"Old man, you're being a bit rude!" Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and said sternly.
The old man lunged forward, malice glinting in his eyes.
"So what if I'm rude?"
The old man's hands moved within his sleeves, not escaping Lin Feng's notice.
"I Qn
But in the next moment, with a clatter, a black dagger fell from where the old man had just been standing, leaving Ophilia speechless.
Well, she had been naive; this old man was no easy foe.
Lin Feng's kick wasn't very powerful, mainly limited by the suppressor.
Although the old man hit the wall, he didn't seem injured.
Falling to the ground, the old man howled and vanished like a ghost before them.
Lin Feng's pupils constricted, thinking the old man was indeed abnormal. He had suspected it when they first entered.
This speed was beyond ordinary people.
His scalp tightened on the left side, and Lin Feng decisively exchanged a dagger from his spatial storage and struck.
*Clang*
The sound of metal collision rang out.
Lin Feng looked.
Whoa, the old man's fingernails had become long and black like a ghost's, incredibly hard, glinting in the dim light.
Failing to land a blow, the old man quickly retreated.
Ophilia, whose mind had been lagging, finally caught up and raised her gun to fire.
Lin Feng reached out to stop her, his expression serious.
"Don't shoot, it'll attract other residents!"
The old man's fingernails and speed were clearly abnormal, reminding Lin Feng of mutated humans under radiation.
This old man might have already undergone mutation.
Lin Feng stood up, stretched his neck, and took off his bulky windbreaker.
"Come on, let me have a good fight with you!"
Even with his superhuman physique temporarily suppressed, Lin Feng's combat skills were still sharp.
Though he usually favored brute force, Lin Feng, being cautious, had already exchanged a complete set of combat techniques from the system.
In the cramped room, the sounds of clanging and banging echoed frequently.
Despite his mutation, the old man was past his prime and couldn't possibly be Lin Feng's match, who was young and strong.
Within a few rounds, the old man had already taken several kicks.
Lin Feng knew where to kick, targeting the same spot.
The old man gritted his teeth, subtly touching his lower back.
Without looking, he knew it must be bruised all over.
In another exchange, the old man's claws lunged at Lin Feng with reckless abandon.
The immense force forced Lin Feng to use both hands.
*Clang!*
Another metallic sound rang out, followed by a flash of light in the old man's eyes.
"Ah Huang!"
The old man grunted and shouted.
From a corner of the room, a dark mass rapidly lunged towards Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was still holding his dagger, and the old man was confident that Lin Feng wouldn't have the time or reaction to defend against Ah Huang's attack.
However, the old man had underestimated Lin Feng.
This fight barely counted as a warm-up for Lin Feng.
His lower back throbbed with pain again, and then the old man was kicked away.
Lin Feng twirled his dagger, extended his left hand, and precisely grabbed the dark mass lunging at him in mid-air.
It was a mutated wolf, its eyes blood red, staring fiercely at Lin Feng.
Caught in mid-air by Lin Feng, it continued to struggle.
Its two paws, covered in sharp claws, scratched at Lin Feng's arm, but not even a white mark was left.
"The old man kept a wolf?"
Lin Feng sneered, picked up the hot water the old man had "spiced up" for them with his right hand, and unhesitatingly poured it down the mutated wolf.
After a gulp, the mutated wolf acted as if it had drunk a stimulant, its eyes bulging, and its front paws scratching more ferociously.
But after only ten seconds, the mutated wolf's strength rapidly waned.
A few seconds later, its front paws drooped powerlessly, and its blood-red eyes were clouded with a dull gray.
*Thump!*
Lin Feng threw the lifeless mutated wolf onto the ground.
The wolf's body was mottled with red and black patches, clearly the marks of dried blood, emitting a foul stench.
"Old man, your medicine is potent! It took down a mutated wolf in moments!" Lin Feng clicked his tongue.
What Ma Fu Ma Cao, this was clearly Duò Mìng Cǎo (Life-taking Grass)!
Seeing the effect, Ophilia couldn't help but shudder.
This poisoned tea, she had almost drunk it all just a few minutes ago.
Looking at the mutated wolf lying dead on the ground, a sinister glint flashed in the old man's eyes.
Without a word, he turned and ran towards the door.
He hadn't expected these two outsiders to be so difficult. The two young men he had dealt with last time didn't have this kind of strength.
Knowing he was outmatched, the old man immediately decided to go outside for help.
Then, with everyone swarming, these two would have no chance to resist!
"Trying to run?!" Lin Feng immediately noticed the old man's subtle movement.
He immediately hurled the dagger in his hand.
"Ah!"
The old man grunted, and his running figure fell to the ground with a thud.
The dagger had pierced his calf.
The old man was a tough character. Enduring the pain, he pulled out the dagger stuck in his flesh, threw it away, and hobbled to find a small medical kit from under the bed to bandage himself.
"Young outsiders, you're a bit too ruthless!"
The old man said, bandaging himself while warily watching Lin Feng.
Running out the door? He probably wouldn't be able to.
If he had a chance just now, now that his leg was injured, he had even less hope of escaping this outsider.
The old man sighed inwardly, thinking today was a very unlucky day.
"Ruthless?" Lin Feng smiled.
"You're the ruthless one, old man!"
"You tried to poison us, and it's already merciful that I didn't stab you in the neck!"
"Hmph!" The old man snorted, then his wrinkled face, like an orange peel, twisted into a cold smile.
"If you don't kill me, you must have other intentions, right?!"
"Old man, you're not entirely clueless about that."
"Heh heh..." The old man let out a series of cold laughs, his sinister eyes never leaving Lin Feng's face.
"Clean clothes, clean food, brand-new firearms, and good fighting skills."
"And no signs of mutation on your bodies. You two are from the Life Gene Association, aren't you!"
When the old man spoke the words "Life Gene Association," he gritted his teeth as if harboring a deep-seated hatred.
If anyone in this post-apocalyptic world could still live like a human, it would be the people from the Life Gene Association.
"Life Gene Association?" Lin Feng glanced at Ophilia.
Ophilia shook her head, indicating she had no information about it.
Lin Feng turned back, staring into the old man's eyes.
"What is the Life Gene Association, and where is it?"
"Why do you think we should be from the Life Gene Association?"