My cells devour all worlds.

Lu Sheng stopped the car and looked at the figure approaching the lake with a gun. He had an idea.

He turned to Yu Qingyi and the other girl and extended his hand, "Give me one of your Awakened Badges, anyone."

Taking the badge from Yu Qingyi, Lu Sheng casually pinned it to the most conspicuous spot on his chest.

"You can pull back the curtain to take a look later, but remember not to get out of the car."

After saying that, Lu Sheng reached out to open the door, pulled out the spear that was stuck between the seats, and got out of the car.

At this moment, the person by the lake also walked to a position five meters away from the vehicle, and stopped moving forward.

With one hand lightly touching the trigger and the other gripping the gun tightly, he seemed ready to fire at any moment.

Several menacing-looking henchmen with knives followed behind him.

Lu Sheng, holding a spear, scanned the group warily, his gaze lingering on the gun on Cui Ji for a couple of seconds.

"Which Awakened squad are you from? Someone told me on the way here that no one else is allowed to come near, is that true?"

Lu Sheng seemed a little nervous, and his voice trembled slightly.

But for Cui Ji, who had fought his way up and successfully become a minor leader in the Wild Wolf Gang, this was not hard to see.

It turned out he was a novice, Cui Ji quickly made his initial assessment.

His vigilance immediately lessened considerably.

Cui Ji smiled and removed his hands from the gun. "We're not the Awakened Squad. We're from the Wild Wolves Gang in the East District. As for not letting us get close, that's just for those rats."

"As for you, brother, you're not included here. You should be an Awakened One, right?"

Upon hearing that it wasn't the Awakened Squad, Lu Sheng's tension subsided considerably, and his voice rose slightly, "Of course I am."

He pointed to the badge on his chest, seemingly eager to prove himself. "Look, it's the badge the Awakened Office just issued, see it?"

Seeing the badge engraved with a tender bud, Cui Ji's smile widened:

"I knew it. Brother, you are a man of great talent and you are no ordinary person. You are indeed an Awakened One from the Inner City. My apologies for my overreaction."

After Cui Ji finished speaking, he turned to his underlings and scolded, "You guys, put down your knives right now!"

The three henchmen quickly lowered their knives.

Lu Sheng couldn't suppress the smile on his face. "You have good judgment. The examiner also said that I have exceptional talent and that I can definitely become a Level 1 Awakener in a month at most."

"Amazing, absolutely amazing!"

Cui Ji was lavish in his praise, his expression exaggerated, as if he were thoroughly shocked.

Lu Sheng looked pleased.

Cui Ji pressed his advantage and attacked.

In just a few minutes, the two went from being complete strangers to becoming best buddies who could talk about anything.

Taking the opportunity, Cui Ji asked, "What is your honorable surname, sir?"

"My surname is Chang, Chang Junda. I think you don't need to call me 'sir' anymore. We get along well, so just call me Brother Chang." Lu Sheng replied without batting an eye.

"It's an honor, Brother Chang. My name is Cui Ji, you can just call me Xiao Cui."

Cui Ji was flattered and overwhelmed, looking as if he had found a powerful patron.

This made Lu Sheng burst into laughter again. "Little Cui, you really know how to talk. By the way, were you fishing just now?"

"Yeah, it's a pity my fishing skills aren't good enough, I didn't catch anything. What, Brother Chang, are you interested in fishing too?"

"Indeed, I also enjoy fishing."

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"No."

Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment before refusing. He glanced at the jeep next to him and said, "I traded all my family's possessions for that car, and now we don't even know where our next meal will come from. Let's hunt some game first and exchange it for some money."

He then asked, "Where in this area is the best place to find prey?"

"Is that so?"

Cui Ji's eyes darted around, and he suddenly said, "Actually, Brother Chang, you didn't have to do it yourself."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Lu Sheng asked, looking puzzled.

"Brother Chang, you don't know this, but there's a gang next to our Wild Wolf Gang called the Hyena Gang. Every time we have a conflict, we get crushed because they've taken an Awakened One from the inner city as their leader."

After Cui Ji finished speaking angrily, he looked at Lu Sheng with admiration:

"We'd like to do the same, but we just haven't found the right way. Now that we've met Brother Chang, I think our chance has come."

Lu Sheng seemed thoughtful. "Your Wild Wolf Gang wants to acknowledge me as your leader?"

Cui Ji nodded and said, "That's right, Brother Chang. As long as you agree, we will give you 50% of the profits from every hunting trip within the gang, plus monthly rent."

Lu Sheng was clearly tempted, but also somewhat conflicted. "What level of Awakener is that Hyena Gang member?"

"I heard he was recently promoted to Level 1 Awakener."

Cui Ji kept a close eye on the changes in Lu Sheng's expression.

Lu Sheng gritted his teeth, "Level 1. In a month, I'll also be a Level 1 Awakener. I'll do it. I agree to this."

Cui Jiwei frowned almost imperceptibly. He glanced at the back seat of the jeep. "Brother Chang, shouldn't you discuss this with your teammates?"

"Teammates? What teammates? I just brought my two younger sisters out to broaden their horizons."

Lu Sheng turned around in confusion.

Just then, as if to verify Lu Sheng's words, Yu Qingxuan pulled back the carriage curtain and looked outside.

Cui Ji only saw two charming figures flash by before the carriage curtain was quickly drawn back up.

Cui Ji's eyes flickered, and he continued to probe, "Then your family must be very supportive of you to be able to afford such a cool tank."

Lu Sheng looked puzzled and said, "What family? I only have two younger sisters. I traded the car for a strange fruit, and I ate another one, which increased my strength several times over and made me an Awakened."

Lu Sheng thought Cui Ji was worried, so he waved the spear in his hand and assured him, "Don't worry, Cui. Don't get into any conflicts with that Hyena Gang this month. Once I become a Level 1 Awakener, I will definitely help you get revenge."

"So that's how it is. I thought he was a powerful dragon crossing the river, but he's just a lucky kid."

Cui Ji finally realized that he had just awakened, and wasn't even a Level 1 Awakener. He had no teammates, only two pretty girls and a car. Wasn't this a huge piece of meat delivered to his door?

"What are you saying, Xiao Cui?"

Upon hearing Lu Sheng's words, Cui Ji's previously cautious and ingratiating demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by a completely different expression:

"You think you can call me 'Little Cui'? Huh? You really think I'm afraid of you?"

He turned the gun around, pointing it at Lu Sheng, a cruel smile playing on his lips:

"You're just a newly awakened piece of trash. Even if you were a level one awakened one, I could still shoot you dead with one shot, you know that? A level one awakened one is nothing new. I've killed them before. They're just small wild beasts, aren't they?"

"Oh, I forgot, you're not even a Level 1 Awakener, hahaha, you're just trash."

Seeing Lu Sheng's grim expression, Cui Ji laughed even harder, "Little trash, don't worry, your car and your two pretty girls..."

He paused for a moment, then said slowly and deliberately, "...I will take good care of you."

"Don't you like fishing? I'll chop you up and use you as bait later, maybe we'll catch a big fish."

"As for now, I'd like you to... die."

Without hesitation, Cui Ji pulled the trigger.

A flash of gunfire and a burst of white smoke were seen as a bullet whistled out with a thunderous sound, hurtling straight toward Lu Sheng's head at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

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