Chapter 86
"You seem too tense today. Why don't you go to the dance floor with them and dance a bit to relax?"
Mudrock looked up at him, then quickly lowered his head to avoid eye contact, showing no intention of getting up.
"I... I'm not very good at it."
Only by Lord Shi Lei's side can I truly feel full of energy. Going down to dance with everyone else would be worse than not dancing at all.
Shi Lei felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward and turned to look at Texas, who was pouring drinks:
"Why don't you teach her to dance?"
Texas shook her head, indicating she wasn't interested.
"Okay, then wait for me a moment."
Shi Lei stood up and walked towards the bar. He wanted a deck of cards to play with them.
March 2nd, 11:57 PM
The night was quiet and the bright moon shone high.
Lungmen, as a Mobile Cities, is divided into different plots. Essentially, it can be viewed as a giant land-based ship. The different plots can be disassembled and linked, with support frames maintaining the stability of the entire site.
Under the cover of night, Silver-haired Lupo lingered around the Mobile Cities for a long time. She observed that many police officers were stationed at the Entrance/Exit and exits leading to the Upper City.
With various searchlights and personnel deployments, it was simply impossible to break through undetected.
She circled the Mobile Cities for half an hour before finally finding a giant, unattended support structure. Using her agile reach, she climbed up and smuggled herself into the Lower City.
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Lungmen City is divided into two districts: upper and lower.
At each Entrance/Exit of the Upper City, armed personnel from the Lungmen Guard Department are stationed to guard the area.
Each outpost is equipped with Walkie-Talkie and communication devices to report dangerous situations to headquarters at any time.
If, for various reasons, you can't pass through security, smuggling yourself into the Lower City is a viable way to enter Lungmen.
To put it bluntly, the Lower City, without unified police management, is like a sieve. Anyone can sneak in if they want to.
Moreover, the infrastructure and living environment in the Lower City are much worse than those in the Upper City. This difference is evident in every aspect and is a fact universally acknowledged by the people of Lungmen.
The influx of newcomers further complicated the situation in the Lower City. The lone-wolf heroism of Columbia Pictures didn't work here. To avoid being swallowed up, everyone banded together for survival.
The Lower City is rife with gangs of all sizes, rampant illicit businesses, and frequent acts of violence. Such appalling public order is why it's a lawless zone.
The Silver-haired Lupo moved nimbly, climbing up the ladder of the giant support frame. But halfway up, he discovered that a section was missing, presumably dismantled and taken away.
But this didn't faze her; she easily leaped up and grabbed half of the ladder. After reaching the top, the Silver-haired Lupo didn't rush inside, but patiently stood still to observe.
Soon, she spotted the makeshift alarm device ahead. A thin line, about knee-length, stretched taut across the road she had to cross.
Anyone who crosses the path will cause the thread to snap, causing the glass bottle attached to the end to fall heavily and hit the alarm device directly below.
The Silver-haired Lupo possessed astonishing jumping ability; after a running start as he stepped out of the Passage Entrance, he quickly leaped onto the roof of the bungalow.
She looked up at the bright moon in the sky, her heart surging with emotion.
"Um?"
Suddenly, the Silver-haired Lupo sniffed, catching a whiff of food aroma in the cold night air.
She followed the smell westward for a few meters and came to a low shed.
Two Feline were huddled around the campfire, rubbing their hands together to warm themselves while roasting Fowlbeast. The bearded Feline member continued...
He licked his lips, his saliva almost dripping down his face.
"Clatter."
Silver-haired Lupo jumped from the rooftop to the ground, making no attempt to conceal himself, and greeted them proactively:
Hello everyone.
Even though her clothes were covered in dust, the elegance that had been ingrained in her Ceobe remained.
"Can I share this Fowlbeast with you? If you agree, I can do you a favor."
The two Feline drew their weapons and watched warily as the speaker stepped into the firelight from the shadows.
She had dull silver hair, which looked like it hadn't been washed in a long time. On either side of her head were Silver Ash wolf ears, a symbol of the Lupo clan. The black coat she wore had long been stained yellow by the sandstorms of the wasteland.
Two oddly shaped weapons were strapped to his waist. They looked like swords, yet not quite. His legs, thin and straight, were covered in black grime beneath his shorts. He must have been a stowaway who had been wandering the wasteland for a long time and had just arrived here.
Upon seeing that the other person was a woman, the bearded man Feline, had no intention of sharing the food and urged her to leave:
"Stop daydreaming and get out of here!"
Another blond-haired Feline, carefully examined the Silver-haired Lupo by the firelight, then nudged his companion's shoulder:
"Hey, don't you think she has a great natural look? With a bath and some makeup, she might turn out to be a stunning beauty. Or maybe the two of us..."
The two Feline exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other, and grinned lewdly.
Upon hearing this, the Silver-haired Lupo showed no fear in his eyes. Instead, he wore a mocking expression.
He looked at the two of them:
"Your malice is quite undisguised."
"Hmph, you know perfectly well what I'm asking."
The two Feline drew their weapons; the blond-haired man held a knife, and the bearded man held an axe, forming a pincer movement from the left and right.
"Yes, yes, that's it!"
Silver-haired Lupo surprisingly praised the two Feline's actions, grinning mockingly:
"Deliver your malice upon me, prove to me with your power that I will return the favor with equal power."
Seeing that she was still speaking in a very formal, scholarly manner even at this point, the bearded man, Feline, became even more cautious. The two of them blocked both sides of the road, completely cutting off any escape route.
"Ha!"
The blond-haired guy wanted to test Silver-haired Lupo's strength, feinting an attack before immediately retreating. In the Lower City's underworld, bullying the weak and fearing the strong is an essential skill.
If you can win, fight; if you can't, call for backup. If you have powerful connections, stay far away.
"Hey!"
"Ha!"
The two Feline kept trying to distract the Silver-haired Lupo by shouting, hoping to find a weakness in his defenses.
If Big Beard Feline wanted to spare someone's life, he couldn't chop them with an axe; he could only slap them with the flat of the axe.
His missed shot was seized by the Silver-haired Lupo, who grabbed the axe handle and pulled it forcefully forward. He then kicked the bearded man in the armpit, causing him to fall backward to the ground.
Seeing that things were going badly, the blond-haired man immediately ran away.
Such a decisive reaction greatly impressed the Silver-haired Lupo, who praised him as he watched the other's departing figure:
"Great, really great. I'm starting to like Lungmen."
Silver-haired Lupo threw the stolen axe on the ground, returning it directly to the other person:
"My name is Lappland, let's be friends. Since we're friends, sharing some food is no problem, right?"
The bearded man, Feline, picked up the axe, instantly enraged, and gripped the handle with both hands to hack at it.
"Go to hell!"
Lappland dodged to the side, and the axe cleaved the plastic chair in two.
The bearded man swung his axe back into the fray, only to be instantly cornered by his opponent. He took a slap to the face and a kick to the chest, causing the axe to slip from his grasp once more.
"Stop! Stop! Stop! I give up!"
The bearded man verbally admitted defeat, but the next second he got up and ran away. Lappland picked up the axe and threw it with all her might, and it landed accurately at his feet.
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Shouldn't you be treating your new friend to a proper meal?"
Knowing that the other party was deliberately holding back, the bearded man Feline, reluctantly retreated.
Lappland picked up another intact plastic chair, sat down, and took down the roasted Fowlbeast:
"Come, kneel down, I have a favor to ask of you."
"..."
Her smiling face sent a chill down the bearded man's spine. He was in a difficult position, leaning slightly forward but not bending his knees to kneel.
When Huang Mao returns with reinforcements and sees me kneeling before a woman, how will I ever be able to face the underworld again?
To everyone's surprise, Lappland's expression suddenly changed, her icy gaze as cold as the winter snow of Ursus:
"I'm telling you to kneel down."
But the next second, she switched back to her previous cheerful and lively self, creating a strong visual contrast.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. I just want to ask you for a favor, to help me find out about someone."
"Okay, then tell me who you want to find out? As long as it's someone I know, I'll find them for you."
The bearded man appeared compliant, but inwardly he was cursing a lot. "When the boss gets here, I'll fucking kill you!"
Before Lappland could say who she was looking for, a series of hurried footsteps approached from afar.
Nine men Feline with various weapons jogged over to the campfire. One of them was the blond-haired Feline who had run out to report the danger earlier.
"Brother Dao, it's her!"
The crowd quickly dispersed and surrounded her in the center.
Lappland ignored this and continued to enjoy the still-warm roasted Fowlbeast.
Feline, known as Brother Dao, wore a black patent leather jacket. A gruesome scar ran from his chin to the right side of his nose on his face.
Brother Dao stood with his hands in his pockets, staring down at the silver-haired Female Lupo, who was sitting on a plastic stool.
Finally, his gaze settled on the pair of strangely shaped longswords, and he cautiously inquired:
"Mushroom, what's your route? What's the price?"
(Slang: Who are you? Where are you going?)
Lappland looked up in confusion and spat a Fowlbeast bone onto the ground beside her.
"What did you say?"
Syracuse was ruled by Twelve Families, who had no tradition of speaking secret languages, so they naturally couldn't understand each other.
Seeing that he was an outsider, Brother Dao began to explain:
"The Lupo family almost always acts in groups. I just asked you which family you belong to?"
"I have no family; I am a lone wolf."
(Lone wolf: Lupos slang term referring to an unappreciated Lupo.)
Upon hearing that the other party had no powerful connections, Brother Dao felt relieved. With lightning speed, he snatched the two strangely shaped longswords and tossed them behind him.
Lappland, gnawing on the Fowlbeast's leg, offered no resistance to the Brother Dao's attempt to seize her weapon.
"Pfft~"
After she finished chewing the meat, she spat the bones to the side.
Such dismissive behavior infuriated Brother Dao, who bared his teeth at Lappland:
"This little girl is pretty arrogant, daring to run all the way to the Lungmen Lower City herself?"
Brother Dao laughed after he finished speaking, seemingly remembering something amusing. He reached out his right hand and pinched Lappland's head.
The bag revealed a fierce expression:
"You're really something, aren't you? You have no connections or skills, yet you dare to act wildly on my turf?"
Lappland spat out the last bone, took out a handkerchief to elegantly wipe his mouth, and then stood up.
This action immediately provoked an overreaction from the other Feline, who all raised their weapons and pointed them at her.