Chapter 525: Mr. Chen Has Changed a Lot |
That centaur was clearly from the Beastman Sequence.
There weren't many Sequences that manifested with alien-looking forms.
But this one clearly had a lot of areas where the centaur form had manifested.
It was like a legendary magical creature.
Except... this magical creature was really a bit ugly.
"The complexity and variety of the Beastman Sequence is enough to rival the Symbiosis Sequence."
"Different beastman bloodlines all have different incredible abilities!"
"Even though that guy is only Sequence Rank 2, he shouldn't be underestimated."
Squad Leader Chu said this, clearly directed at Chen Ye.
Chen Ye curled his lips, pretending not to hear.
Anyway, you say your piece, and I'll say mine.
When a normal person sees a juicy piece of meat, their first instinct is to lunge forward and take a bite.
"Squad Leader Chu, when it comes to judging people, look at their actions, not their intentions. If you judged by intentions alone, there wouldn't be a single perfect person in this world!"
"I do want to rob the robbers."
"But I'm not stupid!"
Hearing Chen Ye say this, Chu Che breathed a slight sigh of relief. "You'd better be..."
"There's also a Physician Sequence on the other side, but their rank is pretty low."
"It's that little girl named Yao Yao, the one you all saw before."
"Starting tomorrow, that little girl is going to give everyone a check-up!"
"..."
Blah blah blah...
In an apocalypse like this, many supplies were scarce.
The standard of living was far below what it used to be.
So illness was a common occurrence.
Even though the convoy had Doctor Luo as their accompanying physician.
But Doctor Luo was just a doctor; he wasn't a Superhuman.
Therefore, without adequate medical supplies, even dealing with a common cold left Doctor Luo completely helpless.
Many survivors, in situations like this, could only watch helplessly as their conditions gradually worsened, eventually forcing them to leave the convoy.
Of course, for Superhumans, their enhanced physiques had already made them immune to most common ailments.
As Sequence ranks increased, the number of diseases that could threaten a Superhuman grew fewer and fewer.
Unless it was an illness that also possessed supernatural traits.
Like the unique toxicity of Chen Ye's smoke. While this toxicity couldn't kill a Superhuman, it was still effective against them.
Chen Ye lit a cigarette and walked to the edge of the fourth floor.
The unfinished building had no railings, but Chen Ye didn't seem to care about safety at all.
He just stood right on the edge, the balls of his feet even hanging over the void outside.
A gentle breeze blew, lifting Chen Ye's black hair and the ash from the corner of his mouth.
Chu Che, time and again, was on guard against him pulling a robbery. This was starting to annoy Chen Ye.
Of course, the annoyance wasn't with Chu Che's attitude.
Chen Ye dismissed Chu Che's attitude like a fart in the wind.
Rather, with Chu Che stuck in the middle like this, Chen Ye felt like his plan couldn't go through.
There was no helping it—this Shepherd Convoy was just too fat.
Standing at the edge of the fourth floor, he could see quite a few fat sheep scattered around the unfinished building.
A rough count revealed there were nearly several dozen of them.
Several dozen...
If this were the old Chen Ye, if he wanted to do something like this, he wouldn't have cared at all about what the other convoy members thought.
Like back when he dealt with Mo Huairen's Camel Train.
Back then, only Ding Dong knew about it.
But now, Chen Ye didn't know when he'd started to consider the feelings of the other convoy members.
This change was very slow, but it was genuinely happening, bit by bit.
Downstairs, the three Giant Oxen were leisurely eating grass.
The corpses on their horns hadn't been taken down yet, swaying slowly with the oxen's chewing motions.
Three Giant Oxen, and each one had a corpse tied to its horns.
That made six bodies in total.
This convoy seemed very evil, didn't it?
As if this reason tipped some inner scale of Chen Ye's back towards darkness.
Just then, two unfamiliar survivors walked up to the Giant Oxen.
These two were clearly not from the Fair Convoy.
They bowed deeply to the Giant Oxen, then began untying the corpses from their horns.
Soon, all six bodies were laid out side-by-side on the ground.
Chen Ye didn't know exactly what these six people had done in life to anger the Superhumans in the convoy.
Without knowing the full picture of the situation, Chen Ye wouldn't make deeper judgments.
He just wanted to use these people's actions to label them.
Then find some justification for what he himself wanted to do.
Simply put, Chen Ye was trying to deceive himself, and then deceive Chu Che, Sun Xixi, Iron Lion...
There was no helping it—this convoy was just too fat.
Really too fat!
A guy in a hoodie walked over.
It was that Breeder Sequence Superhuman—Zhan Lei.
"Sir!"
The two survivors quickly bent at the waist, bowing to Zhan Lei.
Their expressions were very respectful, even a little fearful.
Just like ancient serfs bowing to a feudal landlord.
Zhan Lei didn't respond. Instead, he let out a sheep-like bleat in the open space.
"Baaa~~~"
This sound was very... very convincing!
If Chen Ye hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he probably wouldn't have believed that a sound like that could come from a human mouth.
Right then, the sheep grazing nearby seemed to hear the call of their lead ram.
They emerged from the grass one after another.
Soon, a large flock gathered around the unfinished building.
"Baaa... baa baa..."
The hooded man, Zhan Lei, let out a series of sheep sounds from his mouth.
It was as if he was saying something to the sheep.
The sheep all listened quietly.
After about half a minute, Zhan Lei's mouth let out one last, long-drawn-out "Baaa..."
All the sheep scattered, then gathered again around the six corpses...
Chen Ye watched all this with cold eyes.
Back when he'd escaped from Rong City, he'd also seen the Goat anomaly.
But back then, he was very clear that the thing wasn't a real goat, but an anomaly wearing a goat's skin.
But now...
Chen Ye was certain that the ones gathered around the six corpses were real goats...
The moment he remembered salivating over these sheep before, Chen Ye felt a wave of nausea.
Chu Che, you son of a bitch, come take a look...
These people aren't human!
They're beasts, complete beasts.
And you won't even let me touch beasts?
When is your damn sanctimonious attitude going to take a rest?
"Moo..."
Zhan Lei's mouth started making cow sounds again.
The three Giant Oxen, who were leisurely eating grass, all lifted their heads to look at Zhan Lei.
"Moo... moo moo..."
Zhan Lei's mouth continued making cow sounds.
Exactly the same as before.
Then, Zhan Lei suddenly raised his head and pointed at Chen Ye.
Chen Ye's brow furrowed slightly.
Because the three Giant Oxen also raised their heads to look at Chen Ye.
It was as if Zhan Lei had said something to them.
A sinister smile flickered across Zhan Lei's face, hidden beneath his hood.
Chen Ye relaxed his brow, and a sinister smile also appeared on his face.
No matter what Zhan Lei had said to those oxen.
As long as those oxen dared to mess with him, it meant he'd be having beef for dinner.
Forget the mutton, but beef should be fine to eat, right?
Even Chu Che probably wouldn't have much to say about it then.
And that Zhan Lei bastard...
Chen Ye blinked his blood-red left eye, a cruel smile spreading across his face. He raised his right hand and made a throat-slitting gesture across his neck.
This kind of move was usually the iconic gesture of movie villains.
But to Chen Ye, it felt as natural as eating or drinking.
Zhan Lei's face darkened. He had originally intended to threaten Chen Ye.
He knew Chen Ye was standing there.
Instead, he ended up being threatened by Chen Ye.
He was just about to say something...
"Brother Lei, the squad leader is looking for you..."
Just then, a little girl in white clothes walked over.
Zhan Lei shot Chen Ye a vicious glare, nodded at the girl, and then walked into the unfinished building.
The little girl also noticed Chen Ye standing at the edge of the fourth floor.
She had a very delicate face, the kind of girl-next-door little sister look.
She gave off the vibe of morning sunshine at seven or eight o'clock in summer—refreshing and full of hope.
When the little girl saw Chen Ye staring at her, she quickly bowed deeply to him.
It seemed like she was apologizing on Zhan Lei's behalf.
Then she lowered her head and hurried away.
A girl as gentle as water, pretending not to see what was happening around her.
This girl...
The naturally suspicious Chen Ye felt that this gentle girl, who looked like the girl next door, was no simple person either.
Xu Lina also stood up, following behind Chen Ye like his shadow.
"Mr. Chen..."
Xu Lina said in a low voice.
Chen Ye didn't turn around. "You know what I'm thinking?"
Xu Lina's voice came through: "I understand. Mr. Chen wants to rob the robbers, just like you did back in the day!"
Chen Ye let out a long sigh. "What a pity..."
Those three words were filled with deep melancholy.
Xu Lina gave a charming smile. "Mr. Chen has changed a lot, you know!"
"Who knows? Maybe you're all wrong. Only the thing I'm insisting on is the right thing!"
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