Chapter 360 The Scoundrels of Tunjintang

Eleven o'clock on the streets—before the apocalypse, that was merely the beginning of the nightlife.

But in New Capital City, it could be fatal.

For instance, right now, within a Team that had accepted a lucrative bounty mission, Skinny Tall Guy pressed the photo button on the chat interface, and a picture appeared in the box.

He was just about to send it to the client.

"Hold on—"

The Crew-Cut Man narrowed his eyes, licked his lips, and said excitedly, "Don't send it to them yet."

Skinny Tall Guy paused, stunned. "...Huh?"

The Crew-Cut Man sneered. "With this one-of-a-kind photo in our hands, forget twenty Energy Cores—even if it's fifty, we can make them scrape them together!"

Fatty stammered, "Fi... fifty? Captain, are you serious? Last time at the trading market, we saw someone trade ten for a prop!"

"So what?"

The Crew-Cut Man turned his head to look at him. "Are you afraid of having too much money?"

Skinny Tall Guy rubbed his hands nervously. "It's not that it's too much, but is this thing really worth that much?"

The Crew-Cut Man sneered. "Only we have this photo. If he wants it, he has to pay our price."

He said with some annoyance, "Those upper-level Teams are filthy rich; this amount is nothing to them. They can scrape it together easily. But we risked our lives to take this; how could we just give it away so easily?"

The young Ponytail Woman had remained silent the whole time.

She took two more shots of the street corner and then asked in a low voice, "...Have you taken enough? Can we leave now?"

The Crew-Cut Man nodded. "That's about enough. We've got several angles; it's sufficient. Retreat."

The four of them turned around simultaneously, preparing to retreat back into the residential complex.

But they all froze in place.

The light from the streetlamp hit them from behind, casting long shadows.

In front of their feet, a figure was crouching on the ground, back turned to the four, barefoot, wearing tattered clothes.

"???"

The four of them grew solemn, reflexively looking toward the intersection, but the concrete ground was clean.

There was no one there.

Nothing at all.

The wind blew across the ground, rolling a few dead leaves half a turn.

"This..."

"What the hell..."

"How could it be so fast..."

As everyone turned back blankly, they only saw a bloody maw that instantly bit through the throat of the Ponytail Woman!!!

"Ahhhhh!"

Blood sprayed wildly!!!

...The next day.

The light filtering through the gap in the curtains was still gray and dim.

People were sleeping sprawled all over the living room. Chen Yu put on his jacket and opened the door to see smooth, white legs twisted in every direction.

Deng Yuxin was sleeping splayed out while hugging a pillow, with Water Bubble lying beside her pillow.

Chen Yu walked over and saw Zhang Wanyue standing in front of the stove.

She was wearing a light gray thin sweater with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, revealing her forearms.

"Awake? I've fried some eggs; they'll be ready in a moment..."

"So early?"

Chen Yu leaned against the kitchen doorframe and yawned.

"It's not that early. I'm used to waking up after seven."

Zhang Wanyue used a spatula to flip the fried egg, the edges of the egg white sizzling.

"The kitchenware is our own, you can eat without worry."

Chen Yu nodded. "Mm."

A slight noise came from behind.

The bedroom door was pushed open a crack, and Mira walked out.

She had changed into a black dress; her hair was a bit messy, and her complexion was much paler than last night.

She walked to the kitchen doorway and saw the two enamel plates on the stove.

Zhang Wanyue scooped the fried egg into a plate. "This is for you. Eat up; you must have been exhausted last night."

Mira: "..."

Chen Yu: "..."

But she didn't eat; instead, she turned and walked toward the door. "Hurry up and get things done. Don't forget my conditions."

Chen Yu shrugged. "Of course."

He ate the entire fried egg in one bite, then said goodbye and followed Mira out.

Yes, after Chen Yu's unremitting efforts last night, Mira finally compromised.

However, she was indeed the type to be stubborn, still negotiating a deal until the very end.

Using saving Jiang Boyuan as a bargaining chip, Chen Yu obtained the following information:

According to her, the Earth Rat of the Gold-Swallowing Hall was in New Capital City.

The Earth Rat was an important character in the Gold-Swallowing Hall, acting as a temporary transit point for supplies.

Before the supplies swindled by the Gold-Swallowing Hall were transported to Inkstone, they would first pass through his hands for temporary storage.

Almost all storage props were in his possession.

Only he knew the true identity of Inkstone.

And the Gold-Swallowing Hall trusted him so much because his Talent was the SSS-level skill [Earth Vein Excavation].

He lived underground in his daily life; ordinary people shouldn't even think about finding him.

"Haven't found the mark yet?"

The streets were bustling with people; the sun baked the asphalt, causing a faint layer of heat haze to rise.

Chen Yu followed behind Mira, his gaze scanning the crowd aimlessly.

Mira walked three steps ahead of him, wearing a mask, with only her eyes exposed as she searched.

"...It's not that fast."

"The Earth Rat's Talent mark is very hard to find."

Chen Yu shrugged, feeling a bit helpless.

After walking for about another five minutes, Chen Yu's footsteps suddenly paused.

"?"

This feeling was like being lightly pricked on the back of the head by a thin needle.

Was someone following him?

He turned his head sharply, his Perception expanding to its maximum in an instant.

But there was nothing unusual behind him...

Mira turned back and glanced at him. "What's wrong?"

Chen Yu withdrew his gaze. "Nothing."

Mira frowned; this guy was too cautious, suspicious of everything all day long.

Following that, Chen Yu and Mira began to wander around the core area.

Because of Mira's proud figure, it still attracted quite a few gazes and trouble.

But most people didn't dare to approach when they saw Chen Yu.

This could be considered one of the skills honed by having many beauties around.

By the time they had seen most of the core area...

But Mira still hadn't found any information about the Earth Rat, and Chen Yu felt it was a bit of a waste of time.

"Let's go, outside the core area."

Mira walked toward the north. "A simple search of the core area is enough. Based on my understanding of the Earth Rat, he prefers places without an Eye of Peace."

Chen Yu followed behind; before long, the sun was setting in the west.

The buildings on both sides of the road changed from orderly residential buildings to semi-abandoned factories and warehouses.

But the flow of people hadn't decreased.

After all, this was an excellent place to look for supplies, far safer than within the missions.

Until Chen Yu and Mira walked down a downward ramp...

The steps extended downward to a huge rolling shutter door; inside was a massive underground space, like an old parking lot.

Several rows of bare incandescent light bulbs hung overhead.

Because it was underground, the lights were on even during the day.

But the light was dim and yellow, barely illuminating the entire space.

In the center was a low-lying circular area where about thirty people were scattered, sitting. Some were sitting with their legs crossed, cracking melon seeds; others were leaning against the wall smoking. Everyone was watching the central depression.