Chen Ye walked over, pretending to be nonchalant. “What a headache. So many people. Our convoy probably can’t handle them all.”

“Ahh~~ Who could have predicted things would turn out this way? We can’t just abandon these people, can we!”

Chu Che was genuinely worried.

According to his senses, their current location was definitely not safe.

Moreover, judging by the surroundings, he didn’t recognize this terrain at all.

It was unclear if there were any cities nearby.

The situation was more complicated than imagined.

Chen Ye, however, was grinning, completely unconcerned about the current troubles.

Anyway, matters like this were for Chu Che to worry about. He just needed to do his own job.

The most important thing right now was how to trick Chu Che into leaving.

Preferably, taking these two troublesome individuals next to him along.

Thinking for a moment, Chen Ye asked, “Squad Leader Chu, how did you know about that thing?”

“That thing” naturally referred to the Black Dragon from earlier.

If Chu Che hadn’t warned them, he would have likely acted already.

Whether fighting or running, the outcome probably wouldn’t have been good.

It was precisely because of Chu Che’s warning that everyone didn’t rashly attack that thing, otherwise they might have ended up like that “lunatic.”

Clearly, Chu Che’s understanding of that Black Dragon was more than just superficial.

Chu Che fell silent for a moment before speaking. “That’s a Resentment Dragon. It’s very difficult to deal with. I only learned a little bit about it by chance.”

“Tsk tsk… Squad Leader Chu, that doesn’t sound like someone who just knows ‘a little bit,’ does it???”

Chu Che shot Chen Ye a sidelong glance. “You’ll know what you need to know when the time comes. It’s just that right now, I don’t know how to explain it either!”

Fine. Chu Che had the most secrets anyway.

This guy was the most cunning and deceitful, always hiding half the story while telling the other half.

This time, however, Chen Ye seemed relentless. “Squad Leader Chu, we’ve been teammates for so long now. Isn’t it a bit unfriendly to keep even this little secret?”

Chu Che had many secrets, but he hated it the most when people pried.

Hmm, if he kept asking like this, he should be able to annoy Chu Che into leaving!

“Xixi, aren’t you curious?”

“He’ll tell us when it’s time. What’s the hurry!”

The Pink-haired Girl remained motionless, unmoved.

“What, don’t you have anything to do? What are you standing here for?”

Chu Che seemed irritated by the questioning and looked at Chen Ye impatiently.

Chen Ye answered lazily, “None of your business!”

Chu Che rolled his eyes but didn’t move an inch.

Chen Ye frowned and turned to look at Ding Dong, who stood calmly to the side.

Ding Dong was also frowning, watching the crowd in the distance.

Her feet hadn’t moved either.

Damn it…

And so, the four of them stood there, watching Iron Lion discipline the hundred-plus survivors one by one.

Previously, inside the Apocalyptic Fortress, the survivors were divided into two classes.

One was the so-called nobility living on the second floor.

The other was the “commoners” living on the third floor.

Therefore, there was considerable conflict between the two classes.

Now, with the Apocalyptic Fortress gone, the basic social rules were effectively broken.

Add to that the scramble for supplies, old grudges mixed with new, and the situation was far from peaceful.

As for Little Dezi, who was previously in charge of convoy discipline…

The guy was now sitting on the ground, wailing loudly, tears dripping down like strings of pearls.

No one paid him any attention.

He was no longer the once-mighty, imposing Grand Steward.

Iron Lion’s four arms each held one person.

These four had been fighting the most fiercely earlier.

Chen Ye’s eyes watched the farce ahead, but his mind was constantly calculating.

These damn people had been standing here for several minutes already.

Why weren’t they leaving?

If they don’t leave, how can I get the dragon scale?

Use Smoke Breath?

No good. Everyone here is a Superhuman, very sensitive to Supernatural Power.

Use Hatred’s willow branch to pick it up?

Too close.

Maybe pretend my shoelace came undone?

Forget it. No other way.

Chen Ye glanced at the expressions on their faces from the corner of his eye. Their expressions varied, but no one was paying attention to him.

Hmm!

A good opportunity!

Chen Ye slowly bent down, pretending he was going to tie his shoelace.

His gaze had already flicked to the black dragon scale on the ground.

He only needed to reach out slightly to get it.

The scale had a relief of a screaming, terrified woman on it, looking extremely eerie.

This was precisely a scale from the wound on the Resentment Dragon’s back.

The Resentment Dragon was already injured; the scales near the wound were somewhat loose, seemingly ready to fall off at any moment.

Then, after being blasted by that lunatic…

Sure enough, a scale had fallen off.

Even without holding it, Chen Ye could sense the extraordinary nature of this scale.

He had recorded a video with his phone earlier; he could study it carefully later.

In the future, he might even be able to mimic that Black Dragon. This scale could be used for Spirit Infusion.

Even with only one percent of the Resentment Dragon’s power, it would be a very powerful trump card.

If used to upgrade a Wonder, Chen Ye wasn’t sure what number the final Wonder would reach.

But it would definitely be much, much stronger than the Monster Pickup Truck.

Chen Ye pretended to tie his shoelace properly, then, very casually, raised his hand slightly with lightning speed.

In an instant, the black dragon scale was in his hand.

The moment his fingers touched the scale, Chen Ye couldn’t help but shiver, goosebumps rising on the back of his hand.

The palpitations in his heart almost made him lose his composure.

He even heard the sound of a woman’s voice, filled with extreme, venomous resentment, screaming in his ear.

There was clearly no actual sound.

Yet it made Chen Ye feel somewhat panicked and terrified.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Chen Ye forcibly suppressed all of this.

Slowly stood up!

Hmm, pretend nothing happened! Nothing happened!

But…

What’s with these three pairs of eyes?

Why are they all looking at me?

And with that kind of look?

Wait, why are they all looking at my right hand?

“You guys… you bunch…”

Chen Ye gritted his teeth, a feeling of humiliation instantly washing over him.

He understood.

Earlier, he was blinded by greed, always thinking he might get lucky.

No wonder these guys kept standing here without leaving!

They all saw it!

This bunch of…

“Screw you guys, I’m out!”

Chen Ye angrily shouted, turned, and walked away.

“Hey, show us the Resentment Dragon scale…”

“Chen Ye, Yezi…”

“At least hand over the scale before cutting ties! That’s a Resentment Dragon scale! Damn…”

The Pink-haired Girl immediately latched onto him, grabbing his arm and not letting go, acting like a little delinquent.

Chen Ye: “…”

…

The matter of the Resentment Dragon scale was just a minor interlude.

The real trouble came next.

Because with over a hundred people, they would need at least two buses to fit everyone.

And they’d have to be large double-decker buses.

That’s around a hundred and fifty people.

They couldn’t just leave these people to their fate.

Or, like at the very beginning, have these people follow the convoy on foot?

Let them be slowly whittled down?

If this were right at the beginning of the apocalypse, Chu Che might have been ruthless enough to make that decision.

But now…

Chu Che found it hard to make that call.

Because back then, Chu Che only knew the human population was small.

But he hadn’t realized it was this small now.

If things continued like this, human extinction was no longer just a possibility.

It could very well become a real problem.

“I… I… might have a way…”

Just as the few of them were discussing, a somewhat stammering voice suddenly spoke up.

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