The Diesel Company's Invasion

Geng Jun is dead.

He died at the hands of the four Gnolls he had always secretly guarded against, yet still relied on heavily.

The scimitar in Momit's hand was pulled out from Geng Jun's lower back. Watching him clutch his stomach, stiffly turn his head, his face filled with disbelief, anger, and a hint of relief deep in his eyes, the sinister grin on Momit's face was no longer concealed:

"Sorry, Lord Geng Jun, compared to him, I don't want to continue with a useless person."

But Geng Jun could no longer speak, because at this moment, right in his chest, another sharp scimitar had been plunged in, directly crushing his heart.

He could only make 'huffing' sounds from his throat, vomit a large amount of blood, and finally his eyes went blank, collapsing to the ground.

His face was filled with anger and distortion, and finally, there was no sound, completely dead.

"In that case, let's go in and kill them."

In front of Geng Jun's corpse, a smug voice appeared.

Then more tall, thin figures darted over, entering through the main entrance of the apartment building. Regardless of which apartment room it was, they kicked the doors open one by one, scimitars in hand, and rushed in to search.

Their attitude was extremely barbaric.

After all, these tall, thin figures holding scimitars were themselves barbaric races from the wasteland—

Gnolls!

And more than 30 Wild Goblins, about 1.5 meters tall, short and stubby like tree stumps, holding axes or maces, covered in muscles, looking equally barbaric and fierce, rushed towards the higher floors.

Bang!

Then came the loud sound of a security door being kicked open.

These more than 30 Wild Goblins, plus the 13 Gnolls, along with their rough actions and rude behavior, looked no different from Bandits.

In fact, when the Spiritual Realm had not yet shattered, these Gnolls and Wild Goblins, who frequented the barren wasteland or desert areas, were notorious Bandit races!

Now, kicking down doors and robbing house by house was simply their professional calling!

"Lord Zhang Caidong, from now on, we will be your followers. We hope the scimitars in our hands can become your sharpest weapons."

And right in front of the main entrance hall of the apartment building, the Gnoll Momit, who was missing a piece of his ear, slowly lowered his head, humbly and submissively, offering his allegiance to one of the three Human Race members standing beside him.

And the person standing at the very front was none other than Zhang Caidong, the deputy captain of the twelfth convoy from the Diesel Company's Transportation Department.

"Your current choice is wise."

At this moment, Zhang Caidong's face was smug, carrying a gleaming scimitar in his hand, and his tone was extremely arrogant:

"I said back then, if you were tired of that old-fashioned Geng Jun, then of course I would be willing to accept you."

"Grateful for your benevolence."

The Gnoll leader Momit respectfully lowered his head.

His eyes glanced at Geng Jun's wide-open eyes by his feet, and his own green wolf eyes showed mockery and sarcasm.

Gnolls inherently worship violence and strength.

Back then, it thought Geng Jun was a big boss of some force, which was why it chose to pledge allegiance and bind its soul.

But after it truly cooperated with Geng Jun, whether it was leaving the core layer of the Diesel Company, or the various restrictions placed on these Gnolls, or even the hopeless and bleak future, dissatisfaction and anger had long since arisen in its heart, including the hearts of the other three Gnolls who had pledged allegiance with it.

Now, they had found an opportunity to get rid of Geng Jun, and their mood was naturally extremely joyful.

Even though the bodies of these four Gnolls were gradually becoming ethereal, as if turning into shadows and disappearing from this world, it was the same.

This was because after losing their anchor point on Blue Star, which was Geng Jun, the one they chose to bind their souls to, died, these creatures from the Undead World would be repelled back into the Space-Time Turbulence by Blue Star, returning to the terrifying state of being sealed by space-time, unable to rise again forever, with only slow thoughts knowing they were trapped.

This is also why Spiritual Realm Creatures, at certain times, would rather choose to die in battle themselves than protect the masters they are loyal to.

The eternal seal in the Space-Time Turbulence, where time and space are fixed, but thoughts and souls are still thinking, the pain can simply completely destroy one's mind and drive them mad!

Similarly, this is also why many Spiritual Realm Creatures become emotionally extreme after coming to Blue Star.

It's like being locked in a small dark room for countless years. Even if thoughts slow down, the mind will still be dragged down from its decline in this countless years of loneliness and darkness, and then become extreme.

Of course, for this Gnoll Momit, who was missing a piece of his ear, it didn't need to care about these things anymore.

It had found a new anchor point.

It was Zhang Caidong, who had already established contact with its Gnoll tribe, and as long as there were enough Space-Time Crystal Core Fragments, it could be summoned back from the space-time seal.

"Please don't forget me, Lord Zhang Caidong."

Just as it was completely disappearing and turning into nothingness, the Gnoll Momit still spoke a reminder.

"Of course." Zhang Caidong watched the four Gnolls disappear, the smug smile on his face becoming even more pronounced.

Especially looking at his former arch-rival beside him, the guy who relied on the previous general manager's favoritism, who had died by his own hand, the sight of his wide-open eyes made him even happier.

Nothing was more satisfying than killing an enemy you gritted your teeth and hated.

"Deputy Captain Zhang, we agreed this time, if you really find any Spiritual Realm Marks, you have to give us brothers some fragments as compensation."

Just at this moment, a similarly sinister voice came from the side, interrupting Zhang Caidong's good mood.

Including two cold gazes staring at his back.

This made Zhang Caidong a little uncomfortable.

But he understood that he still needed the two twin brothers behind him.

Especially the 35 powerful Wild Goblins they had in their hands.

"Alright, my Sun Eldest Brother and Sun Second Brother, we've known each other for almost a year now, can't you still trust me?"

Zhang Caidong turned around.

In front of him were two burly, roughly 1.6 meters tall, but weighing over 200 pounds, fat men.

They wore simple leather armor, a small round Wooden Shield in their left hand, and a One-Handed Warhammer with an iron spike embedded at the front in their right. Coupled with their nostrils pointing upwards, faces full of flesh, and the sinister look in their squinting eyes squeezed by fat, it was truly alarming.

Including Zhang Caidong.

"Deputy Captain Zhang, our brothers have always admired you. Of course, we're happy to make a fortune with you this time, but after all, it's a side job, and it's nerve-wracking. It's still good to be careful."

Sun Boss, who was leading, grunted, and a fierce light appeared in his eyes: "Also, leave no one alive."

"That's for sure." Zhang Caidong glanced at Sun Boss and the silent Sun Second Boss next to him, nodded politely, turned around, looked at the Apartment, and said with increasing gloom in his eyes:

"We've done private jobs a few times now. When have we ever left anyone alive?"

Saying that, he led the Sun Family Brothers into the Apartment.

At this time, the first floor of the Apartment had been completely cleared. All Security Doors had been kicked open by the Gnolls or Wild Goblins and thoroughly checked.

Even the occasional Undead Monsters or Demon Monsters inside were killed with the weapons in their hands.

This indicated that this time, these Gnolls and Wild Goblins were quite serious about searching this Apartment.

From the second floor to the third and fourth floors.

Even the ordinary families living here were dragged out.

With sinister smiles, they were all forced into the Corridor, awaiting the arrangements of Zhang Caidong and the other two loyalists.

However, Zhang Caidong and the other two brothers surnamed Sun didn't even look at these ordinary people who were full of fear, trembling one by one, and not daring to speak much. They even just waved their hands and casually said:

"We said, no survivors. After killing them, you can do as you please."

This was clearly intended to reward these Gnolls and Wild Goblins.

And upon hearing this, the nearly 40 ordinary people from the dozen or so households didn't even let out two cries before they were all finished off in the Corridor by the Gnolls and Wild Goblins who had sinister smiles and looks of surprise on their faces.

"Hehehe! What fresh flesh and blood!"

These Gnolls and Wild Goblins even let out excited laughter, waving the Scimitars and axes in their hands, and in a few strokes, chopped off tender flesh and blood, stuffing it into their mouths and chewing it heartily, their mouths full of fresh blood, which dripped onto their bodies, making them even dirtier.

Eating this made these Gnolls and Wild Goblins even more elated and in a better mood.

Although the fresh flesh and blood of Blue Star couldn't fully satisfy their needs.

But it was fresh flesh and blood after all.

Eating it...

Tasted great!

"Deputy Captain Zhang, we've reached the fourth floor, why is there still no trace of the magic fluctuations you mentioned?"

However, the two brothers surnamed Sun were a bit impatient at this time.

They lightly tossed the Warhammers in their hands. Especially the more violent Sun Boss, who glanced at the direction of the stairs at this time, his tone somewhat brutal: "You can't tell me we wasted our time, came out for nothing, and are just going to slink back?"

Sun Second Boss also gripped the Warhammer in his hand tightly at this time, looking at Zhang Caidong with cold eyes.

These two brothers were not good-tempered.

Calling him Deputy Captain Zhang was giving him face.

But this face could also be unnecessary.

"Don't worry, my old friend is in the Quality Inspection Department, specifically responsible for the detection work of Magic Crystal Balls. When have our three brothers ever failed when we came out before?"

A gloomy look flashed in Zhang Caidong's eyes, but he still had a smile on his face. Without looking back, he pointed at the 13 Gnolls he had brought with him and walked towards the stairs with them.

"Let's go!" Seeing this, the Sun Family Brothers also glared at the Wild Goblins who were still eating the corpses, followed them to the stairs, and walked towards the upper floor.

As they walked, Zhang Caidong also said: "The magic fluctuations that appeared this time are quite obvious. It seems to be related to Professionals, and it also seems to be related to area-of-effect magic. As long as we can get there first, those guys in the Diesel Company who see us as outsiders won't be able to get anything behind us!"

"That's why our two brothers admire Deputy Captain Zhang." The Sun Eldest Brother complimented with a forced smile: "Next time we meet, our two brothers will think of you as Captain Zhang, without the 'Deputy' word."

"Hahaha, it's up to us." Zhang Caidong arrived at the stairs on the fifth floor.

However, at this moment, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a fleeting figure.

"Halflings!"

And the Gnolls with dark vision were even sharper-eyed. They let out excited howls from their blood-stained mouths, raised the Scimitars in their hands, and their green eyes were full of greed: "It's the Halflings living on the fifth floor, as our fellow tribesmen said!"

"And a Druid woman, right?" The two brothers surnamed Sun grunted and followed behind, their eyes also filled with excitement.

"Yes." Zhang Caidong nodded: "And on the seventh floor, it seems there's a guy with Human Militia living there."

"Then our Gnolls and Wild Goblins under our command might be able to eat their fill!" The two brothers surnamed Sun immediately grinned, revealing ugly smiles, and waved their hands, shouting forward: "Charge! Tie up that Druid woman! As for the other Halflings and Humans, you can do as you please!"

"Hehehe!" Immediately, the Wild Goblins under the command of these two brothers grinned sinisterly, howling, and rushed into the fifth floor.

Accompanied by the Halfling's scream and the dull thud of the security door closing.

It echoed throughout the entire fifth floor.

"Let's go too."

Zhang Caidong's face now held an ambiguous smile. He turned to look at the Sun Family Brothers behind him and said, "This Druid woman, I'll give her to you two brothers as a gift for coming with me this time. What do you say?"

"No problem." The Sun Family's Second Brother's face was flushed red at this moment, his eyes wide with greedy lust.

"But if there are crystal core fragments, you have to give some to us brothers too. After all, we two brothers also have a Wild Goblin Tribe behind us waiting to be freed from the Space-Time Seal."

The Sun Family's Eldest Brother, however, proposed a condition in a deep voice.

"Of course, no problem..." Zhang Caidong laughed heartily, just about to agree, when he felt a slight sway under his feet.

This immediately caused his brows to furrow tightly. "An earthquake!?"

Including the Sun Family Brothers, they also came back to their senses.

They quickly crouched down slightly, lying in the stairwell below them. During this obvious shaking, their faces were all very unpleasant.

However, this shaking only lasted for about ten seconds; it wasn't long.

But before the three of them could react in the stairwell.

Just outside the stairwell fire door.

Suddenly, a clear and resonant voice, one that only the Human Race could produce, was heard shouting.

"Stop! State your intentions!"

"...It's an enemy!"

Then there was a faint sound of something cutting through the air, a few excited curses, and the sounds of close-quarters combat.

This made the three people in the stairwell frown slightly, feeling that something seemed a bit off.

But based on the information they had previously obtained.

In this apartment building, the strongest was that Geng Jun who had 4 Gnolls, and he had already been killed by them.

As for the rest.

Wasn't it that young man named Shen Mu who had about ten Human Militia?

"Heh, I'd like to see what dares to block our path!"

Zhang Caidong pushed open the security door and brought the Sun Family Brothers in.

But as soon as they entered.

They stood at the entrance of the fire door, dumbfounded, looking at what was originally in their impression a narrow, dark apartment corridor, suitable for defense but absolutely unable to stop the attack of their group of Spiritual Realm Bandits. In front of their eyes, it had turned into a...

A castle hidden within the floor!