Qin Shilei finished speaking, flashed in front of Chen Li, spun, and kicked sideways, driving his foot into the opponent's chest.
Bang, bang, bang!
Chen Li was like a cannonball, flying through the air, smashing through two walls before embedding himself in the third.
Silence fell over the scene as the onlookers craned their necks to look at the hole in the wall.
Their boss was there, bleeding from all seven orifices, stuck motionlessly in the wall.
"Now I'm in charge here. Do you have any objections?"
Qin Shilei's calm voice echoed in their ears.
The men swallowed, but not a single one dared to voice an objection or demand revenge for their boss.
Chen Li was the strongest in the base, yet he was instantly killed by this newcomer. They wouldn't dare to say a word, even if they had ten times the courage.
Qin Shilei spoke again, "Assemble immediately and follow me."
With that, he strode out of the restaurant.
He had no intention of wasting time on these people. They would listen, or he would beat them into submission.
After all, their only purpose was to break the singularity and temporarily unite. Once they left Dechuan City, they would all go their separate ways.
Jie Mingchen immediately followed with renewed vigor, boasting like a jackal borrowing the tiger's might, "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and follow."
In the past, Chen Li, relying on his superior strength, had often let his subordinates bully him.
Now, following Qin Shilei, who had sent Chen Li to hell upon arrival, Jie Mingchen felt all his past grievances vanish, replaced by a sense of triumphant exultation.
Someone asked in a low voice, "What about our supplies?"
Jie Mingchen waved his hand grandly, saying, "All your good stuff is in your spatial rings. What other supplies are worth taking? Following Mr. Qin, are you still short of your meager food?"
Although those men were reluctant to leave the larger supplies stored in the restaurant, they saw that Qin Shilei had no intention of stopping and dared not defy his will to move them.
Qin Shilei led Chen Li's former subordinates, a formidable force, towards the next survivor base.
After killing over a hundred spiders blocking their path, they finally arrived in front of a shopping mall.
"Mr. Qin, this base was established by a group of women. Their leader is named Wu Xia. I heard she was betrayed by a man once, so she's a bit hostile towards us men."
Jie Mingchen sidled up to Qin Shilei and whispered an explanation.
As they spoke, a woman around thirty, leading more than ten subordinates, emerged from the mall.
Upon seeing Qin Shilei and his group, they immediately raised their weapons in a defensive stance. One of them turned and ran back into the mall, presumably to call for reinforcements.
"Stop."
Qin Shilei raised his hand, signaling his followers to halt, and then walked forward alone.
"Halt. What business do you have here?"
Wu Xia brandished her sword at Qin Shilei and demanded coldly.
"Obey my command. I will lead you to break the singularity, and we will all leave this city together."
Qin Shilei stopped about three meters away from her and stated calmly.
"Hmph!"
Wu Xia snorted, "Even if everyone in the entire city attacked together, we could barely break that one egg. The other two singularities are completely immovable. You claim you can lead us to break the singularity? You must have ulterior motives!"
Life was not easy for these women in this city. They were constantly subjected to the lecherous gazes of men.
If not for Wu Xia's considerable strength as their leader, they would have suffered unimaginable abuse long ago.
"I don't have time to waste with you. Surrender, or die!"
Qin Shilei stated coldly.
Just then, a large group of women rushed out from the mall.
"Leader, all the sisters are here. Whoever tries to harm us, we'll fight them to the death."
A large group of burly men behind Qin Shilei, upon seeing the influx of attractive women, started whistling.
Crude, flirtatious remarks spilled from their lips, "Sisters, fighting and killing is no good. The union of yin and yang is the principle of heaven and earth. You should quickly surrender to us."
"Shut up."
Qin Shilei turned and became a blur, rushing towards the men who were being particularly boisterous.
Bang bang bang!
As the blur passed, several men were kicked flying, crashing heavily to the ground.
Qin Shilei looked at his newly acquired temporary subordinates with icy eyes, "Anyone else causes trouble, don't blame me for showing no mercy next time. If you want to make a fuss, you can do so after we leave this city."
His subordinates fell silent, not daring to make a sound.
They suddenly remembered that Qin Shilei was not a kind person; he had instantly killed their boss upon meeting him.
Qin Shilei turned back to Wu Xia and said, "I'll give you ten seconds to consider: surrender or die!"
"As long as you're not after our bodies, I agree to surrender."
Wu Xia paused, then said fiercely, "If you attempt to insult us, we will fight you to the bitter end."
She had no choice but to surrender. She hadn't even seen Qin Shilei's figure clearly before those men were quickly subdued.
With such skill, her Plum Blossom Association of over a hundred people would likely be defeated one by one in less than five minutes.
"Let's go. We'll find the next base."
Qin Shilei waved his hand, releasing all his pets. Then, with a light leap, he mounted the back of a tank.
He hadn't summoned them earlier for fear that the sound of the elephant herd would attract too many mutated beasts.
Now, to increase his deterrence, he decided to call out all his pets.
With Xiao Qiang acting as a scout in the sky, as long as they avoided large groups of mutated beasts and that King Kong, Qin Shilei was confident he could traverse the city with impunity.
As Qin Shilei's large group of pets appeared, the men gasped.
They knew Qin Shilei was strong, but they were truly stunned by the sight of his pets.
"Those mammoth elephants could trample us all into a paste with a single charge."
"That giant eagle is no joke either. Just meeting its sharp gaze makes me shiver."
"Are those two shadow leopards silver-ranked? Our new boss can easily subdue the strongest among us with just one pet."
The men whispered amongst themselves as they followed Qin Shilei.
Wu Xia, hearing the heavy footsteps of the mammoth elephants, hesitated for a moment before catching up. She asked cautiously, "Mr. Qin, isn't this a bit too conspicuous? If it attracts a large number of mutated beasts, it might not be wise."
"It's fine," Qin Shilei replied with a smile. "It's a good opportunity to eliminate some of the mutated beasts in the city and prevent them from interfering with our crucial task of destroying the singularity."
Swoosh!
As they spoke, a warning cry suddenly came from Xiao Qiang in the sky.
Following that, the sound of heavy footsteps approached from the front.
Qin Shilei, standing on the back of the tank, was the first to spot a large group of King Kong Demon Apes within sight.
He turned and ordered, "You all retreat into the buildings on both sides and hide."
Before he could finish, his subordinates had already vanished.
"What unreliable subordinates."
Qin Shilei muttered under his breath, but he didn't pay them much mind.