Chapter 171 - Joint Victory (1/2)

The woman was visibly stunned when Qin Feng called out to her. Realising that she was not mistakenly called, the woman quickly replied. “My name is Shang Xian!”

Qin Feng responded with a nod. Producing an energy blaster, he tossed it over to the woman.

“You will supervise them. You and your team will be responsible for clearing out supplies!”

Shang Xian was shocked by Qin Feng’s decision but she nodded nonetheless.

“Understood!”

Skilfully, she wrapped her hands around the blaster’s grip. Little by little, her posture changed upon receiving the weapon.

Satisfied, Qin Feng nodded his head.

No doubt, Shang Xian appeared as frail as a twig. From the perspective of an observer, Qin Feng’s decision was basically a helping hand reaching out to her. So much for “not running a charity”.

However, there was a perfectly rational reason behind Qin Feng’s decision.

Shang Xian was someone whom Qin Feng had personally rescued from her imminent death. It followed that she would feel a sense of obligation out of pure grat.i.tude toward him.

Such a person would in most cases, show extreme loyalty to Qin Feng and would definitely take her job seriously.

While Shang Xian was no apt.i.tude user, her physique was not weak either. Her rapid recovery from the day before was the best testament to this.

After coming back to camp, Qin Feng made some enquiries and from there, he learnt that Shang Xian ran the store in which she was rescued. Her husband was an apt.i.tude user from Han Town but it was likely that he had met his demise out in the streets.

Considering how depressing her current situation was, Shang Xian must have been a capable person to be able to push forward. At the very least, Qin Feng was sure that her management skills could be relied upon.

The ordinary civilians boarded the huge bus and one of the few who could drive was a.s.signed to operate the vehicle.

There was another group of people, all apt.i.tude users from Fengli colony led by w.a.n.g Chen. Their numbers were not something you would boast about, with ten or so team members. This group was the designated reserve team, dispatched in case of any emergencies to rescue frontline teams in distress.

These apt.i.tude users too, boarded the bus. Now that everyone was on board, Qin Feng and Bai Li climbed onto the umbra stallion. They led the way and advanced swiftly into Han Town’s Northern district.

After yesterday’s ma.s.sacre, coupled with the beast-repelling powder scattered all across the streets, this area was safer than it ever was. Fighting from this spot, there was at least guarantee that the people under Qin Feng would stay safe from any ambushes.

In the fallen Han Town, one night was all it took for the signs of insectoid activity to surface.

Standing in the middle of a wide street, Qin Feng waited patiently for the incoming battle.

Soon, the traces of a hoverboard could be seen hurtling toward him from afar.

Apart from that, in the narrow alleys that branched off of the main street, he could observe shadows das.h.i.+ng here and there–it was Zhou Hao and his men.

Behind them were at least thirty to forty hungry insectoids.

Hot on their tails, these insectoids reached out as far as they could, as if they were about to tear the people into hundreds of tasty morsels.

In order to enhance the effectiveness of their baiting tactic, Zhou Hao ordered his men to bring a piece of fresh meat with them. Though, it was not human flesh which the insectoids were so keen on having. Instead, it was a giant field rat they had just hunted earlier this morning.

The smell of fresh blood caught the attention of these insectoids just as they had planned. Unbeknownst to these buggy critters, they were heading straight into a h.e.l.lish trap.

Zhou Hao and his team arrived beside Qin Feng, whose position was already encircled by a sea of insectoids.

Without hesitation, Qin Feng unleashed his attack.

“h.e.l.lfire Carpet!”

Like a carpet, the ground was covered by a layer of fire, turning the sea of insectoids into a sea of flames.

The frontmost insectoid hurled itself at Qin Feng, thinking that it was about to bring down the mastermind of their demise.

“Asteroid a.s.similation!”

“Repulsion!”

Qin Feng’s Asteroid a.s.similation created a force field around them, sending the surrounding insectoids flying back where they came from.

Then, countless deadly fragments came raining down, which Zhou Hao and his men s.h.i.+elded the rest of the team against. Lu Meng’s accurate rifle fire also proved to be an incredibly useful a.s.set out on the battlefield.

Hundreds of these insectoids were wiped out within the first few minutes. Some stragglers left around ground zero attempted to escape but were hunted down and finished off by w.a.n.g Chen, Bai Li and the other apt.i.tude users.

“The clearing process is complete. Let the ones from the back come over!”

Qin Feng spoke into his communicator.

“Yes, Mr Qin!” Shang Xian replied briefly. Right after that, one of the vehicles was driven into the freshly-cleared street.