Hearing Luo Feng's answer, Gao Feng took a deep breath.
A glint of resolve flashed in his eyes.
"Let's do it! Once this job is done, we'll take all the spoils and leave City 003 immediately."
"This Black-Line Snake is worth a fortune. We can't get greedy."
Gao Feng looked around at the others and quickly began laying out their tactics.
"This operation is extremely dangerous. Not all of us can go down."
"Chen Gu, take the highest sniper position. Your job is to watch for anything unusual around us and provide long-range support."
"Wei Tie, Wei Qing, protect Chen Gu and stay ready at all times."
"Luo Feng and I will go down to hunt."
"Understood!"
The others answered together in low voices, their eyes free of hesitation.
The five on the balcony quickly dispersed and returned to the living room for their final preparations.
Luo Feng and Gao Feng hurried down the dust-covered stairs.
For two War General Level fighters, descending twelve floors took only moments.
Just as they stepped out of the building entrance.
The tactical watch on Gao Feng's wrist vibrated slightly, delivering a message from Chen Gu.
"Captain! The situation's changed! That Black-Line Snake is fighting another group."
"Three foreigners, in an open space on the east side of the residential complex!"
Gao Feng and Luo Feng exchanged a glance, each seeing surprise in the other's eyes.
Running into another squad in this relatively outlying area.
And having the same target at that-the odds were truly low.
The two immediately picked up speed and crept toward the battle.
Sheltered by a broken wall, they looked ahead.
The ruined clearing, which had been relatively open, was now filled with flying dust.
The Double-Headed Black-Line Snake was fighting three Indians dressed in different combat suits.
The three worked together remarkably well.
As for their strength, two of them appeared to be around the Intermediate War General level.
The bald, burly man leading them was probably an Advanced Warlord.
"Captain, what do we do?"
Luo Feng asked in a low voice, his sharp gaze sweeping across the battlefield.
The appearance of these three had disrupted their plans.
Gao Feng frowned deeply, weighing his options at lightning speed.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits. Should we wait until both sides are battered before making our move?
Standing by while others fought monsters was not uncommon in the Wilderness Zone.
But the Fire Hammer Squad had its own principles.
"Cooperate!"
Gao Feng quickly made his decision, his tone firm.
"We'll discuss the spoils afterward."
Luo Feng thought it over briefly and nodded.
"Go!"
Gao Feng gave a low shout, and the two stopped hiding and charged straight toward the battlefield.
Their appearance immediately caught the attention of both sides.
The three foreigners were startled at first, thinking more people had come to rob them.
But when they saw that Gao Feng and Luo Feng did not attack them directly.
Instead, the two moved into the battle with tacit coordination, one from the left and one from the right. They immediately understood the pair's intentions.
And so, with the five working together.
The battle ended quickly.
The Black-Line Snake gradually lost its vitality and finally died.
Before the two groups could divide the spoils.
Suddenly.
A new force arrived, led by a blond mixed-race youth.
It was Li Wei!
Two obviously different squads followed behind him.
One had a fierce bearing and eyes as sharp as an eagle's.
As for the other, when Luo Feng caught sight of those familiar figures.
An uncontrollable rage erupted into his head like a volcano!
His fists clenched instantly, his nails digging deep into his palms.
The Tiger Tooth Squad!
The Tiger Tooth Squad that had become his mortal enemy in County 0201!
They were here too!
Within the sea of consciousness, Lin Mo clearly felt Luo Feng's suddenly surging rage and killing intent, so intense they were almost taking physical form.
The emotion was so powerful that it even caused Luo Feng's own spiritual force to tremble slightly.
"Tsk, kid, why such a temper?"
Lin Mo's voice carried its usual casual air.
Yet it was like a bucket of ice water, cooling Luo Feng's nearly uncontrollable rage just a little.
"Anger hurts the liver, and too much rage harms the body. It's bad for your health."
"Teacher!"
Luo Feng growled in his consciousness.
The scene of that brush with death in County 0201 seemed to rise before his eyes again.
His comrade Zhang Ke had lost an arm, and he himself had nearly had his head blown apart by a bullet.
"You don't know. It was this Tiger Tooth Squad that plotted against us back in County 0201."
"If I hadn't reacted instinctively at the last moment and chopped that sniper bullet apart."
"My head would have been blown to pieces long ago! I'd never have met you afterward, Teacher!"
His voice was full of suppressed hatred.
"It's a mortal grudge! We can't live under the same sky!"
"Oh? That happened?"
Lin Mo asked despite already knowing, sounding as though his interest had been piqued.
"Then why didn't you get revenge at the time?"
"At the very least, you could have gone after them once you got back to the Base City."
Luo Feng smiled bitterly, helplessness mingling with his anger.
"The Base City has an iron law. No matter how deep their grudges, fighters are strictly forbidden from using force against one another inside the Base City. Violators are severely punished."
"Besides, with my strength back then, I didn't have the ability."
"That seems true."
Lin Mo seemed to think for a moment, then his tone turned casual.
"But don't you have a chance now?"
"Now?"
Luo Feng was taken aback, not expecting Lin Mo to be so direct.
"Yeah, right now."
Lin Mo spoke as though it were only natural.
"Judging by how they look, they haven't come with good intentions either. They obviously want to steal your spoils."
"They might even want to get rid of you while they're at it."
"In that case, strike first to gain the upper hand; strike later and you'll suffer."
"With your current abilities, you shouldn't have much trouble springing a surprise attack and slaughtering those enemies of yours."
"As for that mixed-race kid and the other squad he brought..."
Lin Mo paused, his tone as indifferent as if he were discussing a trivial matter.
"That's up to you. If it were me, since I'd already made a move."
"To avoid trouble, I'd simply get rid of them all while I was at it."
"In the Wilderness Zone, the weak are prey to the strong. If they die, they can only blame themselves for being too weak and kicking an iron plate."
Kill them openly?
With three sides facing off like this?
Luo Feng's heart shook violently.
Lin Mo's suggestion was simple, brutal, and could even be called utterly ruthless.
It completely disregarded the consequences it might cause.
But on second thought.
Here in City 003, where danger lurked everywhere, the restraints of law and morality were already at their weakest.
The grudge between him and the Tiger Tooth Squad was as deep as the sea.
Now that they had appeared under the protection of a stronger force, they might not let him go.
Whether I kill them sooner or later, I might as well do it now!
The thought ignited in Luo Feng's heart like wildfire, and his killing intent surged again.
"What about that mixed-race youth and the other squad?"
"They look like they're together."
Luo Feng forced himself to analyze the situation calmly and asked quickly in his consciousness.
"I told you, that's up to you."
A trace of impatience crept into Lin Mo's voice.
All right! Luo Feng had already made his decision.
The Tiger Tooth Squad must die!
As for the mixed-race youth and the other squad, that would depend on the situation.
If they insisted on standing up for the Tiger Tooth Squad.
Or showed clear killing intent, he couldn't let them live.
Then he could only do as his teacher said and deal with them all!
The Wilderness Zone was a place where the strong reigned supreme, a place of bloodshed and slaughter!
But unless he had no other choice.
Luo Feng did not want to provoke the mixed-race youth, whose background might be extraordinary.