What a pity, Director Ji has a small mind...

Not to mention, from start to finish, he's been under the Tong family's watchful eye, 'bad luck' is only to be expected.

With such a breakthrough, the covert operations of Echo and several other military companies in recent days, whether inside the city or outside, have all been exposed easily like grains from a broken sack.

And what's in front of us is just one of them...

"How's the situation?"

Ji Jue set down the binoculars and turned to ask.

"After observing for more than a day, there are about two hundred people, probably three or four gangs merged together, likely planning a big move soon. They have a full array of equipment from rifles to artillery, with complete patrols and sentries, even scouting drones and armored vehicles."

Lu Feng took a drag on his cigarette and laughed: "If they didn't lack a serial number, who the heck could tell the difference between gangs and the military."

He wasn't surprised at all.

These days, to operate a gang in the wilderness, you need patrons and backers, or else how could you afford to maintain a team? How could you attract professionals?

Every year, so many veterans returning from Central Earth, after growing accustomed to murder and arson, can they really settle peacefully in the city as obedient citizens?

Not to mention, some gangs... already have a certain background.

Frequenting the riverside often leads to wet shoes, everyone needs rain boots and gloves.

If Lu Feng hadn't met his benefactor and withdrawn in time, even if he retired smoothly, he likely couldn't escape being manipulated, only continuing to do the dirty work for others like a tool.

"There are quite a few Chosen Ones too."

Old Lin returned as silent black smoke to report: "About twenty, mixed backgrounds, seven or eight Transformations, there's even a Rebirth... a few are hidden deep, couldn't get a good look, but... did see some familiar faces."

He laughed coldly without further explanation.

But those familiar to Old Lin, how could they be good people? They probably all come from other Desert Markets as assassins or enforcers, or even top wanted fugitives.

As the night deepens, the settlement shows no sign of rest, instead it's bustling and noisy, lights flickering.

They're sensing something amiss and preparing to relocate.

Old Lin said: "We need to act quickly, once one place is hit, others get the news and might disappear without a trace."

"That's not a concern."

Ji Jue took out his phone, showing the weather forecast he received before leaving the city: "Later tonight, there'll be a strong magnetic storm. When it happens, throughout the wilderness, unless there's wired transmission, all wireless communications will be cut."

With this said, in the silence, everyone looked at each other.

Luck, it's all luck.

Such damn good luck!

"It's just, aren't there too few of us?"

Lu Feng sighed, glancing back at the concealed camp with the thirty or so 'security' he brought, plus the eight or nine Chosen Ones from Desert Market that Old Lin brought.

Forty versus three hundred, even catching three hundred pigs wouldn't be easy.

Ji Jue and Old Lin exchanged a glance, both revealing a mysterious smile.

"Who said we have to go in person?"

Ji Jue grinned, putting an arm around Lu Feng's shoulder: "Bro, our family has money now!"

With that, he whistled and snapped his fingers.

"MUSIC!"

Suddenly, accompanied by strong music, more than twenty muscular, burly men jumped down from the vehicles!

Their equipment was diverse, almost covering the entire current realm, with hair colored black, yellow, red—truly a colorful array, and skin tones varied from yellow to white to black...

And the leader, judging by the hungry look in his eyes, the ingratiating grin, and the detestable gestures, is clearly the elite of the bunch!

Among them, aside from Chen Xingzhou's regular partners, there were more than twenty Returning Knights Ji Jue hired through Lou Feng's introduction, led by the 'old friend' Slan previously encountered in the Crack Realm, and... Old Tang, attracted by the scent and looking to beg!

At this moment, in the hidden nook of the remote wilderness, the burly muscle men lined up uniformly, bowing respectfully and shouting:

"——Hello, boss!"

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