The leader looked conflicted, unsure of what to do.
He was, after all, the city lord of Y City; he couldn't just stand by and watch the innocent people in the city be harmed.
We need to find a reason, right?
This is precisely what's troubling him.
Among these people, Yan Fa was the closest to him. The two old men had been in cahoots for many years and understood each other's thoughts best. Seeing the leader's troubled expression, he knew that the leader just needed a reason to take action. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Leader, this is a decision made out of desperation. If Lan Jiu hadn't brought the zombies into the city, things wouldn't have come to this. At worst, we can capture Lan Jiu and sacrifice him to atone for our sins."
The leader gave Yan Fa an approving look, then asked the others with a serious face, "What do you think?"
Those who have survived to this day in the apocalypse are not fools. The fact that the leader asked this question means that he agrees with Yan Fa's idea. Even if some people disagreed before, no one will object now.
"I will follow the leader's orders."
Everyone was very respectful, and the leader was quite satisfied. He sighed and said, "There's no other way now. Blame Lan Jiu for those people. She's always been a troublemaker."
The leader had never liked Lan Jiu. She was the most difficult to manage, and no matter what he said, she would always go against him. However, she was also very knowledgeable. The barrier outside the city was something she and Ruo Zheng had researched and developed. Even if he was very unhappy, he could only endure it.
Suddenly one day, Lan Jiu died, supposedly killed by Ruo Zheng. The two best friends turned against each other, which was quite unexpected, but it was a good thing for them, since Ruo Zheng was the only one who was easier to control.
But who knew that this was all a show put on by Ruozheng? Lan Jiu appeared to be dead, but she took away the most valuable things. They couldn't get anything out of Ruozheng by interrogation. They had spent a lot of effort to develop the time machine, but Lan Jiu destroyed it.
In this way, the people they sent to find the Twin Jade would die there if they didn't return by the appointed time, and they would never be able to find any trace of the Twin Jade again, which can be considered a heavy loss.
This is all Lan Jiu's fault.
Therefore, it is only right to capture Lan Jiu as a sacrifice after things have calmed down.
"Okay, then let's do it this way. Go ahead."
The leader waved his hand, looking as if he were in great pain.
No one said anything and did as he asked—to bombard them directly.
Jiang Jiuniang and Ruozheng weren't truly indifferent to everything. When they encountered the weak being bullied, they would lend a hand. After all, they didn't lack medicine, and they saved quite a few people.
The two found Zhuzhu near the leader's house. Zhuzhu had surrounded a residential area near the leader's house with a large group of zombies. When she saw them, Zhuzhu rushed towards them and told them what she knew.
"Sister Ajiu, something terrible has happened! Those people are going to bombard us directly, killing everyone, whether they are zombies or innocent people. They said there's no other way, and that you brought this disaster upon us. They'll sacrifice you to atone for our sins once they catch you."
Jiang Jiuniang thought she had misheard and asked, "What the hell?"
What era are we living in? The word "sacrifice" still appears. Don't you find it ridiculous?
Zhu Zhu's face was grim: "I didn't expect them to say such things, but it's true. They've already started making preparations, and no matter how much those people pleaded, the leaders remained unmoved."
"Ha, the old man just wanted to take this opportunity to kill these people, seize the existing resources, and then push the responsibility onto me. After all these years, he has no original ideas at all."
As she spoke, Jiang Jiuniang glanced at the group of soldiers standing on the roof overlooking everything, smiled, and took out a small porcelain bottle, throwing it at them.
She possessed incredible strength, and the small bottle landed precisely on the roof of the leader's house. The bottle shattered, and the splattered powder instantly landed on the soldiers.
This powder was enough to drive the zombies crazy. The high walls that they couldn't normally jump over didn't seem so difficult now. Several of the stronger zombies had already jumped up and were climbing up the walls, quickly reaching the rooftop where they were fighting the soldiers at close range.
Encouraged by this, the other zombies also began to climb up, and in no time, the walls of the villa were covered with zombies.
Jiang Jiuniang pulled out a megaphone and shouted, "Those who want to live should leave Y City as soon as possible. The leaders here have gone mad and want to kill everyone and plunder resources, especially those who have awakened superpowers. If you run away, you can still live. If you don't run away, you can just wait to be dissected alive by those old bastards!"
She carried a megaphone and repeatedly shouted this phrase.
Those bastards want to pin the blame on her, but they should ask her first if she's willing.
Since everyone is a villain and no one is absolutely innocent, why resort to moral blackmail now?
After hearing what she said, everyone realized that it was the leader who wanted them dead, saying that Lan Jiu was responsible. However, Lan Jiu had something that attracted zombies, so they dared not offend her. Therefore, only the leader and his subordinates were left to offend.
Since the leader is going to abandon them anyway, why should they care about anything else? They might as well just give up!
Someone shouted, "Women and children, run first! Men, come with me and fight those old bastards! They're kicking us while we're down; nobody's going to live!"
This was exactly what Jiang Jiuniang wanted. She took out the pills and generously distributed them to everyone, saying, "Taking these pills will protect you from the zombies. After you take them, settle your scores and avenge your grudges!"
The crowd was surprised to find such a valuable item. They rushed to get the medicine, then went home to get weapons, ready to fight those ruthless people!
The scene descended into complete chaos. The chief's house and the homes of all his men were captured, infuriating everyone present.
Now that all these people are in their house, they can't bombard them at all, otherwise they won't have a good ending either, and they can only fight with their bare hands.
It would be one thing to fight these people, but there were also zombies causing trouble on the side. The zombies didn't attack the people, but chased after them and attacked them, making things extremely difficult.
Jiang Jiuniang stood not far away watching, nudged Zhuzhu beside her, and said, "Hurry up, or that old dog Yan Fa will run away again."
With their supernatural abilities, they are not so easy to kill. If they escape, they will definitely come back again. Therefore, we must kill them here today.
Zhuzhu had been somewhat interested in going, and now, encouraged, she nodded and rushed out.
Jiang Jiuniang wasn't going to sit idly by either, and said to Ruozheng, "Today, let's have a good fight!"
She didn't want to let any of those hypocritical scoundrels get away with it.
Ruozheng nodded and followed her into the crowd.
Jiang Jiuniang's target was the leader, that old man who had harmed even more people than Yan Fa. He was even the one who suggested imprisoning Ruozheng, and he was also responsible for many of the humiliations and injuries inflicted on Ruozheng.
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