Wang Zheng was tilting his head and picking the dust out of his ear when he heard Lian Shan's question, so he stopped what he was doing.

He'll definitely dig out the queen ant soon; he's waiting to continue farming bloodthirsty soldier ants.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly said, "Just now, a few fire-type beasts and the bloodthirsty golden ants here got into a fight over territory. I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise those flying bloodthirsty soldier ants will be back soon."

He was telling the truth, but he omitted some key information, which was intentional on his part.

Regardless, these people are an obstacle to me here. It would be best if they would listen to my advice and leave on their own. If they are unwilling... I will have to manually make them agree.

However, since they were complete strangers, a few simple words were certainly not enough to dispel their greed.

Wang Zheng's youthful appearance and skin color, clearly not that of a local, led these greedy adventurers to misjudge the current situation.

Furthermore, Wang Zheng's disheveled state after being buried alive made them underestimate his strength even more.

Upon hearing Wang Zheng's words, Ma Zhong angrily threw the empty beer can that Wang Zheng had just finished drinking at him.

"Kid, you'd better tell us everything you saw before, or don't blame us for being rude!"

Seeing Ma Zhong step forward, Lian Shan hurriedly offered a feigned word of advice:

"Brother Ma Zhong, don't be impulsive. Young man, we mean no harm. We came here specifically for these bloodthirsty ants."

Now that this place is so destroyed, naturally we want to find out what happened. If all else fails, we can always make money together later.

Wang Zheng, however, was completely unmoved by their rhetoric. When he heard them say that they were after his own goals, his smile turned cold.

If they're after the bloodthirsty ants, what's the difference between them and those coming after themselves?

Wang Zheng then gave a cold laugh and said to the two of them:

"One plays the good cop, and the other plays the bad cop?"

He then pointed to the dozen or so people surrounding him and said disdainfully:

"You lot are here to deal with the Bloodthirsty Golden Ants? Are you here to be their dessert?"

And you, hey, you, I'm talking to you, you mummy, how do you plan to treat me rudely?

Seeing Wang Zheng's arrogance and his complete lack of resistance to their threats, Lian Shan's smile froze.

Enraged, Ma Zhong activated his mental abilities, attempting to forcibly read Wang Zheng's thoughts.

Sensing the strange fluctuations of spiritual energy around him, Wang Zheng immediately locked onto Ma Zhong.

He sprang up and grabbed the other man by the neck.

The speed was so fast that it even left an afterimage in the same spot. Only after Ma Zhong was caught in Wang Zheng's hand did the afterimage disperse like ripples on water.

"I'll give you one last chance. If you leave now, I'll pretend nothing happened. If you don't want to, then don't leave!"

Lian Shan was, after all, a B-level Awakened being of the Superhuman type. Seeing that he hadn't even seen the young man's move clearly before the other party had already grabbed Ma Zhong, he realized that the boy in front of him was not to be underestimated and that he might not be a match for him at all.

Terrified, he quickly tried to persuade him, "Young man, calm down, calm down, don't be impulsive. We're just curious. Let him go, and we'll leave right away."

Despite his verbal persuasion, he obediently and slowly backed away, showing no intention of coming to Ma Zhong's rescue, and directed his men to carefully increase the distance between themselves and Wang Zheng.

The members of the Lianshan squad naturally followed their leader's lead. Seeing Lianshan retreat, they all slowly moved closer to their leader.

Wang Zheng naturally saw the other party's actions. He was not a bloodthirsty person, so it would be best if the other party was willing to back down, which would not cause unnecessary trouble.

However, he still did not loosen his grip, as if he wanted to wait for Ma Zhong to personally promise that he would walk.

However, Ma Zhong was currently under someone else's control, and he kept a gloomy face without saying a word.

Soon, Lian Shan and his gang had all moved away from Wang Zheng's vicinity and regrouped.

Only Ma Zhong's four henchmen remained frozen in place, exchanging bewildered glances.

Since their leader hadn't given any instructions, they didn't know what to do.

Although Ma Zhong was wearing a mask, his face underneath was already flushed red.

He was furious at this moment, and he was losing face when he saw that his life was being held by such a young boy.

As a B-level Awakened One, he felt that he had been careless and that this person had taken the initiative. At this moment, he was thinking that if he could control the other party, he could seize the initiative again.

After all, he was a mental awakener and didn't really understand the significance of Wang Zheng's move.

Moreover, the young man in front of them was obviously already here and had witnessed the previous battle; he might have secretly hidden some spoils of war.

And there must be a reason why he's in such a hurry to get rid of people.

If we could just capture or kill him, wouldn't all these benefits be ours?

This desolate wilderness has seen countless burials, and this young man clearly lacks experience. We have five others on our side; it's not like we're without a chance…