The veteran hunters instantly understood Nie Chenglong's meaning.
If it was a capture operation, they had to prioritize safety and pay attention to avoiding collateral damage. There were plenty of situations where they had to be wary of harming the innocent.
Previously, they had set up a temporary glass maze in the command center and practiced it repeatedly because they did not want to hurt the innocent.
But now, the capture operation had escalated into a real war.
This meant that they had been given the right to fire without limit. They could use any means necessary and pay any price to kill their enemies.
Even if the lair ended up in a sea of fire, they would not care.
Nie Chenglong endorsed their actions as the vice director of the abnormal beast research department.
Even if it meant that he would be called a butcher and executioner.
It was cruel.
But this was war.
"Right now, the entire city has entered a state of emergency. All the citizens, including the lair, have been mobilized," Nie Chenglong continued.
Nie Chenglong continued. "The gangs in the lair were originally wary of external forces entering the lair, but now, they've received news of the monster horde and know that the lair might become the main target of the monster civilization. They're all anxious, and they're willing to work with us in all our operations.
"Captain Zhou, I will connect the terminals of the gang leaders to our tactical data network. You can give them orders directly. Including Golden Tooth's second in command, Red Brows Su Lun, all the powerful fighters in the lair will work with your hunting squad unconditionally."
At some point, Nie Chenglong had upgraded Zhou Chong's capture squad to a hunting squad.
Fortunately, they were hunters to begin with.
They did not need to worry about any other factors and only needed to kill in a simple and crude manner. This suited their tastes better.
Aside from Saber Jin Wanhao, the gangs in the lair did not have any super elites who had reached Deity Realm.
After all, Deity Realm superhumans could do whatever they wanted wherever they went. There was no need for them to stay in a place as chaotic as the lair.
But by relying on the resources in the black market and the crooked methods in the underground labs, there were quite a number of mid-tier fighters who had reached Heaven Realm.
As the people who benefited from the underground order in the lair and the protectors of it, they could not just watch the abnormal beasts wreak havoc in the lair and destroy their homes.
With the full support of the gangs, manpower was no longer a problem. Zhou Chong's hunting squad could focus on the role of a sharp blade.
This was a rare piece of good news.
Zhou Chong, Meng Chao, and the veteran hunters sighed in relief.
"Also —"
Nie Chenglong hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Be careful. If you discover that the target is too strong and may threaten your safety, don't hesitate and retreat immediately. We will carry out Plan B."
"Plan B?" Zhou Chong was slightly taken aback.
"Yes, lock down Golden Tooth Lair."
"With the manpower that the research department and secret police can mobilize, it's impossible for them to enter Golden Tooth Lair, which has nearly one million people, and completely control the situation.
"But setting up a defense line around the perimeter of Golden Tooth Lair to prevent the monsters inside from escaping is still something we can do.
"Of course, this is a plan where we have no other choice. If possible, I still hope that you will be victorious!"
Zhou Chong and Meng Chao looked at each other. They could tell what Nie Chenglong was implying.
The terrain was as complicated as a maze. Golden Tooth Lair hid countless weapons of mass destruction, forbidden gene medicine, wanted criminals, and lost people. It could turn into the most brutal meat grinder at any moment. Even if they sent tens of thousands of soldiers into it, it would not be easy for them to completely control it.
Once Golden Tooth Lair descended into large-scale chaos, locking it down from the outside and waiting for the battle at the perimeter to end. Then, they could slowly mobilize their forces to solve the problem. This was the only feasible plan.
But if Golden Tooth Lair was completely locked down, what would happen to the citizens inside?
Meng Chao forced himself to cast this thought to the back of his mind.
Under Zhou Chong's orders, they stuffed a tracking and locating chip into the backpack filled with raw materials.
Then, they followed the instructions given by the Vortex in the mail and handed the backpack to a rollerblader who knew nothing about it and asked him to send it to the entrance of Leprosy Village.
At that moment, a few fierce-looking gang members who were armed to the teeth had received Man-eating Shark Zhou Chong's summons and arrived at the entrance of the building.
"Gang" was just a name that was accepted by the people.
In truth, they were legal clubs registered with the related departments, such as the Ping Pong Club, fitness club, and martial arts research center.
The club members were also good citizens who abided by the law. Their love for Dragon City and human civilization was not any less than that of the citizens outside.
Meng Chao could sense their fearless spirit from their determined gazes and resolute expressions. "If anyone dares to touch my interests, I'll fight them to the death, and I don't care if you're the God of War or an Apocalyptic Beast."
Hence, he was at ease and handed Big Brother Knife Chen Hao over to them.
He also told them to remind Chen Hao once every five minutes to work with them. It was his only way to survive.
As for how they "reminded" him, Chen Hao was in so much pain that he screamed for his parents. The ruthless gang members sucked in sharp breaths when they saw it.
Once they were certain that Chen Hao did not dare to act recklessly, Meng Chao, Zhou Chong, and the veteran hunters seized every second they had and headed to Leprosy Village from different directions.
On the way, the command center refreshed their mission.
It had officially been upgraded from capture to control, lock down, and kill.
It also pointed out that the abnormal beasts' goal might be to use the Deification Capsules to create large-scale destruction and chaos in Golden Tooth Lair to attract the humans' attention and hold back Dragon City's valuable fighting power and high-end fighting power so that they could coordinate with the monster civilization's offense at the perimeter of Dragon City.
And the enemy had an unknown number of Deification Capsules that could temporarily turn normal people into superhumans.
They had also captured a lot of wanted criminals and lost people lurking in the lair.
These superhumans were scum and scum, and there was a high possibility that they would be completely bewitched by the abnormal beasts and willingly be bound to the monster civilization's war machine.
To the hunting squad, it would be best if they could capture or kill the mastermind.
They had to settle for the next best thing. They had to destroy the pharmacy that created the Deification Capsules.
Otherwise, the raw materials they snatched over the past two days would have been delivered to the pharmacy, and they could create thousands of Deification Capsules at any moment. Then, they could create more than ten thousand monsters who had awakened to supernatural abilities, lost their minds, and even lost their humanity. The situation in the lair would then completely deteriorate and go out of control.
"That's the latest mission. Regardless of the cost, locate and destroy the pharmacy that created the Deification Capsules, understand?"
Zhou Chong gritted his teeth in the communication channel.
"Got it!"
"No problem!"
"This sort of mission suits my taste!"
Soon, the veteran hunters infiltrated the depths of the lair. They were near Leprosy Village, and based on the 3D map, they found various high spots.
Meng Chao and Zhou Chong climbed to the top floor of a crooked residential building not far away from Leprosy Village.
From there, not only could they monitor the only path leading to the outside world in Leprosy Village — the small bridge over the rotten ditch.
They could also turn their heads around and see quite a number of regions and streets in the lair.
Meng Chao poured spirit energy into his eyes, and circles of light appeared outside his pupils. He continuously adjusted his focus to match the veteran hunters' different angles of view so that he could see everything in the area.
He could see that the regions near Leprosy Village were still calm. It was as if the news of the monster horde had not reached this place.
But far away from Leprosy Village were places blocked by buildings. Undercurrents were surging.
Quite a number of built men with bulging pockets under their hooded cloaks appeared on more than ten streets and alleys at the same time. They quietly drew close to Leprosy Village and cut off all the paths that could lead to the outside world around Leprosy Village.
They were all gang members in the lair.
Meng Chao even saw many of the built men pushing heavy machine guns and even anti-monster cannons with tires installed on them. They moved to a spot one street away from Leprosy Village.
They also removed their hooded cloaks and carried rocket launchers, grenade launchers, and large-caliber grenade launchers on their backs. They were standard issue.
'What are they doing?' Meng Chao gasped in amazement.
"They're helping us!" Zhou Chong said matter-of-factly.
"Helping us? Is there a need for them to be so exaggerated?"
Meng Chao asked. "Why do I feel like these guys are so murderous? They look like they're going to flatten Leprosy Village regardless of the consequences."
"If they're certain that the Deification Capsule pharmacy is hidden in the depths of Leprosy Village, they will," Zhou Chong said.
"Once the Deification Capsules, zombie virus, Blood Flower spores, and other things leak out of Leprosy Village, they'll be the first to suffer. That's why they're even more anxious than we are."
Meng Chao wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
Zhou Chong saw his hesitation and frowned a little. "What? Are you worried that our actions will harm the innocent? This doesn't seem like your style when you were extorting a confession through torture. Put away your useless soft-heartedness. This is war, and the slightest bit of hesitation will cause the death of yourself, your comrades, and even ten or a hundred times more innocent people.
"I know. Most of the villagers in Leprosy Village are innocent, but aren't the tens of millions of Dragon Citizens innocent as well?
"Besides, if we don't destroy the Deification Capsule pharmacy as soon as possible and kill the mastermind, they might cause irreparable damage and chaos at any moment.
"At that time, all the villagers in Leprosy Village, as the center of the chaos, won't be able to survive!"
Meng Chao sucked in a deep breath.
He remembered Golden Tooth Lair in his previous life and the fire that had killed at least one hundred thousand citizens.
He knew that Zhou Chong was right.
The half of his soul that had returned from the apocalypse was stained with blood and covered in wounds. Now, his brain was covered in spikes, and his gaze became clear and sharp again.
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