As he looked at the unruffled Chen Ye, Chu Yang took out a piece of gum and put it in his mouth. "You gave me the final answer."
"With that, everything makes sense."
"As long as I deal with you, no new monsters will appear."
Chen Ye crossed his arms before his chest. "Are you really sure?"
"Not entirely."
"What if you guessed wrong?"
"That would still be better than doing nothing, wouldn't it?"
The two stared at each other. The bomb hanging from Chu Yang's chest was his bargaining chip. He had wagered everything, including his life, for a chance.
Chen Ye closed his eyes. "What do you want to do? Die together with me here?"
"That was my plan."
"But I also said I came to negotiate."
"My condition is that you call back all your monsters, or simply kill them. In exchange, you can receive life imprisonment."
"That's my only condition. If you refuse, then we'll die here together."
"Are you imitating Doctor Strange negotiating with Dormammu?"
Chen Ye tapped the table with a finger. "Unfortunately, you don't have the power of time. Though in a sense, we're the same kind of people."
"Your idea is good, and you're decisive. But as I said before, I took a reckless gamble with all my chips and my fate. The result was that I lost."
"You're the same, Chu Yang. In this gamble, you will definitely be the loser."
"Because I stand in the position of fate."
Rumble!
What was that sound?
There was some kind of sound coming from underground. Chu Yang realized what it was just as Chen Ye suddenly grinned. "You only noticed now? It's too late."
Bang!
A figure suddenly burst up through the floor. With a fierce wave of his hand, a metal wall instantly separated the two!
Seeing this, Chen Ye twisted his neck. Countless Silk Threads surged out, instantly pulling at his body and launching him straight out of the coffee shop!
Sequence 005, the Wall Breaker, followed close behind and also withdrew from the coffee shop!
"Lord Aus, I arrived late."
Chen Ye took out a mask and put it on. "Not late. Just in time."
The various organizations had moved quickly. They had found Chen Ye so soon.
"Since everyone likes playing so much, then let's have some fun."
Bang!
A bullet came flying from a nearby building, shooting straight toward Chen Ye!
But at that moment, a Silk Thread flashed through the air and instantly sliced the bullet apart!
Chen Ye looked toward the building. "The curtain has only just risen, yet you already want the show to end. Isn't that a little too disappointing?"
As soon as he spoke, several more bullets came at him from all directions!
The Wall Breaker's entire body carbonized, and he stepped directly in front of Chen Ye, blocking every bullet!
"Master, leave first. I'll hold them off."
Chen Ye sneered. "No need."
He spread his fingers, and countless Silk Threads shot out. Along with them, countless invisible puppets darted forward, rushing toward the buildings!
In the blink of an eye, invisible puppets had appeared beside several snipers!
Before they could pull their triggers, countless melee weapons slashed across their throats!
Chen Ye pulled the Silk Threads again, and the puppets picked up the snipers' rifles and aimed them down at the ground!
At that moment, Chu Yang rushed out and met up with a middle-aged man!
Chen Ye grinned. "At a time like this, should I say, don't move? You're surrounded."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several gunshots rang out, and countless bullets flew straight toward Chu Yang!
But Chu Yang was extremely agile and easily dodged several bullets.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man suddenly grabbed Chu Yang!
"The plan failed. Go!"
Chu Yang gritted his teeth, glaring at Chen Ye with his teeth clenched tight.
Seeing the unwillingness in his eyes, Chen Ye's smile gradually turned mocking. "I told you, didn't I? In this gamble, you were destined to lose."
Chen Ye tugged the Silk Threads, and countless puppets instantly threw down their guns and charged toward the ground!
Chu Yang and the middle-aged man turned and ran.
As he watched their retreating backs, the Wall Breaker was about to move when Chen Ye stopped him.
"Don't chase a cornered enemy. Since they dared to come, they must have other contingencies prepared. Who knows what kind of grand gift they've buried for me ahead."
"It's not New Year's yet. I don't feel like watching fireworks."
As he spoke, Chen Ye tugged the Silk Threads and turned to leave.
This base being exposed was not the biggest problem. The real trouble was the attack that would come next.
If they truly intended to fight to the death and used weapons of mass destruction, Chen Ye could at most brew himself a new potion. But if they destroyed the Double-eared Pot, that would be troublesome.
The Double-eared Pot was Chen Ye's foundation. Monsters could be remade after they died, but if the Double-eared Pot was gone, everything would be over.
Chen Ye went back upstairs and took the Double-eared Pot with him.
As for the semi-finished potions in the cabinet, there were too many of them, so he left them behind.
It did not matter if someone drank them. At most, there would be a few more test subjects branded with loyalty.
But he had to take Little Flower with him. He had raised it for so long, after all.
Chen Ye had a puppet pick up the Venus flytrap and leave, abandoning this base outright.
The Wall Breaker waited outside. "My lord, what do we do next?"
Chen Ye raised his head and looked at the sky. "People always have weaknesses. Family, loved ones, or even people they do not know at all."
"People they don't know?"
Chen Ye smiled faintly. "If we use everyone in North Ridge City as bargaining chips, do you think they would dare to gamble?"
Everyone in North Ridge City?
The Wall Breaker considered it. "From the perspective of those Nine-Tailed Foxes, they would definitely hesitate to act. They might even directly abandon North Ridge City."
"After all, they are a government organization. They have to consider the safety of the public. They cannot possibly use weapons of mass destruction while disregarding the lives of hundreds of thousands."
"If I were the Nine-Tailed Fox, the best response to such a situation would be to withdraw from North Ridge City, perhaps even surrender it."
Could one person hold everyone in North Ridge City hostage?
From a human perspective, that was naturally impossible. But from a monster's perspective, anything was possible.
Whoosh~
Boom!
A figure instantly plunged into the coffee shop, smashing straight through its door.
The Splitter shook his head and climbed to his feet. "Damn, I landed too hard and accidentally smashed the door. The boss didn't see that, did he?"
The Splitter circled around the shop, only to find that there was no one inside. The place was also a complete mess.
Confused, the Splitter went upstairs and looked around again.
There was nothing upstairs either. All the important materials had been taken away.
"Strange, did the boss move?"
The Splitter looked at the cabinet in the room. Chen Ye's potions were still inside. "Looks like the boss was in such a hurry to move this time that he even forgot to take his potions."
With that thought, the Splitter called Chen Ye.
"Hey, boss, did you move?"
"What about these potions of yours? Want me to bring them to your new place?"
Several black lines appeared across Chen Ye's forehead when he heard that over the phone.
For fuck's sake, don't come looking for me.
"Don't want them. Feed them to the dogs."
Night fell over North Ridge City.
Zhang Jinsong and the others had called in reinforcements, bringing their total force to thirty thousand.
They selected a building, evacuated all the civilians inside, and planted a large number of bombs throughout it.
"How can you be sure the Weaver of Fate will definitely appear here?"
"Don't worry about it. Just finish setting things up."
The Weaver of Fate would definitely appear here because the person holding the Future Diary had said so.
After finishing the preparations here, Chu Yang and the others returned to the coffee shop. It was completely deserted now, and everything inside had been cleared out.
"How did the search here go?"
"Um... all the important materials are gone. The information on the computers was wiped too. There aren't any clues."
"However, headquarters found something."
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