Chapter 337 The Frugal and Thrifty Group of Lu Nange...
The superhumans who had been thrown to the ground by Zhizhi watched helplessly as the Mu family father and sons were riddled with wounds and dripping blood. They were terrified, too scared to even breathe, let alone run away. They either collapsed to their knees or sat there, their faces ashen, wishing they could simply disappear on the spot...
Gu Qi pulled Chi Yanzhou's arm and moved him to Lu Nange's side...
Gu Qi lowered his voice: "Nan Nan, Yan Ge, the Mu family doesn't seem to have much ability, let alone any brains... The things we've encountered along the way shouldn't have been orchestrated by the Mu family base... They don't have the ability or the brains."
Chi Yanzhou: "We've almost bled to death, and not a single decent reinforcement or person behind the scenes has shown up. It seems either there's really no one left, or..."
Lu Xici, who leaned closer, said, "Either the Mu family was involved, or they were already discarded as pawns. The other side doesn't care about their lives at all."
Lu Nange: "Then there's no need to waste time here. Let's go straight home. As for those three from the Mu family..."
She glanced at the three miserable figures in the air: "Let's drag them away... Level 5 lightning crystal cores turning into zombies in front of these people will only cause more trouble?"
Wen Qing: "Back to our own base?"
Luo Xingyou: "Then, shouldn't we get back the huge 'entrance fee' we paid when we came in, and that rent too?"
Gu Wan couldn't help but chuckle softly, nudging Luo Xingyou with her elbow: "Sister Xingyou...when did you become so...well, so shrewd and calculating?"
Luo Xingyou looked pained: "Those are our own crystal cores! Of course we have to be careful with how we spend them! Even though they're all level one, our family is raising a money-devouring beast!"
Gu Wan immediately smiled and nodded in agreement: "Sister Xingyou is right! It's all our hard-earned money! How about... we go and ask for it back?"
Lu Nange and the others turned their gazes to Gu Qi.
Gu Qi: "Okay... I'll take care of this."
Not far away, Shen Zhiheng was firmly blocked by Shi Xu and He Zhuo on the left and right, like two gatekeepers, making it impossible for him to get close to Lu Nange and the others' tightly sealed little circle.
He Zhuo craned his neck, watching his teammates whispering to each other, clearly discussing something important, and scratched his head anxiously.
Finally, he glared angrily at the culprit, Shen Zhiheng: "It's all your fault! You peacock who flaunts your feathers everywhere!"
Shen Zhiheng: "..." [I'm innocent!]
Lu Nange saw Gu Qi take the megaphone: [The level 3 and 4 crystal cores we just dug out of the heads of those high-level ability users were more than worth the price, even a huge profit... But, who told them to be so thrifty... We have to take back what's ours!]
The crowd fell silent, all eyes focused on Lu Nange and her group, watching them whisper amongst themselves without uttering a sound.
At this moment, Gu Qi raised the megaphone.
The voice instantly echoed throughout the area: "We'll be leaving the base soon... but you have to return the crystal cores we brought in and the rooms we rented!"
Wang Xi...
Those high-level superhumans who were originally slumped on the ground also froze...
The survivors at the Mu family base looked at each other, exchanging frantic glances.
[What's going on?]
[These ruthless bastards were so decisive and ruthless just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye... they've started collecting debts?!]
[Isn't this art style changing a bit too fast?!]
[They said they'd leave after taking the crystal core?]
[Did I hear that right? They only want the crystal cores they provide? They don't want our lives?]
Lu Xici frowned in displeasure: "What? It's not allowed?"
"Sure! Sure! Of course!"
"Refund! You must refund! Refund immediately! We'll refund you double the amount!"
"Yes! Double! We'll offer double!"
"We'll notify the security guards to bring the crystal core over right now! Immediately!"
Gu Qi: "We only want our share. We don't need double."
The survivors of the Mu family base, who had been living in fear, were once again filled with turmoil.
[Could they be a group of...reasonable, principled evil spirits?]
[They probably would... otherwise they would have just blown up our base.]
Luo Xingyou stepped forward: "The entrance fee is 15 level-one crystal cores for each of the twelve of us, totaling 180! The rent is 30 level-one crystal cores for a three-bedroom apartment in Zone C for seven days! That's a total of 210 crystal cores, not a single one less!"
As her voice faded, a silent, frenzied roar erupted from the crowd of survivors...
[Did I hear that right? Fifteen?]
[Which damned idiot set this price? How dare they rip off these monsters?]
[The entrance fee has always been ten coins! Which bastard raised it by five?! That's outrageously greedy!]
[This is like an old man eating poison—he's tired of living! He's courting death and dragging us all down with him!]
The ability user, who had just been put down by Zhizhi and was kneeling on the ground panting, said: "Two hundred...two hundred and ten level one crystal cores...no problem! We'll notify someone to send them over immediately! We'll make sure not a single one is missing!"
Gu Qi: "The items are left at the main gate of the base. We can take them with us when we leave."
"Okay! Okay! Absolutely no problem! We'll notify people to get ready right away!" The man was overjoyed and assured them repeatedly.
Just then, Ji Xian and Chi Yi, like ghosts, silently appeared beside the person who had answered, standing one on each side.
The man's gaze urgently fell on Wang Xi beside him: "Right...walkie-talkie! Give me the walkie-talkie right now!"
Wang Xi: "Okay...okay, Deputy Base Chief Kang..."
The man, referred to as Deputy Base Commander Kang, took the walkie-talkie and pressed the call button: "Guard post! Guard post, this is Kang Qian... Please respond if you hear me!"
A cacophony of noise and a clearly bewildered response came from the other end of the walkie-talkie: "Deputy Base Commander Kang...please give your orders."
"Prepare two hundred and ten level-one crystal cores immediately! Repeat, two hundred and ten level-one crystal cores! Someone will go and collect them shortly. The person surnamed Lu... No one is to touch them without authorization! This is the highest order! Execute immediately!"
"...Received! Deputy Base Commander Kang! Do it immediately!"
Throughout the entire process, Ji Xian and Chi Yi stood beside him like two cold statues, overseeing every single word.
Wen Qing paid no attention to the debt collection farce. Looking at the faces around him, he murmured softly, "I wonder where my family is...?"
Lu Nange: "Sister Wenqing, we will find them... If we go looking for them openly by announcing your uncle's and your family's names, it will be too obvious. We don't even know who's behind this, and it might even put them in danger. Why don't we just announce that we're looking for them and announce our own names?"
Lu Xici: "That's right, let's keep looking for them and spread the word. Then my uncle and the others will know that we're looking for them, and they'll naturally try to come to the Chi family base to meet up. That's safer."
Wen Qing's eyes lit up: "Yes! That's a good idea!"
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