Chapter 25

Through the grill of the iron gate, they could see the group of zombies outside the wall had dispersed and were now stalking the streets. Their dry, zombie skin began to fester; their flesh and blood rotting, forming a much more terrifying image compared to the beginning of the apocalypse.

When they heard an unusual noise, the zombies turned their heads towards the direction the sound had come from and began roaming that area. Their neck joints had obviously improved since the eclipse and had become more flexible.

"They really are evolving. The range of motion of the joint between their head and neck has greatly improved. The next thing to improve should be their limbs. We have to hurry and get out of here. In a few days, this wall won't be enough to stop them." He Jin said, frowning.

Everyone heard his words and all had worried expressions. The homeless man had seen them leave and didn't dare stay alone inside of the building. He quietly followed behind them and, when he heard He Jin's words, his body started shaking once again. [1]

After five minutes, there were voices outside the wall. A person's figure quickly flipped over the wall and landed in the construction site. Waiting at the base of the wall, another figure flipped over, landing beside him.

These two young people who looked to be in their early twenties were very mature. One of them was a plain but very gentle-looking man wearing a pair of rimless glasses which made him seem intelligent. The other had a handsome face but had drooping eyes and a pointed sharp nose, like an eagle. [2]

The casual clothes they both wore were covered in red and black blood and their hands were holding a Tang blade. The black blood on the Tang blade had not yet solidified and was dripping down the blade.

If it was before the apocalypse, the appearances of these two men would have them labelled as murderous madmen and they would be captured by the police. However, it was a very normal sight since the apocalypse started..

He Jin was looking at the two figures from a distance. The two did not look relaxed, their bodies were tense as their eyes swept past the surroundings. Lu Yun's adoration for Gong Lixin increased and he opened with a stutter, "Gong-Young Master Gong, you heard their footsteps five minutes ago? Such godly skill!"

With Lu Yun's exclamation, Wu Ming and Wang Tao both looked in awe as they glanced at Gong Lixin. Being able to hear things from such long distances and in all directions, Young Master Gong was getting closer and closer to the image of a peerless master.,

Gong Lixin licked his lips, his expression light and his eyes ignorant. He didn't understand what was so amazing. For him, hearing things within a hundred miles was just a small skill. If there weren't this many zombies outside noisily walking around he would have noticed someone approaching much earlier.

The tension in the two men's bodies disappeared, and they soon noticed the group standing in front of the building. The youth wearing the rimless glasses quietly gripped his knife and walked a few steps forwards. After seeing Lu Yun though, he was taken aback and called out, "Lu Yun? You're here too?"

Lu Yun, who was named, tilted his head back and looked down at the man with arrogance. "Who are you? How do you know me?"

The eyes of the young man with glasses darkened but his gentle expression remained unchanged. The other handsome man though was angered by Lu Yun's arrogant tone. He sneered. "You're really good at forgetting others. At last month's Kendo competition, you got beaten by Gu Nan."

"Oh, it's you!" Lu Yun suddenly realized who they were. The man with the glasses was the champion of the National College Sword Games, Gu Nan, who was Gao Luyun's senior apprentice brother. The other person was Gu Nan's friend, Ma Jun, who was also a Kendo master.

The two's sword play was the best and they were both at the Kendo Club when the apocalypse broke out. Hearing the military's broadcast, they immediately grabbed two Tang blades that their club had collected and killed zombies all the way here. That they could safely arrive at the unfinished building without injuries shows how strong the two were.

"I didn't expect you to be alive, it's a small world!" Ma Jun looked at He Jin and Wu Ming standing beside Lu Yun, remarking with noticeable contempt and sarcasm. Lu Yun, this second-generation young master, never looked good in his eyes. Now that the apocalypse came, identity, status and wealth disappeared. Only strength represented anything now. He used to be humble to Lu Yun because of his identity, but now, it didn’t matter anymore. God knows if Lu Yun's biggest backing, Lu Zhenxuan, was still alive. He might already be a zombie.

Ma Jun sneered, his heart dark. Gu Nan also thought the same, his expression flickering with disdain before reverting back to normal.

"What do you mean? Are you cursing me to die!?" Lu Yun took two steps forward due to Ma Jun's audacity.

Gu Nan was very intelligent, he saw that Lu Yun's bodyguards were not in a good mood. He quickly said, "Where?! We were just surprised. I didn't expect to meet Young Master Lu here. Everyone was dying after all. Come now, we're not only both alive but also fellow alumni. It seems to be fate that we reunited so, there's no need to be hurt by these little things. This building is so big, we'll only settle in a corner, we won't bother you."

Gu Nan's attitude was humble, making Lu Yun too lazy to care about them. He no longer cared and let out a sigh. It was all about life and death now. There was no need to waste energy on strangers. This building did not belong to Lu family so, others could take refuge. Lu Yun couldn't do anything to drive them away and he didn't want to send them to their deaths.

"It turns out that everyone is a fellow student! Come in. I'm Wang Tao from the high school department. This is my classmate, Gong Lixin. This over here is He Big Brother and Wu Big Brother. The two brothers are…" Wang Tao was a man of honesty and was well aware of the danger the zombies posed. During the apocalypse, all human beings should be be friends so, he enthusiastically introduced everyone. [3]

Gu Nan and Ma Jun moved away from the wall and quickly smiled as they approached the door. There were many people on Lu Yun's side after all and there was also the two bodyguards who knew martial arts. If they got into a fight with them, they would lose the shelter they tried so hard to find. With such thoughts, the two immediately lowered their heads.

They instead chatted with Wang Tao and the atmosphere eased quite a bit. The eight people returned to the lobby on the first floor. They divided the area into three and each group occupied their corner.

Gu Nan glanced at the beggar and then stopped paying attention to him. Instead, his eyes were focused on Gong Lixin's handsome appearance. Seeing how Lu Yun, who always held his nose high, being so respectful to the young man, he decide to follow suit. The other was called "Young Master Gong" and the name suddenly gave him an epiphany.

In A province, who else could make Lu Yun call "Young Master Gong"? The pieces of information in Gu Nan's mind clicked together and he was sure of his answer. He took Ma Jun and walked up to Gong Lixin, tentatively asking, "Young Master Gong, will your father send troops to the city to rescue people?"

"Hn, he will come." Gong Lixin nodded, his tone showing his confidence.

"That's good." Gu Nan's shoulders sagged in relief, and he and Ma Jun quickly looked at one another. Both of their eyes conveyed their joy. They even met up with the son of Gong Yuanhang. The army will definitely come and rescue him first, and they would also be rescued if they followed him. They were so lucky!

The two men restrained the joy in their hearts, their arrogance disappearing. Although Lu household was said to be the leader of the underworld but, in the apocalypse, it was not guaranteed that they would be at the top. When the apocalypse started, it could be estimated that most powers collapsed. Only the Gong family was different. They had soldiers under their command. In this troubled world, these type of people would be the dominant players. In front of Gong Yuanhang's son, they had to be respectful.

Gong Lixin didn't pay attention to their expressions, instead his eyes were fixed on the Tang blades they held in their hands.

"Can I take a look at that sword?" The people of this world were accustomed to using guns. So he hadn't seen an ancient weapon like the Tang blade in a long time.

Which young teenager didn't like to play with swords? With this opportunity to get close with Gong Lixin, Gu Nan immediately handed him the sword in his hand and enthusiastically introduced: "This Tang blade has 75 cm long cutting edge and the handle is inlaid with purple and gold carving. After a special heat treatment, the steel can cut into iron and the scabbard is made with the skin of a black squid. It is the best among the Tang blades."

Gong Lixin nodded as he listened. His fingertips moved over the sharp edge.

Lu Yun didn't have a good impression of Gu Nan and Ma Jun. He dismissed them and ridiculed: "Pu, it's probably a fake or else how can you get your hands on something so amazing? It must be a broken blade!"

With a few glances, He Jin and Wu Ming knew how extraordinary these two Tang blades were, but Young Master Lu ridiculed it so they couldn't go up and look at it. Wang Tao, on the other hand, hurried to Gong Lixin's side, took the scabbard from his hand and gazed at it with envy. Compared to this splendid and dangerous Tang blade, the firefighter axe in his hand was too unsightly.

Gu Nan heard Lu Yun's ridicule but didn't get angry. He smiled and said, "The two blades were given by the Lin Group when A province was first founded. It is definitely the real thing. Fellow student Gong should be familiar with the Lin group, no? Mr. Lin Wenbo, the current president of the company, seems to be your brother-in-law."

"Hn, yes." Gong Lixin nodded.

Lu Yun's expression became awkward and he didn't dare speak. The blade was equivalent to Young Master Gong's brother-in-law. Right now, he hated not being able to sew his mouth shut, instead he spoke nonsense that would offend those who he shouldn't offend.

Gu Nan and Ma Jun didn't show the contempt they had for Lu Yun when they saw his expression, instead sneering in their hearts.

The dark side of people began to surface due to the apocalypse, but Gong Lixin didn't pay attention to it at all. He looked at the blade in his hand. He held it up and flicked it with his fingertips. With a bang, the blade broke into two pieces.

"Lu Yun was right. The blade is not very good. Although the workmanship is excellent, the blade is too fragile and vulnerable." Gong Lixin held only half of the broken blade in his hand, his brows furrowed, his tone full of disappointment.

He remembered that Xiao Lin also had a sword which was cast with the of Tian Xuan Tie and 981 girls. It was indestructible and could cut iron like tofu. This Tang blade could not compare to that blade.

"…"

The silence in the building would make even the sound of a needle falling to the floor audible. Everyone was shocked by Young Master Gong's action. This sword should be made of stainless steel? How did it break like a piece of tender tofu in Young Master Gong's hand?

The four character's of "unbreakable" kept circling in Gu Nan's mind. He looked stunned and picked up the other half of the blade on the ground and squeezed it, hard. The sharp blade cut into his flesh and immediately created a deep wound.

"Ouch!" Gu Nan gasped in pain and quickly let go back of the blade. Now he could be sure that the blade was indeed made of stainless steel and not tofu. Gong Lixin could actually break it with his fingers. What the hell is this?

Peerless master! The four characters appeared in the minds of Gu Nan and Ma Jun at the same time. They were people who practiced martial arts and they could naturally perceive the amount of power contained in Gong Lixin's fingers. If it was a person's body being hit instead, it could be estimated that it wouldn't be too different from being hit by a bullet. The faces of the two men paled. Now, when they looked at Gong Lixin, their eyes were filled with deep awe and their cautiousness dissipated. [4]

Gong Lixin, this person, was not only from an illustrious family, but even had superior strength and was not just a good-looking face! Gu Nan and Ma Jun admitted defeat as they felt they were too far away to the other in terms of strength. They just weren't on the same level. The two didn't dare to complain about Gong Lixin destroying their blade. They turned back and silently returned to their original corner.

"No-no!" Young Master Lu stuttered again, blinking in surprise whilst staring at half of the blade on the ground. He exclaimed: "Is it a magical power? Is it a magical weapon?"

He thought that he was already being quite low-key, so Gong Lixin who was restraining his strength, looked serious when he waved it off and explained carefully, "It's not a magical power. It's just that, when I touched it, I didn't expect it to break. It seems that Lin Brother's family didn't necessarily send good things." He had only used a minuscule amount of his internal force after all.

"Yes! I did say it was a broken blade." Lu Yun wiped the sweat on his forehead, smiling charmingly as he worshiped Young Master Gong in his heart.

Wang Tao looked at the Tang blade that was broken into two pieces laying on the ground, then looked at his firefighter axe that was placed on the side; the axe had a thick and solid body. He thought that the firefighter axe was better. It was also given to him by Boss Gong so it should be able to withstand more than the sword. And didn't Boss Gong use it twice already? [5]

He Jin thought Gong Lixin had an ability so he wasn't surprised by the boy's actions. He only thought about what the future would look like when the boy became stronger. Could he stand by the side of this youth? For some reason, he cared a lot about the answer to this question of his.

Wu Ming saw that his brother [6] was very calm. If he was causing a fuss, then wouldn't he seem inferior? He would be on the same level as Lu Yun! Thus he had to prevent his surprise from showing on his face. 'How did Gong Yuanhang raise his son? Did he feed him panacea while he grew up? We are definitely following after Young Master Gong!' He inwardly muttered to himself.

[1] AutumnBreeze: Homeless guy, build up your confidence plox and join the Gong Lixin Cult.

[2] AutumnBreeze: Ooh another cult member, or are they part of Gong Lixin's harem?

[3] AutumnBreeze: Awww Wang Tao is so cute

[4] AutumnBreeze: HAHAHAHAH GONG LIXIN HAS CONVERTED TWO MORE FOR HIS CULT.

[5] AutumnBreeze's comment: Wang Tao is being brainwashed more and more, and Young Master Gong hasn't even done anything he finds amazing yet! You go Gong Lixin! Convert everyone besides that green tea bitch, Gong Xiangyi.

[6] Editor’s comment: Not brothers literally. He just means brothers in arms.

CrazedCookies: I think this chapter beats all the previous chapters in terms of the one AutumnBreeze commented on the most. Lol