Pretending To Be A Boss

"You've gathered enough data about me, but you failed to account for the data of those around me, as well as that of the people you've sent."

Li Xiaoyu widened her eyes and said,

"Do you mean the intelligence provided by my people is actually incorrect?"

"Of course, knowing that I've been under surveillance, it would only make sense for me to intentionally display a false pattern of behavior as a decoy, wouldn't it? However, I didn't have the leisure to do so. What I want to say is that your analysis is impressive, but don't blindly trust it."

Tang Xian teased,
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"Why can't I be like a homebody and stay inside my house for several days straight? Although there's only a bed in my room, for a man, sometimes a bed is all that's needed."

Li Xiaoyu fell silent.

Regarding the fact that he could survive in the mining area for more than seven days, Tang Xian thought it was something he could share with Li Xiaoyu.

But not now.

"Also, call off your people. I hope that the next time I return to the lower levels, I won't see them again. Otherwise, I won't invite you to visit the tree sea again."

Li Xiaoyu pouted.

Seconds later, she nodded reluctantly.

The rain grew heavier, accompanied by the sound of thunder.

Tang Xian watched Li Xiaoyu open the teleportation fissure to return.

Then he sat by the window, occasionally with slanted rain blowing in through the window, falling on him, not cold but somewhat warm.

Tang Xian looked into the distance, thinking that after tonight, the hunting ground might have only half of its people left.

...

...

The Red Clay Forest.

Gu Luo threw his great sword aside and took out a meal made of nutrition rations, wolfing it down.

They had found a cave.

At the moment, a group of people sat by the campfire, watching the heavy rain outside the cave.

Ye Feng and Song Que were discussing something.

The contest between the two teams had ended hours ago.

The victor was Song Que.

Gu Luo felt somewhat sad for Ye Feng because the ability Song Que had demonstrated nearly countered all command.

In a battle between two armies, how to execute command instructions with maximum efficiency is extremely important.

But being able to see through the enemy's deployment and tactics, anticipating their actions, already put one in an almost unbeatable position.

During the battle between the two teams, Ye Feng's impeccable calculations, combined with the immediate environment and the disparity in strength between the two teams, resulted in almost perfect command.

But Song Que seemed to have seen through the entire battle, always managing to be one step ahead of Ye Feng.

There was also a significant gap in the strength of the two teams themselves.

Gu Luo had originally thought that he could suppress at least two people.

But that hooligan with the baseball bat had endless strength and dominated with his fighting style, proving to be a match for Gu Luo himself.

When the great sword left wounds on him, he didn't even flinch.

Gu Luo thought to himself that if this person, with his hooligan appearance, was really a thug, then his martial prowess and ruthlessness would be enough to unify the underworld.

The one-eyed sniper was also terrifying. He seemed to need no aiming at all, and the heavy sniper rifle in his hand appeared incredibly light. The horrifying rate of fire and pinpoint accuracy allowed him to suppress two other people alone in the team.

As for the last team member who attempted to attack the old man, he was easily defeated by the elder with a flick of his fingers.

As if struck by lightning.

If the elder had not deliberately held back, the power of that one finger could have been lethal.

Gu Luo was thoroughly convinced, and Ye Feng felt inferior.

Song Que displayed the demeanor of a king. The previous wager was canceled; he suggested that the two teams collaborate instead. They could watch out for each other and exchange information.

Song Que even openly admitted that his ability was not just about out-calculating Ye Feng to win, but his power was a natural counter to any vision-based abilities.

Such a leader quickly gained the recognition of Gu Luo's team.

As the sky began to change, Song Que predicted a heavy rain was on its way, and the group hurried along, venturing deeper into the Red Clay Forest to find a cave for shelter.

Song Que asked,

"By the way, Gu, on our way here, I've noticed many creatures in the Red Clay Forest that shouldn't belong here. They mostly come from the north, at least a ten-day journey away from here. It doesn't seem like they're just stopping by. Seeing as you're knowledgeable, do you know what's going on?"

Gu Luo thought to himself that this son of the Song Family was indeed generous, offering information first when proposing an exchange.

He shook his head and said,

"We've been lucky, encountering only local creatures, like the iron tree giraffes. As for creatures from the Northern Region, we haven't come across any. I'm not aware of the phenomenon you mentioned."

After a pause, Gu Luo frowned and said,

"But I've come across another suspicious phenomenon."

"What is it?" Song Que asked.

"Along the way, Ye Feng spotted some people from a distance. They looked like hunters from the Federation. Many of them ... looked very strange. They weren't simply dull; the restlessness in their eyes and the smiles at the corners of their mouths all seemed to have a sinister quality."

Ye Feng took over the conversation and said,

"We didn't provoke this group of people. Their emotions didn't seem normal, and they were all slowly heading deeper into the Red Clay Forest. The most vivid impression they gave me was that they were like people possessed."

"Possessed?"

Song Que pondered for a while and then said,

"It seems that in this hunt, both monsters and humans are behaving abnormally."

Gu Luo said,

"We are hunters; we just need to slay any monsters that come at us. As for me, I think we should be more wary of humans than these monsters."