Warlord: volume 1

by Chen Ran

  "There's no need to look. That's right, it's exactly what you think." The middle-aged man's gaze swept across the girl and the Caucasian man: "Moni and the others are in the same group. But then again, all the sympathetic people these days have died. "If you want to survive in the wilderness, boy, you should stop being naive."

  Zero's face flushed unnaturally, and his eyes flashed with a cold light. Those who were swept by his gaze, not to mention Johnson, the man, and the girl, Moni, even the middle-aged man felt chills rolling down his spine. It was like being stared at by a lone wolf. Although the lone wolf didn't have any companions, they were much more cruel. At the same time, they bore grudges.

  "Well, let them go, unless you want trouble." The middle-aged man who recovered first said to Zero, "You seem to be pretty good. Let me buy you a drink."

  Zero shook his head, put away the gun and seriously replied, "No, I want to invite you. Masters! "

  The man looked at him in surprise. "You know me?"

  "Not before, now we know each other." Su Yun watched as Johnson and the rest left. Sure enough, the Caucasian man was with the girl. The hand he placed on the girl, Moni, continued to move mischievously. Moni seemed to be accustomed to this treatment and did not say a word. Just when they were leaving the tavern, Moni looked at Zero, as if she had something to say. In the end, however, she did not say anything and just left.

  "Hey, don't tell me you like girls like Moni? "But that chick is not bad. I heard it's very tight, but I haven't tried it yet." Masters bumped into zero and laughed: "If you want, I can help you arrange it. How about it?"

  "No need." Su Yun turned her head, looked Masters in the eye and said: "I'm looking for you to inquire about something? I heard that you are well-informed. "

  Masters did not hold back and nodded: "This is something that everyone agrees to, but I will not give you my information for nothing."

  "What do you want?" Zero asked.

  "You can't give me what I want. As for money or women, I have … " Masters said unhurriedly: "You are a mercenary right? I smell that smell from your body. Yes, the smell of the dead. "How about this, you owe me a request first, and then you fulfill it for me when I need it. How about that?"

  Su Yun looked at him coldly. Masters immediately raised his hand and said, "Alright. Not only are you a mercenary, you're also a smart mercenary. "Then, if you feel that your request is unreasonable, you can reject it."

  "Deal."

  Masters raised his wine cup and finished it in one gulp. "Then tell me, what do you want to know?"

  "I have a friend who is sick with genetic and cellular mutations. I would like to know which company or organization has the ability to treat this disease? " Zero asked directly.

  Sipping on his cigar, Masters laughed: "I don't know about the organization of the company, but there is indeed a good doctor in Angry Reef City. His name was Victor, and he lived in the western part of the city. His specialty is gene and cell control. "

  Zero looked at him expressionlessly.

  "Don't look at me like that, man. What I said was true. "

  Masters raised his left hand, only then did he see that his left hand was wearing a glove. Masters took off the gloves, and saw an arm that could no longer be considered human. Masters's arm was fully covered with oval shaped scales, his palm and fingers had varying degrees of deformation, which made his arm look even more like the body of a wild beast. The scales extend to the location of the triceps and gradually fade, eventually joining the normal muscles.

  "Did you see that? Three years ago, a mutation started to appear in this daddy's organization. If it wasn't for Victor treating me, I would have become a monster by now. " Masters chuckled again: "However, that person has a bad temper, and not just anyone would be willing to treat him. Unless you can move him. "

  When he came out of the tavern, there was already a note on his body with an address on it.

  Chapter 63 - Another Drinker

  It was almost 11 PM, and Zero was walking on the streets of Angry Reef City. By this time most of the citizens had gone to bed, but the direction of the tavern was still brightly lit. During the turbulent times, there was an extreme shortage of energy sources. Although the Angry Reef City had its own wind power generation facilities, it was not enough to waste energy on city lighting, even if there were street lamps on both sides of the street.

  In the darkness of the night, only the rays of light from the searchlights that came from the direction of Ron's company could be seen, occasionally tearing apart the darkness of the night. Most of the light was coming from the dark red radiation clouds in the sky.

  With the instructions on the slip of paper, he walked in the direction of Doctor Victor's residence. Angry Reef City was a very rare city on the surface, the radiation that was present everywhere affected the citizens of the city. As they walked, their skin constantly gave off a numb feeling, as if they were responding to radiation. However, for zeros, the amount of radiation on the surface was within the limits of what his body could handle. This had been proven to be true when he woke up two years ago.

  However, for others, after being exposed to radiation for a long time, even if the current human's resistance to radiation had greatly increased, it was inevitable that there would be diseases that would cause tissue mutations. Especially in surface cities like the Angry Reef City, the incidence of disease far surpassed the residents of other cities. In this way, doctors with a deep knowledge of genetic and cellular variation will become popular.

  However, the western part of the city where Victor was at was already at the edge of the Angry Reef City. No matter how one looked at it, this was not the place for a popular doctor to stay. In this question, zero arrived at the destination.

  A three-story apartment was where Doctor Victor lived. The first floor acted as a clinic, and one could see the shadows of medical equipment through the windows and the door. Standing downstairs, he saw that the windows on the second floor were still lit and pressed the doorbell.

  After the electronic doorbell let out a bird like cry of joy, a rough voice came from above, "You fellow who disturbed my rest, are you preparing to get your balls smashed by me?!"

  Then the door opened, and a double-barreled shotgun burst out of the darkness, pointing at Zero's forehead.

  Zero did not move.

  After a moment of silence, the shotgun was withdrawn. A slovenly man walked out. He was slightly older than Su Yun, and also slightly younger than Masters. He was around 30 years old with his hair stuck to his forehead after unwashed for who knows how many days. The beard on his chin had obviously not been trimmed for a long time, and was in a mess as well. The man smelled strongly of alcohol, and in fact he was carrying a bottle of whiskey.

  With bloodshot eyes looking at Zero, he puffed out a breath of alcohol and said, "Scram, or do you want to eat my bullets?"

  He started to close the door.

  "Mr. Victor, I was introduced by Masters." Zero said.

  Victor's movements paused for a moment, then turned around and said coldly: "Come in, but you only have five minutes."

  He walked into the clinic on the first floor. The dim light did not obscure his vision. He could clearly see that whether it was the equipment or the chairs and tables, they were all covered in a thick layer of dust. It was obvious that the clinic had not been in operation for a long time. Victor immediately brought Zero up to the second floor. The second floor was a living room, and the entire hall could only be described as messy.

  Discarded bottles and leftover food were piled carelessly on the table, and the mutated cockroaches, which appeared to be fat, were introduced. The furniture had been thrown to who knows where, and the old floor was covered with thin sheets. From the looks of it, Doctor Victor's life was not much better than a homeless person's.

  "Doctor Victor, I heard that you are very knowledgeable in the treatment of diseases caused by genes and cells."

  Victor threw himself onto a broken sofa i
n the corner of the hall. He poured the whiskey into his mouth like drinking water and said, "You still have four minutes."

  "My wife," he continued, frowning, "has some sort of mutation in her cells. Doctor Victor, I want to ask you to help me. "

  Hearing the word "wife", Victor's eyebrows jumped. Then he drank again, and after four or five sips he raised his hand.

  Zero saw that his fingers were trembling slightly. This was the result of his long exposure to alcohol. Victor self-deprecatingly said: "Do you see, I am no longer fit to be a doctor. But then again, why do you need my help? With just Masters? I admit that the bastard saved me once, but I have already cured him of his illness, and I have already separated from him. "

  "Of course not." Zero revealed his trump card: "I plan to make a fair deal with you."

  "What kind of deal?" Victor appeared to be indifferent.

  Zero said lightly, "I will help you save your wife who was taken away by the wolves, but you have to promise to treat my woman well. That's fair, isn't it?"

  Victor who was completely immersed in the sofa suddenly jumped up. He looked at Zero and sized it up for a moment before smiling. "With just you?"

  "With just me!" Zero took out his mercenary license and said, "First of all, I'm a mercenary, and I'm also an Adept. Secondly, I know your situation very well. A company like Ron would never send out troops to mess with a wolf thief's lair for the sake of a commoner like you, while a power like Masters that had a private army, you refused to bid. As for the mercenaries, no one would be willing to take such a risky job. "

  Su Yun took a step forward, "That's why you have no other choice, Doctor Victor. As long as you nod your head, there's at least one more chance. Or do you not love your wife at all? "

  "Bullshit, no one loves Kaelyn more than me!" Victor panted heavily. After walking a few steps back and forth, he once again fiercely drank a mouthful of wine, and then threw the bottle of wine out. Well, damn it, I promise you that. Transactions. However, can you really save Kaelyn and bring him back? "

  "As long as she isn't dead, I will bring her back no matter what!" Zero looked directly into the doctor's eyes, and his eyes softened. "Believe me, Doctor. I love my wife just as much as you do. "

  "I believe you." Victor nodded his head, "Tomorrow, bring your wife here. I can give her a preliminary examination first. As for you, go back now. I need to rest. "

  The doctor ordered the patient out, knowing that it was to have the strength to treat the patient. He left the clinic, and with his sharp ears, Zero heard Victor's voice that sounded like he was crying and laughing from upstairs. He was the one who told the full details of Victor. Otherwise, Zero would not know what Victor wanted the most right now, and would not have any bargaining chips.

  And the price for obtaining these, was to owe Masters a favor. But this was very fair. No matter what era, there was no such thing as a free lunch!

  (Today was the first time Xiao Chen had recommended something with a cover page, so they were all excited.) I would like to thank the Lord Dragon Cat for his arrangements and the other brothers for their support. No crap, today at the fourth fragment of the night, I'm begging you to come see me!)

  Chapter 64 - Wolf Pirates

  Victor and his wife Kaelyn had a love story that was viewed as boredom by the residents of Angry Reef City.

  In this era, an expired bread was even more valuable than so-called love. However, Victor loved his wife without any regrets.

  They had met three years ago. Victor was a former resident of the Angry Reef City, but Kaelyn had only arrived in this city that year. Like many other women, Kaelyn was the slave of a merchant at that time. After the merchant got tired of her, he sold her to the pub as a dancer. Before they met Victor, Kaelyn had countless of men. Until that day, when Victor saw her at the tavern and fell in love with her quickly.

  At that time, the residents of Angry Reef City had kindly told Victor not to get addicted to Kaelyn. After all, this woman wasn't clean, and because she had to serve different men, Kaelyn's body had already been infected with many different diseases. It was not shameful for a woman to be owned by most men. It meant that this woman was tasty and popular. And if she was sick, she couldn't even compare to a bitch. Other than the mob in the wilderness, no other normal man would be interested in her. And if there was no business, it meant that Kaelyn was not far from death.

  And it was under these circumstances that Victor brought Kaelyn back home. Because Kaelyn no longer had any value, he only needed to pay the extremely cheap transfer fee to the tavern. After returning home, with Victor's meticulous care and treatment, the following year, Kaelyn's illness was completely cured. Kaelyn, who was wholeheartedly grateful to Victor, did his duty as his wife to take good care of him.

  Unfortunately. Kaelyn's illness had dragged on for too long, she was already unable to give birth to children. But Victor didn't mind, he even suggested that they adopt a child.

  In this turbulent era, the love between the two of them was like a flower blooming in winter, making people feel that it was extremely precious.

  Just half a year ago, Kaelyn was caught by a wolf thief.

  This so-called wolf thief was actually a group of mob s. They live in City Ruins, five hundred kilometers south of Angry Reef City. They rob nearby settlements or bases for a living. Because the way they came and went was like a pack of wolves, it was called the wolf bandit.

  On that day, Ron's company's troops went to the wilderness to carry out their usual search and capture operations. As a result, there was a lack of troops in the Angry Reef City. However, the wolves seemed to have their own plans for the Angry Reef City. Not long after Ron and his company left the army, they came.

  The wolves were very smart. They didn't go deeper into the Angry Reef City, but instead quickly attacked the outskirts of the city. Victor's house was right inside the attacking area. At that time, many things were taken away by the wolves like the others, and some were even killed. In the midst of the chaos, the wolf thief stole Kaelyn, they would never miss a beautiful woman, this was the wolf thief's style of doing things.

  Victor was almost killed too, it was just that Masters coincidentally brought his men over to help the guards of Ron's company to repel the wolf thief, saving Victor's life.

  After that, in return, Victor cured the disease that had changed in his organization for him. However, when Victor hoped that he could save Kaelyn, he was rejected. The reason was just as Zero had said. Masters was not a philanthropist, saving Victor was just a casual act. The greater possibility was because of Victor's identity.

  Regardless if Masters was secretly injured or not, in this era, a doctor was equivalent to a hundred man army.

  Victor had also visited the Trade Union Hall to issue personal assignments before, but out of the missions that he had issued, not a single mercenary dared to take them.

  After all, that was a wolf thief. There were roughly five hundred of them, which was not something an ordinary mob could compare with. They did not lack heavy firepower weapons, and the leader of the bandits was said to be a fourth step Adept. No one had ever seen his abilities before. Those who had seen it would have died long ago.

  In this way, Victor was unable to save his wife. He could only sell her alcohol to get drunk all day, hoping that the alcohol would numb his feelings until he died.

  This information came from Masters, and because they knew about Victor's situation, they had zero ability to negotiate. And in Zero's heart, perhaps he was willing to help such a man. This was because Victor was the same as him, he still believed that there existed love in this world.

  After walking around the street, Ron's company's official hotel could be seen, but a small figure blocked off Zero.

  In the cold night, Moni's figure that was wrapped in a thin blanket seemed so petite, as if a gust of wind could blow the little girl away.

  Su Ming squinted her eyes. Moni was a bit taller than the average girl her age. Although her breasts
had yet to develop, her calves were still very long. When she grew up, she would definitely be an enchanting woman. Even at such a young age, with her long, silver hair hanging down her shoulders and covering half of her face, there was still an indescribable temptation to her. A little girl like this can sometimes make a male go crazy more than a sexy woman.

  "If I were you, I wouldn't be alone in the middle of the night with a man you've cheated on. Believe me, that's definitely not a good thing. " He walked in front of her and stretched out his hand. His ice-cold fingers swept across Moni's little face like snakes, then came to her chin and finally stopped at her neck that seemed like it would break with a single twist.

  Moni laughed: "You won't kill me, sir. When you were willing to save a stranger like me, I knew you were not like the others. "

  Zero snorted and said, "Are you here to ridicule my naivety?"

  "No, sir." Moni held onto Zero's hand and said: "I am begging you. This time there is no deception, I sincerely implore you, please take me away. You will find that even though I am still young, I can make you very comfortable. "

  Pulling onto Zero's hand, Moni let his hand rest between her legs, then used her strength to hold onto it and gently twisted it.

  "As for me, I only need a safe environment. As for the three meals, you don't have to worry. I only need you to be my protector. Can I? "Sir?" Moni's face was pink as she looked at Su Ling with hopeful eyes.

  In Zero's heart, a soft spot pricked him. In the old era, a girl the size of Moni should have been protected by her parents. However, in this damned era, she already needed to appear on her own body in order to obtain a relatively safe environment.

  If it were not for the scene at the tavern, Zero might have agreed. But now …

  His hand left the thin, yet warm, long legs. There was still some moisture left in his fingers, but Zero's voice was as cold as this cold night. "I'm sorry, I don't want to be stabbed in the neck in the middle of the night. You should go find someone else."