Chapter 40 - Looked Down Upon

Huang Quan didn’t speak. Seeing this, Lin Qing smiled. “In that case, it’s settled. The position of vice-captain is yours.”

Seeing the smile on Zhi Zhang’s lips, Lin Qing continued, “Don’t be happy too early. It’s only temporary. In the future, we’ll compete once a month.”

Zhi Zhang’s smile froze!

He had been able to win against Huang Quan by using a trick. Moreover, Huang Quan wasn’t familiar with him yet, so it would be terrible as time went on. If he didn’t hurry up and increase his strength, his position as vice-captain would probably be stripped from him within a few months. He wouldn’t even be able to think of challenging Lin Qing to control this team.

“Okay, it’s getting late. Let’s set off and try to reach Qingzhou tomorrow.”

“Wait!”

“What’s wrong?” Lin Qing turned to look at Zhi Zhang.

“Can you give me some time? I want to inform my master and fellow disciples first. Furthermore, there’s something I need to settle.”

“Damn, I thought there was something going on. We’re all on the same team. Your fellow disciples are my fellow disciples, right? If there’s anything, just tell me.” Lin Qing put his arm on Zhi Zhang’s shoulders and smiled, as if he wanted to go back with him.

Zhi Zhang thought about it… Are you afraid that I will run away?

“The base is about to fall apart. This time, I came out mainly to exchange the bounty for food. A bunch of people are waiting for me to eat.

“I am the main combat force in the base. Once I leave, their lives won’t be easy, so before I leave, I want them to settle down.”

“This is a small problem.” Lin Qing turned to Ye Daying and said, “Little Ying, check where there are the most steel beasts nearby. We will bring two carts of supplies to the monks as a gift.”

It had almost been one month since the Cataclysm. Many shopping malls, convenience stores, and supermarkets had been looted clean, and any place that still had food had been occupied by a large number of steel beasts.

Their rations were Motorbots, not daily necessities for humans.

The difference between the identity of a hunter and their prey was that it was in the hunter’s nature to kill whenever they saw someone. As such, steel beasts only bit ordinary people to death to vent their beastly nature. In fact, it was completely useless for them to eat humans.

“Amitabha. Thank you very much.” Zhi Zhang placed his hands together and recited the Buddhist proclamation. “I do know about a few groups of steel beasts. There’s no need to trouble this young brother.”

Under Zhi Zhang’s lead, they arrived at a city 100 kilometers away.

When they walked into the quiet city, they saw countless corpses along the side of the road. Zhi Zhang put his palms together, chanted, and then said, “This place has the most steel beasts within a hundred kilometers. But there are no more citizens in the city.

“Previously, I came here several times to look for food, and I fought a few adult steel beasts. Every time, they would lead a group of their subordinates to fight me, and I almost died here.”

“This is a good place. It’s really a paradise.” Huang Quan was excited. Only God knew how difficult it was for them to find a few adult steel beasts these days.

“We’ll follow the same old rules. We’ll wipe out the adult steel beasts while the monk will be in charge of getting supplies from the back. After all, he’s new here. You should rest and adapt to this team environment first.”

There were not enough resources to go around. Furthermore, he didn’t know how many steel beasts there were. He already didn’t have enough to share, but if he added one more person, he would have to share more.

When it came to hunting steel beasts, everyone on the team was extremely enthusiastic. Huang Quan and Lin Qing pushed on their accelerators and ran ahead first. Seeing Ye Daying also eager to go, Zhi Zhang grabbed him. “What are the old rules?”

Unable to break free, Ye Daying said anxiously, “If we act alone, whoever kills the beasts will get the crystals. If we act together, we will get credit based on our contribution. Don’t f*cking stop me. I still have to help the captain. If not, Brother Huang will snatch the crystals away.”

At the mention of work, Ye Daying’s eyes turned red, and whoever stopped him now would be his mortal enemy. Even if God came, it would be useless.

“Wait, I want to go too!” Zhi Zhang felt fear in his heart and followed behind Lin Qing.

He was also afraid that the crystals he hunted after joining the team would be confiscated. The boss would take the biggest reward, while the second-in-command would distribute the rest of the rewards one by one.

But now, it turned out that they had already made arrangements. Whoever hunted the steel beasts would receive their crystals accordingly.

Meanwhile, for team activities, the rewards would be distributed according to everyone’s contribution, probably to raise those who were slightly weaker. This way, even the weakest person could get some rewards if they dared to risk their lives.

By the time Zhi Zhang and Ye Daying caught up, the battle had already begun.

Lin Qing and Huang Quan rushed into the crowd of steel beasts and charged recklessly toward the largest adult beast. In an instant, thousands of steel beasts surrounded them.

With his heart in his throat, Zhi Zhang came to a sudden halt. He didn’t dare to rush in. After all, he had been surrounded like this the last few times and almost died.

He wasn’t afraid of fighting steel beasts one-on-one, but he was no match for so many of them. After all, people’s abilities were limited when outnumbered. If the steel beasts pounced forward together, even a deity would die.

Meanwhile, Ye Daying took down the sniper rifle from his back and climbed up a small building.

“Hey, what are you doing?!” Zhi Zhang shouted.

But what he received in reply was a gunshot that pierced through the knee of a fourth-evolution steel beast who had been preparing to ambush Huang Quan.

Ye Daying held his breath while holding his gun and focusing. After becoming a Motorbot, many human physiological reactions were gone, such as shaking hands and sweat.

This was definitely a blessing for a sniper.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Then he fired the second shot, the third shot, the fourth shot… Sparks shot out from the muzzle of the gun, and bullets pierced through the air. With every shot, a steel beast fell.

All the bullets either hit the knee, the eye socket, or the elbow of the steel beasts. He fired to cover for Lin Qing and Huang Quan.

He knew that with the current speed at which steel beasts evolved, it was very difficult to kill them with one shot using an ordinary gun, so his role was to play support.

He would sweep away any potential dangers behind Lin Qing and Huang Quan.

“Bandits! They’re definitely bandits! Aren’t they afraid at all?” Zhi Zhang was dumbstruck.

They were facing thousands of steel beasts!

“Hahaha, it’s mine.”

After a sweep of his laser gun, Lin Qing jumped dozens of meters forward and landed in front of an adult steel beast.

“This is mine!” Unwilling to be outdone, Huang Quan simply pounced over and crushed a pile of beasts beneath him.

With his size, these ordinary steel beasts were not even as tall as his thigh. He could easily trample dozens of them to death.

“You’re too late. Maybe next time.”

As Lin Qing’s indifferent words fell, Zhi Zhang saw him wave his arm, and a fiery red light flashed. Then the adult steel beast was cut into pieces before it could even attack.

“It’s that red light again!” Zhi Zhang was shocked. He had seen it before, but he didn’t know where Lin Qing had been hiding it, and it disappeared again in the blink of an eye.

He didn’t expect it to be so powerful that it could instantly kill an adult steel beast in seconds.

Then he subconsciously touched his waist. He reckoned that if this sword targeted him, his outcome wouldn’t be much better than that steel beast’s.

What kind of people are they?

“F*ck, you always beat me to it. Do you still have any awareness as the captain? Do you know how to respect the old and love the young?”

Ordinary steel beasts were unlucky when Huang Quan was furious. The gun barrel on his arm spun and fired countless bullets, causing steel beasts to collapse in large groups.

Huang Quan killed steel beasts and swallowed their crystals at the same time. But these steel beasts weren’t enough for him to vent his anger.

“Take your time to kill them. I’m going to look for the next adult beast.” Lin Qing brutally broke through a building and disappeared within seconds.

“Wait for me!” Huang Quan withdrew his gun and caught up.

The battlefield was a scene of devastation. The broken corpses of countless steel beasts lay strewn all over the place, while the remaining steel beasts scattered everywhere as they fled.

Ye Daying jumped down and started digging for crystals. As he dug, he cursed, “Wastrel, this crystal is broken. How many times have I told them not to hit the chest? They just won’t listen.

“And this one is broken too. Don’t their hearts ache?”

Zhi Zhang’s mouth was dry. He opened his mouth a few times before finally saying, “Y-you… are all of you… always like this?”

“It’s just a small matter. Calm down.” Ye Daying took out a cigarette from somewhere and lit it. After taking a deep puff, he turned to glance at Zhi Zhang. “Get to work and dig up the crystals. Don’t just stand there like a fool.”

“Am… am I being looked down upon?” Zhi Zhang was confused.

He was an adult Motorbot and one of the best in the country, but was he being looked down upon by a motorcycle?