bestfiction Chapter 1: Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge!
Chapter 1: Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge!
Wasteland world.
Yancheng Base.
Inside the magnificent and imposing city lord's mansion. (6.8)
The middle-aged man, dressed in black armor, sat at the head of the hall, his face serious and imposing.
Seated next to him was a beautiful woman in a white dress.
Even in the apocalypse, she remained radiant and stunningly beautiful.
The two were surrounded by either lightning and thunder, or shrouded in azure light...
Like a deity from the heavens, solemn and sacred!
Inside the hall, all of the base's top executives were gathered.
At this moment, everyone was glaring angrily at a handsome young man with a pale face.
"Xiao Yu, hand over the Young City Lord's token!"
You were tasked with leading a team to gather supplies, but you ran away as soon as you encountered a horde of ferocious beasts.
This resulted in the complete annihilation of the hunting party's three hundred warriors!
If it weren't for your brother risking his life to bring back those supplies, who knows how many people would have starved to death at the base.
Moreover... you're already a useless person, yet you've given up on yourself and spend your days doing nothing productive...
"What right do you, a person so heinous, have to be the young city lord?"
……
A furious shout!
Roar!
Accusations and insults!
The roar of the crowd echoed throughout the hall, completely drowning out the handsome young man.
"Where am I? Didn't I die suddenly?"
Xiao Yu looked around blankly, his face filled with shock.
He was a top student at Magic University. After graduation, he joined a Fortune 500 company, hoping to take revenge!
But the reality is that she suffered workplace bullying and worked overtime for six consecutive months without a break, which ultimately led to her being driven to despair...
In his final moments, he finally had a profound realization.
The saying goes that after sixteen years of hard study, one can reach the pinnacle of life!
It's a joke, sigh... what a miserable life!
"I thought I was finally free, but it turns out I've transmigrated into someone even more unlucky than me. Sigh... what a miserable life!"
Xiao Yu rubbed his temples, feeling a wave of exhaustion.
This is a post-apocalyptic world.
There were no cell phones, and no teachers dressed in revealing clothes!
All that remained were ruins and mutated plants and animals wreaking havoc...
And... strong acid rain... a magnitude 9 earthquake... a category 20 typhoon...
Technology? Industry? Destroyed by nature... humanity has reverted to a primitive society!
In order to survive, humanity unlocked its genetic potential and awakened a powerful force.
Xiao Yu's father, Xiao Ting, wielded the Thunder Scepter, appearing as if the Thunder God had descended to earth, displaying the divine power of heaven and earth.
In the blink of an eye, the world changes! In a fit of rage, the heavens and earth crumble!
Mother Feng Murong controls the power of the wind; with a single thought, she can create a tornado that engulfs everything!
The couple established the Yan City base, creating a dominant force that protected tens of thousands of people, becoming legendary heroes and god-like figures.
However, although Xiao Ting and his wife considered themselves gods...
However, it's almost impossible to grow food on the ground, so the Yan City base is always short of food!
After all, the sky is often filled with fog and mist, and the sun can only shine on the earth occasionally.
Occasionally, there's even strong acid rain, enough to melt a person, let alone crops...
Fortunately, their eldest son, Xiao Yu, not only awakened powerful abilities but also possessed extraordinary wisdom.
Every time I venture into the wilderness, I manage to find plenty of food and water...
Xiao Yu was also appointed as the young city lord due to his great contributions, second only to the city lord!
If it continues like this, then it will be the grand finale, the end, and everyone will be done with their meals.
But reality is never as we wish.
a month ago.
Xiao Yu led a team of three hundred people to explore the wilderness.
Originally, they successfully collected a large amount of survival supplies.
However, the younger brother, Xiao Tian, acted on his own initiative, trespassing into the territory of a powerful ferocious beast and smashing its eggs, directly triggering a large-scale beast tide.
Faced with this overwhelming tide of ferocious beasts, the 300-strong team was almost completely wiped out.
To save his brother, who was in grave danger, and the base.
Xiao Yu used his own strength as bait to hold back the beast tide.
He suffered countless severe blows and was on the verge of death countless times!
In the end, he successfully stopped the beast tide and protected his brother and the base!
However, he himself became disabled due to severe injuries and became a cripple.
When he dragged his bloodied and wounded body back to the base, what awaited him was...
The sound of gongs and drums filled the air! The whole city rejoiced!
Everyone was cheering excitedly for the name of a hero!
They celebrated their great victory against the beast tide and also obtained a large amount of survival supplies.
What Xiao Yu didn't expect was that the object of everyone's cheers was actually his younger brother, Xiao Tian!
The mother was bandaging her younger brother's scraped hand, while the father was comforting him.
The family was chatting and laughing, enjoying a happy time together!
Everyone was cheering and shouting the name of their younger brother, Xiao Tian!
But it seemed that no one noticed that Xiao Yu had returned!
Nobody's interested!
Or rather, the way everyone looked at him...
Only indifference, disgust, and contempt...
It turns out that before Xiao Yu returned to the city, Xiao Tian had brought back a large amount of survival supplies.
They also claimed that Xiao Yu had backed down and fled in the face of battle!
Everyone firmly believes that the one who will solve the crisis of the ferocious beast tide is the younger brother, Xiao Tian!
Xiao Yu, however, was treated as a deserter who fled the battlefield! The culprit who caused the deaths of three hundred people!
Today is his trial!
"Ah! What a good brother of mine!"
Xiao Yu glanced at the young man in the crowd, dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing a bright red cloak, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
That's absolutely ridiculous!
During the battle against the beast tide.
He entrusted the supplies to his younger brother, telling him to go first while he stayed behind to cover the rear.
But to his surprise, this kind younger brother repaid him in this way!
"You bastard, kneel down now!"
Just as Xiao Yu was sorting through his memories, City Lord Xiao Ting, who was sitting at the head of the table, shouted loudly.
"Your mother and I poured our hearts and souls into establishing the Yan City base, hoping to protect the people of this region... But you, as the young city lord, deserted your post and caused the deaths of three hundred soldiers! You are a sinner of Yan City, and you still refuse to admit your guilt and accept punishment!"
This shout was filled with thunderous fury, and its tone was extremely domineering.
The Yan City base has tens of thousands of people, but its army only numbers a few thousand!
That annihilated team was the elite of Yan City, and it included several extraordinary individuals!
The impact of this on the base is unimaginable!
Not to mention, if the beast tide rushes into Flame City, the entire base could be destroyed!
For a moment, everyone in the room glared angrily at Xiao Yu.
However, what people didn't expect was.
Xiao Yu, who was always extremely humble and revered the city lord Xiao Ting as a god.
At this moment, there was not a trace of awe in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Ting; instead, he sneered:
"What kind of bullshit young city lord is this? I don't care about him at all!"
But you want to convict me based solely on Xiao Tian's one-sided testimony? Have you done any investigation?
He risked his life to protect the base, but these ingrates are trying to pin the blame on him! I absolutely refuse to accept this!
"What did you say, you unfilial son?! How dare you talk back to me?!"
Xiao Ting's eyes widened in disbelief.
He never dreamed that his eldest son, who had always been submissive, would dare to openly defy him!
Now that we have both witnesses and physical evidence, is further investigation still necessary?
"Father, please calm down! My brother didn't mean to talk back to you!"
Seeing Xiao Ting's anger, Xiao Tian immediately stepped forward, seemingly trying to appease him but actually fanning the flames:
"My brother must have had some unspeakable reason for running away at the last minute... Moreover, I, as the younger brother, am talentless and immoral... I shouldn't have shamelessly tried to steal the position of young city lord from my brother!"
As he spoke, he lowered his head with a look of disappointment.
He looked as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Seeing this, everyone became even more satisfied with Xiao Tian, and their gazes toward Xiao Yu became increasingly hostile.
Why are there such big differences between children born to the same parents?
"You truly are my good son. If your brother were half as sensible as you, I wouldn't be angry every day..." Xiao Ting patted Xiao Tian's hand and smiled with satisfaction, then turned to look at Xiao Yu, his face showing displeasure once again.
His youngest son is well-behaved and sensible, and he is very fond of him.
Unlike his eldest son, who disregards the bigger picture and dares to contradict and disobey him in public over trivial matters!
If people think that he can't even discipline his own son, where is the dignity of the city lord?
Seeing her youngest son's aggrieved expression, Feng Murong's eyes were filled with tenderness and heartache.
But when she looked at Xiao Yu, her brows furrowed slightly:
"Yu'er, even if there is something more to this story, you shouldn't be so disrespectful and openly contradict your father!"
How can you expect him to save face by doing this?
Kneel down and confess your sins immediately, and we will give you a chance!
Moreover, you're already useless, while your younger brother is incredibly talented and a base hero.
His appointment as the young city lord was the will of the people!
As his older brother, shouldn't you be happy for him?
At this moment, her gaze toward Xiao Yu was filled with helplessness and disappointment.
The youngest son is humble, well-behaved, respectful to his elders, and also very articulate...
The eldest son, however, was a despicable deserter who was idle and unambitious.
Moreover, the dignified young city lord of Yan City always mingles with some filthy and lowly vagrants...
That's utterly vulgar and disgraceful!
"Hahaha...I'm disrespectful?"
Xiao Yu looked at his mother in disbelief, then suddenly burst into laughter.
However, his gaze gradually turned cold.
Seeing the heartwarming scene of their family of three, I felt a strange pang of pain in my heart, and a tightness in my chest.
The couple was always busy building their empire and didn't really take care of him when he was young.
From childhood to adulthood, he could only play with refugees and fight with ferocious beasts in the wilderness for food.
To ease my parents' burdens and gain their attention!
He trained relentlessly, awakened his talent at the tender age of seven, and ventured alone into the wilderness to hunt ferocious beasts...
The base was always short of water and food, so he tried every means to find them.
No matter how hard he tried or how much he accomplished, his parents never praised him once!
Only harsh criticism...reprimands...roars...
Xiao Yu always thought that he hadn't done enough.
But it wasn't until later that he realized his parents were genuinely too busy.
Because they were busy taking care of their youngest son!
"If I told you! The beast tide was started by your good son..."
He was the first to abandon his companions and run away...
And I am the one who stopped the beast tide, repelled it single-handedly, and saved the base!
I gave him those survival supplies, but he kept them for himself!
"What? How is this possible?" Upon hearing this, everyone's pupils contracted.
The gazes directed at Xiao Tian were filled with suspicion.
No wonder Xiao Tian was almost unharmed when he returned to the city!
If this is true, then wouldn't he have killed three hundred people?
It even nearly destroyed the entire Yan City base!
Feeling the scrutinizing gazes of everyone, Xiao Tian panicked.
If this charge is proven true, how can he remain the young city lord?
But just then, a furious roar rang out: "You unfilial son! Shut up!"