The Unprovokable Zhong Leyi

When Poison Bug said that, everyone's hearts tightened again.

They had known that Poison Bug was the strongest fighter on the team after Jiang Yue, but Poison Bug himself had just admitted that while he was more than capable of dealing with survivors, he wasn't confident when it came to evil spirits and monsters.

Just as everyone was grappling with complicated feelings, Poison Bug twisted the knife. "To be honest, even if we were surrounded by monsters and evil spirits, I'd still be pretty confident I could protect myself. But as for looking after a bunch of deadweight weaklings like you, I don't have the slightest confidence. And don't expect me to risk my life protecting you, either. The only person I serve is Mr. Jiang. I don't even know the rest of you."

His words were merciless, so cold they made everyone's skin crawl and left them wanting to curse his entire family.

But who dared?

Forget the fact that they needed his help right now. Even if they didn't, would they really dare provoke someone as sinister-looking as Poison Bug?

He looked like the sort of ruthless man covered in spikes, liable to take someone's life at any moment.

Most importantly, he wasn't wrong.

Poison Bug had never been a member of the New Moon Bay base. He hadn't eaten a single grain of rice there, and he had no ties to anyone.

They couldn't just assume that because they'd gone through Wumei Community together, he was one of them and therefore obligated to risk his life protecting them.

That wouldn't make sense anywhere.

Besides, he'd made himself perfectly clear: he, Poison Bug, served only Jiang Yue. He was Jiang Yue's subordinate, and the only person he was obligated to protect was Jiang Yue.

Those people had been