As they chatted, Yi Heye finally forgot about the disgusting smell, and the group headed towards their dormitory.
Perhaps out of respect for LOPO, Qian Kun treated them very well, arranging for them to live in a house right next to his own, in the best possible location.
On the one hand, Yi Heye didn't want to see Qian Kun's face again, and on the other hand, he had some vague worries. On the way back, he was eager to return home and walked with great speed.
To be fair, his premonition was terrifyingly accurate. Before he even reached his dormitory, he saw a group of people gathered in front of his house, cursing and swearing, doing who-knows-what.
Upon seeing this, Yi Heye immediately became alert. As he rushed over, he quietly pulled out the knife hidden in his boot.
This was his subconscious reaction. When he belatedly climbed up, he was suddenly overcome with a chill and tension—at this moment, there was no one else in the dormitory except for Xiaoyunduo. This group of people were so hungry that they could eat anything, let alone a plump and delicious sheep.
"What are you doing?!" Yi Heye pushed aside all the people surrounding the door. Before he could even open the door, he heard Xiao Yunduo's angry bleating.
The fact that he was still alive gave Yi Heye a brief moment of relief, but soon, even more angry shouts came over—
"Damn it! This sheep's gone mad!!" "Fuck it, it hurts so much!! Kill it!!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Heye's blood pressure skyrocketed. Without a word, he kicked open the door and roared, "Who the hell dares to touch my sheep?!"
The moment the door was kicked open, the three companions and Qian Kun rushed over, expecting to see Xiao Yunduo being bullied. However, the scene that greeted them was the exact opposite of what they had imagined.
In the small room, two tall and strong men were being held tightly by Xiaoyunduo. One had his stomach poked by a sheep's horn and was in great pain, while the other was pinned to the wall by a sheep's rear end and couldn't move.
Little Cloud was furious and imposing, while the two men each held a dull knife, clearly intending to ambush and slaughter the sheep, but they were instead subdued by Little Cloud.
Although Xiaoyunduo had the upper hand, it couldn't quell Yi Heye's anger. He rushed over in a few steps, grabbed the person off the sheep's horns with one hand, and pulled out the thing sticking out of the sheep's rear end with the other.
"Why did you touch my sheep?!" Yi Heye roared as he slammed the two men together. Both of them had hard foreheads, and the impact made them dizzy.
But even that couldn't shut him up.
"You think you can eat all by yourself here?!" The man grabbed his wrist. "How many people can such a big sheep feed? Don't you know how much meat we're lacking here?!"
Yi Heye shoved a punch right into his face: "This is a fucking robot sheep! Are you fucking gnawing on electrical wires?!"
As if to confirm his words, Little Cloud immediately ran to the man, lifted the cover on her back, and showed him the charging plug.
A flicker of disappointment crossed the man's eyes, but he quickly retorted, "The machine can be disassembled and used! The parts inside can be used to smelt iron. The sheepskin can be taken off and used for warmth in winter. This little machine has many uses once it's taken apart!!"
When Yi Heye got angry, he didn't argue at all. He just threw another punch. By this time, the man who had been slammed against the wall by the sheep's butt had already fled. Only the man in front of him was still being stubborn.
Seeing that Yi Heye was about to beat the man until he vomited blood, Pei Xiangjin quickly stepped in to intervene. He hastily blocked Yi Heye's punches, then looked down at the man and asked, "This sheep is his private property. Don't you even understand the most basic rule of 'don't touch other people's things'?"
In fact, in such a dog-eat-dog society, there is no such thing as a rule. But Pei Xiangjin spoke in a very calm tone, with an inexplicable terrifying aura that made criminals extremely wary. The man choked and couldn't argue back for a moment.
Now that things had come to this, those who wanted to watch the excitement or take advantage of the situation had mostly left, leaving only the four of them in the house, along with Qian Kun, who had been watching them with great interest.
Yi Heye punched the man twice more until he calmed down, then prepared to let him go.
Before anything could be done, Qian Kun slowly spoke up from behind:
"In my opinion, the person who did this is, on the one hand, declaring war on us, and on the other hand, is indeed not suitable to stay in our 'collective'."
The four of them paused for a moment, then turned to look at Qian Kun.
"Perfect, I want to see how sincere you guys are in following me."
Qian Kun raised his chin at the man, revealing a chilling smile—
"Then kill him right in front of me."
Author's Note:
Little Cloud: I understand human diets less and less. (Sheep frowning.jpg)
Chapter 171 (Number 171)
As soon as Qian Kun said this, the room fell into an eerie silence. Even the man being held in Yi Heye's hand forgot to struggle and just stared at them in a daze.
Yi Heye took a deep breath, trying to appear calm, and after a long while said in a nonchalant tone, "I'm not angry anymore."
Upon hearing this, the man finally understood what had happened. Fighting five people at once meant certain death for him. His only chance of survival was Yi Heye's forgiveness. His knees buckled, and he was about to kneel down before Yi Heye when Qian Kun sneered, "Do you think this is a matter of whether you're angry or not?"
Upon hearing this, the group tensed up once again—it seemed this guy wasn't planning to let things end so easily.
“I told you, this is your chance to prove yourself—that’s the nice way to put it.” Qian Kun leaned against the doorframe, trapping them all in the room. “To put it bluntly, I need to test your sincerity and ability. If you can’t even kill a person here, what can I expect you to do in the future?”
While Yi Heye hesitated, Pei Xiangjin spoke up to defuse the situation, saying, "We can farm, forge iron, pan for gold, and smelt metals; we don't necessarily have to kill people, do we?"
"I told you, no one who can't kill can survive here," Qian Kun said coldly. "Let's practice today."
After saying that, he took a knife out of his pocket and walked up to Yi Heye.
As he approached, Yi Heye had already hidden his knife back behind his waist. Now, staring at the knife in his hand, he saw that the hilt of the knife was made of simply polished dry wood, while the blade was made of very rough metal. It was neither finely polished nor sharp, but it was covered in black, indicating that it had been stained with a lot of blood.
The weapons used by the people here are all homemade. They are no match for the sophisticated weapons that the people brought from outside the wall. Judging from their posture, they are just relying on brute force and lacking any skill.
Yi Heye could kill him easily—but he couldn't.
The mere mention of murder brought back a flood of terrible memories for Yi Heye, and his face turned pale instantly.
Qian Kun looked at him with interest and laughed, "So scared? Didn't you kill someone? You're lying to me?"
Seeing his expression, Little Cloud immediately let out a suppressed growl, revealing its ram horns, attempting to attack this guy who was plotting against its stepfather.
Yu Yili realized something was wrong and quickly pulled the child into his arms: "Don't go over there, little cloud."
But Little Cloud just kept wriggling wildly, and Yu Yili, with his thin arms and legs, couldn't control it at all.
Seeing Yi Heye standing there, trembling slightly, Qian Kun walked over and forcefully shoved the dirty knife into his hand: "If you don't make a move, he'll send someone to attack you first tomorrow, do you believe me?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Heye glanced down at the man on the ground. The man, of course, refused to admit it, shaking his head frantically and saying, "I won't... let me go back, I absolutely won't say anything..."
Qian Kun's group is quite influential among several organizations. If you offend him today, you won't have a good time after you leave the house. Similarly, there are many people who have fallen out with Qian Kun, such as this man's circle. Letting him go back will only bring trouble upon themselves.
The group of people held their breath almost simultaneously, not daring to make any rash moves.
In fact, with their equipment and combat capabilities, they are more than capable of dealing with any circle, but the problem is that they cannot kill people—after all, they are not like the people in front of them, who are inherently vicious and have been honed by this environment to the point of having no bottom line.
They are still normal people with a conscience, and they will go back to the other side of the wall, so they cannot kill.
But once they get involved in the disputes of these groups, how to leave in the shortest time and how to protect themselves without any risk are all very big problems.
Right now, Qian Kun grabbed Yi Heye's wrist and brought his arm close to the man's neck: "Shall I help you?"
As the knife drew ever closer, the man on the ground was too terrified to run away. He just trembled as he watched the blade touch his skin, turning into a puddle of soft mud on the ground.
Yi Heye's mind was buzzing, with Jian Yunxian's affairs flashing through his mind. Although he was resisting Qian Kun's movements with all his might, it did not stop the tip of the knife from trembling like a sieve.
Qian Kun's voice rang in Yi Heye's ears: "Once you get past this hurdle, things will be much easier..."
In the midst of the chaos, Yi Heye felt as if he had lost control of his hands. He watched helplessly as his hands were lifted up and brought closer, the blunt blade pressing a mark into the man's skin.
On one side, Pei Xiangjin was already prepared to attack, ready to rush up and stop them at any moment—they all knew very well that once they rushed up, it would mean that their contract was completely broken, so they would only do so as a last resort...
"Big Brother Kun!!"
Just as the knife pierced the neck, a panicked shout came from outside the door: "Brother Kun! Something's happened!!"
Qian Kun's movements were disrupted, and he naturally turned his head to look in annoyance. Yi Heye took the opportunity to pull his hand back and slumped to the side, his face pale.
"What is it? Can't you see I'm busy?!" Qian Kun shouted angrily.
A moment later, a young man who looked quite young stumbled up to him: "Someone's coming back!! They can't stop them over there, you'd better go check!"
This time, it was Qian Kun who was stunned.
He stood frozen in place for a few seconds before turning around in a panic to look out the window: "What's going on??"
The young man shook his head frantically: "I didn't dare go over to see. They're trying to stop me now, but I guess..."
"Damn it!" Qian Kun cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"
The young man dared not speak, only sighing anxiously.
The four people looked at each other for a moment, and roughly understood what had happened—people from outside the protected area were trying to break into the huge barbed wire fence they had erected. Outside that fence lay the pollution and disease that these people feared most, and also the truth that the four of them had been searching for.
Even though it's a danger that even these criminals fear, and even if it means risking never being able to return, it's still a rare opportunity.
Pei Xiangjin reacted immediately: "Let's go and take care of it."
Qian Kun had just acquired a few promising newcomers, and of course he was unwilling to let them take such a risk. However, the situation was extremely critical, and he himself did not have the courage to rush forward. It seemed that there was no other better way.
After exchanging quick glances, Pei Xiangjin urged Qian Kun to leave, saying, "Take me to see what's going on first; they'll be here soon."
No sooner had the two left than Yu Yili quickly took out several sets of protective suits from his backpack and distributed them to everyone—they had heard that Zone E was severely polluted and rife with infectious diseases, so they had made thorough preparations before coming.
After changing their clothes, the group quickly followed their steps and rushed out. At this time, the area outside the iron fence was crowded with people who wanted to watch the excitement but dared not get close. From a distance, it was impossible to see what had happened, so they could only rush into the crowd.
The group of people wearing protective suits were very conspicuous, and everyone instinctively stepped aside to make way for these inexplicably professional individuals.
As soon as the view opened, they saw a man with an agitated expression behind the barbed wire fence in front of them, struggling to climb up. The barbed wire was covered with sharp barbs, but he seemed completely unconcerned, tearing his hand until it bled.
Upon closer inspection, his face was also terrifying, with patches of red spots on his skin, and in some places, severe ulcers and peeling skin. From a distance, it looked like a bloody mess, which was quite frightening.
Inside the net, the men closest to him were trying their best to keep their distance while frantically sticking long sticks down at him, preventing him from climbing up.
The man stumbled and fell to the ground several times after being stabbed, blood splattering from his ulcers. But when he got up again, he seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, grabbing the barbed wire and flying up in a few quick movements.
As the man was about to crawl over, the people around him quickly covered their noses and scattered in a panic.
With a "thud," the man jumped directly down from the high iron net. His take-off position was very high, but it did not hinder his nimble movements in the slightest.
Upon closer inspection, his pupils were extremely dilated from tension, veins bulged on his neck, and his entire body was flushed with extreme excitement. His palms were covered in a blurry patch of blood, which, combined with his somewhat deranged expression, made him look quite frightening.
But Yi Heye, wearing protective clothing, was fearless. He flew over and kicked the guy to the ground, then held him down tightly to prevent him from moving.
Seeing this, the man struggled in terror, pleading, "Let me go back!! Please!!"
Yi Heye glanced back at the crowd, which was filled with fear and rejection.
"No!! Kill him!!" someone shouted. "Who told him to run away in the first place?!"
Others chimed in, "Yes! Kill them! Then throw the bodies out!!"
Upon hearing the word "murder," Yi Heye felt extremely agitated and uncomfortable, and his momentary lapse in concentration almost caused the man to escape.
Pei Xiangjin, who had been maintaining order in the crowd, quickly explained to everyone, "No, we can't. We're not sure if he has any infectious diseases yet, and a large amount of blood exposure would actually put everyone in danger."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Yu Yili acted quickly and efficiently, first wrapping the man's hand to prevent blood from splattering and causing infection, and then working with Yi Heye to tie his wrist with a rope.
"What do we do now?!" someone asked from afar. "Quickly, throw it back to him!!"