44: Chapter 44 Ye Qingyue's Subtle Changes in Mindset

After a short while, Ye Qingxue's complexion had returned to normal.

She had been carried to the bed by Lin Yuan; her breathing was now steady, and although she was still very weak, she was out of danger.

Ye Qingyue was shedding tears continuously, her gaze fixed intently on Ye Qingxue.

She was terrified that her sister, the person closest to her, would die right in front of her...

Just then, Lin Yuan stood up after simply tending to Ye Qingxue's wounds.

The murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised.

Lin Yuan did not speak; he simply walked downstairs in silence, pushed open the door, and stepped out of the villa.

The cold morning wind blew, and snowflakes drifted onto his face.

But he could not feel the cold.

His constitution of 330 made him completely immune to this temperature.

Behind an abandoned vehicle.

Liu Kai and his five trusted subordinates were tense all over.

They dared not leave.

Because once they fled, their figures would be discovered by that god of slaughter inside the villa.

Now they could only pray that Lin Yuan would not discover them...

"Boss... Could that guy have already discovered us?"

A subordinate asked, trembling.

Liu Kai gritted his teeth.

"So what if he did? We can't turn back now!"

"Even a fool could see that last night's attack was related to us."

"Either kill him, or be killed by him!"

The other subordinates turned pale.

They naturally understood this principle.

Last night's ambush had completely exposed their intentions.

If they ran away now, Lin Yuan would catch up sooner or later.

Rather than being hunted down, it was better to take a gamble.

"The boss is right... Let's fight!"

"Right! At worst, we'll just perish together with that terrifying guy!"

The subordinates gritted their teeth and made up their minds.

Just then, Liu Kai's eyes narrowed.

"He's coming! That guy is coming out!"

In the distance, Lin Yuan pushed open the villa door and walked out.

His figure was lonely and cold, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

"He has discovered us!"

A subordinate exclaimed.

Liu Kai took a deep breath.

"There's no help for it now that we've been discovered... Act!"

He stood up, forced a smile, and walked out.

"Brother! What a great display of skill!"

Liu Kai shouted, waving his hand as he walked.

"That monster was so terrifying, yet you were actually able to repel it! You're too strong!"

The remaining five trusted subordinates also followed him out.

They wore smiles on their faces, but deep in their eyes flickered nervousness and murderous intent.

Lin Yuan stood in place, watching them with an indifferent gaze.

He did not speak.

Liu Kai walked a few steps closer, continuing to force a smile.

"Brother, it's rare to meet a strong person in the Apocalypse!"

"My name is Liu Kai, and I cover this area."

"Let's look out for each other from now on; if you need anything, just say so!"

As he spoke, he quietly signaled his subordinates.

The five subordinates pretended to disperse casually, slowly forming an encirclement.

Liu Kai continued to try and get close to him.

"Brother, what is your name?"

"Those two beauties by your side... they are truly top-notch; you are really lucky..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Liu Kai suddenly gave a signal!

"Do it!!!"

The six men instantly erupted into action!

Rushing toward Lin Yuan from different directions!

Liu Kai held an iron rod and smashed it fiercely toward Lin Yuan's head!

The other five also brandished their weapons.

Daggers, iron rods, axes...

They had staked everything on this!

But a flash of mockery crossed Lin Yuan's eyes.

Without any warning!

Lin Yuan's figure instantly vanished!

"What?!"

Liu Kai's iron rod smashed into empty air!

The next instant—

"Bang!!!"

A muffled impact sound rang out behind him.

A subordinate's chest caved in, and he flew backward, slamming into the wall!

"Pfft—!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood and died instantly.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two more impact sounds!

Before two of the bandits could even react, Lin Yuan punched them one by one, exploding their chests!

"This... what kind of speed is this!"

Liu Kai was terrified.

He couldn't even see Lin Yuan's movements!

Lin Yuan looked at the remaining three with indifference.

"Too slow."

He took a step, instantly arriving in front of another bandit.

That bandit had just raised his axe.

"Crack—!!!"

Lin Yuan smashed a fist into his head.

The skull... shattered!

Red and white matter splattered everywhere!

"Ahhh! Monster!!!"

The remaining two were so scared they turned and ran.

But Lin Yuan bent down and grabbed two stones from the ground.

"Whoosh—! Whoosh—!!!"

Two sounds of something cutting through the air!

"Bang! Bang!"

The backs of their heads exploded, and they collapsed to the ground.

From the moment Liu Kai gave the order to attack, until all six were wiped out!!

It took only six seconds.

Liu Kai slumped on the ground, his legs weak.

"No... impossible... this is impossible..."

He looked up at Lin Yuan.

That indifferent face had not a trace of emotional fluctuation.

As if what he had just killed were not people, but six ants.

Lin Yuan did not speak; his extreme silence was simply that of a heartless devil!

He lifted his foot without hesitation and stomped toward Liu Kai's head.

"Wait—!!!"

Liu Kai screamed frantically.

"I have a seven-colored snowflake! I have a demon core! I'll give it all to you! Please—"

"Bang."

The sole of his foot landed.

Liu Kai's voice came to an abrupt end.

Lin Yuan withdrew his foot with no expression.

Lin Yuan would not take Liu Kai's words seriously at all.

If he really had a snowflake or a demon core, his strength couldn't possibly be this weak...

Soon, Lin Yuan walked toward the truck in the distance.

He had noticed that vehicle during the fight just now.

Inside the cargo bed... there seemed to be people.

Lin Yuan opened the back cargo bed.

"Creak—"

A foul stench rushed out.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

Inside the cargo bed, four women were huddled together.

Three of them were already emaciated, delirious, and had hollow eyes.

Only one woman still had some consciousness.

She was about twenty-five years old, with delicate features and a good figure.

But at this moment, her clothes were tattered, and her body was covered in bruises and scratch marks.

Her eyes were filled with despair and numbness.

Lin Yuan could tell at a glance what they had endured.

These women... had been abused in turns by Liu Kai and that pack of beasts.

Both body and mind were destroyed.

The woman who still had consciousness looked up and saw Lin Yuan.

Her lips trembled, and tears slid down.

"Please... please... kill me..."

Her voice was hoarse and filled with despair.

"I don't want to live anymore... please..."

Lin Yuan was silent for a moment.

Then he took some food and water from his system space and threw them into the cargo bed.

"If you want to live, eat. If you want to die, that's up to you."

The woman was stunned.

"You... you're not killing us?"

"And not..."

She dared not say the rest of the words.

Because in this Apocalypse, a woman's fate was even worse than death.

Lin Yuan coldly interrupted her and did not answer.

He turned and left.

The woman watched his back, a glimmer of hope flashing in her eyes.

"Th... thank you..."

But Lin Yuan did not look back.

He would not take them in.

In the Apocalypse, he only protected the people he cared about.

These women's fates could only rely on themselves.

Lin Yuan returned to the villa.

Ye Qingyue was already awake and was guarding her sister's side.

Seeing Lin Yuan return, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Lin Yuan! Are you okay?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

"The threat outside has been resolved."

Ye Qingyue looked out the window.

She could vaguely see a few corpses.

Her complexion was somewhat pale, but she said nothing.

In the Apocalypse, killing was the norm.

She had begun to understand this principle.

Lin Yuan walked to the bedside to check on Ye Qingxue's condition.

Her breathing was steady, and her complexion was rosy.

The poison had been completely suppressed.

"She needs to rest quietly for a few days."

Lin Yuan said.

"Once she recovers, we will head back."

Ye Qingyue nodded vigorously.

"Mm!"

She looked at Lin Yuan, her eyes flashing with complex emotions.

Gratitude, reliance, and also...

Other things that were hard to describe.

Last night, to save her sister, Lin Yuan had used up a precious seven-colored snowflake.

Ye Qingyue had also learned from Lin Yuan, hearing him say that this seven-colored snowflake was an extremely important item!

In the Apocalypse, this thing was a divine object for an ordinary person to rise up!

Yet Lin Yuan had given it to her sister to take without the slightest hesitation...

Today, he had killed six people for them again.

Although Lin Yuan always appeared very cold...

His actions were more powerful than any sweet words.

"Brother Lin Yuan..."

Ye Qingyue said softly, tears appearing in her eyes.

At this moment, there was only one thought in her heart: to be Brother Lin Yuan's woman for the rest of her life!

"Thank you."

Lin Yuan did not respond.

He simply stood by the window, his gaze looking into the distance.

There, in the direction where the evolved Venus flytrap had escaped.

Although that monster was severely injured, it was not dead.

One day, he would find it.

Kill it.

Avenge Ye Qingxue.

And also... that insect mother.

A cold light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

Ye Qingyue looked at Lin Yuan with somewhat dazed eyes.

After this incident, her love for Lin Yuan from the depths of her heart and soul had only deepened!

And Lin Yuan did not know.

Because of his actions today, he would welcome a woman who would risk everything for him in the future...