SWNOVELXO Chapter 4
Chapter 4: I'll Give You the Opportunity to Be My Dog, But You Must Obey
Inside the hospital building.
Gu Fan released his Soul Puppet to clear the path ahead.
As his strength increased, the combat ability of the Soul Puppet also rose continuously.
Now, killing zombies was as easy as cutting vegetables.
Behind him, in Xia Yan’s eyes, the man in front of her seemed like a ghost or a deity.
Clearly, he hadn’t done anything, yet every zombie that came within a ten-meter radius of him was torn into pieces!
Could this be the power of a domain-level expert?
As a young nurse with a bit of a fascination with online novels, Xia Yan had naturally encountered many stories.
At that moment, Gu Fan in her eyes had become akin to one of those protagonists from novels.
“You! The first thing you need to do at work is to collect every glass bead from the zombies’ heads on the ground. Not a single one can be missed!”
Xia Yan felt a wave of discomfort and instinctively asked:
“From the zombies’ heads? That’s so disgusting…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Fan turned his head and glanced at her.
Just that glance.
Xia Yan immediately swallowed the rest of her words.
She couldn’t understand why a human could possess such a sinister gaze.
It was as if the next moment,
if she uttered even a single word of complaint, she would die on the spot.
“You only need to follow my orders!”
“Remember, you’re nothing but a dog I saved and kept alive. Even if I give you some dignity, you're still just a dog with dignity.”
“If one day I find this dog annoying, perhaps I will give it a dignified death.”
With that, Gu Fan continued to walk forward.
Xia Yan, drenched in cold sweat, stood still, her body soaked in just a few seconds.
There was no time to hesitate.
She immediately began collecting the glass beads on the ground.
For those zombies whose bodies had been torn apart, leaving only their heads behind,
she used a dagger to pry the glass beads out of their skulls, one by one.
On Gu Fan’s side, he had already cleared the entire hospital.
Since he was both absorbing souls and killing, his speed had slowed considerably.
There were more than three hundred zombies in total within the hospital, and all of them were slaughtered.
Afterward, Gu Fan consumed all the souls.
Then, he activated the Soul Devouring Technique.
In the next moment, his cultivation realm increased again!
Qi Gathering Seventh Layer!
“At this rate, the Spirit Sea Realm is just around the corner,” Gu Fan thought, feeling incredibly happy.
The cultivation realms in the Immortal Cultivation world are divided into: Qi Gathering, Spirit Sea, Primordial Yang, True Yang, Yang Spirit, Three Blossoms, Tribulation Crossing, Shore Reaching, and Unity.
Treasure weapons were classified as: Treasure Tools, Spiritual Tools, Magical Tools, King’s Tools, Emperor’s Tools, Saint’s Tools, Dao Tools, etc.
Cultivation techniques were divided into the Five Elements, with the Heavenly level being the highest.
However, it was said that there were even more powerful cultivation techniques beyond the Heavenly level, though they were hard to find in this world.
Currently, Gu Fan was practicing the ten foundational techniques of the Heavenly Evil Sect, all of which were entry-level Yellow grade techniques.
However, demonic cultivation techniques could not be solely judged by their grade.
The more people you killed, the stronger your power!
Once Gu Fan broke through to the Spirit Sea Realm, perhaps even a late-stage Spirit Sea cultivator would be no match for him!
After the breakthrough, Gu Fan stood up and walked into a conference room.
Inside, there were sixteen people— the last survivors of this shelter.
Among them, nine were men, and seven were women, excluding Xia Yan.
Seeing Gu Fan enter, everyone became somewhat apprehensive.
“Xia Yan, explain a few things. Is it really that difficult to make a decision?”
Xia Yan nervously stood up.
Facing this man, she felt a deep-rooted fear.
His moods were unpredictable, and his methods were cruel and sinister.
“Master, I’ve conveyed your message, but everyone...”
“Alright, let’s do this. I’ll listen to everyone’s thoughts. Anything you want to say, speak up.”
Gu Fan waved his hand, then squinted and smiled as he looked at everyone.
Upon seeing this scene, Xia Yan's heart sank.
She was familiar with all the survivors in front of her, having spent so much time together in the shelter.
Xia Yan wanted to do everything she could to ensure everyone's survival.
However, what disappointed her was that this group of people actually thought Gu Fan was a good person, someone who wouldn't harm them.
A good person?
Xia Yan couldn't find the words to explain it.
From the perspective of him saving her, he indeed seemed like a good person.
But if you looked at his way of doing things, and those demonic-like methods…
Could he really be called a good person?
At this moment, a man raised his hand and said:
“Brother, you’re a good person. Thank you for saving us, but asking us to kill zombies and pry things from their heads, we might not be able to do that.”
Gu Fan showed a puzzled expression:
“Oh? Why? I remember that before, you men had to go out from the shelter regularly to search for food and clear the zombies around the shelter.”
At this point, a slightly younger girl raised her hand, looking about the age of a student.
“Handsome, we’re all really grateful for you saving us, but you can’t force us to dig into zombies' heads, that’s just disgusting! If it’s like this, I might as well go back to how I lived before. As long as I keep a man happy, at least I won’t starve to death.”
Gu Fan's expression didn't change; he still had a smile on his face.
However, Xia Yan could already sense his killing intent.
These people thought Gu Fan was a good person, and they believed he wouldn't be as ruthless as Zhao Qiang.
Had they dared to speak to Zhao Qiang’s gang like this before?
No!
Because Zhao Qiang had a gun. Anyone who dared to contradict him would die!
But Gu Fan was different.
Aside from his slightly strange clothes, he looked like an ordinary college student.
He didn't seem threatening at all.
At this moment, Gu Fan clapped his hands and smiled:
“I see what you mean. In the end, you think I’m a good person, right? That’s why you dare to bargain with me?”
Before anyone could answer, the room suddenly filled with a violent gust of wind.
The Soul Puppet pressed its hands down.
The heads of the man and woman who had spoken earlier immediately slammed heavily onto the table.
Bang!
With that sound, the wooden conference table cracked open with two gaping holes.
The two people's heads were split open, shattered into pieces!
Blood and brains splattered everywhere.
For a moment, the entire conference room was dead silent.
To everyone’s eyes, it seemed as if the two had been possessed by some evil force, slamming their own heads onto the table, splitting their skulls open on their own!
It was terrifying! It was eerie!
Gu Fan sighed and sat in the main seat, resting his chin on his crossed hands.
“Sigh, how foolish. Why did you all think I was a good person?”
“Just because I’m handsome? Or because I casually saved you?”
“Please! I killed over three hundred zombies on my own. Do you really think I can discuss things reasonably with you lowly people?”
“Now, let me say it one more time: this is an announcement, not a discussion!”
As he spoke, Gu Fan casually tossed a burst of dark, sinister black flames onto the two corpses.
In less than a few seconds, the bodies turned to ash.
The survivors were so frightened they began to tremble.
They didn’t know what kind of dark sorcery this was, but if it fell on them…
They’d definitely die!
Gu Fan looked at their reactions with satisfaction.
“So, everyone, stop fantasizing about the old modern world. This is the apocalypse!”
“The most important thing in the apocalypse is staying alive, even if you live like a dog, at least you’re alive, right?”
“I can give you the chance to be a dog, but anyone who dares to slack off and wants to be a pet dog… sorry, this is the fate of those two!”