Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

"The end times are like a living hell, so you'd better adjust your mindset and not have any compassion. Otherwise, one day you might be the ones lying there."

Lin Yu's words were like a demonic voice, sending chills down the spines of all the women present.

After walking a little further, we found a large iron gate.

Liu Yu stepped forward and unleashed a wind blade, tearing the iron gate apart.

Inside, a young man dressed in black was locked in a room. Several thick iron chains firmly bound his limbs to the four corners of the room.

At the same time, countless steel bars trapped him, extending all the way to his neck, making it impossible for him to move at all.

Even more terrifying.

Two steel bars pierced through his calf, and the blood at the wound had already congealed.

The loud noise made the young man open his eyes.

"You're not Wang Hao's men, so who are you?" the young man asked, looking at the group in front of him.

"And who are you? And who is Wang Hao?" Lin Yu retorted.

Upon hearing this, the young man confirmed that the group were not Wang Hao's men, and his eyes lit up before dimming again.

"I was originally the occupant of this Olma Supermarket, but then I went out to kill zombies, and Wang Hao's brother came here. That beast actually insulted my wife..."

"When I rushed back, it was too late; my wife had committed suicide."

The young man gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"I chopped that bastard into pieces and fed him to the zombies, but my wife will never come back."

"Then how did you end up like this?"

"Later, Wang Hao came with his men and imprisoned me here, torturing me every day."

The young man's eyes were filled with hatred.

"As long as I live, one day I will send these bastards to hell. They are all beasts."

"Is Wang Hao the one who's taking over the supermarket now?" Chen Jing'er asked.

"That's right, it's them. Gentlemen, I don't know what you're here for, but I advise you to leave as soon as possible."

The young man looked at the group and said, "When Wang Hao and the others return, you will all suffer a terrible fate, especially these three women."

"You don't want us to save you?" Lin Yu asked curiously.

The youth shook his head.

"You still have a chance to leave now, but if you save me, Wang Hao will not let you go."

"You're a real man, but unfortunately we have to let you down."

Lin Yu stepped forward, grasped the chains, and with a slight force, the chains snapped.

The young man's eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this.

Then, Lin Yu easily broke the steel bars that were imprisoning the young man and rescued him.

He gripped the steel bar that pierced the young man's calf and pulled it out sharply.

"Hiss~"

The young man looked pained, but he endured it and didn't make a loud sound.

"Xiao Ruke, come and treat him," Lin Yu said.

The little girl's face was determined; she didn't seem afraid at all.

She stepped forward and placed her hands on the young man's bleeding wounds, whereupon a pale green light appeared.

Everyone saw it.

The young man's wound was healing and scabbing over at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"That terrifying?"

"Ru Ke is amazing! This must be a healing-type talent!"

The group was shocked by what they saw.

"Thank you all for saving my life. If you need anything, I, Xiao Wen, am at your service."

The young man stretched his body and bowed to Lin Yu.

"Let's go, let's go downstairs and wait for them." Lin Yu nodded slightly and picked up Liu Ruke as he spoke.

The little girl was very pleased with everyone's praise and was quite proud of herself.

Aren't you leaving?

Xiao Wen looked surprised.

These people actually want to wait here for Wang Hao and his group? Don't they have a death wish?

"I know you guys might be strong, but those guys are even stronger, and it won't be good for you to face them," Xiao Wen said in a deep voice.

"This is our business. If you're afraid, you can leave on your own."

The group glanced at him, then all followed Lin Yu downstairs. They obeyed Lin Yu's words unconditionally.

Xiao Wen watched their retreating figures, gritted his teeth,

Finally, he sighed and said, "Forget it, I might as well give my life back to them. At least I won't have to suffer that kind of torment anymore."

Looking at the young man who had followed him, Lin Yu smiled and said, "Wang Hao is so terrifying, why don't you leave?"

"You saved me. No matter what dangers you face, I will risk my life to accompany you."

Xiao Wen paused for a moment, then added, "Besides, I'm also very strong."

"Then why were you imprisoned?"

Xiao Wen's expression stiffened, and he remained silent, looking embarrassed.

What talents do Wang Hao and his group possess?

"Wang Hao possesses an S-level talent: Magic Suppression. Under the influence of his talent, everyone's special abilities cannot be used. I was captured because my magic was suppressed."

(PS: I've seen many readers commenting that they encountered people with S-level talent. The author would like to say a few words about that.)

This book sets the Great Xia Kingdom at 20 billion people. Even if only one-fifth awakens, that's still 4 million awakened individuals. And even if only one in ten thousand awakened individuals is S-rank, that's still 4 S-rank talents. Spread across the country's 34 provinces, that's 1177 S-rank individuals per province. In provincial and municipal cities, there are definitely one or two hundred S-rank individuals.

Second: The protagonist encountered the leader of a team of hundreds of people, who didn't even have an S-level talent. How did he get the strength to be the leader?

Third: Do I need to introduce those who aren't S-rank? For example, Wang Hao has nearly 200 followers; do I need to list Zhang San's F-rank talent, Li Si's D-rank talent... list them all? (Not listing them doesn't mean they're all S-rank.)

"He has five more Awakened Ones below him: Hu Bin, an A-level individual who has the ability to control steel; and Chen Zhong, an A-level individual who can become invisible. These two are also very strong."

"The remaining three are not a threat: C-rank fireball, D-rank strength amplification, and D-rank acceleration."

"S-rank magic suppression, interesting." Lin Yu muttered to himself.

Without a doubt, this is an extremely powerful innate ability that should belong to the rule-based system.

The rules are fair.

The practitioner must also comply.

Within this magic-free zone, no one can use their talents; they can only fight using their basic attributes.

The group went downstairs and looked at the corpses scattered on the ground with some disgust.

"Sandification!"

Suddenly, Yang Shanshan let out a delicate shout.

As soon as she finished speaking, the hard cement floor seemed to be corroded, quickly melting away and instantly turning into sand.

The sand churned and swallowed up all the corpses on the ground.

"I did it!"

Yang Shanshan was extremely excited.

After listening to Lin Yu's words, she kept thinking and pondering, and finally she grasped the essence of desertification.

"Shanshan, you're amazing! You grasped it so quickly."

Chen Jing'er looked on with envy; she hadn't even awakened her talent yet.

"It seems you have a good understanding," Lin Yu said with a smile, offering his praise.

Xiao Wen's expression changed; this woman was also a talent awakener, and she seemed quite strong.

After the body was disposed of, the overall environment became much cleaner.

Lin Yu then took Liu Shiyun back to the warehouse and collected all the supplies that had not yet been taken away.

"Splash!"

Half an hour later, the roller shutter door was slowly pulled up.

"Brother Hao, you're amazing! I reckon that zombie was level 10, and you killed it so easily!"

"The leaders should be able to advance to level seven tonight..."

As the roller shutter was pulled up, the voices of a group of people came in.

Upon hearing the sound, Liu Yu and the others stood up and stared at the doorway.

Wang Hao led seventy or eighty people into Olma, and was stunned when he saw Lin Yu and his group.

"Where's Mouse? Where did you get these three women? They're quite attractive."

"These women are more beautiful than celebrities. You bosses are in for a treat tonight."

The group of people didn't take the group seriously, assuming that the rat had brought them in from outside.

They all looked at the three women and started teasing them all.