The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 233 The Slaughterhouse (11)

“It’s nothing,” she said casually. “I think I heard the foreman’s footsteps just now. We need to hurry; those monsters are really troublesome.”

The type of person who is not afraid of pain or death, and dares to fight head-on with a piece of metal, is indeed troublesome.

When the footsteps ahead sounded again, the group of people who were huddled together in the corner quietly emerged from their hiding place.

The team member who had just said that Su Ninglong's five senses were not sharp now wanted to slap himself twice.

This woman, no, more accurately, this seemingly young girl, has already joined the ranks of top experts. She is another Yun Fei, one of the Star Alliance's hidden trump cards.

Arrogance will only harm them; they dare not try to be clever anymore.

They continued to track the suspects with even greater caution than before, always maintaining a distance that was difficult to detect.

After following them for about eight minutes, the group finally arrived at the cargo room.

The terrain of the slaughterhouse had already been memorized by all the participating spirits, and the three-dimensional simulation image restored most of the scene structure.

Only when you actually walk on this "map" can you feel the overwhelming sense of reality and oppression.

It creates the illusion that the freight depot is hidden in this location.

Just as Su Ninglong stepped into the freight room, Song Hu suddenly spoke, his voice low and quick, uttering a single word to the personnel manager at the door: "Settle."

Qian Rujin and the others felt a chill, thinking that Su Ninglong was about to deal with them.

They peeked and spied, and while they did take action, they weren't the ones who were actually punished.

A battle erupted instantly inside the freight room. Su Ninglong had somehow produced four talismans from her fingertips, and a burst of spiritual fire shot out, enveloping the talismans and shooting them like lightning towards the immobilized personnel manager.

The HR manager was caught off guard when a talisman was stuck to his face. It was a blunting talisman that could interfere with nerve conduction and suppress some of the target's abilities.

In an instant, he understood Su Ninglong's true intentions. She wasn't there for the quality control team leader at all; she had a much bigger scheme.

A surge of rage, feeling betrayed by those lowly scoundrels, welled up from the depths of his heart.

He suddenly broke free from the binding force of the Word of Power, and with a flick of his right hand, the metal shelves on the top of the freight room loosened instantly, and countless sharp fragments poured down like a torrential rain, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, completely enveloping Su Ninglong and Song Hu.

The quality control team leader, who was completely ignored, could only squat on the spot, trembling with disbelief.

That's fucking ridiculous. I knew he was capable, but I never imagined he was this capable. This HR manager, who usually only bullies the weak and fears the strong, has been hiding just how much strength he has.

Fortunately, he hadn't considered teaming up with others to take down this old fox, otherwise he would have been killed long ago.

Su Ninglong didn't even turn around to look at Song Hu; he had the ability to adapt to any situation. Sure enough, just as she had predicted, Song Hu uttered a low shout of "Immobilize," freezing the oncoming metal fragments in mid-air.

Strictly speaking, Song Hu can be considered the nemesis of mid-to-close range attackers.

Unless it's an attack from an extremely long distance or covering a very wide area, he can almost always find a way to protect himself.

It was precisely this reliable defensive capability that led Su Ninglong to repeatedly choose to bring him into the contaminated area.

At the same time, the bamboo shoot silently climbed onto her shoulder, and the "Return to the Void Umbrella" instantly activated its automatic defense mode, blocking all the remaining metal fragments.

The HR manager's gaze darkened, vaguely sensing something amiss; his ability seemed to activate much slower than usual.

Unconvinced, he clenched his fist again.

More metal fragments rose to the surface, shooting towards Su Ninglong from all directions simultaneously. He refused to believe that she could defend against one side, let alone all angles.
Su Ninglong calmly tossed out a handful of talismans, her index and middle fingers pressed together. The talismans didn't fall to the ground; instead, they floated in the air, subtly forming an invisible barrier, the Golden Touch Dungeon.

All metal objects that enter the barrier's range fall under her control.

The fragment that was originally flying towards her suddenly changed direction and instead pounced back towards the personnel manager.

The HR manager reacted extremely quickly, immediately conjuring a metal shield in front of him. He then took the opportunity to retreat, disappearing into the dimly lit cargo room in the blink of an eye.

Su Ninglong frowned slightly and quickly scanned the surroundings with her divine sense. Apart from her own people and a few hiding figures, she could not find any trace of the personnel manager.

Just as the quality inspection team leader was trembling with fear and Song Hu was also looking around warily, a dark shadow suddenly pressed down from the ceiling!

Countless metal fragments fell like meteors, hurtling straight towards Song Hu and the quality control team leader.

Su Ninglong remained silent: "..."

Is it really impossible for her to win back this hatred?

The HR manager had calculated things very clearly: since these two people were brought by Su Ninglong, she couldn't possibly ignore their lives.

Su Ninglong's counterattack just now was both swift and fierce, clearly showing that she had held back a considerable amount of strength.

The HR manager knew he was unlikely to get anything out of her, so he naturally went after them first.

The moment the shadow darted out, Song Hu smiled slightly at Su Ninglong, his lips parting silently to utter a single word:

"Stay!"

Having fought side by side many times, Song Hu was already familiar with the effects of Su Ninglong talisman paper and knew which incantation spells to use in conjunction with it.

The combination of the "stagnation" technique and the "dullness" symbol is not simply an additive effect, but rather a stagnation and suppression effect many times over.

The personnel manager, who had been hiding among the metal fragments, was trying to separate and make a surprise attack, but was caught off guard by the "stagnation" technique. It felt like being crushed by a thousand pounds, and his movements became sluggish as if he were stuck in a quagmire.

Su Ninglong leaped into the air and stepped onto his back.

The hard, iron-like texture beneath her feet was enough to demonstrate the opponent's extensive combat experience and formidable physical strength.

Unfortunately, becoming a member of the contaminated area also gave him a fatal weakness.

Her slender, white fingers gently hooked the strap of the other person's employee badge and pulled it upwards. This seemingly casual action actually severed the neck of the HR manager.

His head rolled off, and his body remained stiff for a moment before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

The quality control team leader was delighted to see this and hurriedly went over to them.

"What's the next step?" Su Ninglong asked calmly.

"Wait a little longer... it'll be ready soon." The quality control team leader glanced around furtively to make sure no one else was around.

He stared intently at the headless body, ignoring the head that was still breathing slightly.

Although the HR manager wasn't completely dead, his gaze had already become unfocused.

Not long after, the body suddenly trembled, and a piece of flesh broke off from the severed neck and fell to the ground.

A strong, penetrating fragrance suddenly filled everyone's nostrils.

Since yesterday, Song Hu had been surviving on only two hunger capsules and half a bottle of water. At this moment, the sudden aroma aroused his most primal hunger.

He took an unconscious deep breath, but the aroma grew even stronger and more alluring. He clenched his fists tightly, yet couldn't help taking a step forward.

My Adam's apple bobbed. Something was definitely wrong, but how could that piece of meat look so delicious?
In Song Hu's eyes, the red chunk of meat seemed to have transformed into a large mass of roasted meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a honey-colored sheen on the surface...

Driven by bodily instincts, he ate and ate.

He felt as if he had been starving for dozens of days, and his reason was being devoured by a primal impulse.

Despite his desperate resistance, the terrible appetite almost completely occupied his thoughts.

Su Ninglong noticed that Song Hu's eyes were fixed on the piece of meat, as if he was about to pounce on it and devour it at any moment.

Is there something wrong with this meat? But why doesn't she feel anything?
Because she had mostly acted alone in the past, her experience was very different from Song Hu's, making it difficult for them to directly refer to each other's reactions. But one thing was certain: the Star Alliance's caution from the very beginning was probably because the piece of meat that appeared after killing the pig-headed man concealed some kind of danger.

At this moment, the quality inspection team leader had already picked up the piece of meat and was about to put it in his mouth.

Su Ninglong reached out to stop him, wanting to check carefully.

"Ha." The quality inspection team leader suddenly turned his head and bit Su Ninglong's hand.

She quickly withdrew her hand, and the other person took the opportunity to viciously swallow the entire piece of meat.

The transformation happened extremely quickly.

He exhaled scalding white steam, frantically clutched his head, and pulled it outwards. The body of the "personnel pig manager," who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up again, reached out and took the head of the quality inspection team leader, placing it firmly on his own neck.

After a violent shudder, the "quality control team leader" let out a satisfied sigh, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... Now, it's my turn to sit in the office."

The moment the exchange "ritual" was completed, Song Hu abruptly snapped out of that inexplicable longing. Before he could even catch his breath, another piece of flesh fell from the newly formed "personnel manager"...

Having just relaxed, Song Hu couldn't resist the second temptation and strode forward. Su Ninglong raised her hand and gave him a light tap on the back of the head: "Wake up!"

Song Hu, however, seemed completely out of control, still muttering as he reached out his hand: "Hehe...give it to me..."

Su Ninglong pushed him away, pulling him about five meters away before Song Hu managed to regain some self-control. A thin layer of sweat covered his face, making him look like a weak, beautiful big cat. He could only stand steady by putting his arm around Su Ninglong's shoulder.

His SAN value just fluctuated wildly and was extremely unstable, which is unusual.

He quickly lowered his voice and said to Su Ninglong, "This is probably a special ability of the 'Filthy Feast Spirit'."

The bizarre ability of the "Filthy Feast Spirit" must have played a key role in enabling it to dominate this slaughterhouse for so long.

“My resistance training has always been perfect, and it’s very difficult for ordinary contaminated areas to infect me…” Song Hu didn’t continue, clearly feeling embarrassed about his earlier lapse in composure.

Su Ninglong replied calmly, "Even five-star hunters can't withstand it, and it takes them a long time to recover. It's normal that you can't handle it. After we get back, I'll discuss with Master Su how to create a sacred artifact that can resist this kind of erosion. Even if we can't make it widely available, we'll at least prepare one for each of you."

She never skimps on the partners she chooses herself.

Song Hu's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Knowing you is my greatest fortune." He said this with utmost seriousness.

"I remember you weren't like this back then, you were incredibly arrogant."

"You were pretty arrogant back then too." Recalling his own time during simulation training, Song Hu also felt that he was somewhat naive.

On the other side, the "quality inspection team leader," who should now be called the newly appointed HR manager, is currently gesturing to himself.

His beady eyes darted around, as if he found the two people in front of him somewhat strange.

While all the other pig-headed men were drawn to the chunks of meat, they remained completely unmoved.

"Hey, aren't you guys going to be quality control team leaders anymore?" he asked tentatively. "Let me tell you, if you can't be in charge, you'll have to start from scratch."

"What do you mean?" Su Ninglong wanted to take the opportunity to ask for more information, but she didn't want the people hiding outside to overhear for nothing.

Just then, the shrill work bell rang, drowning out what the HR manager was about to say.

“Every five days is a cycle, and all the lower-level employees will be rehired.”

Su Ninglong and Song Hu's pupils suddenly contracted. She immediately asked in a low voice, "Will you lose your memory?"

HR Manager: "It seems you all understand the seriousness of the matter."

No wonder Yuan Tingchao had no memory of it after leaving here.

No wonder two overlapping spaces were needed; only with such a structure could behind-the-scenes manipulation be facilitated.

By switching the two spaces, the "sun and moon" can be easily reversed, thus completing the so-called "reincarnation".

Once amnesia is lost, all the intelligence previously gathered will be lost.

But how did these senior managers avoid this outcome?
Su Ninglong's gaze fell back on the still slightly trembling piece of meat, and she asked, "If you want to become the quality inspection team leader, do you have to eat this piece of meat and then put on this body?"

HR Manager No. 2 nodded. "Yes."

"What about the foreman? Can he be replaced too?"

"What good things are you thinking..." HR manager number two sneered, but suddenly became speechless, as if something invisible had choked his throat, and he couldn't continue speaking.

Su Ninglong was speechless for a moment. A polluted area actually resorted to this "external dispatch" system, completely lacking the cunning and imposing presence that a four-star Mystic Spirit should possess.

At this moment, Qian Rujin, who was hiding outside the door, gritted her teeth.

The original personnel manager has been dealt with, but the newly appointed one has clearly sided with Su Ninglong, which has put him at a complete disadvantage.

He was unwilling, but he knew that if he clashed head-on with the Star Alliance and others at this time, he would hardly be able to escape unscathed.

There are too many people joining the Star Alliance this time.

If Suninglong were to resort to underhanded tactics and take anyone hostage, they would have to be hesitant to act rashly.

If the Star Alliance's methods are despicable, then the Star Alliance is simply ruthless.

Since the two sides became openly hostile, the hunters of the Star Alliance have been ridiculed and mocked by them countless times. Even when they encounter danger, the other side always stands by indifferently, wishing them dead.

Even more extreme individuals might retaliate in kind...

The work bell was still ringing, and they had to return to their posts immediately.

The group quickly moved away from the cargo room, and Qian Rujin's teammate's face grew increasingly grim: "We almost heard the crucial news just now."

Even with their keen hearing, these spiritual beings could only catch a few fragmented words amidst the distraction of the work bell:
Amnesia, quality control team leader, eating meat, good deeds, supervisor.

These fragments of words, when put together, exude an indescribable eeriness.

"Should we find someone to try it out too? So that we can maintain our advantage even in the next cycle." This plan should undoubtedly be effective, but it would require her teammates to bear the pollution, and Qian Rujin didn't want to do that.

Qian Rujin came from the Star Alliance and still maintains some bottom lines. She can ignore outsiders, but she cannot sacrifice her teammates.