Chapter 37: Conflict

Lu Xing was still breathing, most of his bones still intact, but the pain persisted continuously.

If it weren’t for the special training methods of the Lu family, he would have died from the pain long ago.

Lu Yu still had a sense of restraint in his actions, managing to spare a life.

However, as soon as Liu Heng saw the recovery speed of Lu Xing’s injuries, he guessed that there were probably only about fifty to sixty life points left.

In that case, Lu Xing will probably have to endure a day of suffering if he wants to survive.

Two bodyguards immediately stepped forward to carefully realign Lu Xing’s broken bones, making sure that none of the fractured bones had injured his internal organs.

“Little cousin, you’re really getting worse and worse,” Lu Yu sighed, shaking his head sarcastically. “At least before you could land a punch on me. After four years, you’ve lost even that much ability.”

Lu Xing’s face was about to collapse into a mess.

He wanted to speak again, but he truly felt too weak to do so.

He was secretly astonished in his heart. Based on Lu Yu’s moves just now, perhaps only Brother Lushan would be able to subdue him in Fanggang.

“Tell Lushan to come back. Let him know that I wasn’t afraid of him a few years ago, and I’m still not afraid now,” Lu Yu said, turning around once again.

Liu Heng suddenly raised his hand, and in an instant, the hundreds of people around formed a tight circle, trapping Lu Yu in the center of the camp.

“What?” Lu Yu turned around and looked at Liu Heng, saying, “Is this your way of trying to catch me, or trying to keep me here?”

Liu Heng looked at Wang Jianming’s body and said coldly, “Lu Yu. I don’t know what your personal grudge is. But this man was a soldier, so he should be dealt with according to military law, not by your own hand.”

“Military law?”

Lu Yu couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing that.

“Do you have military laws? Would you recruit a rapist into the army? With military laws in place, would you let scumbags like that slip through?”

Lu Yu pointed at the still unconscious Wang Tao and said, “So, Mr. Liu, you’d better take care of your own internal affairs before trying to meddle in mine.”

Liu Heng’s expression was shifting between gloomy and uncertain; just now, he had roughly understood part of the situation.

Regarding the matter of Wang Jianming, it was indeed unexpected. Currently, we are in real need of personnel; however, allowing someone like him to join is undoubtedly a mistake.

However, being openly mocked by Lu Yu like that still made him feel quite angry.

“Lu Yu, we don’t have to mention this matter. However, what do you think about what Lu Xing just said?”

“Haha!” Lu Yu suddenly burst out laughing upon hearing this and said, “Mr. Liu, I thought you had been watching from the side just now—did you watch for nothing?”

Lu Yu pointed at Lu Xing, who was whimpering in the arms of a bodyguard, and said, “What did he just say? I gave you that person’s information, and then you took over the mine. What happens next? I’d like to ask, if Lu Xing tells me to get lost, what will you do? If I refuse to leave, someone will certainly want to kill me. Will you protect me?”

“This—” Liu Heng was at a loss for words. In this situation, he naturally stood on Lu Xing’s side.

From the tone, I could roughly tell that Lu Yu hadn’t been accepted by the Lu family.

If it’s about helping Lu Yu, that’s impossible.

Since several people came from the Lu family, and this kind of cooperation extends beyond just this city.

Therefore, he couldn’t possibly cause any unpleasantness with Lu Yu’s family just for Lu Yu alone.

Lu Yu could tell from Liu Hengyi’s silence what choice Liu had made.

“Mr. Liu, since you’re taking Lu Xing’s side, am I a damn fool? After helping you, would I let you chase me away? How stupid do you think I am?” Lu Yu sneered coldly and said in a deep voice, “I won’t leave this city, nor will I help you. Whoever wants me gone, can only throw my corpse out of this city.”

Liu Heng’s expression finally darkened. After several days of unpleasant restraint, he finally became angry and said, “Then, Lu Yu, I won’t let you leave. For the sake of this city, I must obtain that person’s information from you.”

Lu Yu looked at Liu Heng, his smile fading as he stared coldly at him. “Mr. Liu,” he said, “so you’ve finally shown your true colors? Do you really think you can keep me here?”

“I have a thousand people here, and you’re just one. It won’t be hard to keep you,” Liu Heng said coldly. “Hand over that person’s information, and I can talk to Lushan to let you temporarily stay in this city until all the cities are connected.”

“I’m sorry, but I’ve long been estranged from the Lu family. In my city, it’s either me or him who dies.” Lu Yu’s expression turned colder as he pointed directly at Lu Xing and said, “I spared his miserable life only to send a message to Lu Shan. Do you really think he could still be alive otherwise? If you want to keep me…”

Lu Yu raised his hand and threw the backpack onto the ground.

Four black stones rolled out of the backpack and onto the ground.

On the jet-black stones, specks of starlight shimmered, drawing the gaze of everyone present.

“This, this is a Star Spirit Stone,” someone shouted as soon as they laid eyes on the stone.

This person was exactly the one intercepted by Lu Yu outside the mine that day, and also the only person in this city, aside from Lu Yu, who had ever seen the Star Spirit Stone.

It was also him who leaked the news.

As soon as he spoke, the camp erupted in chaos.

“What?”

“Where is the Star Soul Stone?”

“Oh my god, is this the Star Spirit Stone?”

“I can’t be wrong, right?” People began to scream frantically, unable to resist pushing together.

The four stones on the ground were placed there like the most precious treasures in the world.

Everyone’s expression was becoming more and more frenzied and excited.

From the day the apocalypse arrived at Fanggang, they had been searching for the Star Soul Stone.

Since the first star weapon appeared in this camp, they had all been longing to possess one.

However, everything in front of the mine turned their hearts cold.

Now, before their eyes, lay the Spirit Stones—not just one, but four.

Liu Heng was also moved. This was the Star Spirit Stone, an irreplaceable medium essential for upgrading either star soldiers or skills.

However, he couldn’t understand what Lu Yu meant by taking out the Star Spirit Stone.

“Do you really think you can keep me here?” Lu Yu sneered, his gaze sweeping over the hundreds of warriors surrounding him. “I won’t ask you to let me go freely. However, I only need one path. Whoever helps me break through for even a second will get these four Star Spirit Stones. As for you, Mr. Liu…”

The cold gleam in Lu Yu’s eyes made Liu Heng’s heart skip a heavy beat.

“Never be alone, and I hope I never get the chance to catch you. Otherwise, I will repay today’s actions tenfold, even a hundredfold.”

Boom!

Lu Yu’s words completely ignited the camp.

“Mad, mad.”

“Four Star Spirit Stones, and we just need to block for one second?” someone shouted from the crowd.

“That’s right, just one second.” Lu Yu nodded.

“I’ll take it on,” said a person who stepped forward from the crowd.

In his hand, he held a silver knife, and behind him, a dozen or so people also stepped forward.

They all carried stone knives and stone sticks dropped by the wolf demon.

“Fortune lies within peril.” The leader, his face somewhat twisted with a fierce expression, said, “With these four Star Spirit Stones, I can accomplish far more. Therefore, it’s worth risking my life this time.”

“Whether I can leave or not, you’ve stepped up, so it’s all yours now,” Lu Yu said, looking at the other person.

He needed just a moment, no more than a second. With his attack power exceeding a thousand and a life value of four thousand, once he rushed out, he could return again.

This silver blade was exactly the first weapon Lu Yu ever sold.

It was also the first star weapon in the camp.

Although the attributes are not strong.

But many people understood his value. This person was the first to obtain a Star Soldier, thereby becoming the first to possess the strength to fight a魔猿 alone.

Even if it’s just a little over a day, with this Star Weapon, he could obtain many things, more than enough to put him far ahead of others.

Therefore, in this camp, this person has already formed a considerable force.

The first to realize the importance of the Star Soldiers and understand the significance of the Star Crystals was worth his effort to fight for.

Liu Heng’s face was truly a picture of utter displeasure.

More than one person. Actually, someone dares to stand up and oppose the camp’s thousands of warriors. They’re asking for death!

More than ten people approached Lu Yu. The one holding the silver blade picked up the Star Spirit Stone and, without hesitation, took out four Battle Souls from his pouch, quickly merging them.

In an instant, two war blades, a battle axe, and a longsword all appeared.

Of the four who received the Star Warriors, they immediately raised their weapons and shouted, throwing down the stone clubs and other weapons they had been carrying.

“Oh my God, this means the attributes of the Star Soldier have already surpassed the weapon dropped by the Wolf Demon.”

“Five star weapons at once, making six in total when including Lu Yu’s.”

“All six star weapons of the entire camp are in their hands.”

Irrelevant people are retreating; I really don’t want to get involved in such a battle.

Can a few hundred people really block six Star Weapons?

Liu Heng’s face turned even more grim.

Lu Yu was clearly opposing the entire camp, showing his contempt.

If we fight now, we’ll suffer at least thirty casualties, but maybe we can keep these few people.

However, if, by any chance, Lu Yu manages to escape, it would be troublesome.

Liu Heng gritted his teeth, waved his hand at last, and barked fiercely, “Attack.”

No matter what, we must keep Lu Yu here.

Even if we cannot obtain that person’s information, we must not allow Lu Yu to go out and join forces with them.

“Men, break through a gap. Just one second is all we need.”

Boom!

Hundreds of people were pressing towards the center.

Someone stared at the man holding the silver blade and said, “Zhou Zhen, what you’re doing is tantamount to suicide. If you help Lu Yu escape, don’t even think about staying in this camp anymore.”

“Damn it, I have five star weapons. If I’m willing to risk them, I can go anywhere in this city,” Zhou Zhen snarled through gritted teeth.

The city is not short of people, but it lacks those with courage.

Boom!

More than ten people from the back collided first with dozens of others ahead.

The star soldiers swung into action as Zhou Zhen and his men fought with all their might, unleashing their full combat power.

“Buzz!”

Someone lunged at Lu Yu from the side.

To fight back would certainly be impossible. They just want to subdue Lu Yu, and that would be enough for them.

However, Lu Yu was faster. As the first clash between Zhou Zhen, his companion, and the several people ahead had not yet separated, he suddenly jumped in.

It was like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain. Lu Yu’s body charged forward like a war chariot, crashing into another person’s chest. As the person flew into the air, Lu Yu grabbed his foot and began swinging him around in wide circles.

Boom!

Several people were knocked over in all directions.

Zhou Zhen and his men suddenly spread out like madmen on both sides of Lu Yu, forcing open a narrow gap just wide enough for one person to pass through.

Liu Heng’s face paled as he shouted, “Stop him!”

He never expected that the encirclement would be broken through so quickly.