As Tang Bao said, these women looked incredibly miserable.
Although Yang Li, who was in the lead, tried her best to remain calm, the fear and exhaustion in her eyes were hard to hide.
She was accompanied by Li Jing and Zhang Qian, both of whom had obvious injuries. Xiao Tao was supporting an unconscious woman covered in blood, while another young woman had a blank stare, clearly having suffered great shock.
When they saw the tall, sturdy wooden walls of Lin Feng Shelter, the lush Japanese privet, and the tidy environment that was faintly visible in the courtyard, their eyes revealed disbelief and a hint of...greed.
Yang Li, in particular, was overwhelmed with emotion when she saw the scale and sophistication of Lin Feng's shelter, which far exceeded her most extravagant imagination.
How did Lin Feng manage to do that? How could he, all by himself, build a shelter of such scale?
He must possess some secret they don't know, or have some powerful reliance on him!
Jealousy and resentment gnawed at her heart like venomous snakes once more. But her current situation forced her to suppress these emotions.
"People inside! We are survivors! We have been attacked by monsters! Please help us!" Yang Li took a deep breath and shouted loudly into the shelter.
Lin Feng stood on the watchtower, looking down at them with a calm and unwavering gaze.
Lin Feng didn't bother to answer her, but instead turned his gaze to Xiao Mei, who was being supported by Xiao Tao: "Is that woman still breathing?"
"She...she's badly injured, she's dying..."
Xiao Tao said with a sob in her voice.
"Lift her closer so I can take a look," Lin Feng said.
Xiao Tao and Zhang Qian struggled to carry the unconscious Xiao Mei to the fence.
Lin Feng carefully examined Xiao Mei's injuries.
The wounds on her arms and thighs were horrific, with flesh torn open and in some places even exposing the white bone. The tissue around the wounds had begun to turn black and emitted a faint stench.
"These wounds were inflicted by Corpse Laughing Hyena. It seems we're not the only ones with them," Lin Feng said, his eyes narrowed and his expression grave.
"The Corpse-Laughing Hyena? You know what those monsters are called?" Yang Li asked in surprise. This man seemed to know many things they didn't.
"I suppose so." Lin Feng remained noncommittal, then looked at Yang Li again, his eyes filled with amusement. "So, what do you want from me?"
"We...we want to ask for your protection!"
Suppressing her humiliation, Yang Li put on a pitiful act. "We are homeless, and... many of us are injured and need treatment. Please, for the sake of our fellow countrymen, take us in!"
Li Jing, Zhang Qian, and the others behind her also looked at Lin Feng with pleading eyes.
They were truly terrified; the horror of those laughing corpses haunted their minds like a nightmare.
If Lin Feng doesn't take them in, they probably won't survive the night.
Lin Feng looked at them, but a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Protect you? On what grounds?" His voice wasn't loud, but it was like an ice pick, piercing deeply into the hearts of Yang Li and the others.
“We…we can do anything for you!” Yang Li said hurriedly. “We will work, we will follow your instructions! As long as you can give us a safe place to stay, some food and water!”
"Oh? Anything?"
Lin Feng's gaze swept over Yang Li's face, which, though covered in grime, still revealed a certain beauty. He then looked at the several disheveled women behind her, each with a different physique, and his tone became even more mocking, "Including...warming the bed?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Li and the others' faces instantly turned red, filled with shame, indignation, and embarrassment.
They didn't expect Lin Feng to be so blunt and vulgar.
Zhang Qian has a fiery temper and almost lost her temper upon hearing this, but Yang Li stopped her with a look.
Yang Li took a deep breath and forced a smile, "If...if you have such needs, we...we will naturally do our best to meet them."
What does dignity matter when it comes to survival? She believed that as long as she could stay, with her cunning and resourcefulness, she would eventually be able to turn the tables.
However, Lin Feng suddenly burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Hahaha... Interesting, really interesting!"
His laughter was filled with undisguised mockery and contempt: "You women really do treat your gender as an invincible weapon. What, in your eyes, are men all animals who think with their lower bodies? You think you can take whatever you want from them just by putting on a weak and pitiful act and giving a little hint?"
Yang Li's face turned pale and then red. Lin Feng's words were like slaps to her face.
"I remember you guys were pretty capable before, weren't you?"
Lin Feng's smile vanished, his eyes turning cold and sharp: "You've been badmouthing me behind my back, calling me the 'source of suffering,' and plotting how to capture me, enslave me, and make me your tool and slave. What, now that your plans have been exposed, you're coming to beg me, this 'wicked man'?"
These words struck Yang Li and the others like a bolt from the blue, leaving them completely stunned.
"How...how did you know?"
Yang Li gasped in shock, her eyes filled with unbelievable fear.
How could he possibly know so much about their schemes?
Could it be... that there's a traitor among them? She subconsciously glanced at Li Jing and Xiao Tao beside her, her eyes filled with suspicion.
Lin Feng spread his hands, looking disdainful: "I know you boxing women all too well."
"You think your little schemes can escape my eyes?"
He looked at Yang Li with a mocking expression: "The reason I let you go back then was because I knew that women like you wouldn't amount to anything."
“When I was delivering food, I saw far too many women like you. Your ambitions were sky-high, but your lives were as fragile as paper.”
"Especially you, Yang Li, you practice boxing every day, isn't it all for the sake of marrying into a wealthy family?"
Yang Li trembled all over. She never expected that the man in front of her could see through her true nature.
That's right, her so-called independence was just a persona from the very beginning.
She's just after money from her fans.
"Now that your camp has been destroyed by monsters and you're desperate, you've finally remembered me, this 'man'?" Lin Feng's tone was full of sarcasm. "Didn't you always preach about being 'independent women' and cry out that 'men oppress you'?"
"What, now that you're facing problems you can't solve, you're not going to call for independence anymore? Aren't you afraid that I, the 'oppressor,' will continue to oppress you?"
"What about your 'theories'?"
Lin Feng's voice suddenly rose, like a cold blade, cutting into the hearts of Yang Li and the others: "Aren't you the best at online verbal attacks and trial by public opinion? Now that those monsters are out there, why don't you post them online and cyberbully them? Let everyone see their ugly faces!"
"Don't you have a lot of 'little fairy' sisters? Why don't you call on them to come and 'hammer' these laughing corpses? Use your keyboards, use your spittle, to drown them! Why bother coming to me, this stinky man?"
Every word Lin Feng said was like a red-hot branding iron, burning Yang Li's heart.
The same rhetoric she used to incite and control other women was now returned to her verbatim by Lin Feng, becoming the most merciless mockery and lashing at her.
Yang Li's face turned a deep purplish-red. She wanted to retort, but found herself unable to utter a single word. Faced with the absolute facts and Lin Feng's all-knowing gaze, all her clever words seemed utterly pale and powerless.
“I…we…”
Li Jing tried to explain, but her voice grew softer and softer under Lin Feng's cold gaze, eventually fading into nothingness.
Zhang Qian was filled with shame and indignation. She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she dared not retaliate.
She knew that their lives now rested entirely in Lin Feng's hands.
“Now, I will not go to save you, so as to avoid oppressing you noble ‘independent women’.”
Lin Feng said coldly, without a trace of pity in his eyes: "You want to fight for power? Those Corpse Laughing Hyenas are right outside. Go ask them for power! Go reason with them, negotiate with them, and see if they'll spit out the sisters they've eaten!"
"No...no..."
Xiao Tao finally couldn't bear the pressure and fear any longer, and pleaded in a tearful voice, "Mr. Lin... we know we were wrong... we really know we were wrong... please, save us... we don't want to die..."
Yang Li finally abandoned her pitiful pride. She knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly in Lin Feng's direction: "Mr. Lin! We were blind to your greatness! We couldn't have said anything decent! What we said before was nonsense! Please, have mercy on us and don't hold it against us ignorant women! If you're willing to save us, we'll be your slaves for the rest of our lives!"
As she spoke, she kowtowed forcefully, and blood quickly appeared on her forehead.
She knew this was their last chance. If Lin Feng was truly heartless, they would surely die today.
Seeing this, Li Jing, Zhang Qian, and the others also knelt down, pleading repeatedly. Their only thought now was to survive.
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