Chapter 78

Conceal your mind in the darkness!

Murder and arson!

"Quick! Everyone, keep up! We must wipe out the Ground Dragon Gang today!"

"One of the leaders of the Ground Fire Gang shouted."

The Ground Dragon Gang is a coalition of gangs in the South District. They formed a so-called "Gang Alliance" to counter the expansion of the Ground Fire Gang. And, to make matters worse, they chose the name "Earth Dragon." Earth Fire Gang calls itself Earth Dragon, isn't that just asking for trouble? If we don't take them down, who will we take down!

Under the cover of darkness, 'Shally', dressed in a black trench coat, used the rooftop environment to move forward, keeping up with the group.

She was the one who planned this attack. If it weren't for the Princess rescue, the South District would have been taken over by the Ground Fire Gang long ago.

Before the attack, they had already located the Ground Dragon Gang's stronghold. Now, advancing in the dark, the team split into several groups after entering the South District, each heading towards their assigned stronghold.

'Shally' was naturally attacking the headquarters of the Ground Dragon Gang. After about half an hour, a group of about a hundred people stopped in the alley and observed a large villa with lights on in the distance.

"Boss, they should all be here. I heard that tonight the leaders of the Ground Dragon Gang are having a party with lots of women... uh, let's take them all out!"

'Shally' stood on the rooftop, arms crossed: 'Go!'

The Ground Fire Gang members have arrived.

The Axe Gang rushed forward and hacked at anyone they saw, fighting their way from the gate into the villa. Only then did the Ground Dragon Gang realize what was happening, and a fierce firefight ensued.

There were hundreds of people inside and outside the villa, and many of them were armed. Unfortunately, they were caught off guard by the Ground Fire Gang. When they stormed into the hall, the guns of the leaders on the other side were still being held at gunpoint. One of them raised his knife and cut off the enemy's head permanently.

"Ughhhh!! My... my **!!!"

"Fuck them! They're from the Ground Fire Gang! Kill them all!"

When 'Shally' entered the villa, it had become a scene of hell. She raised her hand, and lines of blood, like sharp blades, sliced through the air, causing heads to fall off one by one, crashing to the ground with their eyes wide open in death.

A level 29 Blood Knight's Blood Control abilities make dealing with these ordinary people incredibly easy.

To 'Shally's' surprise, the leader of the Ground Dragon Gang was actually a 'half-step' Supernatural Being, meaning he had taken Magic Potion but didn't have a profession.

No wonder he was able to become the leader of the Gang Alliance, but unfortunately his strength was no match for 'Shally'.

In less than half an hour, the battle at the entire villa was over. There were corpses and blood everywhere. 'Shally' ordered her men to move all the valuables away, kill and loot them all, and finally drew a large circle on the ground as a sacrificial formation before setting the villa on fire and retreating.

Although it's a gang fight, it's better to pin the blame on the heretics. 'Shally' has also studied this formation, and it's the same one she used in the Casola Prison.

The Ground Fire Gang acted swiftly, making a round trip in the South District in one night, destroying all of the Ground Dragon Gang's strongholds and killing everyone they could.

In one night, more than a dozen strongholds and several hundred people were wiped out, and blood flowed like a river in the dark underground of Berman City!

The news of the destruction of the Ground Dragon Gang spread throughout the city early the next morning. The Bureau of Governance was mobilized to investigate, analyze, and collect evidence. In the end, the South City branch concluded that it was "the work of a heretic."

Jonathan immediately started cursing. Even though he hadn't been there, he knew it was impossible. A dozen strongholds! Your Heretic hold a ritual with multiple furnaces. Are the Outer Gods going to eat this one and then that one?

"It was definitely the gang's doing! And it's the same gang from the East District!" Because the incident had such a huge impact and so many people had died, Jonathan first contacted Ryan, hoping to suppress public opinion through the municipal government and get the news organizations to shut up.

Ryan said, "Old boss, I'll suppress the news, but I also need your help with something."

"What is it? Tell me."

"Stop investigating gang-related matters."

"Um?"

Jonathan was taken aback. "You little brat, don't tell me you have anything to do with this?"

"I guess so." Ryan didn't hide anything. "I plan to consolidate the gang forces in Berman City and take control of all the supply chains they are involved in. On the one hand, gangs are something that can't be eliminated. We've been Security Officer for so long, we all know that, right? Since we can't eliminate them, we might as well consolidate them for our own use. Look at the Ground Fire Gang this time, they also helped in rescuing the Princess."

Jonathan remained silent. He knew it when he saw the Ground Fire Gang members, but he just hadn't asked Ryan about it.

"On the other hand, the gangs' businesses are all gray areas, which are difficult to operate openly, but there will always be people doing them, and we can't stop them from doing them."

"So you want to keep all the profits for yourself?"

"Yes, if we can control these supply chains, at least we can make them operate in a relatively reasonable and fair way, right? After all, the people involved in those jobs sometimes don't even get basic protection."

Jonathan remained silent for a moment.

The sizzling sound of burning tobacco came through the phone. After a while, he said, "Ryan, I don't object to you doing this, but you'd better not try to hold onto all the profits. This pie is too big. You have to leave some for yourself to make it last."

"I understand, too much clarity leaves no room for fish," Ryan chuckled. "There always need to be a few hated nobles and officials, otherwise how can we demonstrate our goodness?"

"You kid... how come you know so many crooked and evil tricks at such a young age?"

"It's all thanks to the leaders' excellent teaching."

"???"

Jonathan choked on the smoke and almost couldn't catch his breath. "When the hell did I teach you this stuff?"

"Alright, alright, I know how to handle this. You should also be careful and keep your distance. Those gangsters aren't as simple as they seem. Be careful not to get tricked by them. Especially that Underground Emperor, is that Shally? Be careful, you can't judge a book by its cover."

Ryan thought to himself, "Shally has been completely devoted to me. As for my Second Wife, I feel quite at ease."

"Oh, by the way, your application for the Burning Covenant has been approved. From now on, you'll be the Vice Captain of Berman City, promoted to Level 2 Investigator," Jonathan said.

"Oh? It went so smoothly?"

"You're the mayor now, what's wrong with being a Vice Captain?"

Jonathan had wanted to apply for Ryan for a long time, but Ryan's extraordinary level had not been able to break through. It was only because of the mayor's position that it was easier for him to make the move. The Fire Chaser Headquarters was also well aware of this. Caslathdi valued Ryan now, and they always had to leave a glimmer of hope... What if Caslathdi really became emperor?

However, Jonathan was a little puzzled when he mentioned this. He originally thought that Ryan would advance in half a month at most, but he still hadn't.

"You didn't take both my and your Soul Jade to buy things, did you?"

"Uh, no." Ryan chuckled. "I just gave some to Shally for her training. You know, Supernatural Being aren't interested in money."

"No wonder, I was wondering why you were cultivating so slowly..." Jonathan thought for a moment and said, "I'll give Shally her share of cultivation resources from now on, you can keep yours for yourself. What kind of person are you? You don't even have enough for your own cultivation and you want to give it to others. Don't you know to ask me for Soul Jade when you run out?"

Ryan thought to himself, "Old boss, you're definitely much poorer than me. I'm really embarrassed."

Although he felt a little reluctant, Ryan could only say that, otherwise he couldn't explain why he hadn't been able to advance.

To be honest, Ryan himself didn't know the answer to this. Anyway, he kept absorbing Soul Jade, and he could keep absorbing it. The amount he absorbed was almost comparable to the advancement of a third-tier extraordinary being... Sigh~ What kind of situation is this?

However, Ryan wasn't worried. Slow advancement was a good thing, indicating a large number of professions available. That was awesome!

Anyway, he already has Character Card to use, so there's no need to worry about his strength.

"Hey kid, did you hear that? I'll have Jack send you some resources later."

"Okay, I heard you. Thank you for your concern, boss."

Let's make things difficult for the old leader; we'll figure out a way to compensate him later.

Afternoon.

The gang incident in the South District was Manual Control. Major news outlets retracted a story and instead used the space to praise the greatness of the Her Highness the Princess and the mayor.

Having power is good.

Ryan thought to himself, no wonder so many news stories disappeared inexplicably in his past life. Now that he held power, he could give 404 to whomever he wanted.

"Speaking of which, the Gilded Group' should be arriving soon."

According to the time Jack gave, the Gilded Group should arrive in Berman City around 6 p. m. Ryan had already instructed Larkin, who had done many transactions with the Gilded Group and was very familiar with the process.

At five o'clock, Ryan was preparing to pack up and leave work to go find Jack when Blood Robe suddenly brought some shocking news—

"My lord, something terrible has happened!"

The Western Territory of the empire was suddenly attacked by the Western Barbarian Army. Grand Duke Magana led her troops to fight back, but she was tricked and her 6,000 Iron Blood Legion was defeated and collapsed. The Grand Duke was in danger and her fate was unknown!

Ryan was stunned.

"Heavens above, my Grand Duke!!!"

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