Chapter 59: Joining
Chapter 59: Joining
“Hello, what’s the matter?” a woman’s voice sounded in the communicator.
“I saw your group request post. I want to join you,” Xu Feng said directly.
“May I ask about your power level?” the woman asked.
“Two Star Peak!” Xu Feng replied.
“Two Star Peak? Are you sure?”
“Of course!”
“Good, can I ask about your talent?”
“SR rank melee talent!”
“Alright, can you come to the gas station at the Linhai City highway exit before tomorrow? There might be a simple test for you. If you weren’t lying, it should be very easy for you.”
“Okay!”
After closing the communicator, Xu Feng walked towards the highway to Linhai City.
The next day, driving a pickup truck, Xu Feng arrived at the gas station at the Linhai City highway exit.
By then, a group of people had gathered at the gas station. Several young men wearing Bronze gear were standing on a platform there.
Meanwhile, the crowd below the platform shouted loudly. The men on the platform frowned and kept looking down at their wristwatches, like they were waiting for something.
Upon seeing Xu Feng walk toward them, the men on the platform brightened up.
One young man in Black Iron Grade Leather Armor jumped off the platform and approached him.
“Xu Feng?”
“Yes,” Xu Feng nodded and answered.
“I’m Xiao Yun from the Wildfire Squad. Welcome, welcome!” Xiao Yun said with a laugh.
Xu Feng looked him over. Xiao Yun seemed young, in his twenties, with light fuzz on his lip. His smile was friendly, but Xu Feng felt a faint killing intent from him. It looked like this man wasn’t as simple as he appeared.
“I heard there’s a test?” Xu Feng asked.
“Haha, because many people want to join, we have to choose who gets in. But I heard you’re an SR talent in combat. For you, this test should be easy, right?”
Xu Feng gave a slight smile and said nothing. His power level was far above most Earth’s Chosen. Back then, most people were only One Star. Even if someone broke through to Two Stars, it was only in one or two attributes.
The Wildfire Squad had delayed the test because they were waiting for Xu Feng, that “SR” rank Two Star Peak fighter.
When they saw a member of the Wildfire Squad greet Xu Feng like this, the people waiting understood that Xu Feng was the one the squad had been waiting for.
“Who is this guy, making so many of us wait for him?”
“Hmph, he doesn’t look all that special to me!”
“Right, he’s only carrying one Black Iron Grade weapon. Not even a piece of armor…”
Xiao Yun led Xu Feng straight through the crowd.
“Make way, everyone, make way! The test will start soon…”
Only those who believed they had some talent or a secret skill came for the test today. Each of them had also killed countless Insect Race members. Like Xiao Yun, these people carried a faint killing intent.
Walking through them while they stared would make a timid person’s knees shake.
By doing this, Xiao Yun was also trying to test Xu Feng.
Peeking at Xu Feng, Xiao Yun noticed he didn’t seem bothered at all. It was as if he hadn’t heard the whispers.
“Not sure if he’s truly confident or just shameless,” Xiao Yun thought to himself. “The test will tell whether he’s a real dragon or a paper tiger.”
“Hey, kid, I’ve been waiting here a long time because of you, right? Come on, let me test your skills. I wanna see why you kept all of us standing here like fools.”
A sturdy man with a full beard stepped forward, blocking Xu Feng. He wore a soft torso armor and held a miaodao blade.
When Xiao Yun saw someone blocking the way, he didn’t speak but moved aside. This left Xu Feng face-to-face with the big man.
Xu Feng glanced at him. The man was Two Stars, with at most two attributes breaking past One Star. His torso armor was Black Iron Grade, but his miaodao was just a common weapon. Either he collected weapons, or he was lucky to have gotten it.
“Come on, try this blade!” The big man swung his knife toward Xu Feng’s head.
As the man raised his blade, Xu Feng’s eyes lit up. A faint smile touched his lips.
Shink!
With a crisp sound, just as the man prepared to slash down, Xu Feng flicked his hand back. The sword flashed like lightning, tracing an arc in everyone’s sight.
The big man’s miaodao split in half midair. His torso armor clattered as it cracked into two pieces and fell off.
“You look big and talk tough, so people might think you’re a swordsman with Strength as your main attribute. But actually, you’re a speed fighter with Agility as your main strength. Your Strength is only at the One Star level. But your Agility made it to Two Stars,” Xu Feng stared at him and shook his head. “My Strength is Two Stars, a whole level above yours, enough to crush yours. And my Agility is Two Stars too, plus my talent boost. If this were anywhere else, you’d be dead for daring to strike me.”
The big man froze like a statue, covered in cold sweat. His eyes looked at Xu Feng blankly, as if stunned.
Xu Feng didn’t pay him any more mind and walked on. Xiao Yun beamed, looking like he found a treasure. He followed closely behind Xu Feng.
“What’s your name?” The big man suddenly turned and yelled.
“Xu Feng!” Xu Feng said without looking back.
“I won’t forget you. My name is Wang Dagang. Remember it well, because one day, I’ll beat you,” Wang Dagang shouted. Then he turned away, pushed through the crowd, and stormed off.
“Wang Dagang—that name sounded familiar in the past life, but I can’t recall why. Still, he’s an interesting person. Seemed rough, but actually careful and sly. You had to watch out, or you’d fall for his tricks,” Xu Feng thought to himself.
After this scene, no one dared to provoke him again. Even the whispers died down. Everyone stepped back in unison, opening a path.
Whether before the apocalypse or after, strong people always earned respect. But in this post-apocalyptic world, it happened faster and more openly.