All around were ruins of collapsed houses, and many people in front of the ruins had already looked up at the receding figure.

Ice blades, ice hands, ice shovels... appeared around the figure from time to time to help her move the building on the target. She bent down and searched inside, and soon found a shiny crystal core.

Although neither the B City base nor the Qiyuan base accepts survivors anymore, they still accept crystal cores. One level-one crystal core can be exchanged for two kilograms of food.

Lin Ruo's figure walked further and further away, heading towards Yanshan while using her mental power to explore the surrounding crystal cores. As for the crystal cores in other places, she didn't touch them, as digging for those crystal cores would take too much time.

Many people around them began to imitate Lin Ruo's actions, digging through the piles of rubble and debris. Even if they could find a single crystal core, they could continue to live.

But many people followed Lin Ruo and dug, their hands were covered in blood and flesh, but they still couldn't find a single crystal core.

Meanwhile, Lin Ruo had already gone far away, using her water-based abilities to dig out crystal cores one by one from the ruins.

"Why was she able to find the crystal cores?!" A middle-aged woman stared down at her bloodied and mangled hands, her face full of disappointment. Why couldn't she find a single one?

"Yes, does luck only favor these capable people? What are we ordinary people supposed to do?!"

As a result, more and more people gathered to imitate Lin Ruo's movements, and the number of people coveting Lin Ruo's backpack also gradually increased.

Although they didn't understand how she discovered the crystal nuclei below, it didn't diminish their desire for them.

With these crystal cores, they can go to the B City base to exchange them for food, and then they can survive!

This idea gradually took hold of these people's minds. They had forgotten that the other party was a powerful superhuman, and only remembered the three words: survival.

Many people with bloodshot eyes and crazed expressions slowly approached Lin Ruo.

Lin Ruo had just dug out a level 2 crystal core with her ice blade when she sensed a crowd gathering around her. She frowned; these people had been following her all the way, and they really did want to rob her.

She dispersed the giant icy hand in the air, turning it into starlight that vanished into the sky. Then, she calmly turned around, knowing that anyone who wanted to make a fortune would inevitably be disturbed.

Seeing that Lin Ruo was standing there motionless, these people knew that their actions had been discovered, so they stopped hiding.

At this moment, Lin Ruo was completely surrounded by dozens of people. Some of them were carrying long sticks, steel bars, and stones, and they rushed towards Lin Ruo. Others took out various kinds of guns and pulled the triggers on Lin Ruo without hesitation.

Blue light appeared in Lin Ruo's eyes, and a water shield instantly formed around him. Water could be seen flowing on the water shield. The bullets that flew into the water shield hit the water shield, forming a dent, which then rippled outwards.

Amidst these ripples, the bullets remained stationary on the water shield, spinning but unable to advance even an inch further.

Lin Ruo's eyes flashed blue again, and all the bullets on the water shield were deflected, naturally at the same angle as when the bullets came from.

"Puff puff puff..."

"ah!"

Many of the survivors around were wounded by the bullets they had fired, and lay on the ground howling in pain.

Those who were charging towards Lin Ruo with weapons stopped in their tracks. Seeing that Lin Ruo had already injured so many people before even exerting his strength, the bloodlust and madness in their eyes faded, and reason prevailed. They no longer had the heroic spirit they had before, and turned to run away.

Blue light flashed in Lin Ruo's hand, and countless tiny ice crystals appeared around him. These ice crystals were controlled by Lin Ruo's mental power and accurately hit the heads of those who were trying to escape. One by one, these people fell to the ground, blood flowing from their heads and then quickly freezing into ice crystals.

The corpses lay scattered on the ground, the stench of blood filling the air. Lin Ruo frowned slightly, suddenly losing the desire to stay and continue searching for the crystal core.

These people are currently filled with despair and their minds are filled with crazy ideas, so it's best to avoid contact with them.

Those who committed the robbery died tragically, while those around them who hadn't yet made a move were secretly relieved that they were slow and were gradually retreating.

Lin Ruo thought the matter was over and turned to leave when a woman with her child rushed up to her and knelt down, crying and pleading, "Please, save us! You are a powerful superhuman, can you help us? We really can't go on living like this."

"Sister, please save us..." The child stared at Lin Ruo with innocent eyes, his entire face covered by thick mud, only his eyes visible.

Lin Ruo didn't say anything, but walked past them sideways. Some elderly people and children around them saw the mother and son and wondered what they were doing.

"Please, we are all from Country Z. If you help us now, we will definitely remember your great kindness!"

May good people have a peaceful and safe life; may the Bodhisattva protect you!

"Girl, please have pity on your grandma. She really can't walk anymore. She's so tired and hungry."

More and more people knelt down in front of her. Lin Ruo stopped and chuckled softly. She knew that as long as she helped one person, these people would pounce on her like leeches, relentlessly sucking her blood.

What gives her the right to help these people?

Just then, an old man saw her stop and thought she had finally softened. Taking advantage of the crowd, he tried to snatch Lin Ruo's backpack. Lin Ruo's eyes turned cold, and she swung her black jade longsword horizontally, slicing off the old man's head in one stroke.

Blood splattered out, spraying all over the ground, chilling the hearts of those nearby.

"ah!"

"Murder!"

Lin Ruo stood in the center of the crowd, holding a long, black jade sword stained with blood. She continued walking forward without stopping, but several people stubbornly ran up to her, questioning her repeatedly.

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