Chapter 108 – Road to Survival (Part ①⑦)

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

Wen Yu looked around.

All the Level 2 Class Holders were silent.

"Heh, true. You're right!"

Wen Yu turned his head away, doing his best to hide the anger in his eyes.

As the anger slowly dissipated, it was replaced by a deep sense of helplessness.

They were absolutely right.

In fact, some of these people didn't even qualify to be Cannon Fodder. Bringing them along was completely pointless.

"Who else feels this way?"

Wen Yu's cold voice echoed through the cave.

Then, one hand after another went up.

There were twelve hands in total.

Aside from Monkey and Sun Ruixing, it was every single Level 2 Class Holder.

Greed's Touch slowly lengthened in Wen Yu's hand as a surging killing intent erupted from him!

However, what met Wen Yu's gaze were twelve pairs of eyes filled with absolute resolution.

"You aren't afraid of dying? Not at all? You're afraid of Demonic Creatures, but you aren't afraid of me?"

Wen Yu roared at the group.

"We are! We're terrified of dying! It's because we're afraid of dying that we raised our hands!"

The one who answered Wen Yu was actually Sun Aotian!

"Wen Yu-Ge, of course we're afraid you'll kill us. But we're even more afraid of despair! Every time you say it's time to set out, we know someone else is going to die. Who? It certainly won't be you Level 3 Class Holders! You have Healing Potions, you have strength-but what do we have?"

"We have nothing! We can only wait for death to descend over and over again!"

"Every time we set out, we wonder how many will die this time, and who it will be."

"Wen Yu-Ge, do you understand that feeling? What have we relied on to survive? It was pure luck! We're only alive because the Demonic Creatures didn't charge in our direction!"

"It feels like someone is holding a gun to my head, and I don't know if there's a bullet in the chamber. I just listen to the 'click, click' of the empty hammer. Every time we're attacked, I'm shaking!"

"Death isn't scary. Waiting for death is what's terrifying."

"I'm sorry… our courage has been ground down to nothing…"

Looking into Sun Aotian's eyes, which were filled with tears and despair, Wen Yu suddenly felt it was all meaningless.

When people are at different levels, their perspectives are bound to differ.

He was thinking about how to complete the mission, while these Level 2 Class Holders were only thinking about how to survive.

The Apocalypse was often much crueler to the weak.

"Forget it. Just forget it."

Wen Yu sighed and retracted his blade.

He turned to Jiang Wentao and said, "Leave some food for them."

After saying that, Wen Yu immediately walked to a corner and rested quietly.

"Thank you…"

Expressions of gratitude rose from the group.

They chose to leave their lives in the hands of Wen Yu and the others.

This was the sorrow of the weak!

They didn't even have the ability to control their own fates; they could only passively accept the outcome.

Yet, in the eyes of even more powerful beings, was Wen Yu not also one of the weak?

…

Night fell.

In the silent darkness, a few lonely figures trekked through the swirling yellow sands.

Wen Yu, Jiang Wentao, Chu Ziling, William, Monkey, and Sun Ruixing!

Plus, the Fourth Prince cradled in William's arms!

Seven people.

This was all that remained of the escort squad.

The reduction in numbers did not mean a lighter burden. In fact, as long as they were carrying the Fourth Prince, their burden would never be light.

The group maintained a speed that was within the Fourth Prince's range of tolerance. Though they were slow, they were resolute.

After the turmoil caused by the other Class Holders earlier, the atmosphere among the remaining few was indescribably heavy.

"Thank you. You did well. You didn't turn your blade against the weak."

It was William who spoke.

Wen Yu let out a cold sneer.

"It wasn't because of character or anything like that. It's just that killing miserable wretches like them… I was afraid of getting my hands dirty."

William's voice came back with firm conviction.

"No, you know why you did it. You aren't a good person, but you are still a human being."

Wen Yu remained silent.

In truth, even Wen Yu had to admit to himself that when he faced those pairs of despairing eyes, his heart had trembled.

They were right. The Demonic Creatures he could crush at will were completely invincible existences to them.

Since that was the case, why were they forcing themselves to keep going? What was the point?

Bringing them along provided no boost to the team's combat power; instead, it only led to those people constantly losing their lives.

To Wen Yu, that was meaningless.

Wen Yu could treat them as Cannon Fodder, but they would not view themselves as such.

Everyone has selfish motives, and everyone's thoughts are different.

"Don't say any more. I know what kind of person I am. Let's keep moving,"

Wen Yu said loudly to the remaining members.

Chu Ziling leaned in, offering Wen Yu some comfort.

"Actually, there's no harm in it. Without them, the combat environment will be a bit cleaner anyway!"

Hearing Chu Ziling's jest, Wen Yu patted him on the shoulder.

"Without them, the pressure on us will be even greater."

"Stop it."

Chu Ziling laughed and gave Wen Yu a playful shove.

"You're making it sound like they actually served a purpose."

Wen Yu simply smiled and didn't respond.

"By the way, Sun-Ge, why did you follow us?"

This was something that puzzled Wen Yu.

Monkey's strength couldn't be evaluated by mere Physical Attributes, so it went without saying why he followed. But Sun Ruixing was different.

With a Physical Attribute of around 30 Points, Sun Ruixing faced the threat of death at any moment.

Sun Ruixing gave a chuckle.

"This Old Brother just wanted to come along and see. What if there's a place where I can be useful?"

Wen Yu looked Sun Ruixing in the eye and nodded. From Sun Ruixing's gaze, Wen Yu saw determination.

Sun Ruixing had already put matters of life and death aside!

Just like everyone else currently escorting the Fourth Prince.

"Your character truly commands my respect. If there is a chance, you can come find me in London. I will recommend you for the Knight Association."

William looked at Sun Ruixing earnestly, but his words drew a burst of laughter from everyone.

"A Knight? Tell me, does this Knight Association of yours even still exist in the Apocalypse?"

Chu Ziling teased William.

"It exists. Wherever there are Knights, there is a Knight Association,"

William said seriously. Then, his tone shifted.

"To use a Chinese expression, this humble servant happens to be the current President of the Knight Association. Old Brother Sun, you are our first member, and also our Vice President!"

"Oh, knock it off. I'm a Chinese Knight-errant!"

Amidst the laughter, Sun Ruixing's amused retort rang out.

In such a peril-filled environment, the bonds between them tightened rapidly.

"Alright, stop messing around. Some Demon Spawn are coming up ahead. Let's slaughter them first!"

In the distance, several figures were faintly visible.