The middle-ranking squad like the one Fresnel was in didn't know the full picture, and the order from above was simple -
Whatever happens, defend the city.
They had never received such an order, and since they were defending the city, there would definitely be people attacking it.
Who? The humans from the outer city?
That makes absolutely no sense.
With doubts in their hearts, everyone stood at their posts.
It was morning now, and the outer city area of Hope City was just waking up from its sleep.
Standing on the city wall and looking down, every ant-like person is an important part of this city.
At this time, they all walked out of their homes and went to their own jobs.
Everything is so normal, just like the countless days and nights in the past.
In a house in Dongcheng District, a man was telling something to the boss in front of him with a sad face.
“Boss, I seem to be hallucinating.
"When I went to bed last night, I felt like someone was talking in my head.
"I didn't take it seriously at the time, but this morning he was talking even louder. The only problem was that I couldn't seem to understand what he was saying..."
Li Rui looked at the ordinary subordinate in front of him, wondering what nonsense the other party was talking about.
"You took the wrong medicine. Diagnosis completed."
He waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Is it okay to give you a day off? Lazy dog."
Although I didn't get what I wanted, I still gained something.
The man nodded with some fear, turned and left Li Rui's room.
It should be said that every day for gang members is repetitive and boring.
They like to fight, are free and undisciplined, and have no loyalty to the organization.
Any small gain would cause them to quickly abandon their almost non-existent loyalty and join others.
But Li Rui's "Ashes" is different.
Compared with other similar groups that were aimless, Li Rui made it clear what he wanted to do from the beginning:
He wanted to unify the entire outer city underground world, no matter how long it took.
Such a groundbreaking statement made many gangsters who were once confused seem to see hope.
However, with their thinking ability, they were completely unable to understand why Li Rui did this.
But it doesn't matter. Compared to those guys who only know how to make money, he at least has a clear purpose, doesn't he?
So over the past period of time, the members of Ashes have shown great enthusiasm for gang fights.
After seeing that mysterious man taking away all their captives, they were even more convinced that their boss had quite a few connections in the inner city, and their loyalty soared.
Now these guys are even starting to get up early!
Even though it's just getting up early to ask for leave, it's still getting up early, right?
Just as Li Rui was lamenting how easy it was to fool simple-minded guys, another of his men walked in with the same expression as if a relative had died.
"Boss, you may not believe this, but after I woke up this morning... I couldn't feel my right hand."
Li Rui frowned again when he heard this. What's wrong with this?
Although he was not very happy, the other person's symptoms reminded him of himself in the past few years, and he suddenly felt some sympathy.
"Come here and let me see."
He said as gently as possible.
Looking at the burly boss, the younger brother whose arms could not move quickly stepped forward and moved the right half of his body closer to Li Rui.
“Bang!”
To everyone's surprise, the right arm that had lost control seemed to be injected with some kind of vitality, and it rose up and hit Li Rui directly in the face.
At this moment, Li Rui, his men, and El who was walking in from outside were all stunned.
The next moment, this poor man said in a tone that almost sounded like crying:
"Boss, this wasn't something I did!"
Li Rui, who had a mild temper, also became a little angry at this time:
"Your hands are on your body, and you're still saying you didn't do it?"
He was about to push the man away, but the next moment, the naughty right hand came over again.
This time, the hand was obviously faster and grabbed Li Rui's neck.
The sudden change made Li Rui even forget to resist for a moment, and the muscle lines and blood vessels on his right arm bulged strangely, and the skin gradually began to become congested.
With the extraordinary strength in his arms, Li Rui felt a little breathless.
The original owner of the arm was also using his other hand to twist the fingers of his right hand.
After several unsuccessful attempts, he even considered using his feet to help.
At this moment, El arrived in time and lent a helping hand. With the combined efforts of the two, the hand was finally pulled off Li Rui's neck.
Like an enraged wild beast, the uncontrollable arm subconsciously turned its attack direction towards El, but suddenly hesitated for a moment, and finally fell down slowly, returning to its original half-dead state.
Li Rui stood up from the ground, holding his neck. There were deep red marks on his neck, which were slowly recovering thanks to his fairly good self-healing ability.
The bewildered subordinate had now been controlled by others.
but……
El looked at the Ashes members who helped catch their crazy companions:
"What happened to your legs?"
The leading man scratched his head and said:
"Maybe I twisted it a couple of days ago, and I feel a little sore and numb."
The others also nodded, and then looked at each other.
The symptoms are so uniform that it is almost impossible for them to be the result of trauma.
El and Li Rui soon realized that something was wrong. After a glance, Li Rui, the apparent boss, quickly gathered all the members together and began to ask them one by one about the symptoms they were experiencing.
It doesn't matter if you ask this question, everyone suddenly realizes that almost everyone has some problems.
Some people feel like someone is talking in their heads, some have numb hands and feet that are difficult to control, and some have had stomach churning since morning.
What did they do together these two days?
El's brain was working fast. Apart from the group fights, there seemed to be no other group activities.
but……
He thought of Zhuang Mian who came to him a few hours ago to investigate the situation.
"Nutritional cream!"
El suddenly discovered a blind spot he had never noticed before.
There might be something wrong with that thing.
He quickly stood up and left the room where everyone was, walking outside alone.
He planned to find a public phone and contact Zhuang Mian using the code they had agreed upon in advance.
As a result, at this moment, the one-way communicator in the secret pocket of his clothes vibrated again.
He quickly connected the signal, but another voice came from the other end:
"【Fire Thief】, how long have you been using the nutrient paste you seized? How much is left? Are there any adverse reactions?"
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