Chapter 196 - 175: Feels Good to the Touch

Chapter 196: Chapter 175: Feels Good to the Touch

Brother Dong clapped Zuo San’er on the shoulder.

"Brother Dong, you still trust me?"

Zuo San’er was a little surprised.

"Heh."

Brother Dong grinned and said, "Faced with a strongman like Brother Snake, no one can talk tough."

"I get it."

"After this is over, if you, me, and Wang Kang all make it out alive, we’ll go our separate ways. No more contact."

"But before that, we three brothers need to work together."

"To get through this crisis."

"Thank you, Brother Dong."

Zuo San’er was touched and nodded emphatically.

Wang Kang, standing to the side, looked completely confused. He asked, "Brother Dong, what does catching that saleswoman have to do with our survival?"

"You’ll find out soon enough."

Brother Dong didn’t explain further. Instead, he continued giving orders, "Go organize Manager Wang and the others. Have them stand in front of us."

"No matter what, those people can serve as our meat shields."

"They’ll buy us some time."

’So ruthless.’

A shiver ran through Wang Kang, but he immediately went to do as he was told.

Soon, nearly two hundred people began to move in an orderly fashion.

Manager Wang finally came to his senses and tried to sidle up to Hong She with a fawning expression, but Brother Dong blocked him. "Outside, Brother Snake is friendly and might chat with you a bit."

"In here, you don’t have the qualifications to speak to him."

"If you have something to say, say it here."

A flicker of resentment flashed in the depths of Manager Wang’s eyes, but he didn’t dare let it show. He licked his dry lips and said, "Sir."

"Where are we?"

"Are there any more weapons? I want a knife."

"A knife?"

Brother Dong was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Fine."

"Wang Kang, give the spare knives to Manager Wang and his people."

"Alright."

Wang Kang nodded.

"Thank you, thank you."

Manager Wang lowered his voice. "Sir, can I stand with you guys? Name your price. I’m Director Liu’s cousin from the XX Bureau. If you ever need anything from me in the future, just say the word."

Brother Dong gave Manager Wang a look that was not quite a smile, and then...

"Fuck off!"

He kicked him to the ground and cursed, "Keep running your mouth here and I’ll chop you to pieces."

Terrified, Manager Wang scrambled away.

"That Brother Dong isn’t stupid," Hong She spoke up. "He didn’t keep a timid weakling by his side."

Xia Yu, who had been about to say something, suddenly narrowed her gaze. She looked to the front left and barked, "They’re here! Remember, no guns for now! Keep the noise down!"

"Focus on taking out their combatants."

She paused.

"You guys attack first."

"Let these people get used to a bloody battlefield," she added.

???

"Are they that strong?"

Hearing this, Hong She was completely taken aback.

For Xia Yu to say this was enough to show how seriously she took the still-unseen Spiritual Apes.

"Just do as I say."

"Now."

Xia Yu offered no explanation, simply repeating herself.

"Yes!"

Hong She nodded hastily.

The next instant...

"Aaargh!"

A bloodcurdling scream echoed from the distance.

The area covered by this Mist Event was quite large, so besides Xia Yu’s group, other people from outside the sales office had also been forcibly pulled into the Otherworld.

It went without saying what their fate would be after encountering the Spiritual Apes.

"Aaargh!"

As expected, more screams followed, one after another.

And they were getting closer and closer.

The sounds were like a death knell.

Everyone’s nerves were stretched taut.

Xia Yu sat atop the highest boulder, Little Nannan lying prone beside her, finding her firing angle. She instructed, "Little Nannan, is the suppressor attached?"

"Mhm."

Little Nannan replied, "I never thought a suppressor—something a lot of snipers consider useless—would come in handy at a time like this. I almost didn’t bring it."

"This kind of battlefield isn’t the same as a real one," Xia Yu said calmly. "The area is relatively small, and the line of sight isn’t very open."

"The time has come for your real test."

"Mhm."

Little Nannan nervously wiped the sweat from her palms.

Although her marksmanship was excellent, she always got nervous before getting in the zone. At her current level, she couldn’t kill a Red-eyed Mutant Beast unless she was in that state.

Of course, she was still young and her mentality wasn’t yet mature. She had a lot of room to grow, and it was already remarkable that she had come this far.

If she hadn’t experienced her mother’s death and participated in multiple Mist Events, she probably wouldn’t even have her current mental fortitude.

"They are all beasts invading our home."

"If you don’t kill them, they will kill you, your friends, and your family!"

Xia Yu had noticed Little Nannan’s fidgeting and spoke up.

At the thought of her dead mother, the hatred buried deep in Little Nannan’s heart surged forth again. The scar that had just begun to heal was torn open once more.

In an instant.

She entered the zone!

Seeing this, Xia Yu looked away and said no more.

She had deliberately reopened Little Nannan’s wound. It was cruel, but she had to do it, because...

Hatred is a catalyst for growth, the fastest way to temper one’s mind!

Little Nannan was already improving quickly.

But it wasn’t enough.

Xia Yu just needed to give Little Nannan care and affection, to keep her from losing herself in that hatred.

The next moment...