I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

Sniff.

"Why does it smell so strange? Why are you always drinking with that woman? I think I ran into her last time too."

Du Jue was immediately startled. He turned around and found that Elena had appeared behind him at some point. She frowned, moved closer to Du Jue's neck, sniffed, and complained, "Can you guys not stand so close when you're drinking? I don't like the smell of you."

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Chapter 144 Selfishness.

"It's just a social obligation. I received some help from that representative at the molar clinic before."

Seeing Elena sniffing and frowning, Du Jue could only brush it off, "By the way, what do you usually do? Do you just run around on the rooftops?"

Elena silently tore off the bandage from Du Jue's neck, then her face darkened as she stared at the still-present faint red hickeys on it—clearly her favorite spot to bite. "Which blood demon dares to come looking for death! Utterly filthy!"

High-level blood demons have an extremely strong ability to manipulate blood, and it is no problem for them to extract blood from the blood sacs and suck blood. However, Elena just likes to taste the forbidden flavor in a primitive way. At this moment, blood shadows are throbbing on her body surface due to anger.

"Calm down! I haven't encountered any other Blood Demons!"

Du Jue, whose wrist was being squeezed painfully, tried his best to calm the agitated Elena, but Elena eagerly pulled open his shirt and looked him up and down. "Don't tear my shirt, I still have to do my commission."

"Who on earth did this?!"

"What's so disgusting about it? Last night, my agency and I raided Vacuum Fist's stronghold. It's just a minor injury."

Noticing Elena staring intently at the mark on his neck, Du Jue also felt a headache coming on; he really couldn't remember when Olga had left it.

This guy left without even reminding me!

"You're lying. The restoration from the regenerating ampoule is comprehensive; it's impossible for just this one to remain!"

Elena gritted her teeth and reached out to wipe it off. She brought her head close to Du Jue's neck and carefully scratched his skin to quickly remove the purple spots.

Seeing Elena's focused expression, Du Jue could only cautiously say, "Let's talk about it later. Section Chief Shao is still waiting for me. If I'm late, it will be difficult for me to stay in the Sixth Association."

"What kind of bullshit Sixth Association is this? I don't care! We're best friends!"

Seeing Elena becoming increasingly out of control, with dark red blood gradually appearing on her body, Du Jue was immediately horrified and pushed her into the shadows of the alley.

Don't think you can easily expose yourself just because various gangs are rampant in the back alleys. There are plenty of audacious guys here who want to get bounties by reporting others. Even if they might face retaliation later, the money in their hands right now is more important.

The association is no pushover. Although they seem to be at a loss in their investigation of the Lead Gray Symphony, it's only because their current target is still the eight head chefs. There are many more urgent matters in the city than the Lead Gray Symphony.

"Elena! Of course we're good friends, but be careful not to expose yourselves. You haven't fully recovered yet, so it's impossible for you to escape the Association's encirclement."

By gently stroking Elena's back with a smile, he managed to get her to lower her head and quiet down.

"It was that woman who did it."

Upon hearing Elena's stiff words, Du Jue was about to explain when his neck was grabbed by slightly cold hands. The tightening grip made it difficult for Du Jue to breathe, and he then saw the bloodshot look in Elena's eyes.

"Listen up, Du Jue! This is my territory! You're not allowed to let anyone touch it!"

"Uh."

Du Jue could only manage a weak voice to indicate that he had heard, but he felt the bloodlust in Elena's eyes grow even brighter, and her hands tightened their grip on his neck. He heard her cold yet angry voice again, "You ask me what I usually do?"

"I am a selfish blood demon, so of course I'm jealous of every inch of air around you, because it can touch you!"

“But we’re good friends, and I don’t want you to see the Blood Demon’s ugly side! Of course, we can’t stay too long, otherwise I’ll get annoyed just looking at those guys and want to strangle them! But that doesn’t mean I don’t care if some Tom, Dick, or Harry come in!”

thump.

Elena finally let go of his hand in displeasure. Du Jue, panting, leaned against the wall, glanced at the time, and then sincerely apologized: "I understand now. From now on, not only people, but even mosquitoes can't bite my neck. Even when I take a shower, I'll keep the bandage wrapped around my neck."

Du Jue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Elena's improved expression. "Also, don't make things difficult for Olga. She was my former boss, and sometimes she gets a little tipsy when she drinks."

Although he had no intention of hiding his relationship with Olga, Elena, whose emotions were unstable at the moment, probably wouldn't listen to such things and might even transform into a blood demon on the spot to take revenge on Olga.

"Hmph, I used to not be able to control my desires when I was alone, but now it's all for you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Elena turned and left angrily.

Du Jue hurriedly called out to her back, "I'll take you out to play after I finish this job!" Elena, who was about to turn the corner, turned her head and glanced at Du Jue, a happy smile playing on her lips.

Frontline One.

Looking up at the smashed workshop window, Du Jue felt as if the crossroads had been bombed, and could even see some ordinary bullet casings on the ground as he stepped on the broken floor tiles.

"Wen Duo, over here!"

Milis, who was squatting at the entrance of the nutritional paste factory, raised his hand to signal. Du Jue responded and immediately approached, following Milis into the factory and then down to the underground workshop.

The cockroach processing line was pushed aside, and in the middle was a long table pieced together, with a projector on it projecting an image of a fortress onto the ceiling, preventing anyone from looking up.

Hey!

"What is this stuff?!"

Beneath the desolate, crisscrossing overpasses stands a pyramid-shaped steel main tower, with a circular monitoring tower at each of the four corners. A holographic projection flag of the Vacuum Fist sways in the air atop the tower.

The fortress is surrounded by a tall metal wall, the top of which is covered with searchlights and surveillance cameras, while large sections of electrified barbed wire are attached to the wall.

The only thing that Du Jue recognized was the dense network of red iron ladders inside the fortress; it was practically a super-enhanced version of a stronghold camp!

"The visual effects are impressive, right? That's the new headquarters of Vacuum Fist in the south. If they can successfully create a similar spectacle in the eastern part of the city, then they'll probably have an extra finger."

Milis was not at all surprised by Du Jue's reaction.

A large number of the six associations' wrap-up members were all checking their weapons, but when they saw Du Jue arrive, they all greeted him warmly.

Section Chief Shao quickly brought Chun to the temporary meeting room. Upon seeing Du Jue, he calmly nodded and said, "Wen Duo, you've come at the right time. I have a rather dangerous mission here."

Seeing Du Jue looking at him, Chun quickly explained, "We discovered a support convoy from the north behind the south side of Vacuum Fist. Of course, we can't let them enter the fortress safely, but it's impossible to send out a large force to bypass the fortress and intercept the convoy."

Got it, this means they're running out of food.

"no problem."

The straightforward answer surprised Chun. "This is an emergency. If we intercept the convoy, we might be reinforced by the fortress. Of course, we will also launch an attack simultaneously, but it is still very dangerous. The section chief's intention is not to force us, but to ask for your opinion."

"After all, Section Chief Shao believes you have the ability to solve this."

Shao calmly continued Chun's words, "If you complete it, this commission will be recorded, and I will directly invite you to join the Six Associations and Department One. I have this authority, and no additional assessment or guarantee is required."

She glanced at Du Jue's face, which was hidden by bandages, and then continued, "And there won't be any other problems with the future promotion of the finishing touchers."

"Thank you for your trust. It seems I have no choice but to accept this commission."

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Chapter 145 The Convoy.

hum!

The armored vehicle slammed through the pieces of wood, pulling ahead of the following vehicles and leaving the Vacuum Fist camp on the right in the dust.

"Milis, that fortress doesn't probably have any missile silos or anything like that, does it?"

Du Jue still found it hard to believe, looking at the stronghold that was practically impregnable compared to other gangs, "or rather, other heavy firepower."

Milis drove straight into the yellow weeds beside the road. "Don't worry, only the World Wings have the financial resources to build a firepower fortress of that level. The Vacuum Fist is best at close combat."

"However, in preparation for the war with Thumb, they have specially set up a group of watchtower enforcers, all of whom are equipped with special firearms, but with your strength, you don't need to worry too much."

Although Milis was beaten rather badly by Du Jue yesterday, Du Jue is now assisting a teammate of the Six Associations, and the stronger he is, the better. At least he felt that the opponent's white armor was completely immune to ordinary bullets.

"The support convoy we are dealing with is likely specifically there to transport supplies, and it should only be led by the CEO. Once we intercept it, we can simply destroy the supplies and evacuate."

When Milis saw that Du Jue seemed very nervous, he said something to ease her tension.

After all, this commission is a major event for the six associations, and it's normal to avoid panic when participating for the first time.

"careful!"

Wearing an eye veil, Du Jue had excellent eyesight and immediately spotted the support convoy traveling in the opposite direction, with four motorcycles providing support from the left and right.

An officer had already opened the sunroof and mounted an oversized firearm on the car window.

After being reminded by Du Jue, Milis looked at the convoy with a puzzled expression. Just as he was about to ask a question, he felt the vehicle suddenly shake.

Bang!

The violent skidding and swaying caused the person in the car to stagger. Du Jue kicked open the car door and bent down to check, only to find that the rim of the right front tire had been smashed into scrap metal. It was practically an exploding bullet!

"Milis! Keep the car steady!"

Milis, who was originally going to give the order to jump out of the car, turned the steering wheel without hesitation, even though he was the temporary commander of this operation.

He pulled out his spiral gun, gritted his teeth, smashed the windshield, and, ignoring the shards of glass covering his body, pulled down his blindfold to recall various urban experiences, his anger gradually rising.

He had already mastered a certain degree of control over the Flame of Branding; he only needed to pay attention to the number of events he recalled. Just remembering those disgusting things filled Du Jue's chest with an urge to vent his anger.

Burnt brand!

Vacuum Fist led the lookout officer in the vehicle to aim at the intruder again, this time he would blast out the other tire and bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

However, just as he was about to pull the trigger, orange-red marks covered his gun and arm. The officer immediately tried to drop the gun and retreat into the car in fear, but a sudden burst of greedy flames ignited him.

"Uh... Judge Gan Jian! The scene number..."

Before he could finish writing the report in a hurry, he exploded like a firework, instantly affecting the members inside the car, which immediately skidded and overturned.

The support convoy quickly came to a stop on the spot.

Milis managed to park the vehicle behind the embankment with difficulty. The vehicle was too worn to move, and its speed was even slower than walking. But when he looked up and saw the situation on the other side, he was immediately overjoyed. "Well done! Wendo, let's get out and engage the enemy!"

A battle zone, composed of fist winds, shockwaves, and raging flames, was suddenly drawn across the wasteland.

The heavy, serrated blades swept out, and no one could stop or prevent the leader's advance, even creating a large gap between him and the troops behind him.

"Wen Duo, watch out behind you!"

Du Jue turned his head and realized that a figure had suddenly appeared behind him; he hadn't noticed it at all before.

Tear it apart!

The sturdy gladiator exoskeleton on his back was easily sliced ​​open by the pure white rapier, and the tip of the sword suddenly thrust forward to pierce his body.

He swept the spiral gun behind him with a backhand motion, only to find the enemy had vanished, leaving only the roaring sound of air being sucked up. Alarm bells immediately went off in his mind.

Defeat this enemy!

Even after Du Jue issued his own orders to be on guard everywhere, he still couldn't find the man. On both sides of him were the Six Associations' finishers and Vacuum Fist executors engaged in fierce fighting.

"By the authority of Judge Gan Jian, I require you to fulfill your duty to eliminate the attackers."

Du Jue turned his head hastily at the cold words and finally saw the white-haired woman holding a rapier. She was the only enemy who wasn't wearing a cardigan, and a large number of medals were embedded in her black high-waisted work pants. A fresh bloodstain still clung to her white brocade shawl.

Du Jue looked at Gan Jian's pure black eye mask covering the upper half of his face with some surprise, feeling a sense of familiarity. But when the other party disappeared into thin air, he tensed up in disbelief.

Can someone using the Vacuum Fist become invisible? I don't have that information!

You idiot Roland, I'll dock your pay when we get back!

Swish swish!

Faced with Gan Jian's elusive and deadly rapier, Du Jue was sweating profusely, feeling that there was a constant threat of death, but the opponent always seemed to disappear again when he looked at him. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where his vision could not keep up.

puff!

The sharp sword thrusting from the rear broke through the exoskeleton's protection once again. The opponent's silent and frenzied attack overwhelmed Du Jue, who immediately looked down at the ground he was standing on, and a large number of fire-character imprints instantly covered the gravel and dirt road.

Rumble!

The violent explosion sent Du Jue, who was prepared, flying. In that instant, he felt his legs go numb. Despite his serious injuries, he pulled out a pneumatic syringe and fired three shots. With the help of the body recovery ability provided by the gladiator exoskeleton, he stood up again.

Du Jue eagerly looked up and, as he wished, saw Gan Jian kneeling on the ground, clutching her chest. She pressed her slender sword to the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood, but her facial expression did not change at all, and she even disappeared from the spot again.

"She wasn't moving at high speed, otherwise she could have easily dodged it. Could it be some kind of cognitive concealment? But would a back alley gang possess such high-end equipment that could completely cover their tracks?"

As Du slowly retreated, he kept guessing at the opponent's abilities, feeling that this guy was very troublesome. After all, even when he used the Branding Flame, he needed to prepare his emotions. Fortunately, he was tough enough to withstand a beating.

"Wen Duo! All targets have been destroyed. Assemble and retreat!"

Milis's anxious shouts rang out from the right, but Du Jue dared not make any distracting movements. Instead, he reminded the other association members to be aware of Judge Gan Jian, who might appear at any time.

"With the authority of Judge Gan Jian, I require you to fulfill your duty to evacuate."

Upon hearing these words devoid of any anger or resentment, Du Jue immediately realized that the other party was hiding behind the lead car. Could it be that Gan Jian had discovered the method of branding transmission during their brief but intense exchange?

The executors, however, had little to worry about and quickly regrouped. The heated battle suddenly ended because of a single sentence from the other side.

"Wen Duo, Shao's side has already mobilized. Let's retreat immediately!"