159: No way, you really believe it?

Seeing this unique 'Black Cleaver Axe', everyone fell silent.

[Speechless System Combat Power +1]

But no matter what, the appearance of 'Black Cleaver Axe' could indeed solve the doubts that plagued everyone.

Why did the dungeon make everyone look like mummies? Why did the NPCs value the hazmat suits so much? What would happen after losing the hazmat suit?

A few of the Raiders had already recharged their hazmat suits with the alchemy array not long ago, and they had been playing it safe during the recent battle. Their current state was good, so they didn't follow the green NPCs back.

They found a corner not far from the base and sat in a row to watch 'Black Cleaver Axe' eat braised beef noodles.

Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes, the dazed customer calmly slurped his noodles, completely unconcerned by the absurd environment around him.

Everyone was not in a hurry, silently waiting.

...

Several miles away, on the other side of the city.

Inside a similar base, the NPC copies were bustling about.

Several NPCs were busy activating the alchemy array to recharge the hazmat suits.

A few others were nervously and fearfully carrying a person, with anxious and terrified expressions.

"No... I don't want to..."

The person being carried was crying, covering his face. From his voice, he was the one who had blocked the crossbow bolt for the Team Leader.

The others looked at his hazmat suit, which had a hole in it, their faces under their masks ashen.

The hole caused the hazmat suit's energy to gradually drain, and the green color slowly dimmed to gray.

On the skin beneath the hole, black, terrifying spots gradually appeared, and his body temperature was also rapidly rising.

Even more horrifying, long hair visibly grew on his skin. The hair had a dark, dull color that did not belong to a human, and his terrifying appearance shocked everyone's nerves.

"Don't worry... I, I will let, will let 'Twitch' find a way!"

The Team Leader gently held his hand, squeezing out a name that he deeply resented through gritted teeth.

"It's too late..."

The person said in despair, "The concentration of the potion in the energy arrow and the spray are completely different. My end only has two possibilities... dying during the transformation; or, becoming that appearance..."

"Kill me, please."

"Use our potion, I don't want to leave behind a corpse looking like that."

Listening to his plea, everyone's clenched fists trembled slightly, and they all looked at him with unbearable expressions.

"Okay."

The Team Leader spoke. He took out a bottle of potion, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Please rest."

"We will continue your unfinished path until everything is back on track."

...

"That NPC is gone."

One person turned to his teammates, telling them what he had just discovered.

"It seems our guess was correct."

Another person said, "That potion is the key item. As long as it's used well, we can take care of all those Twitch. Even if other Raiders want to resist then, it'll be useless. Eliminate the Twitch, and our mission will be complete!"

"Hmm, that's right."

Another somewhat short and stout Raiders nodded, saying to the two, "You two are good at reconnaissance, so I'll trouble you to continue following those NPCs. As for the potion, the three of us will explore inside the base."

The danger of monitoring friendly NPC actions was certainly lower than exploring the map, so the two naturally wouldn't refuse. They happily agreed and left with the NPCs.

The remaining three, instead of directly exploring the map, continued to huddle together and whisper.

"I'd say that kid is most likely Cheng Zhen!"

One of them said with a serious tone.

"Indeed, his build looks very similar, and he's extremely sharp!" The person next to him agreed.

"This thing in the dungeon is really troublesome... How about this, the next time we see him, we'll mark him with an item! If we have a chance, we'll kill him first. If it's not easy to do, we'll follow the NPCs first. Either way, we'll make sure he can't leave the dungeon alive!"

The short and stout Raiders finalized the plan and distributed the items in his hand to the other two.

This person was Ge Chang, who had entered the dungeon with Cheng Zhen using a [Follow Card].

His two teammates were temporarily referred to as Ge Er and Ge San. These three were quite capable and had done many shady deeds. It was precisely because of their previous 'work results', which were not to be underestimated, that Jing Ci Guild had spent a large sum to hire them to deal with Cheng Zhen.

They also knew that this dark horse, who had suddenly appeared on the New Talent Rankings, was not easy to deal with, and they approached this mission with utmost seriousness.

As the saying goes, 'know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated'. Before entering the dungeon, Ge Chang had spent a large sum to collect information on Cheng Zhen.

"The information from Thousand Eye Tower is expensive, but it's really good."

Ge Chang flipped through the information provided by Thousand Eye Tower, sighing inwardly. If it weren't for the high prices charged by those information peddlers, he would buy information every time, and his work would go much smoother.

Height... weight...

If they couldn't see his face, they would use his build to find the target.

"Although this suit blocks some, his height can still be seen. If we can filter out Cheng Zhen from those with similar builds, that's best. If not, then we'll kill them all."

Ge Er said casually, as if in his eyes, the lives of other Raiders were not worth mentioning.

"That won't work." Ge San shook his head, "The matching in the Endless Game isn't random. With the three of us on this team, the people on the other side probably won't be weak either."

"It's fine if we just target Cheng Zhen, but if we end up killing other experts, wouldn't that create many unnecessary complications?"

"...Hmm, alright."

Ge Er scoffed inwardly. He didn't believe there could be any experts on the other side. However, they had been partners for a long time, so he naturally wouldn't directly contradict him. Being cautious wasn't a bad thing, so he agreed with Ge San.

"Compared to those, it's better to pay more attention to Cheng Zhen's skills."

Ge Chang said lightly, telling the two to continue reading the information.

"Big Brother, Cheng Zhen's skills are public knowledge, who doesn't know them?"

Ge Er was speechless. Although sometimes certain 'experts' would make some brain-dead statements, those with real substance naturally wouldn't make random judgments.

With Cheng Zhen's skill of 'reading novels in his head', Ge Er felt the only way to kill him was to make him laugh to death.

"Who told you it was that skill?" Ge Chang frowned, "I was clearly talking about the one after that!"

"...No, Big Brother, do you really believe that?" Even Ge San, with his relatively cautious personality, found it difficult to accept the subsequent information—

[Information 14: The target often exhibits incomprehensible behavior, hence the speculation—]

[The target is suspected to possess a 'Speechless System'. As long as he makes others speechless, he will become stronger!