There were over a hundred of these Vajra Demon Apes, with the strongest being Silver Six-star and the weakest still Bronze Five-star.
With such strength, they could essentially sweep through all the survivors in Tokugawa City.
However, against Qin Shilei, who had already reached the peak of Silver, they were still no match.
With the buff from the "Supreme Sword Dao" attribute, his swordsmanship had now approached perfection.
The demon apes, with their mere hundred or so numbers, could not form any advantage in a group assault against Qin Shilei.
Dodging and weaving, Qin Shilei moved among the demon apes like Duan Yu practicing Lingbo Weibu, constantly repositioning.
The demon apes' palm swipes, like fans, couldn't even touch the hem of Qin Shilei's clothes.
And with every flash of Qin Shilei's sharp sword energy, a deep sword mark would be left on a demon ape, or even a single blow would kill one.
Even if he was occasionally surrounded and trapped by a few demon apes, he could still use instant transmission to escape in time.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
As screams continued to ring out, demon apes fell to the ground, never to rise again.
"President, Mr. Qin is so formidable! Why don't we follow him from now on?"
A petite girl walked up to Wu Xia, her eyes shining with admiration.
"Men are all the same. No matter how strong they are, they only lust after our beauty."
Wu Xia said dismissively.
"President, Mr. Qin seems different from other men. He didn't have the slightest desire in his eyes when he looked at us earlier."
Another woman with waist-length hair, appearing very experienced, spoke up.
While this group of women were not stunning beauties, several of them were rated over eighty points. However, as far as they could tell, Qin Shilei had indeed shown no sign of lust.
"Handsome, ridiculously strong, and not a pervert. Following him wouldn't be a loss." The other women also chimed in.
"If you want to follow, you can. But I, Wu Xia, will never trust a man again." Wu Xia said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, her subordinates fell silent, not daring to persuade her further.
It wasn't just these women who were shocked by Qin Shilei's displayed strength; some of Chen Li's subordinates also began to consider wholeheartedly pledging allegiance to Qin Shilei.
In the apocalypse, if one had the opportunity to receive the protection of an ultimate expert, many would likely not refuse.
While everyone was discussing, Qin Shilei had already killed all the demon apes.
"Come out, let's continue."
Thus, Qin Shilei led this newly recruited group of subordinates and, without stopping, headed towards various survivor bases in the city.
When they encountered mutated beasts, he would quickly kill them. If it was a group of highly threatening mutated beasts, they would temporarily retreat.
Continuously gathering survivors in the city, their team soon grew to eight to nine hundred people.
Although the number was not large, their strength was not weak.
The survivors who could live in such a harsh environment had, for the most part, already advanced to the Bronze realm.
The leaders of most bases, after witnessing Qin Shilei's strength, readily joined his team. As for the stubborn ones, they were all sent to meet their maker by Qin Shilei.
Even some small teams of survivors, consisting of ten or a few people, emerged from their hidden locations to join the group.
Qin Shilei found a building about a thousand meters away from the Easter egg and temporarily settled his subordinates there.
He summoned over ten of the leaders and pointed to a large pile of food stacked in the center of the hall, saying:
"Arrange for this to be distributed to everyone. No one is allowed to embezzle."
"During the time before we leave, I will not let you go hungry."
"My only request is that when we attack that Easter egg, you do not falter."
Constant suppression was not the right way; appropriate appeasement of people's hearts would allow everyone to unite and destroy the singularity.
In the current scarcity of resources in Tokugawa City, the large pile of items Qin Shilei provided was precisely what these survivors desperately needed.
After receiving the supplies, everyone felt a slight increase in their approval of Qin Shilei.
Only Jie Mingchen walked up to Qin Shilei after the leaders had left and said regretfully, "Mr. Qin, you didn't have to be so extravagant. Leaving Tokugawa City is everyone's common goal. Even if you didn't give them anything, they would still try their best to survive."
Qin Shilei said indifferently, "It's nothing. Just a small amount of supplies. If it can make them cast two more fireballs, it gives us one more chance to break the Easter egg, and one more chance for us to escape."
He paused, then took out a flare gun and gave it to the other person. "Take this. If any powerful mutated beasts appear here, use this flare to notify me."
After speaking, he mounted Xiao Qiang and went to the rooftop of a nearby tall building, continuing to meditate on the power of lightning.
Dark clouds gathered, and lightning flashed.
A lightning bolt, half a meter thick, enveloped Qin Shilei completely.
Half an hour later, he reluctantly dispelled the lightning.
He said with frustration, "What am I still missing? Why can't I comprehend it? Am I really not talented enough?"
Just then, a bolt of lightning flashed across the horizon, piercing the gloomy sky and also breaking through the barrier that Qin Shilei had been unable to breach.
In an instant, Qin Shilei gained a deeper understanding of the power of lightning.
Countless bolts of lightning flickered and roamed around him, with a constant crackling sound, like a high-voltage radiation source discharging electricity.
"Host has preliminarily comprehended the rules of lightning. Now proceeding with advancement."
The system's voice sounded in his ear at the opportune moment.
Concurrently, spiritual energy from the surroundings surged towards him, entering his body through his pores and then traveling through his meridians to his dantian.
The vital energy, which had been significantly depleted by his meditation, was instantly restored to fullness.
Spiritual energy continued to pour in, and he felt his dantian becoming somewhat swollen, with his meridians also filled with vital energy.
Suddenly, a point of light appeared in his dantian.
Vital energy slowly condensed around that point of light into a liquid form.
As that drop of liquid vital energy formed, a flash of electricity continuously pulsed within it.
Although it was only a small bolt of lightning, it carried an aura of utter destruction.
This drop of liquid vital energy continuously absorbed external spiritual energy, expanding rapidly until it occupied one-third of his dantian, forming a small pool.
The Golden realm was achieved!
Name: Qin Shilei
Level: Gold One Star
Experience: 1/1000000
Cultivation Method: Nine Heavens Thunder Movement (Thunder Stab, Lightning Chain Slash, Thunder Escape, Annihilation Thunder)
Combat Skills: Seven Stars Fall from the Firmament, Silver Dragon.
Ultimate Skills: Instant Transmission, Phantom, Purple Eyes of True Sight.
Additional Attributes: One-Punch Man, Supreme Sword Dao, Divine Ability Stiff.
Although he was temporarily trapped in this city, Qin Shilei had finally achieved his goal for this trip: advancing to the Golden realm.
After advancing to the Golden realm, he felt at least ten times stronger than before.
The Annihilation Thunder, which he was previously unable to unleash, could now be executed smoothly.
Furthermore, he had learned a ultimate move called Thunder Escape.
Thunder Escape: An ultimate move from Nine Heavens Thunder Movement. The body transforms into a bolt of lightning, rapidly fleeing into the distance, with a maximum range of ten kilometers and a cooldown of thirty seconds.