Chapter 28: The Beginning of Slaughter

"They're all dead! All dead!" Yu Xiaohai said with a twitch, "Brother Chu, my dad, my mom, they were all bitten to death by the bugs, they're all dead! Dead!..."

Chu Yunsheng's heart trembled, but he didn't know how to comfort him. He hugged Yu Xiaohai's head, feeling the shivers running through Yu Xiaohai's back.

Behind the water tower, there was another thud. Chu Yunsheng turned to see the leader of the thugs, still zipping up his pants, shouting angrily, "You bastards, can't you wait for me to finish?"

The limping man laughed and got up, leaning close to his leader's ear, whispering rapidly and occasionally glancing at Chu Yunsheng and Yu Xiaohai.

The leader, still zipping up his pants, pushed the limping man away and walked up to Chu Yunsheng, pointing at the thug on the ground who had been kicked by Chu Yunsheng, and said with a smile, "Brother, I respect you, but what's the meaning of this?"

Chu Yunsheng frowned. If it weren't for the bug problem, he would have taken Yu Xiaohai away, and these people wouldn't have been able to stop him.

That kick just now didn't use any essence energy; it was just the power of the battle armor, but he didn't expect it to cause so much damage to a normal person.

He remembered the deal with the limping man earlier and took out a slightly crumpled half-pack of cigarettes, tossing it to the leader, saying, "I'm taking this guy under my protection!"

The leader caught the half-pack of cigarettes, sniffed it, and smiled, "Brother, you got it, this guy is yours!"

Chu Yunsheng wasn't stupid; the half-pack of cigarettes was just to give the leader a way out in front of his men, to avoid a violent conflict. After all, that leap of several meters had been quite a deterrent.

The limping man, seeing the half-pack of cigarettes go into the leader's pocket, came over with a reluctant look, blinking and said, "Brother, oh, big brother! Do you still want that girl? A cigarette, just one will do!" He greedily glanced at the milk candies and added, "Or a piece of candy will do!"

Chu Yunsheng sneered, drew the Qianbi Sword, and infused it with essence energy, stabbing it into the floor in front of him, scaring the limping man into sitting on the ground.

"Stop bothering me! Get lost!" Chu Yunsheng retracted the Qianbi Sword. He wanted to quickly recover two units of essence energy to create a new Essence Absorption Talisman. Without the constant replenishment from the talisman, he felt no sense of security.

Yu Xiaohai, who hadn't finished eating, fell into a deep sleep, whether it was unconsciousness or sleep, he didn't know.

The leader's grunting finally stopped. Chu Yunsheng focused his mind, deciding not to rest or sleep until he had recovered two units of essence energy.

The army's evacuation was less than 70 hours away, and he had to make every second count!

Fortunately, he was now very proficient in the process of absorbing essence energy from the heavens and earth, with no delay, and the speed had increased significantly. Previously, it took him 12 hours a day, and it would take eight to nine days to absorb six units of essence energy.

After about six hours, he felt that his body had increased by half a unit of essence energy. At this rate, in 18 hours, he would have another one and a half units, plus the four units already in his body, totaling six units, enough to create a new Essence Absorption Talisman.

He now had five bug corpses in his storage talisman, which could replenish him with at least ten units of essence energy.

Just as he was about to continue his cultivation, he was interrupted by the leader, Liang Xing, who wanted to recruit Chu Yunsheng into his gang, but was refused.

However, from Liang Xing, Chu Yunsheng finally understood that these people had captured Yu Xiaohai and others to use them as bait to attract the bugs, giving themselves time to escape!

Chu Yunsheng always relied on his own strength and skills to fight the bugs. He had never even considered such inhumane actions, let alone participate in them.

If it weren't for the fear of attracting bugs, he wouldn't have given those thugs the half-pack of cigarettes. All the resources in the dark age were earned with his life, and in the bright age, they were bought with his blood and sweat, none of which were easy!

Now, with no gunshots or bug sounds ahead and no bugs following from behind, he didn't care about the gunshots attracting bugs.

Liang Xing, having hit a wall with Chu Yunsheng, didn't dare to act out. He led his men downstairs, their destination also being Jinling City.

The thugs, dragging a group of sacrificial lambs, stumbled past Chu Yunsheng and Yu Xiaohai. Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the crowd, shouting, "Yu Xiaohai, save me!"

Yu Xiaohai, who was still in a deep sleep, was startled awake, panicking.

The figure pounced in front of Yu Xiaohai, grabbing his clothes tightly. Chu Yunsheng, not knowing what was happening, immediately drew the Qianbi Sword, his essence energy surging!

Yu Xiaohai, after a moment of shock, slowly recovered and cautiously said to Chu Yunsheng, "Brother Chu, it's Xiao Li from the company, the new female colleague who joined after you quit."

At this point, the thugs had already surrounded them with guns, clearly resentful of Chu Yunsheng taking one of their men earlier. The gun barrels were all aimed at Chu Yunsheng.

Liang Xing still had a faint smile, but he said, "Brother, I've given you enough face. Everything has its limits, right?"

"Brother, what are you talking about? I don't believe he can stop a bullet!" one of the thugs shouted.

"Damn, I've been eyeing this kid for a while. Wearing a metal bucket and thinking he's a superhero!"

"Brother, let's take him down!"

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The thugs' encouragement made Liang Xing hesitate slightly, but he still seemed to fear Chu Yunsheng's abilities. He retracted his smile and said coldly, "Brother, I know you have some skills, but we've been living on the edge for a long time..."

Chu Yunsheng grabbed Yu Xiaohai and the female colleague, throwing them behind the water tower, interrupting Liang Xing and shouting, "I'm taking this person, if you want a fight, let's fight!"

With a flash, he and his sword charged into the thugs!

Instantly, gunshots and screams filled the air!

Ordinary bullets were no longer a threat to Chu Yunsheng. With the protection of the battle armor, Chu Yunsheng was like a wolf among sheep, each sword strike taking a life.

He hadn't expected that once he drew his sword, he would use the familiar three-strike technique. Although he didn't infuse it with essence energy, the extremely sharp Qianbi Sword was still invincible. By the time he realized it, the ground was covered in bodies, some split in half, others decapitated.

Blood dripped slowly from the Qianbi Sword onto the cement floor of the rooftop, and the silence was almost terrifying!

In just 60 seconds, he had killed dozens of people!

In his entire life, the number of chickens, fish, and ducks he had killed didn't even compare to the number of people he had killed in 60 seconds today, except for the bugs.

In an instant, all the thugs were dead except for the limping man, with Liang Xing's head rolling at his feet. The limping man was terrified, staring at Chu Yunsheng as if he had seen a devil.