Chapter 472: Chapter 284: Battle at Xuanwu Lake (Part 2)

“That’s not bad, but don’t trust these two people too much. I picked them up on the road, and what they say about their background is all there is.

There’s no way to verify it now, and we’ll need to keep a close watch.”

As for Yang Lu and Yang Long, Wang Hao was still somewhat wary of the siblings.

Their people were scattered and assigned within the neighborhood.

Later, intelligence personnel would quietly approach and question them about various things.

“Hmm, I know.”

Chen Tingting looked at Wang Hao, her pretty face slightly flushed, appearing hesitant to speak.

“What’s wrong, Tingting? You don’t need to be so reserved with me.”

“Brother! Can you sleep with Tingting tonight?”

Chen Tingting fidgeted nervously, and after holding it in for a long time, she finally said haltingly.

“Huh?”

Wang Hao was slightly stunned, then a trace of guilt flashed across his face.

In the past few days since returning, Chen Tingting had been handling all sorts of matters and was very tired. He didn’t want to trouble her, so Sun Yaoyao attended to him.

He had overlooked that Chen Tingting was also a girl with needs, and she needed some warmth as well.

“It was my oversight. Today, don’t do anything else. Just keep me company.”

Wang Hao directly gave her a princess carry, lifting her up.

Initially, they planned to return to the Half-Mountain Villa, but Chen Tingting thought it was too far, so they stayed at Building 13.

This place was also nice and had been well-maintained.

The two of them took a romantic bath together, drank a little wine, and then started a fierce battle.

….

“Brother, brother.”

The next day, Wang Hao gradually woke up to a series of calls.

“Yueyue?”

Wang Hao struggled to sit up, pinching the bridge of his nose. “What’s the matter?”

“Brother, today is the day of your challenge, it’s almost one o’clock already. Aren’t you getting up?

There are already quite a few people over at Xuanwu Lake.”

Xiaoyueyue looked at Wang Hao with a puzzled expression. “Aren’t you planning to go?”

“What? It’s already one o’clock?”

Wang Hao was shocked and hurriedly got up to get dressed, speaking as he washed up:

“Yueyue, get some food ready.”

“It’s already set up in the dining room.”

“You’re so thoughtful.”

…

After a flurry of activity, Wang Hao jumped on a snowmobile and sped towards Xuanwu Lake.

In the villa area

Bai Muran led a group of superpower users to follow closely, joining the formation.

Liu Zhiquan, Yang Long, and even Bai Xue stayed behind to guard the steel mill, neighborhood, and villa area.

Meanwhile, the villa area was on the highest alert level.

To prevent anyone from taking advantage of the significant number of combatants headed to Xuanwu Lake to launch a sneak attack.

Beside Xuanwu Lake, the snow lay thick and frozen over.

The lake had formed a thick layer of ice, and people could walk on it.

A sizable crowd had already gathered there.

Quite a few spectators from the First Settlement Camp had come over.

Some loners, superpower users, and solo adventurers also made their way there.

Opportunities to watch high-level superpower users in combat were very rare.

From their battles, one could learn a lot of tricks and also get to know their attack methods, which was advantageous for future confrontations.

After all, should they ever encounter them, they would have the upper hand.

Additionally, many people had their thoughts.

A wise bird chooses a good tree to nest in. As the world grows more perilous, many are keen on finding a strong backing.

Wang Hao was one choice in the hearts of many.

However, many among them had never seen Wang Hao actually make a move, only heard about it.

They wanted to witness Wang Hao’s strength firsthand.

Some bold individuals even set up stalls, selling roasted sweet potatoes, roasted corn, and the like, with some setting up shop in abandoned houses and restaurants to sell dumplings and noodles.

The businesses were doing rather well, earning a considerable amount of crystal coins.

Those who could make it here were either superpower users or prominent figures in the settlement camp, so they were not short of money.

“Do you think Wang Hao will show up?”

“Yeah! It’s almost two o’clock, he’s not just messing with us, is he?”

“It’s freezing out here, it’s unbearable.”

…

As time ticked by, the crowd was getting a bit impatient.

Although it wasn’t snowing today, the temperature was still very low.

Accompanied by the roar of a snowmobile engine,

Wang Hao and his team finally arrived.

He looked around. “Wow! Quite a crowd here!”

“Brother Hao!”

The guard squad leader, who had set up defenses in advance, came up to greet him.

“So, how many are there challenging me?”

Wang Hao said indifferently.

The captain handed over a list with both hands.

“Oh?”

Wang Hao saw some familiar names and couldn’t help but curl his lips slightly.

Yan Feng!

He really did come.

Wang Hao arrived at the bridgehead, amplifying his voice with spiritual power:

“Wang Hao is here, anyone who wants to seize my gold bell, come out for a duel.”

Sound waves rippled out, covering the entire Xuanwu Lake.

A minute passed, two minutes passed, three minutes…

A full quarter of an hour passed, yet no one stepped forward.

“What’s wrong? You were all desperate to catch me before, wanting me to hand over the gold bell. Now that I’m here, are you all hiding like turtles?”

Wang Hao said with a bit of amusement.

Yet still, no one went forward.

The first bird that pops out gets shot.

The first person to go up would most likely become the cannon fodder.

Everyone wanted someone else to test Wang Hao’s skills, get a sense of his strength, while also draining some of his stamina.

This was beneficial to themselves.

“If no one comes, I’m leaving. My time is very precious.”

Wang Hao waited a while longer, expressed impatience, and was ready to head home.

“Hahahaha.”

Just then, a burst of laughter rang out.

“None of you dare go up, I’ll do it! Some hero of Su Jing, some bearer of emperor’s fortune, let me see how capable you are.”

A person leaped out from the crowd.

Wang Hao didn’t even look at him, waved his hand mightily, and a slash attack flew out.

“Ah——–”

The person in mid-air was struck by the light blade, flew backward, blood scattered in the air, sliding tens of meters on the snowy ground, came to a complete stop.

It was uncertain whether he was dead or alive.

“Hiss~~——–”

Onlookers couldn’t help but take a cold breath.

A single casual strike had instantly defeated a superpower user?

Wang Hao’s strength was unexpectedly at this level.

“I might have forgotten to tell you, although I’m quite easygoing, I do have a temper. Trying to seize my fortune, ruin my foundation, is like killing my parents.

You can challenge me, but please be prepared to die. I won’t hold back next time.”

Wang Hao stood with his hands behind his back, speaking blandly.

His voice was very calm, yet it chilled others to the bone.

Wang Hao’s image remained very positive.

Withstood a tide of corpses, openly shared the corpse poison serum, welcomed refugees from all sides, even ventured through the snow, crossing provinces to purchase food for them.

He was truly a great hero.

A great hero is very benevolent; even if one failed to challenge him, he would likely show mercy and not harm the challenger.

However, Wang Hao’s actions made many change their opinion.

Possessing both a savior’s heart and thunderous means?

This made many who wanted to try and show their skills give up the idea entirely.

With their power, they could never be Wang Hao’s match.

They didn’t want to die in vain and become cannon fodder for others.

Even those belonging to the Settlement Camp, even with orders, were unwilling to go up.

They merely served the Settlement Camp, or just lived there, not signed their lives away.

Become cannon fodder?

No way! At worst, they’d leave the Settlement Camp.

They were superpower users; they’d be welcomed anywhere they went.

If nothing else, they could find a villa, get a few beauties, and live comfortably too.

“Wang Hao, I’ll fight you!”

A woman leapt onto the arch bridge.

She wore a tight-fitting one-piece leather suit, graceful in stature, beautiful in form, and attractive in appearance.

She looked about twenty years old.

Her chestnut long hair fluttered in the wind.

“Eh? Isn’t this…. Li Shihan?”

Someone exclaimed.

Seemed to recognize the woman.

“Look, look, my goodness, it’s really her, before the apocalypse, I was her fan!”

“Not surprised she is a famous domestic martial arts actress, even during the apocalypse she’s awesome.”

“Damn Wang Hao, if he dares hurt my goddess, I’ll fight him to the death.”

Li Shihan, born into stardom and martial arts from a young age, rumored to hail from a martial arts family.

Child star martial artists are rare enough, even more so female martial artists.

Li Shihan’s fame has always been very high; she constantly participated in action films, loved by audiences domestically and abroad.

Even because of her, many children clamored to learn martial arts.

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