The stern-looking man said nothing. His hair was slicked back, and his expression was composed, a stark contrast to the buzz-cut man's lazy, juvenile smirk.
Even in the midst of their desperate escape, both men were impeccably dressed, with hardly a speck of dust on them. Clearly, their skills were extraordinary.
The man with the buzz cut beamed at Feng Moxi. "Little lady, where are we?"
Neither of them looked very old, but they had an imposing presence that one dared not underestimate.
Feng Moxi gave a slight smile that didn't reach her eyes, tinged with a cold, detached air. "No idea."
Just then, He Ping's group arrived in their vehicle. Wan Yong was the first to jump out. He pointed at the troublemakers and roared in his gravelly voice:
"Don't you know monsters are more active at night? Why are you making such a racket? Are you trying to get us all killed?"
Feng Moxi watched them too. 'They have to know better than this.'
"Of course we know. That's what makes it fun. Who knew Xiao Lizi would get distracted while driving and slam into the curb?"
After speaking, his gaze shifted to Feng Moxi, and he gave her a flirtatious wink, looking every bit the infuriating slacker.
At that, Luo Yunxi could no longer contain her anger. Her temper flared. Not only had they woken her from a deep sleep, but they had also dragged them into a dangerous situation.
So she brandished her iron rod and swung it straight at the smirking man's face.
She showed no mercy.
The buzz-cut man dodged quickly and countered with a palm strike that hit Luo Yunxi squarely on the shoulder blade, making her cry out in pain.
STAGGERING, she retreated several steps.
Feng Moxi's eyes narrowed. She swung her own iron rod, imbued with Power, at the man's face with startling ferocity.
"Ouch!"
The man yelped and swiftly dodged to the side. He retaliated with a powerful fist, and at the same time, a patch of Earth Spikes shot up from the ground at Feng Moxi's feet.
If Feng Moxi hadn't moved so quickly, the soles of her feet would have been pierced.
Clearly, the man wasn't one to pull his punches.
Although Feng Moxi's reborn body hadn't yet been honed to its perfect state, several days of Cultivation had already transformed it. Combined with her agile movements and swift speed, she was a force to be reckoned with.
In no time, the two were locked in a dead heat.
Watching from the side, Luo Yunxi was frantic with worry. Even though she knew Feng Moxi's Combat Power was decent, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
The two fighters moved with blinding speed, their Powerful Energy whipping up the air around them. She was completely unable to help.
Even the stern-looking man had to watch their fight with focused attention.
After more than a dozen exchanges, the man's expression grew increasingly strange. If he had started with a look of contemptuous mockery, it was now completely gone.
'I've been training hard since I was a child,' he thought. 'Ordinary people with low Combat Power are helpless against me. Plus, I've awakened an Earth Element Ability, which is like adding wings to a tiger.'
'This girl in front of me isn't even fully grown. She looks so delicate, so how can she have such immense strength and launch such fierce attacks?'
If he wasn't giving it his all, he would probably be on the verge of defeat.
The four men who had been with the newcomers, now standing near Wan Yong's convoy, were all dressed in identical black combat gear. They were burly and muscular, looking like bodyguards.
Seeing the two fighting, they were about to step forward, but the aloof man stopped them with a single glance.
A young man in He Ping's vehicle was also furious. He recklessly pointed at the four men and started cursing, "Who the hell are you people? You got a death wish or something? You dragged us into this mess while we were trying to escape, I'll..."
As the man was getting into his tirade, the cold, black muzzle of a gun was pressed against his temple. The young man instantly fell silent.
Wan Yong and the others had also been burning with rage. They had been forced to flee frantically into the night, leaving behind the supplies they had gathered during the day. They had almost gotten trapped in a horde of monsters.
But seeing Feng Moxi's fight, their anger gradually subsided. That, and the fact that each of the newcomers' men was holding a gun, made them all obediently shut their mouths.
"Hey, hey..." The man with the buzz cut said, retreating as he fought. The punchable smirk was still on his face, but his eyes held a hint of seriousness. "Sis, let's talk this out. I was wrong, okay? Can't you just accept that I was wrong?!"
It wasn't that Feng Moxi wanted a life-or-death battle with them. It was just that in the Apocalypse, the weak were destined to die. She knew these people were strong.
But if she didn't show some of her strength, she would always be looked down upon.
Seeing the man's attitude finally soften, she decided to quit while she was ahead. With a feint, she retracted the golden Powerful Energy.
Seeing Feng Moxi stand down, the man also withdrew his Powerful Energy. He panted slightly and said, "Are all the girls these days so savage?"
The fight had been a bit strenuous for Feng Moxi as well.
It was clear this man was far from being as simple as he appeared on the surface.
'But what does any of that have to do with me?'
She gave him a cold glance and said flatly, "Can't compare to you. I was just a little faster, that's all."
The short-haired man wagged his index finger and shook his head. "No, I'm actually a little impressed!"
Seeing that this young girl, who didn't look very old, was still completely nonchalant after a fight, he grew even more curious. He smiled and said, "My name is Chaoyang, and this is my older brother, Sima Yue. What's your name, miss?"
'Chaoyang, Sima Yue?' Feng Moxi searched her memories of the top ten masters and the top one hundred experts from her past life. It seemed there were no such people on the lists.
'Pah. With their arrogant, condescending, and reckless behavior, they probably won't last more than a few days!'
"Feng Moxi." After saying her name, she turned, pushed open the mansion's main doors, and walked inside. Luo Yunxi followed close behind.
As soon as she entered the main hall, she sensed countless faint breaths. Following the sound, she saw the four girls who had run off earlier—no, three girls—cowering in a corner of the hall, looking utterly wretched.
The floor was a complete mess, littered with countless severed limbs. Even the carcasses of the monsters killed a long time ago still lay strewn across the hall, untouched.
A nauseating stench permeated the entire space.
It made the hall feel even more bizarre.
Chaoyang pinched his nose and said to Feng Moxi with disgust, "Sis, you sure have low standards for the places you pick!"
"..."
"..."
The three girls were in tattered clothes, their faces gaunt. When they saw people arrive, looks of terror immediately appeared on their faces.
Upon recognizing two familiar faces among the newcomers, they let out a loud "WAAH!" and ran toward Luo Yunxi and Feng Moxi, who both sidestepped them lightly.
Luo Yunxi asked in surprise, "Didn't you guys run away? Why are you back?"
"SOB, SOB...!" The girls only cried more miserably.
Feng Moxi was growing impatient. Just as she turned to leave, she noticed Chaoyang, covering his mouth and nose, walk around the group and head toward the chairs in the hall.
He completely ignored everyone, as well as the corpses covering the floor.
'Is he planning to watch a show, or does he have something else in mind?'