Chapter 277: Traumatized by the Beating

“This is bad! Someone’s here to rescue the Gao Brothers!”

“Quick, go report to Boss Zhao!”

A few of his men were anxiously knocking on the door.

But it was a long moment before their boss, Zhao Dong, finally opened the door with an impatient scowl.

He was still holding his waistband, and behind him, a mother and daughter were huddled together.

Their eyes were vacant, as if they had long since run out of tears to cry.

The tattered remains of their clothes were strewn all over the floor.

Even their bodies were covered in bloody marks, as if they had just been bitten.

Bite marks, like those from a wild beast!

It was obvious their boss had ravaged the mother and daughter again…

The men on guard didn’t dare say a word about it.

Just as they were about to report, they heard Zhao Dong speak in a nonchalant tone.

“What’s all the panic about?”

“So what if someone’s attacking? It’s not the first time!”

Zhao Dong acted completely unconcerned.

The guards felt he had a point.

After all, they had faced this kind of thing plenty of times since the apocalypse began.

Their boss was right here.

As his underlings, what was there to panic about?

“Follow me. I want to see which reckless fool dares to attack our Hengsheng Base!”

Led by Zhao Dong, the group followed him outside, full of aggressive energy.

The moment they stepped out of the clubhouse, they saw their base’s men already clashing with another group.

But this new group seemed terrifyingly strong.

They watched as… one of the men shattered the head of one of their base’s vice-presidents with a single punch.

They recognized that vice-president.

He was supposedly the most powerful Superpower User in all of Hengsheng Base, second only to their boss!

They gasped.

‘Who the hell is this guy?’

‘So damn ferocious!!!’

As they turned their gazes to the man with the iron fists…

…a single glance was enough for them to feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity…

…but for the life of them, they couldn’t remember where they had seen him before.

Just then, they saw their boss, Zhao Dong, already sneaking backward…

???

‘Wait, Boss Zhao, why are you retreating???’

‘Where’d all that bravado from a moment ago go???’

Just as they were feeling confused, they heard a furious roar.

“Zhao Dong, get your ass over here!”

“I’m going to smash you to death this time!”

They instantly remembered who this invincible, iron-fisted man was.

‘Holy shit, isn’t that the badass who pinned our boss to the ground and wiped the floor with him before!!!’

They remembered his name was something like… Brother Jingfu…

‘No wonder our boss is retreating. Holy hell… he’s traumatized from that beating!’

“Dammit! What are you all staring at? Get up there!”

“Stop him! Stop him!”

“All of you, stop him!!!”

Zhao Dong cursed, sending his men to their deaths.

He could tell that Brother Jingfu was here for revenge.

‘I’m definitely his primary target!’

So, while he was ordering his men forward…

…he himself was frantically pulling his underlings in front of him as a shield.

He had fought Brother Jingfu before.

He knew that if they faced off, he would be completely crushed.

‘The injuries from yesterday’s beating haven’t even healed yet.’

‘I don’t want to go through that again.’

So his only thought right now was to hide if he could!

‘Absolutely do not engage Brother Jingfu!’

Although he had just arrived, he’d already noticed that the attacking group wasn’t very large.

Just about a hundred people or so.

Even though they were all Superpower Users, compared to the number of Superpower Users in his own base…

…they were completely outmatched!

He had to remember that his Hengsheng Base had unified the entire Dongcheng District.

His base alone had over a thousand Superpower Users.

As for his other men who weren’t Superpower Users, there were several thousand of them.

Many of them were even equipped with handguns.

“Dammit!”

“Just over a hundred people, and they dare to attack my base!”

“They’re just asking for a death wish! Do they really think I’m some kind of pushover?!”

Zhao Dong cursed as he called for all the men inside the base to rush out.

As more and more of his underlings poured out…

…Brother Jingfu’s group of a hundred-plus men were surrounded.

The sight made Zhao Dong extremely smug.

Seeing so many of his Superpower User underlings around him, and even several of his base’s Tier Seven Superpower Users rushing to his side…

…filled him with confidence!

Only when he was surrounded by his men did Zhao Dong dare to show his face.

He shot Brother Jingfu a mocking smile.

“Oh, Yu Jingfu, Yu Jingfu!”

“I thought you were some big shot, but this is all you’ve got?”

“Coming for revenge? Don’t make me laugh! Haha!”

Zhao Dong’s wild laughter rang out.

At this moment, he acted as if victory was already in his grasp.

He could already see the moment he would wash away his previous humiliation in blood!

It was because of this bastard that his siege on the Gao’s Base had failed!

That was why Zhao Dong hated Jingfu so much he could grind his teeth to dust!

But faced with Zhao Dong’s provocation, Brother Jingfu, who had just rushed over from the West District, was not the least bit flustered.

He remained calm and composed, even while surrounded by enemy Superpower Users.

“Hmph! Zhao Dong, what’s there to be so smug about!”

“You’re just relying on your numbers, aren’t you?”

“If you’ve got the guts, come out and fight me one-on-one!”

“Stop hiding behind your men and sending them out to die for you!”

Brother Jingfu said, feigning a relaxed tone.

But if one looked closely, they would notice his eyes shifting slightly.

It seemed his true intention was not to fight, but to stall for time.

Furthermore, a careful observer would notice that among the men following him…

…Mengde and the women were nowhere to be seen…

However, this was a detail that Zhao Dong failed to notice.

He was too busy gloating.

He completely ignored Brother Jingfu’s challenge.

‘I know the gap in power between me and him. There’s no way I’m fighting him.’

‘Besides, with such a huge advantage, why would I need to fight him one-on-one?’

“All of you, attack! Kill him!”

“Whoever kills him gets ten women, one hundred pounds of supplies, and…”

“…five Tier Seven Zombie Crystal Cores!!!”

As he said this, a pained expression flashed across Zhao Dong’s face.

Even as a Tier Eight Superpower User, he didn’t have many Tier Seven Zombie Crystal Cores.

He had only managed to collect these five Tier Seven Zombie Crystal Cores by pooling the efforts of everyone in the base.

Putting them up now to boost morale was a huge investment.

But as long as he could kill Yu Jingfu, it would all be worth it.

‘Hmph! Once I get the Tier Eight Superpower Crystal Core from Yu Jingfu’s body!’

‘My breakthrough to Tier Nine will be within reach!’

‘What do a few measly Tier Seven Zombie Crystal Cores matter in comparison!’

Zhao Dong’s words were extremely effective!

As the saying goes, wealth moves the hearts of men.

Hearing such a lavish reward, everyone in Hengsheng Base was tempted.

This was true for both ordinary people and the Superpower Users who had awakened their abilities.

After all, while the five Tier Seven Zombie Crystal Cores at the end were only useful to Superpower Users…

…the supplies and women offered before them were things every man wanted!

And so, spurred by his words, everyone from Hengsheng Base began to advance step by step on Brother Jingfu’s group of a hundred-plus men.

Seeing this, Brother Jingfu frowned deeply.

It wasn’t that he was afraid, but rather… he couldn’t stall any longer!

‘I wonder if the boss has finished things on his end?’

Just as he was at a loss for what to do, a voice rang out.

Like a beacon in the dead of night or a foghorn on a long voyage, it instantly gave Brother Jingfu a way forward.

“Since you’re all so eager to start!”

“Then let’s get started!”

“Brother Jingfu, no need to be polite. I’ll leave this place for you to clean up!”

A man leading a group of women slowly emerged from the other side of the clubhouse.

By his side were two other men—Gao Qiang and Gao Sheng!!!