Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

”King Yama is invincible!”

Someone with a flair for dramatics suddenly shouted, like throwing ice into a boiling but calm oil pan, almost everyone followed suit with raised arms and shouts.

”King Yama is invincible!”

...

After seeing zombies tear humans apart barehanded, it was the first time to see humans brutally slaughter zombies with bare hands. Such a victory lifted everyone’s spirits.

The crowd seemed to have forgotten that this was a trial for four thieves...

”Hey!”

Zhang Su took a running start, as if entering the arena once more, he leaped onto the car roof and turned to press his palms down to calm the crowd.

The others didn’t know who started the shout, but he heard it clearly, it was Knight of Light Fan Dahai...

The scene gradually quieted down. Zhang Su didn’t respond to the crowd, he jumped off the vehicle and silently walked to the four thieves, giving Zheng Xinyu, who was holding a pile of items, a meaningful look.

Zheng Xinyu understood and ran to his side at once.

”Yan, Yan, King Yama... we really know we were wrong, we will never do it again...”

”Cut off the hand, cut off the hand, King Yama spare my life, I’m willing to work hard for half a year, no, a year to atone, willing to do any dirty work, just don’t kill me.”

As Zhang Su approached, the four guys were trembling and still pleading, they never expected the bet to end so miserably, without a hint of suspense, and the other side merely got their clothes dirty.

”Cut off the head?”

Zhang Su finally spoke, slightly adjusted the sleeve on his right hand, and looked at the four in front with a calm gaze.

”Yes, yes, cut off the hand, I agree to have my hand cut off, you all agree too, right?”

”Yes, I agree!”

”Willingly!”

Zhang Su revealed a peculiar smile, taking the extremely sharp Dog Leg Military Saber from Zheng Xinyu’s hands, and confirmed again, ”All agree to have your heads cut off?”

The four nodded in agreement like chickens pecking rice.

”Alright then...”

As Zhang Su’s words ended, he stepped forward.

In a flash of movement, a cold gleam of the blade passed across their necks, not a drop of blood flowed...

Pfft...

Just one second later, blood spurted from the four necks, the smiles of feeling alive again frozen on their faces.

Almost everyone present was stunned, wasn’t it supposed to be cutting off hands?

Ah... it turned out it was really cutting off heads!

But that slash just now was so stunning, the four necks were at different heights, how did he manage to cut through all with one strike?

Several people on site couldn’t help but touch their own necks, feeling a chill, both physically and mentally!

”You... no, no credibility!”

The thin man’s eyes were filled with horror and unwillingness, hands clutching his neck, but the blood pressure was too high to stop it, blood gushed between his fingers.

”Cutting heads is too brutal, I thought to leave you all an intact corpse, let your heads stay on your necks.”

Zhang Su stood still, allowing the hot blood to splash on him, he could have dodged, but he didn’t want to seem fussy like a sissy.

Let the heads stay on the necks?

The four understood, he meant cutting heads, but they only said cutting hands!

Between regret and no regret, the four chose not to regret, they should have said cutting arms...

Pfft, pfft, thud...

The four fell in succession, hot blood spreading on the ground, all died with their eyes open, unwillingness etched in their pupils!

Among the onlookers were the female soldiers of the Satellite Village Reserve Team, their acceptance level generally lower, they were scared by the scene, even though it was punishment, slitting four throats with one strike was terrifying.

But in others’ eyes, Zhang Su’s methods evoked a peculiar kind of trust.

Especially for those who witnessed the entire event from start to finish, Zhang Su was seen as a wise leader, reasoning with evidence, and unmerciful when executing punishment.

Not only his leadership was commendable, but his combat prowess was also astonishing, truly a well-rounded leader.

In the post-apocalypse, such a leader is needed!

”King Yama is wise!”

It was still Fan Dahai, the tall guy waved his fist like a bamboo pole shouting.

”King Yama is wise!”

...

The people of Civilization Guardian, Little Eagle Association, Apocalypse Corps, and the Survivor Alliance, even those from Celestial Horse Island, joined in the shout.

Yuwen felt very gratified. The slogan ”King Yama is invincible” was his idea, now everyone had learned to create new ones, wonderful.

The crowd was enthusiastic, but one person was somewhat downcast, and that was the whistleblower, Mo Qianlan.

She bit her lip with eyes of guilt, looking sorrowfully at the four corpses lying in the pool of blood.

”Don’t be sad, these unrepentant guys would cause more people to suffer!”

Lu Yubo, sharply perceiving Mo Qianlan’s mood, wrapped his arm around her shoulder to comfort her, took out a food sample probe and approached, he didn’t wait for instructions, adeptly delivering the final stab, preventing the corpses from turning into zombies.

It was a way to give the four a last bit of dignity, considering some factions’ habit of killing after a corpse turned into a zombie, at least as fuel, making the most of resources!

Zhang Su took a deep breath, the scent of blood filled his nostrils, the reaction of the crowd matched what he anticipated, with his Super Hearing he clearly understood what kind of person people hoped for as a leader.

Strong military power, not enough, coupled with shrewdness, not enough, paired with a persuasive tongue, not enough, and integrity, still not enough, combining all these good qualities, that’s an excellent leader, able to gain everyone’s recognition and trust.

It’s not that a leader can’t have flaws, but they must not clash with the leader’s temperament, or be slightly concealed...

Zhang Su opened his eyes again, turning to look at one person, Luo Yongzhan. Just now, the number of people in the Survivor Alliance didn’t decrease due to the execution of the four thieves, instead, it increased by one, without a doubt, it was Luo Yongzhan, who stood among the crowd shouting.

Exhaling.

Zhang Su raised the military saber in his hand, with blood dripping from his chin, presenting quite a striking figure.

The crowd ceased their shouts, gazing silently at their leader.

”Clean up, let’s eat!”

No more impassioned speeches, just four simple words, then he sheathed the saber and walked toward Little Lucky.

As Zhang Su walked through the crowd, he could feel the burning gazes; the ensuing cleanup work didn’t require his involvement, not even needing instructions, as naturally, someone would rush to handle it!

A half hour later, ten large pots began uncovering, the aroma of braised pork, potatoes, and vermicelli filled the air.

Celestial Horse Island’s utensils weren’t enough, bowls and chopsticks were temporarily brought from Satellite Village, the dining room of Little Lucky Inn couldn’t fit over a hundred people, other inns’ dining rooms were arranged, but no one wanted to leave; everyone crowded in Little Lucky, even if holding bowls to eat in the courtyard, unwilling to depart, as the prominent figures were all here, it was lively!

Over a hundred people gathered, the atmosphere wasn’t like the usual family meal of Celestial Horse Island core members, even with eight people per table, it could form twenty tables, the air vibrant with laughter and chatter.

Zhang Su cleaned the blood stains from his face, changed into a new outfit, a brown wool sweater symbolizing stability and strength, and ate heartily in the dining room.

Nowadays, hospitality wasn’t like before; the Yama Corps naturally took seats in the dining room, with twenty more seats, some members from Celestial Horse Island not included in Yama Corps occupied several, leaving eleven or twelve for original leaders of various factions.

No discussions of faction development were held during the meal, Zhang Su focused on eating, others could chat about anything they wanted, he remained silent but smiling.

Everything in the apocalypse happened quickly, including meals, under the speedy gobbling, a whole pig, two hundred pounds of potatoes, thirty pounds of vermicelli were almost completely consumed, leaving only a half pot.

According to Liu Yao, they simply couldn’t eat more; otherwise, nothing would be left, fresh meat hadn’t been eaten for months, it’s truly a treat!