Chapter 525: Grudges
As night falls, the night wind blows gently.
The noise of the entire city gradually disappeared, and the people in the city slowly fell into sleep.
Under the cover of night, Su Xia left the pharmacy and headed straight for Yuling City in the north.
The Yuling City today is no longer the same as before.
Under the leadership of the two major families, the entire Yuling City's pharmaceutical industry underwent a transformation, all the growing bases for addictive drugs were destroyed, and related industries were uprooted.
The appearance of Yuling City has been completely renewed.
The current Lord of Yuling City is named Jiang Zhi. He was the only senior official from the two major families who survived Su Xia's sword.
The deputy city lord is a fisherman, who is responsible for managing all commercial transactions.
Early that morning, a thin layer of morning mist rose over Yuling City again.
This city always seems to be like this, shrouded in mist.
On the rooftop of the office building, Jiang Zhi and the fisherman sat opposite each other.
"Oh, five days."
Jiang Zhi flipped through the report in his hand, brows furrowed, and sighed deeply.
It has been five days since the crackdown on Zero Point Tavern began.
During these five days, the purification agent industry suffered a huge blow.
There were inexplicable explosions in many factories, warehouses, and plantations, and a large number of transport convoys were robbed and countless members were killed.
Just yesterday, a veteran who had joined the purification drug industry very early on was assassinated.
Now, people are in panic, and no one knows whether death will come to them.
"Midnight Tavern!" The fisherman gritted his teeth, "Are all the people in this organization villains? How could they do such a thing!"
"Don't forget, they started out as assassins, and their organization consists of a group of shady killers." Jiang Zhi said helplessly.
“How disgusting!”
The fisherman pounded his fist on the table in front of him, angrily saying, "They are doing this just to force that person to show up!"
"Yes, everyone knows it." Jiang Zhi sighed, "In the eyes of those people, we are just bait, but what can we do?"
After all, the opponent is the Zero Tavern, a behemoth that even the mechanical race is not afraid of.
And they themselves are just a small industry that has just emerged.
They were not worried about the local bosses in various cities. Those organizations were just a group of loose sand and could be defeated with one blow.
In the past, they never took those local bullies seriously, but now it’s different.
With the support of the Zero Point Tavern, those local tyrants were all like chickens with their blood pumped up, trying every possible way to destroy their purification potion industry.
"Let's do it. We can't just sit there and wait to die!" A ruthless look flashed across the fisherman's face. Since he could hold this position, he was definitely not a merciful person.
"Once we take action, the strength we have worked so hard to hide for so long will be exposed." Jiang Zhi looked helpless.
"What else is hidden?"
The fisherman was furious and said through gritted teeth: "Even if we can't beat the Zero Point Tavern, can we still beat those local tyrants? If we don't kill them until blood flows like a river, do they really think we are easy to bully?!"
"We should use our strength at the most critical moment." Jiang Zhi sighed, "Now is not the time yet. The chaos has not yet begun."
"We can't just stand this!" said the fisherman fiercely.
"Wait a little longer..."
Jiang Zhi looked into the distance with a complicated expression.
"I don't know if that person will come. If he comes, this matter may be simple."
“That person…”
Hearing this, the fisherman's expression became much more complicated and he didn't know what to say.
The people at the Zero Point Tavern were suppressed by the Masked Stranger, so they naturally hoped that the Masked Stranger would come forward.
But they also know...
Perhaps that person had long forgotten their property here.
After all, the legendary masked man likes to be alone, free and easy as the wind, with no worries.
But at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly appeared in their ears.
"Well, you have any hidden powers? Tell me what they are." Su Xia slowly appeared, his body seemed to be condensed from the morning mist, extremely mysterious.
"grown ups!"
Jiang Zhi and the fisherman were both shocked, and a look of joy appeared on their faces.
They really didn't expect that Su Xia would show up at this time!
The fisherman hurriedly took out a document, handed it to Su Xia respectfully, and said, "Sir, we have been developing our strength these days so that we can help you one day. Please take a look at it!"
"good."
Su Xia looked calm as he took the document and read it carefully.
It must be said that the contents of the document surprised him a little.
At first, when he heard the words "hidden force", he thought it might be just a small hidden security force, with a few thousand people at most.
But to his surprise, the number of people on this document was as many as 200,000!
"So many people?" Su Xia raised her eyebrows and looked at the two of them.
"Yes, sir, they all joined our camp voluntarily!" the fisherman replied immediately.
"Sir, most of these people were treated by us," Jiang Zhi explained, "They are grateful to us, so they want to contribute to this cause."
"Two hundred thousand people, are there enough weapons and equipment?" Su Xia asked them.
"That's enough!"
The fisherman nodded and said, "We contacted Bear City in the north and bought a large amount of military supplies from Bear City. We armed everyone from head to toe."
"No wonder you have confidence."
Su Xia was thoughtful. These two guys were really capable.
Before we knew it, we had built a huge army of over 200,000 people!
The two of them acted so carefully that even the mechanical people didn't notice.
These 200,000 fighters were all divided into small groups and dispersed into the entire purification agent industry chain as factory workers, security personnel, plantation farmers, transport personnel, etc.
Usually, they each perform their duties and do the work assigned to them.
When the critical moment comes, they can pick up weapons and become an elite warrior!
By doing this, they are completely going against the mechanical race.
The Mechanical Race would not allow such a large and uncontrolled human armed force to appear in the area they rule.
This behavior means that they are wholeheartedly following Su Xia and have left no way out for themselves.
Therefore, when the fisherman suggested using hidden power just now, Jiang Zhi seemed hesitant.
Even if only a very small part is used, it is possible that the mechanical race will notice it.
"Sir, what should we do in this situation?" The fisherman asked Su Xia respectfully.
"What else can I do?"
Su Xia smiled and said to the two of them, "The Zero Point Tavern wants me to show up, so of course I have to meet their requirements."
"Sir, do you need to use your hidden power?" the fisherman asked again.
"No need, just watch."
Su Xia looked relaxed and gently put down the documents in his hand.
His body slowly disappeared, as if blending into the thin morning mist, and soon completely disappeared from the sight of the two.
This ability amazed both of them.
Although I already knew that Su Xia had the ability to become invisible, seeing it with my own eyes was another matter.
"Are we really not going to do anything?" Jiang Zhi hesitated again.
"The adults have said so, so let's just wait and see. We trust the adults!" said the fisherman seriously.
The four words "Masked Stranger" have become a belief in his and many other people's hearts!
So what if the enemy is the Zero Point Tavern?
As long as the masked man takes action, nothing is unsolvable!
Just like that, the two stopped all actions and defended themselves on the spot like turtles, ignoring any sounds from the outside world.
A few days passed in a flash.
In the past few days, the local bosses in other cities have been cracking down on the pharmaceutical industry with increasing intensity.
Seeing that Jiang Zhi and the fisherman had no means of counterattack, the local tyrants became more and more rampant, and even began to bring their secret struggles to the surface, openly provoking the two.
"Haha, Jiang Zhi, don't you have a masked weirdo behind you? Why doesn't he come out to help you?" The person who said this was a local tyrant in Starfish City, who had a long-standing conflict with Jiang Zhi.
"Humph, I was also scared by the name of that masked weirdo before!" The local tyrant of Swordfish City stood up and said, "Now that I think about it, with all the big shots from the Zero Point Tavern here, that masked weirdo wouldn't have the guts to show up even if he had ten times the courage!"
"That's right!"
"Not to mention ten, I wouldn't dare to do it even with a hundred!"
In the southwest region, local bosses in various cities have spoken out.
In their words, they did not hide their contempt for Fish Scale City and the Masked Stranger, and they seemed not to be afraid of retaliation from the Masked Stranger at all.
Many onlookers knew that those local tyrants must have people arranged by the Zero Point Tavern around them.
They said this simply to continue forcing the masked man to show up.
"The Masked Man is only a Level 5 creature, but the Zero Point Tavern has a bunch of Level 5 creatures."
"No wonder those local tyrants are so rampant."
"Alas, Fish Scale City is in trouble this time. I wanted to cooperate with them to create a redemption potion..."
Many people couldn't help but sigh.
Before this, many people took the initiative to reform the industries they owned in order to integrate into the industrial chain of purification agents.
But the accident happened too quickly, and before they had time to integrate, things changed so drastically.
What can they do?
Many people can already see the future of the destruction of the entire purification agent industry.
However, a few days later, an explosive piece of news suddenly spread - all the local tyrants who had spoken publicly before were wiped out!
From top to bottom, from the leaders to the minions, no one in the entire organization survived!
Not only them, but even the high-level psychic creatures arranged around them by the Zero Point Tavern were killed completely!
Blood flowed like a river and corpses piled up like a mountain!
"What?"
"Everyone dead?"
The news shocked countless people.
At those bloody killing scenes, people only found masks made of broken metal.
There is no need to say more about who the murderer is.
Masked Stranger!
His revenge came so quickly and so horrifically!
Many people were frightened by his bloody and cruel methods, and they shut up and dared not get involved in this matter anymore.
Those local bosses who were still alive were so scared that they kept thanking themselves for not speaking out in the past few days.
"Quickly stop all actions and send Jiang Zhi and the others a gift of apology!"
"Damn it, didn't the Zero Point Tavern say it could protect us?"
"Even their own people died!"
"Many level 5 creatures have died, and there was not even enough time for news to spread before they died. What kind of monster is that masked weirdo?"
“…”
Everyone has witnessed the horror of the masked man.
However, this is just the beginning.
Two days later, even more explosive news came out.
In the wilderness of the southwest region, more than twenty temporary contact points of the Midnight Tavern were uprooted, and all the members in the contact points were killed, including the descendant of a veteran figure!
This bloody method once again shocked everyone who was paying attention to this matter.
"Oh my God, everyone is dead!"
"Why is the masked man so scary? He never killed innocent people indiscriminately before."
"What do you mean by killing innocent people? The Zero Point Tavern maliciously attacked his business. Aren't the people in his business innocent?"
"This matter was originally violated by the Zero Point Tavern!"
After this reminder, many people remembered that it was indeed the Zero Point Tavern that did something wrong.
The misfortune will not extend to family members, and the sin will not extend to relatives and friends.
This is a tacit rule among all major organizations.
This time, the Zero Point Tavern broke this rule, and even killed many ordinary medicine transport employees. It seemed that they had no bottom line, just like those wandering mercenaries in the wilderness, who have always been hated by countless people.
Since they have no bottom line, the masked man doesn't need to have one either.
Two days later, more explosive news came out.
In the southern Swordfish City, all branches of the Zero Point Tavern in the city center were destroyed!
"Ah? Even the branches in the city are gone?"
When the news came out, everyone was stunned.
Before this, no one could have imagined that the masked man would dare to attack the branch in the city. After all, there was a mechanical base in the city.
Isn’t the masked monster afraid of being blocked by the mechanical clan?
Soon, photos of the scene were circulated.
The scene was truly tragic.
It's just horrible.
The entire Swordfish City branch, from the ground to the underground, was actually condensed into a metal ball, and no one escaped.
A lot of blood overflowed from the gaps in the metal ball, and just looking at it made people's scalps numb - those members of the Midnight Tavern in the branch were squeezed to death!
Everyone felt suffocated when they thought of that horrific scene.
At this moment, the masked man truly became the spokesperson for the god of death!
"It's already like this, are we going to continue the fight at the Zero Point Tavern?"
Many people are wondering what the Zero Point Tavern will do with such a huge loss?
Should I compromise or continue to pester?
It seems that the masked monster today is no longer something that the Zero Point Tavern can deal with.
If this continues, the losses of the Zero Point Tavern will only grow greater, and more and more people will die, until the entire organization is slowly killed off.
But soon, the furious Zero Point Tavern announced their next move.
"Must kill the masked monster!"
The hunting team at the headquarters is out in full force, vowing to get rid of the masked stranger!
