Stepping Onto the Stage!

Staring at Chen Ye, who remained calm and composed, Chu Yang took out a piece of gum and popped it into his mouth. "The final answer was given by you."

"That makes sense of everything."

"As long as you're dealt with, no new monsters will appear."

Chen Ye crossed his arms in front of his chest upon hearing this. "Are you really sure?"

"Not entirely sure."

"What if you're wrong?"

"Isn't that better than doing nothing?"

The two men locked eyes. The bomb hanging on Chu Yang's chest was his bargaining chip. He was betting everything, including his own life, for a chance.

Chen Ye closed his eyes. "Do you intend to die here with me?"

"I do have that intention."

"But as I said, I'm here to negotiate."

"My condition is that you recall all your monsters, or kill them outright. If you do, you'll receive a life sentence."

"My condition is that simple. If you refuse, we'll die here together."

"Are you trying to imitate Doctor Strange negotiating with Dormammu?"

Chen Ye tapped the table with his finger. "Unfortunately, you don't have the power of time. However, in a way, we're the same kind of people."

"Your idea is good, and you're decisive, but as I said before, I made a gamble with all my chips and my fate, and I lost."

"You too, Chu Yang. In this gamble, you are bound to lose."

"Because I stand in the position of fate."

Boom!

What was that sound?

A sound was coming from underground. Chu Yang reacted just as Chen Ye suddenly grinned, "You only just noticed? It's too late."

Bang!

A figure suddenly emerged from beneath the floor. He swung his arm, and a metal wall instantly separated the two!

Seeing this, Chen Ye twisted his neck. Countless threads surged out, instantly grabbing his body and pulling him out of the coffee shop!

Sequence 005, the Wall Breaker, followed closely behind, also retreating from the coffee shop!

"Lord Aus, I'm late."

Chen Ye took out a mask and put it on. "Not late, just in time."

The major organizations were acting swiftly. They had found Chen Ye so quickly.

"Since everyone enjoys playing games so much, let's play properly."

Bang!

A bullet whizzed from a building, heading straight for Chen Ye!

But at that moment, a thread slid by and instantly cut the bullet in half!

Chen Ye looked at the building. "The curtain has just been raised, and you want it to fall already? Isn't that a bit too disappointing?"

As he spoke, several more bullets came from all directions!

Seeing this, the Wall Breaker's body turned to carbon fiber, and it directly blocked in front of Chen Ye, stopping all the bullets!

"Master, you go first. I'll hold them off."

Chen Ye sneered. "No need."

He spread his ten fingers, and countless threads shot out, along with numerous invisible puppets, rushing towards various buildings!

In an instant, invisible puppets appeared beside several snipers!

Before they could even pull the trigger, countless cold weapons directly slit their throats!

Chen Ye pulled the threads again, and the puppets picked up the snipers' guns, aiming them back at the ground!

At this moment, Chu Yang rushed out and met up with a middle-aged man!

Chen Ye grinned. "Should I say 'Don't move, you've been surrounded' at this point?"

Bang bang bang!

Several gunshots rang out, and countless bullets flew towards Chu Yang!

But Chu Yang was extremely agile, easily dodging several bullets.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man beside him yanked Chu Yang!

"The plan failed, let's go!"

Chu Yang gritted his teeth, glaring at Chen Ye, his teeth clenched tightly.

Looking at his unwilling gaze, Chen Ye's smile gradually became somewhat playful. "I told you, in this gamble, you are bound to lose."

Chen Ye pulled the silk threads, and countless puppets instantly threw their guns and charged toward the ground!

Chu Yang and the middle-aged man turned and fled.

As he watched their retreating backs, the Wall Breaker was about to make a move when Chen Ye stopped him.

"Don't pursue a cornered enemy. If they dared to come, they must have other backup plans. Who knows what great gift they might have buried for me."

"It's not even the New Year yet, I don't want to watch fireworks."

Chen Ye said, tugged on the silk threads, and turned to leave.

The exposure of this stronghold wasn't the most troublesome thing; the truly troublesome part was the subsequent offensive.

If they were truly determined to fight to the death and use weapons of mass destruction, Chen Ye could at most brew himself a new potion. But if the Double-eared Pot was destroyed, that would be a real problem.

The Double-eared Pot was Chen Ye's foundation. Monsters could be recreated after death, but if the Double-eared Pot was gone, everything would be over.

Chen Ye turned and went back upstairs to take the Double-eared Pot with him.

As for the semi-finished potions in the cabinets, he wouldn't take them because there were too many.

It didn't matter if someone drank them; at most, they would just become a few more experimental subjects branded with loyalty.

However, Little Flower had to be taken along, as he had raised it for so long.

Chen Ye had the puppets carry the Venus flytrap away, completely abandoning the stronghold.

The Wall Breaker was waiting outside. "Sir, what's our next move?"

Chen Ye looked up at the sky. "People always have weaknesses, whether it's family, loved ones, or people they don't even know."

"People they don't know?"

Chen Ye smiled faintly. "If we use the entire population of North Ridge City as a bargaining chip, do you think they'll dare to gamble?"

The entire North Ridge City?

The Wall Breaker thought for a moment. "From the perspective of those Nine-Tailed Foxes, they would definitely hesitate to act, or even directly give up North Ridge City."

"After all, they are a national unit. They have to consider the safety of the people and cannot use weapons of mass destruction that would endanger tens of thousands of lives."

"If I were a Nine-Tailed Fox, facing this situation, the best course of action would be to withdraw from North Ridge, or even cede North Ridge."

Could one person hold the entire population of North Ridge City hostage?

From a human perspective, it was naturally impossible, but from a monster's perspective, anything was possible.

Whoosh~

Boom!

A figure instantly crashed into the coffee shop, smashing through the door.

The Splitter got up, shaking its head. "Oh no, I landed too hard and accidentally smashed the door. Boss probably didn't see that, right?"

The Splitter looked around the shop, but there was no one there, and it was a mess.

Confused, the Splitter went upstairs again.

The upstairs was also empty, and the important documents 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. "It seems the boss moved in a hurry this time, forgetting even his potions."

Thinking this, the Splitter called Chen Ye.

"Hello, boss, did you move?"

"What about these potions? Do you want me to help you take them to your new place?"

Chen Ye, on the other end of the phone, felt a few black lines appear on his forehead.

Damn it, don't come looking for me.

"No, just feed them to the dogs."

Night fell over North Ridge City.

Zhang Jinsong and the others called for reinforcements, totaling thirty thousand people.

They selected a large building, evacuated all the residents, and planted a large number of bombs inside.

"How can you be so sure that the Weaver of Fate will appear here?"

"Don't worry about it, just set it up."

The Weaver of Fate was sure to appear here because the person holding the future diary said so.

After setting things up, Chu Yang and the others returned to the coffee shop, which was now deserted. Everything in the coffee shop was gone.

"How's the search here going?"

"Mmm... all the important documents are gone, and the information on the computers has been wiped clean. There are no clues."

"However, headquarters managed to find something."