Chapter 437: Chapter 356: Awakening [2]
At that moment.
The three people on the motorcycle took off their helmets.
The cold, stern man in the lead glanced at him and spoke.
"Well done. Once this mission is completed to Perfection, you’ll get your reward."
Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man in the bloody clothes smiled even more broadly.
"You’re too kind! Capturing a traitor like him and cooperating with you, my lords, is what I ought to do!"
But despite his humble words,
his eyes were filled with glee and greed as he gazed at the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place.
He had fought Iron Bear more than once and dreamed of eliminating him.
Unfortunately, his own strength was limited, and Iron Bear’s tough hide was like sheet metal, nearly impossible to break through.
He was suppressed in every clash, suffering greatly and feeling immense frustration.
That was until, on a trip outside, he discovered a wanted poster for Iron Bear.
Only a truly large-scale gathering base had the authority to issue such a poster.
It was then he learned Iron Bear’s true identity—he was originally from a large-scale gathering base called Pan Mountain, located a hundred kilometers away.
He had fled here after offending some big shot.
No wonder Iron Bear was so formidable. Upon learning this, he didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately reported him.
Whether Iron Bear was ultimately captured or killed, all the resources of the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place would belong to him.
And that was on top of the reward they had promised him upon the mission’s success.
A Blood Cloud Fruit.
At this thought, his heart burned with excitement.
For an Evolver to increase their strength, there were only two paths.
One was to let their power grow naturally, supplemented with certain training methods.
The other was to consume powerful Desolate Beast Meat, as well as certain highly beneficial Spiritual Fruits, to accelerate their growth.
Comparatively, the first path relied entirely on one’s Talent and couldn’t hold a candle to the second.
Be it powerful Wild Beasts,
or Spiritual Fruits,
these were things one could only hope to stumble upon, not actively seek. Only the large-scale gathering bases had the resources to cultivate and nurture them.
Their numbers were extremely scarce, far beyond the reach of a Tier One Evolver like him.
He never imagined he’d be able to obtain one thanks to his mortal enemy, Iron Bear.
He was currently at Tier One Peak. As long as he got that Blood Cloud Fruit, it wouldn’t be long after consuming it before he could break through to Tier Two.
The leader of the Black Stone Gathering Base was already about his equal in strength.
Once he broke through, that leader would be no match for him.
By then, there would only be one power in this entire region: his Thorn Gathering Place.
He might even be able to head to one of the large-scale gathering bases to further his prospects once his strength was sufficient.
As he thought about this, the greed in his eyes grew even more intense.
He wasn’t the least bit worried about their ability to take down Iron Bear.
He couldn’t see through the strength of these three, but they were at least Tier Two Evolvers. Capturing a single Iron Bear would be more than easy for them.
"Hurry up and tell your leader to come out and see us! If he doesn’t, I’ll kill every last one of you!"
Just then, Miao Xu, who was standing to the side, was the first to speak, shattering the silence. He looked at the people of the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place with disgust.
His gaze was like he was looking at a pile of trash.
His voice was calm, yet it carried clearly into everyone’s ears.
Hearing this, the people of the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place looked at each other in dismay.
’This guy is way too arrogant.’
"Fuck that, who the hell does this bastard think he is? He thinks he can see the leader just because he wants to? And he’s gonna kill us all?!"
A guard saw what was happening, spat to the side, and cursed under his breath.
His voice wasn’t loud; normally, only those standing nearby would have heard him.
However, strangely, Miao Xu, who was a hundred meters away, instantly turned his gaze upon him.
"You’re courting death!"
A cold glint flashed in Miao Xu’s eyes.
SPLAT!
The next second, the guard’s eyes went blank. He shoved the muzzle of his gun into his own mouth, and with a muffled BANG,
blood splattered everywhere as his body fell stiffly to the ground.
This sudden scene stunned everyone present.
Even Xu Qing couldn’t help but shoot Miao Xu a deep look, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes.
’As expected of an Evolver leaning toward the Spiritual System. His methods are truly bizarre.’
The few guards who snapped back to their senses immediately chambered rounds, aimed at the group below, and pulled their triggers without hesitation.
However, the next second, the men who had pulled their triggers did the same thing: they shoved their muzzles into their own mouths and fired.
Their heads burst, blood flew, and they fell to the ground, dead—the same fate as the guard before them.
This scene terrified the remaining guards of the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place into inaction.
Tong Chang was also scared out of his wits.
When he saw the man’s gaze fall upon him, he could only grit his teeth, steel himself, and say with a trembling voice,
"Sirs, our leader is away and not in the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place. Perhaps you could wait for a little while...?"
"Not here? Hmph. It seems you won’t give up until you’re staring at your own coffin."
Miao Xu snorted coldly.
"Enough! We’re here to carry out a mission, not to act as Butchers and slaughter our own people.
Making a move against Evolvers is one thing, but if word gets out that we attacked these ordinary people, what will the other gathering places think of us?"
The stern man at his side frowned and spoke, stopping Miao Xu in his tracks.
At this point, his gaze shifted to Tong Chang.
"Since he’s not here, we’ll wait inside. Be so kind as to open the gate."
"Th-that’s no problem, of course!"
In this situation, when you’re under someone else’s roof, you have no choice but to bow your head. Tong Chang could only force a smile.
He ordered his men to obediently open the main gate.
’Don’t be fooled by his nice words. If I actually believe he won’t kill ordinary people, I probably won’t even know what hit me before I’m dead.’
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As for everything that was happening at the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place, Hu Qi was completely unaware.
At that moment.
