A farm that breeds gods and demons-Chapter 52 - 50 Friends
52: Chapter 50: Friends
52 -50: Friends
A thought crossed Su Yu’s mind: Could this be a sign that he was about to level up again?
The brutish bull demon was killed by the “Earth Spike Assault”.
As the group recollected themselves from the shock, Su Yu approached and crouched in front of the bull demon’s corpse.
He prodded the arm growing from its back, finding it limp.
He gave a nod of understanding – the arms growing from this creature’s back were not used for attacking enemies, but especially for unleashing its “Cyclone Slash”.
Although the arm seemed terrifying at first glance, its strength wasn’t great.
Despite its blinding speed allowing it to grasp both his and Qin Jiagui’s heads, it lacked the terrifying explosive power to crush their skulls instantly.
“So using ‘Cyclone Slash’ requires speed and skillful technique, not excessive strength.
That’s why the arms growing on this bull demon’s back were quick and agile, but lacked adequate strength.
Fortunately as well, otherwise, Qin Jiagui and I would have been dead meat,” thought Su Yu to himself.
He had not realised that if the bull demon’s arms were not just fast but also possessed destructive force, they could have annihilated them in a heartbeat.
If so, it would be more than a second-level monster already.
Li Dong stood over Wei Zhangming’s body, his face expressing deep sorrow.
Within the group, Su Yu and Zhang Zhongmou were the closest while Li Dong and Wei Zhangming shared a friendly camaraderie.
Seeing Wei Zhangming now dead, Li Dong felt a lonely sense of loss, as if mourning the death of a kindred spirit.
Wei Zhangming was generally quiet like Lin Shi, albeit far less daring.
Among the group, Wei Zhangming was easily overlooked.
Even Su Yu and others hadn’t had extensive conversations with him.
Now, looking at Wei Zhangming’s corpse, Zhang Zhongmou appeared bewildered – he had forgotten Wei Zhangming’s name and felt awkward asking under the circumstances.
After a moment’s silence, Li Dong picked up a shovel and started digging a hole near Zhuang Xiaohua’s grave.
Clearly, he intended to bury Wei Zhangming beside him.
Seeing Li Dong’s actions, Qin Jiagui also picked up a shovel and lent a hand.
As Qin Jiagui dug, memories of his previous engagement with the bull demon replayed in his mind.
He didn’t understand why he had panicked when his head was seized by the demon.
All he was supposed to do was to calm down and use “Iron Fist Demolition”, which would have shattered the demon’s arm with ease.
Why was he unable to?
…And Su Yu managed to do it effortlessly.
Was it because Su Yu had leveled up to become a “Second-Level Black Iron Warrior”?
Or was Qin Jiagui simply inferior to Su Yu?
No, that was impossible!
Qin Jiagui gritted his teeth silently, vowing to himself that he wouldn’t lose his cool in such dangerous situations in the future.
He would remain calm, reverse the situation and turn defeat into victory.
Once they finished burying Wei Zhangming, Li Dong picked up Wei’s backpack and emptied out all its contents.
Selecting two pieces of bread for himself, he turned to the others, “You all can divide the rest.
It’s all on the ground.” He then tossed aside the empty bag.
Zhang Zhongmou saw this and remarked sarcastically, “Well, aren’t you a good friend?
He’s barely dead and you can’t wait to divide up his belongings.”
Li Dong turned to him, his voice rising in anger, “What do you know?
I am Wei Zhangming’s friend, that’s why I buried him with my own hands.
So, according to you, we should discard all his belongings, or should they be buried with him?
So that’s how you define friendship?
If not, then I’m just pretending?
I don’t understand all this pretense.
All I know is, the dead are gone, but the living must stay strong.
Even if I die, I hope you all will share my food, giving those who survive a chance at life.
Is this wrong?
Is there any wrong?”
Li Dong shouted like a madman, rendering Zhang Zhongmou speechless.
Su Yu didn’t say anything, but he picked up a bottle of mineral water and a pack of dried beef strips from the heap of food.
Seeing this, others also went forward to take an item or two.
Li Dong stood nearby with red-rimmed eyes, his body quaking.
Su Yu tossed the last remaining part towards Zhang Zhongmou saying, “Put these away.
Li Dong is right.
If Wei Zhangming is looking down on us, he would want us to do this.
We, the living ones, must continue to live bravely for our fallen friends.
One day, we will find out why we ended up here in this forest.
If it’s because of someone’s doing, I think…
we owe it to our lost friends to take revenge.
We must.”
Zhang Zhongmou put away the items handed to him by Su Yu, suddenly feeling their weight.
These bits of food represented a heavy sense of responsibility.
Seeing Zhang Zhongmou pocketing these items, Li Dong turned his back, his shoulders shaking minutely.
Su Yu patted him on the shoulder, “You were right.
We, the living, need to live on courageously.
In doing so, the deaths of our friends will have been worthwhile.
Wei Zhangming wouldn’t want you to wallow in sorrow like this.”
“I know, I know…” Li Dong’s shoulders trembled continuously, his voice choked, his eyes welling up with tears.
Seeing this, Su Yu sighed internally.
Li Dong was a very selfish person, always calculating for his own benefit.
However, after seeing his friendship with Wei Zhangming, Su Yu’s impression of him began to shift.
Li Dong was not hypocritical, he wasn’t an unscrupulous crook.
His core desire was just to survive.
The bull demon’s disruption coupled with the deaths of Zhuang Xiaohua and Wei Zhangming had left everyone restless.
Unable to sleep, they sat down, leaning against trees and proceeded to chat with each other.
Ma Ziye teased Zhang Zhongmou, “Hey, Big smoker, no woman can stand a guy who smokes like you do, do you even have a girlfriend?
Better quit smoking.
I’m genuinely concerned for you, ya know.”
Zhang Zhongmou grunted.
Though he looked disgruntled, Ma Ziye called it right.
Hearing his response, Ma Ziye knew she was correct.
She smirked and said, “But someone like Su Yu, who doesn’t smoke, surely must have a girlfriend.”
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