Chapter 65: Long Yu’er

Xu Feng planned to find the abandoned well when there were fewer people that night and defeat the Three-Star Elite Monster alone. During the day, he had searched two-thirds of the small town and roughly located where the abandoned well was.

“Big brother, you also joined a temporary team for the selection, right?” Long Yu’er’s eyes showed a sly gleam. Xu Feng and Li Qing were only temporary teammates, so it was easy to tell from their conversations that their relationship was quite ordinary.

“Selection!” Xu Feng sighed inwardly.

In his past life, Xu Feng had low strength and fought constantly at the bottom level, so he was never noticed by any major factions.

Actually, Xu Feng had always wanted to join Thunder Martial Hall, but unfortunately, in his past life, he couldn’t even pass the test to become an Apprentice Level disciple of Thunder Martial Hall.

“If there really are major factions observing in this small town, then I might as well perform well. If I can get into Thunder Martial Hall, that would be great.” Xu Feng thought to himself, “But that would mean there must be many surveillance devices in this small town. If I go to kill that Three-Star Monster, I might be discovered by these factions, and drawing their attention wouldn’t be good.”

In the apocalypse, gaining protection by joining a major faction was something everyone dreamed of. Just having a safe gathering place would make everyone flock to it.

On Earth, there were many human gathering places. Most were built by human Chosen Ones themselves, without any protective facilities. Unlike the camp where Xu Feng did missions, it was protected by a mysterious force, making it much easier to defend.

If Xu Feng hadn’t given the ownership of the camp to Earth’s Will but kept it for himself, no matter how many monsters came, as long as he defended the entrance to the camp, the camp would be perfectly safe. Moreover, as the camp upgraded, there would be many defensive structures. Building them would greatly improve the camp’s safety.

But other human-built gathering places weren’t so convenient. There were too many areas to defend, just like ancient cities. Once one spot was broken through by monsters, the swarming monsters would kill all the humans in the gathering place.

Such camps needed many powerful martial artists to protect them to possibly survive. Otherwise, they easily attracted alien invaders to come and destroy them.

Many alien invaders, like the Insect Race, needed a large amount of biological flesh and blood to evolve and gain bio-energy. So, for them, humans were the best food.

Only those so-called major factions on Earth had the ability to build human gathering places. In Huaxia, Thunder Martial Hall not only built the largest human gathering place but also established branches in over ten cities. These branches were small gathering places with the ability to resist monster sieges.

Ordinary martial artists only had the right to enter these gathering places temporarily. To live there permanently, one had to be an official member of these major factions.

In his past life, almost everyone wanted to get permanent residency in these gathering places.

“Zhang Feng, I wonder if in this life, I can meet you again at the Linhai Branch of Thunder Martial Hall.” Xu Feng stared blankly at the bonfire where the meat soup was cooking.

Zhang Feng was one of the few brothers Xu Feng had in his past life, the kind who would die for Xu Feng.

In his past life, without Zhang Feng’s help, Xu Feng would have died in a battle with the Insect Race long ago. It was Zhang Feng who repeatedly gave his own Insect Crystals to help Xu Feng improve his strength. It was also Zhang Feng who stood up for Xu Feng many times, making many enemies.

Moreover, it was Zhang Feng who, during a mission to explore ancient ruins issued by Earth’s Will, voluntarily stepped forward to cover the rear for their temporary team when Xu Feng was injured. As a result, he never came out of the ruins.

Thinking of this, Xu Feng’s eyes welled up with tears.

“In my past life, I held you back. In this life, I will repay you with everything I have.” Xu Feng made a silent vow in his heart.

“Big brother, why are you crying? Are you afraid of not being chosen by those major factions?” Long Yu’er asked with an innocent look.

“Hehe, Long Yu’er, I don’t know if that’s your real name, but since you say you’re called Long Yu’er, I’ll call you that.” Xu Feng stood up and stretched. “Since your teammates are here, tell them to come out. What’s the point of hiding?”

Long Yu’er’s face changed, and she looked up at Xu Feng, her eyes showing a gloominess that didn’t match her age.

“When did you notice?” Long Yu’er asked darkly.

“I didn’t notice when you came in. You must have a Stealth skill or equipment that increases hiding, right?” Xu Feng smiled faintly. “But for others to get close to me quietly like you did—that’s underestimating me too much.”

“In that case, there’s no need for us to hide anymore. Brothers, come out.” A hoarse voice sounded outside the house.

Several people broke through the door, and two more climbed in through the windows, blocking all the exits from the room.

“Hehe, you’re so brazenly surrounding another human like me. Aren’t you afraid of being discovered and killed by those major factions?” Xu Feng sneered, gripping his sword tightly.

“Haha, it’s so late now, most teams have already left the town. Those monitoring people can’t sit in the monitoring room watching all day. Besides, there are no surveillance devices in this room. Once we finish you off, who will know we killed you?” A man in his thirties with a hoarse voice laughed.

“Boss, why waste words? Let’s just kill him and rest early.” A man holding a long dagger said impatiently.

“Long Yu, did you poison him?” A young man standing behind the boss suddenly spoke.

“I did it long ago. Do I need you, Poison Snake, to remind me? But is your poison faulty? I haven’t seen any effect on him yet.” Long Yu showed a vicious expression, glaring fiercely at Xu Feng.

In his past life, there were many teams like this that ambushed lone travelers. Xu Feng had encountered them more than once. Surviving ten years in the apocalypse with low strength, there was no shady method Xu Feng hadn’t seen. How could he be harmed by a low trick like poisoning?

At Resort Lake, when Xu Feng opened chests, he found many Antidotes. And no matter what, Xu Feng always checked his Status Bar. As soon as a poisoned status appeared, he secretly drank an Antidote.