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Chapter 1: Chaos!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yao Yuan had been straining his ears for hours trying to discern any would-be coht, he couldn't hear anything Even under broad daylight there was nary a squeak; the street outside was as silent as a ghost town, and the eerie calm was a stark contrast to the erratic chaos just days before
The reason was probably because eneed the area The sorry state the roo support for this supposition The rooed to his friend, but one could barely discern that fact from the condition it was in The place was utterly trashed and all valuables were gone; only dirt and debris was strewn all over the floor now
Long before the insurgence, that friend and his fae by the countryside, and as an afterthought, he left the key to his business with Yao Yuan Anticipating the iic decision: he ransacked the place and un-deployed the shutters, leaving the space in plain view, before retreating into its basement The hope was for the dilapidated scene to deter possible pillagers, and thus preventing the discovery of his hiding spot
Later, when the pandeht due to confrontations between the lawless arenuity, the spot Yao Yuan was in was left relatively unchecked There were a few incidents of course, but none of theed to scorch the outer walls due to a lack of incendiary materials Incidentally, that made the place look even more like a deserted ruin
Just like that, while the world above raged on, Yao Yuan had spent the past five days underground in relative peace On theof the sixth day, he slunk up to the surface to survey his surroundings His immediate area was clear of human activity, but it was not until he dropped the shutters that he let out a sigh of relief
A few hours had passed since then and the situation reh he still kept his ears up to listen for others
The massive riots appeared to have culled the human populace Most of the civilians lied around in lifeless husks while the few fortunate ones were either in hiding or were far away enough froht The army, on the other hand, had either succuone off on their own in vigilante groups The number of people alive by then, Yao Yuan deduced, could barely reach a thousandth of this place’s normal populace
Yao Yuan could have easily joined the deserters His years of war experience as a veteran had greatly tuned his sensitivity to signs of pre-war preparations He knew soo when iency directors, special task forces, business uls, celebrated scientists, and other people of noteworthy accoly plausible explanation That hen he knew that the world was going to experience a cataclys to be completely safe, so he decided to si it was dissi it Until now, Yao Yuan could not figure out the reason behind all of those h, but added on to that were the discoside these disappearances If those were hts had Yao Yuan's mind up in a twist As he turned over these speculations, he detected a ser, he instantly tensed up and prepared to pounce
As Yao Yuan prepared to face the new danger, a crisp, quail's birdsong drifted froht Yao Yuan's attention i Despite being in birdsong, the two seemed to be able to communicate their intentions perfectly A sense of relief washed over Yao Yuan because that confirmed that it was an ally He quickly unlatched the shutters, and as the light strea by a garbage pile a few yards away
The figure went into action instantaneously As Yao Yuan lifted the shutters, the person crossed the distance between them in a few lithe movements like a feline on the prowl The individual leaped into the room with an acrobatic roll and Yao Yuan dropped the shutter immediately after As the lock clicked into place, one could also hear two great sighs of relief
"Lee[2]! Why is it you that are leading the way? Where are Ol' Wong and the rest of the crew?" Yao Yuan asked with uy beside Yao Yuan was an eighteen or nineteen-year-old, but instead of the indifference and brazenness that accoe, he exuded a sense of cale With a warm chuckle, he replied, "Ol' Cap’n', if I do say so, your jabs are always so peculiar I've been a scout for more than a year now, so it has been decided that I alone shall scout ahead while the gang waits outside the city walls There are still small troops of soldiers in the area, and while the teaunfire would inadvertently draws nearby forces That would result in unnecessary coht If I don't to return by then, they will know that you're safe and will co to Lee's explanation The contingency where Lee couldn't have roup because he had died did not even cross his th of the faith that the me only a fresh recruit, Lee was a part of this elite group He was right when he said that they could handle the leaderless soldiers with ease In fact, every single of them could Even if Lee were to fail in direct combat, he could lose them effortlessly with his unmatched ability at stealth operations If Lee did not return on tie with Yao Yuan and not because he had landed himself in trouble
At that moment, Yao Yuan couldn't help but lament the obscurity that had stubbornly shrouded the Black Star Unit He was certain that the team could evenly match or perhaps be better than other special forces around the world, but because of political reasons, their faon" in their nareatness, while ours…