138: Chapter 138 Tian Wei's Sudden Awakening: I Was Actually a Stupid Dog
Ever since the two of them killed the lobbyist from Dongji Company this morning, they had been keeping an eye on Nun Village from here.
They learned from the mouths of those Little Moustache that that idiot Tian Wei had already agreed to cooperate with Dongji Company, and was even willing to act as the vanguard, firing the first shot at Nun Village as a gesture of respect.
At first, the two of them were still doubting the authenticity of this news.
According to their understanding of Tian Wei, the guy might be a bit stupid, but he wasn't stupid enough to risk the lives of his entire Adventure Group, no matter how good the conditions offered by the Little Moustache from Dongji Company were.
But as it turned out, following a few cannon blasts from the northwest, the two of them realized that they had always overestimated the intelligence of that idiot Tian Wei.
He actually did it.
That's fine too; if he dies, there will be one less share to split when it comes time to divide the loot later.
"The nuns from Nun Village have actually come out of the village. This is the first time we've seen this, right?"
Sabowang put down his binoculars and looked at Li Jianrong beside him.
Li Jianrong also put down his binoculars. "Indeed. Ever since Nun Village has existed, this is the first time they have left the village."
"They've come out. Don't you have any ideas?"
"You have ideas?"
"Before, they were hiding in the village, and we couldn't do anything about them, but now they've come out."
Li Jianrong gave a cold laugh. "Rest assured, I am not interested in women. If you have any ideas, go ahead; I will definitely not fight you for them."
Sabowang was stunned. This guy had contracted three War Princesses, and all three were his wives, yet he claimed he wasn't interested in women. That was bullshit; even a ghost wouldn't believe it.
Sabowang picked up his binoculars again and took a closer look. When he saw that massive Thousand-Armed Guanyin in the village, his hands shook reflexively.
He put down his binoculars and cleared his throat awkwardly. "If I'm not mistaken, that idiot Tian Wei should be hiding at the Wangxiang Terrace. In all of Summit City, that is the only place out of reach of their firepower."
After finishing, he glanced at Li Jianrong. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"I'm wondering what kind of background the kid leading them out of the village has."
"A kid?" Sabowang hurriedly picked up his binoculars to look again.
At the very front of the group of nuns, he indeed saw a young and handsome guy.
"Aren't there only women in Nun Village? How can there be a man? That kid isn't planning to lead them on an offensive, is he?"
"Is there a problem?" Li Jianrong said.
"Their attack System can't reach the Wangxiang Terrace. Is he trying to lead those nuns to their deaths?"
Li Jianrong didn't speak. Compared to the purpose of the nuns leaving the village, he was more concerned about the young man leading them out.
Why were the nuns, who usually wouldn't even let outsiders enter the village, listening so obediently to that young man today?
What exactly was that young man's background?
Just as he was deep in thought, several explosions suddenly came from the northwest.
Li Jianrong was startled. He first subconsciously glanced at the Nun Village ahead, confirmed that the statue in the village hadn't moved, and only then turned to look toward the northwest.
"They've engaged in combat. Do you want to go take a look?" Sabowang said, eager to try.
Standing here, they could only hear the sounds, but couldn't see anything.
Curious, Li Jianrong nodded.
The two of them each led a team of men and quickly rushed toward the Wangxiang Terrace.
Summit City, Wangxiang Terrace.
Looking at the surrounding architecture, in the old world, this must have been a city park.
Dilapidated pavilions, rusted amusement facilities, a Ferris wheel with a missing section; the passenger cars swayed in the wind and sand, making creaking sounds.
The trees, flowers, plants, and artificial lakes had long ceased to exist during the Great Cataclysm.
In short, you could see everything at a glance. The people from the Rattlesnake Adventure Group were gathered in the center of the park, with thirty-five armored vehicles lined up in a row, each topped with a medium-sized Corrosion Energy cannon.
Half an hour ago, it was those things that had opened fire.
Tian Mang stood on top of a vehicle, gazing in the direction of Nun Village. "Didn't you say that as soon as we opened fire, the Wild Wolf and Blazing Fire Adventure Groups would follow up? Why has there been no movement after waiting for so long?"
Inoue Maru said unhurriedly, "What's the rush? You have to give the other side some time. Also, did you or did you not destroy those solar collection towers?"
Now, the Rattlesnake Adventure Group had already fired the first shot under his coaxing.
So, according to the bet he had made earlier with Watanabe Kojiro, his mission was considered complete.
As for whether the Wild Wolf Adventure Group and the Blazing Fire Adventure Group had executed the plan, that was none of his business.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry at all.
But Tian Wei was anxious. For him, opening fire was tantamount to declaring war on Nun Village.
Countless Adventure Groups had been wiped out by Nun Village over the years, and he didn't want to add another entry to Nun Village's record of victories.
The reason Nun Village hadn't counterattacked yet was because the opponent's firepower couldn't reach them.
But he himself was also trapped in this park, unable to get out.
Tian Wei said irritably, "Of course I destroyed them. Thirty-five Corrosion Energy cannons—is it even possible that they wouldn't destroy those solar collection towers?"
Inoue Maru said sarcastically, "That's not for certain."
"I said they are, if you don't believe me, you can go look."
"Look? Why don't you go look?" Inoue Maru glared at Tian Wei irritably. Do you think I'm stupid? If I dared to step one foot out of the Wangxiang Terrace, wouldn't I be burned to ashes by the opponent's death ray immediately?
"You're the one who said you didn't believe it; if you don't go look, who is going to?"
These words from Tian Wei reminded Inoue Maru of when he had gone to claim credit with Watanabe Kojiro; he had said the exact same thing to him.
"You came up with the plan, if you don't go, who will?"
Damn it, this stupid dog Tian Wei, who does he think he is, daring to speak to me like that.
However, the more Tian Wei thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Suddenly, he grabbed Inoue Maru by the collar and lifted him up.
"Are you fucking lying to me? Did you or did you not make things clear to Li Jianrong and the others?"
"What are you doing?" Inoue Maru pried at Tian Wei's hand and said irritably, "So what if I made it clear? And what if I didn't? Do you have any other choice now?"
"You..."
"You what? Before you fired the cannons, you still had room to maneuver. Now that you've fired the shells, you and I are grasshoppers on the same string. I still have Dongji Company behind me, but besides me, what the hell do you, Tian Wei, have behind you? Let me tell you, you'd better be polite to me right now; when the time comes, I might just be in a good mood and let Dongji Company take you with us to break through. If I lose even a single hair, you can just wait to be trapped here until you die."
As he spoke, Inoue Maru slapped away Tian Wei's hand and began to pretentiously straighten out his clothes, which had been ruffled.
What he had just said made Tian Wei suddenly realize that he had been tricked by this Little Moustache.
From the moment the night before last, when this Little Moustache was sniped at and he thought it was someone trying to silence him, he had stepped step-by-step into the pit that he had dug for him.
He first created the illusion of being silenced by the other side, exploited the hatred he felt over his brother's recent death, and made him run out to chase the killer, which resulted in a conflict with the Wild Wolf Adventure Group and the Blazing Fire Adventure Group, thereby triggering a fight.
Those two guys ganged up on him, beat him up severely, and from then on, he was completely isolated.
Then he came to represent Dongji Company to negotiate conditions with him; isolated and without anyone to consult, he had agreed to cooperate with him as if he were possessed.
The Goddess of Nun Village had manifested time and again to warn him, but he had been like someone possessed, led by the nose by this scoundrel Inoue Maru, and had ultimately ended up in this position of no return.