Chapter 111 - The Terrifying Broodmother (2/2)

Qin Feng chuckled at the unexpected question.

“I don’t think there’s a need to answer your question. I’m afraid you guys would piss your pants out of fear if I were to indeed say it out loud.”

Qin Feng could not possibly say that he was an F4-tier aptitude user. The strength he possessed was something that far exceeded what these people could imagine after all.

Even if his ability was revealed to this lot, there was still the chance that they would doubt his capability to kill this steel-limb broodmother.

As such, things were better left unsaid.

Qin Feng’s words only made him all the more mysterious a character in their eyes, with powers that might just be beyond their expectations.

It did not take long before Qin Feng earned their respect.

“Follow me, the buildings on this street are not worth defending!”

“Roger that!” They too, understood the worth, or the lack thereof, of the building in which they were occupying. The only reason for them being here was because of the food supply left here untouched.

In hindsight, it really was the best choice for them to leave this place after all.

They had severely underestimated how deadly these creepy-crawlies could be!

“Before we leave, go get combat supplies from next door, and recharge that energy blaster! We’re gonna need it!” Qin Feng started issuing orders.

“Right!” Wang Chen was the first to agree. Combat supplies included a wide range of equipment including hemostatic agents for example. These all could be found in what was once Liu Zhenshan’s equipment store.

Qin Feng led the way as pointman while Wang Chen and his three-man team trailed closely behind. Upon reaching the first floor, they made their way into the equipment shop next door through a secret passageway.

As Qin Feng had walked this path before, it had already been cleared through once. However, due to the battle just now, some insectoids managed to crawl their way in.

It was hard to imagine just how dense the crowd of bugs was from before, being able to squeeze a sizable portion of them into this tunnel.

“Hellfire!”

Qin Feng raised his hand in front of him before activating the attack, from which five fist-sized fireballs shot out, each flying toward different targets.

Splat! Splat! Splat!

The fireballs smashed into the bugs’ bodies before clinging on stubbornly like napalm, resulting in an excruciatingly painful death, evident in their violent thrashing on the ground as they were literally roasted alive.

“Move your asses, only bring what you can carry. It’s fine if you leave stuff behind, there will be survivors taking refuge here someday.”

Qin Feng urged.

In an urban area in which anarchy had befallen, stores would generally be left abandoned by their owners. Naturally, they became prime targets for looters seeking supplies either for survival, or for a quick buck.

“Roger that!”

While it looked from the outside to be filled with supplies, the equipment store was actually pretty empty. There were a handful of variants of combat fatigues, with different numbers denoting each variant on display. The rest of the fatigues were instead, found in the storage space behind the counter. Out in the open were crates of perishable goods; hard-tack crackers and regular medical supplies to name a few.

It did not take long before Wang Chen found a hemostatic spray lying around somewhere. He hurriedly tore open his shirt and sprayed the liquid onto his injured abdomen. It seemed that he had barely escaped the jaws of death as the blade mantis’ slicers slashed into his belly.

Wang Chen then took out a piece of wound dressing and applied it to the puncture. Only after successfully applying the dressing did he let out a sigh of relief.

The four men moved swiftly, collecting whatever they could and stored them away into eight large military-grade rucksacks before leaving through the backyard.

“Xiao Bai, open up the door!”

Qin Feng notified Bai Li after switching on the communicator.

The iron door popped open, revealing Liu Zhenshan crouching beside the smelting furnace. It had been forty-or-so minutes since Qin Feng left the place and that was the amount of time it took for the Star Steel spearhead to melt. As for now, it was skillfully being incorporated into the Verdant Emperor Saber by the old man.

Qin Feng led the three men into the room before locking the door shut. Liu Zhenshan turned around to check out the noise and upon seeing Qin Feng’s return, he let out a breath of relief.

“How’s the situation outside?”

“It’s fine!”

Liu Zhenshan did not need to know too much about the steel-limb broodmother.

“Well then, Qin Feng, could you go over to the underground shelter where Liu Xue and the group are hiding? Since it’s safe outside I think it’s best for them to move over here. There are two warehouses beside the smelting facility and the built-in defense system’s pretty robust too!”

Qin Feng too, had thought about this before. However, no matter how bad the situation was in the underground shelter, the risk was simply too high to stay above ground. Though, to the perception of many, such risks could be averted with the presence of Qin Feng.