Chapter 127: Abduction

"Man Geru, didn't you say before? We have smaller gangs around." Yan glanced toward the murals.

"Yes, Big Brother," Man Geru replied.

"Don't they have money?" Yan asked.

"Mmm... most are broke..." Man Geru hesitated.

"Okay, don't they have people, at least?" Yan asked.

Man Geru looked confused. Then Yan placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "It's a good thing. You will also contribute."

The next day, news broke out in the city that the Fish Gang had begun attacking smaller gangs and abducting people.

Somewhere in Dust Fall City, a small girl clutching a doll looked up at her father as he locked the door.

"Father, I want to go out and play..."

"Shh. Not today. The Fish Gang is outside." He pressed a finger to his lips.

An atmosphere of fear spread around. Yesterday, they had gone door to door, and today they were attacking smaller gangs.

Meanwhile, inside a restaurant in the city, a man lay beneath Mo Tefu's foot, glaring at Man Geru with bloodshot eyes.

"Man Geru, this is too much..." the man shouted.

"Hai Bodu, I asked you sincerely to send your men to work and give us ninety percent of the earnings, but you refused. I was being so reasonable," Man Geru said.

"Reasonable? My foot." Hai Bodu spat.

Man Geru's eyes narrowed. "Take him to the base and continue beating him until he submits."

"Yes, Leader." Mo Tefu and Hublu nodded and dragged him away.

"Who is next?" A voice came from behind Man Geru. Man Geru turned back.

"Big Brother, the next one is stronger. The leader is at the same stage as me: late-stage Spiritual Qi Foundation."

"Let's go," Yan said.

Man Geru walked out of the restaurant first, with Yan and the goat following behind.

The other members of the Fish Gang followed. The streets of Dust Fall City were in chaos. People could not understand what was actually happening with the Fish Gang.

Some people followed the Fish Gang from a certain distance, and when they identified where the Fish Gang was moving next, they scattered.

"We have to tell our leader." Some continued to follow, and some moved elsewhere.

After walking through the streets, Man Geru and the Fish Gang halted in front of a two-story sand house. On the rooftop of the house, a man was sitting on a chair. Beside him, many men were gathered.

"Man Geru, have you lost your mind?" the man on the chair uttered while looking at Man Geru.

"Why are you messing with the peace of the city?" The man stared at Man Geru.

"Lo Hua, when did you start crying about the peace? By the way, I have an offer for you. Submit to us, go out and do some real work, earn the money, and give us ninety percent of the earnings," Man Geru said.

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"Man Geru, we are not your slaves. Just because you replaced the Strange Bird Gang, do you think no one can touch you?" Lo Hua stood up and emitted a spiritual foundation layer-nine aura.

Man Geru released his aura. Both stared at each other.

"Attack!" Both of them ordered at the same time.

The men of Man Geru rushed inside the house. They were immediately ambushed inside and pushed aside.

Seeing this, Man Geru rushed in as well. He immediately grabbed two men, lifted them with both hands, and slammed them to the ground.

"Push through!" Man Geru shouted.

It immediately raised the morale of the Fish Gang as they began to push the enemy back.

Then Man Geru pushed himself through the crowd as other members of the Fish Gang made way for him. He started climbing the sand steps. Whenever an enemy approached him on the stairs, Man Geru punched them and pushed them aside.

When Man Geru arrived at the first floor, three men emitting a spiritual foundation layer-six aura immediately attacked him from all sides. One carried a sword, one carried a pickaxe, and one carried an axe.

The axe came from above, the sword came straight at his stomach, and the pickaxe came from the left side.

Man Geru grabbed the axe's handle with his right hand and grabbed the sword's blade with his left hand.

Drops of blood began to fall from his left hand. The pickaxe was about to hit his left torso, but Man Geru pulled the sword along with its wielder to the left, causing sword weilder to slam into the wielder of the pickaxe.

The resultant force made the enemy drop the pickaxe.

Then Man Geru jerked the axe toward himself, drawing the wielder in, and drove his elbow into the man's head.

Then he swung the axe into the neck of the sword wielder. The man let go of the sword, staggered back with blood gushing from his neck, and dropped to the ground. Man Geru released the blade and kicked away the axe wielder.

At the same time, more people rushed at him simultaneously. Man Geru looked at them.

"Stop."

A voice halted their steps, and they scattered, making a way for Lo Hua.

"Man Geru, I heard a weird rumor. It seems like you are now a puppet of someone else."

"Lo Hua," Man Geru shouted.

"So what of it?" Man Geru then rushed at Lo Hua. Their hands locked with each other, trying to push each other away.

Man Geru's left hand pained from the injury as blood drops began to fall on the sand floor, and he was being pushed back.

Man Geru tried to pull his hands away, but Lo Hua caught them firmly.

Then Lo Hua's men started moving, carrying their weapons. They all came at Man Geru from his back.

Man Geru planted his left leg in front of his right and twisted around, pushing Lo Hua into the path of the weapons.

The subordinates halted as Lo Hua crashed to the ground. Then a series of footsteps sounded, and the Fish Gang members climbed up to the floor from the steps behind them.

"Ninety-five percent. I am now taking that much from the earnings. Lo Hua, you are forcing me to exploit you. You should have listened when I was generous." Man Geru looked at Lo Hua, who was on the ground.

"In your dreams." Lo Hua stood, then punched Man Geru on the cheek. Man Geru didn't defend but punched back.

Then Man Geru grabbed Lo Hua, and Lo Hua grabbed Man Geru by the collar, and they exchanged punches.

But Geru's left-hand punches were weaker due to the injury; he got hit much harder than he could hit back.

"Maa..."

Right then, a goat climbed upstairs. Lo Hua looked at the goat.

In that moment of distraction, Man Geru punched his cheek, pushing Lo Hua back.

"Stop it." A calm voice came from beside the goat.

The Fish Gang, and Man Geru who was about to leap at Lo Hua, halted.

Lo Hua looked at Yan as he steadied himself.

"Man Geru, your Fish Gang's job was to secure precious resources, not to exterminate them. You almost killed many," Yan said.

"So you are the one." Lo Hua cut off Yan, dashed at him, raised his fist wrapped in aura, and swung at Yan.

Yan raised his left hand and caught it with no effort, and then he yawned.

While moving his right hand from his mouth, Yan slapped Lo Hua's right cheek with his backhand.

Blood gushed out of Lo Hua's mouth. As he pulled both of his hands together and covered his mouth, he looked at Yan. Tears appeared in his eyes as he stepped back.

"Man Geru, I never asked you to demand ninety-five percent. This gentleman here is not that bad. Just take up eighty percent of his and his gang's earnings." Yan looked at Lo Hua as Lo Hua stepped back.

"I hope you like the arrangements," Yan said.

Lo Hua nodded his head slowly.

"You guys, have a good rest and eat well, then come to Fish Gang Base by evening." Yan said.

Then Yan turned to Man Geru and said, "Too much time wasted here, we still have few gangs around, no?"

Man Geru nodded.

Then Yan walked out first, goat followed .

Man Geru followed behind them, and other members followed.

After Yan and Man Geru left, Lo Hua's gang members looked at him.

"Leader..." they muttered as Lo Hua coughed up blood.