Yang Jun and the others exchanged glances, and Lu Heng once again captured their thoughts.
These people truly could not be kept. After learning that there was no zombie threat outside.
These individuals began to harbor other intentions.
They planned to seal off the news of the zombies' annihilation after Lu Heng left, and in the future, only trusted subordinates would be sent out to search for supplies.
Everyone else was strictly forbidden from venturing outside until zombies reappeared.
Their intention was to maintain the city's population while simultaneously…
...and to continue controlling the city's inhabitants through the fear instilled by the zombies.
"Truly a hopeless bunch."
Lu Heng's gaze towards Yang Jun and the others shifted again, as if he were looking at a group of corpses.
At the same moment, Lu Heng sealed all the doors and windows in the room.
Seeing the sudden change within the room, Yang Jun and the others were bewildered.
"Lu Heng, what are you doing? We have no enmity with you. We even kindly took you in last night. You can't be so ungrateful and turn against us."
"Heh, aren't you the ungrateful ones?"
Lu Heng sat motionlessly, but an invisible wall of air suddenly erupted around him, enclosing him.
"You all know very well how you attained your current ranks and status. You still want to control those ignorant people outside to achieve your own goals. By doing so, you are courting your own destruction."
Hearing Lu Heng's words, Yang Jun and the others' hearts sank. They exchanged glances, suspicion growing between them, believing someone had revealed their secrets to Lu Heng.
Otherwise, how could an outsider like Lu Heng, having only arrived in the city for one night, already know their intentions?
Even so, seeing the look in Lu Heng's eyes, they knew they might have to fight to the death for a chance at survival.
"We don't understand what you're saying. This city's shelter has survived to this day thanks to people like us..."
Before the man could finish speaking, he was killed by a wind blade flung by Lu Heng.
These people were still trying to talk to him, to distract him and launch a sneak attack.
Lu Heng's lips curved slightly, and from his center, an invisible wind blade swept outwards again.
Instantly, there was no one left alive in the entire room.
To their dying moments, these people never understood why Lu Heng would repeatedly attack them so lethally upon their first meeting.
Looking at the spreading snowmelt throughout the room, Lu Heng, with a hint of distaste, took the alien's flight device with him.
As he stood up, his feet left the ground, hovering.
He opened the room door and walked out.
The pungent smell of blood in the room diffused outwards as the door opened.
"Brother Jun, how..."
Seeing Lu Heng emerge alone from the room, the guards outside were confused. However, the strong smell of blood made them rush towards the room.
But their questions turned to stunned silence as they witnessed the scene inside.
Everyone in the room had been killed.
Only Lu Heng walked out alive.
A burly man seemed to snap awake, he abruptly turned his head and began shouting outside.
"Stop that person! He killed Brother Jun and the others..."
His high-pitched shout echoed through the building, instantly putting everyone on alert.
Many here were Yang Jun's followers, his lackeys.
However, there were also a few ordinary people who worked there, providing services in exchange for food to survive.
Lu Heng did not kill these sycophants. He stopped outside the room where the incident occurred and said to the people beside him, "Clean up inside. Then, you have five minutes to gather at your city plaza. I mean everyone in this city. If anyone fails to show up, they will bear the consequences."
Having issued his threat, Lu Heng turned and floated away.
"His feet... they're off the ground, and his legs aren't moving..."
Someone trembled, pointing at Lu Heng's retreating back as they murmured.
When everyone tried to look again, Lu Heng had already floated outside the building.
Upon reaching the outside, Lu Heng released all his contracted beasts, instantly throwing the entire city into chaos.
No one knew why so many mutated animals had appeared in the city, and many of them looked very strange.
Some attempted to kill these animals, as in the post-apocalyptic world, humans who had been without meat for a long time would choose some mutated animals as a source of food.
But how could these mutated animals be captured by these people? Those who tried to deal with Lu Heng's contracted beasts were met with counterattacks from these animals.
Upon seeing their companions injured by the mutated beasts, no one in the city dared to harbor any further intentions towards these animals.
Just as the survivors in the city were still marveling at the sudden appearance of so many animals, someone began spreading the news throughout the city.
It was said that everyone had to gather at the city plaza, including those guarding the city walls.
"How can we all go? Someone must remain to guard the city walls. What if the zombies come?"
"I still need to notify other places. I said there would be consequences for not arriving within five minutes. There are less than three minutes left since the order was given. You decide for yourselves."
The messenger hurried away, needing to race against time. If he himself didn't return within five minutes, he didn't know what awaited him.
However, those who delivered the messages now knew that the city's former higher-ups were all dead, having been instantly killed by those who notified them to go to the plaza.
After leaving the small building, Lu Heng ascended into the sky to search for the city's plaza.
Soon, the plaza was filled with people. Lu Heng stood on a monument in the plaza, waiting for everyone to gather.
Although he said five minutes, Lu Heng did not use a watch to time it.
Lu Heng received reports from his contracted beasts circling in the sky. Estimating that everyone had arrived, he took out the pre-set public address system and began to speak.
"Some of you may not know me, but that's not important. I've gathered you here to tell you a few things."
The people in the plaza began to whisper amongst themselves. Indeed, many did not recognize Lu Heng.
Those who knew Lu Heng last night were mostly the personnel on duty.
Ordinary survivors had already collected their food and returned to their residences to dine with their families and friends.
Lu Heng, on the other hand, had been assigned his residence last night and was directly taken to the office building for discussions this morning.
But now that everyone was gathered in the plaza, some began to talk about Lu Heng to those around them.
"This person just arrived last night. He rode a mutated sheep into the city alone."
"So powerful? Alone? And how can a mutated sheep be ridden by a human?"
"He really rode a sheep in. The guards at the city gate knew about it last night. And haven't you found it strange that so many mutated animals suddenly appeared in the city?"
"Yes, I was just thinking of getting one to satisfy my craving, but I ended up being injured by that beast. Alas..."