Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

”My stance is very clear: King Yama killed three of my Little Eagle Association brothers. Unless proper compensation is made, there’s nothing to discuss. The northern territory is so vast, and he can’t cover the sky with one hand. If I can’t provoke him, I can at least avoid him, right?”

Liu Yao leaned against a car with a look of unwillingness on his face.

After calming down for a period, he recalled the previous events, and the anger surged within him. If it weren’t for Celestial Horse Island having tanks and controlling the fire-breathing zombie, he wouldn’t want to let it go like this.

”I say, Director Liu, can’t you see the situation clearly? Although I’m from the Survivor Alliance, I have to speak fairly. Liao Youzhi originally planned to take the opportunity to eliminate both your groups, Civilization Guardian, and Celestial Horse Island, so the Survivor Alliance would dominate.

Now that Liao Youzhi and Gong Chengming have been wiped out by Celestial Horse Island, who do you think will be the most influential leader in the North after this? You say avoid, fine, but where can you hide? Qin City is probably not an option anymore. Are you going to other counties? Or to Tang City or Cheng City?

It’s just unrealistic. Now there’s a chance to mend past ties, and you’re not taking it. Do you really want to wait until things really fall apart? There’s no need for that!”

Zhang Xin earnestly advised.

He wasn’t stupid. After a brief thought, he saw through many things, guessing that Zhang Su would surely take over the Survivor Alliance. Besides, with the long-standing friendly relation with Celestial Horse Island, Civilization Guardian, the north of Qin City, and most of Qing County, would be Celestial Horse Island’s territory!

In their discussion, his intention was very clear, implicitly sending a signal, hoping that the Little Eagle Association and the Apocalypse Corps could merge with Celestial Horse Island, or at least form a dependent relationship, rather than becoming enemies. Fighting and killing bring no good...

Yang Xinqi had a completely different idea from Liu Yao. After the Knight of Light Fan Dahai returned, he gained more information and strongly wished to maintain a friendly relationship with Celestial Horse Island. If sufficient benefits could be obtained, he would fully consider leading his brothers to join Celestial Horse Island.

Wherever you go, isn’t it still life? Isn’t the yellow earth everywhere the same for burying people!

”Anyway, I, uh...”

Liu Yao still wanted to say something but suddenly saw five people walking over. Zhang Su was in the lead, followed by two men and two women. Among them was the fierce woman who had killed three members of the Guard Team with her ghostly figure before. He immediately fell silent.

In Liu Yao’s mind, Zhang Su was ruthless, able to decisively eliminate the head of the Survivor Alliance without fear of being shot to death. But the one who left the deepest impression on him was Ju Mumio. He’d never seen such a body technique—eerie!

”Everyone, how are the discussions going?”

Zhang Su asked with a smile, but loud enough to hear. He had listened to some of their previous discussions but not comprehensively.

Though he was smiling, many people found it quite dangerous and instinctively took half a step back.

Zhang Xin noticed this and quickly led his brothers forward: ”Our Survivor Alliance has reached a consensus. It would absolutely be our honor to be friends with King Yama, and we hope to clear up this matter, ensuring that misunderstandings do not hinder the trust between us!”

Tan Huajun didn’t come over, standing afar watching. If she heard what Zhang Xin said, she’d surely regard this fruit vendor in a new light.

”Welcome, welcome. In this damn apocalypse, everyone should calculate less and be more sincere!”

Zhang Su extended his hand to shake Zhang Xin’s, smiling warmly, then looked at Yang Xinqi: ”Director Yang, how have your discussions gone?”

”King Yama, a pleasure to meet you. First, I need to state our position. The Apocalypse Corps has no intention of becoming enemies with Celestial Horse Island. This was purely Liao Youzhi stirring trouble. I think it’s very necessary to have a calm talk, as we will rely on King Yama for the safety of the entire north of Qin City and Qing County in the future!”

Yang Xinqi, feeling Zhang Su’s gaze, stepped forward to express his stance.

What a joke, the North City Four Tigers’ strongest, the leader and the deputy have been executed, leaving their group leaderless. The supposed second strongest, Civilization Guardian, is in league with the opposite side—what’s left for them to fight for? Better to be honest!

”Collective effort ensures safety. Relying solely on me isn’t enough, haha!”

Zhang Su laughed while patting Yang Xinqi’s arm, pointing at Fan Dahai and some other hostages: ”Director Yang leads his soldiers well, these brothers have been very sensible without causing trouble, which is commendable!”

Commendable?

Ugh!

Liu Yao was very annoyed to hear this. Being cowardly is one thing, but calling it good leadership, sensible—what a ridiculous claim!

Yet, before his thoughts could extend further, King Yama’s gaze swept over.

”This must be Director Liu. I see the anger on your face, surely still brooding over the death of your three brothers. It’s over now, and I should tell you the true story now!”

Zhang Su habitually pulled out a cigarette, handed one to Liu Yao.

”I don’t want your cigarette, just tell me what the truth is.”

Liu Yao shook his head, the bullets on him jingling. He was well aware that at this critical moment, Zhang Su needed to win people over and was unlikely to turn against him on the spot. It was appropriate to negotiate some terms.

Zhang Su smiled, passing the cigarette to Zhang Xin, then pointed to a nearby shop.

”See that two-story clothing store over there? Last night, an 18-member scouting team rested in this town. The three from the Little Eagle Association were quite peculiar, separating from the main group and sleeping in that clothing store. The others stayed across the street. You can ask Fan Dahai whether this was the case at that time.”

Fan Dahai, upon Zhang Su’s mention, attentively explained: ”Last night was quite eventful. Wu Baokang initially suggested night scouting Celestial Horse Island, and the Little Eagle Association agreed very quickly. However, our brothers and those from Civilization Guardian disagreed, so the plan was called off. Someone from the Little Eagle Association scoffed at our brothers and then ran over to rest!

Naturally, we didn’t want to stay with them, so we went across the street. Maybe they saw we had more people. Later, the brothers from Civilization Guardian and the Survivor Alliance followed us there. So, sometimes, people should go with the flow, not stand out too much!”

The last comment was almost painfully cutting, almost leaving Liu Yao faint with anger.

Zhang Su spread his hands, saying: ”Last night, I was patrolling outside and noticed 18 people approaching the camp nearby. I had to investigate, so I picked the side with fewer people to probe for information. As a result...

The three from the Little Eagle Association probably thought I was easy to bully, attacking me indiscriminately. Then I killed two, leaving one named Liu. I intended to gather some information, but he was utterly uncooperative, attempting to ambush me twice. In the end, with no options left, I killed him too!”

Zhang Su vividly described the events of last night, accompanied by gesture-heavy narration, keeping the surrounding listeners fully engaged.

”So... your three brothers weren’t killed during the previous conversation with Liao Youzhi. We encountered them last night under the circumstances I just described. I can take you to the scene for a look. You’ll understand at once!”

”Let’s go, have a look!”

Liu Yao didn’t care if it was a polite suggestion, resolved to have a look and gather his bros’ corpses.

It was close; the group quickly headed up to the second floor of the shop. There was nothing to speak of—how the three corpses looked last night, they still looked today. Each had a small hole in the head, but the bleeding patterns showed it was added posthumously to prevent zombification.

The messy shop was filled with a faint odor of blood. As for other supplies, they had already been taken.

Accompanied by some subordinates, Liu Yao assessed the scene. Clearly, there were signs of a struggle, but nothing intense. Even if there was a fight, it was over in an instant, which puzzled him greatly.

Three against one, how could the battle end in such a short time, especially with cold-weapon combat? There should have been a big commotion.

Liu Yao, himself quite adept at hand-to-hand combat, began to harbor significant doubts about Zhang Su’s story after examining the scene.