Lu Yu's initial intention of coming to school was to locate Chu Feng. His claim of rescuing people was merely a facade.
He had anticipated that finding Chu Feng would be a challenging task. However, to his surprise, the monster invasion outside led him directly to Chu Feng.
This was an unexpected coincidence. He had let Chu Feng escape once before, and he was determined not to let it happen again.
He contemplated whether to attack Chu Feng directly, but he knew that Chu Feng would be prepared. With this in mind, Lu Yu took some time to observe the surroundings through his Binoculars.
He noticed that the school's back door had been broken open, creating a large hole. However, the influx of monsters was not as massive as he had expected.
Most of the monsters began to wander aimlessly in other areas after failing to catch the black car. Given the vastness of the school's territory, the monsters started to disperse as soon as they entered.
Only about one or two hundred monsters managed to reach the depths of the school, and they were all black iron monsters.
Combining these monsters with the original ones, there were approximately three to four hundred in total. Judging from the distribution of these monsters, it was only a matter of time before they were cleared out.
As for the survivors, there seemed to be quite a few. Most of them had posted words like
"Help!"
"Please help"
"SOS" and "help" on the windows. Among them, Lu Yu recognized Qiao Manli, a woman he had met before the end of the world through Yan Yun.
Qiao Manli and her friends were known to be money worshippers. It was common for them to invite Lu Yu to their dormitory. Therefore, Lu Yu was familiar with the location of Qiao Manli's bedroom.
At this moment, Qiao Manli noticed Lu Yu and directed her distress signal towards him. Seeing Qiao Manli, Lu Yu couldn't help but smile.
He had thought that she would have either starved to death in the apocalypse or been forced to suffer by Chu Feng as revenge. But to his surprise, she was still alive.
Lu Yu narrowed his eyes, contemplating the situation. If he hadn't hurt Chu Feng before, then Chu Feng and Qiao Manli would have definitely met in advance.
There wouldn't be such a situation where they were facing each other across the road.
Lu Yu put down his Binoculars and glanced at the room he was in. He and Shen Bin were the villains, while Li Wanning and Yan Yun were the heroines.
Across from them were two buildings, one housing the protagonist Chu Feng, and the other housing the protagonist's ex-girlfriend, Qiao Manli.
With such a large group gathered together, it wouldn't be surprising if something happened.
After speaking, Lu Yu took out some gauze and bandages from his ring and handed them to Wei Jianjun, instructing him to bandage Wu Qiang's wound. In order to conserve Yan Yun's power, Lu Yu always asked her to stop as long as the wound was not very fatal.
Otherwise, if she fainted or got tired, it would be very troublesome. And now, Yan Yun could only use supernatural powers to treat her wounds, and she was very unprofessional at bandaging wounds. That's why Lu Yu asked Wei Jianjun to handle it.
Upon spotting Chu Feng, Lu Yu started to recalibrate his approach. Simultaneously, Chu Feng was scrutinizing the situation on the ground floor from Lu Yu's side.
The monsters, apart from the zombies, lacked fuel for fighting. As a result, Lu Yu's deployment of five Molotov cocktails resulted in the death of only a handful of monsters, while the majority were merely frightened off by the flames.
By the time the fire had extinguished, the ground was shrouded in smoke. The remains of the incinerated monsters were consumed by their counterparts, leading to a gruesome and savage spectacle.
Chu Feng, upon noticing the Molotov cocktails, began to speculate about the presence of other survivors.
As Lu Yu entered the dormitory corridor, he encountered Chu Feng. They merely brushed past each other, allowing Lu Yu to only hear some noises without understanding Chu Feng's exact situation.
However, upon observing a distant building littered with glass shards and signs of burnt gasoline, he could make an educated guess.
Chu Feng maintained an unusual calmness, assuring Wang Chao that there was no need for panic and that they should wait for the monsters to disperse. Chu Feng's composed demeanor instilled a sense of tranquility in everyone.
In Lu Yu's vicinity, there were four dormitory buildings. The survivors from these buildings had either transformed into zombies, been devoured by monsters, or succumbed to starvation. The number of survivors was minimal.
Consequently, both Chu Feng and Lu Yu were waiting for the monsters to scatter.
As time passed, both teams, led by Chu Feng and Lu Yu, managed to regain their energy. The monsters, having satiated their hunger and thirst, lost their initial aggressiveness.
As the afternoon progressed, the monsters began to meander aimlessly. Observing the dispersion of the monsters, everyone felt a wave of relief wash over them.
Yan Yun promptly inquired about their next course of action from Lu Yu.
Lu Yu indicated a dormitory building on the left, which was the location of Qiao Manli. He voiced his intention to investigate it, which took Yan Yun by surprise.
After enduring several challenging days, Yan Yun had acclimated to the apocalyptic environment. In her current mindset, her personal safety took precedence over the welfare of strangers, especially when the stranger in question was Qiao Manli.
Lu Yu assuaged Yan Yun's concerns, asserting that his current combat capabilities were sufficient for a steady advance.
He then delegated Wei Jianjun Jun and Wu Qiang to safeguard the rest, while Yan Yun and Xue Li were to accompany him.
Just as Lu Yu was about to depart, Wu Qiang expressed his wish to join him. Lu Yu comprehended that Wu Qiang was in search of a girlfriend.
He consented to Wu Qiang's request and handed a backpack filled with food and water to Li Wanning, entrusting her with the care of the others.
At the same time, he subtly pulled out a jade pendant from his ring.
He mused to himself, "Chu Feng, Chu Feng, with the team now gathered,
I'm curious about how much longer you can manage to survive?".
The jade pendant that Lu Yu possesses is an induction jade pendant, a treasure he acquired from the secret realm. Since obtaining it, Lu Yu has not used it in battle.
He has two monsters, Xiao Jin and Xiaoxi, who can scout ahead, so under normal circumstances, he doesn't need the pendant at all.
Considering it a hindrance to wear around his neck, he stashed it in his ring.
However, the situation has changed. Xiao Jin is now exhausted and has sustained numerous injuries. If Xiao Jin stopped eating, Lu Yu feared that it would bleed excessively and die.
Therefore, if Lu Yu wants to kill the monsters downstairs, he needs to sense the situation outside and help Xiao Jin defeat a monster to restore its condition.
Lu Yu quickly connected his spiritual power to the jade pendant. Under the influence of the jade pendant, the monsters outside the corridor were clearly 'captured' by Lu Yu.
It felt like watching a thermal image, both clear and blurry. Lu Yu tested it at night.
This device consumes about 1 point of mental power each time, and each use can last about 15 seconds. The current coverage is approximately 50 meters in radius.
By sensing the jade pendant, Lu Yu was able to clearly detect that there are now three monsters outside the hallway - one lizard man and two zombies.
They must have been chasing after everyone before. There are four or five zombies in the next bedroom. The fifth, fourth, and third floors are accessible.
After gathering this information, Lu Yu made a decision. He put the jade pendant back into the ring, thought for a while, then took out a mountaineering bag and let Xue Li carry it on his back.
Then he took out the special gauntlet from the ring and put it on his left hand. The moment he opened the door with the azure sword, he threw out a wind blade.
"Die!"
he shouted.
The wind blade accurately hit the head of a female zombie wearing suspender pajamas. Her skull was cut open, she fell to the ground, and then couldn't stand up again. Yes, Lu Yu's wind blade can now cut through the heads of zombies.
Although Lu Yu's surface strength has not improved much over these few days due to the crystal nucleus, his control over his physical functions and abilities is getting better and better.
The power of the wind blade is related to spiritual power. The reason why Lu Yu couldn't cut the head of a zombie before was because at that time, his mental strength was only 20 points.
Lu Yu had only recently acquired his ability and was still in the process of mastering it. His mental power, which now stands at 50 points, has seen a significant increase, being 2.5 times greater than its original value.
As a result, his proficiency in using his abilities has improved considerably, to the point where it's not uncommon for him to be able to decapitate black iron zombies.
Feeling secure, Lu Yu began to clear the corridor of monsters once again. Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Feng, who had been injured by Lu Yu earlier and had spent three days recuperating, was preparing to eliminate the monsters that had followed everyone up the corridor.
He knew he couldn't afford to waste any more time.
Just as they were about to venture out, they noticed activity in the dormitory building across the way. A zombie's head, covered in blood and bits of flesh, fell from the sky, landing on the ground with a distinct sound and splattering blood everywhere.
Several nearby lizardmen quickly surrounded it, engaging in a fight over the head.
"Hey, look, it seems like someone is killing zombies on the other side?"
Wang Chao, who had observed this scene, expressed his surprise. The people they had encountered before either had low combat power and could barely sustain their own lives, or they were on the brink of death.
It was indeed rare to come across someone with such formidable combat power.
No sooner had he spoken than another zombie was impaled through the head and died on the balcony. Witnessing this, everyone was full of praise.
"The team on the other side… their movements are precise and efficient,
quite impressive?"
"It must be the group that just went up!"
Chu Feng quickly deduced.
Chu Feng had chosen this route and ended up here because he knew that Yancheng didn't have a military region and his objective was to leave Yancheng. The quickest route to exit Yancheng was the one connected by the school's back door.
In normal times, any path could lead to the school's back door. However, in these apocalyptic times, it was crucial to select the shortest route, leading Chu Feng to decide to cross the campus.
Chu Feng should have left the school much earlier, but his recovery from an injury delayed his departure.
"Chu Feng, should we assist them in their fight?"
one of them asked.
"They seem competent, perhaps we could join forces with them?"
"Join forces?"
Chu Feng responded, his eyes slightly cold.
"Do you really think that's a good idea?"
"Well, I was just thinking out loud…" Wang Chao replied, smiling awkwardly.
"In times like these, the stronger your combat abilities, the more cautious you need to be!"
Chu Feng warned sternly, "You can never be too sure if they might turn on you!"
"Uh…you have a point!"
Wang Chao conceded, not daring to argue with Chu Feng, who was far more adept at dealing with these monsters.
Seeing that Wang Chao had stopped his idle chatter, Chu Feng's tone softened considerably: "Let's observe them for a while.
If we recognize them as our classmates, we can attempt to communicate."
"So…are we going to attack them?"
"No, we wait!"
Chu Feng responded calmly
"When we're uncertain if the other party is friend or foe, it's best to conserve our energy as much as possible."
Indeed, he wanted to emphasize that in these end times, it's always wise to conserve some energy.
You never know when a monster might appear, or whether it's human or beast. Just like now. Chu Feng had been waiting upstairs for nearly three hours, only to be confronted with a sight he didn't want to see.
"Isn't that…Lu Yu?
And Yan Yun!"
"Why are Lu Yu and Yan Yun together?"
Wang Chao and Dai Lian were both taken aback. Chu Feng also frowned.
"Could the treasure he found in the secret realm have something to do with this monkey?"
He observed as Lu Yu, accompanied by Yan Yun, Xue Li, Wu Qiang, and a monkey, slowly made their way to the dormitory where Qiao Manli was located.
To be honest, Chu Feng was both puzzled and slightly anxious. He was puzzled because Lu Yu had brought along the monkey he had seen in the secret realm.
And when he met Lu Yu in the secret realm before, he had been thinking about where Lu Yu was in the real world.
The road he is taking now will neither pass through Lu Yu's bedroom nor through the teaching building where Lu Yu is located.
So… how did Lu Yu appear here?
Chu Feng was filled with apprehension, acutely aware that his current abilities were no match for Lu Yu.
Prior to entering the secret realm, Chu Feng was confident that he could defeat Lu Yu, even if Lu Yu possessed supernatural powers.
However, after Lu Yu obtained not only the treasure of the secret realm but also a monkey, Chu Feng was uncertain about confronting the new Lu Yu.
Adding to his concerns was the sword in Lu Yu's hand.
"Wait, isn't the sword in his hand a different color than before?"
Chu Feng was taken aback upon seeing Lu Yu's sword. A familiar glow of the sword flashed in his mind. "I can't believe it… I was wondering why this sword seemed so familiar,
could this be the one I've been searching for?"
Watching Lu Yu casually stroll among the monsters, Chu Feng's emotions were in turmoil, and he nearly spat out blood in frustration. He had noticed the familiarity of Lu Yu's sword in the secret realm, but at that time, Lu Yu's sword was only of bronze rank.
Although the color was similar to the one in his memory, the sheen and texture of the blade were quite different, leading him to dismiss it as a mere coincidence.
But now, it appeared that the sword could be upgraded?
Chu Feng was flabbergasted. Could it be that the golden sword Xu Hao wielded in his previous life was actually an ordinary sword that had been transformed?
And the wealthy individual who purchased the family sword from Xu Hao was none other than Lu Yu?
Chu Feng was utterly confused.
"Hold on!"
Chu Feng suddenly had a realization "This scoundrel Lu Yu didn't just take Yan Yun away,
but he also purchased Xu Hao's sword in advance?
This can't just be a coincidence…" Chu Feng pondered,
"Could it be…
Is this guy also reborn?"
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