Bai Ye ate his fill, and the delivered food was more fragrant than he had imagined.
Then…
Bai Ye cut open the lizard's head and dug out a fist-sized brain.
This was the main currency of the Ruin City. All mutated creatures produced a strange, solidified brain marrow during mutation, which was the most valuable thing within them.
These solidified brain marrows possessed very high nutritional value. Both humans and androids needed them to survive.
At the same time, these could be exchanged for fragments of God Stones in the Ruin City.
Of course, the demand was high. For such a giant lizard, Bai Ye would probably have to hunt a hundred of them to exchange for a single God Stone fragment.
Bai Ye put away the brain marrow, wiped his hands, and prepared to leave. Just then, the sound of a motorcycle suddenly echoed from behind him.
Bai Ye looked back and saw a motorcycle parked on the side of the street. Three men dismounted.
These must be the Called Ones, right?
Often, the attire of the Called Ones was quite recognizable.
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 as a hunter, with a submachine gun slung over his shoulder and a wooden magic staff in his left hand.
This attire didn't look like that of a native.
"Hey!" At this moment, the man with the Tang dao shouted at Bai Ye, "Who allowed you to hunt here?"
"Huh?" Bai Ye was momentarily stunned, then chuckled, "Does this require permission?"
The three exchanged glances. The first man said, "New here?"
Bai Ye thought for a moment. "Yes, new."
The other pointed at the ground. "Areas A1 to A12 are our territory, Ghost Fire. The mutated creatures here are ours. If you want to hunt here, you need our permission."
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 powerful force. However, any Called One who could survive in Ruin City at this stage must have some strength, right?
After all, this was considered a future technology zone.
"Hey, I'm talking to you." The man stepped forward, reaching out and pushing Bai Ye. "Did you hear me!"
Bai Ye snapped back to attention, casually took out the giant lizard's brain marrow, and said, "I'm sorry, I'll give you the item. I won't hunt anymore. I plan to enter 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 replied, "Passing through our territory, don't you need to pay a toll?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the man and said, "Since you've given me an out, I think we should call it a day."
The three were stunned, then burst into laughter. Then…
Clang!
The man in front of Bai Ye drew his Tang dao and held it at Bai Ye's neck. "You're giving me an out? Should I thank you?"
Bai Ye glanced at the Tang dao on his shoulder, then sighed. "You don't have an out."
Pfft!
A bloody hole suddenly appeared on the man's forehead. He then fell backward, hitting the ground with a thud.
His two companions, who were still laughing, were suddenly splattered with blood.
Their laughter abruptly ceased.
The two quickly regained their senses. 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.
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. In his shock, he didn't even feel the pain.
Bai Ye grabbed the severed hand, took it off his collar, and tossed it aside. Then he raised his hand…
Pfft!
Bai Ye formed his palm into a blade and casually swung it. The sound of surging electricity followed.
A bloody line appeared on the man's neck. His head tilted and fell from his shoulders, landing with a thud in the dry grass.
Only the last one remained. Bai Ye looked at him.
Fear appeared in the man's eyes. He instinctively tried to beg for mercy. "I…"
But in the next instant…
Large arcs of electricity appeared around the man's body, flashing past him, and then…
Pfft!
The sound of flesh tearing suddenly rang out. Large wounds tore open on the man's body, and the blood sprayed out, forming a mist of blood around him.
Bai Ye watched him fall, then stepped over his corpse.
"So, when you're given an out, you should take it properly!"
Bai Ye walked to the three men's motorcycle, casually picked one, mounted it, and rode down the street.
Ruin City was vast, very vast.
However, as its name suggested, most of Ruin City had become ruins and was uninhabited.
But mutated creatures appeared there.
Therefore, Ruin City was currently roughly divided into three zones.
The outermost was the border zone, also known as the hunting zone. There were a large number of mutated creatures active here, making it everyone's hunting ground.
Not only the Called Ones but also natives would appear here to hunt. The reason Ruin City was also called Frontier City was also due to this. These areas, where mutated creatures gathered in large numbers, were called border areas.
Beyond the border areas was the slum district.
Two types of people lived here.
First were humans without power or influence, or those born into unfortunate circumstances. They had no android servants, had to rely on themselves, and could only live in the slums, surviving by hunting mutated creatures.
Second were defected androids. Decades ago, the war between humans and androids ended with the androids' defeat. These androids then hid in the slums, disguised 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 connected to the Rhine Company, which was the technology company that first proposed the android project and was now the true power in Ruin City.
To live in the rich district, one was either part of the Rhine Company or closely related to it. Because the Rhine Company controlled a large number of android warriors, it also controlled absolute military power.
Bai Ye's goal was the slum district. Of course, even if Bai Ye wanted to go to the rich district now, he couldn't enter. The guards there would refuse him entry unless he used force.
This was also a key point. Although Ruin City appeared to be a neutral zone, there were actually no neutral zones in Ruin City, nor were there any safe places.
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