Chapter 48: The Quota Issue

Chu Yunsheng shook his head. The other party moved too quickly, clearly not wanting to make contact with them.

"Let's go into the warehouse first!" Jiang Ye thought for a moment and said to Qian Deduo.

Leaving two people to guard outside the door, the other six entered one after another. The warehouse was in a mess, with various shelves and cardboard boxes scattered on the ground, showing signs of having been searched.

However, the more chaotic a place was, the more likely it was to still have some things that hadn't been taken. If everything was neatly cleaned out, there would be nothing to hope for.

Chu Yunsheng also took out a flashlight and searched for anything edible with the six others. The temperature was very low, which helped preserve many foods for a long time.

Qian Deduo found a small box of well-packaged bread in a hidden corner of the warehouse, while the others, including Chu Yunsheng, found very little, mostly scattered bread, some of which had spoiled but was still barely edible.

No one cared about the hygiene and quality issues of the underground bread factory now; as long as it was edible, it was fine!

Although the harvest was not much, they didn't encounter any danger except for the woman who scared them, making it a relatively successful mission.

Each person got three pieces of bread, with one piece left over. Qian Deduo planned to give it to Zhou Tingyun, counting it as her share.

Chu Yunsheng thought to himself that according to their rules, the treatment for those who came and those who didn't was indeed very different, no wonder Zhou Tingyun insisted on coming.

On the way back, they didn't encounter any danger. Everyone was happy, but when they entered the crowd, they found Qin Heng's group of three people secretly leading several women onto an Iveco van.

Qian Deduo sneered and said that the van was just a pimp. As long as you had food, those people could find you any woman or man you wanted, no problem.

He then evilly touched the bread in his pocket and smiled brightly.

Back on the truck, Chu Yunsheng suddenly felt that the three pieces of bread were a waste of his cultivation time. He had hoped to catch a few bugs on the way, but that didn't happen. Now it was too late to regret it.

Chu Yunsheng sat on the truck and took a short nap. When he woke up, he found that the crowd seemed to have left the city. The mixed group from Dongshen University had merged with other larger groups of refugees.

Looking far ahead, the occasional torches, flashlights, and even a few car lights highlighted the vast sea of people. This was perhaps the largest exodus in human history!

Chu Yunsheng glanced at the team members on the truck. Qin Heng and his group had returned, but Qian Deduo and Yu Xiaohai were nowhere to be seen. Apart from Yao Xiang, who was still practicing his Fire Wheel Slash, everyone else was drowsy.

He jumped off the truck, lit a cigarette, and saw Yu Xiaohai waving at him from Bus No. 1, not knowing what was up.

Qian Deduo was also there. Seeing Chu Yunsheng approach, he said with a grin, "Brother Chu, come over here. Look at these people. If you pick someone, let Tongtong register them and get them on the bus. Last time, I promised to find you and Xiaohai a few beauties, and I almost forgot!"

Chu Yunsheng was taken aback. What promise to Yu Xiaohai? What beauties? He looked at Yu Xiaohai with confusion, but the guy just laughed and said nothing.

Qian Deduo pulled over a middle-aged man and introduced him to Chu Yunsheng enthusiastically, "This is Old Fang. He's in charge of these things for us. Brother Chu, you two are quite popular now. So many people want to get on Bus No. 1!"

Old Fang was a thin, sharp-looking man. After Qian Deduo finished speaking, he respectfully said, "If you two don't find anyone suitable, I can find more. Come and take a look."

With that, Old Fang signaled, and a dozen girls walked over from behind the bus. Some lowered their heads shyly, while others looked at them with eager eyes.

Now Chu Yunsheng understood. He remembered Qian Deduo's mention of the Bus No. 1 quota issue and the promise to find Yu Xiaohai an excellent girl. This was it!

Suddenly, he remembered Lin Shuiyao was still on the bus. He had forgotten about her for a while. His eyes followed his thoughts and glanced at the bus window, only to see Lin Shuiyao looking at him nervously.

Qian Deduo blurted out, "Brother Chu, I heard from Xiaohai that the girl isn't his girlfriend. If you don't like her, just swap her out. Just get Tongtong to change the records!"

The window of Bus No. 1 had already been broken during the chaos, so the people inside could hear what was being said outside.

Lin Shuiyao's eyes showed a hint of panic when she heard Qian Deduo's words.

"Brother Chu, why don't you pick first?" Yu Xiaohai said, a bit embarrassed.

"Pick what? Qian Big Mouth, take your people and follow me. Something's happened!" Zhong Nan shouted from the roof of Bus No. 1, followed by a dozen people, seemingly all mobilized!

Chu Yunsheng had no intention of getting involved in this. If they settled in Jinling, it wouldn't matter, but now survival was the priority. He immediately flicked away his cigarette and followed Zhong Nan.

Qian Deduo, fearing the captain, quickly pulled Yu Xiaohai and said, "Let's take care of the important things first, we can talk about this later!"

Yu Xiaohai struggled, pointing to a pretty girl and, without any shame, said to Old Fang, "Reserve her for me first..."

At this moment, Lin Shuiyao on the bus let out a sigh of relief.

Chu Yunsheng caught up with Zhong Nan and found that, except for the third group assigned to guard the bus, all other team members were present. It seemed something big had happened!

When they reached the battle site, Chu Yunsheng was shocked to see that the opponent was the tentacle monster he had seen at the hospital, but this one was even larger!

"How could this thing be here?" Chu Yunsheng was inwardly alarmed. They were already out of the city, in a vast field. How could such a monster be here? Could it be living underground?

The monster was already over ten meters tall, with tentacles and tubes flying everywhere, impossible to count. Just looking at the small tentacle monsters crawling beneath it, it was clear this was a mother creature, a powerful one!

Not only that, the mother creature controlled seven or eight naked women, floating in the air. They occasionally spat out sticky liquid from their mouths, and anyone caught in it was like being entangled in a spider's web, the more they struggled, the tighter the bind.

These naked women had more than just that. They could even brave the military's gunfire, snatch weapons from soldiers, and counterattack! Many soldiers were killed by their own bullets.

Chu Yunsheng felt increasingly uneasy. He had fought these tentacle monsters before and knew how terrifying they were. The tentacles had different types, some with pure strength, others with sharp teeth, some thick, some thin. Cutting them off didn't stop them; they could quickly regrow.

The military was even more helpless. The rockets fired by soldiers were deflected by the monster's faster tentacles, and even tank shells were blocked by a web of tentacles, which quickly regrew after being blown apart.

"First group, deal with the women. Second group, deal with the ground crawlers. Fourth and fifth groups, and I will focus on attacking the monster's energy layer. Break its energy layer to allow the military to bombard it!" Zhong Nan quickly assigned tasks to each group and looked at Chu Yunsheng, "Your speed is the fastest, and your sword is the sharpest. Everyone's life is in your hands! Move around and cut off any tentacles that bind people to save them!"

Chu Yunsheng nodded heavily. He understood that only by working together could they kill this monster. Otherwise, they might as well run for their lives!

Just as he was about to join the battle with his sword, Ding Yan from the fourth group suddenly stopped him.

Chu Yunsheng looked at him in surprise. Since they joined the Awakened Guard, Ding Yan had hardly spoken, and he was almost unnoticed when not in battle.

Now, in this urgent moment, he suddenly stopped him. What was he up to?