Chapter 961: Secret 2

Lin Dui?

He put down the fork in his hand, and Zhang Tie saw the chaos in the distance through the firelight.

The woman looked young, about twenty-something, and her overall strength was roughly at the edge of the First Level.

Although her escape speed was fast, the Awakened Ones behind her, relying on their physical advantage, easily caught up to her.

"Save me!"

"I have..."

While desperately fleeing, the woman shouted loudly toward Lin An.

Before she could finish speaking, she was violently grabbed by the Awakened Ones chasing from behind; several large hands covered her mouth, trying to stop her from continuing.

Lin An frowned slightly; he of course noticed this scene.

Under his exceptionally keen perception, it was obvious that the few who had rushed out were somewhat panicked.

In his clear visual observation, he even saw subtle signs on the woman's wrist that showed she had been restrained before.

It seems this woman had been detained by someone long ago?

"Sir! Sorry, sorry!"

"We'll take her back right away! We didn't mean to offend you!"

After pulling the woman behind them, the several Awakened Ones who had caught up hurriedly apologized to Lin An, fearing to displease him.

"Damn lunatic! Always causing us trouble!"

"You offended the sir, can you even afford that?"

Angry, resentful.

The speaking leader Awakened One kicked the woman, offering a half‑true, half‑false explanation.

"Sir, this woman is from our camp. When we were just distributing food, we forgot to give her a share; seeing you have... she just wanted..."

The man's face was full of embarrassment:

"Sorry, sorry, we'll go back and properly distribute the food, we won't disturb you!"

Bowing and apologizing, his words carried some unease.

After saying that, several people hurriedly tried to press the woman and head back to the Rear, fearing to draw Lin An's attention.

Seeing the group about to retreat and the girl still struggling in the encirclement, Lin An let out a light laugh.

Distributing food? Wanting to eat?

With such clumsy acting, do they really think they can get away with it?

He didn't believe that, shortly after he had just killed someone, anyone would dare to ask him for something.

"Bring the person over."

Casually ordering Zhang Tie, Lin An idly poked the fire twice, his tone calm.

Regarding the girl's so‑called secret, he didn't think it was anything special.

But, on the contrary, the reaction of those few Second‑Level Awakened Ones sparked a hint of curiosity in him.

Charred branches were thrust into the fire, sparks scattering.

Having received the order, Zhang Tie gave a foolish grin, then sprang to his feet and charged straight at the crowd.

Seeing that Lin An had no intention of "letting them off," the few exchanged glances, their eyes filled with panic.

Whether or not they feared Lin An would learn something and then strike them down, they hesitated not, instantly scattering like birds and turning to run.

"Run!"

One minute later.

Xiong Hanzi had his hands on his hips, using his foot to stir the two Awakened Ones on the ground.

"Lin Dui, these guys are off."

"When I captured them, these guys actually still wanted to use others as hostages."

Stepping on the hand of the resentful‑faced man, Zhang Tie gave a cold snort, indifferent to the hostility in the other's eyes.

With his strength, dealing with these guys—let alone using others as hostages—even if they were covered head‑to‑toe in missiles, they couldn't stop him in the slightest.

"Hmm."

"You question them, I'll question her."

Seeing this, Lin An nodded, his gaze turning to the rescued girl, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

The girl's strength was only at the First Level, and she had hardly any equipment.

From the details of her escape, it was clear she rarely fought in daily life.

She had good physical condition, yet she panicked like an ordinary person.

She wore a white short‑sleeved T‑shirt, denim pants, and her shoulder‑length hair hung loosely over her shoulders.

Apart from some dirt on her face, she looked quite clean.

At a glance, Lin An quickly judged the girl's identity.

She was an Awakened One, but had hardly participated in combat; her attire and movements all showed that she had been well protected by someone after the Apocalypse.

Perhaps a relative of a somewhat capable Awakened One?

"Just say it, what do you want to say?"

Facing the girl, who was still a little frightened but had just calmed down, Lin An casually asked.

He spread his hands to indicate she was now safe and need not worry about anything.

Swallowing her saliva, the girl cautiously surveyed her surroundings, obviously still wary of the people around.

If it weren't for Lin An's strength being evident, she would rather hide first before speaking.

"I am Fang Yirou."

After a moment, the girl, her voice weak, having recovered her senses, took a deep breath and spoke softly.

"I have an important secret to tell you, but... but you must guarantee my safety, promise me one thing!"

"This matter is very important; you will definitely be interested!"

"I dare say, this is absolutely a huge secret! Otherwise they wouldn't have tied me up!"

Huh?

Lin An raised his eyebrows, amused, looking at the tense-faced girl.

Very important? A huge secret?

Sorry, in Lin An's view, a First Level Awakened One can know at most up to Second Level.

You should know, even if he were reborn, he wouldn't know any secrets.

Often, truly valuable secrets are related to strength.

Is it a blue Equipment or a Prop?

Looking at the hesitant Fang Yirou, Lin An shook his head and replied lightly:

"Just say it directly."

"If it's valuable, I will naturally pay the corresponding price."

"As you are now, you have no right to make demands of me."

Unexpectedly, even though Lin An had released a trace of aura, under the heavy pressure, Fang Yirou clenched her teeth, her face unwilling to relax in the slightest.

Clenching her fists, her eyes showed a determination utterly different from weakness, word by word:

"No!"

"I can tell you first! But I can't say it here! It must be a safe place!"

Before Lin An could speak, Fang Yirou suddenly pointed her finger at the warplane, her breathing rapid.

"Go onto the warplane, no one can hear there!"

"If the information isn't important, you can kill me if you want!"

"I can tell you first, my brother is the former Safe Zone Leader, Fang Hai! He's a Third Level!"

After saying that, when the girl uttered the two words 'Fang Hai', her eye sockets visibly reddened; she nervously stared at Lin An, lips tightly pressed, as if ready to face death.

Seeing Fang Yirou in such a posture, Lin An's eyes flickered slightly.

That Third Level sister just now...

If the information comes from a Third Level, maybe it really has some value...

After a moment's thought, he also couldn't be bothered to waste more time, and nodded slowly.

"Okay."