Master Chu Takes Action

Long ago, Chu Fei had understood one principle: as a person, one could not speak only of benefits.

Or rather, one could not look only at superficial financial gains. One also had to consider higher-level benefits, core interests, those so-called invisible benefits.

Take the present situation. Chu Fei could have demanded payment before fighting. But that was the lowest-level strategy.

Demanding money now would consume his own reputation. Others would think that Chu Fei was taking the chance to extort them.

The best, and most sophisticated, approach was to fight shoulder to shoulder. Once they won, they could divide the spoils together.

At that point, even if Chu Fei made an outrageous demand, the Lan Family would have no choice but to accept it through gritted teeth. When others spoke of Chu Fei, at most they would say he asked for a little too much. They would not say he had exploited their crisis or fled before the battle. If the Lan Family refused to pay, people might even say that the Lan Family did not know how to conduct themselves.

With that in mind, Chu Fei left his residence and immediately flew into the air. Perception of Wind had long since spread out, probing in every direction.

Then Chu Fei understood why it was so quiet. Their ammunition was basically exhausted.

Now, atop the High Wall of the Lan Family—or rather, Black Mountain City—everyone had begun fighting the mutants at close quarters.

There were still some firearms and ammunition left, but most of it was nearly useless against Level Four and Five mutants. It was even ineffective against those thick-skinned Level Three mutants.

Level Three mutants were equivalent to the 8.0 to 9.0 realm, and ordinary soldiers could not handle them either.

Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of mutants were