Chapter 129 – The Deal

“Those Xenospecies may have only arrived in Ningnan recently. There might be others besides them. You need to be more careful from now on,” Su Lifeng said to Cheng Xiaomei.

Cheng Xiaomei nodded. Aside from a trace of lingering fear, there was also a little excitement on her face.

Killing several ordinary Xenospecies just now had not only given her a bit of confidence in her own strength, it had also given her a chance to absorb them. The feeling of her body evolving was truly intoxicating. The growing strength felt as though she could clearly sense it, slowly being born throughout her entire body during the process of absorbing the Xenospecies.

“Absorbing once improves you quite a lot, right?” Cheng Xiaomei asked Su Lifeng, her cheeks flushed.

Su Lifeng thought for a moment, then said, “Quite a lot. But I feel E-class Xenospecies no longer have that great an effect on me. Or rather, E-class Xenospecies vary from one another too. The one just now was relatively weak.”

E-class did not have much effect… relatively weak…

“Lifeng really is… so strong…” Cheng Xiaomei wept inwardly.

“You’re not bad either,” Su Lifeng said.

Although it was only a little, after this battle, Su Lifeng felt that Cheng Xiaomei’s state had indeed changed.

Perhaps it was because the knot in her heart had been untied…

Xenospecies like those, he might have forgotten them, but Cheng Xiaomei had been constantly living in fear of them.

Su Lifeng knew very well what it felt like to have a blade hanging over his head at every moment, let alone when the one bearing it was a Girl whose personality was already somewhat timid.

“We’re here.” Very soon, Su Lifeng saw a parking lot ahead.

This place had now become an area where large numbers of abandoned vehicles were towed and gathered. Probably because there had not been much meaning in managing it to begin with, aside from all kinds of damaged vehicles, there was not a single person in sight.

“As expected of the president of an Association, I suppose. He does know how to pick a place,” Su Lifeng thought inwardly, somewhat surprised.

But after entering the parking lot, Su Lifeng did not hurry to the designated location to wait. Instead, he pulled Cheng Xiaomei to one side and hid.

Cheng Xiaomei, who had a bit of a cleanliness fixation, worked hard to avoid touching those filthy cars, and therefore had no choice but to lean close to Su Lifeng. The distance between them was somewhat too near. Added to the fact that neither of them spoke, within this desolate and even somewhat gloomy parking lot, the atmosphere gradually became a little strange.

Feeling Su Lifeng’s body heat, as well as the scent he gave off that seemed like mint shampoo, Cheng Xiaomei’s face could not help growing hot. The more she tried not to pay attention, the more nervous she became, afraid that Su Lifeng would discover her abnormal state.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ve just never been this close to a boy before,” Cheng Xiaomei explained to herself inwardly. Forget being this close; she had not even had ordinary contact like this. Cheng Xiaomei was not only timid, she was actually very shy.

Su Lifeng naturally also noticed Cheng Xiaomei’s gaze fixed on him. He silently furrowed his brow, then cast his eyes forward, thinking, “So soft!” It was completely different from looking at specimens…

“This is the place. But from the look of it, he doesn’t seem to be here yet.” At that moment, a voice suddenly came, finally breaking the awkwardness.

Xiang Qianyan was looking around in confusion when he suddenly felt a chill behind him.

“Hehe…” Xiang Qianyan laughed dryly. Without turning his head, he knew there was a blade pressed against the back of his neck. “Man, it’s only been forty minutes since we met. Don’t tell me you already don’t recognize me. I’m here to deliver equipment. Some things were hard to find, and I only got them by asking another friend. Besides, you know the roads aren’t easy to travel right now.”

As Xiang Qianyan spoke, he lifted the canvas bag in his hand.

But Su Lifeng did not lower the military spike. Instead, he asked coldly, “Who is he?”

He was referring to the person standing opposite Xiang Qianyan. At this moment, that person was holding a blade and staring at him with extreme vigilance, while his eyes were also filled with dread.

The instant Su Lifeng appeared behind Xiang Qianyan, this man had already seen Su Lifeng, but he had not even had time to give a warning. This proved that at least in terms of speed, he was inferior to Su Lifeng.

“This is my fault! I brought someone without your consent.” Xiang Qianyan hurriedly explained, “But the situation is special. Some of the equipment in here was provided by him. Because he refused to give me the things unless I explained clearly, I told him a friend wanted to go to Shencheng… Stranger, tell him yourself.”

Stranger was clearly a false name. After this man looked at Su Lifeng and hesitated for a moment, he took the initiative to put away his blade. His voice was somewhat dry as he said, “Here’s the situation. All this equipment of mine is very hard to get now, but I can give it to you without taking money. Xiang Qianyan said you’re very strong. I want to cooperate with you and go to Shencheng together.”

Su Lifeng frowned. “Not interested.”

“Don’t rush to refuse.” Seeing that Su Lifeng had not agreed immediately, Stranger’s attitude actually improved a little. “I don’t know why you want to go to Shencheng at this juncture, but you should know that with your identity… meaning as a Mutant, it will be very difficult to go to Shencheng through normal means. But I have a way.”

Su Lifeng fell silent. After thinking it over, he asked, “Is there risk?”

“No.”

“There is. Because my method requires killing people,” Stranger said.

Su Lifeng stared at him for a moment, then lowered the scalpel that had been pressed against the back of Xiang Qianyan’s neck. “Fine. But I hope the equipment you provide really is good.”

“You can rest assured.” Stranger sounded very confident. At the same time, he reached out and took the canvas bag from Xiang Qianyan’s hand, set it on the trunk lid of a car beside them, and opened it. “If you’re not satisfied, returns accepted for any reason.”

Xiang Qianyan rubbed the back of his neck, which was still chilly, then glanced at Cheng Xiaomei walking out from nearby.

After nodding in greeting, Xiang Qianyan reacted again. “So he was already hiding there, on guard against me!”

“These are Xiang Qianyan’s.” Stranger first laid out the things Xiang Qianyan had prepared.

There was one vest made of special fiber, and its protective effect looked very good.

In addition, there were quite a few compressed biscuits, water bottles, flashlights, and other necessities. These things could all be stored in a special outdoor jacket, which seemed rather convenient.

“These are mine.” What Stranger reached out and took out were several radios, a very delicate pistol, and quite a lot of bullets. In addition, there were some things similar to little buttons. When Su Lifeng wanted to pick one up and look at it, Stranger reached out and stopped him.

“These are button bombs. They’re quite useful. Though judging from your strength, you don’t seem to care much about this kind of thing,” Stranger said.

As he spoke, he took one out and pressed it onto the door of a car.

There was only a faint muffled bang, and a hole immediately appeared in the car door.

Seeing this, Su Lifeng nodded, then picked up the gun.

“Comes with a silencer,” Stranger said.

Guns were not of much use to Su Lifeng. His speed was too fast, and a gun was rather redundant. If used poorly, it might even be equivalent to suicide. But the fact that he could not use it did not mean it could not be given to someone else…

These things were indeed all very difficult to obtain. Su Lifeng immediately developed a trace of interest in Stranger’s identity…

“How about it? Interested in joining the Association now?” Xiang Qianyan asked.

“Not interested.”