I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade
Chapter 515 - 146 Are You a Cheap Person_6

Chapter 515: Chapter 146 Are You a Cheap Person_6

Zhong Hanguo clutched at his head, grinning goofily, "I have a stronger, sturdier shield now. From now on, when we encounter zombies, I’ll stand in front to take the hits, guaranteed to keep the zombies from touching you guys at all."

Ye Qian asked, "So, how strong is Brother Lin, really?"

As Dong Jia pondered, she said, "Hard to say, I don’t really know, but he’s just really strong. Have you ever seen a tide of zombies?"

Zhong Hanguo and Ye Qian looked at each other and shook their heads, "We haven’t seen it."

Dong Jia explained, "I heard from the elders that when the range of activities at the Sunshine District shelter was still within the district, there was once a zombie tide that hit. It was dense and swarming, countless zombies poured towards the district, and Brother Lin, alone with his sword, stood on the streets and hunted every zombie in the tide clean. That battle, if not witnessed with one’s own eyes, is really hard to believe."

Listening to Dong Jia, they all stood with their mouths agape, as if the scene she described was already forming in their minds.

It’s just a pity...

They never got to see it with their own eyes, so the specifics were a bit hard to grasp.

"Continue consuming the black crystals," Zhu Cheng said.

Although he didn’t know how useful this ability enhancement would be in the end,

it seemed not too excessive to give it a try anyway.

Furthermore, having one’s ability enhanced, even if one isn’t good at fighting, would still improve physical fitness. Zhu Cheng, touching his chubby belly, thought how wonderful it would be if he could automatically lose weight and turn the fat into abs.

Two days later.

On the roof of the commercial building.

Guan Hao and Zhong Hanguo were there, chatting casually while also checking the surroundings. People were patrolling the rooftops of tall buildings, and Guan Hao’s main job was to watch the streets to see if anyone was coming.

If there were any survivors, they would try to communicate with them.

"Old Zhong, that’s the shield Old Master Zhou crafted for you, isn’t it? It looks so cool," Guan Hao said, his eyes brimming with stars, even glimmering with light.

Zhong Hanguo replied with a simple laugh, "Of course, I never expected Old Master Zhou to be so skilled. Look at the pattern he polished, so beautiful. Plus, this side of the shield is really sharp. If I block an attack from a zombie, a backhand slash could cut open its head."

Guan Hao commented, "Old Master Zhou was a military industry expert back in the day, so his craftsmanship is guaranteed. Moreover, Brother Lin has fortified it with nineteen black crystals, making its hardness unquestionably superior."

Zhong Hanguo said, "I really couldn’t have imagined this before. We used to pay so much to get black crystals, and the returns were meager. But I never thought that one day black crystals would be as plentiful as if they were free. We truly owe it all to Lin Fan. Without him, we wouldn’t have today."

Just a few short days had passed.

He could feel that his awakening ability had already strengthened, doubling since before. The black crystal was truly formidable, especially the significant boost in the early stages.

Even though the enhancement slowed down later on.

He could still feel it.

Just then,

the sound of a car engine came near.

Soon, a sedan was seen speeding towards them.

The patrolling members all took notice of the sedan, their expressions turning somewhat solemn, unsure of who had come.

"Sunshine District shelter?"

Driving the car, Chen Sheng looked at the tall iron fence and was startled. It was just as the other party had said, a fully established shelter, visible from afar with people patrolling atop the buildings.

As an Awakener, he always had a bit of pride.

After all, not everyone was an Awakener.

What surprised him even more was that there were no zombies around; just countless dead zombie bodies could be seen. He thought to himself, that sword-carrying Lin Fan must have consumed a lot of black crystals to become so formidable.

Fuck... just the thought was aggravating, why could the other guy be so strong while his own life was so damn hard.

He was already thinking about becoming a member of the Sunshine District and then using the power of the shelter here to obtain the crystals more easily. If he ran into that guy with the sword, he wondered what he would say when asked how he ended up being the only one left.

He had already thought of his excuse.

It would be that he encountered terrifying zombies, his two companions both sacrificed themselves, and only he managed to escape, naturally he would have to exhibit the right amount of inner turmoil.

Soon.

The sedan slowly came to a stop.

Chen Sheng opened the car door, got out, and hurriedly approached the iron fence, trying to get someone inside to let him in.

"Stop right there, who are you?" Guan Hao called out.

Hearing the voice, Chen Sheng looked up and was just about to speak when he suddenly saw Zhong Hanguo. His eyes went wide as if he had seen a ghost, and he pointed with his hand.

"You... you." Chen Sheng’s mouth hung open, he was so flustered that he even began to stutter.

Guan Hao frowned, wondering if this new survivor had some kind of problem, behaving as if he had seen a ghost.

Just as he was about to speak.

Zhong Hanguo beside him spoke up.

"Hmph, are you surprised to see me?"

Zhong Hanguo might be simple, but he wasn’t stupid. He didn’t care about competing for anything, but he truly considered Chen Sheng a teammate worthy of trust. Even when Lin Fan invited them and Chen Sheng didn’t want to go, he chose not to go either, for the sake of his friend.

But what did he get in the end?

At the most critical moment, he was abandoned by the teammate he trusted, who didn’t even have the courage to try and fight it out.

"You’re not dead?"

Chen Sheng truly couldn’t believe it.

He knew the situation back then; there was no chance of surviving, unless... after I ran away, they encountered Lin Fan with the sword and were saved by him?

Zhong Hanguo said, "Yeah, are you disappointed? Not only am I not dead, but Ye Qian is also not dead. In fact, we are living better and happier than you."

"Truly, Ye Qian and I were blind to have trusted a hypocrite and villain like you."

Listening to these words.

Chen Sheng’s face turned from green to white.

By his side, Guan Hao angrily said, "Oh, so it’s you! You’re damn despicable, Zhong trusted you so much, and you just ran away. Now you have the nerve to show up here, I find you truly shameless."

"To think that I, Guan Hao, am such a friendly and civilized person, and even I can’t help but cuss you out, just shows how despicable you are."

Chen Sheng’s face turned an ashen blue from being scolded by Guan Hao.

Rage was building up inside him.

At the same time, there was also some embarrassment.

After all, though the words were true, they were words he truly did not want to hear.

"Zhong, I was really wrong, at that moment I don’t know why, I chose to back down. I am regretful, I blame myself, I... can you forgive me and trust me once more? I truly know I was wrong."

Chen Sheng looked at Zhong Hanguo with a pained expression of self-reproach.

He hoped to arouse Zhong Hanguo’s sympathy.

PS: Please give me some advice so I can learn from it.