A 'Ji's eyes went wide, and he cried out, "What?!"
He seemed to be even more shocked than when he heard about the village chief's death.
After all, to a twelve-year-old boy like him, the village chief was too old, weak, and distant.
Ms. Mulian, on the other hand, was a goddess who saved the poor.
Their statuses were completely different.
"I'll go and get some information first. I'll explain it to you when I come back," Meng Chao said.
"Remember, the village chief is already dead. The things I prophesied have all come true. So, if you run again, no one will be able to save Leprosy Village. You, Ms. Mulian, all the people in Leprosy Village, and your only home will be reduced to ashes.
"But if you believe me, no matter how strong the enemy is, we will definitely save Leprosy Village and win this war. Then, all the villagers will be able to eat steak!"
A 'Ji thought about it seriously for a long time.
"I believe you, Uncle. We will definitely save Leprosy Village and win this war."
A 'Ji widened his sparkling eyes, especially his crystalline left eye. It shone with a light that seemed to be able to see through hearts. He looked at Meng Chao and said, "But if we win the war and those peerless fighters take all the steaks and would rather feed them to their dogs than us, what should we do?"
Meng Chao found himself speechless.
"Uncle, if this really happens, will you help us snatch the steaks from the peerless fighters?" A 'Ji asked with great anticipation.
Meng Chao sank into deep thought.
In his mind, he saw the apocalypse of ten thousand supernovas exploding above Dragon City.
In his previous life, Dragon City had always been controlled by the mega corporations.
During the peak of Dragon City's civilization, which was known as the Extraordinary Disaster, the peerless fighters from the mega corporations were all powerful.
But in the end, they still died, and they could not save Dragon City from being devoured by the apocalypse.
In this life …
"I will."
Meng Chao looked at the boy and said firmly, "As long as we win the war, we will definitely think of the fairest way to distribute the spoils of war. If there are people who take too many spoils of war and would rather feed their dogs steak than let you fill your stomachs, I will stand with you and snatch the steaks from their hands!"
A 'Ji was clearly stunned.
He might have just said it in a fit of pique.
He did not expect that Meng Chao would promise him so seriously.
He cast Meng Chao a profound glance and said softly, "Thank you, Uncle."
As he spoke, he turned around and walked out.
Meng Chao stared at the boy's frail back, and a strange feeling rose in his heart.
"Ah Ji?"
He gave a cry.
"What?"
The teenager turned around.
At the moment A 'Ji turned around, a sharp but formless spirit energy gathered in the depths of Meng Chao's eyes and pierced the boy's eyes.
If he was a hidden elite, he would definitely sense Meng Chao's sudden attack and instinctively react by blinking, shrinking his pupils, or adjusting his muscles slightly to instantly enter a fighting state.
A 'Ji's eyelashes, pupils, muscles, breathing, and heartbeat did not change in the slightest. He just stared at Meng Chao in a daze.
"It's fine. Be careful and come back quickly." Meng Chao frowned a little and waved his hand.
Once the teenager left, Meng Chao returned to the shadows of the alley and poured all the high-calorie nutritional fluid and medical fluid he found on Corpse-eating Dog Du Ming into his mouth.
Then, he extracted his contribution points and cast three Middle Stage Healing Skills.
But as he healed more people within a short period of time, the Diminishing Returns effect became clearer.
Not only did he spend more contribution points each time he cast it, the time it took to take effect also became longer, and the effects became weaker.
Originally, he only needed a few seconds to complete the healing.
But now, a progress bar popped up in front of him, and he needed a few minutes or even dozens of minutes to complete the healing.
Besides, every time he finished healing, he could not instantly recover. At most, he could temporarily suppress his injuries and recover some of his spirit energy and fighting strength.
'At the end of the day, Kindling isn't a perpetual motion machine. It can't extract energy from the air so that I can endlessly revive at full health!'
Meng Chao stared at the wound on his chest that was surrounded by black fog. He gathered his spirit energy and casually threw a few punches to sense his strength from the sound of air being sliced.
Right now, if he fought against three enemies who were at the same level as Corpse-eating Dog Du Ming, he might have a 50% chance of winning.
If there were any more, he could only retreat.
With his current state, even if he could kill his way to the Vortex, how was he supposed to fight against his enemies?
By the looks of it, it would be impossible for him to not have powerful reinforcements.
Even if they did not have enough manpower outside and could only lock down the lair for the time being, Golden Tooth Lair's Underground Emperor Saber Jin Wanhao was a top-class fighter in Dragon City. Decades ago, he was a terrifying existence who was as famous as Battle God Lei Zongchao!
The Vortex had already turned Leprosy Village into a bloody mess in the lair, so why hadn't Saber Jin Wanhao done anything yet? The Underground Emperor's reaction was a little too slow!
Meng Chao grumbled in his heart.
At that moment, A 'Ji came back with his head lowered.
The boy panted and was drenched in sweat. His hood and cloak were a mess. By the looks of it, he had really worked hard.
"How is it? Is the village chief really dead? How did he die?! "Meng Chao asked quickly.
"He's really dead."
A 'Ji licked his chapped lips and said, "The captors from the outside … Oh, they're fake captors. They said that the village chief has been working with wanted criminals in the dark and has set up a large Deification Capsule pharmacy in Leprosy Village to create incredibly destructive super gene medicine. It's a disaster for many of the businesses and citizens outside.
"They came to Leprosy Village to investigate this matter.
"In the end, the wanted criminals put up a stubborn resistance and fled into the depths of Leprosy Village. When the village chief saw that his crimes were exposed, he committed suicide to escape punishment."
"He committed suicide to escape punishment? That's impossible! "
Meng Chao's mind raced, and he instantly rejected the possibility of the village chief working together with the Vortex.
The reason was simple. The village chief had Saber Jin Wanhao's support, which was why he could control the situation in Leprosy Village, and Saber Jin Wanhao had the support of the mega corporations from the outside world, which was why he could become the Underground Emperor and control the situation in Golden Tooth Lair.
To a certain extent, they had the tacit approval of the government, which was why they could maintain the gray order in the underground world.
And they obtained a lot of benefits from this gray order.
This sort of gray order controller was naturally not a good citizen who abided by the law.
But the possibility of them joining the monster civilization and completely betraying their own race, faction, and vested interests was incredibly low.
"We thought that it was impossible, too, which is why the villagers have a completely different saying," A 'Ji said angrily.
"Everyone heard that the village chief saw that the captors had gone overboard in Leprosy Village. To capture the wanted criminals, they actually blew up an entire building and killed countless villagers. They didn't treat our lives as anything important at all. That's why the village chief could no longer hold back and went to the captors to seek justice for the dead villagers. He also hoped that the captors would restrain their actions, or else they would go to the Supernatural Tower and the Survival Committee to complain about them.
"In the end, not only did the captors not restrain themselves, they framed the village chief — no, all the villagers for working together with the wanted criminals to create the Deification Capsules and destroy Dragon City's safety and order.
"The captors said that all the villagers are accomplices of the wanted criminals and the culprits behind the creation of the Deification Capsules.
"Right now, humans and monsters are engaged in a pitched battle at the borders of Dragon City. If humans lose this battle, Leprosy Village will be the main reason behind our defeat.
"The captors also said that to ensure the victory of human civilization, they will use any methods and pay any price to dig out all the wanted criminals hiding in Leprosy Village. Also, they want the villagers to work with them unconditionally and help them capture the wanted criminals.
"They seem to have drawn a final timeline for the village chief and forced us to hand over all the wanted criminals before the deadline.
"Otherwise, they will increase the level of their capture methods, including but not limited to using heavy artillery to flatten the building or injecting poisonous gas into the underground shelters. They'll use these extreme methods to force the wanted criminals out.
"Of course we're willing to work with the government unconditionally to capture the wanted criminals, but we're not professional secret police or special agents from the research department. If even you can't capture the wanted criminals, how can we guarantee that we'll capture all of them?
"If they really used heavy artillery or released poisonous gas, they might have captured the wanted criminals, but Leprosy Village would be done for!
"Of course the village chief didn't agree to it. He argued with the captors, but I don't know if they did it by mistake or on purpose, but the captors from outside killed the village chief!"
"It's fake. We can't be that crude," Meng Chao said with a frown.
"You can choose not to believe in the morals of the people outside, but you have to believe in our intellect. By doing this, aren't they just intentionally forcing us into a corner?"
"Isn't that right?"
A 'Ji said. "But right now, all the villagers are really angry and panicking.
"The village chief had been the village chief for dozens of years. He had obtained a large amount of synthetic food and drinking water, helping countless people survive. He had a very high prestige among the villagers. Now that he had died for no reason, everyone was furious and wanted to take revenge for the village chief.
"But compared to taking revenge, the villagers are more afraid that the captors are telling the truth. If they really brought heavy artillery and released poisonous gas to capture the wanted criminals, Leprosy Village would be done for!
"So, everyone is thinking of a solution to Wild Wolf. They're certain that only Wild Wolf can become the new village chief and help everyone escape from death.
"I heard that Wild Wolf has already gathered all the powerful descendants of the infectees in Leprosy Village. He even brought out all the weapons and gene medicine in his storage to arm all the villagers to protect Leprosy Village!"
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