Chapter 135 - 130: Wait a Minute, You Said My Line, What Am I Supposed to Say Now???

Chapter 135: Chapter 130: Wait a Minute, You Said My Line, What Am I Supposed to Say Now???

Slapped across the face, and then asked if he had a problem with it.

This was, without a doubt, the most humiliating moment Gao Qiu had experienced since the apocalypse began.

But with a Flying Knife pressed to his forehead, he couldn’t say anything.

Even without the Flying Knife, all those guns pointed at him were no joke.

"N-no... no problem..."

SLAP!

Another slap struck Gao Qiu across the face.

Gao Qiu was stunned.

’Wait a minute, I said I didn’t have a problem, and you’re still hitting me?’

"What? You got a problem with me hitting you now?"

Mengde raised an eyebrow, and Gao Qiu immediately forced a sycophantic smile.

"No problem, no problem."

But his reward was yet another slap...

’Humiliating!’

All Gao Qiu felt was utter humiliation!

"Mengde, don’t take it too far!"

"We’re official government personnel!"

"I..."

SLAP!!

Gao Qiu couldn’t even finish his sentence before another slap cut him off.

"Still pulling the ’official personnel’ card?"

"How about I have my men take a look at that convoy of yours?"

The moment Mengde spoke with such certainty, Gao Qiu panicked.

His eyes, as he looked at Mengde, were filled with terror.

’Could Mengde possibly know what we’ve done?’

’Impossible, impossible!’

’He doesn’t have X-ray vision, so how could he possibly have seen anything?’

So Gao Qiu tried to bluff his way through.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Seeing Gao Qiu’s stubborn denial, Mengde just chuckled.

He ordered Leng Feng and his men to open up all the vehicles outside the base.

When the full, horrific sight was laid bare,

Leng Feng and his men were instantly overcome with rage.

They never imagined that this group of self-proclaimed officials could be capable of such a thing.

’It’s the apocalypse; killing is one thing!’

’But what the hell is this, desecrating corpses?’

Corpses were piled layer upon layer in the trucks.

Flies swarmed over them, feeding without mercy.

’Is this really something government people would do?’

Fortunately, Mengde had told Xiaoyao and the other women to get back in their vehicle beforehand.

Otherwise, the sight would have made them vomit uncontrollably.

But while they were spared the sight, the women in the bus following Gao Qiu saw everything with crystal clarity.

Every single one of them began to vomit violently.

And their faces were also contorted with rage.

Tears streamed down many of the women’s faces, their gazes fixed on Gao Qiu and his men, filled with murderous intent.

"Gao Qiu, weren’t you supposed to be rescuing us?"

"Why are my husband and child dead?"

"Exactly! They’re already dead, and you still treat them like this."

"Is this what you ’government officials’ do?"

"..."

The women shrieked in a frenzy.

If Mengde and his men hadn’t been holding them back, the women would have already rushed forward to kill Gao Qiu and his twenty-odd men.

Amidst their furious cries, Mengde began to piece together what had happened.

It turned out that most of these women were lone survivors from the Economic Development Zone.

They had been found by Gao Qiu’s men, who had coaxed and tricked them into getting on the bus.

As for their motive...

Heh... To some men, women were simply playthings for sating their carnal desires.

Mengde didn’t even need to think to figure it out.

At this point, Gao Qiu and his men were in a full-blown panic.

He knew that they could no longer keep up their facade.

And only death awaited them now.

"Y-you can’t kill me!"

"We..."

"Stop!"

Mengde had no desire to listen to this idiot’s bullshit.

"Let me guess, you’re about to say your base is incredibly powerful."

"That your Base Leader is a Tier Five expert."

"And if we kill you, we’re done for. Is that about right?"

Gao Qiu looked completely dumbfounded.

’Wait, you said all my lines! What am I supposed to say now???’

’Why aren’t you following the script?’

One look at the idiot’s expression and Mengde knew he’d guessed right.

He said plainly.

"Don’t worry, I’m not going to kill you right now."

’A Tier Four Superpower User, and an A-Level Fire Element one at that!’

’What a prime specimen for harvesting!’

Although Gao Qiu was confused,

he subconsciously assumed that Mengde was intimidated by the strength of the West City Rescue Base and therefore didn’t dare to harm him.

"Good!"

"It’s good that you understand the power of our Base Leader!"

"Rest assured, as long as you let us go this time,"

"I, Gao Qiu, will be magnanimous and let bygones be bygones!"

Now that he knew he wasn’t going to die, Gao Qiu relaxed considerably.

He figured that Mengde and his men were only acting so "bold" because they were the ones holding the guns right now.

If it came down to a real contest of Superpower User numbers and raw strength, they’d be no match for the West City Rescue Base!

Mengde just beamed and nodded, offering no rebuttal.

He just gently patted him on the head.

The next second, a system prompt immediately popped up.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully plundered the A-Level Superpower, Fire Flame Technique, from Tier Four Superpower User Gao Qiu!]

That’s right. Everything he had said and done was for this single moment: to plunder Gao Qiu’s Superpower!

The SSS-Level Plundering Superpower he had acquired from Sister Yun last night came with restrictions.

Namely, he had to make physical contact with a Superpower User’s head in order to plunder it.

Furthermore, it had to be done when the Superpower User had let down their guard.

It was actually quite easy to understand.

Think about it. Look at all those techniques in Jin Yong’s novels, like the Absorption Technique or the Evil Exorcism Swordsmanship. Which of them didn’t require some form of contact?

Oh, right, the Evil Exorcism Swordsmanship was an exception.

That wasn’t ’contact,’ that was self-castration!

As for why the Superpower User had to have their guard down...

Duh!

If you don’t protect your own head, who will do it for you?

But by this point, Gao Qiu already considered Mengde to be on his side.

His guard wasn’t nearly as high!

That was why the plunder succeeded in an instant!

His Superpower was stripped away without him having the slightest clue.

The idiot even put on a magnanimous air and clapped Mengde on the shoulder.

"Brother Mengde, don’t you worry!"

"As long as you come back with us obediently,"

"the West City Rescue Base definitely won’t treat you poorly."

Gao Qiu added in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Oh, by the way, we have plenty of fun women at our base."

"And they’re all gorgeous."

"Brother Mengde, you can..."

At that, Gao Qiu suddenly remembered the two absolute stunners by Mengde’s side.

And promptly shut his mouth.

Mengde didn’t seem to mind, his smile never wavering.

"I understand, I understand."

"How about this? I’ll go check out your West City Rescue Base first."

"After I’ve had a look, I’ll decide whether or not we’ll join you."

"After all, you guys wouldn’t threaten us, right, Gao Qiu?"

"What do you think?"

Mengde stared at Gao Qiu with an unreadable smile, making him feel a pang of unease.

But with the Flying Knife still at his forehead, he could only play along.

"Of course, of course!"

"As for these women, just leave them here with me for now."

"I’ll bring them over all together when I get back."

"Oh, and your men, too. It’s so dangerous for them to be holding guns."

Mengde said all this in one breath, giving Gao Qiu no chance to interject.

He made the decision right then and there, ordering Leng Feng and his men to move. They disarmed Gao Qiu’s subordinates while the men were still dazed.

Then, he had Brother Jingfu, with a great deal of ’friendliness,’ escort Gao Qiu into one of the vehicles.

He still needed the idiot to lead the way!

Next up, it was time to head to the West City Rescue Base to do some harvesting... ahem, I mean, to pay a ’friendly’ visit...

Back in the RV, after Mengde explained his plan to Fei’er and the other woman,

Fei’er, that little minx, immediately poked Mengde’s chest with a slender finger.

"Hubby, you’re so naughty~~~"

Mengde stared at her luscious red lips and grinned slyly.

"Naughty?"

"How did you know your hubby was about to do something naughty?"

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