Chapter 72 is even stronger.
Like ants carrying food, they gradually found many weapons and hid them behind the cage.
During this time, they saw Tang Zhao and Zhou Zhuohua sitting around Bai Tao, protecting her. Bai Tao was singing in the center of the cage, and lower-level ability users were affected by her and could quickly increase their strength.
Some were so overwhelmed that they vomited blood on the spot.
The brief commotion was quickly quelled by Liang Zhi and his men.
The city lord of Deer City quickly realized that there was no such thing as a free lunch, but he made the same decision as Jiang Ye.
Overall, these superhumans, who had no training or combat awareness, did indeed make significant progress in a short period of time, gaining considerable physical strength. As a result, they were full of confidence and radiant, no longer the lifeless people they were at the beginning.
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As evening fell, the sky was ablaze with the glow of sunset.
The ancient city was quiet, save for the calls of birds flying by and the groans of zombies.
On the rooftop, Bai Chenzhu glanced at the sky and nudged the guy who was resting his head on his lap. "Get up, time to work."
How can someone sleep so soundly before doing something important? He said he was just going to take a short nap, but he slept until evening. Bai Chenzhu stared at the 'sleeping' Jiang Ye and pinched his cheek. "Still pretending to be asleep?"
Jiang Ye turned over, facing away from him.
"Isn't that childish?" Bai Chenzhu chuckled and pinched his ear.
"Aren't you tired?" Jiang Ye turned over and said, "I stayed up all night last night and have been busy all day today."
"I can't sleep until the job is done," Bai Chenzhu said sincerely. "If it's done, I can sleep for two days. If it's not done, I'll just go into eternal sleep. I can sleep either way."
Jiang Ye pinched his mouth shut, "With me here, you still want to sleep forever? No way."
Bai Chenzhu paused, her eyes crinkling, and slapped his hand away. "Then I really have to thank Boss Jiang."
Jiang Ye leaned in so close that Bai Chenzhu could see a thumb-sized dirty mark on his face. Bai Chenzhu didn't flinch, letting him scrutinize her.
"What's wrong?" Bai Chenzhu asked, raising her hand to touch his cheek and gently wiping away the dirt. "If you have something to say, just say it. Your eyes are full of emotion."
Jiang Ye hugged him tightly.
Bai Chenzhu patted his back.
“No, I was just thinking…” Jiang Ye said in a deep voice.
Bai Chenzhu thought he was in a bad mood and was listening attentively, thinking about how to comfort him carefully. Suddenly, she heard Jiang Ye say, "You're really handsome."
Bai Chenzhu: ?
He shoved the person away, his face showing utter disbelief at Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye laughed heartily, stood up, dusted himself off, and reached out to him, "Does A-Zhu get shy when people praise her?"
"Do you think so?" Bai Chenzhu pulled his hand to help him up, then patted the dust off his clothes. "Jiang Ye... tsk."
Recalling his earlier outburst, Bai Chenzhu shook his head, seemingly at a loss for what to do with his bad temper.
Jiang Ye straightened his clothes, tucked the chosen machete into his waistband, looked into Bai Chenzhu's eyes, and said in a deep voice, "This time I need you to use your mental power, so you must hide it well."
"Don't worry, I'll try my best to prevent them from discovering that humans can use mental power," Bai Chenzhu said. Although such an idea was a bit far-fetched, the best approach was to not let any of them escape.
Jiang Ye shook his head. "I don't care about those things. I'm just worried about you."
Bai Chenzhu was used to being praised. But Jiang Ye's blunt words always caught him off guard. He lowered his eyes, his gaze flickering, "...You should be careful too."
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The sun has set, taking away the remaining warmth. The night breeze is cool, and a strong wind has picked up along the riverbank.
Bai Chenzhu hid behind the stage curtain near the cage, watching a group of insectoids fly in from the first-floor door.
One, two, three...
Bai Chenzhu roughly counted and came to a number: about 60 people.
That's quite a number; the human population is roughly twice that of them.
They were talking to each other.
Bai Chenzhu touched the translator by his ear. It was too far away, and he couldn't hear anything. He could only vaguely hear some sounds.
He thought for a moment, then began to wrap the spiritual threads around the iron cage one by one.
The short creature reacted first; it stopped talking and quickly looked towards Bai Chenzhu. Bai Chenzhu's heart skipped a beat; he almost thought he was about to be discovered.
It thought for a moment, then immediately spread its wings and flew over, hovering in the air and looking down at the humans in the cage. Its green eyes swept over the crowd, "Laika? Genesis?..."
It called out unfamiliar names one by one, perhaps trying to identify the source of its spiritual power.
But there was only a group of humans here, so of course they wouldn't give it any response.
It seemed confused, cautiously circling the iron cage from a distance.
A member of the alien race brought over a translator. It put the translator to its mouth, and a mechanical voice came through, translating into Chinese: "Hey! Has anyone been here during the day?"
Liang Zhi walked to the front, his face honest and sincere, and said with certainty, "Yes, a winged one has come in."
He gestured to a human figure with long wings, as if there really was such a person.
"And where is the person?" the short man asked imperiously.
Liang Zhi fell silent.
Everyone watching their conversation held their breath, afraid of giving themselves away.
The short, alien man's tension and impatience were clearly visible.
Bai Chenzhu understood. Jiang Ye once said that the gender imbalance in this group was abnormal, and any male insect was a 'protected animal' to them.
But those of the same kind who would be protected are nowhere to be found.
"I'm asking you, where is it? Why do you smell its presence here?!"
Liang Zhi's eyes darted around, looking somewhat guilty. "It's gone."
"You're lying! You're lying!" the short creature became agitated. Its antennae trembled, and it flapped its wings more rapidly. It scrutinized each person in the iron cage, but unfortunately, it couldn't find its own kind.
The shorter man, somewhat agitated, landed on the railing.
Liang Zhidao: "It's really gone."
Bai Chenzhu amplified the release of his mental energy.
This statement and mental strength are completely different answers.
The presence of mental energy fluctuations meant the creature was still alive! The short, green eyes widened immediately. It couldn't wait any longer and ordered one of the Zerg to open the cage.
“Drag them out one by one for inspection. If it’s not them, kill them directly.”
This statement nearly incited a human riot, but they restrained themselves, reminding each other with glances, and did not act rashly.
Bai Chenzhu gripped the butt of his gun tightly, staring intently at the first alien race member who came forward. Just like countless times before, he skillfully opened the door and reached out to pull Liang Zhi.
Just then, a gunshot rang out.
"ah!"
The bullet pierced the alien's wing, and blue blood splattered onto Liang Zhi.
Bai Chenzhu looked at Jiang Ye, who had stepped out of the curtain and fired a shot first, with surprise.
The gunshot was like a signal. Liang Zhi punched the alien who hadn't recovered yet, sending the guy blocking the door flying several meters away. He was the first to step out of the iron gate. The humans behind him took out the weapons they had hidden—brooms, sticks, fruit knives… all sorts of things—and charged out of the iron gate, shouting.
"They've rebelled! Kill them all!" The short man immediately flew extremely high and hurriedly gave the order.
At the same time, Bai Chenzhu took the opportunity to blend into the crowd, and the five of them hid under the surging crowd, looking for an opportunity to aim at the alien's wings.
Several gunshots rang out, and the alien creatures, writhing in pain, had their wings pierced. If they dropped even a fraction of an inch, they would be pulled down by the leaping humans and plunged into battle.
Bai Chenzhu set his sights on the short man's wings.
These were wings that were thinner and weaker than those of other alien races, appearing somewhat malnourished and easier to shoot down.
Bang--
With a thud, it missed its target, grazing the alien's shoulder. The short man, enraged, flew with all his might to its highest point, hiding himself behind a dazzling glass lamp. "You all just wait!" he cried.
It emitted a strange cry. The cry contained spiritual energy that spread outwards, as if it were some kind of signal.
Is it going to summon its companions? Bai Chenzhu had a bad feeling. "Jiang Ye!"
Liang Zhi waved his arm and shouted, "Stop them! Quickly!"
Jiang Ye stepped over the railing and quickly climbed up the curtain to the highest corridor. He lunged forward, but the short man quickly dodged, and he stepped onto the huge, swaying antique chandelier.
The short man was about to fly away.
Jiang Ye suddenly spoke in insect language.
The language was both familiar and strange to the foreigners. Familiar in its grammar and sentences, strange in its obscure tones and the native speakers.
Wearing a translator, Bai Chenzhu easily understood Jiang Ye's words.
—The Insect God has long since abandoned you.
"You're talking nonsense!" The short man quickly turned around, but before he could utter his insult, Jiang Ye seized the opportunity when it paused, pounced on it, and grabbed it tightly. In an instant, the two of them plummeted from a height of dozens of meters to the stage on the first floor, creating a small crater and sending dust and smoke billowing up from the already filthy stage.
The chaotic crowd and the alien race all looked down simultaneously, falling into a moment of silence, followed by an even more intense battle. The alien race hurriedly swooped down, while the humans followed closely behind.
Bai Chenzhu swung his sword to block the claws of an alien race for someone, and kicked it away.
He wiped the blood off his face and hid in the chaotic crowd. Suddenly, he sensed someone approaching from behind. He turned around warily and found it was Sister Zhuohua and the others.
“You’re all alright, that’s great,” he said.
Zhou Zhuohua caught up with him, looked him up and down, and seeing that he was unharmed, she was relieved and nodded emphatically, "Don't worry!"
Bai Tao was very perceptive to spiritual power. She tugged at Bai Chenzhu's sleeve and pointed to the short alien fighting with Jiang Ye, "Brother Bai, who is it calling?"
In the short time it took to say those two sentences, the four of them had already fallen behind the main force and were standing on the corridor, where a battle between humans and alien races was being staged on the stage below.
The two doors suddenly sprang open, and a tall figure appeared in the smoke.
The extremely familiar face had been seen just the night before, and everyone knew who it was.
"It's that monster!"
"Damn it! It was it that called us here!"
"Kill it!"
...
The red-eyed monster snorted as it strode forward.
Bai Chenzhu's eyes narrowed, and his spiritual power spread through the air, quickly entangling the short alien.
As he expected and as planned, the monster's gaze followed the spiritual threads and locked onto the alien race.
At that moment, the short man also spotted Bai Chenzhu in the crowd.
—The source of that spiritual power, that 'kind' it had been searching for so long, turned out to be a male human!
The short alien stared in shock, then limped to its feet, its body covered in wounds. "You're human!" it exclaimed incredulously.
Its spiritual power is sharp as a knife, piercing through the air, and is about to strike the despicable humans within its sight who have deceived it, stabbing them right through.
A human girl pushed Bai Chenzhu aside, stepped forward, and blocked its attack with an even sharper and stronger spirit.
There is more than one human with spiritual power!
A draft suddenly rose indoors, and the two opposing forces clashed like two long needles. Whoever yielded first would be pierced.
The pressure spread, weighing heavily on everyone's heads, like a sharp sword about to fall.
Bai Tao gritted her teeth and refused to admit defeat, even though her mind was already throbbing with pain and her vision was flashing black and white alternately.
The alien stared intently at the two humans before it, its eyes bulging with bloodshot veins.
Jiang Ye, who was closest to the alien race, seized the opportunity under pressure and swept his long leg. The alien race had no choice but to fold its wings to block the kick and was sent flying against the wall.
At the same time, Bai Tao's spiritual power penetrated its brain, its intensity no less than stirring its brain marrow.
The monster charged forward, raised its sharp claws, and opened its blood-red maw.
Jiang Ye's attack, Bai Tao's spiritual power, and the monsters rushing up caused the short alien to scream in agony.
Blue blood splattered on the wall like some kind of mysterious painting, and a stench spread.
Just as the monster was having its fill, the alien races, their eyes bloodshot, tried to rescue their 'leader,' but were swarmed by the humans who seized the opportunity.
The superhumans' strength was beyond the imagination of the alien races. They couldn't understand how these humans had changed so much in such a short time. They were caught off guard and were in a very sorry state.
Jiang Ye raised his arms and shouted, "Everyone, kill them! Avenge our fallen kin!"
——
Everyone was emotional, but Bai Chenzhu, who was supporting Bai Tao, felt a chill run down his spine.
He seemed to have made a mistake; he shouldn't have given the alien race to the monster. Bai Chenzhu's breathing quickened as he stared intently at the chewing monster, sensing the fluctuations in its mental energy.
It seems... to be stronger.
We can't let it continue; we must weaken its power. Bai Chenzhu handed the white peach to Tang Zhao, picked up the scorching hot pistol, and aimed it at the monster's neck strap.
The black neckband was inlaid with semi-circular silver rings, which were covered with mottled and profound spiritual energy, indirectly promoting the monster's 'evolution'.
From the angle from which the monster was facing him, Bai Chenzhu could clearly see the bright silver ring fragment rolling on its throat as it chewed.
His dark eyes were fixed on the monster's throat as he pulled the trigger.
The elastic neck strap suddenly snapped and fell into the air. Bai Chenzhu rushed over and caught the falling fragments.
Just then, he met a pair of green eyes filled with hatred.
The owner of those eyes was still breathing! It had watched helplessly as it was devoured, and was still struggling in its death throes.
In that instant of eye contact, his mind seemed to be struck hard by a hammer, leaving him stunned on the spot.
As the wind of the punch came towards his face, Bai Chenzhu quickly regained his senses and dodged the monster's angry punch.
The alien laughed loudly. Using the same method that Bai Chenzhu had used before, it used all its spiritual power to tightly bind Bai Chenzhu before it died.
At the same time, the monster's fist swung towards Bai Chenzhu once more. Knowing he would be injured, Bai Chenzhu still raised his hand and fired a shot that accurately pierced the alien's forehead.
The next instant, he was sent flying by tremendous force, and his pistol rolled to the ground.
"Ah Zhu!"
"Brother Bai!"
...
Bai Chenzhu's ears were ringing. He coughed twice, half-kneeled up from the ground, tore off his mask, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then quickly stuffed the shards in his palm into his pocket.
Her blood-stained red lips curved into a slight smile.
I got it.
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