Volume One, Chapter 8: They're All Ruthless!

“Kid, I admit you do have some strength, but if you want to challenge me, Ye Tian, you’re definitely doomed.”

“Zhou Ying, Sun Qian, what are you two standing there for? Hurry up and help!”

Ye Tian’s first words startled Qi Fengling. She had thought Ye Tian had already completed his awakening and was about to show off the power of the Six-Winged Fallen Angel!

It turned out to be a false hope. Perhaps she would have feared them before, but now, if they wanted to overwhelm her with numbers, Qi Fengling could only say they were going to lose utterly.

“Qi... Qi Fengling, you need to leave quickly, or else... or else I’ll have to act,” Zhou Ying moved swiftly.

At that moment, she had already grabbed a fruit knife nearby, trembling as she faced Qi Fengling, who was struggling fiercely with Ye Tian.

“Yingying, what are you waiting for? Haven’t you seen how hard Brother Ye Tian is fighting?” Nearby, Sun Qian was even more ruthless, picking up a chair to hurl at Qi Fengling.

“You three really have no conscience at all, daring to do this—die!” Having fully seen through their true colors, Qi Fengling no longer felt any mercy.

She silently muttered the word “Summon” in her heart.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, several loud explosions echoed in the air, followed by wisps of white mist drifting out.

Clang!

The sound of a chair crashing against something hard rang out.

At this moment, seven glowing-eyed skeleton warriors wielding greatswords appeared around Qi Fengling.

The skeleton warriors immediately knocked the fruit knife out of Zhou Ying’s hand; if Qi Fengling hadn’t given orders in time, Zhou Ying would have been cut in half by the skeleton warriors.

“Ah, skel... skeletons!”

It was only the seventh day of the apocalypse. Zhou Ying and Sun Qian had never encountered such a scene. Zhou Ying collapsed to the ground at the sight of the skeletons up close.

Sun Qian was slightly better off; after dropping the chair, she tried to run toward the door.

But Qi Fengling would never give her that chance. The only exit was already guarded by the Skeleton Knight Captain, whose oppressive presence far surpassed that of the skeleton warriors.

“Qi... Qi Fengling, what’s going on?” Ye Tian, still confronting Qi Fengling, was already terrified, though his pride kept him from surrendering.

“Hmph, Lord Ye, do I really need to explain? They are all my allies, while yours are just those two.”

“Oh, by the way, didn’t you just say I was surely going to die?” Qi Fengling’s eyes were filled with disdain as she pointed to the trembling women.

“W-What Lord Ye? Qi Fengling, we don’t even know each other! Zhou Ying isn’t my girlfriend, and I barely know Sun Qian. There must be some misunderstanding.”

No wonder Ye Tian had become a city lord in his previous life. Though arrogant, he was not foolish.

Though Ye Tian didn’t understand why the skeletons had appeared out of nowhere, he was certain they obeyed Qi Fengling’s commands.

No matter what, he was no match for Qi Fengling now. From his perspective, Qi Fengling had come for that woman.

He had no connection with Qi Fengling. If he distanced himself immediately, maybe Qi Fengling would spare him.

As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, there will be firewood to burn. He believed that with his abilities, he would encounter a stroke of luck in this apocalypse and would deal with Qi Fengling properly then.

“Brother Ye Tian, that’s not true. Didn’t you say you’d protect me for the rest of our days?” On the ground, Zhou Ying’s eyes brimmed with tears as she pleaded.

“Zhou Ying, don’t talk nonsense. When did I ever say that? Qi Fengling is such a great guy, and you treat him like a doormat. You deserve to die!” Ye Tian shifted all the blame onto Zhou Ying to clear his own name.

“Brother Ye Tian, you…”

“Zhou Ying, can’t you see? Ye Tian doesn’t care about you at all.” Nearby, after hearing Ye Tian’s words, Sun Qian finally understood.

“Qi Fengling, this has nothing to do with me. Zhou Ying was just stringing you along, and Ye Tian—they worked together to deceive you.”

“You know, as a girl alone in the apocalypse, there’s just no way to survive.” Unexpectedly, after saying that, Sun Qian turned on Zhou Ying and Ye Tian, betraying them both.

At this moment, her expression seemed to flaunt her charm before him.

“Sun Qian, you wretched woman! You’re nothing but a dog following my heels. How dare you say such things?”

“You, Sun Qian! After all I did for you, you betray me like this? No one will get away with this!”

“......”

Sun Qian’s words were like a spark, igniting the fuse for an explosive confrontation among the three.

A dramatic scene unfolded inside the room. Qi Fengling remained silent, while the three others began tearing into each other.

In just ten minutes, Qi Fengling felt like she had watched three years’ worth of drama unfold.

“Zhou Ying, don’t think I don’t know. You act like a glamorous lady at school, but in reality, you’re just a—”

“Enough! Shut up! I don’t want to hear any more of this. Of the three of you, I will only spare one. You have five minutes to decide.”

“Oh, and don’t let anyone die, got it?”

Qi Fengling didn’t want to listen any longer because the more she heard, the clearer it became how unworthy the goddess she had once admired truly was, and how despicable her own actions had been.

No sooner had Qi Fengling finished speaking than a glint of cruelty flashed in Ye Tian’s eyes. The next moment, he lunged straight at Zhou Ying.

Before Zhou Ying on the ground could react, Ye Tian kicked her hard in the stomach. Having always lived a pampered life, Zhou Ying had never suffered like this before.

With just one kick, Zhou Ying convulsed on the ground, and Ye Tian showed no mercy.

“Brother Ye Tian, please, spare me!”

“Ah! Ah!”

Amid Zhou Ying’s sobbing pleas, two loud cracks sounded. Ye Tian had broken both her legs. Having done this, he turned his feral gaze toward Sun Qian.

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