"Heh, trash!" Li Liguo sneered, then kicked Chen Yu and Zhou Yu away with one foot each.
Xu Qing watched helplessly as one of the three people she had placed her hopes on was beaten to death, and the other two were terrified. Helplessness and despair surged into her heart once again.
She clung tightly to her unconscious parents, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls, crying out in her heart, "Who will save us? Who will stop this monster?"
"Hehe, Xiao Qing, don't be afraid, I will cherish you." Li Liguo leered as he continued to approach Xu Qing.
Xu Qing couldn't help but look at Chen Yu and Zhou Yu for help again. However, in the face of Xu Qing's plea, Chen Yu and Zhou Yu lowered their heads at the same time, their bodies trembling slightly, and they dared not look Xu Qing in the eyes.
They were terrified by Li Liguo's brutality, and their courage and determination were completely shattered.
They weren't experiencing the cruelty of the apocalypse for the first time; having survived in this chaotic world for over a year, their will to live was stronger than that of most people.
Both men understood that, being unarmed, resistance was futile and would only lead to their deaths.
Seeing this, Xu Qing completely gave up hope.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, as if making final mental preparations. When she opened her eyes again, the fear and despair were gone, replaced by a calm and resolute light.
"Brother Chen Yu, Brother Zhou Yu, I don't blame you, really. You must live on." Xu Qing's voice was weak, but it revealed a maturity and strength beyond his years.
Then he slowly stood up, looking at Li Liguo with a firm gaze. There was no fear in his eyes, only deep hatred and determination.
"You beasts, you've committed countless evils, you'll get your comeuppance eventually." Xu Qing's voice trembled, but his tone was unusually firm. "I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
After Xu Qing finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and resolutely rushed into the fog.
"Thump~" That was the sound of something falling into the water.
"Ah~!" Immediately afterwards, Xu Qing's shrill scream rang out, "I will haunt you even as a ghost... Ah~!"
Xu Qing's screams lasted for a long time, growing weaker and weaker until they gradually faded away in the hot spring cave, leaving only a deathly silence.
Chen Yu and Zhou Yu were completely numb at this point, staring blankly ahead, as if their souls had left their bodies.
"Damn it!" Li Liguo cursed angrily, his face full of displeasure. "What a fucking bad luck!"
Xiang Shaogang also looked regretful; he was still hoping to experience the taste of a young girl.
"Da da da~" Li Liguo became angrier and angrier. In his anger, he vented his anger on Xu Anbang and Wang Hui, who were not quite dead yet. After a burst of gunfire, several more bullet holes appeared in their bodies, and their blood stained the surrounding land.
"Shao Gang, cut off their heads. I'll take them back to exchange for a reward!" Li Liguo coldly ordered, his eyes revealing a ruthless and resolute look.
"Hehe, I understand." Xiang Shaogang chuckled, then drew a sharp dagger from his waist and walked step by step toward the lifeless bodies of Xu Anbang and Wang Hui.
His eyes gleamed with a mixture of coldness and excitement, as if he were performing a sacred ritual.
At this moment, Li Liguo turned his gaze to Chen Yu and Zhou Yu, who were still slumped on the ground, a hint of disdain and mockery flashing in his eyes.
"The mob seized the guns and tried to commit violence. Liu Long died saving me. Do you understand?" Li Liguo's voice echoed in the empty hot spring cave, carrying an unquestionable authority and ruthlessness.
Zhou Yu nodded numbly, while Chen Yu stared blankly into the mist.
“Although Liu Long is dead, don’t forget that his elderly father and young daughter are still at the Fireseed Base,” Li Liguo said meaningfully. “I only gave him this hero status out of brotherhood. You don’t want Liu Long’s father and daughter to be executed because of his betrayal of the base, do you?”
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's heart skipped a beat, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes. He understood that Li Liguo was using the safety of Liu Long's family to threaten them, forcing them to remain silent and even become accomplices in his cover-up of crimes.
A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart, but he also knew that in this apocalypse, the power of an individual was too insignificant, especially in a place like the Fire Seed Base with its strict hierarchy and harsh rules.
“We…understand.” Chen Yu’s voice was low and hoarse, each word seeming to be squeezed out with difficulty from the depths of his throat.
He glanced at Zhou Yu, who was equally numb, and the two exchanged a silent look, a look of helplessness towards reality and despair towards the future.
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