"Nan... Nanjiang bandit?!"
At this moment, the man looked at the ridiculously strong husky and instantly remembered the world's number one genius!
Roar!
The Golden Lord among the beast horde looked panicked and decisively abandoned its teammates, fleeing in another direction.
But what greeted it was an extremely thick carrot!
Boom!
With just one strike, it split more than half of its head.
Agonizing pain struck, and it instinctively howled, but its voice was cut short the next second. Its entire head was torn apart, and it was no longer alive.
Seeing this, the other ferocious beasts had long lost the will to fight and scattered in all directions.
The husky unleashed several more skills, instantly killing the Silver and Golden ferocious beasts. As for the weaker ones, it paid them no mind.
In less than three minutes, the alley was empty, leaving only piles of ashes everywhere.
"You are Chen Shu?"
The man's expression stirred as he looked at the youth in the black trench coat ahead, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Wasn't the other party from Huaguo?
"You recognize me?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, not expecting his name to be recognized even in this chaotic world.
"Of course. Ordinary huskies only tear up houses. Your husky can tear up Blue Star, so it's easy to identify," the man said, shaking his head with a smile. He didn't seem nervous at all.
"Since you know my name, then things are simple!"
Chen Shu crossed his arms and said, "I saved your life, so don't I deserve a fee?"
"A fee?"
The man smiled bitterly, spread his hands, and said, "Take anything on me that you think is valuable."
"..."
Chen Shu sized him up and said, "If you don't have money, you can repay me with other things!"
"Hmm? What?"
"Let's leave here first!"
...
Half an hour later,
Chen Shu led the man to a place beneath some ruins. There were no powerful ferocious beasts around, making it a barely safe location.
"You are a Watcher of the Alliance, aren't you?"
Chen Shu looked at the man's worn-out clothes but could still recognize his identity.
"Watcher..."
Upon hearing this, the man straightened his body and nodded with pride.
Watchers were equivalent to the Dragon Guards of Huaguo, official personnel responsible for maintaining order and the protectors in the hearts of Alliance citizens.
Chen Shu said, "Since you have no money, how about repaying me with information?"
Hearing this, the man sighed and said, "Actually, whether you saved me or not, I was going to die..."
"You're poisoned? Or have other injuries?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback and said, "As long as you have a breath left, I can save you!"
"I'm not injured..."
The man took out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a deep puff, and said calmly,
"This is a mission assigned by the Alliance! My role is to sacrifice myself to buy time!"
"Huh?"
Chen Shu was stunned. "Buy time?"
"It's not a problem to tell you, after all, Chairman Qiao has a good evaluation of you."
The man leaned against a broken wall and said with a hint of sadness,
"With the fall of Freedom State, the Free Alliance has completely become the vanquished. But our Alliance cannot be extinguished just like that!"
"The Chairman foresaw this long ago and gathered a group of core humans, preparing them to hide in survival points, waiting for the opportunity to rebuild the Alliance. However, the fall of Freedom State was too sudden, preventing them from withdrawing in time."
"To buy time, we can only sacrifice our lives to stall!"
The man's expression was calm; he had already accepted this reality.
"Is that so..."
Chen Shu murmured, "No wonder Freedom State could hold on for so long. I thought the 'Demon Lair' was busy plundering Freedom State's resources."
"Are there still many people like you in Freedom State now?"
"Perhaps many, but I might be the last one..."
The man sighed and said, "The signal is interrupted now, and we have no way to contact each other. We can only rely on luck to meet."
"But in the past half month, I've encountered fewer and fewer people..."
"..."
Chen Shu looked at him, a sense of admiration in his eyes. After all, he wouldn't willingly sacrifice himself.
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He asked the question that weighed most heavily on his mind.
"Old Qiao?"
The man was slightly startled, then understood and couldn't help but let out a wry chuckle.
"Chairman Qiao is also carrying out the same mission as me!"
"Huh? He's also helping to buy time?"
"Of course!"
The man nodded. "If the elder doesn't make a move, who can stop the Legendary Beast Emperor?"
"No wonder I haven't seen a single Legendary figure."
Chen Shu suddenly understood and then asked, "They aren't fighting in the 'Demon Lair' right now, are they?"
The man nodded, his eyes showing a hint of worry, saying,
"The Chairman has been inside for over a month. No one knows the specific situation."
If Old Qiao were to fall, the spiritual pillar of countless people would collapse.
"Legendary Beast Tamers don't get into trouble that easily,"
Chen Shu said with certainty, "If even a single Legendary Beast Emperor hasn't died, how could Old Qiao be in trouble?"
According to the elder's explanation, Legendary Beast Tamers could definitely fight two or three Beast Emperors, and in a desperate struggle, they could certainly take down at least one Beast Emperor.
After that, Chen Shu asked a series of questions, all of which were answered.
Coupled with the intelligence previously extracted from the church members, he had a general understanding of the Alliance's situation.
Half an hour later,
Chen Shu and the man parted ways, heading in different directions.
The man had a mission to complete, and Chen Shu had no interest in helping with that.
"There are no Legendary creatures in the entire Freedom State..."
Chen Shu licked his lips and chuckled, "Doesn't that mean I can do whatever I want?"