Trembling At A High Altitude

As soon as Li Teng spoke, the black muscular man couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The black and white people behind him all had strange expressions on their faces.

They had seen idiots who got themselves killed for their companions, but they had never seen anyone this foolish!

He was going to kill them all? Who did he think he was, relying on those two small hand axes?

When Dong Qi heard what Li Teng said, she subconsciously hid behind Yang Shunli.

Yang Shunli also sighed.

He and the restaurant owner and his wife had endured all kinds of humiliation, pleading with the assailants, which may have had a little effect as they had not been physically attacked, only humiliated.

But now that Li Teng had provoked them, their previous endurance had been in vain!

Restaurant owner Jiang Chunsheng also sighed quietly; he knew that Li Teng had previously said he would take care of Jiang Yani, so he was probably trying to show off.

Although Li Teng's intention had been to protect their daughter, in Jiang Chunsheng's view, Li Teng's actions were not wise. He was too young and impulsive. By provoking the assailants when there was such a mismatch in strength, there was nothing to gain.

"Each person is responsible for their actions! This matter has nothing to do with him! If you want me to go with you, I'll go," said Jiang Yani, glancing at Li Teng before stepping in front of him.

Li Teng's choice not to stand by idly but to help her had already moved her deeply. She couldn't let Li Teng die in vain for her sake when he was also there to protect her family.

"Too late! Young man, you need to be responsible for what you have done and said, and now it's time to face that responsibility," the black muscular man whistled to a black woman next to him.

The black woman immediately stepped forward, swung her arm, and prepared to give Jiang Yani a few hard slaps, wanting to repay the humiliation she had received from Li Teng when he forced her to kneel by twisting her wrist on the train.

Just then, Li Teng made his move.

One of his hand axes suddenly spun out of his hand and struck with brute force on the black woman's raised arm, its powerful impact and cutting force instantly severing her arm.

The black woman, who had been excitedly swinging her arm, ready to enjoy the sensation of slapping Jiang Yani, found herself unexpectedly missing an arm before her slap could connect, leaving her slap hanging in the air...

She only felt a heavy hit on her shoulder, and instinctively looked at her arm.

What she found was... beneath that shoulder, there was nothing but empty space.

Where is my arm?

The next moment, the black woman felt a heart-piercing pain and hysterically screamed, holding her severed arm.

"Fuck!"

The black muscular man, witnessing the scene, was stupefied. After a moment, coming back to his senses, he immediately swung a steel pipe, preparing to smash Li Teng's head in revenge for his new acquaintance.

Unfortunately for him, all his reactions were anticipated by Li Teng and were also significantly slower.

Just as he raised his arm, another of Li Teng's hand axes flew out, severing the arm that swung the steel pipe.

This left his attempt to swing the steel pipe hanging in the air as well.

Like the black woman, the black muscular man looked disbelievingly at his severed shoulder and then, holding the wound, he began to scream hysterically.

Now it was the turn of the blacks and whites behind the muscular man to be utterly astonished.

Could this be a mistake?

Was his hand axe throwing technique too skilled?

Two hand axes, thrown one after another, severing the arms of two of their companions?

All right, you're ruthless, but now you have nothing in your hands. Let's see how you play with us now.

The blacks and whites looked at each other, and no longer making idle threats, each picked up their weapons and charged towards Li Teng.

The black man and black woman had been careless just now, allowing the man opposite them to launch a surprise attack. This group of people already understood the strength of their opponents, so they wouldn't be careless anymore. With so many people holding various weapons and the other side bare-handed, how could they not beat this scum to death?

Not to mention the steel pipes and machetes they held—if each of them threw a punch, they could beat this scum to death!

Yang Shunli and the others watched as their opponents charged at them with overwhelming aggression, their expressions filled with utter terror.

Li Teng had only verbally provoked them earlier, and the other side, enraged, was likely to beat them severely.

Now that Li Teng had severely injured two of their companions, they were utterly infuriated, and today, it would probably be a fight to the death.

Li Teng didn't even have a weapon in his hands now, and no one else had weapons to back him up. This was a rhythm to be beaten to death!

If Li Teng died, the group opposite would definitely take their anger out on them. Their group of old, weak, sick, and disabled had no power to fight back, and the ultimate result would surely be annihilation.

Annihilation would be one thing, but the real fear was that they would not kill them quickly but slowly torture them, making them neither able to live nor die.

That would be too terrible, too tragic!

Jiang Yani was really a troublemaker. Even after the apocalypse, she couldn't live cautiously, and remained rebellious and impulsive—it was really deadly!

Li Teng as well, being well over twenty years old, how could he be as naive and impulsive as a teenage girl?

This was serious trouble now!

Was it time for them to escape first?

But if they ran away, what about the Jiang family? Other members of the Jiang family might be fine as they would probably escape with them, but that foolish Jiang Yani definitely wouldn't run away. She would surely choose to die for Li Teng.

If any member of the Jiang Family died, their mission would be declared a failure, which wasn't any different in outcome.

There was still a difference, at least they wouldn't be tortured to death.

While Yang Shunli, Dong Qi, and others were trembling and internally conflicted about whether they should escape, an unexpected scene occurred.

The group that had rushed towards Li Teng to beat him up, upon getting close, suddenly screamed and flew out one by one.

Nobody saw clearly what had happened. All they could see was that after they were thrown out, either their arms or legs were broken, or some part of their bodies had taken a severe hit, instantly losing their combat effectiveness.

The fight ended in just a dozen seconds, and only Li Teng was left standing in the field.

In one hand, he held a steel pipe, and in the other, a machete.

Just a dozen seconds ago, hadn't he been empty-handed?

What on earth was going on?

"My God!" Yang Shunli exclaimed.

A man who was bare-handed beating down seven or eight well-armed sturdy men—what was he if not a deity?

After Yang Shunli exhaled in admiration, he subconsciously looked towards his girlfriend, Dong Qi.

He then noticed Dong Qi was staring intensely at Li Teng, her eyes filled with admiration.

Yang Shunli couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

His image in his girlfriend's eyes was completely ruined now.

Look at how others deal with provocations from black and white men? They just knock them down directly.

And what about him?

Saying it nicely, he was taking a broader view; saying it badly, he was just a coward.

It's not hard to recognize the good ones but to compare goods.

His girlfriend was utterly overwhelmed by Li Teng's bravery!

With such a comparison in mind, he feared he'd never respect him again when interacting in the future.

Alas...

Why must there be such strong men in the world? Why must there be men like gods?

Are they just here to highlight their own weaknesses?

Yang Shunli finally understood that the prison indeed considered balance when arranging the strength of each group.

Why were there so many old, weak, and sick in their group, while the black and white group each member was very robust?

It was because... Li Teng was too powerful! So powerful that even an entire group of fit men on the other side couldn't balance him out. He was practically a bug.

"Good! Uncle is indeed Uncle!" Yuki Noto couldn't help but exclaim. She didn't seem surprised at all by Li Teng's performance.

Li Teng glanced at her… Who among those sent by Liu Shiyuan's Rebels knew he was Uncle Li?

Since the last system update in Film and Television City, there had been no news from the Rebels.

But Li Teng didn't care about that.

As for the identity of Yuki Noto...

It didn't matter.

Jiang Yani rushed over again, tiptoeing recklessly.

Unfortunately, it was outdoors now.

Otherwise...

No, Uncle Li had always been a very family-oriented, disciplined, self-respecting, and responsible man. Everything that happened today was against his will.

He couldn't just kick the young girl away, could he?

She was just an NPC.

And he, an actor.

An actor acts, beyond one's control!

"Please, don't leave us here...", the young black man who had made Yang Shunli bark like a dog pleaded with everyone.

"Lie down and bark like a dog, and I'll take you with us," Yang Shunli said viciously to the young black man's face.

It was this young black man who had made him lose face earlier.

"My leg is broken, I can't lie down. Can I just bark like this?" the young black man moaned in pain.

"Yes."

"Woof! Woof!" the young black man started barking.

"Hahaha..." Yang Shunli burst into laughter.

"Can you take me with you now?"

"I was just playing with you."

"Damn!"

The various pleas from both the black and white groups went unheeded, and they were left where they were.

...

The skirmish with the black and white group also attracted some nearby Mutated Corpses.

The Mutated Corpses, attracted by the injured black and white people on the ground, converged on them.

Screams like those of slaughtered pigs resounded from the ground again.

However, Li Teng and the others had long since left.

Continuing towards the rescue settlement, with ample weapons, Li Teng easily dealt with the scattered Mutated Corpses along the way.

After dealing with the black and white group and the scattered corpses, there were no major obstacles ahead.

Li Teng's group arrived at the rescue settlement more than an hour ahead of time, having escorted the NPC hostages safely.

The rescue settlement was a prison in the mission city, surrounded by high walls and easy to defend but hard to attack.

The prison was occupied by a temporary force, equipped with weapons and about thirty well-trained soldiers, plus over a hundred militia members.

The militia had no firearms, only machetes, steel pipes, and the like.

After identifying themselves and explaining the situation, the rescue settlement confiscated Li Teng and his group's weapons and let them in, allocating them a cell to live in.

Moving from one prison to another, Li Teng felt he had recently become quite associated with prisons.

Upon entering the rescue settlement, Li Teng's tense nerves finally relaxed a bit.

He had initially thought the task wouldn't be so simple. Li Teng had speculated that upon their arrival, the rescue settlement might be engaged in a fierce battle or had been overrun!

Then, the next task would either be assisting in defending the prison or continuing to flee.

In any case, it would likely be a very intense, life-or-death situation.

Unexpectedly, they were given a moment to catch their breath.

The conditions inside the rescue settlement were very harsh; it was crowded everywhere.

This was expected.

For the NPCs in this task world, being able to enter here was already very fortunate.

If left outside, most of them would have likely become prey to the Mutated Corpses.

They would either die miserably or become one of their kind.

After everyone settled down, the staff member who had accommodated them returned to notify them of something.

"The rescue settlement isn't letting you stay for free. As you have seen, there are so many people here, consuming large amounts of food daily, and many old, weak, and sick need care,"

"For able-bodied people, if you want to get food, clothing, various utensils, and respect from others at the settlement, you must make contributions appropriate to the settlement.

"Your squad has nine people. I have reported your information and communicated with the upper management; they said your squad must send out two people each day, following the base's arrangements, doing whatever task is assigned.

"The performance of these two people affects the treatment of your entire team for the day. If the two perform well, the rest will feast luxuriously that day; if they perform poorly, probably everyone else must endure hunger with thin gruel.

"As for which two people go out each day, you need to arrange that yourselves,"" the staff member concluded his briefing.

"What specific tasks will be assigned? What types of tasks? Can you give a rough idea?" Yang Shunli asked.

"All kinds of tasks. Some need to go out to find food, some to fight, and others just to clean and transport. The specific tasks are decided by drawing lots, fair and square. Whether you get a good or a bad job completely depends on luck," the staff member replied to Yang Shunli.

"Will it be... life-threatening?" Yang Shunli asked again.

"All outdoor tasks carry a risk to life, just like this time, those soldiers and staff who went out with the train to pick up survivors like you, none came back alive.

"After the disaster, setting up such a base in short order, housing so many survivors, many people sacrificed their lives. Without their sacrifice, there would be no safety for you now," the staff member replied to Yang Shunli.

The group fell silent.

"However, today's tasks have already been assigned. You can rest well today; tomorrow you must send out two people. Discuss tonight who those two representing everyone will be," the staff member said, preparing to leave.