This is why Wen Shangyin's words sounded so dark and petty.
Su Ling and Shang Qi had been well-intentioned, but his remarks had directly slandered them both.
Moreover, it was a huge, malicious accusation that would make anyone uncomfortable.
Su Ling was truly angered. She looked at Wen Shangyin and understood why this man wanted to annihilate Shang Qi; his perspective and vision were truly limited.
This kind of person, even if entrusted with vast wealth to manage, would eventually squander it all.
This kind of person, with their limited outlook and vision, might appear grand and bold on the surface, but in reality, they were paper tigers, unable to withstand a single poke.
Song Lian stood beside Wen Shangyin, wanting to say something, but this was not the time for him to interject.
Wen Shangyin also realized he had spoken incorrectly. He coughed with a clenched fist to his lips to ease the awkwardness and then said, "I'll have people escort you back to the castle. We were hoping you could lend us a hand. We're all in this together now, like grasshoppers on a rope; mutual assistance is the only way to prosper."
"Who needs your escort?" Su Ling retorted, directly drawing her Tang dao. Without even glancing at him, she walked directly towards where her mobile fortress was parked.
As for Shang Qi, he gave the misguided Wen Shangyin a meaningful glance before turning and following his Ling without looking back. Song Lian, seeing Su Ling and Shang Qi leave without accepting the offer, looked at Wen Shangyin and asked, "Are you really not assigning anyone?"
Wen Shangyin shook his head, his gaze fixed on their retreating figures. "I want to see just how capable they are, given their arrogance."
Soon, Wen Shangyin experienced firsthand just how capable Su Ling and Shang Qi were, and understood the reason for their pride.
They killed zombies as if it were child's play, effortlessly.
In a short while, they arrived at the mobile fortress. The fortress doors opened, and the people inside began to emerge. Without any unnecessary conversation, they immediately fought side-by-side, killing the zombies.
They didn't have the advanced weaponry that Wen Shangyin's men possessed; they relied entirely on their abilities, coordinating so perfectly that they swiftly dispatched a large wave of zombies, clearing a safe zone.
The combat power displayed by Su Ling and her group utterly stunned Wen Shangyin and Song Lian.
They had been too complacent for too long, forgetting the principle that there is always someone better.
They thought they were formidable just because they had some advanced weapons and elite personnel.
Little did they know, there were many people far more capable than them, people who simply chose to remain low-key and not flaunt their power.
Su Ling and Shang Qi were undoubtedly the leaders of their team. Despite their leadership roles, they fought alongside everyone else, unlike Wen Shangyin and Song Lian, who remained aloof, letting others protect them.
This alone showed the team's strong unity, making them impervious to external attempts to sow discord.
Su Ling decapitated a zombie with a single strike. Watching the severed head roll across the ground, she looked up at the densely packed horde of approaching zombies, her brow furrowed. She shifted her position and moved towards where Jiang Jiang was.
After killing a zombie, Su Ling's clear, cold voice rang out, "Jiang Jiang, have Little Jiang see what's going on. I suspect there's a zombie king directing them within the horde, possibly even luring all the nearby zombies. To catch the thief, catch the king. We must find the zombie king to have a chance of winning."
"Otherwise, if we continue killing without a clear target, we'll exhaust ourselves, and the zombies will be endless, impossible to eradicate."