Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Dead or Alive, No Choice!Screams echoed relentlessly, one after another, and along with them, curses rang out continuously.

    Lin Yue’s hand reflexively reached for the steel repeating crossbow he’d just placed on the table and quickly stood up.

    Without a doubt, these screams and curses were from humans.

    Moreover, judging by these sounds, it seemed that more than one person was involved!

    He took a deep breath, grabbed a ladder, and climbed to the rooftop at the fastest speed, setting up the crossbow arrow and drawing the bowstring.

    His first reaction to such circumstances was not to go out and see what was happening, but...

    Combat!

    It takes nearly two hours to reach the nearest shelter from here, so who would come all this way just to greet him?

    In the Otherworld, what’s the scariest thing?

    It’s not mutated creatures or hunger and thirst.

    It’s human nature itself.

    In such extreme environments, the darkness within humans is magnified—without laws and moral constraints, lacking water and food, amidst all desires...

    The wandering survivors, maybe it’s more fitting to call them ’raiders,’ naturally emerged.

    These people are extremely dangerous.

    Lin Yue remembered hearing Korun and their group’s discussion in the hotel under Tokyo Tower back in the Secret Realm.

    What they usually did was roam the Otherworld, and whenever they encountered solitary survivors, they’d rob them of everything and cripple them or kill them outright!

    Even if not killed, in this Otherworld filled with mutated creatures and virtually devoid of medicine, injured survivors wouldn’t survive until nightfall. Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    The raiders who chose this path never intended to let others live well. They didn’t want to obtain things through effort and wisdom, but through looting and assault.

    Injuring and killing people was their forte.

    Lin Yue secured his position on the rooftop, using a shield for support, fixing the steel repeating crossbow, and gently resting his fingers on the trigger!

    "Bai, stay alert!"

    "Squeak, squeak squeak!" Bai hid at the edge of the shed, also shouting in another direction.

    At the same time, Lin Yue turned and aligned the sighting scope toward that direction.

    Indeed, the curses and screams were coming from that direction.

    But... what are they doing?

    If he were a raider, he’d either rescue his comrades or ignore them to climb the wall or find a way to breach it.

    After all, the temptation inside these walls was immense for raiders.

    The richest in resources aren’t safe.

    In the group, his name had already become a symbol, its meaning unspoken.

    Even in other groups, it was likely his name had spread.

    This wall, while offering him some sense of safety, also made those familiar with it understand there’s something worth protecting inside.

    "What, given up climbing over?" Lin Yue waited a while longer but still saw no one attempting to climb over or any other means, yet the curses and screams continued without pause.

    "Squeak!" Bai suddenly shouted again toward the gate.

    Lin Yue quickly turned his head and saw a head poking out from the side of the gate!

    Good grief, an eastward feint!?

    This group had quite the strategy, how many of them were there exactly?

    Lin Yue quickly adjusted his position, aiming the steel repeating crossbow at the blonde brute who had one leg over the stone gate.

    Whoosh!

    The crossbow arrow shot out with a long whistle!

    Bang!

    The crossbow arrow struck the stone wall just centimeters from the man’s leg, even chipping out a white spot on the wall and causing fragments to explode with the arrowhead!

    The blonde brute froze momentarily, then began shouting and gesturing toward him, although Lin Yue couldn’t understand what he was saying, he guessed it was to signal his comrades.

    He ignored this; the bowstring tightened again, and the second arrow fired abruptly!

    This time, it hit the exact same spot as before, with no deviation!

    Lin Yue did this to convey a simple message to the adversaries.

    This is a warning.

    If they dared to continue, the next arrow would depend on their actions and strike their leg, belly, or heart, their head!

    Within fifty meters, Lin Yue could ensure his crossbow arrows wouldn’t deviate by more than two centimeters.

    Either retreat, or face death!

    Clearly, after two arrows, the adversaries instantly realized this, muttering as they retreated back down from the gate.

    "Bai, stay alert!"

    "Squeak!"

    Lin Yue changed position again, pulling up the bowstring once more.

    He couldn’t afford to drop his guard.

    There seemed to be three adversaries currently.

    One had seemingly fallen into his traps, another was cursing and raging nearby, while the third was the one who tried to climb over the gate.

    But there could potentially be a fourth, or fifth person...

    He took a deep breath.

    He’s never actually killed anyone.

    In this world, there’s no law or moral restraint prohibiting such actions.

    Maintaining a normal person’s mindset is certainly important.

    Yet when one’s life is under threat and they possess the ability to eliminate the adversary, there’s no choice to be made.

    Moreover, after surviving this doomsday for over ten days, having faced life-and-death situations several times, his mindset had fundamentally changed from when he first arrived!

    Could he have pity for such people? Would they have pity for him?

    Internal strife?

    Lin Yue didn’t wish for internal strife.

    He wanted humanity to unite and assist each other to survive.

    After all, with humanity already reduced by nearly half, if those remaining continued their internal strife, human extinction would only come closer.

    It might not even take a catastrophe; humanity might just lead itself to its demise.

    But just like these raiders didn’t see it that way.

    They forced Lin Yue into retaliation!

    At that moment, the screams and curses still persisted.

    They hadn’t left, they still intended to charge into the shelter to eliminate him!

    Lin Yue remained completely focused, alert to his surroundings.

    "Squeak! Squeak!"

    It was at this moment that Bai sounded another alert, and Lin Yue, following Bai’s gaze, aimed the sighting scope at the wall’s top.

    Through the scope, a tuft of blonde hair emerged over the wall, holding something in hand, but quickly retreated.

    Still refusing to give up?

    Moreover, the blonde had pulled out...

    A bow!

    Lin Yue reacted almost instantly, lifting the shield to protect his upper body, while using Storage Space to pull out two pieces of sheepskin to cover his head, leaving the steel repeating crossbow exposed while keeping an aim at the blonde’s position.

    Suddenly, the sound of a bowstring rang out, followed by an arrow cutting through the air, and before even a second passed, Lin Yue sensed something had pierced the thick layers of sheepskin!

    However, it appeared the arrow had missed the mark, not hitting him at all.

    But Lin Yue decided to play along, letting out an exaggerated scream!

    "Squeak! Squeak!!"

    As Bai cried out in worry, Lin Yue’s scope caught sight of the blonde brute appearing over the wall.

    Whoosh!!

    The crossbow arrow shot out like a silver snake of death!

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    This Chapter has been revised almost five times... Hoping to bring you Chapter 2 as soon as possible. (*^▽^*)

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