Everyone's on a time-travel adventure! I'm raising city beasts in a post-apocalyptic world

He threw the lightning ball into the river, and the moment it hit the water, the entire river surface exploded.

"boom!!!"

Water splashed three meters high, and electric arcs wove a net across the river surface. Electric snakes darted about, and the mutated sharp-toothed fish in the water struggled wildly. Some jumped out of the water and fell back down, motionless, while others rolled around in the water.

A dozen seconds later, the river surface calmed down.

Seven or eight sharp-toothed fish floated belly up on the surface of the water.

Chen Min stood on the shore, and after a mental scan, she opened her eyes.

"No, the sharp-toothed fish in the river have all been cleared out, or they've already escaped."

Wang Lie withdrew his hand, panting heavily; his powerful attack had taken a toll on his health.

"Chen Min! Can you get those fish ashore?"

Chen Min nodded, stretched out her right hand, and gently beckoned to the river. Seven or eight sharp-toothed fish seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand and slowly drifted towards the shore.

When they reached the shore, Lin Feng and Fang Ling went down, each carrying one, and threw them ashore. Including the one Lin Feng had killed, they were neatly stacked on the shore, a total of nine.

Up close, these mutated fish are even more terrifying. Each one is over a meter long, and their scales are thicker than a fingernail. If you tap them with your finger, you can hear a thud, like a metal plate.

"Can this thing be eaten?" Fang Ling squatted down next to a fish and poked its belly with the dagger in her hand.

Wang Lie squatted down, carefully examined the flesh of the fish, and smelled it; there was no putrid odor.

"It should be edible!"

"The flesh of a Level 1 mutated creature can enhance the attributes of awakened individuals, and it can also enhance the strength of ordinary people."

Lin Feng was overjoyed. After the fish was broken down and the head and internal organs were removed, there would be at least fifty or sixty pounds of fish meat.

"I wish we could catch a few more!"

Before Wang Lie could speak, a group of people surged over, especially when they heard that the fish could be eaten and could also improve one's strength, which caused a noisy discussion to erupt.

There were about thirty-four people, all soaking wet, some shirtless, their faces filled with anger.

The leader was a man in his forties, whose hair was still dripping wet and whose eyes were red.

"Why...why didn't you Awakened Ones eliminate the danger?"

"My brother just died in the water! Your duty is to protect us, and what did you do? You didn't know there were monsters in the river, so many of us went into the water, and you didn't care? What were you doing?"

The people behind him echoed his sentiments. Deaths were occurring daily in the convoy, and the pent-up resentment had finally erupted.

"Yes, checking for danger is exactly what you Awakened Ones are supposed to do!"

"A person died, you have to give me an explanation!"

"Until you give a clear explanation, this matter is not over!"

More and more people gathered around. Those who had run up from the river, those who had witnessed their relatives and friends being dragged away by the strange fish, and those who had been swept up by the crowd all came together.

A middle-aged woman in a floral shirt rushed up to Wang Lie, her finger pointing at him, her whole body trembling violently. "My husband! My husband was bitten to death right in front of me! Give me back my husband's life..."

Wang Lie stood there motionless, letting her fingers poke at his chest.

"My brother just died too, in the river, and he wasn't even properly cremated..."

"Yes, we need an explanation, we must get an answer."

"Even awakened beings can't just take the benefits without doing anything, right?"

"Exactly! Why should I hand over half the supplies, and they can't even guarantee my basic safety?"

"This isn't fair!"

"Yes, we want fairness..."

Lin Feng stood to the side with his arms crossed, watching the scene before him expressionlessly.

I even felt like laughing.

What kind of time is this to still want fairness?

To be honest, he could understand these people's anger. No one could remain indifferent to the tragic death of their loved ones in front of them. In addition, so many people had died in the past few days, and everyone was on edge.

The only difference is their position. He is also an Awakened One, so his perspective is naturally different. In the apocalypse, checking for danger is simply unrealistic. There are only a few Awakened Ones among them, and a total of only nine people including those without combat abilities.

No, there are only 8 left now.

How many people are in the convoy? From several thousand to less than 500 now. How could a few people possibly protect a convoy of nearly 500? Awakened beings are not gods.

It's impossible to predict in advance whether there will be danger at every location. To put it bluntly, these people saw the river, forgot the danger, and thought that everything would be fine just because of the awakened ones.

Don't forget, this is a post-apocalyptic world.

The crowd continued to shout, their voices growing louder and louder, as if the louder they shouted, the more justified they were.

"What explanation do you want?" Wang Lie stood in front of the crowd, his gaze calm, showing no panic in the face of dozens of angry faces.

The leading man swallowed hard. Wang Lie's imposing presence made him somewhat intimidated. Even the woman who had been shouting the loudest earlier was now like a duck with its throat being gripped, retreating backward.

"My brother died, and so many others in the convoy died. We don't want anything more." He pointed to the pair of mutated, sharp-toothed fish on the shore. "You have to compensate us for these fish."

"Yes, compensate us."

"And another thing," someone behind him chimed in, "since you can't even guarantee basic safety, then from now on, you can't just call it 'handing over half' any supplies you find!"

"right!"

"That makes sense!"

"Why do you get to pick all the good stuff first? And after you've picked it all, are we supposed to hand over half of the leftover scraps?"

"We're fighting for our lives too, we're fleeing for our lives too, why should we hand over half of our supplies!"

"That's not fair! That's not fair! That's not fair!"

The voices in the crowd rose again, even louder than before. Some people waved their fists, and some shouted at the top of their lungs. These people suddenly found a common enemy. It was not the mutated creatures, nor the eerie things in the night, but the few awakened ones in front of them who had failed to protect them.

Wang Lie remained silent.

Watching this scene, Lin Feng wondered what Wang Lie would do next: suppress him by force? Make an example of him?

At this critical juncture, ordinary people clashed with awakened beings, challenged Wang Lie, and challenged someone who could casually kill a level 1 mutated creature with a single bolt of lightning.

They're quite bold.

These people probably don't want to live anymore.

But Wang Lie's actions surprised Lin Feng!

Wang Lie didn't get angry; he raised his hand and made a downward pressing motion.

The crowd fell silent instantly.

"I agree to your refusal to hand over half of the supplies!"

What?

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment.

The crowd was also stunned for a moment.

The man in the lead opened his mouth, unsure how to respond. He had expected Wang Lie to refuse, and he had prepared a set of arguments to persuade him, but Wang Lie agreed directly.

"You...you agree?" His voice was somewhat uncertain.

"Agreed," Wang Lie said. "From today onwards, the convoy will not collect supplies from anyone."