Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

Liu Yao arranged for people to collect the bodies of the three unfortunate brothers, and the group returned to the road.

”Count my three brothers unlucky. They insisted on splitting from the big group to rest, but you claim you came alone last night and took them out one against three. I don’t believe that!”

Liu Yao’s big head shook vigorously. To be frank, he hadn’t gained anything from this, and he felt somewhat unsatisfied.

”Director Liu, whether it’s one person or eight, we’ve figured out the facts. The situation was clearly divided between friend and foe at the time. If King Yama made a move, it was certainly justified. Even if our brothers from the Guard Team were killed, we have to accept it. Why are you still stuck on this issue?”

Zhang Xin said impatiently; it was freezing cold, and he wanted to hurry to Celestial Horse Island to warm up.

”Since King Yama intends to resolve the misunderstanding with us, I’m entitled to ask questions if I have doubts, shouldn’t I?”

Of course, Liu Yao wouldn’t take the temporary leader of the Survivor Alliance seriously.

”Then you could just leave. King Yama isn’t stopping you. Why are you causing trouble here?”

Yang Xinqi saw that Liu Yao wasn’t afraid of Zhang Xin and chimed in as well.

Liu Yao realized he was about to become the target of everyone’s anger, so he stiffened his neck and said, ”I didn’t say I was leaving. I’m just skeptical about what happened last night. My three brothers under me have decent skills; no one could easily take them on one against three unless they saw it with their own eyes!”

”Does that mean you want to test it?”

Zhang Su looked at Liu Yao with amusement.

In the previous battle, he had acted decisively, ending the fight swiftly with a forceful strike, but now that they were in the aftermath phase, he couldn’t rush things. He wanted everyone present to be sincerely convinced!

As soon as he spoke, interest appeared on the faces of eighty percent of the people present. Zhang Su had resolved the battle using Fire-breathing Zombies as weapons, not his own combat power. They truly wanted to see King Yama’s abilities.

Liu Yao licked his lips with his tongue and glanced at Ju Mumio, saying, ”Surely the mighty King Yama wouldn’t be weaker than a woman, right?”

”I could make you shut up right now.”

Ju Mumio felt Liu Yao’s strong hostility and calmly said, lifting her eyelids.

”I look down on guys who need protection from women!”

Liu Yao fiddled with the bullet chain on his body, shook his head with a strange expression, and ignored Ju Mumio’s threat.

”Haha.” Zhang Su chuckled and said, ”You’re merely doubting whether I have the ability to take down your three brothers one against three. Since that’s the case, why not experience it for yourself?”

”That’s exactly what I intend to do!”

Liu Yao stepped forward, puffing out his chest, his gaze sharp. His personal combat power had always been his pride; although Little Eagle Association was the smallest of the North City Four Tigers, he was the leader with the highest personal combat power!

”It’s okay to verify, but you must put up some stakes; otherwise, I can’t afford to play around!”

Zhang Su saw Liu Yao gearing up, so he took the opportunity to set his condition, which was his ultimate goal. Otherwise, why waste time bickering?

Liu Yao was pooling his energy, and when he heard this, he almost choked. He asked in a deep voice, ”What do you want to bet?”

”Just find something as stakes...” Zhang Su glanced around, pointed at the Fire-breathing Zombie truck guarded by Wu Lue, Pan Guoliang, and others, and said, ”That’s my spoils of war; let’s use it as the stake. You just need to offer something of equivalent value.”

With just one sentence, Liu Yao was left speechless.

Those around were also at a loss for words.

What level of existence was a Fire-breathing Zombie? It was undeniably a heavyweight, valued even more than a tank. When used flexibly, it could fend off ten thousand zombies!

Little Eagle Association’s meager resources really couldn’t offer anything of matching value as stakes.

”You’re purposely making things difficult. If you don’t want to compete, you don’t have to. Admitting you’re not capable isn’t that hard, hmph!”

Liu Yao took a deep breath, feeling very indignant.

”I think you’re at a loss for what stakes to offer. Let me propose some - let’s bet on your Little Eagle Association. Do you dare?”

Zhang Su spread his arms and asked.

Liu Yao spun his head around to look at Zhang Su, his gaze solemn, ”You mean, if I win, the Fire-breathing Zombie belongs to me; if you win, Little Eagle Association joins Celestial Horse Island?”

”Exactly, you’re smarter than you look.”

Zhang Su nodded and even praised Liu Yao.

Suddenly, the people at the scene began discussing the stakes, while members of the Little Eagle Association remained silent. But if you observed closely, you’d notice some of their expressions weren’t firm, as if they were quite eager to join Celestial Horse Island.

This was perfectly reasonable. If given the opportunity to climb higher, who would wish to stay low? However, how everything was decided depended on the leader’s stance. Losing to join Celestial Horse Island was one thing, defecting and then applying to join was another. The opposition might not accept them and would label them as traitors.

”Brothers, what do you think?”

Liu Yao looked to the people of the Little Eagle Association behind him.

”We leave it up to the boss!”

”Right, we follow the director’s arrangements...”

Surviving the apocalypse meant they couldn’t be too dumb. Members of the Little Eagle Association quickly assessed the pros and cons. Being a stake might sound a bit unfair, but whether they lost or won, they still benefitted!

If their leader won, they could happily take the Fire-breathing Zombie home. If they lost, they would naturally join the opposing camp, becoming absolute winners as members of Little Eagle Association.

Liu Yao was impulsive by nature but not dumb. He had a rough idea of what his subordinates were thinking. Seeing that everyone had no objections, he immediately took off the somewhat heavy bullet chain and threw it to a companion, flexing his shoulders and saying to Zhang Su, ”Then let’s do it. Don’t go back on your word later!”

”I won’t!”

”Alright, let’s find a place; it’s too cramped here to move around!”

Liu Yao looked around and felt the open space behind the convoy was nice.

Zhang Su shook his head and pulled out a steel rod from his waist, casually drawing a circle on the ground, saying, ”In this freezing weather, dozens of brothers are waiting. Let’s not waste time. This small circle is enough for us to fight. Whoever steps out of the circle first loses. How about it?”

Liu Yao looked at the ground; it was just a circle with a diameter of around two meters. It was absolutely close combat, with no room for dodging...

After some mental deliberation, he nodded heavily, ”I don’t go easy, so don’t blame me if you get hurt!”

”I’m quite resilient, don’t worry about that.”

Zhang Su handed his weapon to Zheng Xinyu beside him and took a step forward, entering the circle before Liu Yao.

”Oh oh oh, Brother Su is going to duel with the leader of the Little Eagle Association, everyone come and watch!”

Lu Yubo saw that the rules were set and quickly shouted, causing everyone except those guarding the Fire-breathing Zombies to rush over, eager to see the excitement.

”Come, come, everyone, make way, fists have no eyes, step back, step back.”

Qi Xiaoshuai and Pang Dakun cleared the area, moving the spectators a bit to the outside.

The atmosphere on site was bustling; the previously heavy, murderous tension seemed to dissipate with the deaths of Liao Youzhi and Gong Chengming’s gangs. Regardless of which group people belonged to, they stretched their necks to watch the two in the circle.

”Boss, come on! The future of Little Eagle Association depends on you.”

”Fire-breathing Zombie, once we have it, we’ll be unbeatable!”

”Boss, go! We’re rooting for you!”

Members of Little Eagle Association stood behind Liu Yao. Only they knew what they truly felt inside, but on the surface, they were cheering their leader on.

On the other side, though Zhang Su had more people behind him, they were eerily silent. The usually boisterous ones had shut their mouths, which actually reassured Liu Yao because it showed a lack of confidence!