Chapter 73 – What’s Wrong with Being a Butcher? (Part 6)

At this moment, Luo Xue, without any hesitation, began whispering a rotten scheme to the man.

“Feng-ge, I think we should send her to Ge Laosan’s team.”

“You mean, the woman who owns this place? If we don’t kill her, what if she causes trouble again?”

“Ge Laosan’s team has nearly a hundred people. Once she’s there, there’s no way she can escape.”

“But that brat hit me… I can’t let that go!”

“Ge Laosan’s men assaulted me yesterday. Clearly, they lack women. We should send her there…” Luo Xue avoided looking at Shi Jia. Only by doing this could she feel justified. A mere pig farmer acting all high and mighty, looking down on her?

Would she really submit to anyone? In this world, survival meant bending to circumstances. Luo Xue wanted to see if Shi Jia could handle being surrounded by a bunch of men.

“Then we trade this woman for three bags of rice and two chickens. Why not? No risk, only gain. And…”

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“Look, not bad, right? Schoolgirl, healthy body. Never been butted by pigs before.” They laughed as they spoke.

On the street, both sides haggled. Ge Laosan approached, yanked the gag from Shi Jia’s mouth, examined her face, untied her feet to confirm she wasn’t disabled, and fumbled with her a few times before agreeing on a price: two bags of rice and one chicken.

Shi Jia was pushed forward.

She seethed with hatred. She had been sold like cargo! Like an animal! These people had lived off her farm but refused even to grant her dignity. Even as a ghost, she would never forgive them.

Passing Shao Xing, Shi Jia snapped, “Your girlfriend is ruthless because she’s afraid I’ll reveal her deeds! You’re so stupid!”

Shao Xing spun to glare at Luo Xue.

Luo Xue averted her gaze.

Shao Xing lunged, grabbing her hair and demanding to know what she had done.

Luo Xue screamed but said nothing. Feng-ge stepped forward.

Shao Xing punched him hard while holding Luo Xue’s hair.

Ge Laosan’s team folded their arms, watching the spectacle.

Meanwhile, Shi Jia was brought before Ge Laosan. Seeing that she was compliant, he reached out to seize her.

But Shi Jia suddenly lifted her knee, striking his vital point with all her strength.

Instinctively, Ge Laosan bent over, and Shi Jia’s eyes were already fixed on the long knife at his waist.

She spun around, freeing her bound hands just enough to grab the knife’s handle, then bolted. The force of her yank not only toppled Ge Laosan but also scratched him.

It was Ge Laosan’s misfortune. First he was hit in a vital area, then the knife slashed across his face as he curled up, his weight low.

Everything happened in two seconds. By the time Ge Laosan’s team realized what had happened, Shi Jia had disappeared into the roadside woods.

No one expected a plain-looking schoolgirl to have such strength and speed. Meanwhile, their leader lay bloodied, screaming in pain.

Ge Laosan shouted for help while ordering a chase for the woman who had humiliated him.

Shi Jia, seeking revenge, screamed that Feng-ge had planned everything to take the rice factory and begged them not to pursue her, telling them to target Feng-ge instead.

Her shouts bought her time and made both groups turn on Feng-ge.

The two teams, both chasing, gave Shi Jia a head start.

She sprinted, quickly gaining a hundred meters. Ge Laosan’s men drew their bows but missed. Their crude arrows had a maximum range of fifty to sixty meters. They had no choice but to continue the chase.

Shi Jia knew the woods contained many zombies. At the forest’s far end was a factory employing over ten thousand people. After the virus outbreak, at least a third of the zombies had wandered into the woods.

She understood the danger but had no choice. Cars couldn’t enter, this was her only chance.

She would rather face zombies than humans. Some humans were worse than mindless monsters.

Shi Jia grabbed the knife’s spine and cut her ropes free. Her hands were finally free.

But the zombies were too many.

The deeper she ran, the more she realized her chances of survival were slim.

She thought of climbing a tree, but she couldn’t. She had tried and fallen twice. Panic and despair had sapped her fighting spirit.

Unlike Tao Ran, Shi Jia’s mental state had collapsed.

Climbing a tree wouldn’t help. Could she evade her pursuers? Even if she escaped, how would she reclaim the pig pens? Could she leave the woods alive?

Any person stationed in the trees or at the forest edge would catch her sooner or later. If captured, she would become a plaything. Zombies lacked feeling, but she did not. She would be worse than a zombie.

No!

Even if she died, she wouldn’t fall into their hands.

Shi Jia abandoned the trees and used words to provoke both groups deeper into the woods.

Then, she charged toward the densest cluster of zombies.

Closer and closer.

Her choice mirrored Tao Ran’s, she intended to use the zombies for revenge.

At ten meters from the horde, she suddenly turned and ran toward her pursuers…

But unlike Tao Ran, she brought death with her.

She would rather die eaten by zombies than live with no dignity, treated like livestock. If she could take a few of them with her, all the better.

She screamed insults at Luo Xue and Feng-ge, stirring the two groups.

The echoes drew zombies from all directions.

The tables turned.

Both teams, terrified by her madness, ran.

Shi Jia ran desperately after them.

Sadly, Luo Xue was far away, hiding in the car; otherwise, Shi Jia would have died with her.

She was about to reach Feng-ge.

But these scum were not human.

They shoved the youngest team member, a twelve-year-old child, toward Shi Jia.

The collision disrupted her steps, and they both fell.

Meanwhile, the other scum fled the woods and got into cars.

As Shi Jia got up, a car barreled toward her, with Feng-ge and Luo Xue inside.

The impact lifted her and the child into the air before slamming them down.

Did it hurt?

Yes. But was it the collision, the zombies tearing at her, or the burning hatred in her heart that hurt more?

Why were ordinary people always sacrificed in crises? For not being cruel enough? Shameless enough? Without fancy looks or noble status?

Shi Jia’s greater sorrow was losing the pig farm. Without it, where would her parents go upon returning? The farm she had fortified so diligently was meant to protect them.

If she could redo everything, Shi Jia wished to reclaim the pig farm, punish those who occupied it, bring her parents safely home, and carve out a safe haven in this chaotic world.

She would give her all for this.

Tao Ran exhaled.

This foolish girl! The cost was immense.

As an administrator at the Time-Space Bureau, Tao Ran had rarely encountered anyone willing to sacrifice everything.

This was essentially giving her life for a chance at a safe ending!

How desperate must this girl be toward the world?

But Tao Ran was here; she would ensure Shi Jia’s new life held hope.

Sacrifice all her soul energy? No!

Tao Ran wouldn’t allow it.

She was here to help Shi Jia claim her world. Why let her achievements go to waste? Abandon her empire? Unacceptable!