I Love Inventions is about to be serialized again. (Extras 7 and 8) (continued)
That means no fighting should occur near the water source.
Otherwise, it would attract White Monster that would devour both sides of their argument.
Through this consensus, some Infected previously had nowhere to live found a place to live.
They moved to the sewers near the water source.
Although the residents living nearby harbored resentment, they could only suppress their anger when they saw their neighbor disappear.
Maintain a superficial peace with those Infected.
However, after spending a few days with them, they discovered that these Infected did not seem to be as dangerous as rumored.
You won't get infected just by passing by them, nor will you get infected by sharing the same water source. And the Infected aren't like a powder keg that explodes when they die.
The relationship between ordinary people in slums and those Infected.
It became stable because of the principle of neutrality of the water intake point.
The easing of tensions between ordinary people and the Infected is a good thing for everyone, but it has made the spies in Ursus restless.
They had worked hard for over half a year, and the group conflict they had painstakingly built up was supposed to be resolved just because of a monster at a water source?
Isn't this insulting?
To this end.
Ursus spies sent several groups to investigate the monster.
But they found nothing, and several even went missing.
Now they dare not cause trouble near the water source anymore.
However, the empire's mission still needs to be accomplished, and these healthy individuals acting as covert agents are not proving effective. So what should be done?
The pressure naturally fell entirely on the spies of the Reunion Movement.
Anthony was once a second lieutenant in the Ursus Empire's Third Army Group.
After contracting Oripathy, she accepted an Imperial mission and became an undercover agent for the Reunion Movement.
He is now the leader of a 50-person Reunion Movement.
Upon receiving the contact from his informant, he hurriedly sought out his superior, Lieutenant Felix.
Felix is the leader of the largest Reunion Movement in the Western Slums, with over a hundred former Imperial soldiers and more than five hundred ordinary Infected warriors under his command.
Including their families and other Infected, he now has over a thousand subordinates.
Without a doubt, it is the largest of the Lungmen Reunion Movement.
In a secret meeting filled with imperial spies, Anthony urgently explained the current difficulties to Felix:
"Lieutenant! The relationship between the Infected and ordinary people in the slums is gradually improving due to the monsters causing trouble at the water source."
"Such development is extremely detrimental to the empire's great cause."
We have to do something.
"This monster at the water source is truly wicked," Felix nodded. It attacked people not only quickly but also without mercy.
Often, by the time we receive the message and arrive at the location, there's no one there anymore.
In Lungmen, the only people capable of doing this are the Lungmen Guard Department, the Rat King's secret forces, or some kind of monster.
"But no matter what the truth is, this monster is beyond our capabilities. Even if we all sacrifice ourselves, we still can't defeat the Lungmen Guard Department and the Rat King's secret forces."
"Then what should we do? Should we just do nothing? What if the Empire blames us?" Anthony asked anxiously.
"No, we can't handle this monster, but we can cause trouble elsewhere."
"Go elsewhere? But all the lone Infected are now gathered near the water collection point, and our attempts to sow discord among the residents there are no longer effective."
Felix chuckled and shook his head, "You, you never think before you act. Who said we had to stir up conflict between the people near the water source and the Infected?"
"Sir, what do you mean?"
"We can take the place of the Infected and create some unexpected surprises for these ordinary people."
Anthony suddenly realized. "Sir, you want us, the Reunion Movement, to carry out indiscriminate massacres against ordinary people?"
That's right.
At this moment, Lermontov, who had been hiding in the corner without making a sound, spoke up.
He clenched his fists and spoke with great resentment:
"Sir, since we're going to carry out an attack, I suggest we choose District 17."
"The relationship between the Infected and ordinary people there is too harmonious; they need to be reminded of the horrors of the Infected."
"Otherwise, the Reunion Movement there will grow into a behemoth."
Upon hearing this, Anthony burst into laughter:
"You still haven't forgotten your District 17."
"After all, they lost a team," someone added, their tone laced with mockery.
The room was immediately filled with cheerful laughter. "Haha!"
Lermontov looked at his colleagues and felt a pang of grievance, but he was unable to persuade them.
Two weeks ago, he warned them that the guy who had taken his position as leader would become a major threat to the empire in the future.
But his colleagues all thought it was just an excuse for his incompetence and didn't take the guy seriously at all.
"I'm not kidding, that guy is a monster, we have to kill them before he grows up."
"That guy just killed a few low-level gang members, what's so scary about that?"
"..."
He allowed several of his subordinates to mock Lermontov.
Felix then stepped in to play the peacemaker. "Alright, stop arguing."
"Since Lermontov values that usurper so much, let's help him regain his dignity."
"Where is the headquarters of that Reunion Movement?" Felix asked, pulling out a map.
Lermontov hurriedly stood up to explain:
"Sir, it's in the square on this street. I investigated a few days ago; they have people patrolling the street, two people per team on average."
"If we're going to attack this street, the best way is to choose a location furthest from their headquarters."
"If we preemptively kill the patrol that brought the news, it will take them at least half an hour to react to what's happening here."
"We only need to create a ten-minute massacre to completely escalate the conflict here and then walk away unscathed."
"Good."
Feline nodded.
Turning to look at his most trusted subordinate, Anthony:
"This operation is named Torch, and it is being commanded by Anthony."
"Go and select about thirty guys who hate ordinary people to the extreme, and lead them to carry out this random massacre."
"Remember, remove all symbols related to the Reunion Movement. This action was carried out by you personally."
"Understood." Anthony nodded, then gave Lermontov a smug look.
It's as if it's saying, "You came up with this plan, but I'm the one who picked the peaches. Aren't you angry?"
Lermontov didn't think that far ahead; he just wanted someone to stop the monster.
It was 6 p. m. in the evening.
B17 District, Luo Bay Street.
Since Pete's gang was destroyed by the Reunion Movement.
This street, which used to be filled with an animal world at night, became completely deserted.
However, the disappearance of the loan sharks along with Pete brought many nearby residents back from a near-death state.
The women he forced into sex work benefited the most.
Although they are still in the process of transformation.
However, because they behaved well, they were also victims themselves.
In addition, the dormitory in Rebirth Home, which was meant for six people, has now been crammed with thirty-two people.
Therefore, Rebirth Home has made a special decision that prisoners serving sentences of six months or less in the First Workshop can commute to work.
The Reunion Movement will also subsidize them with a daily wage of fifty Lungmen Dollar to help them reintegrate into ordinary life.
A group of female factory workers, just off work at Rebirth Home, wore smiles on their faces.
Because they received their first paycheck from the Reunion Movement today.
A full fifty Lungmen Dollar.
Although their customers used to spend several Lungmen Dollar per game, they could earn fifty Lungmen Dollar even after being tortured all night.
But all that money belonged to Pete; it had nothing to do with them.
These fifty Lungmen Dollar were the first disposable income they received.
Anita, what are your plans for the future?
A petite woman in her early twenties, named Feline, swayed her shoulder and bumped into the Kuranta woman who was traveling with her.
"I don't have any plans. I just hope I can stay at Rebirth Home forever. Jobs with such high salaries are hard to find."
Although the Kuranta woman said this, her eyes revealed anticipation for the future.
It was only after entering the Rebirth Home that she truly felt alive for the first time.
I feel that the future is full of hope.
"I have a lot of plans."
"I've calculated the remaining working hours, and I think I can save at least seven thousand Lungmen Dollar. I'm planning to buy my own little house."
The woman with Feline smiled.
Her eyes curved into crescent moons.
She has clearly been planning for the future for a long time.
Click... Bang!
Sudden.
A medium-sized truck crashed into the side of the street, turning several pedestrians walking in front of the two people into a bloody mess.
Anita and the other woman were also knocked to the ground by the impact.
Anita straightened up, and before she could even stand up properly, she immediately went to check on her friend.
Feline woman's leg was grazed by debris from a flying car, bleeding profusely, and she was trembling and unable to stand.
How are you?
Just as Anita was about to find something to Feline girl...
She was horrified to see a group of masked Infected, their bodies covered in Originium crystals, charging from the direction of the truck.
When they see ordinary people, they don't ask any questions and just start hacking away with their knives.
Moreover, every strike is deadly; there is no mercy shown.
Wailing, screaming, weeping.
The sound instantly filled the streets.
Anita was stunned by the horrific scene before her, but a male passerby nearby reacted quickly, glancing at the woman with Feline injured leg.