Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 12: Let's go for the hard way!

"Do it!"

Suddenly, a loud shout startled Wang Ji.

The guard in front of him suddenly changed his rambling manner, pounced over and grabbed Wang Ji, while his companion pulled over a rope that was almost as thick as Wang Ji's forearm, ready to tie him up tightly.

Wang Ji seemed somewhat dazed, as if he was startled and at a loss by the sudden turn of events.

He finally realized what was happening when the thick rope touched his body.

Oh, so it was exposed a long time ago.

When did it start?
Was it the town before, or the recent one?
Boom!
Without time to think further, Wang Ji quickly threw a punch, knocking the guard holding the rope back several steps, almost causing him to fall to the ground.

He then drew his stone sword and turned to slash at the nagging guard who was holding him.

"what--!"

The guard screamed and stumbled back several steps, quickly clutching his chest.

The next moment, he realized that he did not seem to be bleeding.

"what?"

My heart was pounding, and a strange feeling welled up inside me.

Even though the armor protected me from direct physical injury, why did it feel like I had really lost something because of that sword strike?
And it hurts so much.

"Be careful, he's incredibly strong!"

The guards reminded their companions who were rushing to their aid.

"Press him down!"

Remembering the orders from above, none of the guards drew their weapons; they simply tried to restrain the child.

What kind of trouble can a child with a toy-like stone sword cause?
A group of people pounced on him, treating Wang Ji like a kitten or puppy.

As long as we exhaust the child's strength, we can eventually...

thump!
Wang Ji punched again, knocking back the guards who rushed at him.

Don't let his small fist fool you; a few dozen punches can literally kill someone. It hurts a lot.

Seeing that Wang Ji was still full of energy after all that fuss, and that most of the guards had even been beaten, someone finally broke out.

"I can't bear it anymore!"

A hot-tempered guard swung his fist and punched Wang Ji in the waist with a thud. The huge fist came with a gust of wind, and Wang Ji was immediately thrown against the wall like a rag doll with a muffled groan.

He fell to the ground with a thud.

Three drops of blood were lost.

Tsk, that punch hurts a bit.

"what are you doing!"

Upon seeing Wang Ji being knocked away, someone immediately reprimanded the guard.

"The higher-ups only said that it had to be complete, but they didn't say that we couldn't use any harsh measures."

The guard explained.

"Tsk, let's not pursue this matter for now. The officials from the capital will be here soon. Let's catch that kid first."

Are there any experts?

Wang Ji couldn't lie still any longer, so he quickly got up and ran away.

What he just witnessed made him realize that these guards had really gone easy on him—almost to the point of letting him go unpunished. If their orders had been to kill him, he would probably be dead several times over by now.

How could they possibly keep jumping around like that?

The guards gathered around again.

Wang Ji looked around but couldn't find any opening to squeeze through.

Looking to the right, I suddenly realized that there was an alley right next to me.

So he immediately rolled over and lunged inside.

"He ran away!"

"Don't panic, that's a dead end."

Even as they spoke, the guards rushed over to prevent any unforeseen incidents.

However, as they rushed to the alley entrance, a huge, square stone suddenly appeared out of thin air, as if it were embedded in the ground, firmly blocking the way.

Before they could even react, a second stone was placed on top, completely blocking the road.

"A master of extraordinary arts?"

Those who were chasing after him paused in their tracks.

That word is just too intimidating.

People in the countryside might only know that sorcerers are high-ranking figures who can use magic, but many people living in the capital and its surrounding areas have witnessed the true power of those miracles firsthand. The hundreds-of-meters-deep crater in Ironstone Town wasn't entirely dug out…

"A bunch of trash!"

An angry shout came from above, and a flying figure quickly leaped over the stone wall, looking into the alley behind.

"no one?"

The messenger looked around impatiently, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't find anything.

"They're right in front of us, how can we let them get away again?"

"Sir, we saw him enter this alley with our own eyes, and he even summoned this stone wall. He must be nearby!"

"You still need to tell me?"

The messenger glared at the person who came to report, thinking to himself, "I saw it when I flew over."

Now he was 100% certain that this child was the target his master was looking for, but this target seemed particularly cunning and had some way of escaping.

This is probably why the target was able to escape from the capital.

Thinking of this, the messenger took a deep breath and shouted:

"Listen, brat, you'd better come to the capital and find us within a month, or we'll have Ian and Ryder executed!"

After uttering a harsh remark, the messenger stomped his feet on the ground several times, ordered martial law to be declared in the town, and then disappeared without a trace.

"What? Uncle Ian and Uncle Ryder are going to be executed in a month?"

Underground, Wang Ji was shocked to hear the shout.

"Alright, let's develop for a month first before going to rescue them."

Just as Wang Ji's tense mind relaxed slightly, suddenly, a violent tremor came from above, as if something had collapsed.

On the ground, the messenger frowned as he looked at the two houses he had just casually destroyed and the wall near the alley.

"It seems they really aren't here."

He left calmly.

All that remained was a pile of collapsed debris.

The residents who had just been evicted from their houses didn't dare to breathe loudly, nor did they dare to shout for any compensation anymore.

It's good enough to be alive...

On the other side, Wang Ji did not linger there; he immediately headed towards the mine pit to dig.

Although he couldn't ask anyone for information, he still managed to glimpse something from that glance at the door.

Just as he expected, after digging a distance deep underground, Wang Ji actually encountered some minerals.

"Comfortable."

[Take a hard line]

Isn't this a pickaxe?

After mining the first batch of iron, Wang Ji immediately smelted iron ingots, made himself an iron pickaxe, and then made an iron bucket.

Then it was gone.

Wang Ji held a torch in his left hand and a pickaxe in his right, continuing to dig forward, hoping for a lucky break.

The passage he passed through left behind a neat, square passage. Despite having no support, this passage remained deep underground without showing any signs of collapsing.

Wang Ji had long realized that everything he changed would be forever imbued with these characteristics.

His priority is very high.

Thinking about this, Wang Ji felt a little depressed again.

The empire is in a period of progress, and my two uncles say the atmosphere is quite open.

If he makes good use of his own characteristics, he can quickly solve most of the current empire's difficult problems and enable the whole world to start explosive development.

With a little technological advancement, creating something like a perpetual motion machine and achieving energy freedom wouldn't be difficult.

But looking at the current situation, it's actually quite amusing.

Then I'll play along with you guys.

To this day, Wang Ji still doesn't know why he's being hunted, where this malice comes from, or what the reason is.

thump.

After digging down another stone, Wang Ji stopped and suddenly felt that something was not right.

The sound is wrong; it's not solid.

There seems to be a fairly large space behind this.

After a slight hesitation, having already cleared enough space for himself to escape quickly, Wang Ji still dug open the stone in front of him, preparing to see what was behind it.

(End of this chapter)