140: Plans, and plans

"You dare lay a hand on him! My older brother will kill you all!"

Du Yong's terrified screams rang out. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the people around him truly wanted him dead.

Especially since he was used to bullying ordinary people here, many had long harbored resentment towards him.

Under a long-term oppressive atmosphere, dissatisfaction could very likely turn into murderous intent.

However, his screams were quickly drowned out by the curses of the surrounding people, and soon, there was no more movement.

Gu Qinghan did not make a move; he couldn't even squeeze in after summoning Little Black at this point.

He simply, very thoughtfully, cast a Crippling Curse over there, making the already chaotic situation even more heated.

Moreover, Gu Qinghan personally saw Kong Yan rush in and take several jabs at the opponent amidst the chaos.

Just these few hits directly stiffened Du Yong's entire body.

"This guy, his level is definitely higher than Du Yong's.

Wait... that day I used Mental Toxin on him, could he have discovered it?"

When Gu Qinghan's level was three levels higher than the opponent's, he couldn't be perceived, only affected.

But within three levels, the opponent could know that he was affected by the Mental Toxin.

Gu Qinghan's expression became increasingly strange. What was a Professional, possibly level 20, doing here?

Was he here to gradually dismantle this Gathering Place from within, or for some other benefit?

Or was he here for those humans who had lost their minds?

Just as various thoughts emerged in Gu Qinghan's mind, the fight over there had already stopped.

After all, Du Yong hadn't truly turned into an incredibly terrifying monster; under the siege of so many people, he couldn't hold on for long.

Especially since there was also a hidden high-level Professional among this group.

"You all... just you wait..."

Du Yong was not dead at this moment. A milky-white shield had appeared around him, allowing him to still speak with a breath left.

Among the surrounding crowd, some people exchanged glances, about to continue forward and beat this guy to death, when they suddenly heard some commotion from outside.

Then, a man who looked very similar to Du Yong, but much fatter, rushed in quickly.

"Brother! Who did this! Step forward!"

This was Du Yong's older brother, Du Wen, also a high-ranking member of this Gathering Place.

Just now, Du Yong's teammates had quickly run out, encountered Du Wen who was on his way to the cafeteria for a meal, and then quickly returned to the scene.

Du Wen held the unrecognizable Du Yong in his arms, his face full of heartache, and at the same time, he looked at the surrounding crowd and asked:

"I'll say it again, who did this! Step forward!"

Although Du Yong was barely clinging to life, he still forced himself to say:

"Brother... they all did it... kill them for me..."

Du Wen's eyes were gloomy. He and Du Yong had always had a good relationship.

Seeing his once vibrant younger brother in this state, an endless rage had already surged in his heart.

He picked up Du Yong and silently walked towards the outside.

Clearly, almost everyone here had participated in the attack.

And these people all had the mentality of 'the law doesn't punish the masses,' especially since Du Yong had indeed seemed very abnormal just now.

Du Wen walked slowly, his gaze constantly sweeping over the faces of the people around him, his sharp eyes seemingly wanting to tear these people apart.

At the same time, he also wanted to remember all of them.

Most of the people who met his gaze silently lowered their heads, with only a few exceptions.

Such as Gu Qinghan, and Kong Yan.

It wasn't until they had left the cafeteria with Du Yong that everyone continued to queue, preparing to receive this hard-won lunch.

Du Wen walked ahead, carrying his younger brother. He wanted the best healing Professional in the entire Gathering Place to save his younger brother.

But no matter how powerful a Professional's abilities were, Du Yong's physical pain and the humiliation he suffered could not be completely erased.

Moreover, with such severe injuries, Du Yong would be unable to participate in combat for a long time.

"Brother... why aren't you helping me get revenge..."

Du Yong's mouth was bleeding, but he still asked, his swollen eyes barely visible.

Du Wen glanced at his younger brother, took a deep breath, and slowly said:

"Don't worry, not a single person who laid a hand on you will escape."

Upon hearing this, Du Yong suddenly lowered his voice and said:

"Brother... is that plan going to be implemented?"

"Yes, the leader has returned.

Except for us high-ranking members and confidants, everyone else remaining in this Gathering Place tonight will become sacrifices."

Hearing this, Du Yong almost couldn't keep his voice down:

"So many people... nearly twenty thousand!"

Du Wen glanced at his younger brother, smiled, and said:

"The lives of these ordinary people are worthless; they die, they die.

As long as the leader can complete that adult's mission and complete the transformation, we can have whatever we want."

Du Yong hummed in agreement, then fell silent.

However, a hint of madness gradually lit up in his eyes... "The cooking in this cafeteria is really terrible; even rabbit meat is made so unpalatably!"

He Jianan stuffed all the rabbit meat on his plate into his mouth and couldn't help but complain.

Yang Tianci smiled. After he had made a move against Du Yong just now, the pent-up frustration in his heart seemed to have dissipated quite a bit.

The rabbit meat in front of him remained untouched, all packed into a lunchbox, and then he said to everyone:

"The cooking in this cafeteria really isn't great; you have to see your sister-in-law's cooking.

How about this, come to my place tonight, we'll celebrate the new members joining the team, and also improve our meal."

He Jianan immediately perked up. He said:

"Really? Then I'm going to eat my fill!"

Yang Tianci rolled his eyes at him, scolding with a smile:

"It's true, my wife and I will be your free chefs.

Our family's provisions can't withstand you bunch of gluttons, so bring your own ingredients.

Old He, I remember you have a bottle of Erguotou, right? Bring that too!"

"Alright!" He Jianan's eyes lit up. "Actually, I saved two bottles in total. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight!"

"I have a bottle too!"

"I have some too, but it seems to be rice wine, does that count?"

"Bring it, bring it, we'll use it for stewed meat tonight!"

The team immediately started making arrangements, and even the cafeteria's communal meal tasted better.

Gu Qinghan felt a bit unaccustomed to this atmosphere. He was used to being solitary, but he also felt this atmosphere was nice.

On the contrary, Kong Yan actively joined the discussion, his spitting and gesticulating looking rather amusing.

Yang Tianci saw that Gu Qinghan hadn't spoken, assuming that as a newcomer, he didn't have much stored up, so he leaned over and said:

"Xiao Gu, you just arrived, so don't bring anything today.

This is our team's tradition, and it's also a way for everyone to escape the pressures of reality. My daughter named it the 'Escape Plan'.

After all, in this world, no one knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first."

Gu Qinghan could clearly feel that Yang Tianci didn't look down on him.

On the contrary, his words were full of care and concern for him.

Gu Qinghan shook his head and said to Yang Tianci with a smile:

"No, Captain, you misunderstood. I just feel that it's really good to be able to join our team."

Yes, at a time when moral and legal constraints had already been lost,

Gu Qinghan even felt a more beautiful emotion than before the apocalypse; it was truly good.