Bai Ye ate his fill, and the food delivered to his doorstep was even more delicious than he imagined.
Then...
Bai Ye cut open the lizard's head and dug out a fist-sized lump of brain marrow.
This was the primary currency of the Ruined City. All mutated creatures produced a strange, solidified brain marrow during mutation, and it was the most valuable thing within them.
This solidified brain marrow possessed very high nutritional value, and both humans and androids needed it to survive.
At the same time, this item could be exchanged for Shard of God Stones in the Ruined City.
Of course, the demand was quite high. For a giant lizard like this, Bai Ye would probably have to hunt about a hundred of them to exchange for a single Shard of God Stone.
Bai Ye put away the brain marrow, wiped his hands, and prepared to leave. It was at this moment that the sound of a motorcycle suddenly rang out from behind him.
Bai Ye turned his head and saw a motorcycle parked by the side of the street. Three men got off the motorcycle.
These must be the Chosen Ones, right?
Often, the attire of the Chosen Ones was quite distinctive and easy to recognize.
Among the three, one wore a motorcycle jacket, but carried an ancient Chinese sword on his back and a Chinese Tang dao at his waist.
Another was dressed in hunter's gear, carrying an assault rifle on his shoulder and a wooden magic staff in his left hand.
Judging by their attire, they didn't look like natives at all.
"Hey!" At this moment, the man with the Tang dao shouted at Bai Ye, "Who gave you permission to hunt here?"
"Hmm?" Bai Ye was taken aback, then chuckled, "Does hunting require permission?"
The three men looked at each other. The first man said, "Newcomer?"
Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I'm new here."
The other man pointed to the ground and said, "Areas A1 to A12 are our Ghost Fire's territory. All the mutated creatures here are ours. If you want to hunt here, you need our consent."
Ghost Fire?
Bai Ye tilted his head. Had he heard of such a faction in his previous life?
No, he hadn't.
It seemed they weren't a particularly formidable force, but any Chosen One who could operate in the Ruined City at this stage must have some strength, right?
After all, this was considered a futuristic technology zone.
"Hey, I'm talking to you." The man stepped forward, shoved Bai Ye, and said, "Did you hear me!"
Bai Ye snapped back to attention and casually took out the giant lizard's brain marrow. "I'm very sorry, I'll give you the item. I won't hunt anymore, I plan to head into the city."
"Wise choice." The man with the Tang dao took the brain marrow and said, "Pay the toll."
Bai Ye asked, "Toll?"
The other man replied, "Are you going to pass through our territory without paying a toll?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but laugh. Looking at the man, he said, "Since you've given me a way out, I think today's business ends here."
The three men were stunned, then burst into laughter, and then...
Clang!
The man in front of Bai Ye drew his Tang dao and placed it at Bai Ye's neck. "You're giving me a way out? Should I thank you?"
Bai Ye glanced at the Tang dao on his shoulder, then sighed, "You don't have a way out."
Pfft!
A bloody hole suddenly appeared on the man's forehead, and then he fell backward, landing on the ground with a thud.
His two companions were still laughing when they were suddenly splattered with blood.
Their laughter abruptly ceased.
The two quickly recovered. One of them grabbed Bai Ye's collar and roared, "Do you know..."
Pfft!
Bai Ye had no intention of listening to the other person speak.
Electricity suddenly surged through his body, and the sound of flesh tearing rang out again.
The man looked at his wrist in disbelief. His hand was gone, and his shock was so great that he didn't feel pain for a moment.
Bai Ye grabbed the severed hand, removed it from his collar, and threw it aside. Then, he raised his hand...
Pfft!
Bai Ye formed his palm into a blade and casually swung it, followed by the sound of surging electricity.
A bloodline appeared on the man's neck. His head tilted and fell from his neck with a thud, landing in the dry grass.
Only one man remained. Bai Ye looked at him.
Fear appeared in the man's eyes, and he instinctively tried to plead, "I..."
But in the very next instant...
Large arcs of electricity appeared around the man's body, sweeping past him, and then...
Pfft!
The sound of tearing flesh suddenly rang out. Large wounds ripped open on the man's body, and the blood that sprayed out formed a mist of blood around him.
Bai Ye watched him fall, then stepped over his corpse.
"So, when you were given a way out, you should have taken it properly!"
Bai Ye walked over to the three men's motorcycles. He casually picked one and got on, riding the motorcycle forward along the street.
The Ruined City was vast, very vast.
However, as its name suggested, most of the Ruined City had become ruins and was uninhabited.
But mutated creatures appeared there.
Therefore, the Ruined City was roughly divided into three areas.
First was the outer border area, also known as the hunting grounds. A large number of mutated creatures roamed here, making it a hunting ground for everyone.
Not only the Chosen Ones but also the natives hunted here. The reason the Ruined City was also called the Border City was because these areas teeming with mutated creatures were called border areas.
Beyond the border areas was the slum district.
Two types of people lived here.
The first were humans without power or status, born into unfortunate circumstances. They had no android servants and had to rely on themselves, living in the slum district and surviving by hunting mutated creatures.
The second were runaway androids. Decades ago, the war between humans and androids ended with the androids' defeat. These androids went into hiding in the slum district, disguising themselves as humans.
Above the slum district was the rich district, also known as the castle district.
Most of the humans living in the castle district were associated with the Rhine Company. The Rhine Company was the technology company that first proposed the android project and was the true power holder of the Ruined City.
To live in the rich district, one was either a member of the Rhine Company or had a close relationship with them, as the Rhine Company controlled a large number of android warriors, thus possessing absolute military might.
Bai Ye's target was the slum district. Of course, even if Bai Ye wanted to go to the rich district now, he couldn't. The guards of the rich district would refuse him entry unless he used force to break in.
This was also a crucial point. Although the Ruined City appeared to be a neutral area, in reality, there were no neutral areas in the Ruined City, and no place was safe.
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