Chapter One: The Beginning Unfolds

  "Old Jia, tell the people behind to keep up, can't even bear this little hardship, will be eliminated in this world sooner or later." Under the scorching sun, Liang Jing and Jia Yujin said nothing, but Liang Jing complained.

  They were not fast to begin with, and after that night's long-distance run, their bodies had been sore for a while, needing some time to adapt. With the addition of Wu Aimin, whose physical condition was even worse, their speed became even slower. After all, they were ordinary people who couldn't walk more than a few miles in a day, and along the way, they had to be careful and pay attention to dangers, often having to fight against mutated monsters or escape and hide. It's easy to imagine how slow this speed was.

  Jia Yukin rolled her eyes, thinking that not everyone was like him, a tireless and unyielding bull. However, she silently nodded in agreement with Liang Jing's words: to survive and live better in this world, one must constantly strengthen their own abilities.

  Then the people behind, especially Wu Aimin who was still thinking of living a good life, had a hard time coming. They were constantly overloaded and their bodies and minds were almost exhausted; this was also because the zombie-turned-cow had carried a large part of the goods on its back, and they ate mutated beast meat every day, which could quickly replenish their physical consumption, otherwise they would not have been able to hold on for so long.

  Wu Aimin was only wearing a T-shirt, and under the scorching sun, his whole body was almost soaked in sweat; at first, he felt a little regretful, but it quickly dissipated. Because now, although it's hard and tiring, he can feel that his body is getting better, and his strength is constantly increasing. During this time, he has also seen the battles between other team members and mutated monsters, knowing that in this world, everything is fake, only one's own strength and team strength are real, and can live a better life. At least now, he sees hope and a firm goal, no longer feeling lost and helpless like before. Now, even the quilt they sleep with at night is new and high-end (previously purchased by Liang Jing at Qianbaihui Supermarket, now each team member has one), food is plentiful, whether it's compressed biscuits, sausages or beast meat, more importantly, there is a sense of security here. Watching those terrifying monsters constantly falling under the team's blades, his confidence is growing stronger and stronger.

  Liang Jing led the way, dealing with powerful monsters and leaving those of similar strength to be handled by the people behind him. He was familiar with battles, while Old Jia strictly demanded that everyone not slack off from behind, also ensuring that no one got hurt during the fight.

  Suddenly, Liang Jing stopped and proceeded cautiously, hearing voices ahead, gunfire, and the screams of mutated creatures...

  "Huang Ge, let's kill this mouse and go back, okay?" A voice that seemed a bit fearful yet somewhat flattering.

  "Yes, now there are three giant rat monsters, which should be enough food for several days."

  "Ah, just wait a bit, with these three mouse monsters, at least we don't have to go out for three days." Huang Ge was a man of medium build, and for some reason, perhaps because of the heat, he was topless, wearing only a loose pair of pants on his lower body.

  Huang Yanzhe is also very depressed now. He was a fake awakened one, and after relying on Tu Gongzi, he had good food and drink. Unexpectedly, he was sent out to "hunt" now, and he didn't know why Tu Gongzi liked these mutant rats so much that he kept sending people out to kill them and bring them back to eat for several days. He thought about those rats appearing in the dirty corners of the city before and had no appetite.

  Huang Yanzhe didn't know that the mutated beast's meat could greatly replenish a person's physical strength, and for martial artists, it was something they couldn't ask for. Practicing martial arts required long-term persistence to be effective, but if the body didn't receive good nourishment, it would inevitably affect the duration of practice. If one forced themselves to cultivate, they would definitely end up harming themselves. However, this beast meat could effectively replenish the physical strength consumed by practicing martial arts, thereby rapidly increasing one's martial skills.

  But under human rule, even if it's like this, you still have to do things, otherwise why would others support you and give you women to play with; for Huang Yanzhe, who used to work on construction sites as a migrant worker, this is already a heavenly gift.

  Chirp! Chirp!

  "Looking for death! Ah!"

  Huang Ge let out a loud roar, his body's surface constantly squirming, and his skin suddenly grew a thick layer of brown keratin scales. Ignoring the mutated rat's attacks, which were as big as a house dog, he clashed head-on with the creature. The military dagger in his hand stabbed into the rat's neck, and the special effect of the Three-Pattern Military Dagger began to take hold. The rat's small wound started gushing blood, and it seemed that the mutated rat would soon be finished off...

  "Huang Ge is awesome!"

  "Huang Ge is a powerful awakened one, he's really formidable. These monster rats don't even have the strength to fight back."

  "That's for sure, Huang Ge is an Awakened one, even the Marquis of Gu would bestow beautiful women upon him. Last time that woman, her figure, skin and looks, tsk tsk..." A younger brother said, constantly making mouth-watering sounds.

  Knock knock!

  Others were also unbearable, thinking that the woman was really too seductive, with her white and tender skin, curvaceous figure, and pitiful appearance. Huang Ge on the side not only didn't feel uncomfortable but instead enjoyed the crowd's behavior. He thought to himself that as long as he did his job well and improved his abilities, even if Tou Gongzi gave him any woman, it would be fine. After all, he was under Tou Gongzi's power and had a relationship with the military, so if he took a liking to that woman in the migrant group, she would still be at Tou Gongzi's beck and call. He was only worried that his special abilities were still somewhat inferior compared to others, and could only accept this low-end hard work.

  "Alright, you guys work hard and maybe one day Master Hu will discover your talents and reward you with a few beauties." Huang Ge encouraged his younger brothers in a very stylish way.

  "Right! Right!"

  "Everyone works hard and there will be a day; last time I heard that Lao Hei, you know? That black-hearted guy didn't get the reward of being with a woman from Tuo Gongzi."

  "It's true, I've also heard that although they're just playthings for Master Gou, each and every one of them is a beauty. In the world before the Great Change, wasn't she the one who had a whole line of people following after her? Who would have thought that now we'd also have the chance to toy with them? Brothers, let's go and take care of Master Gou's affairs properly."

  "These women are so pitiful, alas, I've heard that after being played with by those Bao Gongzi, they either become completely submissive or mentally abnormal, and many have even died, who knows what kind of suffering they endured..." A younger brother seemed to recall some rumor, his face changed color and his body shuddered.

  "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. In this world, people are like grass, what does the death of a few people matter? I'm going to head back..." Huang Ge also didn't want to continue discussing this topic, after all, if word got out, it wouldn't be good, and who knows how Gao Gongzi would react.

  "Damn it, those cheap women used to pretend to be noble, I wanted to kill them early on, now look at what they're like."

  "Right, Old Three seemed to be opposed by her husband when he robbed that young woman last time. How did he end up dying?"

  "What else can be done, even resistance is not possible, being controlled by the public son in front of him XX his wife, finally ending up being tied up with blood all over the body, dying a painful death from bleeding."

  "These people are also, resisting what, being favored by Lord Tu just surrender with both hands and it's done, many who have resisted Lord Tu haven't ended up well, directly killing is good luck."

  Just at this time ——

  "Brother Liang!"

  Liáng Jìng turned his head and saw that Lǎo Jiǎ and the others had caught up with him. It seemed he had wasted some time listening to their nonsense. These people were not good, they were other people's henchmen, each one guilty of serious crimes.

  "Who's there! Come out!" On the other side, Huang Ge and his men also heard it at this time. Someone shouted loudly on one side, tightening their grip on the guns in their hands. Bullets were limited, so they still couldn't fire randomly.

  "Don't be nervous, and move the muzzle away!" Liang Jing led the crowd without any intention of hiding, and came out from a short tree thicket on one side, saying lightly.

  "Wow! —— Brother Huang found a good deal, this time to offer to Master Tu, definitely not less benefits." At this time, a little brother holding a gun saw Ling Qinghe in the middle and suddenly shouted excitedly.

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  The more I write, the more confused I become, it seems like the more I write, the less feeling there is... don't know where the problem lies...