An attack beyond their abilities

Lin Qi walked toward the five of them, step by step.

All five stared at him defiantly, completely unconcerned by his approach as they continued frantically looting supplies from the SUV.

"Fuck."

Lin Qi made up his mind. Even if he got hurt, he would kill all five of them. At worst, he would call in a favor and ask Green Radish to heal him.

Just as he was considering how to minimize the damage-

"Honk, honk, honk! Honk, honk, honk!"

The piercing honks drew closer. Everyone looked up in unison and saw two sedans speeding toward them.

"Kill them!"

An angry shout came from the lead car. Wang Feng had actually returned with his men.

Seeing that the other side consisted of only six sorry-looking specimens, Stubbled Man sneered. "Boys, teach them a lesson."

Stubbled Man had expected a knife fight, blades going in red and coming out white.

Instead, the sedans showed no sign of slowing and were about to ram them. Even though they were standing in the ditch, their upper bodies were still exposed!

"Are you fucking crazy?! You don't want your cars anymore?!"

At the sight, Stubbled Man hurriedly ordered his companions, "Get down! Get down!"

"Get down?"

Lin Qi sneered and locked onto Stubbled Man. "Brother, do me a favor and stay on your feet..."

Stubbled Man's body instantly went rigid. His eyes filled with unrelenting terror. He finally understood why the bald man had stood motionless earlier!

That damned bastard was an Extraordinary!

Unfortunately, he had realized it too late. The speeding car hurtled forward, crushing his upper body as it rammed him into the field.

Blood stained the front of the car red. His companions merely thought he had reacted too slowly.

The others reacted and dropped into the ditch. Unable to do any more damage with their two cars, Wang Feng and his men simply charged out with weapons in hand and attacked them.

Even if they had never killed anyone, on the day the apocalypse arrived, they had seen more blood than all the water they had drunk in their lives.

They no longer feared death as they once had.

"Kill them!"

When the remaining four saw Wang Feng and the others get out, they stopped hiding and charged at them, swinging their weapons.

"Brother, do me a favor..."

Lin Qi had already taken advantage of the chaos to reach one man's side. The man had just stood up when a blade slashed into his neck. Even in death, his eyes never closed.

Against Wang Feng's six men and Lin Qi's help, the other three did not last long either. They fell silent, dead beyond any doubt.

"Whew."

Wang Feng wiped the blood from his face and looked at Lin Qi. "I waited ages, but you still hadn't come back. I figured something must have happened to you."

"Thank you."

This time, Lin Qi's thanks were sincere. If Wang Feng and the others had not returned, even if he could have won, he would certainly have paid a price.

"No big deal."

Wang Feng waved a hand and looked at his companions behind him, all of whom were more or less injured. "Sorry for the trouble, everyone."

"It's fine, it's fine."

Xiao Wu seemed unconcerned and began rummaging through the car for a first-aid kit to treat his companions' wounds.

The others were not badly hurt, but having killed for the first time, they still looked rather pale.

Only after seeing that none of his companions had any serious problems did Wang Feng turn his gaze to Lin Qi's SUV. "Brother Lin, do you have a tow rope...?"

With help from Wang Feng's car, Lin Qi finally pulled the SUV out of the ditch.

He also found what had caused him to lose control. The tire spikes on the ground were the culprits. There was no need to think about it; this was certainly the bald man's group's handiwork.

Lin Qi retrieved the supplies they had stolen and handed all of them to Wang Feng.

Looking at the bagful of dried noodles in his hands, Wang Feng seemed a little embarrassed. "Isn't this a bit much?"

"If we're friends, take it." Lin Qi forced the noodles into Wang Feng's hands. Owing favors was what annoyed him most.

"All right, then."

Wang Feng accepted very reluctantly, but it was clear that he was quite happy.

The SUV had not sustained particularly serious damage. Aside from the door that had hit the ground being somewhat deformed, everything else worked normally.

After a quick inspection revealed no problems, the three vehicles set off again toward the convoy.

As for the bald man and the others who had died in the ditch, no one cared or paid them any attention...

"Brother Feng, why do you think he always insists on keeping things so clearly divided between us?" Sitting in the back seat, Xiao Wu occasionally glanced at the SUV through the rearview mirror.

"It's fine. Overall, our relationship with him is positive, and that's enough. You heard what the Extraordinary said too. Even an Extraordinary praised him as a talent. That proves my judgment was right." Wang Feng took it in stride and was not upset by Lin Qi's repeated refusals.

"All right, then." Xiao Wu only half understood and went back to treating his teammates' wounds.

The dirt road connecting to the main road was not very long.

Before long, the three vehicles returned to the main road.

The survivors in the convoy were still resting, and the convoy had not set off.

They had just reached the convoy when they saw the old woman from last time looking this way and that toward the dirt road. When Lin Qi's SUV appeared, her expression visibly filled with panic.

But soon, her panic turned to confusion, then finally to anger.

Almost without thinking, the old woman rushed over to the SUV in a few strides and pounded repeatedly on the door.

Bang!

Lin Qi flung the door open, knocking the old woman to the ground.

"Help! Murder! Murder! Aren't the Extraordinaries going to do anything?!"

The old woman's skill seemed to activate at a touch. The moment she hit the ground, she let out one heart-wrenching wail after another.

Liu Yan, who was talking about something with Green Radish near the heavy truck, looked displeased when she saw that it was the old woman again.

She was about to head over and see what was happening, but Green Radish said something to her instead, then walked toward the SUV under Liu Yan's surprised gaze.

Lin Qi got out and looked at the old woman throwing a tantrum on the ground, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes. "If you want to die, I don't mind granting your wish."

Sensing the killing intent in Lin Qi's eyes, the old woman's cries quieted a little at first, but soon she was howling again. "Everyone, look! He dares threaten to kill me in broad daylight! If I die someday, he must be the one who did it! Honored Extraordinaries, you must avenge me!"

"Whew."

Lin Qi took a deep breath. Scarface had reminded him last time: it was true that killing was forbidden in the convoy, but that did not stop him from making the old woman suffer a little.

"Brother Lin, why is it her again?"

Wang Feng and Xiao Wu came over. Seeing the old woman rolling around and making a scene, they immediately felt helpless.

"It's fine. I'll teach her a lesson she'll remember."

With a sneer, Lin Qi approached the old woman and crouched down. Seemingly oblivious, she continued screaming her heart out.

After all, before the apocalypse, this trick had worked for her every time.

Lin Qi wasted no more words. He raised his hand high and sent a mighty slap whistling down through the air.

Even as his hand descended, he coated his palm with electric arcs too tiny to notice, but enough to give the old woman quite an experience.

Smack!

The heavy slap landed.

The screaming stopped abruptly.

The old woman's slapped cheek rapidly swelled. A vicious gleam flashed in her eyes. "You dare hit me! You dare hit an old woman! I'll fight you to the death! Kill me today if you've got the guts!"