Apocalypse: Everyone Levels Up, I Return to the Time Before the Server Opened

Chapter 44: Such a Big Scene, Are They Here to Catch Me?!

Ye Qiu tossed Young Master Chen to the ground like a dead dog. His body was limp, and he had lost control of his bowels. His face was pale, and he trembled uncontrollably.

He was terrified.

The man in front of him wasn’t human, he was a demon.

His head throbbed, his throat filled with blood, and even a light cough sent a mouthful of crimson spilling out.

Lying on the ground, Young Master Chen whimpered through tears and snot, “B-brother… If I knew you could fight like this, I would’ve backed down earlier…”

He had never experienced such despair, such fear.

For a man who had seen his fair share of big scenes, this moment broke him completely.

“Cut the nonsense!” Ye Qiu interrupted coldly. “Hurry up and return the money!”

He had no time to waste in the real world.

Ten days. No, only nine days left!

Every second counted. He had to grow stronger.

Young Master Chen, too frightened to stall any longer, scrambled to pull out his phone, half-crawling toward Uncle Su.

Meanwhile, Uncle Su stood frozen, his mind reeling from what had just happened.

His gaze swept over the groaning bodies on the ground, then back to Young Master Chen, who was crawling toward him, covered in filth.

It felt like a dream.

He had been to this dealership countless times.

And every time, he had been either brushed off, threatened, or outright thrown out.

The people here were untouchable. Even calling the police never helped.

But now, the tides had turned.

Especially with Young Master Chen, who had once been so arrogant, untouchable.

Now, all Uncle Su saw was a man filled with fear, forcing out a smile, eyes pleading for mercy.

“Mr. Su…” Young Master Chen’s voice was meek, ingratiating. “Should I scan you, or will you scan me? I’ll return the money right now!”

Uncle Su snapped out of his daze and glanced at Ye Qiu.

Receiving a nod of approval, he took out his phone and opened Alipay.

Just as the transaction was in progress…

Woo—Woo—

The distant wail of police sirens grew closer.

Ye Qiu exhaled slowly.

As expected, the commotion had been too loud.

The police were bound to show up, but he didn’t care.

Jail, detention, even prison didn’t matter to him as long as it didn’t delay his leveling up in the game.

“Xiao Ye!” Uncle Su had completed the transfer and also heard the sirens. He rushed to Ye Qiu and said, “Let me handle this! When the police arrive, don’t say anything!”

He was ready to take the blame.

Ye Qiu waved his hand and chuckled. “Uncle Su, it’s fine. These guys only bully the weak. You can’t reason with them. You have to fight fire with fire. Even if the police understand the situation, the worst they’ll do is hold me for a day or two.”

Then, he turned to Young Master Chen. “So, what do you say? Am I right?”

Young Master Chen shuddered and nodded like a pecking chicken. “Y-yes! You’re absolutely right! If the police ask, we’ll just say it was an internal dispute! Nothing to do with you!”

Ye Qiu nodded in satisfaction. “Good. That’s for the best.”

However, the surrounding crowd had recorded everything.

Not far away, a journalist and cameraman had filmed the entire event.

Ye Qiu’s gaze swept over the crowd.

A hush fell over them.

Some who had been recording hurriedly put away their phones.

Their eyes were filled with awe, fear, admiration, and curiosity.

Then, someone spoke up.

“Hero!”

“That was amazing!”

“Well done!”

One after another, praises rang out.

Ye Qiu smiled wryly.

By then, the sirens had reached the scene.

Ye Qiu could already see them.

Far in the distance, twenty or thirty police cars sped toward them.

Traffic police led the way. SWAT officers followed. More police vehicles trailed behind. And at the very end, a military truck.

Armed soldiers stood inside, their faces cold and expressionless.

Even Ye Qiu swallowed nervously.

This… seems a bit excessive.

I only beat up some dealership thugs.

No one had even died.

Could it be that Young Master Chen had an even more powerful background?

As Ye Qiu’s mind raced, the convoy roared past.

They didn’t even stop.

Instead, they sped straight ahead.

“…Huh?” Ye Qiu blinked in confusion.

What the hell?

All this… wasn’t because of me?

Then what is it for?

The nearby crowd was already buzzing with speculation.

“Have you heard?” someone whispered.

“What?”

“Strange creatures are appearing all over the country, attacking people! Many have already died!”

“Hiss… I just heard about it too!”

“They say there’s a monster near the outskirts of Anlong City. Green-skinned, walks on two legs, carrying a club. They are smashing people’s heads in on sight! It’s terrifying!”

“Stop making up stories!”

“Yeah, that sounds fake as hell!”

“Believe what you want!”

“Is there a video?”

“There was, but they’ve all been deleted!”

“Tch.”

“Then tell me, if it’s not true, what else would warrant that level of police response?”

People chattered in hushed voices.

Ye Qiu withdrew his gaze, brows furrowing.

A bad feeling rose in his chest.

He racked his brain. Then suddenly, a realization struck him.