Chapter 2: Dirty development first!

The crackling sound of lightning bolts filled the classroom.

Those who had previously opposed were chopped into charred corpses, too dead to die.

"You, how can you kill someone!"

"He is our classmate, Zhao Hui, are you crazy!?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Mom, I want to go home..."

Seeing the crowd making noise again, Zhao Hui frowned, raised his hand and fired another lightning arrow.

Another body fell to the ground.

The crowd was completely quiet now, and no one dared to say anything anymore.

Zhao Hui nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"Now, who else is against it?"

Everyone was silent.

Lu Li quietly retreated behind everyone and dragged the two charred corpses on the ground aside.

What seemed like a very stupid behavior actually added another 2 soul points to him.

And there are two more abilities, namely [Rapid] (Silver) and [Great Strength] (Silver).

Unfortunately, there was no option to retain consciousness after swallowing souls these two times, so Lu Li had no choice but to give up.

Zhao Hui noticed Lu Li's move, smiled proudly, and continued to say to everyone:

"Everyone, the world has changed. Now the strong are respected. If you want to survive, you must be aware of the current affairs!"

"Learn from Lu Li. Although he is just a useless black iron, if he follows me, he can survive in this apocalyptic world!"

Everyone looked at Lu Li with complicated expressions.

There is confusion and jealousy.

But it's more shameless.

Lu Li naturally didn't care about the looks, he had his own plans.

Although the ability to swallow souls is incredible, it is very weak in the early stages.

Therefore, Lu Li planned to develop in a small way before he became strong enough.

Murmurs of discussion spread among the crowd, and soon someone made a decision.

"Brother Zhao, my awakened ability is [Healing Technique], gold level. Please let me stay by your side."

While speaking, Wang Xuyan winked at Zhao Hui.

All fools know that there is no difference between going out to kill monsters now and sending yourself to death. Only by staying with Zhao Hui can you truly save your life.

Even Zhao Hui is willing to accept a piece of trash like Lu Li. Why can't Wang Xuyan keep her gold-grade [Healing Technique]?

Sure enough, after Zhao Hui heard that Wang Xuyan had awakened a healing ability, he immediately accepted her.

Another voice came from the crowd:

"Brother Zhao, my ability is also reconnaissance, but my level is bronze. I can replace Lu Li!"

Hearing this, Lu Li couldn't help but take another look at the crowd.

It’s Tian Yuhao.

In the previous life, this person took a fancy to Lu Li's ability to swallow souls and begged for mercy and became his follower.

In the end, he chose to betray because of interests!

But in this life, because Lu Li did not directly reveal his abilities, Tian Yuhao actually chose to "grab his job" with Lu Li in the face of interests.

Tian Yuhao must die!

"Oh? Your investigative ability is Bronze level, that's good. Then you can follow me! Lu Li, go look for monsters outside the classroom and kill them. When you're done, bring me the Yuan Jing!"

Zhao Hui raised his eyebrows and ordered Lu Li.

He was now completely swollen and had no worries about Lu Li being dissatisfied.

In an apocalyptic world where strength is paramount, his rules are the rules!

There were jeers from the crowd, and everyone thought Lu Li would be angry.

However, Lu Li just responded lightly and walked out of the classroom in an 'obedient' manner.

Lu Li was really worried that Zhao Hui would keep him by his side, because if he did, he wouldn't be able to go out and kill monsters.

The most urgent task is to improve our strength.

Now is the early stage of the outbreak of the apocalypse, and every minute and every second is extremely precious.

Next, more and more people volunteered.

But Zhao Hui only selected a few beautiful girls, and all the others were kicked out of the classroom.

Lu Li followed his memory and quickly headed to the back of the school.

He remembered a mantis nest there.

Over time, a mantis nest will grow rapidly until it evolves into a alien territory that requires hundreds of people to clear.

But now, the end of the world has just arrived, and there should be only one female praying mantis in the praying mantis nest, as well as the unhatched mantis eggs in that nest.

……

Beijing, Zhao family.

An old man with a beard stood in the center of the room with a gloomy expression.

In front of him was a blue holographic projection, with three people inside, one woman and two men.

One of the men, who was wearing a smart suit and looked the youngest, said:

"Master Clan, the other two families here have already obtained Yuan Jing. Why don't you ignore that broken book and just let your subordinates upgrade their levels?"

The old man with the beard looked cold and scolded:

"If we hadn't snatched this ancient secretary from the Lu family, how do you think our Zhao family would have been able to gain a foothold in this 'Revival War'?"

"If you really want to have your own way, don't blame me for kicking your lineage out of the family!"

Another man dressed as a Confucian scholar advised:

"Master, please calm down. The third child is thinking about the entire family."

"If we can show our strength right away, other families might look at our Zhao family again. Are you right, little sister?"

After saying that, he glanced at the woman in military uniform beside him.

Unexpectedly, the other party nodded first, then shook his head and said:

"It's right to show off your strength, but I think if you want to seek stability, you still have to follow what the clan master says."

Seeing that his proposal was refuted, the Confucian scholar man instead of being angry showed a curious expression:

"Little sister, is there any news from the army?"

The woman in military uniform was silent, and after a while she replied:

"I only know that the 'recovery' process is accelerating, and the superiors are also waiting, but have not yet given orders for specific actions."

"Wait? What are they waiting for?"

"I don't know. My rank is too low and I don't have access to the core."

The woman in military uniform answered truthfully:

"But one thing is certain. Currently, the authorities prohibit anyone from absorbing Yuanjing to improve their level. All we do is kill monsters and collect Yuanjing."

"It seems that there are experts in the military, and the predictions in the ancient books are very close to ten..."

The Confucian man changed the topic and immediately stood on the opposite side of the well-dressed man.

"Humph, you idiot!" The handsome man rolled his eyes.

"It's not enough to say anything! Zhao Jin, keep your mouth clean. No matter what you say, I am still your brother."

The Confucian scholar's face darkened, and for the first time, a cruel look appeared on his kind face.

"What the hell..."

The man named Zhao Jin was about to retaliate, but was interrupted by an angry old man with a beard:

"Enough! Now that recovery is coming, every second is crucial. If you want to talk nonsense, you have to wait until the Zhao family becomes a prefecture-level family!"

"Zhao Jin! Put away your eagerness for quick success. If you really want to improve the strength of your family, why not collect more Yuan Crystals and discover a few seeds with potential!"

Zhao Jin looked embarrassed when he heard this:

"Master, there are only a few branches of the Zhao family in Yongcheng, and they have all been excavated. I can't just recruit people to join, can I?"

"Of course it's not possible to recruit people casually, but the children from the collateral lineage can still develop. After all, you can't write two characters of Zhao in one stroke."

The old man took a deep breath, and the clouds between his brows finally dissipated a little.

"If there are any descendants of the Zhao family who are above the platinum level, they can be recruited and trained..."