Chapter 1497

Fire Wolf, I see those little brats; they seem to be living quite comfortably lately...

Tsk tsk, what is that stubborn brat buying?

At the Black Gold street corner, among several gang members wearing the Wild Wolf gang insignia, a man with a Mohawk hairstyle looked with interest at Anduyin walking out of the store.

In his slightly narrowed eyes, a hint of amusement flashed.

It was as if he had spotted prey.

Are these women's things? These little brats have actually come to buy stuff two days in a row.

Heh, looks like you got hold of something good?

Crouching at the street corner, the zeroth level Awakened Ones called Fire Wolf felt his throat surge, and with a 'hah' he spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto the passerby ahead.

Seeing the other party dare not speak out in anger and hastily make way, he couldn't help but chuckle lowly.

Let's go, keep an eye on that kid; last time the old geezer came to collect money from them, I thought I could starve these bastards, but it looks like there's still some profit to be had...

Maybe there are women to play with too. I just don't know which whore would be willing to fuck these little brats, they're so young.

Bored out of their wits, after the words fell, the four exchanged glances and all became interested.

He simply staggered to his feet, casually joining the cursing and discussion, when one youth who looked somewhat frail couldn't help but speak up:

Boss Fire Wolf, Old Hake and his crew have already collected money, and I heard these little brats found an Awakened Ones. Should we... go after them again...?

As the lowest-ranking member of the gang, Old Hake is a First Level Awakened Ones, basically a gang leader!

Although these black‑gang extortionists who specialize in shaking down ordinary folks don't care much for rules, messing with people on Old Hake's turf would be far from good.

They don't have the guts to go hunt zombies, so naturally they dare not clash with Old Hake.

Leering at the blond lassie soliciting customers at the shop entrance, Fire Wolf heard his companion's worry and couldn't help but snicker.

It's fine; let's first see what good stuff these brats have gotten, then we'll talk.

Old Hake probably doesn't know they still have food, so after collecting he just ignored them. If these brats still have food, we can just take it and then hand it over to him.

That old dog, as long as you pay, anything can be said!

Cut the fucking nonsense! Let's go! I haven't gotten laid in days—if we don't make money, living like this is pointless!

After saying that, Fire Wolf gave a wicked laugh, scratched his crotch, and signaled the others to follow.

His eyes locked firmly on the staggering Anduyin, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Again buying stuff, again worrying about being tailed.

These brats seem to have quite a problem...

Knowing that Anduyin's crew of child laborers not starving themselves was already not bad, the continuous abnormalities suddenly let him smell the scent of prey.

A church!? It's actually a church!?

Hiding in the distance, Fire Wolf watched in surprise as they quickly changed into black robes and rushed into the tent, his eyes full of astonishment.

Especially seeing the characters 'Ling An' hanging on the tent, it gave him a feeling of absurdity.

Soul peace, great god? What bullshit?

These little bastards actually set up a religious scam to swindle money!?

Fire Wolf, these brats have got some brains!

Damn it! How didn't I think of this god‑pretending scam? Did you see? Looks like a few idiots actually went in!

Fuck! I know where that kid got the money! Fire Wolf boss! The ones who went in are scavengers, and those folks really do have food!

They whispered, looking at the shabby 'church,' their eyes full of excitement.

After the apocalypse, religions are plentiful; they know this thing really can swindle money! Looking at Anduyin's appearance, maybe he's even scammed some female followers!

Just thinking that these worthless brats could still swindle money this way, and maybe there are female followers inside to play with, Fire Wolf instantly felt his junk about to pop up!

These brats are actually fat sheep!

Boss! Let's rush in! I don't sense an Awakened Ones' aura inside!

Damn! These wastes have no Awakened Ones yet people believe in them—if you go in, you'll practically be a true god descending to earth!

In their excitement, they howled wildly. Ordinary sects, even if they're obviously evil cults at a glance, no matter how small they dare not provoke.

Normally, those who dare to deceive believers have a couple of tricks up their sleeve, and church heads are usually ruthless. But Anduyin's gang—we know their background!

Through the tattered tent, they could faintly see a 'priest,' who was just an ordinary person.

In their eyes, Lin An, who walks slowly, looks like a sickly old geezer!

Wait! Wait for those idiots to leave!

Unlike the others who couldn't hold back, the seemingly greediest Fire Wolf instead became cautious.

He watched each scavenger enter the tent, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes.

Yes, he is an Awakened Ones, but being zeroth level, his combat power is at most equivalent to three or four ordinary people.

Those deceived scavengers may be stupid, but when they really fight, they're still pretty formidable!

After the scavengers leave, only a bunch of little brats plus a waste remain—he could settle them with one hand!

Four hours later.

After Anduyin respectfully bade farewell to An Ge Si, Old Pu Te, and the others, preparing to come again the day after tomorrow, with no need to keep up the act, he let out a big sigh of relief.

Looking at today's harvested food, and with Ling An having specially strengthened him once more today, he felt the world was so beautiful.

Lord Ling An, An Ge Si and the others are going to look for more food to bring back; does that mean we can rest tomorrow?

Asked with great anticipation, Anduyin rubbed his little brother's head, his words suggesting he planned to have something to do tomorrow.

He nodded, Lin An looked at the obviously preoccupied Anduyin, and simply gave a calm nod.

In fact, he also intended to wait a day before 'strengthening' others.

The pyramid's strengthening effect carries risks; while Lin An hopes to cultivate fanatics and produce the most basic Awakened Ones, he must likewise carefully control the pace.

Although the simple pyramid he made has poor effect, Lin An is all too clear: during the initial trials, the third‑level subjects would develop problems after short, continuous exposure—let alone these ordinary people.

"Probably in another two days, I should be able to try..."

With some effort, he stood up, then intended to pack up and go back.

In an instant, Lin An's pupils contracted sharply, and he suddenly pulled the nearest child away.

"Dodge!"

Just as the warning rang out, although thanks to his beyond-human reaction speed he sensed someone rushing over, but his body couldn't keep up, Lin An could only watch helplessly as a fist-sized stone instantly tore through the tent and smashed hard onto a child's head.

"Bang!"

Blood poured straight out.

Under the force enough to break an adult's bone, the little boy beside Anduyin instantly toppled backward.

"Little Ke!!"

Having no time to react further, Anduyin stared in disbelief at his fallen younger brother, his eye sockets instantly reddening.

Before he could fearfully lift his head to look toward the direction the stone came from, Fire Wolf and the others instantly rushed in with savage grins.

"Kid, it looks like I smashed your brother to death?"

He kept throwing the stone in his hand.

Looking at the child struck in the head by his own stone, life or death unknown, Fire Wolf and the others felt no pity, merely gave a mocking smile, then turned to look at Lin An beside them with contempt.

"Tsk, your reaction's still pretty quick, and you even know to grab a stick."

"You're a priest, right? Look. Do I resemble the god you believe in?"

"Trash, still want to resist? Kneel, damn it!"

As his words fell, Fire Wolf snorted, then kicked a foot at Lin An, who could barely stand.

In his eyes, this youth wrapped in a black robe had an aura fluctuation, not even comparable to an ordinary survivor.

"Tsk tsk, break this kid's legs, make the so-called priest kneel before me and call me god."

Just thinking about it feels great.