Bagnell's return was undoubtedly a reassuring balm for the base, which had just weathered a major battle. More than eighty-two Card Adepts returned with him.
Chen Mu could tell at a glance that these Card Adepts had undergone a fundamental change since he had last seen them. He was already very familiar with that air of people tempered by battle and recognized it immediately.
Of those eighty-two Card Adepts, forty-two were Combo Cards Card Adepts, while the remaining forty were men Bagnell had recruited last time. Bagnell had recruited eighty men then, and now only forty remained. It was undeniably a brutal figure.
Bagnell's face was weather-beaten and covered in stubble. At the sight of Chen Mu, he could not hide his delight. He strode forward and snapped off a salute. "Boss!"
The Card Adepts behind him, especially the later recruits, were astonished by the scene before them. In their eyes, Bagnell was the very embodiment of wild, untamable defiance. He did not even behave properly toward Miss Vivi of the Luo Family, so how could he treat someone with such respect? The more senior Combo Cards Card Adepts, however, showed no surprise.
But no sooner had Bagnell lowered his hand than his gaze turned rather strange. "Boss, you look a lot more haggard." Then he lowered his voice and chuckled. "Could it be that you've already... ahem... with Miss Su Liu?" He gave him a knowing look.
"Ahem?" Chen Mu repeated Bagnell's odd sound in confusion. Clearly, he had not understood.
"Ahem, you know, that kind of ahem! Hahaha, Boss, don't play innocent! Don't play innocent!" Bagnell laughed heartily. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he called out to someone behind Chen Mu, "You old thief!"
Xi Ping had been delighted to see Bagnell, but at that shout, his