Rise Of The Wasteland Chapter 65 - Trust

Chapter 65        Trust

Butcher seemed civilized when he was wearing his suit. However, after putting on his multi-scale camouflage, he looked exactly like a war veteran. He was fierce, all one hundred and ninety centimeters and a hundred and twenty kilograms of him. He was carrying a gun as well as a dagger on him, and his murderous intent was extremely strong.

Zhou Qingfeng frowned as he stared at Butcher with a straight face. Butcher was actually putting all the weapons and equipment back into his huge bag. Zhou Qingfeng then whispered in Butcher’s ear after the latter finished packing up, “All your weapons are outdated.”

Despite what Zhou Qingfeng had just told to him, Butcher still grinned as he tightened the straps of his weaponry and replied to Zhou Qingfeng in a sarcastic tone, “Your weapons are indeed updated. All of them are the NYPD’s best equipment. However, they are impractical, especially for those who lack vigilance. All weapons are nothing but sc.r.a.p metals for people like those.”

Zhou Qingfeng frowned once again as he touched his neck subconsciously. This terrible guy put a scar on his neck during the sneak attack a few moments ago. He had sprinkled a lot of hemostatic powder and was finally able to wrap his wound completely after using up a roll of bandage.

“Your first aid skills are simply too bad.” Butcher continued to mock him, “You've been so busy only because of such a little wound? Moreover, you didn’t even do it right. Coupled with your laughable vigilance, you’re worse than a rookie."

I just don't understand. Why the h.e.l.l was every single talented person so c.o.c.ky?

Zhou Qingfeng was unhappy after Butcher’s mocking. The ferocious Katrina and Butcher, who stood in front of him, both had arrogant att.i.tudes. Even Lena Fox had her haughty temper. “Then why did you approach us?”

“I’m here for Lena. Even a fool would know that our society is collapsing. I’ll need companions in order to survive. Meanwhile, Lena is extremely talented in organization and management. So I’ve decided to collaborate with her. She kept singing your praises you, so I’ve decided to test you out.

“You’re completely useless in terms of basic combat ability. However, what I really don’t understand is how you gained such amazing agility and power. All I could say is that you’re a man with great potential. It’s not that easy to find a companion when the world is in such a chaotic state. Therefore, I think I have no other choice but to accept you.”

The arrogant Butcher possessed the same temperament as the narcissistic Lena Fox; they were both extremely confident of themselves. Zhou Qingfeng frowned and said, “How could you be so sure that I’ll be the right companion for you? Can you trust me? I don’t trust you, though.”

“Kid, it looks like you’ve got a lot to learn. You don’t have the right to choose your companions when you’re in a battlefield. All you could do is to get used to each other. Also, don’t you dare place an extravagant hope on building trust; it’s simply too precious.” Butcher extended his giant hand and patted Zhou Qingfeng’s shoulder, “Rookie, it seems I need to teach you.”

Indeed, Zhou Qingfeng required lots of training. He wanted to be trained as soon as possible, as he realized that the situation will soon be deteriorating. Worse things would still happen even when everyone felt that the situation was already bad enough.

However, Zhou Qingfeng was terrified by the prospect of being trained by Butcher. He felt that someone with such a bad character would not use conventional methods to train him. Hence, he asked, “How are you going to train me?”

“Actual combat training.” Butcher pointed toward the streets outside the gla.s.s window of the room and said, “There’s plenty of targets outside this room for you to kill. Moreover, due to America's gun culture, there’s a lot of experts in disguise. You’ll soon become an excellent warrior as long as you’re able to survive the training.”

I knew it! There’s no way he’ll be using conventional methods to train me, Zhou Qingfeng thought to himself. However, he too could not think of a better method. Their time was tight, and every second was extremely precious. He could not afford to spend extra time in training since the cataclysm had already arrived.

“Lena told me that you’re planning to take the NYPD headquarters as your base. After that, you’ll recruit more members for the team. Based on your current achievement, I have to say that you’ve done quite well. You’ve gotten yourself plenty of supplies as well as personnel. We’ll have to continue with plundering.” Butcher looked at his watch as he said, “I’ll be waiting for you downstairs. We’ll be departing in ten minutes.”

Butcher cracked his neck, producing a popping sound. He swaggered out of the room and left Zhou Qingfeng alone.

“How unfortunate! Even a good rest has now become a luxury.” After grumbling, he swiftly put on his equipment. He brought a long-barrelled gun, a short-barrelled gun, extra magazines, hand grenades, binoculars, a first aid kit as well as other stuff along with him.

Zhou Qingfeng was about to leave the room, but he saw Lena Fox, the lady who wanted to continue her sleep, standing in the doorway. Although she was very tired, she blocked Zhou Qingfeng from leaving the room and said, “Firstly, I have to apologize. I didn’t know that Butcher will test you with the threat of death.”

“That’s fine. The cataclysm has already arrived. I have to get used to this kind of life anyway. At least I still have the chance to further improve myself. A lot of people don’t even have the chance to start over again.”

“Thank you for understanding. I don’t want to have any rifts or disagreements with you. I trust you, because if it weren’t for you, I would’ve been dead long ago. If you have anything to say, I hope you can tell me.”

After she finished talking, Lena Fox turned around and left. Zhou Qingfeng felt alone when he saw her leaving the room. He believed that her trust was not something to be ignored. After all, both of them had experienced the pain of life and death with each other by their sides.

“Let’s go, silly dog! Time for some work.” Zhou Qingfeng did not try to comfort Lena Fox, as he understood that his effort would be in vain. Currently, what he needed to do was improve his strengths and work hard in order to survive. That will be the only way for the relationship of the team to be harmonious.

DogMeat was still Zhou Qingfeng’s favorite. The robotic dog did not have to eat nor sleep. Even its maintenance was very simple. It can last for a whole week with just a single high-energy battery. It was now not only the loyal companion of Zhou Qingfeng, but also the link of collaboration between Lena Fox and Zhou Qingfeng.

“Get up, Roma! We have some work to do. Get a few men too. I now appoint you as the captain of our Search Team Second Division.” Zhou Qingfeng broke directly into Roma’s room and woke him up.

Roma was shocked and he did not know how to react after being promoted. Captain of Search Team Second Division? What’s the position about?