Chapter 629: Who Are You? (1/10, Make-up Chapter, Request Subscription)

That's right, there are just too few people.

A quick glance revealed many tents were left wide open, completely empty inside.

Compared to daytime, not only had the numbers sharply decreased, but even the guards patrolling the camp had become noticeably stronger.

This is nighttime—logically, nighttime should be when guard numbers surge, when vigilance and protection for merchant caravans are most critical.

Yet the numbers have actually decreased…

Fang Yue frowned, scanned the area thoroughly, confirmed the absence of people, then immediately realized: this fox merchant caravan must be off on some massive team-building exercise.

Going out for team-building at night? That's hardly something decent people do.

Fang Yue narrowed his eyes, silently mourned the unfortunate target of the fox caravan's team-building, then slipped quietly into the fox merchant caravan.

With team-building this brutal on the other side, I, as justice itself, cannot stand idly by!

I am the brightest light in the night! Positive energy starts with me.

"With Fang Yue here, Gotham… Chunuan City, will not tolerate evil!"

Fang Yue vanished into the darkness, approached the nearest Short-Tailed guard holding a Human Soul Torch, slit his throat, and began his slaughter.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Alien: Short-Tailed】, reward…"

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain 【Alien: Short-Tailed】, reward…"

…

The regimental commander of the fox merchant caravan, Lao Huli, looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, a faint smile on his lips.

He had received approval from the Phoenix Organization; according to his informant, as long as he captured Yang Hongxia, the daughter of the Great Sun merchant caravan, he could do whatever he pleased with the rest.

Since the matter had been put this way, he no longer needed to pretend to be a righteous man.

If aliens are already perceived by humans as savage, barbaric primitives, then he might as well be thoroughly barbaric.

Thinking of this, Lao Huli revealed a grotesque, cruel smile.

He had previously used the 【Spirit-Deceiving Mirror】 to eliminate this rival outright, but an unexpected third party had intervened and stopped it.

But now, it was fine—he had deployed half the manpower of the fox merchant caravan, and with the Short-Tailed's innate abilities, they could silently kill off most of the Great Sun merchant caravan without a trace.

If a merchant caravan suffers casualties exceeding seventy or eighty percent, it's effectively ruined, its vital energy shattered; to recover and challenge the fox merchant caravan again would require at least five to six years, even ten or more years of rest.

And with the abduction of their daughter, Yang Hongxia, left leaderless, the Great Sun merchant caravan would be erased from the records of Chunuan City.

Lao Huli had meticulously planned every twist and turn in his mind.

He was willing to serve the Phoenix Organization because he had his own ambitions.

The Phoenix Organization could provide them with resources, and also guarantee their safety after committing crimes.

Without such backing, anyone daring to attack the Great Sun merchant caravan, massacre an entire caravan, would inevitably be investigated by Lan Shan, who would trace every clue back to the fox merchant caravan.

But with the Phoenix Organization's name behind them—claiming they acted on its behalf—neither the Blue Division nor Lan Shan would dare touch the fox merchant caravan.

As far as Lao Huli knew, many high-ranking officials in the Blue Division and Lan Shan were members of the Phoenix Organization.

With insiders in the Government, everything became easy—for instance, Lang Qingyi, who had voluntarily contacted him to help retrieve and destroy the mirror as a Phoenix Organization mole.

"If tonight goes smoothly, my fox merchant caravan will rise one rank on the 【Heavenly Merchant Alliance】 leaderboard!"

As the saying goes: if you can't solve the problem, eliminate the person causing it.

If you can't climb the official rankings, eliminate those ranked above you—your rank will naturally rise by one.

Though the methods are base and cruel, as long as the goal is achieved, nothing else matters.

Chunuan City has never been a greenhouse; competition is fierce, and merchant caravans suffer mishaps every day.

Don't say the Government is inactive—even if it acted, its manpower couldn't possibly cover everything; this is the Heaven's Merchant Alliance's domain!

Besides, over the years, incidents at night have become almost a tradition in Chunuan City; wiping out a merchant caravan? That's nothing worth mentioning.

Lao Huli was lost in thought when suddenly, he saw a distant torch flicker—and go out.

Lao Huli froze.

That was a patrol guard—its torch going out meant…

Lao Huli was about to shout for someone to investigate, when the extinguished torch flickered back to life.

He blinked, then frowned.

Fell asleep? How careless—he even turned off his Human Soul Torch in his daze, making me think there was an enemy attack.

Lao Huli shook his head slightly, about to return to his cot and rest, waiting for good news from the others.

But as he reached his bed, his brow furrowed again.

His suspicious nature kept flashing back to the moment the Human Soul Torch had gone out.

Uneasy, he went to the tent entrance and ordered the two guards on duty to go check that location, while he stood still, watching the scene ahead.

The two guards quickly advanced; as they moved farther away, from Lao Huli's viewpoint, their figures vanished into darkness, leaving only the small glow of their Human Soul Torches moving forward.

When those two small glows reached the position of the previously flickering guard…

The next instant, Lao Huli witnessed a horrifying, chilling sight.

Suddenly—

The two small glows representing the guards went out simultaneously!

Then…

As if identifying its direction, the last remaining small glow suddenly vanished, replaced by a brilliant fluorescent light—like a Fluorescent Bead—racing wildly toward him.

Its speed approached its absolute limit; in the darkness, it left a luminous trail like a streak of light dragging a phantom afterimage.

In the instant Lao Huli stepped backward—

Crack!

The fluorescent light arrived in an instant; his throat was seized, lifted high into the air.

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!?"

Under the glow of the fluorescent light, Lao Huli saw only a masked figure.

From the strong, muscular arms, he was clearly a human male!

What is this guy's background!?

Lao Huli flailed his limbs wildly, struggling desperately, his mind in chaos.

He could feel that if the opponent wished, a simple squeeze of his hand would snap his neck and kill him on the spot.

But this shouldn't be possible!

When had my Fox Caravan ever offended a warrior of this caliber!?

Lao Huli was no weakling.

He was an outsider, a Short-Tail, different from the human concept of an elderly man.

Under normal circumstances, he could briefly unleash the power of a Xiantian Realm warrior!

Just now, when the fluorescent trail streaked toward him, he had already unleashed the full power of a Xiantian Realm peak warrior, ready to respond to any threat.

Yet before he could do anything, his neck was seized and locked down tightly.

Lao Huli had thought he was dead, but unexpectedly, the opponent slightly loosened his grip, allowing him to speak.

"My lord…"

"Who is your informant?"

Woken up, any schedule—everything was fake.

The updates were fewer these past two days; these few days' updates count as catch-up, not extra.

Ten updates tonight—you can read them tomorrow morning or stay up all night.

(End of Chapter)