Flood Apocalypse: Starting with a God-Tier Fishing Rod

"You're talking nonsense!!"

Chen Ze was so angry his eyes almost popped out. He stabbed Chu Xin in the lower back with a knife, "You slut! You were the one who slept with me! Now you want to shift the blame?!"

"ah--!"

Chu Xin screamed and instinctively looked down, biting hard on Chen Ze's hand and tearing off a piece of flesh.

"ah!!"

Chen Ze, in pain, released his grip, but accidentally stepped on the moss on the ground and fell backward.

Chu Xin clutched her waist, her face contorted in pain, and grabbed a rusty electric fishing fork from the ground, aiming it at Chen Ze.

That was her only chance to survive.

Only by killing Chen Ze could Lu Fan possibly forgive her!

"Go to hell!!"

Chu Xin screamed, gripped the steel fork with both hands, and with all her might, plunged it into Chen Ze's chest as he had just gotten up.

puff!

Chen Ze gripped the steel fork handle with both hands, blood and foam gushing from his mouth, his eyes wide open, staring intently at Chu Xin's distorted face.

"Why...why..."

His body convulsed, his voice weak, "I love you so much... I've done anything for you..."

"Why...why are you doing this to me...?"

Chu Xin, panting heavily, widened her eyes, revealed a strange smile, and suddenly pushed forward.

"I will remember your kindness, and I will live well for you..."

The voice just fell.

Chen Ze lost his balance and fell into the cultivation pool.

Water splashed and two gray-black figures instantly sliced ​​through the water and rushed over.

"Gurgle... Help..."

Chen Ze had just poked his head out when a gaping maw covered in barbs bit down on his shoulder.

Click.

The sound of bones cracking echoed continuously.

Another shark bit his thigh.

The two beasts suddenly tore at each other in opposite directions.

Pfft—!

The originally murky seawater instantly turned dark red.

Chen Ze let out a final, mournful cry before being torn in two and becoming food for the fish.

Lu Fan came to the edge of the pool and quietly gazed at the rippling water.

His eyes were calm, even somewhat relieved.

In his previous life, he was also pushed into the sea in the same way, experiencing the excruciating pain of his body being torn apart.

The cycle of karma is real.

You've tasted that flavor too.

"Hehe!" Lu Fan chuckled.

Chu Xin, who was sitting on the ground, seemed to be awakened by the laughter.

She trembled, ignoring the knife wound on her waist, and crawled to Lu Fan's feet, reaching out to grab his trouser leg.

"Lu Fan...look, I killed him! I still love you!"

She tilted her head back, her head pressed messily against her face, her face smeared with blood and tears.

"Please forgive me? I was really forced into this... You've always been the only one in my heart! Let's start over..."

Lu Fan looked down at her, took a half step back as if avoiding a pile of dog poop.

His eyes held only deep disgust. "Chu Xin, you and Chen Ze are a match made in heaven. If I let you go, wouldn't that be incredibly disrespectful to him?"

Chu Xin's expression froze.

"Don't come back to be disgusting in your next life!"

Lu Fan's eyes flashed, and he slowly raised his hand, his fingers pointing like a knife.

Since we're going to take action anyway, let's make it a round number and send this ill-fated couple to be reunited in the underworld!

call--

The hand chop, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind, slashed down, aiming straight for Chu Xin's carotid artery.

Just as the fingertips are about to touch the skin.

Whoosh!

A blur of motion attacked from the side, moving at an astonishing speed.

Lu Fan felt a gust of wind, and his hand strike missed its mark.

Chu Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, disappeared instantly and reappeared ten meters away.

Qin Yuan held Chu Xin by the back of her collar with one hand, a calm smile on his face.

Lei Hu strode forward and began to rebuke him.

"Qin Yuan, what do you mean? Are you going to interfere in this matter?"

Qin Yuan straightened his cuffs, his tone indifferent.

"This woman is currently the private property of my second young master, and you have no right to dispose of her!"

Lu Fan narrowed his eyes, and a faint blue light shone deep in the pupil of his right eye.

[Human | Hazard Level 6 | Weaknesses Marked]

Danger level 6?

This was the first time Lu Fan had ever seen a human with such a high level rating.

The Eye of True Sight is an assessment based on one's current strength; the danger level is equivalent to the opponent's probability of winning.

In other words, without the aid of any weapons, relying solely on physical strength, the odds of victory between the two are 40/60, with Lu Fan at 60/40!

"Brother Lu..."

Lei Hu leaned close to Lu Fan's ear, his voice low and tinged with apprehension, "This Qin Yuan practices a family-inherited ancient martial art, his techniques are unpredictable, and he's a genuine S-class mutant. If we fight him head-on, we'll be at a disadvantage!"

Lu Fan hummed in agreement, his brows furrowed.

There are only four S-level experts in Xihuan Mountain.

If they were to use their trump cards, like the Mantis Blade, to fight Qin Yuan to the death here, not only would the outcome be uncertain, but if the seal on the toxins in their bodies were to break, it would truly be a case of losing more than they gained.

It's not worth the risk for Chu Xin.

Moreover...

This woman falling into the hands of this powerful family is probably a hundred times more painful than death, isn't it?

Lu Fan raised the corner of his mouth and turned to exchange a glance with Lei Hu.

Lei Hu immediately understood.

He stepped forward, waving his hand dismissively, "Fine! Since Second Young Master Qin likes wearing worn-out shoes, then we'll do you a favor! Consider this a debt your Qin family owes me!"

"Thank you for the honor, Young Master Lei!"

Qin Yuan didn't linger. He nodded slightly, picked up Chu Xin, turned around, and left, quickly disappearing from the scene.

"That bitch got off easy!"

Lei Hu spat, "But don't worry, Brother Lu, Qin Feng is a notorious sadist. This woman won't last three days in his hands!"

"Fine, the wicked will be punished by the wicked! There will be a time to settle things with her!" Lu Fan withdrew his gaze, hands in his pockets. "Let's go, find them, and head back to East Island!"

……

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the third floor of the laboratory building.

Song Han held a glass of red wine in her hand, her gaze fixed intently on the direction Lu Fan had left.

"Uncle Zhong!"

"Young Master, I'm here!"

"This Lei Hu seems to be Lu Fan's boss, but I always have a feeling..."

Song Han took a sip of her drink, her brows furrowing slightly. "He's not just polite to this Lu Fan, he's practically obedient to him?"

"Young Master, I feel the same way! Perhaps Lei Hu has some kind of leverage over him?"

Song Han shook her head: "To make a tiger bow its head, the other party would have to be an even more ferocious beast!"

He put down his wine glass, his expression frozen.

"Go to East Island and investigate! Use all your undercover agents; I need to know what Lu Fan is up to."

"If this person really has some special ability... we should either recruit him as a lackey, or..."

He made a cutting gesture.

"Let him shut up forever!"

……

On the other side, after rescuing Zhang Weiguo, Lu Fan followed Lei Hu straight to the East Island refugee slum.

On the open ground, a group of people cheered loudly as if welcoming a hero, welcoming Lu Fan's return.

Several children presented Lu Fan with flowers made of seashells.

"Brother Lu Fan! From now on, you will be my greatest hero for life!" said a dirty little girl.

Another little boy stood in front of the girl, hands on his hips, declaring, "When I grow up, I want to be as strong as Brother Lu Fan! To protect everyone in the slums!"

Lu Fan smiled, then took out a handful of candy and tossed it to them: "A bunch of little brats whose teeth haven't even grown in yet, go play somewhere else!"

A group of children laughed and ran to the side to happily share snacks.

At that moment, on the beach not far away, dozens of refugees who had fled earlier were gathered together in a cramped manner, their faces gloomy.

Several young men from the cave blocked their way, indignantly shouting, "You bunch of cowards! You run away when there's danger, and now that the cave is safe, you want to come back? No way!"

As soon as Lu Fan walked over, the group of people immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Mr. Lu! We were wrong before! Please take us in! We promise we'll listen to you and never do it again!"

Lu Fan frowned and said coldly, "I don't need people who are afraid of death!"

Upon hearing this, the group looked terrified, their spirits plummeting.

"but!"

Lu Fan abruptly changed the subject, pulling out a bottle of slow-acting poison he'd previously fished out, diluted several times: "If you dare drink this poison and swear to obey my orders and never betray me, I might consider taking you in, providing the antidote regularly, and guaranteeing you a life free from want!"

No worries about food and drink!

A group of refugees wore expressions that defied description.

Can people in the slums still get enough to eat?

I wouldn't even dare to dream of doing that!

Just as everyone was expressing their doubts, Lu Fan suddenly pulled out four or five potatoes out of thin air.

"If you listen to me, I will not only feed you, but also teach you skills so you can live like human beings!"

Immediately, a group of people started discussing, their eyes gleaming with fervor.

A thin, frail man suddenly raised his hand: "I'll drink!"

With one person taking the lead, many others rushed forward to drink the poison as a sign of loyalty.

Lu Fan nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this. After all, these people could not be bought off with benefits alone; their lives had to be in his own hands to be truly under his control.

Time is running out for me.

Next, he needs to continuously cultivate his own power and, ideally, make contact with several major families to gain more leverage.

After all, his strawberries and potatoes are pretty good stuff.