night.
Snowflakes drifted down, and the cold wind howled.
A bonfire was lit in the center of the abandoned factory building.
Big Black was fast asleep by the campfire.
The beasts huddled together in twos and threes, all fast asleep.
Zhan Li, who was tied to the pillar, suddenly opened her eyes.
He quickly looked around.
Seeing that the Giant Overlord guarding him was also asleep, he couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
Whew~
A faint, pale blue flame emanated from Zhan Li's wrist, instantly burning through the rope.
His eyes gleamed as he looked at the gate, which was so close yet unguarded.
To avoid waking the beasts, he tiptoed slowly, inching his way toward the gate.
Finally, after a long ten minutes, he arrived at the front door.
Taking a deep breath, Zhan Li dashed out.
At the same time, a blue glass bead suddenly appeared in his mouth.
Click~
The glass bead shattered upon biting, releasing a burst of blue light.
[Ten points of Source of the World detected, now recovered]
Immediately, Zhan Li opened the Shelter Space and plunged into it.
"Fools, you think you can catch me? Maybe in your next life!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
However, Zhan Li was unaware that the moment he stepped out of the factory gate, the beasts all opened their eyes.
Even Big Black was like that; it gazed at the night outside, its eyes full of mockery.
"The actors are in position," Giant Overlord said calmly over the Local Area Network.
Upon receiving the message, Qin Ze muttered to himself, " Zhan Li, don't let me down."
At this moment, he had already reverted to his Desolate God Form.
If a mere Relic a believer has such powerful effects, wouldn't it be enough to kill World Overlord, obtain their remains, and instantly become a god?
Qin Ze roughly understood the Ancient Clan Alliance's purpose in hunting down the World Overlord.
If it's truly as he thinks, then the price of becoming a god is far too high.
It would require the sacrifice of billions of lives from across the world.
Qin Ze was overwhelmed with thoughts.
Under no circumstances should the Cloud Clan be allowed to successfully awaken the World Overlord.
Just then, the key suddenly vibrated.
Qin Ze opened the chat group and saw that the Taoist was sending messages.
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: See you tomorrow night at 8 PM at the South Waystation of Snow City @All Members]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: Our group's first in-person meetup has finally begun!]
[ Passerby A: Received]
[ Scholar: Okay]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Since that's the case, I, the Fairy, will take some time tomorrow to check on you stinking fish and shrimp]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: Oh wow! What a boastful tone!]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Especially you, Fast Man, I'll give you a special shout-out]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: Let me say it again, I'm Running Man!]
Having witnessed the Taoist's extraordinary skills firsthand, he now felt confident even when Slacking on the Sidelines the Fairy directly.
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Okay, Fast Man ]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: Also, I'll introduce a new friend to everyone tomorrow night]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Hunter?]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: It's Qin Ze!]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Oh, then it's not new anymore]
[ Scholar:...]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: I've discovered something very interesting. Among us, only Senior Yuan and the Scholar haven't met Qin Ze yet.]
[ Passerby A: That's true. Even though Qin Ze isn't among us, his "legend" is everywhere in the group chat.]
Upon seeing this message, Qin Ze, who was diving, couldn't help but smile faintly.
"I've always been among you."
The next morning, Qin Ze received a call from Slacking on the Sidelines.
"Meet me at the bar entrance in an hour. I'll take you to collect your bounty."
Qin Ze then remembered that there was still a balance owed to him at the bar.
After breakfast, Qin Ze brought the photos that Mrs. Jingke had developed to the bar entrance, where he saw the Dew Duo who were already waiting there.
Qin Ze asked curiously, "Will you still pay the final payment?"
In his view, given what had happened, the so-called "catch-the-adultery mission" should have been called off long ago.
Slacking on the Sidelines: "Why aren't you giving us a completion date? We exceeded our mission targets."
Qin Ze hesitated for a moment and said, "That Ding Wenxuan is colluding with alien races... Should we report him?"
He Slacking on the Sidelines and said, "When did Ding Wenxuan collude with alien races?"
Seeing Qin Ze's puzzled expression, he Slacking on the Sidelines explained, " The Cloud Clan has cross-border Law Enforcement authority."
"As long as Ding Wenxuan holds up that arrest warrant and claims he's cooperating with the Cloud Clan to capture the Maka Race fugitive, he'll not only be blameless, but actually meritorious."
Qin Ze found it all too surreal.
The Cloud Clan captured wanted criminals from the Maka Race on Human Race territory.
This is absolutely outrageous! It's like opening a door for something so outrageous!
"I originally wanted to use this job to get in touch with Ding Wenxuan and get his help in chasing down the 100 million, but now it seems there's no need for that." Slacking on the Sidelines sighed.
Zhan Li is an elusive Hunter.
Ding Wenxuan couldn't be of much help.
Moreover, now that the Cloud Clan has also gotten involved, the Dew Duo has decided to stay out of this mess for the time being.
Let's talk about it after the Taoist's side is finished.
The three of them went into the bar.
The bar had just opened for business, and there were only a handful of people there.
Qin Ze slammed the photo onto the bar counter. "What about the final payment?"
The bartender carefully examined the photos and, after confirming they were correct, handed over a bag of cash.
Qin Ze was a little surprised. He didn't expect the bartender to pay so readily; he had thought there would be some haggling.
Qin Ze was about to take out the Slacking on the Sidelines when he placed his hand on the bag and said to the bartender:
"You've been hiding a lot of information, like that woman being Level Four Martial Artist."
"If we hadn't been there yesterday, this young man would be lying in there now."
Qin Ze remained unmoved.
The bartender shrugged and took out another bag of money.
"Two hundred thousand in compensation."
He picked up two bags of money Slacking on the Sidelines, tossed the remaining balance to Qin Ze, and kept the compensation for himself.
"Damn it!"
How much money did Ding Wenxuan actually give you?
"You're so generous?"
The bartender smiled. "Guess."
Slacking on the Sidelines, "Guess my ass! If you pull this trick again, I'll tear your bar down."
The bartender looked completely unconcerned.
Then, Slacking on the Sidelines and led Qin Ze away from the bar.
"You've learned your lesson, haven't you? You can't be nice to these damn middlemen; the adult world is a deep and murky place."
"Consider this 200,000 yuan as your tuition fee."
For Qin Ze, who had come all the way to the top, this kind of minor skirmish was nothing to him.
Slacking on the Sidelines Qin Ze on the shoulder and chuckled.
"Since I've accepted your tuition, I have to fulfill my responsibilities as a teacher."
"Come on, I'll show you the adult world."
For the rest of the day, Qin Ze followed the Dew Duo, doing bounty missions and dealing with all sorts of random people.
It has to be said, the Dew Duo is truly a magical combination.
The Slacking on the Sidelines is a chatterbox, speaking to people in a human voice and to ghosts in a ghostly voice.
He was on friendly terms with gang members one minute, and the next minute he went to the man in the gray coat to report them and claim the bounty.
On the contrary, Passerby A lived up to his name.
Poppy remained silent throughout, like a complete stranger.
In real life, people say far less than they do in chat groups.
Perhaps this is what is known as Socially Anxious?
As night fell, Qin Ze and the Dew Duo quietly left the city and headed to the South Waystation to participate in the group's first large-scale offline meetup.