Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 54: Chapter 11 Two Choices_1

Seeing that the battle had ended, Wen Yu began to reflect.

The Mortal Combat ability is really powerful. It’s just a pity about Cyclops’s second ability; it doesn’t match his fighting style at all, and it’s completely useless in battle.

When I first saw Cyclops’s two skills, I’d already decided to remove the Enhanced Healing skill. The healing from Soul Realm completely surpasses Enhanced Healing’s effect. The only advantage is that Enhanced Healing can be applied to myself, whereas I can’t benefit from Soul Realm’s healing. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Once I get another mutant beast with healing abilities, I’ll remove this skill from Cyclops. Wen Yu finalized his decision regarding Cyclops’s skill combination.

”Brother Wen Yu, your pet is terrifyingly strong,” Li Quan’an’s words interrupted Wen Yu’s thoughts.

Just moments ago, Li Quan’an and the others, standing behind Wen Yu, had witnessed Cyclops single-handedly resolve the major crisis threatening the camp’s safety. Li Quan’an had already cast his resentment aside.

This man, capable of single-handedly dealing with nearly a hundred mutant creatures, could also eliminate the nearly one hundred professionists under my command.

Wen Yu glanced indifferently at Li Quan’an and retorted, ”Have you ever seen such a strong pet? This isn’t a pet; this is a battle pet.”

He turned around, ignoring Li Quan’an, who still seemed to want to say something, and walked towards a large truck.

On the truck, Sun Ruixing had gradually calmed down. Seeing Wen Yu approach, Sun Ruixing managed a smile. ”Thank you.”

”You’re welcome. As I said, I’m just repaying your kindness for the meals.”

Wen Yu hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, ”After you left, some problems arose in the camp. A man under your command named Lin Hu betrayed you. Just now, he brought a group of people intending to annex your camp, but I stopped him. Since you’re back, I should be going.”

Wen Yu bluntly described what had happened at the camp. Seeing Sun Ruixing’s bewildered expression, it was clear he couldn’t withstand the double blow of his teammates’ deaths and the camp’s betrayal.

Wen Yu felt a degree of admiration for Sun Ruixing, purely for his character. He couldn’t help but offer some comfort: ”Don’t overthink it, Brother Sun. In this world, just managing to stay alive is already impressive. Don’t let others’ deaths become your burden.”

Ignoring Sun Ruixing, Wen Yu walked towards Cyclops, who was devouring its meal some distance away. Hualin Town is too close to Mudanjiang City. Unsure if Simba will pursue me, I can’t risk staying here long.

”Wait, Brother Wen Yu!” Hearing Sun Ruixing’s shout, Wen Yu turned back.

Sun Ruixing shakily climbed down from the truck and hurried over to Wen Yu. He stared intently into Wen Yu’s eyes and asked, ”Please, teach me. Help this old brother out. Tell me, what should I do now?”

Seeing the look of utter despair in Sun Ruixing’s eyes, Wen Yu couldn’t help but sigh. ”Then, tell me, who are you asking this question for? Yourself, or the remaining people in your camp?”

Sun Ruixing’s expression flickered. I only asked Wen Yu out of sheer desperation, like a drowning man clutching at the last straw. Wen Yu’s response, however, prompted Sun Ruixing to think seriously.

”I’m asking for the remaining people in the camp,” Sun Ruixing said to Wen Yu, his face solemn.

”Two choices. First, you lead them and continue as you were. However, with your current strength, I’m afraid you wouldn’t survive more than a few months. Second, merge with Li Quan’an’s camp. In fact, this is currently the best option for the camp. However...”

Wen Yu didn’t voice the rest of his thought: ...the toll on you would be too great.

With my experience, I’d long suspected something was amiss with these mutant beasts, and Sun Ruixing’s ambush seemed problematic too. I know of at least three types of items that can attract mutant creatures. But what good would telling Sun Ruixing all this do now?

”I understand.” Seeing the flicker of struggle on Sun Ruixing’s face quickly fade, Wen Yu nodded at him and walked towards Cyclops.

Cyclops had already eaten its fill; now, it was consuming the flesh merely to absorb the evolution energy within the mutant beast.

Hearing Wen Yu’s footsteps, Cyclops lifted its head from the carcass of the dead mutant dog, glanced at Wen Yu, then buried its head and resumed its feast.

Wen Yu drew the steel saber slung across his back, directly split open the skull of the nearest mutant beast, extracted the magic crystal from within, wiped the blood from it, and stored it in his space ring.

Dozens of mutant creatures littered the ground. Harvesting their magic crystals would yield several Level 2 magic crystals. Furthermore, his points had just increased by nearly a thousand. This is the snowball effect; substantial initial strength allows me to power up at the fastest possible rate.

While Wen Yu was tallying his gains, Sun Ruixing was conversing with Li Quan’an in the distance.

”Mayor Li.”

Sun Ruixing looked at the man before him—the one who had plotted against his camp. It’s impossible not to feel some resentment. But then there are the elderly and children in my camp, none of whom have any combat ability... Sun Ruixing suppressed his aversion to Li Quan’an and continued.

”I’ve been thinking. We don’t have many people left with combat strength. For the safety of those remaining, I’d like to bring them to seek refuge with you, Mayor Li. I wonder if you would be willing to take us in?”

Mayor Li, who had just been discussing their next move with his men, was overjoyed upon hearing Sun Ruixing’s words.

”I’m honored that Brother Sun thinks so highly of me. If you don’t mind, Brother Sun, just call me Brother Li. My original purpose in coming here was to connect with you, Brother Sun, and see if our two camps could join forces against this disaster. Now that you’ve shown such understanding, Brother Sun, this old brother, of course, welcomes you all warmly.”

Li Quan’an hadn’t expected such a favorable turn of events. He’d thought his efforts this time were all for naught, only for Sun Ruixing to unexpectedly propose merging the camps under these circumstances.

Li Quan’an had his own calculations. The larger the camp and the more people, the faster the development. As the camp grows, it will, in turn, fuel the growth of my own strength.

Had Wen Yu known Li Quan’an’s thoughts, he would have scoffed. A camp can bring enormous benefits to its leader, true, but it needs to reach a certain stage of development, and that takes time. The demon plague, however, won’t grant humans that luxury.

From my perspective, firstly, I lack the means and experience to manage a camp. Secondly, with the time I’d spend managing one, I could have become significantly stronger. A settlement right now would be nothing but a hindrance.

It must be said that Li Quan’an’s way of thinking differed from Wen Yu’s. As for who was right or wrong between them, everyone naturally held different opinions.