Volume 1, Chapter 56: I'm Going to Kill You Today

Zhang Wei's actions directly terrified the other four individuals, leaving them completely dumbfounded.

Could he possibly be any more ruthless?

Though they considered themselves to be fierce, compared to this person, they were practically paragons of gentleness.

"Can you talk?" Zhang Wei turned to look at another one of them.

"Yes, Big Brother, I can talk! I know who you're talking about; she is our current boss."

With the previous example right before their eyes, how could the person targeted by Zhang Wei dare to speak anything but the truth?

Speaking the truth might result in being eaten by their boss later, but refusing to speak meant dying right now.

Was there even any need to debate which option to choose?

"Oh?" Zhang Wei was somewhat surprised.

"Tell me about your situation."

"Big Brother, we are currently the strongest faction in the town, and the only one left, all thanks to our wise and brilliant current leader." This person was gambling that Zhang Wei and their boss were acquaintances, which was why he offered such flattering words.

Interrupting him, Zhang Wei said, "Tell me something useful."

"Alright, alright, I'll talk. We have a little over three hundred mechs in total, which should be all the mechs left in the town."

"All of them?" Zhang Wei glanced around the small town.

Although the town wasn't large, the number of mechs it possessed should definitely not be this low—even if more than half had been killed by mechanical creatures in the early stages, it still shouldn't be this few.

"Yes, those who wouldn't obey were all eaten by the boss." The person spoke cautiously, even revealing a hint of fear.

"You guys wanted to capture us just to hand us over to your boss?"

"Yes, yes, this was the mission the boss gave us." The respondent nodded repeatedly.

In truth, there was something he hadn't dared to say: the males captured would be given to the boss to eat, but as for the females, they would be forced to disengage from their mechs. The mechs would certainly still be given to the boss to consume, while the women...

Those who knew, knew.

"Where is she?"

"In the center of the town, where the fire is."

"Let's go." Zhang Wei turned back and called out to Lin Qianying.

Lin Qianying followed silently behind Zhang Wei. The reason for her silence was that she truly never expected Han Xiao to turn out to be such a person.

If it were merely about worshiping wealth and favoring powerful men, while it might not sound very admirable—essentially making her a green tea bitch—it was at least understandable, given how common such people were.

But what was Han Xiao doing now?

She had gathered a gang and captured others who refused to submit just to eat them. This was blatant murder.

Han Xiao's actions were constantly challenging the sense of justice deep within Lin Qianying's heart.

"Bang!"

The sound of the floating turrets firing snapped Lin Qianying back to her senses.

"You..." Lin Qianying turned back to look, only to see that the four frozen individuals had all perished beneath the freezing shells of the floating turrets.

The attack power of Zhang Wei's floating turrets was no joke; it was one shot per person.

"Did you think they were good people? What do you think they meant when they asked if you were pretty?" Zhang Wei asked rhetorically, not waiting for Lin Qianying to finish her sentence.

Lin Qianying was left speechless by the question.

"Right now, this is the apocalypse. I am no saint, but casually wiping out some trash is totally fine."

Zhang Wei sighed as he looked ahead.

After that, the two stopped talking. It didn't take long before they arrived at the center of the town.

The buildings here were relatively tall, averaging around six stories, which was enough to conceal Zhang Wei's figure.

However, Zhang Wei had no intention of hiding himself whatsoever. He had already locked onto Han Xiao.

Once within a detection range of one kilometer, nothing could possibly escape Zhang Wei's sensors.

"I didn't expect that in such a short time, you would actually evolve once again." After revealing himself, Zhang Wei spoke to Han Xiao, who was crouching beside a large bonfire.

Han Xiao's previously closed eyes suddenly snapped open.

"Zhang Wei?" Han Xiao could hardly believe her eyes; she couldn't fathom how Zhang Wei had managed to track her down here.

"Where is Han Xu?" Zhang Wei looked around. There were over two hundred mechs scattered about the area, and Zhang Wei couldn't tell which one belonged to Han Xu.

"How do you know I am Han Xiao?" Han Xiao didn't answer Zhang Wei's question, instead asking one of her own.

At the same time, her body straightened slightly, preparing herself for an attack at any moment.

"I've found Han Xu. I'm going to capture him." Lin Qianying suddenly spoke up.

Zhang Wei had always shared his detection core with Lin Qianying, and since she had seen Han Xu before, she could naturally recognize him.

"Alright, don't let him get away." Zhang Wei reminded Lin Qianying.

For someone like this who kept leaping around and courting death, not fulfilling his wish would be an injustice to his boundless enthusiasm.

"Okay." After responding, Lin Qianying immediately sprang into action.

"What are you all looking at? Attack together!" Realizing things were going south, Han Xu shouted loudly, demanding that the other mechs join forces to attack Zhang Wei and Lin Qianying.

Although Han Xu had also arrived only recently, everyone knew he was the boss's younger brother, which gave him considerable clout.

Mechs of all sizes launched their assaults. Rifles, machine guns, freezing shells, and high-temperature rounds fired first, though their accuracy left something to be desired.

Zhang Wei's floating turrets also opened fire. When it came to a shootout, Zhang Wei had no fear of long-range mechs anymore; he would take them down one by one.

As for the close-combat mechs that rushed forward, they were even easier to deal with.

Zhang Wei drew his thermal greatsword and unleashed a single "Extreme Thunder Heavenly Blast."

The ten-meter radius was instantly cleared.

Such a powerful skill attack immediately brought the charging mechs back to their senses.

"Zhang Wei, why?" Han Xiao hadn't attacked yet; she continued to stare fixedly at Zhang Wei.

"Why? Why what?" Zhang Wei was likewise in no hurry to strike, as he was currently observing a very interesting development happening seven or eight meters underground.

"Why are you treating me like this? I like you a lot. Originally, we could have been a great couple." Han Xiao questioned him accusingly.

"A great couple? Are you joking?" Zhang Wei snapped out of it and sneered.

"Do I need to remind you what kind of person you are? Should I spell out the filthy things between you and Han Xu?"

"I..." Han Xiao was momentarily speechless. She hadn't expected that idiot Han Xu to tell Zhang Wei everything.

The things between them were only known to the two of them. Since she hadn't told Zhang Wei, it must have been Han Xu who blabbed.

"I gave you a chance, but unfortunately, you didn't cherish it. Since you don't want to enjoy this apocalyptic life, I can only send you up to heaven. Don't worry, this time, there is absolutely zero chance of you surviving."

Rage surged in Zhang Wei's heart. If Han Xiao hadn't tried to play the emotional card with him, Zhang Wei might have remained a bit calmer.

Unfortunately, Han Xiao actually wanted to resort to emotional manipulation—a trick Zhang Wei had experienced far too many times in his previous life, dragging his memories back to the day he was personally sent to his death by Han Xu.

"Hoo!" Zhang Wei took a deep breath.

"So, die."

Death lasers condensed in Zhang Wei's eyes, shooting straight toward Han Xiao's face.

"Damn piece of trash, I'm going to kill you today!" Seeing that her emotional appeal had failed, Han Xiao flew into a rage and reverted to her true nature.