Chapter 393: The Threat of the Reis Legion, Rare Earth Mineral Resources, Ques

Yu Yuan was currently riding Mie Mie, standing atop a cliff. Below the cliff was the highway leading to Merry City.

In the distance beyond the cliff, a mountain range appeared, with twinkling lights dotting its halfway point.

That was the location of Dead Mine Town.

Dead Mine Town was the core of the Angler Wilderness region, bar none.

It not only guarded the only passage between the mine shaft and the outside world.

It also held absolute control over this vital highway to Merry City.

From its commanding height, no movement or disturbance near the highway could escape its notice.

And due to Dead Mine Town's special position, if they so wished, they could sever this vital highway directly.

It was precisely for these reasons that the Dead Mine Brotherhood controlled the entire Angler Wilderness region.

"Mie Mie, stand down!"

Yu Yuan landed on the ground. Using [Shadow Stride], he leaped from the cliff down to the ground, rapidly approaching Dead Mine Town.

The [Concealment] effect ensured his figure would not be discovered by anyone.

However, just before entering Dead Mine Town, Yu Yuan entered the Shadow Dimension, infiltrating and sneaking into the town from another plane of existence.

Dead Mine Town was located halfway up the mine mountain, easy to defend and hard to attack.

It had originally belonged to a private mining company, with ample security forces and various defensive facilities constructed.

After the wasteland descended and Quis occupied this place, he further reinforced Dead Mine Town's defensive capabilities, not only laying minefields.

Yu Yuan also saw that at key defensive nodes, autocannons, recoilless rifles, and automatic grenade launchers dismantled from armored vehicles had been installed.

There were even high-powered weapons like anti-tank missiles.

This wasn't even counting the machine gun emplacements set up on watchtowers and the four pillbox-like heavy machine gun positions.

One could say that the current Dead Mine Town might not be that formidable at attacking others.

But when it came to Dead Mine Town's defensive positional warfare, with this kind of firepower configuration, unless overwhelmingly superior equipment appeared, it would be very difficult to capture.

This point was already proven by the several rusted, abandoned armored vehicles lying crippled at the mountain's base.

Yu Yuan gained a further understanding of the Dead Mine Brotherhood's strength.

At this moment, he also received a message from Alpha.

The first stronghold had been captured, the Pioneering Group suffered no casualties, and they were conducting rapid rest and reorganization, preparing to move to the next stronghold.

This was good news.

Another piece of good news was that Yu Yuan seemed to have spotted Quis's figure.

Dead Mine Town wasn't large, but though small, it had all the essential facilities.

Especially the [Angler Bar] in the center of town, which was brightly lit.

As the town's sole place for entertainment and leisure.

The [Angler Bar] was the most bustling area in the entire town.

Apart from the Thugs on duty at the defensive positions, all the other Thugs on rest gathered here.

At this moment, Yu Yuan saw a pickup truck stop in front of the [Angler Bar]. Four or five people got out, with Quis leading the group.

Quis wore camouflage combat fatigues and a red beret, with a hooked nose and a full beard.

Despite it being late at night, he still wore a pair of sunglasses, a lit cigar dangling from his mouth, exuding the aura of a war boss.

Placed in a crowd, it would be truly difficult not to notice him!

As Quis appeared, the bar door was immediately pushed open, and Quis strode out.

The others followed closely behind, and Yu Yuan naturally followed these people into the bar!

The commotion here had already been noticed by the Thugs inside the bar. Seeing the newcomer was Quis.

Everyone stood up and shouted in unison:

"Leader!"

Quis stopped his movement, took the cigar in his hand, and slightly raised his other hand.

The bar instantly fell silent, all spotlights shining on Quis.

All eyes were on him.

Even standing in the Shadow Dimension, Yu Yuan could see Quis's gold tooth at the corner of his mouth, glinting brilliantly under the lights.

"Brothers, drink up and have fun! Our transaction with the Reyes Legion has been successfully completed. Today, we celebrate!"

Roar!

Everyone raised their glasses towards Quis.

"To the Leader!"

"Hahahaha!" Quis also took a drink and downed it in one go with everyone.

Only then, surrounded by his men, did he proceed to the private room on the bar's second floor. From here, he could clearly see the stage area in the first-floor hall.

On the stage, women in dance costumes also began dancing to the music.

The bar's atmosphere became lively and heated once again.

As the private room door closed, the clamor from outside was effectively blocked out.

Yu Yuan stood in the corner of the room. Quis revealed a demeanor completely different from his earlier bravado.

The smile vanished from his face. He stubbed out his cigar and removed his sunglasses.

Revealing triangular eyes like a venomous snake, he sat on a leather sofa, looking down at the celebrating Thugs below with a sinister and ruthless expression.

There were only two people in the room at this time.

"Still haven't confirmed who the traitor is?"

"Leader, after a whole afternoon of investigation, we truly haven't discovered who the traitor is."

"Damn it! Then keep investigating! How many days has it been since we ourselves discovered the rare earth mineral source? Yet today during the transaction, the Reyes Legion people already knew about it...."

Quis looked at the two men.

"Having such ghosts around me, I can't even sleep soundly!"

"By the way, have those two guys been found yet?" Quis continued his inquiry.

"Leader, we still haven't discovered any trace of Xu Ke and the other one. Do you think... could it be that those two leaked the news? After all, they were the ones who discovered the rare earth mineral source."

"Hard to say. Normally speaking, they discovered the rare earth vein, and I just gave them their reward. There's no reason for them to suddenly flee!"

"Tell the brothers to stay extra vigilant these next two days. We managed to gloss over the rare earth matter today, but I doubt the Reyes Legion will let it go so easily. Be prepared for combat."

"Understood, Leader."

"Alright, you two can leave now! Have Evelyn come keep me company."

Soon, the two men left the room, and a woman with coffee-colored hair and a model's figure entered, directly sitting beside Quis.

Quis also leaned back on the sofa, revealing a hint of relaxation.

"Leader, we'll take our leave then. Call us if you need anything!"

Quis merely waved his hand.

Soon, only Quis and the woman named Evelyn remained in the room.

Quis's hand continuously stroked Evelyn's back.

Evelyn was also doing her utmost to exude her charm.

Downstairs, the passionate and rhythmic music, the dancing girls putting their all into their movements, all filled the entire bar with an aura of hormones.

It was precisely at this moment that Evelyn instinctively sensed the light before her eyes dim. She subconsciously opened her eyes and looked up at Quis.

The sight she saw nearly made her breath catch.

An unfamiliar man had appeared behind Quis. The man gave Evelyn a slight smile.

Then, before she could react at all, everything went black before her eyes as she fell unconscious.

Quis quickly sensed something was wrong, but it was already too late.

Before he could cry out, a Thorny Vine wrapped around his mouth, excruciating pain instantly flooding his mind.

Immediately after, he too fell unconscious.

Yu Yuan's expression was indifferent as he stored the woman in the Loser's Cube, but a trace of confusion appeared on his face.

"Quis and Xu Ke's accounts don't match up. What's going on?"

He then opened a door leading to the Motel Main Guest Room, picked up the unconscious Quis, and walked inside.

When the door closed, the room became completely empty, leaving only the clamorous music from downstairs.