msmithbooks Chapter 21: What's wrong with me just wanting to live?
Chapter 21: What's wrong with me just wanting to live?
Someone in the live stream had suggested that Lu Yao exchange for a gun, but Lu Yao said at the time that he didn't need it at all.
Besides the fact that he doesn't know how to use it, the bullets are too expensive!
To be honest, Lu Yao couldn't bear to spend 10,000 yuan on a single bullet.
He would rather exchange all his points for supplies than waste them on bullets.
"I'm sorry, I can't decide the prices of the items in the store."
Lu Yao explained awkwardly, "Right now, all I can exchange for are some cold weapons like swords and knives, as well as basic supplies and medicines."
The guns are cheap, but the bullets are too expensive.
Therefore, from Lu Yao's perspective, unless he becomes a big spender, he would never easily spend his points on firearms.
Old Gao frowned, then sighed and said, "Then we'll have to rely on the bullets in this one magazine I brought."
He assembled the gun, tested it in his hand, then took a deep breath and said, "For now, we'll stay here. Tomorrow I'll try to scout out the surrounding area..."
He suddenly stopped talking, shook his head, and said, "Never mind, I'll just stay with you guys."
He wasn't scared, but rather he felt it was unnecessary.
Even though he was a top soldier who came from the military, he didn't seem to have much of an advantage when facing people with extraordinary abilities.
If the other party has supernatural abilities like perception, going out would probably be suicide.
"You should eat something first. You'll have the energy to think of a solution when you're full."
Lu Yao handed over the prepared rice bowl and said, "If you're still hungry, just say so. The tip that President Luo gave us earlier is enough to feed us for several days."
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the other side.
Inside the underground gathering point, Kui Shan and the others had not seen Lu Yao return, so they guessed that he might have already escaped.
The group that remained exchanged glances, then sighed helplessly.
"Is he not coming back?"
One of the people lying in the corner spoke up and asked a question.
"It's better that they left. Did they stay to wait for us to die?"
Kuishan chuckled, then sat up and said, "Who's coming with me to replace Erhu and the others?"
"I'll go with you!"
A one-eyed man slowly stood up, grabbed a short-bladed knife from the corner, and walked outside with Kui Shan.
After the two came out, they used specific bird calls to identify themselves at the door of the room.
"唳——"
As the sound continued to spread, the man with the hooked nose and another man with long hair walked over from two directions, one after the other, to their side.
"How's it going? Is that kid resting?"
The man with the hooked nose chuckled, "He's really fearless. Isn't he afraid we'll sell him out?"
"They've already left."
Kuishan glanced at the two of them and shook his head, saying, "He said he was going to pee, and then he never came back. I guess he's already left the town from the other side."
"What?!"
The man with the hooked nose instantly lost his smile and looked at Kui Shan with a serious expression.
The one-eyed man sized up the hook-nosed man, and as if realizing something, immediately questioned, "Erhu, did you use your powers? Did you influence that kid?"
Upon hearing this, Kui Shan and the other long-haired man both frowned and stared at the hook-nosed man with scrutinizing eyes.
Faced with this question, Erhu's face darkened, and he stood there without saying a word.
"Two tigers!"
Kuishan clenched his fist and sneered, "Do you know what you've done? He's a hostage just like us. Don't tell me you've forgotten what happened to you!"
"I haven't forgotten, how could I dare to forget? Isn't everything that's happened to us because of you?"
Upon hearing Kuishan's words, Erhu suddenly erupted.
Looking at the three people in front of him, including Kui Shan, he ripped off his clothes, revealing the terrifying purple patterns underneath.
Compared to the purple markings on Kuishan and the others, Erhu's markings were much more numerous and terrifying, almost covering most of his body.
Kui Shan and the other two looked at the purple markings on Er Hu's body and never expected that Er Hu would be so corrupted.
"See? I don't have much time left!"
Erhu's eyes widened in fury as he said, "All I want is to live. He's a clean hostage, enough to exchange for the antidote that will allow us all to live. You don't want to live, but I do!"
The three of them looked at Erhu, who was already somewhat frantic, and fell silent at that moment.
One was a brother who had shared hardships with them, and the other was a hostage just like they had been before. They already knew in their hearts how to choose.
But at that moment, the one-eyed man suddenly questioned in a deep voice, "Did you use your abilities on us too?"
Upon hearing this, both Kuishan and the long-haired man frowned and looked towards Erhu.
Erhu took a deep breath, then turned to look at the long-haired man and said coldly, "Yuantu, that kid hasn't gone far. You're very good at tracking, help me!"
"Two tigers!"
The one-eyed man suddenly drew his short-bladed knife and stared at Erhu with a hostile expression.
Even Kuishan clenched his fists, staring at Erhu with complicated emotions for a long time.
The long-haired man stood still and calmly said, "Let's end it here. There's no need for us to shed blood. Erhu, don't even think about catching that kid. You were no different from him when you were rescued!"
"I don't want to die!"
Erhu snorted coldly, glanced indifferently at Kuishan and the other two, and then headed towards the underground gathering point without saying a word.
Since Yuantu was unwilling to help, he would look for someone else.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, he did not believe that everyone would turn a blind eye.
Even so, he would use his abilities to get Kui Shan and the others to help him in order to survive, even if he would be blamed afterward.
When he takes out the antidote, Kuishan and the others will understand how right their decision was!
"Kuishan, what do we do now?"
The one-eyed man pondered, "Erhu is determined to capture that kid. Faced with a life-or-death crisis, I'm afraid others will also be tempted."
Yuan Tu sighed and explained, "Even if they weren't tempted, Erhu's abilities would tempt them. He's gone mad; after all, his abilities are too special."
Kui Shan stood there silently, his eyes filled with helplessness and surprise.
Fortunately, that kid escaped. Otherwise, if he had been kept alive, he might have been sold by Erhu, and all of them would have become accomplices.
"Let's hold him off a bit, buy that kid some time to escape!"
Kuishan took a deep breath and said, "Erhu will need time to catch him. We should try not to be affected by his abilities. Yuantu, stay far away. He needs you the most right now."
"I was the one who took him in, so I'll end this all by myself. If you don't want to get involved, just protect Yuantu and leave this to me..."