Chapter 353
The Ascetic! Unresolvable Interests!
Chapter 353 The Ascetic! Unresolvable Interests!
"Alright, Master, you can rest now. Let's discuss how to proceed."
Chen Xi, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, jumped back, and the nine of them gathered there.
There were no survivors here. It's not that there weren't any survivors in their group, but rather that they hadn't brought any survivors with them.
Since we're going to sweep through this city, we naturally won't bring any burdens with us.
So they dug a basement more than 100 kilometers away and settled them there.
The monk Xingnan reinforced the basement structure with Buddhist teachings, while also leaving it behind to ward off strange methods.
In addition, all nine of them, all users with sequence abilities, were mobilized.
"Let me make this clear first, I'm just a guide, I don't have any combat ability, I can only drive behind you to pick you up," Liu Lijuan said, raising her hand to the crowd.
Hearing her words, a boy next to her also spoke up: "I don't have any fighting ability either. Like Sister Juan, I'll drive another car and wait for you in the back."
Hearing what the two of them said, the others were not surprised at all, after all, not all guides have the same self-protection methods as Hui.
"Aunt Juan, you and this young man can drive and wait for us." Chen Xi nodded, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and said, "It would indeed be difficult for you to go upstairs."
"Okay." Li Rushan nodded as well. "Xiao Si, you can stay in the back."
He paused, then looked at the young woman who hadn't spoken until now. "Xiao Ling, you're with Xiao Si. Although you have some means of self-defense, you don't have much fighting ability. You stay here to protect yourself, and also to protect Xiao Si and this friend."
He pointed at Liu Lijuan.
Upon hearing this, Li Lin nodded, "I understand."
The nine sequence ability users were not a single team, but rather three teams gathered together.
Do not!
To be precise, there are two teams.
The monk Xingnan walked alone in the end times.
He did not form a team, nor did he bring any survivors with him.
Li Rushan, Xiao Si, Li Ling, and another girl named Feng Yao who didn't speak were together.
Chen Xi, Liu Lijuan, Chen Wangdong, and Chen An, who were also silent, were together.
Upon hearing Li Rushan's words, Chen Wangdong, who had been silent until now, coughed lightly and said, "Chen An, you should stay too."
“We’re in front. If something strange comes at you, we might not be able to stop it. It’s safer for you to stay behind.”
"Don't let us work ourselves to the bone up front, only for you to run into some fierce and strange creature and get into trouble behind us."
"Okay, Brother Dong," Chen An replied immediately.
After settling Chen An in, Chen Wangdong looked at the others and said, "There are nine of us in total. Apart from those who are not capable of fighting and Chen An who stayed behind to protect them, there are five other people with real combat ability."
At this point, he looked at Monk Xingnan, paused, and then continued, "Except for Feng Yao, we are all Sequence Seven, and Master Xingnan has even reached Sequence Six."
"That's why we've gathered here."
"The distribution of the spoils has already been decided. All the extraordinary materials will be split equally between our two teams. We'll decide who goes first by playing rock-paper-scissors, and then we'll divide them one piece at a time."
"If there's one more or one less extraordinary material, the team that gets less will have to accept their bad luck. They have to accept it!"
Chen Wangdong looked at everyone and repeated the distribution rules that had been agreed upon earlier.
"Brother Dong, just tell me directly, how do we do it?" Chen Xi asked, scratching his head with a cigarette in his mouth. He wasn't in charge of the team.
Chen Wangdong is the one.
"Do you know about the three-thirds system?" Chen Wangdong didn't answer him, but looked at Li Ruhai instead.
"of course I know."
"We will follow the three-thirds system."
"Wait!" Li Rushan was stunned and looked at Chen Wangdong. "Can the five of us play a three-three system?"
He did know about the three-three system, but not much. He only knew that it was a system where teams were divided into groups and then dispersed while maintaining distance and covering each other.
Chen Wangdong glanced at him and shook his head. "To be precise, there were four people."
“The ‘3x3’ system is not a rigid ‘3x3’ organizational structure; it can be done by any number of people.”
"We'll split into two groups. You and I will be in one group, and Chen Xi and Feng Yao will be in the other."
"The two of us will be in charge of the main attack, while Chen Xi and Feng Yao will be responsible for covering and supporting, while maintaining a distance of less than fifty meters between the two groups."
"When we run out of steam, Chen Xi and Feng Yao will take the lead in the main attack, while the two of us will provide cover and support."
"While this might not be as powerful as an attack by four people together, it can maximize our safety and endurance."
"After all, when you're in charge of providing support, you can take a break and catch your breath."
Hearing his words, Li Rushan nodded. Following Chen Wangdong's arrangement would indeed greatly improve their safety and battery life.
At the same time, because of the support available, we can be bolder when we are in charge of the main attack.
Although he approved of Chen Wangdong's arrangement, he looked at the monk Xingnan and asked in confusion, "The four of us are all settled, but what about the master?"
“We are Sequence Seven, and when we cooperate, we can achieve a result greater than 1+1>2, but Master Xingnan is different.”
“Master Xingnan is Sequence Six. If he cooperates with us, it will restrict his actions, and we will also be restricted.”
"Therefore, the master's role is to roam the battlefield."
"Keep a close eye on those Sequence 7 attacks. If there are any Sequence 6 attacks among the monsters, we need to have the master go up and hold them off to buy us time to escape."
"Although this city is Tokyo, according to Sister Juan and Xiao Si's investigation, it is not the complete Tokyo, but only a corner of Tokyo, which accounts for about one-tenth of the total area of Tokyo."
"However, it should not be underestimated. After all, Tokyo is the world's largest city, and even a tenth of it is not small. There will definitely be some Sequence Six strange things inside."
"I just don't know how many there are."
"According to my estimation, it will take us at least half a year to deal with the strange occurrences in Tokyo, even if we include the fact that some of us have advanced to Sequence Six in the last two months."
"If things go well, we can deal with the strange things here in about six months. If things don't go well, it could take several years."
"But what if the situation is worse?"
He didn't say the rest, but everyone knew he hadn't finished speaking.
If things get worse, they'll die here.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Feng Yao took two steps forward and said, "With the master here, the situation shouldn't be too bad."
"Moreover, with Sister Li Ling around, we can sustain our war effort through warfare, making it relatively easy to eradicate the strange occurrences in this city."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement; what Feng Yao said was indeed correct.
Even if there are strange things in this city, as long as there are no strange things of Sequence Five, they can escape.
However, none of them mentioned the strange things that were chasing them.
Mentioning this matter at a time like this is demoralizing, and that won't do.
"Amitabha." Seeing that they had agreed on the location, Monk Xingnan put his hands together and looked at everyone: "I will abide by Benefactor Chen's arrangements."
"I don't need any extraordinary materials. After clearing away those evil spirits, I will pass away here, my body transforming into Buddha light to block the senses of those evil spirits."
As he spoke, he closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, chanted the Buddha's name again, and then opened his eyes.
There was no fear of death in his eyes, nor any emotion about passing away on his face.
He appeared extremely calm. Hearing his words, both Chen Wangdong and Li Ruhai felt a sense of admiration.
This is one of the reasons why they agreed to let Master Xingnan eliminate the strange creatures.
I simply couldn't refuse.
A Sequence Six Transcendent sacrificed his own life to shroud the entire city, blocking the supernatural from the outside and shielding it from perception.
In addition, although this city is only one-tenth the size of Tokyo, it has a huge reserve of supplies and food.
Moreover, there are many farmlands in the surrounding area.
This is an area around Tokyo where farming is possible, although it has been abandoned for a year.
But this is much easier than clearing land.
Even though the risks are high, the potential profits are enormous.
The benefits are so great that they simply won't give them up.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that some of them can make potions with extraordinary materials.
Potions to restore mental energy, potions to restore physical strength, potions to increase speed, potions to increase strength, and so on.
It can be said that as long as they are not killed, they can recover in a short time, and the frequent use of the sequence will allow their sequence to enter a high-speed improvement phase.
And there will be no shortage of food here.
If you have nothing to eat or drink, go look around on the outskirts of the city. It's only been a year since the apocalypse, so most things haven't expired and are still edible.
"Master, why would you want to use your own life to transform into Buddha's light?" Feng Yao asked Master Xingnan from the side.
She had been holding this question in for a long time, but today she really couldn't hold it in any longer.
Upon hearing this, Master Xingnan smiled and shook his head. “The suffering in the world is limited. All beings suffer. If I bear more, all beings will suffer less.”
“You are the true enlightened monk,” Li Ruhai exclaimed from the side. “Before the end of the world, there were too many fake monks, all of them round-headed and big-eared, which ruined the reputation of Buddhism.”
Master Xingnan shook his head again, "There is no door to Buddhahood. Once you are enlightened, you become a Buddha. Why bother worshipping?"
"If you believe in Buddhism, you will become a Buddha once you are enlightened. If you don't believe in Buddhism, you will still become a Buddha even if you are enlightened, it's just a matter of whether you are given the title of Buddha."
"The reputation of Buddhism has been like this since ancient times, and there have always been many people like that."
"What they are actually ruining is their own source of good fortune. The Buddha is right there; they cannot ruin or destroy him."
"No wonder he's an ascetic." Chen Wangdong gave him a thumbs up. "His awareness is truly high."
Master Xingnan smiled but remained silent upon hearing this.
Li Rushan nodded thoughtfully, then took out five boxes of medicine from his pocket.
He distributed a box to everyone who was going to participate in the battle.
"This is a potion made by Xiaoling."
As he spoke, he opened his box, revealing five vials of medicine inside, and began to explain.
"I won't go into the details of this dark red one; everyone has used it before. It's for replenishing everyone's energy."
"These two blue ones are mental energy replenishing potions. They're the same; I've used them both. They can restore 10% of your mental energy."
"This cyan one is a speed potion, which increases speed by 10%, and this red one is a strength potion, which increases strength by 10%."
Actually, everyone already knows this without him saying it.
When you hold these medicines in your hand, information enters your mind.
After he finished speaking, he waved to Xiao Si, Li Ling, Wang Lijuan, and Chen An, "You guys go to the car, we're leaving."
Upon hearing his words, the three people except Li Ling nodded and walked towards the vehicles behind them.
Li Ling looked at Li Rushan with some concern and said, "Dad, you two need to be careful."
"Don't worry, your dad is still very capable." Li Rushan patted his chest forcefully, indicating that there was no problem.
Happy birthday.
Upon seeing Li Rushan preparing to mention her birthday, Li Ling cried out, "Don't say it!"
At that moment, she felt that her father was like an old general on a stage, covered with flags.
Although she knew this was a plot twist in the story, she still didn't dare let her elderly father plant the flag.
Li Rushan didn't have as many thoughts as Li Ling, and was somewhat at a loss after being yelled at by her.
Only Feng Yao and Chen Xi, who were standing nearby, knew that Li Rushan had just been planting a flag.
"Uncle Li, you shouldn't say things like that so casually in the future, it's bad luck."
"Hmm?" Li Rushan frowned, clearly not understanding why Chen Xi said it was unlucky.
Doesn't this mean he wants to live?
This is to show that he will not die.
What's so unlucky about that?
Chen Wangdong and Master Xingnan, who were standing nearby, clearly didn't quite understand either.
Meanwhile, Chu Sheng and the others were still on their way.
A floating island more than 4,000 kilometers away from Tokyo.
Chu Sheng tossed the sequence ability user, who had been turned into a human pig, to Old Man Li and said, "This is for you."
"If this person's sequence is garbage, don't blame me for giving you a bad sequence. I don't even know what their sequence is."
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask An Xi.” He said, pointing to An Xi in her adult form beside him. “She saw it.”
"These three people didn't use their sequence abilities, so I just chopped them up like this."
Old Man Li glanced at the Sequence Ability User, who was lying on the ground barely breathing, and then at Chu Sheng.
He was indeed a little worried, after all, he couldn't see that far; at a distance of fifty kilometers, he could only see a blurry black shadow.
But since Chu Sheng dares to say this directly, it proves that this kid still has some morals.
Old Li thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "If you don't know, then it's just my bad luck that I absorbed bad sequence abilities. You can't blame me."
With that, he picked up the seemingly dying sequence ability user from the ground and left.
It was more like running than walking.
Seemingly afraid that if he delayed any longer, the human pig would die, he needed to hurry back to his house to plunder the sequence.
Watching his retreating figure, Chu Sheng didn't pay any attention and instead tossed the other human pig to Xingzi.
He could still plunder one sequence, but now there are two left, which he can't plunder himself, so he might as well give them to Xingzi.
After all, Xingzi had been a great help to him.
Besides, Xingzi is already his woman, so giving her something he doesn't need can help maintain their relationship.
Although Kyoko's feelings for him don't require him to maintain them.
(End of this chapter)