Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 118 Black Rabbit Boss
The Rabbit, the Crazy Rabbit and Pinocchio left the hotel and went to the amusement park to start searching for the special puppet "Parade Master".

The behavior of the three alarmed Sophia. In the lounge on one side of the lobby, the blue-haired woman frowned and asked:

"Mr. Black Rabbit, two members of the Black Rabbit Gang seem to be searching near the amusement park, while Puppet P is leaving the hotel in another direction... What do you want to do?"

At this time, there were only Li Nanke and Sophia in the lounge.

He did not answer the woman's words, but asked back: "Ms. Sophia, you are noble and wealthy. At the beginning of the puppet riot, if you were determined to escape, you should be able to leave on a boat with other nobles and officials..."

"So, why did you choose to stay in Kratt City?"

Sophia gently stirred the coffee in the white porcelain cup, elegantly picked up the cup to take a sip, and said calmly:
"I couldn't bear to part with the assets in Krat City, so I spent some time reorganizing them and didn't have time to board the escape ship."

"There are only a few small boats left in the harbor. The chances of surviving by boat are very slim. I can only have a chance to survive if I organize the remaining trackers to quell the puppet riot."

Li Nanke did not comment and continued, "You have gathered more than ten trackers. Now half of them are out gathering intelligence, but the remaining ones seem unwilling to be deployed?"

Sophia put down her coffee cup and said with a helpless smile, "The trackers and I are partners, not superiors and subordinates. Just like you, Mr. Black Rabbit, I can only ask you to complete the commission in a cooperative way."

"They are unwilling to go out and collect intelligence, and I cannot force them to accept the deployment."

Li Nanke said: "I want to integrate these trackers and make them obey my orders. Can you cooperate with me?"

Sophia was obviously stunned, and did not answer immediately, but said:
"Mr. Black Rabbit, I know you are powerful, but pure force can only make people submit, not make them obey orders completely. The same is true for using money, including the Self-Element Crystal."

As a noblewoman, Sophia had employed many trackers and was very familiar with their ways of doing things.

To put it bluntly, this is a group of mercenaries with extraordinary powers. They will only work when there is enough benefit. It is extremely difficult to make them accept orders regardless of everything and even sacrifice their lives.

"Then Ms. Sophia, where do you get the confidence that allows the trackers to fight back desperately against the puppet army?"

"You can't force them to surrender by force. You can't bribe them with benefits. But in the face of the cost of death, money and benefits won't have much effect."

Sophia remained silent, then asked, "Mr. Black Rabbit, what do you want to say?"

Li Nanke smiled coldly and said, "You have a way to make the trackers determined to resist the puppet army, but you didn't do it because it is your only way out."

His eyes were cold and emotionless: "Since there are some things you dare not do, then let me do it."

"I have sent Pinocchio to sink the small boats in the harbor, completely cutting off everyone's escape route. They will have no choice but to take up arms and fight with all their might. They will have no choice but to fight to the death."

"Are you crazy?!"

With a bang, the coffee cup fell to the ground and shattered. The dark brown liquid stained her snow-white dress. Sophia stood up quickly, her face flushed with shock and anger.

Li Nanke's act of sinking the ship was equivalent to burning his boats. If everyone was defeated by the puppet army, they could still escape from Krat City by boat. Although the chance of survival after crossing the ocean was extremely low, at least they still had a hope.

She didn't expect Li Nanke to be so ruthless and completely wipe out this last ray of hope, leaving the people remaining in Krat City with only one way out: to rise up in resistance. If they didn't try their best to deal with the Puppet King, they would only die!
The door of the lounge was pushed open silently, and a woman wearing a green snake mask and holding a dagger stood behind Sophia without saying a word.

As long as the master gives the order, the green snake will use the dagger to slit the enemy's throat, whether the enemy is a puppet or a human.

Li Nanke stared at the blue-haired woman and did not regard the green snake as a threat at all.

Sophia's chest heaved with anger, and she took two deep breaths to calm herself down: "Back off, you are no match for him."

The veins on the back of the white hand that was tightly holding the dagger were bulging, and a cold gaze from under the green snake mask was staring at Li Nanke.

After a few seconds, the green snake relaxed its palm, and under Sophia's gaze, it could only turn around and leave unwillingly.

Sophia took out a silk scarf and gently wiped the stains on her dress, then said:

"Mr. Black Rabbit, you do things without leaving any way out. Aren't you afraid that I will tell the trackers about this? If they know that you sank the ship, they will drag you to hell with them even if they die."

Li Nanke shook his head and said, "You are a smart person and you won't do such a stupid thing. If you want to survive, your only hope now is to let the Trackers fight each other. If there is another internal conflict, no one will be able to leave Krat City alive."

"How about it, have you thought about it?"

Sophia picked up the coffee-stained silk scarf and threw it in front of Li Nanke in anger, then turned around and opened the door to the lounge:
"Do I have any choice?"

"Mr. Black Rabbit, you'd better defeat the Puppet King, otherwise I will definitely help you pass this secret to the trackers."

The Cunning Rabbit and the Crazy Rabbit searched until the evening but still could not find the 'Parade Master' and suspected that this giant special puppet had left the amusement park area.

After defeating monsters several times, Pinocchio's strength increases rapidly. As long as he doesn't encounter a giant special puppet, he is able to fight on his own.

He destroyed all the remaining small boats in the harbor. After completing his mission and returning, he heard that the search for the Parade Master was fruitless, so he volunteered to go to the amusement park.

Unexpectedly, the parade master that the Cunning Rabbit and the Crazy Rabbit failed to find was found by Pinocchio.

"gather!"

"gather!"

The shrill sound of alarms resounded throughout the hotel. The trackers who had been out gathering intelligence during the day had returned. Including the three members of the Black Rabbit Gang, there were now fifteen trackers gathered in the hotel lobby.

The butler puppet Albert was guarding behind the gate. Through the open door of the hotel, he could clearly see a huge shadow wandering in the garden square not far away.

It was a huge puppet in a clown costume, with a bloated body, a stiff face painted pale with a strange laugh, a red ball on the tip of its nose, and two heavy iron balls at the end of its arms.

The originally slightly funny parade puppet, with its eyes flashing with dazzling red light and its weird and stiff laughing expression, actually gave people a chilling feeling of terror.

This is a puppet that is no less powerful than the "Watcher". The fact that it has survived several attacks by many pursuers proves its strength.

Several heavy machine guns on the top floor of the hotel have been aiming at the 'Parade Master', but they dare not open fire. Gunpowder bullets can still have some effect on ordinary puppets, but facing the giant special puppet, they can't cause much damage except angering the opponent.

Sophia operated the astronomical observatory, and the strange device continuously emitted star-like blue light, but it could not drive away the giant puppet that had approached the hotel.

She glanced at the group of pursuers and said, "Everyone, the situation is very critical now. The Parade Master is approaching the hotel. We must take action, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"Master Parade is very powerful. I hope you can work together to eliminate this hidden danger."

Most of the trackers had already grasped their weapons, ready to launch an attack on the enemy, but a few were hesitant to act.

A man wearing a hyena headdress stood there with his arms folded across his chest: "Sophia, I'm willing to work, but how much will you pay me?"

Sophia frowned. The hotel provided meals and lodging to the trackers as a safe base, and protecting the hotel's safety was the most basic condition of exchange. This Mr. Hyena disobeyed orders and was unwilling to go out to collect intelligence during the day. Now he said that protecting the hotel required extra compensation.

"Mr. Hyena, please abide by the prior agreement."

The hyena shook his head, pulled the white bear, gray donkey, rooster and others beside him back two steps, and sneered:

"Sophia, are you sending away beggars? The rule of the Trackers is equal exchange. You want us to work hard for a room and some food? This is far from enough!"

These words made several pursuers who originally wanted to go out to meet the enemy stop and want to see how Sophia would solve the problem.

If Sophia is willing to pay, then they should also be paid, but if Sophia is unwilling to pay and lets the hyenas not participate in the fight, does it mean that they can also not participate in the fight.

When the Parade Master really endangers the hotel facilities and the situation becomes critical, will Sophia pay a reward in exchange for the safety of the hotel?

The man wearing the lion mask frowned and couldn't help but say, "Hyena, that's enough."

"If the hotel is lost, you will have no choice but to return to your doghouse. Even though the giant puppet outside is powerful, with so many of us going together, are you afraid that we can't defeat the enemy?"

The hyena refused to give an inch and gave the lion no face at all: "It's none of your business. I'm fighting for my own interests. If you are willing to work for free, no one will stop you." Sophia looked hesitant, and the green snake had already stood in front of her with a dagger in his hand, his eyes extremely cold.

The hyena raised the three-headed shackle that looked like a meteor hammer: "Hey, Green Snake, I'm not afraid of you. Are you sure you want to fight us?"

The atmosphere was almost stagnant. The parade master was still wandering in the garden square in front of the hotel, while the trackers inside the hotel were already showing signs of infighting.

Li Nanke held up the bloody hammer, leaned on it with a thud, attracted everyone's attention, and then slowly spoke:

"Although I am not a good person, I know how to keep my promises and will not do anything to break them."

He looked at White Bear, grinned and said, "White Bear, do you want to stand on the side of the hyena or on my side?"

Many trackers had heard about the amazing achievements of the Black Rabbit Gang leader. When they saw that Black Rabbit openly supported Sophia, they all had different expressions on their faces.

The white bear looked confused and seemed to want to move. The hyena suddenly shouted:

"Black Rabbit, you don't need to be paid, but don't hinder us from making an equal exchange!"

Li Nanke ignored him and stared at Bai Xiong and said:
"I won't ask you to do it again. White Bear, are you sure you've thought about it?"

Bai Xiong, the burly man, couldn't help swallowing his saliva under the emotionless gaze, and took a few steps forward to come to Li Nanke's side.

The hyena was furious and could not help but point at the polar bear and curse:

"Damn it, Black Rabbit's two words scared you into this state?!"

Li Nanke still ignored the hyena and said to the rooster, gray donkey and leopard beside him:
"You three are still staying at the Hyena's place. Have you thought it through or are you waiting for my invitation?"

The three men had complicated expressions. The rooster and the leopard came out and came to Li Nanke, leaving only the gray donkey and the hyena.

The hyena clenched his fists and his body trembled slightly with anger. If it weren't for Li Nanke's battle record, he would have pounced on him and started a bloody battle.

Fortunately, Gray Donkey was on the same front with him, but he didn't expect Gray Donkey to speak:

"Black Rabbit, I have a stubborn personality. I never listen to what others say. I only believe what I see with my own eyes."

"They say you defeated the King's Flame. I don't believe it. If you are really that powerful, I am willing to follow you, but if it is just a rumor, I would rather ask for a reward."

Li Nanke nodded and said:
"You two can come at me together. I will only use one move."

"what?"

The hyena laughed in anger, as if it had been greatly insulted:
"Black Rabbit, we are all trackers. You defeated me with one move? You are so arrogant! Your Black Rabbit Gang has a lot of people, but your strength is not that strong."

"You defeated the King of Flame. That was all said by Vinini alone. No one else saw it. Not only does Gray Donkey not believe it, I don't believe it either!"

The fact is indeed as the hyena said, Li Nanke's flame to defeat the king came from Vinini's mouth.

Maybe Winini was just hiding in a corner of the puppet factory, and Li Nan Ke had never had a head-on confrontation with the King of Flame. He was just lucky enough to rescue Winini and let Winini exaggerate the facts.

However, although the crowd was originally somewhat skeptical, after Li Nanke said these arrogant words, they believed a lot more.

Without the power to defeat the King of Flame, how could one say such arrogant words?

The strength of the trackers varies, but even if the most powerful tracker dares to say that he can defeat the hyena, it is impossible for him to defeat the hyena in one move, let alone fight one against two and fight against both the hyena and the gray donkey at the same time.

It is really too arrogant to use only one move.

The hyena and the gray donkey looked at each other, and they both shouted angrily and pounced at the same time!

But then I saw a raging flame rising into the sky, and a huge hammer like a giant's weapon swept out. The surging heat wave made people's faces hot, and they couldn't help but retreat.

Gray Donkey was extremely shocked. Facing such a powerful attack, he raised the serrated machete to block in front of him. He felt desperate because he knew he could not block it at all!

"boom!"

There was a loud bang, the floor of the hotel shook, and two figures that had rushed over immediately flew backwards as if they were playing baseball.

When they landed on the ground, one figure had turned into a charred corpse, while the other figure could only barely stand with the help of a serrated machete.

The gray donkey looked at the hyena that had turned into a charred corpse in horror. With just one move, Li Nanke killed the hyena!

The scorching flames and the ferocious and huge hammer just now almost made him feel his heart breaking, and he couldn't muster any desire to resist. If the other party hadn't held back, he would probably have fallen to the ground like the hyena and turned into a charred corpse.

After Li Nanke defeated King of Flame, the second-order human trait 'Flame Waterfall' has been upgraded to the maximum level. Its power is extremely terrifying. Even King of Flame would be seriously injured in a head-on confrontation, not to mention the two trackers.

The pursuers were silent. Black Rabbit said that he could defeat two people with one move, and he really defeated two people with one move.

With one blow of the hammer, one died and one was injured, and they had no power to resist.

We are all trackers, why is the gap so big?

Gray Donkey looked pale, leaning on his sawtooth machete, and limped to Li Nanke's side silently, whispering, "Boss Black Rabbit, just now...thank you for showing mercy just now."

The pursuers were suddenly in an uproar. From what Gray Donkey said, it seemed that Li Nanke had shown mercy just now, otherwise there would be two charred corpses lying on the ground?

Li Nanke ignored the gray donkey and said to everyone while carrying the bloody war hammer:
"Usually, we trackers fight on our own, like a pile of loose sand, unable to exert our full strength. Now that we are facing external enemies, we should select a leader to command everyone to fight together."

"I, Black Rabbit, have some strength. I would like to shamelessly recommend myself to be the leader. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

His eyes swept over the crowd.

"I agree."

Sophia was the first to speak out, representing the safe base hotel and the employer.

What does it mean to take and take away at will? With Sophia's support, everyone will be paid for carrying out the commission, and Li Nanke has absolute strength. You can only take what you are allowed to take, and if you dare to take what you are not allowed to take, you will have to pay with your life.

It turned out that Black Rabbit openly supported Sophia because the two of them had secretly reached an agreement long ago. Black Rabbit would do the work and Sophia would pay, and they were bound to unite the tracker group into one.

Under such circumstances, who would dare to say the word "oppose"?
The cunning rabbit, the crazy rabbit and Pinocchio raised their hands in agreement, followed by the lion, the white bear, the gray donkey and the green snake.

In the end, all the pursuers agreed that Li Nanke should be the leader.

Li Nanke smiled slightly and pointed his hammer at the 'Parade Master' who was approaching the hotel door.

"This is our first battle together... Go!"

He took the lead and strode forward with his war hammer in hand, and a group of pursuers picked up their weapons and followed him to encircle and suppress the parade master.

Poor Master Parade, he was quite powerful, but he couldn't even escape under the siege and beating of a group of pursuers, because his only way of retreat had been blocked by Li Nanke.

Li Nanke did not contribute much in the entire battle until the very end when he swung a hammer and killed the wounded Master Yuzhou.

The fact that the trackers couldn't withstand his full-strength attack 'Flame Falls' doesn't mean that the trackers themselves are weak. Fifteen... now fourteen trackers have joined forces to fight the enemy, and even a powerful master like Parade can only die on the spot.

After the battle, Sophia gave each tracker an extra bonus, which made all the trackers smile.

She and Li Nanke tacitly agreed not to disclose the secret of the shipwreck. She first secured her position as leader. When she became the popular leader, people learned that the only way out had disappeared, and she could no longer get off Li Nanke's pirate ship.

(End of this chapter)