Rotting Land: Survive

Chapter 900: Chapter 885

"Pull him up for me!" Watanabe stood up and pointed at two Japanese students beside him.

The students obeyed without hesitation, quickly stepping forward to lift Derek, supporting him from both sides.

Derek’s half face was swollen, with a clear trail of blood at the corner of his lips.

In comparison to these physical injuries, the humiliation he felt was clearly a bigger blow to Derek.

Seeing Derek in his half-dead state, Watanabe’s anger burned even stronger.

However, his anger was not directed at Derek but towards the skinny kid who had just blustered arrogantly.

"​​​​​​Pa!" Following his usual method, Watanabe slapped the skinny kid across the face.

The skinny kid was dazed by the slap, almost falling again. Fortunately, someone stopped him, preventing a "tragedy" from happening again.

"Baka! Was your brain kicked by a donkey? Who gave you the right to hit him!? Don’t you know our food supplies depend on him to gather? You made him like this, you go out and gather supplies tomorrow!"

Upon hearing these words, the skinny man immediately broke out in cold sweat, even forgetting the pain from being hit under Watanabe’s intimidation.

What a joke! Going out to collect supplies? Isn’t that just asking for death!

Never mind the skinny guy beating Derek with an air of pride, but faced with zombies, he couldn’t even match half of Derek’s composure.

This is the essence of some so-called "strongmen."

"Boss Watanabe, I, I wasn’t... just... I saw he didn’t follow your orders, and wanted to help you..."

"Help me discipline him? Baka yarou! Who do I want to discipline, does it go to you?" Watanabe was evidently furious, his eyes nearly bulging out.

And it’s understandable, even if they were skilled fighters, even if they were domineering in this school.

But outside, in that perilous post-apocalyptic world, Watanabe’s group was weak.

Zombies devoured indiscriminately; they were undoubtedly the most egalitarian beings, indifferent to hierarchy and strength.

So, for Watanabe, Derek was an extremely vital resource, even more important than the skinny kid.

"Hey! Derek, how are you?" With his gaze falling on Derek, Watanabe’s tone softened slightly.

But for the skinny kid, it didn’t ease his inner fear; he too stared at Derek intently, secretly cursing: Baka! Don’t play dead, can’t take a few hits and still call yourself a man? Hurry up and answer!

Xu Renjie also closely watched Derek’s reaction, worried about him making an irrational move.

Besides, he hoped Derek would quickly answer Watanabe’s question.

After all, in the apocalypse, human hearts are complex, and with Watanabe’s gang acting tyrannically in the school, they’ve long released their inner demons.

Though Watanabe’s words seemed concerned, Xu Renjie believed they stemmed from his need for Derek’s abilities.

Moreover, if Derek didn’t answer in time, Watanabe might classify him as a useless resource.

And in the apocalypse, if one is useless, then...

Little Derek! Wake up! You’ve held on for so long, hang in there! I’ll avenge you and restore your dignity!

Old Xu silently cheered for Derek in his mind, whether Derek sensed Xu’s encouragement or realized it wasn’t the time for despondency, he finally raised his head to utter three words as Watanabe was losing patience: "I’m... fine!"

Relieved, upon hearing Derek’s confirmation, the skinny kid felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.

Then he reverted to his previous demeanor, yelling with Watanabe’s authority: "Baka! Why pretend dead! Didn’t you see Boss Watanabe was worried! You runt..."

"Shut up!" With merely a glance, Watanabe commanded the skinny kid to close his mouth.

With the pest dealt with, Watanabe observed Derek’s injuries closely, his frown deepening.

Undoubtedly, the young man crucial to their survival resources mustn’t have any issues, or else how could he sit as this tyrant?

So...

"Who’ll take Derek to treat his injuries?"

After the words fell, there was a moment of silence, and none of the remaining 12 Japanese students responded, including the skinny kid.

In their view, working for students with Huaxia lineage was a disgrace to their "Japan" dignity.

Seeing nobody answer his request, Watanabe’s thick eyebrows raised again, just as Xu Renjie dashed forward to Watanabe: "Watanabe..."

Mid-sentence, Old Xu suddenly found himself at a loss for how to address Watanabe.

Call him a student, he’d surely be mad.

Call him brother, Old Xu felt it was demeaning to be brothers with beasts.

Finally, after much internal struggle, he decided to reluctantly address Watanabe as "Boss!"

But before Old Xu could continue, Watanabe’s right foot had already kicked him in the belly.

The power behind the kick was no small matter; if it were anyone else, they’d surely go flying.

But who was Old Xu? He wasn’t someone easily slaughtered.

For future actions, though, Old Xu knew it wasn’t the time to show off.

As Watanabe’s foot struck his abdomen, he immediately cooperated with a cry of pain, then stumbled back a few steps before dramatically falling to the ground.

"Hahaha! These Huaxia people are so useless!"

"A bunch of losers! Not a single fighter among them!"

"These guys were born to serve us ’Japan’!"

...

"Leader... Old Xu, are you alright?" Seeing Xu Renjie kicked to the ground, Lei Tong’s eyes were practically ablaze, and he quickly rushed towards Xu Renjie’s landing spot, meeting his gaze.

"I’m... ow!" Playing off Lei Tong’s words, Xu Renjie feigned another cry of pain but also stealthily winked at Lei Tong.

Seeing his leader make this gesture, Lei Tong’s tense heart somewhat eased.

Little punks, you flaunt for now; we’ll settle this score slowly!

With Lei Tong’s help, Xu Renjie struggled to stand.

But before they could finish, Watanabe’s stern voice rang out again: "Who gave you the right to stand up? Yamashita!"

Upon hearing his name called by Watanabe, the skinny kid rapidly approached: "Boss Watanabe, what are your orders?"

"You haven’t informed these two of our rules here?"

"Well..." With a sly smile at the corner of his lips, the skinny kid scanned Xu Renjie and Lei Tong intently. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for recommendation and monthly votes at Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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