Are you kidding me?! The boss of the Hell Dungeon is a loli!

"Uncle, you're so ugly." Jiang Luo blinked her big, ruby-like eyes, her voice soft and clear, her face full of innocence. "Didn't your mother teach you to wash your face before going out?"

The makeup on Joker's face was smudged.

The bowling ball in his hand almost hit the instep of his foot.

"A sharp-tongued little girl."

Joker straightened up, a sharp laugh escaping his throat.

"I heard from that good-for-nothing in the mental hospital that Red Moon Castle has a new master. I thought it was some old monster that crawled out of the abyss, but it turns out to be a brat who hasn't even grown his hair yet. These days, the threshold for the supernatural world is getting lower and lower."

Joker's gaze swept back and forth between Jiang Luo and Jiang Xiaobai.

A white-haired little girl hugging a tattered teddy bear.

A dirty, cute boy gnawing on a bone.

This combination wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap in someone's teeth if you put it in a wet market in the city center.

Red Moon Castle has truly run out of luck to appoint such a scoundrel as its lord.

Jiang Luo sneered inwardly.

Laugh, laugh to your heart's content.

The happier you are now, the uglier you'll be when Little White bites off half your body.

She had seen plenty of these self-righteous villains in her previous life at the company.

Those managers who bossed around newcomers because of their seniority were eventually kicked out by her after she found fault with them.

"Ugly Uncle, weren't you here to lead the way?" Jiang Luo raised her little face and puffed out her cheeks. "Luo Luo is hungry and wants to go eat something delicious. If you keep talking nonsense, Luo Luo will have Xiao Bai twist your head off and use it as a ball to kick around."

Jiang Xiaobai obediently stopped gnawing on the bone.

He raised his head, opened his mouth towards the Joker, revealing a set of fine, sharp fangs.

Joker's eyelids twitched.

For a moment, when the little boy stared at him, he sensed a dangerous aura.

It's an illusion, definitely an illusion.

"Quite the temper." Joker turned around and led the way with exaggerated strides. "Come with me, little lord. The city center isn't a place for child's play. I hope you can still maintain this naivety when we get to the United Guild."

The scenery on both sides of the street rushed past in the mist.

Dilapidated buildings, flashing neon lights, and greedy eyes lurking in the darkness.

Jiang Luo, holding Jiang Xiaobai's hand, followed behind Joker at a leisurely pace.

"Little girl, do you know why the city center is called the United Guild?" Joker asked, tossing a bowling ball as he launched into his usual chatter in his raspy voice. "Because here, there are no absolute friends, only absolute interests."

Jiang Luo chewed on her lollipop, remaining silent.

"We lords consume massive amounts of resources and players every day." Joker turned his head, his crimson lips twisting into a wider grin. "Human fear, flesh and blood, souls—these things are hard currency in the city center. Whoever controls the most dungeons, whoever attracts the most players, can roam freely in this world."

Joker stopped and bent down.

"Although that fat guy named Zhou Wei was a good-for-nothing, the mental hospital he managed provided us with a lot of high-quality test subjects every month. Now that he's dead, the mental hospital's output has stopped, and those big shots in the city center are very unhappy."

Jiang Luo pursed her lips.

(▼ plate▼#)

Unhappy? What does your unhappiness have to do with me!

That fat guy is a traitor. He used my territory to pay tribute to you. I'm already being lenient by not asking you for interest. And you still dare to come and question me?

"So?" Jiang Luo tilted her head, showing no sign of being frightened. "Uncles, what are you planning to do? Are you going to capture Luo Luo and use her for experiments too?"

"Hahahaha!" Joker laughed loudly. "Clever brat, the Lords' Meeting is just a spoils-dividing session. Now that you've taken over Red Moon Castle, you have to abide by the rules of the city center. Tonight, you either obediently hand over half the control of the castle and the mental hospital, or..."

Joker didn't finish his sentence, but the blood-stained bowling ball in his hand shattered into pieces, turning into a shower of bloody foam.

The threat was self-evident.

Jiang Luo watched as the blood foam fell to the ground, corroding and leaving pitted marks, and couldn't help but sigh.

The so-called law of the jungle in this bizarre world is actually not much different from the human society in her previous life.

Large companies acquire small workshops, and capitalists exploit their employees. On the surface, they wear suits and ties, but behind the scenes, they are all scheming and predatory.

Humans fight tooth and nail for money and power.

The bizarre situation escalates into a brutal struggle for fear points and resources, with each side killing the other.

They are essentially just a bunch of beasts driven by desire.

Since the rules are the same, how could she, the former workplace queen, possibly lose to these monsters whose brains are all muscles?

"Rules are set by the strong." Jiang Luo stopped, his ruby-like eyes coldly fixed on the other person. "Uncle, do you think you're the strong one?"

Joker stood there, stunned.

He hadn't expected this seemingly weak and easily bullied little girl to dare speak to him in such a tone.

"You brat, you're asking for it!" The Joker's face paint began to distort, and his clown costume billowed in the wind.

The eerie pressure of the S-rank transformed into an invisible storm, rushing straight towards Jiang Luo.

Jiang Xiaobai stepped forward and stood in front of Jiang Luo.

He opened his mouth, and his small mouth tore open at an incredible angle, swallowing the oppressive aura released by the Joker whole.

The hiccups were particularly loud on the deathly quiet street.

"It tastes awful," Jiang Xiaobai said, grimacing in disgust. "It smells like musty, smelly socks."

Joker stared wide-eyed as his prized mental attack was devoured like a snack by a little kid, causing his brain to briefly freeze.

[Ding! The Joker's terror level has increased by 3000!]

Jiang Luo listened to the system's notification sound and bit down on the plastic stick of the lollipop.

(≖ᴗ≖)✧

Not bad, not bad, they started giving out gold coins even before they arrived at the venue.

This trip to the city center was definitely worthwhile.

"Uncle, if you're going to lead the way, then lead the way properly." Jiang Luo patted Jiang Xiaobai's shoulder, signaling him to put away his fangs. "Luo Luo has a bit of a temper. If you're starving, Luo Luo doesn't mind eating you first."

Joker's Adam's apple bobbed, and a hint of apprehension crept into his gaze as he looked at Jiang Xiaobai.

Who exactly is this little brat?

It was able to devour his strange power with ease!

He abandoned his contempt and turned to lead the way again, but this time at a much faster pace.

The fog gradually dissipated.

A magnificent, twisted building stands at the end of the street.

It was a huge tower made of countless bones and rusted steel.

A blood-red moon hangs atop the tower.

The tower was surrounded by a dense network of black chains, each with a shriveled human corpse hanging from it.

City Center United Guild.

The doors at the base of the tower were wide open, emitting a blinding crimson light.

Deafening heavy metal music, mixed with piercing screams, came from inside the door.

Two minotaurs, each over three meters tall, stood guard at the entrance.

They held blood-dripping giant axes in their hands, and their copper bell-like eyes stared viciously at every creature that approached.

Joker walked to the door, took out a black token from his pocket, and shook it twice.

The two minotaur guards stepped aside to make way for the passage.

"Come in, new lord." Joker stood by the door, gesturing for him to enter, his lips curling into an exaggerated grin once more. "The important figures have been waiting inside for quite some time. I hope your teeth are as hard as your mouth."

We'll go inside in a bit.

It's full of lords; I'm no match for you two brats by myself.

But what if there were a bunch of lords?