Xue Lian

While hundreds of people in the area were in confusion, three men were cheerfully running ahead.

"Take it easy, if you waste all your stamina, it'll be troublesome." Azeroth said.

At this moment, Lei Feng was quite excited. Though he wanted to become an emperor, he also enjoyed exploring new, strange things.

"Ah, I know. It's not like I don't know how to run for endurance. Do you think you know better?" Lei Feng replied.

"Haha, of course I know this little trick." Azeroth said.

Hearing this, Long Wei was slightly surprised. He asked:

"Your body doesn't seem all that strong. You don't look like someone who exercises regularly."

"That's the point. It's better to use an ordinary body to do extraordinary things. If I were too strong, people would get scared just by looking at me, and there wouldn't be any chance to win them over with virtue."

This logic made sense. If someone encountered a person with a fierce, menacing face, an average person's immediate reaction would be fear.

However, if they submitted out of fear, it wouldn't lead to lasting loyalty.

What Azeroth wanted was for humanity to unite in a sincere and fanatical manner. Only then could they surpass all limits and ascend to the highest position.

Suddenly, the three of them stopped in unison. They were now a few hundred meters away from the crowd, making it easy to sense someone following them.

Turning around, they saw an exceptionally beautiful woman, her physique resembling that of a professional mountain climber. 

As the group's de facto leader (since Azeroth wasn't considered human and also not a leader), Lei Feng spoke:

"Why are you following us?"

"Because you all seem very professional. Your running form and breath control are not something an untrained person could achieve. Besides, while others are panicking, you three seem excited."

Hearing this, the three of them paused for a moment, surprised that someone had been paying such close attention to them.

"Do you want to join us?"

"Yes."

"Good, then follow us. My name is Lei Feng, you could say I'm the leader here. This policeman is Long Wei. And this one who isn't human is Azeroth."

The woman was quite shocked to hear Lei Feng's description of Azeroth. She didn't feel like he was joking.

"My name is Xue Lian, pleased to meet you. But why do you say that he's not human?" she asked.

"He literally fell from the sky, so it's not wrong for me to say that." Lei Feng replied.

Long Wei nodded in agreement and added:

"That's right, I can guarantee that he was lying in a detention camp. By the way, you're from Beijing, right?"

"No, I'm from Shanghai." Xue Lian corrected.

"If that's the case, then how are the three of us so close to each other?" Lei Feng was puzzled. 

To him, most of the people around were Chinese, but it wasn't impossible for people from other places to be there as well. This suggested that the transportation was random.

"It's because of me." Azeroth answered. 

"Anyone near me would end up traveling with me. After all, I fell from the sky, so it's not strange for me to have some special abilities, right?"

The other two nodded, finding this to be the most reasonable explanation. If they just chalked it up to luck, it would have been too hard to believe that the three of them met like this.

At this moment, Xue Lian looked at Azeroth in surprise and asked:

"Do you really have such an ability? Interesting. Where in Beijing do you live? I'll come find you."

Hearing this, Azeroth was momentarily taken aback. He asked:

"How do you know we'll even be able to go back? You clearly don't know where this place is."

"Does it matter? If I came here alone, I might not be able to return, but now that we're all being taken together, I think we'll be thrown back to Earth eventually. There are still plenty of factories, power plants, oil refineries, and systems that need people to run them."

Although her words seemed disconnected from the topic, they made sense. 

Without humanity, no one would be around to maintain these systems.

Lei Feng and Long Wei both looked at Azeroth. They knew that if Azeroth nodded, it would undoubtedly be true.

"You guessed right. I can't recall the exact time, but we will definitely be sent back." Azeroth confirmed. 

Hearing this, Xue Lian became even more intrigued, looking at him as though he were some rare specimen. 

"When we return to Earth, I'm going to take you in for research."

"There's no need for that. We've already investigated him. He's a normal person with nothing strange about him - at least physically." Long Wei interjected.

Xue Lian nodded and replied:

"I figured as much. If someone suddenly appeared in Beijing without undergoing an investigation, that would really be strange. But that's irrelevant. Just give me your address, and I'll come meet you once we get back."

Long Wei glanced at Lei Feng, knowing that he was his true master. If Lei Feng nodded, he would reveal the information without hesitation.

Obviously, Lei Feng didn't stop him. After all, he had already decided to accept this new companion.

After giving Xue Lian the address, Lei Feng asked:

"By the way, aren't you afraid of following the three of us? Aren't you worried we might do something to you?"

It wasn't an unreasonable question. In this place, there was no law or order. It was a simple rule: whoever had the bigger fist was in the right.

Although modern society followed a similar principle, it was more structured, with plans and organizations in place to give weaker people room to grow.

But the current situation was different. There was no such thing as "weak" here. Despite people's varying physiques, everyone possessed a basic level of strength.

As for Xue Lian, she didn't seem the least bit embarrassed. She waved at the three of them with a smirk.

"Why don't you try? I doubt all three of you together couldn't beat me."

Her confidence startled the three men. They could tell she wasn't being arrogant - she had absolute confidence in herself.

Lei Feng quickly realized that she wasn't ordinary. But was he scared? Absolutely not. If an emperor is a coward, he commits suicide by smashing his head into tofu.

"You two stay out of this. I'll handle her myself."

He then stepped forward, accepting her challenge.

Seeing him approach so boldly, Xue Lian didn't hesitate and immediately went on the offensive.

She charged at him and threw a punch. Though her stamina had been reduced, her experience was still intact.

Lei Feng quickly realized she was well-trained. Though he was more of an instinctual fighter, he wasn't foolish.

Momentarily caught off guard, he chose to step back to buy himself a bit of time to think.