Chapter 590: Chapter 577: Disaster Strikes
Lin Tianxiu had lived long enough to become quite shrewd. During this time, while Chen Feng was building a church in the square, he had noticed everything. Although he didn’t understand the concept of faith, he could see Chen Feng’s intention to win people’s hearts. Therefore, he had already planned that once this planting matter was settled, he would vigorously publicize Chen Feng’s achievements. By then, he could leave a good impression on Chen Feng.
Having his soul under someone else’s control, with his life and death in the balance of a single thought, Lin Tianxiu was also doing this for himself, to enjoy favor and not be suddenly disposed of in displeasure!
"You’ve shown your intentions," Chen Feng glanced at Lin Tianxiu.
"Serving you is my duty as a subordinate," Lin Tianxiu claimed no credit, his demeanor calm and collected.
"Alright, there’s no need for you to declare your loyalty. As long as you are diligent and perform your duties, I will give you enough benefits, perhaps even help you reshape your body, leaving behind that frail and aging shell!" Chen Feng’s voice was calm, but like a thunderclap, it was immensely surprising.
"What? You can change my body?" Lin Tianxiu gaped, looking incredulous.
Even though Lin Tianxiu had experienced a transformation in his bodily functions after awakening, his appearance became somewhat younger. However, one can’t fight nature. When he awakened, he was already in his seventies. Although energy had remodeled his body, there was still a considerable gap compared to his younger years.
And now, Chen Feng actually had a way for him to be reborn, to return to youth? If such a thing could really be accomplished, Lin Tianxiu’s strength could instantly double, or even more!
Chen Feng wasn’t lying. However, to perform such a blood sacrifice, one must enter into legend first. At that time, he could pray to the fearsome powers within the Abyss using countless offerings. Naturally, this could allow Lin Tianxiu to have his body reforged, altering aging genes, and return to a primed state!
This was merely a strategy to appease Lin Tianxiu with hopes, so he would work twice as hard!
Lin Tianxiu pondered carefully, knowing that Chen Feng’s abilities were utterly mysterious, especially recalling the time during their battle when Chen Feng waved, and a group of powerful figures descended. Such ability was beyond understanding, and presumably, the reshaping of a body wasn’t just empty talk! Thinking of this, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes as he hastily dropped to one knee, saying solemnly: "If you can truly reshape my body, I will serve you with unwavering loyalty for life, and may heaven strike me down if I betray you!"
"Enough, I don’t trust promises, prove it with actions. By the way..." Chen Feng seemed to suddenly remember something and continued: "How’s the investigation on those underground meat markets going?"
In this world of rampant evils, life is precarious; some people went so far as to open underground meat markets to fill their stomachs. In such times, meat was unattainable for ordinary people, kept for the ruling class. Therefore, what was sold in these markets was certainly not animal meat but rather the familiar {human}!"
Chen Feng despised humanity’s self-cannibalization the most. Once this happened, those people could no longer be called human; they were complete beasts, even their souls corroded to darkness. Thus, he tasked Lin Tianxiu with investigating these forces’ strongholds, to one day annihilate them!
Lin Tianxiu said in a low voice: "Rest assured, I have already pinpointed all locations of these meat markets, it’s just that I am unsure how to deal with them..."
"Exterminate without mercy!"
"Uh..." Lian Tianxiu hesitated for a moment, then quickly agreed.
"And..." Chen Feng was about to instruct further when suddenly he sensed a foreboding feeling, quickly looking out into the distance.
In the east, a mass of dark clouds appeared silently!
Originally, the apocalyptic weather was exceptionally strange, often turning from clear skies to being clouded, unexpectedly drenching the ground with heavy rain or hail.
However, there was something intensely putrid and murderous about these clouds to Chen Feng.
Having lived through the apocalypse for years, this scene was exceedingly unusual, and upon careful contemplation, Chen Feng’s face turned extremely grim!
"The Dimension Wall has shattered; this is evidently an overlap between an Otherworld and a rift!"
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The insect eyes of fire beetles flickered within the room. All roads lead to Rome. Although the rift lacked resources like Order, people had still discovered alternative lighting tools.
The ingeniousness of humanity is boundless.
When pushed to extreme situations, they erupt with astounding imagination and capability, this struggle against all odds perhaps already embedded within their very essence.
From surviving in the wilderness era to the pinnacle of technological brilliance, and now the descending darkness, humanity has never perished from existence.
In the dim firelight, Su Tan’s skin was as white and tender as coagulated fat, yet held no glowing brilliance, warm and jade-like, flawless, with long black hair cascading over her shoulders, contrasting starkly with her fair complexion.
Su Tan.
This girl, who seemed not yet twenty, with a face still slightly tender, was undoubtedly the leader here.
Perhaps affected by the apocalypse, this girl who had a rather outgoing personality in peaceful times, increasingly enjoyed being alone in her room, cherishing silence, which might be a sign of maturity.
It must be mentioned that after a year of trials, she now possessed a hint of a leader’s aura, handling affairs swiftly and decisively, and her luck wasn’t bad either.
The city’s original five giants, due to Chen Feng’s influence, three were killed, one became a loyal old dog, and only myself remained uninvolved. Moreover, because I chose the right side, I received many resources for no reason, and just now, someone even sent over some seeds, said to be specially cultivated, with yield increased several times!
"Chen Feng."
There was always a glint of thought reflecting in her eyes.
Unlike the others who had heard the rumors about Chen Feng, Su Tan thought far deeper than the average person, but undeniably, the name Chen Feng had already become a gigantic mountain pressing on her chest, making it impossible to ignore his existence.
At this time, Su Tan leaned back on the sofa, her red dress reaching only her knees. Above was her slender waist and flat abdomen, along with a pair of long, delicate legs that glimmered with an alluring ivory glow under the insect firelight.
This was a private setting, so she dressed a bit more casually.
Throughout the entire canyon gate, aside from her own retained power, all the other giants’ territories had been seized by that man. His strength was terrifying, akin to a swift thunderstorm; even as a single bolt of lightning struck down, any opposing forces would crumble, with not even a gesture of resistance.
Recognizing the times makes one a hero.
Su Tan had been observing Chen Feng during this period and witnessed that he indeed, as previously mentioned, did not exploit survivors like Shi Xiong and others had done before. Instead, he employed benevolent governance, increased food supply, built houses, enacted laws, with all the beneficiaries surprisingly being ordinary people.
It seems that he employs a mixture of grace and might, treating opponents with the cold of winter, yet towards his subjects, he brings the warmth of spring, possessing the power to melt frost.
Thinking of this, Su Tan’s eyes became somewhat blurred. Witnessing countless displaced people’s tragic appearances, she vowed to build her own power, only then could she prevent tragedy from striking again, and this was why she always kept to herself in a corner.
Peace and safety.
In this apocalypse, that is the greatest ambition.
After all, the current city is worse than those countries that waged war before. Peace? That has long become a foreign term.
And now, since Chen Feng’s means of governance were stronger than hers, should she make a choice too, to seek refuge with him?
"Ssssss..."
Just as Su Tan was contemplating significant matters, a sharp insect screech suddenly came from outside the window.
Su Tan furrowed her brows, sniffed, and said in surprise, "Insects, how come there’s a stench of insects here?"
There were heavily armed guards around, and although there had been insect disasters before the canyon gate, they had long been slaughtered clean, so what about these fetid smells?
Moreover, this smell was very piercing, not something that a few or even a dozen insects could emit, as if thousands upon thousands of insects were piled together. Ordinary people who smelled it would even feel dizzy and overwhelmingly sick!
Thinking of this, Su Tan could not sit still, her body flickered, rushing outwards!
Clamor.
Crying and wailing.
The sound of assembling was unending.
At this moment, Su Tan stood completely frozen in place, her face full of disbelief at everything she saw. What was she witnessing?
It was as if the sky had cracked a fissure, from which countless insects emerged one after another!
Swarms of insects entangled with humans, countless wings, limbs, blood, and innards scattered everywhere, turning this place into the semblance of Hell.
These insects had never been seen before, locusts spewing fire, ladybugs emitting poison, mantises reeking of stench, and beetles as large as small hills.
These insects, now swollen several hundred to several thousand times their original size, were like fierce ghosts resurrected from Hell, trying to slaughter every living thing they could see!
Su Tan was surprised to find that these insects were completely unlike the ones cleansed before; they had evolved to be more hideous and terrifying, seemingly born solely for slaughter. Look at that stinking mantis, its body covered in black scales, even if you gave an ordinary person a knife and the insect stood still, they wouldn’t be able to slay it.
The blood before their eyes especially, released the slaughter genes hidden within their bones completely, mingling frantically with greed, unleashing massacre in madness here.
No one knew how these never-before-seen insects gathered together, nor what kind of strong ones lay among these filthy insects!
But Su Tan could confirm one thing: for the canyon gate, this was simply a colossal disaster!
