Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 45: Each Other's Scam (Sixth Update, 20,000 Completed)

"You shouldn't care about me." As soon as the woman arrived at the safe zone, she spoke with a sense of resentment.

"Nonsense." Li En glared.

"It was just a little bit off," the woman said with regret, full of self-pity.

She was regretting that she didn't seize the opportunity and successfully kill Maria.

"Come on, there's no comparison. There are criminals every year, each one more annoying than the last. And as for reliable police officers, well, find me a few more in the docklands."

Li En had no time to reason with the woman, saying that the woman was so close yet so far away, and there was no chance that he could kill her even if he caught up with her.

It is difficult to reason with a woman who is emotionally overwhelmed.

He simply stepped beyond the incident itself and laid out the big picture and facts.

Keeping a law enforcer alive is more cost-effective than getting rid of a criminal. Is the dock area short of criminals? Short of all kinds of darkness, both overt and covert? There's simply no way they can be caught!

One troublesome criminal consumes a good police officer, and soon everyone on his side will be dead.

In Rean's view, the key to long-term survival is to steadily retain one's own strength and steadily harvest the opponent while ensuring one's own safety.

"Come on, let's adjust it."

The encounter was over. To be precise, after Maria escaped, Rean's team rationally chose to retreat at Rean's own request.

There is no point in killing these little beasts. After determining their ecological structure (they have no normal reproductive system), it has been basically confirmed that they are magical creations.

Fighting with something that can probably be mass-produced? Even if we can afford it, it's not worth it.

Rean glanced at his companions, who were all resting and healing. Damon's condition was a little bad, and it was too early for him to enter such a battlefield.

He was the one most seriously injured by Maria's evil spell, and was covered in blood.

But now, the wounds he suffered have actually begun to scar.

[Creature Level: Rough Stone, Status: Strength 7, Vitality 6, Agility 4, Racial Talent: Good Food, Good Drinks, and Good Meat (Rough Stone)]

Was this a blessing in disguise? Not only had his strength grown a bit, but Dimon had also awakened his Pigman racial talent, the most useful among the lower-level ones.

Don’t mention it, although the name is subtle, this ability to speed up metabolism is an extremely practical and high-quality talent for a warrior, except that you will gain weight if you are not careful.

He is eating and drinking heartily now, and should be able to recover his fighting strength soon.

Larry's situation is better. Her equipment is really good, better than Rean's. But her emotions are a little unstable. She subconsciously keeps gripping and loosening the sword. It seems that she is still too young.

Rean is certain that the woman's madness has affected her, and Larry is not fit to face Maria alone now.

"Come on, don't be impatient. We have actually forced them into a dead end. We are already in an advantageous position."

Although it was an exaggerated statement to boost morale, Rean was indeed speaking the truth.

This mine buried in the dock area was bound to explode sooner or later. Not only did it explode ahead of time, but someone also stepped on it.

These beasts lurk underground in the dock area. What exactly are the people behind the scenes planning to do? Let's leave these future troubles to Sallyman and the others to worry about tomorrow.

Rean's team, what you need most at this time is calmness.

"Talia, you can track her now."

"Yes. However, those beasts are protecting her. I'm afraid the assassination will be difficult to achieve."

"That's enough. Go find the big guy in the slave market and lead the way for them."

Let the bastards in the slave market chew on such a hard bone first.

Anyway, no matter who dies, it's a win. If we help them find that bag of things, they will thank us.

"Larry."

“Here!!” The female knight was startled and stood up quickly.

Rean sighed and spoke directly.

"Compass, which direction are the kids?"

Larry operated quickly and the needle finally pointed to the south.

Rean's gaze turned to Talia. She closed her eyes, but stretched out her hand and pointed to the west, where Maria was.

"Well, Maria really doesn't have time for those kids anymore. Everyone."

Rean clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

"What is our first mission here?" "Save the children." After a moment's silence, Larry was the first to respond.

"Well, it seems you haven't forgotten."

If the only goal was to kill Maria, Rean could even ignore it. The slave market and the people behind them would be dealt with sooner or later.

Explain? Say it's all a scam? Haha, reason with the bastards in the slave market?
By the time they believe you, you're probably dead.

The reason why we forced ourselves to come down was because of a hostage crisis caused by an unexpected incident.

"Larry, never lose your mind. Have you forgotten the pain you inflicted by reckless sword swings (referring to the death of the child caused by provoking the Tail Hunter)? If you're truly lost, consider your oath."

The calm words were a rebuke from a senior, but also an expectation for Larry the Cavalier.

"Pa pa." Larry clenched his fist with one hand and hit his chest, which was the action when she made the vow.

"For innocent children." She took a deep breath, her eyes regained their composure, and she looked at her predecessor with longing.

Rean glanced at Damon. He had almost recovered and was getting familiar with the feel of the dual swords under the ogre gloves.

Li En nodded with satisfaction. Although this junior brother was the weakest at the moment, he was indeed the most reassuring one.

All he needs is time and strength, and after inheriting the heroic spirit, he just needs to wait for time.

The Hill Giant Gloves are in Rean's own hands, and this is the time when he needs fighting power the most.

"lets go."

The temporary team split up and three knights headed south to rescue people.

And Talia went to find the leader of the slave market to drive away the wolves and tigers.

During this process, Rean was also thinking about how to give Maria a fatal blow.

Perhaps, I am the most suitable person to deal with her. So, how should I create opportunities?
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While Rean's team was resting, the killing in the underground cave not only did not stop, but became more and more intense.

The scattered mercenaries were sniped by the beasts, and more and more small beasts completed their evolution. The broken horns of some of the broken-horned beasts even began to gradually become complete.

The cubs gradually matured and it became clear that they were not good to outsiders.

And this is not the most troublesome opponent.

"Where's the thing?!" The followers of the Church of the Beast, relying on unknown guidance, found Maria first.

Looking at the crazy woman who was still jumping around while holding her own head, the leading thug also felt his scalp tingling.

He was not afraid of the other party's strength. Maria, who was not even a supernatural being, was not worth mentioning in front of him in terms of strength.

But the body has been alienated to such an extent that there is probably no turning back.

"At this point, you can still maintain your human form? The Sister Maria in the past really possessed amazing willpower." Although he was a little shaken in his heart, the masked disciple still pressed for the bag of hero's blood.

This is the reason why they came here. The cult has suffered a great loss by activating the "Cub" in advance, and they must at least make back their money.

"Pah." Maria smiled happily and threw the bag of "gems" directly to the ground.

"Crack." The bag broke, revealing only broken glass shards on the ground.

"You, you..." Jiaotu wanted to get angry, but he knew it was pointless to get angry at Maria now.

"Where is the real thing?!" He could only bite the bullet and ask.

"Oh, there has never been any genuine stuff from the beginning." Maria responded to the doubt sincerely with a smile.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" This only angered Jiao Tu again. Everyone in Glowing City knows where the things are. You want to go back on your word?!
"Well, it's in a place where no one can find it. If you get rid of those pursuers, maybe I will remember it." Maria put forward her request.

The disciples looked at each other, and it seemed that they had no other choice.

Anyway, Maria came in with something, and the bag of things should be nearby, so it would be good to get rid of those intruders.

Without competitors, our group would have more time to search.

Maria, who was deceived into the game, went along with Rean's scam and happily set up her own scam.

The truth is sometimes the most unbelievable.

Sometimes lies are just what the other person wants to hear.

Fate once again successfully played a prank. The two hostile parties used the same lie to deceive different "sides" of themselves.

(End of this chapter)