The surrounding air suddenly turned frigid; the late autumn wind felt like it carried a layer of ice, seeping into every pore of the body, freezing the blood in the veins.
"Don't force me to kill you now." Fan Cang's gaze towards Song Xiaozhu turned completely cold, as if he were looking at a dead person. "I promised Mu Qing that I wouldn't kill you before the rankings are announced."
Song Xiaozhu frowned; she didn't understand what he meant.
Mu Qing has exposed her identity, yet she hopes Fan Cang won't "accidentally" kill her?
Would Fan Cang really give up such a great opportunity for such a promise?
Fan Cang seemed to see through Song Xiaozhu's thoughts, and he said sarcastically, "You've lived in falsehood for twenty years. The only thing I want is the truth."
Therefore, he kept his promise to Mu Qing.
Therefore, he would rather be a ruthless "tyrant" than a hypocrite who spouts empty words of benevolence.
He wants a real world.
Therefore, he must eradicate all "falsehood"!
Chapter 104
"Real? You actually want it to be real..." Song Xiaozhu felt it was absurd; the veins bulged on her clenched fists. "Do you think that even the dead are fake?"
Song Xiaozhu's memories came flooding back like a tidal wave. After the isolation zone was destroyed, the beast tide surged out. Liu Family Village, which was at the forefront, used all its strength to fight to the death against those ferocious Polluted Beast.
Song Xiaozhu's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger. "During the first beast tide, half of Liu Family Village was wiped out. When I arrived in the village, it was a scene of devastation... So many people were injured, so many people died... Wives lost their husbands, children lost their parents, the elderly mourned their children, the pillars of the entire village collapsed, and the survivors spent their days in tears, wailing and crying!"
"The second beast tide destroyed Deer Town, and more than 7,000 people died in the Scavenger Community!" Song Xiaozhu looked at Fan Cang, questioning him repeatedly. "Fake? Is all of this fake? Did you see the scavengers struggling to survive with only half their bodies left? Did you see the children's unseeing eyes under the collapsed shacks? Did you see the old woman digging through the rubble, trying to pull her family out?"
" Cui Jiao died in battle, Hu Yuan was crippled... These so-called bullies in the community defended their homes with their lives!" Song Xiaozhu stared intently at Fan Cang, "What makes you think all of this is fake! If it's all fake, then your 'truth' is nothing but a ridiculous castle in the air!"
"Shut up!" Fan Cang's voice was laced with anger. He was no longer the nonchalant man he once was, and his gaze towards Song Xiaozhu was filled with murderous intent. "I broke through the barrier, I attracted the beast tide, that's right, the 12,356 lives lost at the foot of the Garbage Mountain were my doing."
Song Xiaozhu murmured, "Twelve thousand three hundred and fifty-six..."
This is a precise figure that she, Xiao Yunjie, and Hu Yuan could never accurately calculate, no matter what they tried.
Fan Cang knew this because it was the initial Slaughter Value he had earned.
Fan Cang: "I have never denied it, and I have told you before, that some sacrifices are necessary. Those who achieve great things should not be swayed by womanly compassion."
As he spoke, his back was straight and his expression solemn, as if he had long regarded it as the "bible" and devoutly believed in it.
This is his "truth".
To justify killing so brazenly!
Song Xiaozhu felt nauseous, her chest heaving. She threw a punch at his arrogant face.
Fan Cang didn't dodge; he took the hit head-on, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Song Xiaozhu: "What, isn't this fake?"
"Sympathy?"
Fan Cang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Do you think I didn't suppress it? After you threw that punch, you'd be standing here unharmed? Song Xiaozhu, I promised Mu Qing I wouldn't kill you before the rankings are released."
This means that the reason he didn't dodge the punch Song Xiaozhu threw was because he was trying to suppress his body's instinctive reaction, or rather, the reaction of his Heart of the Creator.
Even instinctive defense alone would have been enough to kill Song Xiaozhu.
This is the difference in their combat strength.
Choose to kill to increase your combat power.
Choose peace, enhance creativity.
They chose two completely opposite paths, and they went further and further apart.
Is "peace" really that fragile?
They are utterly powerless in the face of "slaughter"!
Xiao He: "Do you regret it?"
Song Xiaozhu: "No."
Xiao He: "If you die, you'll have nothing left."
Song Xiaozhu said firmly, "Yes, you're here."
Xiao He clearly didn't understand what she meant. "Me?"
Song Xiaozhu: " Xiao He, a wrong choice can lead to something terrifying the further you go. Some steps you can't take at all, while others, even just a few, can have immense significance."
Song Xiaozhu does not regret her current choice.
They became even more determined.
So what if we're weak?
So what if it's so vulnerable?
She couldn't defeat any of the God-Favored, but she would never become one of them.
Death is not scary.
She had already died once.
What's terrifying is that the seeds of evil were sown and grew into a towering tree.
Song Xiaozhu didn't know if other God-Favored had a " Xiao He " in their hearts, but she could guarantee that the " Xiao He " in her heart was a seed of peace.
Therefore, she has no regrets.
"Besides," Song Xiaozhu glanced at the base's thumbnail and reassured Xiao He, "Survival isn't just about brute force; it can also be about intelligence."
Song Xiaozhu dared to punch Fan Cang because of the Quantum Armor's immunity to fatal wounds, a fact that Fan Cang was clearly unaware of.
Energy guns are common, but Quantum Armor is not.
So, what about quantum shields, Quantum Anti-Aircraft Cannon, and quantum tanks?
She couldn't defeat the God-Favored.
What about those 99 "bases" and countless quantum chariots?!
On the base's thumbnail, four red dots are converging towards the shop.
Fan Cang keenly noticed it; his ears twitched, and he looked at Song Xiaozhu with some surprise. "You lured them here?"