Chapter 226: Choice (Second Update)
A minute is not long and it passes quickly.
Not all the people stood up. Less than one-third of them chose to throw down their weapons and stand to the right. More people chose to stand firm and not surrender. They held their weapons tightly and stared at Bai Ye and others angrily, their eyes burning with anger. The previous panic subsided unconsciously.
However, they were not really not afraid anymore, but the strong anger supported them to suppress the panic in their hearts. The threat of death aroused their fighting spirit, and at this moment, they were unwilling to live in humiliation, but wanted to fight for themselves and the settlement.
Bai Ye looked at the performance of these people, and instead of feeling angry, he felt somewhat relieved. It seemed that these people still had fighting spirit, and were not hopeless yet.
If he hadn't wanted to test them, he wouldn't have done this. Now it seems that the result is satisfactory to him.
He and Fang Yuxin had similar thoughts. Even if it weren't for the heavy consequences, he was unwilling to let so many innocent people die because of him.
So, he decided to test it out to see if these people were still worth saving.
Of course, the other party didn't know what he was thinking. After a minute, Bai Ye's sharp eyes swept across the faces of those people again, and said in a deep voice: "Have you made up your mind? I can give you a chance to regret it. This time you only have half a minute. If you want to regret it, this is your last chance!"
When he said this, many people panicked and looked around helplessly with panicked eyes. Then, someone walked out from the right, picked up his weapon from the ground, and returned to his original position.
Half a minute passed faster, and one-fifth of the people on the right chose to take back their weapons, while those who had been holding on still gritted their teeth and persevered.
Even, except for the two "masters" who were seriously injured and unable to move, the remaining eight "masters" actually stood up, holding their weapons, stood in the middle, and protected their subordinates behind them.
Their faces were pale, and they even looked like they were struggling. Obviously, they were unwilling to do this, but for some reason, they still chose to stand up.
Bai Ye was getting more and more relieved, but his expression became even uglier. He stared coldly at the defeated generals and sneered, "It seems that you are determined to seek death."
After these words came out, the faces of the eight people became even uglier. They were used to showing off their strength before, and they didn't take those who were weaker than them seriously, and even bullied them. But this time, seeing the enemy in front of them, at the critical moment of life and death, they couldn't convince themselves to abandon others and run away, or even live in disgrace.
One of them stood up and pleaded, "It was our people who made the mistake this time. We were blind and offended you. I am willing... willing to die to atone for my crime! But the others are innocent. Can you please show some leniency and let them live?"
He said this with great difficulty, and even when he said the words "die to atone for my sins", his expression was very struggling. He didn't really want to die, but he was willing to sacrifice his own life in order to save the lives of others.
Bai Ye looked at him coldly without saying anything. Fang Yuxin walked to Bai Ye's side, holding the Miao knife in her hand. The blade reflected a faint black light in the sun, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
The people in the settlement looked at her subconsciously, and when their eyes touched the blade in her hand, their bodies subconsciously shrank.
At this moment, Fang Yuxin suddenly laughed. She glanced at the people on the right and said with a smile: "Okay, you can go back inside now."
However, no one moved. Everyone looked at each other. After a long while, someone asked cautiously, "What about the others? What are you going to do with them?"
He said "disposal" because in his subconscious, those people had become lambs to be slaughtered. Although he was pardoned, he did not feel happy or superior at all. Instead, he showed worry and uneasiness in his eyes. He was afraid that Fang Yuxin and others would kill everyone else.
After realizing this, he suddenly regretted it. He stared at the weapon thrown on the ground, thinking about getting his weapon back.
Due to the limited conditions, their weapons are actually very crude. Some are sharpened wooden sticks, some are kitchen knives, fruit knives or daggers fixed to long wooden sticks with ropes and tapes, and some are steel bars and iron rods.
Apparently, after the apocalypse, they were arming themselves as best they could with the meager conditions they had.
After he finished speaking, the others did not leave, but looked at Fang Yuxin with pleading eyes, hoping that she would show some leniency. Fearing that they might anger the other party, they did not dare to speak casually, but they were much more sensible than those people in the safe zone where Fang Yuxin and his friends had stayed before.
Fang Yuxin deliberately said: "You don't want to go back, do you want to die with them? My patience is limited, I will only count to three, after three, those who haven't left will never have the chance to leave again!"
"one!"
The voice fell, but no one left.
"two!"
Some people began to get agitated and looked at each other. Some hesitated and prepared to leave, but after taking one step, they were too embarrassed to take a second step.
"three!"
The sound was extremely short, almost stopping abruptly as it rose to a high pitch. It rang in everyone's ears like thunder, instantly awakening them from their hesitation and struggle. After waking up, some people regretted it and looked pale. But more people breathed a sigh of relief.
They are more afraid of this difficult decision than death.
Now that their last chance was gone and death was approaching, they felt relieved.
So the next moment, these people suddenly rushed to the discarded weapons, grabbed their weapons, then gritted their teeth and looked at Fang Yuxin and others with hostility.
…
In the basement of a beautiful three-story villa in the settlement, a man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his muscles tensed, his face flushed, and his expression painful and ferocious.
He was at the critical moment of promotion and was trying his best to break through the bottleneck. However, the intense pain made him feel like dying. His bones were so tight that they made a "crackling" sound, as if they would break at any moment. However, the more this happened, the more he felt powerless.
That thin membrane seemed like it could break with a slight poke, but when he used all his strength to strike it, it only shook slightly without any sign of breaking.
The man continued to mobilize the remaining energy in his body, and the pain became more and more intense. He felt a tearing sensation in his muscles and red blood slowly seeped out of his pores. Soon, he became a bloody man.
The muscles on his face became increasingly twisted and tense. Suddenly, with a "puff", he spat out a mouthful of blood mist and lowered his head weakly.
After a long while, his fingers moved slightly, and his eyelids trembled as he opened. Looking at the blood on the ground, he smiled dejectedly, then grabbed the crystal core from the side and absorbed it desperately.
He knew that he had failed to advance this time, but he couldn't give up, he had to survive!
More and more crystal cores were absorbed by him. When the energy in his body became full again, he stopped absorbing the crystal cores, walked to the corner, wiped the remaining blood and cold sweat on his body with clean water, picked up the clean clothes prepared beside him and put them on. Then he pushed open the door of the basement and walked out.
But as soon as he walked out, he saw a woman with an anxious look. His heart suddenly skipped a beat and he felt a strong sense of uneasiness.
He walked up to the woman and asked anxiously, "Ranqiu, is there something wrong? Is there a group of zombies? What's the situation outside?"
As soon as Li Ranqiu saw him, his dull eyes suddenly brightened up: "Brother Feng, you finally came out! Did your promotion go smoothly?"
However, when she asked this, the man's face darkened. Failure to advance was a wound in his heart, and he didn't want to be touched by anyone, even if the other person was his favorite woman!
Li Ranqiu was very smart. As soon as she saw the man's expression was not right, she immediately said, "Brother Feng, something bad has happened. A group of people came from outside. I heard they are very powerful. All the ten masters have gone, but they are still no match for them. What should we do?" When she said this, her eyes flashed slightly, and she continued, "Brother Feng, the people below are still holding us back outside. Let's run away!"
"Escape?" Brother Feng was preparing his weapon. When he heard this, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly. The look he shot at Li Ranqiu was like a sharp knife. "You want me to abandon my brothers and run for my life?"
Li Ranqiu's eyes flashed with struggle, but he still said: "The people who came this time are very powerful. If we don't escape now, it will be too late when they break in! Brother Feng, I know you can't let go of the brothers under your command, but as the saying goes, if you keep the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Let's escape first, and when you are stronger, it won't be too late to seek revenge on them!"
When she said that, Brother Feng was a little shaken. The people under him all came here after the apocalypse. He was not very good to them because he was the strongest and got the most benefits. In order to control the strength of his people and prevent them from growing faster than him, he used most of the crystal cores obtained from hunting zombies for cultivation, and also hid those magical stones. He only gave the mysterious crystal stones to ten of his people as rewards, and trained them into the top ten masters in the settlement, second only to him in strength.
So if we really want to talk about feelings, they are not really that deep. But he is a man after all, and he has been respected by his subordinates for so long, so he can't just run away like this!
Seeing him hesitate, Li Ranqiu panicked and said with tears in her eyes: "Brother Feng, time is running out, make a decision quickly!"
(End of this chapter)
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