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Three days later, outside the gate of the survivor base, a massive army of survivors arrived-a full thousand people!
This gave Scarface Mouse quite a fright.
Although he had heard from Liu Yang three days ago that survivors might come to seek refuge over the next few days, he hadn't expected so many to arrive at once.
There were fewer than a thousand people inside the base, meaning these newcomers actually outnumbered the existing population!
However, the Level 2 zombie guarding the gate immediately swung it open.
Seeing the zombie's action, Scarface Mouse finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The zombie was controlled by Liu Yang. Its opening the gate meant Liu Yang was directing it.
In other words, Liu Yang was already aware of the situation.
With that realization, Scarface Mouse felt completely at ease. His tense expression vanished in an instant, and he began walking with his chest puffed out and his head held high.
Though relying on someone else's power wasn't exactly noble, Scarface Mouse felt that having a powerful backer was undeniably great.
Especially someone like Liu Yang-an invincible force.
Being Liu Yang's loyal dog wasn't shameful at all; others couldn't even get the chance if they wanted to!
Even if someone among these thousand survivors harbored ill intentions, Liu Yang would arrive in an instant to crush them.
Scarface Mouse had nothing to worry about.
So, he led a few survivors to the gate and watched the crowd file in.
At the head of the group was the taxi driver, Old Wang. Beside him were several travel-weary men, each walking with light, agile steps and resolute eyes-clearly awakened, formidable ability users.
Once everyone had stepped inside the base, the Level 2 zombie shut the heavy gates.
Scarface Mouse strolled forward to greet them, saying, "You must be the survivors our boss mentioned a few days ago, the ones coming to join us?"
Respect instantly washed over Old Wang's face. He bowed his head deferentially and said, "Yes, yes! Big brother, we've come to seek refuge here. Please look after us."
Scarface Mouse was short, ugly, and sported a long scar across his face. While he appeared to be an ability user, he didn't seem particularly strong.
Even so, Old Wang didn't dare look down on him.
You had to show respect to the master, if not the servant. This man belonged to Liu Yang.
Regardless of how strong this short guy was, Old Wang knew full well how powerful Liu Yang was.
However, another ability user beside Old Wang had no idea. Seeing Old Wang bowing and scraping, he instantly bristled with disgust.
"What are you doing, Old Wang? Is that really necessary? Why are you bowing and scraping to this short freak?"
Old Wang replied, "What do you mean bowing and scraping? We're the newcomers. What's wrong with showing respect to our seniors?"
The burly man sneered with disdain. "Respect my ass! In the apocalypse, only the strong deserve respect! Is this short freak strong? How about he steps up and spars with me right now so we can see who's superior?"
The men around him chimed in as well.
"Exactly!"
"Why bow down to a piece of trash?"
"Whoever's strongest is the boss!"
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Old Wang's expression darkened. "Ma Feiyun, what are you trying to pull? Didn't we agree? We came here to join this base, not to start a fight!"
"Ha!" Ma Feiyun sneered. "We followed you here to live well, not to be someone's dogs! The moment you arrive, you start groveling-it's a disgrace to all of us!"
Old Wang countered, "Coming here means following their rules! This isn't a place where you can do whatever you want!"
Ma Feiyun spat, "Ha! I don't give a damn about a weakling's rules! I bet there isn't a single decent fighter in this whole base. I'm the strongest here, so my word is the rule!"
In Ma Feiyun's eyes, strength reigned supreme in the post-apocalyptic world.
He had only agreed to follow Old Wang to this base because Old Wang claimed its owner was insanely powerful, and that the base was safe and stocked with food.
That was why Ma Feiyun had brought so many of his followers along.
Yet upon arrival, the person greeting them turned out to be a short, vulgar-looking guy who didn't seem capable at all.
Arrogance instantly went to his head.
If the owner of this base was so unimpressive, Ma Feiyun wouldn't mind taking over and becoming the new master himself!
Old Wang turned to the other ability users. "Brothers, before we came, we agreed to follow this base's rules. Now Ma Feiyun is breaking that agreement. What do you say we do?"
Among the crowd of over a thousand, there were six ability users in total.
Ma Feiyun had brought over a hundred followers, including two ability users, making his group the strongest.
The remaining four ability users led four separate small teams, while a few other small groups had no ability users at all and were the weakest.
Old Wang knew all of them. Seeing Ma Feiyun step out of line, he naturally wanted to unite the other four ability users to keep Ma Feiyun in check.
Upon hearing Old Wang's words, the four ability users exchanged hesitant looks.
They wavered, speaking uncertainly:
"Well, that was the agreement... but Brother Ma is so strong, how could he accept being subordinate to someone else?"
"Yeah, Brother Ma leveled up to Level 2 two days ago. His awakened ability is built purely for combat. In terms of strength, he's the strongest among us. What he says makes sense..."
"In the end times, the strong rule, after all..."
Seeing their hesitation, Old Wang flared with anger.
"Damn you all for going back on your word! That's not what you said when you agreed to come! If you want to run wild in this base, you'll have to go through me first!"
Ma Feiyun's expression chilled. "Ha, Old Wang, have you lost your mind? With your pathetic strength, you dare speak to me like that?
"I gave you some face out of respect for your age, because you awakened first, and because you gave me half a piece of bread back then. Don't push your luck!"
Old Wang said coldly, "Oh? So you still remember who gave you food when you were starving to death?"
Ma Feiyun sneered with contempt. "Wasn't it just half a piece of bread? Hey! Give him a hundred loaves!"
His underlings tossed a hundred loaves of bread right at Old Wang's feet.
Ma Feiyun sneered, "Consider that debt paid! If you try to stand in my way again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Off to the side, Scarface Mouse watched the feud play out with great amusement.
Although he didn't quite understand why this group was turning on each other, he found the drama quite entertaining.
And he wasn't worried in the slightest.
Liu Yang was already aware of what was happening. If things truly spiraled out of control, Liu Yang could fly over in under a minute.
So, Scarface Mouse simply kicked back and enjoyed the show.