Scorpion slowly picked up the bloody dagger on the ground and waved it in front of him.

"Do you think that when I let you choose, I'm really giving you a chance?"

The smile disappeared from his face, replaced by a kind of cat-and-mouse playfulness.

"I just want to see how despicable you so-called 'people' can be when faced with desperate situations."

The middle-aged man opened his mouth and wanted to beg for mercy, but his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't utter a word.

"The knife you just struck was too slow and hesitant."

Scorpion played with the dagger, the sharp tip of the knife flashing in front of the middle-aged man's dilated pupils.

"The blood isn't even pretty enough."

There was a sound of people gasping in shock from the audience, subtle but dense, like countless little snakes crawling on the ground.

Su Wan felt nauseous and her stomach was churning.

"As for me, I hate people who don't do things efficiently."

Scorpion suddenly raised his voice and his eyes became cold and cruel.

"So, let me personally demonstrate what 'ending it' means!"

Before he finished speaking, a cold light flashed!

Scorpion held the dagger in his backhand and slashed it across the middle-aged man's neck with a movement that was almost elegant but so fast that it was impossible to see clearly!

“Sizzle——!”

A bloody wound that was deeper and longer than the previous one on the girl's body suddenly appeared!

Blood gushed out like beads from a broken string, splashing half of Scorpion's sleeve.

The middle-aged man didn't even have time to groan, his eyes widened and his body fell forward like a puddle of mud.

“Boom!”

There was another dull sound of someone falling to the ground.

The scorpion shook off the blood drops on the dagger and even stretched out its scarlet tongue to lick the warmth that splashed onto the corner of its mouth.

"Well, this strength and speed are more appropriate."

He glanced contemptuously at the corpse on the ground, which twitched a few times and then became completely motionless.

"Unfortunately, you are still too slow."

His voice echoed in the dead air with a hint of morbid joy.

“I don’t like people who hesitate.”

There was dead silence in the audience.

Fear was like a huge net that enveloped everyone and made them unable to move.

There was only the thick smell of blood mixed with the smell of earth, spreading and diffusing wildly in the air.

Two bodies fell side by side on the platform. The gurgling blood gathered into a thin stream, dripping along the edge of the platform, leaving a small dark mark on the dry land.

Su Wan felt dizzy. The word "torture" suddenly came to her mind. This scorpion enjoyed the process of torture. Your fear and begging for mercy would make him more excited. She had never seen such a cruel scene.

This was not a distribution of supplies, this was a complete horror show, Scorpion was declaring his absolute rule over this base to everyone in the bloodiest way possible.

"Okay, the appetizer is over. Now, we will officially begin distributing supplies." Scorpion clapped his hands in satisfaction, and several trucks loaded with supplies slowly drove into the center of the venue.

"Remember this, every ration you receive is a gift from me. Follow my rules and you will survive. If you dare to disobey my orders, your fate will be right before your eyes."

Under the guards' scolding, the crowd began to line up slowly and "orderly". Fear was like an invisible net, covering everyone's heart and making them breathless.

"This perverted son of a bitch!" Xiao Han cursed in a low voice, veins popping out on his forehead, "He treats human life as a joke."

A cold light flashed in Lu Shiyan's eyes: "This is what Pan Yong wants us to see. Scorpion is not only cruel, but also good at controlling people's hearts and ruling the entire base with fear."

Su Wan saw several residents of Area B in the distance receiving their meager rations with numb expressions. There was neither anger nor despair in their eyes, only a deep numbness and resignation.

"That's..." Su Wan noticed sharply that there was a familiar figure standing next to Scorpion. It was the registrar they met when they first received the mission. At this moment, he was standing next to Scorpion, but his eyes were completely different, full of viciousness and calculation.

"Heh!" Lu Shiyan snorted coldly, "From the first step we took into the base, we were under their surveillance."

The order at the distribution site seemed orderly on the surface, but Su Wan noticed that although the trucks filled with supplies were clearly marked with quantities sufficient for all residents, less than one-third was actually distributed.

Most of the supplies were secretly intercepted by Scorpion's men, and would probably flow into the black market or become capital for him to win over his confidants.

Just when the distribution was halfway through, there was a sudden commotion from the back of the team.

A thin little boy squeezed to the front and reached out to grab a piece of bread.

Before he could touch it, a guard pulled out an electric baton and hit the boy hard on the back.

"No queue cutting! Go back!" the guard shouted.

The boy fell to the ground in pain. He ignored the burning pain in his back and rushed to the bread again: "My...my mother is sick...she hasn't eaten for three days...please, give me something to eat..."

Scorpion heard the noise, his eyes flashed with interest, and he slowly walked up to the boy: "What's your name?"

"Xiao...Xiao Lei..." The boy's voice was weak, but he raised his head stubbornly.

"Which district is your mother in?"

"Area C...the temporary tent at the northernmost end..."

Scorpion touched his smooth chin, with a thoughtful expression on his face: "Area C, that is the poorest area in our base."

He suddenly turned to his men and ordered, "Go, invite his mother to come to me."

A few minutes later, two guards came over, carrying a woman like a dead dog.

The woman's hair was dry, her face was deathly gray, and her lips were cracked.

She was very ill and her eyes were cloudy, but the moment she saw Xiao Lei, they suddenly brightened.

"Xiao Lei!" Her voice was hoarse and she wanted to rush over, but was held down by the guards.

"Look, look, how touching." The Scorpion smacked his lips, and the smile on his face made people want to vomit.

He seemed to be watching a play, enjoying it very much.

"I just love watching this, family love, how good, how pure, how... moving."

Scorpion slowly took a bag from the supply truck.

Bread and canned food, filled to the brim.

He waved it in front of the boy's eyes. "Do you want it? These are enough for you and your mother to enjoy for a week."

The boy's eyes were fixed on the bag.

He nodded vigorously, saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.

"But there's no free lunch in this world, right?" The smile on Scorpion's face became even more creepy.

"You have to prove that you...deserve to eat this."

He drew the scorpion-tail dagger from his waist.

This time, he handed the knife to the little boy.

The tip of the knife was pointed at the boy's dying mother.

"Easy. Kill your mother, and this bag of food, as well as the extra portion for this month, will all be yours."

"If you don't..." Scorpion's voice suddenly turned cold, "Then both of you will die here today."

The boy's eyes widened as he looked at the scorpion as if it were a monster.

The dagger felt frighteningly heavy in his little hand.

His mother shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face: "Xiao Lei, don't!"

"There's not much time left, kid," Scorpion urged, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"Three, two..."

“That’s enough!”

A voice exploded, drowning out all the noise.