"All right, don't cry. I'll protect you. I won't let you get hurt again!"
Xu Long held Sun Yameng and comforted her softly.
"Great God, Great God, I need protection too! I can go boo-hoo-hoo too!"
Watching the man and woman embrace, Zhang Dawei made a sour remark, only for Xu Long to kick him to the ground.
The Wolf King killed with terrifying efficiency. A casual touch was enough to break bones and tear tendons.
In less than five minutes, the sixty-odd reincarnators who had joined the fight for the weapons had been slaughtered to the last.
Some of them had picked up Vulcan Machine Guns and opened fire on the Wolf King, but they were killed in an instant.
The Vulcan Machine Gun's power was no joke. Its spray of a hundred rounds per second easily stripped away the Wolf King's fur.
But that was all it could do. To tear through his skin, they would have to hit the same spot at least a hundred times. And given the Wolf King's speed, that was difficult for anyone at D-rank or below.
"Awoo!"
After throwing back his head and letting out an excited howl, the Wolf King came scampering over and circled Xu Long.
There was nothing left of the Wolf King's dashing good looks. He was plainly a silly dog wagging his head and tail.
"Get out of here!"
Xu Long pulled a braised pork knuckle from his storage space and tossed it to him. The Wolf King caught it in his jaws and went off to the side to gnaw on it.
After all that exertion, he was a little hungry too.
Although he didn't know what Xu Long had thrown him, the Wolf King wasn't picky in the slightest.
He ate all kinds of animals and fruit. When he was young, he had even gnawed on bark and grass roots to survive.
He sank his teeth into it, and his whole body shuddered. Tears nearly flew from his eyes!
Rich and fragrant, tender and soft, it was unbelievably delicious!
Compared with this pork knuckle, everything he had eaten before was fit for dogs!
"All of you, come over here!"
Xu Long waved to the people, motioning for them to come closer.
"Hurry up and get over here. What are you scared of? Great God doesn't eat people!"
Zhang Dawei could finally hold his head high.
Before, he had been unable to beat them with words or fists, so he could only choose to stay far away.
Now that Xu Long had returned, Zhang Dawei had someone backing him and immediately grew cocky.
After glancing at Xu Long and then at the Wolf King, who was gnawing away as if the world around him had ceased to exist, the few remaining reincarnators approached, trembling with fear.
It was terrifying!
That was the Wolf King, and he had been subdued just like that?
If they hadn't known better, they would have thought he was a big dog!
"G-g-g-g-g... Great God..."
These people hadn't joined the fight for the weapons, and they were comparatively slow on their feet.
Before they had time to escape, the Wolf King had already finished the battle.
"Don't be afraid. I won't kill you."
Xu Long smiled and pulled another large pile of food and fresh water from his storage space.
Conditions in the jungle were harsh, and these reincarnators had no spatial items. All they carried were a few rations from the Wolf Warrior Squadron.
The earlier battle had been too fierce. They had narrowly escaped death, and the things they carried had long since been lost.
"Thank... thank you, Great God..."
Too hungry to stand on ceremony, the few of them wolfed down the food with no less gusto than the Wolf King.
"Great God, here, these are all spoils of war!"
While the others stuffed themselves, Zhang Dawei hadn't been idle either.
He had gathered up the weapons of the slain reincarnators and piled them in front of Xu Long.
There were about fifty firearms, almost all with unlimited ammunition.
More than forty of them were pistols, and the rest were submachine guns.
The vast majority of reincarnators were poor. People like Sun Yameng were fewer than one in a hundred.
They had to scrimp and save just to get a pistol with unlimited ammunition. What more could they ask for?
"Each of you can pick one, and then you can leave."
Xu Long had already done everything kindness and duty required. He wasn't their babysitter, and there was no need to protect them forever.
"Thank you... thank you, Great God..."
They thanked him as they ate, gradually beginning to relax.
"Great God, do I have to leave too?"
Zhang Dawei looked at Xu Long pitifully. A powerful backer like this was a thigh he had to cling to tightly.
"If you can keep up with his speed, I don't mind taking you along."
Xu Long pointed at the Wolf King and spoke calmly.
"Uh, well..."
Zhang Dawei looked the Wolf King up and down, studying him carefully. Then he wilted completely, like a ball that had lost its air.
This was the Wolf King. Every one of his attributes crushed Zhang Dawei's across the board. Zhang Dawei couldn't beat him in a fight, much less keep up with him.
Once everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they thanked Xu Long and left.
Apart from the Wolf King, only Xu Long and Sun Yameng remained.
"You're not leaving?"
Xu Long asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"
Sun Yameng looked at Xu Long, a faint glimmer seeming to flicker in her eyes.
"Say what?"
Xu Long looked thoroughly confused. Before he could explain further, Sun Yameng threw herself at him.
"How dare you bully me like this! When I get back, I'm telling Uncle and Auntie on you!"
Sun Yameng kissed Xu Long on the cheek, and her figure slowly vanished.
[Hidden mission: 2, assist your teammates! Complete! Total survivors: 27. Points earned: 2,700!]
A notification sounded in his mind, and Sun Yameng vanished from his arms.
Each person was worth a hundred points. If those people hadn't died, he would have received at least seven thousand points.
But Xu Long didn't regret it one bit. A bunch of trash like that would only cause trouble if left alive.
There were still a full twenty-four hours until the mission ended. The time ahead belonged to Xu Long.
The battle with the wolf pack had been intense, and the slaughter afterward had been even more brutal.
Of the more than eighty D-rank reincarnators, fewer than thirty had made it back alive. Even the protagonist, Leng Feng, had died.
But Xu Long had prepared for this. He had the Red Queen take Leng Feng's appearance, while robots impersonated the other reincarnators.
With the Red Queen's technology, it was a piece of cake.
"How's the infiltration of this world's networks going? What stage is the plan at?"
Xu Long asked as he rode on Rice Bucket's back.
Rice Bucket was the Wolf King. Ever since he had joined Xu Long, the valiant, dashing Wolf King whose good looks could split the heavens had vanished, replaced by a stupid, silly dog called Rice Bucket.
"The networks are completely under our control. A few independent networks have defenses that are too tight, so I haven't found an opportunity to access them, but that won't affect the next stage of the plan."
The Red Queen replied, "The satellites have precisely detected a large number of heat sources in the border region, all moving toward China. According to preliminary calculations, these are our targets."
"Lock on to their positions and analyze their capabilities. I suspect these people are very strong. Their leader, Old Cat, should be even stronger than the Wolf King."
Xu Long carried a submachine gun with unlimited ammunition, while he had put the Vulcan Machine Gun in his storage space.
He planned to give those mercenaries a surprise, one they would never forget as long as they lived.