Chapter 112 - Saber Unveiled! (2/2)

They just refused to believe that Han Town was destroyed this quickly and unpredictably.

The defense team had gone separate ways too. They were running together with everyone during the invasion and only a few had stayed back to slightly stall the insectoid waves.

“Don’t worry. Hasn’t Coldstorm announced that they are going to come and save us? I believe a lot of aptitude users have answered the call and are on their way to Han Town now. We only need to endure for a few more days!” Liu Xue tried to console the town folks.

“I don’t know when your savior will arrive but one thing is certain—We have a beast king hanging around just about three hundred meters from here.” Qin Feng broke the news coldly.

Fear and panic instantly filled the room. That was exactly the impact Qin Feng wished to see.

“It’s too crowded here. Some people have to come with me to the safe house. Don’t worry, I will ensure your safety out there,” Qin Feng instructed.

But it sounded like a lame joke in those people’s ears. ‘How are you going to protect us when a beast king is loitering nearby?’

“I am going with you. I want to stay by my hubby’s side no matter what,” Qiao Yan walked out and said. She was a lady boss with great life experience. Her instinct told her that Qin Feng was a man of his words.

If he claimed he could protect them, then he was going to bet his life on the line.

“Lady boss, I am going with you as well.”

“Bring me too!”

Qiao Yan’s workers—three men and one woman—had stood out as well.

That made six of them including Liu Xue.

“But then…” Liu Xue was worried that even if the others would be safe hiding down in the basement, the food supply might not last.

Qiao Yan pushed Liu Xue out of the basement before she finished her sentence.

“Anyone else?” Qin Feng asked once again.

They avoided eye contact and said nothing.

The basement was not a public area but a private property that belonged to Liu Zhenshan. It had limited space and they would be more comfortable with the six people gone. The outside world was extremely dangerous now and any misstep would spell instant death. Hence, most of them were more willing to stay behind the steel door.

“Then you are on your own now!”

Qin Feng left those words and led the six out of the room. Those who remained in the room wasted no time and shut the door behind them instantly.

“Those people are horrible. It’s supposed to be our hotel’s basement!”

The twenty-ish girl that tagged along said angrily. The uninvited guests had been feasting and had turned the underground into a smokehouse ever since they arrived. Not only that but some of the guys had not been kind and friendly toward them. This had more or less startled the lady.

In comparison, Qin Feng appeared to be more dependable and trustworthy.

“Well, we have gone our separate ways now. It’s their choice to stay put.” Qin Feng showed little pity and guided the group back to the temporary safe house.

Insectoids had stopped coming through the rift but Han Town had already crumbled under the beasts’ ferocious assaults. Those who made it out alive were perhaps less than ten percent of the original population.

The patrol unit responsible to recapture Han Town was none other than Coldstorm battalion. The general in charge was just a mere G7-tier ancient warrior. He was helpless in the face of the insectoids that were hundreds of times greater than his troop in size. They needed to wait for at least another day until the nearest reinforcement could reach them.

As such, night had promptly landed on the town that was left with nothing but despair.

***

The city was still at one midnight. Even so, the occasional humming noise made by the worms had the survivors trembling in fear. Without maintenance, the city had run out of power and was soon consumed by pitch-black darkness.

Inside the forge, Liu Zhenshan was sweating with excitement.

“It’s done!”

The mold in his hand opened up and the weapon in it gleamed brilliantly.