Chapter 84: Pressing Forward
The conflict between Alvis and Muji was too close to the Four-Leaf Guild headquarters, just a kilometer away. No matter what happened, news would definitely spread.
Although Alvis and his group were outsiders, not local hunters from Wisdom City, if things got out of hand, who would suffer? At the extreme, as the aggressors, Alvis and his group could be killed on the spot with no consequences. But if they killed anyone from Li Wei's team, the subsequent investigation by the Hunter's Guild would surely be unbearable.
That's why, even though Muji was severely injured or possibly dead from Li Wei's blow, the other side still chose to settle the matter peacefully. They dared not attack Li Wei's team here. Conflict and injury were acceptable, but fighting to the death would bring trouble no matter the outcome.
In fact, when Muji was seriously injured by Li Wei, Li Wei was quite eager to see the others continue attacking. His Mage Armor was already equipped, and his weapons were ready to strike. Beside him, Wells was also prepared to provide support. The three behind them—Qian Long, Ban De Rui, and Cai Yu Tong—were also ready to act.
As long as they started fighting, only three opponents would remain on the other side. Even if they were all experts who had activated their gene locks, Li Wei believed his side had a good chance of winning.
Unfortunately, Alvis was calm. He didn't let his people continue attacking and made gestures to stop the conflict, preventing Li Wei's team from directly killing them. Otherwise, it would be easy to get into trouble and become the criminal side.
The current situation was the most dangerous. Alvis and his group had moved from open confrontation to covert actions. Although Muji was severely injured by Li Wei, they still had three people left, and their strength was not weak. If they suddenly attacked from behind during a critical moment, such as when they were doing the commission or fighting the semi-mechanical monsters, the threat would be deadly!
The B-level commission in the Jīng kōng màn tìng Center was already very difficult. If there were also a group of malicious people threatening them, it could really turn into a big problem.
"Do we still need to do our commission?" After understanding the key points, Qian Long asked with some concern.
"...Let's go!" Ban De Rui gritted his teeth and gave his suggestion, then looked uncertainly at Li Wei.
"Let's go." Li Wei gave a brief reason. "There's no need to be afraid. If they dare to come, we'll make sure they regret it!"
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Back in the car, the pickup truck headed towards Merlin Avenue on the dilapidated street.
Ban De Rui was now the driver. Li Wei and Wells, the two who had just been involved in the conflict, were resting in the back seat.
Li Wei's clash with Muji had left his left hand a bit uncomfortable. The claw had shattered during the confrontation, impacting both his mental state and his demon left hand. But overall, the situation was still good. After an hour or two of rest, there should be no major problems.
Wells's situation was a bit worse. While wrestling with Muji wasn't a big deal, being ambushed by that guy was troublesome.
In Muken's leather gloves, there was definitely a device that could eject small needles or something similar, which would lightly prick upon contact, not needing to go too deep. Just a slight puncture of the skin would allow some kind of paralyzing toxin to invade the opponent's body.
This paralyzing toxin should not have too fatal an effect, but its onset was very short, and its effects would be very obvious.
At the moment of being poisoned, Wells felt a slight numbness in his arm, and his muscle strength was affected. Now that the numbness had passed, he would definitely be affected in battle.
"So cunning," Cai Yu Tong complained as she took out a bottle of universal antidote from her package.
The universal antidote had some effect on most toxins, acting as a panacea, but since it was not a targeted specific medicine, it could only provide relief, and in the end, Wells would have to rely on his own body's resistance to endure the toxin.
"How long do you think it will take to recover?" Li Wei asked.
"An hour and a half should be enough to partially restore combat effectiveness. By then, I should be able to bring out eighty to ninety percent of my strength," Wells made a cautious judgment on his situation.
Li Wei nodded and said, "That's good. We estimate that it will take an hour to reach the commission target area by car. If we encounter some trouble or obstruction along the way, the timing should be about right."
"Yeah..." Wells agreed, fell silent for a moment, then opened his mouth again, saying, "Just now... thank you."
"No problem," Li Wei replied casually.
After looking around for a while, feeling a bit embarrassed, Wells still asked the question he had been wanting to ask, "The power of your punch just now should... have reached the level of the first development stage, right?"
"Yeah, with the enhancement of the claw, if I use my left hand, it's about right."
"How... did you do it?"
Li Wei looked at him inexplicably.
Wells realized he had asked a stupid question, waved his hand, and said, "It's nothing," then fell silent.
After unlocking the gene lock of strength, Wells thought he could finally surpass Li Wei in some aspects. Although Li Wei's combat ability was very strong, he believed that he, who was still at the limit, would definitely be stronger than Li Wei in terms of strength.
However, reality once again slapped him in the face.
Muji, that guy, without even thinking, was definitely an evolver who had already activated his strength chain. When he wrestled with him, Wells felt that his strength was even inferior to the other party's.
When that guy's full-force punch came over, he really thought he was finished.
Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, he was saved by Li Wei.
Of course, Li Wei's fist came from the side, and he also used his own talent, summoning the claw, to strike with his mutated left hand, equalizing the blow. But this absolutely did not diminish the power of Li Wei's punch itself.
How could he have achieved this without some level of skill?
Wells felt a sense of frustration in his heart. He looked at the side of Li Wei's face and felt that no matter what, he couldn't catch up to him.