231: The crisis in Longhua City

“Cough, cough.”

Pan Wei opened his mouth and spat out another mouthful of fresh blood.

He secretly hated himself for not waiting a bit longer, and even more hated Qin Shilei, who had nearly ruptured his intestines.

“Screech!”

A beautiful braking sound suddenly rang in his ears.

Pan Wei instantly became invigorated again, quickly climbing up from the ground.

He shouted again, “That kid, your doomsday has arrived.”

Qin Shilei turned around, looking coldly at Pan Wei.

Pan Wei’s heart trembled, and his feet involuntarily retreated two steps.

Suddenly, he noticed that his city lord had gotten out of the car, and immediately his courage swelled, as he fiercely said, “What are you so arrogant about? This is our city lord, a peak expert of the Silver Realm, who can eliminate you in minutes.”

“If you know what’s good for you, immediately kneel down and beg for mercy.”

Pan Wei was currently fantasizing about how he would deal with the other party later to relieve the frustration he had endured from him.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept past his ear, and then he felt a pain in his cheek; his body once again flew through the air, falling four or five meters away.

Pan Wei was completely bewildered.

Damn it, who hit me?

Why didn’t my city lord stop that slap for me?

“You blind fool, shut up!”

Han Hongyu sternly reprimanded his subordinate, then turned around and said to Qin Shilei with an apologetic expression, “Brother Qin, I never expected such an unpleasant incident to occur upon our reunion. It’s all due to my poor management, and I hope Brother Qin can be magnanimous.”

Qin Shilei said indifferently, “So you are their city lord. You rushed over here furiously; don’t you want to stand up for them?”

The person who arrived was Han Hongyu, with whom he had cooperated when he went to retrieve the mutated corn.

Han Hongyu’s expression changed, and he quickly explained, “Brother Qin must be joking. I only heard from my subordinates that a peak expert appeared here, and I was eager to make his acquaintance.”

He paused, then turned his head and cursed at Pan Wei, “You clueless fellow, why aren’t you hurrying over to apologize to Mr. Qin?”

Pan Wei was now completely bewildered.

Not only did the city lord not help him get even, but he also slapped him, nearly knocking him unconscious, and now he was even ordering him to apologize to the other party.

Is the other party even stronger than his city lord?

How could this be?

Is the other party also a peak expert of the Silver Realm?

Even if he is a Silver Realm expert, at most he’s on par with the city lord. Is it necessary to be like this?

As Pan Wei was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a murderous gaze fixed on him.

He looked up and saw that the city lord was staring at him with eyes that looked like they wanted to skin him alive.

“Didn’t you hear what I said? Immediately, right now, kneel down and apologize to Mr. Qin. If you fail to gain Mr. Qin’s forgiveness, then commit suicide.”

Han Hongyu’s chilling words once again entered Pan Wei’s ears, making the latter feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Pan Wei instantly understood that his city lord was thoroughly enraged.

He feared that if he couldn't obtain forgiveness from the person opposite, the city lord would likely personally eliminate him.

Although he still hadn’t figured out why the city lord was so afraid of Qin, he wasn’t a fool either.

To save his life, he immediately knelt on the ground: “Mr. Qin, this lowly one was blind and offended you. I humbly beg for your magnanimity; please spare my life.”

Qin Shilei sneered, “Didn’t you just say that if I knew what was good for me, I should kneel down and beg for mercy? How is it that you’re the one kneeling first?”

“I…” Pan Wei immediately slapped himself, saying in trepidation, “It’s my foul mouth; I don’t know how to speak. I’ll beat it to death.”

Sha Xiangming, who was still in the car and hadn’t had time to get out, felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles. He didn’t know whether it was better to get out or continue to act like an ostrich in the car.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and quietly slipped out of the car. He knelt right beside the car door, his head bowed to the ground.

At the same time, he nervously muttered to himself, “I hope that person hasn’t noticed a small fry like me.”

Qin Shilei glanced at Pan Wei and said indifferently, “Get lost.”

Pan Wei felt as if he had been granted a great pardon and looked up at Han Hongyu.

Han Hongyu said with a cold expression, “Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear Mr. Qin tell you to get lost?”

“Yes.” Pan Wei immediately lowered his head and quickly ran towards his off-road vehicle.

Han Hongyu looked up and invited Qin Shilei, “I wonder if Brother Qin would honor me with a visit to Longhua City, allowing me to fulfill my duties as a host.”

Qin Shilei said indifferently, “No, I’m busy killing zombies to level up. Next time, if there’s an opportunity, I’ll pay a visit.”

After all, they had cooperated before, so he wouldn't make things too difficult for the other party.

“That’s truly a pity.” Han Hongyu said sincerely, “Then I, your junior, will await your esteemed presence in Longhua City.”

Just as Qin Shilei was about to bid farewell, another car suddenly sped over from a distance, screeching to a halt beside Han Hongyu.

Then a young man rushed out of the car and said in a panic, “city Lord, a large swarm of insects is approaching our Longhua City from fifty kilometers away. The situation is extremely critical.”

“What?” Han Hongyu’s expression changed drastically, and he was about to turn and get back into the car to rush back to Longhua City.

Suddenly, he saw Qin Shilei, who hadn’t left yet, hesitated for a moment, and then still asked, “This concerns the safety of hundreds of thousands of survivors in Longhua City. I wonder if Brother Qin could lend a hand.”

He paused, then added, “If the situation becomes unmanageable, I will arrange a helicopter to send Brother Qin away first. Afterwards, if I am still alive, I will definitely present Brother Qin with a grand gift.”

Qin Shilei pondered for a moment, then agreed, “Alright, let’s go quickly.”

Although he wasn’t a saint, he didn’t mind contributing his part as long as it didn’t endanger himself or his close ones.

And killing zombies is killing monsters, killing insects is also killing monsters.

Why not do something that helps others and satisfies his desire to level up?

Everyone quickly arrived at Longhua City.

Longhua City is a prefecture-level city, with over two hundred thousand survivors currently.

At this time, its northeast side had a defense line constructed from destroyed high-rise buildings and abandoned cars.

Standing on the defense line, Zeng Deyuan reported with a grim expression, “The insects have now entered a twenty-kilometer radius of Longhua City. The vanguard of insects numbers at least two to three hundred thousand. It seems there are also signs of more distant insects moving in this direction.”

Upon hearing this, Han Hongyu’s face changed, and the binoculars in his hand almost fell to the ground.

Zeng Deyuan suddenly whispered, “city Lord, let’s escape.”

“Escape?” Han Hongyu said with a desolate expression, “How can we escape? Where can we escape to? Does heaven truly intend to destroy my Longhua City?”

Qin Shilei, standing beside him, showed no surprise at Han Hongyu’s pessimistic mood.

Although it seemed there were only about two to three hundred thousand insects, Longhua City also had over two hundred thousand survivors.

However, even the weakest insects possessed Bronze Realm cultivation, while there were probably fewer than two thousand survivors in Longhua City who had reached the Bronze Realm or higher.

As for survivors in the Black Iron Realm, it would likely be difficult for a hundred of them to kill even one insect.

With such a vast disparity in strength between the two sides, Longhua City was clearly doomed.