Back at the restaurant, Xiao Feng let out a sigh of relief.
Xiao Feng walked over to Bai Zhi, who was barely breathing. "Now that we’re here, do you think you can still kill me?"
Bai Zhi’s lips were stained with a hint of blood, immobilized by Xiao Feng’s telekinetic force.
Staring coldly at Xiao Feng, Bai Zhi’s eyes held a stubborn defiance. "If you kill me, my brother will avenge me!"
"Enough of that! I’ve heard these words too many times!" Xiao Feng impatiently retorted.
In the next moment, Xiao Feng swiftly extended his right hand, striking Bai Zhi’s chest. There was a soft sensation, but immediately after, Xiao Feng’s hand pierced through Bai Zhi’s chest.
Bai Zhi’s eyes widened in disbelief.
In her final moments, she felt a surreal sensation.
Slowly retracting her hand, Xiao Feng held a red crystal in his palm. A red crystal represented a fifth-tier core.
Within this red crystal, a trace of white aura floated - evidently, the Ice Soul Essence.
Turning to Zhao Tianling nearby, Xiao Feng retrieved his crystal too.
One crystal housed the Ice Soul Essence, the other the Undead Fire Essence. Ice and fire, two extremes. If he could absorb them, Xiao Feng’s powers would skyrocket.
Unfortunately, these were fifth-tier cores. To absorb them, he’d need fifth-tier exotic beasts to make a familiar hotpot dish.
"I must absorb this Undead Fire Essence crystal quickly!" Xiao Feng thought to himself.
By absorbing the Undead Fire Essence, he could melt the meteorite and forge it into a suitable kitchen knife as a weapon.
Ding Dong! Someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Xiao Feng, upon checking, found Peng Donglai standing outside.
"What are you still doing here? I spared your life. Aren’t you supposed to leave?" Xiao Feng demanded.
Peng Donglai shook his head stubbornly. "My master said if someone defeats me and I truly acknowledge their superiority, I should accept them as my master until I defeat them!"
"Your master must be out of their mind!" Xiao Feng chuckled. "You expect me to let you defeat me, then teach you, just so you can defeat me again? That’s not something a sane person would do!"
"Are you afraid of losing to me?" Peng Donglai questioned.
"Get lost! I don’t have time to play with you here. I have other things to do!" Dismissing him, Xiao Feng tossed the bodies of Zhao Tianling and Bai Zhi outside.
At that moment, a dark figure darted past from outside.
Looking intently, only to see a wolf-shaped zombie carrying two bodies, eyeing Xiaofeng from afar.
"Shadow Corpse Wolf?"
Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow.
Even Peng Donglai at the door was startled, quickly drew his long sword and cautiously watched the Shadow Corpse Wolf.
The Shadow Corpse Wolf dropped Zhao Tianling’s body on the ground, then devoured Bai Zhi’s body in two bites.
Then, like consuming a popsicle, it finished off the frozen Zhao Tianling.
For zombies, bodies of evolved individuals provide immense energy.
Especially the bodies of these two, both being fifth-stage evolvers.
This was a huge feast for the zombies.
As the Shadow Corpse Wolf prepared to leave, Xiaofeng checked its information again through the system.
Upon seeing it, Xiaofeng’s eyes lit up.
In the information about the Shadow Corpse Wolf, the "Loyalty" passive skill had increased from twenty percent to forty percent.
This increase excited Xiaofeng.
Feeding a few more bodies like this would definitely raise the loyalty of the Shadow Corpse Wolf again.
When its loyalty reached one hundred percent, wouldn’t Xiaofeng essentially have a sixth-stage zombie minion?
"It seems that I need to focus on regularly feeding these zombies to cultivate their feelings!"
Watching the Shadow Corpse Wolf leave, Xiaofeng once again turned his attention to Peng Donglai.
"You better leave! Yu Lin City Shelter Alliance is attacking Shelter No. 1. It’s chaotic outside now!"
However, what Xiaofeng didn’t expect was Peng Donglai directly kneeling in front of him.
"If you don’t accept me as your disciple, I won’t get up!"
Seeing this, the four heavenly kings nearby burst into laughter.
"Haha! I’ve seen this before, in movies. You kneel for three days and nights, then our boss will be moved, and he’ll naturally accept you as a disciple!"
Xiaofeng couldn’t help but laugh at this unexpected persistence from Peng Donglai.
"Alright, alright! Get up!"
Xiaofeng walked over and helped Peng Donglai up.
"You can stay, but I have nothing to teach you. I use a knife, you use a sword, our martial arts are different, so sorry, I can’t help!"
"Swordsmanship and knife skills, it’s all about moves. What I study is the realm!"
Peng Donglai’s words were enigmatic, and Xiaofeng shook his head without probing further.
"But one thing, if you stay, you have to work as part of the staff at my resturant. I don’t keep idlers. They’re all staff here. If you want to stay, be an accountant for me, manage the accounts; if not, leave!"
"No problem!"
Peng Donglai was overjoyed and knelt before Xiaofeng again.
"Donglai pays respects to Master, may I ask Master’s name?"
"Get up quickly, I’m not your Master. I’m your boss from now on, got it? As for the name, I’m Xiaofeng!"
Xiaofeng said so, but Peng Donglai continued to address him as Master, and after saying it several times, Xiaofeng didn’t bother anymore.
.....
Yu Lin City is in sudden turmoil.
Shelter No. 9, along with other shelters, launched a direct assault on Shelter No. 1. It’s unclear how the battle is going.
"Wang Qiang!"
Xiaofeng immediately called for Wang Qiang.
"Get all the brothers to fly out and gather information about the situation outside!"
"Yes!"
Wang Qiang swiftly took out his phone and rallied around forty to fifty people to scatter in all directions.
Before long, Xiaofeng’s phone began to ring incessantly.
"Boss, everyone from the shelters outside Yu Lin City has evacuated!"
"The command post of Shelter No. 1 has been overtaken by others!"
...
Upon hearing this, Xiaofeng was delighted and hurriedly said, "Quick, there must be plenty of bodies, right?"
"That’s right!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaofeng promptly instructed An Ran to guide the zombies out of the city for a "buffet."
Soon after, more news arrived from other sources.
Shelter No. 1 ultimately had official support and managed to withstand the sudden attack by the large group.
However, due to the unexpected assault, they suffered heavy losses.
Furthermore, reports mentioned that they’ve requested assistance from the Qingyun Province base.
Meanwhile, the people from other shelters formed an alliance and stationed themselves around Shelter No. 1. It seems they are determined not to relent until their goals are achieved.