103 Evolving Ability!

Because they were old, they were killed?

At least Xue Feng couldn't bring himself to do something like that.

He could stand by and watch someone die, refusing to rescue people he had no connection to.

But he wouldn't go so far as to kill the elderly just to conserve food.

Why not just let them leave and fend for themselves?

Suddenly, Xue Feng understood why the other side had done this.

If those old people were released, they might leak information about what was happening inside the cannery.

So they killed them all!

Ruthless and merciless.

That was the verdict Xue Feng reached.

"What's your leader's ability? How many people does he have with him? How many are ability users? Give me something specific," Xue Feng prompted.

Xue Feng didn't have time to listen to Qin Fengshan narrate his life story.

"I can tell you, but you have to promise me one thing first." Qin Fengshan ground his teeth.

Daring to bargain with him?

Xue Feng laughed.

There were two corpses lying on the ground, after all—both examples of what happened to those who didn't cooperate.

"Don't worry, I'll spare your life," Xue Feng said.

"No! Do with me what you will—kill me or torture me, it doesn't matter. I just have one small request. If you ever get a chance to meet the leader, it'd be best if you killed him." Qin Fengshan spoke slowly.

"Why? You have a grudge against him?" Xue Feng asked.

"That's right. He killed my little brother." Qin Fengshan nodded, his eyes filled with hatred.

Qin Fengshan and his younger brother, Qin Huolin—their parents had died early.

The two had depended on each other since childhood.

To survive, they'd both gone to work in the factory together.

And now his brother Qin Huolin had been killed by the leader.

"The leader killed your brother, yet you still work for him? And that leader still lets you live?" Xue Feng let out a sneer.

He thought Qin Fengshan was lying.

"My brother had just entered the factory. No one knew we were related yet. That bastard leader killed a lot of people to establish his authority, and my brother was among them!"

And Qin Fengshan, in order to survive—and to preserve his chance at revenge—had endured until now.

"Alright. So do you want to avenge him? If you do, then come with me." Xue Feng could tell that Qin Fengshan's hatred was absolutely not an act.

"Of course I want revenge! That leader is the most terrifying person I've ever met. You could say he's not even human—he's a demon." Qin Fengshan continued.

According to Qin Fengshan's description, the leader's appearance was quite ordinary.

He looked like an old man in his fifties, seemingly no threat at all.

But the leader's ability was exceptionally horrifying.

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Qin Fengshan had personally witnessed the leader summon a black monster.

It silently devoured both living people and zombies alike.

"At first, that black shadow could only swallow two people at a time, but now it can swallow over a dozen. I don't know what kind of monster it is!" Qin Fengshan's eyes were filled with terror.

Because many people said it was the gate to hell.

Those devoured would never be reborn again.

"You're saying that leader of yours—his ability is leveling up!"

Xue Feng knew he had seen the leader use his ability before.

It was at the gas station on the southeastern outskirts.

The cannery was also on the southern outskirts, which proved that the leader was expanding his territory toward the east.

But at the time, there had been many enemies, and the two sides were locked in a fierce stalemate.

Xue Feng hadn't gotten a clear look at everyone's face, so he didn't know what the leader actually looked like.

But in the apocalypse, a man in his fifties was certainly rare—easy to identify.

"That's right, his ability is leveling up! And it's not just him—there are eight ability users at the base in total, and their abilities are much stronger than when they first awakened."

Qin Fengshan's eyes revealed helplessness and envy.

After all, Qin Fengshan himself was not an ability user.

How he wished he could be one of them—then he could protect the cannery, protect his little brother.

"Then do you know how they level up their abilities?" Xue Feng pressed immediately.

"That I don't know. The ones with abilities are all high-ranking members. That guy you killed at the start probably would have known." Qin Fengshan's gaze fell on the unlucky bastard whose head had been split open.

Xue Feng was momentarily speechless.

At first, he'd thought taking down an ability user in one strike was good luck.

Now he realized it was the exact opposite—this was terrible luck.

If You Haoyun weren't by his side, his luck wouldn't be at its peak.

If that ability user were still alive.

Xue Feng would have used every means available to pry his mouth open.

What a waste!

Xue Feng set Qin Fengshan aside for the moment and went over to the telescopes.

He first used one to look toward the cannery in the southern outskirts.

Unfortunately, the view was blocked by a dense row of trees—he couldn't see what was going on over there at all.

Then Xue Feng thought about packing up these high-power telescopes.

In an era without electricity, these things were precious.

He could bring them back to the base and give them to the sentries on duty, allowing them to spot anomalies from much farther away.

After all, he was still busy—he still needed to go to the city center to verify the intel.

To check out that extremely dangerous fourth-tier mutant!

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Wait!

A thought suddenly struck Xue Feng.

Why not use the high-power telescope to observe the city center? Maybe he could spot that mutant!

That would save him a tremendous amount of trouble.

There were simply too many zombies gathered in the city center.

Charging in would be nearly impossible.

So Xue Feng eagerly began adjusting the telescope, aiming it toward the city center.

Meanwhile, Qin Fengshan watched Xue Feng focusing intently on adjusting the telescope, and his heart began to pound faster and faster.

This was an opportunity for him!

A chance to escape with his life.

Qin Fengshan could already feel the numb, electric-shocked limbs beginning to recover their movement.

Should he take advantage of the fact that Xue Feng's attention was all on the telescope?

Gamble it all!

See if there was a chance to get away.

There were countless rooms downstairs—hiding in any one of them might be enough to survive.

Xue Feng surely wouldn't have the interest to search every single one.

But the thought was quickly suppressed by Qin Fengshan.

He still remembered Xue Feng's ghost-like speed.

This was simply not someone he could contend with.

Perhaps the moment he made a move, his head would be gone.

And besides, if Xue Feng had wanted to kill him, wouldn't he have done so long ago?

There was no reason to leave him here.

At first, Qin Fengshan hadn't been willing to cooperate because he thought Xue Feng was a demon just like the leader—someone who killed without batting an eye.

But now Qin Fengshan had thought it through. So what if he was a demon?

As long as he could deal with another demon, that was enough.

Then, the next thing Qin Fengshan saw was—

Xue Feng's always stern face began to change.

A trace of terror actually appeared on his expression.

"What is that!"

Xue Feng stared at what he saw through the telescope, his eyes wide open.

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