Yuan Feiyu stood behind the sharp-featured Liu Yuan and cautiously reminded him.
“We’re not going near that building!”
A trace of contempt flashed through Liu Yuan’s eyes as he waved his hand dismissively.
“Go collect the crystal cores and hand them over to me!”
A flash of anger appeared in Yuan Feiyu’s eyes.
“Okay!”
After turning around and leaving, the resentment in his eyes became unmistakable.
It was always like this. Whenever they went out to clear an area, Liu Yuan got to use the crystal cores first.
That was how Liu Yuan’s ability had reached level two.
Meanwhile, their abilities were still at level one.
It was not that Yuan Feiyu had never considered secretly keeping some crystal cores for himself. But if he was discovered, his limbs would be broken and he would be thrown into a group of zombies as food.
“Brother Liu, all the crystal cores are here!”
Yuan Feiyu respectfully held them out with both hands.
A pleased expression appeared in Liu Yuan’s eyes. He took one crystal core from the pile and placed it in Yuan Feiyu’s hand.
“Keep this one. Consider it a reward!”
“Thank you, Brother Liu!”
Yuan Feiyu bowed and shouted loudly.
Liu Yuan waved his hand behind him.
“Go.”
He let out a cold snort as he watched Yuan Feiyu’s departing figure, a mocking smile curling at the corners of his lips.
It was not that he did not know what Yuan Feiyu was thinking.
But he was currently at a critical point in upgrading his ability, so he could only pacify everyone for the time being.
Once he completed his upgrade, he would deal with him.
He would make Yuan Feiyu understand that in the apocalypse, strength was everything.
Whoever had the bigger fist was the king.
If you are dissatisfied, then endure it.
Liu Yuan found a quiet place to absorb the crystal cores and focused completely on upgrading his ability.
The energy within his body continued accumulating, but just as he was about to advance to level three, it suddenly stopped.
Liu Yuan stared at the powder left in his hand, anger flashing through his eyes.
He had been just a little short of succeeding.
He suddenly remembered the crystal core in Yuan Feiyu’s hand.
Maybe that one crystal core was all he had been missing.
He immediately stood up and shouted, “Yuan Feiyu, come here!”
There was no response.
His mood became increasingly agitated, and impatience surfaced in his eyes. He raised his voice again and threatened him.
“If you don’t appear within three seconds, you’ll end up as zombie food!”
“Brother Liu, I’m here! I’m coming, I’m already here!”
Yuan Feiyu shouted as he hurried through the crowd and arrived in front of Liu Yuan, wearing an ingratiating smile.
“Brother Liu, what do you need?”
“Where’s the crystal core from earlier?”
Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes, which were filled with coldness.
Yuan Feiyu’s eyes darted around as he spoke softly.
“I absorbed it.”
Liu Yuan’s eyes turned bloodshot. He slapped Yuan Feiyu and sent him flying.
Without that crystal core, how could he upgrade his ability?
Unless…
As Yuan Feiyu watched Liu Yuan approaching him, memories of Liu Yuan’s methods of torturing people flooded his mind. It was as though he could hear countless agonized screams in his ears.
A wet patch appeared beneath him.
Supporting himself with both hands, he frantically kicked backward with his legs, his lips trembling as he repeatedly muttered,
“Don’t kill me. Don’t kill me.”
“I need energy to upgrade my ability!”
As soon as Liu Yuan finished speaking, he raised his hand and struck Yuan Feiyu on the head.
Blood splattered across his face.
He stuck out his tongue and licked the blood from the corner of his mouth before suddenly raising his head and glaring viciously at the surrounding underlings.
The underlings stared at him in horror and instinctively took a step backward.
One after another, they lowered their eyes to avoid meeting Liu Yuan’s gaze, hoping they would not be the unlucky one he chose.
Liu Yuan had only taken one step forward when he suddenly sensed a sharp gust of wind coming from behind.
His body instinctively moved backward.
The next second, a sword plunged into the ground where he had been standing. Its blade shimmered with a chilling white light that made one’s scalp tingle.
He reached out to pull the sword free.
But the sword trembled and suddenly flew forward.
Following its movement, he looked up and saw five men and one woman leisurely walking toward him.
“Now we can settle all our old and new grudges!”
Nan Xing’s sharp gaze locked onto Liu Yuan.
Because of him, she had been forced to walk all this way.
The disciples of the Nanjí Sect had also almost died because of him.
Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes when he recognized the five men as the soldiers from yesterday.
He had realized that the man leading them would become an obstacle on his path to becoming king.
That was why he had deliberately lured the zombie horde toward them.
Anger gradually rose in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and shouted,
“You actually weren’t bitten to death by the zombies!”
“That’s because I have a strong life force. But today is the day you die!”
Nan Tang pointed his sword at Liu Yuan and shouted.
“Just you? A level-one ability user?”
A mocking smile curled at the corners of Liu Yuan’s lips.
“You’re asking to die!”
With that, he charged straight toward Nan Tang.
Nan Tang also rushed forward with his sword.
When the two met, Nan Tang swung his sword horizontally.
But Liu Yuan’s figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood and appeared behind Nan Tang. He raised his leg and kicked toward Nan Tang’s back.
Instead, he was knocked backward several steps by the impact.
Joy appeared on Nan Tang’s face. He turned around, raised his sword, and charged forward again.
Using the cultivation technique Nan Xing had taught him, he endured Liu Yuan’s punches and kicks while continuously attacking him with his sword.
Liu Yuan gradually began to feel overwhelmed and hurriedly flashed away from Nan Tang.
“You’re not a level-one ability user!”
A trace of seriousness appeared in his eyes, and his tone became certain.
“But don’t underestimate me either!”
This group really was the greatest threat.
They had clearly been level-one ability users yesterday.
With that, he instantly flashed Yuan Feiyu’s corpse.
A surge of black energy emerged from his hand and flew toward Yuan Feiyu’s body before returning to Liu Yuan’s hand.
Liu Yuan’s ability instantly reached level three.
He flashed back beside Nan Tang and kicked him in the waist.
Nan Tang cried out as his body was sent flying toward Nan Xing and the others.
Nan Xing raised her hand and made a grabbing motion in the air.
Nan Tang’s falling body suddenly slowed down and gently landed on the ground.
“Telekinesis!”
Liu Yuan threw an offer toward Nan Xing.
“Beautiful, why don’t you join me? We can establish a dynasty together. I’ll be the king, and you’ll be the queen!”
She was beautiful and powerful. Only a woman like her was worthy of him.
“With you?”
Nan Xing’s eyes were filled with disdain.
“You’re ugly, but your imagination is pretty impressive!”
“I have three types of abilities. I possess both speed and strength, and I can absorb other people’s abilities and convert them into my own.”
Anger rose in Liu Yuan’s eyes as he proudly revealed his trump cards.
“I’m a genius. I’m the chosen one in this world!”
“Heh, is that so?”
A mocking smile appeared at the corners of Nan Xing’s lips.
“A genius who hasn’t grown up yet is nothing more than a useless person!”
“You really don’t know what’s good for you!”
Liu Yuan’s eyes reddened with fury.
“You won’t know to submit until you’ve been beaten!”
Nan Xing watched Liu Yuan’s figure instantly disappear from where he stood and let out a cold snort.
She clenched her five fingers in the air.
Nan Tang’s sword instantly flew upward.
Following her gesture, it shot straight forward.
Pfft!
Liu Yuan appeared again, clutching his neck. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
“Im possible…”
Bang!
His body crashed to the ground.
Even until the moment he died, Liu Yuan could not understand how he had ended up dying at the hands of someone with telekinetic abilities.
“This world has never lacked geniuses.”
Nan Xing glanced indifferently at Liu Yuan’s corpse.
“And it certainly doesn’t lack geniuses like you who think too highly of themselves!”
“Run!”
A terrified cry suddenly rang out across the silent sky.
Nan Xing watched the underlings fleeing in all directions, a trace of coldness flashing through her eyes.
She controlled her sword in midair and eliminated them one after another.
Finally, she drove the sword into the ground at Nan Tang’s feet.
They had dared to injure a disciple of the Nanjí Sect.
Did they really think the Nanjí Sect had no one to defend it?
“How are you?”
Nan Xing slowly walked over to Nan Tang and lightly kicked him.
“Grandmaster Uncle, the Nanjí Sect’s cultivation technique is amazing!”
Nan Tang quickly climbed to his feet, his eyes shining as he looked at Nan Xing.
“My defensive power has increased twofold.”
He had only pretended to be seriously injured and fall to the ground so that Nan Xing would personally take action and avenge them.
“Good. Now study properly and improve your strength.”
Nan Xing’s eyes carried a hint of disdain as she gritted her teeth, clearly frustrated that he was not living up to expectations.
At this rate, who knew how many years she would have to wait before she could enjoy her peaceful retirement?
No. She had to get Shen Huaixu and the others on board as soon as possible.
“Let’s go. We’ll ask about Doctor Chen’s situation!”
Nan Xing led Nan Tang to meet up with Shen Huaixu.
Shen Huaixu merely shook his head at her with a solemn expression.