Chapter 67

Cheng Yang walked out of the main city with a swagger, accompanied by Yuan Jianze all the way. This kind of situation had never happened in Xiangcheng City before. Along the way, Yuan Jianze kept asking questions, but Cheng Yang only gave casual answers, leaving Yuan Jianze unable to figure out his true intentions. Seeing Cheng Yang and his group pass through the light barrier and disappear into the distance, Yuan Jianze's expression turned rather gloomy. Over the past few days, he had always felt that he had control over the entire Xiangcheng City. Although the bosses of those few shops seemed very powerful, they were ultimately unable to leave their shops, which made Yuan Jianze basically ignore their existence. However, today's events completely shattered his perception. Where did Cheng Yang come from? Is he even from this world? If not, why can he leave the shops? These questions troubled Yuan Jianze, and he was eager to find the answers. "Commander, are we just going to let them go like this?" Situ Fa said somewhat unwillingly. Yuan Jianze glanced back at him, then turned to look at another middle-aged man with a slightly plump build behind him and said, "Old He, send two of your First Militia members to follow and test them. ... Situ Fa, you also call two of your men to follow from a distance and see what happens." Old He was the former vice mayor of Xiangcheng City and is now the commander of the First Militia. Originally, his status was on par with Yuan Jianze, but now, due to the apocalypse, he is merely the commander of a militia in Xiangcheng City, with a status vastly different from Yuan Jianze's. The two of them did not dare to disobey Yuan Jianze's orders and immediately turned to make arrangements. ... Cheng Yang and his group continued to walk forward. Ma Tao listened to his three family members talking about their experiences after the apocalypse. It must be said that the arrival of the apocalypse brought catastrophic changes to any family. Liu Xiyue and the other three were very anxious. They had not yet determined who Cheng Yang really was. Although Ma Tao kept talking with his family, they were not familiar with Ma Tao's family either. However, they also knew that their fate was now in Cheng Yang's hands. From Yuan Jianze's behavior earlier, it was clear that although Cheng Yang was alone, he had astonishing strength. Otherwise, he would not have had any room to negotiate with Yuan Jianze. "Brother..." Zhou Jie could not bear the oppressive atmosphere and greeted Cheng Yang. Cheng Yang interrupted, "Don't call me brother, I'm younger than you. You can call me Lord or just use my name." Hearing Cheng Yang's conversation with the others, Ma Tao stepped forward and said, "This is the Lord of Luofeng Village. If you want to settle in Luofeng Village in the future, just call him Lord." "Luofeng Village?" Zhou Jie looked puzzled. "Is there a Luofeng Village near Xiangcheng City? I've only heard of Luofeng Slope." Cheng Yang said, "Luofeng Village is the place where Luofeng Slope used to be. After the apocalypse, we established a village there. There, you can also change your profession to a warrior. Of course, there is a prerequisite: to settle in Luofeng Village, you must obey the management." Zhou Jie and the others were overjoyed at the first few sentences, but when Cheng Yang finished the last sentence, his face fell. He felt that if the management system of Luofeng Village was the same as Xiangcheng City, then staying in Luofeng Village would be no different from staying in Xiangcheng City. Cheng Yang did not explain further. At this moment, Liu Xiyue spoke up, "Lord, can you tell us why you brought us out of Xiangcheng City?" Cheng Yang looked back at her, making Liu Xiyue somewhat uneasy. She wondered if she had just escaped from the tiger's mouth to fall into the wolf's den. Before Yuan Jianze's people found her, she had been captured by the Second Militia commander's men. Their demand was simple: she had to willingly submit to them. They offered her a very generous condition: a slot to change her profession to a warrior. However, Liu Xiyue did not agree. If Cheng Yang had not taken her out this time, the outcome would have been unpredictable. Cheng Yang said very straightforwardly, "Because someone asked me to save you. Her name is Pang Shan. I think you should know her." Liu Xiyue exclaimed, "Pang Shan? She..." Cheng Yang said, "She is the girlfriend of one of my brothers." Hearing this, Liu Xiyue immediately felt relieved. Since Pang Shan had asked someone to save her, the worst outcome should not happen. As they were talking, two warriors quickly walked over from the side. They looked at Cheng Yang's group, and one of them said in a lecherous tone, "Hey, this girl is really hot. Brother, what do you think? Should we take her back?" Liu Xiyue immediately became anxious and said, "You... clean your mouth." "Hey... quite a feisty one! I like that. It's exciting! Ha ha..." the man laughed wildly. Cheng Yang's lips curled into a cold smile, and he couldn't help but think less of Yuan Jianze. This was what kind of place? Less than five hundred meters from the main city, and someone was already challenging him. If this wasn't Yuan Jianze's doing, no one would believe it. And these people who came to test him were too eager for quick results. If they had followed further and seen him kill monsters, they would have run as far away as possible. Unfortunately, they didn't. Cheng Yang said coldly, "If you leave now, it's still in time. Otherwise, I don't mind adding a couple more deaths to my record." Cheng Yang's cold words made the two men tremble, but they quickly recovered. This was Yuan Jianze's territory, and although they were not his direct subordinates, they had received orders from Yuan Jianze. Even if something happened, there would be someone to take the blame, so they had nothing to fear. The man who spoke first immediately shouted, "You little punk, are you tired of living? Do you know this is..." Cheng Yang didn't have the patience to listen to him finish. He directly shot an ice ball, which hit the man's face. His voice abruptly stopped, and the arrogance in his eyes had not yet faded when his life had already slipped away. From the man's behavior, Cheng Yang knew that he was a person of poor character. Keeping such a person alive would only harm more people. "You actually killed him," the remaining warrior said in fear. He couldn't understand how his companion had died from just one attack. Most importantly, the skill Cheng Yang used was something he had never seen before. Cheng Yang said with a cold laugh, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you too. Go back and tell your master not to mess with me. You can't handle it." At the same time, many survivors who were still searching for supplies around saw this scene and looked at Cheng Yang with fear. The remaining warrior wanted to say a few more tough words, but after Cheng Yang glared at him, he immediately ran away. "Alright, let's go!" Cheng Yang's expression returned to normal, and he smiled at Liu Xiyue and the others. Liu Xiyue looked at Cheng Yang with a complex expression but didn't say anything, following closely behind him to the south. As Cheng Yang and his group walked forward for several hundred meters, the number of monsters gradually increased, and Cheng Yang had to start fighting. Ice balls shot out from Cheng Yang's magic staff, instantly killing the monsters that appeared around them. This scene once again stunned the people around, including Zhou Jie and the others. When Cheng Yang killed the man, they didn't feel it as strongly. But they knew the power of the monsters. These powerful monsters were like paper in Cheng Yang's hands, killed with one move, clean and efficient. After killing a group of forty monsters, Cheng Yang looked back at a pile of ruins in the distance and then led Ma Tao and the others away. After they left, two people emerged from behind the ruins, their eyes filled with fear. It was as if Cheng Yang had just killed their own people, not the monsters. "Quick! Go back and tell the commander that this person... this person is definitely not from Earth," one of them said in horror. The other person also agreed with this view, and the two of them turned and rushed toward the main city. After running for a few minutes, the two finally entered the light barrier of the main city, and they let out a sigh of relief. Yuan Jianze was still waiting in the same spot. In front of him stood the warrior who had been intimidated by Cheng Yang. It seemed he had already told Yuan Jianze his experience, and now Yuan Jianze's expression was not good. "Commander, that person... that person is too powerful. He... he single-handedly wiped out a group of forty monsters," the man said quickly. Yuan Jianze's frown deepened, and he asked, "Where did they go? Why didn't you continue to follow them?" The warrior immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Commander, that person is too alert. He already discovered our tracking. If we continued to follow, we might be killed. If that happens, we wouldn't be able to bring back any information." Yuan Jianze knew that these people were more worried about dying, but he didn't point it out. As he was thinking about how to handle the situation, a voice suddenly came from the sky. "Ants, congratulations on surviving the first ten days of chaos! You have passed the initial screening by the gods. Now, the gods will give you some rewards, hoping you will like them." That voice again! Everyone was deeply etched by this voice because it was the appearance of this voice that brought about the apocalypse. Now, this voice has appeared again. What disaster will they face next? Although the voice said it was a reward, no one took it seriously. Previously, it said humans would evolve, but nearly half of the population died in this disaster. PS: Request for recommendations and collections! Sigh, I, a grown man, actually shed tears tonight. I was locked in my room writing a novel, and my one-year-old son knew I was inside and was crying outside the door, but I couldn't go out to be with him...