Chapter 40: The Awakened Warrior

Chu Yunsheng was also conscripted, the reason being that his battle armor was too eye-catching!

When joining this group, Chu Yunsheng did not deliberately hide his and Yu Xiaohai's abilities. He was very clear about his own capabilities and had no intention of pretending to be a hero or hiding among the crowd to rely on other awakened students for protection.

He was willing to be conscripted into this awakened squad for a simple reason: he discovered that the red-armored bugs killed by these people and soldiers could completely solve his urgent need for a large number of red-armored bugs.

At first, he was particularly afraid of being discovered for his special abilities. When he first killed three red-armored bugs in Building 8 of Mingdu Huayuan, he did not dare to make a sound. The scene of the ice group boy being taken away by armed soldiers left a deep impression on him.

As the situation became more chaotic and developed, it far exceeded his imagination. He spent almost every day in terror, constantly striving to strengthen himself. He would meticulously calculate for half a day to gain a little bit of essence energy, and he would secretly be happy for a long time when he occasionally encountered a lone red-armored bug.

The original social structure collapsed in this unprecedented disaster. There was no order, no morality; survival and escape became the main themes of the entire city of terror. Awakened humans gradually appeared, and he had even killed one such person. This made Chu Yunsheng deeply feel the drastic changes in the rules and order of the human world, and he gradually stopped caring about hiding his abilities.

"Maybe temporarily joining them will get me more red-armored bugs," Chu Yunsheng thought hopefully. To get more bugs, he was almost going crazy.

This awakened guard team was all concentrated on a military truck. Chu Yunsheng guessed it was for easy rescue and deployment. For awakened humans, a light leap would allow them to jump off the truck effortlessly and directly engage in battle.

There were about a dozen people sitting haphazardly on the truck. Chu Yunsheng didn't have time to look closely. His gaze passed over these people and saw three older men sitting near the front of the truck, intensely arguing over a map.

In addition to Chu Yunsheng and his two companions, two other men were also summoned, both joining during the large-scale evacuation of Dongshen University.

For ordinary awakened humans, joining together to face the red-armored bugs was much safer than facing them alone.

Chu Yunsheng leaned against the truck's side, wearing his battle armor, which made sitting on the truck bed somewhat inconvenient. He quietly observed these people.

A light was placed behind the truck's cab, making the truck not very bright but sufficient for everyone to see each other clearly.

The representative who led the five of them to the truck squeezed to the front and whispered a few words to a middle-aged man wearing glasses.

The middle-aged man looked at the five of them, knocked on the table, and loudly said, "Everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet. Welcome the five new awakened warriors."

There was no applause or enthusiastic welcome, just silence, as if the five of them were air.

Chu Yunsheng was curious about the term "awakened warrior" but didn't feel anything special. Everyone was unfamiliar, and in this extremely tense and dangerous situation, trust was hard to build quickly.

The middle-aged man adjusted his glasses and said seriously to the five of them, "Since you have decided to join the awakened guard team, there are some things we need to understand about you, and of course, we will also let you understand some things."

Chu Yunsheng and the others nodded, indicating for him to continue.

The middle-aged man then introduced himself, "I am a physics teacher at Dongshen University, Zhang Zicheng. You can call me Teacher Zhang. I am responsible for everyone's action arrangements and guidance. Now, I would like to understand the abilities of the five of you. Please introduce yourselves."

"I am Yao Xiang, Yao as in Yao Ming, and Xiang as in Liu Xiang. My ability is Fire Wheel Slash, which can handle three bugs!" said a chubby young boy first, though his physique had nothing in common with Yao Ming or Liu Xiang.

"I am Ding Yan. I am older than you, so you can call me Old Ding. My ability is also fire, but I need a pistol to use it, which can handle about two bugs. I have been working with Little Yao."

Ding Yan was a man in his forties, tall and thin, with an ordinary appearance that wouldn't draw a second glance.

Yu Xiaohai glanced at Chu Yunsheng, receiving a nod of approval, and then said, "Yu Xiaohai, ability is freezing, weapon is a crossbow, can handle two red-armored bugs."

This was what Chu Yunsheng and Yu Xiaohai had agreed upon. They were not familiar with the situation and decided to hold back a bit. Yu Xiaohai knew his limit was three, but Chu Yunsheng decided to have him say two.

After Yu Xiaohai finished, Chu Yunsheng continued, "Chu Yunsheng, weapon is a sword, ability is also a sword, can handle six red-armored bugs."

Chu Yunsheng did not hide his real name; there was no need. He said six instead of his maximum of nine, partly because he and Yu Xiaohai had agreed on a strategy to not reveal everything, and partly because he currently only had six units of essence energy, so saying six was accurate.

As soon as he finished speaking, the previously quiet truck cabin immediately buzzed with whispers.

With the enhancement of the Six Jia Talisman, Chu Yunsheng's hearing was astonishing. He easily overheard their comments:

"Six bugs, he must be bluffing. Our captain can only handle a few. Last time, he almost died and only managed to kill five..."

"Looking at him, I thought he was impressive, but he's just a bluffer..."

"I think this guy is a bit strange. Don't you find his armor familiar...?"

...

Chu Yunsheng felt frustrated. He had significantly downplayed his abilities, but he didn't expect such a reaction. However, he didn't care. He had planned to say three to four, but then thought that if he suddenly burst and killed six in a fight, it would be hard to explain, and others might not trust him.

If Yu Xiaohai's two became three, it would be easier to explain, as a slight improvement in ability during a fight was common.

Zhang Zicheng knocked on the table and said to Lin Shuiyao behind Chu Yunsheng, "Quiet, quiet. There is one more person. Please introduce yourself."

Lin Shuiyao was taken aback. She had not awakened and didn't know how to respond. Chu Yunsheng quickly spoke up, "She is my friend. I promised to take her to Jinling City. She is an ordinary person, not awakened, and must stay with us."

In fact, Lin Shuiyao had already told Chu Yunsheng about the location of the pendant jade on the way. She was most worried that Chu Yunsheng would ignore her. Hearing Chu Yunsheng's words, she looked at him with gratitude.

A boy in a black down jacket coldly snorted, "On this truck, only awakened warriors can exist. Everyone has friends. If we all bring them on, how can we get anything done?"

A girl next to him pulled him, "Qin Heng, say less."

Chu Yunsheng ignored him and looked at Zhang Zicheng. On this truck, Chu Yunsheng knew that the three men in front were in charge, though he didn't know why these three could command so many awakened warriors.

Zhang Zicheng hesitated and said apologetically, "Mr. Chu, I'm sorry, but we do have such a rule. Our goal is to safely escort everyone to Jinling City."

Chu Yunsheng smiled. Although he knew the location of the pendant, he couldn't abandon Lin Shuiyao. Since he had promised her, he would not leave her behind as long as it was within his power.

Everyone has their own rules. This team was established by them, so the order was naturally decided by them. Since that was the case, Chu Yunsheng was not the type to argue. He picked up the Qianbi Sword and shook his head, "If that's the case, I won't waste everyone's time. We'll get off the truck."

Lin Shuiyao covered her face with a scarf, only her eyes visible, but her clothing still revealed that she was a woman.

Zhang Zicheng thought she was Chu Yunsheng's girlfriend and, seeing Chu Yunsheng ready to leave, became even more convinced. He smiled and explained, "Mr. Chu, please listen to me. You don't need to worry. We all have family and friends, who are on the buses at the back. This is a benefit provided by the school to the awakened guard team. We will take turns arranging for team members to guard the buses. You can rest assured and arrange for your friend to go there."

Chu Yunsheng was taken aback, not expecting such an arrangement. But then he thought, even if the students were from out of town, they would at least have close friends. It was impossible for them to serve the school without protecting their loved ones.

He had been a bit impulsive.

Before he could respond, the chubby Yao Xiang leaned in and whispered to Chu Yunsheng, "Brother, don't leave. I heard that the professors at Dongshen University have made a breakthrough in their research, which will greatly enhance our abilities as awakened warriors!"

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