Warlord: volume 1

by Chen Ran

  Moni's eyes immediately turned red, and she pretended not to see anything, as she hardened her heart and brushed past her.

  Chapter 65 - Interlacing

  "I don't want to either!" In the night wind, a girl's scream sounded: "I also don't want to deceive everyone who is willing to help me. But if I don't, Johnson will not let me go. He will make me feel pain, and he will leave me such a memorial on my body! "

  Amidst the screams, Moni took off her clothes. Her delicate body trembled in the cold wind. On her tiny body, three to four scars that were about 20 centimeters long were left behind. Obviously, it was drawn with a sharp object. It was impossible to imagine what kind of pain that young and tender body would feel when it left these scars.

  Zero stared at them dumbly, his fists unconsciously clenching together.

  Once again wrapping himself with the blanket, Moni lowered her head, and her tears fell like rain: "No matter what, I want to live ah. At least, until I find my mother. "No matter what …"

  As if he was saying this to himself, Moni repeated this sentence. Suddenly, his shoulders sank. She looked up and saw the sharpness of her gaze.

  "Relying on others' protection doesn't guarantee anything. If there's something that must be done, then becoming strong to protect yourself is the most basic guarantee. "Life can only be controlled in one's own hands." Zero held Moni's shoulder and said, "Tomorrow, I have to go and complete a mission. If you come back alive, come find me. I'll take you away, but only to protect you until you're eighteen. Until then, I will teach you how to protect yourself in the wilderness. "

  "If you lie to me again, I will directly throw you into the pile of mob s in the wilderness. Girls like you, they should like it a lot. "

  Moni nodded heavily as she hugged Zero tightly. She said in a low voice, "Thank you, sir."

  After gently releasing the zeros, Moni flashed into the dark alley, and disappeared under the Angry Reef City's pitch-black night sky. Zero revealed a self-deprecating smile, wondering if he was being too naive. A child like Moni might not know everything, but how could he possibly help? However, upon seeing her small body trembling in the cold wind, Zero could not go against his will. If he ignored it, the figure would haunt him like a ghost.

  His heart was not as cold as it seemed.

  Returning to his room at the hotel, Lea was still awake. Seeing that Zero had returned, Lea did not inquire about the progress of the matter. Instead, he started to berate him, "Why did you return so late?"

  Then she sniffed at Zero like a puppy, and snorted, "The smell of alcohol and a woman's perfume. The women in the bar are more tasty than I am. "

  Seeing that she was like a jealous little wife, Zero couldn't help but smile. He carried Lea and the two of them sat on the sofa in the room. Zero did not say anything and just fiercely kissed Lea's lips. Lea first resisted in a symbolic manner, then followed along with Su Yun's action, her body also naturally twisting, rubbing against Su Yun's sensitive parts.

  The temperature of the room was increasing, Lea's face was flushed, her eyes were blurred, and she was breathing heavily. If it wasn't for Zero letting her go, she would have suffocated.

  "Give it to me." Lea said as he grabbed onto Zero's collar.

  With a suppressed smile, he shook his head. "No, I have a mission tomorrow. I have to conserve my stamina."

  "What mission?" Lea's eyes lit up again: It has something to do with me?

  Zero nodded.

  The temperature quietly dropped again.

  "Don't go, okay?"

  "Don't be silly."

  "No, I'm serious." Lea stood up: "Zero, don't go running around about about my matter. "It's useless."

  The look in Zero's eyes suddenly turned cold. However, there was a hint of anger within them.

  "Don't look at me like that. You forgot, I'm also a doctor, although I don't have any license." Lea sat on Zero's chest, his head resting on his chest as he said softly, "I am very clear about your body's condition. Do you know, at Remot's place, when you were out on a mission. I accidentally cut myself, but do you know what happened? My wound, it healed itself. That's right, just like Hans, new flesh and blood quickly grew out from the surface of the gaping wound, and some extra flesh and bones even appeared because of the extremely fast growth of the blood … "

  "So at that time, I already knew what happened. Hans's cells were invading my body, trying to turn me into a monster like Hans." Lea shook his head: "This is not some genetic mutation. From what I know, there is no precedent for this kind of thing. Therefore, there could be no one or company that could stop or even cure me. I will die, zero. I would kill myself when I became a monster. But before that, let me be your most beautiful wife, and you, don't risk it for my sake, okay? "

  Zero held her face and said, "As long as there's a sliver of hope, I won't give up. Because you are my wife, understand? "

  Lea still wanted to say something, but stopped her. As she carried her into the bedroom, the light in the room was quickly extinguished, followed by Lea's faint moans.

  On the second day, Zero sent Lea to Victor's clinic. Victor shaved off his beard, tied up his hair, and looked much younger and more energetic.

  Although Lea was unwilling, she knew that it was impossible to break it, and could only obediently listen to his words and stay in the clinic to receive her examination.

  After doing all that, Zero drove the heavy locomotive away from the Angry Reef City. As the city gradually became a shadow behind them, the broken roads, the tilted electric towers and the desolate ruins became the main melody of the world.

  It was as if he was the only one left in the world. He turned back into a lone wolf, roaming the wilderness looking for his prey. Zero headed south because his prey was in the north.

  About a hundred kilometers away, Zero heard the sound of an armored car rumbling. The sound was clear in the vast expanse of earth, coming from the far horizon. Zero stopped and removed the eye patch.

  Ron's company's army was still stationed in the city, looking at the powers in the area, only the Remot had the power to send out such a mobile force. However, when Zero got closer to the field of view through the golden right eye, he saw that the armoured vehicle was depicted with insignia that was not part of the Remot.

  It was an insignia of a sword and shield half-vaulted by the Redbud Flower. Based on his limited knowledge of the new era, he was unable to tell what organization it belonged to. In the middle of the two armoured vehicles was an old style black car, and behind the car sat a blonde youth. When Zero's eyes fell on him, the blonde youth seemed to sense something and immediately looked towards Zero's direction.

  However, he couldn't see where Zero was, so he looked confused.

  Zero retracted his vision and covered the golden eye with the eyepatch again. The heavy locomotive started to move again, and Zero continued to move towards its destination. Who the other party was and what his background was, Zero didn't really care. However, the current him did not know what he had missed.

  Fate, sometimes just casually brushed past you. Only after a long time did you turn around and discover its tracks.

  But by then, it was too late.

  Chapter 66 - The Voice of East

  After Zero left, Lea stayed in Victor's clinic. Victor only tested Lea's blood samples and conducted a preliminary examination. In reality, this kind of examination had already been conducted in the Remot, so Lea treated it as a mere formality and obediently cooperated. If there was anything that surprised Lea at the clinic, it should be the simple and crude medical equipment that Victor had.

  Other than some conventional testing equipment, Lea could not see anything else of the new era. Furthermore, the models of these equipment were far behind, so only god knew how Victor had used these equipment to treat his tissue mutation. In Lea's opinion, these things could only cure ordinary illnesses, unless Victor had the ability to independently develop the formula himself.

  After taking a small tube of b
lood for Lea, Victor hid in his laboratory and left the girl alone in the clinic to rest. After idling away for an entire morning, Victor finally came out of the laboratory. The doctor's complexion was not very good. Seems like Lea's condition was beyond his imagination, and this was within Lea's expectations. On the contrary, she looked indifferent. Victor saw that she did not react and there was even more respect in her eyes when she looked at Lea.

  The lunch was simple. Two pieces of bread, still unspoiled, held a piece of lunch meat. For now, this was already a rare delicacy. Because Victor had saved Masters's life before, this local snake helped him from time to time. But to Masters, perhaps he just did not want this doctor to starve to death. After all, Victor was the only doctor in Angry Reef City.

  Lea ate her food carefully. To her, meat was a luxury. So she ate very carefully, not sparing a single bit of gravy. Victor looked at her with interest, and in the end couldn't help but ask: "Have you ever eaten this kind of thing?"

  Lea smiled and shook her head. Poverty was not shameful at all, the wealth in one's heart was the most precious thing. Victor carefully looked at Lea, and said: "Actually, if you are willing, you can eat this kind of thing everyday."

  "I know, but I'd rather eat stale bread with him than be someone else's pet." Lea put the last of the diced meat into his mouth and carefully chewed it before swallowing it.

  "You love him very much?"

  "More than you think." Lea admitted it generously.

  Looking at her like this, Victor began to understand why Zero was willing to bear the greatest risk in order to save his young wife.

  Outside, the sound of a car engine could be heard. Victor was slightly surprised. In this era of turmoil, cars were luxury goods and not everyone thought highly of them. The closer they were to the city center, the richer they became. People like Victor who lived in the suburbs, were already the lowest class in the city.

  There's no such thing as a car here.

  Two cars were parked on the road outside the clinic. One of them was an SUV. The car was painted a yellowish brown and had a certain camouflage effect. Victor recognized that it was Masters's car, and the other one was a black car that looked like it was from the old era. This kind of vehicle was even rarer, in order to be able to drive in the new era's wilderness, as well as defend against the mob's attacks. Although they still retained the original models for the cars, the cars still needed to be meticulously modified. The cost of the cars could already fit more than ten SUVs like Masters.

  Being able to sit in this black car was undoubtedly a symbol of one's identity. Whoever it is, he or she must have a great background.

  Masters jumped down from the SUV, and a few veterans came down with him. They were all Masters's subordinates, vicious people who had gone through hundreds of battles. The few of them walked towards Victor's clinic, the doctor realised that the matter was not simple, he asked Lea to stay in the hall while he walked forward to open the door.

  The door opened, and Masters pointed at Lea. The two veteran soldiers walked past Victor and into Lea's residence.

  "What are all of you doing!?" Victor roared and was about to take out his hunting rifle, but he was stopped by Masters.

  Masters revealed a helpless smile: "Listen, fellow. There's a big shot who wants this girl, so you'd better not be nosy. "

  "But she is …" Victor pointed to Lea.

  "I know, I know. She is the wife of that mercenary. Do you have a fair deal with him?" Masters shrugged his shoulders and said, "Damn it, he still owes me a favor. There's probably no hope for me now, but there's nothing I can do about it. We cannot afford to offend that person. "

  "Let me go!"

  Lea's screams came from behind, she struggled with all her might, but how could she be a match for the two veteran. One of them raised his palm and was about to knock her out, but instead stopped Masters.

  "Don't do anything unnecessary, just hand her over to that lord outside." Masters waved his hands and said impatiently.

  "Just who is that person?" Seeing Lea being led away in front of his eyes, Victor was extremely dissatisfied.

  Masters followed behind his subordinate and walked out of the clinic, leaving behind only one sentence: "Those are great figures that have come from the Dark Council, now do you understand, fellow."

  Victor now understood that if Dark Council wanted him, he would not dare to go against his. He sighed, secretly touching the pistol at the back of his waist, and had no choice but to put it down.

  Just like that, Lea was dragged into the black car as she struggled. When the car turned around, Victor saw a young man with short golden hair sitting inside the car.

  If Zero were here, he would realize that this person was the same person he had seen in the wilderness. It was a pity that Zero was not in Angry Reef City right now, but was instead in a City Ruins five hundred kilometers away.

  The wind blew.

  On the roof of a tall building, looking into the distance.

  Even though it was daytime, the wind that blew across the world brought along a cold chill when one reached a high ground. If an ordinary person were to be blown into the wind for even a few minutes, they would immediately lose their life due to the intense radiation. However, to Zero, it was nothing more than a freezing wind that was slightly colder.

  Silver stripes continued to stretch and push in the golden pupil. In his constantly adjusting field of vision, Zero could clearly see the situation in the ruins.

  According to the information provided by Masters, Zero found the Ruins City, which was occupied by the wolves.

  What the wolves had taken over was only a corner of the city, and with an open-air gymnasium as a base, they had piled up a large amount of gunpowder and daily necessities. Of course, these things were looted here.

  The gymnasium had been renovated to a certain extent, and wolf thieves had built simple houses inside with iron sheets and wood strips. Of all the zeros, the one on the west side was the largest. It was more than four times the size of the other houses, and Zero decided it was the chief's house.

  Humans and animals were very similar. The leader of the group always occupied the best part. This was a principle that would never change.

  On the east side of the gymnasium, there was the warehouse for the robbers. In Zero's line of sight, there were a lot of bandits sitting on the ammunition boxes, talking and smoking, as if they weren't worried that the things under their butts could blow them up into the air. In the vicinity, there were a few brawny men fighting, and the surroundings were filled with men. They were shouting something with money and wine, and the crowd was roaring with laughter from time to time.

  These bandits were a lot bigger and stronger than ordinary people. The harsh environment made them very brave and fierce. Everyone's body was covered with the wolf tattoo. That should be the symbol of a wolf thief. These people were all staying here. According to Masters, the wolf thieves had a huge business deal recently, so the rest should not be in the base camp.

  But even so, it was impossible to fight a hundred against zero. Furthermore, he was here to save others. As long as he could bring Kaelyn away, he could complete the task of zero. He did not have the duty of eliminating harm for the nearby bases or companies.

  A sniper bullet was pressed into the barrel of the gun. Zero picked up the Colt, aimed at the east side where the ammunition was stacked, and pressed down the trigger.

  The unique high-pitched spear cry of Colt immediately soared into the sky from within the ruins, its sound sweeping out for hundreds of miles!

  Chapter 67 - Striking the West

  Almost at the same time as the sniper rifle roared, a ammunition box on the west side of the gymnasium instantly exploded. Several of the bandits were blown into the air, and the shockwave from the explosion brought with it shrapnel that flew in all directions. The result of the sputtering was that some of the nearby thieves had terrible bloody holes in their bodies. "Aooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo …"

  After the Colt opened fire, Zero didn't even look as he put away his sniper rifle and jumped back. He was tied to a safety rope, and the other end of the rope was tied to the roof railing. After descending nearly ten levels like this, the safety rope had reached the end. With a fierce pull, Zero's body was bounced back a few meters. Zero quickly cut the rope with his dagger, grabbed the wall with both hands and feet, and swam down like a giant gecko.

  Soon he was down on the ground and around the ruins of the city at a hundred kilometers an hour, to the east of the gymnasium.

  Meanwhile, the stronghold of the wolf bandits was already in chaos. They sent a portion of their men to put out the fire, in order to move the other ammunition elsewhere. As for the group of bandits, they angrily roared as they rushed out of the gymnasium. From the looks of it, they had brought all sorts of weapons with them. They were probably looking for zeros to settle accounts with. However, they did not expect that Zero had already entered the gymnasium from the opposite direction.

  The seats in the gymnasium grandstand were almost completely dismantled, while a simple building made of iron and willow nails took up the original place. The east side was where the bandits stayed. Usually, there were a few guards. However, there were very few people to begin with, and now that there was an attack, the guards all went to the west side to help out. He crouched down and nimbly used the shadow of the iron house to pass through. His target was the tallest, and biggest, house on the east side. If Kaelyn was not dead yet, she should still be inside.

  When he reached the target's house, the door suddenly opened. A bandit ran out of the house holding his pants, shouting in a language he didn't understand, and someone answered him from the west. Thus, the bandit issued a curse and quickly ran to the west side. As the door slowly closed, it was lightly blocked by a foot. Zero hid in the shadows. His hiding skill was as good as his marksmanship, unless it was a high level sniper who had the ability to detect Zero's presence. As for the wolf thieves, they were nothing more than human-shaped Savage Bears in Zero's eyes.