Chapter 161: You

Whether looking down or up, a demon wolf, a beastman, a bearded hulker, and a huge pack of dogs are all staring at him.

Although the other two mercenaries haven't woken up yet, the clever Zuo Ge has already early on accepted his fate of becoming a slave.

Therefore, when Ji Ming arrived near the Iron Mine Cave, he was obediently busy with the mud.

"Ah, you're still a labor reformation person!"

Since they need to bring people from outside Sunlight City into the underground city, Ji Ming certainly won't go alone.

However, the three great guardians are too strong, Huo Ke and Qi Mi Si are too weak, so the bodyguard can only be Cloi.

"Let's go."

"I…"

Leaving the blocked emergency exit that Ge Rui Sen had sealed, riding on the wolf's back feeling the whistling cold wind, Ji Ming finally understood why so many people enjoy riding motorcycles for fun.

—speeding like wind and lightning through a forest, the feeling is simply exhilarating!

But there is one thing.

"By the way, why does your running look a bit stiff to me?"

"I… I… I…"

At Cloi's full‑speed Mercedes, Ji Ming quickly reached the vicinity of the seed's signal.

Yet when there was still a hill's distance away, the demon wolf suddenly stopped moving.

"What's wrong?"

Cloi lifted her neck to sniff the cold wind, then crouched down.

"Sir, there's an ambush in the forest ahead; it seems to be many humans!"

Ji Ming frowned, calculated the terrain, and found that Si Tong and his group seemed to be walking on a small path in a valley.

Come to think of it, although Sunlight City has been under full martial law lately, adventurers' activities have completely ceased.

Yet with such tension, those who spend heavy money on connections and flee with their families are probably not few…

Could it be that the bandits outside the city have already shifted their operations, from mass‑robbing weak adventurers to looting refugees?

Ji Ming thought for a moment, and a plan formed in his mind.

"You stay here for now; later, wait for my signal and act!"

Watching the doctor vanish into the woods as soon as the words left his mouth, Cloi sat still and was momentarily stunned.

"Wait… what kind of signal is that?"

Although Si Tong and the others are professionals, traveling with families and wagon supplies inevitably slows their march.

So, with Ji Ming's ten‑point agility, he managed to intercept them before they entered the ambush zone.

"Doc… doctor?"

Si Tong at the front nearly bulged his eyes out, but what surprised him even more was Old Bo Er, who was scouting ahead.

Hearing the commotion, he returned from the dense forest carrying a short bow.

"Dr. Ji? How could I have not noticed you!"

Ji Ming pressed his hand down to signal everyone to stay calm.

"Those things don't matter; listen to me first!"

By the time he told the others about the ambush ahead, Old Bo Er was already drenched in cold sweat.

He had just barely missed climbing the steep slope; if he had…

The only luck is probably that these bandits operate from fixed hideouts, robbing whoever shows up, so they likely haven't been discovered yet.

Anna unfolded a roughly drawn map; to the north of Sunlight City were several crooked, winding lines.

"Since this road is blocked, it looks like we have to take a risky detour…"

"No, that's not necessary."

Ji Ming, however, outright rejected her plan and gave Si Tong a signal.

"Give me your pack; I'll go meet them!"

"What?"

"What did I hear?"

"My team's support is preparing a challenge N?"

Si Tong was about to intervene, but saw the doctor pull a paper from his chest and hand it to Bei Li.

"By the way, take a look at this."

Bei Li's expression was somewhat blank until he saw the handwriting on the paper.

"I… this is!"

"Yes, your father didn't die; just as I am here, a mysterious force resurrected him."

He produced Mo Dun's handwritten letter as if performing magic, and no one dared to question Ji Ming's decision thereafter.

"Stay here; someone will come to fetch you later."

He slung a pack on his back and lifted two bulging tote bags.

Ji Ming disguised himself as a lone fleeing refugee and plunged into the valley where the bandits had set an ambush.

If it's a five‑person team like Si Tong's, the bandits, seeing professionals, would first focus fire to kill the strongest one to establish dominance.

But if there's only one fish in the net and it looks weak, they usually would only…

"Don't move, put down whatever's in your hands!"

Amid the chaotic shouts, two or three fierce, hulking men brandishing battle axes, broadswords and other exaggerated weapons charged down the slope.

Ji Ming naturally went with the flow, and smoothly slipped his hands into his sleeves.

Seeing the opponent's slender, weak build and that he carried no weapon at all, the bandits, who had been a bit nervous, relaxed.

But relaxed as it is, given Sunlight City's current security problems, anyone who can make a frantic solo escape is unlikely to be a fat sheep.

I was a bit disappointed at first, until I saw his face clearly.

"Hey, this kid's looks aren't bad!"

"Whoa, I heard the hyenas from the Wilderness Plains like this kind!"

"Then... if we offer him to the Hyena Queen, could we get more money and some women to play with?"

???

Ji Ming: That's enough.

I originally wanted to play the pig that eats the tiger and go with them to the bandits' old lair for a look.

Seeing the situation, Ji Ming simply stopped acting; with a flick of his wrist, a wooden fish landed in his hand.

In full view of everyone, he raised the middle finger of his other hand and tapped it lightly.

In an instant, a mournful mountain‑wolf howl rang out.

Surprise, confusion, fear—people reacted differently, but almost every bandit was instantly drawn away.

So Ji Ming dropped the wooden fish, clenched both fists, and then…

"Ora ora ora ora!"

While repeatedly opening and closing his fingers and continuously trembling his wrist, he simultaneously triggered the Fart Technique and the Cramp Technique at high frequency.

It was as if he set up a heavy machine gun, playing wildly like a "Beachhead Assault" game.

His feet kept shifting and rotating, ensuring every bandit could have smooth bowel movements.

Thus, on the other side, although no physical injury struck them, they felt as if every part of their bodies suffered unprecedented damage, as invisible fists battered every inch of muscle and fascia.

Especially the stomach, where the insides gurgled, about to burst out!

"Hum~ hum~ hum~ ahhh!"

The intense pain made them let out powerful roars, like a chorus, rolling, noisy, a chaotic mess.

When Ji Ming finally ceased the AOE combo, the small valley was already littered with corpses.

Although cramps and sudden diarrhea don't kill, performing a collective "General Male Strip" counts as social death.

Amid the chaos, a great demon wolf clutching its tail cowered in a corner, too scared to move.

"Come here."

…

"Come here!"

"Woo~"

Only then did it shiver, whimper, and slip over.

Seeing Cloi like a dog, Ji Ming silently sighed in his heart.

This odd werewolf is fine elsewhere, just far too cowardly.

I was here going all out, while she idled beside me; just a few dozen humans could turn out like this.

A team needs to develop; with this temperament, it'll be hard for her to handle big matters alone in the future…

Fine, we'll nurture her slowly.

Thinking that, he originally wanted to pat her forehead to comfort her.

But seeing her instantly get scared and hair stand on end, he withdrew his hand and cleared his throat.

"Cloi, well done; I didn't expect you to support so quickly."

A competent superior must learn to P… no, to praise subordinates.

Providing them with appropriate positive and negative feedback at the right times helps boost personal confidence and team cohesion.

"Ha ha, ha ha…"

Cloi gave a dry laugh, nodded at the massive wolf head, but her gaze quietly shifted to the burly man at her feet.

She had never imagined a creature's face could bear such twisted and complex an expression.

In a life without love, only a pair of lifeless eyes stared up at the sky.

And the mastermind behind all this was the white‑robed man before them.

A perverted doctor who enjoys humiliating female alien creatures, and now even men aren't spared!

【Surely the producer's spring‑like warmth has already reached her heart.】

Unfortunately, Ji Ming still can't use mind‑reading spells, otherwise he'd hear Cloi's inner voice shouting.

【Goo, kill me~】

Actually, if it were just to rescue Stone and the others, one person per wolf would have been enough.

But after Ji Ming changed the plan, more manpower was naturally required.

Thus, under the deployment of levitation magic, Xi Er Wei Ya, having folded her wings, arrived at the valley with Mo Dun and several rideable deer‑shaped tree spirits as reinforcements.

Only the later few were to escort Stone and the others to the dungeon, while Xi Er Wei Ya…

"Understood, I will start work immediately!"

With the junior boss's assisted search, she quickly verified the supplies on each bandit.

Then she cast magic again to retrieve items from afar, sweeping away all weapons, gear, and valuables from them.

Although as an archangel she felt this was in poor taste.

But it's the command of the Supreme Deity, so there must be reason!

Thus, when the last bandit's "corpse" was completely looted, everything was neatly stored, spotless.

And in a magical world, a powerhouse like Xi Er Wei Ya naturally possesses a spatial pocket—a skill both convenient and dignified.

So even if the dungeon is too far for teleportation, she can stash the loot in the pocket for temporary storage—perfect.

Once everything was done, Sylvia looked around.

"My lord, how should we handle these sinister mortals?"

Actually, Ji Ming had also thought of arresting them and putting them to hard labor in the mine, but after thinking it over he found it wouldn't work.

After all, the dogs are just too kind; a few wicked people might be subdued, but throwing dozens of villains in at once would surely cause big trouble.

Greed leads to indigestion; it's better to give them a light punishment and then leave.

He then pulled out a shovel and smacked each person on the head in turn.

Finally, a lucky person who had missed dinner and skipped breakfast was randomly selected, so there was no stockpile that could be fired.

"Speak, where is your lair!"

If it were before, this scar-faced brother would surely have shown the backbone and integrity of a wilderness bandit, but now...

"Sir, sir! I, your humble servant, will immediately show you the way!"

"Sir, please go this way..."

Seeing Ji Ming lift his leg and follow, Cloi couldn't help but speak.

"Sir, wait a moment—are we just going to dump these humans here and leave them be?"

Ji Ming looked at her in surprise.

"No way—do you really think we should kill them all?"

"Miss Werewolf, you're being too extreme—we're a righteous faction!"

After being scolded, Cloi felt a bit dazed, thinking of the two mercenaries knocked out in the mine who still hadn't woken up.

You let dozens of unarmed ordinary people lie unconscious in the wilderness outside the city—what's the difference from killing them?

But upon second thought, this is the ruthless, dark-hearted Doctor Ji Ming, so it's not surprising.

So she didn't dare question further, hastily tucking her tail between her legs and following along.

As everyone knows, under high pressure people tend to go to two extremes.

One is extreme silence, the other is extreme noisiness.

And the scar-faced old uncle, sweating profusely from nervousness, clearly belongs to the latter.

Although Ji Ming hadn't asked a single word, he ended up blurting out how many moles were on the mistress's buttocks of their leader.

Although this isn't his fault, after all the hulking iron can and the blood‑sucking black magic wolf are too terrifying; even if Ji Ming were even more uncanny, he's still just a normal human, but...

Damn it, I'm a decent person—I have no interest in this kind of crap!

Ji Ming really wanted to give him three slaps, but seeing that the old uncle had actually leaked some useful information, he finally gave up.

Actually, just like the original wolf pack, the current bandit group is a loose organization formed by multiple mountain strongholds temporarily uniting in crisis.

Therefore, although they have several times the number of members, their combat effectiveness fluctuates with the situation.

However, the advantage is that after looting one fat sheep after another, each clan's treasury, though not together, has also been moved into the camp.

"Wait, what treasure? This is stolen goods!"

With over a hundred villains gathered together, their hideout naturally isn't small, so it's hidden deep in the dark forest.

But as they walked, Ji Ming suddenly felt the scenery ahead was somewhat familiar, so he glanced at the map.

Although it doesn't directly show the terrain of unexplored areas, if you refer to the dungeon, he was surprised to discover that the bandits' lair is actually on the upper half of the warship, that is, outside the "Longsword Peak".

So.

"What stolen goods? This is the rent for living in my house!"

Hiding behind a thicket in the woods, Ji Ming first observed from a distance.

Expecting the bandits to have professional ethics is difficult, so although the rough stockade has sentries, they're either dozing with their heads down or busy chatting.

In fact, if one moves stealthily, Ji Ming thought sneaking to the wall and climbing over without a breath‑holding talisman probably wouldn't be difficult.

Thus Ji Ming pondered for a moment and decided to reuse his old trick.

"Like this, you take me in as a prisoner, and afterwards call a few more people over..."

"Wait!"

But before he could finish speaking, Sylvia beside him interrupted.

"Sorry, my lord, this approach of yours is too wicked… dangerous; actually I have a better idea!"

Since the Production Team members want to show off their individual abilities, as the leader Ji Ming naturally ought to provide a stage.

So he canceled his own plan of action and raised his hand to signal.

"Then please go ahead, just remember not to cause excessive harm to life."

Thus Sylvia came to the front of the troop, and after making sure no one could see her face, her mask cracked inch by inch, revealing the endless white light within.

There was no sound, no movement, but Cloi shuddered violently.

A sudden instinctive sense of danger rose in her heart, and she couldn't help but step back.

But soon, as an invisible wave swept over the camp, that strange feeling disappeared.

"Um, what happened?"

The scar‑faced old uncle trembled as he looked at the young man beside him, only to suddenly realize the young man had vanished at some point.

"People… where are they!?"

His heart gave a violent twitch, almost stopping outright.

"Here."

"'Ah?'"

He swallowed, rubbed his eyes, stared intently, and saw that the young man was actually still standing where he had been, with no sign of having moved.

Strange—why didn't I notice him just now?

Ignoring his puzzlement, seeing the 【Magic: Suggestion Technique】 suddenly appear on the panel, Ji Ming gave a somewhat bitter smile.

I seem to have, by accident, also learned a bizarre skill…