Mu Zhong fully supported Wei Huan's decision, but asked, "Is it short-term detention, or until he leaves the Challenge World?"
"It depends."
Wei Huan didn't mind solving a problem on the side.
Xu Qingqiang was quite strong, but he couldn't get out of his car. Moreover, he was somewhat interested in Xu Qingqiang's profession, as he had awakened one of the three extremely rare dark professions.
It is a legendary [criminal sequence], said to possess astonishing combat power after being released.
But Mu Zhong frowned deeply after hearing Wei Huan say that Xu Qingqiang's profession was good.
Later, he opened the store, spent some points, bought some supplies, and said to the smart butler: "Upgrade the in-car security system, reinforce the in-car materials to level four, and upgrade the monitoring system."
The smart assistant replied, "Okay, please cooperate to complete my vehicle upgrade."
"Um."
Wei Huan listened in surprise, but his expression remained unchanged. After observing for a while, he realized that having the driver in the car could unlock some vehicle performance enhancements that could only be achieved when the driver was present.
All he knew was that having the driver in the car could improve its performance by 20%, and at first he thought it was something like speed or defense.
It now appears that the drivers themselves possess professional-specific blueprints, and vehicles driven by these drivers can be modified according to these blueprints.
Wei Huan's eyes were opened; it seems that being reborn doesn't mean being omniscient.
Mu Zhong added, "Actually, I'm currently upgrading the prison. Once we reach the fourth-tier vehicle, we'll have a separate prison space, which is a driver-exclusive blueprint."
Wei Huan nodded.
He had never seen a [prison cell].
However, this way, picking Xu Qingqiang up in the car would be doubly safe, and there would be no fear of any further accidents.
Mu Zhong acted quickly. As soon as the upgrade was completed, Xu Qingqiang and his two younger brothers were escorted to the car by the male and female captains.
Xu Qingqiang was wearing an electric ring on his wrist that allowed him to control his professional abilities; it was likely a product of the driver's skill set.
From this perspective, it's clear that the official team has been cultivating the [pilot sequence], but currently they are being trained as a research profession, unaware that the [pilots] also possess astonishing combat capabilities.
Xu Qingqiang got into the car and glanced at Wei Huan with a complicated expression.
Then, without a word, he was led upstairs and into a specially reinforced cell.
Also transferred at the same time was Xu Qingqiang's third-class vehicle.
Before leaving, the male captain reminded Wei Huan: "Judging from what happened in his car, he is very strong. You need to be careful. Once the troops you arranged arrive, you can move your people over there."
I entrust this matter to you during this time. I will never forget your life-saving kindness. I will wait for you at the entrance of the third-class highway. I will do my best to fulfill any request you may have, as long as it does not violate my principles.
Wei Huan nodded: "Take care."
"Goodbye." The male captain got into the car, waved goodbye to Wei Huan, and drove away in the blink of an eye.
Wei Huan withdrew his gaze and looked at Fan Tao, who was wrapped up like a mummy and directing the undead army to work, until Mu Chong returned.
"The person has been locked up?"
Xu Qingqiang is being held in solitary confinement, and surveillance and security measures are in place.
"With the upgrade, he can't escape." Mu Zhong also looked out the window. "What's the plan now? I've confirmed it; the treasure palace is just outside the city, within three kilometers."
"Let's go take a look."
Mu Zhong took out the USB drive, plugged it into the reader in the driver's cab, and said, "Take a look at this too."
As they were speaking, a figure jumped out from the windshield of the car.
In his early thirties, wearing a military uniform with the Northeast Challenger Army badge on his chest, he was a very refined and handsome man. Even his overly short hair couldn't soften his features, and he always seemed to have a smile on his face even when he wasn't speaking.
"Luo Jia, Major Luo, Commander Mu's adjutant," Mu Zhong explained, leaning forward to listen attentively.
Lieutenant Luo said, "Wei Huan, Mu Zhong, hello, I am Luo Jia. What I am about to say is all official secret, but this matter has not been 100% confirmed."
His eyes were dark and resolute, giving him a very likable appearance. He spoke calmly and deliberately: "Traitors have emerged from the shadows among us humans. They have surfaced from the shadows and are looting ruins everywhere. They also clearly possess the ability to command and control challenging monsters..."
Hearing this, Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan in surprise: "Wasn't that yesterday?"
Halfway through the question, he noticed that Wei Huan's expression wasn't surprised. "You know?"
Wei Huan not only knew, but knew quite a lot, perhaps even more than the official information.
However, now was clearly not the time for him to know, so he shook his head: "I already felt something was wrong yesterday."
Luo Jia continued, "...We don't know their specific identities, nor do we know the extent of their power...We must be careful in our next exploration, even within our own government, we are not necessarily safe...We are conducting a detailed investigation."
"I'm worried they might target our geniuses, so I hope you can remain silent and conceal your movements as much as possible before we reunite..."
As Luo Jia spoke, Wei Huan's car started moving at the same time.
His movement caused the crowd in the square to tense up.
The two official convoys have left. If Wei Huan leaves too, and they stay here, aren't they just waiting to die?
But if anyone were to actually step forward to stop Wei Huan, they wouldn't dare; they could only watch anxiously as Wei Huan walked away.
Some even quickly retreated to their cars, finding peace of mind only in their vehicles.
Fortunately, Wei Huan left, but his summoned creatures were still working, and everyone relaxed after a while.
So, they weren't abandoned after all.
The terrifying and grotesque undead creatures became guardians who provided a great sense of security. The challengers, who had disembarked to rebuild the city, stayed close to the undead skeletons, their eyes glued to their bony bodies.
The more I look at it, the more I like it; I really want to kidnap one and take it with me!
Undead skeleton: "..."
Wei Huan left "Dog" in the city, along with a bunch of little facehuggers to help with infrastructure construction, and also left two large cave beasts behind.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the facehugger is a summoned creature of the cave beasts. Dog has Wei Huan's "imperial sword," which allows him to command even the mother cave beast.
With the help of the tireless and resilient undead creatures, the city's restoration will take little time.
Wei Huan arrived at the entrance to the treasure palace very quickly as well.
The pitch-black gate, over ten meters long, was embedded directly into the ground. Even a night of wind and sand couldn't completely conceal the intricate runes adorning it.
It seems to be influenced by some kind of rule.
As expected of a treasure that requires 25 treasure maps to unlock, Wei Huan felt immense pressure even outside the door.
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This is by no means an ordinary treasure trove; if a single term must be used to describe it, it should be "ruins."
Traces left behind by some ancient and great civilization.
Liu Chengzhi finished his work temporarily and came to the driver's seat.
Upon seeing this, he exclaimed, "It's like the gates to hell! Boss, look at the patterns on the gates, don't they look like demons?"
Wei Huan thought of the [Platinum Magic Flute] they had obtained, looked at the menacing gate in front of him, and then thought about Xu Qingqiang's profession. Suddenly, he understood why Xu Qingqiang had insisted on coming to this ruin.
Mu Zhong also thought of this and said, "There isn't much information on the criminal sequence. Currently, there are two very famous 'criminals' in the Fence Country and the Western Country."
All we know is that they seem to lose their minds in battle, but their combat power is so great that once fully unleashed, none of the three farmer sequences of the same level can match them.
However, in the heat of battle, it's easy to lose sight of friend from foe, arousing suspicion from other nations. To date, the Northeast Challenge Army has only restricted recruitment to criminals.
Wei Huan nodded; he knew all of this.
It should be that "criminals" are prohibited from joining the legion throughout the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
Legions that operate as teams are most afraid of these uncontrollable factors, like rat droppings that spoil the whole pot of soup.
However, becoming a bounty hunter through the "criminal sequence" is indeed a good path. By transforming into a lone wolf, ruthless and vicious, one can always manage to acquire a lot.
"The Gates of Hell"... that's what Wei Huan and the other two called it.
The gates of hell were slowly pulled open from one side by Wei Huan's army of the dead, and with a creaking sound, a putrid stench emanated from their depths.
The car squeezed through the crack of the open gate and drove into the ruins. With another creaking sound behind it, darkness enveloped everything.
The slope was so steep, almost vertical, that the car couldn't stop at all.
It keeps sliding down, sliding down.
The car lights, turned on, illuminated the surrounding walls, revealing fleeting traces of civilization.
The passageway is shaped like a wall, and patterns can be seen occasionally.
The ground beneath my feet was pitch black, as if it truly led to hell.
Liu Chengzhi was a little nervous. He had never even explored a ruin before. He had only been with Boss Wei for two days, and they had already fought a major battle and were now exploring a ruin. His heart was a little overwhelmed.
Wei Huan and Mu Zhong were initially silent as well.
But after getting used to the environment, Mu Zhong spoke first: "After the ruins are developed, the traces of their existence will disappear in about ten days, which is exactly the time when challengers are forced to stay in the challenge world for the shortest period of time."
Ruins can exist for a much longer time, but this one has been there for a month and hasn't dissipated yet. Could it be that it hasn't been fully explored yet?
"Yes, it's not fully explored." Wei Huan nodded, which was also the reason he came here.
The more bargains you find, the better. If you can actually find something good, then yesterday's battle won't have been in vain.
Moreover, Xu Qingqiang's account was vague; he didn't mention anything about them seeing a treasure chest monster upon arrival.
Just as the warriors were trying to subdue them, they secretly opened the treasure chest and ran away, and then they were chased down. There's something slightly off about this.
"By the way, does the USB drive mention what the device controlling the white rhinoceros is called?" Wei Huan asked, confirming.
Mu Zhong thought for a moment, then shook his head: "No, what should we call it?"
"No."
Mu Zhongduo glanced at him.
Mu Zhong was very perceptive, so Wei Huan didn't say anything more.
"War Clan" is what those madmen call themselves, but they haven't fully emerged from the shadows yet. The authorities only know that there is such a dangerous undercurrent.
As they were talking, the car finally drove out of the sloping passage, the car body lurched, and then fell to the bottom.
arrive.
It's very spacious, like an underground palace. The level 4 headlights can illuminate the ceiling. The dome, which is over 300 meters high, has some blurry reliefs, but if you look closely, you can't make out anything.
They were in a corner of the underground palace, with a more spacious area in front of them, which seemed like a plaza, or perhaps some kind of evil and mysterious altar.
There are many passages around the altar leading to unknown directions, and some of these passages are ventilated, emitting strange "whooshing" sounds.
The overall style of "Challenge the World" is not dark; it is more like a test of natural disasters and survival.
But these ruins and relics are all hidden and full of oppressive atmosphere.
"The unknown is what makes us fearful," Mu Zhong concluded, then laughed, "Now I have no fear of the Scaled Serpent Ruins."
Wei Huan thought about it and agreed.
"What's next?"
"Send on the spirits to scout."
"Are we just going to wait here?"
"Um."
Wei Huan was never reckless; despite his immense strength, he remained extremely cautious.
As his conversation with Mu Zhong ended, the portal opened outside the car.
The anus-cleansing wolf was the first to emerge. Fully understanding Wei Huan's intentions, it made a "crackling" sound and led its army of wolves forward, constantly dispersing and heading to different caves.
The crow flew above the wolf's head, arriving faster than the wolf, and flew into the cave.
The appearance of the Crypt Beast Mother Beast serves two purposes: to release Facehuggers and to protect Wei Huan.
They completely protected the vehicle, providing a sense of security. Even if the white rhinoceros reappeared, it wouldn't be able to break through the defenses and attack Wei Huan in a short time.
However, Wei Huan could leave the ruins at any time.
There aren't many facehuggers today; most of them stayed on the ground to build infrastructure.
They haven't repaired Rome yet, and are still weak. They suffered considerable losses in yesterday's battle, and Wei Huan's fighting strength is now somewhat diminished.
Even so, Wei Huan, who released all the zombies in order to explore this ruin, is still incredibly powerful.
Wei Huan was conducting his routine exploration, but Xu Qingqiang, who was on the second floor, was so shocked by what he saw that he couldn't recover for a long time, his face full of envy.
He even felt that this was a way for Wei Huan to intimidate him, releasing these undead just when he was itching to escape, forcing him to think twice.
But in the end, Xu Qingqiang glanced at the monitor without making a sound, his eyes flashing red.
A faint demonic aura surged from his body, and black demonic patterns sprouted from his clothes like vines.
It spread to his neck and then rushed to his face.
As the magic runes covered him, his physical strength increased rapidly, and the red light in his eyes intensified. For a moment, his eyes became evil and crazy, but he quickly suppressed it.
Finally, after accumulating his momentum to its peak, the demonic runes instantly covered his face, turning his once handsome face into a distorted and ferocious one, with a mad light flashing in his eyes.
Then, he opened his mouth, which was covered in sharp teeth, and roared, leaping up and smashing it against the glass hammer.
"boom!!"
The whole car was shaking.
Inside the driver's cab.
Wei Huan and Mu Zhong's expressions changed. One looked out of the car to see what kind of attack had occurred, while the other looked inside the car, lost in thought.
Then, Mu Zhong said, "Butler, turn on the prison's surveillance cameras."
"OK."
As they spoke, a new image appeared on the large glass window of the driver's cab.
Then we saw Xu Qing leap up suddenly and crash heavily into the glass.
It really was him.
However, the immense force was blocked by the reinforced glass, and Xu Qingqiang was bounced back by an even greater force.
Xu Qingqiang fell to the ground, clutching his bleeding head, and sat there looking completely bewildered.
Mu Chong raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Prisons are specifically for keeping criminals in custody."
Xu Qingqiang was clearly unconvinced.
As a commander who also commanded tier 3 vehicles, he was very familiar with the defenses of tier 3 vehicles and could not believe that he had been stopped.
After the head was broken and blood was drawn, what remained was a deeper anger and a ruthless determination to go all the way.
"boom!"
He jumped up and punched the glass again.
But all he got in return was his hand trembling with pain.
The pain fueled his ferocity; his red eyes gradually lost their reason, and the black vine-like runes on his face, which had been elegant and graceful, gradually became twisted and ferocious, sprouting sharp thorns.
"Boom! Boom boom boom!"
He was like a wild beast that had lost its mind, frantically attacking the windows and crashing into them from every angle. The more blood he bled, the more frenzied he became. All the furniture in the house was destroyed, and the camera could no longer capture his figure; only shadows remained in the room.
Time and time again, frantically, leaving no way out.
Blood was splattered everywhere—on the floor, the walls, the ceiling—from his wounds, but he was clearly oblivious to the pain, as if he were enjoying it.
Gradually, in addition to the "boom boom boom" sounds, there were also strange cries of "hehehe, gagaga, hahaha" in the room.
The cars that were hit were shaking.
Liu Chengzhi was puzzled and greatly shocked: "He really is a madman!"
Mu Zhong said, "The criminal sequence is the evolutionary history of a madman: criminal, madman, twisted, berserk, and then to the demon of sequence five. Clearly, they are not human."
Liu Chengzhi listened obediently and nodded: "Yes, he's become possessed."
Mu Zhong said, "The most likely outcome of this sequence is becoming a demon, a form drastically different from normal professionals. It will be difficult for them to integrate into human society, and marginalization is inevitable. However, ultimately, it depends on their moral principles. Balancing the relationships between professionals, and between professionals and ordinary people, has always been a key concern for the authorities."
The direction of the focus.
"..." Liu Chengzhi's eyes were blank, but he nodded obediently, as if he was listening very carefully, and said with understanding, "That's amazing."
Who is Mu Zhong? How could he not know that Mu Zhong is completely ignorant?
He shook his head and smiled, but when he looked up again at the surveillance screen, his gaze turned cold once more.
As expected of a madman, he was laughing "ga ga ga" as he smashed into the room, leaving it covered in blood, but he still hadn't stopped.
Even though his reinforced windows could stop Xu Qingqiang every time, they couldn't withstand such a frenzied attack.
But going in now is obviously not realistic, and it gives Xu Qingqiang a chance to escape.
Now, it remains to be seen whether he falls down first or the glass shatters first.
"Go ask his two brothers how to control this situation."
As they were talking, the surveillance camera feed from the two brothers' room next door was also projected onto the glass.
Compared to the frenzy over there, people here are clearly also very anxious.
"Open the door! Open the door now!! Anyone want to open the door?!"
"Brother Qiang! Please calm down! Calm down, don't hurt yourself!!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Open the door! Open the fucking door for me!!"
"What's going on? How can I calm him down?" Wei Huan's voice rang out in the room through the smart home assistant.
Upon hearing the voice, Lin Xu paused for a moment, then immediately turned to the monitor and said, "Brother Qiang is a criminal, and he has advanced to the 'Twisted' stage. Once the seal is completely broken, he will know nothing and will not even care about himself. Please, please bring him back to his senses."
Zhou Yong nodded frantically beside him: "Yes, yes, he will kill himself."
Wei Huan's voice remained cold: "Don't think I don't know about twisted things. If we couldn't stop ourselves from going crazy every time, all the criminals would have died long ago."
I'm only asking you, is there any way to stop him from going crazy? He can't escape. If you want to lessen his suffering, you have to stop him."
The two were exposed by Wei Huan's words, but they didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, they remained anxious and worried.
"Since you know that the distortion can be stopped, you should know under what circumstances it can be stopped. How can he stop now? He will keep killing until he is exhausted, unconscious, or even dead."
Wei Huan really didn't know.
The [Criminal Sequence] has always been shrouded in mystery, with official descriptions of it being quite vague.
Seeing Wei Huan remain silent, Xu Qingqiang's roars from next door grew increasingly frantic, and it was his two younger brothers who couldn't take it anymore.
Lin Xu first feigned weakness: "Anything is fine, just give him something to eat. Once he sees blood, he'll calm down."
I see.
The three people in the driver's seat all looked like they had just realized something.
That's right.
"Twisted" truly lives up to its name. Xu Qingqiang broke his own hand, but he didn't stop, continuing his attack as if he felt no pain.
His madness was so intense that if Mu Zhong hadn't upgraded the [prison], he wouldn't have been able to be contained at all.
Because he had no opponents, Xu Qingqiang liberated himself simply because he wanted to escape. Therefore, his "madness" never received any reward, so he could only continue to be "mad".
The core mechanism of the criminal sequence lies in its need to devour the flesh and blood of the defeated to restore and nourish itself.
system.
Plunder, absorb, then release.
But where can Xu Qingqiang find "food" to calm him down here?
The food that can soothe him cannot be food in the traditional sense; it must be alive and possess enormous energy, like a treasure chest monster, in order to replenish his losses.
This underground palace has been basically explored. Even if, in the most ideal scenario, there are still hidden doors, they cannot be found in a short time.
Before that, Xu Qingqiang would either smash a hole in the car or kill himself.
Wei Huan was furious that Xu Qingqiang had shifted the blame to others. If he hadn't been there yesterday, those hundred-plus people would probably have died in the monster siege.
Since there was no personal grudge between the two parties, Wei Huan hoped that Xu Qingqiang could receive a fair trial.
Therefore, when possible, he would try to stop Xu Qingqiang's self-harming attacks.
"Send a pig in? ←_[()]←'Come. See the latest chapter. Complete chapter'()" This was Wei Huan's idea. In their microcosm, they raised a litter of wild boars, which were now growing wildly beyond belief. They had originally planned to give them to the challengers rebuilding the city before leaving, but now it would be acceptable to give them to Xu Qingqiang to eat.
"How do we get it in?" Mu Zhong asked in return, then said, "I have a good idea, listen to it, see if it works."
Wei Huan gestured for him to speak.
"Let him go," Mu Zhongjiu said. "A beast that has lost its mind will only follow its instincts to hunt for food. Once it is full, it will fall into a short coma, just as Lin Xu and the others said. Rather than letting him cause trouble like this, it is better to let him eat and drink his fill and calm down before catching him again."
"Okay," Wei Huan agreed immediately.
But Mu Zhong hesitated instead: "Why don't we think about it more? What if something unexpected happens?"
"It's okay if something unexpected happens, I can handle it." Strength is the foundation of confidence. As long as you're sure you can handle it, any attempts along the way don't matter.
Liu Chengzhi, who was standing to the side, got goosebumps from listening.
Having a boss like that, someone willing to take him under their wing and protect him, would make even being his slave happy.
Soon, a black wild boar was pulled out of the microscopic world and thrown out of the car.
This wild boar is incredibly fierce. In the microscopic world, it's a tyrant, bullying ducks and geese and wreaking havoc on vegetable gardens. Now that it's out in the wild, it's even more ferocious, charging around and all it wants to do is run away.
But the pollution from outside the world poses a great threat to ordinary creatures, and within seconds, the wild boar's legs began to go weak.
"Open the window!" Wei Huan ordered, fearing that any further delay would contaminate the wild boar into pork jelly, which would hold no appeal for the crazed Xu Qingqiang.
Following the command, the smart home assistant opened the glass that Xu Qingqiang had been banging on.
This time, without any obstruction, Xu Qingqiang flew directly out of the window and crashed to the ground.
"ha!"
He sprang up again, his body hunched over, his face full of caution as he surveyed his surroundings.
Looking at it this way, Xu Qingqiang seems even more like a demon.
The black totems on his face twisted, contorting his features into strange shapes, and his teeth and limbs were sharp like those of a wild beast.
The most obvious thing is the small bump on his forehead, right in the middle of his brow, which looks like it's about to grow a horn.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he had completely lost his mind. He fell to the ground and bounced up. Even though one of his arms was limp and hanging limply at his side, he was still laughing "hehehe".
Strangely, he didn't pounce on the dying wild boar directly. Instead, he twisted his neck and looked around as if he were looking at something.
Wei Huan thought for a moment and said, "Let's throw out two more pigs."
Upon receiving the order, Liu Chengzhi opened the window, threw the two pigs at Xu Qingqiang's feet, and quickly closed the window.
The two pigs had just appeared, still red and jumping around, running back and forth beside Xu Qingqiang.
But the vibrant scent didn't attract Xu Qingqiang's attention; he was still looking elsewhere, and a drooling expression gradually appeared on his face.
Wei Huan was the first to notice something and seemed to be deep in thought.
Mu Zhong then realized what was happening and muttered to himself, "No way?"
"Hehehe..."
Xu Qingqiang sprang into action, leaping towards a nearby monstrous bear-like zombie!