Chapter 458: Chapter 308: Nuobai Joins the Squad
The news of Su Mo breaking into the park had already reached the Sakura Celestial Guardian mercenaries.
Several elite teams hurriedly gathered and rushed to follow Su Mo’s trail, fearing that Chiyoda Shinnai might meet with danger.
Just as they arrived at the floor where the captain’s quarters were located, they heard faint cries echoing in the hallway.
The mercenaries rushed in and broke open the door, only to be stunned by the scene inside the room.
They saw their captain tied to the bed in an embarrassingly forced position.
Su Mo was holding a belt taken from his pants, whipping away ferociously.
"This is for bullying Nuobai! You mean woman, try bullying Nuobai again, I dare you!"
With each strike, Chiyoda Shinnai would cry out in pain.
The scene was very much like an adult punishing a misbehaving child.
The Sakura Celestial Guardian mercenaries stood there dumbfounded, unsure whether to go into battle or to ignore it, leaving them in chaos in the corridor.
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[Edge Mansion Medical Room]
Future had just completed a long cybernetic implant replacement surgery. She removed her medical gear and exhaled deeply, saying to Dongdong, "You can get up now. Congratulations, you’ve entered the ranks of ’Fearless Level’ powerhouses."
Dongdong leaped off the mechanical medical bed, moved her body joints around, and asked, "Why did the Iron Blood Alliance suddenly show up to give me cybernetic implants? It’s so strange."
Future chuckled, "You rock! You dared to challenge someone of ’Critical High Tier’ with ’Military Grade Level 3’ components, and even used second gear overload to knock out Lucifer, the top of the Seven Stars, stealing all the boss’s thunder."
Dongdong scratched her head, "Is second gear overload that hard?"
"Of course!" Future laughed, "Let me put it this way: In New Moon City, there are quite a few people who can implant ’Fearless Level’ components, but fewer than ten can use second gear overload, and you’re one of them."
Dongdong muttered while shaking her head, "At that time, I felt like I was going to lose, like it was going to end in failure. Just think, if I, who went there seeking revenge, failed, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?"
"So I thought, I definitely can’t fail. Let’s crank up the power output a bit more. Hey, guess what, the output really did shoot up immediately~"
Future said, "Uh, you make it sound as simple as eating another bowl of rice... Anyway, the Iron Blood Alliance must see your potential and offered an olive branch in advance. You’ve really made a name for yourself after just one battle."
The recent events have put more than just those who distanced themselves from Su Mo in an awkward position; the Iron Blood Alliance also found themselves in an awkward spot.
Previously, various groups launched attacks on the Edge using the bounty from Nuobai, and the Iron Blood Alliance didn’t step in to stop it.
They didn’t intend to completely abandon Su Mo, it was just a warning, to use the situation at the time to tell him—without us, you are nothing. If you want to continue in New Moon City, you better listen to us.
But who would have thought the situation would spiral completely out of control later on.
Not only did the then-unknown Dongdong emerge out of nowhere, single-handedly defeating Lucifer, the top of the Seven Stars, with a baseball bat well-known throughout the city.
Zhao Yiming also took advantage of the situation, bringing the heads of the Fools’ Association members and even offering up one of their own executives, which placed the Edge under the Hegemony Company.
The Iron Blood Alliance found themselves in an embarrassing situation, originally intending only to teach a lesson, but ironically pushing a potential asset into the hands of their opponents.
For a giant corporation, it’s impossible to swallow their pride and beg to mend ties. Iron Blood never pleads.
To say cut ties seems unnecessary, after all, it’s just some unpleasantness, not a deep-seated hatred.
After mulling it over, they simply sent someone to give Dongdong a set of advanced cybernetic implants, as a favor, to make things cordial on the surface and move on from it.
Future, browsing through the data analysis report on the table, said, "With this component upgrade, all your cybernetic limbs have reached ’Fearless Level 3’, surpassing even the members of Alpha Squad."
"By the way, why did you give so many of your generic upgrade components to Captain Shangguan? If you had used them on yourself, all your components could reach ’Fearless Level 1’, on par with the Anti-Violence Captain Ivan."
Dongdong said earnestly, "She not only taught me the family martial arts but also risked her life to save me. Where would I find such a good mentor? As her disciple, I must repay her kindness."
Future teased, "You two are a weird pair of master and disciple, always bickering and arguing whenever you see each other, but still care about each other."
Dongdong asked, "By the way, where is she? I haven’t had the chance to thank her yet."
Future replied, "She’s long gone. The captain’s a busy person."
Dongdong stretched lazily, "Alright, I’ll go for a walk. Lying in bed for so long is suffocating."
Dongdong wandered through the floors and eventually went down to the lobby.
As soon as she exited the elevator, she saw the lobby full of people.
Upon seeing Dongdong, these people hurriedly squeezed forward, their voices mixing into a chaotic clamor:
"Hello! I’m the director of the Fierce Bird Mercenary Corps. We’ve been a well-established large mercenary corps in New Moon City for over twenty years. May we have a conversation?"
"Miss Dongdong, here’s my business card. I’m a middleman dedicated to nurturing new elites. If you’re interested in starting your own business, I’m willing to tailor-make plans for you for free and provide all the help you need!"
"Why not come to our company! Our boss said, we’ll give you an annual salary of a hundred million, plus car and house, and you won’t have to do any work, just put your name in the company!"
"Miss, are you interested in joining Death Scythe Mercenary Corps? Director Zhou asked me to tell you that if you join, you’ll be given a 5% share of Death Scythe Military Industry and be directly placed on the board as a senior manager!"
