Chapter 119: Bloody Hunt, Initiated (4k, 3rd update, 10,000 words today, requesting subscriptions)

Mu sat in the conference room of The Seven, a look of contemplation on his face. Homelander sat at the round table near the window; it was a round table that should have symbolized equality, but Homelander sat there with a gloomy expression, having effectively turned it into the head seat.

Even Queen Maeve sat there indifferently at this moment, without speaking.

The Deep and A-Train, who had long since been terrified by Homelander, did not say a word.

"This incident is very nasty."

Homelander spoke, defining the nature of the matter. In truth, he did not care what the Regenerator had actually done or whether he had committed evil.

No matter what the Regenerator had done, it was absolutely not worth mentioning compared to what he himself had done.

But Homelander cared very much about his approval rating. He saw that because of the Regenerator incident, his own approval rating had slipped by 1.2 points, which put him in an exceptionally foul mood. His eyes turned red, as if he could not suppress the urge to let out a blast of Heat Vision.

"I think there must be someone behind this. A low-level gang is unlikely to be able to kill the Regenerator. Perhaps this is the handiwork of that Ability User I mentioned. He..."

Hum!

A-Train looked mockingly at the new Translucent, who had been shot at by a blast of Heat Vision right in front of him and now dared not speak again, inwardly sneering at the other's naivety.

To still be thinking of using The Seven to eliminate one's own enemies at a time like this.

The Seven were not stupid; they had seen early on that this guy, who possessed an ability with similar effects to Translucent, was using them to eliminate his rivals.

But because Homelander needed a Translucent to maintain the team's stability, he had tacitly permitted this approach.

But right now, Homelander's own interests had been affected, and to still come and talk about this kind of thing was no different from courting death.

Homelander's face twitched twice, as if he were forcibly suppressing the urge to kill the other person. He held up a finger, his voice very soft, but everyone had to listen carefully to the words of this tyrant.

"I said, this incident is very nasty. Some lowly wretches are trying to turn around and fight against us."

"This is not permitted."

He had noticed some comments on the internet. The Regenerator, a hero advertised as having an Immortal Body, being killed by a low-level gang had indeed sparked a discussion among many people regarding the combat effectiveness of heroes.

Some even began to discuss how many people it would take to kill The Seven.

In Homelander's view, this was an extremely presumptuous remark.

"I need you to immediately dispel these unrealistic notions held by this group of people."

Vought International CEO Stillwell was busy attending various media interviews at this time, trying to salvage their image.

Vought International had already withdrawn the lawsuit and completed a clean break from the Regenerator. They issued a statement expressing that the company had failed in its supervision and had not discovered the Regenerator's evil deeds in time, and had already paid a sum of one million dollars to John's family in the name of Vought International.

This was to be used to help with Mrs. Darcy's medical treatment and the education of John and his two younger sisters.

But by now, the matter had completely fermented. The internet was flooded with a massive volume of voices, and it was simply not something that could be settled by comforting John's family.

All over the country, so many communities were speaking out, and news that had previously been suppressed was being exposed one after another.

And in this incident, forming a sharp contrast to the "Hero" camp was the B45 Gang, which claimed to be fighting to maintain the safety of community members and had bravely fought against a powerful Ability User like the Regenerator. There were reports that gang members had sacrificed more than 30 brave lives to kill the Regenerator.

This had inspired countless people from the lower and middle classes, and gangs in major communities across the country had profited from it.

After the largest local leading gang, the Latin Kings, also began to issue statements in the community, expressing that they had always supported the work of maintaining community stability.

A large number of gang members began to speak out.

They banded together and achieved unity in a short period of time.

There were also many impoverished teenagers attempting to join gangs.

This gave rise to new social problems and trends of thought.

Bai Cangshu was sitting on the balcony of the villa's second floor at this time, looking at the information appearing before him, the corners of his mouth curling up.

【Your Reputation among the gang of over 1,000 people has reached Respected】

【You have unlocked a new faction: New York B45 Gang】

【Main Mission 1 completed, obtained 1,000 Dimension Points】

【Main Mission 2: Bloody Hunt, unlocked】

【Mission Content: Hunt and kill at least 1 core Plot Character or Reincarnator from any other faction】

【Mission Reward: Depending on the completion Rating, obtain rewards of different tiers (Base reward is 1x E-grade Singularity, 2,000 Dimension Points)】

The Space not only recognized that he had completed Main Mission 1, but it also treated the low-level B45 gang as an independent faction, sparing Bai Cangshu the trouble of joining the Latin Kings.

This was the first time Bai Cangshu had tried to create a faction himself, but he also discovered that the Space did not actually encourage this approach, as the returns were very low.

Joining other factions and increasing one's Reputation level could unlock a Reputation Store, but a faction one built oneself did not have such a thing.

But relatively speaking, after successfully creating a faction, his range of activity and ability to utilize influence were indeed very convenient. Bai Cangshu had effectively gained a significant plot momentum, allowing him to influence the development of the plot world to a certain extent.

Moreover, if Bai Cangshu guessed correctly, just as the Reputation of the Shintoism Faction in the Demon Slayer World would carry over to the Jujutsu Kaisen World, if he entered a mission world with a similar background later, this faction might still exist.

"Boss, more media want to interview us, and they also said they want to visit the families of the brothers who died in the battle against the Regenerator. What should we do? Turn them down?"

Bobby had now changed into a decent suit, but he still wore a Gold Chain around his neck; the entire gang had received a lot of money during this period.

Many people were truly willing to believe that such a gang that had fought for the community existed, and thus donated money to them.

Bai Cangshu did not stop them; after all, one must play the part to the end.

"Turn them all down. It's time to let the plan move to the next step."

There was not a ripple in Bai Cangshu's heart. Even if the subsequent operations would cause many people to die, he would not feel guilty or joyful because of it.

He did not take pleasure in killing, nor would he feel a moral debt because it would lead to death.

"Go and announce to the reporters that B45 will head to every block in Meilijian, spreading the spirit of unity and mutual aid to every warrior still struggling at the bottom!"

Before long, Bobby was already standing in front of the cameras of several mainstream media outlets, speaking eloquently, with Ans and George standing to his left and right, ready at any moment to polish his wording.

These two discovered that their talents were not in fighting and killing at all, but rather, they were exceptionally adept at this kind of work.

"We in B45 have received help from kind-hearted people across the country these days, and we are very grateful for that." "But we must see that Meilijian does not have only one B45, and Meilijian does not have only one kind-hearted poor kid named John!"

"We must bring this spirit to every community, to every oppressed person!"

The New York Times reporter widened her eyes, looking back at the various media outlets still broadcasting in real-time as well as those meddlesome self-media. Her good professional instincts made her realize in an instant that the matter seemed to have become even more serious.

This group of people were not just ignorant gang members who would quiet down once they got some benefits; they actually wanted to play for such high stakes?

Bai Cangshu sat on the second floor, watching this scene; he was not trying to pull off some foolish stunt of starting a red revolution in Meilijian, as his goal had been consistent from beginning to end.

He wanted to stir up a torrent of public opinion, and in the face of this torrent, even Vought International would be unable to retreat unscathed, and tough guys like Homelander would also find themselves in a dilemma amidst the spit of countless people.

Only then would the 【Vought Faction】 truly be dismantled.

Only then would the 【9527】 remnant hidden inside the 【Vought Faction】 be stripped of all barriers.

Of course, in this process, such a large-scale riot would inevitably trigger various conflicts, and deaths would be unavoidable, whether it was the gang members of b45, those in the hero faction, or the various civilians caught in the middle.

Bai Cangshu looked at his list of milestones; this might be a world of a great harvest.

It is rumored that when you obtain enough milestones, you can combine some of them to obtain unique titles.

!

Although they are not the type of unique, powerful titles given by the space through selection, they will still bring you quite powerful abilities.

A huge disturbance was about to emerge, yet Bai Cangshu remained firmly seated on the fishing platform, hiding behind the scenes.

He looked at the 【Anti-Hero】 milestone, calculating in his heart which member of The Seven would yield the highest profit if killed.

At this moment, holding 【Death Intent Senra】, Bai Cangshu actually possessed the possibility of killing any Superhero when the conditions were right.

Even the invulnerable Homelander had a chance of being killed outright, it was just that Homelander's powerful strength meant Bai Cangshu might face considerable danger.

Within The Seven, 【The Deep】's ability was undoubtedly the weakest; on land, he could almost only rely on strength and Constitution that were significantly stronger than an ordinary person's to fight.

Bai Cangshu considered that in a head-on fight, he himself had a great chance of killing the other party.

【A-Train】, 【Homelander】, and 【Queen Maeve】 were relatively harder to kill and required some planning, especially 【Homelander】...

He thought for a moment and continued to add a bit more content; 【Jiebo】 and 【Evil Child】 had not made any moves in the past two days, and it was clear they had also hidden themselves somewhere.

But based on the three-day time limit of Main Mission 1, the other party must have already made some moves.

Bai Cangshu tapped the back of his chair, deciding to first eliminate one of these two competitors.

It just depends on who that fool is...

——

Jiebo was lying comfortably in a bar, and the Japanese members of the Triad were serving him very comfortably; he had changed four or five women in the past two days.

Every one of them was not in human shape when they left.

Akai, in a suit, came into the room and waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately carried the completely naked woman out.

"Jiebo-san, that b45 has been making a lot of noise lately, and I hope to borrow your ability to make them... a little quieter."

Jiebo opened his eyes, looked at this Ability User whose strength was not bad, and spoke directly:

"b45 is not easy to move; everyone is watching them now, and whoever makes a move will become a public enemy."

Akai naturally knew this, otherwise he would have already moved to kill that fool Bobby himself.

"Does Jiebo-san still care about being a public enemy?"

"Aren't you planning to leave far away after finding that enemy and killing them? Coincidentally, our Triad recently discovered some Intelligence during our cooperation with Vought International that we want to hand over to you..."

The Japanese always pretend to be polite on the surface, but are quite mean to the bone.

Jiebo made a clicking sound, but still got up from the waterbed; he grabbed his Monk Robe, draped it over himself, and recited a few Buddhist chants.

"Is it the news that you found the person I am looking for, who is currently hiding in The Seven under the identity of 【Translucent】?"

"Heh~"

He sneered; Jiebo was not a fool, and being ambushed by Tao Baibai that day was only because his reaction was a beat slow, which allowed those "companions" to be captured.

But in the end, those were just objects he had captured to farm, and no matter how many died, it was no loss to him.

He had used the power of the Triad to discover long ago that 【Translucent】 was still appearing recently, but he had checked, and the guy named Hughie had long since resigned from his original shop during a riot.

He believed that this 【Translucent】 was in all likelihood that guy from 【9527】.

Moreover, he also knew that behind b45 was either 【Tao Baibai】 or 【Evil Child】.

Seeing that his news had already been guessed by the other party, Akai went a step further and threw out the real conditions given by the organization.

"We can help you find a way to lure that 【Translucent】 out of Vought headquarters, but in return, you must help us eliminate the guy behind b45 who is stirring up trouble."

Not all gangs profited from this 【Gang Trend】 stirred up by b45.

Those who truly profited were the bottom-tier gangs rooted in the slums, while the large, foreign gangs were instead impacted.

【Triad】, whose core members were all foreigners, bore the brunt of it.

Recently, many territories had been provoked by those guys who did not know their own weight due to their recent expansion in power.

In the 【Triad】, 【Latin Kings】, and even 【Chinatown】, there were some guys who wanted Bobby of b45 and the guy behind him to disappear together.

Jiebo looked at Akai's expression; it was now the third day, and the Main Mission could not be lost, so he knew that if he refused the other party again, the other party would likely tear off the mask with him.

So he could only take a step back, spread his hands, and the power of his Meridian began to spread.

"Alright, alright, just let me go and help you get through this Calamity."

"However... if you can't meet your conditions after it's done, bowing and kneeling won't be enough to dismiss me..."

The golden light merely shone on Akai, and this powerful Ability User felt his scalp prickle; he took two steps back, looking at this troublesome guy with wariness.

Immune to guns and cannons, strange abilities, and flesh that could not be resisted.

This guy was even harder to deal with than The Seven...

(End of chapter)