Chapter 1: Better Death Than Slavery

h made him sweat and his steps unsteady, he had reaped a good harvest these past two days!That was on the second day of battle, when he carried a badly wounded soldier back to the underground shelter,...Xu Tian's stomach was very !

He hasn't eaten or drunk anything for three whole days.

He didn't understand, since the world was already at its end, why people still fought and killed each other!

Food is already scarce, and surviving humans are still fighting each other relentlessly!

The sounds of fierce fighting were still continuing, punctuated by the occasional anguished cries! From time to time, one could hear the piercing shrieks as various abilities ripped through the air.

Five years have passed since the apocalypse, and all kinds of resources are in a state of extreme scarcity. The surviving humans have gathered together in various sizes of towns!

Xutian's settlement, Xicheng, wasn't really a town. It was formed by people who couldn't survive in other settlements, coming together spontaneously to help each other. It started as a small marketplace, and gradually, as more and more people gathered, it evolved into a settlement.

For that ethereal future, for the embers of obsession still burning in their hearts, they collectively named him Xi City.

Those who can come here are the lowest stratum of society. They endure any hardship and suffering just to survive, and going a day or two without food is commonplace!

Even with just a small gathering like this, as more people gather, the number of awakened individuals also increases! And their power gradually grows stronger!

As its power grew, this uncontrolled force came to the attention of the rulers of several larger nearby gathering points. They watched it with interest and began subtly dividing and luring it apart with various schemes.

Finally, five days ago, they assembled a large number of fighters and started a direct violent plunder! And they called it restoring order, wiping out bandits!

Without any organization or need for a roster, nearly every person in Xi city participated in this rebellion. Because it was their home, the last line of defense in their hearts. If it fell, there would be either death or continued enslavement and rule – their worst nightmare!

"Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Many freshly awakened warriors, fueled by these roaring battle cries, met their demise at the enemy's hands!

The town walls, which were not very sturdy to begin with, fell quickly after three days of intermittent attacks!

What followed was fierce street fighting!

Without orders or urging, almost everyone took part in this terrible battle at the first moment!

Every street, every corner, every house, every inch of land is saturated with the passion of the attackers and defenders!

Both sides seemed to have gone bloodthirsty, as if they had some deep grudge against each other, pouring all their strength into the fight without any hesitation.

For the past three days of fighting, Xu Tian has been involved in it all!

He didn't awaken any abilities, so he could only appear on the battlefield as a logistics worker, moving ammunition, transporting wounded soldiers, and delivering food! Occasionally, he would also throw whatever stones he could find at the enemy. Although it was useless, he was just venting his anger.

After the enemy attacked the city gate, and the fierce street fighting began, he knew that for this battle, he had no way to participate anymore!

In the whirlwind of blades and supernatural powers, his life was worth no more than an ant!

There was still half a naan left, but when he saw the dying warrior's eyes, he shoved it straight into his mouth without hesitation.

Although the warrior was powerless to chew his food, he did not remove the stained morsel from his mouth. It was his last shred of dignity, which he was not allowed to take away!

Despite his fear, which made him sweat and his steps unsteady, he had reaped a good harvest these past two days!

That was on the second day of battle, when he carried a badly wounded soldier back to the underground shelter, the dying soldier shoved a blue crystal into his hand. Before he could say another word, he died.

The warrior's stomach was ripped open, and he lost consciousness quickly from the massive blood loss, dying a short time later!

Xu Tian crouched in the corner, holding the crystal in his hand, his eyes blank and fearful! Looking at the corpse, the intestines and organs outside, he didn't feel fear, but more helplessness and sadness!

Jīng was very, emitting a faint deep blue. All of his pockets were torn, and he didn't know how to preserve this precious final moment well.

Xu Tian stretched out his hand, slowly touching the dead warrior's still wide-open eyes. He let out a long sigh and stood up resolutely, striding towards the battlefield where the fight was raging. He had to save people, even if it was just one!

"Rather death than slavery!"

Perhaps driven by fear, Xu Tian, running wildly, clenched the blue crystal tightly in his hand and unconsciously repeated this sentence!

Just as Xu Tian's shadow turned the corner, a gruesome scene unfolded before his eyes!

Several city guard members were engaged in a life-or-death struggle with two enemies. Both sides clearly had severe injuries! However, the fight between them showed no signs of stopping.

A clearly insane city guard, completely ignoring the dagger piercing his own stomach, frantically lunged with both hands, driving it deep into the neck of an enemy soldier. He then opened his mouth and bit viciously into the opponent's groin.

Watching the two of them, their breaths slowly weakening, they entangled with each other and fell.

Xu Tian's eyes were bloodshot, he suddenly lowered himself, picked up a stone with both hands, and roared as he charged forward. He frantically smashed the stone against the head of the enemy who had already fallen to the ground!

The blue crystal in his hand was obviously inconvenient. In a hurry, he had nowhere to put it, so he unceremoniously swallowed it!

This way, he freed up both hands and wildly grabbed rocks to bash the heads of his already dead enemies!

The remaining enemy, seeing his comrades being slaughtered madly, was clearly enraged.

During the fight, he suddenly turned around and smashed a punch into Xu Tian's back!

Xu Tian, in a state of frenzy, was completely unprepared. Like a broken kite, he was knocked away by the attack from afar.

His head slammed against a low wall uncontrollably. Dazed, he suddenly heard a sharp cracking sound.

The piece of blue crystal that had been lodged in his

was clearly broken by him accidentally.

Accompanied by excruciating pain, a mouthful of blood spurted out like an arrow. Xu Tian soon fainted!, completely ignoring the dagger piercing his own stomach, frantically lunged with both hands, driving it deep into the neck of an enemy soldier. He then opened his mouth and bit viciously into the op...