249: No one can escape

The Pockmarked Big Guy gave an embarrassed chuckle. "I won't beat her to death, I won't. I was just angry that she didn't know what's good for her."

"Alright, let's go up and clear out those zombies, then drag the women out of the car," the Boss said impatiently.

The group was a bunch of heinous criminals; they were truly wicked, but they were also truly capable.

In just over ten minutes, they had dealt with all the zombies surrounding the car.

By the time they had gouged out and collected all the crystal cores from the zombies' bodies, Ai Yue and the others were still sitting calmly inside the car, having not come out.

Seeing that there were actually three women in the car, the Boss gave a lewd smile and tapped on the window next to Ai Yue.

"Ooh! It's such a pretty little beauty! Haha..."

Ai Yue looked at the Boss coldly without saying a word.

The Boss's laughter suddenly vanished, replaced by a fierce expression. "Get the hell out. What, do you expect me to invite you down?"

"Heh, look at my temper. This ugly thing has such a foul mouth, watch me teach him a lesson," Ye Rui said angrily, her eyebrows arching up.

With a pull of her hands, a thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking the Boss right as he was acting fierce toward Ai Yue.

It killed the Boss on the spot!

Ai Yue opened the car door, kicked the Boss's smoking corpse aside, and stepped out of the car with style.

She said to the people whose faces were filled with terror, "Your Boss must have done too many bad things and got struck by lightning."

The Pockmarked Big Guy swallowed hard, regained his senses, and shouted, "What 'struck by lightning'? Don't think I don't know, you guys definitely did it, right!"

The corners of Ai Yue's mouth curled up as she nodded innocently. "Right, you guessed correctly! Unfortunately, there's no reward! Tell me, how do you want to die?"

The muscles on the Pockmarked Big Guy's face twitched with fear, but seeing so many people on his side, courage rose in his heart again. He puffed out his chest and said, "Little girl, don't get cocky. Can't all of us here beat you?"

"Oh? You mean you're all going to attack at once?" Ai Yue smiled kindly.

The Pockmarked Big Guy gripped his knife, looking fierce. "What kind of world is this? You still expect a one-on-one fight? In your dreams! Watch how we capture you alive."

"Brothers, this bitch is a bit strange. Everyone attack together and cripple her," the Pockmarked Big Guy said, turning his head.

"Alright, Old Ma is right. The Boss died for no reason, everyone be careful, attack together!"

"Exactly, exactly."

"Alright, let's go!"

A variety of Superpowers were launched at Ai Yue.

"Be careful, don't damage that car!" the Pockmarked Big Guy said with a look of heartache.

When he saw that some people's attacks on Ai Yue also hit the car, the Pockmarked Big Guy quickly stopped them.

Ai Yue didn't move; a Light Screen rose in front of her, blocking the barrage of Superpowers.

Once the light of the Superpowers faded, the group discovered that Ai Yue was completely unharmed.

Seeing this, the intention to retreat began to sprout in everyone's hearts.

"Old Ma, something's wrong, something's very wrong. Let's get out of here, she's a tough nut to crack."

The Pockmarked Big Guy's expression was solemn; he also felt that things were bad and quickly nodded. "Alright, alright, tell the brothers to retreat immediately."

He turned to run as soon as he finished speaking.

At that moment, Ai Yue spoke up. "Since you're finished attacking, it's my turn. Have a taste of my lightning."

As her voice fell, lightning filled the air above the heads of the thirty or so people, as well as the zombies that had already closed in on them.

In an instant, the highway robbers scattered to flee for their lives.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Before they could get far, lightning bolts as thick as arms fell accurately onto their heads. Even the zombies that had just arrived didn't escape the baptism of lightning.

In the blink of an eye, the zombies that had chased them were struck until not even dregs remained.

As for the robbers who were also struck, their bodies were charred black. Only the slight rise and fall of their chests proved they weren't dead yet.

Ai Yue brushed off non-existent dust from her hands and walked toward them.

Each of them carried a cloth bag on their back. When Ai Yue struck them, she had intentionally held back, controlling the lightning so it wouldn't destroy the bags.

The cloth bags were now perfectly intact.

Ai Yue gathered all the bags together. Instead of rushing to open them, she put all of them into the car.

Ye Rui got out of the car and walked back with Ai Yue. The zombies had been turned to dregs by the lightning, but the crystal cores had not.

The ground was covered with crystal cores. Although they were only level 1 or 2, even a mosquito's leg is meat, so these level 1 and 2 cores couldn't be ignored.

The two of them worked hard to pick up the crystal cores from the ground.

In the distance stood those who had followed, hoping to scavenge.

These people had watched with their own eyes as Ai Yue played the pig to eat the tiger.

At this moment, they were extremely glad they hadn't run over to demand a share. Their little lives had been unintentionally spared.

After the shock wore off, the group in the distance fled like rabbits, disappearing in a flash.

They didn't dare wait around here to die.

Ai Yue and Ye Rui paid no attention to the people fleeing in the distance.

"Sister, your method is still the best. In just a few moves, we've gotten so many crystal cores. And looking at those bastards' backpacks just now, they really are rich."

"Not to mention various crystal cores, there were even level 4 crystal cores. With their meager abilities, I don't know where they got a level 4 one from."

"Only crystal cores?" Ai Yue asked calmly.

"How is that possible? There are quite a few good things. Inside, there's also the transparent stone of the Ancient Centipede, the skin of a Devil Frog, and so on."

Ai Yue nodded. It seemed the bag Ye Rui had looked at belonged to the Boss.

After all, crystal cores were easy to get, but the skin of a Devil Frog was the hardest to obtain.

Only the Boss would have it; the others definitely wouldn't.

The day's crisis was quickly resolved. Li Shilan and Ai Guosheng sat steadily in the car, never even having to make a move.

Ai Yue alone was enough, not to mention the little lightning expert Ye Rui. With this lineup, they could practically walk sideways.

Ai Yue brought Ye Rui back to the car, and they began to look through the bags they had obtained.

Every bag contained at least some crystal cores, and their grades weren't low either; most were level 3 crystal cores.

After they had gathered everything together...

Ai Yue continued her 'fishing' law enforcement. This trick was too useful. She turned the speakers to the maximum and continued on her way.

Looking at the high-spirited Ai Yue, the others smiled knowingly.

When they first set out, the car's body was clean, but now it was contaminated with zombie blood, with black blood and claw marks everywhere.

Fortunately, the kaibaihe battle shield excelled in durability and hadn't suffered any major damage. Ai Yue and the others could still rely on it to return to their long-awaited hometown.