Chapter 141: I Only Believe in Myself

Under the scorching sun, An Jing Tian's face turned pale as he tightly gripped the white paper in his hand.

That was another list Lin An had previously asked him to compile.

Lewdness, slander, abuse, theft, disobedience...

Almost everyone in the base who had violated the "regulations" was listed there.

The "charges" were not serious; many merely obeyed superficially while defying secretly.

A total of 107 people, men and women, ordinary folks and Awakened Ones alike.

They're dead, all dead....

Everyone on the list had no survivors; all died under Lin An's psychic strike.

"Brother Lin..."

An Jing Tian's voice was hoarse, and he struggled to squeeze out a sound from his throat.

He recalled the words Lin An had spoken before arriving at the school.

("There will still be a purge here...")

He had thought subduing the school was going smoothly, and Lin An no longer needed to resort to killing to establish a ruthless image.

But he hadn't expected...

"Many on the list had done wrong before we arrived; they actually..."

Lin An's gaze was calm, and he saw Jing Tian's reluctance in his heart.

Indeed, those people did not deserve to die.

He slowly opened his mouth, as if speaking to himself:

"Jing Tian, the more people we kill today, the fewer unnecessary sacrifices there will be later."

"Yes, I can allow them to reform, and they haven't even committed any serious wrongdoing."

"But time won't allow it, and neither will the monsters."

Having finished speaking, Lin An flickered and appeared outside the base; the crowd behind looked at his back with complex expressions.

An Jing Tian stood frozen in place, at a loss.

No explanation, no extra words.

Lin An doesn't care how others view him.

If Jing Tian weren't his brother, he wouldn't even bother to explain.

Whether tyrant or savior.

He did what needed to be done.

He is a reborn one; he knows what will happen in the future, and knows that these seemingly trivial problems will develop to what extent.

Any threat to the stability of the Safe Zone, any danger to the growth of the faction, must be nipped in the bud.

He will not allow Long'an Base to follow the old path of those Safe Zones from his past life.

That is a dead end, a road without hope.

Lin An only believes in himself.

Even if what he does isn't necessarily right, he will certainly not regret it, nor regret a moment's kindness and soft-handedness.

On the yellow bus, Lin An inventoried the gasoline stored in his ring.

The students previously infected with parasitic spider eggs, with the help of the Spiritual Ability Land, expelled the spider eggs from their bodies.

As a costly Spiritual Ability Land, any base member who comes into contact can partially remove negative effects.

It's merely spider eggs spawned by a First-Rank Mutant, and clearing them is simple.

"The gasoline isn't enough; do you know where there's a gas station?"

After finishing the inventory, Lin An looked at the three newly added fire-system Awakened Ones inside the vehicle.

Wo'er Ma Mall must be burned to ashes; if the spider eggs aren't completely cleared, he won't have a moment's peace.

It's like a time bomb; one never knows when it will detonate.

Food also needs to be continually gathered; without sufficient supplies, the upcoming high-intensity military training would be mere empty talk.

Now that the base has been formally established, the emanating spiritual energy will gradually transform everyone's physique.

The more intense the training, the better it promotes the absorption of spiritual energy.

The surrounding military bases also need to be scouted; otherwise, the corpse tide a month from now will truly have to be fought solely by the Awakened Ones.

We need to figure out how to get some weapons; ideally, we could obtain a large amount of artillery.

Artillery combined with Spiritual Energy Defense Towers would yield excellent results.

"Lord Lin An..."

The three fire-system Awakened Ones replied respectfully, albeit hesitantly.

No one could remain calm after witnessing hundreds of skulls shatter.

"You previously led the team toward another direction of the mall; there is a gas station about three kilometers away."

"That one is Sinopec, quite large; it's inside a rest area."

Lin An nodded slowly; the distance isn't too far.

At this rate, we should be able to reach another supply point by evening.

The vehicle shuddered, the engine roared.

This time, Lin An deliberately dispatched three vehicles: the yellow bus followed by two white trucks hauling goods for the cafeteria.

Inside the vehicle it was quiet; Lin An somewhat amusedly watched Mo Ling, who had changed into pajamas.

The little girl wore a displeased expression; she had originally planned to go back to sleep, but Lin An forcibly pulled her up.

Her shoulder was injured, her ankle sprained, and she had lost too much blood.

If not for having strengthened her physical condition at the core, she estimates she wouldn't have lasted until now.

There's no choice—who made the Mo Ling symbiont's ability so useful?

Even if Lin An were stronger, he couldn't handle tens of thousands of zombies.

Group attack skill...

He glanced at the Soul Shriek attached to the glove, then took a quick look at the black dragon snoring loudly.

Lin An let out a sigh in his heart.

His strength also didn't reach the Second Level limit as expected; at the spiritual energy core, he only increased his will attribute.

The later it gets, the greater the bonus per attribute point.

Fortunately, after absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, he is not far from reaching the Second Level.

After securing supplies and equipment, it's time to go into the city to hunt mutants.

Below the female dormitory building at Long'an Base.

Several girls who had just finished training looked at their companions with envy.

"Your boyfriend sent you something again."

"I wish I could have an Awakened One as a boyfriend sometime..."

The man who had been in charge of guarding the parasite looked at the girl before him with a smile full of joy.

"Li Yaling, look what I brought back for you."

He mysteriously pulled out a lipstick from his pocket, its packaging brand new, as if he had just bought it from the mall.

"How did you know I like this shade!"

The girl couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, snatching the lipstick into her hand.

The man laughed embarrassedly; he too had secretly pulled it out from the truck, without even taking a close look.

He hadn't expected it to be exactly the one the girl liked.

Li Yaling's face was full of delight, and she tore open the packaging right there amid everyone's envious gazes.

The lipstick was twisted open and applied.

"How is it? Does it look good?"

The girl's smile was radiant.

The crimson lips were vivid and tempting.