The strong ones, like Giant Copper and Mei Tong, can take on ten at a time and swiftly end the battle.
The slightly weaker ones, just like the tenth, kill the bronze statues one by one, then grow stronger, and eventually, after much dallying, kill and absorb all ninety-nine bronze statues.
Inside the second basement level safehouse resting room.
Mu Rufeng lay in bed, still sound asleep.
Three days, it had been a full three days since his return, and Mu Rufeng had been asleep the whole time.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle~~!"
A thunderous rumble suddenly emanated from Mu Rufeng's belly as he slept.
Following that, Mu Rufeng frowned and then opened his eyes.
"I'm so hungry," the first thing Mu Rufeng felt upon waking was the heat flooding his body due to extreme hunger.
He shook his head to clear it a bit.
Then he went straight to the table and laid out a tablecloth of delicious foods.
Next, Mu Rufeng tossed a hundred thousand soul banknotes onto it and quickly headed to the bathroom.
After washing up as quickly as possible, he returned to the table.
By this time, he was fully awake.
And at this moment, the table was already laden with a heap of delicious foods.
Mu Rufeng couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed the roasted piglet and started gnawing at it against the head.
A table full of dishes was soon devoured by Mu Rufeng, making his stomach look as if he was pregnant for ten months.
The food created from one hundred thousand banknotes was highly effective, and Mu Rufeng didn't want to waste it, so he forced himself to eat it all.
Having eaten his fill, Mu Rufeng once again returned to bed, placed the covers and pillow at the head of the bed, and leaned against them half-sitting, exhaling a long breath.
"What time is it?" Mu Rufeng picked up his phone from the bedside table.
He glanced at it and saw it was twelve in the afternoon.
"Only noon? I remember it was eight in the morning when I came out of the instance," Mu Rufeng was confused, questioning if he had only slept for four hours?
Mu Rufeng looked at the date out of habit and realized it was already the twenty-sixth of October.
"Huh? The twenty-sixth? I remember it seemed to be the twenty-third when I came out..."
"Could it be that I slept for three days?" Mu Rufeng was startled, immediately turned off his phone, restarted it, and then switched to normal mode.
When he entered normal mode, he was instantly greeted by a barrage of missed calls and unread WeChat and QQ messages.
There were calls from colleagues like Zhou and others, as well as his parents, his third uncle, even from Tian and his big uncle's top three associates.
Mu Rufeng scrolled down and also saw calls and messages from Li Yaocun and Zou Qiang, among others.
After thinking it over, Mu Rufeng first returned a call to his parents.
He reassured them he was safe, and after listening to them ramble on for quite a while, he hung up.
Then he sent a message back to Tian, who didn't have much to say, just asking why Mu Rufeng's phone had been unreachable before and, now that it was reachable, telling him to quickly call his big uncle.
Mu Rufeng immediately made a call to his big uncle.
"Boss, I'm sorry, I've been sleeping ever since I returned and just woke up," Mu Rufeng said as soon as the call connected.
"It seems this instance was quite tough on you," the boss said, chuckling.
"Boss, did you need me for something?" Mu Rufeng inquired.
"Nothing much, just wanted to tell you that I've sent a Level 5 Contractor to the Yongcheng Branch," the boss said.
"Level 5 Contractor? Going to Yong? Is something big going to happen in Yong City?" Mu Rufeng immediately tensed up.
His parents and grandparents were all in Yong City.
"Nothing much. His name is Ou Yang. He failed the instance last week and lost an arm, but since he had the Login Bracelet, it was only an arm that he lost."
"He's from Yong City too, so I've transferred him there; on one hand to let him recover, and on the other, to provide some protection for your family."
"His ability is very decent, and he can ensure the safety of your family at any time," the boss explained.
"Thank you, boss," Mu Rufeng replied, breathing a sigh of relief, and then showed a touch of surprise.
He hadn't expected the boss would actually send someone to protect his parents.
To be honest, he had this idea as well, to win them over with his own strength, then hire a few Contractors with soul banknotes to protect his parents.
He even considered using the Login Bracelet as an incentive to make them work for him.
"You've made significant contributions to the nation, and naturally, the country values that. You don't have to worry about official matters, and the same goes for security."
"But there are always some people who do not play by the rules, so necessary protection is still no problem."
"Also, if your family is willing, they can move into the government housing complex. There are several houses prepared for you there," the boss said.
"Move into the government compound? I'll ask my parents, but I guess they definitely won't move."
Mu Rufeng thought of how his parents would run downstairs to chat and play mahjong with the neighbors whenever they were not working.
Leaving mahjong aside, just the chatting could last all day long, with the news from every household being very well-informed.
If they moved into the government compound, where they didn't know anyone, they would probably die of boredom every day.
"Alright, I have some things to take care of, so I'll get busy. There have been some notable changes outside these days; pay close attention."
After hanging up, Mu Rufeng called his parents once more.