Chapter 9

Five lizardmen rushed in from outside the building. As they approached Jiang Feng, he jumped up directly, almost hitting his head on the ceiling. While descending, he quickly kicked at the heads of the lizardmen. In mid-air, he kicked three times, accurately kicking three lizardmen away. Before his body even landed, he used the ice axe in his hand to pierce through the head of another lizardman. The moment his feet touched the ground, Jiang Feng leaned to the left, sweeping his right leg out. The metal shoes on his feet hit the head of a lizardman, knocking him to the ground.

Pulling out the ice axe, before the lizardman could stand up, Jiang Feng pierced through his head with one ice axe. At this point, Jiang Feng also looked towards the building door. After confirming that no more lizardmen were coming in, he quickly went over to close and lock the door.

While Jiang Feng was taking the elemental crystals, Zhang Haitao came over, very surprised, and said, "What was the red light on your body just now, and what about those shoes? How come the shoes are gone now?"

Jiang Feng, while taking the elemental crystals, said, "When I enhanced my body to six times its strength, I felt a small bean-like thing inside me. That thing can release a gas, which is the gas I mentioned that can be used to power the shoes. It feels like the legendary Golden Pill, so I decided to call it the Elemental Pill. The gas is called Elemental Qi. The shoes I used earlier were powered by the Elemental Qi and the elemental crystals, which I refined into the Elemental Pill. When not in use, it can be hidden. When needed, just activate the Elemental Pill, and the equipment will appear. This thing is really amazing."

Zhang Haitao was very surprised, never expecting something like this. It felt like watching a sci-fi movie. He even forgot about taking the elemental crystals. Jiang Feng, on the other hand, was not surprised and quickly took the elemental crystals, then pulled Zhang Haitao upstairs.

For Jiang Feng, in this post-apocalyptic world, equipping oneself would become very common. He currently only had a pair of shoes. If he had full-body equipment, he would be even stronger. After equipping, he would also look more impressive.

They carefully checked each floor, slowly moving upwards. They reached the sixth floor without encountering any lizardmen. Jiang Feng also checked the seventh floor, but found no lizardmen. He did not continue upwards but instead went with Zhang Haitao to Huang Xiaoyue's home.

After knocking on the door and identifying themselves, Huang Xiaoyue opened the door, and the two quickly entered. Seeing that Jiang Feng had brought someone back, Huang Xiaoyue was initially surprised. However, when she recognized Zhang Haitao, her surprise faded.

"This is the homeowner, Huang Xiaoyue. This is Zhang Haitao, whom I met downstairs. He helped me a lot just now," Jiang Feng introduced.

"I didn't help much. Thanks to Brother Jiang Feng, otherwise I would have died," Zhang Haitao said.

"Hello, I've seen you before. You are the security guard of the neighborhood," Huang Xiaoyue said.

As a resident and a security guard, they had met before, even though they hadn't spoken. With Jiang Feng's introduction, Huang Xiaoyue and Zhang Haitao could get to know each other better.

"Here are five elemental crystals. Whether you want to try enhancing yourself is up to you. If you decide to enhance, take them one by one. We still have a long way to go," Jiang Feng said as he handed Huang Xiaoyue five elemental crystals.

He then gave one to Zhang Haitao. On the first floor, they killed eight lizardmen, and Jiang Feng kept two of the elemental crystals. Now, using these zero-stage elemental crystals was less effective for him, so he decided to give them to the people around him to help them improve.

Huang Xiaoyue had one elemental crystal before and now had five more. She was just starting to use elemental crystals and was quite nervous. After all, everyone fears death.

Although Jiang Feng didn't specifically watch Huang Xiaoyue, he was waiting for her to enhance. He thought Huang Xiaoyue wouldn't be so unlucky as to die from taking them. At worst, the enhancement would be very slow.

After some hesitation, Huang Xiaoyue swallowed one. Her expression became even more tense. After a short while, she felt her body changing.

Upon learning that Huang Xiaoyue had enhanced by 0.5 times, Jiang Feng felt relieved. At least Huang Xiaoyue wouldn't be a burden. Huang Xiaoyue used three more elemental crystals, enhancing her body to two times its original strength. Zhang Haitao used two elemental crystals, enhancing his body to three times its original strength.

Feeling her body become stronger, Huang Xiaoyue was very excited, running around the room. After hearing Zhang Haitao talk about Jiang Feng's equipment, she also wanted to see it.

Thinking that only a pair of shoes wasn't much to see, Jiang Feng didn't refuse when he saw how excited Huang Xiaoyue was. After demonstrating once, Huang Xiaoyue was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped.

After resting for about half an hour, Jiang Feng said to the other two, "You two stay in the room. I'll go upstairs to check and clear out the lizardmen."

"I'll go with you," Zhang Haitao said.

"I'll go too; I can help," Huang Xiaoyue also raised her hand and said.

Jiang Feng shook his head and said, "You don't need to come this time. After I deal with the lizardmen upstairs, I'll take you to kill the lizardmen outside. For now, you two stay in the room."

No matter how much they insisted, Jiang Feng still refused. This time, he was going to the rooftop to get the knife. He knew there was a valuable knife on the rooftop, but he didn't know what kind of monsters were there. It could be elite lizardmen or other monsters. Because he didn't know the situation, he couldn't take them on this risky mission.

Before leaving, Jiang Feng gave Huang Xiaoyue a look, warning her to be careful of Zhang Haitao. After all, in these times, people were the most dangerous. He couldn't be sure if Zhang Haitao would do anything bad.

After leaving, Jiang Feng carefully checked the sixth floor. After confirming there were no lizardmen, he listened carefully to the sounds downstairs before heading to the seventh floor.

He had checked the seventh floor once before, but this time he searched again. There were no living people or lizardmen. He continued upwards.

The eighth, ninth, and tenth floors were also empty. It wasn't unusual since it wasn't the weekend, and young people would be at work early in the morning. The building wasn't very crowded, which was normal. However, not seeing a single lizardman up to the tenth floor made Jiang Feng uneasy.

The eleventh and twelfth floors were also empty. Jiang Feng began to approach the stairs leading to the rooftop. The small door to the rooftop was open, and the visible area seemed safe, but Jiang Feng didn't dare to go out directly.

About four to five meters from the edge of the building on the rooftop, there was a small house. This house had a door, which was the entrance to the rooftop.

In front of the door, a few meters away, was the edge of the building. To the right of the door was a large open area, which was the main part of the rooftop.

When Jiang Feng reached the door, he heard some noise outside. He didn't dare to go out rashly and hid behind the door to listen. From the sounds, it seemed like a fight, but the noise wasn't very loud, suggesting it wasn't a fierce battle.

After listening for a while, he couldn't identify what monsters were fighting. Jiang Feng slowly poked his head out to the right. What he saw made him jump back in surprise.

When he poked his head out again, he saw more clearly. On the right side of the rooftop, there were several lizardmen corpses on the ground, including two elite lizardmen corpses.

Beyond these corpses, Jiang Feng saw a large snake tightly coiled around a giant eagle. The eagle was also biting the snake's body. Upon closer inspection, the upper body of the snake was a woman's body, and the head of the eagle resembled a wolf.

"Snake Woman and Wolf Eagle, why are they on the rooftop? Could the knife be inside one of them?" Jiang Feng thought after hiding back.

Neither the Snake Woman nor the Wolf Eagle was something Jiang Feng could handle. They were both Black Iron Tier 3 monsters. If he went over, it would be like walking to his death.

"No wonder the information said the knife on the rooftop is powerful. Something as powerful as these monsters would drop something equally powerful. But what should I do now? I'm not a match for them. I probably can't get the knife," Jiang Feng thought to himself.

After waiting a bit longer, Jiang Feng remembered that in the future he had seen, there were no reports of a Snake Woman or Wolf Eagle in the neighborhood. Could it be that they had both died?

"From the sounds, the Snake Woman and Wolf Eagle are almost done for. If that's the case, I'll wait until they exhaust themselves. If one of them survives, I might have a chance to benefit," Jiang Feng thought, hiding behind the door.

He waited quietly and watched secretly. The Snake Woman and Wolf Eagle didn't notice Jiang Feng. They initially rolled around, but gradually became still, only moving every few seconds. Jiang Feng waited patiently, and eventually, the Snake Woman and Wolf Eagle stopped moving completely.

After waiting for about half an hour, when Jiang Feng peeked again, he saw that the Wolf Eagle had released its bite on the Snake Woman, and the Snake Woman was slowly loosening her grip on the Wolf Eagle.

"The opportunity has come. Equip!" Jiang Feng thought, and he rushed out.