Chapter 153: Not a Misunderstanding

Having made up his mind, Zhou Liming seemed to be in no hurry. He flew slowly in the air, as if admiring the scenery along the way.

A distance of several dozen kilometers was nothing to Zhou Liming; even at a snail’s pace, it would not take much time to arrive. Compared to his last visit, this time Zhou Liming was not sneaking around at all. He appeared in the sky above the Small Town openly and confidently.

It was noon, and the weather in late November was slightly chilly.

In the rice fields below, many paddies showed a faint golden color. In another week or two, they would be ready for harvest. In the fields, some people were performing final care to ensure nothing went wrong during this final harvest season. Things were different now; in the past, even if the harvest failed, one could buy rice from the market to get by. Now, once the food supply was cut, aside from gnawing on tree bark, there was no other path to take.

Only those living in the Fierce Beast Occupied Area understood the value of grain; it was the guarantee of survival.

Golden banknotes had long lost their value in the eyes of the nearly two thousand people in the Small Town. The only reason they kept them was the worry that if one day they could reintegrate into normal society, they would not be left with nothing. In this place, everything was highly centralized and allocated. As long as one put in the effort, staying alive was not a difficult task.

Beside the rice fields, there were many vegetable plots, mostly growing lettuce, with a small amount of cabbage and green onions.

Due to the lack of circulation, there were not many seeds in the Small Town. Excluding those unsuitable for the season, there were only these few varieties.

When Zhou Liming flew over the fields of the Small Town, he watched the busy farming scene with great interest. Back in Zhe-B City, he could only learn about the countryside through textbooks. Now that he had the chance to see it with his own eyes, it felt somewhat fresh. So, Zhou Liming simply crossed his arms, hovered in the air, and watched with keen enjoyment.

There were not many people tending the fields in the Small Town, but few people did not mean no one noticed Zhou Liming in the sky.

People who knew farm work would often look up at the sky after a busy spell to check the weather. Under these circumstances, Zhou Liming flying in the sky was discovered in just a moment. Then, the people below shouted; there was some panic, but they definitely did not run away desperately.

For those who knew of the existence of Super Warriors, they were obviously just surprised by the person appearing out of nowhere, and definitely not scared as if seeing a ghost.

Zhou Liming ignored the people pointing at him. He had experienced being treated like a monster and watched by crowds countless times. In Xiang-A City, he was sometimes blocked by hundreds of thousands of people; the crowd in this Small Town was nothing in comparison.

In Zhou Liming’s heart, the decision to join the X Squadron back then was not a mistake.

Admittedly, he was somewhat confused at the time, and there was the factor of being threatened, but looking back now, Zhou Liming still felt fortunate that his initial decision was the right choice. If he had not joined the X Squadron, would his worldview and view of society have grown so rapidly? Would he have been able to accumulate so much experience in such a short time? And if he hadn’t joined the X Squadron, where would this confidence on him have come from?

School only taught him how to read, but the X Squadron taught him many things that society and school could not.

Watching the people in the fields below start running toward the Small Town, Zhou Liming flapped his wings slightly. In a breath, he appeared over the central main street of the Small Town. He just hovered there, crossing his arms and looking coldly at the commotion below.

This Small Town had a total of five Super Warriors, which was very rare for a Settlement with a population of less than two thousand.

But one should not think that five Super Warriors could protect the entire Small Town completely. This Settlement had survived until now only because of good luck; high-level Fierce Beasts had not appeared in this area. Otherwise, it would only take one Level Five Fierce Beast to wipe out everyone here and turn this place into a dead town.

In Zhou Liming’s eyes, this luck was about to run out. The landing of a Level Seven Fierce Beast would flatten this Small Town under its feet.

Zhou Liming’s expression was very calm. He just hovered over the Small Town without making any threatening sounds or uttering any wild words. From beginning to end, Zhou Liming did not say a single word; he just hovered in the air with his arms crossed coldly. However, this silence made the panic in the Small Town below even more terrifying.

A figure ejected from a nearby building, leaping among the residential buildings on both sides of the street. With each jump, he covered over a dozen meters, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared on a building directly below Zhou Liming. The person who appeared did not launch an attack immediately but stood on the roof, staring at the person in the sky.

Almost simultaneously, four other figures ejected from four directions of the Small Town and rushed to the rooftops, quickly gathering right below Zhou Liming.

“Not bad, you’re all here.”

This was Zhou Liming’s first sentence as he looked at the five people below. The first to arrive was the only Level Four Super Warrior in the Small Town, a man in his thirties, in the prime of his life. Behind him, among the four others, one was nearly fifty years old and looked very honest. The other three were in their thirties or forties.

Thinking about it, those who could gain the abilities of a Super Warrior were people who possessed both will and luck. The panic of young people would only make them die earlier under the claws of Fierce Beasts. Only these steady people who had entered society and struggled could survive under Fierce Beasts and seize opportunities that others could not.

“Friend, is there some misunderstanding between us?”

Han Zhengwei stared at Zhou Liming in the sky. The other party’s childish face did not make him feel relaxed; instead, he became even more nervous.

Young people nowadays were not steady in their actions; they often acted on emotion. Their heads would heat up, and they would impulsively do things that could not be fixed. And the young man in front of him could fly in the sky; the wings on his back had already deeply revealed his identity. Like himself, he possessed the ability to transform with Fierce Beast traits.

Actually, Han Zhengwei was not a good person, but now he had to lower his stance. He did not want to provoke an unknown Super Warrior for no reason.

If Zhou Liming could not fly freely in the air, and if the abilities he displayed were not so unfathomable to Han Zhengwei, Han Zhengwei would have blasted Zhou Liming down long ago, according to his character. Then he would have arrogantly announced that the entire Small Town belonged to him, and anyone who touched it would die.

Hearing Han Zhengwei’s question, Zhou Liming shook his head and said, “There is no misunderstanding between us.”

Han Zhengwei breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there was no misunderstanding, things were easy to handle. Perhaps this was a wandering Super Warrior. If he could recruit him under his command, his strength would at least rise by a level. Not having a Super Warrior with flight ability had always been Han Zhengwei’s weakness; he hadn’t expected that today…

“Since there is no misunderstanding, then, friend, a guest is a guest. Why not come down so we can fulfill our duties as hosts and make friends?”

Zhou Liming laughed loudly and said indifferently, “There is indeed no misunderstanding between us, but we are not friends either.”

“Then, friend, what brings you here?” Han Zhengwei held back his anger and spoke with some forbearance.

Ever since Han Zhengwei obtained the ability of the Fierce Beast Gene, he had gathered the survivors and used his own power to take up the responsibility of the entire Small Town’s safety. After defeating a few Fierce Beasts, Han Zhengwei became a hero here. The feeling of being worshipped as a hero fascinated Han Zhengwei, especially the supreme power that made him almost control the lives of nearly two thousand people in the Small Town. This feeling was a fatal temptation.

Especially after gaining the allegiance of four other Super Warriors later, Han Zhengwei had become somewhat arrogant.

Zhou Liming knew perfectly well that Han Zhengwei was about to explode, but how could he care about his emotions? He touched his chin, as if talking to himself, “What brings me here? Heh, what exactly can I do?” Actually, Zhou Liming was just toying with them, for the power to control the fate of others was so wonderful.

At this time, one of the four Third Stage Super Warriors could not stand it anymore. “Kid, if you want to run wild, look at the place. Is this a place for you to be presumptuous?”

And the uncle who looked honest and simple, with his hands behind his back, shook his head and said, “Young people nowadays just don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. They are very arrogant. This is not a good thing.” His eyes narrowed. Becoming a Super Warrior had made his confidence swell; the ability to lift a thousand pounds was the capital of his pride.

“It remains to be seen who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth.”

Zhou Liming was not angry; instead, he arrogantly pointed a finger at the Small Town below and said coldly, “I can tell you very responsibly, there is no misunderstanding between us. But in this world where the weak are prey to the strong, no reason is needed, and no misunderstanding is needed. As long as you have the strength, you can take whatever you like and whatever you set your eyes on. Unfortunately, I have set my eyes on this place now. So what do you think I am here for?”

Han Zhengwei’s expression changed, and then he laughed wildly. Finally, he tore off his previous disguise and became ferocious. “Very good, direct enough. Young man, I like it. But whether you have the ability to take it or not isn’t just something you can say with your mouth.” He tore off his clothes, threw them at his feet, revealing a body of strong muscles.

“Are you all coming at once, or one by one?” The look on Zhou Liming’s face was still playful. Dealing with these people was simple!