This Is the Apocalypse: Life Is Cheap

Gu Qijue watched the Black Dragon Gang's Fourth Gang Leader charge at him viciously. Though his speed was fast, he had nearly reached Gu Qijue in the blink of an eye.

But in Gu Qijue's eyes, he was as slow as a snail.

Gu Qijue did not dodge. He simply raised a hand and, with a bang, caught the descending light blade barehanded before bringing down a vicious kick.

Bang! Crack—

The terrifying force of Gu Qijue's kick blasted apart the Fourth Gang Leader's armor. He flew backward like a cannonball, smashed heavily into the wall, and died on the spot.

"Dead? Sorry, I didn't control my strength very well."

Feeling that the Fourth Gang Leader no longer had any signs of life, Gu Qijue crushed the light blade in his hand and looked at the others. "What about you? Do you want to experience my strength too?"

The Black Dragon Gang Leader, Fifth Gang Leader, Sixth Gang Leader, and Chu Mengxi all looked at Gu Qijue with deep wariness.

"What exactly do you want?" the Black Dragon Gang Leader asked, his voice trembling slightly.

If he could kill his fourth brother so effortlessly, then even all of them combined probably could not withstand a single blow from this man.

"Didn't I just say? Become my servants."

Gu Qijue stretched lazily and said flatly, "My patience is limited. Make your decision within one minute."

Why did he want to subdue the Black Dragon Gang?

The reason was simple.

He needed to go out and hunt Mutated Creatures to devour.

But he needed a source of water.

He definitely needed people under him to gather clean water for him.

Otherwise, he would not have gone through all this trouble. He would have already headed to Yun City's largest zoo, killed that Monkey King, and devoured it.

"What's in it for us?" Zhao Hu, the Black Dragon Gang Leader, asked in a low voice.

Gu Qijue walked straight to a sofa and sat down. Taking out a cigarette case, he pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and said casually, "Become my servants, and I'll protect you from now on. All you need to do is collect clean water for me."

"Fine! The Black Dragon Gang is willing to serve you!"

Knowing he had no way out, Zhao Hu led Fifth Gang Leader and Sixth Gang Leader in a deep bow to Gu Qijue.

"Very good. What about you?"

Gu Qijue's gaze fell upon Chu Mengxi.

A set of incomparably beautiful silver-white armor covered her exquisite, curvaceous body, perfectly outlining her figure.

Chu Mengxi shook her head. "They brought me here by force. I'm not a member of the Black Dragon Gang."

Gu Qijue glanced at her and said coldly, "No matter who you are, since you're here, and you're also a Super Martial Warrior, you have only one choice: become my servant."

If she had not been a Super Martial Warrior, Gu Qijue would not have spared her a second glance.

"I..."

Chu Mengxi felt bitter inside. She had no doubt that if she refused, her end would be terrible.

"What about you?" Gu Qijue slightly raised his head and looked at her grimly.

"I'm willing!" Chu Mengxi helplessly forced out the two words.

"Very good. If any of you dare run away, I guarantee that I'll find you no matter where you hide, and then... devour you alive!"

As Gu Qijue spoke, the ferocious Twin Dragons behind him let out a savage roar.

During the eight years of his previous life, he had spent six living under the control of others.

Now that he held the power of life and death over others, it truly felt indescribably wonderful.

Chu Mengxi felt that those words were directed at her. She immediately stated, "I wouldn't dare, Master. I need to go home now. Please allow it."

She was worried about her family. Now that she had awakened as a Super Martial Warrior, she had to go back and check on them.

"Granted. This will be our base from now on. As long as you can gather enough clean water, I won't interfere with your freedom. And if you encounter danger, you can contact me at any time."

Gu Qijue took a deep drag from his cigarette and said coolly, "If you have the ability, bring more Super Martial Warriors in. In this apocalypse, having an invincible Master like me means strength in numbers."

"Yes. Then I'll go home first."

With that, Chu Mengxi left without looking back.

"Master, I feel like she might leave and never return..."

After Chu Mengxi left, Zhao Hu stepped forward and said this.

"You can't stop someone who wants to die."

Gu Qijue snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and spoke indifferently.

"That's true!"

Zhao Hu looked thoroughly deferential as he said in a low voice, "Master, does this mean... you successfully withstood the mutation? That's fucking incredible!"

"No one can withstand mutation!"

Gu Qijue did not waste words on him and said coldly, "Prepare a room for me. I need a shower."

He had sweated all day and felt uncomfortable all over. Since the water had not been cut off yet, he needed to wash up properly.

"Yes, Master. Follow me."

Zhao Hu led the way and said, "Fifth, Sixth, gather the gang brothers immediately and collect as much clean water as possible."

"Alright!"

After Zhang Feng and Li Si collected the bodies of their third and fourth brothers, they left.

This was the apocalypse. Life was cheap.

The Black Dragon Gang had more than a hundred members, but over half had mutated.

There had originally been eight Super Martial Warriors. Two were now dead, leaving six: Zhao Hu, Li Si, Zhang Feng, Deng Tian, Wu Jiao, and Tang Huang.

Deng Tian, Wu Jiao, and Tang Huang were still outside searching for supplies and had not returned.

Otherwise, perhaps one more would have died.

By now, batch after batch of Super Martial Warriors had awakened.

After the Imperial Army dealt with the mutated individuals within its ranks, it also began launching large-scale operations to rescue survivors.

Rumble—

In Yun City's night sky, bomber after bomber could occasionally be seen tearing through the darkness.

But they were also ambushed by mutated insects and birds. One careless mistake could result in the destruction of the aircraft and the deaths of everyone aboard.

Throughout Yun City, flames soared into the sky. The army's tanks, armored vehicles, and helicopters had all been deployed.

Quite a few awakened Super Martial Warriors among humanity had joined the army in rescuing survivors.

There were also awakened Super Martial Warriors within the army.

Everywhere across the city, humans and Mutated Monsters fought brutal battles.

Even Super Martial Warriors faced mortal danger if they encountered a True Seed level mutated beast.

Mutated Monsters also had different ranks.

Ordinary! Calamity Seed! True Seed! Variant Seed! Evil Seed! Calamity!

Ordinary Mutated Monsters could be killed with firearms.

But Calamity Seeds were much harder to deal with.

True Seeds were even more terrifying. They had already developed rudimentary intelligence and could command ordinary Mutated Creatures.

Variant-tier creatures could be said to be lord-like existences among Mutated Creatures.

Evil Seed-tier creatures were equivalent to kings among Mutated Creatures.

When a king became enraged, millions of corpses would fall.

And Black Mamba belonged to the final Calamity-tier of Mutated Creatures.

These were true overlords, beings with no natural enemies.

Once a Calamity-tier Mutated Creature appeared, it would be an extinction-level disaster for humanity.

In Gu Qijue's previous life, there had been a shelter housing a million survivors that was destroyed by a Calamity-tier Mutated Creature.

Countless human Super Martial Warriors had died or been injured before they barely managed to drive it back.

There were also differences in strength among Calamity-tier creatures.

The Black Dragon formed from the Black Mamba Gu Qijue had fused with was an absolute overlord among Calamity-tier creatures, a true being with no natural enemies. Neither Mutated Creatures nor human Super Martial Warriors could pose even the slightest threat to it.