Chapter 35
Being cursed out in public like that left Wang Xufei struggling to save face.
After all, he was a convoy leader, and the person insulting him had once belonged to his own convoy.
Feeling everyone's eyes on him, Wang Xufei forced himself to retort, "Shen Qingqing, what right do you have to criticize me? When you were in our convoy, did we ever deny you food or water?"
"Heh. The supplies my sister and I brought were enough to feed us both for a week. And what happened to them?"
Holding her sword, Shen Qingqing said coldly, "You handed them out to make yourself look like a hero, then made us protect this bunch of useless trash. If your Sequence hadn't been useful, do you think we would have followed your orders?"
Those words completely stripped Wang Xufei of any remaining dignity.
Seeing this, a stout middle-aged woman in the crowd immediately stepped up beside Wang Xufei.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Without Captain Wang leading the way, you and that sister of yours would have died ages ago. Do you think you'd still be alive now?"
The woman clearly knew how to run her mouth. She immediately added, "What an ungrateful brat. Now that we've run out of supplies, you've abandoned us. When their convoy runs out, will you abandon them too?"
"Bullshit!"
Shen Qingqing was no match for the woman in an argument, so she immediately drew her sword, ready to strike.
But instead of being afraid, the woman craned her neck and moved closer.
"Come on, then. Try laying a finger on me. Don't you know murder is illegal? Kill me if you've got the guts!"
"And the rest of you in this convoy, too. We're getting food today. Either kill us or give us all your food."
"If we can't have it good, then none of you will!"
Faced with the woman's unreasonable antics, Shen Qingqing held her sword, unable to decide whether to thrust it forward or not.
Seeing this, the people from the Hope Convoy grew even bolder and crowded closer.
A few even tried to squeeze past and grab the food.
They were acting so brazenly because they were certain the other side wouldn't dare kill anyone.
"Hey, newcomers. Here's a lesson for you today!"
Lin Yi picked up a kitchen knife from the table and walked slowly to Shen Qingqing's side, smiling. "It's the apocalypse. Laws stopped existing a long time ago. Anyone who tries to steal our things, you should treat them like animals!"
With that, Lin Yi walked up with a cheerful smile, raised the kitchen knife, and brought it down on the woman's head.
Squelch-
One chop was all it took to split the woman's skull open.
The terrifying force drove the kitchen knife deep into her head.
Only when he pulled the knife out and blood sprayed everywhere did the people from the Hope Convoy truly panic.
"He killed someone! He killed someone!"
"How could that white-haired lunatic dare do that? Murder is illegal! Isn't he afraid of being executed?"
Amid screams and frantic jostling, the crowd hurried backward, terrified that Lin Yi might set his sights on them.
The spraying blood made Shen Qingqing's eyes widen too.
That had been a human life.
H-he actually dared?
"Go on, steal it. I'm watching. I brought out this rice. Come and try taking it!"
Lin Yi advanced with the kitchen knife in hand, forcing the people from the Hope Convoy back step by step.
"Don't dare come over? You bully the weak and fear the strong? And here I thought you had some backbone."
"Aren't there a lot of you? Come on, then. I love it when everyone comes at me together. Let's see whether a Sequence Transcendent like me can kill you ordinary people."
"Have I been too fucking nice to you? Every last one of you came to steal my things. Do you know what happened to the last person who stole from me?"
"I never even hesitated when killing Aberrations, and you think I wouldn't dare kill people? Why don't you come over and find out?"
One man with one knife frightened over a hundred members of the Hope Convoy into keeping their distance.
Some even ran straight back inside the service station.
Only once Lin Yi stood alone in the rain, blocking the service station's entrance with his kitchen knife, did the people from the Hope Convoy settle down.
"Wang Xufei, keep your people under control. This is your last warning!"
Lin Yi raised the kitchen knife and pointed it at Wang Xufei inside the doorway, saying coldly, "It's the apocalypse. Laws stopped existing a long time ago. If you dare bother us again, next time I won't be using a kitchen knife!"
His Soul-Devouring Saw could devour souls, and the more it devoured, the more powerful it became.
He had been able to slaughter the entire Queen Convoy before.
Now he could slaughter the Hope Convoy too.
"Y-you lunatic!"
Wang Xufei was badly frightened as well. All he could do was stand inside the doorway and mutter a curse.
Lin Yi laughed instead, baring his teeth in a grin. "You probably don't know what my Sequence is, do you? I'm a [Criminal] Sequence Transcendent. The world has changed. The strong prey on the weak..."
Smiling, Lin Yi turned and left with the kitchen knife in hand, shooting Wang Xufei a contemptuous glance before he went.
A Sequence Transcendent who listened to ordinary people was doomed to die...
The fucking Hope Convoy.
The world's already ended, and you want to talk to me about hope?
Lin Yi walked back to the rain shelter and tossed the kitchen knife at the feet of the stunned Shen Qingqing.
"A Swordmaster? I bet that sword of yours hasn't even tasted blood."
Coming back to her senses, Shen Qingqing bit her lip hard and held her sword without a word.
Her younger sister, Shen Chuchu, stood on the other side with Wang Meng. Neither of them spoke either.
They knew that Lin Yi's words just now had been meant for them too.
"Sis, can I get another bowl? I'm still hungry."
Lin Yi walked over to Liu Man and asked with a smile.
Liu Man smiled and filled another basin for him, handing it over as she said, "Eat up. We made plenty of food this time. I've put in some extra meat for you."
"Thanks, sis."
Lin Yi took his metal basin with a smile and happily headed toward his BMW X7.
After he left, Liu Chuan stepped forward. "You'll have to get used to it eventually. The road ahead will only get harder. Sooner or later, you'll have to kill someone."
"Captain Liu, have you ever killed anyone?" Wang Meng asked with a slight frown.
"No!"
Liu Chuan shook his head. "But I was there the first time Lin Yi killed someone. He threw up for ages afterward. Yet when he killed again the next day, he was already completely used to it."
Worried that the three might develop negative feelings toward Lin Yi, Ji Qingcang stepped forward as well.
"If our convoy wants to make it farther, we need someone ruthless like Lin Yi to step up."
Ji Qingcang explained, "You'll all get used to it as you spend more time around him. I've helped Lin Yi kill people myself, after all. The truth is, someone like him is better suited to this apocalyptic world."
After getting to know Lin Yi, he had realized that Lin Yi was an utterly rational person.
Staying alive was his bottom line.
Once someone crossed that line, he would make whatever decision he considered most rational without the slightest hesitation.
They were all still adjusting to the apocalypse, but Lin Yi had already begun to enjoy this apocalyptic world...
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