, as she gritted her teeth and striked forwards with her spear, aiming at hsi face. She knew the only weak point was the head.

The Law Protector was a battle-hardened veteran after all, and with just a thought, 3 daggers shot forwards to block the spear strike, causing it to be deflected away.

The Law Protector immediately shouted out: "I surrender!! I surrender!! This leader! I surrender! Spare my life!!!"

Even the upper echelons of the Heaven Sect knew what the Sect was exactly about, and other than a rare few, many were not actually loyal to a fault. Only the ignorant lower levels thought that the Heaven Sect was incredible.

"Stay your hand!" When the Law Protector surrendered, Yue Zhong stepped forward, bringing his Crocodile Saw Tooth Blade to parry Song Miaoyi's spear.

Song Miaoyi took a few steps back, as her beautiful eyes shone with a burning fury and she stared at Yue Zhong: "He's my enemy! If you help him, are you going to be an enemy too?!"

Yue Zhong gazed back indifferently: "Is this how you treat your benefactor?"

Song Miaoyi maintained her gaze for awhile, before she collected herself, as she stood straight and said: "Many thanks for saving me earlier! I'm Song Miaoyi! What's your name?"

Yue Zhong replied: "I'm Yue Zhong!"

Song Miaoyi looked at the man in front of her and assessed him quietly, and she could feel his strength. She said sincerely: "Yue Zhong! You saved me, and I'm very appreciative of that! From today onwards, you're a friend to us from the Cang Tong Tribe. Whenever you have problems, feel free to look for me, our entire tribe will definitely aid you. However, this beast! He had brought men to capture over dozens of our tribesmen as well as from the surrounding areas! I cannot let him go! Give him to me, and this favour will be remembered for always!"

Hearing Song Miaoyi's words, Yue Zhong contemplated silently.

The Law Protector suddenly smiled grimly, as he barked at Yue Zhong: "Don't move!! Or I'll be merciless!!"

2 of the blades that Song Miaoyi had knocked away had suddenly appeared at Yue Zhong's heart and vertebra.

"Let me leave here! Otherwise, I'll kill you!!" The Law Protector chuckled evilly.

"Trash! Just die!" Yue Zhong suddenly turned, the Stinger already in his hands as he directly fired at the head of the Law Protector.

Following the loud gunshot, the brains of the Law Protector were blasted apart, as his lifeless corpse slumped to the ground, and the daggers fell along with him.

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Chapter 380 – Pressure

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Right at this time, Zheng Minghe brought his men as they came to Yue Zhong and saluted: "Leader!!"

"Follow me!" Yue Zhong looked at Song Miaoyi and spoke indifferently, before bringing Zheng Minghe and Ming Jiajia towards Bai Xiaosheng's side of the battle.

Song Miaoyi heard the commanding tone from Yue Zhong, and hint of displeasure shone in her eyes. However, she looked at Yue Zhong and his troops, and stamped her foot, before tagging behind Yue Zhong.

Following the trail of corpses, Yue Zhong soon brought his team along until they saw Bai Xiaosheng engaged in battle against 5 Law Protectors. Both sides were facing off, but neither had the upper hand.

The Law Protectors from the Heaven Sect could not catch Bai Xiaosheng, not a single one of them could match up to his speed. However, at the same time, if Bai Xiaosheng truly went after any one of them, he would have to face the joint assault from all 5, which would be risky, and hence both sides were just eyeing each other right now.

Bai Xiaosheng spoke out with a little embarrassment: "Leader! You're here! I'm sorry! These bunch of guys are too troublesome, I haven't managed to take care of them!"

Yue Zhong glanced at Bai Xiaosheng, before he stepped forward and commanded coldly: "Those opposite, listen up! Surrender immediately! I'll only give you 10 seconds to consider! Those who refuse will die!"

One of the Altar Lords shouted: "You bunch of devil-worshipping heretics, you dare to go against Heaven Sect! You'll definitely face a terrible fate, and after your death, you'd be sentenced to the deepest depths of hell with no chance of reincarnation!! Surrender to us now and we'll baptize you, and cleanse you of your sins, and help you back into God's grace!! As long as you accumulate merit for the Sect, you can ascend to Heaven, and enjoy yourself!!"

"Kill the heretics! Kill the devils!!"

"Kill the heretics! Kill the devils!!"

The disciples began to chant upon hearing the Altar Lord's words. With their blind faith, their morale was also rising!

"Kill them!" Yue Zhong eyed the zealots and gave the order to Zheng Minghe.

"Open fire!" Zheng Minghe relayed the order.

The remaining soldiers had already prepped their artillery and set their aim. Upon receiving Zheng Minghe's orders, they started firing, as huge explosive rounds landed on the positions of those zealots who were hiding behind cover.

Hong! Hong!

Following the rapid loud explosions, disciples of the Heaven sect found their bodies blasted to pieces. The Altar Lord who had gave the rallying call about killing heretics were also caught within the blast radius, and was instantly pulverized.

Under the blanket of artillery fire, to the extent of 2 consecutive rounds, the disciples who had no experience in modern warfare collapsed, as they lost all will to fight, and tried to escape towards the back after retreating from their cover.

At this time, the IFV and the machine-gun mounted vehicles started firing wildly at those escaping disciples, and the bullets tore into the disciples, turning them into sieves full of holes, as they fell to the ground.

Within 10 minutes, the disciples surrounding the 5 Altar Lords to protect them had been annihilated, and 3 of the 5 Altar Lords had been blasted to death.

The 2 remaining Altar Lords were Agility-based Enhancers, and they took the opportunity to rush out from their hiding place, as they retreated towards the back. They knew that staying here would spell death, and they disregarded everything as they made a mad dash to run from it all.

Yue Zhong pulled out his Stinger, as he opened fire at the 2 escaping Altar Lords. Their heads were immediately blasted to oblivion and their headless corpses fell to the ground.

"Continue the advance!" Yue Zhong ordered indifferently.

Under his orders, even though they had little men, they were all elites, and they made their way forwards in an orderly fashion, exhibiting the disciplined and strong bearing of soldiers.

Song Miaoyi observed this small troop of Yue Zhong and was thoroughly shocked: "So strong!! This troop is really strong!!"

Song Miaoyi was confident of handling any one soldier from within this troop. However, if the entire troop was to launch an assault on her, she would not even be able to withstand a single minutes assault before she would be killed.

Yue Zhong and his troops quickly arrived at the location that the remaining personnel under Zhen Yeyang were using as a hide out.

Zheng Minghe hollered at the people hiding within the building: "Those inside listen up! Surrender now! Otherwise, we'll not treat you nicely!"

Inside the building, Zhen Yeyang had a grim look as he grabbed a tribesman and pushed him to the window, while placing a blade on this abductees neck: "The whole lot of you better retreat! Otherwise I'll kill the hostages! There are 31 hostages here with us. If you don't retreat! I'll kill the whole lot of them!!"

The disciples of the Heaven Sect seemed to have been overcome with a madness, as they pushed the hostages to the windows, and placed their weapons at their necks. Anytime Zhen Yeyang gave the order, they would immediately slaughter the hostages to join them in death!

"6th Uncle!! 8th Uncle! 17th Uncle!" Seeing those tribesman, Song Miaoyi's eyes flashed with fear, and could not help but call out. Those were the elders that had watched her grow up before the apocalypse, and after the apocalypse had set in, everyone had banded together to survive up till now. These elders were like her own family, and she could not bear to see them die in front of her.

Yue Zhong eyed the huge building, as he ordered coolly: "Get ready to attack! Storm the front! Snipers get ready to switch to grenade launchers!"

Song Miaoyi's face fell, as she ran to Yue Zhong and spoke shrilly: "No!! You can't do that! Those hostages will definitely die if you do that! Those are human lives!!"

Yue Zhong's heart was hardened, as he returned her look with an ice-cold stare: "I'm sorry! Miss Song Miaoyi! I can understand your feelings, but I need to eradicate the remnant forces of this Heaven Sect! As for those hostages, they have nothing to do with me, I can't waste time here because of them! Please make way!"

Song Miaoyi grabbed her black spear tightly as her face turned pale, and she stubbornly glared: "No! I won't allow this!!"

With a single swishing motion, 20 soldiers raised their guns and aimed at Song Miaoyi, the moment she made a random move, they would punch her full of holes! Although she was a beauty, in their hearts, following orders was the most important thing. A single beauty would not be enough to sway the hearts of these elite soldiers.

Even the frivolous Bai Xiaosheng was holding a gun to Song Miaoyi's head, although his eye flashed with a hint of pity. If she truly died, he would feel a tinge of regret. However, if he went against Yue Zhong's wishes, then the person to die would be him.

Under the pressure of having multiple weapons aimed at her, Song Miaoyi did not relent as she stubbornly glared at Yue Zhong, like an epiphyllum that would wilt at any time.

Yue Zhong frowned, as he waved his hands, and the 20 over soldiers lowered their guns.

Song Miaoyi knelt down as she pleaded: "Please! Please save my tribesmen!! As long as you do so, whatever you ask of me! I'll be willing to do so!!"

For her tribesmen, Song Miaoyi was willing to put down her pride to kneel in front of Yue Zhong. This was because her tribesmen were extremely important kin to her, and she did not want them to perish at such a place.

Yue Zhong looked at the kneeling Song Miaoyi as he frowned. He pondered a while, looking at the building in the meantime, before he slowly replied: "Bai Xiaosheng stay! The rest, retreat!"

Hearing Yue Zhong's order, all the soldiers retreated.

"Song Miaoyi, remember what you said today! Follow me!" Yue Zhong looked at Song Miaoyi as he indifferently reminded her, before entering a small alley with Ming Jiajia.

Song Miaoyi followed closely behind.

Bai Xiaosheng immediately sighed, as he played with his dagger and followed behind Yue Zhong, disappearing into the alley: "What a pity! Another beauty had been conquered by leader!!"

"How is it? Have you contacted headquarters?" Zhen Yeyang saw the soldiers retreating, as he heaved a sigh of relief, before asking a subordinate beside him.

The disciple swiftly replied: "I've already notified headquarters!! They have arranged for 2 Elders to bring reinforcements! However, they said we will have to fend them off for 2 hours. Reinforcements would arrive by then."

Zhen Yeyang took a few deep breaths, as the stone weighing on his heart was lifted: "2 hours? As long as we can hold out for 2 hours, it's our victory!! Those heretics would definitely be dealt with by the Great Elders!!"

At this time, with a single 'bang', the door to the room Zhen Yeyang and the captives were in was kicked wide open.

Yue Zhong strode into the office, taking in the details of the room in a single look, before firing the .03 rifle in his hands 10 times consecutively within a second, and directly killing all the Heaven Sect's disciples.

Beside Yue Zhong, Ming Jiajia had already summoned out her 5 Shadow Wolves, appearing behind 5 of the disciples, and biting their necks.

As the attention of everybody in the room was focused on Yue Zhong and Ming Jiajia, Bai Xiaosheng came swinging into the room from the room upstairs, landing within the group of disciples. The blade in his hand flashed, and a total of 7 disciples found their hearts pierced.

In just mere seconds, 22 disciples had died at the hands of Yue Zhong's group of 3, causing chaos to erupt.

Song Miaoyi also made use of the opportunity to rush into the office, her spear flashing as she leapt about like a leopard, killing 3 disciples with her profound spear skills.

The Heaven Sect's disciples in the office had been wiped out save for a few, everyone of the remaining members lost their gall, as they abandoned battle tried to escape.

One of the Altar Lords saw that things weren't going well, and he tried to escape from the window. Just as he made his move, Bai Xiaosheng chuckled grimly, and shot forwards like an arrow, stabbing into the back of the Altar Lord, killing him.

Bai Xiaosheng might be tied down when facing against a group of strong enemies, but facing single enemies, very few were considered his opponents. He was like a shadow that flitted about, as he slaughtered his enemies easily, and few could withstand an attack from him.

"I surrender!!" Zhen Yeyang's mind spun, as he threw the Tang Replica Sword to a side, and raised his hands to shout out.

"I surrender!!"

When the head surrenders, the rest of the disciples had no intention to resist longer, as they abandoned their weapons and shouted out as they trembled.

Bai Xiaosheng then walked up to these disciples, and started to tie them up.

"6th Uncle! 8th Uncle!" Song Miaoyi ran to the hostages, as she helped them out of their ropes, and called out emotionally. This time, she had dragged many of her close kin in the attempt to assassinate Niu Xinghe, and it caused her endless worry. If it wasn't for the sudden appearance of Yue Zhong, she would not have known what to do.

2 of the men with wrinkles on their foreheads and tanned skins looked at Song Miaoyi, their eyes pleased: "Lass! It's good that you're fine!!"

Yue Zhong confirmed news with Zhen Yeyang: "After an hour, the reinforcements from the Heaven Sect will be here. Are you certain about this?"

Zhen Yeyang had a solemn expression as he replied: "It's true! If I were lying, you can execute me!"

The information about the reinforcements coming, everyone within the room knew about it. Zhen Yeyang wanted to use this piece of information to gain Yue Zhong's trust. He had not much faith in the Heaven Sect in the beginning, and joining them was for the sake of a better life. When he landed in Yue Zhong's hands, he had immediately switched to a different tune, and worked towards gaining Yue Zhong's trust.

"An hour?" Yue Zhong pondered, his eyes flashing with a hint of decisiveness.

On a small frozen road, 800 Heaven Sect disciples were currently marching forward.

Within the human crowd, there was a Rolls-Royce moving forwards quietly.

A fat middle-aged man was asking his skinny companion at his side: "Old Luo! Heard that Old Niu had fallen at the hands of some heretics! What do you make of this?"

The fat middle-aged man was called Chen Shenggang, and was the 7th Elder in the Heaven Sect. The skinny man was called Luo Kui, and he was the 5th Elder, both of them were considered to be experts within Heaven Sect.

Luo Kui replied coldly: "What else to think? Old Niu had always been too violent and brutal! He had so many enemies, it's not a surprise that he's dead. However, to be able to kill Old Niu, the enemy must be pretty formidable himself.

Luo Kui laughed icily: "For the sake of a few hostages, they actually stopped their assault. Regardless of their abilities, it seems like they have weaknesses as well."

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Chapter 381 – Chen Shenggang

Translated by: Kun

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[Book 3: The South]

Chen Shenggang had a look of apprehension: "However, Old Niu is truly dead! Are our forces going to be enough?"

Chen Shenggang was a burly look man with plenty of both, fat and muscle on his body, and he truly looked fierce. However, one cannot be judged based on appearance, and he happened to be a coward actually. He could become a strong Enhancer purely by luck, as he had gained an incredible Level 3 skill at the onset of the apocalypse, hence he could survive for so long.

Luo Kui glanced at Chen Shenggang, his eyes flashed with a hint of contempt: "We have 800 people here, and 500 guys over at Mahogany Town. Didn't Zhen Yeyang give his report earlier? There are only about 100 enemies, and even if they have experts, we just have to send our men and it would be enough to squash them."

Chen Shenggang continued in deep thought before his frown slowly eased, as his face revealed a smile: "That's true! We have 800 disciples here. Of them, there are 200 zealots. With them, we have no need to fear any enemy!"

Inside a forest, Yue Zhong watched the 800-strong army walk into his ambush without a single wariness, as he gave the order: "Attack!!"

Under Yue Zhong's command, an IFV led the fleet of machine gun-mounted vehicles as they charged out from the forest, and started to launch an assault on the right side of the Heaven Sect's reinforcements.

All the armored vehicles were unleashing their bullets with a frenzy, causing a large number of the disciples around to be punched full of holes, fresh blood splattering the entire area. Many of them fell down dead, their bodies full of wounds.

"The Heaven Sect is undefeatable!! Kill the enemy, become a saint!!"

Facing such a sudden raid, the 200 white-robed disciples began to get worked up with a madness in their eyes, as they charged at the vehicles without a care for their own lives. They were the zealots previously mentioned, and thoroughly had faith that as long as they fought and died for Heaven Sect, they would be able to enter God's kingdom. Therefore, every single one of them was fearless, and were extremely ruthless in their attacks.

These fanatics formed the main part of the Heaven Sect's attack force, as their passionate and staunch faith allowed them to charge into battle without a hint of fear nor regret, even if they knew they had to die, it was with willingness. Many of them even saw death as a blessing.

However, regardless of how strong one's faith was, a normal person's body would not be able to repel bullets, much less be impervious to it. The IFV and machine gun-mounted vehicles sprayed their guns at the 200 disciples, and they were felled as easily as wheat being sowed. Fresh blood dyed the entire ground, and there were moans of agony uttered everywhere.

These fanatics might be a threat to close combat Enhancers, but in front of modern warfare weaponry, their blood and fervor would only serve to send them faster to their deaths.

Luo Kui had sensed danger at the first moment, and had opened up his palms, activating a Psychic Barrier, as a transparent barrier appeared in front of him, deflecting the majority of the bullets coming his way. He was a Level 46 Enhancer with the [Telekinesis] Ability, and could defend against the damage from those 12.7mm bullets that could pierce even armored vehicles.

Countless bullets were deflected off Luo Kui's barrier, and that sort of imagery pushed the morale of the disciples up quickly. Many of them gathered close to Luo Kui, as they hollered with conviction: "The heavens are with us, we're undefeatable!!"

As the IFV adjusted its gun and line of fire, the ZPT90 that has been kept aside was aimed at Luo Kui, and unleashed hell and carnage.

The bullets from the heavy machine gun landed explosively on the Psychic Barrier, and were actually blocked. However, the barrier only managed to withstand about 3 seconds of continuously being impacted by bullets.

After 3 seconds, the barrier disintegrated into pieces, and Luo Kui spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, while the heavy rounds landed on his body, sending him exploding backwards for a few metres. He fell to the ground, his body crumpled, and his orifices bleeding profusely, before he died.

Luo Kui had worn a Type 3 Mutant Beast hide to protect himself, and while the rounds were insufficient to penetrate the hide, the fearsome impact could not be negated, unless his resistance was as tough as Yue Zhong who had pumped so much in Endurance.

With Luo Kui's death, the Psychic Barrier disappeared, and the Heaven Sect's disciple were like unwilling pigs waiting for slaughter, as they started to escape frantically in various directions.

Yue Zhong glanced at those disciples that have lost their composure and ordered Zhen Yeyang: "Zhen Yeyang! It's your turn! Kill those who won't surrender!"

"Yes! Leader!" Zhen Yeyang had an extremely complicated gaze in his eyes as he responded.

"Brothers! Let us charge!! Time to earn some merits!!! Let the leader witness our sincerity!!!" Zhen Yeyang shouted to his fellow disciples that had been captured earlier.

"Kill!! Kill! Kill!" Those Heaven Sect disciples who had already surrendered to Yue Zhong took up their weapons, as they followed Zhen Yeyang's lead and charged towards the dispersed Heaven Sect members with bloodshot eyes.

If Yue Zhong had gotten those ex-disciples to charge first, and treated them like cannon fodder, the majority of them would definitely have defected again.

However, now that with Yue Zhong slaughtering the 800 of the Heaven Sect's disciples, these ex-disciples were not fervent supporters in the first place, and due to their thirst to prove their loyalty, they charged forwards like ferocious tigers and wolves, killing their past comrades without a shred of remorse.

On the other side, Song Miaoyi had brought her tribesmen as they charged at the scattered Heaven Sect disciples, killing them with a passionate fury.

The Heaven Sect had been terrorizing the surrounding areas in recent times, and had treated these tribesmen as slaves, or blood sacrifices. This had cause enmity to be sown, and Song Miaoyi would naturally not be merciful when dealing with them.

"I surrender!!"

"I surrender!! I surrender!! Don't kill me!"

With the 3 groups chasing and hunting, the Heaven Sect's side was destroyed beyond recognition, and a majority of the disciples pleaded for their lives. Those who didn't surrender were killed off by the ones that had defected to Yue Zhong, as well as the tribesmen.

Yue Zhong strode over to the escaping disciples, with the Stinger in his hands, as long as he saw an expert whether hiding or not, he would immediately fire a shot to destroy their heads.

Bai Xiaosheng was like an unsheathed blade that bathed in blood, waving in and out of the human crowd, his daggers flashing about, and a number of the Altar Lords and Law Protectors were assassinated without a sound. His abilities made it hard for him to deal with a tightly packed group in defence, but against single unorganized enemies, there was almost nobody that could stop him.

The IFV and machine gun mounted vehicles had stopped shooting as well, they just maintained their inactivity but exuding a pressuring aura on the battlefield. Yue Zhong had brought a limited amount of ammunition, and to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, he had to use them sparingly. Otherwise, without any ammunition, his IFV and machine gun-mounted vehicles were just normal vehicles.

Not long after, the reinforcements from the Heaven Sect fell entirely into Yue Zhong's arms.

Song Miaoyi gripped her Level 3 Treasure Black Gold Spear, as she looked at those tied-up captives, her eyes shone with disbelief: "Did we win just like that?"

Song Miaoyi could not help but look towards Yue Zhong, her eyes filled with a look of wonder and awe. When they had heard that the Heaven Sect had sent reinforcements of about 800 disciples, Song Miaoyi and her uncles had panicked, and were in favor of retreat. However, this man in front of her had remained calm and planned a counter-attack, and had easily caused this 800-strong reinforcement to collapse, without much casualty on their own side! It was almost a miracle.

Zhen Yeyang had an excited look as he walked about the captives. He had led his men and captured over 400 captives, contributing largely to the success, and Yue Zhong had already assigned him a platoon commander role. He had hence become a officer under Yue Zhong's command.

Just as Zhen Yeyang was patrolling, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar person, and he could not help but spit out, as he backed up a few steps warily: "Elder Chen??"

The man who was called warily by Zhen Yeyang, was precisely the 7th Elder of the Heaven Sect, Chen Shenggang. As an Elder of the Heaven Sect, Chen Shenggang was a Level 40 Enhancer, and if he suddenly went on a rampage, killing a few normal people wasn't an issue.

Chen Shenggang squeezed out a flattering smile as he said: "I've surrendered! Zhen Yeyang, can you bring me to meet your leader?"

Zhen Yeyang looked at Chen Shenggang, feeling a little strange as he nodded and said: "Follow me!"

The moment Chen Shenggang came in front of Yue Zhong, he immediately knelt and kowotowed: "This small one Chen Shenggang was an Elder of the Heaven Sect. As long as this esteemed leader can spare my life, this small one is willing to do anything for you!!"

Yue Zhong was a little speechless, as he looked at Zhen Yeyang and asked: "Was he really an Elder?"

Zhen Yeyang nodded and ascertained his background: "Leader! He truly was the 7th Elder of the Heaven Sect! I've seen him at the headquarters a few times."

Yue Zhong immediately gave the order: "I'll accept you! Chen Shenggang, show me your abilities!"

As long as he knew Chen Shenggang's abilities, Yue Zhong could then make the appropriate measures. Chen Shenggang would then not be a threat to him.

Chen Shenggang stood up and responded loudly: "Yes! I can manipulate the ground!! Please observe!"

Chen Shenggang's pupils shrunk, as he activated his [Ground Manipulation] skill, and a 3m spike shot out from the ground. He then bellowed, as 6 consecutive small spikes shot out from the ground.

Yue Zhong observed Chen Shenggang's display, and his heart turned cold.

The skill of this Chen Shenggang was truly tyrannical, if he was a little less cowardly, and had charged towards the IFV while releasing this skill, the IFV would have been overturned. It might even have been penetrated by the ground spikes.

Chen Shenggang lowered his head and bowed, with an honest look: "Leader! This is my ability! It has a limited range, and can only create such sharp spikes within a 100m. If it's beyond a 100m, then I would need more time, to create spikes with enough threatening power!"

Chen Shenggang's ability was not weak, but his courage was truly too small, the moment he saw Luo Kui being blasted apart, he had lost all will to fight. After that, he had seen how casually Yue Zhong and Bai Xiaosheng slaughtered those experts from the Heaven Sect, and had not dared to risk anything. He just hid behind a cover, and acted as a normal disciple, and surrendered.

If it wasn't for Zhen Yeyang discovering him, Chen Shenggang had wanted to pose as a captive, before finding an opportunity to escape. Although he did not dare to fight against Yue Zhong and his troops, he had confidence in escaping. He had the [Ground Manipulation] ability, no cell could contain him. Unless it was those specially constructed cells that were meant to counter his ability, which would mean that his ability was useless.

Yue Zhong stared at Chen Shenggang and asked slowly: "Are these all the reinforcements sent?"

Chen Shenggang nodded as he bowed: "Responding to Leader! There's only us!"

Yue Zhong's gaze was like a knife that pierced into Chen Shenggang's heart: "You guys must have set off from Peaceful Heart Town right!"

"Yes!!" Chen Shenggang looked at Zhen Yeyang beside Yue Zhong, and did not dare life, and directly responded.

Yue Zhong continued asking: "How many troops are at Peaceful Heart Town?"

Chen Shenggang replied with full honesty: "There's only a Law Protector, 7 Altar Lords, 50 zealots and about 170 normal disciples there. In Peaceful Heart Town, there are about 20 rifles, 25 handguns, and the remaining weapons are all obsolete melee weapons!"

Yue Zhong stared at Chen Shenggang coldly: "Bring us to Peaceful Heart Town! After we take it down, I'll raise you to become a platoon commander!"

Chen Shenggang did not dare reject as he responded soundly: "Yes! Leader!!"

Peaceful Heart Town was different from Mahogany Town, and was one of the actual headquarters of the Heaven Sect, and was only about 20km away from the central base in Long An Province. There were 2 Elders stationed there, and over a 1000 disciples as their force, and could respond to any situation in the nearby towns, at the same time, they could send reinforcements back to the main base if need be.

The force of a hundred people soon came to Peaceful Heart Town.

"Who is it?" The disciple stationed at the entrance saw this 100-strong troop, his heart became wary, as he raised his gun and questioned.

Chen Shenggang came out from the crowd and stared at the disciple coldly: "You can't even recognize me? By using your gun against me, are you thinking of flouting the rules?"

"Oh, it's Elder Chen!!! Your subordinate didn't know it's the return of Elder Chen, if this small one had offended you, please do not take it to heart!!" The disciple had turned ashen, and immediately threw himself to the ground!

The 4 disciples at the gate immediately kneeled and called out loudly: "Long live Elder Chen!!"

Chen Shenggang threw a haughty gaze as he commanded: "Go bring Law Protector Ning as well as the 7 Altar Lords, and the heavenly troops to gather at the Green Garden! I have something to tell them! I'll get others to stand guard here. Go!"

Long An is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam.

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Chapter 382 – Long An County

Translated by: Kun

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[Book 3: The South]

"Yes, Elder Chen!!" The 4 disciples immediately replied in a respectful manner, before leaving towards the centre of town.

Chen Shenggang then led Yue Zhong and the rest towards the Green Garden district part of town to be deployed.

Ning Yi, a middle-aged man with a medium build, slightly yellow skin, and ordinary looks, brought 7 Altar Lords as they hurried towards the Green Garden district. He looked at Chen Shenggang and asked: "Elder Chen, didn't you guys set off to help Zhen Yeyang? How come you've suddenly come back?"

Chen Shenggang looked at Ning Yi as his pupils shrank, and assumed a stern face: "Our Sect Leader has issued a sacred instruction, with tasks for you guys to do! Everyone kneel, and pay heed!!"

"Sect Leader is all-powerful, invincible, and long live Sect Leader!!"

Ning Yi's gaze turned cold, as he followed the 7 Altar Lords and knelt, as they started proclaiming the usual chants in front of Chen Shenggang.

"The instruction for the Sect Leader, is…..for all of you to die!" Chen Shenggang's expression turned grim, and immediately activated his [Ground Manipulation] skill. In an instant, 2 sharp earthen spikes shot out from the ground and pierced diagonally through the bodies of 2 Altar Lords.

"Chen…" Ning Yi saw the scene of the 2 Altar Lords dying miserably in front of him, and a strong fury and fear arose in his heart. He had just shouted out a word,when a blade flashed in front of him, and his head was removed suddenly and cleanly from his neck, fresh blood spraying up towards the skies.

Yue Zhong had activated his [Shadow Steps] and cleanly executed Ning Yi, before quite casually loping off the head of another Law Protector beside Ning Yi.

Bai Xiaosheng who had been standing at one side also activated his skill, as he flashed , and the green dagger in his hands danced about, slicing the throat of an Altar Lord, blood exploding out in a steaming crimson arc from the mortal wound.

Song Miaoyi had also struck out viciously with her spear, piercing the head of one of the Altar Lords who was still kneeling, like a stick pushed into the wet mud.

In just a few breaths, Ning Yi and the other 7 Altar Lords had all been gruesomely slaughtered without much of a resistance at all.

"Do it!" After killing the most powerful 8 combatants, Yue Zhong walked out of the room, and gave the order to Zheng Minghe.

The troops lying in ambush at various parts of the Green Garden immediately took aim and fired at those fanatics of the Heaven Sect that were lined up neatly!

In an instant, those Heaven Sect disciples were showered with a rain of bullets, their bodies battered and blood spilled, and their formation was the best target for the troops of Yue Zhong, not a single bullet wasted.

After firing rapidly, 50 of the zealots fell in their pools of blood, while Zheng Minghe brought some men as they walked throughout the square, coldly slashing the necks of anyone still breathing on the ground, with a cold and detached look on their face.

The upper echelons of Peaceful Heart town were thus easily taken care of by Yue Zhong and his troops. The remaining ordinary disciples were tricked into coming to the Green Garden District, and were all captured. The entire Peaceful Heart Town thus fell into Yue Zhong's lap.

Yue Zhong tasted sweet victory, and continued: "Chen Shenggang, go report to the main central base! Say that the enemies had been wiped out, but Elder Niu and Elder Luo have fell in battle! Your troops have taken serious hits, and you hope that they can deploy some men over!"

"Yes! Leader!! I'll do so right now!!" Chen Shenggang had also thoroughly sold himself, truly treating himself as Yue Zhong's subordinate, as he made to report to the central base.

Yue Zhong pondered a while, before calling out: "Wait!! Make the report after 6pm!"

Yue Zhong's forces had been battling for almost an entire day. Although they were Enhancers, they would still feel exhausted. The ordinary ex-disciples and Zhen Yeyang that had defected were in no better shape. They sorely needed the rest now.

After 6pm, the response from the main base would need some more time as well, and the forces they sent would only arrive the next day. This would buy an entire day's worth of rest for Yue Zhong's troops.

"Continue to station yourselves there and await orders!"

Chen Shenggang had relayed the fabricated story that Yue Zhong had told him to the main base of Heaven Sect, and only received this simple command. The Heaven Sect seemed to have no plans to send any troops.

Yue Zhong did not waste any time during the night, as he organized the tribesmen that he rescued out into a single troop, and handed command over to Shang Lun. He then moved on to the captured Heaven Sect's disciples. There were a total of 600 or so of them, and he grouped them into 6 teams, handing command over to Chen Shenggang, Zhen Yeyang, Bai Xiaosheng, Lu Ningshui, Luo Chifeng and Ming Jiajia respectively.

Chen Shenggang and Zhen Yeyang had become traitors of the Heaven Sect, and their hands were dyed with the blood of their past comrades. Even if they betrayed Yue Zhong, they had nowhere else to, that was why Yue Zhong decided to make use of them.

Yue Zhong did not sleep the entire night, instead, he patrolled the entire town on his own. After all, Peaceful Heart Town was only about 20km away from the main base, and they were almost under the enemies' noses. Furthermore, Chen Shenggang and Zhen Yeyang had just recently defected over, and Yue Zhong could not trust them fully, therefore, he had to take up the night watch, to prevent any incidents.

At the same time, Yue Zhong assigned a few trusted aides who were experts to be stationed at key points, in the event that something unforeseen cropped up.

The night passed quietly.

Early the next morning, the sun was just starting to rise, and Yue Zhong received the order relayed from the headquarters of the Heaven Sect.

"Immediately bring your men and weapons and make your way back to base! Kill any enemies you see!"

Chen Shenggang immediately turned to Yue Zhong and asked: "What do we do, Leader?"

Yue Zhong contemplated a while, before he enquired: "What's the strength of the main base like?"

Chen Shenggang replied swiftly: "There are always 4 Elders, 40 Law Protectors, 60 Altar Lords stationed at base. They're all high-level Enhancers. Other than that, there are over 5,000 disciples in the Heaven Sect, of which 1,000 belong to the White Shirt Army, or the fanatics. Amongst those 1,000, there are 50 experts wearing Type 3 Mutant Beast hides. They are the personal troops of Linghu Xiangru, the Sword Apostles.

Each and everyone of them have power equal to a Law Protector, and they practically worship Linghu Xiangru, to the point of being extremist. They have terrifying strength."

The Type 3 Mutant Beast hides were considered precious treasures within the Heaven Sect. Even ordinary Law Protectors and Altar Lords might not get a piece. For every single one of the Sword Apostles to own a piece, it was a testament to their power and importance.

The moment Chen Shenggang spoke of Linghu Xiangru, his eyes had a hint of fear: "However, within the Heaven Sect, the scariest is still the Sect Leader Linghu Xiangru. He has a holy halo around him, and is impervious to all sorts of physical attacks, and every word he says seem to radiate power! Those who could force him to use all his power have died! When he came to recruit me initially, I knew I wasn't his match, and hence I surrendered. What his abilities are, I'm not entirely sure. No one in the entire Heaven Sect actually knows as well, however based on my conjecture, he should be a powerful Evolver."

Yue Zhong continued to think before replying: "Ok, I've got it! Let's comply with their orders, and move out to take a look!"

With Yue Zhong's orders, the 800-strong troop immediately set off from Peaceful Heart Town, making their advance towards Heaven Sect.

Yue Zhong rode with Ming Jiajia and Chen Shenggang in a Hummer and went forth ahead as vanguard.

With the ex-Elder leading the way, Yue Zhong and the rest quickly traversed and reached the vicinity of Heaven Sect.

When Yue Zhong and the rest came close to Heaven Sect, they heard the sounds of intense gunfire, as well as explosions.

"Seems like there really was a problem!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, as he thought to himself, and quickened his pace.

They climbed up a hilltop, and observed the situation at Long An County.

They discovered that in the distance, there was a group of gun-wielding militants that were dressed in assorted clothing, as they launched frenzied assaults on Long An County.

Those militants were equipped with decent weaponry, possessing rifles, submachine guns, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, hand grenades, and even mortars. They were using these modern weaponry to suppress the Heaven Sect's disciples so much so that they didn't dare risk their lives.

Yue Zhong pulled out a binoculars to observe the current battle, and thought silently: "This troop is not weak! However, they can't be compared to my expert battalion! They must be untrained, and seem to be learning from experience."

"The heavens are with us, we're undefeatable!! The heavens are with us, we're undefeatable!!"

The disciples in Long An County were being suppressed, and just when the situation seemed bleak, out rushed 400 zealots in white clothes, their hands wielding huge blades, as they chanted with fervor and rushed at the militants outside the city in a kamikaze attack.

These zealots were different from the ones that Yue Zhong had to deal with, as although they were rushing without a care for their own lives, they were spaced out, and wanting to take them all down in a single strike would be nearly impossible.

Seeing the fanatics launching their counter attack, the militants began to target them with their heavy weaponry, spraying bullets at those unfortunate souls.

Blanketed by the rain of bullets, many of the zealots were punched full of holes. However, those militants were not expert marksmen, and many of their shots went wide, coupled with the fact that the fanatics had spread themselves out, the bullets only managed to kill a few of them. Some were even unfazed when they were struck by the bullets. Under those circumstances, many of the zealots managed to bravely push through the rain of bullets and waved their melee weapons at those militants.

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Chapter 383 – Internal Strife

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

The moment those white-shirt fanatics charged into the midst of the militants, they started slashing in a crazy manner. They seemed only intent on killing any unfortunate soul to meet their blades.

"Help!!"

"Ah!! Help!!"

The white-shirt zealots were like devils that had unleashed carnage upon those militants, causing them to lose their fighting will in an instant. Many abandoned their weapons and started to retreat backwards.

"A motley bunch!" Yue Zhong looked at the performance of the militants, and thought silently to himself.

The militants had the upper hand with their modern weaponry and could have overcome them, but they were frightened of the enemies who had a stronger zeal and fighting spirit.

"The heavens are with us, we're undefeatable!!"

"The heavens are with us, we're undefeatable!!"

The fanatics were hollering out at the top of their voice, charging at the militants like crazy demons, and killing them like sheep as the militants were steadily retreating.

"Kill!! Kill!! Kill!"

"Long live Sect Leader!! Long live Sect Leader!!"

Seeing those militants being slaughtered by the white-shirt fanatics, the disciples within the city walls also regained their morale and started to chant.

An Elder with a strong build and riding a motorcycle, with a lightning-like gaze he came leading 50 men, every one of them riding a motorcycle as they charged out from the city, and rushed at the militants.

5 Altar Lords took the initiative to coordinate and lead 300 of their subordinates as they charged out as well.

Right at this time, a group of warriors decked in a black suit came out from the midst of the retreating militants. They aimed as they each held a grenade launcher, and started firing rapidly at the zealots.

Grenades landed one after another in the midst of the zealots.

As long as those white shirted zealots were hit by the grenades, they would be immediately blasted dead. This was true even if they were wearing Type 3 Mutant Beast hides, as it could not completely negate the impact of the blast. As for those who had no defence, their bodies were immediately blasted apart.

At the same time, the gunfire that had stopped due to the retreating militants restarted again, as all sorts of heavy fire rained down upon the militants and white shirted zealots alike.

Under that frenzied spray of gunfire, the militants who had abandoned their weapons were punched full of holes together with the zealots, everyone turning into flesh sieves.

The backup weapons that had been lying in wait also kick started their firing, causing carnage to come down on those disciples and troops that had just left the city gates.

The motorcycles were destroyed by the bullets, and their riders were also killed by the fearsome rain of metal.

The 5 Altar Lords that had brought their men out were killed almost instantly. Only the hardy Elder managed to dodge the bullets and retreat back into Long An County.

"What a ruthless fellow!!" Yue Zhong saw this, and his heart turned cold.

The commander behind these militants had obviously had designated these weaker militants as baits and cannon fodder, to force out the power of the disciples, and once they were hooked, he had ordered the deaths of the militants and zealots without batting an eyelid. It could be seen that this commander was truly vicious and decisive.

With over 400 zealots being annihilated, it was huge blow to the Heaven Sect in Long An County, as out of those 400 fanatics, there were over 10 Sword Apostles, and they had died to the exploding grenades. This was a huge blow to the morale of the Heaven Sect.

While the militants did manage to wipe out a number of the zealots, they had lost 200 warriors themselves. However, the other militants came out from their places of hiding and started their assault in the direction of Long An County.

"This is an entire battalion!" That is to say, the commander most likely still had another battalion or two somewhere as backup!

"These are all proper military equipment! They must have opened up one or 2 military camps." Yue Zhong came to this conclusion when observing them, and he frowned. He was also someone who warred frequently, and could tell the tactics and some strategy of the person behind the scenes.

This time, it was the Heaven Sect on defence. They had rifles as well, and a number of snipers were hidden on high grounds, sniping the militants from their points of cover.

A number of the militants were shot in the head.

With the threat of the snipers, the militants ducked for cover. At the same time, the snipers on the militants' side also began their own counter attack against the snipers in Long An County.

In the intense gunfight, both sides started to lost their snipers rapidly.

On the other side, the militants were still using their heavy weapons to continue their assault on Long An County. The different key locations of the Heaven Sect were starting to get compromised. The Heaven Sect was lacking the proper equipment to contend against the militants.

When the militants came to within 200m of the city gates, an burly Elder wielding blades burst out from the wreckage and piles of bodies.

He charged into the midst of the enemy, the Dark Magic Blades in his hands flashing about with a black light, as he started slaughtering the militants. He leapt about in the battlefield, seemingly without equal, and in a short span of time, he managed to kill 8 militants.

After suddenly killing those 8 militants, his body flashed, and he disappeared.

At another location, a dozen militants were currently making their way forwards carefully, when all of a sudden, 10 ice picks condensed in mid air, and nailed 10 militants to the ground, killing them instantly. The remaining militants began firing at a nearby building, however, all they did was break some windows, and they didn't manage to hit the Elders of the Heaven Sect at all.

If modern weaponry could dominate the battlefield, then street-fighting was considered the forte of those experts of the Heaven Sect. Unless the heavy artillery could flatten the entire ground of Long An County, otherwise the advantage belonged to those Heaven Sect's experts, who could make use of the terrain.

With the harassing of the experts, many militants met their tragic ends, and the remaining had no choice but to stay close together as they made their way into the town.

At the same time, a fully equipped battalion was making their way from behind a hill, as they entered the town, and joined in the battle.

Chen Shenggang watched the situation in Long An County with an alarmed expression as he asked Yue Zhong: "Leader, what do we do?"

Chen Shenggang was cowardly by nature, and was reluctant to join the fray.

"We wait!!" Yue Zhong replied solemnly as he continued observing.

Yue Zhong currently had 800 people, which was about 2 infantry battalions. However, if he wanted them to just jump into the heat of battle, they would likely perish in a short time.

"Boss! What now?" On a small hill, a burly-looking man built like a bear was looking at another younger bespectacled man, who had looked thin and gentle as he was asked this.

The cultured looking young man was the leader of the militants, Wen Fuxin, and the bear-like man was his sworn brother Luo Leihu!

A strange glint passed in Wen Fuxin's eyes, as he sighed and said: "I miscalculated!! I never expected the fighting morale to be so high, and they can still put up such a fight!"

In Wen Fuxin's initial calculations, after decimating the fanatics, they would be able to use the modern weaponry to take down the defence of the Heaven Sect easily. However, the reality was that things did not proceed as planned, and after sending two battalions, it was only barely enough to suppress them, but not to the point of overcoming them.

Long An County had become a meat grinder of sorts, with both sides sustaining casualties almost every second. It was the first battle that Wen Fuxin was facing such a loss.

Luo Leihu suggested: "Why don't we retreat first!! Today can be considered a draw. We can always come back and annihilate them!"

Wen Fuxin's eyes flashed with a dark look: "No!! It's already so late, if we were to retreat now, those from the town will definitely chase us down. We might get hit badly! Plus, they have gained some of the weapons we lost, the next time, our attack would not be as smooth already!"

Luo Leihu started to become anxious: "Then what now?"

Wen Fuxin took a deep breath, before solemnly ordering: "Convey my order! All troops are to attack Long An County! Today, even if we are down to our last man, we cannot retreat!! There will only be one side that lives today!!"

Upon receiving that drastic order, the last battalion awaiting further instructions also set off for Long An County.

A Heaven Sect Elder suddenly burst out from a window, and the long blade in his hands flashed about, taking the heads of 3 nearby militants.

Just as he was about to leave, he found himself suspended in mid-air. His eyes flashed with shock, and he turned his gaze to discover 3 Enhancers looking at him coldly, their hands outstretched, casting their ability on him.

"Go die!" Luo Leihu hoisted a rocket launcher and fired a shot directly at the Elder.

With a 'Hong', the rocket landed explosively on the body of the Elder, causing him to be blasted into tons of itty-bitty juicy pieces.

When the third infantry battalion joined in the fray, the forces within Long An County started to be beaten back.

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Chapter 384 – Heaven Sect's Sect Leader

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Wen Fuxin had high-level Enhancers within his troops as well, and the moment they entered the fray, they displayed their prowess. They joined forces with the ordinary soldiers to hunt the experts of the Heaven Sect, and the killing on both side increased in intensity. The Heaven Sect was slowly but surely being forced back.

As the heavy artillery rained down, a majority of the normal disciples started to break down, and they tried to escape, with no intentions of regrouping or reorganizing themselves.

"We won!!" Wen Fuxin looked at his troops pushing in, and the Heaven Sect defence crumbling, and he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Long live the Sect Leader!! Long Live the Sect Leader!!"

"Long live the Sect Leader!!"

Right when the defences of the Heaven Sect seemed to break down, a group suddenly started calling out excitedly.

A ordinary-looking man, with normal looks and long straggled hair, wearing a golden cassock came walking out of the group of people. His eyes shone with radiance, and he was the Sect Leader of the Heaven Sect, Linghu Xiangru.

Behind him, there were 4 extremely radiant holy lights that seemed to shine towards the sky, and there were also 40 Sword Apostles by his side.

Linghu Xiangru's voice reverberated like thunder as his eyes flashed coldly: "You heretics, today, I shall pass judgement on you on behalf of God, and send you to Hell, without the chance of reincarnation. Repent for your sins today by kneeling!! Repent!! Drop your resistance and accept your death. This way, you may have a chance to leave Hell in the future."

With those words, the militants suddenly had feelings of regret and fear.

Yue Zhong had already arrived at a small corner of Long An County by this time, and he heard the words of Linghu Xiangru, and could perceive a strong Spiritual force affecting his mind: "This is Spritual AOE skill!! With this skill, there's no wonder he managed to become the Sect Leader, with so many people worshipping him!"

Linghu Xiangru's voice was like that of a powerful deity that seemed to command everyone to cease their resistance: "Drop your weapons!! Stop resisting!!"

With that powerful command, the militants near him suddenly cried out in pain, as they lost all fighting will. They loosened their grips and the weapons in their hands dropped.

The 40 Sword Apostles shot forwards and waved their Tang Replica Swords, directly chopping off the heads of those militants.

"Long live the Sect Leader! He's blessed and invincible!!"

"Long live the Sect Leader! He's blessed and invincible!!"

When the disciples witnessed such a strange sight, they grew excited, and began shouting out with fervor.

Peng! Right when the people present were in excitement and joy, a sniper from afar aimed and fired a shot at Linghu Xiangru.

The bullet shot towards Linghu Xiangru in a flash, but suddenly stopped 3m away from his body.

"I'm an Apostle of God! As the hand of God, I am invulnerable and impervious to any attack! Nothing can harm me, and those who seek to harm me will taste their own medicine!" Linghu Xiangru's voice travelled across the entire battleground, as he locked on to the sniper position, and the bullet in front of him instantly shot back, and penetrated the sniper's head!

Linghu Xiangru's voice reverberated within the entire area: "My people, use the weapons in your hands to kill these heretics!! They are the scum of the earth, and are devilish existences that God hates. Kill them, and you'll have earned more merit for yourselves. After your death, you will be reborn in the kingdom of God, and you get to enjoy pleasures!!"

"Kill!! Kill the heretics!!"

"Kill!! Kill them all!!"

With the Spiritual pressure weighing down, the Heaven Sect disciples started to get riled up, and their eyes turned bloodshot, as they started to charge at the militants like crazed demons.

Linghu Xiangru continued advancing like a divine being, his voice filled with the strong oppressive Spiritual pressure exuding out: "Enemies of mine, put down your weapons! Repent!! Cease your resistance and await the chance to be reborn!!"

The militants with weaker wills immediately lost their resolve to fight after hearing those persuasive words from Linghu Xiangru. They kneeled and began crying, their weapons dropping on the floor, and they were then slaughtered by the frenzied Heaven Sect disciples. Those militants who had successfully pushed in were wiped out in almost an instant.

"Fire your cannons!! Blast them to pieces!!" Luo Leihu bellowed loudly.

Heavy rounds began firing at the location Linghu Xiangru and his faithful worshippers.

Huge explosions rang out continuously, and the location where Linghu Xiangru stood was enveloped by the blast, a few of the disciples were instantly incinerated or blasted dead.

While these militants did not have great aim, and could not compare to proper trained soldiers, they had gained the "Artillery Skill" from battles, and weren't too bad. They managed to create a devastating effect from the grouping of the heavy artillery rounds.

Luo Leihu looked towards the cloud of dust in the distance, as he thought to himself: "Did we finish that guy?"

Linghu Xiangru's abilities were truly astonishing. Luo Leihu had never come across someone who had the ability to affect people in such a wide radius with just words. In front of such a terrifying ability, the 3 battalions had almost been wiped out.

Who would have expected, Linghu Xiangru stepped out from the scene of destruction and carnage without even a speck of dust on his body, as he looked coldly and order: "You guys have tried to attack an Apostle of God! Such a heinous sin! Commit suicide now!"

"Yes! We're sinners!" Under that pressure, those militants' eyes went blank as they took their own guns and pointed them in their own mouths, and pulled the triggers.

Following a few gunshots, those militants had bullet holes in their heads, their bodies falling lifelessly onto the ground.

Luo Leihu was after all a Level 46 Enhancer, and after Linghu Xiangru's words fell, his body trembled, and he almost could not control his own trembling as he pulled the Dark Magic Blade from his waist, as he started to place the blade on his neck.

"No!! I can't die!!" Right when Luo Leihu was about to slash his own neck, his mind suddenly regained its clarity, as he bit down harshly on his own tongue, breaking the tip, and the huge sense of pain woke him up.

"How terrifying!! What a strong opponent. I'm not his match!!" Luo Leihu could think clearly now, and he immediately retreated backwards, his entire back covered in cold sweat, as he could not muster the courage nor will to contend against Linghu Xiangru.

Linghu Xiangru watched the retreating Luo Leihu, and his brows furrowed. The holy light behind his back flashed, as the bullets that were fired at him stopped within a 5m radius.

Linghu Xiangru then swept the surrounding with a glance: "Those who seek to harm me, will suffer consequences!"

The bullets that were suspended in mid air around Linghu Xiangru immediately flew backwards into the darkness, piercing the very people that fired the bullets, and 20 militants died instantly.

"Enemies of mine, put down your weapons! Repent!! Cease your resistance and await the chance to be reborn!!"

After killing the 20 militants, Linghu Xiangru continued forwards like a divine being, uttering the same words over and over like a curse as he took each step.

With the enveloping of that pressure, groups of militants began to lose their composure, as they started kneeling, and were executed by the disciples.

"Linghu Xiangru, what a evil existence!" Wen Fuxin saw his own troops giving up and being killed, and his eyes flashed with a strange glint before ordering: "Activate the demon-killing plan!!"

Under Wen Fuxin's command, his subordinates began their preparations.

Facing that ability of Linghu Xiangru, Wen Fuxin's subordinates began to retreat backwards like a flood, as they abandoned their posts, and a huge amount of weapons and ammunition was thrown, becoming the spoils of war for the Heaven Sect. The disciples continued their frenzied charge, hunting down and slaughtering the troops without restraint.

Just as they retreated a distance of 200m, Wen Fuxin's troops suddenly began their counter-attack, numerous guns firing from all directions at the disciples who had chased over. The dense rain of bullet struck the disciples and they fell to the ground. 2 Altar Lords that had given chase were also killed with a shot to their heads.

Those Heaven Sect disciples had not much experience against modern weaponry, and hurried to hide behind positions with cover, and occasionally firing back at Wen Fuxin's troops.

In that intense gunfight, there would be some disciples from the Heaven Sect that were killed every second, and the same could be said for the militants.

"Enemies of mine, put down your weapons! Repent!! Cease your resistance and await the chance to be reborn!!"

Linghu Xiangru continued walking about the battlefield, his voice ringing out like a demonic curse.

"Quickly escape!!" The moment Linghu Xiangru appeared, the troops of Wen Fuxin would lose their composure, and immediately retreat backwards. On their left shoulders, there were long slashes, obviously they had used the pain to withstand the spiritual attack from Linghu Xiangru! However, even if they injured themselves on purpose, they could only defend against the spiritual attack with difficulty. If the distance was too close, then they would be helpless against his attacks.

Linghu Xiangru's brows furrowed slightly, as he stepped out, and immediately crossed a distance of 5-6 metres, chasing after the troops of Wen Fuxin. He was adamant on wiping out these elite soldiers.

Beside Linghu Xiangru, 38 Sword Apostles followed closely behind, they were his personal guards, and his trusted and fanatical worshippers. The intense battle had cost them 2 of their comrades, but the number of soldiers belong to Wen Fuxin that had died at their hands numbered in the hundreds.

Linghu Xiangru brought his men and slaughtered an entire battalion and more, and the other soldiers under Wen Fuxin could only watch on with horror and run whenever they could, otherwise they would definitely die.

"Commit suicide!!" Linghu Xiangru spent 5 seconds to catch up to those soldiers of Wen Fuxin who ran, as he coldly ordered.

By this time, he was within a 20m distance from those militants, and it was this radius where his Level 3 [Vocal Assertion] ability was at its strongest.

With that single command from Linghu Xiangru, the 20 militants immediately stopped in their tracks, seemingly bound, as they lost all sense of rationality and pulled out their own weapons before killing themselves.

"Die!!" Right at this time, a sense of danger welled up in Linghu Xiangru's heart, as he looked towards the direction, only to see Luo Leihu who he had been chasing for so long smiling grimly, pressing a button.

Hong! Hong!! Hong!!

Huge explosions occured at Linghu Xiangru's current position, as a few remote-controlled bombs hidden at a corner detonated at the same time. The fearsome blast consumed the entire area, causing even a few buildings beside to be destroyed.

"Fire the cannons!!" Luo Leihu saw the carnage and called out madly.

A few mortars were immediately fired at the location where Linghu Xiangru was, continuing to rain destruction on the land.

Luo Leihu himself hoisted up a grenade launchers and fired a few more grenades into the area without rest.

"All of you deserve death!!!" At this time, an incredibly enraged voice rang out from the fiery blaze of destruction, as Linghu Xiangru stepped out with bloodshot eyes, his entire appearance having undergone a drastic change. His golden cassock was blasted apart into pieces, revealing a Type 3 Mutant Beast hide underneath, his holy aura was down to only a single beam, while his long hair was burnt off leaving only a short patch. His ordinary face was red and swollen, as a few shrapnel pieces had lodged in his face.

Those 10 remote-controlled bombs were set up specifically by Wen Fuxin specifically to deal with Linghu Xiangru, and he had sacrificed a few elite soldiers as bait just to do that. However, Linghu Xiangru's abilities far surpassed Wen Fuxin's expectations, even under such extreme conditions, he had not died.

Luo Leihu watched Linghu Xiangru rushing over to him and started firing his grenade launcher again.

"Return!" Linghu Xiangru's eyes flashed with a glint, as he activated his Level 3 [Reverse Trajectory] ability.

In an instant, the grenades fired were immediately sent back towards Luo Leihu, 2 of them landing on his body directly and with a 'hong', Luo Leihu was instantly blasted into pieces.

TN:

三级技能声动人心: Level 3 Vocal Assertion – implied that his words can affect the human mind.

三级技能弹道逆流: Level 3 Reverse Trajectory – This skill is effing imbalanced. It literally returns any ballistic projectiles fired at him back towards the person who shoots it. It's not a psychic ability, based on the name.

If anyone has a better suggestion for the above skills, please do let me know!

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Chapter 385 – Yue Zhong Makes His Move!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"Kill yourself!!" Linghu Xiangru reached the dozens of mortar operators in a flash and coldly commanded.

With that order, those soldiers of Wen Fuxin directly pulled out their guns and shoved them in their own mouths, pulling the trigger.

Peng! Peng!

Following the sounds of gunfire, those soldiers had all killed themselves.

"You guys dare to injure me!! All of you must die!!" Linghu Xiangru had been agitated by his serious injuries, his face now an ugly mask of fury. His body flashed about, charging at the location of the troops throughout the battlefield like a demon.

"Kill yourself!!"

"Kill yourself!!"

Linghu Xiangru was like a demon as he charged at the troops of Wen Fuxin, any enemy that got in his way would be commanded to die with his Level 3 [Vocal Assertion] ability. Even a Level 30 Enhancer would find it tough to resist the command the moment Linghu Xiangru got within range.

Seeing such a strange phenomenon, the troops of Wen Fuxin lost their composure, as they cried and sobbed in their attempts to escape, abandoning their weapons and ammunition.

The remaining Elder, 5 Law Protectors and 23 Altar Lords led the other disciples as they charged towards the remaining troops, killing them and causing chaos and mayhem.

"We're finished!!" Wen Fuxin saw his retreating soldiers and his face turned pale. This time, he initially had an 80% confidence of succeeding in his assault on the Heaven Sect. However, he had severely underestimated Linghu Xiangru's combat abilities. He was like a death-defying being that could single-handedly crush the morale of his troops. If there wasn't this Linghu Xiangru, Wen Fuxin would have long conquered Long An Province.

"Kill!!!"

"Kill the heretics!!"

"Charge!!"

Every single disciple of the Heaven Sect had bloodshot eyes, the blades in their hand waving about in an unceasing motion, as they chased down the retreating militants. Although they lacked the technical know-how for operating modern weaponry, with regards to using the cold-hard melee weapons, they were naturally extremely comfortable!

Linghu Xiangru saw that the outcome was decided, and he heaved a sigh of relief, and started to make his way back. He had over exerted himself by continually using the Level 3 [Vocal Assertion] and [Reverse Trajectory] abilities, expending a huge part of his energy.

"Enemy!!" Just as he had just took a few steps back, he felt a sudden sense of danger, and he quickly activated his [Reverse Trajectory] ability again.

A rocket had managed to reach a distance of just 1 metre away from Linghu Xiangru, when it immediately turned and shot back towards where it came from, in a small alley, and exploded instantly.

At that same instant, Yue Zhong had activated his [Shadow Steps, his body flashing as he wielded his Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade, swinging towards Linghu Xiangru's head.

Linghu Xiangru's mind was currently going off with all sorts of warnings, as he hastily activated his [Vocal Assertion] ability: "Stop!!"

With a command that induces self-harm like suicide or self-mutilation, it was hard for people to resist such commands. Needless to say, the simpler ones like stop, or staying one's hands was even harder to resist. Linghu Xiangru had a comprehensive understanding of the skill, and he had chosen to use a single command that was hardest to resist at the first instant.

A strong Spiritual pressure landed on Yue Zhong, and the Necklace of Clarity shone once, before easily dispelling the effect.

The force of the Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade in Yue Zhong's hands did not seem to diminish, as it swung towards Linghu Xiangru's head.

Linghu Xiangru's face turned ashen, and with a thought, the remaining holy aura appeared in front of him. The 4 holy auras behind his back was the Type 2 [Buddha Protection] ability, and was a defensive skill. Earlier, the 4 holy auras had protected him, allowing him to survive those explosions.

Yue Zhong's left hand shot out, while the blade is his right hand came in contact with the blade of holy light. The Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade was stopped in its tracks, but Yue Zhong's left hand connected viciously with Linghu Xiangru's abdomen.

The fist with a strength 6-times that of a normal person exploded out, as a force of almost a few-hundred jin landed, causing Linghu Xiangru to fly back 6-7 metres.

Linghu Xiangru was after all a Level 58 Spirit-based Enhancer, and after becoming the Sect Leader of the Heaven Sect, he had never been injured before. This time, even with the protection of the Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, he still received a tremendous impact, causing his internal organs to rupture, as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. If it wasn't for the strengthening of his Endurance through his equipment, he could have possibly been killed by this single fist of Yue Zhong.

"Kneel!"

"Stop!!"

"Stop!"

Linghu Xiangru retreated backwards hastily, while trying anxiously to gather his Spirit, and casting the [Vocal Assertion] on Yue Zhong. He had ascertained from the light shining at Yue Zhong's neck to be some sort of artifact that blocked Spiritual attacks. However, any equipment such as this had their limits, as long as he broke the limit, the equipment would lose its effectiveness.

"Go and die!!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed furiously, his left hand exploded out with a ball of Devil Flame, and he swung viciously towards Linghu Xiangru, the Devil Flame threatening to envelop the latter.

Linghu Xiangru felt the overwhelming danger, as his pupils shrunk, and he activated his Type 2 [Buddha Protection] again, causing 4 holy auras to appear and cover him.

Although Yue Zhong's Devil Flame could incinerate many things, including an armored tank that he could reduce to just a puddle of metal liquid, he had no way of burning through those holy lights in a short time.

While burning, Yue Zhong continually hacked at the 4 beams of holy light with his blade, with no way of cutting through.

"Kill yourself!!"

"Kill yourself!!"

Inside his protection, while backing up anxiously, he kept trying to cast his Level 3 [Vocal Assertion] and strong surges of Spirtual pulses kept crashing on Yue Zhong, wearing down the count of the Necklace of Clarity's defence.

Under that relentless assault of Linghu Xiangru, the Necklace of Clarity began to wear down in terms of its defence, before the spiritual attack managed to enter Yue Zhong's mind.

Linghu Xiangru casted his Spiritual blasts a few times, to no avail, as his eyes went wide with shock and he couldn't help asking: "What the hell? How can you block my Spirit attacks??"

Linghu Xiangru suddenly thought of something, as he asked in a furious manner: "Don't tell me you're a Spirit-based Evolver!! Impossible! If you're one, how can your speed be so fast?"

"You speak too much!! Die!!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, and with a thought, White Bones appeared out of thin air, swinging its huge axe viciously on the holy auras of Linghu Xiangru.

With a hong, the holy lights shimmered a little, and Linghu Xiangru's face turned pale, as one of the beams disappeared.

While the defence of the Type 2 Buddha Protection was shocking, its energy expenditure was equally exhausting, and Linghu Xiangru had just been through a tough battle, having spent most of his Stamina and Spirit. This time, he was facing a joint attack by Yue Zhong and White Bones, which caused one of the holy auras to finally collapse.

"Attend to me!! Attend to me!! Quickly! Kill these 2 heretics, I'll reward anyone who does it!!!" Linghu Xiangru was panicking by now, his face ashen as he looked at his damaged holy aura, and could not care less about his image as the Sect Leader, and ran to the disciples.

Yue Zhong and White Bones chased him down.

"Protect the Sect Leader!! Kill the heretics!!"

"Protect the Sect Leader!!"

The numerous disciples saw the Sect Leader that they had worshipped and thought invincible being chased by Yue Zhong and White Bones, and promptly went crazy with rage, charging over towards them.

Linghu Xiangru awkwardly ran past the human crowd towards the distance, he didn't want to die, and still wanted to sit at the top of the Heaven Sect, and enjoy life's pleasures.

"Kill the heretics!!"

"Kill the heretics!!"

Dozens of fanatics charged at Yue Zhong, their eyes filled with madness, with chants coming out of their mouths. Their single thought was to kill Yue Zhong and White Bones.

"Go die!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, and he opened his hands, as a huge ball of Devil Flame shot towards Linghu Xiangru's direction. Those poor souls who stood between Yue Zhong and Linghu Xiangru were instantly engulfed when the flame touched them, as they started burning and shrieking in agony.

In barely 2 seconds, the entire path that was blocked by the disciples had been charred black, and out of the 3 remaining holy auras surrounding Linghu Xiangru, one disintegrated.

When they saw the huge number of their fellow disciples being incinerated almost instantly, all the normal disciples had a change of expression, with only the zealous fanatics still charging at Yue Zhong without fear.

Yue Zhong's body flashed, and in a few breaths, he managed to catch up to Linghu Xiangru, viciously slashing down at the 2 remaining beams of light, and with his 6-times normal Strength, he managed to do enough damage to finish destroying one more beam!!

White Bones had also caught up, as it swung its axe at the remaining beam of holy light, causing Linghu Xiangru to be knocked flying together with the beam.

Linghu Xiangru saw Yue Zhong make his way over with the determination to kill him, and his eyes flashed with fear as he called out: "Stop! I know a secret that can allow a normal skill to evolve into a Type 2 skill!! As long as you stop!! I will tell you this secret!!"

When Yue Zhong heard that, his eyes immediately shone, and he replied: "Get your men to stand down! Otherwise I have no choice but to kill you!"

Linghu Xiangru immediately turned and shouted at the disciples: "Stand down all of you!!"

With that, all the disciples immediately looked at one another, before quietly retreating.

Yue Zhong used his Crocodile Saw Tooth Blade to point at Linghu Xiangru and said deeply: "Speak!! If there's the slightest falsehood, I'll immediately execute you!"

Linghu Xiangru immediately pulled out a glass vial from his pocket, within it, there was a red, blood-like substance, that seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere.

There's someone like Linghu Xiangru in Singapore, minus the God Devil abilities. He's called Kong Hee. He had misappropriated funds used in worship for this megachurch called City Harvest Church. Look up "kong hee charged" in google and you'll see what I mean. Worst part is, he still has followers that have been led to believe he truly is doing it for them.

Funny how sometimes blind faith can be used by wolves in sheep's clothing to do many things. He gave Christianity a bad name at any rate.

If there're any Singaporean readers who believe in Kong Hee out there, man, I feel sorry for you.

[Ulamog:

Kong Hee Info

[Ulamog: At this topic I also feel sorrow but more for people who allow this kind of bad example to color their views of how real Christianity should be. I know that as the years pass we focus more and more on our goals and our own needs than we ever did even 10-20 years ago. The World is a changing place. Christianity was intended to HELP save people and get them through their issues, and to make people outgoing and loving and change the world one person at a time. Not to collect an offering or steal people's money to fund music careers….. .

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Chapter 386 – Annexing the Heaven Sect!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Linghu Xiangru looked at Yue Zhong and said: "Speaking to this young brother, I'm Linghu Xiangru. How should I address you?"

Yue Zhong looked at the vial of red viscous liquid, and could tell that it was something valuable: "I'm Yue Zhong. Don't waste my time, you have 30 seconds, if you can't convince me, you'll have to die!"

Linghu Xiangru pointed to the vial and said: "This is a super-enhanced drug that I've researched. As long as a person with an ability drinks this, it can forge one's bones and temper marrows, as well as evolving a single ability into its Type 2 stage!! As long as you let me go, this vial is yours."

Yue Zhong's face flashed with disinterest: "This must be something you obtained from a Type 3 Mutant Beast right! I already know of such a formula, I'm just lacking the Type 3 Mutant Beast component. It's nothing extraordinary!"

Linghu Xiangru's face instantly turned to one of shock and he couldn't help but blurt out: "What?? You can make this too? Impossible!!"

"Seems like it truly relies on the Type 3 Mutant Beast." Yue Zhong confirmed his conjecture from Linghu Xiangru's expression.

When Yue Zhong saw so many members of the Heaven Sect possessing the Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, he had surmised that they should be in possession of a Type 3 Mutant Beast's corpse. The vial that could cause someone to evolve must be either from the corpse of the Type 3 Mutant Beast, or a plant similar to Yue Zhong's Snake Birth Fruit Tree.

Yue Zhong looked at Linghu Xiangru and immediately offered: "Give that vial and its formula to me, and dissolve the Heaven Sect. I'll spare you after that!!"

Linghu Xiangru's right hand gripped the vial tightly as he shook his head profusely: "No! Definitely not! Yue Zhong, if you let me go, I can give this vial to you, and confer upon you the position of vice-sect leader! You'll only be below me in authority!! You can choose freely from the beauties in our Heaven Sect, as long as we work together, we'll be able to forge great things!!"

The Heaven Sect was something that Linghu Xiangru had expended a lot of effort to establish, and he wasn't willing to dissolve the fruits of his labour.

"Since it's like this! You can just die!" Yue Zhong suddenly raised his Stinger, and pulled the trigger 6 times without blinking.

The remaining holy light behind Linghu Xiangru immediately revolve to block the bullets in front of him.

However, at the same time, a sharp bone spike shot out from the ground, going through the holy light and piercing Linghu Xiangru's neck and penetrated his brain.

Linghu Xiangru had an expression of shock, as the last holy light dispersed, while his body slumped lifelessly to the ground. The vial of red liquid in his hand also fell towards the ground.

Yue Zhong stretched out his hand and grabbed the vial. He did not immediately take it, instead keeping it within his storage ring,

Yue Zhong waved his hand, and took out his Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade to cut off Linghu Xiangru's head. Enhancers had all sorts of strange abilities, if he didn't remove the head, who knows if Linghu Xiangru had the ability to revive himself.

After he disposed of Linghu Xiangru, Yue Zhong rummaged through the cassock, and found 2 more vials of the red liquid.

This super-enhanced drug was a heaven-defying treasure. Instantly evolving a skill, replacing the need for a Level 4 Skill Book, at the same time it helped save precious skill points.

Yue Zhong eyed the super-enhanced drug and made an assessment: "This drug should only be effective once!"

If it could be used more than once, Linghu Xiangru would have long used them all.

Yue Zhong glanced at Linghu Xiangru's corpse, and quickly removed all the system equipment.

Linghu xiangru had some decent Spirit-based equipment. His entire equipment when compared to Yue Zhong, was only lacking a Level 4 Defence Armor, a Necklace of Clarity, the storage ring, and other Level 4 Treasures. However, he had 2 treasures that Yue Zhong did not have.

"Level 4 Treasure: Shoes of the Wind! Upon equipping, Agility 12. Movement speed increased by 10%"

"Level 4 Treasure: Necklace of Spirited Speech! Upon equipping, Spirit 8. Speech-based Spiritual Attacks enhanced by one level."

It was precisely due to this Level 4 Necklace of Spirited Speech that allowed Linghu Xiangru's Level 3 [Vocal Assertion] to be so powerful. It hadn't yet been enhanced to its Type 2 stage, yet it could already suppress Enhancers of above Level 40. Unless it was a Spirit-based Evolver, otherwise, few could actually withstand the might of that skill.

"Linghu Xiangru's dead!! Any Heaven Sect disciple that surrenders will be spared!!"

White Bones held the decapitated head of Linghu Xiangru high, as it charged about within the ranks of the disciples, while Yue Zhong shouted loudly while running beside it.

"Sect Leader!! Sect Leader's dead!!"

"It's over!! Sect Leader's dead!!"

"How did he die? Isn't he the Apostle of God?"

"Kill them, revenge for our Sect Leader!!"

Many of the disciples lost their will to continue when they saw the decapitated head of Linghu Xiangru. Especially those who were blinded by their faith in him, and had believed that Linghui Xiangru was an invincible being. With his death now plain to see, their faith suffered a huge blow, as they stood there dumbly, not knowing what to do.

There a few enraged disciples that charged at Yue Zhong and White Bones, but were easily slaughtered by White Bones.

Following the broadcast of the message, as well as the sight of Linghu Xiangru's head, many of the disciples started to lose their bearings. Some tried to escape in all directions, while some broke down. No one had the will to fight on anymore.

The entire Long An County was thrown into chaos.

When Wen Fuxin heard the news of Linghu Xiangru's death, his originally pale face regained some color: "What? He really died? This is my chance!! The heavens are helping me!!!"

Right at this time, an intelligence officer came running to Wen Fuxin's side, and reported: "Boss!! Not good!! Boss!! There's an armed unit coming right at us from behind!!"

Wen Fuxin's face that had just regained its color turned pale once again, as he grabbed the shirt of his intelligence officer in a slightly agitated manner: "What? Is that true??"

The intelligence officer replied: "It's true! Boss! If you don't believe, take a look yourself!"

Wen Fuxin did not hesitate, and hastily went to the entrance to observe, only to discover that an IFV, a few machine gun-mounted vehicles and elite soldiers, combined with a force of Heaven Sect disciples wielding melee weapons, as well as some tribesmen launching an assault on Long An County.

"Finished!!" When Wen Fuxin saw these, his face turned ashen. He only had about 2 platoons of soldiers left. The rest of his troops had escaped, and the current soldiers weren't in a condition to fight. Under these conditions, he had no way of contending against this new force of nearly a thousand people, including their modern weaponry.

If he was given more time, once he gathered those scattered troops of him, he would definitely not be afraid of dealing with this obviously motley group of people.

"What do we do? Boss!" One of the intelligence officer immediately asked in worry.

"Retreat to the town! Quickly recover any scattered troops!!" Wen Fuxin's eyes flashed as he thought, before he canceled his previous order: "No!! Immediately bring our men to break through! Whoever can escape will be the remaining force! As long as the forest is remaining, there will still be firewood*!! The enemy's sights are on Long An County, not us."

The moment Wen Fuxin gave the order, he quickly brought his soldiers as they awkwardly tried to dodge Zheng Minghe's soldiers.

Zheng Minghe saw Wen Fuxin's retreating troops, and did not give chase, instead bringing his 800-strong army towards the depths of Long An County.

Under normal circumstances, the men that were hastily thrown together to make up this army would not be a match for Long An County's disciples, nor Wen Fuxin's troops. However, both armies had suffered a huge collapse, and the moment Zheng Minghe brought this huge force in, it crumbled any remaining hope or fighting will of Wen Fuxin's troops and the Heaven Sect disciples.

A large number of the militants as well as disciples immediately surrendered to Zheng Minghe and his troops, while within the county, important key locations and vantage points were overtaken by subordinates deployed by Yue Zhong.

A number of soldiers were also sent out to maintain security and restore order, as those disciples that had gone crazy were immediately executed on the spot, and the chaotic Long An County finally regained its former sense of tranquility.

Chen Shenggang saw the soldiers patrolling about, his mind in a trance as he thought: "The Heaven Sect has fallen just like that?"

The Heaven Sect had 8 Great Elders, 72 Law Protectors, a 108 Altar Lords and over 8,000 disciples. Linghu Xiangru had unfathomable powers, and could easily take down a battalion by himself. Such a huge force was actually taken down so casually by Yue Zhong and his troops, giving Chen Shenggang a sense of unreality.

"Too strong! This kind of person is the goal I should be chasing!!" Lu Ningshui brought a hundred over captives and patrolled about, as he saw the blood-filled streets of Long An County, his heart in unrest. He had never imagined that Yue Zhong had just brought a number of experts to swallow up the entire Heaven Sect. It filled his heart with respect and veneration for Yue Zhong. From this moment on, Lu Ningshui had become another diehard loyal supporter of Yue Zhong.

Because of the overwhelming victory, many captives that had surrendered to Yue Zhong earlier changed their coats, and saw themselves as subordinates of Yue Zhong. Of course, if Yue Zhong had lost, then they would have immediately denounced him, and joined the victor's side. Such was the way of this world.*2

*As long as the forest is remaining, there will still be firewood: An idiom that implies as long as there are people remaining, there will always be a chance for a comeback.

*2 [Ulamog] Those dirty SURVIVALISTS! no honor or code of decency and supporting your cause to the end!!! Aaaaaargggghhh!

….. oh WAIT! It's the freaking APOCALYPSE, no wonder….. xD

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Chapter 387 – Ying Kaishan!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Yue Zhong brought Bai Xiaosheng and 20-over soldiers with full equipment as they went towards the central headquarters of the Heaven Sect. There were still a few loyal worshippers and devotees ensconced there.

The central headquarters was in a lavish looking villa. As Linghu Xiangru had been a ordinary person before the apocalypse, after gaining power, he had also enjoyed himself. Therefore, the headquarters was set up in the most luxurious part of the county.

"Chang Li!! Just surrender! If you continue like this, you'll only die!!" Zhen Yeyang brought a group of 100 disciples that had surrendered as they stared at the villa, shouting loudly.

Within the villa, the Altar Lord Chang Li shouted out in fury: "Zhen Yeyang! You traitor!! You betrayed the Heaven Sect, and have become the claws for them to act against us! You will definitely not have a good ending, after your death, you'll not be able to reincarnate and shall surely suffer your burning skin peeling from your thick face in Hell!! Let your new master come and meet me!! Otherwise, I'll burn this entire villa, and you'll only gain our corpses!!"

"Well said!! Chang Li, you're undoubtedly a central pillar of our Heaven Sect! You have a backbone!!" Following a furious roar, a man dressed entirely in black leapt out, as he charged towards the villa.

Zhen Yeyang recognized the newcomer, as his face changed and he quickly bellowed: "Open fire!! Open fire!!"

The troops of Zhen Yeyang raised their guns and started firing at the middle-aged man, but their bullets only got deflected.

Chang Li took a look at the man in black, as his eyes lit up in joy: "Elder Ying! You're here!!"

This man dressed in black was called Ying Kaishan, and was the leader of the 8 Elders in the Heaven Sect. He possessed a fearsome strength, and was the number one under Linghu Xiangru. Such an expert had arrived, and caused Chang Li to celebrate, there was finally someone they could rely on!

Ying Kaishan swept his eyes around the surroundings, and discovered only 23 disciples. He frowned and asked: "Are there only you guys here? Where's the rest?"

Chang Li replied respectfully: "I had deployed the rest to the other parts of the villa, to guard the important areas."

Ying Kaishan furrowed his brows and reprimanded: "Dumbass!! We're low on numbers, how can we still divide our strength? Go get the rest back, and bring those beauties that the Sect Leader kept over here as hostages! If they don't retreat, we'll kill a woman every minute! Until they retreat, then we'll make use of the chance to escape from here, and wait for a chance to get our revenge!! We must stay alive, and seek vengeance for the Sect Leader!!"

Chang Li immediately responded: "Yes! Elder Ying!! I'll go get them now."

Not long after, following the sounds of crying of women, 300 bound up but different beauties were dragged in by Chang Li and 20 other disciples.

When Linghu Xiangru had established the sect and set himself as the Sect Leader, the first thing he did was to set up his own harem court. As long as he saw a beauty that wasn't the wife of his own subordinates, he would find ways to get them into his harem. When the higher-up stays happy, it spells the same for the subordinates. With Linghu Xiangru's character, his subordinates would offer him beauties the moment they caught any grade A class beauties. Over time, he had gained over 300 such beauties for himself.

Ying Kaishan surveyed the environment, as he looked at the 46 disciples and asked solemnly: "Is this everybody?"

Chang Li looked at the 46 disciples, his face crunching in sadness as he gritted his teeth and replied: "Everybody's here!! These are the remaining brothers who are willing to sacrifice it all for the Heaven Sect!"

Ying Kaishan's face turned solemn and said: "Close the door!! Everyone come over here, I've something of utmost importance to say to everybody!!"

"Yes Elder!"

With the order from Ying Kaishan, the 46 disciples gathered around Ying Kaishan.

"Please enlighten us, Elder!!" Chang Li and the 46 disciples spoke out in unison.

"What I would like to say is… I want to use your severed , bleeding heads, to show and prove my loyalty to Leader!!" Ying Kaishan's eyes turned cold, and sharp ice spikes shot out from his body, piercing through Chang Li and all of the 46 disciples, nailing them all gruesomely to the wall like some perverse game of pin the tail on the donkey.

"Why….Why!?!" Chang Li was pierced in his stomach, as he was nailed to the wall, shuddering as he asked Ying Kaishan.

Ying Kaishan's expression was cold as he took out a Dark Magic Blade and cut off Chang Li's head: "I need to use your deaths to gain the respect and approval of Leader. Don't blame me! If you want to, blame yourselves for being stupid!"

"Ah!!!"

"Murder!!"

When the 300 beauties saw this scene, many lost their composure and began to scream. It was the first time witnessing a slaughter for a few of them, and many were still not used to it.

Ying Kaishan stared at them coldly, and released an intense killing aura: "Shut up!! Keep quiet all of you!"

The 300 beauties immediately shut up after being intimidated by that killing intent.

Ying Kaishan pointed to 2 of the beauties and ordered: "You and you! Go open the door! Invite Leader in!"

Of the 2 beauties, one had long black hair, a full bottom, and a voluptuous figure coupled with incredible looks. The other was slightly shorter, but had fair skin, and defining features, and could be considered cute.

The 2 of them did not dare go against Ying Kaishan's orders, as they went to the door of the villa and opened it.

The moment the door opened, Yue Zhong brought Ming Jiajia and took huge strides into the villa.

Ying Kaishan got down on one knee in front of Yue Zhong and proclaimed: "Salutations and welcome to the Leader!!"

"Welcome Master!!" The 300 beauties also got down respectfully and spoke out in unison.

When Linghu Xiangru established the Heaven Sect, he passed the rule that everyone had to treat him like the emperors of the past. Those who did not listen were immediately treated as blood offerings to God, and under that kind of treatment, many became obedient, or at the very least, on the surface.

Yue Zhong looked at Ying Kaishan and said: "Get up! Ying Kaishan, you did extremely well! You will be a platoon commander first, and your rank will be a second lieutenant for now."

Ying Kaishan was a man who knew how to make use of opportunities, when he saw that the Heaven Sect had fallen, he had immediately lined himself with Yue Zhong. He was the one who had suggested this trap to wipe out the remaining devotees, to prove his loyalty.

"Yes, Leader!" Ying Kaishan's eyes flashed with fervor, as he stood up swiftly.

Ying Kaishan pointed to the 2 ladies that had opened the door for Yue Zhong and recommended: "Leader, this lady is called Xu Qian, and this one is called Sun Xueyan! Both of them had just recently been offered to Linghu Xiangru within this month, however, Linghu Xiangru had been out hunting Mutant Beasts, and raising his own level. They should still be virgins! They have already undergone the strictest training to be prepared, and Leader you can use them as you wish now!"

Ying Kaishan was a keen person, and had his capabilities. He wanted to gain a high position in this establishment of Yue Zhong, and regardless of the methods, as long as it could be used, he would employ them where necessary.

Xu Qian was the voluptuous and alluring lady with the long black hair, and was about 21 years old. Sun Xueyan was the slightly petite and fair, cute beauty of about 16-17.

"En!" Yue Zhong swept a gaze at both the ladies as he replied indifferently.

Zhen Yeyang walked into the villa and reported to Yue Zhong: "Leader! There's someone who wants to see you!"

"Who?" Yue Zhong furrowed his brows slightly while asking curiously. In this Long An County, he could be considered the single leader now, and possessed the authority to kill anyone. Everyone was in awe of him, and there shouldn't be anybody who would seek him of their own accord.

Zhen Yeyang replied: "He's a researcher! I have no idea what background he has, however he seemed to be researching a top-secret project for the Heaven Sect! Only Linghu Xiangru could enter as he pleased, and the location was always protected by the Sword Apostles. Even Elders could not go in! I think that Leader you should personally meet him!"

Yue Zhong frowned and replied: "Ok! I got it! Lead me!"

Zhen Yeyang brought Yue Zhong towards a separate villa from the headquarters.

The moment he entered the villa, Yue Zhong saw that the place had been remodelled into a research lab. Inside the lab, there could be various equipment seen, and within many glass containers, there were countless Mutant Beasts and plants.

In the research lab, there were also cages. Inside some of these cages, there were some L1s, S1s Mutant Cats, Mutant Pigs as well as other evolved zombies and Mutant Beasts locked up. Inside one such cage, there were even 2 Level 23 live Mutant Lizards.

A researcher dressed in white was currently busy scribbling and noting down some research, performing all sorts of tests, keeping extremely busy. The moment Yue Zhong stepped in, the researcher lifted his head and looked at Yue Zhong, before calling out: "Elder Ou! Someone's here!"

A man in a white coat, with an incredibly messy hairdo and unkempt beard, of about 27-28 looked up from a microscope. He eyed Zhen Yeyang, before looking at Yue Zhong and said a little indifferently: "I'm Ou Ming! I was the 9th Elder of the Heaven Sect. Are you Yue Zhong?"

TN: Was totally thrown off by the title and assumed that Ying Kaishan was a new enemy. Who would have thought!

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Chapter 388 – Ou Ming

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Yue Zhong eyed Ou Ming and replied: "I'm Yue Zhong!"

Ou Ming directly pulled out a box and handed it to Yue Zhong with a look of indifference: "Since you're here! That idiot Linghu Xiangru must have been done in by you. This entire Long An County must be under your control already as well. I might as well rely on you! This is the product of my research: Ou Ming Evolving Liquid Ver 1. After taking it, it can help any Enhancer over Level 30 with a Type 1 Skill to evolve it into a Type 2 Skill. If a normal person lesser than Level 30 were to use this liquid, there's a chance of awakening a Level 3 Skill, and the possibility of permanently enhancing a random attribute by 10 points. This liquid can only be used by a person once, subsequent dosages will have no effect. There are 3 vials over here, treat it as my pledge of allegiance!"

Yue Zhong opened up the box and took a look, in it, there were 3 vials that were exactly the same as the vials he got from Linghu Xiangru.

He asked: "This liquid is your research?"

Ou Ming had a look of self-satisfaction: "Of course!!"

Yue Zhong looked at him and directly said: "I want the formula for this liquid!"

Compared to one or 2 vials of the liquid, Yue Zhong wanted to the formula and process. With it, he could enhance every expert under him in the future.

Ou Ming did not seem to hesitate and directly handed a stack of documents to Yue Zhong: "Not a problem! This is the formula for Ou Ming Ver 1!"

Yue Zhong opened up the documents and took a careful read, and discovered the intricate process of produing this 'Ou Ming Ver 1'. Its main ingredients were the blood essence of a Type 3 Mutant Beast, as well as the brain cells of the Type 3 Mutant Beast, combined with the sap of a Mutant Plant known as the Ghost Night Vine, and the Blood Orchid, another Mutant Plant. Lastly, there were some other common materials needed to be added.

On that document, the steps and important details to pay attention to were all listed extremely clearly. With this documents, as well as the necessary ingredients, Yue Zhong could begin a large-scale manufacturing of this 'Ou Ming Ver 1'.

Yue Zhong asked: "The Ghost Night Vine and Blood Orchid, you have them here?

Ou Ming pointed to a corner of the research lab: "That area, from the left to the right, are the Ghost Night Vines and Blood Orchids."

At the corner, there was a small tree being wrapped by a number of black vines, below it, there were a few zombie corpses. Those pitch-black vines were precisely the Ghost Night Vines. To the right, there were a few blood-red flowers the size of huge sunflowers blooming atop the corpses of zombies. These were the Blood Orchids.

The 3 important components necessary for the production of the 'Ou Ming Ver 1', with the exception of the corpse of a Type 3 Mutant Beast, were all gathered here.

Yue Zhong saw how cooperative Ou Ming was, and rejoiced silently in his heart, as he smiled and promised: "Very good! Whatever your requests, as long as they're not too excessive, I will do my best to fulfill them!"

Ou Ming contemplated silently for a moment, before his eyes blazed with a passion: "I don't have any special request! I like to research these zombies, Mutant Beasts and Mutant Plants. Let me stay here and continue my research! Please pass any high-level zombies, any Mutant Beasts and Mutant Plants for me to research. The results of my research will be passed to you, and you can use it any way you want. However, there is a condition, that is whenever you use the fruition of my research, you have to use my name!! With regards to this 'Ou Ming Evolving Liquid Ver 1', when you pass them to others, you have to use the name. I want my name to resound across the entire world!! Surpassing even Einstein and Newton! I want to become the first and foremost scientist in the world!"

Yue Zhong looked at the fervent Ou Ming and expressed his agreement: "No problem!!"

The naming of such products of science were extremely important to these scientists whose passion laid in research. To Yue Zhong however, it could be called anything. He didn't care what it was called, as long as the results of the research were useful.

Ou Ming pointed to the rest of the research team and said indifferently: "Oh yes! This research facility needs constant power! We don't lack any beverages or food. The families of these researchers are here, so please look after them kindly. If they have any requests with regards to their conditions, please help to address them."

By partaking in the research in this facility, there would definitely be a restriction of freedom. Ou Ming was also extremely thorough, and did not request to leave his facility, and instead, proposed for Yue Zhong to look after the rest of the researchers.

Yue Zhong looked at Ou Ming appreciatively, and smiled: "Not an issue! Ou Ming, do you want a few beautiful assistants?"

Ou Ming replied apathetically: "No need!! I'm uninterested in 3D women! If you discover any dating games you can send them over! I'm only interested in 2D girls."

Yue Zhong became speechless. He had no idea that such a passionate scientist was only interested in 'gal games'.

"Alright! If there's nothing else, please leave. Of course, if you want to stay behind to observe, just keep silent. I want to start work!" Ou Ming had no airs of a subordinate and shifted his focus towards the microscope, as though the Mutant Beast meat was more interesting than a beautiful lady.

Yue Zhong asked one final question: "Is the nuclei of the Type 3 Mutant Beast of Linghu Xiangru still in your hands?"

Ou Ming immediately opened up a box beside him, and retrieved a blood red nuclei, throwing it to Yue Zhong without any care: "Are you talking about this? If you didn't say, I almost forgot! This nuclei cannot be digested by us humans, the previous person who ingested this just directly passed it out through his shit. At the same time, it is incompatible with other research materials, even acid cannot corrode it. Here!"

Yue Zhong directly kept the Type 3 Mutant Beast nuclei into his ring, as it was extremely helpful to the advancing of Mutant Beasts. If he could use it to raise Lightning into a Type 3 Beast, then he could gain another trump card!

Lightning was already so terrifying as a Type 2 Mutant Beast, if he could evolve it into a Type 3 Mutant Beast, then there would be no equal to it in the near future.

Yue Zhong pulled out a glass vial filled with the Snake Birth Fruit Juice and gave it to Ou Ming: "This is a fluid that can allow a person to become an Evolver!"

When Ou Ming heard that, he immediately took it and smelled the liquid, before sticking out his tongue to taste a little, and his eyes became bright with a strange glint. He almost lost his composure as he pulled Yue Zhong's clothes and asked loudly: "Is there more? Please give me more!! This is not enough for research!!"

A juice that allowed someone to become and Evolver, it was an incredible treasure. Ou Ming had been here for such a long time, and had conducted research on over 150 types of Mutant Plants, but it was the first time that he heard or saw an extract of a Mutant Plant that can help someone to Evolve.

Evolvers were the chosen of this apocalyptic world, they had much more potential than normal Enhancers. They were faster than other normal people in gaining benefits from various sources.

Beside Yue Zhong, the naturally awakened Evolvers like Yao Yao and Zhuo Yatong had incredible learning speeds, compared to others, they were extremely fast at picking up skills.

When Yue Zhong had become an Evolver, his learning ability had increased as well, and while he could not compare to those naturally awakened Evolvers, he was still vastly ahead of other ordinary Enhancers.

Even Ou Ming who was usually calm and indifferent, upon learning of this miraculous item, had lost his composure. This was after all something that could help make Evolvers, if he could derive the formula from this liquid, he could immediately become the top researcher in the history of mankind! The moment he thought of this, Ou Ming's blood began to boil with anticipation.

Yue Zhong pulled out the green Snake Birth Fruit Juices out, and handed them to Ou Ming: "I'm left with this!! However, these are just byproducts, they're not enough to become Evolver. They can only strengthen the body's constitution."

These green coloured Snake Birth Fruit juices had no way of changing a person into an Evolver, but if a normal person was to administer it, one could gain 5-6 points in a given attribute. However, it had no effect on an Evolver like Yue Zhong.

"That's great!! That's great!!" Ou Ming grabbed those vials and ran excitedly to the research bench, and began to run tests. He had completely forgotten about Yue Zhong who had passed him the juices.

Yue Zhong took a look at Ou Ming running about excitedly, as well as the rest of the research team engrossed in their work, and nobody gave a single hoot about him. He observed quietly for awhile, before leaving the lab.

Yue Zhong gave an order to Zhen Yeyang: "Zhen Yeyang, go inform Zheng Minghe to bring 15 experts and begin protection of this facility. From now on, this villa is out of bounds to anybody, without my instructions, no one is to barge in, any offenders will be executed!"

Ou Ming's research lab was extremely important to Yue Zhong. Be it the possibility of evolving a skill into its Type 2, or the current ongoing research into the serum that turns someone into an Evolver. To any power, this was an important trump card. Yue Zhong would definitely not let anyone get their hands on the research!

"Yes!" Zhen Yeyang's heart shuddered, as he swiftly replied.

Yue Zhong turned around, and left the research lab.

Since the control of Heaven Sect over Long An County had been consolidated, the entire area had become calm.

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Chapter 389 – Evolve, Type 2 Skill

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

The moment Long An County was secured, Yue Zhong did not immediately bring his forces away. Instead, he arranged for another battalion to be deployed over from Tianxin District to stand guard at Long An County.

With the additional security of the elite battalion, Long An County truly became under Yue Zhong's control. Even if the remaining forces from Heaven Sect were to make any funny movements, the elite battalion was more than enough to keep things in check.

Yue Zhong brought a vial of the 'Ou Ming Ver 1' and placed it into Ming Jiajia's hands, saying: "Jiajia! This is 'Ou Ming Evolving Liquid Ver 1'! After administering, it can help the ability of an Enhancer above Level 30 to evolve into a Type 2 skill. However, there are risks to this, and should the evolution fail, there could be a strong backlash as well! Do you want to take it?"

"Please allow me to!! I'm not afraid!" Ming Jiajia had a resolute look, as she took it from Yue Zhong's hands, and immediately downed the contents in a single gulp.

In this apocalyptic world, to gain strength, one had to to take the risk. Ming Jiajia had long since understood that fact, and knew the chances to become stronger were already rare and slim. The moment she passed one up, it would be gone forever. Furthermore she wanted to stay by Yue Zhong's side, and become an indispensable existence to Yue Zhong, strength was thus crucial.

The moment the liquid entered Ming Jiajia's body, it became a hot surge of energy that rushed about in her body, as her blood started to heat up as though burning. She could not help but groan in pain, collapsing in Yue Zhong's arms, and perspired profusely.

Other than that, as she was perspiring, blood started to ooze out from every single pore. That intense pain caused Ming Jiajia's body to shudder involuntarily. She could only try to withstand the pain while groaning in pain like an injured kitten.

"What a powerful concoction!!" Yue Zhong held Ming Jiajia tightly as his heart pounded. It was the first time he witnessed such terrifying effects.

After an entire hour, Ming Jiajia's torment came to a stop, by this time, her entire body looked as frail as a newborn, mixed with blood and grime.

Yue Zhong carried Ming Jiajia and brought her to the bath to clean up, before bringing her back to bed to rest.

Early the next morning, Ming Jiajia awoke, and Yue Zhong asked in concern: "How're you feeling?"

Ming Jiajia closed her eyes and observed her changes quietly, before opening her eyes and said: "It's fine now! My Spirit has gained 5 points of enhancement. My [Summon Shadow Wolves] skill has also evolved to [Summon Type 2 Shadow Wolves]!"

Yue Zhong's pupils lit up in interest: "Let me see the extent of your new strength!"

Ming Jiajia nodded and waved her hands, activating the skill. In an instant, without any noise, a Shadow Wolf rushed out from Yue Zhong's shadow and pounced towards him.

Yue Zhong's heart tightened in wariness as he activated his [Shadow Steps, twisting his body and sending a powerful punch towards the Type 2 Shadow Wolf!

The Type 2 Shadow Wolf had no means of dodging in mid air, and received the powerful punch. It was sent back 6m, however, it did not seem to be injured in the slightest, and its eyes flashed furiously. The moment it landed, it shot towards Yue Zhong like a lightning bolt.

"What a crazy speed!!" Yue Zhong observed the Type 2 Shadow Wolf and his heart trembled. Its speed was actually faster than Lightning and himself! It was actually comparable to the Agility-based Evolver Bai Xiaosheng. Without any sharp weapons, even with a Strength of 6x normal, Yue Zhong had not managed to hurt it.

As the Type 2 Shadow Wolf pounced towards Yue Zhong, he activated his [Gravity Manipulation] and caused the Type 2 Shadow Wolf to plummet to the ground. He made a grab for the wolf, and slashed down with the Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade, cutting the Type 2 Shadow Wolf cleanly in two.

Yue Zhong's pupils narrowed as he asked Ming Jiajia: "How many of these Type 2 Shadow Wolves can you summon?"

Ming Jiajia thought and replied honestly: "With my current Spirit, I can maintain 5 Type 2 Shadow Wolves for 10 minutes. After that, I can't sustain the energy necessary to summon them."

While these Type 2 Shadow Wolves could not compare to actual Type 2 Mutant Beasts, the differences weren't that big. The fearsome thing was that they could be continuously summoned out, and Ming Jiajia could even summon 5 at one go. If Yue Zhong didn't have any protection, and was suddenly ambushed by these wolves, he would definitely suffer quite a bit.

Yue Zhong currently had few experts under him that could contend against these wolves singlehandedly. That was to say, just based on single combat power, Ming Jiajia had already ranked amongst the top 10. However, her personal defence was still lacking, and without protection, a single sniper bullet could take her life easily.

Yue Zhong smiled and ruffled Ming Jiajia's little head: "Very good! Like this, Jiajia you have become a powerful expert as well!"

Ming Jiajia revealed a bright sweet smile: "Hehe!!"

Since Ming Jiajia had successfully taken the 'Ou Ming Ver 1', Yue Zhong did not hesitate further and immediately gulped down the contents.

In an instant, Yue Zhong started to bleed from his pores, as a strong powerful surge of energy raged within his body, causing him to feel as though he was breaking apart. While Yue Zhong had a strong will, the pain caused him to feel like he was dying from the most excruciating torture you could imagine. After shivering uncontrollably for an extended period, he managed to recover somewhat, albeit slowly.

A strange light flashed within his mind, as it gathered around the [Summon Skeleton] skill rune, causing it to change. A few strange lines carved themselves onto the rune, before finalizing the fusion process and the skill rune shone with smallish dark pulses of light.

The moment the rune formed, a radiant light shot out from Yue Zhong's mind where the Skill Rune was stored and landed on White Bones.

Under the blanket of that radiant light, White Bones started to undergo a change, its body turning entirely black, leaving not a single spot. Every part of its body started to sprout sharp spikes, giving it the hideous appearance of a killing machine.

"Congratulations on gaining 5 points of Spirit!" A bright sound of notification rang within Yue Zhong's mind.

"Level 4 Skill: Summon Dark Skull (Type 2 Skill). Enhancing requires 2 skill points per enhancement."

"Your Special Summon Skeleton has evolved and has gained enhancement in its abilities. Every skill has gained a 1 enhancement."

"Dark Skull (White Bones) Level 42.

Strength: 91 (10)

Agility: 91 (10)

Vitality: 91 (10)

Stamina: 91/91 (10)

Spirit: 91/91 (10)

Endurance: 153 (10)

Skill 1:

Utilizing Bones Ability (1).

Skill 2:

Strengthen Bones (1).

Skill 3:

Bone Control (1).

Skill 4:

Feign (1).

Skill 5:

Return to Hell (1).

Skill 6:

Immediate Summon (1).

Skill 7:

Sharpen (1).

Skill 8: Basic Intelligence (1)."

After the Special Summon White Bones evolved into the Dark Skull (White Bones), its 6 attributes had gained 20 points each. At the same time, every skill gained 1 enhancement. Its combat ability had undergone an earth-shattering change after evolution, even if it were to face Type 2 Mutant Beasts, it could hold its own. It was no longer helpless against those fearsome beasts

In the villa that used to be the headquarters of the Heaven Sect, Yue Zhong sat silently in a sofa, his hands holding the info of his various subordinates.

Ming Jiajia sat obediently beside Yue Zhong as she read an English book. She only originally knew Vietnamese and Chinese, but as she wanted to follow Yue Zhong for a long time, she started picking up various languages. English happened to be one of them.

Ning Yuxin, Sun Xueyan, and Xu Qian, these 3 beauties were currently sitting in front of Yue Zhong, and each of them held a magazine as they were absorbed in their own reading separately.

Yue Zhong looked at the details of his subordinates, as he frowned, before turning to the loli Ming Jiajia, as his eyes lit up: "Jiajia! Would you like to be the mayor of Long An County?"

Hearing Yue Zhong's words, Ning Yuxin, Sun Xueyan and Xu Qian abruptly looked towards Ming Jiajia, as they trembled slightly.

Especially Xu Qian, as intense jealousy could be seen in her eyes. The mayor of the county would have control over 7,000 people, calling their fates was as easy as flipping their hands. It was an incredible honor and prestige.

Prior to the apocalypse, Xu Qian was a small-time model, and had dealt with numerous people. She was no stranger to authority and power, and was attracted to a position of control. There was one time when she was competing with another model for an ad. Xu Qian had better qualifications, but just because the competition had a mayor as her backer, she got the job. Through this, Xu Qian learnt about the harsh ways of society. If it wasn't for her personal principle on being a virgin to hook a millionaire, she would have long become a rich canary shared amongst other rich people.

While Ning Yuxin and Sun Xueyan were not as envious as Xu Qian, they were still shocked by the news.

Ming Jiajia tilted her head as she pondered, before replying in a resolute manner: "I don't want to leave Master's side! However, if Master requires me to stay here and manage Long An County, I would do so for you. When you're gone I would definitely not allow anyone to snatch it away from you!"

Yue Zhong revealed a smile, and lightly pecked Ming Jiajia's forehead: "Good! From now on, you're the mayor of Long An County! I'll leave it in your care then!"

Yue Zhong had groomed a number of experts, but he could only fully trust a handful. Ming Jiajia had been by his side ever since he crusaded across Vietnam. She had weathered almost everything with him, and was the most trustworthy. At the same time, her experience was not lacking, and she had the highest qualifications, as everyone knew she was the favourite general under Yue Zhong, and no one would dare contest her rule.

Ever since Wen Fuxin had slunk away in defeat, he had long since disappeared with his men. The world was wide and the boundaries were endless, Yue Zhong had no means to spare to chase him down.

After passing the command that Ming Jiajia was to assume control as the mayor, Yue Zhong reassigned some of the Heaven Sect's experts into his own expert troops. They then proceeded to replenish their ammunition, and he only brought this bunch of elite soldiers with him towards Guilin City.

Xiama Village was a small village that was about 20km away from Guilin City, and before the apocalypse, it had about 300 inhabitants. Currently, it was the territory and home to over 300 zombies.

On this day, 2 Audis, 1 Santana, a bus, a truck, and 5 other cars came from the distance, stopping right in front of this village.

40 men stepped out of the 5 cars, amongst them, 2 of them were wielding rifles, and the remaining 30-over were holding machetes, long bats and other various melee weapons.

"Do it!!" A huge burly bald man, with a long knife scar on his face, held his Tang Replica Sword as he looked at Xiama Village and ordered solemnly.

The men started to get into action, as they hammered large wooden stakes into the ground, and started to tie some ropes to the stakes, constructing a simple trap.

Upon completion, the scar-faced man commanded a skinny male: "Zhao Jia! It's your turn!!"

"Yes! Boss!" The skinny male had a pale look, as he pulled out a small knife, and cut his hand, causing a few drops of fresh blood to drip onto a handkerchief.

Zhao Jia then brought the blood-stained handkerchief and ran towards the entrance of the village, and shouting at the top of his lungs: "Zombies! Your granddaddy Zhao Jia is here! Get the hell out!!"

The zombies within the village caught scent of the fresh blood, as well as the noise Zhao Jia was making, and they started to shamble towards the source.

After Zhao Jia was done getting their attention, he quickly retreated. He didn't dare to stay too long, as the biggest risk of his job as bait was, if he were to meet an S2, the bait would definitely die and become food.

Unfortunately, Zhao Jia didn't have the necessary luck it seemed. Alas, he had just ran for a few metres, when an S2 suddenly leapt out from the crowd of zombies in a flash, chasing after him!

"Help!! Help!!" Zhao Jia saw the S2 and was frightened out of his wits, as he sobbed and ran while screaming.

His cries did not help him, as everyone stood near the trap and watched quietly, not daring to take a step beyond the limit.

The S2 reached Zhao Jia easily, and pounced on him, taking a vicious bite out of his throat, and chewed his flesh of his neck in a bloody mess…

Ulamog: well… That guy at the end is dead. Like Crackerjacks! Where's my prize in the middle? *S-2 Shoves hand into throat*

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Chapter 390 – Guilin City

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[Book 3: The South]

While the intense screaming continued to ring out, Zhao Jia was feasted on as he died. As he breathed his dying gurgle, the S2 tore chunks of meat from his face, neck and everywhere else within easy reach. It was truly a gory scene.

The S2 then turned its attention towards the scent of the humans, charging towards the dozens of people as well as Scarface. Its speed brought it towards them in just a few breaths, but it was tripped by the trap made of ropes.

2 strong males brought out nooses, and with a fluid and practised motion, they managed to restrain its arms, before pulling on other side, causing the arms of the S2 to be spread.

"Die!!" The scar-faced man bellowed angrily, his Tang Replica Sword slashing at the S2, as his huge strength burst out, and he chopped the head of the S2 off easily.

Looking at the rolling head of the S2, the men present heaved a sigh of relief. If the S2 had gotten too close to them, they would have instantly been killed.

A yellow-skinned man with a thin stature stepped forwards as he congratulated Scar-face: "Congratulations Boss, for killing this S2 so smoothly. Like this, your level is going to rise again!! We can't wait to see you hit Level 20!"

Scarface held the Tang Replica Sword gingerly, his face flashed with pain: "Enough of your bullshit!! Go make your preparations! Today, we had better cleared Xiama village. Otherwise, we won't have enough resources to pay Boss Guo! Damn it! The rental of this Tang Replica Sword is truly expensive. One day's usage actually requires a 100 jin of rice, it practically is robbery!!"

With the flow of time, the drops from the zombies and Mutant Beasts had declined steadily. At the beginning of the apocalypse, a single S2 could give several valuable items. A few Level 3 skill books wouldn't have been a surprise. However, the killing of an S2 now would at most give a few Survivor Coins, and even a White Treasure Box drop would be considered rare.

The weak, yellow-skinned male with a wretched appearance touched the stake in the ground bitterly as he looked towards the village, when his expression suddenly turned to one of horror. His voice shook as he shouted: "3…3 S2s! 4 L2s!! A total of 7 evolved zombies!!"

They discovered that within the group of zombies making their way over, there were suddenly 3 S2s and 4 L2s charging over. The men present immediately turned pale. Many of them were just normal people, and could deal with a few ordinary zombies. The trap they had set was enough to deal with a single S2, but against the L2 with high defence, it was practically impossible.

"Disperse!" Scarface's expression changed rapidly, and was the first to run back. While Xiama Village was sure to possess a huge amount of resources, which would allow him to live comfortably for a while, it required him to be alive to enjoy it! Even a Level 20 Enhancer would have to retreat when facing these 7 evolved zombies, needless to say himself, who had yet to reach Level 20.

When the 7 evolved zombies made their appearance, the men immediately abandoned their stations and ran for the cars behind them.

At this time, a somewhat frivolous-looking young man stepped in front of Scarface, blocking his way and tapped his shoulders as he asked loudly: "Are you from Guilin City?"

Scarface recoiled in shock, this young man was obviously incredibly fast, he had no way of reacting when the young man had tapped his shoulder. That ghost-like speed was impossible to defend against, if he had wanted Scarface's life, it was going to be incredibly easy.

The young man was precisely Bai Xiaosheng, as an Agility-based Evolver, his speed was above even Yue Zhong. Scarface was just a measly Enhancer who had not reached Level 20, he was naturally unable to dodge.

"My name is Huang Weili!! I'm the team captain of a small squad from Guilin City to scavenge for resources." Although Huang Weili had an explosive nature, when facing someone stronger than him, he did not dare provoke the other party, and was absolutely honest. In this world, if Bai Xiaosheng were to kill them, even the government of Guilin City could not do anything for them.

Huang Weili looked at the closing evolved zombies, and could not help but chipped in anxiously: "Young hero!! Those zombies are nearing! Let's escape first!! Otherwise, we'll be surrounded!!"

"Kill those zombies!!" Bai Xiaosheng glanced at those zombies, his expression one of boredom, as he ordered to the side. With his current level, if he wanted to kill those Type 2 zombies, he had to kill more than 600. As for ordinary zombies, he would have to hunt over ten thousand of them. Hence, unless it was absolutely necessary, Bai Xiaosheng was unwilling to act, and chose to get his subordinates to hunt them instead.

"Yes! Boss Bai!!" 7 soldiers stepped forwards from the grassy area, and charged at the 7 evolved zombies.

One of them had the [Enhance Weapon] ability, and as he held his Tang Replica Sword, it glowed with a green light, with a single slash, the head of a L2 was immediately chopped off.

Another soldier held a huge mace of over a hundred jins, as he swung savagely, crushing a S2 into a pulp.

一名战士手持一只步枪，随手一记点射就直接将一头s2的脑袋射出了一个血洞。

Yet another soldier only held a handgun, but he fired a single shot, which penetrated one of the S2s, and it died on the spot.

Like weeds, those 7 evolved zombies were taken care of easily by the 7 soldiers without so much of a struggle, causing Huang Weili and his subordinates to stare wide-eyed with shock.

After killing the 7 evolved zombies, the 7 soldiers charged into Xiama Village. There were still over a few hundred ordinary zombies to be hunted.

Huang Weili looked at the small team led by Bai Xiaosheng and his eyes were filled with respect: "So strong!! These men are definitely high-level Enhancers! Who are they exactly?"

Bai Xiaosheng glanced to the side, as his gaze travelled to Huang Weili, as he spoke unceremoniously: "You must be the head!! Come with me to meet our boss!!"

Inside Xiama Village, there were only a few hundred ordinary zombies, as long as there were no accidents, the 7 Enhancers were more than enough to wipe them out.

"Yes!" Huang Weili replied respectfully, although his heart was unable to remain calm: "Above this freak, there's still a boss? How strong must the boss be?!!"

"So young!" Huang Weili quickly came in front of Yue Zhong, as he looked at Yue Zhong carefully, and thought silently.

Yue Zhong eyed Huang Weili coldly and said: "Tell me everything you know about Guilin City. If I'm satisfied, this bag of rice will be yours. If you dare hide even a single thing, you will have to bear the consequences."

"Yes!….." Huang Weili only felt a huge sense of pressure on him, as he started to tell Yue Zhong everything while trembling ever so slightly.

Prior to the apocalypse, there was only a small field troop stationed at Guilin City, and during the apocalypse, many of these soldiers had also turned into zombies. However, the regiment commander Du Shanxiong managed to escape with his life. After regrouping and making use of firepower, the army managed to overcome the zombies then.

At the same time, the army relied on its modern weaponry to charge into Guilin City, wiping out a huge number of the zombies, saving many citizens and inhabitants within the city.

Guilin City had a population of about 1,200,000, with Du Shanxiong's actions, they managed to save a total of 200,000 survivors.

At the same time, when Du Shanxiong received the distress call from Nanning City, he had led his subordinates as they brought tanks and heavy artillery to launch an assault on Nanning City.

In front of those modern weaponry, the ordinary zombies were decimated. A large number of survivors were rescued by Du Shanxiong, and he worked together with Nanning City's government officials to save a total of 350,000 survivors.

With his ability and combat power of his troops, conquering Nanning City would not have been an issue then. However, when he was about to launch an assault, a scout he had deployed discovered that the numerous zombies within the surrounding villages around Nanning were converging on Nanning.

Nanning City had more than 7 million people before the apocalypse, and when it set in, over 5 million had become zombies overnight. When Du Shanxiong brought his troops to conquer Guilin City and Nanning City, he had expended a large amount of ammunition, and his soldiers were getting exhausted. Under the urgent pleas of the government officials, he had no choice but to break out of Nanning, bringing his troops and the 400,000 survivors (Of which, 50,000 were from the scattered villages) back towards Guilin City.

After that, Du Shanxiong had been continually fighting against the remaining 3 million zombies around Guilin City till now. Through the constant battles, Guilin City was already cleared of all zombies, and the surrounding areas were slowly being cleansed as well.

However, as the surrounding villages were numerous, there were some like Xiama Village that was not yet cleared.

Under his efforts, the total number of survivors within Guilin City walls numbered 850,000, close to its original number prior to the apocalypse.

"As expected! Starting from scratch is truly difficult!!" Yue Zhong heard Huang Weili's words and could not help but sigh.

Yue Zhong had worked tirelessly and slaughtered all sorts of enemies up till now, and he could only boast of a few hundred thousand survivors. This Guilin City already possessed 850,000, and what's more, they had a proper army. Be it the combat ability or the potential of growth, Guilin City surpassed his establishments.

Du Shanxiong was a regiment commander that had control over various modern weaponry, and he had no lack of experience. Achieving what he had came as no surprise.

At the intial stages of the apocalypse, the ordinary zombies had no way of defending against bullets. Even up till now, ordinary zombies would still fall when fired upon. Du Shanxiong had not managed to clear the millions of zombies purely because he had not enough ammunition. He was shackled by the collapse of humanity that he had to maintain some for deterrence, otherwise the problems of zombies would be solved.

Yue Zhong stared fixedly at Huang Weili and asked: "How many troops does Du Shanxiong have?"

This was the crucial question. In this apocalyptic world, he was used to viewing all other factions as enemies. To his enemies, his first concern would be to grasp the number of troops the enemies had.

Huang Weili had a difficult look: "I don't know! Only the government officials would know such military intelligence."

Bai Xiaosheng laughed in a perverted manner: "850,000 survivors! There must be how many beauties!! Hehe! Too great. Boss Yue, I love Guilin City!!"

Yue Zhong was speechless when he looked at Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng was truly lustful, and in this new world, beauties also loved strong people like Bai Xiaosheng. Just in Long An County, he had already gained a few beauties who had belonged to Linghu Xiangru previously. He did not mind anybody who came, as long as they were good-looking, and those ladies were extremely satisfied that their new man was someone strong, hence, the relationships were formed very quickly.

Bai Xiaosheng eyed Huang Weili and did not care as he asked Yue Zhong casually: "What do we do with them? Shall we kill them?"

Bai Xiaosheng had long since grown used to killing, and was numb to it. Killing a few more innocents did not matter to him.

When Huang Weili heard that, his hairs stood on end, and he broke out in cold sweat. He immediately knelt in front of Yue Zhong and pleaded: "Boss Yue spare us! Boss Yue spare us please!! Leave me with my life so that I can serve you!!"

Yue Zhong threw a 100 jin bag of rice to Huang Weili and said indifferently: "Relax, I won't kill you!! Take this and go!!"

"Thank you Boss Yue!! Thank you Boss Yue!!" Huang Weili immediately took the bag up and thanked Yue Zhong profusely, before he turned and ran without looking back.

Bai Xiaosheng looked at Yue Zhong and asked: "Leader! What now?"

Yue Zhong and his team had brought along an IFV, some machine gun-mounted vehicles, and even some anti-tank missiles. If such a troop was to arrive at Guilin City, they would immediately be searched. The controller of Guilin City would definitely not allow such a force to enter. At the same time, Yue Zhong and the rest might be forced to enter the army.

Yue Zhong replied indifferently: "Zheng Minghe, go bring some men to Sanshui Village and get things ready! Shang Lun, Bai Xiaosheng, Ying Kaishan and Ning Yuxin, you will enter the city with me! After entering, go immediately to Ming Sheng Garden District 23, Unit 4, Room No. 607 to look for me."

"Yes!" Everyone responded, and set out to carry out Yue Zhong's orders.

Yue Zhong and his small team then set forth in a hummer and arrived at Guilin City in half an hour.

As expected, the moment they arrived, they were searched, and after determining there were no suspicious items, and quarantined for an hour, they were released within the city.

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Chapter 391 – Family Reunion

Translated by: Kun

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[Book 3: The South]

"Wait a moment!!" Right as Yue Zhong and the rest were about to leave the security checkpoint, a worker chased up to Yue Zhong as he called out.

Yue Zhong turned around and asked: "What's the matter?"

The young man then explained himself: "The current regulation in Guilin City is that only authorized vehicles can travel on the road! The authorization tag can be bought at 1 ton of rations! Of course you can leave the vehicles with us or choose to sell it off. If you leave it with us, the parking fee will be 1 jin of rations a day. If you want to sell it off, we can buy it at a hundred jin of rations!"

Yue Zhong pondered for awhile, before pulling out a huge bag of rice and handed it to the worker: "I'll choose to park it then!! There's a hundred jin of rice here! It should be enough for 100 days!"

Shi He, the worker, received the bag of rice, as he observed Yue Zhong's team carefully, his gaze lingering on Ning Yuxin's figure for awhile before revealing a relaxed smile: "Got it! I'm Shi He, how about becoming friends!"

Although Shi He was young, he was extremely sharp. He could tell that these people in front of him were experts for them to possess such a calm and steadfast attitude. Furthermore, to be able to travel or drift in this new world, this group of people was definitely not simple. There was no disadvantage in making friends like these.

Yue Zhong smiled mildly: "I'm Yue Zhong! If there's time, let's meet up! I have things to do, so I'll be leaving first!"

After which, Yue Zhong brought Shang Lun and the rest towards the centre of Guilin City.

"Yue Zhong eh!" Shi He watched the retreating backs of Yue Zhong and his team, and resolved to get in his good books the next time they met.

Yue Zhong and the rest walked along the roads towards the inner parts of Guilin City, and along the way, they noticed various differences from other places they have been.

In the city, while many shops had closed down due to the carnage, there were a variety of other shops that had popped up. There were those that sold homemade crossbow bolts, ropes, machetes, shields, etc. There were martial arts dojos that taught close combat, and there were even stores selling leather clothes made of Mutant Beast hides. Finally, there were small eateries everywhere, giving it a vibrant feel and a thriving vibe.

Although it could not compare to the days of before the apocalypse, this scene in Guilin City was the most orderly and thriving that Yue Zhong had seen so far. It looked bustling and was comparable to the Long Hai City that Yue Zhong had established.

The fact that Guilin City could grow to this current stage, was because of its 850,000 survivors. The army cleared up the enemies around the city, while the government officials ensured stability and peace within the city walls. Both gave rise to a peace and prosperity that Guilin City enjoyed.

Yue Zhong continued walking, and he discovered the underlying ugliness of the city as well. At certain alleyways, they would discover thin and weak survivors with tattered clothes and sunken faces.

They even saw some bodies that were obviously starved to death, or those survivors who had committed suicide. The worse thing was that, even though the living survivors saw these tragic scenes, they did not do anything for the bodies, instead choosing to keep a wide berth.

At the Salon Street of the pre-apocalypse Guilin City, there were already many women who had decided to sell their themselves. A few hundred had dolled themselves as they lounged about, as they tried to latch themselves onto any man who walked by, negotiating terms while pulling the men into the rooms to begin their "fleshy" deals.

Although there were shortcomings, Yue Zhong had to admit that, other than his own Long Hai City, Guilin City did possess the potential to be a place to grow. And the one point that Yue Zhong lost out on was the fact that Guilin City had close to 900,000 survivors whereas Long Hai had only more than 100,000.

As Yue Zhong and his team continued, they finally arrived in front of Ming Sheng Garden District 23, Unit 4, Room No. 607.

This unit was bought by Yue Zhong's parents previously in Guilin City, before they were transferred to Nanning for work and had to buy a new place. Yue Zhong guessed that if they were to be here in Guilin City, they would definitely be staying here.

Yue Zhong stood in front of that door for a long time, as he carried his hope and anxiety in his heart, before fearfully knocking the door. By this time, it had already been almost a year since the apocalypse had set in, which meant a year where plenty could happen. He was extremely worried that it would be strangers meeting him instead of his parents, who could have been killed by zombies already.

The door opened, as the slightly unfamiliar face of a middle-aged lady popped out, and upon seeing it, Yue Zhong's heart immediately sank.

The middle-aged lady looked at Yue Zhong for a while, as though she was unsure, before she suddenly broke into an excited smile: "You… you are… Yue Zhong!! You must be Yue Zhong right?! You're back!! Xiao Ning, Yue Zhong… Yue Zhong's back!!"

"What?! Yue Zhong!! Yue Zhong is it truly you?" Right at this time, another middle-aged housewife walked out from a room, and the moment she laid eyes on Yue Zhong, emotional tears welled up in her eyes, and she ran over to hug Yue Zhong as she balled loudly. "You're back!! My son's still alive!! My son's alive!! Thank God!! Thank God!! My son's still alive!!"

In this post-apocalyptic world, countless families have been broken up and collapsed due to deaths and the cruelty of human nature. Yue Zhong's mother Ning Li had followed her husband Yue Ming in escaping to Guilin City, but both had long given up hope of seeing their son ever again. Now, as she finally saw her son, she could not help her emotions from bursting out.

"Mum, I'm home!!" As Yue Zhong returned the embrace to his sobbing mother, even his hardened heart softened and impassive eyes reddened, as tears flowed freely.

Since the apocalypse, Yue Zhong had been in Hunan, but there was never a moment where he did not think about his family. However, the roads were perilous and the hordes of zombies prevented the possibility of making his way. He could only suppress his anxiety, and took things one step at a time. He hadn't really thought that it would be impossible to meet his parents ever again, but here he was, finally seeing his mother, and his heart was filled with myriad complex emotions.

"Where's Dad?" Yue Zhong regained his calm, as he looked towards the room expectantly, asking his mother Ning Li.

"He went to work! He hasn't knocked off yet!! Come Yue Zhong, I'll introduce you, this is Sun Jie. You remember, your Auntie Sun! When you were young, she carried you before!" Ning Li had cried for a while as well, and by now, after calming down, she pulled Yue Zhong to introduce the unfamiliar middle-aged woman.

Yue Zhong greeted Sun Jie with manners: "Auntie Sun, how do you do!"

Yue Zhong had heard of Sun Jie's name before, and knew she and Ning Li were playmates when young. Even when Yue Zhong's family moved to Nanning, Ning Li had not broken contact with Sun Jie.

Sun Jie beamed as she looked at Yue Zhong: "Good! Good! Yue Zhong, you have grown so well, such a dashing young man!"

Sun Jie continued smiling as she asked Ning Li: "Since he's back! Why not let Xiao Yun and the rest take a look at him?"

Ning Li responded heartily: "Yes!"

Sun Jie smiled, before looking warily at Ning Yuxin outside the door, and then left: "I'll head back first!"

Ning Li then noticed Ning Yuxin and the rest before asking Yue Zhong: "Yue Zhong! Are these your friends?"

Yue Zhong lied: "This Ning Yuxin is my university schoolmate. These 3 are Bai Xiaosheng, Shang Lun and Ying Kaishan. They are friends I made on my journey back. Thanks to them, I could reach here safely."

Yue Zhong could not just tell the truth to his mother: 'Your son Yue Zhong has already become a mighty general who is a bona-fide killing machine. He is the leader of over 200,000 survivors, and this group consists of a maidservant who was the spoils of war, while the other 3 are just a few of your son's subordinates.'

Ning Li looked at them with gratitude: "Thank you so much! I'm so thankful that you guys have looked after my son. Since you guys have just arrived here, you must be lacking a place to settle down. If you guys don't mind the small space, why don't you live here?"

In Ning Li's heart, there was nothing more important than her son. Since Bai Xiaosheng and the rest had protected Yue Zhong, they were her benefactors. Although having to sustain 4 more additional people in this new world order would be tougher, she was willing to bite the bullet.

Ning Yuxin responded extremely politely: "Thank you Auntie!!"

Bai Xiaosheng took a glance at the room and replied proudly: "Yue Zhong!! You don't have to worry about the 3 of us!! We will look for somewhere nearby! You just spend time with your family!"

Ning Li's residence was truly on the dilapidated side, and was obviously poor. On one hand, Bai Xiaosheng wasn't willing to stay here, on the other, he could not bear to be indebted to Yue Zhong's family.

Bai Xiaosheng turned and walked out: "Let's go! Old Ying! Old Shang!!"

The corner of their mouths turned up in a smile, and seeing that Yue Zhong did not say anything, they left quickly. They had already agreed beforehand on a signal, if Yue Zhong were to use it, they would all converge here at the first notice.

Ning Yuxin hesitated a while before leaving as well. She was not willing to come in between the family reunion.

After Ning Yuxin left, Yue Zhong then started asking about the happenings from Ning Li.

Before the apocalypse, Yue Zhong's father Yue Ming had been an ordinary civil servant, while his mother was a staff member of an institution. While the family wasn't poor, they were not rich as well. After the apocalypse, the 2 of them had escaped to Guiling City, and Yue Ming had stayed with the government as a clerk, while Ning Li had remained unemployed, staying at home.

The treatment of civil servants weren't too bad, as Yue Zhong's father could earn 40 jin worth of food, 1 jin of fuel, and 1 jin of meat every month in trade-in tickets and the family survived on this!

Since there were so many mouths to feed in Guilin City, the atmosphere was slightly tense. The total amount to feed close to 900,000 mouths numbered extremely high every day. The current monetary approach was to use tickets to exchange for items.*1

Ulamog: do you like My boredom bar? xD

*1 187 chuckee cheese tickets! What can I buy with that? I want an armored Dongfeng Truck ….

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Chapter 392 – xcx

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[Book 3: The South] Chapter 392: Kin!

Ning Li looked at her son with a doting look and said: "It's good that you're back!! Your dad will help you get a job here! After that you can find marry a decent girl and bear me a grandchild!"

Ning Li was very traditional, and just hoped for her son to settle down, marry a girl, and leave on peacefully.

Yue Zhong did not want to turn his mother down at this juncture and only smiled and nodded: "Sure!!"

In the evening, close to 6pm, Yue Zhong's father Yue Ming came home and saw Yue Zhong, before saying a single sentence mildly: "It's good that you're back!"

Yue Zhong detected Yue Ming's body trembling, and could see that his father was suppressing his emotions.

Yue Ming had always been the pillar of support in the family, and could not easily lose his composure in front of his son. Men had always been less expressive of their emotions anyway.

Yue Zhong also responded with a sentence: "Dad! I'm home!"

"It's good that you're back!" Yue Ming looked at Yue Zhong once before he sat down on the sofa and his body trembled. He held up a newspaper to block himself, as even the usually stoic he could not help but shed a few tears upon seeing his long lost son.

Ning Li left the father-son pair in the living room, as she went to the kitchen and got busy.

Fried vegetables and roasted meat, these rare food after the apocalypse were displayed on the table, and there were even 4 buns and some dumplings. This was considered a sumptuous meal, and this single meal had been at the cost of half a month of Yue Ming's meat and fuel wages.

Not long after, Sun Jie brought a young pretty lady with black, shoulder-length hair, a tall figure, with a pure and innocent charm to the Yue household.

The moment that demure lady entered the house, she greeted Yue Ming and Ning Li politely: "Uncle! Auntie!"

Ning Li smiled warmheartedly: "Come! Come! Yue Zhong, this is Gao Xiaoyun, she's Auntie Sun's daughter! She's 18 this year, just slightly younger than you. You must take good care of Xiaoyun-meimei in the future! Xiaoyun, this is your Yue Zhong-gege!! You should hang out more with him."

When Yue Zhong heard this, he understood the meaning of the dinner. Ning Li wanted to arrange marriage between the both of them. This meal was to introduce the 2 of them to each other.

Sun Jie also spoke up enthusiastically: "Xiaoyun, this is your Yue Zhong-gege! He was a university student, if you have anything you're unsure about in the future, just seek help from him. Yue Zhong, the 2 of you youngsters should have a lot to talk about, we won't bother you! Go on and have a chat. Go on!"

Gao Xiaoyun looked towards Yue Zhong and smiled gently: "How do you do, Yue Zhong-gege!!"

Yue Zhong responded with a smile: "How do you do, Xiaoyun!"

After that, Gao Xiaoyun proceeded to have her dinner quietly. Whenever Yue Zhong initiated a sentence, she would reply with a sentence. This continued all the way till the meal ended.

After dinner, Gao Xiaoyun looked to Yue Zhong and said: "Yue Zhong-gege! Can you come with me?"

Yue Zhong returned her look and said: "Sure!"

"Something's happening!!" Sun Jie and Ning Li exchanged a glance, the pair of friends broke out in satisfied smiles. Their relationship was great in the first place, and had hoped to join through marriage. It was their wish to see Yue Zhong and Gao Xiaoyun get together.

Gao Xiaoyun and Yue Zhong walked below the apartment for a few steps before she turned around and spoke out: "Yue Zhong-gege! Can you go to my mum and turn the arranged marriage down? I have someone I like already!"

Yue Zhong looked at Gao Xiaoyun and replied indifferently: "These matters, you should be the one to tell your mum!"

Sun Jie and Ning Li were on good terms. If Yue Zhong said he was the one to turn Gao Xiaoyun down, Ning Li would feel extremely bad towards Sun Jie. Yue Zhong did not want to be the bad guy in this scenario. Although Gao Xiaoyun could be considered a pretty flower, compared to Chen Yao, Zhuo Yatong, or Ji Qingwu, she could not match them at all. In Yue Zhong's heart, this Gao Xiaoyun was not even comparable to a single strand of hair on his mother's head. He was naturally unwilling to cause his mother distress.

Gao Xiaoyun looked at Yue Zhong and retorted: "Yue Zhong-gege! Don't be like this!! I won't like you! Can you be magnanimous about this? If you want to try and hold on, it makes you look bad as a man! Guys should be cooler about this. Go tell my mum that you want to decline this relationship, and in exchange, I'll get you a job. Although there aren't any formal preparation, I can introduce you to the police post!"

Yue Zhong's gaze turned cold: "Xiaoyun-meimei! You look too highly upon yourself! Please don't get me wrong, I have no feelings for you! However, if Auntie Sun and my mum insists that we try, I wouldn't mind giving it a shot. If you want to reject me, please go tell Auntie Sun yourself! I won't pester you."

In Long An County, Yue Zhong could easily find over a hundred girls with better appearances than Gao Xiaoyun. Initially he had thought she was refined and demure, however, he never expected her to be so narcissistic, and he lost all favourable impressions of her.

"Let's conclude our chat here! Good bye!" Yue Zhong left Gao Xiaoyun alone and went home.

As Yue Zhong left, Gao Xiaoyun's pretty face was distorted in anger, as she stared coldly at Yue Zhong's back, before snorting and left for her own house.

The moment Yue Zhong reached home, Ning Li came to him and ask expectantly: "How was it, son? Xiaoyun's pretty right!! Were there any feelings?"

Yue Zhong glanced at Ning Li and responded: "Mum! She said that she has someone already! We won't have any chance!"

Ning Li grumbled and consoled Yue Zhong: "She already has someone she likes? How come I didn't know that? Why didn't she say so!! This Sun Jie also! Her own daughter has already fallen for someone else but she wants to introduce her to my son. Ah, son, your mum is to be blamed for not sorting things out properly!! However, since my son's so outstanding, you're definitely able to find someone much better than Gao Xiaoyun!!"

In the eyes of parents, their own offsprings would be the best in the world, and Ning Li was no exception.

Ning Li was depressed for awhile, before she suddenly brightened up: "Oh yes! Son! Didn't you travel with that university schoolmate Ning Yuxin? Is she your girlfriend?"

Ning Yuxin had a demeanor that far surpassed Gao Xiaoyun, and in Ning Li's eyes, she was the perfect candidate.

Yue Zhong chuckled bitterly: "Mum! Why did your thoughts go to her?"

Ning Li paced about and muttered to herself: "She's too pretty though! I'm afraid it would be hard to keep her at home! If she marries in, who knows if she makes my son a cuckold. It's too bad!! Actually Gao Xiaoyun would be just nice, not too pretty or ugly! What a pity, you guys don't have the fate!"

Ning Li then said confidently: "While our household may not be rich, in this world, we're considered better off than others! Son, don't worry, with my connections, I'll definitely help you find a good wife, better than Gao Xiaoyun!"

Yue Ming's household wasn't considered rich, but as he was a civil servant, he had a steady rice bowl, and it was considered decent.

It must be known that with the problem of tight rations, plus that everybody was still reliant on the mercy relief of gruel rations, in a society where many women would sell their own bodies for just a bun and the selling of one's own children for food was common, marrying into a household with a steady ration was considered the dream of many ladies.

Yue Zhong saw that Ning Li was about to start nagging, and he massaged his throbbing head and changed the topic: "Mum! I'm going to bed!!"

"En! The mattress is ready! Go have a good rest!"

Ning Li just responded simply, before muttering to herself again: "The Chens' daughter is still too young. As for the Qins…no, she's not good looking. The young lady of the Luos' can be considered pretty, but she's a bit short. The Li' daughter is too old, already hitting 26!"

It's truly tough to be a parent. As Ning Li was pondering over the issue of a daughter-in-law, Yue Zhong was sleeping comfortably. He had been fighting non-stop and killed countless enemies. Even when he was in bed with the beauties in his life, his heart still longed to see his parents. Now that he has seen them alive and well, he slept extremely soundly.

"Time for breakfast!"

Early the next morning, Yue Zhong came to the table, and saw that there were 3 bowls of porridge and 3 half buns.

"Mum! These are items I found outside in villages!!" Yue Zhong looked at the contents on the table, before going back to the room, and pulled out flour, rice, various canned foods, digestive biscuits, milk, chocolates, cigarettes and other foods from his bag.

Ning Li looked in astonishment at the assortment of items, and smiled happily: "Great!! Great!! My son is truly capable! Haha!!"

Amongst those food in Yue Zhong's bag, if they were to be measured against Yue Ming's salary, it could be said that they were worth at least half a year of wages.

Yue Ming looked at the food that Yue Zhong brought out, and pulled out 4 green tickets and handed them to Yue Zhong: "Here's tickets for 40jin of food! Go rest and have fun these 2 days! After that, I'll bring you for interviews. Heading out to find stuff is too dangerous. If you're not careful, you won't make it back alive. It's better if you stay inside here and find some work, and work hard. Next time, you can become a government personnel."

Yue Zhong received the tickets, and smiled at Yue Ming, before turning and heading out: "I got it! I'll be heading out first!"

After leaving his house, Yue Zhong pondered for awhile, and decided not to summon anybody as he left towards the market on his own.

TN:

I have decided to use gege(哥哥) and meimei(妹妹). Instead of brother or sister.

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Chapter 393 – Market

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

The market in Guilin City was bustling, and many different food vendors were peddling their cooking.

"Mutant Pig Meat Skewers! Delicious Mutant Pig Meat Skewers! Each stick is 2 meal ticket! It's absolutely delicious, and worth the buy!!"

"Authentic Ning County snacks! They're mouth watering, come and have a taste people!!"

Along the streets, there were many stalls run by food vendors, and countless passersby would be drawn by the aroma, as they pulled out food tickets to exchange for different foods to try.

In Guilin City, with the governance of a 2-factions cabinet, as well as the soldiers of Du Shanxiong who patrolled the surroundings of Guilin City to maintain peace and security, it gave the city the chance to slowly grow.

Along the way, Yue Zhong realised that the 40 jin worth of food tickets could exchange for about 400 RMB prior to the apocalypse. In a world where the economy had almost collapsed, such a sum was considered huge.

Yue Zhong followed the paths and weaved in and out of streets until he came to the busiest street Xinyang Street, to discover that there were stalls set up everywhere, displaying all sorts of Mutant Plants and Mutant Beast meat and bones. Even the hides and anything to do with mutant lifeforms were sold here.

These items were brought by powerful lone warriors, or the small squads that were assembled to scavenge for items on the outside. As long as even ordinary humans made preparations, using simple melee tools were enough to hunt a huge Mutant Beast. This intelligence and craftiness was the reason why the human race had been oppressing everything else before the apocalypse.

"How are you selling this?" Yue Zhong walked to a stall, and picked up a nuclei with properties unknown and asked the vendor. He had seen with a single glance that this nuclei was most likely obtained from a Mutant Beast of above Level 40. So far, the only usage that Yue Zhong had discovered of such nuclei was that they could be used to power up other Mutant Beasts, giving them room to grow and evolve.

The stall vendor glanced at Yue Zhong, and shook out of his stupor, opening a price with excitement: "5-jin ticket!!"

At first, everyone had thought that these nuclei from Mutant Beasts were some treasures, however with the passing of time, no one discovered a use for them. They were soon reduced to ornaments and decorations. There were even cases of squads directly throwing them away when hunting Mutant Beasts.

Yue Zhong frowned as he rejected the offer: "Such an item just looks nice! How can you open with such a high price? These are just used for decor after all, 1-liang ticket, will you sell?"

The vendor started employing all his tactics to try and promote his goods: "Boss, while these items are useless, and are just for looks, see how pretty it is! It may not have any use now, but who knows, after things are stabilized, it might be even more valuable than a bloodstone!! Invest in it now, after the prices shoot up, you're sure to make a fortune! If it wasn't for the fact that I'm in dire straits, I wouldn't sell them!! Since you are interested in them, I'm willing to give you a discount for it. 2-jin ticket!"

Yue Zhong seemed to hesitate, before he pulled out a 10-jin ticket and handed it to the vendor: "Alright! 2-jin ticket it is!"

"Fool! In this world, these pretty stones would be at most worth 1-liang or 2. This young idiot!" The stall vendor received the payment with glee and celebrated silently as he mocked Yue Zhong in his heart.

The vendor handed the nuclei and 8-jin ticket to Yue Zhong before asking warmly: "Oh yes!! Boss!! Do you want more of them? If you do, I can help you get some more!! If you want 10 and more, I can give you 80% discount on them!!"

In this market, everyone knew the selling price for a nuclei was at most a few liangs, and it was rare to find an unsuspecting sheep to fleece. He had thus become excited. In this Guilin City, there were many survivors who had managed to escape to this place, and they understood the suffering of insufficient rations. Under these circumstances, many would stoop low to earn more tickets for themselves.

Yue Zhong pretended to consider, before nodding: "En! Ok, I'll take 20 then! Having more wouldn't make a difference!"

"20!! Please wait!" The vendor beamed, and responded with a single sentence, as he abandoned his worthless stand, asking someone to man it for him, while he ran through the crowd of the market.

Not long after, the vendor came running back with a huge bag, revealing an assorted group of nuclei: "Boss!! There's a total of 36! Please double check!"

Yue Zhong pretended to be shocked: "Didn't I ask for just 20. Why did you bring 36?"

The vendor cajoled Yue Zhong: "Boss! You're a businessman, how can 20 be enough? The 36 in here is the entire amount of this street. Once you buy them over, you're the monopoly of the nuclei business! By then, when the prices rise, you can call the price!! Even if you were to sell each for 20jin, no one would dispute!! If you can do such a business, your family will also look up to you!"

Yue Zhong put on a face as though he was won over, and handed the 40 jin ticket to him: "Makes sense!! Alright, I'll buy them all!"

The vendor took the 40 jin tickets and had an ugly expression: "This… this doesn't seem to be enough!"

"Is this enough then?" Yue Zhong chuckled and pulled out a pouch of Chinese tobacco and handed it to the vendor.

The vendor immediately grabbed it and responded hastily: "Enough!! Enough!! They're all yours!!"

In Guilin City, as the manufacturing of tobacco had stopped, tobacco was considered a luxury good, and only the upper echelons of society got to enjoy them. If the vendor brought this Chinese tobacco to the government to exchange, it would be worth at least 100 jin. Just gaining this was a huge profit for the vendor already.

Yue Zhong looked at the vendor: "Since you've accepted my tobacco, then my ration tickets…."

The vendor grinned in happiness as he gripped the tobacco tightly, passing the ration tickets back to Yue Zhong: "Take it back!! Take it all back!!"

Yue Zhong laughed and took the bag as well as his tickets. With the bag of nuclei, he could rear another Type 2 Mutant Beast. However, they were harder to control, he could only choose to push Lightning into a Type 3 Mutant Beast, before evolving one of the little brothers of Lightning.

"Hold it!!"

Right at this time, the soft yet bright voice of a young girl rang out, as Yue Zhong turned to the source of the voice, he saw a teenage girl of about 17 or 18, with exceptional looks and her long hair in a ponytail. Her lithe body was wrapped in black Mutant Beast hide, and she had a Dark Magic Blade hanging by her waist. Her eyes were full of spirit, and she exuded a heroic aura. She was currently flanked by 6 other males as she came over.

Yue Zhong looked at the young beauty and arched his brows as he asked: "What's the matter?"

Chen Qianhong had a domineering tone as she spoke to Yue Zhong: "The nuclei in your hands! I will buy them all! Don't worry, I, Chen Qianhong, will not let you get the short end of the stick! Whatever you used to buy it, I'll buy it from you at 3 times the price!"

"3 times!! Damn it!! Damn it!! Why did I sell so fast! If only I was a little slower! 3 times!! Ah!!!" The vendor was currently full of regret as he muttered to himself.

Yue Zhong looked coldly at Chen Qianhong and declined: "Not selling!"

A suave young man beside her who was decked in designer clothes, with a slightly pale face, frowned as he shouted at Yue Zhong: "What gall!! Do you know who this lady is?"

Yue Zhong's brows arched, and challenged the pale-face young man: "I don't know and I don't care! This is something I bought! Don't tell me you guys want to rob? Or that in Guilin City has no regards for rules and regulations? We can do whatever we want to, is that it?"

"You…." The pale-faced man became speechless upon Yue Zhong's retort, feeling that he lost face and could not help wanting to threaten Yue Zhong.

"Dan Yu!! Don't be rash! He's right! The goods are his! It's his right not to sell! We can't force him!" Chen Qianhong waved her hand as she blocked the path of the brash young man with obvious ill intent. She casted a deep look at Yue Zhong and scoffed: "Brat! If you don't want to sell then it's fine! It's not like you can eat them anyway! Also! Guilin City is a place of law and order, don't spout nonsense! Let's go!"

Chen Qianhong reprimanded Yue Zhong in a self-righteous tone, shooting him a dirty look, before turning around in a proud manner and left with her 6 lackeys.

Yue Zhong looked at the pompous and self-righteous figure leaving, and turned to ask the stall vendor: "Who is that Chen Qianhong? What an attitude!"

The vendor proceeded to explain to Yue Zhong patiently: "You haven't heard of her? She's the daughter of our Guilin City's mayor Chen Ying! Although she is really arrogant, she is still decent. Whenever she buys something, she would always pay fairly. But, that Dan Yu guy you offended beside her is not a good thing. His father is the District Head of Xinyang District, and he himself has some ties with the Green Bamboo Gang. Whoever in this street offends him, would be dragged away by people to be beaten up. You better leave quickly!!"

Yue Zhong had given the stall vendor good business, hence he wasn't stingy with his information.

"Green Bamboo Gang! Interesting!!" Yue Zhong laughed, and didn't seem to mind, before striding off. Even the Heaven Sect had fallen at his hands, a small gang allowed by the government to exist wouldn't pose a problem to him.

Dan Yu followed Chen Qianhong for a while, waiting for her to check out another stall before stepping to a side.

A man swiftly arrived in front of Dan Yu.

Dan Yu looked at the man and gave an order coldly: "Go get some men from Boss Zhao at the Green Bamboo Gang, and go teach that bastard a lesson! Get those nuclei from his hands also! Quickly!"

"Yes! Young master!" The servant responded quickly and left in a flash.

Dan Yu looked coldly at the direction which Yue Zhong had left, and snorted coldly: "Want to go against me? Looking to die!"

Yue Zhong walked about in Xinyang Street for quite a while, arriving at the 2nd Street, and noticed that there were stalls set up here as well. However, the crowd was noticeably lesser, with only about 100 stalls. In front of those stalls though, there were many people gathered.

Yue Zhong came to one of the stall, and noticed that the stall displayed only a [Shadow Steps] skillbook as well as a Tang Replica Sword.

"Level 2 Skill [Shadow Steps]! Exchanging for a Level 3 [Strength Consolidation]. Or a Level 3 Strength-type treasure! Level 1 Tang Replica Sword, exchanging for 50 tonnes of rations! Or a Level 2 Strength-based Equipment! Don't haggle, those who can't afford them, scram!"

On the table of that stall, there were those 2 System treasures, at the same time, there was a banner on top with those words.

"Isn't the price of the Tang Replica Sword too expensive! Can you lower the price?"

"How about I purchase the Skill Book with 10 tonnes of rations?"

As the people gathered around the stall, many tried to haggle. A number of them wanted to use rations and other similar items to exchange for the System equipment, especially the Tang Replica Sword, which was the key starting point for enhancement. They competed aggressively, before a middle-aged man used 50 tonnes of rations to purchase the Tang Replica Sword.

Although there were only about 100 stall vendors, they all took out precious System equipment for exchange with items they wanted.

In Guilin City, with close to 900,000 survivors, the number of Enhancers grew with the passing of time, and they grew stronger as well. Hence, there was a market of exchange amongst these Enhancers. The bulk of items traded in this Xinyang 2nd Street were God Devil System Equipment, and although they were normal items, the scene caused Yue Zhong to be wide-eyed with surprise.

Yue Zhong continued walking and looking around, before he came to a stop and his eyes shone: "Ah! A decent treasure! Someone was actually willing to bring this equipment out!"

"Level 3 Treasure: Sapphire Ring, upon equipping, 1 to all attributes."

Although the Sapphire Ring gave 1 to all attributes, the drop rate of this Sapphire Ring was extremely low. Yue Zhong had hunted so many zombies, and Mutant Beasts, but had never come across it. Furthermore, its enhancements did not clash with other rings, and Yue Zhong immediately set his mind on buying it.

Right at this time, the familiar female voice that Yue Zhong heard earlier resounded beside him, as Chen Qianhong walked up to the stall in her black suit, her face icy-cold as she asked: "How much for this Sapphire Ring?"

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Chapter 394 – Conflict Arises

Translated by: Kun

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[Book 3: The South]

The young man, who was dressed in black, replied indifferently: "A Necklace only! I want a Level 3 and above Agility-based Necklace, trading One for one!"

Chen Qianhong thought for awhile, before she pulled out a Ring of Fireball from her bag, a Ring of Ice Pick, as well as a Dark Magic Blade, placing them in front of the young man in black and asked earnestly: "I don't have a Level 3 Agility-based Necklace. How about I use these 3 items to exchange for that Sapphire Ring of yours?"

The young man immediately rejected it coolly: "Not exchanging!"

Dan Yu's face turned ugly, and stepped forward to threaten: "Oei! What kind of tone is that! Do you know whos she is? Do you not want to live to see tomorrow's daylight?!"

The young stall vendor immediately pulled out a Dark Magic Blade, as a dark force coagulated atop the blade, causing a sense of fear to arise in those who looked at it. The young man pointed the blade at Dan Yu, and barked out coldly: "Scram!"

A strong surge of killing intent billowed out from the young man, enveloping Dan Yu, who immediately turned pale. He retreated a few steps, and plopped down weakly on his backside, trembling as he stammered: "You can't kill me!! My dad is the District Chief Dan Hong!"

Hearing this, all the stall vendors around gathered together, as they glared at Dan Yu with a ferocious glint in their eyes. The killing intent from all the stall vendors became extremely heavy, and the tension in the air was palpable.

In this 2nd Street of Xinyang, there was an unspoken rule, which was that regardless of background, whoever came here had to deal according to the vendor's wishes. If anyone wanted to forcefully rob, use their authority to override the vendors, or even force a deal, all the Enhancers would immediately step forwards to get rid of the troublemaker. Hearing the retarded words from Dan Yu, each and every single Enhancer on site who was Level 10 and above, stood up to stare at Dan Yu and Chen Qianhong's group.

"Friends! Please keep your weapon! This time, it was my friend that did not know the rules, and he's ignorant! I will apologize on behalf of him." Chen Qianhong bowed deeply towards the young man in apology.

Chen Qianhong then sternly said: "However! Guilin City is a lawful society! Please sheathe your weapon, and use your strength on the zombies and Mutant Beasts, not on your fellow humans!"

The young man in black stared coolly at Chen Qianhong, and kept his Dark Magic Blade, before sitting down quietly without a word.

The rest of the vendors scattered back to their stalls, not congregating together. After all, everyone wanted to earn a living here in Guilin City. As long as they weren't forced to the extreme, they didn't want to antagonize the government. Unless of course they were willing to abandon their life here and go back to the wilderness.

Chen Qianhong heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this. If these 100 some odd Enhancers were to band together, they were a force not to be underestimated. Especially since there were a number that were above Level 30. If they were to go crazy and create chaos in the city, it would definitely cause major problems.

Dan Yu stood up from the ground, as he thanked Chen Qianhong: "Thanks, Xiaohong*!!"

Chen Qianhong frowned as she snapped at Dan Yu: "Dan Yu! If you're going to be like this, just stay away from me in the future!"

Dan Yu had grown up spoilt and was accustomed to being domineering over others. After the apocalypse set in, his dad had gained power, and it caused him to be even more overbearing.

"Yes!! Yes!!" Dan Yu recoiled, and hung his head. He was always bullying the weak while fearing the strong, and since Chen Qianhong's father was more powerful than his own, he could only lower his head to her.

At this time, Yue Zhong came forward and brought out his Necklace of Hurricane, before handed it to the black-robed young man: "I have a Level 3 Necklace of Hurricane, to be traded for your Sapphire Ring. Will you exchange?"

The young man received the Necklace and inspected it carefully, before throwing the Sapphire Ring to Yue Zhong: "Deal!"

Dan Yu looked towards Yue Zhong, and his expression turned grim as he barked out "You again!!"

Yue Zhong did not even glance at Dan Yu, as he took up the Sapphire Ring and went to another store, treating Dan Yu as though he was air.

Chen Qianhong furrowed her eyebrows and reprimanded Dan Yu: "Dan Yu, for once, just shut up!"

When he was scolded by Chen Qianhong, Dan Yu immediately bowed his head, and his face twisted with fury. Anyone would be pissed when scolded like a dog.

Chen Qianhong looked at Yue Zhong deeply, before she turned around and left. She was extremely beautiful and exuded a noble aura, and her background was decent. Be it before the apocalypse or after, there was no shortage of men who tried to woo her, and she had seen all the different sorts of tricks men used to get her attention. To all those attention-seekers, she would only employ the best method, which was to ignore them.

Yue Zhong walked about the market for quite a while, and other than the Sapphire Ring, the majority of the stuff sold could not compare to his own equipment, and thus he had no plans of purchasing anymore.

Yue Zhong walked about idly, before settling at a small eatery that was popular with the crowd.

"2 bowls of dumplings!!"

"1 bowl of vegetarian noodles please!!"

The eatery was packed full of customers as they hollered their orders.

A number of the waiters and waitresses bustled about as they walked to and fro, serving the food and cleaning the tables of the customers who left.

Yue Zhong waited for quite a long time, before a bowl of meat dumplings were delivered to his table. He took a slurp of the soup, the aroma of the meat and broth wafting into his nostrils, and he felt vitalized. He took a bite of the meat dumpling, and the juiciness of the meat exploded in his mouth, assaulting his tastebuds with the simply delicious flavour.

"This is made from the meat of a Mutant Beast! No wonder it's so fragrant!" Yue Zhong could tell immediately from a single bite, and he dug in with gusto.

Yue Zhong had already inhaled 6 of the dumplings, when a number of brutes wielding butcher knives and wooden bats entered the store noisily and shouted: "Make way!! Make way!! The Green Bamboo Gang is here on official business, those not involved scram to one side!!"

When those hooligans entered the shop, the customers were all frightened and ran out the shop.

The Green Bamboo Gang was after all one of the bigger gangs in Guilin City, and it was rumored that they were backed by a government official. They had numerous experts, and were extremely overbearing in their conduct of business. Ordinary citizens did not dare to antagonize them.

A slightly chubby middle-aged housewife rushed out from the counter with a cajoling smile, as she tried to persuade one of the gang members, a baldy with a scorpion tattoo: "This brother!! We have already paid our protection fee for the month!!"

The bald man with the scorpion tattoo stared at her and barked out: "We're not here to collect protection fee!! Get lost to one side! Don't hinder your father I from my business!"

When she was spoken to so explosively, the housewife trembled and ran to the kitchen taking the waitresses with her.

One of the hooligans present saw Yue Zhong sitting and enjoying his meat dumplings without a care in the world and immediately reported to Scorpion-Tattoo Baldy: "Brother Green Scorpion! That's the one!"

Green Scorpion glanced at Yue Zhong and barked out an order: "It's that kid. Go! Maim one of his hands!! Let him taste the consequences of offending those he shouldn't have!!"

The hooligans immediately rushed towards Yue Zhong's position. "Just because of a disagreement, you want a hand of mine! What tyranny!" said Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong glanced at the hooligans rushing at him, and his eyes flashed with a cold gleam. Casually reaching out with a speed like a striking snake, He grabbed the hand of one of the hooligans, twisting harshly with his 6-times Strength, breaking the hooligan's arm with a clean and clearly audible snap.

"Ahh!!!" The hooligan immediately screamed out in agony at the overbearing pain.

Yue Zhong then lashed out with a kick, sending the hooligan flying back and knocking several tables away, before the unfortunate fellow spat out a mouth of fresh blood and fainted without any signs of life.

Yue Zhong then grabbed the first man's dropped machete easily, swinging down viciously at a new target. The slash caused the arm of the newly targeted hooligan to be chopped off, and a jet of blood sprayed onto the walls in a violent manner. After his attack, he kicked out and sent that same hooligan flying into the wall.

"Enhancer!! He's a high-level Enhancer!!" Seeing how casually Yue Zhong dispatched 2 of is comrades, the remaining hooligan shouted out with fear.

Enhancers possessed tremendous combat power, and weren't existences that these ordinary gang members could afford to offend! Screaming, they scrambled away towards Green Scorpion.

"This won't do! Leave something behind!"

Yue Zhong's gaze was furious and cold, as he walked right in front of Green Scorpion, throwing the blood-stained machete in front of him, saying: "It's your turn! You must be the instigator! Leave your own right arm behind! I can spare your life! Or do you want me to remove both hands myself?"

Green Scorpion looked at the blood-stained scene in the store, his body trembling uncontrollably, and he gritted his teeth and asked: "You're too damn cruel!! How can you chop off so many people's arms! Don't you know this will ruin their lives?!"

Yue Zhong looked at him mockingly: "Scum like you dare speak of cruelty to me! When you chop off people's arms, it's very fun for you guys isn't it? If I didn't have the strength, I would have been the one to suffer under you scum! You can chop people, but other people can't do the same to you? Since you aren't willing to do so, let me help you then!"

TN: Adding a 'Xiao' before the last syllable of a chinese name is a common form of familiarity or endearment, like adding an '-er' after. Chen Qianhong would be known as Xiaohong or Hong-er. Or Ji Qingwu would be known as Xiaowu or Wu-er. Depends on circumstances. Not everyone uses it.

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Chapter 395 – Blackmail! Mu Xiangling!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

In truth, if they weren't in Guilin City, Yue Zhong would have exterminated them early on. Inside Guilin City, he could not just go on a killing spree and rid the world of such scum, as even though they were hooligans, if there was a sudden surge of deaths, the government would act as well.

"I'll do it myself!" Green Scorpion cried out in alarm, as he could feel the resolute intent from this terrifying man in front of him, and knew that if he didn't do it himself, both his arms would be immediately broken. At that point in time, he would become a true cripple.

Green Scorpion's right arm shook as he grabbed the blood-stained machete, and in a furious bellow, he hacked his own left shoulder, chopping his left arm off.

"Ah!!!" Green Scorpion cried out in pain, and kneeled on the floor, his forehead glistening with perspiration as he stared venomously at Yue Zhong and spat out: "Are you satisfied now?"

Yue Zhong looked at him coldly and asked: "Who told you to come after me?"

"It's that Dan Hong's son, Dan Yu!! He told us to come and fix you!!" Green Scorpion betrayed Dan Yu without a moment's hesitation, as he was currently filled with equal hatred and anger at Dan Yu for causing him to meet this devil in front of him!!

Yue Zhong maintained his cold gaze and said: "So it truly is him! You can scram now!! Don't appear in front of me again, otherwise, you guys won't live to see another day!"

"Let's go!!" Green Scorpion cried out to his men, afterwhich, he grabbed his dismembered arm and ran out.

Those who had lost their arms to Yue Zhong also quickly grabbed their arms and left.

Medical procedures had long since advanced to a stage where reattaching broken limbs was possible even before the apocalypse, by grabbing their arms, there was a chance for recovery.

Yue Zhong glanced at the store owner and his staff who were shivering while looking at him, and he pulled out a Tang Replica Sword and left it on the table: "My apologies for causing problems for your store! Treat this Tang Replica Sword as my compensation!"

This single Tang Replica Sword was easily worth 50 tonnes of rations. Even if it were on sale, it would command at least 10 tonnes of rations. 10 tonnes of rations was enough for this store to open up another 2 more branches.

The store owner's eyes gleamed as he rushed to grab the Tang Replica Sword, and he gratefully reminded Yue Zhong: "Esteemed hero!! The Green Bamboo Gang don't have a single decent person, since you have thoroughly offended them today, please take care of yourself! There are powerful Enhancers amongst them as well!"

"I got it! Thanks!"

After which, Yue Zhong left the store with big strides.

"Brother Green Scorpion!! What do we do? Do we just forego this? I'm unwilling to let this go!!" One of the hooligans spat out with extreme anger.

Green Scorpion's face was also twisted in anger as he roared out: "Of course not!! Bastard!! That bastard dares to go against us! The Green Bamboo Gang!! I must bury him!!"

Green Scorpion growled poisonously: "Go notify Court Leader Hu!! Let Court Leader Hu deal with him!! We must kill this bastard!!"

With the absence of a limb, Green Scorpion's combat ability was reduced by half. His position within Green Bamboo Gang would definitely drop and his future was looking bleak. His heart was currently filled with bitterness and anger. He had never once thought how his victims had feel when they faced the same plight, instead he only knew that he had been crippled by someone stronger, and he was filled with thoughts killing Yue Zhong and Dan Yu.

After leaving the store, Yue Zhong came across a young pretty girl of about 11 – 12 years, her hair tied up in pigtails. Her eyes were big and watery, her skin fair and tender. She was about 1.48m, and her limbs were slender and beautiful, giving her a frail appearance, that sense that with a good squeeze her bones might snap any moment.

The little loli blocked Yue Zhong's path and exclaimed: "Big Brother!! I lost my teddy bear! Can you help me find it?"

Yue Zhong glanced at the little loli and asked: "Where did you lose it?"

The loli pointed to a dark alley and said: "There!! I dropped my teddy bear somewhere there!"

Yue Zhong's mind was on alert, but he put on a smile and said: "Sure! Let's help you!"

This loli came out of nowhere and was suspicious, thus Yue Zhong suspected that she could be part of a trap set for him by his enemies. He wasn't afraid, however. As long as he was on alert, even if an enemy that was stronger than him was to appear, it would be hard to deal with Yue Zhong.

The loli just gave Yue Zhong an extremely sweet smile and said: "Thank you Big Brother!!"

"It's alright!" Yue Zhong naturally patted her shoulders. If she was an enemy, there would be a reaction from that seemingly harmless pat.

However, Yue Zhong's hand reached the shoulder of the loli without resistance, and as long as he willed it, he could crush her neck instantly.

"Big Brother?" The loli had no strange reaction however, and just turned around innocently to look at Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong continued without skipping a beat: "There was a worm on your shoulders earlier!"

"Oh! Thank you Big Brother! Xiangling's most afraid of bugs! Oh right Big Brother, my name is Mu Xiangling! What's your name?" Mu Xiangling tilted her head curiously and asked Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong replied: "I'm Yue Zhong!"

"Oh! So it's Yue Zhong-gege!"

Mu Xiangling and Yue Zhong came to the small alley, when she suddenly leapt into Yue Zhong's embrace, and used those huge round eyes of hers to look at Yue Zhong, her face an expression of shyness as she spoke: "Yue Zhong-gege! Xiyu, Xiyu likes Yue Zhong-gege!! Yue Zhong-gege!! You must like Xiyu too right!"

Mu Xiangling had pounced into Yue Zhong's embrace, and her hands reaching for Yue Zhong's zip with practiced ease.

"What's going on?" Yue Zhong was filled with questions, he had not sensed any killing intent from Mu Xiangling, and he was questioning himself if had suddenly become heaven-defyingly handsome, as why would there be a random loli that just pounced on him?!*

Just as Yue Zhong was at a loss, Mu Xiangling pulled out a handphone and quickly took a picture of them, before leaping off his body, and her face instantly changed to one of disgust, spitting: "It's enough now! Perverted lolicon! You can get up!! A 100-jin ration ticket!! Give me that and I'll forego this matter, otherwise I'll go develop this picture and start handing it out! You will be scorned by the people here and will never have a place in society again! Even the police will keep looking for you!!"

Mu Xiangling spoke with scorn: "A 100-jin ration ticket in exchange for a secure position in society! It's a decent bargain! You'd better not think about using force to snatch my phone away! On the other end of this street, there's a police post! If I were to scream out now, and then tear my clothes, you will become a pervert who tried to rape a child! Although there are many useless bums at the police post, there are a few decent ones there. I'm sure you don't want to be caught! The moment you're caught, you're dead meat!!"

"Blackmail!!" Hearing those words, Yue Zhong finally understood what had happened to him. He was tricked into an extortion scam by this shrewd little loli.

Yue Zhong glanced coolly at the loli who had seemingly become a different person, as his expression turned black, asking: "Seeing how smooth you were, you must have done this countless times?"

Mu Xiangling's eyes flashed with anger, as she used a tone that belied her age anf she spat out: "Men are all perverted creatures! Treat them a little nicely, and their true colours are shown, they even feel good about themselves. You really think you're the reincarnation of Pan An? Wake up! The heavens would not drop freebies for the likes of you. Hand up the 100-jin ration ticket obediently, and I will delete the photo in front of you. I've always conducted my business properly."

"Who would have thought that I would be schooled by a little loli!! However, Mu Xiangling, you seem to have gotten something wrong! About who's the hunter, and who's the hunted!!" Yue Zhong stared at Mu Xiangling, as his pupils shrunk, and he activated his [Art of Fear].

The tyrannical Spirit attack launched at Mu Xiangling, and she was instantly enveloped in a terrifying illusion, as her body froze in terror, so much so that she could not move. Although she could see what happened to her, her body had no way of responding.

Yue Zhong casually retrieved the handphone from Mu Xiangling's hands and deleted the photo, before stuffing it back into her hands, and deactivating the skill.

"So your a high-level Enhancer!!" The moment Mu Xiangling was pulled out of the illusion, she muttered with dejection.

Enhancers were powerful existences. Mu Xiangling was an ordinary human, and had no way of retaliating.

"That's right! I'm a high-level Enhancer!" Yue Zhong chuckled lightly, and in a wave, Mu Xiangling's handphone had appeared back in his hands. In that second, he had easily snatched her phone right in front of her.

Yue Zhong reached out and pinched her cheek, before giving her 3 candies and a 20-jin ration ticket:" Brat! Don't do such things in the future! Not everyone is reasonable like me! If you had really met those strong perverts, you would not be able to do anything in front of them. This is for you! Go home and lead a proper life!"

After this, Yue Zhong turned around to leave the alley. Everyone had their own principles and way of life, and while he had stopped her once, he could not stop her every time. There were many things he had to do, and could not waste time on a random loli he had just met.

TN:

*LOL! Yue Zhong heaven defyingly handsome. Ah well.

Ulamog: There is this concept out there of "The age of Accountability" for people. I also see it described as the time when someones mind has developed and reached a point of true "self development" and you clearly choose what decision to make in regards to something right or wrong(this can be anything from stealing bubble gum to whatever) thus passing a major milestone of self development. This leads to complex planning processes and continuous absorption of information as well as formation of major life opinions and facets of the "self." I quote: "It is not tied to specific chronological age since rates and ages of development naturally vary from person to person. It is affected by a variety of social and environmental factors including television and movies, video games, influence of parents, teachers, and life experiences."

As we continue past this point we become aware of the bad in the world like a gauze pulled from the eyes. Then we begin the jading process as we grow to become semi-inured to evil and life. I for one am happy that at least we still have chances to do better with ourselves and the way this little girl was written up was mind numbing. OBVIOUSLY its a fictional apocalypse character. But Props to the author and Good Luck to parents everywhere. Here is the Theopedia link but the first two paragraphs explain where the idea originates from- Age of Accountability

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Chapter 396 – It's A Deal!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"Wait up!!" Mu Xiangling ran up to Yue Zhong, and opened her arms wide to block Yue Zhong's path again.

Yue Zhong cocked his eyebrows and drawled: "Little rascal! Don't ask for a yard when given an inch!*"

Mu Xiangling looked at Yue Zhong with those huge beautiful eyes of hers, as a complicated gleam flashed in her gaze: "Yue Zhong, since you're a high-level Enhancer, you must have the capability, and you must be rich, right?"

Regardless of where or what faction, high-level Enhancers led very decent lives. This was common knowledge, and any faction would do well to win Enhancers over to their side. This was simply because Enhancers possessed incredible combat power, be it hunting zombies, Mutant Beasts or killing other humans, they were considered experts. A powerful Enhancer with tyrannical strength could easily change the flow of a battle.

Yue Zhong nodded: "That's right!"

Mu Xiangling stared fixedly at Yue Zhong, and in a serious tone that did not match her age: "Then, please buy me!! I'm pretty, and am still a virgin! I can cook, wash, shop for groceries, manage your books, whatever! As long as you buy me, once I'm older, I can become your woman, no questions asked! If you really can't wait, you can have me now. Even if you want to give me away as a present once you buy me, it's fine as well!! You want me to be a doll, I'll be a doll! Whatever ways you want to play with me, it's all doable! As long as you can offer a good enough price!!"

Yue Zhong returned her stare and asked slowly: "What is the price to buy you then?"

Mu Xiangling did possess extraordinary looks, and when she grows up in the future, it was very possible that she could be on the same level of beauty as Guo Yu or Chen Yao. Yue Zhong could be considered the leader of over a few ten thousands of survivors over at Guangxi, and the only beautiful loli that he had come across was that Ning Ruozi, who was extremely adept at acting cute to gain his favour. As long as it was a reasonable price, he was willing to buy over this girl.

"Follow me!!" Mu Xiangling immediately turned around and walked away.

The moment she left the dark alleyway, she quickly raised her hand to tousle her hair, and then randomly grabbed some dirt off the ground to smear across herself. In just a few motions, an originally cute and pretty little girl transformed into a dirty and unbecoming little beggar.

Regardless of how beautiful a person can be, a messy and dirty appearance would belie her true appearance. Such a disguise was simple and crude, but extremely effective.

Yue Zhong observed her silently, it was obvious that this little loli knew how to protect herself, and had plenty of experience in surviving in this society. If it wasn't for Yue Zhong, she might have gotten yet away with another day's haul.

After her quick transformation into a little beggar, she brought Yue Zhong through random streets, before arriving at a dilapidated slum area, where the water was downright murky and rancid, and a horrible stench was present everywhere.

After tunneling about the different complicated alleys, Mu Xiangling and Yue Zhong arrived at an extremely rundown old room, as she pulled out a key to open the door.

The moment the door was pushed open, a strong medicinal scent wafted from within the house. Yue Zhong looked towards the direction of the smell, and saw a woman whose entire face looked swollen, her original features indistinguishable, and her body wrapped in blankets as she laid on a small bed.

"Mum! I'm back! Wait for a moment, I'll go prepare medicine for you!" Mu Xiangling walked to the woman, and got a cup of water as she fed her gently, before walking into the kitchen and started making medicine again.

Yue Zhong looked at the bedridden woman, who could not even make a sound, and could roughly guess the price of buying Mu Xiangling. He looked about the room.

In the room, there was practically nothing, just a small desk, a bed, and 2 chairs. On the small desk, there were a few middle-grade books placed neatly.

Although the house was sparse, it was tidy and clean. Everything inside seemed to be free of dust, and it could be seen that the little master of this house was efficient at cleaning.

Hardworking, gentle, dedicated, efficient, tidy, these were the qualities Yue Zhong noted about Mu Xiangling just by taking in his surroundings. These, as well as the earlier act of pretending to be cute, trying to trick him, as well as her street-smart.

After brewing the medicine, Mu Xiangling fed her mother with great care, before changing her adult diapers. She washed some clothes and wiped down her body, as she then fed her porridge. Mu Xiangling bustled about for an entire hour, before heaving a sigh of relief, and bit into a biscuit as she sat beside Yue Zhong.

Mu Xiangling looked at Yue Zhong, as she maintained her serious tone and said: "As long as you can treat my mum's illness, and leave her with 30-tonnes ration tickets! I will be yours! I know that the 30 tonnes amount is not little, as you can easily get a woman outside with just a 100-jin ration ticket. However, I'm pretty, and young, as well as a virgin! I'm great with household chores, and am athletic. Such a great bargain for 30-tonnes rations!! As long as you can buy me, I will listen to you only! Even if you wanted to kill me, I'd have no complaints! Will this do?"

Yue Zhong looked at Mu Xiangling who had been promoting herself non-stop: "30 tonnes of rations is not an issue! However, I'm not a doctor, and I have no confidence of healing her entirely. Furthermore, you have not told me what's wrong with her."

30 tonnes of food wasn't something difficult for Yue Zhong to obtain. As long as he went to the 2nd Steet of Xinyang and exchanged some System equipment, he could easily get the 30 tonnes. However, the main thing was that he wasn't a doctor, and he had no confidence of healing Mu Xiangling's mother.

It did not seem to be an external injury for Mu Xiangling's mother, and hence, the Life-Saving Grass which was effective for external wounds would not help her.

Mu Xiangling's eyes turned red, as tears started to drip on the ground. She thought back to the events that had happened at the start of the apocalypse, and started crying: "I heard the doctor saying that Mum's illness is due to a problem with her immunity. She could not defend against the various bugs and bacteria in the air, and hence, she had become like that. It's all because of me!! Mum had passed everything good to me to eat, and she didn't eat anything, that must be the reason for the problems in her immunity! It's all my fault! My fault!!"

Yue Zhong frowned, and assessed the situation silently to himself: "Problems with immunity? Then items that enhance or strengthen the body should be able to correct the immunity problem, probably?"

In Yue Zhong's possessions, there were currently 2 incredible treasures that can greatly enhance a person's constitution. One was the Snake Birth Fruit juice, that could directly cause a person to become an Evolver, and the other was the 'Ou Ming Ver 1', made from the blood essence, brain cells, and the rare Mutant Plants. These 2 were equally precious, and Yue Zhong would usually only gift those subordinates who pledge steadfast loyalty to him.

Yue Zhong was also human, and he hesitated a while, seeing that the solution to the problem was expending either of his precious items on a woman he had just seen for the first time. Other than that, there was the crucial point, which was, it was just Yue Zhong's assessment. If any of those 2 items were to have no effect on the poor woman, then not only would he lose 2 valuable liquids, but even Mu Xiangling would not be his. It was truly a gamble.

Mu Xiangling was intelligent and perceptive, she could feel Yue Zhong's hesitation, as she pounced into his arms and cried pitifully while begging: "Yue Zhong-gege!! Please, please save my mum! You must have a way right? You're so strong, you definitely must have a way right?!"

"I do have something! It can allow an ordinary person to instantly become an Evolver! This treasure may heal your mum, and can transform her into an Evolver. Or it could have no effect, and your mum might not even be able to withstand the effects of it and die. I'm not a doctor, and I have no means of ascertaining if this thing of mine is able to help your mum. The decision to use it lies on you!"

Yue Zhong flipped his hand, and a vial of the Snake Birth Fruit juice appeared in his hands. He looked at Mu Xiangling and said indifferently: "Little brat! I'm not a philanthropist, this is after all a precious resource that can Evolve a person. You know how valuable this is. It's value exceeds even a thousand tonnes of rations. The moment you decide to use this, regardless of the result, you are mine. As for your mum, if she does survive this, she is to become my subordinate and fight for me! If you don't agree, I won't force you! You can go find other people to buy you!"

"Evolver!!" Mu Xiangling heard this, and the words shook her heart. She had heard from accounts of other people, that Evolvers were the favored children of Heaven, and their combat power was way over ordinary Enhancers. The moment a single Evolver appeared, many factions would clamor to curry favor and provide resources, just to raise a single Evolver.

Of the 900,000 people in Guilin City, the naturally awakened Evolvers were less than a hundred, each and every single one of them were famous experts. Even Mu Xiangling who belonged to the lowest caste of society had heard of their miracles. Ordinary people wished to become Enhancers, while Enhancers wished to become Evolvers.

A naturally awaked Evolver happened at the odds of 1:10,000. Of course, some places had more, while other places had less. The more humans there were, the chances of an Evolver happening is more likely.

The moment Mu Xiangling heard that her mother could become and Evolver, she became excited. However, she held herself in check, and thought carefully. The medicine in Yue Zhong's hand had no guarantee of saving her mother, and she became conflicted again.

Mu Xiangling looked at the Snake Birth Fruit juice in Yue Zhong's hands, and hesitated a moment, before gritting her teeth and reaching out with her palm: "I'm yours!"

Mu Xiangling took the vial of Snake Birth Fruit juice and opened it up, as she stuck out her small pink tongue to taste the liquid.

The moment that little drop of Snake Birth Fruit Juice entered her body, it transformed into a hot wave of energy and circulated within her body.

"Congratulation! You have gained an enhancement of 1 point in Spirit."

A System notification suddenly resounded within Mu Xiangling's mind.

"This is a true treasure!! He did not lie to me!!" Mu Xiangling finally let go of the concerns in her heart, and poured the contents of the glass vial into her mother's mouth.

As the Snake Birth Fruit juice entered the body of Mu Xiangling's mother, it began its tyrannical body-changing transformation, rapidly altering every single part of her body. She started to ooze huge amounts of perspiration, foul blood, impurities, and an unbearable stench started to emit from her. At the same time, her swollen face was flushed red, as she opened her mouth to gasp for air.

"What's going on?" Mu Xiangling was horrified at her mother's condition, and grabbed Yue Zhong's hands, as she stared at Yue Zhong furiously. Her mother, who was most important to her, had suddenly entered into a life-threatening condition, and she was enraged, to the point that she forgot Yue Zhong was an existence that she could not possibly stand up to.

Yue Zhong replied: "Not to worry! One day, after taking in the contents of that, she will run a fever for a day. If she can resist, then her body will regain its health, and she would become an Evolver. You stay here and look after her! I will station someone to guard the place! White Bones, come out!"*

There was suddenly a distortion in space, as a hole appeared, and White Bones walked out of that hole and proceeded to stand quietly in the middle of the house and stare coldly at Mu Xiangling.

Mu Xiangling's mind churned as she saw through Yue Zhong's intentions: "You don't have to do this! Since I've agreed to be your doll, I definitely will not renege on my promise! Of course, you can watch over me, that is your choice, Master!!"

Yue Zhong replied: "Alright! Just stay here and look after your mother! I'm leaving! Tomorrow this time, I'll come for you guys!"

Mu Xiangling did not turn to look at him, as she focused only on caring for her mother, and replied: "En!"

Yue Zhong left the dilapidated slums in huge strides, and went back towards the direction of the 2nd Street of Xinyang again. There was a huge exchange of System items after all, and he had plenty of equipment gained from the bodies of his enemies, and he could perhaps use this chance to exchange them for a few skillbooks or appropriate equipment.

The countless scattered eyes for the Green Bamboo Gang noticed Yue Zhong, and one of them hurried to a teahouse nearby.

Pretty soon, a large group gathered under the banner of the Green Bamboo Gang followed the lead of a huge man, who was roughly 1.7m tall, dressed in a black cloak, and a huge sword hung at his waist. There was a scar on his otherwise handsome face, and his eyes shone with an intelligent light. He was roughly 19, 20, and he walked to block Yue Zhong's path.

The small hooligan from Green Bamboo Gang pointed at Yue Zhong and said loudly: "It's him!! Court Leader Hu, it's him!!!"

"It's you!!" The young man saw Yue Zhong, and was taken aback, before his eyes lit up in delight.

TN:

* 得寸进尺: Asking for a yard when given an inch, Chinese Idiom about taking things too far.

*Technically, White Bones had become black, so….

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Chapter 397 – A Reunion of Brothers

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Yue Zhong looked at that Court Leader Hu and chuckled: "Who would have thought that we would meet like this! Little Leopard!!"

The Court Leader Hu guffawed, as his pupils shrunk, and a strong fighting intent billowed out of him, and he pulled out his huge sword from his waist, and shot towards Yue Zhong like a meteor: "Haha!! It truly is amazing!! Take my strike!!"

Yue Zhong instantly pulled out his Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade and raised it to meet Court Leader Hu's strike, his 6x Strength exploded out, and the clash between the 2 weapons resulted in a huge grating noise.

Yue Zhong was sent one step back, while Court Leader Hu took 2 steps, it was obvious that in a contest of Strength, Yue Zhong had won.

"Hahaha! You truly have become even more powerful!! However, with just this little bit of ability, you're not my match!" Court Leader Hu laughed and stepped forwards, the blade in his hand suddenly exploded with twice the speed, and his strike had a wind force that struck towards Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's pupils retracted, and his 11x Agility exploded out. The Crocodile Tooth Saw Blade in his hand turned into a quick flash, meeting the strikes from Court Leader Hu, blow for blow.

In just a few moments, a hundred blows had been exchanged between the 2, and sparks continuously flew from the clash.

"So powerful!!" The surrounding Enhancers that had come to watch were all shocked in their hearts. Most of them were close-combat specialists, and not even 10 of them could withstand any one strike from either Yue Zhong or Court Leader Hu.

After over a hundred exchanges, both parties drew back, and smiled at each other, before sheathing their weapons.

Green Scorpion saw that things were taking an unpleasant turn, and hurried to Court Leader Hu and pleaded: "Court Leader Hu!! He's an enemy of our Green Bamboo Gang!! 10 over brothers have been crippled by him!! You must seek redress for us!!"

Court Leader Hu's facial expression immediately froze, and he lashed out with a furious kick, sending Green Scorpion flying back 7 to 8 metres: "Redress your mum!! He's my big brother! You dare offend my big brother!! If he didn't chop off your arms, I would have been the one to do it!! Scram to one side filth!"

"Hu Yi! You dare act against us just for an outsider. Do you still want to be a court leader? Go chop him apart now and I'll ignore whatever happened today!" At this time, a normal looking young man with shifty eyes stepped forwards, a dozen Green Bamboo members moved forward behind him as he barked at Hu Yi.

Green Scorpion hurriedly crawled to the feet of the newcomer and cried: "Court Leader Sheng!! Hu Yi not only protected the outsider, he also lashed out at us from the Green Bamboo!! We seek Court Leader Sheng to help us clean up the murk of the Gang!!"

Hu Yi looked at Sheng Kexi and barked: "Sheng Kexi! This daddy doesn't need your guidance in my matters! You're still lacking if you want to strip me of my authority!! Na, you know what? Why don't we settle it here! Whomever kills whomever will not need to bear responsibility! Do you dare? Little bastard!!"

Sheng Kexi was enraged as he led his men away: "Hu Yi! Bastard! Don't think just because the Leader values you, you can do however you like! You better watch out. Today's matters, I won't let it go just like that. Let's go!!"

Hu Yi spat at Sheng Kexi: "Pei! Little bastard! If it wasn't for your big bad daddy, based on your abilities, how could you become a Court Leader!" He then turned to Yue Zhong and laughed: "Brother, let us go have a drink!"

Yue Zhong chuckled lightly: "I don't drink!"

"Then a fruit juice should be fine right! Come on! My treat!!" Hu Yi laughed out and pulled Yue Zhong towards a lavish looking nightclub.

Currently, it was still daytime, but those nightclubs would still be operating, their neon lights flickering without stop, and on the dance floors, there were dozens of hot babes and dashing young men wearing revealing clothes as they gyrated provocatively.

A roughly 30-year-old lady pimp with a lingering charm and heavy make-up walked towards Hu Yi and teased: "Boss Hu! You actually came to grace us with your presence! This is an honour. Who is this?"

Hu Yi looked at the lady pimp warily and said: "This is my big bro!! Go find some pretty and clean young girls and fetch them over. Don't bring some used goods to spoil this daddy's mood, otherwise I might just slash you!"

"Yes!! Yes!!" The lady pimp was frightened and hurriedly retreated.

The moment the lady pimp left the room, there was only Yue Zhong and Hu Yi left.

Yue Zhong glanced at Hu Yi and spoke slowly: "Little Leopard, you've changed a lot!"

All those years back, Hu Yi was a coward who had been following Yue Zhong, now he had become part of the underground, and was even a person of power. His mannerism, his speech, all held thick traces of his underground links, calling out 'this daddy' here and there, even going as far as to threaten others.

Hu Yi looked at Yue Zhong and chuckled: "Bro! If we are to continue living in this world, how can we not change. Aren't you the same Bro?"

Yue Zhong turned silent for a long while, as he sighed and nodded: "It's true! I've changed plenty!"

In just a short year, Yue Zhong had morphed from a simple university student into a decisive killing machine with a heart of stone that showed no mercy to his enemies. His change could be considered the biggest of all.

Hu Yi's eyes sparkled as he reminisced: "I'm always thinking about the past, and the years that we good brothers spent together. Although now when we look back, our actions seemed childish and flippant, even rebellious! But, it was the happiest moments of my life!"

Back then, Yue Zhong, Chi Yang, Hu Yi and a few others had banded together as they fought others, played truant, confessed to girls, and done a whole bunch of stuff to impress those very same girls. They had even fought for them before. In the eyes of the teachers and their parents, other than Chi Yang whose grades were considered decent, amongst the top 20 of the school, the rest of them were just barely scraping by.

Only when they reached their secondary 3 days, due to a personal matter and Yue Zhong having suffered a blow, did he finally focus on his studies and managed to get into university.

After their final examinations, due to the different paths in life, these band of brothers were forcefully separated, and they could only get together again during their holidays.

Yue Zhong's eyes glazed over with a slight longing for the past as well, as he asked Hu Yi: "Huang Ziming, Chen Li, Xie Manzhi, Lin Zixian, did you manage to discover their whereabouts?"

A hint of anguish appeared in Hu Yi's eyes, as he muttered: "Huang Ziming's dead!! I saw him turn into a zombie during the onset of the apocalypse. Chen Li is in Yanjing, Xie Manzhi is in Shanghai and Li Zixian is in Nanjing, as to their current situation, I'm unsure. As for their family members, I've searched around in Guilin City, only Uncle Chen is still alive, but he's already gone mad!!"

In this apocalyptic world, other than the top government officials or military officers, ordinary citizens led very hard lives. After all, the army, armed patrol and police officers were the first line of defence for the various human settlements.

Actually, it wasn't all that surprising. Even for Yue Zhong's establishments, in times of crisis, his troops would attend to him and his subordinates first. Since time immemorial, there was not a single case where there was a deviant in terms of practices. That was why, even up to today, there would be a countless struggle for riches and power, because with riches and power, there would be privileges.

Yue Zhong hesitated before asking the tough question: "What about Chi Yang's parents?"

Chi Yang was not only Yue Zhong's closest buddy, but also the second-in-command that he trusted fully, and he hoped that there were good news for him.

Hu Yi hesitated himself before replying slowly: "I've searched the entire Guilin City! There is no news about his parents, I'm afraid they might already be dead!"

In the nearby vicinity, only Guilin City had some form of stability. If there was no news in Guilin City, then the chances of getting any news in the surrounding villages would be even lesser, almost zero.

Yue Zhong became sombre, the fact that he could reunite with his parents, was a huge blessing in itself. He could not possibly hope to find out the whereabouts of Chi Yang's parents as well.

At this time, the lady pimp came back into the private room, as she revealed a teasing smile at Hu Yi: "Boss Hu, these are some new goods we just recently obtained. They are definitely untouched, take a look, who would suit your tastes?"

6 ladies who were on the skinny side and had sallow faces, stood beside the lady pimp. There was nothing too attractive about them.

Hu Yi laughed: "Bro, you choose first!!"

Yue Zhong eyed the 6 of them and declined: "There's no need!"

Hu Yi glanced at the 6 women, and grinned, before waving his hands in a boss-like manner towards the lady pimp: "Right! They're all subpar! Comparable to those cronies you have outside. You're all dismissed! Don't ruin the mood for us!"

"Yes! Boss!!" The lady pimp replied, and hurriedly led the 6 women away from here.

"There's not a single good lady here! While there are a few good-looking ones, they've all been toyed with countless times already! I know you don't like those, so I didn't call them over." Hu Yi explained to Yue Zhong, as he looked towards the dance floor, and grinned at Yue Zhong: "Bro! Wanna head over there and have some fun? Those chicks are not bad, they're hot and can really dance!! Whoever catches your eye, just let me know. This is my turf, as long as I say the world, they would definitely abide by your wishes!"

Yue Zhong glanced at the dance floor, before furrowing his brows, and looked at Hu Yi and became stern: "Little Leopard, is fooling about with women all you can think about nowadays? If you continue to be like this, how are you different from those underground hooligans and scum?"

Hu Yi glanced at Yue Zhong and laughed bitterly: "Brother! Your words are truly unpleasant! Am I not a hooligan, a scum of the street already?"

TN:

Secondary 3: About 15 years? I think

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Chapter 398 – Gao Minghao

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Yue Zhong became silent again, before sighing lightly.

Hu Yi had joined the Green Bamboo Gang, and was conferred the Court Leader status, from a moral standpoint, he could be considered as a huge hooligan, a degenerate.

Yue Zhong looked at Hu Yi and said: "Give me the details about the strength of the Green Bamboo Gang!"

Hu Yi became alarmed, as he looked at Yue Zhong, and asked slowly: "Bro, what are you thinking of doing?"

Yue Zhong's pupils shrunk and he stared fixedly at Hu Yi: "I want to destroy Green Bamboo Gang! Are you going to help me, or going against me?"

Yue Zhong had been best friends with Hu Yi, Chi Yang and the rest, but the human heart was susceptible to change. He was not sure how much of a bond still existed between this best friend from those years ago and him.

Hu Yi looked at Yue Zhong in a grieved manner and said: "Bro! The leader of Green Bamboo Gang Gao Minghao is my benefactor!! I can't betray him!! If you really want to destroy the Green Bamboo Gang, I can only choose not to help either sides! And, don't tell me what you're about to do! Even if you succeed, all I ask is for you to spare Gao Minghao's life!!"

Hu Yi had exchanged blows with Yue Zhong, and could tell Yue Zhong's prowess. He had known Yue Zhong for so many years, and knew that underneath that calm and collected exterior, there was a bloodthirsty nature. Back then, there were a few seniors who had spoken out of line and made Chen Li cry, Yue Zhong had then snuck into the hostel that very night, and used his fists to pummel the head of that senior, causing him to be hospitalized and required 3 stitches. If it wasn't for Chen Li's dad and his connections, Yue Zhong could have been expelled for his violent behavior then.

Yue Zhong looked at Hu Yi, and assured him with a smile: "Fine! I'll promise you that! If I do exterminate the Green Bamboo Gang, I will leave Gao Minghao alone!"

Yue Zhong knew that Hu Yi was extremely loyal, and when they had fought in group fights in the past, while he was trembling for fear, without a word from Yue Zhong, Hu Yi had never ran away on his own before.

Gratitude must be repaid, and vengeance must be carried out! This was the sort of man that Yue Zhong befriended and valued! He would naturally not make things difficult for this brother of his.

Hu Yi heaved a sigh of relief and offered: "Bro!! It's not like the enmity is beyond salvageble! Why not let me mediate between both sides?"

On one side, there was his brother for life, on the other, was the boss that had trusted him and given him a new lease of life after the apocalypse. Hu Yi wasn't willing to let these 2 come to a clash.

Yue Zhong looked at Hu Yi and replied with a proposition of his own: "En! That's fine! On account that it's you, I'm willing to take a step back. Oh yea, Little Leopard, you wanna come over to my side and help me? I have a base at Hunan, with over 100,000 survivors and a regiment of troops. If you come over now and earn some merits, I can give you a good position."

Although Hu Yi had picked up the bad habits of the underground, he was still someone Yue Zhong could trust. If he came over, as long as he performed, Yue Zhong would reward him accordingly.

Hu Yi became excited: "100,000 survivors!! Amazing!! You never disappoint Brother! But, I'm currently still indebted to Gao Minghao, and can't go over there in the short term. Once I've performed enough, I will definitely join you!!"

Yue Zhong did not press the matter further, and directly gave him a Snake Birth Fruit juice and 'Ou Ming Ver 1', saying: "Suit yourself! The one of the left can help a person become an Evolver! However, when you consume it, you will be incapacitated for a day. Find a quiet place to drink it, keep the location secret. Or get someone to keep watch over you. The one on the right can help evolve any skill of an Enhancer above Level 30 into a 2nd Order Skill. Drinking it also causes an entire day's worth of discomfort. You handle it yourself!"

Hu Yi received the 2 precious medicine and laughed, directly consuming the Snake Birth Fruit juice: "Thanks Bro!! Hehheh! I knew Bro would not neglect me! Haha! With these 2 babies, I'm invincible!! Haha! Bro, I'd have to trouble you to protect me!"

The moment the contents entered his abdomen, it transformed into a hot surge of energy and circulated within Hu Yi's body, causing him to pass out and burn with a fever.

Yue Zhong looked at the unconscious Hu Yi and laughed bitterly, before hoisting him up onto his back and left the nightclub.

Yue Zhong carried Hu Yi back to his own place, and when Ning Li saw it, she frowned: "Yue Zhong, isn't that Hu Yi? He's a member of that Green Bamboo Gang. They are not decent people, don't follow suit."

Yue Ming had just arrived home as well, he glanced at the unconscious Hu Yi and said solemnly: "Lay him in the room first then we'll talk."

Yue Zhong then proceeded to drop Hu Yi in his room, before coming out to the living room and sat down.

Yue Ming spoke seriously: "There's sense in your mum's words, but they're not entirely correct! You and Hu Yi can be considered to be childhood friends. However, under no circumstances should you join that underground group. Joining those groups will ruin your future!!"

Yue Ming had a very traditional mindset, and viewed those gangs with contempt, and would definitely not allow his own child to join those places.

Yue Zhong nodded: "En! I got it!"

Yue Zhong was not planning on joining the triads, in fact, if they weren't smart enough to get the hint, he didn't mind exterminating them.

Early the next morning, Yue Zhong had just stepped out of his home.

A suave-looking young man of about 27, 28, dressed entirely in white, sporting a short hairdo, and eyes filled with intellect, walked up to Yue Zhong. He smiled and said: "How do you do Yue Zhong! I'm Gao Minghao!"

Yue Zhong returned the greeting as he looked at the handsome man, his eyes narrowing: "Hey! Yue Zhong here!"

Gao Minghao gestured to one side and asked: "Is it ok if I have a moment of your time?"

Yue Zhong nodded and followed Gao Minghao towards a small stall and they sat down.

Gao Minghao eyed Yue Zhong, as he smiled with a vibrant charm: "Yesterday's matters. I need to give an answer to my men!"

Yue Zhong's eyes flashed, and he replied indifferently, "So are you here to kill me?"

In this world, human life was cheap. Someone could lose his life over the simplest bun. Not to mention for the sake of resolving a conflict.

Gao Minghao smiled: "You and Hu Yi are good friends! He is my most trusted subordinate. I don't want to make things difficult for him. But, at the same time, I need to seek some redress for my men. Why not join us? As long as you perform some merit, I'll handle Green Scorpion and the rest."

Yue Zhong glanced at Gao Minghao and directly declined: "No way! I will not join the Green Bamboo Gang!!"

Gao Minghao frowned a little, "En! Things might be a little difficult then!" However, he soon smiled and said: "Oh right, our Green Bamboo Gang just discovered a Type 3 Mutant Beast! We're preparing to go deal with it, Yue Zhong, if you're willing to lend us a hand, all the matters will be considered solved. Also, you won't be working for free, we'll offer the necessary compensation. How about it?"

"Type 3 Mutant Beast! The Green Bamboo Gang actually dares to face a Type 3 Mutant Beast?! Their guts are sure something!" When he heard this news, Yue Zhong was shaken, and he took a careful look at Gao Minghao, his pupils shrinking.

A Type 2 Mutant Beast was fearsome enough, and the hides of Type 2 Mutant Beasts were enough to withstand even the rounds from 25mm cannons. As strong as Yue Zhong is, he had no confidence that he could deal with a Type 3 all by himself.

Yue Zhong thought carefully before agreeing: "Sure! I'm in! But, I want a share of the blood essence, the Beast meat, brain matter and nuclei from the Type 3 Mutant Beast."

Gao Minghao shook his head and rejected: "The blood essence is ours. Other than that, the hide, bones, blood and meat are ours as well. However, if you contribute more strength, then we can share the hide, bones, blood and meat with you."

"Great!" Yue Zhong immediately agreed with the suggestion. He had seen a number of Type 2 Mutant Beasts already, but as for a Type 3, he had only seen one once, and it had teleported him to Vietnam. He did want to hunt a Type 3 with these people.

"It's a deal then! 4 days later, I'll send someone to notify you." Gao Minghao chuckled, and stood up to leave.

Yue Zhong thought silently to himself: "Seems like I need to reconsider my plans for the Green Bamboo Gang."

After a while, Yue Zhong managed to find his back to Mu Xiangling's place.

At this time, on the bed, there was a beautiful housewife of about 27, 28 who was lying, her hair black and lush, her skin shining with a lustre, and her features exquisite.

In front of that housewive, Mu Xiangling was gripping her hand tightly not letting go.

"Mr Yue Zhong, you're here! How're you, I'm Xin Jiarou, I'm Xiangling's mother!" The housewife saw Yue Zhong and struggled to get up, as she looked straight at Yue Zhong, her eyes showing a resolute gaze: "I've heard everything between you and Xiangling yesterday. Please let Xiangling go!! She's still young!"

Yue Zhong's pupils shrunk, and his tone became incredibly cold: "You guys are trying to renege on the deal!"

At that instant, 2 sharp Bone Blades extended out from White Bones' body, and in an instant, the blades appeared at the necks of the mother-daughter pair. With a single order from Yue Zhong, it would immediately decapitate the 2 of them!

Yue Zhong stared coldly at Xin Jiarou, saying: "Miss Xin Jiarou! I gave your daughter the choice yesterday. At that point, she had the option to decline. Now, you guys have used my evolving medicine, and want to back out. I'm sorry then, even if it's a waste, you guys will have to die! You wasted my damn medicine!"

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Chapter 399 – Level 5 Skill Divine Speed!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

*Ulamog: please note that henceforth the Type 2 Skills will be Second Order Skills

If Yue Zhong was to just toss his precious Snake Birth Fruit Juice that could easily Evolve a person outside, it would cause a mayhem. Such an important resource was used up, and now, Yue Zhong was about to gain nothing from its expenditure, his anger naturally hit the roof.

Mu Xiangling cried out shrilly, as she ignored the incredibly sharp bone blade, while staring fixedly at Yue Zhong and pleaded: "No!! Don't harm my mum!! Yue Zhong-gege! Don't hurt my mum!! I didn't renege on the promise!! I'm not going back on my word!! I will be your doll, just please!! Don't hurt my mum!!"

Xin Jiarou looked at Yue Zhong with a clear expression, and she did not panic in the face of danger, instead, she spoke clearly: "Mr. Yue Zhong, I'm not saying that we will go back on our word. My meaning is, I'm willing to replace Xiangling to be your toy. Whatever your command, I will not disobey. It's just that Xiangling is currently still too young, I implore you to be patient for a few more years, let her grow up, before becoming of service to you."

Yue Zhong looked back at her, seeing that she was resolute and clear about her decision. He waved his hands, and White Bones retracted its sharp bone blades.

Yue Zhong then directly asked Xin Jiarou: "I had initially agreed to help her because she was intelligent, and filial. She would become a capable person in the future. Your worries are unfounded as I have no shortage of women. You should be an Evolver now, tell me your attributes and awakened abilities!"

Xin Jiarou heaved a sigh of relief inwardly, although she had portrayed a calm exterior, she was truly terrified in her heart. After Evolving, her senses had become more acute, and she could tell that Yue Zhong was genuinely about to kill them earlier. This man in front of her was obviously resolute and decisive, even ruthless, if he had to be.

"I'm an Agility-based Evolver! Strength: 8, Agility: 25, Vitality: 9, Stamina: 8, Spirit: 11, Endurance: 10. I have awoken the 2nd Order Level 5 Skill: Divine Speed!"

"2nd Order Level 5 Skill: Divine Speed! The Skill is a mutation of the 2nd Order Level 4 High Speed Movement Skill. Activation requires 20 Stamina, increasing Agility by 120 points. Upon activation, Stamina would decrease by 5 points every second. Enhancing this skill requires 3 skill points!"

When Yue Zhong heard this, his face couldn't help but change, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes: "What! 2nd Order Level 5 Skill?!"

When most ordinary people administer the Snake Birth Fruit Juice, they would awaken an ability. Most of the time, it was a Level 3 or Level 2 Skill. Xin Jiarou was the only person Yue Zhong had encountered, who had actually awoken a 2nd Order Level 5 Skill.

"Why? Could it because of that illness?" Yue Zhong was wondering about the possibilities as he celebrated inwardly. This sort of miraculous mutation, it could either be Xin Jiarou was a true genius, or that the illness she was suffering from had a beneficial effect when interacting with the Snake Birth Fruit Juice.

Regardless of the truth, Xin Jiarou had become an abnormally strong expert. Once she had enough Stamina to use this overpowered ability, her speed would easily overtake Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong stared at Xin Jiarou and spoke solemnly: "Very good! Xin Jiarou, from now on, you're my subordinate! From today, you will have to fight for me, with your life! Are you willing?"

Xin Jiarou immediately got down from the bed, as she got down on one knee, announcing her loyalty: "Master, from today onwards, Xin Jiarou is your slave! Whatever your orders, I will definitely carry them out without bargain or complain."

Xin Jiarou wished to use her own loyalty and diligence to protect her precious daughter.

Mu Xiangling panicked, and hugged Xin Jiarou as she pleaded with Yue Zhong: "Mama!! Don't be like this!! Yue Zhong-gege, on account of our previous transaction, my mum will only be your subordinate!! I'm your doll and toy. My mum is not your slave at all!!"

Xin Jiarou's brows creased, as her face fell and she reprimanded: "Xiangling! Be obedient! Otherwise, I'll get angry!"

When Mu Xiangling was lectured by Xin Jiarou like this, she became obedient. She had always been respectful, fearful yet loving of her mother. She had ignored all threats to herself and wasn't afraid of someone as strong as Yue Zhong, but the moment Xin Jiarou's temper switched, Mu Xiangling would become like a docile kitten.

Yue Zhong looked at Xin Jiarou and reassured her: "Xin Jiarou, there's no need for this. Your ability and potential is high, so I hope to mould you into a powerful general under my command in the future!! As long as you work hard and stay loyal to me, I will not harm you nor Xiangling."

Xin Jiarou's latent potential was truly strong, and once she grew, her speed would become the best amongst the top warriors under Yue Zhong's command. Yue Zhong also hoped for this strong Evolver to continue fighting for him with her heart, instead of being antagonistic.

Xin Jiarou was still gentle, yet firm: "Yes, Master!!"

Yue Zhong saw the Xin Jiarou was set on being like this, and decide not to press the issue, instead taking out a bunch of mostly basic Agility-based System equipment. Yue Zhong gifted them to her, saying: "These are all God Devil equipment. You are to wear them and take them off as little as possible."

Equipment was always of utmost import*1 to a warrior, and a good set of equipment could boost the combat ability of any otherwise mediocre warrior. If Yue Zhong was to remove everything he wore on his person, his combat abiltiy would decrease by more than half.

"Thank you Master for your gifts!" Xin Jiarou received the equipment graciously and immediately wore them. After equipping the gear she could feel herself becoming exponentially stronger than before.

Mu Xiangling saw her mother putting on those equipment, and ran up to Yue Zhong rather enviously. She used her huge eyes to look at Yue Zhong, while hugging one of his arms and pouting: "Biased!! Yue Zhong-gege you're biased! How can you give only Mum the good stuff? Where's mine?!"

Every single piece of equipment was traded in tonnes on the market. Mu Xiangling was like a scrooge whose eyes lit up at the sight of these equipment, and wanted them for herself as well.

*2

Yue Zhong pinched her tiny nose and chuckled: "You're also not going to be on the frontlines, what would you do with them?"

Mu Xiangling slapped his hands away, and crunched up her face: "Don't pinch my nose! I'll become ugly if you do that!!"

Mu Xiangling was intelligent, and could tell that after his anger had subsided, Yue Zhong was actually very easy-going and warm, and dared to tease and openly laugh together with him.

Xin Jiarou looked at her only daughter lovingly. Her daughter was her pride and joy, and was her sole raison d'être now.*3 She would do whatever it takes for Mu Xiangling.

Yue Zhong eyed the room and said: "This place is not suitable for living. Follow me." Although this room was kept clean by the little girl, and was simple, Yue Zhong wanted to gather his subordinates together, in case they were ambushed by enemies. Xin Jiarou and her daughter had to leave here.

They were quick to catch on, and hurriedly packed up their simple belongings. Taking one last longing look at their home, they then followed Yue Zhong to leave.

Yue Zhong brought Xin Jiarou and Mu Xiangling , as he followed some markings towards a small road and finally came to an apartment.

"Boss!!" Within the room, the 30 experts that Yue Zhong had brought from Tianxin District stood up and greeted him.

Yue Zhong had agreed that upon entry into Guilin City, they were to call him 'Boss'.

"They're all experts!!" Xin Jiarou looked at the 30 something total warriors, and could feel the intense aura and fighting intent emitting from them. After becoming an Evolver, Xin Jiarou had become much more perceptive. Mu Xiangling looked at the warrior and piped in sweetly: "Fellow big brothers!! Hi!! I'm Mu Xiangling!"

Bai Xiaosheng looked at the pretty Mu Xiangling with her ponytail and his eyes widened in shock: "Boss!! Where did you get such a high-quality loli! Don't tell me you really are…."

Yue Zhong shot Bai Xiaosheng a withering look, and Bai Xiaosheng trembled, the word 'lolicon' dying in his throat.

He was not an idiot, and did not want to infuriate Yue Zhong over this little matter.

Ning Yuxin stood to one side, as she gazed at the mother-daughter pair quietly, her eyes gleaming with a complicated light.

The rest of the warriors looked at them curiously, before directing their gazes back to Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong gathered everyone, before asking directly: "We've already entered Guilin City, as for the next step, I would like to hear everybody's opinions."

Ying Kaishan immediately piped up: "Boss, It's not looking too good. There are too many people here, and Du Shanxiong's forces are everywhere sadly. Setting our forces side by side, we pale too much in comparison."

Guilin City was considered huge, and in terms of fighting experience and combat power, they were more than the forces of Bei Mingyang back in Tianxin District. Even the Heaven Sect would have been wiped out facing Du Shanxiong's army. Yue Zhong had only brought 30-plus of them here, even if everyone of them were experts, they could not possibly swallow the entire Guilin City through their own efforts.

Shang Lun was quiet, before speaking slowly: "Although our experts are top fighters, there are almost 900,000 people in Guilin City, and there are countless experts hidden here! If we were to make any strange movements, we would be quelled immediately!"

Hearing Shang Lun's words, everyone turned sombre. Guilin City was like a huge beast, and this little group of experts were at most ants to the experts of Guilin City.

Previously, the reason why Yue Zhong could take 30 experts to swallow Heaven Sect was because he had waited for the opportunity when Heaven Sect and the other power had clashed. Otherwise, facing Heaven Sect by himself would also have been almost impossible. Guilin City possessed a force more than 10 times stronger than the Heaven Sect, wanting to easily take it over was simply out of the question.

Yue Zhong smiled lightly: "Don't think too much! We're not taking it over. We can conduct business with them, or work in tandem with them to fight the zombies and Mutant Beasts. In fact, there's no real need to go against them, as long as we can come and go whenever."

If Yue Zhong wanted to truly take over Guilin City, he would have to activate all his forces to attack, and it would be at the cost of countless lives. However, by taking a step back, even if he didn't attack them, Yue Zhong would still be able to gain what he wanted by dealing in transactions.

The majority of the inhabitants in Guilin City was Chinese, and the governor wasn't a racist like Wuyan Hong. Yue Zhong could not just use all sort of methods against his fellow Chinese military men like how he did against the Vietnamese.

Hearing Yue Zhong's words, everyone relaxed. Of course, they didn't have to take over Guilin City. Both sides could legitimately conduct transactions to the benefit of both parties. It was just that they were used to Yue Zhong having taken over any territory he came across. This caused them to assume that Yue Zhong wanted Guilin City as well.

Bai Xiaosheng then asked casually: "Boss, What do you intend to do?"

Bai Xiaosheng did not like racking his brains, and his mind was only filled with women. Hence, although he had high talent, and was strong, he could only become a fighter, and never a leader.

Yue Zhong replied solemnly: "We need to establish some kind of solid foothold here in Guilin City. I'm intending to set up the Green Stone Triad. You guys will be the forces of our Green Stone Triad. There are numerous survivors leading harsh lives at Carp Street. Shang Lun, go get 300 people from there, to join our triad. We will cover their meals, on top of that, issue them half a jin of food everyday as payment for members.

In Guilin City, Yue Zhong's forces could only exist as a triad for now. If he were to rapaciously*4 absorb people like a military force, they would definitely face resistance quickly.

Ying Kaishan replied with a little anxiety: "Boss!! Recruiting 300 people is a little too much, isn't it? Our rations may not be enough!"

In this post-apocalyptic world, recruiting people was easy, as long as one covered the meals, they could easily gain male survivors. However, to maintain the combat power and morale, it was a problem of consistent rations. If a faction ran out of rations, the survivors would then leave just like that.

Ying Kaishan and the rest did not have any storage rings, and everyone of them had just brought in a 100-jin of rations. If they wanted to sustain the feeding of 300 people, this amount was too little.

Yue Zhong threw 2 Tang Replica Swords to Zheng Minghe and said: "I'll settle the issue of rations! Zheng Minghe, go sell these 2 Tang Replica Swords, they should fetch about a few dozen tonnes of food. Use that to hang on to the new members loyalty first, I'll handle what comes after."

"Yes, Boss!" Zhen Minghe caught the 2 Tang Replica Swords and nodded towards Yue Zhong.

*1 [Ulamog] .

the meaning or significance of something, especially when not directly stated.

"the import of her message is clear"

*2 [Kun*Reminds me of Meng Hao from ISSTH*

*3 [Ulamog] the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence.

"an institution whose raison d'être is public service broadcasting"

*4 [Ulamog] ra·pa·cious

rəˈpāSHəs/

adjective

rapacious:

aggressively greedy or grasping.

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Chapter 400 -Conflict at the Market!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

With Yue Zhong's orders, Green Stone Triad quickly established itself in Guilin City. Shang Lun easily recruited 300 male survivors from Carp Street.

Zheng Minghe then began the tough training of these 300 males, and used the military ways he learned, to whip the male survivors into shape. To outsiders, however, it was announced as militarized management. Even prior to the apocalypse, there were many jobs that required the military to oversee.

After the apocalypse had set in, many factions had switched to using similar management methods, and thus, it didn't attract too much attention.

300 people was too small an amount to Guilin City that had almost 900,000 survivors. There were all sorts of factions within Guilin City, some nearing even thousands in their numbers.

Ying Kaishan, Shang Lun and Zheng Minghe were different from Bai Xiaosheng, and had decent leadership capabilities. Yue Zhong only had to busy himself for a day when setting up the Green Stone Triad, and was free after that.

"Yue Zhong-gege, let's go shopping!! Mum and I have too little clothing!"

With Mu Xiangling's constant pleading, Yue Zhong relented, and brought her, Ning Yuxin and Xin Jiarou to the luxurious shopping centre in Guilin City.

With the stabilizing of society, most of the inhabitants in Guilin City had gotten over their initial panic and fear, and there were people window shopping and walking around in the mall. However, the crowd was much smaller than before the initial fall of society.

Yue Zhong led the 3 ladies into the shopping mall, and instantly caught the attention of many people.

"So pretty!!"

"Cheh." "3 roses stuck on a pile of shit."

"Is that guy a lolicon? He must be…"

When Yue Zhong's group strolled in the mall, they attracted countless envious and jealous gazes, many men were currently hating Yue Zhong in their hearts. 3 top beauties, if any ordinary person could get the attention of any one of them, it was already a huge blessing, but this guy actually had all 3 by his side, it was like being among stars, and they hated his good fortune.

However, most of them were smart, and did not dare step up to rile trouble. In this apocalyptic world, the moment there was conflict, sometimes a life would be just casually taken. Enhancers possessed huge ability, and there were cases of killings happening because some poor chaps had the ill fortune of offending strong Enhancers. That's why, without finding out how powerful Yue Zhong truly was, no one dared to step on his toes.

"Yue Zhong-gege! Look! It's a bikini!! Will I look good if I wear it?" Mu Xiangling came to the swimwear section, and her eyes brightened, as she grabbed a bikini and broke into a smile in front of Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong lightly knocked her forehead: "You want to wear a bikini? You're still early by 5 years!"

Xin Jiarou reached out and grabbed Mu Xiangling's little hands, pulling her out of the swimwear section: "Time to go! Xiangling, we're here to buy clothes! Not swimwear!"

They came to the underwear section, and Mu Xiangling immediately grabbed a black hollow revealing underwear and jumped in front of Yue Zhong. She opened her hands, as she pouted and blinked her eyes at Yue Zhong, speaking softly: "Hey! Yue Zhong-gege! Shall I change into this for you?"

Yue Zhong felt his heart race at the misunderstanding as he balefully stared at Mu Xiangling while threatening her sternly: "You little rascal, if you try and seduce me, I will spank your bottom!!"

Mu Xiangling laughed like a little fox and stuck close to him as she blew into his ear: "Hehe!! Yue Zhong-gege, you're getting mad!! Ah! I know, you must be agitated right! Lolicon, pervert!! If you want to hit then just hit me, I'm your toy anyway."

Yue Zhong was also helpless against this little loli, and naturally was not willing to punish her. His threat was also ineffective.

In just 2 days, the intelligent Mu Xiangling had completely understood Yue Zhong's temperament. As long as she did not touch his bottom line, regardless of how she teased, Yue Zhong would not punish her. She would then try to take things further.

Xin Jiarou saw Mu Xiangling harassing Yue Zhong and sternly called out: "Xiangling, come over here!!"

Mu Xiangling did not dare to continue, and obediently went back to her mother's side, at the same time throwing the black underwear to the side casually "Yes, Mama!"

Xin Jiarou looked at her daughter who had suddenly switched to being obedient, and was a little angry and helpless at the same time. She was truly at her wits' end with this little bag of tricks, and each time she wanted to lecture her, she would remember how attentive and mature her daughter was when taking care of her, and thus… she could not speak the words.

Xin Jiarou took up a pair of white cotton underwear and told Mu Xiangling: "Go try this on!"

Mu Xiangling immediately scrunched up her face and complained: "Mama! This type of underwear is so old-fashioned!! No one wears these nowadays. It's not nice at all!!" Xin Jiarou's eyes narrowed, and her face turned wooden.

"I'll go get changed now!" Mu Xiangling saw Xin Jiarou's expression and hurriedly dashed off after grabbing the cotton underwear.

After seeing her daughter enter the changing room, Xin Jiarou then took a set that caught her eye, and went into another changing room.

On the other side, Ning Yuxin had already chosen a set of clothes and had went to get changed as well.

The moment the 3 ladies left, Yue Zhong was left alone standing there, and he looked around with a bored expression.

"Oh, isn't this Yue Zhong?" Right at this time, a familiar voice resounded.

Yue Zhong turned to look, and saw Gao Xiaoyun. She was wearing heavy makeup as well as a set of brand name clothes. Beside her, there was a 23 or 24-year-old man who was slightly on the shorter side, and his looks were insignificant, but his expression was one of supreme arrogance. They were walking over to Yue Zhong.

The short man whose entire face seemed to be the epitome of pride furrowed his brows, as he asked Gao Xiaoyun: "Xiaoyun! You know this person?"

Gao Xiaoyun glanced at Yue Zhong contemptuously, saying: "Zi Ning, this is the guy I was telling you about, the Yue Zhong who would not stop bugging me. I've told him clearly, I have someone in mind. I wanted him to call off the arrangement our parents made, but he's pressuring my mother to force me to date him. What a lowly person!"

Liu Zi Ning stepped forward, and pointed at Yue Zhong as he threatened: "You're Yue Zhong? Gao Xiaoyun is my woman!! You had better watch your damn self, if you keep harassing this daddy's woman, this daddy will break your limbs!!"

Right at this moment, Ning Yuxin walked up behind Yue Zhong and slipped her hands through his arm. She was currently dressed in a pure white dress, and her simple beauty was practically radiating. She spoke coldly: "Gao Xiaoyun! Don't try to sell yourself, Yue Zhong is MY boyfriend! Why would he harass you! Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror! You aren't worthy of him at all!"

"Holy shit what a beauty!!" Liu Zi Ning saw Ning Yuxin standing beside Yue Zhong and his eyes were about to pop out from their sockets. It was the first time he had encountered such a peerless beauty, and his lustful nature was snared instantly.

Gao Xiaoyun looked Ning Yuxin up and down, and saw her voluptuous figure, as well as flawless aura, and her eyes were about to spit fire from the jealousy building up. This was a woman that she could not compete with no matter how much makeup she wore, or how much she tried. Although Gao Xiaoyun was considered decent-looking, when compared with Ning Yuxin, she was practically an ugly duck, and was completely overshadowed.

When Ning Yuxin berated Gao Xiaoyun, she started trembling with anger, and grabbed Liu Zi Ning's arms. She used her breasts to press against him, and complained: "Zi Ning!! She bullied me!! You must help me!!"

"Get lost!!" Liu Zi Ning turned to look at Gao Xiaoyun, and suddenly felt that her makeup-heavy face was extremely repulsive, and he pushed her aside irritably, before looking back at Yue Zhong with disdain. He smiled at Ning Yuxin: "I'm Liu Zi Ning, the son of Liu Xuan He who's the leader of the Yangtze Gang. Beauty, following this useless Yue Zhong would not spell a good future for you. Come with me instead."

Liu Zi Ning continued to boast proudly: "My Yangtze Gang has over a thousand people, and we possess numerous experts. My father Liu Xuan He himself is a level 39 Enhancer, almost nobody is his match here in Guilin City! In this city, both sides of the law would have to give my Yangtze Gang face. What is this Yue Zhong? Isn't he just the son of some lowly government worker? I could play with his life with just lifting a single finger. Following him would bring you nothing! If you come with me, I will immediately arrange a position in the government for you! If you don't want to work, I can take care of you, and find 20 people to serve you. Every month, you'll gain a tonne of rations to spend, and I will love you my whole life!"

After the apocalypse, Liu Zi Ning had used this line on countless women. Although it was tactless and extremely revolting, the underlying threat was real. Many pretty girls had no choice but to follow him in order to survive in this new world.

Gao Xiaoyun saw Liu Zi Ning trying to attract Ning Yuxin over, and her face turned as a pale as a sheet. At the beginning, she had followed him because he had power and money. However, now she was just tossed aside like garbage, and her heart was filled with hatred.

Yue Zhong eyed Liu Zi Ning and barked out coldly: "Scram!"

Li Zi Ning immediately flared up and stepped forward, intending to slap him viciously. "Fuck! You're looking for death Yue Zhong!!"

Liu Zi Ning had been acting the oppressive tyrant in Guilin City, and was one of the 4 Tyrants of Guilin City. Those who offended him, were turned into corpses.

Yue Zhong's brows creased slightly, and grabbed his incoming right hand, before his 6x Strength exploded out, immediately breaking his right hand with an audible crunching noise.

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Chapter 401 – Yangtze Gang

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"Ah!!!! Help!!! Save me!!" Liu Zi Ning screamed out in agony.

Yue Zhong kicked out viciously, his foot connecting with Liu Zi Ning's abdomen, sending him flying back into a clothes' rack, before he slumped to the floor.

"Young Master!!" Right at this time, 2 Enhancers who had decent levels charged forwards, helping Liu Zi Ning up.

Liu Zi Ning was arrogant and despotic, and his father being worried that he might one day have his just desserts, assigned for 2 experts to guard him. It was precisely because of the existence of these 2, Liu Zi Ning had not tasted hardship before!!

Liu Zi Ning looked at his broken right hand, and screamed out in madness: "My hand's broken!! Kill him!! Kill him!! I'll bear all responsibilities!! Bring his head here!!! Don't hurt the woman beside him, capture her alive!!"

"Yes, Young Master!!" The 2 experts exchanged a look, as the gleam in their eyes turned dangerous, and pulled out daggers from their shirts. They then shot towards Yue Zhong explosively.

The weapons control in Guilin City was strict, and thus, fights between gangs usually involve only melee weapons. As long as anyone made use of firearms, it would be considered an act of revolt against the government, and the Special Forces, armed police and Army would all deploy, and take down the threat. Therefore, unless it concerned the survival of the triad, no one was willing to risk using firearms.

The only circumstance when guns were allowed was the hunting parties left the city to scavenge. Even then, each firearm would require a large number of ammunition, and had to be left in the possession of guarantors. The moment something went wrong, these guarantors would be dragged down as well. Lastly, the most threatening weapons that could be loaned out were only the rifles. Heavy artillery weapons would never be issued.

Yue Zhong took a step forward, reaching out his hands and easily grabbing the head of one of the experts. He swung viciously to the right, sending the expert right in the path of the other guard, and their heads smashed together violently, before they crumpled to the ground.

If Yue Zhong had not shown mercy, those 2 experts would have been killed already.

"You want to kill me?" Yue Zhong's eyes blazed as he took slow steps towards Liu Zi Ning.

"Don't come over!! Yue Zhong!! Don't come over!!!" Liu Zi Ning saw the devil-like Yue Zhong nearing, and became frantic, as he scrambled backwards.

At this time, 7 men came over and saw the pathetic appearance of Liu Zi Ning, as one of them came up to ask, his face bearing a knife scar: "Young Master Liu! What happened?"

Liu Zi Ning saw the scar-faced man and immediately shouted: "Good timing!! Huang WeilI!! Go kill that man!! Kill him!! I will get my father to promote you immediately!! I'll gift you 5 virgins and 20 tonnes of rations!!"

"Yes, Young Master!!" Huang Weili was immediately hooked by that proposition, as he got excited and raised his head to look towards Yue Zhong as he began to yell: "Which bastard…."

"Young Master Yue? My apologies! My apologies! Sorry! Sorry!! I deserve to die!! I was a fool!! Young Master Yue, please have mercy, and forgive my stupid mistake!!" The moment Huang Weili saw Yue Zhong, his expression changed, and he kneeled immediately, trembling as he pleaded.

The 6 other subordinates of Huang Weili also had similar expressions, as they knelt down at once. Back then, when Bai Xiaosheng wanted to silence them, his expression was extremely natural, obviously having silence countless people before. They did not dare go against that group of people who easily wiped the village of zombies clean.

"Who is he exactly??" Gao Xiaoyun looked at the those people kneeling in front of Yue Zhong, and her heart was filled with shock and regret.

"Bai Xiaosheng!" Yue Zhong called out indifferently.

"Boss!! What's the matter?" His voice had just resounded, when Bai Xiaosheng suddenly appeared in front of everybody, and other than Yue Zhong, no one knew where he appeared from.

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng, Huang Weili and his group became even more terrified. This man was numb to killing, his methods ruthless, and his ability shockingly high. If they had acted against Yue Zhong earlier, they would have become a pile of corpses.

Yue Zhong pointed at Liu Zi Ning, Huang Weili and the rest: "Yangtze Gang wants to lay a hand on me! Since it's like this, let's take them down!! Go bring some men and kill them. Since our Green Stone Triad is about to make its debut, we will need a stepping stone to bring us into the limelight. Let Yangtze Gang fill that role. This is the Liu Zi Ning, the son of the leader Liu Xuan He. Bring these 6 men with you, they should know loads about Yangtze Gang."

Bai Xiaosheng became excited and replied: "Hehe!! Great! Cooping up at home these past few days have been so boring, my bones have become rigid! Oh yes, after we take down the Yangtze Gang, if there are any women, give me one or two ok Boss?! I'm almost bored to death!!"

Although Bai Xiaosheng was lustful and indulged in the company of beauties and hated complications, as an Evolver, his blood was also filled with the thirst of battle. Other than having sex, only fighting and killing could give him the same adrenaline.

"Don't you have to get going by now??" Yue Zhong raised his eyebrow at Bai Xiaosheng.

"Yes Boss!" Bai Xiaosheng shot forwards, and kicked out at Liu Zi Ning's head, causing him to faint.

Bai Xiaosheng grabbed Liu Zi Ning's hair, and dragged him like a dead dog as he turned to face Huang Weili and the rest, commanding in a cold tone: "Those who don't wish to die at my hands, Come with me!"

Huang Weili and the rest felt their body shiver, as they stood up, and followed Bai Xiaosheng docilely.

Mu Xiangling came to Yue Zhong's side, and had a curious look: "Yue Zhong-gege! Are we about to fight?"

Xin Jiarou looked at Yue Zhong with a resolute expression: "Master! This battle, let this slave fight for you!"

Yue Zhong declined immediately: "No, Your current level is only 1! It's not time for you to join in battles yet"

Although Xin Jiarou had huge potential as an Agility-based Evolver, and had gained some equipment from Yue Zhong, causing her stats to be almost the same as a Level 20 Enhancer, her combat experience was simply too low. If she were to face off against those Enhancers, she would definitely lose. Hearing Yue Zhong reject it, Xin Jiarou did not press the issue further.

Gao Xiaoyun looked at the pure and elegant looking Ning Yuxin, as well as the absolutely charming and mature Xin Jiarou, and her eyes were filled with endless jealousy. Those 2 absolute beauties were existences she herself would never be able to compete with, and Yue Zhong had gained their approval, on top of that, that Bai Xiaosheng had appeared. The expressions and behaviour of Huang Weili and the rest had shown her clearly that Yue Zhong was not simply just the son of a lowly civil servant.

"Let's go!!" Yue Zhong brought the 3 ladies out, without so much as glancing at Gao Xiaoyun.

Gao Xiaoyun opened her mouth to say something, but the words got stuck in her throat, as her eyes turned red, and she started wailing in anger and hatred.

Yangtze Gang was one of the biggest triad in Guilin City, with about a 1000 people under them. There were about a hundred plus of them who were actual expert fighters as well. They had carved out a living for themselves engaging in black market dealings, and they earned a huge amount of ration tickets each day.

In a lush nightclub within the Yangtze Gang's territory.

Liu Xuan He was currently bellowing in rage: "What?! Zi Ning had been abducted? Which bastard has such guts, and actually dares to abduct my son?"

One of the smaller leaders, Li Qin replied solemnly: "It's the Green Stone Triad! Young Master was abducted by them!! There's a high-ranking leader in there called Yue Zhong, and he's the son of a small civil servant!"

Li Qin was usually in charge of gathering intel, and the moment Liu Zi Ning was captured, he heard of it quickly and sent people out to investigate.

Liu Xuan He roared out in anger: "Green Stone Triad!! I want you all in hell!!"

Every dragon had a reverse scale, which could not be touched. Liu Zi Ning was Liu Xuan He's reverse scale, whoever touched his only son, he would never let the person go.

Right at this time, an ordinary Yangtze Gang hooligan came running into the room pathetically: "Boss!! Boss!! Someone came to mess with us!! The various guards have all been killed!!"

The moment the hooligan just pushed open the door, the flash of a blade appeared by his neck, and his head was sent flying, landing on the floor, as fresh blood spurt all over the place.

At almost the same time, a gunshot rang out, and before Li Qin had even caught sight of the intruder, there was a bullet hole between his brows, as he crumpled lifelessly to the floor.

Killing Li Qin and the hooligan within a breath, Bai Xiaosheng walked in as he smiled in an extremely terrifying manner at Liu Xuan He: "You must be the leader of the Yangtze Gang! I'm Bai Xiaosheng, one of the elders of the Green Stone Triad! Today I shall use your head to exchange for 2 beauties with my boss!"

Liu Xuan He stared back at Bai Xiaosheng with an extreme chill in his eyes, as he asked solemnly: "I'm Liu Xuan He! Our Yangtze Gang and your Green Stone Triad never had any conflicts, why the sudden clash?"

Bai Xiaosheng's body disappeared in a flash, and appeared behind Liu Xuan He in an instant, as a blade came rushing down towards Liu Xian He's head: "Simple! You being alive is a threat to us! So you have to die! Old fogey, I let you live for a few seconds more, you should be appreciative of that!"

Liu Xuan He pressed a button under his table, and the chair he was on immediately retracted. At the same time, a pressure weighed down on Bai Xiaosheng, causing his speed to slow significantly.

Liu Xuan He stared at Bai Xiaosheng and his eyes were filled with venom: "Green Stone Triad!! Yue Zhong!! Bai Xiaosheng!! I will remember you guys. This time, as long as I'm alive, I will definitely not let you guys have an easy life. I will hunt you down, and cause you to live forever in fear of my coming retribution!!!"

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Chapter 402 – Counter Attack

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

There was a secret rail mechanism below Liu Xuan He's chair, and it would allow him to escape from this place.

"That is why you must die!!" Following a fierce growl, a sharp spike came shooting out from the ground, piercing Liu Xuan He's entire body like a giant bloody meat skewer.

Liu Xuan He's eyes flashed with resentment, as he spat a mouth of blood out, resentfully he stared at the sharp spike that had come bursting out of the ground.

Bai Xiaosheng swung his blade casually, and chopped off Liu Xuan He's head.

The floor of the building split, as Chen Shenggang appeared with the support of a rock pillar, and he gazed at the headless corpse and asked: "This is Liu Xuan He?"

Bai Xiaosheng kicked the head of Liu Xuan He, and coldly replied: "Yep! I'll leave the clean up to you!!"

Chen Shenggang took a glance at the 3 dead bodies, before stepping on the ground hard. The earth split open, and swallowed up the 3 corpses.

With Liu Xuan He's death, the entire Yangtze Gang soon fell apart. The majority of the gang members were absorbed by men brought by Yue Zhong, and those who resisted were immediately killed and buried. At the end, only a dozen other core members who were out searching for resources managed to escape the ordeal.

Within Guilin City, such matters between triads were extremely normal and frequent. In this apocalyptic world, as long as a strong and capable Enhancer served as the backbone, a triad could be quickly formed. However, Yangtze Gang was after all a huge triad with over a 1000 members and over 20 Enhancers of at least Level 20. Such a triad was actually annihilated, and it sent shockwaves throughout Guilin City.

Over at the Green Bamboo Gang headquarters, a male came up to Gao Minghao's side and said slowly: "Leader! Yangtze Gang was just taken down!"

Gao Minghao put down the book in his hands, as his eyes widened with shock: "Tang Shi. Who did it?"

Tang Shi replied solemnly: "It was the Green Stone Triad!"

Tang Shi continued softly: "Who the leader is, no one knows, it is only known that amongst their upper echelons, there's a Yue Zhong. Those who actually went to massacre the headquarters were these guys called Bai Xiaosheng, Ying Kaishan and Chen Shenggang! Those who saw them act were all killed, and as for their abilities, other than Bai Xiaosheng being extremely fast, the rest are unknown. But, it's certain that they're all high level Enancers."

Gao Minghao sighed, as his fingers touched the tabletop gingerly: "Yue Zhong right? Seems like another hungry wolf has appeared in our Guilin City!"

Tang Shi asked in a low voice: "Leader! Shall we touch him?"

Gao Minghao shook his head: "There's no need! The Yangtze Gang wasn't easy to annihilate! They had taken it down just like that, there would be others who would naturally act! There's no need for us to move!"

After absorbing the Yangtze Gang, Yue Zhong's Green Stone Triad doubled in size overnight, and became a huge triad that had over a thousand people. The main backbone of the group was still only the 30 trustworthy Enhancers that he brought in. However, the intel and reach he had within Guilin City had naturally increased by a very large degree

Within 2 days of taking over Yangtze Gang, groups of policemen charged into the various ex-Yangtze Gang's territory, and conducted raids. Any gambling dens, restaurants, bars, or entertainment spots, were subjected to the raids, and business was affected. Over 200 members of the Green Stone Triad were arrested and thrown in jail after being charged with various offences.

Yue Zhong just brought the upper echelons of the Green Stone Triad to hide and wait out the storm, not squaring off against the police in Guilin City. However, with this decision, the Green Stone Triad that he formed lost faith, and almost collapsed immediately.

The Glorious Golden Jade was a 5-star hotel in Guilin City, and every night, it would be lit up with countless lights, and cars would be in and out of the place. In this apocalyptic world, even though fuel was precious, and the rental of vehicles was expensive, the number of luxurious cars here was still staggering.

Within a smoke-filled lavish room.

A suave-looking middle-aged man with golden hair and dressed in a black suit was currently toasting a fat old man opposite him, who was flanked on either sides by 15,16-year-old girls as he said: "This time, it's truly thanks to you, Superintendent Dan! We could clear up the poison that is Green Stone Triad thanks to your help! Here, I shall toast you!"

The golden hair male with a sturdy and suave look was called Ma Li Tie, and he was an Elder of the Freemasons, one of the four big triads in Guilin City! The Hong Triad here was different from the one in Vietnam, as it was a coincident that they both had the same name. The name Hong Triad was powerful and distinct, and many wildly ambitious underground people had chosen the same name when establishing their own triads. *1

The Yangtze Gang was a subsidiary group of the Hong Triad. If the forces were to combine, Hong Triad could be considered to have over 10,000 people. To prevent the government from clamping down on them, they had chosen to separate their forces, and convert the remaining into subsidiaries. The Yangtze Gang was one such subsidiary, incidentally, also their biggest one.

The old fat man with the protruding belly was precisely Dan Hong, the superintendent of Xin Yang District. As the Xin Yang District was flourishing and had high human traffic, the director that was sent from there had a sizeable amount of power as well. Dan Hong happened to be the trusted aide of the Mayor of Guilin City, Chen Ying, and in another few months, he would be able to become the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau. Within the police force, he had huge presence and influence.

The fat Dan Hong reached for the skirt of the girl younger than his son with his pudgy hands, and touched her inappropriately, as he replied with a bureaucratic air: "That Green Stone Triad dares to open up gambling dens and engage in prostitution, trading underaged children, such heinous crimes! As government officials, we are honour-bound and rightfully due to deal with these despicable sort of illegal groups!"

Beside Dan Hong, there was a bespectacled man of about 26 or 27 who chuckled lightly at Dan Hong's words before speaking. "That's right! Superintendent Dan, I implore you to officially announce an arrest warrant for Yue Zhong, Bai Xiaosheng, Ying Kaishan and Chen Shenggang! We must get rid of these hooligans, and retain peace and security in Guilin City!"

The young man was Ma Li Tie's trusted aide and general Jiang Li Hong! He was a crafty individual with cunning ideas, and was known to others as the Bespectacled Snake.

The moment the police force were to issue that warrant, then Yue Zhong and the other 3 would become enemies of the entire Guilin City. They would be forced to live underground, and the Green Stone Triad would become the target for the cleanup of the government.

Dan Hong replied with disinterest: "This! I would still need to go back and discuss with the leader!!"

Dan Hong was extremely clear on these sort of games. If he were to really issue that warrant, he would become the target of these 4 high level Enhancers. By then, it was either the death of Yue Zhong and the rest, or he would be killed by them.

Regarding high level Enhancers, unless it was to a non-salvageable situation, the police force would not just casually force them into a corner as well. The moment they did that, the government special forces would step in, and annihilate these offenders at all cost. Hence, if one wanted to point their fingers at the Enhancers, there had to be concrete proof of their negative effect on society, only then could the warrant be issued.

Any warrants issue for the arrest of Enhancers required the approval of the higher ministers within the government. As a superintendent of the police force, Dan Hong was allowed to arrest them, but if it was discovered that he had a hand in the shady dealings, then he can forget about everything in his career. Dan Hong could deploy the police to capture Yue Zhong's men, but he could not casually issue the warrant of arrest of the Enhancers. Since this would affect his livelihood, he naturally wasn't as interested.

Jiang Li Hong chuckled, and handed over a cheque over: "Superintendent Dan. As long as you settle this for us, this would be yours!"

Dan Hong glanced at the cheque, and his heartbeat quickened. The figure on the cheque was a 1,000 tonnes of rations. Dan Hong's monthly salary was only a 100-jin of rations, to get a 1,000 tonnes of ration, he would have to slog for at least a 1,000 years. This 1,000-tonnes of rations was comparable to a billion RMB prior to the apocalypse, if not more. He had seen a number of ration tickets, and knew that this was real.

Jiang Li Hong clapped twice, and a beautiful lady in revealing clothes pushed a metal cage into the room, and within the cage, there were 2 girls who looked exactly the same, both wearing white dresses, their ages about 11 or 12.

The moment Dan Hong saw the twins inside the cage, he inhaled sharply, and excitement could be seen in his eyes. He liked such arrangements, and the 2 girls inside the cage were the best he had ever seen.

Jiang Li Hong stared fixedly at Dan Hong who had a beast-like expression and chuckled: "Superintendent Dan, as long as you help us once, this pair of twins would be yours. They're still virgins, no man had ever touched them. I think, you must like them alot."

Dan Hong licked his lips, and kept the cheque in his pocket, his eyes fixed on the twins like an excited hunter, saying: "Good!! I'll promise you!! Send them to my room!!"

Ma Li Tie looked at Dan Hong with contempt and laughed coldly, he had seen plenty of such lustful perverts. The Hong Triad had taken in many such beauties, and had set them aside as gifts to various governing officials. As long as Dan Hong accepted the twins, he could control Dan Hong, and naturally, Dan Hong would become his dog.

One Hong Triad member suddenly burst into the room reporting to Ma Li Tie: "Elder!! Yue Zhong is here!! He's currently inside our casino!!"

"Yue Zhong? Why would he be here?" Ma Li Tie's expression changed, and immediately stood up to go to the security room.

Inside the casino of the Glorious Golden Jade, there were people bustling everywhere, as gamblers gathered and excited engaged in different tables, waving chips and dealing cards. In any era, as long as there was stability, gambling would occur. The gamblers were here to bet and win money, but more so to release the stress and fear of the uncertain future.

Yue Zhong brought Ning Yuxin and walked into this casino, and most of the gamblers here were already feverish, not noticing them.

Ning Yuxin grabbed Yue Zhong's arm, as she looked around at the people with a crazed expression in their eyes, and frowned: "Why are we here? Yue Zhong! You will lose 9 out of 10 times, don't pick up this bad habit!"

Yue Zhong laughed indifferently, and went to a table which bet only on "Small, Big *2", and threw chips that he had exchanged for 100 tonnes of rations onto the table, coldly calling out: "I'm betting big! This time you must give me big!"

"100 tonnes!!"

"What a large sum!!"

"This guy has capital! He actually bet with a 100 tonnes of ration off the bat!!"

"That chick beside him sure is pretty!"

A bunch of gamblers around Yue Zhong started engaging in discussion.

Yue Zhong stared at the dealer, activating his [Art of Fear: "Shake it! I need to win!"

A huge oppressive Spiritual attack overwhelmed the mind of the dealer, causing him to engulfed in an illusion. His hand shook, as he tried to shake according to how he was trained, before opening the dice cup, and the result made him feel like he was doused in a bucket of ice.

"Big!!"

"It was Big!! Damn it! This brat sure has luck!!"

"If I had known I would have bought Big as well!"

At this side, all the gamblers exclaimed with regret upon witnessing the scene.

"Big!" Yue Zhong continued, tossing the 200 tonnes-equivalent of chips on 'Big', before coldly staring at the dealer again.

The poor dealer had no way of controlling himself as he tossed the body according to Yue Zhong's orders again.

"It's Big again!!"

"What the shit!! How is this possible?"

Those gamblers started getting excited, after 'Big' had opened twice, this caused them to become excited.

"Continue, Big!!" Yue Zhong kept his eyes on the dealer and exclaimed.

The dealer just stood there like a frigid body and followed Yue Zhong's orders and shook another 'Big'.

"Hot damn!!"

"Master!!! This is the God of Gamblers!! He definitely is the God of Gamblers!!"

"God of Gamblers!! Please accept me as your disciple!!"

Those gamblers around Yue Zhong started to look at him with a look of reverence and admiration.

Yue Zhong called out indifferently: "Continue! Big!"

"Big!!"

"I want 'Big' as well!!"

Most of the gamblers immediately threw their money on 'Big'.

The dealer again rolled the dice under Yue Zhong's orders, resulting in a 'Big'.

By now, the casino had lost 2,000 tonnes of food, and all the gamblers whooped in excitement.

"Continue, Big!" Yue Zhong's face did not change at all, as he commanded coldly. He wanted to make use of this dealer before he was swapped out.

This time, all the gamblers had thoroughly admired Yue Zhong like he was a god, and threw all their money on 'Big' as well. Some other gamblers came from the other tables as well to join in the fray.

The dealer rolled a 'Big' again under Yue Zhong's support.

By this time, Yue Zhong had fleeced arounda 3,600 tonnes of rations' worth of chips, and the rest of the gamblers had their gains as well.

*1: Freemasons will now be known as Hong Triad.

*2: https/en./wiki/Sic_bo

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Chapter 403 – Bringing Down The House!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"Wait a moment!" Right at this moment, the manager of the casino came running forward, his face full of perspiration, and he brought a few security guards with him.

"What! Is your place not going to pay up after losing?" Yue Zhong glanced at the manager and his security guards, barking out coldly while smirking.

"Fuck! This daddy had lost over a tonne of ration tickets! I've just started to make back my loss and you guys don't want to pay?"

"I didn't say anything when I was losing, now that your casino is losing you want to ignore us?"

The various gamblers around Yue Zhong started to curse out loud, and the entire casino became tense.

Yue Zhong hugged Ning Yuxin close to him with one arm as he observed the events unfolding while smiling coldly. There was no need for him to act, and these gamblers who had just chanced on a windfall would automatically band together to make a ruckus.

The manager glared at Yue Zhong and said in a solemn voice: "Sir! I suspect that you're cheating!! You must be an Enhancer! This casino doesn't allow Enhancers to gamble!"

"I did not see any of such announcements anywhere! Your casino is obviously unwilling to pay up! Everyone, let's trash this place! We must snatch back our money!!" Yue Zhong laughed coldly, before suddenly exploding out and kicked out explosively at the manager, causing him to fly back 6-7 metres, knocking a few tables over.

After taking out the manager with a single kick, Yue Zhong shot forward and sent out a flurry of punches at the security guards, the punches so quick that only shadows could be seen. The guards were knocked back explosively, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The moment Yue Zhong acted, the whole casino plunged into chaos, and screams rang out. Within the big hall, many tried to escape. Some gamblers who had lost terribly saw that no one was paying attention to them, and made a beeline for the chips exchange. They beat up the service staff, before stealing those ration-tickets and running for the exit in a frenzy.

Right at this time, a burly young man with an eagle-like gaze and the snarl of a wolf came into the lobby floor with a number of subordinates, as he barked out coldly: "Who dares to cause trouble at my place, are you tired of living?!"

This fierce looking young man was one of the 10 strongest fighters in Hong Triad, the Blade Demon Han Wen Li! His enhancement level reached 40, and he had killed a huge number of Mutant Beasts, zombies as well as human opponents. The strongest fighter of the Green Bamboo Gang Wang Wen Shen was killed by him.*1

Yue Zhong glanced at Blade Demon Han Wen Li and issued an order coldly: "Kill them all!"

White Bones, who had been posing as an ordinary gambler, suddenly launched its assault. 10 sharp bone spikes shot out from its body, aiming for Han Wen Li.

Han Wei Li's vision and attention was fixed on Yue Zhong, and when he was ambushed by the sudden assault from White Bones, he was taken aback.

However, he was after all still an expert that had been through countless battles, and he quickly condensed a few blade shadows to deal with the bone spears.

After the sounds of metal clashing, the 10 bone spears were actually blocked by Han Wei Li.

Peng! Just as Han Wen Li managed to defend by a narrow margin, Yue Zhong had already pulled out his Stinger and fired a shot at Han Wei Li's head.

In that instant, Han Wei Li, who had expended his all to defend against the 2 of them, had his head blasted into smithereens, as the ever familiar red and white pulpy chunks splattered on the floor. As he fell, his lifeless body was instantly pierced by a bone spear.

After penetrating Han Wei Li, the bone spear that was dyed red by the blood grew forward in a line and pierced through the subordinates that had followed in. In an instant, the dozens of Hong Triad members found their bodies sliced in two, as their innards and blood gushed out onto the floor. Blood curdling, miserable, hair-raising screams resounded throughout the entire casino both from the victims and bystanders.

Witnessing the gruesome and terrifying scene, all the gamblers, dealers and service staff felt intense fear, and began to run for their lives.

Ning Yuxin looked on at the horrible plight of those Hong Triad members, and her face turned paler than a sheet. It was the first time she was witnessing a one-sided fight of this level of cruelty!

Yue Zhong shot a look at the security cameras and smirked, doing a 'cut throat' motion, before following Ning Yuxin and White Bones out of the place.

Ma Li Tie watched the events through the security cameras, and saw the countless corpses, his eyes filled with intense fury and he screamed: "I will kill him!! I want to kill him!"

Dan Hong saw the numerous Hong Triad members who had their lower bodies sliced off, and his heart was filled with regret, as his fat body trembled.

Jiang Li Hong's brows creased gently, as he thought: "What's going on? Is he giving up just like this? Impossible, he's definitely not like this!!"

In the Glorious Golden Jade, security was tight, and there were many hidden weapons and traps. If Yue Zhong was to forcefully charge in, Ma Li Tie felt that he would be able to thoroughly teach Yue Zhong a lesson.

Hong!!

At this time, the entire hotel shook, as though a giant had knocked into the building with extreme force.

With that huge sound, the Glorious Golden Jade began crumbling and collapsing unto itself, as the building broke apart. Over 200 Hong Triad members were buried within the debris.

Bai Xiaosheng patted the man beside him on the shoulder shoulder and laughed as he watched the building fall. "Chen Shenggang, this time, you did great! With this, I'm sure that at least of those filthy trash inside are dead!"

Chen Shenggang wiped the perspiration off his face. His expression was one of pride, yet he humbly said: "It's all due to the Boss!! If it wasn't for his idea, I wouldn't even know that my ability could be used like this! Furthermore, Boss had been in there for some time drawing their attention, otherwise I would have practically no way of utilizing my skill!"

The collapse of the Glorious Golden Jade was precisely due to Chen Shenggang making use of his [Earth Manipulation] skill that forcefully caused the foundations of the building to give way, in turn resulting in the entire building being destroyed.

The attention of Ma Li Tie and the rest were all on Yue Zhong, and this gave Chen Shenggang the needed time to cast his skill.

"Chen Shenggang! Come here!"

"Yes!" Under Yue Zhong's orders, Chen Shenggang quickly came to his side.

"Separate this area!" Yue Zhong pointed to a huge pile of debris.

On top of that very pile of rubble, was a Shadow Wolf standing watch. In fact, it could be used to sniff out the scent of people who were still alive inside the debris.

Chen Shenggang walked over, and activated his skill. The ground started to open up, revealing 2 Hong Triad members. Both of them were entirely drenched with blood.

Yue Zhong only gave them a cursory glance and White Bones shot out 2 sharp spikes into their chests. Killing them immediately was always the best plan, so as to remove later potential threats.

With the guidance of the Shadow Wolf, the ground opened up a number of times after that, and the remaining Hong Triad survivors were killed by White Bones without mercy.

The ground split open again, but this time, a huge wolf-like claw shot out, slashing towards Chen Shenggang.

At the same time, White Bones exploded out with a sharp bone blade that directly slashed at the wolf claw, chopping it off and causing blood to spray out!

Chen Shenggang's face flashed with shock and fear, and retreated a few steps. If it wasn't for White Bones, his neck might have been snapped by that huge wolf-like claw.

From the rubble, Ma Li Tie's agonized scream of fury rang out: "Yue Zhong!! I am Hong Triad's Elder Ma Li Tie!! You can't kill me!! Otherwise, the entire Hong Triad will come after your blood!! You won't have a place to live in Guilin City at all!!"

Within the rubble, Dan Hong's trembling voice also sounded: "Yue Zhong!! I am Dan Hong!! The superintendent of Xinyang District!! You can't kill me!! If you kill me, it's tantamount to slaying a government official! The government would definitely not let you off!!"

Inside the rubble, Jiang Li Hong was currently breathing raggedly, blood dripping from the side of his mouth. Besides him, it was only Dan Hong, the pair of twins trapped in the metal cage, as well as Ma Li Tie who had transformed into a werewolf that were still alive.

When the building had started to collapse, Jiang Li Tao had immediately activated his ability [Air Barrier, and made use of the metal cage to block some of the falling debris. Otherwise they would have all died, or at the very least, been permanently crippled.

The collapse of the Glorious Golden Jade had seriously spooked Ma Li Tie, Dan Hong and the rest. It was the first time that they had skirted the edge of death.

Yue Zhong looked at the pile of rubble and barked out coldly: "Get out all of you! I'm giving you only 20 seconds. If not, I'm going to lob a grenade in there!"

As of now, a single hand grenade would be able to decimate the rubble and killing everyone within it. There was absolutely no cause of worry that these people wouldn't immediately go to heaven, or hell.

With the threat, Ma Li Tie and the rest climbed out from the rubble gingerly.

Ma Li Tie, who had turned into a 3m-tall werewolf earlier, and having an arm that was chopped off, looked at Yue Zhong and slowly spoke: "Yue Zhong! This time, I recognize your strength! As long as you let me leave here alive! Everything in the past will be forgotten by the Hong Triad. The Green Stone Triad would also be considered our good friends!"

Ma Li Tie only wanted to live right now, as to future plans, he would leave it to only after ascertaining he had a future.

"Seal his movements!" Yue Zhong eyed Ma Li Tie and ordered detachedly.

White Bones suddenly shot out 3 sharp bone blades and sliced off Ma Li Tie's remaining right arm and both legs, crippling him, as his limbless body fell to the floor.

"Ah!!! Yue Zhong!! I'll kill you!!" *2 Ma Li Tie screamed out in agony and burning hatred.

Seeing Ma Li Tie's wretched appearance, Jiang Li Hong, Dan Hong as well as the 2 lolis inside the cage shivered with immense fear.

Dan Hong looked at Yue Zhong and trembled visibly, as he stammered: "You can't kill me!! I'm a government official!! If you kill me, the government won't let you off!!"

Yue Zhong threw a Dark Magic Blade in front of Dan Hong, pointing to Ma Li Tie, and held his Stinger to Dan Hong's head, threatening: "Dan Hong, Chop off his head, and work for me. I will then leave you with your life! Otherwise I can immediately blow your brains out! *3

You have 5 seconds to decide! 5…!"

*1: Loads of cannon fodder characters

*2 [Ulamog] It's only a Flesh Wound! Why, I'll just Bite ya to death! Hey! Come back here! I'm not done with you!!!

*3 [Ulamog] insert: and go have my lunch. Ex: Otherwise I can immediately blow your brains out, and go have lunch. You have 5 seconds to decide! 5… 4… 3… *bang* *turns to Bai Xiaosheng* cheeseburgers today?" :}

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Chapter 404 -The Clutches of Foreign Forces!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"I'm sorry!" Hearing Yue Zhong's words, Dan Hong was filled with the fear of death, and he immediately grabbed the Dark Magic Blade and swung it towards Ma Li Tie's head.

"Dan Hong! You can't….." Ma Li Tie had not finished cursing, and his head was chopped off, rolling away.

Yue Zhong eyed Dan Hong and chuckled coldly: "Good! Good! Well done!!"

With the swing, Dan Hong had severed ties with the Hong Triad. Like this, he had become a chess piece for Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's gaze then landed on Jiang Li Hong, turning cold all of a sudden, and intending to get White Bones to finish him off.

JIang Li Hong looked at Yue Zhong, and a chill came over him, as he hastily cried out: "My name is Jiang Li Hong, and I was Ma Li Tie's general in the past. I'm also a Protector of the Hong Triad! I'm a Level 32 Enhancer, and possess the ability [Air Manipulation]. I'm willing to denounce my past and swear loyalty to you, Sire! Please spare my life! I know a lot of information on the Hong Triad. I'm definitely of use to you!"

Yue Zhong eyed Jiang Li Hong and commanded in a low voice: "Bring them all away!!"

A few soldiers stepped up, and brought Jiang Li Hong, Dan Hong and the 2 girls in the cage away, disappearing into the darkness of the night.

Just as Yue Zhong and his group disappeared without a trace, the sounds of police sirens wailed from afar, and after a long while, a police car then arrived at the scene.

At a nearby apartment, Yue Zhong looked at Dan Hong: "Dan Hong! You have already killed Ma Li Tie. The Hong Triad would not let you go. I want you to issue out a warrant for the leader, vice leader as well as the other 6 Elders of the Hong Triad!"

Dan Hong laughed bitterly as he replied: "Yue Zhong! Issuing a warrant of arrest is not as simple as you think! To get the approval of the higher-ups is especially difficult. The leader , vice-leader and 6 Elders of the Hong Triad are all high level Enhancers, even the leader is an Evolver. Unless they had committed a huge crime like murdering over a number of people and causing the ordinary people to lead difficult lives, we can't randomly issue a warrant for their arrest! Otherwise, it would definitely be rejected!"

The leader, vice-chief and the 6 Elders of the Hong Triad were not without any protection. Dan Hong had dared to flout the rules in a bid to deal with Yue Zhong earlier, but even he did not dare make any moves against those from the Hong Triad. Not to say just him, even the mayor himself would have to think twice before making a move on any of these huge triads.

Yue Zhong frowned, his gaze on Dan Hong turning unkind. If this was truly the case, then he had just saved a piece of trash that had no use to him.

Dan Hong felt his body prickling with needles when he was stared at by Yue Zhong, and started breaking out in cold sweat.

Jiang Li Hong offeree: "Boss!! The chief and 4 of the Elders are currently outside hunting Mutant Beasts and zombies. Ma Li Tie was also dealt with already! It could be said that the Hong Triad is at its weakest now! There's only vice-chief Mauritius and Elder Bruce left at headquarters!! As long as you work together with Superintendent Dan, you can easily take down the Hong Triad!! According to my knowledge, Shen Ying or Mayor Shen has no favourable impression of the Hong Triad, if we were to eradicate them, he would definitely sit aside and watch without making a move!"

Dan Hing hastily chipped in: "Old Jiang is right! As long as any conflicts between Enhancers do not affect the rest of the city, Mayor Shen Ying would not intervene. He has always hated those Enhancers who have been a little out of control."

Yue Zhong frowned and asked in a chilly tone: "The Hong Triad's vice-chief and Elder are foreigners?"

Jiang Li Hong affirmed with a hint of indignation: "Yea!! The chief Chen Hongye was part of a multinational corporation called the CMT Group in the past. Mauritius and Bruce were part of the upper management as well. They had escaped from Nanning into Guilin City together, making use of their resources to establish the Hong Triad. Hong Triad is also the only gang with the most foreigners, and majority of the foreigners would choose to join Hong Triad. They're all united, and hold high positions in Hong Triad, of every 3 seats, at least 2 belongs to the foreigners."

In China's territory, there actually was a triad that allowed foreigners to possess 2 out of 3 seats of authority, and this caused Yue Zhong to be taken aback.

Yue Zhong stared at Dan Hong and asked coldly: "Are his words for real?"

Dan Hong flinched, and replied without hesitation: "Yes! Not a single falsehood. This intel is only known to the upper management and powers close to Hong Triad. However, as for the fact that the Chief and his 4 Elders are out hunting, I have no idea whether that is true or not. Only the upper management of Hong Triad would know."

Yue Zhong pondered deeply for a while, before ordering Dan Hong: "I've decided! Let's go destroy the Hong Triad! Dan Hong! Go get people to round up the external members of the Hong Triad. I'll handle the rest of it."

Dan Hong was caught up with Yue Zhong's intimidating aura and he just replied: "Yes!"

"Maybe I should backstab him!!" When Dan Hong left Yue Zhong's establishment, that thought suddenly popped into his mind. However, the moment he remembered the state of Ma Li Tie, his heart jumped and he quickly squashed all thoughts of betraying Yue Zhong.

Dan Hong consoled himself: "In any case, Mayor Chen dislikes those triads. This time, the war between the Green Stone Triad and the Hong Triad can be said to be the best scenario for us. Even if the Green Stone Triad won, they would suffer huge losses. Let them whittle each other's forces then!!"

Dan Hong wasn't a heroic person who did not fear death, instead, he had relied on his father's connections previously and his bootlicking to get to his current position. Naturally, he had no way of siding with justice or otherwise, choosing instead only to benefit himself.

Very quickly, under Dan Hong's orders, numerous police vehicles went on the streets again, this time aiming for the territories of the Hong Triad. They started to apprehend the members of the Hong Triad and threw them into jail.

In this post apocalypse, the influence and authority of the police was stronger than the past by at least 10 times, no one dared to go against the police. Unless a person had a death wish, or he was a truly strong Evolver/Enhancer.

Every single jail cell was soon filled up with members of the Hong Triad.

Inside an office building, Mauritius, who looked about 36 or 37, with a huge built body and blond hair was currently hollering at another blond man, with a similar body built and short light blond hair. This other person was younger, looking about 20, and had incredibly good-looking features. "Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys!! Bruce!! Did you actually use enough ration tickets to feed them?"

Mauritius was a white supremacist. To him, other than caucasians, every other race were lower class. He had come to China because he could enjoy a levitated position and treatment, as well as a fat paycheck. He looked down on the Chinese, and viewed the rest of Southeast Asians with contempt.

Bruce chuckled as though they were sharing a joke: "I've already given bananas to those monkeys! But I think they're just disobedient. After all, since there're so many monkeys, there will definitely be some who can't sit still. Mauritius, don't you worry. They just want to earn more cash. I've been dealing with them for so long, as long as you have the cash, and you're white, you're the closest thing to God in their eyes!"

CMT Group used to span across several countries, and was a huge conglomerate in Europe. Prior to the apocalypse, Mauritius would receive lavish treatment wherever he went in China. Those government officials could not wait to kiss his ass and seek his investment in their locations, allowing them to gain chances for promotions.

Mauritius calmed himself down, then spoke: "What a bunch of greedy monkeys! Bruce, go push them back!! These monkeys are low-class and stupid, but they're useful cannon fodder! We must finish our task that Lord Apostle had assigned us, and we need those monkeys as the fodder."

Bruce replied loudly: "Yes!" before heading out.

Mauritius continued to ponder: "Who is it exactly that is trying to go against us? Don't tell me… the government knows what we're doing? No, not possible, only we know of that secret. If the government of Guilin City has discovered, then our enemy would be an entire army.

"Lord Bruce, please wait!!" Just as Bruce was about to step out, and head to Level 1, there was a man who stopped him.

Bruce turned around to discover Jiang Li Hong and the 2 beside him, Yue Zhong and White Bones.

At that instant, White Bones released a sharp bone spike that pierced Bruce's head, killing him instantly.

Bruce was a Level 45 expert, but under White Bones' sneak attack, he had no chance to exhibit his ability before he was killed immediately.

6 other sharp bone spikes shot out in all directions of that level, causing 6 other members of the Hong Triad to be immediately killed.

"Boss! We're clear! All the security cameras are under my control!!" One of the soldiers who possessed the ability [Communications Control] had gained access into the system security, and notified Yue Zhong with a smile.

Yue Zhong nodded lightly towards the soldier, before bringing Jiang Li Hong, White Bones and 20 other well-equiped soldiers as they charged up the stairs.

Bai Xiaosheng was leading the way as the vanguard, and he activated his own insane speed, flitting through the hallway and killing anyone who stood in their way. Almost any enemy that strayed into his path would immediately be decapitated.

Besides Bai Xiaosheng, Ying Kaishan and Zheng Minghe weren't just decorative lamps, and they charged forwards killing those hooligans who lacked any order or command.

Under the combined assault from these 3, Yue Zhong and the other 20 soldiers did not meet much resistance all the way till they reached the 13th level.

That was when the entire building rang out with screeching sirens and wailing alarms!

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Chapter 405 – The Judgement Corps!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

"Die!! Die!! Die!! Haha!!" Bai Xiaosheng's eyes were red with bloodlust, as he roared with mad laughter and charged into the midst of the enemies. He swung his blades unceasingly, cutting any unfortunate Hong Triad members that stepped up to face him into 2 pieces. *1

Bai Xiaosheng, Ying Kaishan and Zheng Minghe charged forwards, with their combined strength, even when some Enhancers from the Hong Triad appeared, they took them out easily.

Wave after wave of Hong Triad members appeared, only to be slaughtered by the trio, and pretty soon the 14th and 15th levels were cleared of guards.

Another foreigner with blond hair and dressed in a suit came up to Mauritius in a panic: "Mauritius, those yellow-skinned monkeys have already pushed to the 17th Level!! What do we do?"

Mauritius slammed the table, his face ashen, as he barked out: "What are you panicking about? Send the Judgement Corps out! Wipe the enemy out! Do not leave a single one alive! The Judgement Corps will be more than enough to deal with them!"

The spirits of the subordinate immediately lifted, as he became excited and left: "Yes!! The Judgement Corps!! That's right!!"

Mauritius had a grim face as he cursed under his breath: "Damn monkeys, you dare challenge my authority! I'll let you have a taste of civilized weapons!"

"Go to hell!! Haha!" Bai Xiaosheng was overcome by bloodlust, as he slaughtered the Hong Triad warriors without mercy. His face was a mask of mad laughter, as he led over 20 experts and charged into the 17th Level.

Just as Bai Xiaosheng brought his men to a corner of the 17th storey, out of the blue, a number of soldiers suddenly appeared. They were dressed in khaki-camouflage military suits, and they were holding M4s as they charged and fired wildly at Bai Xiaosheng and his men.

Blanketed by the sudden rain of bullets, Bai Xiaosheng's troop of over 20 men were all of a sudden under assault, and some fell onto the floor.

The rest of the soldiers immediately dove for cover, or used their abilities to begin defending themselves. Out of the 10 experts that had been hit, 8 of them had quickly rolled to nearby points of cover, only 2 unfortunate soldiers had their brains exploded.

It was the first time Yue Zhong's troops had faced casualties since coming to Guilin City.

Amidst those soldiers dressed in khaki-camouflage military suits, there were 4 of them supporting an anti-tank rocket launcher, and at the first moment, they had aimed at the soldiers who were using their abilities to create barriers, and fired.

Hong!! Hong!!

Following the sounds of explosions, 2 of the Enhancers who had the ability to create barriers were immediately blasted into pieces.

These khaki-suit soldiers were the Judgement Corps that Mauritius had as his trump card. Every single one of them had undergone the strictest training regimes of special forces, and had over 3,000 rounds of various ammunition on them. Every one of them was proficient in all sorts of modern weaponry, and they had used the System equipment to strengthen themselves. All of them were at least Level 15, and were well-equipped, as well as experienced in combat. At the same time, the force was made entirely of foreigners, and in this foreign land, they were incredibly united, their fighting will and morale high, and although they were only a company, their force was comparable to an elite battalion.

In just a short exchange of 20 seconds, Yue Zhong's side had already lost 4 elite soldiers who had experienced countless fights. If it wasn't for the Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, there might have been more casualties.

After the Judgement Corps managed to impede the advance of Bai Xiaosheng and his troops, a few of them pulled out hand grenades and started to lob them over.

"Damn bastards!!" One of the soldiers had a [Wind Manipulation] skill and he activated it, causing a strong whirlwind to blow the grenades back towards the Judgement Corps.

"Time for your own medicine!" Bai Xiaosheng smirked coldly as he watched the grenades fly back.

Seeing as the grenades were about to land back in their midst, 5 of the Judgement Corps soldiers fired at the grenades coldly.

Hong! Hong!

Those grenades which were blown back exploded in mid air due to their precise aim.

"They're all experts!" Bai Xiaosheng witnessed this, and his heart turned cold. That sort of gun control and marksmanship was unseen even amongst the 20 experts he led himself.

The Judgement Corps switched to their grenade launchers, seeing that the hand grenades are useless, and started bombarding the soldiers with explosives.

Hong! Hong! Loud explosions occurred continuously, and the various points of cover were destroyed. An Agility-based Enhancer was forced to leap out from his spot, as he activated his skill, intending to rush towards another location.

Bam! Bam! Bam! The moment the Agility-based Enhancer stepped out of his cover, 3 bullets penetrated his head, killing him instantly.

The entire Judgement Corps was like a powerful weapon of war that suppressed Bai Xiaosheng and his troops. The primary reason for this was that they relied mainly on melee weapons and a few handguns so they couldn't fight back well.

Amongst Yue Zhong's troops, there were a few sharpshooters of course, however, when those normal handgun bullets landed on the suits of the Judgement Corps, they just bounced off, not injuring them in the slightest.

The Judgement Corps was not arrogant nor impatient, fighting steadily and destroying points of cover systematically, forcing the soldiers out, before neatly picking them off. The tide of the battle was beginning to turn to their favour.

"Kill them all!"

Smash! Right at this time, following the sounds of breaking glass, 4 sharp bone blades swept through the necks of 4 Judgement Corps soldiers near the window, immediately decapitating them.

The pitch-black body of White Bones had appeared after it leapt in from the window, and without giving the enemy a second to react, it had created 10 sharp bone blades from its body and it started spinning madly. The spinning blades caused immense carnage amongst the Judgement Corps!

The soldiers around White Bones that were caught up in its whirlwind of deadly blades were all ripped to shreds, as flesh and blood splattered everywhere simultaneously. It was a most terrifying scene.

White Bones had single handedly killed 8 soldiers of the Judgement Corps with its initial attacks. It now raised its huge axe and charged towards the rest of them.

The commanding officer of the Judgement Corps looked at White Bones and shouted an order hoarsely: "Attack!! Kill him!! Kill him!!"

Not than 10 members of the Judgement Corps turned their aim towards the attacker and began firing wildly, as a dense barrage of bullets assaulted the fast approaching White Bones. Unfortunately, all they did was bounce off its resilient bones, not causing any form of damage.

White Bones displayed a speed that was 9 times that of a normal person, and in just a second, it managed to cross a distance of dozens of metres, as it rushed into the midst of the group of Judgement Corps. It did the same move when it appeared, turning in a furious whirlwind and slicing 6 of the Judgement Corps members into sloppy pieces.

White Bones dashed about the battlefield, this time appearing by the side of 4 other Judgement Corps soldiers, instantly turning them into meat paste.

"Ah!!! Freak!! Monster!!" Seeing this horrifying scene, one of the soldiers could not take it anymore and screamed as he fired wildly at White Bones.

In just a single second, White Bones leapt past that soldier, and his body was sliced into 6 or 7 pieces, as they slid onto the floor, blood flowing everywhere.

The officer commanding the Judgement Corps hurriedly reloaded his own gun as he shouted out: "Use grenades!! Don't waste the bullets! He's not afraid of bullets!!"

10 of the soldiers immediately loaded the grenade launchers and aimed at White Bones.

White Bones flashed about, walking on the walls like a ghost, and the 10 soldiers trying to operate the grenade launchers could not get an accurate aim on him.

Sharp bone spikes shot out from White Bones like arrows, directly piercing the heads of the 10 soldiers, nailing their now dead bodies to the ground.

Bai Xiaosheng watched all these, and his heart trembled: "Too strong!! Is this the true strength of White Bones?"

Bai Xiaosheng had always thought his speed was above White Bones, but if the two were to really clash, he would definitely be taken down in just a single exchange. White Bones was impervious to guns and blades, and its ability to shoot out bone spikes out from anywhere from its body was too fearsome.

Ying Kaishan looked at White Bones clearing the Judgement Corps by itself, and was shocked. That little ambition in his heart was also suppressed: "So strong!! He undoubtedly is Yue Zhong's most loyal and trustworthy aide!"

White Bones was practically a meat grinder as it took the lives of the Judgement Corps one by one, in a short matter of 20 seconds, over 50 soldiers of the Judgement Corps had fallen at its hands.

"Go to hell!! Monster!!" The leader of the Judgement Corps, a Level 40 Enhancer, stepped forth and activated a barrier in front of him, stopping White Bones' advance and its bone blades.

Another commander wielded a Dark Magic Blade and swung it viciously at White Bones.

With a flash, White Bones' body disappeared from the 2 commanders' view, and leapt to the dozen other soldiers, again spinning in a whirlwind with its bone blades, turning those unfortunate soldiers into meaty pulp.

White Bones' intelligence had been enhanced once, and it had learnt to exercise its own judgement on the battlefield. Of course it would not just stay fixed on one single target when it could fight many.

Another 7 soldiers of the Judgement Corps had been killed right in front of their eyes, and by this time, the rest of the surviving soldiers were starting to collapse and lose their will. They fought to retreat, and one even jumped out of a window by the side.

"Kill!" Bai Xiaosheng was the first to charge out as he wielded a Dark Magic Blade.

By this time, the Judgement Corps had lacked all sense of a troop, and only the 2 commanders were still resisting.

Ying Kaishan waved his hand, and activated his [Freezing Cold] ability, as countless sharp ice picks formed out of thin air and shot towards the 2 commanders.

Of the 2, the one with the [Barrier] ability activated it again, easily blocking the ice picks. The other swung his blade rapidly, crushing the incoming ice picks.

"Kite! Be careful!!" The blade-wielding commander turned to look at his comrade as he was defending, and his face changed.

Bai Xiaosheng had made use of that small pocket of time when their attention was diverted to appear behind the commander with the [Barrier] ability.

"Too late!!" Bai Xiaosheng chuckled coldly, and the sharp daggers in his hands went straight through the throat of the commander.

The Judgement Corps' commander slid to the floor, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

"Kite!!" The blade-wielding commander Larman, bellowed with grief and rage as he swung his blade towards Bai Xiaosheng.

Larmen had enhanced his Level 3 [Blade Technique Specialization] skill, and although his speed could not compare to Bai Xiaosheng, his blade skills could force Bai Xiaosheng to a standstill.

Zheng Minghe saw this and commanded his men to continue their advance.

Ying Kaishan and Shang Lun exchanged a look before they charged at Larmen. The soldiers behind continued upwards with Zheng Minghe in the lead.

Larmen was already beneath Bai Xiaosheng in power, as he was surrounded by Ying Kaishan and Shang Lun, his situation was looking grim. However, he was still a decent fighter, and they would need time to kill him.

"I surrender!! Don't kill me!!" On the 18th storey, a soldier threw his weapon and pleaded, after witnessing White Bones easily chopping his comrades up.

By this time, the entire Judgement Corps had suffered a tremendous loss, out of their commanders, 1 had died, the other was stuck, and the rest of the soldiers were quickly losing their will to fight. They could not see hope in the situation, and begged for mercy as a last resort.

The warriors from Europe were tenacious when battling, but the moment there was no hope to be seen, they would easily surrender as well.

White Bones' eyes flashed, and the bone spear shot out, sparing the soldier who had just surrendered, before slicing the neck of another soldier behind him, sending the head flying.

"Surrender!! I surrender too!!"

"I've surrendered too!!"

The soldiers were all thoroughly frightened out of their wits, as they threw their weapons down, and hugged their heads kneeling on the ground.

"Strong!!" By the time Zheng Minghe had brought his men up to the 18th storey, they saw the numerous soldiers kneeling in surrender, and his heart could not remain calm.

The combat ability of those soldiers were truly fearsome, and Zheng Minghe had experienced it for himself. They complemented one another, their training was adequate, and their combat will was high. If it wasn't for White Bones charging suddenly into their midst and causing them to lose their will, this battle would have been harder to win. Yue Zhong's side might have paid a more painful price as well.

"The people from Green Stone Triad! I'm Mauritius! I hope to talk to your leader!! There must be a misunderstanding between us!!" At this time, a voice resounded on every level of the building.

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[Book 3: The South] Chapter 406: Spoiler Title At Bottom

Mauritius continued: "I'll be waiting on the 22nd Storey!"

"Boss, what do we do?" Zheng Minghe turned to ask Yue Zhong.

Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, as he ordered: "Continue the assault! All the way to the highest level! Crush their resistance entirely!"

Receiving Yue Zhong's orders, White Bones shot towards the 19th storey like an arrow.

The 19th storey was the entertainment level for the Hong Triad, and there were many beautiful women in revealing clothes on that level. There were Chinese, and 8 foreigners as well, although the 8 foreign women were ordinary looking.

When the women saw White Bones charging up with its entire body covered in blood and some flesh, their bodies trembled, while fear flashed in their eyes.

White Bones surveyed the surroundings, and charged into the 20th storey after ascertaining that there was no threat on this level.

There was nobody left on the 20th or 21st storey by this time, and when Yue Zhong reached the 22nd storey, he saw Mauritius seated with proudly behind a big desk staring at him coldly.

Beside Mauritius, there were 13 blond-hair foreigners, every single one of them will a powerful stature, and they emitted a powerful aura, obviously looking dangerous and unwise to provoke.

Mauritius looked at Yue Zhong, before coldly barking: "I'm Mauritius, you must be Green Stone Triad's Yue Zhong? Who's the leader, bring him to see me!"

In Mauritius' eyes, asians were lower beings, and he was only willing to speak to the leader of the Green Stone Triad. Talking to Yue Zhong was equivalent to throwing his face and lowering his position.

Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, and he waved his hand, and fired his Stinger directly once.

Peng! A single gunshot rang out!

One of the foreigners standing beside Mauritius had his head blasted, and fresh blood splattered on the ground.

Yue Zhong coldly replied: "This is my turf! You'd better be obedient! If you want to die, I don't mind sending you on your way!"

One of the foreigners immediately bellowed in fury, reaching for his gun at his waist: "Bastard!! You dare to kill Mooney!! I won't let you off!!"

With another peng! The level 30-plus Enhancer had not even reached his gun, and his brains were similarly blasted apart, his lifeless corpse slumping onto the ground.

Yue Zhong swept his gaze across the remaining 11 experts and coldly barked: "If you want to die! By all means, move as you like! Otherwise, stay the fuck still!"

White Bones, standing beside Yue Zhong, was wielding its huge axe and staring at the experts as well. The moment there was any strange movements from them, it would charge forwards without hesitation.

The remaining 11 foreigner experts looked at Yue Zhong and White Bones, their hearts beginning to feel a tinge of fear, as they trembled slightly, and not daring to move.

Mauritius forcefully suppressed the building rage inside him and spoke slowly: "Yue Zhong!! We came to your China in a bid to extend our hand in helping you guys!! Is this how you treat your foreign friends who came in peace? The Chinese government would definitely not tolerate these terrorist actions of yours that destroy such relationships between countries. If you leave here now, it's still not too late! Otherwise, I will definitely lodge a complaint with the Chinese government, and get them to apprehend you!"

When dealing with the Chinese, the best method was to threaten government action. Be it before the apocalypse or after, Mauritius worked this tactic like a charm.

There was a tradition of the government being mindful of the westerners, even when there were foreign rapists who raped women in broad daylight, they would at most get 15 days of detention. These foreign rapists did not have any backing in the first place.

Mauritius differed because he was sent by an European conglomerate, and the government had to attend to his every request, hence he could twirl them around his fingers.

Yue Zhong's eyes narrowed, and he fired once more.

With a peng! Another foreign expert lost his head.

Yue Zhong coldly replied: "Mauritius, you are full of bull! Whatever you have said, is bullshit! If you have the capabilities now, go activate the army to surround me! Otherwise, anymore of your nonsense and I'll finish you off!"

Yue Zhong threatened: "Mauritius, you have only one chance now. Take your men, stand down, and surrender. Otherwise, I'm going to kill you all!"

"Damn you, you yellow-skinned monkey!! I'll kill you!!" Mauritius was cursing inwardly, it was the first time that he had received such treatment from a Chinese person. As someone who was used to being revered, it was tantamount to humiliation.

Mauritius could not hold his anger in, and he barked out furiously: "In your dreams!! Damn monkey! You want me to surrender to you, impossible!! Charge!! Kill him!!"

Just as Mauritius bellowed in rage, 6 gunshots rang out almost simultaneous succession, and 6 of the experts had their heads blown off.

Of the 4 remaining experts, 2 of them had just twisted slightly out of their original position, when 2 sharp bone spikes pierced their heads, nailing them to the wall!

"I surrender!! Don't kill me!!" One of the younger experts was shaking with fear as he screamed out.

The other expert also threw his weapon down, his hands raised high as he hugged his head and kneeled.

Mauritius had just stood up, when a sharp bone spike shot out, piercing his body through his right shoulder, nailing him to the wall.

Mauritius screamed out in pain as he cursed out loud: "Ahh!! Fucking monkey!! You will definitely regret this!! Once my master comes to China, he will definitely kill all you bitches and burn you to death!!"

Mauritius wasn't an Enhancer, and was just an ordinary person. He could become the vice-chief of the Hong Triad purely because he had a number of experts under him, as well as the Judgement Corps.

Yue Zhong stared at Mauritius coolly and asked: "Who're you people? What group are you from?"

Mauritius looked at Yue Zhong and revealed a grim smile, before spitting at him: "Peh!! You will never get the answer you want!!"

Ying Kaishan walked up at this moment, glancing at Mauritius before saying: "Boss! Hand him to me! I will make him spit out everything he knows!"

Yue Zhong replied in a cold tone: "Good! I'll hand him to you! If he dies or whatever becomes of him, it doesn't matter! I just want the information in his brain!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Ying Kaishan smiled sardonically, and walked up to Mauritius. He grabbed his body and pulled him forcefully from the bone spike, dragging him into another room.

"Ah!!!!!"

In a few moments, the tragic and pitiful screams of Mauritius could be heard within the room.

"I'll speak!! I'll speak!!! I'll tell you everything!! Ah!!!!!"

Mauritius had not been able to withstand even 20 seconds of the torture and had collapsed entirely at Ying Kaishan's hands.

The 2 remaining foreigner experts were shaking, not knowing what exactly had happened to Mauritius.

Yue Zhong, meanwhile, had went to the desk and rummaged through the items, seeing if he could discover any important or interesting information.

Just as he pulled out a drawer, he came across a set of designs:" Ah! What's this?"

"Level 5 Treasure [Raven] Standard military combat equipment bionic nano – combat service design. [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform is manufacturable, with khaki as its chosen colour, dotted with camouflage, anti-radiation, 7.62mm bullet-resistant, increasing all attributes by 3 points. Manufacturing requires the blood of a Type 2 Mutant Beast…."

The moment Yue Zhong laid hands on the set of design, a huge amount of information regarding it was transmitted to his brain. This set of designs detailed the instructions on manufacturing the [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform!

The main component of the [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform was the Type 2 Mutant Beast blood, the rest of the materials were pretty ordinary. The manufacturing process wasn't too tough as well, while it was cumbersome, as long as one followed the instructions, anybody could create the [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform.

Yue Zhong grabbed it tightly and became excited: "This is great! With this, I can create an Enhancer army!"

While the [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform's defence could not compare to the Type 3 Mutant Beast hide, it had an extremely useful effect, which was the 3 to all attributes, and thus it was a quality System equipment.

The drop rate of decent equipment was very low, and under Yue Zhong, there were only about 20 people with Level 2 Enhancing equipment. There was one other who wore a Level 3 Enhancing armor, and only Yue Zhong himself wore a Level 4 defence equipment.

If he could manufacture this [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform, Yue Zhong's subordinates would all gain a huge boost to their abilities. 3 to all attributes was equivalent to a total of 18 points of enhancement.

The reason why the Judgement Corps had been so domineering was partly due to these [Raven] Nano Combat Uniforms.

Yue Zhong held the [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform designs tightly as he thought to himself with a feverish passion: "Type 2 Mutant Beast blood eh? What a pity, I have not thought to harvest them in the past. Seems like I need to go hunt a few Type 2 Mutant Beasts!"

At this time, Ying Kaishan pulled Mauritius out of the room and reported: "Boss!! It's done! He's told me everything!"

Yue Zhong's brows arched as he said: "Oh? Speak!!"

Ying Kaishang then proceeded to repeat whatever Mauritius had told him to Yue Zhong. Hearing it, Yue Zhong's spirits were dampened, as though his heart was being weighed on by a huge stone.

Mauritius hailed from an organization called the Kingdom of God. It was a group that was made up of a number of European conglomerates that existed prior to the apocalypse, coming together when the apocalypse happened, with a united plan for true World Domination…

Chapter 406: [Raven] Nano Combat Uniform Design!

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Chapter 407 – Kingdom of God

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[Book 3: The South]

CMT Group was among those conglomerates as well, and all these major corporations had huge amounts of assets as well as technology. They were spread out all over different countires, and had as many as over a million employees.

After the world has changed, countless leaders and army generals have become zombies. A large number of these corporate giants managed to survive however, and they came together and formed the Kingdom of God, with its unique religion and gained a foothold in many places.

Among these huge conglomerates, there were some who had control over satellites. And because of this edge, with the control of the satellites, the Kingdom of God could reach anywhere in the world.

Mauritius happened to be the envoy for the Kingdom of God based in Guangxi's area. The Hong Triad was also a means that he created to enter and take control of Guilin City slowly. With the Hong Triad as a cover, he had been establishing and growing his power without stop, while patiently waiting for a chance. As long as Guilin City became unstable, he would make use of the opportunity to deploy the Judgement Corps and take over.

The Kingdom of God was a rigorous and secretive, with clear division of labor as well as adequate manpower. They were advanced in technology, and had over 3 million survivors under them, as well as an army size of 300,000. On one hand, they sought to unite and control the entire Asia region, at the same time, for the future, they have begun to make moves all over the world. Be it in Africa, North or South America, India, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, they had people establishing power and biding their time.

The city of Berlin, according to rumors, had been swallowed by them and became their main headquarters already.

In comparison, Yue Zhong had only about 200,000 survivors under him, and his army of 10,000 was separated in 2 different provinces. He could only manufacture rifle bullets and other light firepower. When compared to the Kingdom of God, Yue Zhong was basically no different from a beggar.

Yue Zhong had recently harbored the intent to unify the whole of China, however, there were simply too many people. In Guangxi alone, there were already 50 million people, and the zombies were also about 40 million. With that many zombies, subjugating the entire Guangxi region was going to be extremely difficult.

Furthermore, it was the apocalypse era now, and there were all sorts of characters about, everyone had their own ideals and ambitions. No one was willing to offer up their own establishments. Even Yue Zhong himself, if someone wanted to wrestle the bases he had painstakingly built up, he would not be willing to give up.

"My capital is still too small!!" Yue Zhong clenched his fists tightly and sighed. He was just an ordinary university student prior to the events of the apocalypse, and he had been slogging nonstop to reach where he was currently. As for the Kingdom of God, they were already established multinational companies that came together, sharing talents, technology and resources among themselves. The starting point of both parties was simply not on an equal level. Yue Zhong's current achievements would still be nothing compared to them.

This Hong Triad was just a small pawn in their grand scheme of things, amongst their thousands of establishments. Even if Yue Zhong destroys it, it wouldn't affect them much.

Yue Zhong adjusted his train of thought, and threw the looming threat of the Kingdom of God to the back of his mind: "Forget it! I'll deal with it as it comes! I need to make the most of whatever I have now!! It's best to live to the fullest!"

After conquering the Hong Triad, Yue Zhong had gained the set of designs for the [Raven] suits, as well as 3 battalions' worth of equipment, 15,000 tonnes of rations, and a huge number of melee weapons.

At the same time, the rest of the subsidiary triads and territory came under the Green Stone Triad's control.

When the surrounding triads saw Hong Triad collapsing, they also acted in a rush to snatch up territory, as though there was a precious feast, and everything of the Hong Triad was gobbled up cleanly.

Yue Zhong's Green Stone Triad gained a huge footing, and in one leap, it became a huge triad of over 5,000 members. Many solo wanderers and Enhancers also requested to join the Green Stone Triad, adding on to their forces.

News of the Hong Triad's downfall spread like wildfire, shocking the entire Guilin City.

The remaining 3 big triads, the Green Bamboo Triad, Scarlet Phoenix Triad and Heavenly Dragon Triad all bolstered their defences. They were extremely cautious and wary of this new contender that was filled with aggression and vicious tactics.

With Dan Hong acting as the backer behind Green Stone Triad, no one else came to cause trouble for the gang anymore.

Yue Zhong also made everyone within the triad undergo training to toughen themselves and sharpen their claws. Day in day out, he made use of militarized training regimes to push them like mad.

Without training, they would just be a motley bunch of hooligans, only after proper training would they resemble an army.

"Open up!" Yue Zhong came to a dark and dingy jail cell, and he ordered one of his soldiers.

"Yes! Boss!" The soldier took out a silver key and opened up the cell.

Yue Zhong strode into the centre of the cell, and looked at a burly foreigner, who was dressed raggedly and his hair in a disheveled mess.

Yue Zhong gazed at the man, who was Larman, and spoke slowly: "Larman! I'm Yue Zhong. How about working for me?"

Larman was an Enhancer of above Level 40, and had been one of the commanders of the Judgement Corps. He had the leadership and combat abilities. His blade skills could put him on par with Bai Xiaosheng who surpassed him greatly in speed. It was because he was no match for the combined efforts of Bai Xiaosheng, Ying Kaishan and Shang Lun, that was how he was captured alive.

Larman glanced at him: "I'm someone from the Kingdom of God, this you know. Yet you still want to recruit me?"

Yue Zhong laughed: "Not an issue! As long as you promise to become my subordinate, and be loyal to me. I have done my investigations, you're not a white supremacist. Your character is upright, and you're strict on yourself, and have never done anything to humiliate the fairer sex. Such a person, I admire, and can accept as my underling."

Larman stared at Yue Zhong for a while, before shaking his head: "I won't work for you! You should go!"

Yue Zhong glanced at Larman and spoke indifferently: "Larman, don't tell me you don't want to see your wife or son anymore?"

The moment he heard this, he seemed to turn into an enraged bull as he struggled against his chains with bloodshot eyes, and bellowed in rage at Yue Zhong: "What have you done to them? They're innocent!!!"

Yue Zhong stared back and retorted coldly: "I've not done anything yet! However, as per military rules, they're considered family members of captives. According to martial law, they would become slaves, and given to those who contributed. Since you're not willing to work for me, I won't force you. However, after today, your son and his future descendants, should there be no accidents, will become slaves to others for generations to come."

Larman was thoroughly furious as he spat: "You devil!! You dare to cast my son as a slave!! Do you still have a moral code?!"

"Moral code! You don't have the right to speak to me about that!" Yue Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, and his tone became extremely chilly: "I've discovered over a dozen girls that have not even reached 12 years in your judgement corps facilities! There were even 7 corpses! Such beasts, and you dare speak to me about morality? What a joke! If you were so righteous, why didn't you stop those bastards? Don't spout bullshit like 'I' don't know'!"

By this time, Larman's expression had turned extremely pale, as he mumbled: "I didn't know!! I truly didn't know!! How did it come to this? Hooooow??"

It was not that Larman did not know, it was just that he did not care. He was after all, not the leader of all the foreigners. The true leader was Mauritius, and he had treated Chinese as garbage, and most of his subordinates had the same attitude.

Compared to the rest of the foreigners, Larman and a few others were considered decent, but they minded their own business and didn't butt into other people's matters. He knew a few of his fellow countrymen had raped women, but he didn't know that there were actual deaths, and no one bothered to tell this pedantic soldier.

Yue Zhong glanced at Larman and turned to walk away: "Those men, I have chopped them in two! Maybe you might think that I'm brutal. However, to me, they deserved it, and this is the way I handle things around here! For protecting 6 of my countrymen, I can set your wife free! I'll let her leave here alone. But you must be clear, in this world order, the moment she leaves my protection, a lady all by herself, would definitely be devoured with nothing left. I've said my piece, and since you're not willing to submit to me, I won't force you. You can stay here for your entire life, as a punishment for being my enemy!"

"Wait a moment!!!" Just as Yue Zhong turned around to leave, Larman's voice sounded from behind him.

Larman spoke with resolution: "I'm willing to work for you!! Yue Zhong!! However, I have a condition. My blade will never be used against my fellow countrymen! If you want me to fight against them as enemies, I will never help you slaughter them!"

In order to protect his own wife and kid, Larman made the difficult decision to submit to Yue Zhong. With his character, the moment he decided on throwing in with someone, he would definitely give his all, and not think twice about it. That was why he had that condition.

Yue Zhong smiled faintly and agreed: "No problem!!"

After Larman agreed to help Yue Zhong, Yue Zhong handed control over the remaining 32 Judgement Corps soldiers to him. They had also agreed to submit to Yue Zhong. With the lead of their original commander, their combat abilities recovered to a certain degree.

Larman brought the soldiers and they swore fealty to Yue Zhong, causing the fighting ability of Yue Zhong's subordinates to rise substantially. This group of Judgement Corps was enough to devastate even a company of soldiers.

When Yue Zhong had just finalized the arrangements, Gao Minghao sent the message to request for his help.

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[Book 3: The South] Chapter 408: The 4 Great Triads!

At the entrance of Guilin City, a huge vehicle fleet had assembled, and the atmosphere was bustling with excitement.

The hunting of a Type 3 Mutant Beast was a huge matter, and just the Green Bamboo Triad alone would not be able to cover the matter up. To ensure the success of the hunt, almost all the experts had been gathered.

Every part of the Type 3 Mutant Beast was definitely a treasure, as long as they successfully hunt it, they would gain countless benefits. If at that time, there were equipments dropped, they would also be likely to power up whoever picks it up.

A burly, middle-aged man with a cape on his back and his entire body decked in black tuxedo, his features defined and eye-catching, led 7 other subordinates as they came up to Gao Minghao and his voice rang out brightly: "Gao Minghao!! Long time no see!!"

When the other party saw the middle-aged man walking over, the 10 experts of Green Bamboo Triad standing beside Gao Minghao had a huge change of expression, their bodies turning rigid. They stared at the man with caution and alarm.

This man who was dressed in the black tuxedo was called Di Ya, and he was the chief of the Heavenly Dragon Triad. Although he looked like an easy-going hero, his temper was explosive, and he could just easily slaughter his enemies as and when he felt like it.

Gao Minghao returned the look, before exclaiming in an amiable fashion: "Di Ya! Long time no see!"

In this world, whose fist was bigger was the boss. Even a normal villager with no culture, after gaining strength, would be able to start something on his own and become the leader of a faction he established. It was not strange. As for people like Gao Minghao with the natural flair and charisma of a leader, not many were left.

Di Ya looked at his surroundings, and frowned, as he said loudly: "Is Ding Lei not here yet? What audacity! Women just can't be punctual!! Cannot achieve anything, but good at spoiling things*!"

Right at this time, an absolute beauty with a killer body appeared, her delicate face seemed to be frosted over, and she was wearing a black leather suit, and emitting an extremely cold aura. She walked over as she stared daggers at Di Ya, coldly snorting: "Di Ya! Are you looking down on women? Shall we have a go? The Scarlet Phoenix and Heavenly Dragon, see who is the bumbling fool and who is capable enough?!"

This beauty who seemed to be the epitome of cold and who could freeze people with her looks was the chief of the Scarlet Phoenix Triad, Ding Lei. Beside her, there was a troop of ferocious looking female guards, who looked at men as though they were thrash. There were 20 of them, and while most of them were ordinary looking, their eyes were sharp and fierce, and their bodies muscular. Only 2 of them were beauties as well.

Di Ya looked Ding Lei up and down, taking in her incredibly hot figure, and teased: "Ding Lei! Why not, we have a huge war in bed!! Let's see who wins, shall we? Hehe!!"

"Di Ya! Speak further if you want to die!!" Ding Lei's eyes shot out a cold light, and she stepped forwards, disappearing from her position in an instant.

"Fast!! She has gotten faster since last time!!" Di Ya's eyes flashed, as he raised his right hand and defended his right.

The black high heels landed viciously on Di Ya's raised arm, knocking him back by 2 steps.

After an entire second, the rest managed to react, seeing Ding Lei standing in front of Di Ya.

Gao Minghao felt a chill as he stared at Ding Lei, his eyes narrowing: "What an insane speed!! She sure is worthy of the nickname Rapid Flying Phoenix! Genius dual-attribute Evolver!!"

Rapid Flying Phoenix was Ding Lei's nickname. In Guilin City, amongst almost 900,000 survivors, naturally awakened Evolvers numbered only about a 100. Every single one of them could be considered geniuses.

And Rapid Flying Phoenix Ding Lei was a naturally awakened dual-attribute Evolver, a genius amongst geniuses. She had carved a way out in a male-dominated world through slaughter, and established a predominantly female Scarlet Phoenix Triad. Her strength was not a joke.

The moment Di Ya was forced back by 2 steps, the 10 soldiers beside him brandished their blades.

Di Ya growled and order as he raised his hand: "Don't move!!"

Even if the 10 of them acted together, they would not be a match for Ding Lei. If they really acted against her, it might result in their deaths.

Ding Lei had been able to create a name for herself and established the Scarlet Phoenix Triad, it could be seen she wasn't any merciful or weak opponent. The number of deaths at her hands had also reached the hundreds.

Di Ya smiled at Ding Lei: "My apologies! It was unbecoming of me! Shall we leave it at that?"

Di Ya had originally planned to provoke Ding Lei to test her strength. The moment he discovered that she had not remained the same, and instead, improved tremendously, he wasn't willing to continue aggravating her and making an enemy out of her. It would spell disaster for him, as well as the Heavenly Dragon Triad.

Gao Minghao walked up and played the mediator: "Ding Lei! Treat it as giving me face, let's forget about earlier! Di Ya's also rash with his mouth you know that!"

Ding Lei withdrew her stance, and coldly snapped at Di Ya: "Di Ya, you'd better watch your trashy mouth! Otherwise, sooner or later, you'll have to pay the price!" After saying this she turned and went back to her side.

Hearing those words, the gleam in Di Ya's eyes turned cold multiple times over, yet his face still wore that casual smile. He waved his hands, and contained the temper of his subordinates who had been provoked by those words as well.

Di Ya glanced about, and did not notice any sign of Yue Zhong nor his members of the Green Stone Triad, and asked Gao Minghao: "The Green Stone Triad has guts eh? They dare to make us wait! Gao Minghao, I heard that the Elder Yue Zhong from there and your subordinate Hu Yi are good friends. How much do you know about him?"

Gao Minghao had a light smile on his face, not giving anybody any insight into his thoughts:" Hu Yi did not mention much to me! It's the first for me also, knowing that his friend had such abilities, that they actually brought men and swallowed up the Hong Triad! They must be capable enough!"

Hearing Yue Zhong's name, Ding Lei who was standing silently by one side, narrowed her eyes as well.

The Green Stone Triad that Yue Zhong established had become the focal point of the entire Guilin City. They had swallowed up one of the 4 Great Triads, the Hong Triad, and caused everyone to be wary of their own positions, at the same time, curious about this new contender on the scene.

Di Ya chuckled: "When Chen Hongye comes back with his men, and sees everything of his taken away, I wonder what his expression will look like? That Yue Zhong is lucky though, to think he actually had such a good opportunity. If Chen Hongye was back here, I don't think he could have caused such a huge wave."

To gain steady enhancement, staying back in the city isn't a solution. Only by constantly heading out to hunt zombies and Mutant Beasts would there be chances to grow.

Therefore, there would always be Enhancers who would head out every once in awhile to strengthen and enhance themselves through hunting and fighting.

"Not cause a wave?" Gao Minghao laughed coldly in his heart when he heard that. He was extremely clear, that while Chen Hongye did bring a bunch of elites out to hunt, the defence of the Hong Triad back at base was not something to scoff at. Yue Zhong had still managed to break past everything and gobbled them up, it could be seen how powerful Yue Zhong was.

Gao Minghao and Di Ya had exchanged blows a number of times behind the scenes. He knew how Di Ya was innately, and hence, he didn't think that Di Ya actually meant what he said.

Di Ya glanced at Ding Lei and added on: "Oh right! Ding Lei! I heard that Yue Zhong was a lolicon that knew no boundaries!! He would play with a young virgin every single day. Seems like he has already killed over 15 of them! Are you going to allow such a pervert to remain living on this earth?"

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and a woman's fury would be 10 times more poisonous than a man's. Ding Lei had carved a road of slaughter on her rise to prominence, and her methods were vicious. She especially hated perverts who preyed on younger girls, and those perverts would either be cut in two or tortured or had their genitals removed. Their deaths were exceptionally cruel. Hence, other than the nickname 'Rapid Flying Phoenix', Ding Lei had another well-known nickname: 'Cold Witch'.

Ding Lei's eyebrows arched, and she shot a cold glare at Di Ya: "Di Ya! Shut your trap!"

Di Ya guffawed, and continued: "True! After all, the Green Stone Triad is now one of the 4 Great Triads. Even the Rapid Flying Phoenix would need to think twice before making a move on someone else's Elder, otherwise trouble might come knocking. Who knows, if the Scarlet Phoenix Triad were to be wiped out by the Green Stone Triad, our proud Rapid Flying Phoenix might just become like the Ice Fairy. Hehe!"

Di Ya had not finished, but his underlying meaning was clear, and cold.

In this world, being a female leader was extremely tough, when she was strong, no one dared to take advantage of her. However, the moment she fell from power, her outcome would definitely be a lot worse.

Ice Fairy was an exceptional female leader before Ding Lei grew in power, and her strength was unparalleled. However, she was tricked because of love, and was caught in a trap by a pretty boy. Her triad was then swallowed up and herself, in the arms of other men, leading a life that was worse than dogs, with utter humiliation and shame.

While heroes could not resist against beauties, likewise, numerous beauties had fallen at the antics of good-looking men. Human nature was like that, and there hasn't been any exception since time immemorial.

With the tragic plight of the Ice Fairy as an example, Ding Lei did not believe in love, nor men, and killed them like dogs. In her rise to prominence, she had recruited countless female experts as well, and the only men in the Scarlet Phoenix Triad led slave-like lives, not a single one was above Level 10.

When Ding Lei heard 'Ice Fairy', the temperature around her body seemed to plummet a few more degrees, as her hand shifted, and an extremely sharp blade appeared within her hand. She stared at Di Ya and spat out coldly through gritted teeth: "Di Ya! One more word! One more word and you'll be sorry!!"

Di Ya could perceive the amount of killing intent and hurriedly changed the topic, while still smiling: "Hehheh! I'm not speaking!"

Di Ya knew his words had touched a sore spot of Ding Lei, and the moment Ding Lei was provoked, she would explode out. Of course, there was a possibility where the line was not yet reached, but to him, it was still not going to be a nice outcome.

Right at this time, Gao Minghao's pupils narrowed: "He's here!!"

Ding Lei and Di Ya both swivelled, looking towards their back.

They discovered Yue Zhong as well as Larman leading the Judgement Corps, and he was flanked by Bai Xiaosheng, Mu Xiangling, Ning Yuxin and Xin Jiarou.

When Ding Lei's gaze travelled to Mu Xiangling, she turned once more to look at Yue Zhong, this time, the look in her eyes became much colder.

Gao Minghao cupped his hands and smiled at Yue Zhong, welcoming him: "Yue Zhong! You're here!"

Yue Zhong chuckled back and received his welcome: "Chief Gao! I'm here!"

Gao Minghao laughed out brightly, and spoke in a gracious manner: "What Chief Gao! Just call me Minghao! Aren't we friends?"

On the surface, Gao Minghao's treatment of others was very broad-minded, and he had charisma. A number of experts of the Green Bamboo Triad had been won over by his attitude and sincerity.

Di Ya eyed the ladies beside Yue Zhong with envy and coldly provoked: "So you're Yue Zhong!! You truly are a lolicon eh!! Even on the battlefield, you brought a little loli, you really know how to enjoy yourself!"

"You're seeking death!! Trash!!" Bai Xiaosheng, who was standing beside Yue Zhong, immediately lashed out, and his body flashed, disappearing from his position, appearing beside Di Ya, with the intention to slash at his head.

Di Ya was not prepared in the slightest, and as Bai Xiaosheng's speed was insanely fast, in that short distance, Bai Xiaosheng could easily kill any Enhancer of Level 40.

In that moment of crisis, Di Ya displayed his prowess, reacting by taking a step back, and his right hand surrounded by a shield of tornado, blocking his right, intending to use that whirlwind defence to block that slash from Bai Xiaosheng, while he condensed a ball of whirlwind in his left hand, preparing to unleash a deathly blow at Bai Xiaosheng.

Just as Di Ya was about to attack, Bai Xiaosheng had already leapt back and appeared beside Yue Zhong, while still cursing out loud: "Old fart! Clean your mouth! The next time you speak out of line, this Daddy will chop you up!"

With that provocation, Di Ya's temper flared, as he took a step forward, only to see Yue Zhong stepping forwards as well, blocking his way.

Yue Zhong glared coldly at Di Ya, his tone icy: "Old trash! You want to set the Heavenly Dragon Triad against us Green Stone Triad?"

While Yue Zhong was asking that, White Bones had also appeared beside Yue Zhong, preparing to engage Di Ya in a pincer fashion.

Facing that intense intimidation, Di Ya's brain worked quickly, as he suppressed the fury in his heart, and dispelled the whirlwinds in his hands. He took a step back and glared at Yue Zhong: "Yue Zhong! I'm Di Ya, the chief of Heavenly Dragon Triad, your man actually dares to make a move on me! How do you intend to punish him?"

Yue Zhong eyed him coldly and retorted: "Why should I do that! You just insulted me. You, trash, insulted me, and the fact that I did not cut your tongue off is giving you enough face as it is!"

*unable to achieve anything but good at spoiling things: Chinese idiom about amounting to nothing, always bungling about.

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Chapter 409 – Mutant Sparrow Flock!

Translated by: Kun

Edited by: Ulamog, Dedition

[Book 3: The South]

Even if Di Ya had the abilities of the Mutant Teenage Ninja Turtles, upon hearing those words of contempt from Yue Zhong, he could not help flaring up: "Yue Zhong you!"

Yue Zhong continued in a challenging tone: "How? Do you want to have a go? If you want to! We can go right now!! Ming Hao and the chief of the Scarlet Phoenix Triad can act as witness!"

Di Ya's mind was in a flurry, as the grim look in his eyes flashed by. He hesitated a while, and in the end, did not choose to engage Yue Zhong. He had no information on him, and did not want to die without knowing why.

Di Ya retreated, as he shot a look at Ding Leo and Gao Minghao: "Ding Lei! Gao Ming Hao! Are the 2 of you just going to stand there, and allow this insult to me from this Yue Zhong? If it's like this, I'll announce that the Heavenly Dragon Triad will back out from this hunt."

Hearing his words, Ding Lei and Gao Minghao both had change of expressions. If Di Ya's Heavenly Dragon Triad were to really pull out, then they would have no choice but to leave more experts back at base. Like this, the hunt of the Type 3 Mutant Beast would definitely increase in difficulty by countless times.

Gao Minghao stepped up and tried to mediate: "Yue Zhong! Treat it as giving me face! Each of yall take a step back, and let's forgo this matter!"

Yue Zhong looked at Di Ya coldly, before retreating back to his side.

Mu Xiangling leapt onto Yue Zhong's back like a little kitten, and giggled as she teased Yue Zhong: "Heard that? You perverted lolicon!! Hehe!! Now you're famous oh~!! Big~~~Ge~~~Ge!"

Yue Zhong shot Mu Xiangling a look and said: "Mu Xiangling, if you're going to be this playful, do you believe that I'll leave you alone at home?"

This time, because Mu Xiangling had been pestering him non-stop, Yue Zhong had relented and brought her out. If there was a chance, Yue Zhong still wanted to try and make her into an Enhancer.

Mu Xiangling immediately scrambled down from Yue Zhong's back and put on a docile and cute expression, saying: "Yes! I won't dare anymore! I'm sorry! I will be good and listen!"

Yue Zhong frowned lightly, and was helpless against this little girl.

Mu Xiangling was extremely beautiful, and knew how to tease and be cute. She could act pitiful at times, and fake her crying, and basically any trick that most women knew, she could employ them perfectly. When it was time to be good, she was obedient, when she saw the chance to be mischievous she would leap on it. Yue Zhong could not bear to lecture her, and really was helpless.

Furthermore, Mu Xiangling was extremely smart, and picked up everything fast. Her talent was not lesser than the naturally awakened Evolver Yao Yao. Such an adorable loli was naturally liked by everybody, and she caused smiles everywhere she went. Even if she took some liberties, Yue Zhong did not take it to heart.

Gao Minghao looked all around him, before chuckling at Yue Zhong and said: "Since everyong is here! Let us set off!!"

Within Guilin City, even when all 4 Great Triads had already deployed most of their experts, the remaining smaller triads still did not pose too big a threat to any of them.

The fleet started to move, consisting of over 3,000 Enhancers and a few Evolvers, as they made their way into the distance.

Hunting Mutant Beasts allowed Enhancers to become stronger. Since Guilin City was considered safe and stable, and there was the army that had swept the nearby zombie hordes, this allowed for the Enhancers to frequently head out to hunt. If it was any other smaller establishments, surviving from the zombies would be already tough, not to mention hunting Mutant Beasts.

The strong became stronger! The weak became weaker! Such was the cruel way of the world.

That huge crowd of humans attracted the countless Mutant Beasts.

Before even reaching 10km after leaving Guilin City, the skies was suddenly filled with a black cloud of sparrows.

"They're Mutant Sparrows!!"

Seeing the sky becoming dark with the Mutant Sparrow flock, a number of the troops on the ground reacted.

Since everyone had made ample preparations for the hunt, the moment they saw the Mutant Sparrow flock, they went into their vehicles for cover.

Those Mutant Sparrows were one of the common avian mutant beasts, and the best way of handling them was to take cover within huge vehicles. Not many people were willing to take on these critters, mainly because they were low level, high in numbers, and if one was not careful, they would be swallowed up by them.

The dense flock soon landed on the ground and a disaster seemed to strike at the humans gathering, causing the vehicles to be rocked about.

If there were no large vehicles, if these 3,000-over Enhancers didn't give their all to defend, at least half would die being pecked alive.

In a hummer, Mu Xiangling was currently shivering in Yue Zhong's embrace, her face pale white. She had just witnessed a Enhancer not making it in time into a vehicle, and in just 3 seconds, that enhancer was engulfed and became a skeleton.

At the same time, the Mutant Sparrows were ramming against the hummer, and the pattering noise was deafening. If the armor of the hummer was to break down, Mu Xiangling would not know what to do.

She glanced at Yue Zhong, and saw that his face was still serene, and her trepid heart regain some form of calmness: "He's so collected! He's really reliable, just a little too overbearing."

In the midst of the Mutant Sparrow flock, White Bones was spinning about with its bone blades, grinding the Mutant Sparrows like a whirlwind.

Even though it seemed hopeless, those sparrows still attacked White Bones in droves, and they would be sliced and diced, but wearing White Bones' Stamina down.

Right at this time, a line of fire suddenly shot out from one corner of the human gathering, entering the huge cloud of Mutant Sparrows, and a number of them immediately fell like rain, having been incinerated.

That fire seemed to be a signal, as immediately, wind blades, iron rocks, countless ice picks, vines, floating metal plates, and even summoned beasts appeared, and started assaulting those Mutant Sparrows.

Those Enhancers had grown impatient of waiting, seeing that the Mutant Sparrows were not leaving, and if they were to remain here for too long, they would definitely be buried here.

Yue Zhong saw the Enhancers rapidly casting their abilities and thought: "So many Enhancers! If only they were under me, how great that would be!!"

The more survivors there were, the more Enhancers that were bound to emerge. Amongst these 3,000 Enhancers, a number were even Evolvers, and most of these Evolvers did not belong to any of the 4 Great Triads, either establishing their own triads, or working as solo hunters.

If these 3,000 Enhancers were to be controlled by Yue Zhong, he had absolute confidence in dealing with Wuyan Hong and his Great Empire of Vietnam.

However, it was a pity everyone of them had their own ideals and thinking, if he wanted to get them to band together, it was going to be extremely difficult. Furthermore, those with capabilities were seldom willing to submit to another. In this apocalyptic world, the moment many gained strength, their ambitions also soared.

Under the relentless assault of those abilities, the body count of the Mutant Sparrows started to reach over 8,000, before the rest of the flock decided to flee.

Upon seeing that the Mutant Sparrow flock had finally left, many emerged from their vehicles, and started grabbing the bodies of those Mutant Sparrows. They were after all meat that was hard to come by. In Guilin City, meat was obtained like that.

Bai Xiaosheng came to Yue Zhong's side and said: "Boss!! Shall we go and snatch some too?"

Yue Zhong shook his head and rejected: "No need!!"

Yue Zhong had brought along 20 huge trucks, but their purpose was to be stored with the bodies of Type 2 Mutant Beasts. He could not be bothered with these little critters.

Since the Mutant Sparrows were low levelled, their meat would not be able to strengthen survivors unlike the Type 2 Mutant Beast meat. However, to ordinary survivors, just the meat of a Mutant Sparrow was a hard to come by delicacy.

With the arrival and departure of the flock, they left 8,000 corpses. At the same time, 20 Enhancers had been pecked into a pile of bones by them.

After picking up the meat, 200 of the Enhancers immediately withdrew from the operation, and brought the meat back to Guilin City. This amount of meat was enough for them to lead a comfortable life for quite a while, and they were naturally unwilling to risk their lives further.

After facing that attack, the fleet continued their advance, and along the way, there were a few other ordinary Mutant Beasts that were attracted by their scent. However, they didn't amount to much against such a huge army of Enhancers.

After trekking for almost an entire day, the fleet finally came to their destination, a moderate sized mountain range.

After the apocalypse set in, the mountain range had undergone a huge change as well. There were mutant trees that grew everywhere, their trunks reaching up to 10m and above. All sorts of mutant vegetation and flowers covered the entire range as well, which became the resting grounds to various Mutant Beasts. From time to time, there would be mighty roars emitting from within the range that sent chills down one's spine.

All hints of human constructions were already consumed and enveloped by mother nature, and most roads that were carved out previously were either covered by huge trees, or enveloped by the rest of the flora, turning the place into a overgrown, dilapidated scene.

In this mountain range, there was a large number of monstrous Mutant Beasts gathered, and this was the location that many expert from Guilin City chose to strengthen themselves.

Many Enhancers picked this place to continuously hunt and enhance themselves. Of course, hunting a Mutant Beast was no easy matter, and everyday, there would be Enhancers that die at the jaws of these Mutant Beasts, but there were those who had strengthened considerably through the training as well. It was a training heaven for the strong, and living hell for the weak.

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