As his voice fell, Liu Yishou suddenly felt his heart sink. The pressure on him intensified instantly, as if he were being watched by a predatory beast.
“Bai Feifei’s” eyes were locked onto him, staring at him like prey whose throat was about to be torn open. Liu Yishou instinctively took several steps back.
A petty man fears power but does not cherish virtue. Despite having shown the same level of strength before, the “Bai Feifei” who had now turned against them exerted a completely different kind of psychological pressure.
Wait...
After his instinctive fear subsided, Liu Yishou suddenly snapped back to reality.
That’s not right!
Why should I be afraid of her?
I’m the one in charge here! Besides, even though this woman is brutal, her strength is clearly inferior to mine.
I can just use her to take the fall for this aberration riot. Anyway, she said it herself—it was all her doing.
His expression shifted instantly as he shouted, “What an lawless outlaw! To commit such a crime in public and then dare to speak so arrogantly!”
“A criminal deserves death. Only because of these extraordinary times were you given a chance to redeem yourself through service, but you show no remorse. Your crimes are compounding, and you shall be punished with the utmost severity!”
“According to Scavenger internal laws, you are to surrender immediately and be sent to Dawn City to await judgment!”
Having finished his speech, he regained his courage and glared toward Wang Xu and his team.
“Group Leader Wang! This person is from your Third Outpost. You bear an undeniable responsibility for such a thug appearing within your ranks.”
“For the sake of your outpost’s reputation, seize her at once!”
Wang Xu saw Liu Yishou shifting the blame toward him and started cursing internally. Ever since he saw Bai Feifei kill Zhao Jiao without hesitation, his mind had been in a whirlwind, trying to figure out how to handle the situation.
He certainly wanted to deflect responsibility, but he had no desire to be used as a tool by Liu Yishou.
Besides, who knew if Bai Feifei had some unknown backing that allowed her to act so recklessly?
Did that idiot Liu Yishou really think this madwoman had no background at all?!
Left with no choice, he spoke up reluctantly. “Group Leader Liu, I think we shouldn’t be in such a hurry. Let’s investigate further first...”
“Investigate what?!” Liu Yishou’s eyes widened. “This happened in broad daylight with so many witnesses. Do you think she can just deny it?”
“Oh? Thanks for the reminder.” Xu Mo suddenly interjected, pulling the long sword out of Zhao Jiao’s corpse.
Everyone watched as a twisted, ferocious grin appeared on “Bai Feifei’s” pretty face—a look completely at odds with her beautiful appearance.
“Since I’m already this evil, it would be quite reasonable to kill all of you to silence the witnesses, wouldn’t it?”
Bai Feifei: !
The Crowd: !?
In the next second, Xu Mo moved again. This time, he charged straight into the group from the Second Outpost, his blade pointed directly at Liu Yishou.
Clang!
In a panic, Liu Yishou hastily pulled an ironwood chair from his storage space to block the strike.
He found it hard to understand why she actually dared to attack.
Does she not know who I am?
Wait... did I not actually frame her?! Is she really some kind of monster?
But now was not the time for such thoughts. Even though his rank was clearly higher than Bai Feifei’s, he didn’t dare to fight back. He turned and fled, screaming as he ran.
“Get her! Everyone, attack! Take her down!”
“This is an order! This outlaw is no longer a normal human. Treat her as an anomalous aberration!”
The Scavengers from the Second Outpost were stunned for a moment, looking at each other with hesitation and confusion.
They knew exactly what kind of person their leader was.
It was fine for them to stand around and look intimidating, but they hadn't come here prepared to risk their lives against someone who killed without blinking.
“What the hell are you doing? Didn’t you hear me?!” Liu Yishou shouted frantically while dodging Xu Mo’s attacks.
“Take her down! I’ll award contribution points equivalent to killing a Type 3 Aberration!”
“If anyone doesn’t move, I’ll make sure you regret it when we get back!”
Under the combination of threats and bribes, the people from the Second Outpost finally moved.
Brave men emerge under great rewards. Those were contribution points for a Type 3 Aberration; as Rank 1 and 2 Scavengers, they normally wouldn't have the ability to kill such a thing.
With that kind of contribution, they might even be able to enter the Inner City to live in luxury!
The Scavenger closest to Liu Yishou moved, drawing a long blade and charging at “Bai Feifei” while shouting, “Forgive me!”
Xu Mo naturally showed no mercy, his sword slashing out like a bolt of lightning.
“Nothing to forgive, don't hold back! Just die already.”
The blade fell. Under the Weakness Detection of the Killing Machine, this strike was exceptionally clean.
The head of the Scavenger who had just charged forward flew off instantly!
Not even a drop of his blood managed to splash onto “Bai Feifei.”
No nonsense—an instant kill!
Inside her mind, Bai Feifei felt her nerves twitch as she spoke up. “Evil God, these people...”
“Shut up and go to sleep. Don't give me that crap about them just following orders,” Xu Mo interrupted impatiently.
“They were worried about the cost of disobeying orders, so why weren't they worried about the cost of opposing me?”
“If you’re going to play the game, you have to accept your choices. If you’re going to get hit, stand up straight!”
“If you didn't have power right now, do you think these people ‘just following orders’ would show you any mercy after they captured you?”
Bai Feifei was left speechless, unable to find a counter-argument to this bloody “Evil God logic.”
After scolding her for her soft-heartedness, Xu Mo added a casual compliment.
“Still, you were quite productive last night. Not bad.”
“Don’t worry. I said I’d kill the person trying to frame you, and I will. Consider it a reward for your leveling session last night.”
When he first woke up, he had already checked Bai Feifei’s character panel.
Her Sanity was very low, but her level had reached Level 29!
She had grinded from 22 to 29 purely by farming small mobs. If Xu Mo had been playing himself, he would have lost patience.
For Xu Mo, it was like waking up to find his character’s level had automatically increased. He was quite satisfied with this AFK cultivation speed.
Even as he spoke, his hands never stopped. He continued to chase down Liu Yishou with the momentum of a thunderstorm, knocking aside anyone in his path. No one could stop him.
Under the leadership of a useless coward, the Second Outpost had no real warriors left.
On the other side, the people from the Third Outpost were watching in a daze, frozen in place. Liu Wenfeng swallowed hard and asked Wang Xu beside him.
“What... what should we do now?”
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