An hour later, news of the Mountain Lord's death spread throughout the Second District. Before long, his convoy, laden with spoils, came under attack, and nearly all his gang members were killed. Some of the lowliest dogmen from the Slum brazenly took over the convoy. They seemed utterly unafraid of the Mountain Lord and showed no intention of fleeing. Instead, they stood guard with guns, as though waiting for someone.
The Mercy Society was the first to receive the news, but they dared not act rashly. They simply refused to believe that the Mountain Lord, who had just wiped out the Night Watch, could have been killed by the small fry on their side.
Even they did not believe it, let alone the other gangs in the Second District. Everyone watched the dogmen occupy the convoy full of spoils, exchanging bewildered looks. No one dared approach.
Another hour passed before Li Sansi's Mother and Gao Ming emerged from the abandoned Subway Entrance. Behind them came fighters, every one of them wounded, casually carrying the Mountain Lord's mask and dragging countless mutated heads.
Gao Ming climbed aboard the Mountain Lord's lead vehicle and switched on the loudspeaker. "The Municipal Council Hall's negligence allowed numerous Forbidden Zones to spiral out of control, plunging the city into chaos. The Mercy Society devoted everything to saving lives, only to face their suspicion. The Council Hall brutally murdered the Mercy Councilor and blew up the Mercy Society's Chapel, injuring hundreds of innocent citizens. Then they sent the Mountain Lord into the Second District, intent on plundering it through brute force. Such acts were utterly inhuman, an outrage to gods and men alike. We of the Mercy Society were forced to fight back. Today, we killed the Mountain Lord solely to protect more people, solely to