Capítulo 1052: Chapter 825: Collecting Debts First (Third Update)
Saying these two sentences consumed all the remaining strength of the girl, who was now just breathing heavily.
After all, she was already covered in scars and bruises.
“Slap!”
A bloodstain suddenly burst open on her shoulder.
An unknown vine appeared and harshly whipped the delicate body.
The girl’s body jerked painfully, before slumping back against the wall.
“I heard you have a rare royal bloodline. No matter how thin, it’s still a royal descendant.”
Mu Rensheng said with interest, paying no attention to the girl’s numerous injuries.
Saying this, he suddenly scratched his chin, as if pondering and then said: “You say, if this elusive Wood God is truly as miraculous as you claim, should I consider extracting some of your cell energy?”
Mu Rensheng’s eyes suddenly lit up, as if even he was convinced by this creative thought.
“I’m simply a genius.”
“No, that black-hearted old ghost… never mind, I’ll visit your hometown when there’s time.”
“By the way, where’s your hometown? All I’ve heard is you babbling about the Wood God from there.”
Mu Rensheng sat down with burning eyes, raising his chin to signal the girl to speak.
However, the girl merely spat and kept her eyes closed, saying nothing.
“Hmph, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit.”
With a flick of the wrist.
A vine coiled on the wall suddenly flew up, lashing the girl again, leaving another deep bloodstain.
“Mu Rensheng, come to the bridge.”
Suddenly, an extremely cold voice echoed, like the sound of iron clashing, with a metallic quality.
This was the ship’s internal one-way communication channel.
A cold glint flashed in Mu Rensheng’s eyes as he snorted: “Bad luck.”
Then he stood up and looked at the girl opposite him, calmly stating: “Rest assured, here, you won’t die even if you want to.”
“But after Poison King returns, you won’t live even if you want to.”
After saying that, Mu Rensheng got up and walked out of the cabin.
In the empty ship cabin, specimens of plants were everywhere, with colorful flora covering the walls and corners.
Despite the bright atmosphere here, the girl’s heart felt like it was falling into an ice pit.
When the cabin door closed with a thud.
Two lines of tears quietly fell from the girl’s eyes.
Her tightly bitten lip finally relaxed.
A pair of mournful eyes opened, gazing out the window.
“Sister, I was wrong… I miss you all… I miss you so much…”
The girl’s voice was filled with helplessness and sorrow.
She missed everything carefree in the Wood God Palace.
She missed the joyful times climbing and playing in the large green tree.
She missed those sweet and delicious fruits.
Yet it seemed she would never have the chance to see them again.
Tears trailed down her smooth cheeks, splashing into sparkling droplets on the ground.
…
With a look of impatience, Mu Rensheng stepped into the bridge, decorated with an iron-blooded style.
At this moment, several companions were already sitting there quietly.
Night Ghost, Ice Snake… and seated at the top was Iron Man.
When they saw Mu Rensheng’s figure, three pairs of eyes turned to him simultaneously.
Mu Rensheng’s eyebrows creased, as the gazes of his companions seemed a bit unusual.
“What’s up? What’s with those looks?”
“Sit down and we’ll talk,” said the burly figure seated at the head, his voice carrying a strong metallic quality. He wore a fully stretched suit, with his face and hair gleaming with steel, and his eyes bore the leaden color of unsmelted ingots.
Hearing this, Mu Rensheng obediently sat at the far end.
“What’s going on, so formal?”
“Poison King is dead.” That metallic voice sounded, and Mu Rensheng’s pupils constricted instantly.
“Dead!? Iron Group, you shouldn’t say such things carelessly.”
At this point, the pale-skinned Night Ghost grinned coldly, “Just now, news came from the sanctuary that our Blood Teeth Team’s official member—the Poison King, died in Oasis City.”
“…We need to find another member to carry out his task.”
He then extended a scarlet tongue to lick his lips.
“Who did it?” Mu Rensheng’s voice had a hint of distortion. Despite his verbal sparring with Poison King, they had been released from the same prison together.
Their friendship far exceeded that with others.
Thus, even if they opposed each other, they could argue harshly, yet still reunited as brothers in the end.
But now, Poison King would probably never see the goods he had carefully prepared for him.
The earlier call had unexpectedly turned into his last words.
“Unclear. Oasis City isn’t our hometown; nobody knows how complicated the relationships there are,” Night Ghost laughed sinisterly, raising his eyebrows and saying.
“I have some data.”
And beside him, a man who hadn’t spoken a word all along, was a man with ice-blue skin.
He looked at Mu Rensheng with his shimmering blue eyes, “Someone provided an image from the scene… revenge, our enemy.”
An unclear photo appeared.
In the photo, there was only a blood-stained back, and not far away on the rooftop, was a corpse battered beyond recognition.
“Based on analysis, it’s likely… the employer.”
The atmosphere in the bridge immediately froze to the brink of ice.
The sectional leader of the Blood Teeth Team—Iron Man, glanced around with his emotionless gray eyes.
“Ice Snake, you deploy in Oasis City, find him.”
“Night Ghost, when night falls, the wilderness is all yours.”
“Mu Rensheng, handle the outer defenses of this ship and the forest battles.”
“As for me, I’ll be stationed here. If you need support, just call me anytime.”
Iron Man’s words were clear and organized.
No one objected.
“Very well… although more than half of our branch members have died, we’re still alive.”
“Whether it’s for revenge, or to maintain Blood Teeth’s dignity and order… show me your fury going forward.”
Iron Man’s massive body stood up, blocking nearly half the daylight in the bridge.
A neat response immediately sounded.
…
Mu Fan did not know that the Blood Teeth Team, suffering from successive personnel losses, now had only four people left in the hidden branch.
Their brief stop on Sky Bear Star was for a new recruitment drive.
“No response?” Lu Qingxue glanced sideways at Mu Fan.
“None, and all the messages have been rejected. It seems the sanctuary intends to extract itself from this issue,” Mu Fan’s voice carried a hint of amusement, mixed with a biting coldness.
“Just pocketing fifteen million like that, it’s quite disgraceful.”
Mu Fan lifted his eyes, gazing at the distant massive building.
“I don’t need this money,” Lu Qingxue said to Mu Fan, trying to reassure him, “But without it, won’t it be impossible to track their movements?”
“This money, huh… I must get it back. As for tracking, don’t worry… I know where their lair is.”
“Let’s collect the debt first, then deal with them afterward.”
“Senior Sister, let’s go.”
Mu Fan carried the coded suitcase, striding toward outside the city.
Lu Qingxue looked up at the sky…
The night had fallen.