CHAPTER 1224: CHAPTER 288: THE CHILDREN’S SQUAD ENTERS XIAO SHEN’S INNER WORLD (PART 4)

Cui Xiaofei said, "What does this have to do with us? It’s the headquarters people who should worry, not us who killed Wei Ying."

Zhong Hong said, "True, we really don’t need to worry unnecessarily. But I recently heard that some of the trainees you brought back from the martial school have been behaving particularly violently after becoming mutants. As their guide, I think you should manage them well."

Upon hearing this.

Cui Xiaofei looked at Zhong Hong with surprise, "Strange, Zhong Hong the Poison Sting has never meddled in these things before. Why the sudden kind reminder?"

He felt that Zhong Hong’s nature seemed to have changed.

In the past, she would definitely not have said such things.

Zhong Hong said, "Though we are mutants and there’s no turning back on this path, ever since witnessing Lin Fan of Huang City hunt the Creator, I think it’s good for us to have some limits. If they are that violent, others can’t control them, but if they run into that guy, I doubt they’ll have any path to survival."

"Even if you wanted to save them then, I fear you wouldn’t have the ability."

Indeed.

When Zhong Hong gave this reason, Cui Xiaofei’s expression became much more serious.

Those trainees were all brought out by him.

He naturally wanted to save their lives, turning them into mutants so they would have the ability to protect themselves. But if, as Zhong Hong said, they become violently tempered and encounter Lin Fan, there truly would be no chance of survival.

"I understand, thanks."

Cui Xiaofei expressed gratitude.

He didn’t say much more.

He turned and quickly left.

Zhong Hong watched Cui Xiaofei’s departing figure, touching her chin. She wanted to find opportunities from Cui Xiaofei. If she discovered the headquarters’ location, she would not hesitate to inform Lin Fan.

But Cui Xiaofei was more difficult than she had imagined.

Clinging to him would surely make him sense something was off.

Thus, some things need to be approached slowly, and definitely cannot be rushed.

...

In the temporary shelter where the martial school trainees stayed.

Jiang Shan’s death had significant impacts on the trainees. After all, they once lived together. Who could have thought he would just be gone?

Zhao Zhong leaned against the wall in the corner, looking at companions who gradually seemed a bit unfamiliar.

During this time.

He found his companions’ attitude towards him becoming indifferent, no longer as enthusiastic as back at Red Sun Martial School.

Their relationship seemed to have declined to a certain level.

At that moment.

A well-built companion suddenly stood up, irritably kicked the sofa against the wall.

"What the hell are we doing here? It’s been days, and I don’t want to live like this anymore."

Zhao Zhong quietly watched him.

This companion’s name was Qian Chang. He wasn’t always like this; back at the martial school, his physique was poor, skinny as a skeleton.

But since injecting the serum, his physique had grown sturdier day by day, full of solid muscles, swelling to four or five times his previous size, looking like a small mountain.

Moreover, his condition kept changing every day, as if the serum still had a massive effect on him, constantly enhancing his physical strength.

"Qian Chang, Brother Cui told us to stay here to adjust our temperament. What’s the rush?" someone said.

"Adjust what temperament? Our current state is fine, I feel great anyway."

Qian Chang didn’t agree with this reasoning.

He even lost the respect he once had for Cui Xiaofei. He thought Cui Xiaofei was merely earlier in injecting the serum, nothing else. Given enough time, he was confident he could be stronger than Cui Xiaofei.

Zhao Zhong slowly walked over from the corner, "Qian Chang, you weren’t like this before. Can’t you feel how irritable your temperament is now?"

"Really?" Qian Chang spread his hands, looking puzzled.

"Yes, Brother Cui told us the serum has side effects, we can’t let sudden power affect our temperament. Why did we leave the martial school, why did we follow Brother Cui out, if not to gain the power to protect ourselves and fight against this apocalypse?" Zhao Zhong felt a lot of similar situations were very ominous.

He wondered if it was really the power changing their mindset.

Or if the serum truly had side effects, drastically altering their temperament.

But if it’s the serum’s issue.

Then why hadn’t he changed like that?

"Enough, what nonsense are you talking about?" Qian Chang waved his hand impatiently, "Zhao Zhong, you really like lecturing now. If you didn’t like this, you should’ve stayed in the martial school."

Zhao Zhong looked at Qian Chang, really wanting to say a lot.

But Qian Chang ignored him and walked out, making him swallow his remaining words.

Zhao Zhong sighed; Jiang Shan was like this before, and now Qian Chang too.

Why does it have to be like this?

Can’t they really maintain their true nature?

A companion came over, patting Zhao Zhong’s shoulder, "Face reality, what you want to change is impossible. What you want to say, Brother Cui has already mentioned, but if it worked, would Qian Chang still be like this?"

Zhao Zhong: ...

Yes, if even Brother Cui’s words have little effect, what hope does he have?

Outside.

Qian Chang left the building and approached a large rock, smashing the more than two-meter-high rock into pieces with a bang.

"Damn it."

He clenched his fists angrily, tired of constantly being lectured, it gave him a huge headache.

He had already sunk into the sea of power.

All he sought was more power.

"Impressive."

Just then, a voice called out.

"Who?"

Qian Chang asked warily, surprised by the sudden voice. In this post-apocalyptic world, someone unexpectedly appeared here.

Could it be another companion wanting to lecture him?

He hated lectures the most, wishing to tear the person’s mouth so they’d never speak again.

"The power you wield, we gave it to you, who do you think I am?"

A man slowly walked out.

Qian Chang’s expression changed slightly. When the man spoke, he knew who he was, clearly someone from the Mutant Organization.

"What do you want with me?"

He was puzzled.

He didn’t know what the people from headquarters wanted from him since he had no link to them.

"I know you crave more power, desire to surpass Cui Xiaofei."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Brother Cui is so amazing, how could I surpass him, it’s impossible."

Qian Chang shook his head.

He wasn’t stupid, who knows what the man really wanted, suddenly flattering him, claiming he wanted to surpass Cui Xiaofei, even if it were true, he couldn’t admit it.

"Haha, stop pretending. I know you are ambitious, you are unhappy with Cui Xiaofei being stronger. In fact, you have great potential because you were an Awakener before, right?"

The man said with a smile.

Qian Chang stared at him. Indeed, he was an Awakener, but his power was weak.

"What do you really want?"