Bai Ye had a full meal, and the food delivered to him was more fragrant than he had imagined.
Then…
Bai Ye cut open the lizard's head and dug out a brain mass the size of a fist.
This was the main currency of the City of Ruins. All mutated creatures produced a strange solidified brain mass during their mutation, which was the most valuable thing within them.
These solidified brain masses possessed very high nutritional value, and both humans and androids needed them to survive.
At the same time, this item could be exchanged for Divine Stone fragments in the City of Ruins.
Of course, the demand was high. Bai Ye would need to hunt about a hundred giant lizards like this one to exchange for a single Divine Stone fragment.
Bai Ye put away the brain mass and wiped his hands, preparing to leave. Just then, the sound of a motorcycle suddenly echoed from behind him.
Bai Ye turned his head and saw the motorcycle parked on the side of the street. Three men got off the motorcycle.
These must be the Chosen Ones.
The Chosen Ones were often recognizable by their attire.
Among the three, one wore a motorcycle jacket but carried an ancient Chinese sword on his back and a Chinese Tang刀 at his waist.
Another was dressed in hunter gear, with a submachine gun slung over his shoulder and a wooden magic staff in his left hand.
This attire did not look like that of a native.
"Hey!" At this moment, the man with the Tang刀 called out to Bai Ye, "Who allowed you to hunt here?"
"Hmm?" Bai Ye was taken aback, then chuckled, "Is this something that requires permission?"
The three men exchanged glances. The first man said, "Newcomer?"
Bai Ye thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, newcomer."
The other man pointed to the ground and said, "From Zone A1 to Zone A12 is our Ghost Fire territory. All the mutated creatures here are ours. If you want to hunt here, you need our permission."
Ghost Fire?
Bai Ye tilted his head. Had he heard of such a faction in his previous life?
No, he hadn't.
It seemed they weren't a significant force. However, any Chosen One who could survive in the City of Ruins at this stage must have some strength.
After all, this was a future technology zone.
"Hey, I'm talking to you." The man stepped forward and pushed Bai Ye, saying, "Did you hear me!"
Bai Ye snapped back to attention and casually took out the giant lizard's brain mass, saying, "I'm very sorry. I'll give you the item. I won't hunt anymore; I plan to enter the city."
"Wise choice." The man with the Tang刀 took the brain mass and then said, "Pay the toll."
Bai Ye asked, "Toll?"
The other man replied, "Are you not going to pay a toll for passing through our territory?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but chuckle. Looking at the man, he said, "Since I've given you a way down, I think it's best to stop here for today."
The three men were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and then…
*Clang!*
The man in front of Bai Ye drew his Tang刀 and placed it against Bai Ye's neck, saying, "You're giving me a way down? Should I thank you?"
Bai Ye glanced at the Tang刀 on his shoulder and then sighed, "You don't have a way down."
*Pfft!*
A bloody hole suddenly appeared on the man's forehead, and he fell backward with a thud, landing on the ground.
His two companions, who were still laughing, were suddenly splattered with blood.
Their laughter abruptly stopped.
The two quickly regained their senses. One of them grabbed Bai Ye's collar and roared, "Do you know…"
*Pfft!*
Bai Ye had no intention of listening to the other person.
Electricity suddenly surged through his body, and the sound of flesh tearing rang out again.
The man looked at his wrist in disbelief. His palm was gone. In fact, the shock in his heart made him not feel pain for a moment.
Bai Ye grabbed the severed hand, removed it from his collar, and threw it aside. Then he raised his hand…
*Pfft!*
Bai Ye formed his palm into a blade and casually swung it, followed by the sound of surging electricity.
A bloodline appeared on the man's neck. His head tilted and fell from his neck with a plop, landing in the dry grass.
Only one person was left. Bai Ye looked at him.
Fear appeared in the man's eyes. He instinctively wanted to beg for mercy, "I…"
But in the next instant…
Large arcs of electricity appeared around the man's body, flashing past him, and then…
*Pfft!*
The sound of tearing flesh suddenly rang out. Large wounds ripped open on the man's body, and the spraying blood formed a mist around him.
Bai Ye watched him fall, then stepped over his corpse.
"So, when you were given a way down, you should have taken it!"
Bai Ye walked to the three men's motorcycles, casually picked one, and mounted it. He rode the motorcycle forward along the street.
The City of Ruins was vast, very vast.
However, as its name suggested, most of the City of Ruins had become ruins and were uninhabited.
But mutated creatures would appear.
Therefore, the City of Ruins was currently divided into three main areas.
The first was the outer border area, also known as the hunting area. There were large numbers of mutated creatures active here, serving as everyone's hunting ground.
Not only the Chosen Ones but also the natives would appear here for hunting. The City of Ruins was also called the Border City for this reason. These areas, where large numbers of mutated creatures resided, were called border areas.
Beyond the border areas was the slum district.
Two types of people lived here.
The first were humans without power or influence, born into unfortunate circumstances. They had no android servants and had to rely on themselves, living in the slum district and surviving by hunting mutated creatures.
The second were defected androids. Decades ago, the war between humans and androids ended with the androids' defeat. These androids then went into hiding in the slum district, disguising themselves as humans.
Above the slum district was the affluent district, also known as the Castle District.
Most of the humans living in the Castle District were related to the Rhine Company, which was the technology company that first proposed the android project and was now the true power in the City of Ruins.
To live in the affluent district, one either had to be someone from the Rhine Company or have a close relationship with them. Because the Rhine Company controlled a large number of android warriors, they held absolute military power.
Bai Ye's target was the slum district. Of course, even if Bai Ye wanted to go to the affluent district now, he couldn't. The guards in the affluent district would refuse him entry unless he used force to enter.
This was also a key point. Although the City of Ruins appeared to be a neutral zone, in reality, there were no neutral zones in the City of Ruins, nor were there any safe places.
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