Chapter 300 - 278: Everyone Is Scheming; Who Is Scheming Against Whom?

Chapter 300: Chapter 278: Everyone Is Scheming; Who Is Scheming Against Whom?

After a moment of thought, Hu Xin smiled sweetly and said, "Guard Officer, if the fortress has any missions, please feel free to assign them to me. I am more than willing to contribute."

Lu Feng replied, "Miss Hu Xin, for now, just take the next few days to familiarize yourself with the situation at the East Suburb Fortress!"

Naturally, he was in no rush.

He had gone to great lengths to make his act convincing; being too hasty now would only expose his deception.

Hu Xin also understood that haste makes waste, so she wasn’t in a hurry either. She began to get dressed again right in front of Lu Feng, openly displaying her figure without any inhibitions.

As Lu Feng watched Hu Xin leave, his gaze shifted to the two nuclear weapons in his inventory.

’The Beastman Race wants to deal with me, but they surely never imagined I’d have such a big gift prepared for them, did they?’

After that, he logged out of the game and began monitoring Hu Xin through the game world’s viewing perspective, wanting to see if she would make a move.

Over the next few days, however, he found that Hu Xin remained inside the East Suburb Fortress, making no moves. Instead, every time he entered the game world, she would appear before him in a revealing outfit to greet him.

Of course, he was deliberately logging in at the same time every day. He wanted to create a pattern for this Beastman beauty, intentionally letting her know when he would appear.

This would allow her to time her honey trap perfectly.

This way, she would likely think she had figured out his routine and wouldn’t grow suspicious.

Similarly, during these few days in the real world, he had been constantly reviewing background information on the Beastman Race, hoping to find something useful. And he did, in fact, find a piece of information that gave him an idea for dealing with them.

’This won’t do!’ Lu Feng frowned.

As long as Hu Xin didn’t make a move, he couldn’t even find the Beastman Race’s lair. He had to get her to act.

With this in mind, Lu Feng entered the game again.

The moment he arrived in the main hall, Hu Xin, as expected, appeared there as well. Upon seeing Lu Feng, she gave a graceful curtsy. "Greetings, Guard Officer."

Although it was just a curtsy, the movement inadvertently displayed the full allure of her figure to Lu Feng.

Evidently, her honey trap was a high-level one. It wasn’t like common attempts that involved immediately stripping down to use the body as a lure, which would appear too direct and desperate.

Hu Xin was clearly very confident in herself, believing that this alone was enough to make the Guard Officer fall for her. When the opportunity arose, she would strike.

Moreover, over the past few days, she had practically figured out his movements. He would appear in the main hall at this exact time every day.

This was why she was able to appear before him on time, every time.

Lu Feng, for his part, continued his act. He pretended to be captivated, his eyes feigning a momentary daze as he stared at Hu Xin’s graceful curves.

Naturally, Hu Xin noticed this, and she felt even more smug.

Of course, Lu Feng then feigned the awkwardness of being caught staring, quickly changing the subject. "Hu Xin, go get Lin Jiao and the others. I have a mission to assign."

Hu Xin smiled, nodded, and went out. Soon, she had gathered Lin Jiao, Wang Cheng, and the others in the main hall.

Wang Cheng, Xu Bin, and Guo Zhen also found themselves subconsciously staring at Hu Xin.

They knew, of course, that she was the new Beastification Ability User who had joined them. Her beauty and figure were indeed very captivating.

Lin Jiao looked at Lu Feng and asked, "Boss, you called us all here. What are your orders?"

Lu Feng nodded and gave his orders. "Take some men and scout the areas around the East Suburb Fortress. I’ve received intel that the Beastman Race has gotten smarter. They’ve started seeking out Mutated Beast Kings to serve as their Companion Beasts. They want to use the Mutated Beast Kings to control ordinary Mutant Beasts, which would allow them to form a Mutant Beast army. If they were to attack a human base with that, the damage would be catastrophic."

"So, I need you to search the areas around the East Suburb Fortress. If you discover any place where Mutant Beasts are gathering, report back immediately. Regardless of whether it’s related to the Beastman Race, I will personally lead a team to eliminate those Mutant Beasts."

This, of course, was information he had gleaned from the game’s background lore. However, not just any member of the Beastman Race could control a Mutated Beast King as a Companion Beast.

Mutated Beast Kings were stronger and more intelligent. To subdue one, a Beastman had to be exceptionally powerful.

In the game, aside from the great boss, the Beast King, any Beastman who could control a Mutated Beast King was a boss-level entity in their own right.

’So, by deliberately saying this in front of Hu Xin, I should be giving her an idea, right?’

’For example, she could prepare a location where Mutant Beasts are gathered, lure me and my people there, and the Beastman Race will be lying in ambush, right?’

In that case, whether Hu Xin returned to their lair herself or met up with a contact, someone would have to go back to relay this information.

’If I follow them, can’t I find the Beastman Race’s lair?’

’And when I do, I’ll give them a nuke. That’ll be beyond satisfying.’

Hu Xin was startled when she heard Lu Feng’s words.

’Only the Beastman Race knows about controlling Mutated Beast Kings as Companion Beasts, and very few of us can actually do it.’

’Our plan was to wait until more of our people could control Mutated Beast Kings as Companion Beasts. Then we would control a large number of ordinary Mutant Beasts, form a massive army, and deal a heavy blow to the City East Alliance.’

’How could this information have been exposed?’

However, she quickly said, "Guard Officer, since I’ve joined the East Suburb Fortress, let me contribute as well."

Her volunteering was exactly what Lu Feng had expected.

Lu Feng smiled and nodded. "Then be careful, Miss Hu Xin. The rest of you as well. Let’s get moving!"

After that, Lin Jiao and the others left. After making some preparations, they led their teams out of the East Suburb Fortress and began scouting the surrounding areas.

Hu Xin also left the East Suburb Fortress.

At the same time, Lu Feng logged out of the game world and began monitoring Hu Xin through the game’s interface. After pinpointing her location, he would re-enter the game to tail her secretly, then log out again to resume his remote surveillance.

After all, by keeping a close watch on Hu Xin, there was a high probability he could find the Beastman Race’s lair.

Unfortunately, after half a day of surveillance, he saw Hu Xin take out a special communicator. After assembling it, she took off her earring, pulled out a silver needle, and inserted it into a slot on the device.

A green light then lit up on the communicator, and he saw her begin to make a call.

Unfortunately, watching the game world from reality, he couldn’t hear what Hu Xin was saying at all.

In the game world, Hu Xin had finished assembling the special communicator. It was built with special technology for her exclusive use. Even if discovered, others wouldn’t know its function.

She eagerly dialed a number.

A moment later, a voice came from the other end of the communicator, "Hu Xin, what’s the situation?"

Hu Xin immediately replied, "I believe I’ve gained the trust of the East Suburb Fortress’s Guard Officer. A situation has come up that could allow us to wipe out the entire fortress in one go. I need cooperation from the Beast King’s side."

"What’s the situation? I’ll report back to the Beast King as soon as possible," the voice on the other end asked again.

Hu Xin explained, "The City East Alliance seems to have learned that some of our stronger members in the Beastman Race can control Mutated Beast Kings. It seems some of our plans have been leaked."

"How is that possible?" The person on the other end was clearly in disbelief. "We haven’t even played that trump card yet!"

"Perhaps there’s a mole," Hu Xin said urgently. "The Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress already knows about this. He’s even sent people to find and clear out any areas where Mutant Beasts are gathering."

"However, this also gives us an opportunity. We just need to create a location where Mutant Beasts are gathered, let him lead the people from the East Suburb Fortress there to ’clear’ it, and then, as long as we set up an ambush, we can wipe them all out."

The person on the other end laughed. "That really is a good idea. To think he dares to provoke our Beastman Race. When the time comes and the people from the East Suburb Fortress learn your true identity, their expressions will surely be priceless."

"I’m looking forward to it," Hu Xin said with a smile before hanging up.

...

At Wind Manor, Lu Feng was monitoring Hu Xin when his phone rang. It was a call from Baguda.

He answered the call.

Baguda’s voice came through. "His Excellency the Governor, I have two things to report. Over 30 more production lines for the masks have arrived, and the factory building is almost complete. So, we can begin production of the Xuanfeng Facial Mask very soon. Also, the international skincare event is coming up, but our application for a display booth was rejected. It seems the event officials have no intention of approving my application."

"Okay, I understand," Lu Feng replied. Just as he put down his phone, Xiaozhi’s voice sounded: "Master, rest assured. In the event’s registration data, we have already secured one of the best display booths, right next to the number one international brand, Ouya."

"Good," Lu Feng nodded.

He had complete confidence in Xiaozhi’s ability to get things done.

He then turned his attention back to the game world. After finishing her call, Hu Xin didn’t return to the East Suburb Fortress. Instead, she wandered around outside, even meeting with a very large mutant fox in a forest.

The mutant fox was clearly a male.

Afterward, the woman and the fox entered a forest together.

Lu Feng then lost track of her. He had never been to that forest, so he couldn’t use his camera exploit to move his perspective inside.

「Elsewhere」

A figure passed through a thick fog and arrived at a base.

Upon entering the base, the figure went to the core area and met with the Beast King. "Beast King, we’ve received a message from Hu Xin. There’s a way to wipe out the East Suburb Fortress in one fell swoop, but it requires our cooperation. She wants us to create a location where Mutant Beasts are gathered to lure the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress over. Then we can ambush and eliminate him directly."

The Beast King laughed at this and said to a gaunt man beside him, "Old Dog, I’m leaving this matter to you. I trust your pack of mutant hyenas can give them a nice surprise."

Old Dog nodded with a sinister grin. "Don’t worry, Beast King. I’ll be sure to give the people of the East Suburb Fortress a surprise."

But the Beast King added, "The surprise can’t be just for them. We need to give the City East Alliance a huge surprise as well. Take half the people in the base with you. When you’re annihilating the East Suburb Fortress, intentionally let a few of them escape, barely alive. They will definitely run back to the City East Alliance for help."

"Once we lure the people from the City East Alliance over, we can wipe them out too. As for that Flame Emperor, I’ll find a way to keep him busy so he doesn’t get in the way. This time, we must deal the City East Alliance a severe blow."

His words made the others grin menacingly.

Once the City East Alliance was dealt with, the remaining human survivors would be nothing more than livestock for them to take as they pleased.

Not long after, the sounds of hyenas began to fill the air around the base.

Old Dog walked out of the base, and the hyenas immediately swarmed around him.

Looking at his pack of hyenas, he grew eager to meet the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress.