148: Chapter 148 Bounty Order

"Heh, our family? If it weren't for you two, why would Yanyan and I have fallen to this state? Even if they want to hate someone, they should hate you!"

Wu Gang's expression turned hideous as he watched Chu Hong audibly and grandly stash a red collectible they had painstakingly scavenged into his backpack right before their eyes.

Smashed into pieces was their sweet dream of receiving vigorous cultivation from the Night Crow Society.

He finally flew into a complete rage.

Matters like why Chu Hong had come back from the dead were instantly thrown to the back of Wu Gang's mind.

He abruptly pulled a sandbag-sized steel ball from his bosom.

Just as the skill [Bomb Thrower] was about to activate, Song Jiaojiao gently waved the magic wand in her hand.

"Puchi!"

A sharp ice spike instantly pinned Wu Gang's hand to the ground.

Watching Wu Gang struggle and scream, Chu Hong shifted his gaze to Liu Yanyan, who was glaring at him with a face full of venom.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out.

A bloody hole instantly appeared between Liu Yanyan's eyebrows.

Pressing the muzzle against Wu Gang's forehead, the gentle smile on Chu Hong's face gradually turned calm and icy.

"Since you two had the ability to meddle in this assessment secret realm, there's a high probability you have a way back, right? After you go back, pass along a message for me to your big star... Sooner or later, I will personally chop off his head and kick it around like a ball!"

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out.

Wu Gang's head exploded.

"Don't report this matter to the Supervisory Office. I will temporarily keep this red item, and I'll give you other things as compensation."

Hearing this, Song Jiaojiao didn't seem reluctant to part with that red item.

Compared to that wand, it was obvious that something else had happened to Chu Hong—something they didn't know about concerning the Night Crow Society.

"Who was that big star behind them that you mentioned just now?" Song Jiaojiao asked curiously.

Chu Hong shook his head.

It was hard to explain.

How was he supposed to say that he had his head chopped off by Jiang Long, yet was still living perfectly fine?

At the same time.

Night Crow Society Headquarters!

Amidst a flash of light, Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan were spat out from the crimson portal like two mouthfuls of thick phlegm from a monster's mouth, sliding heavily and rolling onto the ground.

Panting heavily, the two returned to reality.

Only now did the two gradually realize that everything that had happened just moments ago was not a dream.

From touching the ultra-rare red item to arriving at the extraction point and meeting the Chu Hong who should have already been dead.

And even having their loot snatched away by the other party...

The sound of military boots stepping on stone slabs echoed, and as the two looked up in disarray, they saw instructor Jiang Long holding a tablet, clearly making records.

"You two, what happened? Did you run into opponents?"

Jiang Long's voice carried a cold and rigid tone.

In the future, people like Wu Gang and the others would have to obey his commands; they were part of the foundation given to him by Mo Mio within the Night Crow Society. Because of this, he put a considerable amount of effort into training these individuals.

He had just pulled up the two people's profiles on the tablet, preparing to formulate and improve targeted training programs for them based on the combat and opponent information in the secret realm they described.

Suddenly, a single sentence from Wu Gang made Jiang Long's pupils shrink violently.

"I-Instructor... We saw Chu Hong!"

Jiang Long, who had always maintained a calm and rigid expression when facing newcomers like them, showed violent emotional fluctuations for the very first time.

"What did you say?!"

Cold light and a faint murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

He had killed Chu Hong with his own hands, and the head had even been presented before the president. To say at a time like this that they had seen the Chu Hong he had supposedly killed... wasn't that basically saying he had fooled Lord President?

Thinking of Mo Mio's unfathomable, god-like, and unsolvable power.

Jiang Long's gaze towards Wu Gang and the others became even colder.

However, Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan wore panicked and anxious expressions.

"It's true! Instructor, we aren't lying to you..."

Wu Gang spoke at an extremely fast pace, recounting what had just happened in the secret realm.

"We not only saw Chu Hong, but also his former teammates, Wang Suming and Song Jiaojiao. Instructor, we really didn't see it wrong. He didn't kill us right away; he, he said... to pass along a message to you on his behalf."

A crack appeared on the screen of the tablet in Jiang Long's hand.

Although his voice was calm, the icy chill in Jiang Long's eyes seemed capable of freezing the surrounding air.

"What did he say?"

"He, he said to pass along a message to the big star behind me... Sooner or later, he's going to chop off his head as well."

Wu Gang didn't dare mention that Chu Hong wanted to twist Jiang Long's head off and kick it like a ball, but even so, the terrifying chill emanating from Jiang Long at this moment was already making him nearly suffocate.

Jiang Long remained silent for a long time.

After a while, amidst the panicked gazes of Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan, he slowly spoke.

"Follow me..."

Passing through the deep corridor under the flickering dim lights, their distorted shadows followed their footsteps until they arrived in front of a huge, ornate grand door.

Faint, melodious orchestral music could be faintly heard coming from inside.

In front of this massive door resembling a Western palace, Jiang Long took a deep breath, while Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan both realized that they were about to be brought before that big figure.

All of them held their breath nervously.

"Master, this subordinate has an urgent matter to report!"

Jiang Long's voice was not loud, but a few seconds later, the grand door in front of them slowly opened from the middle.

Warm-colored crystal chandeliers illuminated everything inside the hall brightly. This was a place resembling a church hall, with rows of empty seats.

Only in the very front row was there a figure with their back turned to them, a raven standing on their shoulder.

Jiang Long lowered his head and respectfully led the two to this person's side, and then...

With a "thud", Jiang Long knelt on the ground.

Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan behind him also hurriedly knelt down.

"Master, this subordinate has failed in my duty and deceived you. Please punish me!"

Hearing the word "deceived", the orchestral music inside the hall seemed to experience a brief hesitation at that very instant.

A drop of cold sweat, accompanied by a faint pressure, slid down Jiang Long's forehead. As for Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan, they didn't even dare to breathe heavily.

"Deception is the most unforgivable mistake in this world," Mo Mio said indifferently.

His calm eyes slowly fell upon Jiang Long. Once upon a time, these eyes carried appreciation when looking at Jiang Long, but at this moment, they lacked even a shred of warmth.

"Instead of choosing to commit suicide to apologize with your death, you actually dared to come here to ask for my forgiveness... Because of your courage, I will give you a chance to explain. If your reason cannot satisfy me... you can go down yourself with the butler."

A single sentence left Jiang Long dripping with cold sweat.

He hurriedly kowtowed in gratitude over and over again, quickly recounting what Wu Gang and the others had just told him.

"Master, that head on that day was genuine, and it was personally chopped off by this subordinate that very night! President Sha Lie and I both confirmed it; it really was that brat Chu Hong himself... You saw it too, it truly was a human head."

Mo Mio raised a single finger, and the orchestral music inside the church instantly stopped.

On the stage, ravens freely landed on top of the divine statue to groom their feathers or flew up onto the crystal chandelier.

Mo Mio turned his head to look at Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan.

He didn't speak, nor did he ask any questions.

However.

As the raven on his shoulder suddenly let out a harsh "caw",

Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan's eyes instantly seemed to be covered with a layer of grayish-white.

Following that, a thin, colorful energy was slowly extracted from their seven orifices, condensing into a hazy ball of light above their heads.

The memories of the two experiences inside the secret realm began to manifest within the light screen.

From dropping into position one of the Parino Valley Base, to wiping out a squad, entering the core area, and fishing out a red collectible from the small safe.

To rapidly evacuating, and then right before the extraction point...

The image suddenly froze with the appearance of three figures!

Seeing the clear figures of Chu Hong and the other two in the image, Jiang Long gasped in shock.

Mo Mio raised his eyebrows slightly.

A single sentence finally made the nervous Jiang Long relax a bit in his heart.

"You did not deceive me..."

"This brat named Chu Hong has deceived everyone..." Mo Mio, as if seeing something interesting, stood up and paced over to the hazy light screen.

Looking at Chu Hong's light-and-shadow projection up close, which looked as though he were really standing right before him.

"Interesting, a real corpse, yet still living perfectly fine... Is it a substitute, or coming back from the dead..."

Jiang Long hurriedly spoke: "Master, please rest assured. This subordinate was able to kill him once, and I can kill him a second time! Please give this subordinate some time!"

However.

Mo Mio merely raised a hand.

The halo in front of him vanished, and Wu Gang and the other immediately rolled their eyes and passed out together, as if all the strength in their bodies had been sucked dry.

"Kill him? No, dead people have no value. This brat has huge secrets on him, and I have a hunch... I've discovered a treasure!"

A slight arc curled up at the corner of Mo Mio's mouth.

"Order the entire Night Crow Society... A bounty of five red-quality items! I want Chu Hong brought before me alive!"

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