Chapter 618: The Early-Leaving Fair Convoy
"Chen Ye, don't!"
Just as Xu Lina was about to pull the trigger.
Gong Yong hurriedly stopped her in panic.
The change in circumstances had happened far too quickly.
By the time Gong Yong reacted, that poor woman was already subdued.
The woman before him was truly too pitiful. She was already in such a state, yet Chen Ye still wanted to kill her.
Wasn't this a bit too much?
As a Mechanic Sequence superhuman, Gong Yong had been fairly well protected by the convoy ever since he awakened his abilities.
Whether it was the Doomsday Convoy or the Fair Convoy, neither would sit idly by while a Mechanic Sequence superhuman faced danger.
Besides, the person before him was clearly a living human being!
She was human!
If he could have arrived here just a bit earlier, this woman's family wouldn't have died.
He was already drowning in guilt, yet Chen Ye still wanted to kill.
Was he even human?
Chen Ye held a cigarette in his mouth: "Do you know her?"
Xu Lina pressed her gun against the woman's head.
The woman looked at Gong Yong pleadingly: "Save me!"
As if sensing another gaze filled with pity and reluctance, the woman turned her eyes toward Ding Dong.
The desperation in her expression grew even stronger.
...
Just moments ago, she had been so close to succeeding.
Then this wretched group of people had shown up.
They all seemed incredibly strong—terrifyingly so, beyond what she could handle.
That one-eyed guy gave off an aura that made her feel utter dread.
And that girl with pink hair had an overwhelmingly powerful presence.
And...
The "people" on the other floors—they were probably all dead by now.
Damn it...
After assessing both sides' strength, the woman concealed her venomous gaze and shifted her attitude, putting on a pitiful facade.
...
"Do you know this thing?"
Chen Ye turned to look at Gong Yong and asked again.
Hearing Chen Ye's words.
Xu Lina stopped her finger from pulling the trigger and turned to look at Chen Ye.
With just a single signal from Chen Ye, Xu Lina would blow this "thing's" brains out.
Gong Yong shook his head: "I don't know her!"
"Then you..."
"She's too pitiful. Her whole family is gone. She's all alone. If I were strong enough, if I could have gotten here sooner, if I..."
"Besides, she's still a human being! A human being!"
Guilt was still spreading through Gong Yong's eyes, making his voice somewhat loud!
His emotions were also running high.
His fear of Chen Ye had diminished quite a bit.
Hearing Gong Yong say this, Ding Dong's eyes also flashed with reluctance.
She had encountered someone similar just now.
In the end, Ding Dong had still killed that person.
But after the kill, Ding Dong realized that it wasn't an Anomaly—it was a living human.
Even if she didn't quite look human anymore.
But the feeling of having personally killed a person still shook her heart violently.
Thinking back to the tragic past that woman had shared with her before dying.
Ding Dong's heart was deeply moved.
If this were right at the start of the apocalypse, killing was just killing.
Her heart might not have been so shaken.
But now, the number of humans had dwindled so much.
Every single human was worth uniting with.
That was what Squad Leader Chu had said. In this world, that statement was very true.
So, personally killing a person was equivalent to personally snuffing out some spark of hope for humanity.
That feeling was... guilt?
If she were given another chance, Ding Dong wouldn't kill that woman.
All of this was because she wasn't strong enough.
If she were strong enough, perhaps these things would...
The expressions on the others' faces weren't as complicated as Ding Dong's.
Sun Xixi's eyes only showed a hint of reluctance, but just a hint.
Iron Lion was clueless, his eyes pure and innocent. He couldn't think that far.
Chen Ye had told him that as long as someone wanted to harm you, you could kill them.
His simple mind was actually clearer than everyone else's at this moment.
As for Dantai Bie.
He remained silent.
Chen Ye looked at everyone, feeling somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected that something he considered the simplest truth in the world could provoke such a strong reaction from these people.
If Chen Hao were here.
This Do-Gooder would probably be causing an internal conflict today.
That Anomaly's greatest threat wasn't its strength, but how much it resembled humans themselves.
Even its post-apocalyptic circumstances were similar.
In fact, it was even more miserable than everyone else.
"Gong Yong, was it your fault she ended up like this?"
Gong Yong was stunned: "Well..."
"Her suffering wasn't caused by you, so why are you so guilty?"
"Wasn't it your fault that brought about this suffering, so why is the guilt being pushed onto you?"
"What kind of logic is that?"
"Is it just because you're easy to push around?"
Chen Ye grinned, as if everyone's troubles hadn't affected him at all.
"There's no 'but' about it. Didn't you all see that long tongue this woman was sticking out just now?"
"Can that thing still count as human?"
Chen Ye wasn't going to waste any more words. He directly signaled Xu Lina to kill that thing.
Sun Xixi spoke up.
"How about we take this person back? We might be able to get some information!"
Gong Yong nodded frantically.
Ding Dong also looked somewhat tempted.
Chen Ye thought about it briefly and felt that Sun Xixi made sense.
He might not be able to pry information out of this thing's mouth, but that didn't mean others couldn't.
He wasn't arrogant enough to think he was superior to everyone.
The entire base was a mixed bag, with all kinds of Sequences—some he'd seen, some he hadn't.
Maybe someone really did know something?
Iron Lion walked over, let out a hearty laugh, and grabbed the woman by the neck.
The woman didn't dare move an inch.
She could feel the violent, bloody aura surging within Iron Lion's body.
If she made any sudden move.
This big fool in front of her could crush her to pieces.
"Captain Chen, so what do we do now?"
Dantai Bie finally spoke.
Chen Ye shrugged: "What else can we do? Today's mission is accomplished. Clocking out!"
"Ahhh~"
"No way, Captain Chen. It's only noon!"
Dantai Bie pointed at the watch on his wrist!
Everyone suddenly realized.
Chen Ye was probably one of those guys who came in late and left early back before the apocalypse.
He probably didn't even earn enough from his pre-apocalypse job to cover his fines.
If this operation had an attendance sheet.
Chen Ye would definitely be the straggler!
Chen Ye rolled his eyes: "Come on, this is a fight against Anomalies. Why are you guys so eager?"
"Fighting Anomalies—that's the kind of thing that gets people killed!"
"Are you all crazy?"
I've still got a ton of Slaughter Points I haven't farmed yet. What are you losers in such a hurry for?
Are these people idiots or what?
Everyone looked at each other.
The chatterbox Dantai Bie was the first to speak.
"Captain Chen, your mission is to clear out all the Anomalies on Sunset Avenue."
"All of them!"
"This place is going to be our own territory from now on!"
"We're basically working for ourselves right now. Don't you want to grind it out?"
Chen Ye snorted coldly: "Are you stupid? If we clear out all the Anomalies on Sunset Avenue right now!"
"What then? Do we just rest?"
"I can tell you've never had a real job!"
"At the office, when the boss gives you a task, never show off by finishing three days' worth of work in two."
"If you dare to do that, all that's waiting for you is endless work!"
"Back when I was working, there was this idiot who said he knew how to fix printers. Then, the entire company—every single printer—was his job to fix, and he still had to do his own work!"
"And the important part? No overtime pay!"
"Tsk tsk..."
Dantai Bie had an epiphany and then looked at Chen Ye with surprise: "Captain Chen, that idiot you're talking about—was it you?"
"Bullshit! Stop blabbing. Clock out, clock out, clock out!"