Can I go with you?

"Unless you kill every Tier 3 over there and let Wang Ke directly unify Chencheng, none of this matters."

Fang Xia saw the situation very clearly. Killing someone like Xie Feng would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Once he left, the ending would remain unchanged, merely delayed by a short while.

In his previous life in Dawn City, Liu Rui was able to establish and rise with the women's faction precisely because Dawn City had four major factions keeping each other in check.

Yet Chencheng currently had only two factions. Whichever one grew stronger would inevitably seek to devour the other.

"However."

Fang Xia abruptly changed the topic.

"If you really want to help, then go ahead. As for what happens after we leave, you won't be around to see it anyway."

With those words from Fang Xia, Bai Xing finally made up her mind.

The next second, the window flew open, and Bai Xing vanished from sight.

"This girl, she really is fast."

Fang Xia smiled, shook his head, tossed a melon seed into his mouth, and continued watching the spectacle.

Downstairs, Xie Feng was already confident of victory, simply waiting for Wang Ke to compromise.

He was even fantasizing about how he would toy with her tonight.

Suddenly, however, an overwhelming sense of crisis washed over him.

Before he could even react, his body was sent flying.

Amidst the stunned gasps of everyone present, Xie Feng finally hit the ground, though his landing posture was somewhat bizarre—he had actually landed on his knees right at Wang Ke's feet.

Simultaneously, a faint figure shifted from illusory to solid, and Bai Xing materialized beside Wang Ke.

"Who are you?"

Xie Feng looked at the woman in front of him with terror.

Purely in terms of appearance, she was even more flawless than Wang Ke, though their temperaments differed.

One was pure, while the other was mature.

Yet Xie Feng's mind was completely devoid of any other thoughts at the moment, leaving only a single question.

Why was this woman so unimaginably strong?

The bystanders might not have caught what had just happened, but as the direct victim, Xie Feng had felt the sheer pressure emanating from her with agonizing clarity.

It was suffocating, leaving him utterly devoid of any will to resist.

"Should I kill him?"

The words spoken by the pure-looking woman were anything but pure.

Wang Ke, meanwhile, had yet to recover her wits, wondering why this woman had suddenly stepped in to help her.

When Bai Xing repeated the question, Wang Ke finally snapped back to reality, realizing the query was directed at her.

To kill or not to kill, that was the question.

Killing him would undoubtedly bring a moment of catharsis, but what would happen next?

What would happen after Bai Xing left?

Wang Ke found her mind growing even more chaotic. The consecutive events of the past two days had all exceeded her expectations, compounded by the betrayal of so many people.

Wang Ke's mind was a tangled mess, plunging her into a cycle of self-doubt.

Was she truly unsuited to be a faction leader? Were the principles she had always upheld actually wrong all along?

She felt so exhausted. She genuinely longed for someone to lean on.

"Let him take his people and leave."

From the villa, Fang Xia had walked out.

Seeing a young man emerge from Wang Ke's villa, Xie Feng's eyes turned red with jealousy.

Coupled with the sight of Wang Ke's disheveled state when she first came out, the conclusion was obvious.

A pair of shameless adulteresses and adulterers.

She always acted so aloof and high-and-mighty, yet she had been harboring a man in secret all along.

"Take one more look, and you can go die."

At Fang Xia's casual remark, Xie Feng instantly regained his composure.

Compared to a woman, his own petty life was far more important.

Given the terrifying speed and strength the woman had just displayed, Xie Feng suspected that even with his "Resilience" skill activated, he might not survive a blow.

In that regard, his intuition was entirely accurate.

Even with Resilience active, Bai Xing could effortlessly shatter him to death.

"Still not leaving? Do you find kneeling here so entertaining?"

Seeing that Xie Feng was still kneeling on the ground, Fang Xia could not help but frown.

Xie Feng wanted to leave as well, but he had no idea whether the words spoken by this young man held any weight.

What if he listened, turned around to leave, and that Tier 4 woman suddenly changed her mind? What then?

"My Brother Fang told you to leave, and you're still hesitating? Would you prefer I escort you out?"

Seeing Fang Xia frown, Bai Xing narrowed her own delicate brows as well.

This only fueled Xie Feng's jealousy further.

What on earth was the background of this man? It was one thing to conquer Wang Ke, but even this Tier 4 woman obeyed his every word?

Though he thought this inwardly, he dared not show the slightest trace of it on his face.

Once he returned, he would have to thoroughly investigate the background of these two. It seemed they couldn't afford to provoke this women's faction for the time being.

Before long, Xie Feng's men retreated like a receding tide, taking along several hundred of Wang Ke's subordinates in the process.

These were merely the ones who had already been exposed; God knew how many more remained hidden.

"Thank you."

Wang Ke looked toward Fang Xia, finally uttering those two words.

"What are you thanking me for? How inexplicable. She's the one who wanted to help you."

Was this woman out of her mind?

Clearly, Bai Xing was the one who had saved her, and he himself had let her arch-nemesis go free, yet she was thanking him.

Wang Ke then turned her gaze to Bai Xing.

"No need. Just help us find the people we're looking for. We're leaving in two days."

At the mention of this, Wang Ke quickly summoned her squad leaders.

"Send everyone out to search for people! No one is going out to kill zombies today, and you can forget about managing the territory."

With Bai Xing around, Wang Ke's villa was currently the safest place in Chencheng.

Fang Xia had already returned inside the villa, intending to catch a morning nap while the hour was still early.

Bai Xing followed closely behind him.

The three young women downstairs had all departed with Wang Ke's team to search for their families.

Hesitating for a moment, Wang Ke hurried after Bai Xing.

"Wait for me."

Bai Xing halted her steps, looking with puzzlement at Wang Ke who had caught up.

"I have something I want to ask you."

Fang Xia had already gone back to his room to sleep, and Bai Xing did not feel particularly drowsy, so she nodded.

The two of them sat down together on the living room sofa.

"I want to know, are you really from Yong County?"

Wang Ke was no fool. How large could Yong County possibly be? Surviving the apocalypse there would already be a miracle; it was impossible for them to produce a Tier 4 fighter.

"No."

Bai Xing's reply was simple and direct.

"Then... where are you headed?"

Wang Ke asked again.

"Shanghai."

Wang Ke was startled, never expecting them to travel such a great distance.

Yet there were only seven of them. Even with their formidable strength, wouldn't it be impossible to break through such massive swarms of zombies along the way?

"There aren't as many zombies outside the city as you think. Zombies only gather where humans are numerous."

Perhaps sensing Wang Ke's inner thoughts, Bai Xing offered a brief explanation.

Silence descended upon the two women.

Wang Ke's mind was flooded with countless questions, yet suddenly she had no idea where to begin.

Besides, it seemed the other party had no obligation to explain so much to her anyway.

Yet the moment she quieted down, Wang Ke's mind conjured up Xie Feng's predatory gaze, along with the hundreds of "sisters" who had betrayed her.

No, she could not simply sit here and await her doom.

"Can I come with you?"