“Kids, close your eyes,” said Kael while tightening his grip around the young man's hand.

The kids nodded their heads and closed their eyes. Kael smiled evilly and tore the hand away from the young man's body.

“Ah…..”

The young man's shriek escaped from his mouth, his eyes bloodshot. He bit his tongue due to the extreme pain, and blood seeped from the corners of his mouth. Kael threw the hand aside and turned to look at the other young man in the place.

They were all scared shitless and ran away without turning back. Kael smiled with a ruthless glint in his eyes and moved like lightning. Every time he stopped, a mutilated body slowly fell to the ground, blood drenching the ground.

After he took care of everyone, he slowly walked back to the young man who was missing one of his arms. “Now do you understand that you messed with the wrong people? You should have listened to that kid's advice. You used this leg to kick that kid, right?”

The young man widened his eyes and shrieked anxiously, “No….no…..nooo…..”

But Kael didn't give a damn about his plea. He reached out his hand, held his leg, and completely separated it from the young man's body.

The sound of a slaughtered pig came from his mouth as he lost consciousness. If you hadn't messed with me, you wouldn't have gone through all this. Kael bought a stunner from the system shop and woke up the young man using it.

Zzzzz…..

Ahh……

After Kael used the stunner, the young man shook violently and sat up on the ground with a dazed look on his face.

Snap…. Snap…..

Kael snapped his fingers close to the young man's face.

He, who was in a daze, came back to his senses and looked at Kael, whose face was just a few inches from his.

“Please….. spare me from torture and kill me immediately,” the young man pleaded while holding Kael's leg.

Kael came close to his ear and said, “If you were a normal survivor, I would think of killing you right away. But you are a cannibal. You deserve to experience the pain of the survivors who died in your hands. I just want to know, did you really kill them instantly or cut their body parts one after another while they were still alive?”

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Each word said by Kael sent chills down his spine. His hand felt a sharp object, and he hurriedly took it and slit his throat with a happy smile on his face. “Finally, I won't experience the pain anymore.” These were the last words that passed through his mind before his eyes became gray and he lost his life.

Kael looked at the young man, who still had a smile on his face while blood seeped from his slit throat, and moved out of that place, walking towards the kids.

Soon, he came close to them. He kneeled in front of them and said, “Sorry for what happened today. If only I weren't careless and thought about it beforehand, you all wouldn't have faced such a dangerous situation.”

A little boy stepped forward and shook his head. “It's not your mistake, and thanks for saving my friends' and my lives.”

Kael reached out his hand to hold his shoulder and said, “Focus on training from today onwards and become strong. I won't always be there to protect you. Only when you become strong can you protect yourselves and your loved ones.”

“Hmm,” all the kids nodded their heads in unison with stern gazes on their faces.

Kael moved back to the base together with the other kids. Soon, they reached the main door, and all of them stepped inside. The kid who told Kael about the disappearance of his friends was waiting close to the window and looking outside. The moment he saw his friends and Kael approaching the building, he hurriedly moved towards the main door.

Kael, together with the kids, walked towards the main hall, and the kid hurriedly moved close to the kids who were with Kael and hugged them with teary eyes.

Kael's lips curled up, and he didn't want to disturb their reunion, so he walked away from them and moved towards the main hall. Soon, he reached the main hall, sat on the sofa, and called one of the young ladies.

One of the young ladies heard his call and hurriedly moved towards the main hall. Soon, she reached the main hall, greeted him respectfully, and waited for him to speak.

Kael looked at her and nodded his head in response to her greeting. He said, “Call everyone to the main hall.”

“Okay,” she nodded her head and moved out of the main hall.

After a few minutes, one kid after another entered the main hall, and soon the whole main hall was crowded.

“Hey, I heard that the boss went to rescue the brothers who went missing.”

“Yeah, I also heard that they were kidnapped by the cannibals and the boss killed every last one of them.”

“Oh, that's cool.”

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These kinds of conversations kept going on between the kids in the crowd.

“Ahem….” Kael cleared his throat and said loudly, “Everyone, be silent.”

The whole crowd became silent and turned their heads to stare at Kael.

Since he got their attention, Kael continued, “Everyone, I will be giving you communication devices. Keep them safe. You can ask for help if you are in danger, and I will come to rescue you if I'm in the base. If I'm not in the base, my guards will come to your rescue.”

A big box appeared in front of him. He gestured at the young ladies and zombie leaders to give him a helping hand. They moved close to him and started giving the communication devices to the kids. Since he arranged solar panels at the top of the building, they don't have to worry about electricity.

One after another, all the kids took the communication devices, and Kael taught them how to use them.

“Everyone, train hard and become strong. Only by being strong can you survive in this harsh and cruel world,” said Kael, looking at all the kids with a stern gaze on his face.