"Cough, cough."
Pan Wei coughed and spat out another mouthful of blood.
He secretly resented why he hadn't waited a moment longer, and even more so, he hated Qin Shilei who had almost kicked his intestines out.
"Screech!"
A beautiful braking sound suddenly echoed in his ears.
Pan Wei instantly felt as if he'd been injected with adrenaline and quickly scrambled to his feet.
He opened his mouth again, shouting, "Kid, your end has come."
Qin Shilei turned, looking coldly at Pan Wei.
Pan Wei's heart trembled, and his steps involuntarily retreated two paces.
Suddenly realizing that their City Lord had descended from the vehicle, his courage surged, and he said fiercely, "What are you so arrogant about? This is our City Lord, a peak expert at the Silver realm. He can destroy you in minutes."
"If you know what's good for you, kneel down and beg for mercy immediately."
At this moment, Pan Wei was fantasizing about how he would deal with the other party later to vent the humiliation he had suffered.
Suddenly, he heard a gust of palm wind and felt a sharp pain in his cheek. He was once again sent flying into the air, landing several meters away.
Pan Wei was utterly bewildered.
Damn it, who hit me?
Why didn't my City Lord help me block that palm?
"You blind fool, shut your mouth!"
Han Hongyu sternly reprimanded his subordinate, then turned to Qin Shilei with an apologetic expression and said, "Brother Qin, I didn't expect our reunion to be marred by such unpleasantness. It's all my fault for not disciplining my men properly. I hope Brother Qin can overlook my shortcomings."
Qin Shilei said calmly, "So you are their City Lord. You chased after me in such a hurry, don't you want to vent their anger?"
The person who had arrived was Han Hongyu, with whom he had collaborated when collecting mutated corn.
Han Hongyu's expression changed, and he quickly explained, "Brother Qin is joking. I just heard from my subordinate that a peerless expert appeared here and I was eager to come and make his acquaintance."
He paused, then turned to glare at Pan Wei, cursing, "You clueless idiot, why aren't you kneeling and apologizing to Mr. Qin yet?"
Pan Wei was completely dumbfounded.
Not only did the City Lord not help him vent his anger, but he had almost knocked him unconscious with a slap. Now, he was even ordering him to apologize to the other party.
Could it be that the other party was stronger than their City Lord?
How was that possible?
Could the other party also be a peak expert at the Silver realm?
Even if he was a Silver realm expert, he would at most be evenly matched with the City Lord. Was there a need for such a display?
As Pan Wei was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a murderous gaze fixed upon him.
He looked up and saw the City Lord staring at him with eyes that seemed ready to skin him alive.
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Kneel down immediately and apologize to Mr. Qin. If you can't obtain Mr. Qin's forgiveness, then take your own life."
Han Hongyu's cold words echoed in Pan Wei's ears, sending a chill through him.
Pan Wei instantly understood that his City Lord was thoroughly enraged.
If he failed to obtain the forgiveness of the person opposite, his City Lord might personally take action to eliminate him.
Although he still didn't understand why the City Lord feared the Qin surname so much, he wasn't an idiot.
To save his life, he immediately knelt down, "Mr. Qin, I was blind and offended you. I beg you to be magnanimous and spare my life."
Qin Shilei sneered, "Didn't you just say that if I knew what was good for me, I should kneel and beg for mercy? Why are you the one kneeling first?"
"I..." Pan Wei immediately began slapping his own face, saying with extreme trepidation, "It was my foul mouth, I shouldn't have spoken. I'll beat it to death."
Sha Xiangming, who was still in the car and hadn't gotten out yet, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He didn't know whether to get out of the car or remain a鸵鸟 and pretend not to see anything.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and quietly slipped out of the car. He knelt beside the car door, his head bowed to the ground.
At the same time, he nervously mumbled to himself, "I hope that person hasn't noticed this insignificant individual."
Qin Shilei glanced at Pan Wei and said indifferently, "Scram."
Pan Wei felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He glanced up at Han Hongyu.
Han Hongyu's face was cold, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear Mr. Qin tell you to get lost?"
"Yes." Pan Wei immediately lowered his head and quickly ran towards his SUV.
Han Hongyu looked up at Qin Shilei and invited, "Brother Qin, would you do me the honor of visiting Longhua City and allowing me to fulfill my duty as a host?"
Qin Shilei said indifferently, "No, I'm busy killing zombies and leveling up. I'll visit another time when there's an opportunity."
After all, they had collaborated before, so he wouldn't make things too difficult for him.
"That's a pity," Han Hongyu said sincerely, "Then I shall await Brother Qin's arrival in Longhua City."
Just as Qin Shilei was about to bid farewell, another car suddenly sped over from the distance and screeched to a halt beside Han Hongyu.
Then, a young man ran out of the car, saying in a panic, "City Lord, a large number of insects are approaching Longhua City from fifty kilometers away. The situation is extremely critical."
"What?" Han Hongyu's expression changed drastically, and he was about to turn and rush back to Longhua City.
Seeing that Qin Shilei had not yet left, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "This concerns the safety of hundreds of thousands of survivors in Longhua City. I wonder if Brother Qin could lend a hand."
He paused and added, "If it's impossible, I will arrange for a helicopter to escort Brother Qin away first. Afterwards, if I am still alive, I will surely present Brother Qin with a great gift."
Qin Shilei pondered for a moment and agreed, "Alright, let's go quickly."
Although he wasn't a saint, as long as it didn't endanger his own safety or the safety of his loved ones, he didn't mind contributing his part.
Furthermore, killing zombies was killing monsters, and killing insects was also killing monsters.
It could help others and satisfy his desire to level up, so why not?
They soon arrived at Longhua City.
Longhua City was a prefecture-level city with over two hundred thousand survivors.
Currently, a defense line constructed from bombed-out buildings and abandoned vehicles stood on its northeast side.
Standing on the defense line, Zeng Deyuan reported with a somber expression, "The insects have already entered within twenty kilometers of Longhua City. The vanguard alone numbers at least two to three hundred thousand. There are signs that more insects further away are also moving in this direction."
Hearing this, Han Hongyu's expression changed, and he almost dropped his binoculars.
Zeng Deyuan suddenly whispered, "City Lord, let's flee."
"Flee?" Han Hongyu said dejectedly, "How can we flee? Where can we flee to? Is Heaven truly intent on destroying Longhua City?"
Qin Shilei, standing beside them, did not blame Han Hongyu for his despondent mood.
Although the insects appeared to be only around two to three hundred thousand, and Longhua City had over two hundred thousand survivors.
However, the weakest of the insects possessed the cultivation of the Black Iron realm, while the survivors in Longhua City above the Black Iron realm were likely fewer than two thousand.
As for survivors of the Plastic realm, it was unlikely that even a hundred of them could kill a single insect.
With such a vast disparity in strength, Longhua City was doomed.