Published: March 1, 2025
Zhang Xiao ran forward madly, trying to evade the attacks coming from behind him.
It was frustrating; he had his eye on a small supermarket that hadn’t been “looted.” You have to know, it had been over a month since the apocalypse began, and finding an untouched supermarket in the city was truly a blessing from the Buddha!
Yes, Zhang Xiao believed in Buddha.
However, the Buddha did not protect Zhang Xiao, at least not until the end.
As Zhang Xiao was desperately stuffing items into his backpack, he inadvertently saw a small boy standing at the door.
He was under ten years old, and at that age, he posed no threat in Zhang Xiao’s eyes!
So, Zhang Xiao gestured for the boy to be quiet, but unexpectedly...
“Brothers, someone dares to rob our supplies! Grab your weapons and kill him!”
In the midst of Zhang Xiao’s stunned expression, a large group of kids burst out from every corner of the small alley!
Their dirty appearance and clothes couldn’t hide their true nature!
These kids were all first-level practitioners!
Heaven knows how children this small could kill zombies and mutated beasts and jump up to smash zombies' heads!
Just imagining that scene was too beautiful!
Before Zhang Xiao could react, various skills or flying kitchen knives and stones came flying towards him!
“This is really frustrating!”
Watching the endless “ranged attacks” from behind, Zhang Xiao was completely at a loss!
It’s a simple principle; you can’t judge the combat strength of practitioners by age. As a first-level practitioner, Zhang Xiao was all alone!
Behind him, there were over ten first-level kids’ troops!
Even though adults are indeed stronger than children with the same physical qualities, it was simply not enough to make up for the difference in numbers!
Zhang Xiao had no choice but to run!
Fortunately, as an adult male, Zhang Xiao had longer legs than the kids!
Long legs mean running fast.
When Zhang Xiao was forced to throw away his backpack, the kids behind finally stopped chasing.
A childish yet serious shout came from behind.
“Next time, if you dare to come to our territory, I’ll beat the shit out of you!”
“I won't stoop to the level of a bunch of kids!”
Zhang Xiao lowered his head, silently complaining... or rather, comforting himself.
But when Zhang Xiao looked around at his surroundings, he realized the reason the kids weren’t chasing anymore.
“I’ve run straight into the mountains...”
...
“Brave man, let’s negotiate.”
Zhang Xiao hesitated for a moment but still emerged from the forest, giving a bitter smile to the group of kids standing there waving their weapons.
Zhang Xiao had no choice; this area originally didn’t belong to the mountains, but due to the rapid expansion of mutated plants, it had long been covered in green!
And anywhere covered in green is a forbidden zone for humans!
Just as the steel-forged cities are forbidden zones for mutated beasts!
Although it hasn’t been long since the apocalypse began, strict boundaries have slowly begun to form!
And they will only become stricter!
Because this is fundamental to preventing large-scale wars between humans and mutated beasts!
Hearing Zhang Xiao’s words, the leading boy smirked disdainfully.
“What? Not running anymore? You can keep running; I won’t chase!”
Seeing the boy sizing him up, Zhang Xiao forced a smile.
Human adaptability is incredibly strong!
In less than two months, it was enough to establish a set of unspoken rules or an order that shouldn’t be made public.
Calmly placing the steel knife in his hand on the ground, Zhang Xiao took a deep breath.
“Brave man, toll fee.”
The boy in front looked Zhang Xiao up and down, pretending to be mature.
“Not enough!”
“Don’t go too far, you little brats! You want my protective gear too? Do you know how long I’ve spent collecting these two pieces of equipment? Even the city entrance fee in the central gathering area isn’t as high as what you’re charging!”