The remaining dozen or so martial artists lined up with their hands behind their heads, squatting down in front of Qin Ze along with the burly man.
The clones surrounded them, pointing and whispering.
"How did you shoot so fast? I just got my full gear."
"Too bad, and a coward too."
"You can practice being bad at something, but there's no saving a coward."
"How many kills did you just get?"
"Half."
"..."
Hearing the idle gossip around them, the martial artists were filled with anger but dared not speak out.
Qin Ze crossed his arms and looked down at the burly man.
"I told you I was just passing by, but you insisted on coming at me like a bootlicker."
The burly man grinned obsequiously, "Yes, yes, I'm not only a sycophant, but also a blind sycophant."
"Brother, you passed by and I not only didn't treat you well, but you also took advantage of my kindness."
"You were right to hit me, I deserved it!"
Qin Ze said impatiently, "Alright, alright, what are you doing in this desolate place so late at night instead of sleeping?"
The burly man bowed and scraped. "We are employed by the company and are responsible for protecting the safety of the test personnel."
Qin Ze raised his eyebrows. "What kind of experiment?"
The burly man shook his head. "I don't know."
Seeing Qin Ze's expression turn cold, he quickly added, "Brother, I really don't know."
"The company's tasks are clearly assigned, and everyone is responsible for their own area."
"They handle the testing, we handle security; we don't interfere with each other."
"Only those few people in charge know the specific details of the experiment."
The person in charge has been blown to bits, so who can we ask?
Seeing that Qin Ze remained silent, the burly man cautiously asked, "Brother, can we go now?"
Qin Ze asked on the Local Area Network, "Where did Thousand Faces go?"
Thousand Faces immediately replied, "They're here, they're here. Let them go."
Thousand Faces stayed in the city, fooling around, and didn't come out.
He was called only after Qin Ze arrived at the destination.
Qin Ze kicked the burly man. "Get lost, don't get in my way."
The burly man fell flat on his backside, beaming, "After being kicked by your beautiful foot, I feel much better now!"
"We'll leave right now and never bother you again!"
Then, the burly man and his men scrambled away.
As they passed through a nearby grove of trees, a man dressed exactly like them jumped out and trailed at the back of the group.
After running a few steps, the man turned around and winked at Qin Ze.
After the group disappeared, Qin Ze called to his clone, "Let's go home and sleep."
The clones scoffed.
"How can you fall asleep at your age?"
"Yeah, I also want to interact with the female NPCs at the bar."
I haven't even checked the newly updated trash cans yet.
I'm going night fishing, anyone want to join?
"..."
Qin Ze embarked on the journey back to Sea Capital alone, leaving behind a group of chattering clones, his back view looking rather lonely.
Busy, everyone's busy, being busy is good.
"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph~"
The long-haired, mature woman hummed a little tune as she flew towards her residence.
Suddenly, Fairy in a red dress appeared and blocked her way.
The long-haired, mature woman quickly slammed on the brakes.
"Hey~ What brings you here so late at night?"
The Fairy said in a deep voice, "Stay away from him."
The long-haired, mature woman asked, bewildered, "Stay away from who? I don't understand what you're saying."
The Fairy held a vine in her hand. "It's been years since I've disciplined you, are you itching for a beating?"
The long-haired, mature woman reflexively jumped back, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "Wait a minute, I'm warning you, you can't beat me right now."
"And you mustn't be rude to me. I'm of a higher Sequence than you; you have to call me Lord Cancer!"
The Fairy appeared beside the long-haired mature woman in a flash and grabbed her ear.
The long-haired, mature woman flapped her arms incessantly, as if she were about to take off.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
"Sister, I was wrong!"
The Fairy scoffed, "High Sequence, huh? Cancer, is that it?"
The long-haired, mature woman, tears welling in her eyes, exclaimed, "I was so wrong!"
The Fairy finally let go of her hand.
The long-haired, mature woman covered her reddened ears and whispered, "I met him on the street. I didn't know him before; I just saw him wearing your things."
She raised her right hand, her little face serious. "I swear to the stars, I didn't say anything!"
"Besides, I'm only staying for two days; I'll leave once the mission is over."
The long-haired, mature woman shook the Fairy's arm. "Dear sister, you can't bear to see a beautiful girl like me sleeping on the streets, right?"
The Fairy nodded. "How could you be so heartless?"
The long-haired, mature woman's face fell upon hearing this.
The Fairy had her hands behind her back, like an old mother disciplining her child.
"How much sea monster meat can you eat in one go now?"
The long-haired, mature woman answered with her chest puffed out, "Eighty tons!"
The Fairy frowned. "What did I say before? 'Wait until you've eaten a hundred tons before you come out and have fun,' you've ignored me again, haven't you?"
The long-haired, mature woman said weakly, "It's the president's order."
The Fairy said in a deep voice, "Didn't you say it was me who said it?"
The long-haired, mature woman shrank back.
Seeing that she was about to have her ear pulled again, she quickly protested, "Being able to eat eighty tons is already very impressive! I really am very impressive!"
The Fairy withdrew her hand and asked, "What's the mission this time?"
Without hesitation, the other party replied directly, "To arrest some kind of experimental subject from a company."
"I already know the exact location tonight, and I should be able to get it sorted out in a couple of days."
"The company is full of nobodies, it's not difficult at all, relax~"
The Fairy looked into her eyes and said seriously, "The experimental subject's waters are deep; you can't touch them. Go back immediately."
"But..."
"Go back!"
The mighty Cancer shrank back again, pouting and muttering under his breath, "Going back is fine, what's the big deal?"
The Fairy said earnestly, "I'm not joking with you. There are other people watching the test subject, including other Level Nine Martial Artist."
"If you blindly get involved, you'll get yourself into trouble."
Cancer nodded obediently. "Okay, okay, I'll go back tomorrow morning."
The Fairy touched her face. "Good girl~"
"I'll bring you to Sea Capital after I'm done with this busy period."
Cancer watched the Fairy depart, clenching his fist and muttering to himself, "I'm Level Nine Martial Artist now, just as strong as you were back then."
"This time I will prove to you that I can do anything on my own, even without you!"
Back in his room, Cancer noticed the opposite room was quiet and frowned, muttering to himself:
"You brat, what time is it? Why aren't you back yet?"
Ding--
A thud sounded from the opposite room.
Although it was very light, Cancer still caught it and immediately lay down on the bed and pretended to be asleep.
On the other side, Qin Ze tiptoed to bed.
Using his mental power to probe, he found the madwoman still sleeping like a log.
Qin Ze muttered to himself, "I don't know how I've survived until now."
"I ate too much and it made my brain feel stuffed."
Cancer gritted his teeth, wishing he could make Qin Ze taste the Iron Fist of justice.
After Qin Ze lay down, he opened the chat group and happened to see a message that Brother Yuanzi had just sent.
[ Yao Yuan: The exact location of the experimental subject has been determined. Everyone, get ready. We will move out the day after tomorrow.]