At such a critical juncture, Meng Weichang, in a fit of rage, resorted to a taunt, intending to make Wang Aoye stand still and take his punch. Wang Aoye found his words amusing and promptly replied, "Alright, you stand still and let me slash you once, then you can punch me!"
Wang Aoye's strengths and weaknesses were both evident. His advantage lay in the high lethality of his abilities, which few could match. However, his weakness was equally prominent: his attack range was too short. If one were to describe it using JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Stand stats, it would be Power A, Range E. If he couldn't hit the enemy, no amount of power would be unleashed.
Wang Aoye used ranged attacks to keep Meng Weichang at bay, yet Meng Weichang had no solution for such tactics.
Coincidentally, Meng Weichang spotted the orphanage nearby. Many people had rushed inside, and the houses there were quite tall. If he could get inside, he could create chaos and thus find an opportunity to escape!
With this thought, Meng Weichang stomped on the ground, and a crack extended directly towards the orphanage's wall. The wall, subjected to such impact, was about to collapse. Meng Weichang immediately rushed inside the orphanage as the wall fell.
Seeing this, Wang Aoye was about to pursue. Killing these enemies sooner would bring him earlier liberation. Moreover, this time, by killing people from headquarters, with Yuzhou taking the blame, headquarters would investigate Yuzhou first even if they started their pursuit.
"He can really run. Let's see where else you can go!" Wang Aoye thought to himself.
As it turned out, when the wall collapsed, Xu Xing and Wu Yelian were still observing the battle. Xu Xing didn't want to leave, and Wu Yelian couldn't pull her away. The two hid behind the wall to watch. Now, as the wall rapidly fell, Xu Xing reacted and prepared to take her mother and flee, but she couldn't dodge in time. Wu Yelian's legs were immediately pinned beneath the collapsing wall.
"Run, Xing'er, run!" Wu Yelian felt waves of intense pain as her legs were crushed, reminding her that her legs were likely broken. She couldn't run anymore and could only urge her daughter to leave quickly. In any case, she wanted her daughter to escape this place of trouble first.
Seeing her mother pinned, Xu Xing's heart ached. She quickly rushed to the side and forcefully lifted a section of the wall. Fortunately, she was an evolved human; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lift it.
"Mom, get out quickly, I'll take you with me!" Xu Xing gritted her teeth and said.
Wu Yelian quickly crawled out, but her legs were broken, and she couldn't move. She could only lean to the side and say helplessly, "It's no use, my legs are gone. You're still young, hurry and run, don't let me be a burden to you. If we're lucky, we might meet again!"
Wu Yelian knew that if she continued to follow her daughter, she would only be a hindrance. Therefore, her only hope now was for her daughter to leave safely. This was her last wish.
However, upon seeing her mother's tragic state, Xu Xing's heart surged with anger. She immediately said, "Mom, you sit here, I'll go get revenge for you!"
With that, Xu Xing drew her samurai sword and charged out, her eyes flashing with cold light. Xu Xing was furious. In the apocalypse, she had always depended on her mother. Now, her mother was pinned by a collapsing wall caused by a scoundrel. How could she not seek revenge for this?
With this thought, Xu Xing charged out. Wu Yelian, worried about her daughter, kept calling out to her, but Xu Xing remained resolute.
Meng Weichang wanted to escape, and Wang Aoye saw through his intentions. So, after catching up, Wang Aoye aimed directly at Meng Weichang's legs and fired sand blades, piercing through them.
Two bloody holes appeared on Meng Weichang's legs, and blood continuously gushed from his thighs. One-third of his muscles had been severed. Escape was now impossible.
"Kid, do you know how to respect your elders now? Don't think you can act arrogantly just because you're lucky enough to be an evolved human. We, the first batch of evolved humans, are the true chosen ones. There are only thirty to forty naturally occurring evolved humans nationwide, and I am one of them. While you were still struggling, we were already dominating. You? You must have been blind to offend us seniors!" Wang Aoye looked at Meng Weichang struggling on the ground and couldn't help but mock him.
In Wang Aoye's eyes, only the earliest naturally occurring evolved humans were the true powerhouses. They had all endured the rain and obtained extraterrestrial elements to become evolved humans, making them far superior to those who used ability-enhancing potions. Therefore, apart from the first batch of evolved humans, he didn't think much of the others.
Hearing this, Meng Weichang became furious. He clenched his fists tightly and slammed them onto the ground, generating vibrations that sent cracks extending towards Wang Aoye. Wang Aoye calmly dodged them.
"Heh, you must be very angry right now, but that's the reality. You can't do anything!" Wang Aoye continued to taunt Meng Weichang. Since he had already won, he might as well mock his enemy thoroughly before killing him.
Upon hearing the enemy's taunts, Meng Weichang couldn't help but curse, "You and Shen Feng are both ambitious! You're not the so-called good citizens. You're just carving out your own territories amidst the chaos. In time, you'll become warlords. We represent justice and must eliminate you! You bandits, thugs, mountain kings!"
Wang Aoye was initially very confident and could remain calm no matter what the enemy said. However, upon hearing the opponent's curses, his expression turned grim. He then said, "We are ambitious? You're talking nonsense!"
Wang Aoye said with a cold face, "You guys are really something, claiming to represent justice. So, where were you two years ago when we were being chased by zombies? Where were you when we were attacked by mutated beasts? We waited for months, but the army and rescue never came. Who made us be in the south? Who made the south have so many people and so many mountains?"
"Wasn't the decision made by your headquarters to go north first, then south? Didn't you win over the evolved humans in the north, first retaking Yanjing, then the Northeast, then North China, then Guanzhong, followed by Hanzhong and Sichuan Province, the old industrial base, right? Because of its strong industrial capacity, right? But where did you put us southerners? Now, I've led people to retake cities, and you call us mountain bandits. How impressive!"
Meng Weichang was stunned by Wang Aoye's words. He hadn't considered this issue before and began to explain, "There's always a first come, first served. Headquarters was already preparing to retake the southeast coast, but something happened in Yanjing, so the progress slowed down a bit. You should know this!"
"That's right, I know! But it's also a fact that you didn't rescue us. Since we couldn't get help from others, we abandoned people had to save ourselves! I did, Shen Feng did, and Li Xiangkang did too!" Wang Aoye said in a deep voice. "Since you are just, tell me, how much does your justice cost per pound? Why do you sell it to others but never to us?"
Cornered, Meng Weichang directly retorted, "You save yourselves, but why do you carve out territories? As far as I know, all these civilian groups are forming armies and collecting taxes, completely uncontrolled by headquarters. Therefore, you are evil!"
"Clap, clap, clap..." Wang Aoye applauded and said, "Well said, well said! You've hit the nail on the head. Uncontrolled! Then let me ask you, can headquarters protect everyone now? Can headquarters guarantee that everyone won't starve? No, right? Since they can't, then don't blame the people below for causing trouble!"
After saying this, Wang Aoye prepared to act. He didn't deny being ambitious, but he also knew one thing: his ambition was supported, and by many people!
Wang Aoye conjured a sharp blade made of sand in his hand, ready to be fired at any moment. He no longer wanted to waste words. He just wanted to kill this hypocrite who claimed to be righteous but did nothing righteous under the guise of justice!
However, suddenly Wang Aoye felt something wrong with his body. His entire body became hot, and wrinkles appeared on his skin. This change caught Wang Aoye off guard.
Just then, Shi Weitian shouted from a distance, "Boss, run! That oxidizing bastard is coming!"
Wang Aoye looked back and saw a one-armed man charging towards him from not far behind. It was Su Liuying, with a cruel expression on his face. At this point, he was almost driven mad, knowing escape was difficult, so he wanted to take some people with him to the grave.
Wang Aoye thought, "This is bad. I didn't expect to be approached by an enemy when I wasn't paying attention." He immediately prepared to flee, but before escaping, Wang Aoye casually threw the sand blade in his hand, not caring if it hit, and turned to run.
Su Liuying, however, pursued Wang Aoye, shouting, "Why are you running? Don't you dare fight honorably? Or are you worried you'll die of old age here?"
Wang Aoye felt indignant, thinking, "Damn it, being chased by an unknown nobody again, I've lost all face! What kind of useless abilities are these? As long as you're within range, you'll be oxidized. It's enough!"
Wang Aoye wasn't worried about whether he could defeat Su Liuying, as he believed in his own strength. However, if time dragged on, his body would be continuously oxidized. By then, even if he killed the enemy, he would be old and frail, turning into an old man. Therefore, Wang Aoye fled immediately.
However, although Wang Aoye had thrown the sand blade in his hand, he had not aimed carefully. As a result, the sand blade only scratched Meng Weichang's arm and did not cause serious injury.
Wang Aoye quickly fled into the distance, with Su Liuying in hot pursuit. Shi Weitian, further away, was also chasing. The three of them fled rapidly into the distance, at a speed that gave no chance for others to catch up. Meng Weichang finally felt that he could escape.
Watching them gradually move away, Meng Weichang finally felt relieved. He never expected to survive in such a pathetic state; he was truly lucky.
Afterward, Meng Weichang slowly crawled towards a distant building, preparing to find an opportunity to slip away. Until the last moment, he would never admit defeat. Perhaps he could still be lucky and survive?
With this thought, Meng Weichang decided to struggle until the very end. However, at that moment, Xu Xing caught up.
"Die!" Although Xu Xing was just a junior high school student, after seeing her mother injured, she had developed resentment towards this culprit. Especially since this person had been causing earthquakes in Yuzhou. If this person wasn't killed, he would surely harm the world.
Xu Xing rushed towards Meng Weichang, holding a gleaming samurai sword. This sword had been nicked many times by Shen Feng, causing the blade to curl. Xu Xing had polished it frequently, so the samurai sword had become sharp again, and it was made of alloy, being both sharp and sturdy.
Meng Weichang was crawling at this time, his speed slow. After all, he wasn't Wuqing from the Four Great Constables, who could use his hands to perform Qinggong. He could only crawl slowly with his hands, allowing Xu Xing to catch up.
Meng Weichang turned his head and looked at Xu Xing, who was close at hand. He didn't react for a moment, and the blade instantly pierced his chest. "Puchi," Meng Weichang's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at her. It would have been one thing to die at the hands of an evolved human, but to be killed by a young girl, why was this happening?