143: Chapter 143 Deliveryman Inoue Maru Has Set Off
Wu Yongli gulped down some water, "Don't even mention it. I just reached the entrance of the Blazing Fire Adventure Group when I saw that guy surnamed Yun go inside.
I've been waiting until now, and I still haven't seen that kid come out.
I felt something was wrong, so I hurried back. Do you think they might be trying to screw us over?"
Sabowang was startled, "Are you saying that bastard Li Jianrong is currently discussing things with that kid surnamed Yun?"
"That's right. It's been about an hour since I went there, and that kid still hasn't come out."
"Damn it, what do you think they could be talking about?"
"Whatever they're saying behind our backs, it certainly isn't anything good."
"Damn that scoundrel Li Jianrong. I treated him like a brother, and now he's actually conspiring against me with someone else."
"Big brother, what time do you think it is to be saying all that? What do we do now?"
"What else can we do? If Li Jianrong doesn't cooperate with us, our group alone won't be able to take down Dongji Company."
"Do you actually want to take the loot, or do you want to devour those nuns?"
"Second brother, what are you saying? Am I the kind of person who can't tell priorities? Of course, money is what's important right now."
Wu Yongli looked at Sabowang. This guy had been eyeing Nun Village for more than a day or two. When they first arrived at Summit City, he was already muttering about how great it would be if they could wipe out Nun Village in one go.
"What about that Watanabe kid?"
"Didn't you hear what Inoue Maru said? That guy has already found another way out. From the very beginning, that scoundrel never intended to cooperate with us; he's just been stringing us along. Don't you get it yet?"
"Are you sure it's not because we killed two of his subordinates?"
"What do you think?" Sabowang glared at him irritably.
"Fine, forget I said anything. So, are we following that kid Yun Zhuo's plan tonight?"
"That's all we can do. But we absolutely cannot let Li Jianrong and that kid catch Watanabe first. If he exposes our identity as moles, we're finished."
Dongji Company's temporary camp was set up in a mountain col behind the Abandoned Well.
In the old world, this used to be a popular spot for social media check-ins. A road here met a landslide and came to an abrupt end.
Next to the road, a relatively intact platform had been built, with stone railings on the outside. Beyond the railings, clouds rolled over from the distant mountain peaks, gathering like a sea of tide before one's eyes.
Inside an exquisite tent covered with white tatami mats sat Watanabe Kojiro, dressed in white kariginu—the kind of clothing where the sides under the armpits are open and the sleeves can be detached—and wearing a black hat that looked like a pig's kidney on his head.
He was sitting at a low table, embroidering—or to be precise, he was embroidering a chrysanthemum.
The tent flap was gently lifted, and his War Princess, Aoi Meku, walked in carrying tea and snacks.
"How is the cleanup progress over at the tunnel?"
Watanabe Kojiro wiped his embroidery needle on his hair under his hat and continued embroidering the chrysanthemum.
"It will be cleaned up by tomorrow morning at the latest. Then we can finally leave this godforsaken place."
"Have the crystal mines in the Abandoned Well been cleaned out? I want those idiots who have been guarding us outside for half a month to end up with absolutely nothing."
Aoi Meku said coquettishly, "Darling, I've already had people check it three times. I guarantee we won't even leave them a single piece of rat droppings."
"That's good. Only then will they clearly realize that in front of us, the descendants of the Yamata no Orochi God, they are just a bunch of stupid pigs."
Aoi Meku handed a cup of freshly brewed tea to Watanabe Kojiro, "Darling, should I remind you? You forgot to notify Inoue-kun. He thinks we are leaving the day after tomorrow."
"I have already notified him. As for whether he can make it back tonight, that depends on his own abilities."
After Watanabe Kojiro finished speaking, he took a sip of the clear tea.
Aoi Meku walked over and leaned gently into his arms. The wind blowing in from outside the tent brushed the hair by her ears.
With her seductive, silk-like eyes, she was so soft and moving at this moment.
She gently stroked Watanabe Kojiro's cheek, "Darling, should we send someone to meet him? You know, besides fixing water pipes, he's almost useless at everything else."
"How do you know he can fix water pipes?"
"Your mother told me."
"Did you also ask him to fix water pipes?"
"Yes. Do you know why I am called Aoi Meku? Because of him, I am no longer empty."
Watanabe Kojiro looked outside the tent and didn't speak.
Aoi Meku's slender fingers gently brushed over his brow, "Darling, are you jealous?"
"No. I'm thinking about the Kanamara Matsuri next April. Rumor has it that every year at the Kanamara Matsuri, it's always Inoue Maru who carries the phallus in the parade. He has the title of 'Phallus Organizer,' which is why he gained that kind of power."
"Do you want to carry it too?"
"That guy Inoue doesn't have the talent to reach level 50, and our years are still long. I don't want you to feel empty in the years to come."
"Darling, you are so good to me."
"Alright, notify everyone. From now on, everyone is to perform Body Integration with their War Princess. No one is allowed to deactivate the Body Integration form until we have left this place."
"Is this really necessary?"
"Yes. The closer we are to success, the more careful we must be. Also, regarding the Pathogen Mother Body in the Abandoned Well, take everything that can be taken, and blow up everything that can't."
"You're kidding, right? You want to take the Pathogen Mother Body from the Abandoned Well too? Are you really planning not to leave them even a single hair?"
"All the resources in this world were left to us by the Yamata no Orochi God. Those pig-like idiots have no right to enjoy these resources. We can joke around, but you must take this matter seriously."
"Understood, darling."
At night, Inoue Maru was woken up by the mountain wind.
He kept his eyes closed and listened to the movements around him for a while. Finding no one nearby, he slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was a row of iron bars. Upon closer inspection, it was a dog cage.
Damn it, they actually locked me in a cage like a dog. This is simply unforgivable.
He looked outside the cage and saw a ruin. The people guarding him were an Adventurer squad, twenty people in total—ten War Princesses and ten War Spirit Masters.
They were currently dozing off in front of a campfire not far away.
He recognized a few of them. After a moment of thought, he remembered that they were from the Blazing Fire Adventure Group.
It seemed that they didn't reach an agreement in the end. The Blazing Fire Adventure Group had won, and he had become their loot.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gnash his teeth in hatred toward Sabowang. If he had been able to defeat the others and snatch him back, he wouldn't be locked in a cage like a dog right now.
Angry as he was, this was a good opportunity to escape.
How could a mere dog cage possibly trap a descendant of the Yamata no Orochi God?
He first picked up a stone and threw it far away.
Seeing that there was no reaction, he threw a larger one, creating more noise. Finally, someone lifted their head and looked over groggily.
He quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious.
Waiting until the person laid back down to sleep, he confirmed that they were truly asleep. Only then did he carefully tear the dog cage open with his bare hands and quietly crawled out.
To avoid waking the guards, he crouched down, supported himself with his hands, curled into a ball, and moved forward slowly by stepping on the backs of his own hands.
Using the hidden techniques passed down by his ancestors, he dodged past one checkpoint after another and finally reached the bridgehead.
He climbed up along the huge suspension cable and then started running all the way.