Chapter 746: The Bait
"Why say so much? Just kill him!"
"I’ve been annoyed with him for a long time. Such a hot day, and he measures temperature so slowly!"
"Such a dawdler!"
A man had earthy brown energy flowing from his fingertips, directly aiming at Hong Yu.
Being in the safe base doesn’t mean they are good people.
In a post-apocalyptic world, those who get by moderately well are usually not good people.
Good people tend to die young.
But someone like him, provoking for no reason yet still surviving, is also a skill.
He doesn’t blatantly cause trouble; in such chaos, killing someone basically goes unpunished.
No one cares if a body was killed by a monster or a superpower user.
Hong Yu looked extremely shy, easily seen as a pushover.
Some people just like bullying those without power.
But they have other aims, they are targeting Hong Yu.
From the start till now, the few people picking on Hong Yu all knew each other, taking turns speaking.
They formed a circle, enclosing Hong Yu inside.
Hong Yu clenched the crystal core, looking gloomily at the man attacking him, his fingertips turning white, almost crushing the crystal core.
He wanted to protect the people of the safe base, so why were they still causing trouble?
For a moment, Hong Yu began to doubt his own goals.
Was being the gatekeeper truly worth it?
Hong Yu’s eyes glimmered with red; despite his efforts, he couldn’t ward off a monster’s strike, yet those he wanted to protect were bullying him.
"Stop!"
A golden light instantly covered Hong Yu, blocking the superpower user’s attack.
Even though Bai Yifan was a first rank superpower user, he could perfectly block the power of a second rank superpower user.
"You all go that way, Hong Yu’s injured. If the monsters go berserk later, you’ll be dead meat!"
Bai Yifan couldn’t stand it anymore, waving a dagger threateningly at the group.
In this world, there are always a few unreasonable people.
Jeez.
Bai Yifan suddenly remembered he wasn’t even eighteen yet; if he killed these opportunists, his dad probably wouldn’t even mind, right?
After all, it’s the apocalypse!
Bai Yifan was so furious he could explode.
The group exchanged a glance, all recognizing Bai Yifan.
The Bai family was quite famous in the safe base, especially their unreasonable elderly group.
This is truly someone you can’t mess with; provoke them, and they’d dare to run you over in broad daylight!
"Move!"
The second rank earth ability user glanced at Hong Yu, who was sitting on the ground, eyes flickering, and then left.
Forget it, he’d come back next time to claim the fire ability crystal core in his brain!
He started trouble not only to bully honest people but also because he wanted a fire crystal core. Though he was an earth ability user and didn’t need it, his mother did.
He wasn’t a good person, but he was a good son.
Someone outside could perform brain surgery.
It could transform an ordinary person into a superpower user, but it needed a fourth rank crystal core for a higher success rate.
He was only a second rank superpower user, absolutely no match for a fourth rank superpower user, this was an opportunity.
But...
From afar, he heard the sound of a green garbage truck approaching.
"Are you okay?"
Once the others left, Bai Yifan still held tightly onto his dagger.
"I’m fine; I’ll be okay in a while."
Hong Yu’s mood seemed low, and he appeared distracted when speaking with Bai Yifan.
"They’re looking for trouble; after this is over, we can put a sack over them and beat them up." Bai Yifan suggested.
These people were all second rank superpower users; Hong Yu was a fourth rank, combined with Bai Yifan as a first rank, they could definitely win!
"Okay."
Seeing Bai Yifan’s sincere expression, the gloom in Hong Yu’s eyes faded a bit, and he struggled to his feet, leaning on the door, looking towards the monster.
The monster was pressed to the ground by an invisible force; though not flying, its huge size had a strong oppressive presence.
The foreheads of Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai shimmered with sweat, unclear if it was from heat or exhaustion.
No other superpower user came to help.
They couldn’t beat it.
They were knocked away before getting close, only the formidable Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin withstood it for long without injury.
"You rest a bit first."
Bai Yifan left a remark, wielding a dagger slightly larger than his palm, charging towards the giant wind.
"Xiao Fan!"
Hong Yu was startled, quickly raising a hand to pull Bai Yifan back.
As everyone knew, Bai Yifan was a first rank superpower user.
Rushing over like that, at most, he’d become extra food for the monster.
The monster was almost as tall as a two-story building; how could Bai Yifan manage?
But Hong Yu couldn’t react in time; unsteady on his feet, he didn’t manage to grab Bai Yifan and instead fell to the ground himself.
Bai Yifan was enveloped in golden light, even the bronze dagger radiated a green-yellow glow.
When Uncle Wang arrived driving a garbage truck, he saw this scene.
Bai Yifan, a small figure, wielded a fist the size of a sandbag, inside of which held a dagger thinner than a toothpick.
He swung it towards a massive creature.
"Damn! Old Bai, your grandson’s fierce!"
Uncle Wang couldn’t help but curse.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
Bai Zhengxuan’s mutated climbing vine rapidly spread from his wrist, quickly flying towards the monster, urging Uncle Wang to drive the garbage truck faster.
With a stomp on the gas pedal, the green garbage truck surged past Hong Yu, charging towards the monster.
The Philodendron in Uncle Liu’s hand appeared even greener, with endless green stretching out, swiftly wrapping around the giant wind, tightening suddenly.
The broad wings got squeezed to resemble chicken wings.
At this moment, Bai Yifan also reached the front of the giant wind, without hesitation, swiping his arm swiftly towards it.
It seemed light as a feather.
Yet easily sliced the feathers on the giant wind, revealing the red flesh underneath, blood splattering instantly.
The defense that many superpower users couldn’t penetrate was easily cut open by Bai Yifan with a "toothpick."
This was the terrifying aspect of a gold ability tempered body.
Even though the superpower rank increased slowly, the explosive force within could almost break through any defense.
The monster let out a peacock-like roar of rage.
It struggled violently.
With Bai Xiqin’s ability, Uncle Liu’s and Bai Zhengxuan’s mutated plants present, the monster couldn’t break free from the shackles.
Bai Yifan wanted to land another blow with the dagger, but the monster suddenly thrashed, its wings showing signs of breaking free from the vines.
Even Bai Xiqin’s control power struggled to restrain it any longer.
Bai Yifan had to step back, waiting for an opportunity.
"Someone is controlling it."
Leng Yebai said in a deep voice.
Bai Xiqin nodded slightly.
Bloodthirsty monsters wouldn’t normally spare zombies, swallowing them even if it’s carrion.
The suspicious aspects of this monster were too numerous.
Not only was there no black blood in its mouth, but owning massive wings, it attacked inward from the gate instead of flying over.
Its target wasn’t the people inside the safe base, it was the people at the gate.
Bai Xiqin thought only of Hong Yu.
Hong Yu must be different from other superpower users; it was already difficult for ordinary people to reach fourth rank, let alone, he was known as the Man Slaughter in the future.
This monster was insanely frenzied, with no intelligence, only flapping its wings without avoiding powers, lacking even the basic wit of small animals.
This was very inappropriate, generally, stronger animals have higher intelligence.
Strong when encountering strong.
More like a bait.
After being subdued by Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, it struggled for a long while without escapes.
Once contained by Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, it didn’t break free for a long time after, especially with Uncle Liu and Bai Zhengxuan joining with their mutated plants, the monster couldn’t break free either.
"She looks too timid, easily bullied."
When eyes met, Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai glanced subtly toward a certain direction.
From that direction, there was an energy fluctuation, and obviously, those were the people controlling the giant wind.