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Black Face's murderous voice rang out again: "The Smiling Face Alliance is now issuing a bounty: those who provide information on those individuals will be rewarded 10,000 gold coins, and those who capture them will be rewarded 50,000 gold coins!"

"Holy crap! 50,000 gold coins!"

"That's enough for me to buy several low-level pieces of equipment!"

"Damn it! This alliance is really rich. I've been working myself to death and haven't even saved up 2,000 gold coins, and they're just throwing out 50,000. So rich!"

Zhu Qiang chuckled softly from the side: "At that price, even I'm tempted. I'm thinking of reporting myself."

Ye Chen whispered, "Alright, we can go now."

With that, the group quietly left the area.

Midway, Ye Chen said to Tie Niu, "Tie Niu, no matter what happens during this time, you must not let the King Kong Ape show itself, understand?"

"Yes, I understand, Brother Chen!"

Tie Niu nodded seriously.

"It seems we need to be careful during this period."

Ye Chen was making plans in his mind, intending to lie low for a while and do nothing during this time.

He wanted to see how the situation outside developed. The bounty had just been released, and many people were excited.

The Aggregation Zone was sure to have a large number of Pet Masters or San Teams searching for their whereabouts.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, it was better to wait before taking action.

Ye Chen returned to Fengyuan Apartment, found a house, and temporarily moved in.

Back in the house, everyone sprawled lazily on the sofa.

Little One nestled in Yu Nian's arms. Little One knew nothing, like where it came from, who its parents were, or if it remembered anyone.

The answer it gave was always a shake of its head, "I don't know."

Lin Nuoyi sat on the sofa and asked, "Ye Chen, LV15-LV20 monsters have appeared now. Aren't we going out to take a look?"

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Not yet. There are definitely many people outside looking for us recently. We should wait a while before going out."

Lin Nuoyi hummed, indicating understanding. She was a bit bored, so she opened the Monster Chat Room and suddenly exclaimed, "Everyone, look at the chat room!"

Everyone quickly opened the Monster Chat Room:

"LV16 monsters discovered in Roman Home!"

"I have them here too!"

"So many LV16 and above monsters have appeared this time!"

"They've become smarter than before!"

"Also, have you noticed that monsters are actually starting to devour other monsters now!"

"..."

Zhu Qiang jumped up from the sofa, "Monsters killing each other?"

Ye Chen frowned tightly and voiced his thoughts: "Now that LV16 and above monsters have evolved intelligence, they must also understand the principle of becoming stronger. Since they are killing each other, it means devouring each other can enhance their strength, which is why they are doing this."

Everyone fell silent.

Seeing everyone's worried faces, Ye Chen smiled, "Don't be afraid. Don't forget that our lowest level is now LV8. What is there to fear?"

"That's right! I forgot I'm LV8 now. What's there to be afraid of!"

In the following days, the group stayed indoors, playing poker and mahjong, as if they were on vacation.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, Ye Chen and the others had been in the house for seven days.

During these seven days, nothing major happened outside.

However, the conflict between the Smiling Face Alliance and the Dark Alliance grew increasingly intense, and they had already clashed several times.

On this particular morning, Ye Chen got up and said, "Alright everyone, the Smiling Face Alliance is currently entangled with the Dark Alliance, so we can go out now."

Zhu Qiang cheered loudly, "Great! We can finally go out. If I don't go out soon, I'll go crazy!"

Nine o'clock in the morning.

Ye Chen pushed open the door and went outside.

Lin Nuoyi and the others stretched and took a deep breath.

"Ah! The breath of freedom!"

Zhu Qiang exclaimed.

Ye Chen shook his head helplessly and walked downstairs.

At the entrance, a slender, sweet-looking girl in a combat uniform stood there.

She was accompanied by five men also in combat uniforms. The girl was Tang Qiu.

"Captain Ye, long time no see!"

Tang Qiu smiled.

Ye Chen greeted her, "Long time no see."

Lin Nuoyi went up and hugged Tang Qiu, exclaiming, "Tang Qiu Jie, I haven't seen you in a few days, and you're already LV9!"

Tang Qiu gave a wry smile, "As higher LV monsters appear, levels are increasing faster now. On the streets, LV6 and above Pet Masters are everywhere."

Tang Qiu saw Little One in Yu Nian's arms and asked in surprise, "Yu Nian, this is?"

Yu Nian smiled, "A little girl we picked up."

Tang Qiu simply said "Oh" and didn't show much suspicion.

Fortunately, to prevent Little One's identity from being exposed, Ye Chen had spent 50 points in the Points Mall (Points Mall) to buy an item that hid information, concealing Little One's details.

Yu Nian said gently to Little One, "Little One, come, say Auntie Tang Qiu."

Little One clearly preferred girls more: "Auntie!"

This "Auntie" made Tang Qiu overjoyed.

"Hey, are we going or not? We still have a mission to complete. What time is it, and you still have the mood to bring a burden?"

A slightly sarcastic voice came.

Ye Chen looked in the direction of the voice; it was one of the five men.

This person's information quickly appeared.

Gu Ming.

LV9 Pet Master.

Tang Qiu said apologetically, "I forgot to introduce him. This is Gu Ming, the captain of the Bright Moon San Team, and these are his team members, all LV7 Pet Masters."

Lin Nuoyi nodded and said, "Oh, I see. I thought they were your team members!"

Tang Qiu covered her mouth and chuckled, "I wouldn't dare. I don't have my own team members yet."

"Are we going or not!"

Gu Ming said impatiently, "A bunch of San Team members. I thought they were some important figures. Really, I knew I shouldn't have bothered coming!"

These words angered Zhu Qiang, who stepped forward and pointed at Gu Ming, saying, "Who are you talking about! What's wrong with San Team! What's wrong with San Team!"

Gu Ming sneered, "I'm saying all you San Team people are trash! Understand? Trash!"

"Damn you!"

Zhu Qiang immediately became enraged.

Tang Qiu quickly stepped forward to mediate, "Alright, alright, everyone, stop arguing. We're all on the same side, and we have important business to attend to!"

Ye Chen said coldly to Zhu Qiang, "Zhu Qiang, come back. Don't stoop to their level."

Zhu Qiang snorted coldly, then returned to Ye Chen's side.

Tang Qiu gave a wry smile, "Let's go. This time we're facing LV16 monsters, so it's better to be careful."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Mm, alright, let's go!"

Tang Qiu and her group drove two armored vehicles over. Gu Ming and his five people took one, while Tang Qiu, Ye Chen, and their group took the other.

Tang Qiu was driving, and Ye Chen sat in the passenger seat.

Fortunately, the armored vehicle was quite large, with two rows of seats in the back, so Yu Nian and the others could fit comfortably.

Tang Qiu, who was driving, suddenly asked, "Are you aware of the incident where the Smiling Face Alliance was robbed?"