In this day and age, controlling resources meant being king. With resources, one could build their own faction, then gather a harem of beauties, and live like an emperor without shame. Why bother going elsewhere and enduring others' stares?
But for now, the priority was to fight their way out of the zombie horde.
To protect the awakened individuals here, Zhao Qingxuan divided her 300 subordinates evenly among them. Otherwise, with their Black Iron level strength, they would be quickly overwhelmed by the zombies!
Tens of thousands of people.
That was no small number. Even with 300 Silver level awakened individuals as the main force, it was hard to guarantee no accidents. Hence, Zhao Qingxuan's group split into several batches for evacuation.
Xu Kun, Cai Ji, and the others happened to be in the last batch, making them seriously suspect this was deliberate. After all, most of them were the ones who refused to go to Anluo City.
Before long,
Everyone in the base was safely evacuated to the Peace Zone.
While Zhao Qingxuan and the others were discussing other matters, Xu Kun and Cai Ji seized the opportunity to gather those willing to follow them. A good half of the crowd responded.
"What are you doing? How dare you hoard resources?"
Someone suddenly shrieked, drawing everyone's attention.
Zhao Qingxuan and Qi Sheng exchanged cold smiles. The latter sneered, "I knew it. As soon as some people are rescued, they'll start packing their bags!"
"I didn't expect them to reveal their true colors so soon!"
"If that's the case, there's no need to keep them around. We don't need disloyal people!"
Zhao Qingxuan's beautiful eyes narrowed as she approached, hefting her great iron hammer.
Seeing Zhao Qingxuan approaching,
Xu Kun felt a slight prickle of unease. Yet, he still walked forward with a smile, confident that she couldn't do anything to such a large group.
Cai Ji followed behind, his hair parted in the middle, wearing overalls. He cradled his favorite basketball, striking poses occasionally and humming some nonsensical tune, the only discernible part being "Ji shenme wanyi'er!"
Despite this, he seemed to be in high spirits. Behind them, a large group of people marched forward imposingly.
About to become a boss, how could he not be in good spirits?
"Hello, Commander Zhao, is that correct?"
Xu Kun initiated the greeting.
"So, what do you want? Just say it!"
Zhao Qingxuan stated calmly.
"First, thank you for rescuing so many of us. On behalf of everyone here, I offer our sincere gratitude!"
"And then?"
Zhao Qingxuan inquired.
"Uh, but many of us are unwilling to go to Anluo City, as it's even more dangerous there!"
"Continue!"
Zhao Qingxuan said calmly, her grip on the great iron hammer tightening.
"Therefore, I want to lead these people into the mountains to hide from the zombies until this is all over!"
"If you want to leave, then leave. Why are you telling me?"
"We need the resources here, and these resources were painstakingly collected by us. It's only reasonable that we take them, right?"
Xu Kun said placidly.
Zhao Qingxuan looked young, so she should be easy to talk to!
If possible,
He even wanted to recruit Zhao Qingxuan into their group, considering how incredibly powerful her subordinates were.
"Nonsense! These resources are the result of everyone's collective effort. What do you mean by 'you' taking them?"
Zhou Quan said sternly.
"That's right! These resources are the fruits of everyone's labor, not just yours!"
Many people behind Zhou Quan voiced their disagreement.
In this post-apocalyptic world, everyone understood what resources represented!
"While that may be true, these items all belong to Ningcheng County. Why should we let you take them to Anluo City?"
"Exactly! Since you're going to Anluo City, you should look for food there. These belong to Ningcheng County!"
The two sides immediately began to argue, with the air thick with the possibility of violence.
Xu Kun maintained a smiling, gentlemanly demeanor throughout.
Cai Ji, on the other hand, was brimming with excitement, even dancing in place. He occasionally brought his basketball to Zhao Qingxuan's face, oblivious to the strap of his overalls slipping off.
"What the hell are you doing, you disgusting thing?"
Zhao Qingxuan suddenly roared,
and swung her great iron hammer.
"Careful!"
Xu Kun cried out in alarm. Before he could even react, Zhao Qingxuan's great iron hammer landed squarely on Cai Ji's chest, sending him flying dozens of meters to crash heavily onto the ground.
"Lao Cai!"
Xu Kun exclaimed, rushing over.
Cai Ji was his best partner. Before the apocalypse, they had even discussed debuting together!
But when he reached him,
He saw Cai Ji spitting up blood and unconscious, his legs twitching uncontrollably before finally going still.
"Lao Cai, my partner, we agreed to debut together, why did you leave first?"
Xu Kun was heartbroken.
It was so difficult to find someone who understood you in this world!
The group behind them felt their scalps tingle.
No one expected such a cute-looking loli to be so ruthless!
She attacked without hesitation, giving them no chance to intervene.
"Why did you kill him?"
Xu Kun shouted at Zhao Qingxuan.
"Because he disgusted me!"
Zhao Qingxuan replied calmly.
She had heard him muttering something at the time, saying "Ji ni tai mei?"
Did he call her a chicken?
Or what was he saying?
Whatever it was, the word "ji" made Zhao Qingxuan particularly sensitive.
It reminded her of that detestable rooster!
"Alright, let's get back to our previous topic!"
Zhao Qingxuan looked at Xu Kun calmly.
Killing someone was no big deal!
In the past, when vying for resources, killing was an inevitable part of the process.
"We want all the resources here!"
Xu Kun roared at Zhao Qingxuan. At this point, there was nothing more to say.
Those around him had already taken fighting stances.
This matter wouldn't be resolved easily today!
However, their legs were trembling, as Zhao Qingxuan's 300 subordinates had already completely surrounded them.
They had witnessed the power of those people.
"They wouldn't dare kill us, right?"
"There are at least a few thousand of us. How could they dare kill us?"
They might dare kill one or two people,
but so many, they truly didn't believe they would act.
"Either you hand over the resources today, or we'll fight it out. You may be powerful, but you only have over 300 people. We outnumber you ten to one. At worst, we'll all perish together. You should think carefully!"
Xu Kun suddenly became bold.
Swish,
The next moment, Zhao Qingxuan appeared before him.
Her giant hammer descended directly towards his head.