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Chapter 146 Ah, dying like this... My boss has been stolen!

Laixi City, outer city streets.

A crowd gathered in front of the somewhat dilapidated wooden house.

Ye Ye carefully opened a crack in the wooden cabin door, but it was suddenly pushed open forcefully.

"oops!"

Ye Ye stumbled and staggered back several steps before falling hard onto the floor.

He looked up, only to be met with a middle-aged man with a receding hairline.

"Investigator!"

"That's the kid, that's him!"

“I saw with my own eyes that he murdered seven kind and honest natives of Lacey City outside the city!”

"Furthermore, his motive for killing was to steal the polluted crystals that those poor people had worked so hard to dig out!"

The middle-aged man shouted behind him, his face full of righteous indignation.

"Ok?"

A cold snort came from behind the man.

A tall, thin young man in a dark red investigator's uniform walked out step by step.

The powerful aura of an evolved being was clearly visible on his body.

"Kid, tell me your name."

The investigator looked at Ye Ye, who had fallen to the ground, and spoke coldly.

"Ye Ye..."

Ye Ye felt a little scared.

As he said his name, he looked up at the middle-aged Mediterranean man who had just broken down the door.

"Tong Zhiyong!"

Upon seeing the other person's appearance, Ye Ye gritted his teeth and realized what was happening.

Tong Zhiyong, like him, is also a player from Earth, and even lives next door to him.

Originally, the two kept to themselves.

Ye Ye goes out of the city every day to dig for crystals, while Tong Zhiyong stays in the city and lives off welfare.

Can be biased.

Three days ago, when Ye Ye, covered in blood, carried the 'big boss' back, he was caught by Tong Zhiyong.

The other party was very cunning; from the bloodstains and wounds on Ye Ye's body, they instantly guessed many things.

Tong Zhiyong immediately used this to threaten Ye Ye, demanding that he hand over all the crystals he had recently dug up, or he would report Ye Ye.

Ye Ye naturally refused, as he hadn't done anything wrong from beginning to end.

Those thugs were killed by the boss's shockwave.

I didn't even lay a hand on them; in fact, I was almost beaten to death by them...

Over the past three days.

Tong Zhiyong kept harassing Ye Ye and issuing threats.

even……

This guy, who had been wasting his time for over ten days, started actively investigating in Laisi City.

Soon, Tong Zhiyong discovered that a notorious local gang of thugs had left the city three days earlier and had not returned.

Unlike other refuge cities, Lacey City belongs to Naya City, and the surrounding high-level mutated beast/infected lairs have been cleared. Therefore, as long as you don't recklessly leave the buffer zone, you generally won't encounter too much danger.

That's why Tong Zhiyong had the opportunity to find out about these things.

Ye Ye stared intently at Tong Zhiyong.

The latter didn't even look at him, but instead looked around the room, seemingly trying to find the pollution crystals that Ye Ye had hidden.

He knew very well how diligently this middle school kid mined, and he also knew that he had never spent any of the crystals, but instead hoarded them all like a hoarding rat.

"Investigator!"

"Please don't listen to this guy's nonsense. I didn't harm any of the local residents of Lacey City..."

"Yes, they robbed and even beat me up outside the city—"

Ye Ye was, after all, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old junior high school student. When the investigators came to his door, he was unconsciously a little scared and began to speak in a low voice.

Just one second.

The young investigator waved his hand to interrupt:
"So, you did have a conflict with seven honest local subjects, no, you did fight with them, right?"

As he spoke, his tone became even colder:
"Lacey City shelters refugees, but strictly forbids infighting among its citizens!"

"To harm fellow citizens for a mere speck of pollution crystals is an extremely heinous act that must be severely punished!"

The words fell.

boom--

Gusts of wind erupted from the young investigator.

A strong wind howled, and the dilapidated wooden house swayed slightly, as if it could not withstand the pressure.

Inside the wooden house, Ye Ye was momentarily stunned.

He opened his eyes wide, looking at the investigator, then at Tong Zhiyong.

Even if he was naive and inexperienced, he realized what was happening by now.

These two are probably in cahoots!

"Ye Ye".

"Out of consideration for our shared planet Earth, I pleaded with the investigator."

"As long as you hand over all the pollutant crystals..."

"There is still room for negotiation in this matter."

"If you remain stubborn and do not see the truth..."

"Once the investigators find the evidence of the crystallization, you won't have a chance to deny it anymore."

Tong Zhiyong walked up to Ye Ye with a fake smile on his face.

"Pooh!"

Ye Ye spat hard at Tong Zhiyong's face.

"I need to see the city lord!"

"The city lord will prove my innocence!"

Ye Ye realized that the two were in cahoots and immediately started shouting.

Outside the street, many players from Earth had indeed gathered.

Watching a spectacle is human nature.

but……

They were merely spectators, rather than offering any assistance.

These days, Ye Ye's diligent mining every day made the other Blue Star players seem like lazy, good-for-nothing idiots...

The evil of human nature is just the tip of the iceberg at this moment.

"I didn't kill them!"

"How could I, a minor who hasn't even awakened yet, possibly kill seven grown men!"

Ye Ye persisted, speaking out loudly to defend himself.

"Hey--"

Tong Zhiyong grinned and walked over.

"You want to say..."

"Those seven people attacked the young man, but were instead killed by a mysterious force?"

"Do you think the investigator would believe such a lame excuse?"

As early as when Tong Zhiyong first threatened and extorted him, Ye Ye mentioned the "big boss".

But clearly, Tong Zhiyong wouldn't believe it.

"Boss?"

"What kind of big shot just falls from the sky?"

"You've read too many novels and made yourself stupid, haven't you?" Tong Zhiyong sneered, walking straight to the bed at the back of the wooden house.

"I want to see—"

Tong Zhiyong stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.

He got a clear look at the young man on the bed.

although……

The young man's right arm was missing, and his eyes were closed.

but……

"ember!"

"You son of a bitch, Ember!"

"Damn it, it's because of you, you piece of shit, that you got me thrown in jail for your bullshit environmental protection efforts!"

"If I hadn't time-traveled, I'd be in jail for 15 years!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Tong Zhiyong's face contorted into a ferocious expression as he launched into a tirade of curses.

He had been in the wasteland for more than ten days, but his hatred for the Embers had not faded for a moment. On the contrary, it had grown stronger with the passage of time.

Until now.

Tong Zhiyong never expected that the so-called 'big shot' Ye Ye picked up in the wild was actually Yu Jin, who had come to his Sanyuan Heavy Industry to investigate waste materials and slag!

In the cabin.

Ye Ye was stunned when he saw this.

He never expected that Tong Zhiyong would know the 'big shot' he had picked up!
"ember?"

Ye Ye silently murmured the name, becoming even more certain that this was a big shot.

the other side.

The young investigator frowned slightly; he wasn't concerned with Tong Zhiyong's grudge against any 'Ember'.

He came here for crystallization.

Even for him, a few dozen pieces of pollutant crystals were a decent side income.

Deep inside the wooden house.

As Tong Zhiyong continued cursing, he suddenly swung his fist and smashed it hard into Yu Jin's face!

He won't be satisfied until he gets a punch from this kid!
The door of the wooden house.

The young investigator watched this scene without stopping it or saying anything.

A few minor incidents are fine as long as they don't affect his ability to earn extra money from crystals.

but……

next second.

Bang-!
Deep inside the wooden house, a cloud of blood mist exploded.

Tong Zhiyong died!
Inside and outside the cabin.

Those who witnessed this scene were all horrified and speechless.

a long time.

Ye Ye looked at the investigator and spoke in a deep voice:
"Na..."

"Those villains back then..."

"To die like this..."

……

……

Laixi City, City Lord's Mansion.

The petite city lord, Leia, a fifth-tier evolver, is only a little over a meter tall. Her small face is full of seriousness.

In the meeting hall.

Ye Ye, the investigator, the unconscious Yu Jin, and the Blue Star crowd watching from the street were all present.

Leia already knows the whole story.

She gazed at Yu Jin, who lay unconscious on the wooden plank with his eyes closed, and a wave of emotion surged within her.

From this young man, she, a fifth-tier evolved being, vaguely sensed a threat...

The threat lies in the fact that if one were to harm the other party, then...

He might end up like Tong Zhiyong, instantly turning into a cloud of blood mist.

"A face from Earth, a mysterious man, incredibly powerful..."

Leia stared at the embers for a long time, recalling the city lord's decree she had received from Naya City a few days ago.

That was the decree of Lord Nyarlathotep, the supreme and only great leader of the planet Moor—

"Find the whereabouts of the Blue Star Refuge City, befriend it, and pay special attention to a certain powerful Blue Star player."

"That man."

Leia stared at the embers, her eyes filled with hesitation.

"That man?"

She wasn't sure if this was the person the city lord was looking for.

After a moment's hesitation.

Léa made a decision.

"This matter must be reported to Naya City!"

……

……

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye.

One day passed.

A terrifying figure descended upon the skies above Laisi City.

She looked as petite as the City Lord of Lexi, but she was... an eighth-tier evolver!
Laixi City, City Lord's Mansion.

The eighth-tier evolved being from Naya City was also stunned upon seeing the unconscious Ember.

Even at the eighth level, she felt an extremely strong threat from the other party!
Because of their higher rank, their perception is more acute.

Her feelings were more direct and more concrete than those of the City Lord of Lacey…

She was absolutely certain that if the other party were to wake up, they could easily crush her with just a single finger!

And this is probably something that only a legendary ninth-tier evolver can do!

"This is very likely what Lord Nyarlathotep has been searching for..."

"That man!"

The thought flashed through her mind instantly, and she made up her mind.

then……

She carefully picked up the embers and flew directly towards Naya City!
She couldn't understand why someone as powerful as Yu Jin had fallen to such a state, being both asleep and having lost his right hand.

She only knew...

Lord Nyarlathotep has vanished without a trace and cannot be contacted.

But the 'man' that Lady Nyarlathotep is looking for appears in the wild.

She believes...

If we return to Naya City and find a way to heal and awaken the young man named 'Ember', we might be able to find Lord Naya's whereabouts.

Even more...

This act of goodwill could accelerate Naya's dream of "clinging to a powerful figure"!

And Laisi City.

Ye Ye watched the streak of light disappear into the distant horizon, then collapsed to the ground, tears welling up in his eyes.

"My boss..."

"It's been stolen!"

(End of this chapter)