No Need to Fear

At this moment.

Excitement was impossible to hide from their faces!

The massive Underground Shelter behind them.

Was about to become their future home.

Having enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, the most ordinary life before the apocalypse.

Had now become a luxury.

But now, things were different.

The Star-Level Shelter had approved their applications!

They no longer needed to live in fear...

Everyone waiting behind Manager Number One.

Had hope in their eyes.

Among those present.

Besides those whose applications had already been approved, there were also quite a few whose application forms had been rejected.

They had followed the address left on the forum.

Hoping to try their luck!

At that moment, those who did not meet the Star-Level Shelter's requirements.

Gathered outside the electric fence.

Without blinking, they stared at those lucky people.

Some wore envious expressions.

Others had twisted faces!

"Why can they get in? I can cut hair, so why don't I count as technical personnel?"

"This Star-Level Shelter definitely has some shady dealings! I'm only twenty-nine, so why can't I get in?"

"Pah! I think this shelter just wants to find some free Slaves! I'll get in there and expose its true colors!"

After the first person took the lead.

Those whose applications had not passed began to stir.

Curses rang out without end.

Some people even climbed onto the electric fence, trying to rush inside!

Because they were receiving survivors, the electric fence was not powered at the moment.

Under the shaking of so many people.

The fence looked ready to collapse.

"Stop it!"

"What are you doing?!"

Manager Number One furrowed his brows and shouted sternly.

But how could those who had lost their minds listen?

They pushed inward even more frantically.

Some even picked up rocks, rotten leaves, and other things from the ground and threw them inside.

Several survivors standing behind Noah were accidentally struck in the head by stones.

Blood immediately streamed down from their foreheads.

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control.

The lift platform suddenly began to rise slowly.

Then.

Whoosh—

Led by Li Chen.

Twenty combat personnel holding firearms crouched beside him.

Their dark gun barrels were aimed outside the electric fence.

"What is going on here?"

Li Chen's expression was icy.

His gaze swept across the troublemakers.

His chilling presence instantly made everyone feel a cold shiver around their necks.

"Commander." Manager Number One respectfully stepped back.

Gasp—

A chorus of sharp breaths came from outside the electric fence.

Yang Wei in particular.

Stared wide-eyed, utterly unable to believe it.

The two classmates who had come along to watch the excitement looked as though they had seen a ghost.

"Th-that's really Li Chen?"

One of the classmates muttered.

No one could believe that the person they had once looked down on.

Was now the commander of a shelter!

"No! That's impossible!"

Yang Wei's eyes turned red with jealousy.

He had thought Li Chen was merely some minor manager in the Star-Level Shelter.

But he was actually the commander of the entire shelter?

Yang Wei simply could not accept that fact!

Among Yang Wei's group.

Only Yang Chengyi's eyes lit up.

He smiled and patted his son Yang Wei on the shoulder.

"Good! Good!"

Who would have thought that the commander of the Star-Level Shelter was actually Yang Wei's classmate?

With that connection, there would be plenty of room to maneuver later!

The survivors clinging to the electric fence.

Saw Li Chen emerge.

At first, they were intimidated by his presence.

Then they began yelling again.

"The commander of the Star-Level Shelter is just some brat! No wonder he doesn't understand anything!"

"I'd be better off as commander! Li Chen is just a young man. What does he know?"

"He's still wet behind the ears!"

"Hurry up and let us in! Everyone is born equal, so why do only some people get to enjoy themselves?!"

Because Li Chen had a youthful face.

These people instinctively thought he would be easy to bully.

Li Chen coldly watched the noisy crowd.

A frigid curve rose at the corner of his lips.

"Power up the fence."

As soon as he spoke.

Bzzzt—

"No!"

"Ah!"

Those clinging to the electric fence were instantly electrocuted!

Their screams pierced the skies above the Star-Level Shelter.

Yet even more people could not make a sound as they collapsed onto the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.

Some who had kept their distance from the fence.

Saw this and shouted angrily.

"Murder! The Star-Level Shelter is murdering people!"

"They don't care about human lives at all!"

Those shouting.

Had originally intended to stir up the anger of everyone outside.

So they could charge in all at once.

Then they could fish in troubled waters...

But who would have thought.

Bang—

A bullet precisely pierced the first person to shout.

With a black hole in his forehead, he fell stiffly to the ground.

Li Chen blew the heat from the muzzle before returning the gun to the Android Warrior at his side.

"Any further troublemakers will be killed without pardon."

Li Chen's eyes were like ice, shooting out a frigid light.

To be fair.

Li Chen had already treated these people well.

Even if they did not meet the Star-Level Shelter's application requirements, as long as they were brave enough.

To pick up weapons and hunt zombies.

They could still bring crystal cores to the Star-Level Shelter in exchange for supplies.

After all, the land was currently filled only with Elementary Zombies.

Aside from looking frightening, they moved extremely slowly.

Anyone with courage could kill them!

But unfortunately.

The human heart was never satisfied.

They did not want to earn the supplies needed to survive the apocalypse through their own efforts.

Instead, they wanted something for nothing.

Li Chen was not a saint, and he would not indulge these people.

After the first person was shot dead.

Everyone else who had wanted to cause trouble fell silent.

Because they knew.

Though Li Chen looked young, he would truly fire his gun!

Everyone was made of flesh and blood.

One bullet was enough to take a life!

"Very good. Since there are no objections, continue the registration process."

Li Chen casually tossed out those words and turned to leave.

Just then, a voice suppressing its anger rang out.

"Wait."

"Is this how you treat unarmed civilians?"

"Who gave you that right?!"

Secretary Chang's face was flushed red, and her eyes nearly spat fire.

Li Chen turned back, his lips twitching. "Do you know why Xiao Ming's grandfather lived so long?"

"What?" Secretary Chang did not understand at first.

"Because he never meddled in other people's business." Li Chen chuckled.

Only then did Secretary Chang realize that Li Chen was calling her a meddler?

Her eyes immediately resembled two little volcanoes, with redness all around them.

"Shut up!"

"You should have seen who I am on the news."

"I now order you to stop all acts of violence!"

Secretary Chang declared righteously.

Her narrow phoenix eyes swept over the Android Warriors behind Li Chen.

"Fine. As long as they don't cause trouble, I won't take action."

Li Chen nodded slightly.

No matter what, he still had to give her that much face.