After the doomsday, Lu Song had already turned his life around. He was once a disappointed man, possessing nothing. After decades of struggle, he was left with nothing. He had thought that as long as he worked hard, he would eventually succeed. However, after twenty years of arduous work, he couldn't even afford a house.
Lu Song also loved buying lottery tickets. He dreamed of becoming a millionaire one day and never having to work again. Perhaps a million dollars was nothing to the wealthy, but it was the best reward Lu Song could dream of, as he would no longer have to worry about food and drink.
Unfortunately, Lu Song had bought lottery tickets for half his life, and luck never smiled upon him. Let alone a grand prize, he didn't even win a consolation prize.
At this moment, the zombie outbreak occurred. Lu Song gathered a group of ruffians and began to form a camp. With a fearless spirit, he actually became the leader of the group, and thus, Lu Song began to indulge himself, enjoying everything he couldn't enjoy forty years ago.
Houses, which were things he couldn't afford even after a lifetime of hard work, were now occupied by Lu Song in the form of a once-coveted grand estate.
Beautiful women he had only seen on the internet, when Lu Song saw them in person, he would feel inferior. But now, Lu Song could enjoy them freely. If he got tired of them, he would casually bestow them upon his subordinates. It could be said that he held the power of life and death in his own hands.
As for delicacies, Lu Song had eaten roadside snacks for half his life, and only when attending banquets at others' homes could he feast. Even during the New Year, his family only had a few more meat dishes. After becoming the city lord, Lu Song suddenly realized how many delicious things there were in the world.
Houses, wealth, women, and food were all presented before Lu Song. He felt that this was a life like that of an immortal.
Now, Lu Song learned of someone leaving the city to file a complaint, and he immediately became anxious. If someone were to come and settle accounts, even if he didn't die, his current life of luxury and comfort would be over. There was only one way: to capture all the unruly people who rushed out of the city gates!
Lu Song immediately summoned his men to depart. The bustling activity alerted Wu Jingjiu, who was sleeping. He walked out of the small building, holding an umbrella lazily. A delicately dressed woman also emerged from the small building.
"Where are you going?" Wu Jingjiu couldn't help but ask.
Lu Song did not dare to hide anything and quickly explained the situation: "A group of unruly people have left the city, reportedly to find Shen Feng and ask him to mediate."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jingjiu frowned and then said, "How about this, I'll go with you. If we meet Shen Feng, I'll intercede for you. Although Shen Feng appears imposing, he should still give me some face."
Lu Song quickly nodded and prepared a carriage for Wu Jingjiu. There was no time to delay; they had to find the complaining unruly people as soon as possible, otherwise, it would bring unimaginable trouble.
In his haste, Lu Song couldn't gather too many people and could only bring his trusted subordinates. A group of over fifty people directly left the estate.
Shen Feng and the others, who were squatting on top of the building, saw the group leave the estate and finally felt relieved. It seemed the plan was successful.
"Should we make a move in the city?" Shen Feng asked.
Mu Ying quickly shook her head and said, "No, we don't know where surveillance cameras might be in the city. Making a move within the city is too risky. We must act after leaving the city."
Ke Yiming nodded and said in a low voice, "In that case, we'll follow them. We'll make our move after they leave the city. It's too good for these scoundrels. Otherwise, even flaying them alive wouldn't be enough to vent our anger."
For those who committed heinous crimes, people have invented various methods since ancient times, such as Lingchi (slow slicing), dismemberment by five horses, and the branding iron. The torment of the flesh had reached its extreme.
In Ke Yiming's eyes, simply killing these wicked people was too easy. If it weren't for the need to conceal their identities, the best course of action would be to torture these people severely. But now, they could only deliver a swift blow.
Shen Feng and his four companions quietly followed behind the vehicles. The eight vehicles rushed out of the city gates and into the heavy rain. Shen Feng casually shattered the surveillance cameras at the city gate with his wind blades. The five then left Lin Wu.
As they walked, Lu Kaiwen earnestly said, "Although I'm an evolver, my combat power isn't very good. When the fighting starts, I'll be counting on you!"
Mu Ying said indifferently, "It's fine. It's raining heavily now, this is my home ground. As long as we leave the city, these people won't be my match. However, the other party also seems to have ability users, so be careful and protect yourselves."
Mu Ying's ability was ice control, the same as Zhang Zi's. As long as there was water, she could create ice. With the typhoon raging and rain everywhere, Mu Ying believed it was her home ground, and rightly so.
Shen Feng's speed was very fast. He rushed ahead, directly catching up with many vehicles in front. These vehicles were about to catch up with the people fleeing in the distance. Apart from Zheng Xiqing herself, everyone else was an ordinary person with poor physical fitness. Therefore, even though they were running very fast, they couldn't outrun the vehicles and were about to be caught.
"Swish, swish, swish..." Shen Feng instantly summoned wind blades. After shooting them out, he immediately punctured the tires. The vehicles immediately skidded on the ground. They were already driving in the heavy rain, and the road was slippery. It was easy to skid.
The eight vehicles quickly stopped. The drivers were all stunned, completely unable to understand what had happened. They were driving normally, and then suddenly all the vehicles skidded as if they had encountered some obstacle.
When the drivers got out, they began to inspect the tires, only to find that the tires seemed to have been cut by something sharp, and all the vehicles were like this.
Lu Song looked at Wu Jingjiu nervously and quickly asked, "Mr. Wu, what do we do now?"
Even if there were roadblocks on the road, it was impossible to cut the tires of all the vehicles in an instant.
Wu Jingjiu's expression changed drastically. It was clear they had been attacked, and it was highly likely that someone had lured them out of the city. Thinking of this, he quickly shouted, "Surround the vehicles and be on guard against attacks!"
Lu Song's trusted subordinates heard the order and quickly got out of the cars with their guns, guarding against any potential enemies.
Thick armor suddenly grew on Wu Jingjiu's body. These were white, bone-like plates that looked integrated, but they actually grew from Wu Jingjiu's body. Wu Jingjiu's ability was bone growth, and he could consume energy within his body at any time to form bones. This ability was a body-strengthening ability.
The soldiers hid behind the vehicles, forming a circle. They no longer cared about the rain and were all focused on watching for enemies that might appear in the rain. Although it was daytime, due to the rain, they couldn't see anything beyond a few dozen meters, so no one knew where the attack would ultimately come from.
As the raindrops fell on the ground, they quickly splashed into splashes of water, making a "hissing" sound.
But soon, the sound of the rain hitting the ground changed. The previous "hissing" sound turned into a "pattering" sound. Upon closer inspection, the accumulated water on the ground had all turned into thick ice, and the raindrops that fell on the ground immediately froze.
Seeing this, Wu Jingjiu immediately understood and said in horror, "This is an attack by an ability user! Could it be Mu Ying? Has this woman not left yet? What is Gong Changfa doing, leaving without investigating properly!"
Wu Jingjiu was a third-tier ability user, and his ability was body strengthening, far surpassing ordinary evolvers. However, he was also well aware of his own strength. Once he encountered a material-type ability user or a nature-type ability user, he would be in trouble. Therefore, Wu Jingjiu was completely panicked at this moment, worried that Mu Ying would come to cause him trouble.
Figures suddenly appeared in the distant rain. The soldiers no longer cared and immediately opened fire at the figures.
The figures in the distance did not dodge or evade, allowing the bullets to hit them. After one figure fell, the other figures would stand up again.
Lu Song hid in the center of the crowd, holding a gun, and shouted at his trusted subordinates, "Shoot quickly, kill all these assassins, don't stop, don't let these people get close."
Lu Song saw dozens of figures appearing in the surrounding rain and slowly approaching them. He immediately panicked. He had never imagined that he would experience such a day. He had always been arrogant and domineering within the city, and no one dared to look him in the eye. But now, a group of fearless people were charging towards him.
Wu Jingjiu looked at the approaching figures in the rain and felt a sense of unease. Why were these approaching people so stiff and slow?
On the roadside in the distance, Shen Feng and his five companions were lying in the accumulated water, carefully watching the vehicles in the distance. These approaching figures were actually made of ice created by Mu Ying. They looked like they had complete limbs, but they were all made of ice.
Earlier, Mu Ying had played a trick of "the cicada shedding its shell" in Yanjing. In reality, she used similar methods, creating a fake body with ice to attract attention, while she could quietly relocate herself.
Mu Ying said to those around her, "Once their ammunition is almost depleted, we'll rush out. I'll deal with the leader, and the rest of the small fry will be yours."
Shen Feng nodded and said, "Understood!"
The more than fifty people by the vehicles were all in a panic. They stopped their cars in the middle of the road and began to defend themselves. They had never encountered an ambush before. This was the first time they had been ambushed. They were filled with fear and shot at anyone they saw, quickly running out of bullets.
Seeing that the figures approaching them were increasing, and that as soon as one was knocked down, a new enemy would emerge from the distance, the defending soldiers were going crazy. How many people were ambushing them? Why did the enemies seem endless?
Wu Jingjiu discovered that something was wrong and quickly shouted to the soldiers, "Stop shooting, let these figures come closer!"
If it were humans approaching, they wouldn't be so orderly, and there wouldn't be any panic during their movement. Even if their companions were knocked down, these figures would still keep approaching.
At this moment, Wu Jingjiu suspected that these figures were not real.
"Mr. Wu, the bullets are all gone!" the soldiers quickly said.
"A bunch of useless people, shooting all their bullets without even figuring out the enemy's identity, what scoundrels!" Wu Jingjiu couldn't help but curse.
The combat power of ordinary people relied on firearms. Without guns, ordinary people would have very little role to play in the subsequent battles. In battles between ability users, ordinary people were just cannon fodder.
Fortunately, Lu Song still had a rifle in his hand that he hadn't fired. He quickly stepped forward, aimed the gun, and said, "It's fine, I still have two magazines. We can deal with the enemies for now. I just hope the enemy numbers aren't too large."
The figures in the distant rain kept approaching. Finally, these figures were exposed in Wu Jingjiu's sight, and he couldn't help but curse. He hadn't expected that the targets they had been shooting at were actually ice sculptures. Countless bullets had been consumed on these figures, and they hadn't inflicted any effective damage on the enemy at all.
Thinking of this, Wu Jingjiu's heart turned cold. Now that their ammunition was almost depleted, and the enemy's whereabouts were still unknown, their battle had fallen into a disadvantageous position.