Born to Be a General!

Bian Feng is dead, and the Copper Coin Assassin is dead.

The Phoenix single-handedly wiped out more than half of the Flame Army. When they were still organized, they could mount a coordinated resistance. A round of volleys would make even the Phoenix hesitate to take risks.

After the Phoenix quickly shattered their formations, the Flame Army fought individually, becoming ordinary gunmen.

The Phoenix struck them down one by one, a whip for each person, a whip for each group, fierce and satisfying.

It was the members of the Predators organization who first noticed something was wrong. They were ruthless killers, and they were also incredibly fast runners.

When they saw Tang Fei kill Bian Feng and the Flame Army suffer heavy casualties, they turned and tried to flee the battlefield.

"Run, run! The Flame Army is finished, the White Robes are dead!"

"Brothers, retreat quickly, don't get yourself killed here."

"Brothers of the Fierce Tiger Society, follow me into the mountains!"

With their shouts, the Gray Robes, who had little ability to resist, also started to run.

When Bian Feng and the Flame Army were still alive, they didn't dare to run, fearing retribution from the Flame Shrine. That would be worse than death.

Now that Bian Feng and the Flame Army were finished, they naturally prioritized their own lives.

"Not a single one of you will escape," Tang Fei roared hoarsely.

The Teacher is dead, so many innocent civilians are dead. Every single one of them is a murderer.

Tang Fei took the lead, brandishing his cleaver and pursuing them to intercept.

Little Fatty followed Tang Fei's lead. If his big brother said not a single one would escape, he would chase them to the ends of the earth to beat them.

In a short while, the situation became completely one-sided.

The Flame Shrine had initially advanced aggressively, with Bian Feng and the Copper Coin Assassin, two high-level cultivators, holding the line, supported by the fully armed Flame Army, hundreds of Gray Robes, and over a thousand members of the Predators organization. They were a massive force, almost enough to crush and flatten the village.

No one expected them to be defeated so quickly, so utterly.

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

They fought until the sky darkened, until rivers of blood flowed.

The Phoenix and the Old Man also heard Tang Fei's grief-stricken roar of "Not a single one of you will escape." The Old Man naturally wouldn't say anything more. Since the kid said not a single one would escape, then they would all stay and be buried.

The education the Phoenix had received was "harmony is precious" and "do not kill prisoners." However, the events started because of her, and the people came because of her. When she saw Bian Feng order the Flame Army to open fire on unarmed civilians, a firm thought solidified in her mind: these people were not human, they were beasts, they were animals.

Since they were beasts and animals, she would kill them all.

Nothing was more healing than killing, nothing was warmer than blood.

Tang Fei was injured, and she also needed to heal.

Living in this world, kindness and benevolence would not allow one to survive.

Be kinder to the good, and crueler to the wicked.

They didn't know how long they had been killing. The cleaver Tang Fei had just finished sharpening had already become dull.

The battle only ended when Little Fatty smashed the last head.

Bian Feng is dead, the Copper Coin Assassin is dead.

The Flame Army was annihilated, and not a single Gray Robe was left alive.

Bodies were piled up on the roads, by the mountain hollows, and in the woods.

Limbs and severed arms hung from branches and the tops of walls.

Tang Fei, covered in blood, his clothes on his face nearly soaked red, stood amidst a pile of corpses like the arrival of death itself.

The lucky survivors in the village watched in stunned silence, their faces pale with fear.

Some were still lying on the ground, vomiting violently.

They had hunted, and perhaps they had killed people before, but they had never witnessed such a brutal scene.

Was this hell?

If not hell, then what was it?

Silence!

A deathly silence filled the scene.

Only the whistling wind, the sounds of vomiting, and the tragic cries of those mourning their lost family members could be heard.

The bad die, and the good die just the same.

"I'm not dead!" Monkey crawled out from a pile of mud, touched his head, then his chest, and jumped up happily, shouting, "Little Fatty, I'm not dead, I'm not dead!"

He had been shot in the shoulder. The intense pain had caused him to pass out.

He had vaguely thought he was going to meet the King of Hell, but he never expected to wake up still a hero.

Little Fatty ran over and checked his wounds, saying, "It's fine, you won't die."

"I'm not dead either."

"I'm still alive."

"Mom and Dad."

Tang Fei walked up to Teacher and knelt down with a thud.

"Teacher."

Tang Fei's eyes were red, and his voice was choked with emotion.

Teacher was like this, always liking to reason with people.

Tang Fei had told him many times, saying, "Teacher, don't always reason with people, because in this world, everyone lives unreasonably."

Teacher didn't listen, saying, "Aren't you quite reasonable?"

Tang Fei said, "I only reason with good people. I don't reason with bad people."

Teacher just smiled and said, "This is the way of the world."

Teacher, I hope you've gone to a good place where you can reason and people are willing to listen to you.

"Big Brother." Teacher's youngest son, Huang You'an, crawled out from the pile of bodies, his eyes wet, and looked at Tang Fei, saying, "Big Brother, I've lost my dad and my brother."

When the first round of gunfire began, his elder brother, to protect his younger brother, had pushed him down and used his body to shield him from the bullets.

"It's okay, it's okay." Tang Fei stepped forward and hugged Huang You'an, saying, "From now on, you'll live with us."

Huang You'an was timid and clumsy, and it was always difficult for him to bring back prey from the mountains.

Ever since his brother Huang Yousheng injured his leg, the family had been struggling, barely making ends meet. If Tang Fei hadn't been helping them, they would have starved long ago.

Now that Teacher was gone and Huang Yousheng was also gone, it would be very difficult for Huang You'an to survive alone on this Old Earth.

It wasn't just Huang You'an who would have a hard time surviving, but also many elderly, young, sick, disabled, and widowed mothers with orphaned children.

They had stood up for Tang Fei, so Tang Fei had to give them an explanation.

The task ahead was heavy!

Now was not the time to grieve. Tang Fei stood up and shouted, "Neighbors, villagers, the Flame Shrine is gone, the Predators in the Hate Mountain region are gone, our good days are coming."

To save people, one must first save their spirits.

They had to be given hope, given something to look forward to.

They had to be made to know that although we went through such bad things and paid a heavy price, we also had huge gains.

As expected, when the villagers heard Tang Fei's words, the confused or despairing eyes of those who were lost lit up with hope.

That's right, after this war, the Flame Shrine was gone, and those damned Predator organizations were also gone. The two mountains that had been pressing down on them were instantly removed by Tang Fei.

"Is the Flame Shrine really gone? No one will extort protection money from us anymore?"

"Heavens, the Predator organization is gone too, no one will come to steal our food anymore, no one will hide in the mountains and kill people randomly anymore."

"My son was ambushed by them while hunting. Those damned beasts, it's good that they were killed, they should be cut into a thousand pieces!"

Tang Fei saw the villagers who had narrowly escaped death regain some vitality and shouted again, "Now, we have three things to do. First, we need to bury the bodies of our own relatives. Let them rest in peace, and let them leave with dignity. Don't you all agree?"

The second step was to set goals and solve problems. The key was to rally everyone, unite everyone, and have everyone work together. With more people, there would be more strength, and the problems could be solved faster.

"Yes." Everyone responded.

Returning to one's roots, resting in peace after death – this was a deep-seated obsession in everyone's heart.

They believed in souls and an afterlife. Only by building them a "house" could they live comfortably in the next world.

"This matter..." Tang Fei looked around and said, "Huang You'an, you take all the women in the village to complete this. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes, yes. I promise to complete the task." Huang You'an was surprised that Tang Fei would assign him a task and quickly agreed.

"The second matter is to deal with the bodies of the Flame Army and those Gray Robes." Tang Fei's eyes were cold, and he said fiercely, "What did their White Robes say before the war?"

"They said that whether it's one person or a group of people, they'll all be roasted," someone replied.

As expected, everyone held grudges.

As long as there was an opportunity, they would unleash their hatred.

"Good, if they want to roast us, we'll roast them too," Tang Fei said. "Dig a big pit, pile all their bodies in, and then set it on fire. Dig the pit bigger and make the fire burn hotter."

Looking around, he said, "Little Fatty, you take people to handle this matter."

"Big Brother, don't worry, we'll roast them until they smell delicious," Little Fatty said with an honest smile, his face and body covered in blood.

Because he was so fair and plump, the blood staining his face and body made him even more striking.

Tang Fei felt a little uneasy. This glutton...

He had to control himself.

"The third matter is the issue of food," Tang Fei said. "The Flame Army is gone, the Flame Shrine has suffered heavy losses, and the Predator organization is also gone. Their bases must have stored a large amount of food and valuables, so we need to find a way to find their strongholds and move all their food and valuables back."

"I promise everyone here that no matter how much grain we bring back, no matter how many valuables we bring back, every household will get a share, divided equally based on the number of people in the family."

"If there are significant meritorious deeds, or if the whereabouts of the Predators' lair are voluntarily reported, we will reward generously."

The Old Man watched Tang Fei passionately address the crowd in the middle, arranging all the work meticulously and orderly. He spat on the ground with a distinct lack of class and said, "This kid is born to be a general."

"(.!)"

Phoenix looked over in surprise. She suspected this Old Man knew her dreams and aspirations.

She wanted to be a general, the God of War of the Phoenix Empire.

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