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

Inside the air-raid shelter, torches continued to burn.

More than an hour later.

A series of noisy footsteps approached, indicating that many people had arrived, and the noise woke many people up.

"Brother, it's inside."

The sound was getting closer.

A few minutes later, a group of people rushed in.

Everyone present paled, because they recognized these people.

It turned out to be Liu Qi and his group who had returned.

"Brother, it's him, a first-level expert."

Liu Qi pointed at the square-faced man and spoke to the leader.

Liu Min glanced around, his gaze finally settling on the square-faced man.

"Brother, this is the end of the world, why should you go against me for the sake of these people? Why not join us and work together for a greater cause?"

If this person is willing to join his team, then his brother's past actions can be forgiven.

pity.

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." The square-faced man snorted coldly.

He has his own principles and will never collude with these people.

"Heh! It seems you still don't understand the cruelty of the apocalypse."

Liu Min sneered and said to everyone, "Originally, you could have lived if you had just handed over the food."

"But he stood up for me and broke my brother's hand. Now you're all dead!"

He grinned maliciously.

The henchmen behind him also revealed murderous intent, their gleaming blades flashing with cold light.

These people had a lot of blood on them, suggesting they had been involved in many killings.

The crowd immediately erupted into chaos.

Those who had previously expressed gratitude to the square-faced man now revealed expressions of hatred.

The absurdity of human nature cannot be greater than this.

at this time.

The square-faced man stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to the crowd, and said, "Don't worry, with me here, they won't dare to lay a hand on you."

"What guarantees do you have? There are so many people on the other side, they are powerful, they are all ruthless killers."

"It's all your fault. If you hadn't shown off, they would have only stolen our food at most, but now they're trying to kill us."

"It's all your fault!"

"That's right, it's all your fault, you're the one who ruined us."

The ugliness of human nature was on full display at this moment.

"You're talking nonsense. If it weren't for my dad, you would still have died without food. My dad saved you."

Beside the square-faced man, the little girl stood indignantly, loudly retorting.

"Brother, it's not my fault! He's the one who did it. We're very willing to offer up food, please don't kill us."

At this moment, a man suddenly knelt on the ground and crawled toward Liu Min.

As he crawled, he pulled out some food from his person and hurriedly handed it over.

With someone taking the lead, a whole group of people immediately knelt down.

They cried and shouted, accusing the square-faced man and using all the most vicious words in the world against him.

"You're a bad person, it's all your fault."

The old woman's grandson suddenly ran over and kicked the square-faced man several times.

"What are you doing!"

The little girl was furious when she saw her father being kicked, and she pushed the old woman's grandson to the ground.

Wow~

The little boy was pushed to the ground and started crying loudly.

"Grandson, my dear grandson, what's wrong?"

The old woman rushed over, grabbed her grandson, and began to berate the little girl.

"You little bastard, what right do you have to hit my grandson?"

"I……"

The little girl was about to retort when the man pulled her back.

"Alright, Xiao Chan, let's go. We're not going to worry about what's going on here."

The square-faced man looked at the scene before him, feeling a deep sadness.

"You think you can just walk away after harming us?"

Unexpectedly, the old woman suddenly rushed towards the man, pulled out a dagger from her bosom, and stabbed it viciously into his waist.

"Go to hell!"

She pulled out her dagger and stabbed him again.

This scene terrified everyone.

The square-faced man was also incredulous; he reached out and pushed the old woman to the ground.

Even after all that, he still didn't kill the old woman. This shows that a kind person is often bullied, and a good horse is often ridden!

Even if you are powerful, it's useless.

"Is she crazy? That person helped him before." Xiao Li's eyes widened when she saw this.

"The evil of bad people is beyond your imagination."

Lin Yu was also quite taken aback; he felt an intense aversion to the old woman.

"Boss, I can't stand it anymore. These people are just too despicable." Zhou An's face was grim.

"Don't worry, he only got stabbed twice in the kidneys. With his first-tier physical strength, he'll be fine in a day or two."

Lin Yu glanced at Zhou An indifferently.

Then he continued, "Besides, some people only grow after experiencing betrayal. What's the use of helping them now? If they don't change their saintly mentality, they'll die again next time they encounter something like this."

In the end times, those who are too saintly will not live long.

I saved him this time. What about next time?

To survive, the middle-aged man must change his mindset and cut off his "saintly heart."

No one else can help.

"Wait a little longer. Once he realizes that a saintly heart won't save others, but will only harm himself, I will take action," Lin Yu said calmly.

People cannot change their ingrained thinking unless they personally experience despair.

At this time.

The old woman and her grandson hurriedly knelt down on the ground, wagging their tails and begging for mercy from Liu Min.

"Brother, I...I stabbed him, does that mean I don't have to die?"

Liu Min was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Haha! What do you think? Is it worth standing up for someone like that?"

"What do you want?" The square-faced man's face was slightly pale, and he pressed heavily on his wound with one hand.

His daughter was crying her eyes out.

"You broke my brother's hand. You either join us or pay with your life," Liu Min said coldly.

"Then give it a try."

The square-faced man tore a large strip of cloth from his clothes and used it to make do with the wound.

This injury is nothing to him.

Then, he drew a sword from his back and slowly spoke.

"Additional: Sharp!"

As he finished speaking, the longsword in his hand began to gleam with a cold, eerie light.

"It's actually an additional talent."

Lin Yu was also quite surprised to see this scene.

Additional talents are special talents; some people possess them very strongly, while others find them quite weak.

In some ways, it is similar to Ye Piaopiao's techniques.

One can attach certain abilities and characteristics that one has learned to objects or other people, thereby achieving an enhanced effect.

"kill!"

The square-faced man moved like lightning, striking Liu Min with lightning speed.

"Find your chance to strike!"

Liu Min secretly winked at someone beside him, who was also a first-level cultivator.

He believed that by launching a surprise attack from both the light and the dark, killing the square-faced man wouldn't be a problem.

"A rocky wall!"

Liu Min shouted, and earth elements condensed, instantly creating a huge stone wall that rose from the ground to block the way.

"Scratching..."

The square-faced man was fearless. He swung his long sword and easily sliced ​​the stone wall in two.

They charged forward again.

"Earth and Stone Armor!"

Liu Min activated his talent, and the soil and rocks on the ground quickly condensed into hard armor plates that covered his body.

He was completely wrapped up, with only his eyes showing, turning him into a stone figure over three meters tall.

With each step the stone man took, the earth trembled slightly.

"This guy looks strong and has high defense, but his speed is probably not that great."

Zhou An commented in a low voice.

Everyone thought so; a bulky, heavy machine is usually slow.

The square-faced man brandished his sword and charged again.

"Clang! Clang!"

The longsword swiftly struck the stone golem, and even with its sharpened edge, it couldn't penetrate the golem's defenses.

After several dozen moves, the square-faced man was panting heavily.

The wound on my kidney was bleeding profusely.

His strength was quickly depleted, his face grew paler and paler, and his speed slowed down.

"Joints are weak points."

The square-faced man's expression was grave; he knew that if things continued like this, he would surely die.

He gritted his teeth, seized the opportunity, and slashed the stone man's knee joint with his sword.

"Bang!"

Sure enough, the stone at the stone man's knee was shattered.

The sword pierced through Liu Min's knee in an instant.