Evil God: I'm Building a Statue for My Adoptive Father!

In the alley, Winter and 108 hid in a corner and watched the street ahead.

Winter wasn't wearing his exoskeleton. He could handle a minor boss like this without it.

If he brought it out and something went wrong, losing it would be a huge waste.

Winter checked his phone. "The boss here is called Scissors. He used to be Mad Dog's loyal lackey."

108 nodded. "Got it. He has to die."

Just then, a scream came from up ahead.

They exchanged a glance and hurried toward it.

Outside a shabby shack, Scissors and his two lackeys had turned the place upside down.

He was ready to vent all the anger he hadn't been able to release yesterday.

The man of the house knelt on the ground, begging Scissors to spare his wife and child.

"Brother Scissors, I'm almost better! Once I recover, I can work and pay you back!"

Scissors didn't waste his breath. He kicked the man over, then grabbed the woman in her thirties and the girl of twelve or thirteen. His face twisted into a sneer.

"No money? Easy. I'll take your wife and kid!"

"Tsk, the customers on Rust Street have all kinds of tastes. Once they've paid off your debt, I'll send them back!"

"Hahaha!"

His grating laughter echoed through the rundown alley. The other residents were furious but dared not speak. Some kept their distance; others hid inside, too afraid to come out.

"Dad! Dad!" The skinny, sallow-faced girl cried as she was dragged away, tears filling her eyes.

She couldn't understand what her father had done wrong or why these men were treating them this way!

She was terrified, but all she could do was call for her dad.

Beside her, the woman struggled to reach her child. Scissors seized her by the throat. "Stay still if you don't want to die!"

Coughing, the man tried to crawl toward them. "Please... please..."

Their cries and pleas filled the miserable alley.

When 108 arrived and saw the scene, his eyes went red. "You animals!"

He lunged forward.

His surprise attack came fast. His Vajra Arms sent the thug dragging the girl flying.

108 had used a skill with that strike: Boost Overload.

Bang!

His furious punch smashed straight through the lackey's skull!

[Weak-point critical hit!]

[Fatal blow!]

Two large notifications appeared.

The thug's 250 HP vanished in a single hit.

An instant kill!

Without hesitation, 108 scooped up the girl and quickly retreated.

Only then did Scissors react. He turned, his eyes narrowing. "You bastards dare interfere again!"

He charged, swinging his cleaver.

But after a day of fighting monsters and a night exploring the Void Abyss, 108 had reached level six!

Against this level-four minor boss, and with his Vajra Arms, he had no trouble holding his own.

Winter was there to support him, too.

After a few exchanges, Scissors was beaten senseless. He dropped to his knees to beg for mercy.

But his actions had already sealed his fate in their eyes.

Before he could speak, 108 smashed his head in.

In less than two minutes, the two of them had killed all three vicious thugs.

The residents peered out of their homes.

"I... I know them! They're heroes!"

"Right! I heard they helped the Marr Family, the Marta Family, and the Hazelnut Family deal with those terrifying thugs!"

"My god! They're incredible! They killed Scissors just like that!"

"Does this mean... better days are coming?"

Hearing the residents cry out in excitement, the two felt an indescribable sense of achievement.

The family they had saved huddled together and knelt. "Thank you, heroes! Thank you!"

108 helped all three of them up. "No need to thank us. Don't worry! As long as we're here, those thugs won't dare bully you!"

Winter delivered the lines he had prepared.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. We're envoys of the Human Alliance. We came here to root out crime and injustice!"

"Soon, you'll all have enough to eat and clothes to keep you warm!"

"Clean homes and delicious meals!"

The residents' faces lit up with excitement.

They didn't know what the Human Alliance was, but they knew what clean homes and delicious meals were.

And they knew these two had rid them of a tyrant!

[Scissors killed. Reputation among residents +30]

[Speech successful. Reputation among residents +5]

Seeing the notifications, 108 sent Winter a private message. "That's a huge gap in rewards."

"One boss is worth six of our speeches."

Winter sighed. "Good thing we have Gheros. Otherwise, this reputation wouldn't be so easy to earn."

"We can't always show up at just the right moment, and there won't always be this many residents around when we make a kill."

Hearing that someone had killed a tyrant was nothing like seeing it with their own eyes.

108 chuckled. "Gheros might have a name that sounds like a walking red flag, but he's surprisingly reliable."

"That's because he's a traitor to our enemies!" Winter added.

After accepting the residents' enthusiastic praise, they contacted Evil God and Mountain Dog.

"How's it going over there?"

Mountain Dog, who had already gotten his share of the action, sounded exhilarated. "All done."

"I rushed in, hit a vital spot, then blasted them with my shotgun. Took care of all three in a minute!"

"That felt amazing. I got 40 reputation in one go!"

108 replied, "Huh? How'd you get 40? We only got 35!"

Evil God said smugly, "You think your speeches can compare to mine?"

"One speech from me, and the people laid down their arms and came over to our side!"

Winter knew how good Evil God was at organizing and stirring people up. After all, he had once been a failed art student.

"All right. Three groups left. Let's move. Once we collect Gheros's reward and the NPC's bounty tomorrow, we'll split the spoils."

Mountain Dog and Evil God replied, "Got it."

Over the next hour, both teams moved quickly.

The route Su Yi had planned even accounted for travel time between different areas.

As long as they followed it, they could arrive at exactly the right moment, every time.

By the end of the morning, they had wiped out five minor boss gangs. All four gained another level, reaching level seven.

The four of them had taken down the final boss together. Thanks to Evil God's speech, each earned 40 reputation.

Their haul came to fifteen alloy blades worth 2 Void Abyss Coins each, for a total of 30.

Their other valuables and loose change were worth another 130 Void Abyss Coins.

Mountain Dog counted on his fingers, struggling to keep up.

"Loot worth 160 Void Abyss Coins, 50 from our adoptive father, and 50 from the NPC..."

"My god, that's 260 Void Abyss Coins!"

"Add yesterday's 261, and we've made 521 in two days!"

Mountain Dog threw up his hands and roared, "What a lucky number! I love you, Adoptive Father!"

Evil God's eyes reddened at the number, too.

"Damn it! I've decided. I'm building a statue of our adoptive father!"

Mountain Dog teased him. "Our adoptive father? Weren't you planning to take all his coins before?"

Evil God coughed awkwardly. "What can I say?"

"I wandered half my life before I found a lord worth serving!"

"Ah, 521! What a wonderful number. Perhaps it's a sign from fate!"

"I, Tentacles Aren't Evil God, love you, Adoptive Father!"

"Achoo!"

"Achoo!"

At the company, Su Yi sneezed twice in a row.

"Which bastard's talking about me?" Su Yi rubbed his nose and looked at the sheet of plans in his hand. A faint smile appeared on his face.

"I'll call my organization the Moon-Drinking Azure Wolf. What a great name."

"Tsk, I'm a genius at naming things!"

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