bookrandom Chapter 26 Give Me a Way Out!
Chapter 26 Give Me a Way Out!
Wei Yuan stopped in his tracks.
He looked at the wooden stick in his hand, which was covered in white brain matter.
He then glanced at the sleek black iron longsword in Jiang Ming's hand.
Let's take a look at the black iron round shield in Jiang Ming's other hand.
Even the short-handled axe that Wang Yang was carrying on his shoulder was much better than the weapons on their side.
A huge sense of disparity.
It's like someone driving an Alto encountering a tank at a traffic light intersection.
"This...how is this possible?"
One of the officers behind Wei Yuan swallowed hard, his voice trembling.
"Did they just loot the goblin's lair?"
"That sword is made of iron, isn't it? It must be iron!"
"And that shield... it looks a hundred times better than all this junk we've scavenged!"
Whispers erupted from the crowd.
greedy.
Hey.
There was also a deep sense of dread.
Deputy Director Liu stood in the middle of the line, his facial muscles twitching uncontrollably twice.
It's that troublemaker again.
The scene of being publicly humiliated downstairs in the girls' dormitory is still vivid in my mind.
I thought that by finding this new force in the student union and having weapons in my hands, I could regain the power of the voice.
But looking at it now...
They weren't afraid of those guys at all, relying on the weapons they had.
"cough."
Deputy Director Liu cleared his throat, trying to put on airs of authority, but his feet betrayed him by taking a half-step back.
He didn't want to be the first to stick his neck out.
This bird should be given to someone else.
Which college are you from?
As expected, Wei Yuan couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped forward and pointed the wooden stick at Jiang Ming.
"The student council is currently compiling a list of supplies and weapons among all the survivors in the school. You guys, please state your names."
That kind of imperious bureaucratic tone can't be changed even in the end times.
Jiang Ming didn't even glance at him.
His gaze passed over the danger and landed at the very back of the group.
There were two boys carrying half a bloody carcass of wild boar meat.
One of them was wearing a designer shirt, but his hair was a mess, and his face was covered in bruises.
Zhang Wei.
At this moment, Zhang Wei was keeping his head down, wishing he could bury his face in the pile of raw meat.
He heard the noise ahead.
He also heard that voice that made him grit his teeth in hatred.
Jiang Ming.
That poor bastard who stole his thunder and made him lose face in front of Su Xiaoxiao.
"Why is it him again...?"
Zhang Wei cursed inwardly.
He originally thought that by using his connections to sneak in and go out with the student council members to pick off a few lone goblins, he could be considered a ruthless person who had seen blood.
But when he secretly looked up and saw Jiang Ming's outfit...
The sense of superiority I felt instantly shattered into dust.
That sword.
Even from more than ten meters away, he could feel the sharpness of it.
If it were to hit a person...
Zhang Wei shivered. The thought of revenge that had surged up just now vanished completely, like a small flame extinguished by ice water.
"I'm talking to you!"
Seeing that Jiang Ming was ignoring him, Wei Yuan felt he was losing face.
He's used to being a bully at school, when has he ever been ignored like this?
"I am Wei Yuan, the student council president! These are critical times, and all armed forces must be under the unified command of the student council!"
Wei Yuan raised his voice, trying to intimidate people with his status.
Jiang Ming finally looked away.
He looked at Wei Yuan as if he were looking at a clown jumping around.
"Yeah?"
What if I say no?
Jiang Ming slightly lowered his wrist, and the black iron longsword drew a semi-circle in the air, the tip of the sword finally stopping steadily in mid-air, directly facing Wei Yuan.
There was no unnecessary chatter, nor any heated arguments.
It's just an action, a gesture.
The air seemed to freeze in that instant.
Wei Yuan subconsciously took half a step back, his heel hitting a protruding stone brick, almost losing his balance.
He had prepared a whole host of official rhetoric, including phrases like "the overall situation is of utmost importance" and "collective interests," but now all of it was stuck in his throat by the gleaming iron sword.
will die.
The absurd yet clear thought crept into his mind.
Wei Yuan looked at the boy opposite him.
There was no hint of joking on the other person's face, as if he would rush up and chop him up if he kept talking.
This is a form of disrespect.
It was as if the person standing in front of him was not a student council president, but a goblin that could be slaughtered at any moment.
The dozens of student council members around them also fell silent.
The beam of light from the flashlight, which had been waving aggressively just moments before, was now somewhat scattered.
Someone quietly hid the blood-stained wooden stick behind their back.
Someone swallowed hard, their gaze shifting back and forth between Jiang Ming's sword and the axe on Wang Yang's shoulder.
This is what equipment advantage means.
On one side are iron weapons that will draw blood with every strike, and on the other side are rotten pieces of wood that seem to have appeared out of nowhere.
If a fight really breaks out, even if they outnumber each other, these few people can take several of their lives before they fall.
But who wants to be the one who gets replaced?
Nobody wants to.
Wei Yuan's face twitched, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He is waiting.
Wait for the people behind him to speak up for him, wait for that Deputy Director Liu to come out and smooth things over, or even just for someone to shout "Don't be impulsive."
But there was only deathly silence behind me.
Just moments ago, Deputy Director Liu was shouting next to him that the school should centrally allocate supplies, but now he was cowering behind a tall sports student, wishing he could disappear into the ground.
A bunch of useless trash.
Wei Yuan cursed inwardly, but he still had to put on a brave face.
If he backs down now, how will he lead the team as the student council president in the future?
"Hey kid, calm down."
Wei Yuanqian chuckled, trying to ease the tension, and slowly lowered the wooden stick in his hand to indicate that he was not aggressive.
"We're all classmates, there's no need to make things so tense. What I meant was, if it's inconvenient to hand it in, we can cooperate..."
"Are there a lot of goblins in the woods behind?"
Jiang Ming suddenly interrupted him.
The topic jumped so quickly that Wei Yuan was stunned for a moment, his mind almost unable to process it.
"what?"
"I'm asking you, in that direction you just went, are there a lot of goblins in that forest?"
Jiang Ming maintained his sword-wielding posture, his tone calm.
He didn't care about the group's thoughts, nor did he care about Wei Yuan's ridiculous pride.
He just wanted to confirm the information about the area.
Since this group of people came back from that side, and they even brought wild boar meat and goblin weapons, it means that there are not only monsters but also wild animal resources there.
Wei Yuan realized what was happening.
These are steps!
The other party gave me a way out!
"Yes! Yes, yes!"
Wei Yuan nodded hurriedly, speaking rapidly, afraid that Jiang Ming would change his mind and hand the sword over again.
"There are indeed quite a few goblins over there, and they're scattered quite a bit... Besides goblins, we also saw some wild boars and strange rabbits, but those beasts run very fast and are difficult to catch."
To show his sincerity, he added another sentence.
"However, the terrain there is very complicated, with too many tree roots and towering ancient trees, making it easy to trip over, and the light is also dim."