Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 673: The Unknown Judge

Although Lu Hao flatly refused Guan Shouzhong’s proposal, after returning to the base, he still helped him with many things within his power in various aspects.

The original guards at the base were reorganized; some, who passed the assessment, were integrated into the base’s City Defense Team, and others were transformed into Mercenary Corps in batches. Only the City Defense Team members continued to enjoy their original treatment.

For example, regardless of whether there were missions or not, the base provided food and accommodation. However, the so-called Mercenary Corps no longer enjoyed the previous benefits. They could only exchange the Crystal Cores they obtained from killing zombies outside for food at the base’s cafeteria.

As a result, many of the filtered-out personnel became unhappy with the situation at the base.

They even spontaneously formed a rebel team and made a big fuss at the base’s administrative office. They were aware of the base’s guilty conscience about them and even injured several City Defense Team members who came to maintain order.

"Why the hell can you just discard us when you please? When you recruited us, that wasn’t what you said!"

"Yeah, why were some of the people who joined at the same time as me allowed to stay, but I was kicked out?"

"Even in the Apocalypse, there should still be laws, right?!"

At that moment, several tall men walked out from inside. Seeing that their protest was effective, the crowd became even more vociferous in their cursing.

"Who injured them?"

The leading tall man asked.

"Of course, it was us who injured them. We all had a hand in it, right, everyone?"

Chen Chong shouted defiantly.

He believed that the base always bullied the weak and feared the strong. Any requirements they had brought up after joining the base had been met, and even though it was unclear what the base was playing at now, they weren’t to be summoned and dismissed at will!

The man glanced sideways at Chen Chong and some others around him, and the next second, he quickly moved behind Chen Chong and disarmed both of his arms.

So fast!

When had he gotten behind him?!

It was only after the pain struck that Chen Chong’s eyes widened in shock; the man had moved behind him in an instant!

"Chen Chong, during your time as a base guard, you did not seek to improve yourself, engaged in gambling at the base daily, bullied the weak, and a month ago, you insulted a female at the base and injured her. Are you qualified to serve the base?"

"Ah~"

Along with the sound of bones being dislocated, a scream erupted from the side.

The arms of another person were also swiftly removed by the man without warning.

"Song Chengan, during your time as a base guard, you colluded with the base’s black market, selling base intelligence to the black market for profit. Are you qualified to serve the base?"

The man’s cold voice continued to ring out.

"Li Zhi, you’re as timid as a mouse. When you went out on missions with your teammates, you put them in danger multiple times and even pulled others to block zombies for you. You are not fit to be anyone’s teammate."

More and more onlookers gathered around, including the base’s qualified City Defense Team members, and even more so, survivors from the base.

They went from initially watching the excitement to being shocked, and after hearing the litany of those people’s crimes, they became even more indignant, and gradually, there were those who applauded and cheered whenever the man removed another pair of arms.

The man, like a Judge, swiftly removed the arms of one rebel after another and announced each person’s name along with their misdeeds.

There were also those who refused to accept their fate and attempted to resist, but the man defeated them within a few moves, so they could not stand up again.

"Zhao Weicai"

When the man walked behind the one named Zhao Weicai, Zhao was already sweating profusely. Who exactly was this person? He had never seen him in the base before, yet he seemed to know everything about them. Could he have found out about that thing as well?

No, that should be impossible. Xiao Ye had left with him without resisting, and no one had noticed.

Nevertheless, the excruciating pain still struck.

Enduring the pain, Zhao Weicai looked towards the man standing before him. The man looked at him as if he were looking at a dead person and said, "After the base canteen resumed normal operations, you found that the Crystal Cores you frivolously spent were nearly gone. So you colluded with several others, deceitfully taking an orphan from the base, using the child’s trust with the base guards to lure Zombies. Then you eliminated those Zombies to obtain Crystal Cores. Am I speaking the truth?"

After the man finished speaking, the crowd suddenly erupted like a pot boiling over.

Although they knew there were some shady deals within the base, those were only carried out after people died of hunger or illness. Using a living person to lure Zombies, especially when that person was part of the base’s guards, was utterly outrageous!

"No, no, don’t listen to his nonsense; you have no evidence!"

Zhao Weicai still wanted to argue. That thing was done out in the wilderness; how could anyone have seen it!

"If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it at all. Just now, your accomplice Zhang Yong has confessed without denial, and that child was only seven years old. You kill, you pay the price, take him away!"

The man’s presence already overwhelmed Zhao Weicai, and immediately several members of the City Defense Team came over and took Zhao away.

The screams of agony continued to rise and fall.

While people were amazed at this man, there was still one significant question in their hearts: who exactly was this man? They seemed not to have seen him in the base’s management before. Could he be a new recruit? But even if he was a new recruit, how did he manage to learn so many people’s names and backgrounds?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, brother-in-law is so mighty, incredibly mighty; I am nearly worshipping him," Lin Xiuyuan said from the back of the crowd, cheering and speaking.

"Indeed, it’s really..."

Su Jin did not hide her agreement with Lin Xiuyuan’s words.

Before getting married, she never knew that Lu Hao had this side to him. It seemed that she had slowly discovered the treasure within him after her rebirth.

Touching her slightly bulging pregnant belly, the movements of the fetus that only she could feel seemed to also indicate that the two babies were very satisfied with their father outside.

Guan Shouzhong appeared later; he did not introduce the man who had removed the arms of a hundred people to everyone but sincerely apologized to everyone:

"I am sorry for my previous irresponsibility, our base was established late, and we lack advantages in many areas. Additionally, during our time of need, I recruited these ungrateful wretches into our base. They did not serve the base but harmed others incessantly. If we don’t eliminate these Poisonous Thorns, I would have no face to see everyone again."

"But now, our base has acquired a large amount of supplies and has even purchased a substantial batch of supplies from a merchant convoy. With supplies, we have hope for development. I hope that every person in the base will join us in protecting it, this place! This is our home!"

"Regardless of what has happened in the base before, please trust us, we will definitely work with everyone in the base to make this place more like a home for humans!"