Life Dungeon Game

"The leader of the mining consortium's mercenary group, Albert, is a Class B superhuman,"

The old foreman answered quickly as he walked briskly.

"This person himself is not a bad person. He often helps the poor, but his life philosophy is to do things for money. He takes a salary from the mining conglomerate and does things for the mining conglomerate."

"

He wouldn't betray the mining consortium as long as they didn't harm him before the contract expired.

He Ao glanced at his gait; the old foreman's gait was very steady, not at all like the old and weak man he appeared to be.

Beneath that hunched body may lie tight, explosive muscles.

This might be one of the reasons why the old foreman dared to directly test Yaz, but he didn't expect that Yaz had already become a superhuman.

At Yaz's age, it's already quite remarkable that he could become a D-level superhuman without guidance from a similarly trained superhuman.

He Ao didn't ask about the old foreman's hidden strength; since the other party hadn't brought it up, there was no need to ask.

They seemed to be nearing their destination, and he continued, "It seems the mining consortium hasn't fully taken control of the city's garrison?"

"The city's defense forces consist of two divisions, the 107th and the 108th. The mining consortium completely controls the 107th Division, and they can easily mobilize its forces. The 108th Division, however, is not under the control of the mining consortium and has only achieved partial erosion."

The old foreman replied.

He Ao: "Are there any powerful figures in the 108th Division who oppose the mining conglomerate?"

"The commander of the 108th Division is a Class B superhuman. He believes that the city defense army only needs to protect the city and should not participate in internal city struggles. The city defense army is the defender of the city, not the destroyer of the city."

The old foreman pondered for a moment, then slowly recounted, "He believed that once the city defense forces began to intervene in matters within the city, it would be like opening Pandora's box, unleashing unpredictable risks."

"However, although he doesn't like mining conglomerates, the mayor and the majority of the council are from mining conglomerates. Our Rock City is on the northern border, and the laws are different from those of other cities in the Federation. The mayor has a high degree of command and appointment power over the military."

"Therefore, the commander of the 108th Division could only suppress the internal affairs of the 108th Division and prevent them from getting involved in the mining conglomerate's affairs. This created a weak balance with the power of the mining conglomerate, maintained the basic stability of the city defense army, and prevented the city defense army from completely becoming the conglomerate's henchmen."

"Because he is the only B-level in the city defense force and is very strong, the mining consortium does not dare to touch him easily, so this fragile balance has been barely maintained."

"Here we are."

A maid's cool voice came from ahead.

This is a room deep inside the church, with a small door, similar to the small chapel that Heo had visited before.

The maid pushed open the door, revealing the room inside.

This room resembles an ancient castle or palace. It is cylindrical in shape, about ten meters high, and topped with a huge dome. Bright light shines down through the lens glass of the dome, illuminating the entire palace as if it were outdoors.

This palace-like room had almost no interior decoration, only densely packed bookshelves and books, one after another, close to the walls, extending all the way up to the top of the room, under the dome.

This was the first time He Ao had seen so many books, like a vast starry sky.

The stack of books made He Ao momentarily think he had entered some hidden, ancient library.

If he hadn't missed seeing the seven-pointed star emblem belonging exclusively to the god of knowledge in this palace, he might have even thought that Ilya was a fanatical follower of his good friend.

He Ao activated his super memory and scanned the books, memorizing their titles.

Unfortunately, the 'library' on the ground contains only normal books. Although there are some rare books that He Ao was slightly surprised to find, they do not contain as many secrets as the underground library.

At this moment, Ilya was maneuvering her wheelchair and sitting in front of a bookshelf.

She placed a book on her wheelchair, and the wheelchair emitted rapid, artificial intelligence voice commands, seemingly reading the contents of the book to her.

She heard the door open and footsteps and turned her head.

Some of the pale light from the dome shone on her fair skin, creating a striking contrast with the black lace veil covering her eyes.

"what happened?"

She seemed to detect the hurried footsteps of the group.

“Eber is leading his mercenary group and the city garrison. They should be here in a few minutes,” the old foreman said quickly in his aged voice. “There’s a traitor among our men who led them around those sentries.”

"I see."

Ilya closed the books on the wheelchair and put them back on the shelf.

Her electric wheelchair turned a corner and drove towards He Ao and the old foreman at the door.

“I will hold them off for you briefly so you can move on, but I won’t delay for long.”

"So you might need to send some people or a strong individual to draw attention and weaken the city defense forces and the mining consortium's mercenary group. This will give me more time. However, those who draw attention may die in the encirclement and suppression by the city defense forces and the mining consortium's mercenary group."

The old foreman nodded, and just as he was about to speak, Heo looked at Ilya and quickly said, "I'll go. Can you hold Albert back and prevent him from moving?"

“Yes,” Ilya nodded slightly, “He won’t make any rash moves while I’m there.”

"it is good."

He Ao nodded. As long as the B-level was held back, he could still escape unscathed.

He planned to investigate some things on his own, which would be a good excuse to separate himself from the miners' mutual aid association.

The old foreman looked at He Ao, who wasn't a member of the miners' mutual aid association and didn't really need to do these things for them.

"Just consider it as me replacing Ivo."

He Ao smiled.

Nell's foolish fourth brother would definitely be eager to sign up for such an attractive death mission.

The old foreman opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't refute He Ao. He simply said slowly, "Be careful."

Actually, this crisis wasn't that big, because the old foreman had laid a trap by setting up the headquarters of the miners' mutual aid society in the place where Ilya An was living in seclusion.

The other party included He Ao within the miners' mutual aid society's forces and sent a B-level rank member, but they were unaware that the mutual aid society also had a B-level rank member.

Ilya Ann and the mining consortium are political enemies, and the miners' mutual aid society was something she personally helped to establish, so she would help the miners' mutual aid society no matter what.

However, she couldn't possibly protect the miners' mutual aid society to the death. After all, the society was just an investment for her, and if the cost exceeded the expected return, she would abandon it.

Therefore she would

The mutual aid association would forcefully delay for a while, but if the mining consortium couldn't hold back and wanted to force their way in, she would immediately step aside to avoid a direct and violent conflict with the mining consortium.

Therefore, she said that she needed some people to attract the attention of the mining conglomerates and divert some people away. The less pressure she was under, the more time she could buy for the miners' mutual aid association.

As for the miners' mutual aid association, since the association itself has no strong members, those who go out to draw away the enemy will be in great danger; it is actually a suicide mission.

Of course, all of this is predicated on He Ao not being involved.

With He Ao involved, things became very simple.

As long as the B-level members are held back, He Ao's strength makes it easy for him to leave, making him the best candidate to disperse the mining conglomerate's power.

Because of the urgency, the three prepared to part ways after the matter was finalized.

The old foreman went to the pond, where there was a secret passage that only he knew about, so the traitor Yaz couldn't send anyone to intercept them.

Meanwhile, Heo and Ilya went to the main gate together.

Just before the three parted, Heo remembered something and looked at Ilya.

"Vincent's two Hell Apostle mechs escaped during last night's encirclement. Now that Vincent is dead, his forces should have been absorbed by the mayor."

"But those two piloting mechs are probably Vincent's die-hard supporters, they won't surrender so easily. Do you know where Vincent has any safe houses?"

Ilya paused for a moment, then pondered, “I once read some information that Vincent bought a huge warehouse at 157 Anano Street. It’s a very remote place, surrounded by abandoned factories, which is perfect for hiding mechs. But this warehouse probably won’t be a good hiding place for long. You can try your luck there.”

"OK, thanks."

He Ao nodded.

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The three parted ways, and Heo and Ilya quickly went to the area near the main entrance.

At this moment, the sounds of vehicles stopping and orderly footsteps could be heard outside, clearly indicating that the city defense forces and mercenary groups had arrived.

Heo followed Ilya to the main gate, but he wouldn't go out.

The old foreman had built a second-rate escape route right next to the main entrance. All the core personnel knew about it, and Yaz naturally knew about it too. This route was perfect for attracting the attention of the people surrounding the entrance.

As they approached the door, Ilya handed Heo a glass bead that shimmered with a purple light.

"Hold this glass bead. It will influence the thinking of the people around you, making them think that you are followed by a group of people. This bead is disposable. Just crush it when you use it. It is only effective for three minutes. Try to distract as many people as possible."

He Ao took the bead; this was the first time he had encountered such an ability that, while not one of control, could influence a person's thinking and judgment.

However, these beads can only be used by relatively strong people, because the weak ones will most likely be killed before they get very far. Only the strong can come and go, attracting more people's attention.

If the strength is insufficient, the only option is to gather enough people to attract the attention of the city defense forces and mercenary groups outside.

So what Ilya just said was that he needed some people or

He is a strongman.

Ilya could not see anything, and Heo walked very lightly, so the direction she pointed was not Heo's direction, but the void beside her.

He Ao reached out and put the beads away, then retreated to a corner.

Ilyan's maid opened the main door of the church and pushed Ilyan's wheelchair out.

The outside was already densely surrounded by people dressed in two neat uniforms.

The city defense army's uniforms are predominantly white, while the mercenary group's uniforms are gray and white.

At that moment, a man who looked to be about forty years old, with a square and thin face, short brown curly hair and a short beard, was standing in front of the church.

He stood ramrod straight, his right hand gripping the exquisite sword at his waist, his gaze fixed on the beautiful woman in the black dress who was walking out of the church.

Very close to him stood a thin young man with a pale face and a sinister gaze. He held a megaphone in his hand, seemingly about to shout, "Listen up, you inside, you are surrounded!"

That middle-aged man should be Eber, the leader of the mercenary group, and behind him is the traitor Yaz.

Yaz clung tightly to Albert, almost pressing his back against Albert's back and hugging his thighs.

This traitor seemed extremely afraid of death, clinging tightly to the leg and refusing to leave.

After Ilyaan came out, although he didn't recognize her, he quickly moved closer to Eber.

His actions made Albert frown slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Yaz was so close to Albert that anyone who wanted to kill him would need to break through the defenses of a B-rank expert first.

Long-range sniping probably won't work either. Although He Ao doesn't know what Albert's talent sequence is, since he is the leader of the armed group, he should be more combat-oriented. Ordinary sniper rifles probably won't be able to break through his defenses.

Yaz seemed to think the same way. After betraying the Mutual Aid Association, he would inevitably face retaliation, so he clung to the powerful figure tightly. If they wanted to kill him, they would have to be prepared to face a B-rank expert.