174: The silly child was deceived by the will-o'-the-wisp

“Damn it, I don’t want to stay in this disgusting instance for another second!”

Ge Er cursed, shaking his hands as if trying to get something off him.

“It would be great if we could get some more emotional damages from the client.” Recalling everything he had seen underground, Ge San couldn't help but sigh.

“Alright, stop complaining.” Ge Chang calmly loaded bullets into his pistol. “This job paid a lot of money, enough for us to live lavishly for a long time.”

“Once we take care of Cheng Zhen, I’ll go back… ”

He was about to continue speaking when Ge Er quickly stopped him: “Big Brother, please don’t jinx it, I still want to go back alive!”

Ge Chang was speechless and was about to pull his hand away when he suddenly heard a rapid series of footsteps. He looked over warily and saw the other two Raiders from their side running over with a slight urgency.

“The three of you!”

The two men said anxiously, “Just now, we discovered something strange. For some reason, everyone in the entire city is running towards the other side.”

“After we told the NPCs about this, the Team Leader immediately became highly vigilant and told us to gather everyone to stop them!”

Ge Chang and the two others immediately frowned.

They had just followed the Team Leader’s instructions and gone to that kind of place to busy themselves. Now, they didn’t know what kind of tricks Cheng Zhen and the others on the other side were playing, and those NPCs didn’t seem to be the smart type, so they felt like following their orders would lead them into a trap.

“Okay, we understand, we’ll be right there.”

Ge Chang thought about it and still agreed, letting the two men go with the NPCs first.

The two men nodded and left with the NPCs.

“Let them and the NPCs scout ahead first. If we encounter danger, we can still avoid it.”

Ge Chang planned, essentially, to let the NPCs charge into battle first, while he and the others looked for opportunities to get the kills.

While they were hiding, the Team Leader’s face was already clouded with gloom.

“Damn it! Those bastard Twitch, they really want to destroy this city!”

His gritted teeth could be heard from under his mask, and his trembling fists could not suppress his rage.

“Although I don’t know why they suddenly did this… ”

The Purple Tuqi copy slowly spoke, but his gaze was full of determination: “But, without a doubt, there is only one thing we must do—”

“Stop them!”

The Twitch copies nodded, busily picking up their weapons and equipment. The air was filled with the solemnity of an impending decisive battle.

Unlike the serious faces of the copies.

Cheng Zhen’s side was harmonious and joyful, with everyone exuding a festive cheer from head to toe.

“Thank you, Boss!”

“Boss is generous!”

“May Boss live forever and never die!”

Those originally weak ordinary NPCs seemed to have suddenly taken a powerful tonic, and their spirits lifted. After receiving their clothes, covering their faces with a gold coin, and then holding their beef noodles, they squatted happily to the side to eat, enjoying the pleasure of having food, drink, and money.

After a meal, their gazes towards Cheng Zhen and the others were even more affectionate than towards their own fathers.

“Are you full?”

Cheng Zhen asked with a smile, “Well then, it’s time to get to work!”

The group of NPCs immediately stood up slightly nervously.

Giving so much money, it must be a very arduous, dangerous, and terrifying job, right?

Do they have to become rat-men like them? Or become guinea pigs for human experiments? Or sell blood, lose their kidneys, and abandon their souls?

Under the nervous gazes of everyone, Cheng Zhen slowly spoke:

“Now, immediately go from street to street and tell everyone in this city everything that is happening here.”

“After you have called everyone, put on your clothes and go to the location I designate!”

… …

By the time the copies rushed over, the situation was already out of control.

Upon hearing that someone was giving out money, the residents of the entire city erupted.

After all, the purchasing power of one gold coin was enough for a family to live for several months, especially after the plague caused food prices to rise. Many poor families were no longer just tightening their belts; they were practically breaking their waists.

With free food, lodging, and gold coins, for this group of people who were almost at their wit's end, it was like angels descending and the Holy Father being present. They rushed towards Cheng Zhen’s side in a flurry.

But for the copies, this was not a good thing.

They were like an old father watching his love-struck daughter elope with a punk on a motorcycle, filled with an indescribable helplessness.

The copies stood in front of the crowd, earnestly persuading them, hoping to pull the lambs deeply entrenched in the pyramid scheme.

But how could the residents be willing to listen? The more the copies tried to persuade them, the more wary and rebellious they became.

What do you mean by stopping me? If you don’t let me pass, are you trying to snatch my gold coins?

Blocking someone’s path to wealth is like killing their parents. The poor and angry residents couldn’t help but start to attack the copies.

The copies suddenly found themselves in a difficult position. They wanted to stop the Twitch, but they didn’t want to kill ordinary residents.

The Team Leader, however, had a decisive personality, just like the Team Leader Tuqi, and immediately resorted to physical suppression.

The combat power after alchemical modification was naturally incomparable to that of ordinary people. The copies only needed to make a slight move to subdue a group of people without causing any casualties.

The Team Leader was about to make the residents settle down, but soon, more copies rushed over, reporting that residents in other parts of the city were also rushing desperately towards the Twitch’s research base.

Not only that, but they also received a message, or rather, a provocation, from the Team Leader Tuqi.

“We have already built a huge alchemy array, and soon, everyone will usher in a glorious evolution!”

“Only you, the dregs of the old era, will forever cower in your jars, trembling with fear, until you rot into bones!”

The enemy used taunt, and it was highly effective!

Whether others were annoyed or not, the Team Leader’s aggro and rage values had already exploded.

“Watch them!”

The Team Leader Tuqi left a few people to guard the residents, then led the others to sprint towards the Twitch’s research base.

The copies sprinted all the way to the entrance of the enemy’s main base and saw Cheng Zhen and the others herding piles of people into the base like ducks.

“Stop them!”

The Team Leader roared, rushing over to stop them.

Cheng Zhen paused, then cried out in horror: “Run, the gold snatchers are here!”

The Team Leader: ?

The residents holding a gold coin covering their faces: !!!

Who wants to snatch your gold? Do I look like someone who lacks money?

Meanwhile, the residents erupted with unprecedented energy, sprinting at the speed of leopards, actually surpassing everyone and rushing inside.

“No—”

The Team Leader stretched out his hand like Er Kang, trying to stop them, but it only made the residents run faster, and they quickly disappeared from the Team Leader’s sight…