I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1153 - 1148 Compensation

Chapter 1153: Chapter 1148 Compensation

"What have you done?" Huang Quanjiu’s gaze bore into the group of plainclothes soldiers, his voice thunderous, conveying the fury within him.

As he spoke, all the plainclothes soldiers lowered their heads, none daring to speak.

At that moment, another group arrived in the distance, also Soldiers of the Eighth Corps, but unlike Wang Dabiao and his team, these were elite troops who had hurried over upon hearing of the attack here.

Upon seeing Huang Quanjiu, they didn’t advance further but stood with the other soldiers of the Eighth Corps, watching everything from a distance. After a brief explanation of the events by a nearby soldier, they too understood the sequence of events.

The scene was silent to the point of discomfort. Faced with Huang Quanjiu’s questions, no one dared to respond.

Watching their silence, Huang Quanjiu’s brows furrowed deeper and darker.

After a while, Huang Quanjiu shouted again, "What have you done?"

"Open your mouth and speak!"

"Speak! Or none of you will leave here alive today!"

Jolted by Huang Quanjiu’s words, the plainclothes soldiers startled, and one hastily said, "We... we... we were avenging our fallen brothers from yesterday! Why were the murderers from yesterday not punished severely? Why did they only squat in building 18 for a few days? We won’t accept this!"

The man yelled loudly, while someone from the Soldiers of the Eighth Corps said, "Damn, even their General doesn’t know."

However, just as he finished speaking, he was sharply pushed.

"Shut up, you. Just watch."

"What’s going on?"

"See what games they’re playing."

"What games."

"Shut up!"

"Fine."

The elite Soldiers of the Eighth Corps remained silent, quietly observing everything, their eyes flickering strangely, as if contemplating something.

With the resigned response from the plainclothes soldier, Huang Quanjiu’s expression grew even more grim.

"What’s it to you? Didn’t your instructors tell you when you first joined the Peace Party what the consequences of fratricide are?"

"Yes! But we’re not content!"

"What are you discontent about? Coming here to die?"

"No! Our brothers didn’t die to zombies, not to those beasts in Jiuge, nor in the hands of the rebellious Mercenary Guild, but at the hands of our own! Their deaths were in vain!"

"You..." Huang Quanjiu’s face flushed with alternating shades of anger.

"In that case, you might as well die."

Huang Quanjiu’s chilling words reached everyone at the scene, bringing joy to the hearts of all Soldiers of the Eighth Corps.

"Bring it here!" Seizing a corpse-cutting blade from a soldier, Huang Quanjiu walked towards the group of plainclothes soldiers, his murderous aura palpable to everyone present.

"I’ll slaughter you myself!"

Seeing Huang Quanjiu approaching, the group of plainclothes soldiers grew fearful. They didn’t dare say anything nor run; no one could escape from a Level 6 New Human, so they could only retreat step by step until Huang Quanjiu stood in front of them and raised his blade.

"Do you regret it?" Huang Quanjiu asked one of the plainclothes soldiers, who didn’t speak but just looked up at him.

"Fine, then die."

Huang Quanjiu’s blade was about to fall, but in the next second, he hesitated, unable to strike as he locked eyes with the soldier. His blade-wielding hand slightly trembled.

He turned to look at the vehicle he had arrived in. There, two soldiers from the Second Army Corps looked at him with the same expression as the plainclothes soldiers, and as others glanced at them, their hearts softened.

Two groups, engaged in the same actions, both intolerable, yet, one group received almost negligible punishment, while the other was about to be executed by their own general—an intolerable and unjust disparity for anyone to bear.

Huang Quanjiu stared into the soldier’s eyes, and after a moment, closed his own. His hand with the blade continued its descent, but before touching the soldier, the blade stopped.

His arm shook visibly, and everyone could see the struggle within Huang Quanjiu.

He seemed unable to go through with it.

No one spoke, silently watching him, waiting to see what he would do next.

After about ten seconds, amidst immense turmoil, Huang Quanjiu ultimately withdrew the blade, leaving the Soldiers of the Eighth Corps feeling a drop in their hearts—they all knew the murderers would escape judgment today.

Huang Quanjiu silently walked to the highest point, scanned all the attendees, then spoke, "Brothers of the Eighth Army Corps, I’m very sorry for today’s events on behalf of the Second Army Corps. I believe you all know what happened yesterday. My Second Army Corps suffered dozens of casualties and as per the rules of the United District, the murderers should have been immediately executed. However, their actions, although egregious, were understandable, and for severe loyalty like theirs, it is rare in this age, and no one wants to see such people diminish."

"However, I can understand, you can understand, but not everyone will understand. Everyone has different opinions. In the eyes of my brothers from the Second Army Corps, this incident is unbearable, and what happened today is regrettable, but if I killed them, letting them pay their due price, it would impact the Second Army Corps severely. We should treat everyone equally, but this doesn’t mean one can cross lines at will!"

"For these people, I’ve decided to give them a chance. Here, I, Huang Quanjiu, apologize to you all, but this doesn’t mean that they’re off the hook. From tomorrow for the next six months, they will reside in building 18. I know this penalty might displease many of you, but for the interests of the Peace Party, this is the only course I can take."

"Of course, compensation will be made to the brothers of the Eighth Army Corps from the Second Army Corps. For the next two months, we will withhold our monthly Yajin, meaning, for these two months, the monthly Yajin issued to the Eighth Army Corps will be tripled, hoping that this compensation can mitigate your anger."

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