Chapter 279: The Ruthless Killer, Shi Zijin
Su Tao had yet to react when, in the blink of an eye, the woman who had been shedding pitiful tears was shot down by Shi Zijin.
Her eyes widened as she watched the woman convulse twice on the ground before completely losing all signs of life. She took an instinctive step back in shock.
At the same time, the crow perched on the withered tree branch quickly took flight.
“They killed Yue Niang!”
Xue Yuanjie was both furious and stunned!
The others were equally incredulous upon hearing the news.
They hadn’t even asked a single question before killing Yue Niang!
This was the first time they’d ever encountered such vigilant and ruthless prey.
“Boss, what now? Should we just charge in and take them out? They actually killed a woman!” someone shouted angrily.
With Yue Niang dead, their entire plan had fallen apart.
“Boss! We have to avenge Yue Niang!”
Thanks to Yue Niang’s tricks, they had reaped many benefits over time. Her sudden death filled them with both frustration and fury, whether out of camaraderie or self-interest.
Xue Yuanjie’s expression was dark as he ordered, “Old Jiang, go. Make their cars crash into each other!”
Old Jiang was the oldest member of the group, his hunched back and deeply wrinkled face betraying his age—likely over sixty.
Before the apocalypse, he had been nothing more than an ordinary auto mechanic. Who would have thought that in the second year of the apocalypse, he would awaken an ability called “Artisan”, which granted him control over inanimate objects?
After joining Xue Yuanjie’s gang, he had staged multiple fatal car accidents, earning himself the title of a true “Roadside Executioner.”
Old Jiang let out a sinister chuckle. “Boss Xue, we should have done this from the start.”
This group was obviously more cautious than their previous victims.
The old deception tactics wouldn’t work anymore!
Su Tao was still in shock from Shi Zijin’s ruthless kill.
She wasn’t scared, nor did she disapprove of his actions—after all, Lei Xing had also killed someone right in front of her before.
She was just struggling to process what had just happened.
Shi Zijin had always been gentle with her. She had never seen this cold-blooded, murderous side of him before.
But maybe this was the real him.
Shi Zijin didn’t care what she thought. He grabbed her and pulled her out of the car, shouting to the others in the convoy:
“Everyone, get out! Now!”
It was the middle of the night, and most of the group was still groggy with sleep.
But Shi Major’s voice rang like a thunderclap in their ears, making them instinctively obey.
Shi Major wasn’t one to joke around.
His tone made it clear—there was danger inside the vehicles!
Qian Rongrong was yanked out of her seat by her mother, who sprinted out of the car like her life depended on it.
Ma Dapao and the others tumbled out of their vehicles, scrambling in a panic.
Lin Fangzhi rushed toward Su Tao the moment he got out, only to be pulled back by Jiang Yu.
“What are you doing? With Major Shi there, Su Boss won’t be in any danger.”
Lin Fangzhi violently shook him off and ran straight to Su Tao, grabbing her hand tightly.
Shi Zijin didn’t have the time to deal with him. The second everyone was out, the four vehicles suddenly smashed into each other like headless flies, crashing with a deafening impact!
The group stood in stunned silence, hearts pounding in fear.
Only Su Tao screamed in outrage:
“MY RV!!”
What the hell?! Who did this?!
Her poor RV was wrecked!
She could even hear things shattering inside!
Lin Fangzhi, just as heartbroken, reacted instantly. He sprinted to the RV and stored it inside his spatial ability before another crash could cause more damage.
One more hit, and Tao would be even more devastated!
Shi Zijin’s sharp eyes locked onto a dark spot in the distance.
And just as expected, a group of people emerged from the shadows.
The moment Su Tao and Shi Zijin locked eyes with them, she suddenly felt weightless. Her entire body was floating uncontrollably into the air.
She clung tightly to Shi Zijin. “What’s happening?! Some kind of ability?”
The outside world was truly full of bizarre abilities!
Shi Zijin pressed her head against his chest and spoke calmly:
“Lure them out. Especially the pale, skinny one—he’s the most dangerous.”
His “Insight Eye” had revealed that the man had the ability to temporarily disable others’ powers.
He needed to be taken out first.
Xue Yuanjie stepped forward from the darkness, his eyes venomous as a snake’s.
His pet had told him—this was the man who killed Yue Niang.
He turned to Ma Liu. “Make him experience the helplessness of being powerless prey.”
Although he wasn’t sure what this man’s ability was, the way the others followed his lead made it clear that he was formidable.
The sickly pale Ma Liu nodded and was just about to activate his power when a lilting melody reached his ears.
It was like something tugged at his soul, pulling him away.
He walked toward the sound as if hypnotized. But before he could reach its source, he suddenly turned and used “Nullification” on Monk.
Monk immediately felt his power drain away.
“Zero Gravity” was nullified!
Everyone who had been floating in midair suddenly plummeted toward the ground.
Shi Zijin twisted his body midair and landed steadily, holding Su Tao securely.
The moment he landed, he pulled out a small blade from who-knows-where and dashed forward in a blur.
In the blink of an eye, he slit Ma Liu’s throat.
The others were swiftly taken care of by Cen Tianjiao and his team.
This was barely an inconvenience—they had faced dangers a hundred times worse on missions before.
With their leaders setting the pace, Su Tao’s people were emboldened.
Even Xu Qi managed to take down two opponents.
Nie Sibai noticed some of the enemies trying to flee. With a single thought, he made three of them wet their pants on the spot.
How could they run now?!
Would they drip all the way as they fled?
Apparently, yes—Xue Yuanjie was already running while urinating.
Humiliated and enraged, he couldn’t believe this was happening.
After years as a bandit, after accumulating such a powerful group of ability users—how had they failed tonight of all nights?!
And in such an utterly disgraceful way!
This wasn’t supposed to happen!
Everything had been planned perfectly!
No. He had to escape. If he couldn’t run, he’d fight to the death!
But he couldn’t escape. And he couldn’t win.
Suddenly, a sharp pain pierced his chest.
He turned his head and saw the face of a girl—just eighteen or nineteen years old.
His mouth opened, but all that came out was a guttural, broken sound.
He looked down at his chest. Something had stabbed through him.
A black whip with barbs.
Even in death, he couldn’t understand why the whip was moving on its own.
Su Tao exhaled deeply as he collapsed, retracting her whip.
It slithered back like a living thing, coiling around her wrist and transforming into an unassuming black bracelet.
