“I… I’m not tasty…”
The man stumbled backward, even falling to the ground in his haste.
Gazing at the two of them sharpening their knives, he instantly felt like a pig or sheep awaiting slaughter…
Had cannibals appeared in this era…
“Why would I eat you?”
Chen Shu stepped forward and said indifferently, “Who are you? Do I know you?”
“…”
The man shook his head fearfully and said, “I… I was momentarily confused… Big brother… I was really wrong…”
“Momentarily confused?”
Chen Shu’s gaze was placid. He suddenly threw the butcher knife in his hand, aiming directly for the man’s head.
In an instant, the man’s hairs stood on end, his scalp feeling as if it had exploded. However, the butcher knife merely grazed past, cleanly severing a lock of his hair.
*Bang!*
In that moment, the butcher knife fiercely embedded itself into the stone wall behind the man, its blade trembling continuously…
“…”
The man swallowed a gulp, his eyes filled with terror. The next second, with a *thump*, he knelt down.
“Big brother, I truly had no choice. I have elders at home…”
“Enough!”
Chen Shu frowned slightly and said, “Who exactly are you? If you tell me honestly, I can spare your life.”
The man lowered his head and began to recount his origins…
After a while,
Chen Shu’s eyes showed contemplation as he sized up the man.
The man was a scavenger from the Anlin camp, primarily responsible for collecting scattered supplies. He could exchange these with the camp administrators for food, lodging, and so on…
The world was in chaos, and human systems had collapsed. Naturally, various camps were established in an attempt to secure a place to survive.
The primary goal of fierce beasts was to break through national powers. They had no interest in annihilating these ant-like camps.
Chen Shu’s expression was cold. “Is this why you attacked me?”
Although the scavenger’s objective was to collect supplies, as time passed, it became increasingly difficult to find unclaimed resources. Naturally, this led to the killing of fellow humans.
“You want this?”
Chen Shu pointed to the large parcel that Dali was carrying, which contained various high-grade ingredients so he could cook at any time.
Even though they were just ingredients, their value was considerable. They were considered rare even in peaceful times, let alone in this chaotic era.
“…”
The man instinctively shook his head, then wailed with a runny nose and tears streaming down his face:
“I was truly just momentarily dazed… If I don’t collect more supplies, my family will be forcibly expelled from the camp. I had no other choice…”
Chen Shu interrupted him and asked, “Where is your Anlin camp located?”
“In the city center of Lishi City.”
The man said without hesitation, “If you want to go, I can lead the way! I’m very familiar with it.”
“No need.”
Chen Shu shook his head and bent down. “Let me ask, you’re an ordinary person, how did you suppress your killing intent?”
A careless low-level Beast Tamer might indeed be ambushed and killed by him.
The man lowered his head and explained, “The camp teaches related techniques. We scavengers basically all have this ability…”
“You have such talent?”
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow. This was no simple feat, only a very small number of people could achieve it. Otherwise, the assassins of the Dark Night organization would have already swept across the globe.
The man shook his head and said, “Those without this talent have already perished…”
“…”
Chen Shu then understood, murmuring to himself, “Anlin camp, quite interesting…”
He brought his contracted spirit and turned to leave the place…
“I survived…”
Seeing this, the man’s mind was somewhat bewildered. He hadn’t expected to survive this predicament.
His gaze fell upon Chen Shu in the distance, a strange glint in his eyes as he considered whether to go back and report.
Just then, a whistling sound of wind reached his ears, as if the air itself was being sliced open.
*Chiiii!*
A *Giant Wind Blade* swept past, instantly severing the man’s head. Blood gushed out, turning him into a headless corpse…
The moment he made his move, his fate was already sealed…
…
“Are we going to that Anlin camp?”
Dali glanced back at the distance. When he saw Er Ha unleash its skill, he had already realized it.
He shook his head, never expecting to encounter such a suicidal idiot right after coming ashore.
“Of course we are!”
Chen Shu licked his lips and said, “To amass wealth unscrupulously amidst the chaos of the times… I can’t stand it!”
“…”
Dali glanced at him and said nothing more.
Ten minutes later,
Chen Shu and Dali arrived at Lishi City, which served as the Anlin camp.
Unlike the border town they had just left, Lishi City was one of the premier large cities in the Southern Qing Kingdom. During peacetime, it had been extremely prosperous economically.
But alas, all of that had vanished, leaving behind only scars of devastation.
“They’ve arrived?”
Chen Shu looked towards Lishi City in the distance. Fierce beasts could still be seen rampaging, indicating that the Anlin camp only occupied a small portion of the city.
After all, taking over the entire city would inevitably attract a massive assault from the fierce beasts.
In this era, surviving by cowering in a small corner allowed one to live longer…
He glanced at the fierce beasts in the distance and, with a flash of teleportation, he and Dali arrived at Lishi City’s commercial street.
Everything was still in ruins, but there were no fierce beasts to be seen. There were also traces of humans having searched the area.
“Is it just ahead?”
Just then, Chen Shu faintly heard human clamor.
The two of them left the commercial street and turned into a deserted alleyway next to it.
At the exit of the street, a ten-meter-high iron net was deployed, crackling with electricity. Around the net, numerous contracted spirits were stationed, constantly vigilant of the situation outside.
“Occupying an entire street? That’s enough to support quite a few people…”
Chen Shu rubbed his chin. With a flash of teleportation, he arrived at the camp’s gate, which was the entrance to the street.
“Who’s there?!”
“Roar!”
Chen Shu’s sudden appearance startled the people within the camp, their eyes filled with vigilance.
Chen Shu looked at the dozen or so Beast Tamers in front of him and gave Er Ha a look.
Instantly, flames appeared in Er Ha’s eyes, and terrifying elemental power surged out, causing the surrounding contracted spirits to cower on the ground, their eyes filled with fear.
In an instant, the entire camp was greatly shaken. They hadn’t expected such a powerful individual to arrive.
Even disregarding Chen Shu’s heaven-defying combat prowess, his Golden Two-star rank alone was enough to dominate a region.
“Call your leader out.”
Chen Shu looked forward and said, “The Southern River Ruffians are here to personally inspect your work!”