Chapter 228 The Fish Bites the Bait
Fu Jinxing shook his head slightly, interrupting them, his eyes conveying a clear instruction: "Do as I say."
The two team members exchanged a glance, ultimately choosing to obey, though their faces showed worry as they slowly turned and disappeared behind the ruins.
Having arranged everything, Fu Jinxing walked step by step toward Shen Qianqian and the others, and sat down to rest not far from them.
Shen Qianqian eagerly offered him a can of yellow peaches. "Are you hungry? Here, what's your name?"
Fu Jinxing smiled. "Hu Jun."
“What a nice name. My name is Shen Qianqian, you can call me Qianqian.”
Shen Qianqian was still trying to get closer to him when Qin Feng suddenly spoke up, his gaze hooked at Fu Jinxing, filled with scrutiny and suspicion, "Are you deliberately getting close to us?"
Fu Jinxing turned to look at him, his expression unchanged, as if he were simply stating a fact: "Why would I deliberately approach you? If you think I'm meddling, then please leave. I have other matters to attend to."
As he spoke, he got up to leave without hesitation, seemingly without the slightest regret.
"Hey! Don't go!" Shen Qianqian called out anxiously, stopping him immediately. She then turned to Qin Feng and complained playfully, "Qin Feng! He was just trying to give us directions. What nonsense are you talking about?"
She almost immediately jogged to catch up with Fu Jinxing and stopped him.
"Can you stay here? We're not familiar with this place and really need you to show us the way."
"But...it seems your people don't think that way."
Despite saying that, Fu Jinxing stopped in his tracks.
Shen Qianqian was secretly delighted. "He's just naturally suspicious. Just ignore him. I'll apologize to you."
Fu Jinxing's expression seemed to soften. "Alright, where are you going? I'll take you a shortcut. After that, I need to go find supplies."
Shen Qianqian's eyes lit up, thinking she had seized an opportunity: "So that's how it is! I know a place with lots of supplies, would you like to... come with us?"
Her words were full of hints and seduction.
Qin Feng looked at Shen Qianqian's fawning expression, which was almost like she was clinging to him, and a cold, mocking smile appeared on his lips.
He didn't care about the woman's change of heart, but the man who suddenly appeared in front of him undoubtedly threatened his position in the team and his plan to obtain the mysterious resources in Shen Qianqian's hands.
A murderous intent silently grew in his heart.
Fu Jinxing seemed drawn to the word "supplies," finally turning his head to look directly at Shen Qianqian, his gaze behind his glasses filled with just the right amount of curiosity: "Oh? Where is that place?"
Seeing that he had taken the bait, Shen Qianqian was secretly delighted, but kept him in suspense: "Just follow us, we'll be there soon!"
“Okay.” Fu Jinxing agreed, and as if to gain people’s trust, he no longer stood idly by during the rest of the journey.
When encountering small groups of zombies, he would even pick up a dagger and take the initiative to attack.
Until one day, hundreds of howling zombies gathered at the fork in the road ahead, blocking their way.
Under the solemn gazes of everyone, Fu Jinxing slowly raised his hand.
In an instant, a violent whirlwind swept up from the flat ground!
The air hissed, carrying pebbles and dust from the ground, forming a small, visible tornado that crashed into the horde of corpses!
Amid cries of alarm, the dozens of menacing zombies were easily swept up and tossed about like straws, crashing heavily into the distant ruins, their bones broken and tendons snapped!
In an instant, the arena fell into dead silence.
Shen Qianqian and her men were dumbfounded.
Qin Feng was also stunned, and then an undisguised greedy light flashed in his eyes.
Such powerful wind-based abilities!
Such domineering power, he wants this kind of area-of-effect ability!
Fu Jinxing, however, acted as if he had only done something insignificant, withdrawing his hand expressionlessly and continuing on his way.
This is the second superpower he recently developed using a newly developed enhanced catalyst.
He deliberately displayed this skill to completely divert Qin Feng's deadly attention from the park containing the energy pool to himself.
He had already become alert when he heard Qin Feng's name. Only after confirming that the only woman in their team was also named Shen Qianqian did he quickly formulate this plan.
He kept Sisi's words in mind; this plunderer of superpowers posed a great threat to their group.
If he grows to an unshakeable position, then they will all become each other's prey.
His gaze fell silently on Qin Feng.
The bait has been cast; now it's just a matter of when the fish will bite.
For three consecutive days, Fu Jinxing led them through the ruins of their city, gradually leading the group to the edge of another abandoned large city.
Fu Jinxing timely showed some anxiety, his brows furrowed slightly: "Hasn't it arrived yet? Our supplies won't last much longer."
"It'll be here soon!" Shen Qianqian quickly reassured her, secretly planning to use her system points to exchange for a batch of supplies to "cover up the lie."
Over the past three days, Qin Feng's greed and anxiety were almost impossible to conceal; he could no longer contain himself.
Finally, he found a moment when Shen Qianqian wasn't paying attention, walked up to Fu Jinxing, lowered his voice, and said in a tone that left no room for refusal: "You, come with me for a moment, there are some things I want to talk to you about."
Fu Jinxing knew perfectly well that the fish had taken the bait.
He subtly showed a hint of resistance on his face: "I don't want to hear it."
Qin Feng sneered, his tone becoming more forceful: "If you want supplies, come with me!"
He was certain the other person couldn't resist the temptation.
Fu Jinxing remained silent for three seconds, as if weighing the pros and cons, and finally had no choice but to "give in," standing up and following Qin Feng to a secluded spot behind a broken wall.
As soon as he stepped into the shadows, Qin Feng's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He suddenly turned around, and a blazing fireball was already gathering in his palm!
He intended to kill with a single blow!
However, the instant he made his move, a strong sense of crisis suddenly gripped him.
He instinctively ducked, and an invisible yet incredibly sharp wind blade grazed his scalp, severing a tuft of hair and bringing a searing pain!
Fu Jinxing stood not far away, his tone carrying a hint of genuine regret: "Tsk, so close."
"You!" Qin Feng was both shocked and furious, and without hesitation, he hurled the fireball at Fu Jinxing!
But then Fu Jinxing's surrounding airflow became chaotic, and a gale suddenly rose up, not only easily deflecting the fireball's trajectory, but also whipping the flames back towards Qin Feng himself!
Qin Feng dodged the flames he had released in a sorry state, both shocked and furious.
He roared and unleashed his metal-based superpower, instantly condensing countless metal spikes in the air, which shot towards Fu Jinxing like a storm, blocking all his escape routes!
"Let's see how you dodge!" Qin Feng sneered, as if he could already see his opponent being pricked like a hedgehog.
However, the next second, something shocking happened: Fu Jinxing, who was standing in place, disappeared into thin air like a ghost!
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