Chapter 14: Killing People to Establish Authority
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Hao Lei and the other boys were tall and strong, while Huang Wen and the other girls were no match for them. Although the girls were holding steel pipes and glaring angrily, their hands were trembling. They did not dare to actually rush up and fight Hao Lei.
The girls' hearts ached when they saw the water that they had risked their lives to get from the pool kicked over by Hao Lei.
"I'll fight you!"
Huang Wen flew into a rage, raising a shovel to strike Hao Lei. However, Hao Lei grabbed the shovel and kicked her to the ground.
The other girls wanted to rush up, but the boys Hao Lei had brought just glared at them as they stood forward, so everyone could only stand there trembling.
"Haha, a few b*tches fighting me? Brothers, take all these taros away, and the water too. We can get more food now. Who wants to eat roasted taros? Come on, spend a night with me for a roasted taro, haha..."
Two of the boys were about to lift the bag of taros off the ground.
Suddenly, a figure pushed through the crowd and rushed over. With a flash of cold light, the two boys were stabbed in the neck. Blood spurted out immediately and they fell to the ground.
Before Hao Lei could react, he was kicked in the crotch, the pain making him break out in a cold sweat as he grimaced and squatted down.
"F*ck, who, who dares hit me?"
Hao Lei had been relying on Xiao Zhe's team recently to get a lot of food and manpower. He had become extremely arrogant.
A cold knife was immediately placed against his neck, even cutting his skin so that a small amount of blood flowed out.
Everything happened so suddenly that everyone was dumbfounded and did not react in time.
By the time everyone could see clearly, the situation had already been reversed.
When Huang Wen and the other girls saw Yang Xiao return, they were instantly excited with tears flowing down their cheeks.
Yang Xiao held a one-foot-long watermelon knife in each hand. He held the knife in his right hand against Hao Lei and said coldly, "These girls are under my protection. I'm their boss. You even dare to touch my people and steal our food? It seems you are tired of living."
"You, who are you?"
Hao Lei turned his head and looked at Yang Xiao, feeling he was a stranger and didn't recognize him.
Slap!
Yang Xiao slapped Hao Lei's face with the watermelon knife and said, "You don't need to care who I am. Now you must pay the price for what you just did."
"Brother, it's a misunderstanding. Let's talk this out. Xiao Zhe and I are on the same team."
"No matter who your boss is, it's useless. Didn't you just insult my girls? Kneel and apologize to them, kowtow, or I'll kill you."
Yang Xiao knew this was a chaotic world now, an end-time chaos where everyone was risking their lives for food. Only ruthless people could survive.
Even if Yang Xiao didn't intend to rob others of their food, he couldn't stop them from having that intention.
Huang Wen and the girls were weak to begin with. After suddenly digging up so many taros and water, they had attracted the coveting eyes of many around them. They couldn't stop others from stealing at all.
Hao Lei was the first to try and steal the taros. If he didn't stop it immediately, endless trouble would follow. Therefore, he immediately killed the two boys trying to take the taros, while also subduing Hao Lei.
The boys Hao Lei brought were terrified seeing this. Although they usually just tried to scare people, if it came to actually killing, they were still a bit afraid.
Two of them retreated to the side, while the others immediately ran back to the tent to call for reinforcements and ask their boss Xiao Zhe to come help.
There were about one to two hundred people surrounding them. Everyone was shocked by Yang Xiao's killing intent.
How could Hao Lei kneel and beg for mercy in front of so many people and still keep face?
"Brother, brother, let's talk this out. I can compensate you with some food. I have instant noodles, chocolate, chicken drumsticks... If you let me go, I can let you join our team."
For most people now, joining Xiao Zhe's team was a dream.
Hao Lei was just hoping to stall for time and mollify Yang Xiao. Once Yang Xiao let him go, he swore to take revenge and behead Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao sneered. He raised his hand and slashed his knife, directly cutting Hao Lei's back. Immediately, a wound opened up and blood flowed out.
Hao Lei cried out loudly, scared out of his guts.
"Cut the f*cking crap. I told you to kneel and apologize, or I'll cut you down with this knife."
Hao Lei didn't dare have any more hope. He had already seen Yang Xiao kill two of his companions. He was afraid Yang Xiao would slash him in anger, so he quickly knelt and said to Huang Wen and the others:
"Junior sisters, I, Hao Lei, am not human but a beast. I apologize and beg your forgiveness."
Thump, thump, thump!
Hao Lei kowtowed three times.
At that moment, Xiao Zhe rushed over with more than ten boys. The onlookers all moved aside.
"Who the f*ck dares to hit my men?"
In the next second, he was a bit stunned. How could it be Yang Xiao?
"You?"
Yang Xiao chuckled and said, "Xiao Zhe, so you're the boss now? Quite impressive. Robbing food everywhere and bullying girls."
"Hehe, Yang Xiao, where have you been hiding these past few days? Oh right, why are you fighting with my people? Hurry and let him go. I won't pursue it if you apologize."
Xiao Zhe had only realized the importance of hoarding food thanks to Yang Xiao's guidance earlier. He had seized the advantage and later gathered a team. He was somewhat grateful to Yang Xiao.
Additionally, he knew Yang Xiao had collected a large box of chicken, beef jerky, and other food. He still wanted to get this food from Yang Xiao's hands.
Xiao Zhe's arrival also made Hao Lei turn tough again. Kneeling on the ground now, he raised his head to look at Yang Xiao.
"Brat, your death has arrived. I won't let you off."
Slap!
Yang Xiao stepped on Hao Lei's back, forcing him flat on the ground.
The current Yang Xiao was so strong even he didn't know the extent.
Hao Lei was 1.8 meters tall with a strong build, yet he was completely unable to resist Yang Xiao's kick.
"Hehe, you think Xiao Zhe can save you?"
"If you dare kill me, Xiao Zhe won't let you off."
Hao Lei said unyieldingly as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Zhe's expression changed as he looked at Yang Xiao. "Yang Xiao, let him go."
At this moment, Huang Wen and the others began to worry about Yang Xiao. The dozen or so boys Xiao Zhe brought were holding steel pipes and looked extremely fierce. How could Yang Xiao match them alone?
Huang Wen signaled to the girl beside her. Although everyone was trembling, they still held their weapons and bravely stood behind Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao glanced at Huang Wen and the others, nodded, and said, "Don't be afraid. Boss will protect you."
Huang Wen and the others choked up, "Boss, we will die with you!"
"Alright, with your words, it's not in vain for me to be boss of you guys."
Huang Wen and the others were speechless.
Those around lightly laughed.
Yang Xiao looked at Xiao Zhe and said indifferently, "Was that an order for me to release him, or were you begging me?"
Xiao Zhe's face darkened. "Yang Xiao, even if you kill Hao Lei, look at all the men around me. Can you beat so many alone?"
"Hehe, that's not necessarily true. Many things you won't know without trying."
After saying that, he lifted his right foot and stomped down forcefully. A series of bone cracks could be heard from Hao Lei under his foot, who coughed up blood and lay motionless on the ground.
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