Chapter 82: The Roadblockers

The result of the raised hands vote was quite interesting; besides Qian Long, the other four all voted in favor.

Li Wei didn't need to mention himself; the proposal for this mission was originally his. As for Wells, his character made it unlikely for him to back down from difficult tasks. He used to be reckless, but now he was persistent. As for Cai Yutong, she had never been afraid of challenges.

For Qian Long, he could accept the enthusiasm of the three young hot-blooded individuals, but Bandley's agreement was something he had difficulty imagining.

"Why did you agree? Can you tell me the reason?" Bandley took a deep breath and said, "I think we can do it. Let's set aside Li Wei for now. You know his strength. I think it's reasonable to consider him as a high-level expert who has already unlocked his genetic lock. Wells has also broken through, and Cai Yutong's strength is not bad. With our small team, we already have the ability to challenge a B-level mission."

"But the risk..."

"I know the risk," Bandley said, "I know you are cautious by nature, but... I think it's time to take some risks. We are hunters, not people with secure jobs. If we don't seize the opportunity while we still have the energy, and live our days in a gloomy manner, it's not what I want."

"You..." Qian Long didn't know what to say.

After listening to the conversation between the two good friends, Li Wei said, "Alright, now with four votes in favor, so, Old Qian, are you going with us?"

"What else can I do?" Qian Long raised his hand in surrender.

Li Wei smiled.

The next thing was simple; they noted down the mission number, lined up, received the mission, and the whole process didn't take too long.

Originally, the five of them were planning to go out and hunt monsters, so there was no need to go back to prepare anything. After accepting the mission, they didn't waste any time and set off immediately.

However, things did not go smoothly.

After getting into Bandley's pickup truck and leaving the guild for less than a minute, they were blocked in the middle of the road by two cars.

Li Wei didn't recognize the license plates of the two cars, but Cai Yutong, who was knowledgeable and talented, did.

"These license plates should be from people coming from Black Crow Town."

Black Crow Town, a residential settlement belonging to the Wisdum Kingdom, was about 140 kilometers away from the Wisdum City and was almost the border of the Wisdum Kingdom. Without thinking, it was a place with a very harsh environment.

The appearance of these two cars also quite matched Li Wei's guess. Two off-road vehicles with wild appearances, although the configuration was definitely not as high as the one Judy used to drive, the bumpy external armor, and some indelible dark red bloodstains on the car, all proved that these two cars had definitely experienced battles.

"Be careful." Li Wei reminded, then continued, "Wells, come with me to get off the car and check. You three be prepared to support at any time."

"Tch, acting like a captain!" Wells complained while following Li Wei obediently.

Two people got off from each of the two cars facing them.

When Li Wei saw these four guys for the first time, he didn't like the smell on them. He was somewhat familiar with this smell, which was not like that of ordinary hunters, but more like a group of desperados.

Although they didn't look very fierce, the aura they exuded from their every move made people very uncomfortable.

The leader was a very lean man with long hair, a bit like a Latino from the previous life. A small mustache made him look like a member of the Mexican gang.

He walked up, with a smile on his lips, and handed a cigarette to Li Wei.

Li Wei waved his hand and said, "I don't smoke, thank you."

In this era, cigarettes were considered the cheapest luxury item—these two terms were not contradictory. It was considered a luxury item because ordinary people could not afford to buy it. It was considered cheap because there were still many people who smoked.

The man put away the cigarette, introduced himself, "I'm Alves, a hunter from Black Crow Town. I happened to have some business in the Metropolis recently, but I heard there was a good opportunity here, so I came to take a look."

"Get to the point." Li Wei didn't want to chat with him too much. "What do you want by blocking our way?"

"Just making a friend." Alves said, "The more friends, the more roads."

Li Wei chuckled and said, "Alright, friends, we'll be leaving now."

"Hey, wait." Alves' smile, which had been on his face, became even more brilliant but also more fake. "Just now, my brother saw that you took on a mission to Block B of Mantening Center. But this mission was something we were interested in first. However, when my brother was queuing up to receive the mission, he was cut in line by someone and ended up at the back."

"What do you mean?"

"Give us back our mission."

Li Wei hadn't had a chance to say anything when his companion Wells sneered and said, "So, you're just here to snatch our food like wild dogs." Wells' words were sharp, and this time, Li Wei standing beside him didn't stop him. What Wells said was also what he wanted to say.

Alves, upon hearing himself being called a "wild dog," didn't decrease the smile on his face, but his eyes carried a hint of danger. He said, "Kid, watch your mouth."

Wells showed no weakness. He even took two steps forward, standing in front of Alves. With his height of over six feet six, he exuded a strong sense of oppression.

He looked down at Alves and said contemptuously, "Shouldn't you watch your own brain? The mission certificate is in our hands. How does it become yours just because you say so?"

Alves could no longer maintain the smile on his face.

On the other car, a big black man with bright red lips sneered, "Alves, I didn't expect you, this smiling... smiling tiger, to also have moments where others leave you speechless."

Alves gave a cold glare back, but the big black man didn't care at all. He carried a huge wolf-tooth club on his back, wearing a dirty but wild-looking gray battle outfit made of unknown animal skin and metal sewn together.

"It's me, Muki. Hey, you two idiots up front..." He swaggered towards Li Wei and Wells, domineeringly saying, "Hand over the mission certificate, or I won't be responsible for what happens next."

"You stupid black bastard, what will you do if I don't give it to you?" Wells showed no retreat, directly confronting him.

Muki's mouth twitched, and he stepped towards Wells, who stared back fearlessly. The situation became tense, and a direct conflict was about to break out.