EOTWR Chapter 10

Chapter 10

He turned his head to look at Xia Junchi and Han Lu, both of whom had somewhat complicated expressions.

Doctor Li, who was following behind their car, was also looking over, not even getting out of his car.

This man was extremely enthusiastic, and Ai Wei felt a little overwhelmed by his hospitality, so he couldn’t help but look at Xia Junchi in the car.

Xia Junchi offered a smile and said to the man, “Thank you for your invitation, but we can’t accept rewards for nothing. We haven’t really helped you with anything, so we’re embarrassed to accept your gifts. It’s getting late, and we still need to find a place to stay. Once we’re settled, we’ll definitely come to visit you.”

Although his words were euphemistic, they were just short of telling him to leave. The man’s expression immediately turned sour.

Seeing this, Ai Wei said, “Thank you for your kindness, but we want to take a look around here and see which villa is suitable to live in. Once we’ve settled down, we’ll invite you over as guests.”

The man heard this and forced a smile, but it wasn’t as warm as before. He said, “Since that’s the case, I won’t disturb you any further. Let’s have a meal together tomorrow.”

After a few more words, the man said goodbye and left. “I just feel like there’s something strange about that guy,” Ai Wei said, wrinkling his nose.

Xia Junchi nodded and said, “He might not be as kind as he seems on the surface.”

Ai Wei heard that he thought so too, and asked, “Then should we still stay here?”

Honestly, he quite wanted to stay here. The environment here was very good.

“Are there any zombies nearby?” Han Lu asked.

“No,” Ai Wei said. He had already searched the area within several hundred meters with his ability, and hadn’t found a single person. After a discussion, they finally decided to settle down here for now.

Firstly, the conditions here were indeed good. Secondly, the people who were praying to the Buddha seemed to be ordinary people, unlike those juvenile delinquents they had encountered before. Moreover, the government had already begun to restore order, and a batch of criminals had been executed online. If those people wanted to harm them, they would be punished.

After making a decision, Ai Wei used his ability again to scan the nearby villas. After selecting a vacant villa with good conditions, he planned to stay there for now.

This villa was number 98, six houses away from the occupied villa number 96. He stepped on the roof of the car, climbed over the wall into the villa’s yard, and then opened the gate from the inside. Han Lu and Doctor Li then drove the two cars into the yard.

After locking the gate, they went to the villa building. Ai Wei used the handle of his knife to break open the locked door, and then saw a layer of dust in the spacious villa hall. It was clear that the owner of the villa hadn’t been there for a while.

However, although there was a lot of dust, the furniture was still complete. There were sofas, wardrobes, tables, chairs, and beds. They looked through it all, inside and out, and found that all the doors and windows were locked. This meant that no zombies had entered this villa, so they could live there with peace of mind.

There were many rooms in the villa. After everyone chose their rooms, they began to clean.

Under the pretense of taking care of Xia Junchi, Ai Wei shamelessly shared a room with Xia Junchi.

After cleaning the room, Ai Wei moved Xia Junchi into the room, and then made a makeshift bed on the floor next to the bed.

Xia Junchi was looking at his mobile phone. There was no signal, so he asked Ai Wei to take the phone outside to try and see if he could connect to the internet. Ai Wei went out with the phone, and then couldn’t help but frown.

“Why is there no signal at all?” Ai Wei also asked Han Lu, who was nearby, “Do you have a signal on your phone?”

Han Lu had also just finished cleaning her room and came out to look at the villa’s yard. Hearing Ai Wei’s question, she also took out her mobile phone to check.

“My phone doesn’t have a signal either,” Han Lu said.

She didn’t find it strange. After all, they had traveled a long distance, and some places had a signal while others didn’t. It was just that without a signal, they couldn’t understand the situation outside. They still wanted to watch the live broadcast of the construction of the Safe Zone!

However, there was nothing they could do about it. None of them knew how to fix the signal. The people in villa 96 not far away probably didn’t know how to fix it either. If they knew how to fix the signal, there wouldn’t be no signal available here.

They had finally found such a good place to live, and they were really reluctant to leave for the sake of a signal. But if they stayed here, they would have to drive to other places if they wanted to understand the situation outside.

Fortunately, the construction of the Safe Zone shouldn’t take too long. During this time, they could go online every few days, which shouldn’t be too big of a problem.

Because they were worried about the people in number 96, they still arranged a watch that night. Ai Wei had worked the night shift last night, so it was Doctor Li and Han Lu’s turn tonight.

The next morning, after Ai Wei got up, he used his ability to keep an eye on the situation in villa number 96.

Early in the morning, the people in that villa started worshipping the portrait again.

Ai Wei also noticed that the two people responsible for keeping watch had switched shifts. Now, the two people guarding the window and the roof were different people. They would occasionally glance in their direction.

Just then, three people came out of that villa.

The three people were all women. They looked around cautiously, as if they were afraid that zombies would pounce on them. They came to the gate of number 98 and called out.

“We’re from villa number 96, here to pay a visit. Please open the door,” a young woman’s voice said.

Doctor Li and Han Lu, who were on the first floor, were both stunned when they heard the voice, and didn’t immediately open the door for them.

Han Lu walked to the gate and asked, “What can we do for you?”

“We’re all neighbors, so we brought some food as a gift to visit,” the woman’s voice said. “Please open the door quickly and let us in first.”

Han Lu looked at Doctor Li, not daring to let these three women in directly.

Although these three women were all petite and slender, and didn’t seem very capable in combat, they didn’t dare to let their guard down.

Doctor Li frowned and looked at the three women through the peephole in the door. Sure enough, they were holding a plate of pastries in their hands, and weren’t carrying anything else.

Just then, Ai Wei also came down from the second floor and whispered to the two, “I’ve checked, they’re not carrying any weapons.”

So, Han Lu opened the door and let the three women in.

When these three women came in, it was as if there were demons and ghosts chasing them. They flashed into the gate as quickly as possible, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Han Lu lock the door.

Seeing their appearance, Ai Wei asked, “I see that it’s very clean outside, there are no zombies. What are you afraid of?” The young woman who was the leader and had a delicate appearance said, “Although there are no zombies here now, there might be some in a little while. We can’t fight the zombies, we can only hide from them.”

As she spoke, she showed a smile and lifted the plate in her hand a little higher. Then, she placed the tray directly in Han Lu’s hands and said, “Master Hong asked us to bring you some food as a welcome gift for coming to this residential district.”

“Master Hong??” Ai Wei raised his eyebrows. This name sounded like a charlatan.

The young woman’s face showed a look of admiration as she said, “Yes, Master Hong is our savior! When we were panicking and felt like we were about to die, it was Master Hong who pointed us in the right direction. He allowed this group of lost sheep to find the correct path.”

Hearing this, Ai Wei couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He didn’t believe in these supernatural things. In the past, some believers of certain religious sects had come to brainwash him and ask him to convert to their god’s embrace. But although he believed that faith was free, he wouldn’t actively interfere with others, nor did he like others running up to him and telling him how good their religious sect was.

Seeing the woman’s somewhat obsessed expression, he couldn’t help but feel vigilant.

The young woman didn’t seem to realize that the person in front of her didn’t want to hear her say this. However, she didn’t continue speaking, but instead introduced herself, saying, “My name is Li Weiwei, these are my friends Yao Jianing and Wang Jing.”

Since the other party had introduced themselves, Ai Wei also introduced the names of the people on his side. He didn’t plan to tell them anything else for the time being.

He was somewhat wary of the people in villa number 96. There were men and women, old and young, in villa number 96, and most of them were men. But they had so many men, yet they only sent three young and beautiful women to deliver things to them. This made Ai Wei couldn’t help but have some bad associations.

Based on this alone, he felt that the overall character of the people in villa number 96 wasn’t very good, and they were worth guarding against.

Moreover, although Master Hong, whom he had met yesterday, had a look of compassion, Ai Wei always felt that he wasn’t so simple.

Just then, Yao Jianing, who had been quietly following behind Li Weiwei, suddenly said, “You came from outside, do you know what the situation is like outside now?”

She asked somewhat abruptly, and her expression was somewhat anxious, which made people feel a little surprised.

Ai Wei was about to open his mouth when Li Weiwei suddenly changed her expression and scolded Yao Jianing, “Yao Jianing! Have you forgotten the divine instruction that Master Hong spoke of?! Don’t worry about things outside!”

Yao Jianing didn’t listen to her, and continued to eagerly say to Ai Wei and the others, “You can’t stay here, they’re all a bunch of lunatics! They throw living people into the zombie horde to sacrifice to the zombie god…”

Hearing this, Ai Wei, Doctor Li, and Han Lu couldn’t help but widen their eyes, almost unable to believe what they had just heard.

Throwing living people into the zombie horde to sacrifice to the zombie god?? What kind of insane operation was this??!! And what the hell was a zombie god?!

A chill rose from Ai Wei’s spine. Could it be that the people in villa number 96 weren’t worshipping Buddha or the Jade Emperor, but some kind of zombie god??!!

Hearing the always obedient Yao Jianing say this, Li Weiwei immediately became anxious and went to slap Yao Jianing, scolding, “What nonsense are you talking about?! Master Hong took you in, and you’re repaying him by slandering him?! Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?!”

Yao Jianing didn’t stand there obediently and take the beating. She grabbed Li Weiwei’s hair and started fighting with her. While fighting, she said to Ai Wei and the others, “They also said that only those who believe in the zombie god can be saved, gain eternal life, and that those who don’t believe in the zombie god will be eaten by zombies! Those who didn’t believe in the zombie god before were all fed to zombies by them. I beg you, please take me away, I’ll die if I continue to stay here…”

Ai Wei listened in horror, almost unable to believe what he had heard. But seeing Li Weiwei and Yao Jianing fighting, he couldn’t stand by and watch. So, he stepped forward to break them up, thinking that after he separated them, he would properly ask these two what was going on.

However, just then, Wang Jing, who had been silent all along, suddenly ran outside.

“Quick, stop her! We can’t let her go back to report! Otherwise, none of us will be able to escape!” Yao Jianing saw that Wang Jing was about to run and immediately shouted anxiously.

Ai Wei also realized that if what Yao Jianing said was true, then if Wang Jing reported back to number 96, the situation would be very unfavorable to them. So, he immediately let go of Li Weiwei, who was fighting, and went to grab Wang Jing.

After his body had been tempered by his ability, his movements were much faster than ordinary people. He quickly grabbed Wang Jing. However, after being grabbed, Wang Jing suddenly tore open her throat and shouted, “Master! Come quickly, Master!”

Her voice was sharp and ear-piercing, and she used all her strength to scream, scaring Ai Wei. Ai Wei quickly covered her mouth, but she was bitten by her as she struggled desperately.

Ai Wei’s palm throbbed with pain, but he didn’t dare to let go. With a ruthless heart, he knocked Wang Jing unconscious.

Seeing Wang Jing being knocked unconscious, Li Weiwei screamed in fright and immediately forgot about fighting with Yao Jianing. She also tore open her throat and shouted Master Hong’s name, her expression somewhat deranged.

Ai Wei quickly knocked her unconscious as well.

After knocking the two people unconscious, Ai Wei’s heart didn’t relax at all. The two women’s screams were very loud, and it was very likely that the people in villa number 96 had already heard their voices.

He quickly released his mental power to investigate whether there was any movement in villa number 96, and then his expression changed.

“They’re coming out, we have to leave here quickly! Han Lu, go start the car, I’ll go get Xia Junchi out!” Ai Wei left a sentence and ran into the villa building, not caring about Han Lu’s response.

Doctor Li also followed into the villa building to find Li Xiaxia. Han Lu didn’t care about anything else and immediately ran to her car, opened the door, and got in. Then, she started the car and drove it out of the gate.

She wanted to get the car ready before Ai Wei and Doctor Li came out, so that they could get in the car and leave as soon as they came out.

Yao Jianing also got into Han Lu’s car. The two sat in the car, waiting for Ai Wei and Doctor Li to come out while anxiously looking in the direction of villa number 96.

The gate of villa number 96 had already been opened, and Master Hong led several people out of the villa gate. Seeing their car, they quickened their pace and ran in their direction.

Seeing Master Hong getting closer and closer, Yao Jianing couldn’t help but anxiously shout to Han Lu, “Go! Don’t wait for them, if we get caught by Master Hong, we’ll all be caught and fed to the zombies!”

Han Lu looked at Master Hong bringing people over, and felt very nervous in her heart. But hearing Yao Jianing ask her to run away and leave Ai Wei and the others behind, she couldn’t help but feel a burst of anger in her heart.

She certainly knew that if they were caught by Master Hong, they might be caught and fed to the zombies, so she couldn’t leave her companions behind and run. If she drove away, her companions would only be waiting to be caught.

“Wait a little longer,” Han Lu said through gritted teeth.

Yao Jianing was almost going crazy with anxiety and repeatedly urged Han Lu to leave quickly. Seeing that Han Lu insisted on waiting for her companions to come out and was determined not to run away on her own, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and she used a hand chop to knock Han Lu unconscious.

Although she had always pretended to be very weak and easily bullied, Yao Jianing was actually a fire-type ability user. Her physique had been strengthened by her ability, so it wasn’t difficult for her to knock someone unconscious.

Then, she kicked Han Lu out of the car, started the car, and drove away quickly.

When Ai Wei carried Xia Junchi to the gate, what he saw was Han Lu lying on the ground unconscious, and Yao Jianing driving away.

Ai Wei cursed inwardly and, looking at the situation, knew that Yao Jianing must have knocked Han Lu unconscious and then ran away on her own. But there was no use in getting angry now. He took a deep breath, decisively turned around with Xia Junchi in his arms, and ran towards Doctor Li’s car.

Doctor Li’s car was next to Han Lu’s car, with the front of the car facing the gate. The car door wasn’t locked, and the car key was inserted into the keyhole. This was to make it easier for them to leave at any time in case of an accident.

He put Xia Junchi in the back seat of the car and then got into the driver’s seat. At this time, Doctor Li also came out of the villa with Li Xiaxia. After the two got into the car, Ai Wei started the car and drove towards the villa gate.

However, before the car could start, Ai Wei saw a flash of golden light, and a metal blade flew from the side and pierced through the two front tires.

The tires quickly went flat, and Ai Wei’s heart sank.

The metal blade was obviously being controlled by someone, which meant that the other party had an ability user! And a metal-type ability with strong attack power.

Although Ai Wei was also an ability user, his ability didn’t have any offensive power, so he would be at a disadvantage when fighting ability users.

He couldn’t help but frown. Just then, Master Hong finally appeared at the gate of villa number 99 with his people.

There were seven people on the other side, five men and two women. Master Hong held prayer beads in his hand, with the same compassionate smile on his face. To his left was a young man in his twenties, who was playing with a metal dagger in his hand and looking over with sinister eyes, which was a little creepy. To Master Hong’s right was a middle-aged man in his forties, with tiny sand particles flowing around him, looking like an earth-type ability user.

The other four people also had different abilities, and they all followed behind Master Hong, not saying a word, as if they were Master Hong’s lackeys.

Ai Wei’s heart couldn’t help but sink. The other party had so many people, and they were all ability users. And if what Yao Jianing said was true, that they really used living people to feed the zombies, then they were a group of vicious thugs. If they confronted them, they would have almost no chance of winning.

Doctor Li and Xia Junchi obviously thought so too, and couldn’t help but frown. Li Xiaxia was holding Doctor Li’s arm, looking at the people outside with a somewhat frightened expression.

“I’ll try to negotiate with them,” Ai Wei said.

Xia Junchi knew that this was the only thing they could do now, so he said, “Be careful.”

Ai Wei nodded, got out of the car, and showed a flattering smile as he walked towards Master Hong. As he walked, he raised his hands to show that he wasn’t holding any weapons, and said, “Oh! Master Hong, we meet again. You look even more radiant and handsome than yesterday!”

Master Hong raised an eyebrow, not expecting him to start with a string of flattery.

However, he had to admit that the flattery was quite pleasing to the ear.

Master Hong’s attitude softened a little, but his tone was still somewhat coldly mocking as he said, “Where do you think you’re going?”

As he spoke, he looked at Li Weiwei and Wang Jing, who had been knocked unconscious on the ground, and his tone became even more unkind: “I kindly asked people to bring you a greeting gift, but you didn’t appreciate it and even knocked my people unconscious?”

“It’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!” Ai Wei hurriedly explained: “It’s all Yao Jianing’s fault! She actually said that you were going to feed all of us to the zombies. We just arrived and didn’t know the situation, so we couldn’t help but be scared when we heard her say that! Because we were scared, we took some extreme actions. However, now that I see your kind and compassionate appearance, I think what Yao Jianing said must be false. A god-like figure like you radiates an aura of saving people from suffering and helping all living beings, how could you be a bad person?! You even asked the two young ladies to bring us food. The world is so chaotic right now, everyone is looking out for themselves, and it’s good enough if they don’t rob other people’s things, let alone give their own things to others! Only a kind person like you would care if we’re hungry and send people to bring us things. You’re such a good person! It’s just that we encountered a robbery before, and our courage has become smaller. That’s why we think about running away as soon as we encounter any slight disturbance…”

Ai Wei spoke sincerely and guiltily, and his flattery was freely given. The more Master Hong listened, the more his expression softened, and in the end, he revealed a compassionate expression, saying: “Yao Jianing was blessed by God and was fortunate enough to survive in the apocalypse. I also saw that she had some wisdom, so I entrusted her with the work of developing believers, allowing her to bring the blessings of God to guide you. Who knew that she would deceive me and betray the God she swore to serve. This is truly too disappointing for me. But forget it, let her go. In this world-destroying disaster, only true believers can be saved by the true God, escape the sea of ​​suffering, and reach the kingdom of God. I will not denounce Yao Jianing’s betrayal, because God will punish those who abandon him. Yao Jianing abandoned her God, and will inevitably be abandoned by God. And those who are abandoned by God will inevitably be swallowed by this world-destroying disaster, and their souls will be forever imprisoned in hell, unable to be liberated.”