Chaos

The Young Master slowly approached Roy. Roy was in no hurry either. He wanted to kill the man before him, to throw this city's underworld into chaos, giving Wei Yenwu and his faction the chance to seize complete control of the city—or at least, control over most of its forces.

At this moment, he was like Jing Ke preparing to assassinate the King of Qin. He waited, waiting for the other party to enter Roy's attack range.

As for whether he had a weapon—

To Roy, that was not particularly important. Even without the skills provided by that system of unknown origin, Roy was still capable of killing with his bare hands. Besides, this was not his first time doing so.

He had once gone undercover among criminal organizations. To prevent his identity from being exposed, he had personally eliminated those who might discover who he really was. Though the circumstances were different now, he was prepared to take the same action, because he believed that if this city was to become better, someone had to do it!

Three steps.

Two steps.

Just as he was about to enter Roy's attack range, the Young Master stopped. There were only three meters between them now, but those three meters were as vast as the deep sea. If entering that range would give Roy the chance to kill him outright, then the current distance greatly increased the risk of Roy making a mistake!

"You are the first person to refuse my goodwill, Roy."

As he spoke, the Young Master raised a hand. At that moment, several attendants approached from around the room, carrying trays upon which sat unopened boxes. They stopped beside the Young Master.

The Young Master slowly opened the boxes one by one. At that moment, everyone present could clearly see what they contained. As the person closest to them, Roy naturally saw them even more clearly.

Far more money than last time, a document that appeared to be the deed to a certain area of land, a letter of appointment, and a weapon whose value was obvious at a glance.

"I do not hold your previous refusal against you, nor do I care about the damage you caused to my plans."

"Money, land, power, status—as long as you are willing to join my ranks, all of this will be yours."

At that moment, the Young Master looked at Roy. After a brief pause, he spoke in an unquestionable tone:

"Now, make your choice. Will you live and join my ranks, or die and be thrown out of here?"

At that moment, not only the Young Master, but everyone in the room with their own hidden agendas turned to look this way. They all waited for Roy's response, and nearly all of them already knew what the answer would be.

Faced with such temptation and promises, who could possibly hold firm?

"If I accept these things and join your ranks, will I become one of the city's uppermost elite?"

"That's right."

Hearing Roy's words, the Young Master's lips curled upward. Sure enough, just as his father had once said:

No one in this world could refuse profit. If they did, it only meant the price offered was not high enough!

This guy can't be trusted. I have to notify Old Wei to change the plan!

Not far away, the Rat King muttered to himself inwardly as he watched the scene. At the same time, the others in the room had already begun preparing to welcome this new colleague.

But what happened in the next moment stunned everyone. The entire room descended into chaos!

"But I refuse!"

Still as water, swift as a hare!

The instant his words fell, Roy moved. Before anyone could react, he had already arrived at the Young Master's side, and his fist was already in motion!

Roy's sudden attack took the Young Master by surprise. Though he had received a certain degree of combat training, he had occupied a position of power since adulthood and lacked actual fighting experience—nothing like Roy's wealth of experience.

He did not even have time to block before Roy's blow struck a vital point. In almost an instant, he lost the ability to resist!

But Roy did not stop. His hand pressed down on the blade resting within one of the opened boxes. It was a weapon modeled after a standard Guard Department weapon, and at this moment, it became Roy's guarantee of leaving this place alive.

At this moment, the people in the hall had split into three factions. The first consisted of those loyal to the Young Master, those hoping to save their master. Everyone in this faction rushed toward the center of the hall.

The second faction consisted of people with ulterior motives. They did not want the Young Master to remain alive, and at this moment, they blocked the path between the loyalists and the Young Master.

As for the third faction, it was led by the Rat King, Lin Kelrui. When the chaos began, some of them quietly slipped out of the hall. Roy's actions had made things convenient for them, and they would not waste this opportunity now!

"Traitor, don't run!"

Lin Kelrui was not slow despite holding a cane. As Roy pulled the blade from the Young Master's body and ran toward a nearby windowsill, Lin Kelrui, surrounded by swirling yellow sand, charged toward Roy. His appearance even prompted members of the second faction to attack him, but as the strongest person currently present, Lin Kelrui naturally would not be hindered by such people!

In the next moment, he arrived near Roy, and the surging yellow sand completely engulfed the area where the two stood!

"After leaving this area, head southwest. Old Wei has already arranged people there to receive you."

As his words fell, Lin Kelrui lunged at Roy. Without hesitation, Roy punched him. The elderly Zalak then flew in the opposite direction in an exceedingly exaggerated pose. As he flew, he did not forget to slap a sheet of paper bearing the words "Uphold justice on Heaven's behalf" onto a nearby stone pillar, then signaled Roy with his eyes to leave quickly!

Though they had never met before this, Roy temporarily chose to trust this man he had only encountered once. Without hesitation, he leaped out the window with blade in hand. The moment he landed, Roy rolled to cushion the impact, then charged toward a more distant wall.

At this moment, the entire manor had fallen into chaos. Taking advantage of the disorder, Roy headed in the direction Lin Kelrui had indicated. Just as he had said, there was not even anyone along this route, as if it had been evacuated in advance.

However, just as Roy was about to reach the edge of this mobile city, the figures of two people caught his attention.